The life and times of a fangirl

Two entries in a year is good, right?

So holiday is over by now. I was glad to be home but boy, am I wishing I was back in London now. I miss holiday mode. Even if I was exhausted by the end of it. I did get to catch up with a couple of the awesome girls last week, though. So good to see them all and so glad we had an awesome group who got on. From the sounds of it, it could have been worse.

Oh, and the election I mentioned last time? Another leadership challenge so now we don't know when. And I'm really fucking over it still. Also, don't know what to do with my vote, that's for sure. Dickhead or Asshole being the choices. Crazy asshole, at that. Woe.

I've gotten back in BSG fic recently. It's been awesome actually, I found some great stuff. Makes me almost nostalgic. Almost being the operative word. At lot of kick ass AUs were written, though. Shiny. I almost feel like getting back into a fandom... but no. I'm definitely done with that brand of crazy. I need a scarily specific brand now, so I can avoid the type that stresses me out. The best idea is to ignore the vocal minority of nutcases and stick with the quiet ones.

Aside from that, been really boring. Was supposed to go bowling with Yas today, but her car wouldn't start so we're having dinner on Thursday instead. Oh, the joys of being an adult now. Woe.

Back to ficland the Pitch Perfect soundtrack. That's my jam.

I don't know, I just felt like I should update with something.

Sooooooo... Mary Poppins musical, good. High blood pressure, bad. New phone, good. New phone only setting off the alarm when it's on, bad. Having a use for old phone still, good!

I really don't know, I didn't plan this out very well.

But seriously, I love the Mary Poppins musical to unholy levels. It is Precious. And Perfect. I will be forever confused at the fact that there are people who didn't like it. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? DO THEY LACK MAGIC IN THEIR LIVES? I don't know.

Although, I did find out that someone I've known from fandom for a while died recently. It probably still hasn't sunk in.

On that sombre note, I think I'll just go and escape into technology for a while. Hmm.

(Also, how bad does Princess suck at listening to lyrics of songs? Damn dude.)

I am just retreating to LJ for the duration. My Nan is in hospital, people are being fucking RETARDS (and yes, I know that's offensive. THAT'S HOW PISSED OFF I AM) and people are dying up in Queensland because Mother Nature has her period. JUST FUCKING CROSS ME RIGHT NOW.

I'm out.

So, this is... a long time coming. I really should update here more, it helps decompress. A lot of stuff has happened in 7 months, and I don't really feel like getting into everything. A list: hung out with twilight_mash a bit, Dad quit his job, Nan's dog died, we moved house, DOI started again, laptop's tried to kill itself twice and needs fixing again. Probably other stuff but that's all I can remember. A lot of it was shit, but some of it was good. Saw a bit of theatre, Avenue Q, Mamma Mia. And Lily Allen in June! Can't remember if I mentioned that. But yeah, some good!

FINALLY killed that writer's block, too. Took freaking long enough, but writing more often AND finished a 50 page fic. HAPPY! So glad about that. And now Winter Olympics are on! So pleased to have something not shit on to watch. Been pretty bleak lately, let me tell you.

Right, then, I don't know what else to say aside from the downside of that move is we're closer to Grandma, instead of Nan. She's... annoying. As much as I like her. She tends to take over and give orders and visit on surprise. That sucks. But oh well, it's not too bad.

I think this mini laptop is messing with my eyes. Bah, damn. Need a break. Weak.

So yeah, I've been slack. I know. I can't help it. Twitter is easier to update. I don't have to think about paragraph structure.

Okidoke, then. Waaaaaaay back in April, the first weekend, we went to the Sydney Royal Easter Show! Oh yeah, good times. Had to drag Drew and Ethan around but once we located twilight_mash, that was less annoying. They behaved themselves pretty well, at least. It was that or I killed them and hid the bodies. We did our food tour of one of the exhibition halls - SO much nice food in there. Missed out on cupcakes, though. Boo. But did get ice cream and strawberry and marshmallow skewers. Dipped in/drizzled with chocolate... best food ever. There was a cute guy at the ice cream stall, too. Eye candy while getting real candy. That's a good marketing strategy! Had some really nice Mexican for lunch too. Then we whipped around looking at art, homeware stuff (generally boring that one) and flowers before the massive trek to look at all the animals. Did it a bit earlier this year so we could actually SEE them when the halls were open. Score. We actually saw horses this year! Always miss them. Of course, that also meant we were kinda out of things to do by about 6:30. Mum and Dad didn't even come until after then, either. It was cheaper to do it that way and all. So we had time for food and showbags before the fireworks for a change. It wasn't so much of a rush. There was some drama with the wheelchair Mum had but we eventually got back to the car! Unlike my uncle, ours wasn't broken into. And unlike some poor other fuckers, it wasn't on FIRE, either. Yep, some bastards broke into all the cars on the level my uncle was on and set one on fire. That's just cold.

Um, I don't think much happened since the show... Christopher Dean getting Twitter and the massive amount of LOL that followed? That was pretty good. Other than that, it's been work and French. Found out I can cook if I put my mind to it! Although, that gets old after a while.

But then, last week, twilight_mash and I went to see Lily Allen in concert. OMG SO MUCH FUN EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! But it was so God damn cold while we waited. SERIOUSLY. My teeth were chattering and our lips had turned blue. So. Cold. But worth it! The guest band was the Cassette Kids and I kinda liked them. Not usually into dance type music but I dug it. They were fun! Was tempted to but their CD but I didn't want to put $10 on my credit card and I didn't have anymore cash. Bah, oh well. Lily's set was SO good though. She has such a pretty voice and the crowd really went off. She was actually quite surprised by that so yay us! There was some tall asshole in front of me so I had to try and look around him and that didn't always work. Seriously people: DON'T MAKE OUT WITH YOUR BOY/GIRLFRIEND AT A CONCERT. YOU LOOK LIKE A DOUCHEBAG. Fuckers. But aside from that, it was awesome. I was dripping with set by the time the concert was over. We had a little bit of trouble finding Dad afterwards but eventually got home! Also, found out that there's an outdoor skating rink at the Entertainment Quarter til October. Seriously need to check that out.

So, yeah. That's pretty much all that's been happening. My birthday on Sunday! Woo! Something to maybe look forward to, anyway. I've been putting off doing the dishes so I think I'll do that and then sleep. Yep, this is how interesting I am right now.

Yeah, okay, so I've been putting this off for ages. Twitter is just easier, you know? 140 characters and boom! Hardly any effort!

So, okay. Um, seriously boring here right now. I've been working and going to French. And spending money which kinda stings, but hey, I got awesome stuff. I bought new boots... some DVDs and CDs... Lily Allen tickets! Woo! So can't wait for that. June's too far. *whine* AND my birthday's in June. I'm getting some awesome fic from twilight_mash, and I REALLY WANT TO READ IT. Stupid birthday. Though, don't want it to come too quick. Then the year will be half over. But meh.

Last weekend Drew and I went to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum. What a fun fucking ride into town that was. Dad didn't have his pills, so I wasn't sure if we'd make it alive or not! Asshole. So quite glad to get away from him and into the museum. And hey! The awesome chick at the desk gave us student tickets even though I said we weren't and didn't have a concession card. Rock. Then I spent money there, Borders and Kings Comics. Oops. Too much money.

So, I stepped away from this a bit to go to my Nan's and come home to irrational, but consuming RAGE. FUCKING KERRS. Current British ice dance champs? Managed to diss not only Dancing on Ice (which deserves it, but it's not like no one knew that) AND the only British couple to WIN... ANY OLYMPIC MEDAL IN ICE DANCE. WHAT THE FUCK YOU PRICK?! OMG, how dare they, at 50 host a tv show that pays them ridiculous amounts of money! They should be STRUGGLING LIKE THE REST OF US. Pathetic. And serious sour grapes. From both the writer of that article and John Kerr!

You know, I'm not even going to waste anymore time ranting about this. Already wasted enough! Like it matters what a deluded, arrogant twat says when facts prove everything. I have other things to think about. Like my French homework and the chip in my nail from nicking it with the shaver. Whatever!

Speaking of French, it's getting really hard. And I'm not studying enough. Problem is, with odd hours at work, all of a sudden it's Sunday night and I haven't done anything. *sigh* I really need to study. I hate studying. But I hate feeling lost in class even more. I'll do something.

I had to work today and I don't know why, but it was more tiring than usual. My back was dying by the end of my shift and it's still aching now. I was worried I wouldn't be able to even finish the last dude's order, it was so painful. I think it was because I was still tired and slept wrong. My neck hurt when I turned my head as soon as I woke up, and it still hurts now. Epic fail.

Heh, oh, and on Friday, it was works' 30th birthday. My store has been open for 30 years! And everyone was having trouble remembering what was there before. So we had a stupid competition to tell every customer about... and then there was a BLACK OUT for an hour and a half. Awesome. Because we have a generator, all the computers were still working (damn it) and we had to keep serving. Weaksauce. Half the other shops affected had to close. Then mine was the only conveyor belt NOT working. It blew chunks. But the power came back eventually. Affected a big area too. Random.

Okay, my back is signalling bed time now. I'll try and update more often but typing is hard! And I have epic writer's block, ficwise. *sad* Also, I highly recommend The Lost Boys. Most awesome move evar. *behind the times*

Holy Christ, Johnny Weir. What the fuck is that?!

I am so ashamed right now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sparkleferret!!

Also, DOI opening numbers? So far, FUCKING AWESOME. Oh yeah.

Well, Merry Christmas and stuff, everyone. Not so much in the Christmas mood, but you know.

Happy holidays, at least! Those are always good!

*looks forward to Dancing on Ice Christmas special*

Happy Halloween, bitches! I was gonna find a picture but... eh. We don't make a big enough deal in Australia for me to make the effort.

Going out tomorrow night! Looking forward to it, even though I have to come home early because we're going to see Billy Elliot the next day. Woo, busy weekend! I'm gonna be wearing high heels to Billy Elliot, too. I'm gonna die! :D! Ah well, fun times!

So yeah... trick or treat!