It's a Monday...

[greyias]

There is absolutely nothing fannish under these cuts. But there are macros, comics, and general babbling.





So I realized this morning that in fact I haven't made a non-private post in about ten days. Heh, whoops. What can I say? Things imploded on me last week, and it's taken me a little while to regain my mental equilibrium. To sum it up in short: remember when I mentioned I was going to make huge, sweeping, life-changing decisions? Well, those completely and totally fell through last Sunday, complete with obligatory emotional nuclear meltdowns. So, it's a new week, and I've finally convinced myself that I won't run away to Australia, Alaska, Africa, or any other place that begins with "A" for the time being -- but I reserve the right to change my mind at any point in the future.

Also, I finally broke about two weeks ago and bought myself a shiny new, ultraportable laptop. It turns out... I really don't like the Linux installation it came with (SUSE Enterprise 10). So I've been researching putting Ubuntu on it. I have yet to attempt to void my warranty try out this endeavor, but I have the sinking feeling it's going to turn out like this:


There is already a betting pool going around in my family to see how long it takes me to break and install Windows on it. However, I shall persevere! (Unless I can't figure out how to turn off the stupid SCIM hotkey that I keep activating [I don't need the ability to type in Mandarin, TYVM.]) I was hoping to have everything ironed out so I could use it at our International Seminar this week, because my Treo has all but self-destructed on me. Sadly, that's not the case. So I might bite the bullet and get the stupid, overpriced, overhyped iPhone with its stupid lack of a functional, greyias-approved keyboard like the G1 soon to be offered by my hated cell company nemesis T-Mobile. Unlocked ftw?. After all, I won't be paying rent in the near future, so I might as well spend my money on something. /bitter

Saw last week's SGA after wrangling with the internet all of Friday night, but I don't think I can sum up my feelings on it any better than tipper_green did here. It was a fun romp, some nice snark, I liked the dark edge, but had a few caveats. Next week, though... WOOLSEY! :D \o/ I'm sad, I know.

And... yeah, not much else happening. Right now I'm basically living vicariously through kymbie's African adventures. It's much more fun than thinking about other things.

Comments

[trystings.livejournal.com]

/o\ Oh hun, I'm sorry plans fell through, but it's only temporary I'm sure. *hugs*

Hope you feel better soon.

I can't help you with Linux so I'll distract you from my ignorance with my newest icon of Sheppard as a flower fairy. Isn't he adorable?

[greyias.livejournal.com]

Aww, Fairy Shep! So cute! (Might I enquire where you found it?)

but it's only temporary I'm sure. *hugs*

Well, it's kind of permanent in so far as the plans that I had made I can't remake them until next October at the earliest. (It was a snafu on the apartment/townhouse lease we signed. So, sadly, that part can't be fixed.) The whole "light at the end of the tunnel" aspect, yeah, that's definitely going to be temporary. *crosses fingers*

I almost started crying when they put them on my desk. If I could reach across the ocean I'd give you half for all the moral support in the cheese girl costume department

Aww, what good coworkers! Did they have to smuggle them into Europe for you? Or was customs kind enough to let them pass? :D And no, no need to share. That cheese girl costume... *shudder*

[trystings.livejournal.com]

It was a snafu on the apartment/townhouse lease we signed

Well shoot. And now you have to wait a whole year?! That's terrible! :(
Don't move to Alaska. It's really cold and the time difference sucks. And don't go to Hawaii! I'm still stunned part of my family moved there. It's about as far as you can go without reappearing on the other side.

Did they have to smuggle them into Europe for you?

Heck no. EC Customs is not as paranoid as US Customs who confiscates twenty five plastic ball pens for fear the continent is poisoned with one whole ounce of blue ink. Cookies are perfectly legal. *g*

Might I enquire where you found it?

Sheppard fairy is really the Alder Flower Fairy. I know I know, it's a sure sign of losing it when even Flower Fairies start to look like John Sheppard, but look at him! Look at his little pointy EARS! I couldn't resist. *pats his little head*

[greyias.livejournal.com]

Sheppard fairy is so cute! (And really, does resemble John to a freakish amount)

Don't move to Alaska. It's really cold and the time difference sucks. And don't go to Hawaii! I'm still stunned part of my family moved there. It's about as far as you can go without reappearing on the other side.

But Alaska has whales! And Jack London lived there! And it has trees! And... and... yeah, I'm totally not suited for Alaskan living, from the snow alone. I was mentally scarred my first year of college after driving home through an ice storm. I'd probably go catatonic at the thought of having to drive on icy roads seven months out of the year.

EC Customs is not as paranoid as US Customs who confiscates twenty five plastic ball pens for fear the continent is poisoned with one whole ounce of blue ink.

Well, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic_pen), a BiC pen can be modified into a skewer gun, which has accuracy up to 75 m. You could take an airline pilot's eye out with that, and then he can't fly or land the plane. Now how is that kind of thinking paranoid? Please tell me.

Cookies are perfectly legal. *g*

Well that's good! Unlike your lethal, lead ink/skewer shooting pens. *tsks*