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My Friday is Awesome

  • Oct. 31st, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Martin J Heade
Today I had an unbeatable hair day, and brought brownies to work, and I discovered a copy of The Best of C. L. Moore on my hard drive. When I need some perspective on life, I can open "Shambleau" or "Vintage Season" and all will be well.

Last night M. mentioned she was going to the haunted forest with her friends Friday night, and I tagged along. Apparently I am easy to startle but hard to scare, since I lead the way through the haunted forest with cider in hand. I lost it when the chainsaws came out, but dude. Chainsaws. I faded early, since I know I'm doing overtime this weekend.

Apparently I am going through a period of trashy fiction: I have been reading hardboiled noir with fairies, and flipping through Catherine Asaro's novels. I am also going through a period of retail therapy, which may need to be photographically documented when my Macy's package is opened... tomorrow morning? Tomorrow afternoon? If I did this right, the package contains a Handbag of Awesome, which should be savored as long as possible. My life is a perfect cake of cool with awesome frosting on top. And tomorrow I am going to work four hours of OT as part of Project Grad School Application Procrastination and Project Meredith (my next laptop will be named Meredith; do not question this on any level lest your brain explode), and maybe finish my October book log. Or sleep. I miss sleep!

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[info]norabombay wrote:
Oct. 31st, 2009 06:33 am (UTC)
I looked at Macy's for the accessories to the Handbag of awesome, but alas, they had none.

And am I the only one who doesn't name electronics? (I say realizing that the Treo is well on the way to becoming the Brit Phone).
[info]ase wrote:
Oct. 31st, 2009 10:44 pm (UTC)
There are accessories? But it's complete unto itself!

Electronics? I seem to remember an Axim named Nutmeg. The laptop is getting a name as a placeholder for networking and humor purposes. For reasons which don't need exploring at this time, naming my laptop Meredith is intrinsically funny. Another possible name is School Spirit. See also the Kayne sketch.
[info]after_the_rain_ wrote:
Oct. 31st, 2009 07:21 am (UTC)
A laptop with my name! YES! :D
[info]ase wrote:
Oct. 31st, 2009 10:49 pm (UTC)
IT WILL HAPPEN.

If it turns out to be kind of broken and crazy? I will name it John. The desktop will be some particularly crazy Farscape screencap - I'm thinking "Crackers Don't Matter" or something with John and a gun - and some Folsom Prison Blues lyrics. But I am hoping this is one of those plans you put on the back burner for many, many years.
[info]after_the_rain_ wrote:
Nov. 4th, 2009 05:19 am (UTC)
My ipod is named John, my old desktop is named The Precious and my current desktop is named Chuck. I approve of your naming scheme. However if it turns out to be crazy and kinda broken, I believe Meredith still fits. ;)
[info]filkferengi wrote:
Nov. 5th, 2009 03:28 am (UTC)
"hardboiled noir with fairies"? Have you been reading _Rosemary And Rue_ by [info]seanan_mcguire? If not, you should.

Also, yay for cake of cool with awesome frosting!
[info]ase wrote:
Nov. 6th, 2009 12:53 am (UTC)
I have not! I have been reading Unfallen Dead by [info]markdf. I enjoyed it enough to get the rest of the series.

Edited at 2009-11-06 12:53 am (UTC)
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