I've been remarkably unproductive today, in the work sense, but have managed to read a great many interesting articles and stories, even snippets of which were so immensely satisfying that I don't begrudge the work undone and the tasks still remaining ( Read more... )

I'm voting this evening, so, much admiration from me to you all who got up at the crack of dawn to get out to your polls. For those of you who also aren't going until later, wayfairer has an excellent post of advice and how to deal if you're challengedMost importantly, if you're using the new electronic machines - MAKE SURE you double-check your votes ( Read more... )

Argh! Hemoglobin too low to donate. Damnit. This always happens - and I even tried to prepare by taking iron pills for the last couple of weeks. meh. Also, my boots are apparently trying to kill me. I tripped twice coming up the stairs. Fortunately, they were the carpeted comfy stairs - though that also means they were the big stairs in the ( Read more... )

Am deeply pathetic. Am trying to get the last couple lines of the ghostfic down, and am skimming certain scenes RotK for inspiration/research, and I'm fucking crying. Just sitting here at work, reading a paragraph here, a paragraph there. Crying. ::sniffles bravely and flaps hands about to drive away tears::

( Eomer upon Pelennor )

"This is a sofa. Designed by clever scientists to protect against skin abrasion, serious head trauma, and, oh yes," ::throws self behind sofa:: "Daleks."

heee! I love Jack Davenport.

for the purposes of practicing lj-cut tags, I present:

( first lines of ten of my favorite fanfics )