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veronica_richWow, except for my Olbermann bye-bye, it's been almost two weeks since I posted. THAT can't be right. Here are some stuff 'n things to throw at you:
My sister moved in with me a month ago - she quit her job two states away and moved here, and had a job offer with a good company in like two weeks. THAT is speed. I remember being out of work 10 years ago for several months, scraping by with odd jobs to make the rent, with only nibbles. It's better than either of us expected, so good job![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dahlianna! Of course, getting used to a roommate after 17 years living by myself is hard. When you live alone, there's nobody else to consider or argue with (yeah, yeah, there are benefits, but I'm telling you the drawbacks for an old misanthrope like me), and there's nobody to tell you that you're wrong once a day. LOL! But it'll work out. I just have to quit being inflexible in my habits, which isn't easy.
Partly because we need more room - my apartment was fine for just me, but too small for two of us, two cats, and a dog - and partly to move closer to a large city, we will be moving in a couple of months. Still trying to secure an actual location at this time, so wish us luck.
On politics: People is crazy. That is all. Well, no, that's not actually all. Frankly, I think there's a lot more to do immediately than to try repealing the federal health care reform bill of last year in its entirety - why not work on improving the parts I don't like? But don't get rid of it, it actually has some good provisions in there along with the chaff. If you're in Congress and you're looking for something to do, I could make a list; for starters, there are a couple of goddamn wars we could end. If you're really fixated on health care, though, why not look into steps to ensure everybody has access to basic care, instead of looking to cut off as many poor and working-poor people as possible? Nutbars.
Current fandom stuff: The excellent news is that apparently, there will be another season of Red Dwarf filming later this year for a 2012 release time. If I can afford to go to the UK to watch some taping in a live audience through the contacts and generosity of friends, I will. Of course, what concerns me more than affording it is the logistics of planning - it's like, OK, they'll be filming, but how far ahead of time will the crew and producers KNOW they're filming? How set in stone is that schedule once it's announced? Because in order to get any kind of deal on travel, you have to schedule quite some time in advance, and airline tickets are hard to change without additional fees. Plus, if you get there and the schedule is shifted to another week? Too bad; I can only take off a week at a time from work, and I only get so many weeks in a year. Luckily, it's nothing I really have to think much about until later this summer, I suspect.
The old fandom: Even with a new POTC movie coming out this May that I want to see, my time in the fandom is over. Except for keeping an eye on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
turningpirate (my baby! It just turned four years old), I'm out. Things have changed and soured so much from what they were about five years ago, and I no longer have the interest to do more than a drive-by skimming of fics or discussions anymore (although I admit that certain types of posts still make me stop, point, and laugh, and not in a flattering way *G*). I think I'll just go see OST in May and enjoy being a spectator with my 3D nerdglasses.
Sherlock: My sister made me watch this show. It's not bad. I was into Doyle's Holmes and Watson about 15 years ago, not to mention all the pastiches and "inspired by" professional fanfic novels I could buy, so I sort of feel like my time is past, but good entertainment is good entertainment, and I'm glad I have a background to know sort of what to expect of the characters. Good on Steven Moffat for finding a new way to present these guys to a modern public.
My sister moved in with me a month ago - she quit her job two states away and moved here, and had a job offer with a good company in like two weeks. THAT is speed. I remember being out of work 10 years ago for several months, scraping by with odd jobs to make the rent, with only nibbles. It's better than either of us expected, so good job
dahlianna! Of course, getting used to a roommate after 17 years living by myself is hard. When you live alone, there's nobody else to consider or argue with (yeah, yeah, there are benefits, but I'm telling you the drawbacks for an old misanthrope like me), and there's nobody to tell you that you're wrong once a day. LOL! But it'll work out. I just have to quit being inflexible in my habits, which isn't easy.Partly because we need more room - my apartment was fine for just me, but too small for two of us, two cats, and a dog - and partly to move closer to a large city, we will be moving in a couple of months. Still trying to secure an actual location at this time, so wish us luck.
On politics: People is crazy. That is all. Well, no, that's not actually all. Frankly, I think there's a lot more to do immediately than to try repealing the federal health care reform bill of last year in its entirety - why not work on improving the parts I don't like? But don't get rid of it, it actually has some good provisions in there along with the chaff. If you're in Congress and you're looking for something to do, I could make a list; for starters, there are a couple of goddamn wars we could end. If you're really fixated on health care, though, why not look into steps to ensure everybody has access to basic care, instead of looking to cut off as many poor and working-poor people as possible? Nutbars.
Current fandom stuff: The excellent news is that apparently, there will be another season of Red Dwarf filming later this year for a 2012 release time. If I can afford to go to the UK to watch some taping in a live audience through the contacts and generosity of friends, I will. Of course, what concerns me more than affording it is the logistics of planning - it's like, OK, they'll be filming, but how far ahead of time will the crew and producers KNOW they're filming? How set in stone is that schedule once it's announced? Because in order to get any kind of deal on travel, you have to schedule quite some time in advance, and airline tickets are hard to change without additional fees. Plus, if you get there and the schedule is shifted to another week? Too bad; I can only take off a week at a time from work, and I only get so many weeks in a year. Luckily, it's nothing I really have to think much about until later this summer, I suspect.
The old fandom: Even with a new POTC movie coming out this May that I want to see, my time in the fandom is over. Except for keeping an eye on
turningpirate (my baby! It just turned four years old), I'm out. Things have changed and soured so much from what they were about five years ago, and I no longer have the interest to do more than a drive-by skimming of fics or discussions anymore (although I admit that certain types of posts still make me stop, point, and laugh, and not in a flattering way *G*). I think I'll just go see OST in May and enjoy being a spectator with my 3D nerdglasses.Sherlock: My sister made me watch this show. It's not bad. I was into Doyle's Holmes and Watson about 15 years ago, not to mention all the pastiches and "inspired by" professional fanfic novels I could buy, so I sort of feel like my time is past, but good entertainment is good entertainment, and I'm glad I have a background to know sort of what to expect of the characters. Good on Steven Moffat for finding a new way to present these guys to a modern public.
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Date: 2011-01-25 07:33 pm (UTC)Congratulations to her and best wishes on the home hunt. Hopefully you'll find something affordable in Greenfield, though if not, there may be some good neighborhoods in the Cumberland/German Church Road area.
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-25 07:52 pm (UTC)I, too, can see such simple clear-cut approaches to fixing the Health Care problem in this country and I'm flabbergasted that it isn't just obvious to our congress folks that this needs attention and massaging.
Fandoms are quirky and I am fickle. I count myself lucky if I can get a solid year out of any. The year I was in POTC - Davey!Jones - was a GREAT year!
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-25 07:54 pm (UTC)On Current fandom stuff: Also excellent. I'll be looking out for it. (I swear, I'm watching more BBC telly than USA television these days.) And if you make it to a taping - take pictures! XD
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-25 08:44 pm (UTC)Sooooo once GNP announces a filming date, it should be pretty solid. The tricky part is that getting the tickets to the seating is going to be on par with getting your hands on Venus de Milo's arms or Brooke Shields' buttocks.
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:37 am (UTC)Ponders .....
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:40 am (UTC)And Doug Naylor most pointedly does not do business with them. See "American Red Dwarf" for the reasons why. XD
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:44 am (UTC)Might be able to do the ticket thing though; we'll see how things go later this summer (which I'd imagine is the earliest I would consider booking, if not the fall). I think my sister found round-trip tickets from IN to Heathrow for like $900 including all the taxes and fees; don't know if that rate'll hold later this year, but maybe.
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Date: 2011-01-28 10:35 pm (UTC)BTW, where's she working?
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Date: 2011-01-29 04:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-26 03:42 am (UTC)I feel the same way about POTC. Unless the movie gets stellar reviews, I'm not going to bother. It's not with a sense of bitterness or anything, it's just that this concept doesn't have anything to say to me anymore. It lost me with DMC and didn't redeem itself with AWE. I also cannot reconcile Johnny's supposed fascination with this character. I can't help but think that Johnny is becoming a parody of himself. When you see something like "The King's Speech" where people are actually acting, you think, there's no reason for this scholock to take up anymore of my precious time.
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-26 06:33 pm (UTC)Good update though. ;) Sherlock Holmes has always been ahead of his time. It's good to see that his universe can withstand a new, mordernized version.
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:40 am (UTC)