Tremendulent!

Well, it started raining last night at around midnight (just after I finished watching The Hunt for Red October, such a good film) and it hasn't stopped since. I went out briefly to go to the public library and it's the kind of rain that you don't bother with an umbrella for, it'll just get turned inside out. I swear, the rain in Wales defies all manner of gravitational properties, it can maneuver its way inside your jacket.

BUT! I was successful at the library and have beside me a cup of tea, Agatha Christie's The Secret of Chimneys (thanks for the rec, silveronthetree!), a book of short stories by Charles deLint (which I think I'm saving for the train this week) and Stephanie Laurens' The Untamed Bride 'cause I'm always up for a little Regency romance. I haven't tried her yet, so we'll see.

I'm also wearing, get ready for it--jeggings. Seriously. I bought a pair to see what all the fuss was about and do you know they're rather comfy? I'm not thin by any stretch of the imagination, but they do rather nice shaping-things to my butt. Who knew? My only quibble is the fact that I couldn't find them in petites so they go halfway down my foot. Oh, well, keeps them warm!

Also, check out this site! I want the Pride and Prejudice sweatshirt and the Hound of the Baskervilles t-shirt. And all of the others, to be honest.

How is everybody else?

Happy Saturday!

Okay, sorry to hit you with two posts today, but this honestly just happened and some of you might appreciate it.

I'm making dinner, listening to my iPod on shuffle, as you do. I forgot that I had downloaded some of the Doctor Who audiobook given away by the Sun with Matt Smith as the narrator. So, I happily listen to about three minutes of Matt reading and loving the sound of his voice.

The next song it shuffled to?

Sexyback by Justin Timberlake.

I'm really not kidding.

It was wildly appropriate.

I just had to share.

Monday.

That is all.

Oh and here's a fun Questions Meme borrowed from vega_ofthe_lyre

( You can never win or lose if you don't run the race )

I have discovered tumblr. I just clicked, 'cause I didn't know what it was.

It's entirely possible that I just spent an HOUR looking at pretty, pretty pictures. (vega_ofthe_lyre, I am looking at you!)

I now have to see Sherlock Holmes, Inglourious Basterds and Bright Star. They were already on my list, but now they ARE ON MY LIST.

And I still haven't seen the trailer for the next Iron Man movie. I am holding firm on this. (and sitting on my hands)

How is everyone else's Monday?

ETA: Ooooh. I forgot! I've signed up for the Mary/Marshall March Madness going on over at mary_marshall. I have a few ideas, but nothing super concrete, so send me your plot bunnies or scenarios you'd like to see. I'm totally open to suggestions. As you all know!!!

SecretAdmirerAnonymeme

Just 'cause! As vega_ofthe_lyre said, link me your threads! I'm all about the LOVE PEOPLE!!!

Is bored. And it's sooo pretty outside. Sun and little birds chirping and I'm stuck inside with spreadsheets. *siiiiiggghhhs*

I cannot remember where I saw this, but it looks like fun. And I'm a sucker for weird crossovers.

Give me two characters from two different fandoms you know I'm familiar with. I'll give you a dialogue happening between the two of them - no justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed, or how they could even meet each other - just a silly crossover conversation with no backstory, for fun.

Fandoms I'm up for: Star Trek, Iron Man, In Plain Sight, Being Human, Stargate: Atlantis, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Law and Order (the original), Alice, True Blood, the list goes on!

If I've ever mentioned it, I'm up for it! Hit me!

By the way, oh, flisters from the States, why has no one told me that the latest season of Law & Order: The Mothership has become the ultimately wonderful Mike and Connie Show? My glee cannot be contained! Oh, Linus Roache and your rather good American accent.

Note to self: Two glasses of champagne + Bailey's + full moon + Jools Holland's hootenanny = really, really bad nightmares

I'd like to point out that I did not drink the Bailey's and the champagne at the same time. :D

My stepfather-in-law cooked us all a goose! An actual goose! I've never eaten goose before. It's rather nice, more like roast beef than poultry. And amazing roast potatoes. *sigh*

I hope everyone's having a nice New Year's Day!

ETA: Yuletide authors are being revealed! I wrote Notes from the Lint Trap in the Black Books fandom.

I finally had a breakthrough on my sequel to The Feeling of Being in Motion Again. About a month ago, I thought I had a plot, but kept discovering little holes. But, this weekend I finally figured it all out. Which means, I can start writing! Yay!!

And, I'm very happy with myself: I cycled to work today. It was surprisingly easier than the last time I tried it. If it could just not rain before it's time to go home, I'd be really happy.

Oh and fringedweller? I tried Wispa Gold.

It's entirely possible nirvana was achieved.

Just another example of Seren's epic geekery.

( A dream starring True Blood's Eric Northman )

In other news, I'm almost done with the fluffiest, crackiest thing I've ever written. I gave myself today as a deadline to finish this thing so I can focus on the sequel to the other McCoy/Chapel story.

And it won't stop raining!

Well. First things first, anyone planning on going to Scandinavia, make sure you have more money than I do. Wow, things are expensive. Five quid for a pint of Carlsberg. Seriously.

Other than that, it is absolutely gorgeous. The Finnish and Swedish archipelago is the most incredible landscape I've ever seen. I want to line on one of the little islands with a lighthouse and fir trees. So, so beautiful. We swam, cycled, canoed. I'm almost tan! The amount of sun I got will last me for at least a good month.

These are some of the odd little things I noted down that happened:

1. On a bus in Finland, the driver was listening to Kraftwerk. It was awesome.
2. We watched Hair late one night in our hostel. Let the sun shine!!
3. I was lectured to by an old Swedish man about the treatment of Native Americans at the hands of the white men. That was a little weird.

The wedding we went to was so lovely. It was held in a tiny Swedish church with amazing paintings depicting Bible stories on the ceiling. We attempted to sing along in Swedish to one of the hymns.

I now have a stack of work on my desk and have the next story in my McCoy/Chapel series plotted out. I need another vacation!