Balls.
So much for my plans of actually getting some crap done this weekend; atleast today was a total bust. Just ... one of Those Days, with the capitalest of Ts and Ds - lets just leave it at that because I can't even be arsed to relive it even for the purpose of complaining. I know, you know it's bad when I don't want to complain, right?
What I did get done today: Teen Wolf s1. I watched about half the season in one swoop tonight because DAY-UMN, that shit got intense! I knew people said it got better but honestly I was expecting firecrackers at most, not fireworks. Very entertaining, if a little predictable/annoying at certain times, but they did really step it up at the end and quickly dispensed with those reveals that take 5 seasons for some shows (Merlin, I'm glaring at you in particular). Well done!
I like where things are headed in season 2 as well, especially if Derek kills or turns Jackson (either way it should shut him UP already, amirite?). Derek being the Alpha now opens the show up a lot, hopefully to not rehash the same storyline all over again. Likewise Allison's dad turning out to be a relatively okay dude, atleast with some sort of moral code, and her crazy psycho-pants aunt ending up dead makes things a bit more interesting for season 2, because I would have gone NUTS if I had to sit through another one of their secret powwows where they cackle evilly about how they're going to "KILL ALL HUMANS WEREWOLVES" and in general being all cartoon villainy. I know they weren't technically the Big Bad, but really that just makes it even worse that they mostly came off as cartoons, especially Aunty Craycray and her ridiculous monologues at Derek all the damned time.
BTW, number one on my todo-list before watching s2: Learn to remember that Allison actually has a mother. Should be easier now that it's turned out she's rather batshit too, but I seriously kept thinking she was dead whenever she wasn't actually on screen. Which is weird, because she kinda reminds me of Barb on Cougar Town (especially in her new role as Authority-member on True Blood!), same hair and crazy-eyes - you'd think that'd be memorable?
Also caught up with Perception and am officially on board. Not because I 100% love the characters (yet?), but just because it's like the TV version of some of my favorite non-fiction books about the brain and how weird it is. The show seems to share my nerdy enthusiasm on that, it feels like, and it's making me wanna read more books on it too which I haven't felt like in a while. (Now if I could just actually get around to ordering books some day.)
Of course it also does not hurt that they start and end most episodes with a little bit of a college lecture and that they went all theological in ep 5 - buttons: pushed, Show. Buttons: very much pushed.
And now, before I go to bed and forget this whole day ever happened, I figure I'd keep this whole questions-trend sweeping the LJ (or you know, 2-3 people on my f-list) with this questionaire I've had saved for a while.
1. Moon or sun, and why?
Moon, there's something slightly more fascinating/creepy/interesting/mystical about it, isn't it? Which is weird, since we've BEEN on the moon and turns out it's basically a big floating rock. But it's a rock we can land on, whereas the sun is just this big giant ball of gas far far far away that we can't even look straight at without getting dancing spots in our eyes.
2. What is your favourite overplayed song?
My most-played tune according to last.fm is We Both Go Down Together by The Decemberists, which may or may not be inaccurate since I sometimes forget to turn last.fm on when I switch computers/media players. But it is a favorite, along with The Mariner's Revenge Song. Also The National (basically all of Boxer, High Violet and Cherry Tree), which is my go-to music for ... pretty much all situations, really.
3. Do you wear make-up daily? And no matter whether you do or not, what is your favourite article of make-up?
Nope, unless you count chapstick, which I use A LOT of due to boring insane OCD-reasons. Cannot say as to having a favorite, either, it's all about equally nice-on-other-people-but-uninteresting-to-me...
4. Is rainbow an acceptable favourite colour? Defend your position.
Mmmmmmno, but I'm also not much for acceptable options. Is black acceptable? White? What defines acceptable anyway? Who is it doing the accepting and why are they such judgmental bastards?
5. Do you like laptop scrollpads or computer mice better?
Touchpads (dunno if that's the same as scrollpads), although I have to use a mouse to play games. But there's just something more fun about poking a pad and having the mouse pointer move, isn't there? It's like the mouse pointer IS my finger, which means I control the computer by poking it. That's why touchscreens are so popular now! You know I'm right.
6. What is your favourite animal from the continent of Africa?
All the big cats, they're awesome. Scary awesome. Also zebras, because who doesn't like zebras? Possibly the most hilarious animal ever, when you think about it. Atleast until someone discovers a plaid-patterned pig or a checkerboard cheetah (hey, they already sorta have a polkadot thing going, it's not a stretch!).
7. Favourite poet?
Dorothy Parker, only one I even know enough of to recite mind you, and I only remember half of it. My teenaged emo self ate that shit right up in highschool though, snarky and dark-humoured and rhyming and easy to read? Finally MY kind of poetry!
8. Favourite language other than your own? (You don’t necessarily have to speak it.)
Latin. That probably sounds like I'm trying to sound smart or nerdy or whatever, but it genuinely is my favorite because: A) It's an easy cheaty way of covering French, Spanish and Italian (all of which I dig) in one answer. B) It sounds kind of ridiculous when spoken but awesome in writing, like some weird kinda wordy voodoo magic.
It should be noted that I consider English to be my first language, rather than my technically native Swedish, because I think in English and prefer it and probably have a better vocabulary in it at this point than I do with Swedish. Although I deeeefinitely do not speak it better, but I also don't speak Swedish very well either. Speaking in general is not my strong suit.
9. What will happen to you when pigs fly?
I'll exercise, go clubbing (partying, not baby seals) and have fun doing it, eat something without washing my hands and get to bed before 2am.
10. If I asked you to make a cake, would you be able to?
Yeah, although you'd have to sample the results yourself and at your own risk. I can't eat things I've touched directly (crazy, yep, I know), and making a cake would presumably involve touching eggs and stuff. Unless it's cake mix, but that's cheating.
Used to make a mean chocolate cake though, back when I wasn't too crazy for delicious things or too far to enjoy them!
11. What is the last physical CD you bought?
Errr, one of Kent's I think, sign of support during my Big Fan years? (Swedish band so DW if you never heard of it.)
12. Where’s the best place you’ve ever been?
My apartment. I reeeeeally like being home, wherever that is, it is automatically the best place on earth because it is home and I'm alone and there are no other people around and it's aaaaall mine.
13. What’s your favourite iced dessert?
Ice cream. Any flavour really, save for most fruity ones (red berries are okay).
14. Who’s your favourite writer?
Ugh, I hate these questions, I can never pick ONE. I'll top 3 it: Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Jim Butcher.
15. If you could drive/pilot anything, what would it be?
A space ship, duuuuuh! Oh okay, if it has to be something actually possible then ... I guess a speedboat. I can drive a regular motor boat, if I can remember how anymore, but I want one with serious horsepower.
16. What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken?
Italy when I was 4½. Only time I ever left Scandinavia in my life.
17. What do you think of your neighbors?
Lessee: The ones on my right are the WORST, they used to sit outside my kitchen window and blab and now they park their strollers there (I live in a building/neighborhood with mostly cranky old people. You know, my people.), and they admittedly turn their kitchen fan off to save on power bills which thanks to some crappy ventilation systems means I have to turn MINE on all the way and open the windows in order to not suffocate from ooze.
Left of me: No idea, some old dude? Beyond him's a couple of young fellas have recently moved in (roomies or couple? My mom and I are taking bets because my mom is super-curious about all neighbors and their goings-on), which I'm basically shaking my cane and crabbily muttering at because they often come waltzing in late and make a racket in the stairwell, and it's not like I'm asleep but some people might be and also shut up, that's just obnoxious, atleast TRY to be quiet. Sheesh, young people today.
On top of me is an old lady who sometimes falls - once she even started yelling (couldn't get up, I think) and the police came and there was a whole big (exciting) thing. Beside her is a nice lady about mom's age who I think should totally become BFFs with my mom because they seem similar and like they'd get along.
Under me is a fellow young aspiring cat lady - she has two atleast - although our similarities end there because she seems fairly normal. Other than that I dunno, there's atleast 7 more in my building and a lot of them are old people. Oh! There used to be this totally awesome old couple on the corner, they were the nosiest bunch: craning their necks, blatantly straight-up staring whenever you walked by so they could watch you and judge you and guess what you had been doing. They always looked so disappoving, it was hilarious!
18. Would you ever get a tattoo?
Sure, if it was something practical. Like one of those medical tattoos, or one with my name and adress (might be tricky if I move, though) in case I hit my head and get amnesia, or something on my chest saying "Make damned sure I'm dead before attempting autopsy." (I've seen too much TV, I know). Or the Chinese symbol for "DO RESUSITATE. RESUSITATE THE CRAP OUT OF ME PLEASE AND THANK YOU".
19. Are you listening to music? What is it?
Almost always! Right now it's Brand New Day from Dr Horrible, because I've been on a Dr Horrible-kick lately. I think I'll stick with the soundtrack while getting ready for bed, brushing your teeth is a lot more fun when pretending to be Captain Hammer. You know I'm right.
What I did get done today: Teen Wolf s1. I watched about half the season in one swoop tonight because DAY-UMN, that shit got intense! I knew people said it got better but honestly I was expecting firecrackers at most, not fireworks. Very entertaining, if a little predictable/annoying at certain times, but they did really step it up at the end and quickly dispensed with those reveals that take 5 seasons for some shows (Merlin, I'm glaring at you in particular). Well done!
I like where things are headed in season 2 as well, especially if Derek kills or turns Jackson (either way it should shut him UP already, amirite?). Derek being the Alpha now opens the show up a lot, hopefully to not rehash the same storyline all over again. Likewise Allison's dad turning out to be a relatively okay dude, atleast with some sort of moral code, and her crazy psycho-pants aunt ending up dead makes things a bit more interesting for season 2, because I would have gone NUTS if I had to sit through another one of their secret powwows where they cackle evilly about how they're going to "KILL ALL HUMANS WEREWOLVES" and in general being all cartoon villainy. I know they weren't technically the Big Bad, but really that just makes it even worse that they mostly came off as cartoons, especially Aunty Craycray and her ridiculous monologues at Derek all the damned time.
BTW, number one on my todo-list before watching s2: Learn to remember that Allison actually has a mother. Should be easier now that it's turned out she's rather batshit too, but I seriously kept thinking she was dead whenever she wasn't actually on screen. Which is weird, because she kinda reminds me of Barb on Cougar Town (especially in her new role as Authority-member on True Blood!), same hair and crazy-eyes - you'd think that'd be memorable?
Also caught up with Perception and am officially on board. Not because I 100% love the characters (yet?), but just because it's like the TV version of some of my favorite non-fiction books about the brain and how weird it is. The show seems to share my nerdy enthusiasm on that, it feels like, and it's making me wanna read more books on it too which I haven't felt like in a while. (Now if I could just actually get around to ordering books some day.)
Of course it also does not hurt that they start and end most episodes with a little bit of a college lecture and that they went all theological in ep 5 - buttons: pushed, Show. Buttons: very much pushed.
And now, before I go to bed and forget this whole day ever happened, I figure I'd keep this whole questions-trend sweeping the LJ (or you know, 2-3 people on my f-list) with this questionaire I've had saved for a while.
1. Moon or sun, and why?
Moon, there's something slightly more fascinating/creepy/interesting/mystical about it, isn't it? Which is weird, since we've BEEN on the moon and turns out it's basically a big floating rock. But it's a rock we can land on, whereas the sun is just this big giant ball of gas far far far away that we can't even look straight at without getting dancing spots in our eyes.
2. What is your favourite overplayed song?
My most-played tune according to last.fm is We Both Go Down Together by The Decemberists, which may or may not be inaccurate since I sometimes forget to turn last.fm on when I switch computers/media players. But it is a favorite, along with The Mariner's Revenge Song. Also The National (basically all of Boxer, High Violet and Cherry Tree), which is my go-to music for ... pretty much all situations, really.
3. Do you wear make-up daily? And no matter whether you do or not, what is your favourite article of make-up?
Nope, unless you count chapstick, which I use A LOT of due to boring insane OCD-reasons. Cannot say as to having a favorite, either, it's all about equally nice-on-other-people-but-uninteresting-to-me...
4. Is rainbow an acceptable favourite colour? Defend your position.
Mmmmmmno, but I'm also not much for acceptable options. Is black acceptable? White? What defines acceptable anyway? Who is it doing the accepting and why are they such judgmental bastards?
5. Do you like laptop scrollpads or computer mice better?
Touchpads (dunno if that's the same as scrollpads), although I have to use a mouse to play games. But there's just something more fun about poking a pad and having the mouse pointer move, isn't there? It's like the mouse pointer IS my finger, which means I control the computer by poking it. That's why touchscreens are so popular now! You know I'm right.
6. What is your favourite animal from the continent of Africa?
All the big cats, they're awesome. Scary awesome. Also zebras, because who doesn't like zebras? Possibly the most hilarious animal ever, when you think about it. Atleast until someone discovers a plaid-patterned pig or a checkerboard cheetah (hey, they already sorta have a polkadot thing going, it's not a stretch!).
7. Favourite poet?
Dorothy Parker, only one I even know enough of to recite mind you, and I only remember half of it. My teenaged emo self ate that shit right up in highschool though, snarky and dark-humoured and rhyming and easy to read? Finally MY kind of poetry!
8. Favourite language other than your own? (You don’t necessarily have to speak it.)
Latin. That probably sounds like I'm trying to sound smart or nerdy or whatever, but it genuinely is my favorite because: A) It's an easy cheaty way of covering French, Spanish and Italian (all of which I dig) in one answer. B) It sounds kind of ridiculous when spoken but awesome in writing, like some weird kinda wordy voodoo magic.
It should be noted that I consider English to be my first language, rather than my technically native Swedish, because I think in English and prefer it and probably have a better vocabulary in it at this point than I do with Swedish. Although I deeeefinitely do not speak it better, but I also don't speak Swedish very well either. Speaking in general is not my strong suit.
9. What will happen to you when pigs fly?
I'll exercise, go clubbing (partying, not baby seals) and have fun doing it, eat something without washing my hands and get to bed before 2am.
10. If I asked you to make a cake, would you be able to?
Yeah, although you'd have to sample the results yourself and at your own risk. I can't eat things I've touched directly (crazy, yep, I know), and making a cake would presumably involve touching eggs and stuff. Unless it's cake mix, but that's cheating.
Used to make a mean chocolate cake though, back when I wasn't too crazy for delicious things or too far to enjoy them!
11. What is the last physical CD you bought?
Errr, one of Kent's I think, sign of support during my Big Fan years? (Swedish band so DW if you never heard of it.)
12. Where’s the best place you’ve ever been?
My apartment. I reeeeeally like being home, wherever that is, it is automatically the best place on earth because it is home and I'm alone and there are no other people around and it's aaaaall mine.
13. What’s your favourite iced dessert?
Ice cream. Any flavour really, save for most fruity ones (red berries are okay).
14. Who’s your favourite writer?
Ugh, I hate these questions, I can never pick ONE. I'll top 3 it: Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Jim Butcher.
15. If you could drive/pilot anything, what would it be?
A space ship, duuuuuh! Oh okay, if it has to be something actually possible then ... I guess a speedboat. I can drive a regular motor boat, if I can remember how anymore, but I want one with serious horsepower.
16. What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken?
Italy when I was 4½. Only time I ever left Scandinavia in my life.
17. What do you think of your neighbors?
Lessee: The ones on my right are the WORST, they used to sit outside my kitchen window and blab and now they park their strollers there (I live in a building/neighborhood with mostly cranky old people. You know, my people.), and they admittedly turn their kitchen fan off to save on power bills which thanks to some crappy ventilation systems means I have to turn MINE on all the way and open the windows in order to not suffocate from ooze.
Left of me: No idea, some old dude? Beyond him's a couple of young fellas have recently moved in (roomies or couple? My mom and I are taking bets because my mom is super-curious about all neighbors and their goings-on), which I'm basically shaking my cane and crabbily muttering at because they often come waltzing in late and make a racket in the stairwell, and it's not like I'm asleep but some people might be and also shut up, that's just obnoxious, atleast TRY to be quiet. Sheesh, young people today.
On top of me is an old lady who sometimes falls - once she even started yelling (couldn't get up, I think) and the police came and there was a whole big (exciting) thing. Beside her is a nice lady about mom's age who I think should totally become BFFs with my mom because they seem similar and like they'd get along.
Under me is a fellow young aspiring cat lady - she has two atleast - although our similarities end there because she seems fairly normal. Other than that I dunno, there's atleast 7 more in my building and a lot of them are old people. Oh! There used to be this totally awesome old couple on the corner, they were the nosiest bunch: craning their necks, blatantly straight-up staring whenever you walked by so they could watch you and judge you and guess what you had been doing. They always looked so disappoving, it was hilarious!
18. Would you ever get a tattoo?
Sure, if it was something practical. Like one of those medical tattoos, or one with my name and adress (might be tricky if I move, though) in case I hit my head and get amnesia, or something on my chest saying "Make damned sure I'm dead before attempting autopsy." (I've seen too much TV, I know). Or the Chinese symbol for "DO RESUSITATE. RESUSITATE THE CRAP OUT OF ME PLEASE AND THANK YOU".
19. Are you listening to music? What is it?
Almost always! Right now it's Brand New Day from Dr Horrible, because I've been on a Dr Horrible-kick lately. I think I'll stick with the soundtrack while getting ready for bed, brushing your teeth is a lot more fun when pretending to be Captain Hammer. You know I'm right.