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Post by Lola m on Dec 20, 2009 20:18:35 GMT -5
Step away from the computer . . . PS> Are you closer to becoming a Plant or a Zombie? I been requiring water but not eating brains. Plant! ... the thing about Plants vs Zombies is it isn't just the one game, it's a bunch of other games like Bejeweled only with Zombies. and plants. So I keep playing it. Also, it has a garden, with pretty flowers that give you money. ... I'm going to sleep soon. I was going to sleep at midnight but the garden turns out to figure midnight = new day and want lots of watering and stuff. Wise choice, the not eating brains thing.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 20, 2009 20:20:13 GMT -5
My bf. I think I'll keep him. You know that furnace problem we've been having? After $190 service call for cleaning and another call to have the guy come back out and reset the thing because it wasn't heating, Nick finally just looked at it hisself and clean the thermocouple. We have heat. Not just 64 degree heat, but real over 70 degree heat - which I will now turn down because I think my feet have thawed out. The service guy was trying to sell us a new furnace to replace the 30 year old unit we have. But it ain't gonna happen now. At least for a while. *knocks wood* Gah. I hate to get the runaround from service people who are either incompetent or think you're an easy mark. And the kid looked so nice and innocent and capable. I hate to think the worst of people..... Anyway. Nick rocks. He's just not another pretty face. Watching The Wizard of Oz and cooking chicken tortilla soup and cornbread. My company's Christmas party was last night. Out of over 60 people, most younger than me, only 6 of us danced, and 4 of those danced only a few dances. Nick and I had fun. I finally got a guy who will actually dance! A guy who fixes stuff and dances? Priceless. It sounds as though you picked a good 'un there, Karen. Yay! I haven't had the opportunity to congratulate Rachael on the birth of her beautiful daughter. I really must try to pop in more often! I'm so happy for you, Rachael. Good to see you, Cal! You must pop in more, indeed.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 20, 2009 20:21:38 GMT -5
My bf. I think I'll keep him. You know that furnace problem we've been having? After $190 service call for cleaning and another call to have the guy come back out and reset the thing because it wasn't heating, Nick finally just looked at it hisself and clean the thermocouple. We have heat. Not just 64 degree heat, but real over 70 degree heat - which I will now turn down because I think my feet have thawed out. The service guy was trying to sell us a new furnace to replace the 30 year old unit we have. But it ain't gonna happen now. At least for a while. *knocks wood* Gah. I hate to get the runaround from service people who are either incompetent or think you're an easy mark. And the kid looked so nice and innocent and capable. I hate to think the worst of people..... Anyway. Nick rocks. He's just not another pretty face. Watching The Wizard of Oz and cooking chicken tortilla soup and cornbread. My company's Christmas party was last night. Out of over 60 people, most younger than me, only 6 of us danced, and 4 of those danced only a few dances. Nick and I had fun. I finally got a guy who will actually dance! A guy who fixes stuff and dances? Priceless. Nick = awesome. ;D
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 20, 2009 20:52:08 GMT -5
Step away from the computer . . . PS> Are you closer to becoming a Plant or a Zombie? I been requiring water but not eating brains. Plant! ... the thing about Plants vs Zombies is it isn't just the one game, it's a bunch of other games like Bejeweled only with Zombies. and plants. So I keep playing it. Also, it has a garden, with pretty flowers that give you money. ... I'm going to sleep soon. I was going to sleep at midnight but the garden turns out to figure midnight = new day and want lots of watering and stuff. OK! I tried an online version of Plants vs Zombies over at popcap.com, and I can see where it would be addictive! I got to the level where I had . . . I think it was snowpeas? The blue peashooters, but then a zombie ate my brains.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 20, 2009 20:56:10 GMT -5
Thanks, Rich. Vince had a great sense of humor. My favorite part is the bit with the gum on his shoe, that comes up later, when he's talking to Marvin the Guinea Pig. He was a truly unique guy. It's hard to put into words, though the video captures it a bit. The recurring theme of gum on the bottom of his shoe is my favorite bit too. The Guinea Pig was very amusing. Vince does a pretty good job of filling time because people can't call in anymore. And it was very cute when he forgot and by habit says to call him next week and then is all "no no, wait". ;D
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Post by Squeemonster on Dec 20, 2009 21:13:31 GMT -5
This cold or whatever it is kicked my ass the past few days. Lots of fever and mucus and aches and tiredness. Today is the first day I actually felt I might make it through it. But, all this downtime did give me a chance to finally finish my Castiel" vid, so if anyone is interested, here it is: I like the “heavenly bodies” beginning leading to our main heavenly body, Cas. Now, I may be imagining this, as I'm still no expert at using my slash glasses, but I think there is just a touch of Dean-Cas going on in this “Castiel vid." Nice song; I’ve never heard it before, but the tune as well as the lyrics is a good match to the relationship and goings on. It feels sort of like a coming-of-age kinda thing for Castiel – comes to earth, gets his landlegs (learns about being human and caring), gets tested, gets stronger, continues to struggle, but with more power and confidence. I like the “firelit” images too, and then the music and images speed up, and it seems Cas’s strength is picking up, he’s tougher (but still tender, natch). Thank you for all these great comments! I'm very pleased to hear that you could see where I was going with all of it. I was really wanting to portray Castiel's struggles with free will and learning how many of his brothers were betraying him and Dean and all of humanity and trying to figure out what path to choose for himself and trying to connect with Dean and figure out their relationship. The vid didn't turn out exactly like how I'd planned, but overall I'm fairly pleased with it. Um, actually, she was one of the weird fishes/worms that are trying to hurt him. And me including that scene is to show how he's getting sneakier and more sly and figuring out how to manipulate others to help himself and his cause. So, YOU FAILED. Ah yes, see, I had pretty much convinced myself that that fic was a part of my delusional fever-induced nightmares I was experiencing over the weekend. So no, it did not cure me, just made me see how delusional are the people who don't believe in Dean/Cas. Yes, I just went and watched it! He was adorable and hilarious. ;D I am feeling a bit better. Hopefully by the time I go to work tomorrow I'll be even better.
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Post by Squeemonster on Dec 20, 2009 21:14:59 GMT -5
This cold or whatever it is kicked my ass the past few days. Lots of fever and mucus and aches and tiredness. Today is the first day I actually felt I might make it through it. But, all this downtime did give me a chance to finally finish my Castiel vid, so if anyone is interested, here it is: My random thoughts while watching . . . “They turn me”, as Castiel turns. Sweet edit. The excellent editing of the different examples of Cas and Dean eye-fucking staring at each other was to be expected, but I particularly loved loved loved the total RCA-dog extreme head tilt of Cas and then Dean’s subtle little slight tip. Adorable! All the little moments of Cas looking up – very effective imagery! And the way you used the scene with his wings? S’nice! Lastly? God I love his face in that final clip – the light so bright and then you can just see everything in his eyes!! OMG! In short? Excellent vid, Monnie. Squee!! I'm glad you liked it! Thank you, Ms. Lola!!
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Post by Sara on Dec 20, 2009 21:17:40 GMT -5
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Post by Squeemonster on Dec 20, 2009 21:44:22 GMT -5
Dude, I said it on LJ and I'll say it here: You got off lucky with that one. Yoinks. And look at you, being ever the pro and making sure it all still got done even though you were bleeding all over the place!
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Post by Sara on Dec 20, 2009 21:44:39 GMT -5
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Dec 20, 2009 22:47:29 GMT -5
<- first aid smiley
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 20, 2009 22:48:11 GMT -5
The recurring theme of gum on the bottom of his shoe is my favorite bit too. The Guinea Pig was very amusing. Vince does a pretty good job of filling time because people can't call in anymore. And it was very cute when he forgot and by habit says to call him next week and then is all "no no, wait". ;D He was such a cutie. And he was so fearless - at 13, taking calls in this college town - he did get to take calls again, by the way. He would just keep his cool no matter what. A lot of those mannerisms and that smile followed him into adulthood - ah, he was such a cutie, from babyhood, on. It made me miss him a lot, to see that, but - I am glad to have it, and I hope they find more of the tapes.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Dec 20, 2009 22:49:36 GMT -5
Now I have realised all my plants and zombies are on my laptop. The one for college. The one that's only supposed to have like Office and Inspiration on it. oops? so now I want it on my other computer, only copying it and using the same reg key doesn't work. boo. Downloads: when owning doesn't = owning. ... I'm actually thinking of giving them the money over again. Because fun.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 20, 2009 22:56:48 GMT -5
I like the “heavenly bodies” beginning leading to our main heavenly body, Cas. Now, I may be imagining this, as I'm still no expert at using my slash glasses, but I think there is just a touch of Dean-Cas going on in this “Castiel vid." Nice song; I’ve never heard it before, but the tune as well as the lyrics is a good match to the relationship and goings on. It feels sort of like a coming-of-age kinda thing for Castiel – comes to earth, gets his landlegs (learns about being human and caring), gets tested, gets stronger, continues to struggle, but with more power and confidence. I like the “firelit” images too, and then the music and images speed up, and it seems Cas’s strength is picking up, he’s tougher (but still tender, natch). Thank you for all these great comments! I'm very pleased to hear that you could see where I was going with all of it. I was really wanting to portray Castiel's struggles with free will and learning how many of his brothers were betraying him and Dean and all of humanity and trying to figure out what path to choose for himself and trying to connect with Dean and figure out their relationship. The vid didn't turn out exactly like how I'd planned, but overall I'm fairly pleased with it. Um, actually, she was one of the weird fishes/worms that are trying to hurt him. And me including that scene is to show how he's getting sneakier and more sly and figuring out how to manipulate others to help himself and his cause. So, YOU FAILED. Ah yes, see, I had pretty much convinced myself that that fic was a part of my delusional fever-induced nightmares I was experiencing over the weekend. So no, it did not cure me, just made me see how delusional are the people who don't believe in Dean/Cas. Well - I am sorry to hear it did not cure you, because I'm not sure how I could make it much worse. Yeah. He was so bright and fun - if he hadn't had to struggle so much with illness, I really think he could have done anything he wanted to do, with his life. But it was what it was, and I can't, and don't really want, to wish it different. Because I just wouldn't want to change who he was, even a tiny bit. This is hard, and it hurts so much, to have lost him - but - I was just so lucky, to have him for a son, and to have him in my life for so long. Sending you the S'cubie vibes!
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 20, 2009 22:58:49 GMT -5
Now I have realised all my plants and zombies are on my laptop. The one for college. The one that's only supposed to have like Office and Inspiration on it. oops? so now I want it on my other computer, only copying it and using the same reg key doesn't work. boo. Downloads: when owning doesn't = owning. ... I'm actually thinking of giving them the money over again. Because fun. I played the online game until it told me I couldn't anymore without buying. It was fun! I loved how you really had to think about your strategy.
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