Close the doors, put out the light
You know they won't be home tonight.
They carry news that must get through 
6th-Jul-2008 02:16 pm - Friends Cut
Despite the icon, no I am not doing a friends cut because I am freaked out by you all LOL

I have a lot of people on my flist that haven't posted in like 2-3 years. I assume they left LJ, so I am going to go ahead and do some trimming.

I'm mainly aiming this at abandoned journals and people that post maybe once a year. Plus there are some people that I never talk to and never talk to me, so I figure we've drifted or just never clicked.

This really isn't aimed at anyone new since I don't know you yet, or people I talk to on a regular basis.

There is always room for misunderstanding though, so if I cut you and you didn't want to get cut, just let me know and I'll add you back. Or just post here if you want me to keep you. Even post here if you are looking to be cut. Maybe I bore you ;)

No hard feelings or anything. Like I said, just let me know. :)
6th-Jul-2008 11:24 am - a little birdie told me
... that it's a certain someone's birthday.

Happy Birthday, [info]mirien!

I hope you have a fabulous day.
6th-Jul-2008 10:54 am - Survey Says....

Your result for The Best Thing About You Test...

Honesty

Honesty is your greatest virtue.

Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting truthfully. This includes listening, and any action in the human repertoire — as well as speaking. And you? You cannot tell a lie. Both loved ones and strangers should trust you, because you won't (1) lie, (2) lie via omission, or (3) sit there and let lies be told. (Can you even let a sleeping dog lie?) All 7 virtues are a part of you, but your honesty runs deepest.


Your biggest risk is hurting the feelings of your most sensitive friends. However, most appreciate you for your candor.


Honest famous person: George Washington, if you believe the propaganda.


Your raw relative scores follow. 0% is low, and 100% is perfect, nearly impossible. Note that I pitted the virtues against each other, so in some way these are relative scores. It's impossible to score high on all of them, and a low score on one is just relatively low compared to the other virtues.


YOUR VIRTUES


10% Compassion


56% Intelligence


50% Humility


78% Honesty


38% Discipline


29% Courage


50% Passion

Take The Best Thing About You Test at HelloQuizzy



So last night I made a southern food fest. We had cornmeal-battered caught-that-day-halibut (in lieu of catfish because the market only had frozen catfish) with rémoulade sauce, hush puppies, sweet potato fries with curry-yogurt dip, cole slaw, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. This was paired with a 2006 Torii Mor Pinot Gris, and a 2006 Elk Cove Rose of Pinot noir. MMMMM.....

recipes behind the cut... )
6th-Jul-2008 12:43 pm - writer's block
Has anyone seen the writer's block for today? I don't usually pay much attention to them, but check this one out:

Post some pictures of outhouses or bathrooms that have given you a lasting impression, and talk about what the restroom means to you.

WHAAAT?! Haha, the more I read it, the funnier it gets. *bursts out laughing*

And the funniest thing? People actually answered it seriously. XD
6th-Jul-2008 05:36 pm - All That Rise Against Thee to do Thee Hurt 1/1
Title: All That Rise Against Thee to do Thee Hurt
Author: [info]kroki_refur
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1,754
Warnings: Pretentiousness to beat the band.
Spoilers: Up to 3x16
Notes: Not so much a fic as a stylistic experiment. Snippetty and plotless. This post brought to you by an excess of Faulkner.

All That Rise Against Thee to Do Thee Hurt )
6th-Jul-2008 01:08 pm - DW 4.13 Thoughts
Well, y'all probably know I don't watch Who on a regular basis, but I ALWAYS watch the finales. I only saw the first episode of this season, and last night I downloaded 4.12 and 4.13 to watch today. Just got done watching 4.13, and...

spoilers )
6th-Jul-2008 01:12 am - Edition 850
Before you comment to the newsletter, please make sure you have read the comm userinfo carefully [here].

News
Casting Spoiler for 0401 by [info]missyjack

New Communities
[info]spn_buddy

Fanfic: Sam/Dean
Waiting and Watching by [info]my_sam_dean (NC-17)
So Little Time, So Much To Do by [info]fersuregurl (NC-17)
My Pet Dean 10/? and 11/? by [info]spnfan99 (NC-17)

Fanfic: Gen
Silence Cast to Night Skies by [info]tahirire (R)
Capacity by [info]inksheddings (PG)
The Carver 2/? by [info]spectral_scribe (PG-13)

Fanfic: Other
Trick or Treat 7/? by [info]annie46 (RPS crossover, Jared/Jensen/Sam/Dean/Others, NC-17)
Ripple Effect 8/? by [info]minkmix (Dark Angel crossover, PG)
Too Late for Beginnings by [info]elsinorelane (Sam/Dean, Dean/OFC, R)
A Crime of Passion by [info]annabeth_fics (John/Dean, Sam/Dean, John/Sam/Dean, John/Mary, NC-17)
Daddy's Little Girl by [info]samdeanfetish (John/Sam, NC-17)
Black Tongue by [info]everything_inme (Veronica Mars crossover, Dean/Veronica, Sam/Ruby, Sam/Jessica, Sam/Veronica, PG-13)

Fanfic: RPF
On the Range 4/? by [info]calysta18 (JA/JP, NC-17)
Smoke And Lightning, Heavy Metal Thunder 14/? by [info]eviltwin (JA/JP, NC-17)
Moments 8/? by [info]garvaldmains (JA/JP, NC-17)
Signs Taken for Wonders by [info]madame_meretrix (CK/JA, TW/MR, NC-17)
The Last of the Romantics by [info]balefully (JA/JP, NC-17)
Circle Jerk by [info]phantisma (JDM/JA/JP, NC-17)
Rebel rebel, how could they know? by [info]titheniel (JA/JP, R)
Endless Summer 5/? by [info]kezzie_du (JA/JP, JP/OFC, JA/OMC, NC-17)
Touch by [info]deviant_dev (JA/JP, JP/SM, NC-17)

Recs
Fic recs by [info]annella
Fic recs at [info]spn_first_time
Fic recs at [info]crack_impala

Icons
25 Dean icons by [info]ficliously
20 SPN icons by [info]messdestruction
21 Dean icons by [info]i_will_dare_89

Screencaps/Pictures
New old promo pics by [info]andreas_ri
0116 Shadow caps by [info]raloria

Fanart
Sam and Dean manipsby [info]meret (G)
Sam and Dean on the Impala by [info]gnome781
Sam/Dean drawing by [info]griseldajane (G)

Songvids
S.O.S. by [info]saroona (Dark Angel crossover)

Multimedia
Calling All Angels: A world on the brink of war [Supernatural fanmix] by [info]frayen

Meta
the women of supernatural by [info]littlealex

Miscellaneous
Spoiler Alert for TVGuide.com by [info]clarksmuse at [info]spnfencentral [NO SPOILERS IN POST]
6th-Jul-2008 02:12 pm - What's your favourite interview?
I hope it's okay to post this. Since the show's on hiatus and I'm on holiday, I've been taking advantage of TDS.com's immense clip archive. I started going through interviews, mostly 'cause I can listen to them while I'm doing other things, and I thought I'd share some of my favourites )

So what about you guys? What are your favourite interviews of Jon's? Let's have 'em!
5th-Jul-2008 08:34 pm - *objectifies like whoa*
do i even have to say what i would let this woman do to me anymore?

also, could she be more gay? )
5th-Jul-2008 08:26 pm - No. I'm not dead.
Well, it sure has been a long time since I've bestirred myself to continue my fanfic. However, the plot gizkas have always been tenacious and demanding, so I've never forgotten it, even in my slump.

Here's a cookie from Chapter 65 of Coming to Terms:

Here comes the cavalry... )

Not finished by far, and certainly not beta'd...
5th-Jul-2008 06:07 pm - Dark Angel: Pilot - Flushed
So, originally I was going to sit down to watch the Farscape series finale that I've been putting off. or continue to watch the handful of Smallville eps I've missed over the years. Instead, I decided to start Dark Angel.

My thoughts...

Pilot )

Heat )

Flushed )

I probably could say more and I know I'm missing stuff, but so far I've really enjoying it. I'm aware that the tone and content changes completly in S2, and that's a bummer. But I am looking forward to watching S2 for Jensen Ackles. I'm just pleased that at least so far the story isn't all about ship (and I'm a romantic at heart - just prefer good story) and that it has an intriguing premise. I hope the next episodes are pretty good as well. :)
5th-Jul-2008 10:45 pm - meme meme meme meme
Snaffed from [info]bookishwench

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool. Use the real song.

oooo insight into ye olde music library )

My iTunes seems to have been on a Zeppelin kick *shrug* ...I can't exactly blame it ;p

In other news, boy doesmy country look like a postcard. I pretty much spent my last three days licing inside one!
Note to self: Less inside, more outside.

Also, still loads of free letters in my letters/intrests meme". This is your chance to make me yammer on about anything from movies, music, trees, bees, fanfic, shows, ice-cream or bunnies gone amock.
5th-Jul-2008 04:57 pm - 2008: a year in films (june)
Yep, still keeping track of these!

June 2 - August Rush (DVD)
June 6 - The Gods Must Be Crazy (DVD)

= 2 films for June

Year total to date = THIRTY ONE
5th-Jul-2008 04:52 pm - 2008: a year in episodes (june)


= 30 episodes of telly for the month of June (that's like, less than half what I normally watch!  Maybe there is hope for me actually having a life.)

year total to date = FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX
5th-Jul-2008 04:08 pm - 'of course we’re safe, there’s a little shop!'
This is me clapping my hands over my ears and shutting my eyes super tight so as to avoid the Doctor Who spoilers and just general talk.  I have yet to see the last three episodes, which includes today's!!!    *tra la la la*
5th-Jul-2008 11:47 am - Finally!
I'm getting a quasi-summer vacation!

It all started with Commencement. My friends L and S came and stayed with me and we had a great time. Then the following weekend, I went to my friend M's house for a BBQ, and my friend T came over the next day for a BBQ. Last night, my friend T and I went out for dinner and a movie and watched fireworks, tonight my friend C is coming over for dinner, and tomorrow my friend S (the same S) is coming down with my godson S for a couple of days from Tacoma (where they are visiting relatives). We're going to drive out to Hood River Valley on Monday and do the farm tour, grab lunch or dinner in Hood River, then head back. Alpacas! And produce! And artisan cheese! And wine!

I have a social life again! I almost forgotten what that was like after being buried in coursework and work for months on end...

Next weekend, I'm off to MA to find an apartment, the following weekend, my friend [info]khylarenelf, is coming down from the Seattle area to stay the weekend, then the weekend after that it's free Shakespeare in the park with my friends N and C from school, then I'm moving. EEK! It's all happening so fast!

I'm going to party it up until I move... because then it's back to the grind.
5th-Jul-2008 01:40 pm - Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to my newest friend, [info]samidha! I hope you have a great day.
5th-Jul-2008 05:27 pm - MotherEFFER.
Anyone reading this who visits SVS, listen up.

While it's working again at the moment, our server is a piece of absolute shit. It has been since day one, but recently it's been getting worse. It's been slow, the connection has completely failed at times and it's just been an all-round, unreliable piece of crap. I hear from my Webtech that the support team are complete fucktards most of the time.

Just spoke with Webtech on the phone and he's on the lookout for a new server. Honestly, I don't care how much it costs as long as we get us a decent one that's gonna do the job and do it consistently well. He tells me that he would have to re-apply for this one around the 16th of the month so he's going to try and find a new one by then so we can get switched over around then - which is the best time to do it anyway since by then all of the end-of-month, beginning-of-month stuff is out there and dealt with.

I'll keep you guys posted on any further developments but as for now, a switch IS on its way. Bear with us ;)

Also, I have a question for you guys - would any of y'all be interested in a comm for the site? I've claimed the name - [info]spnvidstation - just on the off-chance that someone else nabs it for whatever reason, but haven't done anything to it yet. It would mainly be for announcements such as this one, as I know that not everyone at the site who has an LJ is on my flist, and vice versa. We could also have help posts, tutorials etc. The only thing we wouldn't post there would be the video posts themselves - those would be exclusive to the website. What do you guys think?
5th-Jul-2008 04:24 pm - It has *claws*!
OK, people. The velociraptor would make the best pizza? Seriously? Seriously? It doesn't have opposable thumbs!



What were you even thinking?
5th-Jul-2008 12:48 pm - Jensen Ackles Nipple Picspam (some Jared)
I promised that a while ago and [info]huntress69 gave me the idea of a nipple picspam with the boys. Well, You get a lot of nipples of Jensen but I had a hard time to find any of Jared except for SPN and New York Minute so this is mainly Jensen picspam and at the end are some Jared pictures ;)

Pictures were snagged from http://www.desiring-jensen.org ; http://www.metallicar.de & http://www.jraunlimited.com but uploaded on my own space of course.

Enjoy!




Not dial up friendly )
5th-Jul-2008 10:16 am - All I Need is the Air I Breathe...
First things first, welcome to new friend [info]darkvietboy77!

Second, a meme nabbed from [info]hecticity.

bored yet addicted to coding )

Also, a quick thank you to everyone answered my last post looking for the instrumental music. I should have specified that I was looking for something funny - along the lines of the Birdie Song/Chicken Dance but just NOT those ones. Basically I'm doing a cracktastic Mystery Spot episodic in the style of one of the Charlie Chaplin silent movies. But I'll check out some of your suggestions :D