Two big things today.

First, this happened in Batwoman #17. Spoiler, and analysis, from Wired behind the link if you care about comics. I'm still not sure how to process it other than the idea that this has to be a good thing for comics in general. Marvel did have their day ( Read more... )

I believe I have found the feeling of knowing what you're good at in life and following it. Weird feeling it is, almost something you want to fight against, and yet it's about as natural as breathing.

So, if you'll excuse me, I seriously need to geek-out here for a minute.

( SRS GEEK OUT (among other things) )

Running Alex OS 24.9. 36 Processes Running at 50%, Idle at 50%. Temperature 37 degrees Celsius ( Read more... )

I got paid today, and today's session will be really rough (I say goodbye to my one-year+ therapist today and I'm already flailing about, not knowing what to do and/or feel), so do I buy that HTC Inspire smartphone I desperately want?

I'm thinking "yes." Geek toys are always great for comfort.

Input?

Ok, let's talk srsly now. And by srs, I mean fandom, no?

Pick Your Poison:

( Doctor Who kinda-rant )

Since I was a little kid, I'd watch my mother's boyfriends work on our computer, using good ol' MSDOS, and just watch, fascinated by all of the little things they were doing. I loved it and, to this day, remains one of my favorite childhood memories ( Read more... )

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Alright, after a (long) nap, and helping my sister with her taxes (because no one else in this household understands the absolutely stupid way TurboTax deals with state returns), I'm finally listening to the Doctor Who Series 5 soundtrack. My first track of the day? "I Am The Doctor."

Analysis:

First of all, this was probably the tune I heard the ( Read more... )

My new favorite hobby is sitting in the library, bitter cold on the other side of the brick walls (and sometimes on the inside too), while typing out an entry on my iPad. My lunch sits forgotten as I indulge in this little bit of happiness I can grab out of a rather boring workday. Don't let anyone fool you: working in a library can be ( Read more... )

I believe that I deserve a stupid, random post after today's events, ie the burial service for my grandmother, so I took three, and here they are.



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