far end of the universe

I'm still here. 2017 hasn't totally personally sucked yet. And no, universe, do not take that as a challenge, I'm still working on getting back on my feet from last year, thanks.

I don't plan to migrate to Dreamwidth (see destina's reasons to essentially see mine), but I do have an account over there. I'll hit the backup button after I post this, just so things are up to date. I'll probably also start finally checking it regularly if a significant number of you aren't going to be cross-posting anymore.

For real, though, I'm mostly on Tumblr, but not in an "actively posting thoughts (except sometimes in the tags)" sort of way. Mostly in a "yay pretty fun" way, with tumblr savior and blacklisting helping to keep things that way as much as possible. May actually have the  space and mental wherewithal to do more active posting this year, though, there and here. That'd be nice. I should also find more of you on Twitter via my fannish account.

Anyway, let me know where you plan to root, or have rooted already. I'd love to get at least a bit back more to normal this year.

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[placeholder until I get myself together, and if that doesn't happen before assignments go, I will be back, I'll have provided most of what I want for these fandoms in my signup, but feel free to look at my past letters for general likes/dislikes]

I fail at basically every form of interaction except in-person and tumblr. Sometimes I fail at those.

For anything past pretty-happy-fuzzy things, I never have any idea where to start (2015 continues to be shit piled upon crap, I continue to try to not be buried by it), so I keep not starting.

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And I am not ready for Yuletide, wow.

One reason: Bang up your knees good and proper in an almost-eating-concrete fall, and then go home to a cat who is happiest on cold nights lying on your legs.

I didn't let her last night, and she was not happy with me. Now I've given in tonight. Every time she adjusts, I hold my breath until I know she's settled again on another spot that doesn't hurt as long as she's not moving.

Slooooowly catching up with TV. A few more episodes of Agent Carter happened yesterday. And apparently I was the one person in the room who didn't see a certain thing coming (or hadn't seen the ep already).

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Overall, still very much enjoying it as a show, and absolutely LOVING Hayley Atwell as Peggy and as a person.

I started this shortly after I got the picfor1000 assignment, but finishing fic is not my strong point, these days. So woo, posted. And within the challenge deadline, too.

Know Your Friends (Rivers of London)

Because everything else is HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR SNOW?

I think I have found the answer to my hair styling needs. At least when it is mostly below freezing and dry as a bone outside. We'll see how it does in the middle of summer. But in the meantime, while I wish the answer had been something from a drugstore, here's what I've found works (for me):

Alterna Bamboo Style Super-Natural Curl Shaping and Defining Cream

PLUS

Living Proof Amp² Instant Texture Volumizer

First when towel-dried, second when mostly dry. Fortunately, each requires only a small amount and has only a slight scent that disappears quickly. Hair is as non-frizzy, non-crunchy and well-behaved as possible. Woohoo.

Snow snow snow. And repeat.

But the good news - tonight is the first night of the Westminster Kennel Club show. Dogs! I don't think I've ever agreed with a winner (and obviously I don't know what the judges know re: this dog vs. the breed standard), but that's not the point. The point is DOGS.

It is, to absolutely no one's surprise, snowing again. I have honestly reached the point where I'm just laughing somewhat hysterically and saying, "WHY NOT LET'S BREAK ALL THE RECORDS MAKE IT HAPPEN."

By stocking the bird feeder, I can confidently say that I have a pair of cardinals, two pairs of doves, a ton of nuthatches, and a metrick fuckton of sparrows. I can less confidently say that I have a hawk, or at least something large and swoopy and not a crow or raven, that makes the little guys bug out. I wondered, since I'd noticed before that they disappeared sometimes. About 15 minutes ago I actually I saw the maybe-hawk and wow, yeah, that's definitely a reason to decide to be elsewhere for a while.

Lost power this morning for about an hour. If I'd stayed asleep longer, or just caught up with podcasts while in bed without suddenly decided to google something that came up in one of the podcasts, I probably wouldn't have noticed until I got up and saw my microwave and stove clocks blinking. Let's not do that again.

Worst tweet ever?

When will it melt? Assuming a cold March, most of you will still have snow on the ground April 1st.

— Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) February 15, 2015

Well. That was exciting. And stressful. And exciting.

Also, what the hell was with all the dad commercials, kill me now.