Only 7 Userpics...
I didn't renew my LJ for the somewhat obvious reason that I pretty much never post anymore, and yet being reduced to a mere 7 Userpics still seems especially harsh. Borders is dead. I cut out a few weeks early because the liquidation process became too depressing and hard to deal with. So I am currently unemployed. I do have a sweet seasonal gig set up that starts in November, though. I am going to be a customer service rep for the online store Think Geek, which happens to be based in my area. Other than that, life is...
Grad school is boring and I have lingering regret over the choice to go, but now that I have borrowed a buttload of money and am partway through, I refuse to quit. I am just going to wind up with a Master's Degree, massive debt, and still not be able to get a job that will let me leave my parents house. My Alzheimer's afflicted grandmother is driving all of us insane and I must find escape wherever I can find it. Usually that is indulging in books, manga, and TV.
I dunno if I should be thrilled or horrified by the revelation that, through my little borther's Wii, I have access to Netflix Instant Queue. Add to this the recent addition of HBO and Showtime (along with their On Demand services) to this household and I realize that even with no job I am able to distract myself from my studies very easily. I guess it's not too bad to live here...
I am obsessed with Mad Men right now. I am the type of person who usually avoids things that seem overly hyped then give them a try and fall in love while asking myself, "Why didn't I get into this sooner?" Thus was the case with Hetalia, with Song of Ice and Fire (I am only on Storm of Swords, though), and thus is the case with Mad Men. It always helps when there is at least one character I go fangirl crazy for. In Mad Men, that character is Pete Campbell. Even in the first episode where he was a colossal smarmy creep (and continued to be one to varying degrees until the most recent season) I was hooked. I guess being played by super adorable Vincent Kartheiser* is part of the appeal, but there is something compelling about the smug snake and I am loving watching him mature. And dude can Charleston like a boss!
My other obsession right now is Sailor Moon. Got the first volume, gobbled it up, pre-ordered volume 2. I have had to admit that I never actually read the manga or watched the anime before. Seriously, not a single episode. My knowledge has all come second hand. But I loved the first volume so much. I admit that I have a weakness for magical girls. I love that overflowing Girl Power energy they produce. Sailor Jupiter is my favorite senshi so far, but there is something to like about all of them.
I am lamenting the wait until November when I get my next dose but at least that's a lot sooner than I'll get new Mad Men. Oh, but if they try and pair up Don Draper with Peggy in some future season, I will choke a bitch. Peggy/autonomy=OTP. And Pete/Trudy because they are so sweet together and I think she is the main reason he has evolved. And yet, I absolutely love any little bittersweet moment between Pete and Peggy when it is obvious they are remembering that thing from their past and possibly wondering what could have been as their lives drift further apart, down different paths.
Rambling on, is it possible to have your favorite relationship in a fandom be one that you know don't belong together and you don't really want them together because you know other things are better for them but you still want to have that emotional poignancy of knowing something could have been there, in another life, another time? Yeah, it is hard to explain...
Also, Joan is like the sexiest character on TV.
I have a craving to write fanfiction of some sort, but I don't know what. I don't even know what fandom I'd write for. The desire to write is strong, though.
In conclusion, I miss having lots of icons.
*Much to my own bafflement, I am actually considering watching Angel on Instant Queue to feast my eyes on his younger self. Too bad he's not in it until season 3.
Grad school is boring and I have lingering regret over the choice to go, but now that I have borrowed a buttload of money and am partway through, I refuse to quit. I am just going to wind up with a Master's Degree, massive debt, and still not be able to get a job that will let me leave my parents house. My Alzheimer's afflicted grandmother is driving all of us insane and I must find escape wherever I can find it. Usually that is indulging in books, manga, and TV.
I dunno if I should be thrilled or horrified by the revelation that, through my little borther's Wii, I have access to Netflix Instant Queue. Add to this the recent addition of HBO and Showtime (along with their On Demand services) to this household and I realize that even with no job I am able to distract myself from my studies very easily. I guess it's not too bad to live here...
I am obsessed with Mad Men right now. I am the type of person who usually avoids things that seem overly hyped then give them a try and fall in love while asking myself, "Why didn't I get into this sooner?" Thus was the case with Hetalia, with Song of Ice and Fire (I am only on Storm of Swords, though), and thus is the case with Mad Men. It always helps when there is at least one character I go fangirl crazy for. In Mad Men, that character is Pete Campbell. Even in the first episode where he was a colossal smarmy creep (and continued to be one to varying degrees until the most recent season) I was hooked. I guess being played by super adorable Vincent Kartheiser* is part of the appeal, but there is something compelling about the smug snake and I am loving watching him mature. And dude can Charleston like a boss!
My other obsession right now is Sailor Moon. Got the first volume, gobbled it up, pre-ordered volume 2. I have had to admit that I never actually read the manga or watched the anime before. Seriously, not a single episode. My knowledge has all come second hand. But I loved the first volume so much. I admit that I have a weakness for magical girls. I love that overflowing Girl Power energy they produce. Sailor Jupiter is my favorite senshi so far, but there is something to like about all of them.
I am lamenting the wait until November when I get my next dose but at least that's a lot sooner than I'll get new Mad Men. Oh, but if they try and pair up Don Draper with Peggy in some future season, I will choke a bitch. Peggy/autonomy=OTP. And Pete/Trudy because they are so sweet together and I think she is the main reason he has evolved. And yet, I absolutely love any little bittersweet moment between Pete and Peggy when it is obvious they are remembering that thing from their past and possibly wondering what could have been as their lives drift further apart, down different paths.
Rambling on, is it possible to have your favorite relationship in a fandom be one that you know don't belong together and you don't really want them together because you know other things are better for them but you still want to have that emotional poignancy of knowing something could have been there, in another life, another time? Yeah, it is hard to explain...
Also, Joan is like the sexiest character on TV.
I have a craving to write fanfiction of some sort, but I don't know what. I don't even know what fandom I'd write for. The desire to write is strong, though.
In conclusion, I miss having lots of icons.
*Much to my own bafflement, I am actually considering watching Angel on Instant Queue to feast my eyes on his younger self. Too bad he's not in it until season 3.