Figured this was about in order.
So, I was chillin' at the computer today, minding my own business and letting my Atobe muse out to play with his darling Tezuka, when hark! what do I hear in my driveway but... a delivery truck!
MAN WITH GOATEE: something something mumble package something.
CASSIE: Whoo! \o/
PACKAGE: *Is not all that large.*
PACKAGE: *Contains a keyboard, mouse and speakers.*
KEYBOARD, MOUSE & SPEAKERS: *Do not an operational PC make.*
I unpacked them, but didn't give them a thorough look. What the shit was I going to do with them? No, I settled back down at the computer and played with Atobe some more.
I had just broken out the Fuji muse (strictly for plot purposes, as it's often dangerous to involve my Fuji muse in anything vaguely AtoTez) when, lo and behold, another delivery truck appears!
UPS LADY: *Has BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX.*
CASSIE: *Takes BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX from UPS LADY.*
BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX: *Has a Dimension C521 in adorable ultra-slim white casing inside.*
CASSIE: *Falls in love.*
NEW PC: *Is named Shirosaki.*
WINDOWS VISTA: *Doesn't suck.*
I've spent the better part of the evening uninstalling 85% of the bullshit this PC came with and reinstalling useful programs. I also had to add all of my fucking music -- a fucking lot -- to Windows Media Player's library, which was an adventure. AVG's Anti-Spyware program won't play nice with me, and AIM+ and I went around a few times, but on the whole, Shirosaki and I are getting on famously. ♥
I do have mild objections to the shape and size of my enter key (I apologize for all the random backslashes at the ends of sentences; they'll be around for a while), but the media controls on the keyboard more than make up for it. And my speakers? Totally Little McSmall Cute. ♥ They're awfully nifty.
Important events aside, I have acquired a new Sanada icon. Witness the cute. I ganked it from fuhjin with permissions whilst reviewing yuki_scorpio's SanaYuki fic, Lullaby. Nice characterization and fabulous interactions amongst the Troika.
There was discussion tonight of YukiSanaYukiKiriYukiSanaYuki; that is, my two Sanadas, Rachel's two Yukimuras, Grace's Yukimura, Jen's Yukimura and my Kirihara. This all left my Akamonster very uncomfortable, and my Sanada about as attentive to his surroundings as a stoner on Seroquel. Faaaaaaabulous.
Then there was Platinum Pair sexing, because my Niou's been so unbearably awake lately. Damn all these Rikkai muses. I have to write Hyoutei for pot_exchange, fuckit. It's a good thing Shishido's been his loud, charming self, and Atobe's been active. ♥ That should help. Good thing I get to write Silver Pair, too, since my Shishido is so thoroughly a one-trick pony. Silly boy.
I read bobbissimo's Ryoma/Sakuno ship manifesto, and was pleasantly surprised. It didn't strike me as a load of bullshit, nor did it irritate me. Freya is full of charming wit, and she wasn't trying too blatantly hard; she was just calling things how she saw them, and that made me more inclined to see them that way, too. It's worth a read, even if you really don't like the pairing. RyoSaku is officially off my 'disliked' list, which grows smaller by the day. I think only ToriHiyo is really hanging on strong, since I never had many disliked pairings to begin with.
While I'm reccing and linking, take a look at lady_of_water's fic from earlier today. It's an interesting piece, to be sure; Seigaku, Hyoutei and Rikkai, mostly character-centric, with hints of ShishiTori, OshiGaku, SanaYuki and NiouYagyuu.
I really have to pee, but I don't want to get up until I've finished this entry. Uh... what else did I have to say?
Oh, yeah. I love my brother. tl;dr.
MAN WITH GOATEE: something something mumble package something.
CASSIE: Whoo! \o/
PACKAGE: *Is not all that large.*
PACKAGE: *Contains a keyboard, mouse and speakers.*
KEYBOARD, MOUSE & SPEAKERS: *Do not an operational PC make.*
I unpacked them, but didn't give them a thorough look. What the shit was I going to do with them? No, I settled back down at the computer and played with Atobe some more.
I had just broken out the Fuji muse (strictly for plot purposes, as it's often dangerous to involve my Fuji muse in anything vaguely AtoTez) when, lo and behold, another delivery truck appears!
UPS LADY: *Has BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX.*
CASSIE: *Takes BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX from UPS LADY.*
BIG MCLARGE HUGE BOX: *Has a Dimension C521 in adorable ultra-slim white casing inside.*
CASSIE: *Falls in love.*
NEW PC: *Is named Shirosaki.*
WINDOWS VISTA: *Doesn't suck.*
I've spent the better part of the evening uninstalling 85% of the bullshit this PC came with and reinstalling useful programs. I also had to add all of my fucking music -- a fucking lot -- to Windows Media Player's library, which was an adventure. AVG's Anti-Spyware program won't play nice with me, and AIM+ and I went around a few times, but on the whole, Shirosaki and I are getting on famously. ♥
I do have mild objections to the shape and size of my enter key (I apologize for all the random backslashes at the ends of sentences; they'll be around for a while), but the media controls on the keyboard more than make up for it. And my speakers? Totally Little McSmall Cute. ♥ They're awfully nifty.
Important events aside, I have acquired a new Sanada icon. Witness the cute. I ganked it from fuhjin with permissions whilst reviewing yuki_scorpio's SanaYuki fic, Lullaby. Nice characterization and fabulous interactions amongst the Troika.
There was discussion tonight of YukiSanaYukiKiriYukiSanaYuki; that is, my two Sanadas, Rachel's two Yukimuras, Grace's Yukimura, Jen's Yukimura and my Kirihara. This all left my Akamonster very uncomfortable, and my Sanada about as attentive to his surroundings as a stoner on Seroquel. Faaaaaaabulous.
Then there was Platinum Pair sexing, because my Niou's been so unbearably awake lately. Damn all these Rikkai muses. I have to write Hyoutei for pot_exchange, fuckit. It's a good thing Shishido's been his loud, charming self, and Atobe's been active. ♥ That should help. Good thing I get to write Silver Pair, too, since my Shishido is so thoroughly a one-trick pony. Silly boy.
I read bobbissimo's Ryoma/Sakuno ship manifesto, and was pleasantly surprised. It didn't strike me as a load of bullshit, nor did it irritate me. Freya is full of charming wit, and she wasn't trying too blatantly hard; she was just calling things how she saw them, and that made me more inclined to see them that way, too. It's worth a read, even if you really don't like the pairing. RyoSaku is officially off my 'disliked' list, which grows smaller by the day. I think only ToriHiyo is really hanging on strong, since I never had many disliked pairings to begin with.
While I'm reccing and linking, take a look at lady_of_water's fic from earlier today. It's an interesting piece, to be sure; Seigaku, Hyoutei and Rikkai, mostly character-centric, with hints of ShishiTori, OshiGaku, SanaYuki and NiouYagyuu.
I really have to pee, but I don't want to get up until I've finished this entry. Uh... what else did I have to say?
Oh, yeah. I love my brother. tl;dr.