I am, as the song goes, still alive.

I assume, if you can read this, you are also. But if you're reading this from beyond the grave, that is unspeakably cool and (if possible) you should comment and tell me so immediately.

I keep having annoying problems when I try to log in to LJ, so I haven't tried in a while. My bad.

*wave*

I truly, completely. deeply suck at LJ.

Um, hi.

For the first time in a long time, I have two front teeth again.

I am not inclined by nature to be a "good soldier." I try not to be a jerk, and I will compromise when I need to, but there comes a point when I just can't do that anymore. I think I have that in common with a lot of people.

( Politics )

Okay, no politics here for a while.

I don't like being cranky, but not liking it doesn't actually make me less cranky.

ETA: My pants are on fire.

(Those are X-Men characters. If you didn't know that, you may will be better off scrolling past this entry.)

This relationship is often viewed as a grotesque mishandling of both characters. It pees all over one of the sacred romances in comics. IIRC, it happened entirely because of editorial mandate, and in-text divine intervention is the only ( Read more... )

Whenever I meet an old, old friend who hasn't seen me for a while, they say "You haven't changed." Anyone who knew me as a teenager said that in my mid-twenties and apparently it's still true ( Read more... )

Okay, world. Show me something.

I am sad. It hurts.

All evening, every single noun I've heard has reminded me of some past shame or failure or something. I shouldn't have to go through this, because no one should.

Hi, guys. Not feeling super great these days, but I had a burst of fan rage. You know how it is.

I hope you all are well.

Hi. I haven't been feeling well lately, so I haven't posted, but I am still here. :)

Diana Wynne Jones is awesome. Susan Cooper is excellent. J. K. Rowling is also excellent, the Potter books being an example of a fad or craze built on a solid foundation. In particular, I like the Chrestomanci books more than Lord of the Rings, and, if pressed ( Read more... )