Good News Friday - late night (early Saturday morning) edition
[Posted Saturday morning, because Friday did end up being a pretty decent day by the end of it.]
OMG, I am SO looking forward to sleeping in this weekend. It’s been a rough week. (Disappointed that I couldn’t sleep past 8:00 this morning. Body, why you think it’s a work day? *le sigh*)
I totally overdid it walking around last weekend. I walked a LOT on Saturday, and by the time I got back to the hotel room both my hip and my feet were really upset with me. I walked a lot less on Sunday (by design) but my hip was quite painful by the end of the day. And it’s been painful all week. I’ve been back to dosing myself with Advil and stretching in the morning and evening again, trying to make it better. Thankfully my massage appointment was with the dude who seemed to do the trick on me earlier in the summer. OMG OW it hurt when he was working on me, but by the time I got out I think it was the first time I’ve been pain free all week. Which immediately improved my mood. I’ve read that there’s a connection between chronic pain and depression, and the few times I’ve been really hurting, it definitely depresses your mood. (Of course, this morning I’m sore all over again, but it’s a healing sort of sore, not the “I damaged myself” kind of sore.)
I’m still bumbling around in Pacific Rim fandom in my spare time. I’m looking forward to maybe doing a little writing this weekend. I tried to buy the soundtrack album on my way home on Friday. The guy at the music department at Barnes and Nobles didn’t have it, and told me that it’s a British import. OK, that might explain why every time I check online, nobody has it in stock. He suggested that I might find a used copy at Newbury Comics, so I checked there. I usually avoid Newbury Comics because they have too much cool nerd stuff. And while I didn’t find the soundtrack, I did come home with a Gipsy Danger action figure (when did I become the sort of woman who likes giant robots?!?!) and a *squee* Gambit action figure! He’s so purdy!!!
Um, yeah, I might have broken down and gotten a Tumblr too. (You don’t want to follow me, it’s all Pacific Rim and Avengers all the time.) I read my first Pacific Rim fanfiction last night. Just two stories. The first one was really badly written. Makes me feel better about my own writing. The idea was good, but the descriptions were just so hackneyed and awkward (describing a character at a funeral, Her slight form clad in darkness,) it made me realize that even my worst first drafts are better than that. The second one I couldn’t even finish, I knew what direction it was going (Two grieving characters get drunk together to mourn their dead and I could tell they were headed towards a bout of celebrating-they-were-still-alive sex.)
I think I’m going to have to just swear off ever reading fanfiction ever again. It’s not just the slash anymore. I can ignore that if I want to. And I just laughed and laughed when I spotted a reference to “hot Jaeger on Jaeger” action over on Tumblr. If mecha sex is what floats your boat…. But I’ve been seeing way too many posts about incest fic between Herc and Chuck. Ewwww. I can write fanfic, but I don’t think it’s safe for me to read it unless someone I really trust recommends it.
And I finally went to see The Wolverine after work. While I liked it a lot (Mariko!!!) it didn't really capture my imagination the way the first X-Men movie did. Hugh Jackman is awesome, and the script was strong. I especially appreciated not just one but two solidly written female characters. (First movie in a while to legit pass the Bechdel test). But I don't feel the need to see it repeatedly. Or write fanfiction about it. I will say, however, that the scene at the end of the credits blew me away.
[Spoilers Ahoy]DAYS OF FUTURE PAST!?! OMG! *fangirl squee*
Very Random Linkies this week
Tesla aces its crash tests
Real vs. Fake Persecution (Religion)
This one made me cry - Changing the world one bigot at a time. (Gay rights) This is why diversity and broad experience is so important. It’s easy to be hateful when someone is “other” and much harder to be hateful when you actually know members of the minority that people are being hateful towards.
OMG, I am SO looking forward to sleeping in this weekend. It’s been a rough week. (Disappointed that I couldn’t sleep past 8:00 this morning. Body, why you think it’s a work day? *le sigh*)
I totally overdid it walking around last weekend. I walked a LOT on Saturday, and by the time I got back to the hotel room both my hip and my feet were really upset with me. I walked a lot less on Sunday (by design) but my hip was quite painful by the end of the day. And it’s been painful all week. I’ve been back to dosing myself with Advil and stretching in the morning and evening again, trying to make it better. Thankfully my massage appointment was with the dude who seemed to do the trick on me earlier in the summer. OMG OW it hurt when he was working on me, but by the time I got out I think it was the first time I’ve been pain free all week. Which immediately improved my mood. I’ve read that there’s a connection between chronic pain and depression, and the few times I’ve been really hurting, it definitely depresses your mood. (Of course, this morning I’m sore all over again, but it’s a healing sort of sore, not the “I damaged myself” kind of sore.)
I’m still bumbling around in Pacific Rim fandom in my spare time. I’m looking forward to maybe doing a little writing this weekend. I tried to buy the soundtrack album on my way home on Friday. The guy at the music department at Barnes and Nobles didn’t have it, and told me that it’s a British import. OK, that might explain why every time I check online, nobody has it in stock. He suggested that I might find a used copy at Newbury Comics, so I checked there. I usually avoid Newbury Comics because they have too much cool nerd stuff. And while I didn’t find the soundtrack, I did come home with a Gipsy Danger action figure (when did I become the sort of woman who likes giant robots?!?!) and a *squee* Gambit action figure! He’s so purdy!!!
Um, yeah, I might have broken down and gotten a Tumblr too. (You don’t want to follow me, it’s all Pacific Rim and Avengers all the time.) I read my first Pacific Rim fanfiction last night. Just two stories. The first one was really badly written. Makes me feel better about my own writing. The idea was good, but the descriptions were just so hackneyed and awkward (describing a character at a funeral, Her slight form clad in darkness,) it made me realize that even my worst first drafts are better than that. The second one I couldn’t even finish, I knew what direction it was going (Two grieving characters get drunk together to mourn their dead and I could tell they were headed towards a bout of celebrating-they-were-still-alive sex.)
I think I’m going to have to just swear off ever reading fanfiction ever again. It’s not just the slash anymore. I can ignore that if I want to. And I just laughed and laughed when I spotted a reference to “hot Jaeger on Jaeger” action over on Tumblr. If mecha sex is what floats your boat…. But I’ve been seeing way too many posts about incest fic between Herc and Chuck. Ewwww. I can write fanfic, but I don’t think it’s safe for me to read it unless someone I really trust recommends it.
And I finally went to see The Wolverine after work. While I liked it a lot (Mariko!!!) it didn't really capture my imagination the way the first X-Men movie did. Hugh Jackman is awesome, and the script was strong. I especially appreciated not just one but two solidly written female characters. (First movie in a while to legit pass the Bechdel test). But I don't feel the need to see it repeatedly. Or write fanfiction about it. I will say, however, that the scene at the end of the credits blew me away.
[Spoilers Ahoy]DAYS OF FUTURE PAST!?! OMG! *fangirl squee*
Very Random Linkies this week
Tesla aces its crash tests
Real vs. Fake Persecution (Religion)
This one made me cry - Changing the world one bigot at a time. (Gay rights) This is why diversity and broad experience is so important. It’s easy to be hateful when someone is “other” and much harder to be hateful when you actually know members of the minority that people are being hateful towards.