I've been writing posts in my head, but not so much on the internet, so here's a catch-up catch-all post.
1. Osama bin Laden is dead. That's just been announced. Whoa.
2. Had a job interview for job-I-really-want on Monday. I think it went well! Always hard to tell what the committee is thinking. There are four finalists. They will need to check references, have another meeting, and then negotiate with the college, and my boss is going out of town for over a week. So I'm guessing *at least* 2-3 weeks, possibly more, before I hear anything. I'm cautiously optimistic.
3. Roller derby is going pretty well. I'm trying out the name Mary Queen of Scars (going by "Scars" since "Mary" seems kind of lame). The biggest thing I really need to work on is speed. I'm sloooow. One test I need to pass is 25 laps in 5 min. I started out at 12 laps, then 14, and last practice I made it to 17, so forward momentum is good!
4. Work is good, but I'm going into a really stressful week. The big board meeting I'm running is Thurs. and Fri. I'm really looking forward to it being over. Then I have to work on an unrelated thing on Sat. Oh well.
5. I watched The Eagle! It is fantastically slashy! (also pretty scenery)
Brief synopsis:
-We're Romans in Britain! We fight and don't wear shirts! It's awesome! There are no women here.
-Donald Sutherland!
-Gladiators! Right now this movie is less gay than Spartacus, but that will change soon!
-Jamie Bell should be forbidden to wear any pants with a high waist ever. I decree!
-blah blah blah father, going on a big quest after shiny things is totally not gay
-The first episode of Game of Thrones taught me not to go north of the wall. Maybe the Game of Thrones crew needed to watch The Eagle?
-We're two menquesting together fucking a lot in the woods.
-oh no! We had an argument! Master-slave relationships are totally not sexualized at all. At all.
-depressing history, some women covered in dirt with their dirty children, Bechdel test fail.
-Seal People are pretty and creepy and kind of intense.
-all the dialog from "I thought I lost you" on was completely ridiculous! (and awesome!)
-that standing in the river scene takes on new meaning now that I've read about Channing Tatum's burnt penis (poor penis!)
-bring on the fic!
6. And I saw the first two episodes of Sherlock! (Thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
aerye and kass for pimping me in!) It's so smart and witty and wonderful! What are your favorite recs?
7. Dr. Who is back!!! So much happy making! I heart Amy, and Rory, and Eleven. River Song is hot hot hot. (And also sadness! When I read the Time Traveler's Wife a few years ago, I cried, and then later had really hot sex. The book had an effect.) Moffit you are smart, and incredible-with-the-creepy, and making my brain hurt a little. I have no brilliant speculations, but I'm really excited to see where things go this season. Yay for arcs!
8. This project is so cool. The photographer took pictures of people (mostly women) in the outfit they felt the most safe in, and then the outfit they felt the most sexy in, and then displays them side by side. She did it in four places: Canada, USA, Sweden, and Rio. The pictures are shown with quotes from each subject. It's really interesting.
9. I'm kind of in awe at the detail of these vagina cupcakes (link probably NSFW).
10. Some days I'm awesome! Some days I'm dealing with moderate-to-high anxiety :( I had a really bad week of sleep this week, which happens periodically, but not often for me. So that's been hard. B. is tremendous, I'm still kind of in awe at how well things are working with him. I'm really happy that it's finally getting warmer and spring-like. The sunshine makes such a difference. I'm feeling pretty good right now.
11. Things I'm looking forward to:
-mother's day next weekend, which means dinner with my parents, and time with B.'s family
-B.'s taking me to a LARP in May, which is kind of intimidating, but at worst should be really interesting? I think?
-10 year college reunion. It will be super awesome to see people! (also: 10 years OMGWTF)
-Dad's-side-of-the-family reunion in June.
-Mom's-side-of-the-family reunion in July.
-Vacation with B. to Las Vegas this summer!
-I signed up for a Ravenchase in Boston in August! I'm very excited! It will be strange not to race with Fellowship of the Van. But I get to introduce B. to it, and my parents are going to join us. I hope we have a good time.
1. Osama bin Laden is dead. That's just been announced. Whoa.
2. Had a job interview for job-I-really-want on Monday. I think it went well! Always hard to tell what the committee is thinking. There are four finalists. They will need to check references, have another meeting, and then negotiate with the college, and my boss is going out of town for over a week. So I'm guessing *at least* 2-3 weeks, possibly more, before I hear anything. I'm cautiously optimistic.
3. Roller derby is going pretty well. I'm trying out the name Mary Queen of Scars (going by "Scars" since "Mary" seems kind of lame). The biggest thing I really need to work on is speed. I'm sloooow. One test I need to pass is 25 laps in 5 min. I started out at 12 laps, then 14, and last practice I made it to 17, so forward momentum is good!
4. Work is good, but I'm going into a really stressful week. The big board meeting I'm running is Thurs. and Fri. I'm really looking forward to it being over. Then I have to work on an unrelated thing on Sat. Oh well.
5. I watched The Eagle! It is fantastically slashy! (also pretty scenery)
Brief synopsis:
-We're Romans in Britain! We fight and don't wear shirts! It's awesome! There are no women here.
-Donald Sutherland!
-Gladiators! Right now this movie is less gay than Spartacus, but that will change soon!
-Jamie Bell should be forbidden to wear any pants with a high waist ever. I decree!
-blah blah blah father, going on a big quest after shiny things is totally not gay
-The first episode of Game of Thrones taught me not to go north of the wall. Maybe the Game of Thrones crew needed to watch The Eagle?
-We're two men
-oh no! We had an argument! Master-slave relationships are totally not sexualized at all. At all.
-depressing history, some women covered in dirt with their dirty children, Bechdel test fail.
-Seal People are pretty and creepy and kind of intense.
-all the dialog from "I thought I lost you" on was completely ridiculous! (and awesome!)
-that standing in the river scene takes on new meaning now that I've read about Channing Tatum's burnt penis (poor penis!)
-bring on the fic!
6. And I saw the first two episodes of Sherlock! (Thanks to
aerye and kass for pimping me in!) It's so smart and witty and wonderful! What are your favorite recs?7. Dr. Who is back!!! So much happy making! I heart Amy, and Rory, and Eleven. River Song is hot hot hot. (And also sadness! When I read the Time Traveler's Wife a few years ago, I cried, and then later had really hot sex. The book had an effect.) Moffit you are smart, and incredible-with-the-creepy, and making my brain hurt a little. I have no brilliant speculations, but I'm really excited to see where things go this season. Yay for arcs!
8. This project is so cool. The photographer took pictures of people (mostly women) in the outfit they felt the most safe in, and then the outfit they felt the most sexy in, and then displays them side by side. She did it in four places: Canada, USA, Sweden, and Rio. The pictures are shown with quotes from each subject. It's really interesting.
9. I'm kind of in awe at the detail of these vagina cupcakes (link probably NSFW).
10. Some days I'm awesome! Some days I'm dealing with moderate-to-high anxiety :( I had a really bad week of sleep this week, which happens periodically, but not often for me. So that's been hard. B. is tremendous, I'm still kind of in awe at how well things are working with him. I'm really happy that it's finally getting warmer and spring-like. The sunshine makes such a difference. I'm feeling pretty good right now.
11. Things I'm looking forward to:
-mother's day next weekend, which means dinner with my parents, and time with B.'s family
-B.'s taking me to a LARP in May, which is kind of intimidating, but at worst should be really interesting? I think?
-10 year college reunion. It will be super awesome to see people! (also: 10 years OMGWTF)
-Dad's-side-of-the-family reunion in June.
-Mom's-side-of-the-family reunion in July.
-Vacation with B. to Las Vegas this summer!
-I signed up for a Ravenchase in Boston in August! I'm very excited! It will be strange not to race with Fellowship of the Van. But I get to introduce B. to it, and my parents are going to join us. I hope we have a good time.
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