Took a break from inhaling every Sherlock AU I can get my hands on that isn't a crossover, based on some made-up Alpha/Omega bullshit, or placed in another established universe (no, I do not want to read Hunger Sherlock from District 2, or whatever) to upload my Hot Fuzz fic to AO3.  Because I needed to do something productive, or something ( Read more... )

It's rainy and gray outside.  I love it.  There is something nostalically wonderful about rain in New Orleans.  It's still green and lush here in the semi-tropics and something about the sound of rain dripping off green leaves makes me think of Tennessee Williams's plays.

My dad is in another room testing his sermon for tomorrow, which he reads ( Read more... )

Driving home while, yes, Def Leppard's "Photograph" is playing..

D: Really, 'pod? You think I want to relive this right now?
'pod: Whut? You have a nostalgic love of this song.
D: I'm not feeling nostalgic about getting drunk and hanging on the levee by school when I should have been in Geometry, no.
'pod switches to Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a ( Read more... )

( Cut because this is the sort of crap I put on my Blogger page, but Blogger is being a bitch right now, so there you have it. )

The squirrels are pissed at me for existing again, which only amuses me. I love to stand there and taunt them while they chitter away in my general direction, scampering from branch to branch, turning to see if I'm still standing there, chittering some more. Then I remember I am taunting squirrels and feel slightly ridiculous ( Read more... )

The lighting fixture crisis has been solved, thanks to sanguine_piskie (and it was a crisis, as this is the coolest fucking lamp on the planet, and I never lie about lamps), I have another question ( Read more... )

I have such OED envy. It is worse than penis envy. Mostly because I've never had penis envy.

Also, if you've never read Maude Newton's blog, now is a good time to start. She rocks my world.

I show up, am greeted with hugs and smiling faces. The place is crowded and noisy. Everyone is happy, jocularity reigns supreme ( Read more... )

Always gives me my daily dose of happy.

And y'all, with your rockin' news and such.

I'm nervous all of a sudden ( Read more... )