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hafitalI'm not dead! whee!
Like really good peanut butter, things are nutty over here. But, you know, one day at a time, and all that. My dad is hanging in there, but he's very thin. My sister blames my mother for I don't even know what, everything I guess. There's a possibility my parents may have to either buy the house they're renting or move. The timing of this could have been better... But, as stressful as its all been, as my riding instructor says, I keep my heels down and sit up. lol.
Hey! I'm going to compete in my very first jump show this weekend! Long stirrup, which is just x-rails but still. I'm excited, and hope very much that I at least don't take a tumble. hah.
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Audio books I have listened to this month:
The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne (what? I never actually read it)
Tiger Eyes, Judy Blume (if I had been a little quicker on the draw, I would have nominated this for Yuletide. My favorite Blume book)
The Glass House and Half-Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls
Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea, Chelsea Lately
The Great Gatsby (what? I never read this one, either.)
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (I don't like the reader, which is too bad)
I tried to listen to Gerald's Game by Steven King, but I couldn't finish it.
There might have been one or two others that I'm forgetting.
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I signed up for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
hlh_shortcuts and I'm very excited about it! Of course I have no idea what I'm going to write, but why should this year be any different from any other year?? I'm trying to decide whether to sign up for Yuletide. I want to, but I feel that may be pushing it.
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I recently inhaled all of Breaking Bad. It was good, and kind of horrible at the same time. What amused me the most, though, is how I can still see the dad from Malcolm in the Middle in Walter White. haha.
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I haven't gotten around to watching the recent episodes of Doctor Who yet. ack! And I'm waiting patiently to have all of Downton Abbey series 3 before embarking on that. I did start watching Ugly Betty, which I never got around to when it was on the air, and it's just the right kind of fluff. I like it.
I'm still rolling around in Star Trek: Voyager love. It makes me stupid happy. I love even the crappy episodes! I'm almost done, though. Sad.
~~~
Um, so does anyone have really good Avengers recommendations?? I'm curious.... What are the popular pairings?
Like really good peanut butter, things are nutty over here. But, you know, one day at a time, and all that. My dad is hanging in there, but he's very thin. My sister blames my mother for I don't even know what, everything I guess. There's a possibility my parents may have to either buy the house they're renting or move. The timing of this could have been better... But, as stressful as its all been, as my riding instructor says, I keep my heels down and sit up. lol.
Hey! I'm going to compete in my very first jump show this weekend! Long stirrup, which is just x-rails but still. I'm excited, and hope very much that I at least don't take a tumble. hah.
~~~
Audio books I have listened to this month:
The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne (what? I never actually read it)
Tiger Eyes, Judy Blume (if I had been a little quicker on the draw, I would have nominated this for Yuletide. My favorite Blume book)
The Glass House and Half-Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls
Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea, Chelsea Lately
The Great Gatsby (what? I never read this one, either.)
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (I don't like the reader, which is too bad)
I tried to listen to Gerald's Game by Steven King, but I couldn't finish it.
There might have been one or two others that I'm forgetting.
~~~
I signed up for
hlh_shortcuts and I'm very excited about it! Of course I have no idea what I'm going to write, but why should this year be any different from any other year?? I'm trying to decide whether to sign up for Yuletide. I want to, but I feel that may be pushing it. ~~~
I recently inhaled all of Breaking Bad. It was good, and kind of horrible at the same time. What amused me the most, though, is how I can still see the dad from Malcolm in the Middle in Walter White. haha.
~~~
I haven't gotten around to watching the recent episodes of Doctor Who yet. ack! And I'm waiting patiently to have all of Downton Abbey series 3 before embarking on that. I did start watching Ugly Betty, which I never got around to when it was on the air, and it's just the right kind of fluff. I like it.
I'm still rolling around in Star Trek: Voyager love. It makes me stupid happy. I love even the crappy episodes! I'm almost done, though. Sad.
~~~
Um, so does anyone have really good Avengers recommendations?? I'm curious.... What are the popular pairings?
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Date: 2012-10-26 03:15 pm (UTC)So yeah, hope things get better on the parent front. I've been there so if you need to vent, just get in touch. I'm always happy to listen.
I've been doing the audio book thing too. Just finished The Nazi Hunter by Alan Elsner. I'm on a bit of an espionage kick at the moment. So I can rec lots of other things in that area of you're interested.
As for Avengers fic, I read Steve/Tony. Tony/Loki and Clint/Phil are also very popular pairings. Though this is such a big fandom just about anything goes. If it strikes your fancy I'm sure you'll be able to find it.
One of my fav authors in the fandom is
http://archiveofourown.org/users/scifigrl47/pseuds/scifigrl47
for both Steve/Tony and Phil/Clint.
The In Which Tony Stark... series is really fun.
Valtyr is another really good writer in the fandom, leans toward Steve/Tony but covers others as well,
http://archiveofourown.org/users/valtyr/pseuds/valtyr
I've got a huge recs list in this fandom but it's on my other laptop which I can't access at the moment. If you like I can pick out the best of them and link you to them this evening.
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Date: 2012-10-26 03:28 pm (UTC)More Avenger Recs
Date: 2012-10-28 10:47 pm (UTC)http://archiveofourown.org/series/22273
A highly recommended series of fics.
As is this one,
http://archiveofourown.org/series/15246
Both long and well, I hope you enjoy them.