i had an interview today, at borders. i know, big evil chain, but i want to work there so wish me luck. i mean, dude. books. and i admit i love borders. i was able to actually tell the truth when they asked why i liked it. (they cracked jokes about how much i hated it, cuz i go there so often that they both recognized my face.) borders, unlike most ( Read more... )

don't feel like posting much lately. obviously. what to say? my life doesn't change much. looking for a job. finally done with apps and it's even possible that mills will actually send out my transcripts. i haven't seen the sun in about a month now, i think, because it's constantly overcast and often rainy. i continue alternating between insomnia ( Read more... )

i put up a second string of xmas lights in my room (i always, always have at least one string up at all times). including some heaped in the fireplace (i really need to post pics). now it feels like i'm inside a christmas tree. this is a cool effect unless i'm playing xmas music, in which case it gets a little overwhelming ( Read more... )

so i'm back to reading george rr martin after a break of about six weeks. currently on a storm of swords part 1. it's better imho than the second book (title escapes me), which i got bored with towards the end. too many point of view characters. i suppose i had to get used to them. some of the chapters seemed superfluous and i lost patience with so ( Read more... )

oh i was going to comment on how /english/ this harry potter movie felt. not that the others weren't english, at least in the sense of employing english actors etc etc. but this one just felt ... really, really english. i'm not sure why i feel that way. i keep thinking of fred and george; they just seem utterly english to me somehow. i think their ( Read more... )

warning: harry potter spoilers, at least if you haven't read the book. but you all have, i expect, so i'm not going to put in a cut tag just yet. cuz i'm ornery that way ( Read more... )

i am very pleased. after much labour i've gotten wordpress and my website to work properly, hee, and now there's a shiny blog for my crit theory folk and i to have fun with. i hope people actually post; non-bloggers tend to lose interest in such things, in my experience. or at least, forget to post. now if i could only get the RSS feed to work ( Read more... )

for all you fantasy geeks ( Read more... )