And may Natty's god bless us all.
Important Lesson of the Day: if you are going to go to bed around 7:15 PM, and not wake up until 8:00 AM, it is perhaps best to choose a day which is not both the season finale of Torchwood and the season premiere of BSG.
I'm glad that I've already learned my important lesson in the first hour of being awake. It saves me from having to learn anything for the rest of the day.
Considering I'm not in either of those fandoms, I am probably disproportionately fascinated by people's reactions. But I'm in some VERY EMOTIONALLY DRAINING FANDOMS right now. I just want to see other people hit as hard as I am, even if it's only once a week and they know that the writers will attempt to make the ending satisfying, rather than a possible final two of Cowboy versus Drew. For example.
Although I have no patience for some crit of scripted TV anymore. Apparently reality fandom has beaten that out of me. I can no longer complain that things are "too convenient" or "sloppily plotted" in the same way- I have almost completely fallen to the dark side of the "here to produce a show" debate. I watch people sitting around bitching about the DR manipulating players on BB, and it's just like- dude. My number one priority is to be entertained. I do not need to be surprised. The DR isn't rigging the game "for" or "against" anyone, except the audience; they're trying to go for maximum entertainment. And I'm okay with that.
Also? I would just like to note, once again (which has nothing to do with BSG or Torchwood but everything to do with people bitching about BB), how inept the BB houseguests are. I really don't see how hard it is to mathematically figure out that F4 HOH is really a completely pointless position- or, well, it's like having the individual immunity idol more than having HOH- and and F5 HOH guarantees ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. You do not even need to be a good strategist here. You spend all day thinking of Words That Are Symbolic Because They Have Eight Letters and can't figure this out? Of course, you also count on your fingers. I swear, I need to put together my BB strategy primer with toys. It is the only way to sufficiently counter ineptitude.
I am having issues with my hair. And because I am pretty much the least girly girl on record, I figure I will appeal to the knowledge of LiveJournal.
So, I have... not long hair. I want long hair. When I was little I had long hair and I adored it, hair that was like half as tall as I was (which, given how short I am, is not much, but STILL). I've been growing it out pretty much since I started high school, and it's just about at my shoulder blades.
Now, I love this when I am awake. Love it. My hair is thick enough that, unless it's fairly long, I can't DO anything with it; while I am not competent enough to do neat things with my hair, I deeply appreciate that, in theory, I COULD. Plus, the longer hair makes my face look less... something. I suck at describing these things, but trust me, I am the kind of person who needs long hair.
Except.
Okay, so I may have- once or twice *coughs*- mentioned that I have issues being touched, and that these issues manifest in strange ways. Lately, one of those strange ways is that, while I'm asleep, my hair touching me will freak me out to the point of waking me up.
This happens when my hair is left long or pulled into a ponytail. It happens no matter what I'm wearing to sleep in and how much skin that covers. And I am sure- well, I'm not, but I'm choosing to believe- plenty of people have issues like this, but I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. This never bothered me before! I mean, I knew of people doing things with their hair for bed, but that was always to make it curly, or not curly, or... something. My hair is straight. No matter what I do to it it will be straight. I always just threw it in a ponytail or (if I had a headache) left it long, and it was fine. Except now it's not.
So. How do y'all deal with your hair for bed? My well-rested-ness may depend on your answer!
(Yes. I do see the humor in posting this after I've already mentioned my twelve hours of sleep last night. Shh.)
Yesterday, before I went to bed, I posted Canadian RPF reality TV AU (BSG and 6 Degrees), Jason and Eliza summer camp AU (Survivor Micronesia, with references to Vanuatu), and Barney/Robin reality tv AU (HIMYM). Apparently, I can only write fic when it's in the shape of one of my one true tropes. Hee.
And, you know. I recognize the fics do nothing but basically lay the groundwork for stories about reality TV and/or summer camp? But I like stories about reality TV and summer camp. So that works.
Also, as per usual, always taking more requests. Although "taking requests" and "following through with requests" remain, as always, two separate concepts.
P.S. There is now a BB9 Ryan fanvid to Full of Grace. I NO LONGER NEED ANY OTHER PUNY FANDOMS.
P.P.S. No, Sheila, that doesn't mean you don't have to make the Mammoth vid.
I'm glad that I've already learned my important lesson in the first hour of being awake. It saves me from having to learn anything for the rest of the day.
Considering I'm not in either of those fandoms, I am probably disproportionately fascinated by people's reactions. But I'm in some VERY EMOTIONALLY DRAINING FANDOMS right now. I just want to see other people hit as hard as I am, even if it's only once a week and they know that the writers will attempt to make the ending satisfying, rather than a possible final two of Cowboy versus Drew. For example.
Although I have no patience for some crit of scripted TV anymore. Apparently reality fandom has beaten that out of me. I can no longer complain that things are "too convenient" or "sloppily plotted" in the same way- I have almost completely fallen to the dark side of the "here to produce a show" debate. I watch people sitting around bitching about the DR manipulating players on BB, and it's just like- dude. My number one priority is to be entertained. I do not need to be surprised. The DR isn't rigging the game "for" or "against" anyone, except the audience; they're trying to go for maximum entertainment. And I'm okay with that.
Also? I would just like to note, once again (which has nothing to do with BSG or Torchwood but everything to do with people bitching about BB), how inept the BB houseguests are. I really don't see how hard it is to mathematically figure out that F4 HOH is really a completely pointless position- or, well, it's like having the individual immunity idol more than having HOH- and and F5 HOH guarantees ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. You do not even need to be a good strategist here. You spend all day thinking of Words That Are Symbolic Because They Have Eight Letters and can't figure this out? Of course, you also count on your fingers. I swear, I need to put together my BB strategy primer with toys. It is the only way to sufficiently counter ineptitude.
I am having issues with my hair. And because I am pretty much the least girly girl on record, I figure I will appeal to the knowledge of LiveJournal.
So, I have... not long hair. I want long hair. When I was little I had long hair and I adored it, hair that was like half as tall as I was (which, given how short I am, is not much, but STILL). I've been growing it out pretty much since I started high school, and it's just about at my shoulder blades.
Now, I love this when I am awake. Love it. My hair is thick enough that, unless it's fairly long, I can't DO anything with it; while I am not competent enough to do neat things with my hair, I deeply appreciate that, in theory, I COULD. Plus, the longer hair makes my face look less... something. I suck at describing these things, but trust me, I am the kind of person who needs long hair.
Except.
Okay, so I may have- once or twice *coughs*- mentioned that I have issues being touched, and that these issues manifest in strange ways. Lately, one of those strange ways is that, while I'm asleep, my hair touching me will freak me out to the point of waking me up.
This happens when my hair is left long or pulled into a ponytail. It happens no matter what I'm wearing to sleep in and how much skin that covers. And I am sure- well, I'm not, but I'm choosing to believe- plenty of people have issues like this, but I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. This never bothered me before! I mean, I knew of people doing things with their hair for bed, but that was always to make it curly, or not curly, or... something. My hair is straight. No matter what I do to it it will be straight. I always just threw it in a ponytail or (if I had a headache) left it long, and it was fine. Except now it's not.
So. How do y'all deal with your hair for bed? My well-rested-ness may depend on your answer!
(Yes. I do see the humor in posting this after I've already mentioned my twelve hours of sleep last night. Shh.)
Yesterday, before I went to bed, I posted Canadian RPF reality TV AU (BSG and 6 Degrees), Jason and Eliza summer camp AU (Survivor Micronesia, with references to Vanuatu), and Barney/Robin reality tv AU (HIMYM). Apparently, I can only write fic when it's in the shape of one of my one true tropes. Hee.
And, you know. I recognize the fics do nothing but basically lay the groundwork for stories about reality TV and/or summer camp? But I like stories about reality TV and summer camp. So that works.
Also, as per usual, always taking more requests. Although "taking requests" and "following through with requests" remain, as always, two separate concepts.
P.S. There is now a BB9 Ryan fanvid to Full of Grace. I NO LONGER NEED ANY OTHER PUNY FANDOMS.
P.P.S. No, Sheila, that doesn't mean you don't have to make the Mammoth vid.