Things currently on my mind....
1. This posting-only-when-I-have-something-to-say thing is weird. I feel quite out of sorts.
2. Last night I watched Heroes... and I liked it. Wow. Maybe that is the real apocalypse. I decided to ignore all my problems with the writing, characters, and acting, and just watch it at surface value. Excellent decision, and I was entertained. (Doesn't help that 24 lost me a few weeks ago.)
3. For the first time in my life, I have jury duty next week. I find this quite amusing. Turns out teachers aren't exempt. The court's website doesn't say whether laptops are allowed, so I'll bring mine anyway. And I'll definitely get a lot of knitting done.
4. "Even when [this show] has a bad episode, it's still 99% better than anything else on TV." That always gets on my nerves, even if the show in question truly is excellent. I know quality is subjective, but for some reason that drives me crazy. And while I'm on the subject of annoying cliches, I hate when people say, "The weather in my town is so crazy! If it's sunny now, just wait five minutes and it'll change." Okay, maybe you have erratic weather, but guess what? So does nearly every place on the planet! Er, unless you live in the desert or Arctic.
5. I wish I were more nostalgic about things from my youth. PopCandy's latest podcast features an interview with the writers of the new book, How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time. I think I was 15 at the time, and I remember liking it but not looooooving it. Still, the interview and the responses are quite interesting, and it really was an excellent, refreshing teen mag.
6. I've been playing FreeCell way too much lately, even though I've never been much of a Solitaire person.
7. Indi and I have been talking about how to properly write Lee's voice in fic. She has made some *excellent* suggestions, but it's so damn tricky! Maybe I should stick with Kara, because I find her so much easier to write. How DO you really capture a character's narrative voice? ETA: indigo419 wrote an excellent post about POV in fic. Go check it out!
8. Eighteen more days of school. :)
2. Last night I watched Heroes... and I liked it. Wow. Maybe that is the real apocalypse. I decided to ignore all my problems with the writing, characters, and acting, and just watch it at surface value. Excellent decision, and I was entertained. (Doesn't help that 24 lost me a few weeks ago.)
3. For the first time in my life, I have jury duty next week. I find this quite amusing. Turns out teachers aren't exempt. The court's website doesn't say whether laptops are allowed, so I'll bring mine anyway. And I'll definitely get a lot of knitting done.
4. "Even when [this show] has a bad episode, it's still 99% better than anything else on TV." That always gets on my nerves, even if the show in question truly is excellent. I know quality is subjective, but for some reason that drives me crazy. And while I'm on the subject of annoying cliches, I hate when people say, "The weather in my town is so crazy! If it's sunny now, just wait five minutes and it'll change." Okay, maybe you have erratic weather, but guess what? So does nearly every place on the planet! Er, unless you live in the desert or Arctic.
5. I wish I were more nostalgic about things from my youth. PopCandy's latest podcast features an interview with the writers of the new book, How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time. I think I was 15 at the time, and I remember liking it but not looooooving it. Still, the interview and the responses are quite interesting, and it really was an excellent, refreshing teen mag.
6. I've been playing FreeCell way too much lately, even though I've never been much of a Solitaire person.
7. Indi and I have been talking about how to properly write Lee's voice in fic. She has made some *excellent* suggestions, but it's so damn tricky! Maybe I should stick with Kara, because I find her so much easier to write. How DO you really capture a character's narrative voice? ETA: indigo419 wrote an excellent post about POV in fic. Go check it out!
8. Eighteen more days of school. :)