chasingkerouac

I am so, incredibly, utterly bored.

This is the worst time of year at work. In the fall, we're busy. In the winter, we're less busy but still constant and at least throwing holiday parties that get me out of my office. In spring, we're busy.

In summer? I've got nothing.

Seriously, dead. I get maybe three emails the entire day that need answering. Other than that, we've started printout on wordfinds for the office. Currently I'm working on 'Currencies of the World'. And trying not to freeze while doing it because my office should have icicles on the window, it's so cold. One day I'm going to build a trash fire just to warm the place up.

No, so it's completely dead, which means that each of us in the office spends some time wandering around, camping out in someone else's office to find entertainment and conversation. Which currently has meant that people will come in to play in my latest toy -- a talking Chekov from a Burger King kid's meal that spazzula was kind enough to let me take -- although I think it was mostly so that her kid would press the button continuously for days *lol* Regardless! He now sits on my desk and people come in and want to play with it.

Which at least has led to some interesting conversations in my office, including but not limited to:

1. The One Where a Co-Worker and I Mock Bad Fanfic and are Happy new!Trek Fan Seem To Be Older And More Entertaining Than Harry Potter Fans.

2. The One Where Another Co-Worker Laments That He Doesn't Want To See The New Trek Film Cause of Too Much "Boom Boom Boom" (which leads to another co-working coming in going 'what boom boom boom?' and we proceed to have an entire conversation where the term 'boom boom boom' is said in almost every sentence)

3. The One Where A VP Doesn't Believe That Anakin Skywalker's Late Name Was Skywalker, and Thought He Was In Star Trek (this is also the conversation where the VP wanted to know why, when Star Wars was dubbed in German, did they only dub the humans and not the Wookie or the Ewoks. To which my actual boss just looks at him and goes '... because they weren't speaking English')

4. The One Where My Boss Asks Me Had I Ever Heard Of This Thing Called Fanfiction, Because Apparently It's All Over The Internet and They Put Weird People Together But Don't Make Any Money Off Of it.

I'm actually scared to think of what might come up today -- but you know, at least that makes it a little more interesting *lol*

For anyone who hasn't checked out the delicious fics posted for the teyla_lorne little mini-ficathon, you should so go over and take a look. How can you deny two people who are ridiculously pretty on their own, not to mention what happens when you put the pretty together! It's love -- y'all should go check it out.

I have to say that my favorite so far is still The Origin of Berries by margarks. Beautiful, sensual, tasty... how could anyone not love it?

I still haven't received mine, which kinda sucks. I was looking forward to the pretty. But these things happen, eh? I love challenges, but I don't think I've been in one where I've gotten a fic that wasn't way late or a pinch-hit. But that's why I keep doing them... law of averages means I'll have to get one on time eventually *lol*

Regardless, the world needed more Teyla/Lorne if only for the pretty!

Other than that, the afternoon is consisting of laundry and America's Next Top Model. Considering this is the first Saturday I've had in a while where I didn't have to be anywhere or do anything, this is a divine way to spend an afternoon. And my place is empty -- neither of my roommates are here until Monday night. Which means, quiet. I haven't had quiet in so long.

*digs the quiet*

*should probably go to the gym today. haven't been in a while*

*ooh, and the grocery store. don't know if i have food here*

Triangle Under Heat Advisory Today

*melts*

Seriously, I don't think I'll ever get used to August in North Carolina. 110 heat index. I feel like I can't put on my makeup until I get to my office because it will melt off of me between the walk from my car to my building. My roommate!B and I will usually sit for a few minutes on our porch after work and chat but we looked at each other last night and were like 'couch?' 'oh yeah' because it's just darn oppressive.

And it's been hovering around 98-99% humidity for a week, which for people who've never experienced the joy that is southern humidity, blegh. It finally reached 100% yesterday and the rain just dumped for about an hour -- which is good, we totally need the rain, but you'd think that it would take some of the humidity out of the air. No such luck.

Which means that when picking out clothes for work today, it's very 'what's the shortest work appropriate skirt I have, and the lightest shirt'. Not that that's a problem, because I spent probably way too much money for the tax free weekend last weekend, but I totally needed new work clothes. I am convinced.

Ever have those days when you just can't seem to focus on anything? I've been staring at the plant on my desk for a solid 10 minutes. And poking at the leaves. Contemplating watering it, before realizing again that it doesn't need to be watered any more than it did 3 minutes ago. But GAH I'm fidgety and can't seem to break through that focusing wall that would allow me some semblance of productivity.

Maybe I just need something in my system. Maybe lunch will do wonders. Ooh lunch.

My Roommate!B is my new tv buddy *lol* She's finally come out of the geek!closet and admitted that she enjoys sci-fi, which made Roommate!D go 'ew' and me go 'sweet, come, watch the Dr. Who marathon with me'. And she did.

( Dr. Who, Stargate, various amusements... )

I think I just freaked out my roommate *lol* Apparently it's unusual in this apartment for people to sing out loud. And top of that, showtunes.

I can't help it that I just got an uncontrolable desire to rock out some Aida. Nothing wrong with that. Next it'll be Avenue Q and we'll see how much the roomies like that *snickers* They aren't quite fans of the subject matter of AQ... or RENT.

Anyway! I don't think they realized I'm totally the sing-into-my-hairbrush-while-doing-the-choreography kinda girl. Sometimes I just get moved by the spirit and have to sing and dance.

To quote Dane Cook: 'Fuck chicks, man. I just... I just wanna DANCE!'

*ahem*

It was a slow day at work today. Not much to do, and boredom taking up most of the day. So I'm in a very demonstrative mood.

*tries to focus that energy into writing*

( SGA 3.12 Echoes )

And total sidenote from that. Finally moved into my new office today. Well, I did yesterday, but I'm still getting things in order. Have finally moved out of what is lovingly called the 'hazing office' -- with it's draft, freezing temps, room for only one chair and a desk and blinky florescent light. Yay for new real office.

Oh, and something fun for the SGA fans on the flist. Got a call yesterday from a collegue. The collegue's name? Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Seriously stared at the ID on the phone for a solid five seconds before being able to form a coherent answer to the question. Was half tempted to answer the phone with 'John Sheppard' but I didn't know if she'd get it or just be like 'omg, never calling her again'.

Apparently I can babble with the best of them, because I did all of my required NaNo yesterday on my lunch hour, even while eating. So it was more of a typing half hour. Not too shabby, just kinda typing out the first things that pop into my head.

I've been thinking about posting my NaNo here, just for proof that I am doing it and so people can have a giggle at what is very very very unedited writing from me *lol* Do y'all think that would be a good idea? Nothing quite like NaNo to clog people's flists, huh?

And the stagesoflove has flared back up again, this time with a list of 10 possible prompts. I have to admit that some of my favorite pieces have come from this challenge -- Night Five, Process Stories, and the Galileo series. And so I'm sitting here wondering if I should do it again. They'd be Beckett/Cadman, of course, because the world needs more Beckett/Cadman in my opinion. I just don't know one if I should, and two which set I'd do. The sets that are available that I haven't written about before are ( here )

So I don't know. I shall contemplate those and see if any push my buttons. Because they sure were fun the last two times around.

Oh TV premeire season - how I love when you start. You save me from the pain of hours and hours of poorly produced and conceptualized reality television on the major networks. Not that I watch your reality programming (Project Runway doesn't count since it's on cable and *love*), but it makes the baby Jesus cry just knowing that you're wasting time putting it on.

Time that could be spent on, say, NBC choosing to air Battlestar Galactica like it did for Psych so that I don't have to stay up until 2am to rewatch the second season other than... whatever drivel NBC had on during the summer? Seriously, I can't even remember. Must've been so sad that I put it out of my mind. Treasure Hunters? Was that NBC?

Anyway! spazzula and I were talking about emo!vampires a week or so ago. How we got on the topic of emo!vampires I don't remember (seriously, where did it come from? am I going to kick myself for forgetting?). But we got on the topic, and then went back to Angel because he was only irritatingly emo when he was on Buffy and at least got a shot of cool!emo on Angel, and I'm flipping through and I end up on Bones, which I've never watched but there was David Boreanez looking lovely and reminding me of the Angel love and discussion and I ended up watching it and oh, that was a fun show. They're wittier and snarkier than CSI and that's love.

I may have to remember to catch that when I can. I'd forgotten how lovely David is.

And with that: So. Bored. Need. Entertainment.

So, almost embarassed to admit this. Almost, not quite *lol*

Have you ever watched a show just because one of the recurring characters is a little hottie that you know as a recurring character from another show and you're a big fan of said character?

Yeah, this is me not admitting to watching episodes of The 4400 just for Agent Garrity because recently I've had a probably not very healthy wee bit of an obsession with Major Lorne on Stargate Atlantis and both characters are played by the delicious Kavan Smith. However! In between finding eps where I can glee over not!Lorne in a suit, I've found that The 4400 is a pretty nifty show and I think I may just have to head down to the Blockbuster and get this series from the beginning. So, this makes my character stalking just a wee bit more acceptable, right? Finding out the show is neat not just for sharing recurring actors (however, if The 4400 is what's keeping me from getting a current Lorne fix on SGA, well, he needs to pick Lorne first because Lorne rocks way harder than Garrity).

But then, I also have a small fascination with finding people I know from other shows guesting on other shows that I have a great love for. The West Wing was FANTASTIC about that. Like the fact that Paris from Gilmore Girls was the assistant busted by Leo in the first season? Ainsley moving on to solve crimes in Miami? Locke from LOST as one of the Joint Cheifs? Love it!

And wow, that just made me sad all over again that TWW is over and I've seen all of it. There's nothing new for it. And now I keep debating on if I want to go ahead and watch the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip pilot that's online now or wait until it shows because do I wanna know or do I want to wait with baited breath and let it not tempt me?

Choices, choices.