Stuff and things, things and stuff

[katbaggins]

I used to hate it when all my LJ friends dropped off LJ for weeks at a time, and now look what I'm doing? But I'm caught up, yay! Now to catch you guys up on me, in a format I'm mostly stealing from kelleah:

Things I like right now...

-Wii Fit: My parents got me (and by extension, Matt) a Best Buy gift certificate for Christmas, to buy a Wii Fit with. Well

Comments

[kelleah]

Yay, I'm corrupting people!! :-D It's good to see you back in LJ-dom. I was just thinking about you this week. I almost called you, but then I remember I was sleepy.

* I thought about buying Scrivner a few months back, but I felt like I wouldn't use it enough to make me feel like I really needed it. You're a writer and I'm that weirdo who agonizes over a thank-you note for 45 minutes. Go forth and scribe!!

* Hey, I say if you're not missing work and you've already donating some money or time to the Haitian earthquake relief effort, go to the rally. I completely forgot about how Conan supported the writers during the strike, which is weird because he grew that sexy strike beard and I had never found him attractive before then.

I wrote a little bit about how I feel about the whole NBC thing on my LJ when I re-posted Conan's letter to the People of Earth. I've never been anti-Leno, but I've been a Conan fan since college and I hope everything works out. I don't blame Leno for this whole kerfuffle (which may be where I disagree with my fellow Gen-X and Gen-Y buds), but he's had his time, now it's only right for NBC to pass the torch. And to stop screwing over scripted television at the same time.

* I totally feel you on the unemployment check thing. I got my first unemployment check today, and I can feel myself breathe a little easier now. I know it's not "free" money, but I've been unemployed with no compensation coming in, and that's scary as hell. Now, I can do a proper job search and pay my bills without having to work some horrible low-wage gig where they treat you like garbage simply because they can.

* Hey! Don't rub your beautiful L.A. lifestyle in my face, okay. Some of us are suffering through an East Coast winter here. >:-(

[busby1013]

May I just say how much I admire your little Doctor Who mood icons? Holy crap, they are gorgeous. Are you helping me get Katrina hooked on The Doctor too? We forced her to watch a few episodes while she was in FL for Christmas and she seemed warm to it.

And yes, Conan's beard was pretty damned sexy. It even surprised me how sexy it was and I've been watching him for nearly a decade now.

[kelleah]

Thanks! The animated mood icons were created by unfolded73. I love them because they cover all 3 series with the Tenth Doctor and are pretty evenly distributed among all 3 companions.

I recommended a couple DW episodes that I think she might like, but I don't live in LA anymore, so my influence is limited. LOL!! I'm not really one to talk since I didn't get into the fandom until 2009. So I'm late to the party myself. :-)

She seemed to warm to it, but I told her it's okay to just enjoy it on a superficial level if she's not entirely convinced, especially given all the infighting that's cropped up in the fandom lately. :-\