Fandom group hugs.
1. After some reflection, I'm coming around to the not-entirely-okay-with-the-finale side of things. Still not bitter, even if I've read some very, very good arguments from those who were disappointed. (I might be getting close to heartbroken, though.) I guess I'm somewhere in between, seeing and sympathizing with both sides without being able commit to one. Mostly, I'm just sad that the show is over and fandom is winding down. Though I've been through two other huge fandoms before, it doesn't get any easier. This has been such a huge part of my life for the past three and a half years, which makes all this even more sad. I have no idea what's coming up next for me, but right now I just feel a bit like mourning -- and sending out a group hug.
2. Amid all the angst this week, I got a new laptop. I've been needing to replace mine for a while, but I couldn't quite swing the finances. On Monday I saw that Newegg had a bottom-of-the-line Toshiba for $400 total, including shipping. Can't imagine I'd manage to find a better price even if I wait a few months. It's almost identical to my old one, though faster and with a better hard drive. A very basic model, sure, but it suits my needs just fine.
3. One of the silly ways that I realize I am Getting Older: I've been enlarging fonts. Oh, I can read the small text, but it's such a pain. Now I stick with 12pt or above. And one of my peeves is when people specify a different font on websites or even LJ posts because it overrides the default that I can read so much more easily. Sigh.
4. I seem to be highly susceptible to advertising, because all the gardening ads on TV this weekend have me wanting to buy a bunch of flowers, herbs, soil, and clay pots -- despite my history of losing interest and watching them die.
5. A few links:
-- HuffPo has a eulogy for Conchords, focusing on their appeal to female fans. Parts of the essay are annoying, but other parts made me laugh.
-- A fun one from last summer: One man's quest for the perfect pizza. And here are some useful tips on growing tomatoes.
-- The Lexiblog rants about why verbing weirds language. And more linguistics fun: the etymology of "if you seek amy".
-- Salon interviews Rick Steves about traveling in Iran.
-- Another fun rant: if Katie Holmes is a "nerd", then what does that make us?
-- Ooh, if I were remotely coordinated, I'd love to participate in competitive double dutch.
-- Many, many thanks to deaver for pointing me toward Viper Pilots Socks! I saw that and immediately bought the pattern to cast on. Just happened to have some Araucania Ranco in khaki, which is a perfect shade for them, yes?
2. Amid all the angst this week, I got a new laptop. I've been needing to replace mine for a while, but I couldn't quite swing the finances. On Monday I saw that Newegg had a bottom-of-the-line Toshiba for $400 total, including shipping. Can't imagine I'd manage to find a better price even if I wait a few months. It's almost identical to my old one, though faster and with a better hard drive. A very basic model, sure, but it suits my needs just fine.
3. One of the silly ways that I realize I am Getting Older: I've been enlarging fonts. Oh, I can read the small text, but it's such a pain. Now I stick with 12pt or above. And one of my peeves is when people specify a different font on websites or even LJ posts because it overrides the default that I can read so much more easily. Sigh.
4. I seem to be highly susceptible to advertising, because all the gardening ads on TV this weekend have me wanting to buy a bunch of flowers, herbs, soil, and clay pots -- despite my history of losing interest and watching them die.
5. A few links:
-- HuffPo has a eulogy for Conchords, focusing on their appeal to female fans. Parts of the essay are annoying, but other parts made me laugh.
-- A fun one from last summer: One man's quest for the perfect pizza. And here are some useful tips on growing tomatoes.
-- The Lexiblog rants about why verbing weirds language. And more linguistics fun: the etymology of "if you seek amy".
-- Salon interviews Rick Steves about traveling in Iran.
-- Another fun rant: if Katie Holmes is a "nerd", then what does that make us?
-- Ooh, if I were remotely coordinated, I'd love to participate in competitive double dutch.
-- Many, many thanks to deaver for pointing me toward Viper Pilots Socks! I saw that and immediately bought the pattern to cast on. Just happened to have some Araucania Ranco in khaki, which is a perfect shade for them, yes?