Wow, weird! I just discovered that many of my favorite shows, when I was very small, were imported from other countries. I think most of them were on Nick Jr. - I had no idea they imported so many tv shows back then. WAY before anime was a distinct entity ( Read more... )

I went to the dentist this morning. (Insert encouraging comments of how proud you are of me) It's the first cleaning I've had in... kind of a really long time.. and today's appointment was not bad. And now my teeth are clean again! However, there is much work to be done - to be specific, seven fillings, three sealants, and two partial crowns (old ( Read more... )

Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine ( Read more... )

Anybody need friends for Thanskgiving Dinner? phoenix_melody and I are staying in town, and any of you are welcome to join us. My house, next Thursday. (Fi says I'm in charge cuz it's at my house, so I'm coordinating.)

So post here if you'll be in town/coming, and let me know what you'll be bringing!

I need a food icon.PS~ If you have a dream in which people ( Read more... )

HOOOOLY COW, "Mentalist" was intense tonight! "Vampire Diaries" was, too (how many revelations/milestones can you have in one episode?), but the Mentalist definitely took the cake for intensity. (And I missed the first couple minutes that evidently showed Rigsby and Van Pelt showing skin. I was spoiled by the stupid TV Guide magazine.) The magazine ( Read more... )

I just read this excellent essay by Scott Westerfield (who wrote the Uglies series, etc.) that I thought a good number of you would enjoy.

"A Slayer Comes to Town" - how the Buffy universe is neither 'alternate world' or 'trespass' story, but rather both.

PS~ Footnote 1, at the end of the essay, totally describes Isaura.

Just caught up on two weeks' worth of Mentalist... HOO-BOY! Fun stuff. I'm sure Jane knows about Rigsby and Van Pelt - he saw it in the pilot, after all. I'm sad that I didn't find out til now, though ( Read more... )

Quotes of the DayHere's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting ( Read more... )

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives ( Read more... )

Today's installment of Supernatural brought us through the finale of season 3 and into the beginning of season 4. I've been looking forward to meeting Castiel, since he made such an impression on me at Comic-Con, and I'm very much enjoying the pretty. And I'm still enjoying the story (except that Sam is making me sad.. Sam, what's happening to you ( Read more... )