C came over on Saturday and we cooked out, played a trivia game, sat around with our feet in the pool and chatted, then watched a movie. She brought her daughter along and we ended up talking about some issues she has been having that I actually was able to say, “I had those issues when I was your age and you would never guess it to know me now,” ( Read more... )

I think I manage to keep it pretty spoiler-free here, but I’ll go under a cut just in case you don’t want even the tiniest bit about the movie upfront.

( Red Dawn, at last, at last! )

My Thanksgiving weekend was really good actually. ceitfianna came down on Wednesday afternoon and we spent a good three hours just talking; about fandom, writing, TV, her new job. Then when my sister came home, we decided to go out to eat. After, my sis had some cooking to do for the next day, so we put on That 70s Show and just hung out while she cooked ( Read more... )

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! It’s time for pie! Check out my awesome Thanksgiving At Giles’ icon I found!

Now check out this art I made once upon a time for the occasion of this holiday.

( Read more... )

First, let me just say that as I was scrolling through my July archives to see what fic I had posted in years past, I came across two things of note. a) I was legit bitching in a post back in July of 2010 about how Red Dawn is never coming out. Apparently, even back then I thought the wait had already been too long for the release of this movie ( Read more... )

You guys, you guys, OMG, OMG, OMG YOU GUYS!!!!

My squee level was already pretty high after The BFF sent me the new Red Dawn trailer - (more on that in a minute) - but I just read that Enrique Murciano will be on the new 666 Park Avenue this fall!! MY BOY, BACK ON TV!!!! I know, I know, he had a thing on NCIS, but this will be like an almost- ( Read more... )

Which basically just means I played Lord of the Rings Risk with the sister this weekend and got stomped - as per usual. Why do I keep playing that stupid game with her? I know she's gonna win. She always wins. She's a genius. And I get distracted making my little elven guys talk to each other. She got World Domination just after The ( Read more... )