birthday recap
Oct. 7th, 2006 02:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmDespite really not understanding the way my body processes alcohol these days and being cold and dazed by the end of the night, my birthday went very well, and better than expected. The Dove as mercifully under-crowded, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kalichan, hofnarr, roadnotes, baldanders, coyotegoth, magnetgirl, leopard_lady (who is delightfully tiny), lawnrrd, sykii, askeladden, ladypeculiar, schmittybooger, and Jessica who doesn't have an LJ but works at Hell House and is therefore cooler than all of us ("the pearl of your virginity is about to be executed!") were all in attendence. I don't think that forgets anyone.
Jessica, in fact, pointed out that should I ever own a pub (and I should, just for the use of this suggestion), I must name it The Sardonic Diplomat.
My bracelet that was a gift for Severus' birthday back in January kept having the clasp open up last night and it was making me nevous enough I had to take it off. I just bought a safety class for it on Ebay which should be here in a few days so I'll be able to start wearing it again.
Now I'm going to take a quick shower, find my cloak to bring to the dry cleaners, get some stuff at the sewing shop, and go into work.
Who is going to the Medieval festival at Ft. Tryon Park tomorrow?
Also, for whoever I was supposed to tell this to: Draco & the Malfoys, Oct. 22: http://www.engywook.com/3cupsHalloween/
also, Kali, and whomever else I was rambling to about the porntastic Patil twins thing, it's here: http://community.livejournal.com/smut_wednesday/15415.html (Waaaaaaaaaaaay not work safe HP porn, some of which is disturbing (if you scroll down and see the mandrake pic it's NOT MY FAULT)).
Finally, I can't believe how many of you who are my age have no idea from a Sleestak or Land of the Lost. All of this came about because Kali sent me the first pictures of m in the Snape coat (which lack the contrast to see the buttons, but unfortunately, not the color to see how red my face is (the thing about my appearance I hate most). I asked her "what's with my sleestak hands?" and then realized she might not know what one was. Sure enough....
Me (standing on my bed in my bedroom. Yes, those are really my curtains. You can also see the key plaques that have a track record of flying off the wall and at people's heads).
kalichan, hofnarr, roadnotes, baldanders, coyotegoth, magnetgirl, leopard_lady (who is delightfully tiny), lawnrrd, sykii, askeladden, ladypeculiar, schmittybooger, and Jessica who doesn't have an LJ but works at Hell House and is therefore cooler than all of us ("the pearl of your virginity is about to be executed!") were all in attendence. I don't think that forgets anyone.Jessica, in fact, pointed out that should I ever own a pub (and I should, just for the use of this suggestion), I must name it The Sardonic Diplomat.
My bracelet that was a gift for Severus' birthday back in January kept having the clasp open up last night and it was making me nevous enough I had to take it off. I just bought a safety class for it on Ebay which should be here in a few days so I'll be able to start wearing it again.
Now I'm going to take a quick shower, find my cloak to bring to the dry cleaners, get some stuff at the sewing shop, and go into work.
Who is going to the Medieval festival at Ft. Tryon Park tomorrow?
Also, for whoever I was supposed to tell this to: Draco & the Malfoys, Oct. 22: http://www.engywook.com/3cupsHalloween/
also, Kali, and whomever else I was rambling to about the porntastic Patil twins thing, it's here: http://community.livejournal.com/smut_wednesday/15415.html (Waaaaaaaaaaaay not work safe HP porn, some of which is disturbing (if you scroll down and see the mandrake pic it's NOT MY FAULT)).
Finally, I can't believe how many of you who are my age have no idea from a Sleestak or Land of the Lost. All of this came about because Kali sent me the first pictures of m in the Snape coat (which lack the contrast to see the buttons, but unfortunately, not the color to see how red my face is (the thing about my appearance I hate most). I asked her "what's with my sleestak hands?" and then realized she might not know what one was. Sure enough....
Me (standing on my bed in my bedroom. Yes, those are really my curtains. You can also see the key plaques that have a track record of flying off the wall and at people's heads).
Sleestaks (although you can't really see their hands and it sort of ruins the funny).
Tonight I want to work on Strings so more, as well as some fannish stuff I think, since people inquiring always gets me motivated.
Last night I had strange dreams about polyamory advocacy groups.
Meanwhile, the amount of conflicts between herbalism courses I want to take and regency dance classes is BAD.
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Date: 2006-10-07 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-07 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-07 06:55 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2006-10-07 10:47 pm (UTC)Thank you for thinking I am "delightfully tiny," that's the greatest description I've ever heard. :-D
I will be at Ft Tryon tomorrow (I think everyone I've met in the history of ever will be there), so do keep an eye out. (and I'll keep an eye out for you, natch.) I haven't decided what I'll be wearing, but it will probably involve my black pirate hat. (See icon)
I was also the one who wanted to know about the Draco & The Malfoys show.
Also? The Dove is a lovely, lovely place. I can't wait to go back!
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Date: 2006-10-07 10:49 pm (UTC)The Dove is awesome! You must go for their happy hour, it's SO CHEAP.
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Date: 2006-10-08 12:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-08 04:04 am (UTC)http://samstoryteller.livejournal.com
:-D
<lj user="copperbadge"> fic recs
Date: 2006-10-09 03:41 pm (UTC)Sweet Home, an amazing Remus-centric fic.
Amid my Solitude - The Remus/Tonks fic that made them my OTP
The Lens of Years - My favorite R/T story ever
There's more. Oh GOD is there more. Stories flow out of this guy like carbon dioxide.
Re: <lj user="copperbadge"> fic recs
Date: 2006-10-09 03:44 pm (UTC)And ah, it's the hyphen I was in need of.
Re: <lj user="copperbadge"> fic recs
Date: 2006-10-09 03:45 pm (UTC)And his stuff is a) amazing, b) hot, and c)as poly, queer, kinky, and anything else friendly as you can imagine. (He writes some of the best slash I've ever seen.)
Big time <3.
Re: <lj user="copperbadge"> fic recs
Date: 2006-10-09 03:47 pm (UTC)Also, Tonks, in underused in fandom by and large in a way that strikes me as a rather harsh indictment of the lack of imagination in HP fandom. Like, it's that that she can provide both het and slash, it's that she can make the distinctions irrelevant.
Re: <lj user="copperbadge"> fic recs
Date: 2006-10-09 04:05 pm (UTC)I have a five and a half page essay about why the popular fandom opinion of her is incorrect, but it's been sitting on my hard drive since about May.
My basic thesis is that
a)Tonks is the only female character women in their mid-20s can identify with in a current fashion. (ie, Hermione was them as a kid, but not now. McGonagall is them later in life, but not now, etc.)
b)Tonks had a severe amount of stress and trauma, and Remus "rejecting" her was probably the last straw.
and c)How well do you think YOU would fare under such circumstances, hmmmm?
Calling Tonks weak because she was upset by love being offered and then rescinded is the most annoying and ignorant sentiment I've heard in a long, long time. It's not "ZOMG SHE LOST HER POWRZ COS OF A MAN," it's, "She went through a terrifying and stressful period of time, and the person she'd started to depend on took himself out of the equation. Gender irrelevent."
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Date: 2006-10-09 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-08 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-08 12:44 am (UTC)