Jan. 19th, 2008
New Est. fic + stuff
Jan. 19th, 2008 05:07 pmThere's a new Est. fic up here. It's not Jude/Ewan, but Jude and an OC (written by ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
telesilla) and is actually backdated to 2005. (Wow, was it really that long ago...? O_o) Anyway, I was excited to read it, as I always am to read Est!Jude bits that I didn't participate in.
We're also poking at a couple Jude/Ewan ones, hopefully get back to writing these guys and have something to post in the not-too-distant future. :)
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Speaking of being excited, ( SGA spoilers for last night )
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Remember, if you want to bid on me for Sweet Charity, the auction runs through January 26th, 11.59pm GMT. And yes, I will be pimping this every chance I get. :p
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In less exciting news, we went to Target this afternoon. BIG MISTAKE. First of all, I keep forgetting that there is construction on Culver and Sepulveda. This has been going on for months and months, and at first it didn't really make much of a difference to traffic, but then a month or two ago they changed it so there is only one lane each way on Sepulveda and the light to cross Culver can have only one direction going at a time, so it's shorter for each direction. Today it was backed up all the way to Washington on one side and to the skating rink on the other. It took us ten minutes to get from Washington to Culver. To give a bit of perspective to those not familiar with LA, Google Maps tells me it should take less than a minute. >_<
The thing is, obviously I know there is construction there. It's been going on most of the past year. But every time I forget about it until we reach there, and by then, of course, it's too late. *headdesk* Last time we came home up Sawtelle instead of Sepulveda, and there was construction on Culver there, too, so this time I was just like, dude, fuck it. I am going home down Jefferson if it means I have to go all the way to Lincoln. (Ended up going Jefferson to Centinela, actually, and there was no construction at Culver there, so I'll remember that for next time.)
Target itself was a madhouse, too. The problem, you see, is that there are only two Targets in LA. There is the Culver City one, and then the "new Target" (now several years old) on Jefferson and La Cienega. They are kind of close together, but it doesn't even matter, because the fact is, there are far more people in LA who want to go to Target, than there are Targets for them to go to. The parking lot was horrible and it was pretty bad inside, too. The woman in front of me in line had a cart full of stuff, and not just full of a few big items, but full of dozens and dozens of tiny things, so it took ages to ring up. Blah.
telesilla) and is actually backdated to 2005. (Wow, was it really that long ago...? O_o) Anyway, I was excited to read it, as I always am to read Est!Jude bits that I didn't participate in.We're also poking at a couple Jude/Ewan ones, hopefully get back to writing these guys and have something to post in the not-too-distant future. :)
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Speaking of being excited, ( SGA spoilers for last night )
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Remember, if you want to bid on me for Sweet Charity, the auction runs through January 26th, 11.59pm GMT. And yes, I will be pimping this every chance I get. :p
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In less exciting news, we went to Target this afternoon. BIG MISTAKE. First of all, I keep forgetting that there is construction on Culver and Sepulveda. This has been going on for months and months, and at first it didn't really make much of a difference to traffic, but then a month or two ago they changed it so there is only one lane each way on Sepulveda and the light to cross Culver can have only one direction going at a time, so it's shorter for each direction. Today it was backed up all the way to Washington on one side and to the skating rink on the other. It took us ten minutes to get from Washington to Culver. To give a bit of perspective to those not familiar with LA, Google Maps tells me it should take less than a minute. >_<
The thing is, obviously I know there is construction there. It's been going on most of the past year. But every time I forget about it until we reach there, and by then, of course, it's too late. *headdesk* Last time we came home up Sawtelle instead of Sepulveda, and there was construction on Culver there, too, so this time I was just like, dude, fuck it. I am going home down Jefferson if it means I have to go all the way to Lincoln. (Ended up going Jefferson to Centinela, actually, and there was no construction at Culver there, so I'll remember that for next time.)
Target itself was a madhouse, too. The problem, you see, is that there are only two Targets in LA. There is the Culver City one, and then the "new Target" (now several years old) on Jefferson and La Cienega. They are kind of close together, but it doesn't even matter, because the fact is, there are far more people in LA who want to go to Target, than there are Targets for them to go to. The parking lot was horrible and it was pretty bad inside, too. The woman in front of me in line had a cart full of stuff, and not just full of a few big items, but full of dozens and dozens of tiny things, so it took ages to ring up. Blah.
The Killers "Sawdust"
Jan. 19th, 2008 10:44 pmWhen I first heard this album, I thought it was okay. Good, but I knew a lot of the songs, and they were never favorites. Then a week or so ago I started listening to it more, I don't remember why. And suddenly I found myself nearly as obsessed as I had been (and still am, really) with Sam's Town. (Oh yes, that was it, actually; I was listening to Sam's Town and it went on to the next album.)
Favorites are Tranquilize, an awesome duet with Lou Reed; Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf, a song recorded with Hot Fuss that never made it on the album (and ties in with Jenny Was a Friend of Mine in terms of the album's story); The Ballad of Michael Valentine, a B-side from one of the Hot Fuss singles; Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version), an awesome alternate version of one of my all-time favorite songs; and Romeo and Juliet, a Dire Straits cover (I listened to the original on youtube and it does not compare, sorry, Brandon Flowers is TOO AWESOME).
Anyway, I highly, highly recommend it. You can download the entire album here, or at least try some of the tracks listed above.
I also uploaded a few other songs I've been recently obsessing over.
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Sometime maybe a few months ago, I came across this on youtube, can't remember why or how, and really liked it, but never got around to asking someone to upload it. Then I saw Ryan mention it last night, so I asked him, and now I'm sharing it with all of you. This song is a new discovery for me, but it's awesometastic and so, so catchy.
Queen's Don't Stop Me Now and We Are the Champions
Oh man, I have been in a Queen mood lately, especially this. For some reason neither of these made it on my alphabetical favorites, but I really like We Are the Champions and Don't Stop Me Now is one of my favorite Queen songs ever and just so, so good. Queen is one of those bands you can't not sing along with.
I have also been playing my favorite Hedwig songs over and over (in fact, at one point my playlist was all Hedwig and Queen, hee), so here is Wig in a Box and The Long Grift. Wig in the Box is hands-down my favorite Hedwig song, another one you just have to sing along with.
Favorites are Tranquilize, an awesome duet with Lou Reed; Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf, a song recorded with Hot Fuss that never made it on the album (and ties in with Jenny Was a Friend of Mine in terms of the album's story); The Ballad of Michael Valentine, a B-side from one of the Hot Fuss singles; Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version), an awesome alternate version of one of my all-time favorite songs; and Romeo and Juliet, a Dire Straits cover (I listened to the original on youtube and it does not compare, sorry, Brandon Flowers is TOO AWESOME).
Anyway, I highly, highly recommend it. You can download the entire album here, or at least try some of the tracks listed above.
I also uploaded a few other songs I've been recently obsessing over.
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Sometime maybe a few months ago, I came across this on youtube, can't remember why or how, and really liked it, but never got around to asking someone to upload it. Then I saw Ryan mention it last night, so I asked him, and now I'm sharing it with all of you. This song is a new discovery for me, but it's awesometastic and so, so catchy.
Queen's Don't Stop Me Now and We Are the Champions
Oh man, I have been in a Queen mood lately, especially this. For some reason neither of these made it on my alphabetical favorites, but I really like We Are the Champions and Don't Stop Me Now is one of my favorite Queen songs ever and just so, so good. Queen is one of those bands you can't not sing along with.
I have also been playing my favorite Hedwig songs over and over (in fact, at one point my playlist was all Hedwig and Queen, hee), so here is Wig in a Box and The Long Grift. Wig in the Box is hands-down my favorite Hedwig song, another one you just have to sing along with.