UC's Negligent Mommy

Man distracted by bird drives Bugatti into marsh

I predict that Top Gear will have a field day with this. Or possibly a funeral. That poor car...

This is for chadius, but you should all read this because it is awesome.

The Authoritarians.

I'm spreading the love for this link (gotten from brynndragon) because it is a good read. It made me feel better about my decision to not have conversations with brick walls anymore. Or dining room tables, either.

So I am making Skittles Vodka. Double batch. What they fail to mention is that, even with just one coffee filter, it takes for-fucking-ever for the vodka to filter through. I'm glad I have two funnels so I can double my throughput, but damn...

I'll let you all know how it turns out. I'll try to take pictures. I'm doing a double batch of all 5 flavors plus a single batch of a red/purple mix.

Oh my fucking god. I have had the most ridiculous time trying to log on to the Sims 3 community site.

( Sims 3 is srs business. Cut for people who don't care. Maybe I should post this on bad_service... )

I turned 29 today. My adventuring life is over now, y/n?

The case I ordered came in yesterday, but we were playing TOA (a Tri-stat game) so I put off on building my new computer. I'm pretty excited about it, but it's going to be enormous and probably hilariously heavy.

Now I get to puzzle through rebate junk, too.

This is for ladyvoldything. If there are more and I get more then I'll edit this to keep it all in one place.

1. Reply to this post with 'Icons!', and I will pick five (or more, damnit) of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

( WTF is up with me posting so much? )

Make-your-own Converse has so many options! I got a pair this weekend just for spring/summer sneakers, but they only had sizes 4 and 5 and apparently I'm a size 4.5. The ones I got are 4s and are too tight when walking around.

But damn! I can't make up my mind on what color combos to get off the website, not to mention that they cost twice as much and will take 4 weeks to get here. So tempting, though. They're so cute!

( shoes I did get under the cut )

( Cut because I tend to ramble )

Friendocalpse on sf_drama means I have a whole bunch of new friends on this page. I'll do an intro-post later, I think.

My personal laptop imploded on Sunday evening, which is awesome. I also get to go back to the dentist this afternoon because I'm in pain whenever I try to chew things with the teeth that got fillings yesterday morning. Awesome.

So how about something nerdy? If you're a role-player and you're up for it, write me a comment about your favorite character. Like, full out describing why they're awesome, or their tragic backstory, or why you love playing them, etc. I'll probably edit later with mine.

ETA: My teeth are probably ok. The dentist said the fillings were high and had pulled at the ligaments linked to my gums, thus giving me essentially a "sprain" with the teeth. I'm to chew on the other side for the next week to give it time to rest.

So I'm building a figurine as mentioned in a previous locked post (and I'm not going into the details publicly here until the figurine is done and the event it's for is over, just in case).

It's actually a lot of fun to make these things, so I'm thinking about opening an Etsy shop for commissions and maybe just to sell the little things I make. This means I need a name... so I made a poll! With ticky boxes!

Poll #1371758 Etsy shop name (assuming they're not taken, which the good ones probably are)
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9

What should I name my Etsy shop?

Other suggestions from the peanut gallery

Current Mood: creative

I have a gerbil named Bart. I'm studding him out. I'm a gerbil pimp. Ok, actually, it's that the breeder I got him from matched me up with another lovely gerbil owner who had a delightful little girl gerbil named Omigosh (best. name. ever.) and since we both wanted more gerbils, they're having a litter or two. The current litter is 11 days old (born March 1st) and to keep everyone involved updated, I started an LJ for them.

It's bartomigoshpups if you're interested--I'll be putting up pictures, observations, and maybe some videos of the newborn pups. It's my little pet project. ;)

Anybody out there draw and can explain to me how foreshortening on human figures actually, y'know, works? Because I'm 28 and have been drawing since I could hold a pencil and I still haven't figured it out. It's very frustrating. I get perspective. It's when it applies to people that I fail.

Current Location: home

There was an epic post on sf_drama yesterday. I friended firecracker_sj because of all the pictures of Ben Barnes she posted. I'm assuming "she" is the right pronoun--if I'm wrong please correct me.

So, the high-level 3rd Ed game that Zahnnie runs is getting some visuals. She's already posted to the wiki saying that Demon Lord Pazuzu (who we met in the last run, to our detriment) looks like Ares from Xena. Here's the wiki page if you're interested. So, of course, the itch to draw has started in my fingers. I saw some those pictures of Binbons (lol phonetic abbreviations) and it clicked. I've already sketched him as a red head (and will need to borrow chadius's scanner for this). If anyone asks, it's not because I'm obsessed with my character and her (ex-)bf and their history (and future) together. It's because I want extra xp.

Also, Jackson Rathbone (who has a wicked awesome name) will probably be used as a model for the adorable half-black dragon rogue Vin, based on this pic. And chadius, when asked how old his disguised lich Ezel looks, responded with "How old is Morgan Freeman?" ... so that settles that.

I still have to find a good model for my actual character, Sil. She's an elven/half-dragon monk woman. This basically means nothing, though, since she could look like anything, just add pointy ears. I'm finding that using a model for the face is a lot easier than drawing realistically straight from my brain. I can do that, too... it's just hard and I'm always afraid that my faces all look the same.

Current Location: home
Current Mood: artistic

I have Darkness and Starlight, which has a rock opera version of the Opera from FFVI. Also, their choice of vocalists is totally hilarious. Guess they couldn't find a soprano for Maria. I'm dying!

Current Mood: excited

Some of you may know that I'm a big fan of the show Avatar: The Last Airbender. I have a large plush Appa at work and a poseable Momo at home. I've been collecting the DVDs and watched it religiously when it was on the air--just ask my roommates.

There's a live-action movie planned/in production/etc. for the series, called "The Last Airbender" (the name "Avatar" is taken.) Info for it's on imdb. Recently, they put out a press release about who's been cast for the 4 main characters: Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko. I know some people on my friends list have already posted about this, but the cast so far is pretty much all white, for a distinctly Asian world. Ugh.

Apparently, there's a letter writing campaign in effect. You can find the details at aang_aint_white. I'll be sending something in when I get home. I just figured I'd pass the word around.

A coworker just referred to the "Daily Fails" in a completely valid way, in context. I'm just overhearing the conversation and it made me giggle, a lot.

I am cold.

I am sick.

It is nearly 4 in the morning and I can't go to sleep because the "gotta pee" part of my brain has been flipped to "on". I've been downing cranjuice and water in the hopes of appeasing this demon, but now I'm getting on towards the loopy bit.

Also, the replacement heaters (switched from oil to gas) are not coming on yet. I know it isn't that cold in New England just yet, but when I can't snuggle into the many layer of blankets that make up my extremely comfortable bed, I feel it. Also, the bathroom floor is freezing.

It's going to be a long night. I should go turn off my alarm clock. Also, I should email work now, because there's no way I'm going to be coherent enough to go in tomorrow. I should just do my tasks now--I have the technology!

Current Mood: cold

I wasn't really sure why I kept reading Ctrl-Alt-Del, but today's comic pretty much killed it for me:

( WTF? )