Mary Ann's a bitch.

[samatethecookie]

I realized I haven't made a post about real life and general things in a few days, outside of those twitter posts. Oh, and I should work on putting LJ cuts on those. I'll get around to that tomorrow or Wednesday. For now, have some bullet points with notes and random thoughts.

• Dear 2009: Stop with the celebrity deaths, please. Thanks.

• It's a good thing we don't have any booze around here and I have little to no interest in it. If I made up a drinking game about Kanye West and any LJ/twitter post that mentions him, it wouldn't end well.

• I noticed that I hadn't been paying attention to any television shows. I think I got utterly disappointed with Heroes so badly that I dropped TV altogether. Most of the time my TV is off and I'm either reading or playing around on the computer/PSP. So uh. What's everyone watching lately?

• I've been writing! Considering I've been suffering from a writer's block for a long time, I feel good. I'm still not happy with the finished products, but it's better than nothing.

I've got a problem, though. I have an RP line to write I've been putting it off since June, I have to write it, and this OC's voice isn't active, at all, which ... making me panic a lot, because he's ... literally not clicking in my head, no matter what I try and do with him. I've had this character since I was fifteen or sixteen years old, and I don't want his muse to go comatose on me. :( Can any writer on the flist lead me to writing exercises I can work through to poke him back to life? Anything will help a lot. ♥

• Also, I am in dire need of Beast Boy/Lightning icons. Dammit, cheriestar. I am looking at you. (LJ totally needs to give us more icon space. 100 icons, plus one royalty icon for every subscription renewal, is not enough.)

Comments

[its-elaine.livejournal.com]

Dear 2009: Stop with the celebrity deaths, please.
IKR?! It's so sad.

I watch True Blood (although the season just ended), Gossip Girl, Merlin, Big Bang Theory, Dollhouse.... I'm not really sure if you'll like them. Everyone has been talking about Glee, but because I never keep up with TV schedules here I have no idea if it's playing or if I should even see if I like the pilot. But I haven't liked anything musical except Phantom of the Opera, so I'm not sure.

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

Seriously. Just when you thought 2008 was bad, 2009 sneaks up on you. What the hell, Universe?

True Blood, Merlin, and the Big Bang Theory caught my interest here and there. I've heard nothing but great things!

Glee... I'm not sure. I love musicals, but I keep picking up on the vibe that Glee is really overhyped. That, and just from first impressions, the characters don't sound that likable to me. The music's great, though. I'll probably just keep an ear out for that, at least. XD;

[its-elaine.livejournal.com]

Merlin and BBT are my favs at the moment. Merlin because of cute boys, and BBT because I actually find it really funny. And the cast for both shows is fantastic. I may have to see what all the hype is about with Glee. I haven't seen any trailers for it, but a few people on my flist are liking it.

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

Eye candy is good! BBT, I watched a few clips whenever I could, and it made me laugh. Although the fandom looks a bit intimidating. Shipping wars! How I miss thee. Let me count the ways ...

It's worth the try! I'm probably DEAD WRONG about it. It's happened before. XD;

[its-elaine.livejournal.com]

Haha I'm not really into any fandoms. I'm more of a lurker and just comment here and there. I don't have any obsessed fans on my flist, so that's probably why I haven't noticed it. I know there are lots of Jim/Kaley or Sheldon/Penny shippers out there though. I guess the other ship must be Leonard/Penny?

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

I only know about the supposed Sheldon/Penny fans vs. Leonard/Penny fans through fandomsecrets, whenever I do look around. I haven't seen a HUGE explosion, but apparently there's a shipping war of some sort taking place, or it's about it. I see a lot of Sheldon/Penny fans, too.

Yeah, I prefer being a lurker, because fandoms take things way too seriously. I enjoy looking in the fandom every now and then for some good fanart and fanfiction, and the occasional discussion with awesome friends, but that's about it. Lurkers can enjoy fandom WITHOUT getting involved with the unnecessary drama!

(... And I just realized I need to reply to other people in my LJ. GAH. Tomorrow! */goes to bed now.*)

[cheriestar.livejournal.com]

Hmm, T.V. I notice these days I only watch t.v at night mostly. I tend to watch "the daily show" and the "colbert report". I also watch the educational channels a lot and I record the Craig Ferguson to watch the next day. Most of the series I follow (like supernatural) I go by dvds.

as for writing exercises, the prompts from this LJ comm help. http://community.livejournal.com/charloft/tag/prompts

Finally, MWAA HAA HAA to the Beast Boy/Lightning thing.

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

I don't even watch TV at night anymore. If I do, it's the Food Network or sitcoms that I've watched a million times before. Educational channels are fun, though! I like to watch Animal Planet, because I'm the biggest dork ever about animals.

Oooh. That helps, thank you so much. <3 */saves the link.*

Beast Boy/Lightning is your fault, but that's okay. Most crack ships I end up enjoying was somebody else's fault at some point.

[evilwildlex.livejournal.com]

When my adapter arrives I've got a list of profile writing questions that help you flesh out a character.

BTW, my brother is poking me about starting Same City, Diff Day. XD I told him I'm not a moderator type person for it but that I would gently prod you about it. So there is your gentle prodding.

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. Anything would help a lot. I don't know WHAT'S going on with this character. Everyone else, I can write ... pretty much with ease, except for him. I don't know if his muse is stifled by everyone else, or if I'm running out of ideas for him, but I didn't fall out of love with his character. I guess I'm just getting bored with him? Either way, I have to flesh him out a little bit. I don't want to lose him and it would be completely unfair to Sev's character if he suddenly dropped off the face of the earth. :/

Hahah. XD; Thank you for the prodding. I didn't FORGET about it, but yeah, I got swept up with other things. idk if I can be called a moderator, though ... but yeah, I think we all need to sit down and talk about it, to see if anyone's changed their mind and what's going to be done with the characters.

[http://users.livejournal.com/beyondheroism__/]

I would also suggest True Blood. Season 1 is out on DVD and Season 2 just ended. I like it and I REALLY don't buy into the whole vampire fad, so yeah. My favorites are the secondary characters, but Sookie is all sorts of adorable and the characters grow on you super fast.

A lot of people on my flist are freaking out over Glee. It's really not my cup of tea, but it looks to be good maybe? Haha.

Also, I totally agree with the icon dilemma. Need more space dammit. D:

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

I like it and I REALLY don't buy into the whole vampire fad, so yeah.

Man, I'm over the vampire fad. I didn't mind vampires before, but I'm a little sick of them now. True Blood sounds good, though. I heard good things from somebody else a few months ago, so I'll probably check it out sooner or later. XD

I've seen one or two on my flist talk about it and said nothing but good things, but even the first impressions don't strike a cord with me. Mostly because I feel like I've heard the story before. I'm probably wrong, though. It doesn't look bad, either.

Yeah, really. 100 spaces is nice, but there's SO MANY GOOD ICONS. I'm so tempted to buy a permanent account once the sale goes back up, just to be over and done with it and have my 150 icon space and be happy with it. But then I'll complain that it's STILL not enough. >_>;

[http://users.livejournal.com/beyondheroism__/]

I'm the same way. I never really cared for vampires growing up, so when the Twilight thing got started I was pretty much like: "who cares?"

And now it's vampires in everything and I still JUST DON'T CARE.

I'm cool with the vampires in True Blood, but they definitely aren't my favorite part of the show (which I know is weird of me, but whatever). I'm totally in love with all the secondary human characters.

Yeah, I'm the same with Glee as well. I'm just not interested.

Ugh, a permanent account would be SWEET, but I'm still afraid that LJ is going to just up and die one day and then what?

I wish they had a way to buy extra extra icon space. :(

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

For me, I just feel like there's so many other cool things out there other than vampires. And the phenomenon with vampires has been watered down so badly since Twilight got popular.

XD I understand that. What will really hook me into a show is if I care about the secondary/minor characters. And sometimes I'll like a minor character before one of the main characters. It depends.

Yeah, that ... is what bothers me the most, too. Sure, in the long-run it'd save me a lot of money than spending over twenty dollars on my journal every year, but I'm still cautious about the run of this website. And all the other blog websites that do offer extra extra icon space (such as Inksome, which gives you 120+ icon space, I forget the exact number) aren't ... really active at all and you know they won't last long. It sucks. :\

[sylver-eyes.livejournal.com]

1. Oh god, I know. They're just dropping like flies. Bad time to be a middle-aged celebrity in America.
2. NCIS is a constant. And Law and Order: SVU. 8D Oh, and Supernatural, but I'm not allowed to watch the fifth season because I haven't even started the third.
3. WRITE. WRITE. WRITE. 8D

[samatethecookie.livejournal.com]

1. Seriously, it's like... so many awesome people are dying this year. I'm not depressed about Patrick's death, but it's still unfortunate and I feel bad for his family. :(
2. Haha, my younger sister watches NCIS and Law and Order. I catch them when they're on sometimes.
3. I AM WRITING LIKE A SPEED DEMON. Yessssss.

[sylver-eyes.livejournal.com]

SPEED DEMON WHOO~ I WANT TO BE READING THESE.