The weekend
Sep. 5th, 2006 02:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fredericksI volunteered to housesit this weekend, which meant no internet and no cable. I actually had to read books and somesuch. I fear I shan't recover. On the plus side I made a dent in the formidable pile of library books I've had sitting in room since a couple of weeks before school ended, but on the minus side, as one of the books I finished and rather liked is part of a series, I've managed to *add* to the pile as well. Other things I did to pass the time? watched Original Recipe Pirates of the Caribbean twice, and tried to watch the first disc of the first season of Smallville. That last thing was *painful*: the special effects were on the cheesy side, Welling is *the biggest* freshmen this side of No Child Left Behind, Kristen Kreuk continually got on my nerves, and my stupid brain wouldn't stop shouting "hoYay! hoYay!" whenever Lex and Clark showed up on the screen together. I had to quit after chortling and MST3King my way through the first episode.
Fearing I'd be bored shitless even with the books and the DVDs I brought with me I also tried to make some lists. Spent a good bit of time on the subway (because I last minuted them...I always last minute things) smiling to myself (weirding out those next to me, I'm sure) and trying to think of Top Five thinggeys. Haven't finished all of them because it's tough trying to come up with good ones. Fun, though, and I'll tackle the rest over the course of the day.
Top 5 Slash Items That Will Make Xainthia's Eyes Implode And Brain Leak Out Her Ears
I thought about this for a while. As most every bit of slash I've ever mentioned in conversation with/around you has led to a "ohGOD, my brain is *melting*" response, I'm tempted to say "everything". But since I have space for five items:
1. Smurf slash
2. Snorks slash
3. Smurf/Snork crossover slash
4. Governmental leader slash ("oh, Rumsfeld...!")
5. Duran Duran slash (heh)
Top Five Things Xander Won't Say to Spike
1. You're one of my favorite souled vampires
2. You and Buffy, me and Anya - we should totally double date some time.
3. So,Buffybot...what was the deal with that?
4. Thirsty? Crack open a can o' the old Xander.
5. Spike? In a completely in touch with and secure in my heterosexuality way, you're smokin' hot.
Top Five Things You Won't See Sisko Wearing
1. Pimp hat + pimp cane ('cuz he don't need it, baby!)
2. A Hudson Hawk t-shirt
3. A soulpatch (The Prophets say "nay", and who are we to argue with the impeccable good taste of immortals?)
4. Odo.
5. Anything at all, really. (*sob*)
Top 5 Ways Faith Is Similar to Starbuck
1. Kick ass first, ask questions later.
2. Seeing them in a dress totally blows one's mind.
3. Er...they're both females?
4. They both fly Vipers?
5. Dude, okay, they're so not similar.
I cheated, but owwie!, brain hurt. If![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rwarner or anyone else wants to tackle this one feel free.
Top 5 Ways to Piss Off Gerald Terrant
1. The shoes. Don't step on the shoes.
2. Insinuate that there are easier ways to go about gaining power than sacrificing one's entire family to the Fae.
3. Happen to be his faithful albino servant then take it upon yourself to futilely attempt to usurp his power while letting your wolves run about the Master's castle using it as their own personal toilet.
4. Corner the market in young innocent women who decide to wander into the Hunter's Forest at night.
5. Say anything, if your name is Damien Vryce.
Five Things We Never Knew About the X-Men
1. Actually the 24th team Xavier put together.
2. They're just as tired of all the Jean Grey/Scott Summers storylines asfredericks.
3. Spend an extraordinary amount on Liquid Drain-O and plumbing work. Surprisingly, most of the problems traced back to Storm.
4. Are honorary Canadian citizens. Alpha Flight lodged a formal protest. So did all the other American teams...something about not trusting that Canadian bacon is, in fact, ham.
5. Really wish Xavier would stop siphoning money from advertising and merchandising funds.
Sunday was US Open time withatraxia. The disorganized and uncoordinated nature of the entry aside, once we got in it was great. Caught Sharapova and the other Russian woman, then James Blake versus Carlos Moya. The Sharapova match was quite boring(her outfit was interesting...it kept jumping across the ugly/cute line for me), but Blake/Moya was invigorating. The Blake supporters were nutso; the atmosphere was rather similar to that of a baseball game for the men's match (I kept thinking to myself "I'm sure the French Open is much more austere"). Moya's red and black ensemble sort of made him look like a ladybug, so I had to cheer for him. Of course, I missed The Wave when it came around (blasted bathroom break). Fun fun, and I definitely want to go back next year.
New game we've been playing lately - Guitar Hero! Oh man, it's awesome! I'm finally getting my brothers to listen to rock music without hearing them bitch. My folks too, for that matter. It's one of those games that is addictive, like Dance Dance. I feel I have an advantage from my woodwind playing, but not much as the coordination required is a little different. "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age is amazingly fun to play.
Brain slowly shutting down. I'll stop journaling now.
Fearing I'd be bored shitless even with the books and the DVDs I brought with me I also tried to make some lists. Spent a good bit of time on the subway (because I last minuted them...I always last minute things) smiling to myself (weirding out those next to me, I'm sure) and trying to think of Top Five thinggeys. Haven't finished all of them because it's tough trying to come up with good ones. Fun, though, and I'll tackle the rest over the course of the day.
Top 5 Slash Items That Will Make Xainthia's Eyes Implode And Brain Leak Out Her Ears
I thought about this for a while. As most every bit of slash I've ever mentioned in conversation with/around you has led to a "ohGOD, my brain is *melting*" response, I'm tempted to say "everything". But since I have space for five items:
1. Smurf slash
2. Snorks slash
3. Smurf/Snork crossover slash
4. Governmental leader slash ("oh, Rumsfeld...!")
5. Duran Duran slash (heh)
Top Five Things Xander Won't Say to Spike
1. You're one of my favorite souled vampires
2. You and Buffy, me and Anya - we should totally double date some time.
3. So,Buffybot...what was the deal with that?
4. Thirsty? Crack open a can o' the old Xander.
5. Spike? In a completely in touch with and secure in my heterosexuality way, you're smokin' hot.
Top Five Things You Won't See Sisko Wearing
1. Pimp hat + pimp cane ('cuz he don't need it, baby!)
2. A Hudson Hawk t-shirt
3. A soulpatch (The Prophets say "nay", and who are we to argue with the impeccable good taste of immortals?)
4. Odo.
5. Anything at all, really. (*sob*)
Top 5 Ways Faith Is Similar to Starbuck
1. Kick ass first, ask questions later.
2. Seeing them in a dress totally blows one's mind.
3. Er...they're both females?
4. They both fly Vipers?
5. Dude, okay, they're so not similar.
I cheated, but owwie!, brain hurt. If
rwarner or anyone else wants to tackle this one feel free.Top 5 Ways to Piss Off Gerald Terrant
1. The shoes. Don't step on the shoes.
2. Insinuate that there are easier ways to go about gaining power than sacrificing one's entire family to the Fae.
3. Happen to be his faithful albino servant then take it upon yourself to futilely attempt to usurp his power while letting your wolves run about the Master's castle using it as their own personal toilet.
4. Corner the market in young innocent women who decide to wander into the Hunter's Forest at night.
5. Say anything, if your name is Damien Vryce.
Five Things We Never Knew About the X-Men
1. Actually the 24th team Xavier put together.
2. They're just as tired of all the Jean Grey/Scott Summers storylines as
fredericks. 3. Spend an extraordinary amount on Liquid Drain-O and plumbing work. Surprisingly, most of the problems traced back to Storm.
4. Are honorary Canadian citizens. Alpha Flight lodged a formal protest. So did all the other American teams...something about not trusting that Canadian bacon is, in fact, ham.
5. Really wish Xavier would stop siphoning money from advertising and merchandising funds.
Sunday was US Open time with
atraxia. The disorganized and uncoordinated nature of the entry aside, once we got in it was great. Caught Sharapova and the other Russian woman, then James Blake versus Carlos Moya. The Sharapova match was quite boring(her outfit was interesting...it kept jumping across the ugly/cute line for me), but Blake/Moya was invigorating. The Blake supporters were nutso; the atmosphere was rather similar to that of a baseball game for the men's match (I kept thinking to myself "I'm sure the French Open is much more austere"). Moya's red and black ensemble sort of made him look like a ladybug, so I had to cheer for him. Of course, I missed The Wave when it came around (blasted bathroom break). Fun fun, and I definitely want to go back next year. New game we've been playing lately - Guitar Hero! Oh man, it's awesome! I'm finally getting my brothers to listen to rock music without hearing them bitch. My folks too, for that matter. It's one of those games that is addictive, like Dance Dance. I feel I have an advantage from my woodwind playing, but not much as the coordination required is a little different. "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age is amazingly fun to play.
Brain slowly shutting down. I'll stop journaling now.
