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| Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | | 5:22 am |
Right. Am in La Bella Italia and settled in. The sodding silence, peace and quiet keeps me awake at night, but I suppose that next week, when I start working, I'll be sleeping like a log again. Have been reading like demented bookworm waiting for internet connection and am pleasantly replete with books: new Reginald Hill Midnight Fugue WHEEEE! Also another Frost one. AND I've got Light Fantastic and Tim Curry as a villain - again - having the time of his life is a sight. Also got The History of the White Star Line, them of Titanic fame, and, in a time of maritime disasters, they had a RECORD for smashing ships all over the globe. They even managed to hit an iceberg in the Antartic for fucksake! Also, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) baeraad, go here and watch the new IMPROVED Fullmetal Alchemist anime which, apart for ep 1 (sod knows why they felt the need to put in something utterly made up) is exactly like the manga and utterly made of awesome and glee. It's subbed in several languages - bar English, methinks - and I'm sure you'll find one you know, possibly even Swedish. I missed boring you all to death with my rambles, but I fully intend to start boring you again next week - acuz I have to go to Milan for a few days and be busy as hell - with my not so well-thought-out reflections on Life, the Universe and Everything. LUVES AND HUGZ Current Mood:  cheerful | | Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | | 2:15 pm |
YO!
Ahem. Sorry for the long iatus. Am now a teacher of the gool ol' Queen's English As A Second Language and have a job in Italy. Will move there next month. Have actually gone there to find a flat to rent and duly found and rented one. Wanted to rent my flat (it's mine! MINE I SAY! I bought it, it's lovely and I love iy) furnished, but - having been folish enough to tell mum that - my family, including Fleur and Sean's Hunk, swarmed on me DEMANDING TO KNOW IF I HAD GONE MENTAL ON THEM! Then they whisked away all my furniture and books. I feel bereft. I'm also sitting on the floor of my flat clutching my laptop and staring at all the emptiness around me with wide eyes. *SOB* Internet will be down by tomorrow and I'm staying at Sean's (good thing as I can drool at Hunk to my heart's content), so will be internattable again in no time. I will also have internetz in Italy. Maybe next year I'll teach in France. Or Spain. Or wherever. Beauty of new job is one-year contracts (renewable) so if I get too bored I can travel. Have Teach, Will Travel. *G* LOVE YOU ALL, SORRY FOR DISAPPEARING and why the fuck am I yelling? HUGZ | | Monday, February 23rd, 2009 | | 2:58 pm |
Yo! Was snowed in - and out and down and up - and isolated for a while, THEN lost internet, no idea why. My health, on the other hand, is excellent so it appears that snow, ice and sleet are good for my constitution. Spent my time studying, pondering life, the universe, and everything (please note elegant Oxford comma) and came up with forty-two-and-a half. Thought of all of you and worried you would worry. very sorry about that, but out of my hands, really. A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DANIEL AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO BECAME ONE YEAR OLDER IN THESE DAYS!!!1! ( deranged Jane) I toasted your health and every success in life all by myself and even sniffed a little; will toast Daniel's in two days (it's the 25th, innit?) Also am perpetrating some fics (but promised meself I'd write them all BEFORE posting) and a lengthy review for Ingriam. With all my love, Jane | | Monday, December 29th, 2008 | | 5:24 pm |
Still alive. Sorry for disappearing again. Was a bit down and sodding BUSY all day so I came back home and slept like a dead person. BUT! I'm finally cured of insomnia. Now how to get cured of somnia? And pathetic attempts at puns? Hmm. Hope you're all hale and healthy and wish you all a better 2009. Better than 2008 was for me, I mean. | | Friday, October 31st, 2008 | | 11:23 pm |
| | Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 | | 2:58 am |
And now, for something completely... Not that different, actually. Right, another long rant about books/comics and their cinematographic (elegant word) counterparts is forthcoming. Also a blab about Fullmetal Alchemist. Don't look at me like that, baeraad, it's ALL ingriam's fault! But, before that and because I think crossovers are silly thing that provide me with endless amusement. here's my take on HPXFMA (No, it's not a sex/pairing indication, it's an abbreviation for crossover. :P ). No worries, mates, it's quite short. ( A fragment of parody ) Current Mood: amused | | Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 | | 2:56 am |
| | Monday, September 8th, 2008 | | 12:21 am |
A brief one.
I'm utterly geared up for a monumental rant about fanfics and canon and things of that ilk sparked by a fanfcrants post and a couple of replies I received which I'll quote, methinks because they RILLY got me het up but a LOT. However I'm going to spam you with a VERY obvious observation of mine, videlicet: No matter how much of a wanker a male can be, females on LJ will treat him so very much better than they treat female wankers. It's like all females on LJ are in AWE of any man or boy who posts or is active in same. There is a sense of solicitude towards male wankers/assholes/psychos/YouGetThePictur e that's utterly lacking towards their female counterparts. And, of course, the male wankers - being wankers and worse - USE it and insult posters and all womankind with wild abandon. WHY? I hate to generalise, but WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK??? Are 90% of the women on LJ braindead subs? Do 90% of the women on LJ regard the male sex with reverential awe? Are 90% of the women on LJ utterly utterly braindead? WHYYYYYYYY? *she wailed like a banshee* Current Mood:  crushed | | Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | | 12:17 am |
"That one can smile and smile and be a villain..." Allow me to introduce to you my favourite kind of villain of all times: the Smiling Villain so called because that Shakespearean quote has been in my mind for years and years, don't ask me why. ( True Smiling Villain ) Current Mood:  critique-yCurrent Music: Poet and the Pendulum - Nightwish. Have a bit of obsession with N lately. | | Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 | | 10:16 pm |
MWAHAHAHAHAH!
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The SEME or UKE Quiz
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| You scored as The Breaker SEME You are the most imaginative, helpful, and strong-hearted SEME out there. You can be quiet and helpful at the same time which is a rarity. You're good at listening to others and you don't deny their ideas. One thing you can't stand is seeing someone sad, crying, or otherwise unhappy. Those who think you're shy aren't always the most right but it's true you don't need to talk much unless you have something important to say. You would be paired with the Sorrowful UKE because everyone needs a shoulder to cry on and you're just the guy/gal for the job. It's best to avoid the Homicidal SEME but even if you do that it's easy for someone as calm and helpful as you to get mixed up in the schemes of the certain Devilish UKE. You are truly best placed with the Gentle SEME as a buddy. For my last info, I have to say that you really don't mind and will go with the flow - whatever your partner is into is fine by you but considering who you're best matched with I'd say that they'd be too scared to do anything out of the ordinary. Give them a little nudge to let 'em know it's alright, okay?
The Breaker SEME |
| 75% | The Homicidal SEME |
| 70% | The Devilish UKE |
| 65% | The Gentle SEME |
| 55% | The Sorrowful UKE |
| 20% | The Optimistic UKE |
| 20% |
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 It's 3 am and I'm drunk with insomnia, so naturally I took a quiz. Born to be a hero, c'est moi! I'm laughing so hard my poor tummy hurts. Sorry for subjecting you to my dementia. HUGZ Current Mood:  indescribable | | Saturday, August 16th, 2008 | | 10:59 pm |
Villains... 101
The ancient Evil had been hiding for millennia waiting for the right moment to unleash death and destruction upon the Land, venturing outside every now and then to kill unsuspecting victims and recruiting for his future legions. ( Wanna know more? )I want to blather about other types of villains, but I'm a tad sleepy, so stay tuned for further news. :-D Current Mood: ecstaticCurrent Music: Epitaph - King Crimson | | Thursday, July 10th, 2008 | | 9:56 pm |
Strong Female Characters
The short version: When Angua was all chirpy and happy for Cheery because female dwarfs can do everything that the male dwarfs do, Cheery replied: "Yes, PROVIDED we ONLY do what the males do." ( The long version ) Current Music: Ghost's Love Score Nightwish | | Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 | | 8:14 pm |
*waves like a mad thing* Sorry for disappearing. I just upped and went to stay with nan for a few months. Needed the change of air, the rest and the time to think. Then I went to stay a bit with Fleur. Then, when I came back, I moved. :-D I'm finally settled in my new flat - ground floor, stairs are not knee-friendly things - and my new life. HUGZ to all. Y'know, I've really lost the typing habit, have done a LOT of verbal communication and practically none of the written one, it feels awfully odd right now. BUT! I have Deep Thoughts on some things with which I'll bore you all to tears quite soon. I also have a fic gestating, but I don't know if I'm going to inflict it on you. Soooo... read any good book lately? Current Mood: chipper | | Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 | | 3:05 pm |
HELLO! HELLO! I'm back!
Apologies to you all. I had another bout with Susan Death; survived again and was told - again - I overdid things. So, apart from convalescing and things, I took time out to reflect on life, the universe and everything. Had to. Reinvent a life I can live and all manners of sad things. So I've sold my business, am currently prepping for university and found a measure of serenity in it. Y'know, it's rather hard to find the words, which is odd, but there you are. Hope we're still friends and HUGZ to all with lotsa affection. Jane Current Mood:  apprehensive | | Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 | | 12:33 am |
Yeah, I know....
... I've been procrastinating like a very procrastinating thing, but... but well, it seems I've turned out to be a bit of a coward, after all. It's all Joss Sodding Whedon's fault! ( What shall we do with Firefly, if Firefly should fly? )Alright, that's all. Hope I haven't offended anyone. Current Mood:  het up yet fascinatedCurrent Music: Symphony X - Paradise Lost - A Masterpiece | | Monday, October 29th, 2007 | | 2:26 am |
Just p-assing by
Right, I have a very insightful and mature essay on Firefly but for now, after having watched the thing TWICE I have only two things to say: 1) IT'S A FUCKING WESTERN! 2) I'd rather he didn't steal from fucking loathsome Cowboy Bebop or whatever that thing is called. Wash the stampede my royal black ass! HMPH! Sorry to mock and run, but life rilly rilly RILLY hates me right now. P.S. GAAAAAAAAAH!!! Edited for typos | | Thursday, October 18th, 2007 | | 7:32 pm |
Sooo, being in a totally jocular mood, I made my new Mac the desktop that I'm putting under the cut because, though I reduced it as much as I could, it's a tad big. ( I kind of like it ) Current Music: yaaaaawwwwwnnnnnn... | | Friday, October 12th, 2007 | | 9:42 pm |
Yoo-hoo!
Hey! Sorry about disappearance, but we're renovating our agency, so all computers are down and - OF COURSE! - my laptop decided to give up the ghost. It is now an ex-laptop and pushing up the chips or something. SOOOO... I went mad and bought a 24" screen iMac with all the trimmings. My bank account will probably never be in the green again. BUT oh wow was it worth it! Am still learning how to use this beast, but I just a minuta ago managed to get back online and YOO-HOO! Will talk incessantly with you tomorrow, but now brain - all four neurons - hurts and, though early, time for bed methinks. HUGZ HUGZ HUGZ P.S. I know it's stupid and quite shallow, but am in mad passionate love with aluminium-and-white keybaord with lovely silent keys and itty-bitty remote! You can do things on this thing from across the room! Totally useless, but, my! How decadent can a plastic thing get? :-D | | Monday, September 17th, 2007 | | 4:50 pm |
Reading the Classics
Sorry for the absence. Part of it was work, part of it was a bit of sex, but most of it was that I was thinking and trying to understand a thing that's been irritating me: why is it so hard to use decent reading comprehension when faced with the classics? ( Authorial Interest vs. Autorial Approval ) Current Mood:  annoyedCurrent Music: Telephone rings. Grrr... | | Thursday, September 6th, 2007 | | 10:17 pm |
Back online... more or less
Just got back from taking Fleur to the sirport. Drove me car. Patted self on back acuz driving. Go me, innit? That said, THANK YOU ALL! Thankyouthankyouthankyou for the kindness, understanding and hugs, all were much needed and utterly appreciated. You all, friends and acquaintances online, are a wonderful bunch of people and am all teary and warmed and SO glad I met you. Me sister is so bloody intense it was a pleasure and hard work having her here with me. We do love each other, but it works better at a distance. Heh... She MADE me drive, which is very very good and also very very stressing. But what can you do? She and Angelique (French nan) were so effing close that intense Fleur truly needed to be made to break out of numb cataphract. Made her see Hogfather which she hadn't seen as Sky France hadn't seen fit to broadcast it. It worked very well to distract her. What a truly lovely true-to-book thing that is. Also Sir David Jason can read the phone book and have me entranced. Fleur got the Yuki Eiri's STARESTARESTARE TM at Teatime. I have the odd idea she's going to stalk the actor. Also tried to push Gravitation on her. Worked too well, she's stolen my manga. Sometimes I find it SO easy to hate her. Oh well, will buy it. I had started Firefly before nan died and it hadn't seemed too bad. Will start seeing it again soon and will let fly with Firefly (has any of you ever seen the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup?) at you all. In conclusion, THANK YOU!!!Love you all and HUGZ all round. |
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