July 1st, 2008
The Black Parade is Dead! @ 10:23 pm
Current Mood:  ecstatic
Current Music: The Black Parade
-Bumped because finished now-
The Black Parade is Dead!
Why am I not seeing more squee from this from the My Chemical Romance on my F-List? Is it because the tour is so extremely officially over?
In honor of the TBPID, ($19.99 for the CD/DVD combo, ILUMCR, and also I kind of want to tack up the thanks-to-the-fans card somewhere by my computer so I can see it often and smile because shit, that just felt so much cooler than seeing a line of thanks hidden in the sleeve somewhere in the "credits"), I'm going to post a live review as I watch the DVD (so refresh every few minutes, if you're reading this).
The weather here is crap, though, so if we end up losing power again, go read this (easily one of the absolute best fanfics I've ever read for any fandom--hell, better than most non-fanfic fics I've read--and you don't have to be a fan or know anything about the band to follow it... best I've read in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong, long, long time... and it's better if you don't know anything about it going in, so no I won't tell you what's up with it, but shit, just trust me that the author really goes somewhere with this and fucking makes this work in an amazing way... I give it the strongest recommendation I could possibly give to any fic, of any kind, seriously. If you read it, lemme know what you think. I should warn you, though, this completely TOOK OVER MY MIND for two solid days, so once you're halfway in, you won't be able to sleep until you're done. Brief snippets of historical background sandwiched between each chapter; follow the red underlined links at the bottom to the next part, and yes the series is finished).
And xylodemon, if you happen to read this, it's totally because of your rampant fangirling you that I got into this band, so thank you. <3 This won't be as good as her reviewing Life on the Murder Scene, but then again, she's the awesome author, so she gets to be rad like that.
Right. On to the DVD live!review. EDIT: This took longer than I thought because I kept pausing and re-watching bits, so this review covers the Mexico City show only. The New Jersey concert review will be posted later this week.
June 7th, 2008
Happy Saturday, have a ficlet @ 10:01 pm
Current Mood:  pleased
the_sexorcist wrote me a ficlet after I took her up on her generous offer. And this is totally rad, because the world needs more Barty/Regulus, and there also needs to be more fic by the_sexorcist, so essentially--total win. Have a read, make a new friend, etc.
Title: Socks
Author: the_sexorcist
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Light slash
Memorable quote: "I've been standing here in nothing but a sock for a whole minute, when are you going to look up?"
My comments: A friend of mine once told me that a guy she'd made out with didn't count, because she hadn't been naked. When I asked how much she'd still had on, she replied, "My socks."
The thought of Regulus in just-his-sock is a thousand times sexier, though, and who doesn't love a freshly-imprinted DE fic? It'll only take a couple minutes, so have a read and leave a comment, please. <3
May 31st, 2008
Who wants fic? @ 09:20 pm
Current Mood:  drunk
Current Music: "Headfirst for Halos," by My Chemical Romance
Who wants cake fic?
It's been a while since I've done a two-bit pervvy fic post, and I'm totally digging this wine, so. First ten people to post, gimme a pairing for my fandoms and/or a prompt, and I'll write you a two-sentence ficlet reply. Slash preferred, but het ok. ETA: I've got my ten. See comments for fic. :)
How's everybody been? Vacation was fucking crazy, seriously, and I just wanted to HUG ALL OF HOUSTON when I got home. (Yes, all of it. At the same time. The Hobbit Cafe and BBQ and my garden and just everything, and also, I love our skyline and it's good to be home).
May 13th, 2008
Random snark @ 11:34 pm
Current Mood:  silly
Current Music: "You Never Asked Me What I do for a Living," by MCR
My snark is leaking, so--random blurbs (not from the same conversation) I've been meaning to mention in posts:
- "Apple: when learning a real computer can wait, but hot mansex can't." --Laurel (in reference to this article)
- "[FORUM X] is like a giant uterus that wants to park its bicycle in your house." --Teh Husband
- "Like most worthwhile projects, it's powered by emo. Which is much stronger than solar power, though not as easy to get during the day." --Laurel
- "Your uterus is total bullshit." --Teh Husband
Teh husband's friend was talking shit about Arby's. But that's total bullshit, because you know what? Arby's is like Starbuck's sexlife with Sam: it's easy to take it for granted, and talk shit about it, and think you totally don't need to hit that up, but then sometimes you crave it, you fucking WANT IT NOW, and you HAVE to have it, and nothing else will do, and when you finally give in and go for it, it's just so fucking satisfying it blows your fucking mind, and you wonder why you abuse it so easily the rest of the time. OMGGRATUITIOUSMEAT--you know you secretly love it.
May 8th, 2008
Sleep Deprivation, Take 2: Sleep Like You Mean It! @ 11:03 pm
Current Mood:  horny
Current Music: Misc. Mario Bros. waves
In spite of what the doctor told me two years ago about me probably being an "Ambien for life" kind of person, apparently it's time to change my Rx (Laurel: "Wha...?"). I wasn't even fucking there this time around (so, yeah--ignore my "presence" in the below conversation, this was more like my reaction as Teh Husband reenacted it for me)--it went something like this:
TEH HUSBAND: *goes to the doctor for Random Crud he's Sick With (TM)*
TEH DOCTOR: "Good to see you, Patient #264 With Good Insurance--BTW how's Laurel?"
TEH HUSBAND: "She's good. She's all, can't get pregnant ever now, and stuff, which is badass. But not sleeping so good."
TEH DOCTOR: "OMGWTFAMBIENRXSHEISON!"
TEH HUSBAND: "Yeah, but she's, like, falling asleep pretty ok this time, but waking up really early and can't go back to sleep."
TEH DOCTOR: "..."
TEH HUSBAND: "..."
TEH DOCTOR: "..."
TED HUSBAND: "So, um. '...' from a doctor really hasn't ever been a good thing in my experience, so..."
TEH DOCTOR: "Your wife has built up a... significant... tolerance to Ambien."
(LAUREL: "What, does he think I'm supposed to be dead after taking this stuff for two years? Of course the magic has faded a little!")
TEH HUSBAND: "Rock. Let's get her off..."
(LAUREL: "OMGPLEASEGETMEOFF!")
TEH HUSBAND: "...of Ambien..."
(LAUREL: "OMGNOPLEASENO!")
TEH HUSBAND: "...because I never wanted her to be on it again anyway."
(LAUREL: "How about you just get-me-off, get me off? You know, the fun kind...? Please?")
TEH HUSBAND: "No. I am contagious with my Random Crud I'm Sick With(TM)."
TEH DOCTOR: "Tell your wife that a lot of better-than-Ambien-for-longterm-insomnia solutions have come out since we started this up again, and to come in in the next month or so to discuss her other options with me."
(LAUREL: "FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!")
TEH HUSBAND: "Alas, still no, for I Am Contageous."
(LAUREL: "You TRAITOR! You didn't even bring me shiny samples!!!")
TEH DOCTOR: "Bring me Patient #265 With Good Insurance!"
See, because Laurel/Ambien is kinda like House/Vicodin... we're TIGHT, we're INSEPERABLE, and even when it's not working, it's working. So I'm not exactly cheerful about the prospect of going through the horrible taper-off-and-don't-sleep-for-a-month--especially if I'm addicted, and even if there's going to be something else to try--but, the fucking doctor who approves the fucking refills is into this, so. Who wants a drink? (Me!)
May 1st, 2008
Music meme @ 10:02 pm
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: Wouldn't YOU like to know!
Music lyrics meme:
1. Put your music player on shuffle (note from Laurel: these are from my Shuffle, so these are songs from my heart, yo)
2. Write down the first song lyric of each song that comes up (note from Laurel: yeah, fuck that part--I'm putting down my favorite lyric from each song, not necessarily the first one in the song... which might make this easier, actually, if I like a memorable phrase best)
3. Post the lyrics so that your friends can guess the song titles (no cheating or looking up the songs!)
4. Strike out the song as it is guessed (I'm not staying up late for this, but I'll update it as I'm online)
And also--I cheated and wouldn't duplicate any bands.
ETA: BONUS: I'm linking the songs as they're guessed, so you can hear the win.
April 28th, 2008
Harold and Kumar 2 @ 10:01 pm
Current Mood:  energetic
Current Music: "You Never Asked Me What I Do for a Living," by My Chemical Romance
Who else saw it this weekend?
(Fuck you, donuts are AWESOME!)
April 21st, 2008
Letters, letters, letters @ 10:54 pm
Current Mood: drunk
Current Music: various Franz Ferdinand
I love drinking with my husband, because he doesn't get drunk often, but when he does... he's just totally hilarious and full of win.
LAUREL: *munch munch munch while on computer*
TEH HUSBAND: *whirling around* "ARE YOU EATING COOKIES?!"
And yeah, don't even ask me how he guessed that, because he didn't see them, he just heard them and immediately identified the sound of me eating cookies. Yes, apparently the love of my life can now identify the sound of me munching on his favorite food, compared to Whatever Else I Might Be Eating. (Side note: these cookies look and taste exactly like Girl Scout Thin Mints--so much so that Teh Husband's best friend accused me of lying when I said they were not Thin Mints--but they're cheaper, can be bought in grocery stores, are available year-round, and you get more in a box. TOTAL WIN!).
TEH HUSBAND: *has such a short drunk!attention span, he's checking his sites in his phone instead of his computer*
LAUREL: "You should try looking at YouTube." Because, it never fails me.
TEH HUSBAND: "I don't even know what's on YouTube."
LAUREL: "I'll send you a link..." *totally Rick Rolls Teh Husband*
April 14th, 2008
Make mine spiked @ 09:32 pm
Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Take Me Out for a Milkshake
Tonight, I made a disturbing discovery that just about every fandom I dabble in has a fanvid (or two dozen, if you're a Sailor Moon fan--whatever) with the song Milkshake. And it's like eating at Denny's: the idea is repulsive and you say no--no, no! when somebody suggests it, but once the pancakes are in front of you, it's fuck yes.
Pass the syrrup.
Gerard Way's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard (and Laurel wants a refill); thankfully, a punked-out version of the song is used for My Chemical Romance
Harry Potter's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard XD (in which Remus is somehow flamboyantly sexy, and also, I really miss that actor who used to play Tom Riddle)
LoTR Actors' milkshake Not especially original, but--dancing, slashy actors
And, linked on my journal quite a while back: Franz Ferdinand milkshake (a shockingly good remix that stands on its own)
I will not stay up late looking for one for Spiderman or Heroes... I will not...
April 12th, 2008
Sharks, airlocks @ 12:34 am
Current Mood:  geeky
Current Music: "Kill All Your Friends," by My Chemical Romance
Recap of a news story I read today:3 SHARKS: "We can has your fish?"
FISHERMAN: "OMGWTFNOGOWAY"
3 SHARKS: "WE END YOU!"
LAUREL: "OMGWTFTHREESHARKS!" *has had nightmares like that*
FISHERMAN: *bleeds like whoa*
FIJIANS: "We have an American surfer in town, who happens to be a DENTIST--what luck!"
DENTIST: ...
200 dentist-made stitches in the arm later...
FISHERMAN: *is fine*
LAUREL: "Fiji men are totally HARDCORE! Also, TRIPLE SHARK ATTACK, what the FUCK?!"
And before you say, "He should have let the sharks have the fish!" please consider: THREE FUCKING SHARKS. I'd have been clutching anything nearby in terror. The poor man probably didn't even remember he had a fish (what does this word "fish" mean? OMG THREE FUCKING SHARKS!). It probably happened really fast, and was really terrifying, and also? Fuck punching sharks in the nose, the nose is RIGHT BY THEIR MOUTHS, just a slight head turn and CHOMP!--there goes your hand.
I will never sleep again.
Here, have a Snarky TV Rant for BSG (spoilers for Season 4, Episode 2).
March 15th, 2008
Some new vampire movie, and also, chicken @ 07:23 pm
Current Mood:  hungry
Current Music: "Vampires Will Never Harm You," by My Chemical Romance
Ok, so I'm the one fangirl on LJ who doesn't really know anything about Robert's new vampire movie (and wants to keep it that way, since the less I know the better the odds are that I won't be disappointed), hi. So, this is not the place to squeel speculations, because I just fucking won't know what you're talking about.
But apparently this movie has already inspired icons from me--wha...?! I'm not quite sure how that happened, but I totally blame christwise, because this was just too damn good to ignore.
Side note: I'm a happy meat-eater (try not to be, when you live in Texas--I dare you), but this movie blurb got me wondering whether vegetarians and vegans are extra squicky about vampire movies. Thoughts? Because my take on that snippet is that, between the chicken and the cheese, none of this hottness would have been possible if Robert was a vegetarian or vegan, so. Gotta love us meat-eaters extra much now, look at what hot things we put into the world.    
March 10th, 2008
Happy Birthday, Remus! @ 09:17 pm
Current Mood:  mean
Current Music: "One More Time," by Daft Punk
I was just informed that March 10th is Remus Lupin's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Remus! If I'd known, maybe I wouldn't have made you get dumped by Regulus tonight in a roundrobbin.
Then again, I'm pretty sure that removing all specks of happiness from Remus's life (or afterlife, as it were in the above scenario) is how JKR always celebrated this occasion, so. We'll chalk this up to a salute to canon and try to move back to the smut in a later round, shall we?
There, there, Remus, have some chocolate. And Tonks dancing on a pole* (or close enough, anyway), to pass the time. Regulus will have a change of heart, he always does. *minus the minor fact that it's pole-dancing, it's actually rather PG, and hell if it doesn't look pretty damn fun... work-safe level depends on where you work, but no nudity in that clip
March 4th, 2008
New people @ 09:59 pm
Current Mood:  drained
Current Music: various My Chemical Romance
Bit of advise for you singles out there: Stop downloading shit on iTunes, put on some eyeliner, and go buy the CD from a store. Seriously. Music lovers are always inclined to discuss their favorite bands/concerts/sounds with fellow fans, and you will totally find yourself having conversations with strangers while buying CDs. I've been hit on twice in the last month buying My Chemical Romance albums. Knowing that each MCR CD comes with a virtual flirting pass is useless to me, but far be it from me to not pass on that jewel of opportunity to those who may benefit from it. (Side note: I am absolutely never going to get this song out of my head. Never. Warning for cursing--turn your speakers down if that would bother somebody. Also? I really fucking love their music videos--they're all really, really well done. They honestly do make the music even better.)
I'm so glad Franz Ferdinand's planning to release something new this year, I've worn out their first two albums. You know what else I need? Something new from The Offspring. Please. They still know how to rock.
What was I on about again...? Oh, right. Buying music makes you get hit on by guys. Possibly as much as reading the back of Kill Bill.
The new job's going well, because it is EXACTLY the opposite of my old job. The people, atmosphere, looks, boss, work, everything is totally different. Which is really, really good, since I'm almost positive that my old job was being run by dementors. I can't screw around on the computer at work anymore, but I just don't care--so far, so good.
February 20th, 2008
Moonstar! @ 08:24 pm
Current Mood:  nerdy
If you go outside RIGHT ABOUT NOW, you should be able to see a lunar eclipse with the star Regulus.
Moony-star! I wanna celebrate with some Remus/Regulus fic. Quirkie's got a ton posted--who else? Links, please?
(ETA: Moony-Reg pictures, for anybody else whose weather was too lousy to see it)
February 15th, 2008
Ahhh, Friday. @ 09:43 pm
Current Mood: hyper
Current Music: "I'm Not Ok," by My Chemcial Romance
I'm staying in tonight, because I'm feeling very "meh, fuck it!" And it's raining a lot. And I don't have any real obligations tomorrow. Ahhhh! This feels good.
Huge thank-yous to everybody who took up the Valentine's Day challenge of doing a random act of kindness for somebody. I ended up celebrating V-Day by going to a blood drive. Not entirely random, but it will be very helpful to strangers. I'm determined to drag Teh Husband to the blood bank next week so they can stick him, too.
By the way--I found a HUGELY helfpul, where-have-you-been-all-my-life make-up trick that I thought I'd share, because seriously--this would have saved me a bundle over the last ten years.If you have any amazing make-up tips, I'd love to hear them. :)
My Chemical Romance is coming to Houston. If the whole live show would be entirely like this (WARNING: adult content... but what the hell's with all the fanvids on YouTube about bands that don't use songs that are by that band? Please explain that to me, I want to know), I'd so be there. I'd probably only see one brief grind all night, though, and it's so hard to get good tickets these days, even if you buy them right away. On the other hand, the live clips I've seen sound really good--they don't sound like crap live, from what I can tell. So--should I try to go, or not? RL F-List, would any of you wanna go with me?
February 13th, 2008
Valentine's Day suggestion @ 09:40 pm
Current Mood:  touched
We were leaving husband's family member's hospital room tonight and were instructed to take one of the flower arrangements with us--there were too many, they were getting burdensome, etc. We got to the elevator and I turned to my husband and said, "We need to give these to somebody who needs them." The next man we walked by was carrying a gift bag, and I stopped him and asked if he was going to visit somebody. He said yes, and I handed him the flowers and said, "please give this to them." He was shocked and asked if I was sure, we promised we were, explained we didn't need the flowers.
And he started crying--a grown man, a total stranger. He hugged me and thanked me several times, and hugged my husband and thanked him, and he cried.
Whoever he was, whoever he was going to see, whatever was going on--he really needed those flowers. Maybe we restored his faith in humanity a little. I've said several little prayers for him and whoever he was visiting.
So, since tomorrow's Valentine's Day, I challenge you to make a stranger's day. To me, Valentine's Day is about love--all love, not just the getting-laid-kind. I urge you to love humanity and make a small gesture that would make somebody's day. Random acts of kindness help people see the beauty that's in the world when it may be that they're having a hard time noticing anything but how ugly life can be. And I swear that giving a stranger flowers I procured by chance and seeing how glad he was to have them, felt better than giving my husband any of the silly trinket presents I've given him over the years for Valentine's Day. It felt amazing.
So, if you're down on V-Day--and even if you're not--I hope that somebody brightens your day with some small gesture. And I urge you to do the same for somebody else.
February 12th, 2008
No Valentines @ 09:14 pm
Current Mood:  guilty
I really hate to say this, but I won't be making new pervvy valentines this year. This is partly because I only saw OotP once (in the theater, and no I don't want to see that particular one again), but mostly because real life has been annoyingly demanding of late. The good news is, I'm working on an icon post--I figured I could either do two or three new valentines--badly--and barely have them up in time for Valentine's Day, or I could start an icon post, take more time, and have a better post of items people could use year-round.
Pervvy valentines for the previous two years can be found here and here (WARNING: adult language and innuendo), if you feel like using them again.
January 4th, 2008
Cracktastic @ 11:23 pm
Current Mood:  amused
Current Music: "Walking in my Shoes," by Depeche Mode
One of the other reasons I haven't had enough time to be on LJ much lately...In my husband's words, "This is why the Internet was invented."
December 25th, 2007
Small icon post--it's a Christmas miracle! @ 09:55 pm
Current Mood:  sleepy
Happy Christmas to all!
I've got a handful of icons on my computer that were never officially posted (though I've been using some of these for a while, so you may remember seeing some before) and I figured I should officially put them up for grabs.
Preview:
  
Hope you had a snicker, and again, Happy Holidays! : )
December 21st, 2007
Jo interviews, hooray! @ 07:57 pm
Current Mood:  busy
Because everybody seems to be linking only to the podcast, I'm posting a link to the page that gives the bulleted list of all the HP canon Rowling gave in interviews this week (and ever, really); just click and scroll down to the lists.
Lots of very interesting information, actually, though not revealing anything new about Regulus is a sin. Somebody spank Jo. (Wait, no--spank Regulus instead. Or even better, have Remus-or-Sirius-or-even-James do it, then write about it and give me the link.)
Oh, right, and I've been meaning to mention--I'm not dead, just working absolutely ridiculous amounts this month (which is good, as there is A Major Holiday That Requires Much Shopping right around the corner, and I've got my cosmetic addiction to feed, too, though I'd trade the extra money for some quality Remus/Regulus in a heartbeat).
Most of my free time (what free time?) earlier this month was dedicated doing beta work for the third novella in minisinoo's Aorist Subjunctive series. You fans of the series will be happy to know she's probably going to be able to post it this weekend, and as the first person who gets to read it--always an honor, and I admit finding out what happens next is my very selfish reason for being so involved with this--I can tell you it's really fucking good (as always), with an especially wonderful Sirius chapter in there... and if you're not a fan of the series yet, reading it and sending comments is a lovely way to spend the weekend. Min continually amazes me--I've spent many, many hours working with her on each part of this novella, and I'm just her creative-type beta (she's also got a brit beta and a grammar beta). Add to that all the time it takes to actually write these, revise them after each beta's comments, plot out the next part (brainstorming, outlines, etc.), and all the insane amount of research she does for every little detail, and I can only conclude that she has a timeturner--that's the only possible explaination for how hard she works on these. She's easily the most meticulous fanfic writer I've ever even heard about, and as icing on the cake, she really gets into the psychology for her characters (and has a background in psychology, so when she gets into their heads--it works). For those who aren't familiar with the story, it's an AU in which Cedric survives the Triwizard Tournament but Dumbedore doesn't, which obviously turns canon inside-out (just think of all the ways this war might go differently if Dumbledore was dead by the time it started... well, you don't actually have to think of all those ways, I suppose, Min's already done it!).
November 28th, 2007
Owl post @ 09:15 pm
Current Mood:  surprised
Current Music: "Lilian," by Depeche Mode
We have a motherfuckingowl in our yard right now. YA, RLY! I am totally fucking serious. This is so rad.
I hope it finds some mice and fucking kills their asses and eats them and uses the energy to mate and have baby owls (OMGSOCUTE) that will find any leftover mice and kills those too.
But not the snake. Please to be leaving Mr. Snake to live, Mr. Owl.
Hee, I just found my OP about mice:
November 27th, 2007
Music video! @ 09:52 pm
Current Mood: pleased
OMG.
Why have I never seen the music video for Depeche Mode's "Suffer Well" before? Somebody fire me from fangirldom. I don't deserve their music any more.
ETA: For everybody else who enjoys seeing Dave Gahan treat a microphone stand like a stripper pole, there's this (it starts slow, but boy does it speed up!).
November 19th, 2007
Oi, product junkies... @ 11:03 pm
Current Mood: compulsive
I'm thinking of doing one last Sephora order while the 20% off purchase code (FF2007, U.S. only) is still working (I think it expires 11/20/07?). Especially since their return policy kicks butt (if you don't like it, send it back in 60 days; vendor-paid return label included with order).
EDIT: The code is still working today, 11/21, so it looks like you can still get in on this if you hurry.
November 12th, 2007
Heroes @ 10:28 pm
Current Mood:  bouncy
(Spoilers for tonight's Heroes)
November 2nd, 2007
Dangerous plants @ 08:30 pm
Current Mood:  sarcastic
Current Music: "Get Off," by Prince
One of our neighbors wants to plant some bamboo.
"Please don't do that," I said. "That's a very invasive plant."
"I'm gonna grow the non-invasive kind," he said.
"No--pretty much all real bamboo is invasive."
"You'll hate how it looks when it gets really tall...?"
"No, I just don't want bamboo growing in my yard."
"It's gonna work," he promises. "It'll be great."
What the hell kind of roughians is he trying to attract to our street, anyway? Because I'll tell you what he's gonna attract.
Pandas. Pandas and ninjas.
We are so fucked.
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