And I believe in reinvention

People who follow me on Twitter are probably well aware of the ongoing saga of Emma vs the Commute.

I am a creeper-magnet. It is known. If it isn't a blood covered drunk whining to me about how he'll "rip apart the fuckers who hurt [him] when he's off the drink", it's the guy who sings about Britannia and roundhouse kicks the bus hand-bars, or the one who thinks that laughing makes you a bitch and need to be yelled at. There was a guy this one time I saw eating his bus ticket. He holds a special place in my memory...

Today brought a large, angry, horny Asian man. Possibly not so much of a shock given I was in the Chinese quarter at the time, and it's a really dodgy area, but I've walked it many times before without being yelled at in proposition. "Sex. SEX?! I WANT THE PUSSY," is a new one in terms of come-ons.

Me in my approximately a bazillion layers of wool, and coworker in her hijab? Possibly the most unlikely prostitutes EVER.

Stealing this (as quite a few have) from kajivar to keep on spreading the word. I figured this was the best reason ever to break my lack of posting.

A friend has lost everything, including an extensive library, in the Queensland floods in Australia.

A book drive is being organized to help her replace as many as the books as we can. She's having other needs (for herself and her kitties) taken care of at the moment, but her books meant a lot to her.

I know I have a lot of book lovers on my flist, so if you have some you were considering getting rid of, or if you know where you can pick up some used books and are willing to donate them, please check out the link and see if you can find any on her list.

My village went 10ft under a few years ago, and that was awful enough (and our house even escaped the worst of it). It's up to eight times that out in QLD. Any support will be immensely appreciated.

Oh my god it's COLD, guys. We dun do extremes of weather in this country, and I have been freezing my ass off for days, even while indoors. I got spoiled the last few weeks getting driven into work (long story involving knee dislocation and ongoing fuckery with my ability to walk), and I started getting buses again this week making it the worst timing ever.

SO COLD. SO ICY. Ugh.

New Job is both awesome and seems to suck all my time and energy. I'm hoping I get into the swing of it for real soon and stop wanting it to be naptime the moment I get home. Thing with it is, when I'm at work with this job, I'm actually -working- and not slacking off and fitting a bit of reading and a bit of RP into my workday like I did at previous jobs. When I'm not busy digging through patient records for my research project (and let me tell you, that takes a ridic length of time for what it is since to get one eensy detail you have to sift through a tonne of someone's medical notes and find out far more than you ever wanted/needed to know), I'm working on my qualification, or helping to run clinics and I can't be a lazy ass in front of patients. Woe.

What is less sad for me is that I'm getting paid pretty freaking decently for this considering I'm still in training and it's a job that actually interests me to the point I don't feel like I'm going to die of bored without the ability to faff on the internet.

ALL IS GOOD.

( WHAT THE-- Cut for spoilers and AFJSDJD )

My thoughts on this episode really couldn't be contained in just a few words, so you're getting SPAM while I try to re-organise some characterisation in my head to pull in what I know now. Obviously image-heavy and complete with spoilers ho, and dark subject matters.


( Skins - 4x05: 'Freddie' )

( And on to the 'Unseen': 'Don't give me that silent shit. I know you can talk.' )

It's been a while since you've got any TV rambling from me, but by god are you getting some today.

( Cut for SPOILERS. Plus babble about Skins )

... And I should really go to bed. Still feel like craaap and have work tomorrow. Sigh.

Okay, so I haven't updated in... well, MONTHS. I am still alive, but so rarely check my flist these days. I don't even know why, because I am around and online. A lot because I'm bored and unemployed as of a couple of weeks ago.

I do have another interview on Monday however, so, maybe not bored and unemployed for much longer. I hope. Really really.

Anyway. Forcing myself to update via meme, because otherwise I would fail at words and content. I am lame.

RP meme: ( stolen from the flist )

I have been absolutely horrible at both checking my flist or updating this journal lately. Um. Oops.

Partially because I have been mostly crazy dull, or away, and when I haven't been crazy dull or away, I've been dealing with family sadness, which sucks and you all shouldn't have to read me talk about that any more than you already do if you're following me on Twitter. Also partially because I seem to be getting sidetracked by other online things a LOT lately.

But! Getting back into the swing with good stuff I hope, starting with Saturday, when my parents are coming up for a BBQ and I do believe we are getting a new kitten (name is tentatively Paige) and so, I show off what I already have elsewhere, but AWWW.

( KITTY! )

I'm bored with revision and I feel pretty rough today, so DISTRACTION.

Which in this case, means mini PHOTOSPAM time! I haven't done this in a while. Too much work, too little decent internet, etc.

Anyway. This time we've got Fandom related, avant garde photography, pretty views, and... other things that simply entertain me. La.

( A little bit of everything, all rolled into one )

And now, I go back to studying for my finals. T MINUS TWO WEEKS. D: D:

Okay. Before I forget. It's THAT time again! fandomhigh Summer applications are open!

The fact velocityofsound talked me into this game three and a half years ago and I'm still there has to say something, right? Something GOOD.

From the extra encouragement side I can but point you at a couple of recent shoutouts of love. Gremlins, and zombies and voodoo. We've had a busy couple of weeks.

I know I still have a few roleplayers and fic writers on my flist who I haven't tried to drag into this awesome crack yet!

*tempts to the dark side*

(One day I will have a life worthy of a real update.)