Hils's journal

Primary Ability: Empath Empaths posess the ability to feel the emotions of others. They are gentle people, who encourage and nurture others. They percieve the world with their hearts and not with their minds. Empaths make great friends because they understand people.
Secondary Ability: Farseeker Farseekers posses the ability to communicate over great distances via telepathy. They are great friends who know when they're needed, and seem to be able to detect others thoughts.
What is your Misfit Talent?

Found out this morning that I've got a permanent job at the place I'm working at at the moment. Was filled with a sense of doom as I saw my career as a civil servant mapped out before me. Not only that but I applied for two jobs, the one I got and one at the level above. Two of the most incompetant people I know got the higher jobs, to the disbelief of pretty much everyone in the building. It made me realise that I really can't stay for much longer. Clearly promotion is in no way based on merit, or even length of service.

I've pretty much decided to go for this job in London if they offer it to me. Yes, it'll be a struggle in the beginning but I might never get an opportunity like this again and I need to start somewhere. Hopefully I should be able to work my way up fairly quickly. Not like the place at the moment where I will have to work at least another 2 years before I'm elegible for promotion to the next level, which still only pays as much as the London job.

Remind me never to stay up til 1am updating my website on a weekday. I've barely been able to keep my eyes open today.

On a whim I bought the first Anita Blake book, thinking it would be a Buffy-like thing (didn't realise it was made before Buffy but hey). It's actually not a bad read. Nice and simple after Catch-22

I blame fitofpique for this one.

Angel and Spike were playing a game of squash. Shirtless. They were both all slick with sweat and the sexual tension during the game was palpable. Mmmm...I want more like this

Apparently the owner of the Buffy con has received so many e mails about the photo thing that they're trying to arrange a special James photo session now. You'll have to pay of course but it's better than nothing

HERMIT
"the meditator, philosopher, sage, wise
man"
You can not and will not compromise your values and
have a desire to complete past things before
begining the new (you value completion,
perfection, and introspection highly). You are
a natural way-shower, sage, and seeker. You
have an appreciation of the body and the wisdom
of the earth and its natural process. You have
a deep love for beauty, harmony, and order.


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Are you ready for a story of true love and destiny? Well, you're not going to get it ;)

Instead I will tell you the tale of how two very unconnected people came to know each other. You see, it all started long ago when marguerite_26 came up with the idea of a Flashfic-a-thon. Stories came and went but in the midst of it a legend was born. It told a tale of two incredibly hot vampires, slicked with oil and wrestling. From this tale, and the joy it brought one reader, a friendship was forged. A friendship based on naughty dreams and semi-naked man. A friendship that will stand the test of time

Translation: fitofpique and I have just friended each other. Thanks marguerite_26 and sunlit5 for bringing us together through the joys of fic

flickums has bought mrthursday a book on how to be a villain. Inside it teaches you how to pick an evil name and a step by step guide to hatching an evil plan. Here we go

First of all, using their chart I ended up with the name Countess Slash-Spike. Needless to say that made me laugh....I mean cackle like the meglomaniac I am.

Here's my evil plan as dictated by the handbook

To begin, I must first incinerate a wealthy heiress. This will cause the world to whisper amongst themselves, baffled by my arrival. Who is this unholy menace? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in classic black?

Next, I must seize control of the internet. This will be done from my medieval castle, a mysterious place of unrivaled dark glory. Upon seeing this, the world will faint as countless hoardes of the undead hasten to do my every bidding.

Finally I must reveal to the world my opening of the seven seals, bringing about the apocalypse. My name will be synonymous with horror, and no man will ever dare again interrupt my sentences. Everyone will bow before my mystical abilities, and the world will have no choice but to elect me as dictator for life.

Oh. My. God!

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Best. Series. Ever

Who'd have thought there was life outside of Buffy. I'll be writing B5 fanfic before I know it...

Just ordered Series 5 of B5 from the US because I simply can't wait for it to get released over here.

4 days until I move. 3 days until I pick up the keys

WHEE!!!

How to make a Hils

Ingredients: 3 parts anger 5 parts courage 5 parts intelligence

Method: Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Top it off with a sprinkle of sadness and enjoy!

It's amazing what sort of stuff you find when you're packing to move. So far I've found all my old diaries (dating back to 1993), old birthday cards, items of clothing I'd forgotten I owned, books I never got around to reading and photos from when I was about 8 years old. It's a real walk down memory lane.

Now I have to work out what stuff to keep and what stuff to bin

I appear to have run out of boxes.

Bollocks.

Time to start filling bin bags I guess

I'm tired and could really do with a nap. Unfortunately I can't actually get to be bed as it's surrounded and covered in my stuff. Going to have to finish packing before I can go to bed tonight :(

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!



With my LJ user name I got Gerard Butler but since I don't know who that is I tried my full name and I got my dear, beloved Eric

Just about finished packing. Few little bits left to do but that can be done tomorrow.

I have too much stuff. A lot of it is crap that I don't really need but don't want to throw away either

Might have to have a more firm throw away session when I unpack

1. The Lost Slayer - Christopher Golden
2. Lost Souls - Poppy Z. Brite
3. Little Things - Rececca Moesta
4. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
5. Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey
6. Birds Without Wings - Louis De Bernieres
7. Resurrection Men - Ian Rankin
8. There And Back Again - Sean Astin
9. Bear - Jamie Smart
10. Preacher: Gone to Texas - Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
11. Preacher: Until The End Of The World - Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
12. Preacher: Proud Americans - Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
13. Preacher: Dixie Fried - Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
14. Preacher: Ancient History - Garth Ennis, Steve Pugh, Carlos Ezquerra & Richard Case
15. Books of Magic: Death After Death - John Nev Reiber, Peter Gross, Jill Thompson & Richard Case
16. Preacher: War in the Sun - Gsrth Ennis & Steve Dillon

Jesse looks like a pirate now. Mmm...

Next is Preacher: Salvation

I had a dream I met Andy Serkis last night

Oh dear...

I sense a disturbance in the force

Greg, psychic that he is, brought me in the final two Preacher books without me even mentioning it to him. So I've got them all now and I won't need to wait to finish the series. WHEE!

I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself today. I don't know why. No real reason. Just feeling like something is missing (no, robhu, I do not need to go to a naturist weekend). I don't really have anything to look forward to. I'm just sort of plodding along. I feel flat and lifeless. Meh

I'm supposed to be going to the dentist on Monday but unless the cheque from my old landlord has cleared I won't be able to afford it. I hate moving. It's so damn expensive. I've managed to spend about £200 in 2 weeks! I suppose £100 of that was on my new phone.

On the plus side my diet is going well. I don't know if I've actually lost any weight but physically I feel healthier. I have more energy and I don't feel bloated all the time. Even if the nurse tells me off next week at least I can say I'm trying to make progress.

I'm craving spaghetti and meatballs and have e mailed Mum-Ra to ask if we can have it at the weekend

Got a doc's appointment this morning which isn't until 9:10 so I got to have a bit of a lie in :)

I was thinking last night about Clark and Lex's relationship (yeah, what's new there) and when it started to go downhill. To me there's a very specific moment after which, in my eye, things changed between them. They were still pretty much friends at this point too but it just felt different

So, I thought I'd open it up. When did the Clex change for you? I'll give you my answer later ;)

Just booked my train tickets to the airport so I now have everything I need for my trip to Canada apart from spending money which I will get at the end of the month when I get paid. WHEE!

The weekend before I fly out is when I'm due to to visit my parents (and play with the new puppy!). Mum-Ra is going to take me shopping to buy some new clothes and then we're going to go and see Shrek 3. Should be fun!

I think I need some new songs for my ipod. I'm getting bored with what's on there at the moment. Anyone want to rec me some stuff? I'm in the mood for happy, summery songs so nothing too slow or depressing please :)

The interview meme is doing the rounds again which is good as it will give me a chance to get to know the new people on my flist a bit better

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions. (They probably won't be the same ones you see above!)
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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In other news, there's lots of weird zombieness going on on my flist. I don't quite see the point of it but y'all have fun

Over the last few days a few people have mentioned how frequently I post in my LJ. Not in a bad way I hasten to add, but it's made me more aware of it than I usually am

I'm not going to apologise. I post in LJ to keep me amused when I'm bored (or specifically to generate comments that will keep me amused at work. LOL)

But, I just want to invite people to defriend me if my levels of posting are annoying you. I promise I won't be offended.

And I am trying to cut it down a bit by combining lots of things into one post. I've only done 3 posts today which is very good for me!

*shuffles off*

The moment Clex changed for me was Asylum, or when the episode ended anyway. I don't think I've found a storyline as raw and emotionally painful as Shattered and Asylum. I was in tears for hours after the episodes ended and to me that's when it all changed. The hug between Clark and Lex at the end of Asylum was like the closing of a chapter for me, ready to move into a new state of relationship between Clark and Lex

I don't know what it was but to me things after that were different between them. Maybe because the ordeal had aged them both. Lex endured weeks of what was essentially torture at the hands of his father, only to have the whole thing literally burned out of his brain. Clark is swamped by the guilt of not only leaving Lex to be taken away to Belle Reve in the first place but also failing to rescue him in time

Gone is the sweet, innocent and almost childish relationship that the boys had in the early seasons and it's replaced with something gritty and more raw. Lex goes to work for his father (I think, my memory is a bit shakey here) and begins his journey into supervillainry. Clark finds out about the investigation and his guilt turns to anger and thus begins the rift

That's how I see it anyway

Well, I'm not experienced enough for the job I applied for yesterday but the guy at the agency loves my CV and he says he's got some more roles coming up doing what Dave is going to be doing. He said as soon as they come through he's going to put me forward for it

YAY!

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Ok, I am in PAIN I was laughing so hard!

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I'm pretty sure I'm going to get my Sweet Charity fic finished today and then I can type it up and edit tomorrow *is pleased*

I got my Fic Remix challenge today which has come at a perfect time really. I've got lots of Jared/Jensen and even a Jensen/Misha fic to choose from and it's going to be a great way for me to get into the characters heads and try writing them before I start my bigbang. YAY!

Right, now I'm off to Helen's for an afternoon of fun *g*

Oh, and have a Jared/Jensen/Misha threesome fic because those are never not fun

Well, I couldn't bring myself to watch Cry Wolf or House of Wax. LOL! Sorry, Jared, I don't like you that much. We watched Heathers in the end which has dated badly in a lot of ways but in other ways hasn't at all. I still enjoyed it and had forgotten how hot Christian Slater used to be. Now he advertises PC World and that is sad.

I also watched Robin Hood. Or more accurately it happened to be on while we were waiting for our pizza to arrive. I have no idea what's going on with that show now. Chrissie from Eastenders was in it and Guy of Gisborne appears to be a good guy even though I thought I read somewhere that he killed Maid Marion. I have no idea!

I'm just gonna try and finish my Sweet Charity fic now I think and then go to bed

I'm pretty sure everyone but me has seen this but just in case



I remember Nathan tweeting about it so he has seen it

Oh, I really hope you all watched that. It was as gloriously bad as I expected but in that kind of awesome way.

Dude, I can't believe I stayed up until 4am watching and twitting and chatting. And then I randomly met someone from York who was watching it too. Kismit there for sure!

I did a twitter-commentary which won't make much sense if you didn't watch but here it is

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Photo just tweeted by Jim

Misha & Samantha have really bonded at the Barcelona convention.

rec_hymenated is a Dean/Castiel specific reccing community and we are looking for new reccers. If you think you'd be interested click here for more details

I am so sad for Misha right now :(

I kind of just want to hug him.

I've always said I will stick with the show no matter what but if things are really as bad as this sounds I'm not sure I can. I will forever love the show for introducing me to so many great people but I think if this stuff is true watching it without Misha would leave a bad taste in my mouth.

Will have to wait and see what happens I guess.

Usually I pride myself in being the upbeat chipper one. I try to put a positive spin on most things and draw positive experiences out of whatever's happening to me.

I have no idea what happened last night but it's like someone beat me over the head with an angsty stick. I feel miserable and depressed and getting out of bed to go to the bank today was a real effort. In fact right now I would quite like to go back to sleep.

I don't know what it is really. I suppose a combination of the fact that I miss Nashville and the fact that fandom is just not a fun place to be at the moment. Everyone is on edge and upset.

I am hoping that going back to work tomorrow night will perk me up just because it means stepping back from all of this.

All I know is that lying in bed last night thinking about the Christmas holidays I will spend alone once my parents are gone is not a healthy use of my time.

I really should be spending my afternoon/evening writing but I think I am going to play some Playstation instead.

Dean/Gabriel
Poetic Justice by tiptoe39
Without Gabriel, the world needs a Trickster. Dean is offered the job.
I am not really a Dean/Gabriel shipper but I LOVED this! One part actually made me cry and others had me laughing out loud

See, when things seem gloomy a little ray of sunshine comes along that makes me remember what a wonderful place fandom is after all

Read the story that goes with this auction

What a lovely thing for this person to do. She could have just kept it.

Misha + Sebastian + singing + Mark Sheppard asking them what the bloody hell they are doing

♥

June Something Question

Day 11: What would make you leave a fandom, or prevent you from getting into it in the first place?

Drama/discourse/wank whatever you want to call it. Fandom is supposed to be fun and I just don't have the time or the patience for it. It's one of the reasons I left the Supernatural fandom and it's one of the reasons I didn't stick with The Untamed fandom (I do still read fic for it but I don't engage with the fandom beyond that).

Day 12: Who is someone that you share the most fandoms with?

There are a few friends I met in the Supernatural fandom who have been through multiple fandoms with me since. I think my friend Tippy has been in pretty much every fandom with me from Supernatural to The Untamed.

Day 13: Squicks - What are some things that squick you in fandom - not necessarily "icky", though it can be. From anything involving blood, to bad grammar.

I'm trying to think and I'm not sure I have any. Maybe poorly formatted fics. I'll generally give anything a go if the writer is skilled enough to make it work. This entry was originally posted at https://hils.dreamwidth.org/880011….