Let me peer at you with my bifocals
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st_aurafinaI have new glasses and everything is weird. There are two prescriptions: near/far bifocals and an intermediate pair for computer work. I haven't figured out the bifocals yet - they are great for far vision, but the line between the two types of lens feels strangely like my eyes are brimming with tears. And yet I've taken to the idea that when I look down (through the second lens) small print will leap into focus, which makes things strange when I'm not wearing them and gives me a bit of a headache. Also when I am wearing them, I spend a lot of time examining my boobs which are suddenly very close and exquisitely in focus. It's like I've had a boob lift, or at least the optical illusion of a boob lift. I've got the intermediates on right now at work, and that's fine as long as I don't want anything in the distance to be clear. It kind of gives me a bubble of insulation against approaching people, in a way, because I don't have to acknowledge them or make eye contact until I can genuinely make eye contact. It gives me a little respite between customers.
I've been cohabiting with a spider living in my bathroom fan for a few weeks. She lived on the roof, and didn't much bother me. She didn't like it when I showered, presumably because that was when I activated the spinny blades of death inside her home, but she mostly skittered out of the fan and wandered around the bathroom ceiling grumpily.
On Thursday, she decided enough was enough, and she was rapelling the heck out of this town. I was underneath her at the time, shampooing my hair, so when she descended into the shower cubicle on her thread, there was much screaming and flailing. I evacuated, covered in suds, and managed to textlilacsigil one handed and with soap in my eyes - adrenaline is a great motivator. She saved me from Fanny with the cobweb brush. Fanny is an outside spider now, and I shower alone.
fin
This thread on FFA, Worst thing you've ever watched for an actor you like, was illuminating.
Because of this:
Nonnie: [types "Outlander" into Amazon]
Amazon: Do you mean the wildly popular book series by Diana Gabaldon or the arguably MORE popular television series based on the books?
Nonnie: YOU FOOL. I MEAN THE VERY BAD ALIENS VS. VIKINGS MOVIE AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT.
And this:
I'm about halfway through and I think I might owe this movie an apology. I think I noped out pretty early the first time because the beginning is a little slow and then my stream failed and then I noticed that this movie is two hours long and ughhhh do I really want to watch two hours of Beowulf With Aliens?
And I guess the answer is maybe? Mostly because this is not JUST Beowulf With Aliens. This is Vikings Adopt A Socially Awkward Space Marine and it's like...pretty delightful. Somebody gives Jim Caviezel a horse and he's all ???? why this????? He gets his own fancy Viking furs and when he shows up to the party everyone falls silent and stares at him like he's the prettiest girl at Viking prom. He gets bullied into playing Viking party games. It's like...it's some doofy shit. I'm having a good time.
Also, this is less relevant to my good time, but he spends the first 30 minutes of this movie tied up or chained up in various configurations and I can imagine that being relevant to someone else's good time.
(Why yes, this is relevant to my good time. Thank you, nonnie.)
And this poster, which made me realise that I have reached the stage where I will look for John Reese in anything:
[Movie poster for Outlander, featuring Jim Caviezel looking gaunt in a fur cloak]
Sigh. It's a stage. I've done it for Amy Acker. I watched A Nutcracker Christmas. I am not ashamed.
[Movie poster for A Nutcracker Christmas - Amy Acker is dressed as the Sugar Plum Fairy]
Things I am working on/interested in:
-shopfront is hosting Write Every Day for February. It's really easy to take part - you just write something then check in on that day's post to say what you did. It has a good atmosphere, people are friendly and supportive, and it's okay to flake out (which is why I don't go with something like GYWO, because the moment I have a concrete deadline, I ditch.)
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wipbigbang is running again this year. Get your shit done! They're also hosting a mini challenge for works shorter than 7500 words, to culminate on International Fanworks Day on February 15th. (I have many works to finish but this big bang always gives me impetus.)
- Halfamoon isn't running this year butsenmut is posting a Star Wars drabble a day at halfamoon to celebrate women, and is encouraging others to do so. I will try with Person of Interest.
- and Femslash February, of course. Yay!
I've been cohabiting with a spider living in my bathroom fan for a few weeks. She lived on the roof, and didn't much bother me. She didn't like it when I showered, presumably because that was when I activated the spinny blades of death inside her home, but she mostly skittered out of the fan and wandered around the bathroom ceiling grumpily.
On Thursday, she decided enough was enough, and she was rapelling the heck out of this town. I was underneath her at the time, shampooing my hair, so when she descended into the shower cubicle on her thread, there was much screaming and flailing. I evacuated, covered in suds, and managed to text
lilacsigil one handed and with soap in my eyes - adrenaline is a great motivator. She saved me from Fanny with the cobweb brush. Fanny is an outside spider now, and I shower alone. fin
This thread on FFA, Worst thing you've ever watched for an actor you like, was illuminating.
Because of this:
Nonnie: [types "Outlander" into Amazon]
Amazon: Do you mean the wildly popular book series by Diana Gabaldon or the arguably MORE popular television series based on the books?
Nonnie: YOU FOOL. I MEAN THE VERY BAD ALIENS VS. VIKINGS MOVIE AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT.
And this:
I'm about halfway through and I think I might owe this movie an apology. I think I noped out pretty early the first time because the beginning is a little slow and then my stream failed and then I noticed that this movie is two hours long and ughhhh do I really want to watch two hours of Beowulf With Aliens?
And I guess the answer is maybe? Mostly because this is not JUST Beowulf With Aliens. This is Vikings Adopt A Socially Awkward Space Marine and it's like...pretty delightful. Somebody gives Jim Caviezel a horse and he's all ???? why this????? He gets his own fancy Viking furs and when he shows up to the party everyone falls silent and stares at him like he's the prettiest girl at Viking prom. He gets bullied into playing Viking party games. It's like...it's some doofy shit. I'm having a good time.
Also, this is less relevant to my good time, but he spends the first 30 minutes of this movie tied up or chained up in various configurations and I can imagine that being relevant to someone else's good time.
(Why yes, this is relevant to my good time. Thank you, nonnie.)
And this poster, which made me realise that I have reached the stage where I will look for John Reese in anything:
[Movie poster for Outlander, featuring Jim Caviezel looking gaunt in a fur cloak]
Sigh. It's a stage. I've done it for Amy Acker. I watched A Nutcracker Christmas. I am not ashamed.
[Movie poster for A Nutcracker Christmas - Amy Acker is dressed as the Sugar Plum Fairy]
Things I am working on/interested in:
-
shopfront is hosting Write Every Day for February. It's really easy to take part - you just write something then check in on that day's post to say what you did. It has a good atmosphere, people are friendly and supportive, and it's okay to flake out (which is why I don't go with something like GYWO, because the moment I have a concrete deadline, I ditch.) -
wipbigbang is running again this year. Get your shit done! They're also hosting a mini challenge for works shorter than 7500 words, to culminate on International Fanworks Day on February 15th. (I have many works to finish but this big bang always gives me impetus.) - Halfamoon isn't running this year but
senmut is posting a Star Wars drabble a day at halfamoon to celebrate women, and is encouraging others to do so. I will try with Person of Interest. - and Femslash February, of course. Yay!