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Okay, I've worked in politics. I have done campaigning. I will probably jump back into some campaigning once my visiting Taiwan kids leave and I have free time after work. THIS? Best. Campaign. Explanation. EVER.

http://seantevis.com/kansas/3000/running-for-office-xkcd-style/?helphim

Seriously. I love it so much.

I realize that most of the music that I listen to I found on tv shows. And I'm okay with that *lol* But this song started to eat my brain on Grey's Anatomy last night and I have fallen in love.

Now I just need it on my iPod. Need. Because all I can find is the music video for it, but that's okay. It'll be like the 'Fucking Matt Damon' video that got played over and over and over again *lol*

Bryn Christopher -- 'The Quest'

Things Younger Than John McCain

*snicker*

That's been amusing me for the past couple of days. Well, that and Stuff White People Like. The office is dead quiet, so I have to do SOMETHING to amuse myself today.

So, I'm not usually a fan of Sarah Silverman, but this has had me in stitches for the past day. It's just... it gets stuck in your head. And it proves that Matt Damon has one of the best senses of humor ever -- as if the articles from buddies George Clooney and Ben Affleck when he was voted People's Sexiest Man Alive weren't enough.

( Sarah Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel Live )

Poor spazzula was subjected to me alternately singing and humming this as we wandered through Target this afternoon *lol* It just gets stuck in your head!

It's that time of year where the applications are piling on my desk, and all I do for eight hours is decide whether people can or cannot come to the college. But you know what makes that much more enjoyable? John Barrowman *glee*

There is something about Captain Jack singing Christmas songs that just makes the day go by that much faster.

Note to self -- get winter cards after work today. Barnes & Noble is on the way home, you have no excuse *scolds self*

Falling down the stairs makes a bad morning.

Falling down the stairs with your work laptop makes an even worse morning.

Falling down the stairs with your work laptop and having your office tell you that if you can't fix it yourself, you'll have to wait three weeks to get back into town and let tech services look at it so you don't have to pay someone else to do it makes for a seriously crappy morning.

Deciding to say screw it and start taking the computer apart to try and fix the harddrive yourself because really, what else can you do to it that falling down the stairs didn't -- and making it turn on? *glee*

You, my dear laptop, are my bitch. I rock you. I don't know if I did it right, but I have jimmied you in such a way that you turn on and work and I am yay. Because three weeks without my database? Without NaNo -- because yes, I'm stupid enough to try and do that AGAIN this year? Without my vampires project? Oh no. That's just not cool. Not cool at all.

*goes to do a victory dance*

You know, I don't consider myself a terribly domestic person, but there are very few things more satisfying to me than cooking. Something about knowing that I created this, with my own hands -- I love it. And it's not like I usually have someone to cook for (save for the times when spazzula is kind enough to eat what I cook *lol*) so it's only for me. My roommates just don't appreciate the home cooked food appeal and many times would rather choose McNuggets over, say, my baked salmon and rosemary potatoes.

It's enough to give someone a complex *lol*

But that's one of my favorite things about being home for the couple days I am during my fall travel season -- cooking dinner. And breakfast. And lunch, if I didn't have to be at the office.

And that's my timer. I should go eat :)

So, I finally got a chance to watch Reunion

( In the words of my Satedan uncle... )

Which means that Doppleganger is on Friday. *glee*

Best question ever asked to one of us College Reps at a college fair.

And asked in all seriousness too.

Student: '...um, so what exactly is the difference between marine biology and a Marine?'

Admissions Officer: '... when there's a strike on US soil, they don't send in the marine biologists'

It's times like this where my job is like a circus *lol*

Got bored, made icons *lol* Kavan Smith is pretty, so made icons of him.

Link goes to my icon journal @ orchidicons

[12] Jed Garrity - The 4400



12 The 4400 Icons

But on the other hand, we have Atlantis.

( Stargate Atlantis - Lifeline )

How much do I heart this show?

( Doctor Who - Last of the Time Lords )

There's just something so satisfying about being this gleeful over a show :) Even if it does seem to make me start every sentence with 'And' *lol*

So, I thought that I'd beaten this sinus thing into submission by catching it early this week.

Apparently I was wrong.

Now I feel absolutely terrible, have to be slightly doped up, drive three hours back to Raleigh to make an 11am meeting that just isn't going to happen. Because one, not moving terribly fast this morning, and two, can't drive terribly fast when I'm doped up silly. Would rather not be on the road, but that's not a choice.

Sucky day and it's not even 9am.

I keep hoping that sometime I'm going to be shopping and I'm going to run into Curtis from Take Home Chef on TLC. For anyone who hasn't seen the show -- he goes up to people in grocery stores, buys their groceries and then goes home with them and cooks them dinner.

He hasn't shown up in my Harris Teeter yet, but I keep crossing my fingers.

Because honestly, who wouldn't want this guy to go home with them and cook?

( Curtis, the Take Home Chef )

He's Australian, gorgeous, and cooks. Seriously, I want to find him in the grocery store, like, now.

*ogles*

Two eps of this just made my afternoon *lol* Which is a nice diversion since I have another fair to go to at 6. Night fairs are always better than the daytime high school visits, but blah working in the evening.

Woohoo!

( The 4400 season 4 finale - Great Leap Forward )

That, and I've decided that the perfect Christmas stocking would include both Kavan Smith and John Barrowman -- because we've finally just started getting Torchwood on BBC America and Captain Jack is even more delicious on there than he was on Dr. Who. I want them both, wearing nothing but strategically placed bows.

Or no bows, if there really is a Santa Claus.

It's so delightfully quiet here today -- I love it. I've already run out and done my errands, bought a bookshelf, haven't actually put my books on it yet, but that's all good. Ran to Target, am watching the General Hospital week marathon on SoapNet and playing random computer games to pass the time, and decided that I didn't care if it was 4:30 in the afternoon, it's a holiday weekend and dammit I'm going to have a glass of wine.

Speaking of, when I have people over, or bring wine, I do it in pretty bottles because I am a classy lady like that. For right now? I'd been curious about the Wine Boxes they have at Target because people who's taste I trust have told me that it doesn't taste like normal box wine does (aka crappy) and that it was a great choice, especially if you're like me and you want one or two glasses at a time and can't drink the whole bottle before it goes sour. So I bought a little box of the White Sangria just to try.

It's delicious. spazzula, when you come to this side of town for the deliciousness that is the burgers from the Place I Will Not Name Until We Make Plans To Go There, you need to have a glass of this. Fruity and delicious and I think you'll really love it.

And now I need to find my Icy Hot because carrying that bookcase has done a number on my shoulder.

Oh! And a belated welcome to lost_her_sway, who is new to the flist and just generally awesome.

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*

Title: Expressions of Friendship and Love
Rating: G
Characters: Lorne, Teyla (SGA)
Word Count: 765
Summary: Lorne quirked an eyebrow as he noticed the slight twitch in the corner of her mouth as she spoke. "You're taunting me," he mumbled.

A/N: Written for the teyla_lorne mini-fest for margarks, who wanted “romance (not necessarily 'romantic' romance),first time or new relationship, kisses”. I hope you enjoy :)

( Expressions of Friendship and Love )

Seriously people need to stop calling. Yes, I'm busy, no it's not with work, which is why I can't say 'hold my calls, I'm finishing up my teyla_lorne challenge fic'. I don't think the receptionist would think that was a proper reason for my door to be closed and my phone to be off *lol*

*goes back to writing in between phone calls*

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.