Okay, who's seen this new Toyota Avalon "red carpet" commercial?  I tried to find a video of it online, but couldn't; the point, though, is that this part right here?  Made me want to smack somebody.

Announcer: What is it like to finally be on the A-list?
New Car Owner: *as some random fashion model walks over to take his arm*  Feels really good.
Car Owner's Kid: Hey Dad, that's not Mom!
Announcer: *to the audience, suggestively* That is so not Mom.

So I guess the message here is: YAY CHEATING! \o/



Ugh.

Way to go, modern media.  Classy stuff.





In other news... how is everyone else doing out there?  Any fun summer plans?  ...Infinitus is getting scary close now  Show of hands: who else is going?

It's looking a lot like I might end up alone at Infinitus.  newengland32 just dropped out of going, and jedipirate is pretty sure she can't afford it...  (Neither can jesshrules1986 or thewayoutis.)  And rabid_mexican would totally have come to Florida, if not to the con itself, except that it's his grandfather's birthday.  Darn it.

*sigh*

Why don't I have more local area friends?  Or at least more close friends (like JediPirate, who is actually in another state) who like Harry Potter?

I know, I know.  I'm sure I'll still have fun at the conference.  I was at both LeakyCon and Azkatraz by myself last year, and I really enjoyed both (well, less so Leaky... but that was just poorly put-together).  But I still hate the idea of going alone, because I know half my time will likely be spent looking for someone to hang out with.  Plus, I was hoping to spend some extra time in Florida after the con... which I know I won't get nearly as much out of all by myself.  I suck at doing touristy things.

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It's 4:00 AM, and I am on a Metalocalypse high.

Awesome Thing #1
I just came from the Boston show of the 2009 Dethklok/Mastodon tour.  It was my first major concert, and my first metal show.  I might've enjoyed it more if the acoustics were better, I admit... but otherwise, it was effin' spectacular!  Brendon was AMAZING on stage (I know, big surprise), the music videos were mind-blowing, and?  I actually headbanged.  Okay, so it's not like that's never happened before — but still.

Awesome Thing #2
Besides getting me a ticket to the show, which was already pretty freaking amazing of her (*glomps liek whoa*), feraltoki gave me a deluxe copy of the Dethalbum II.  Oh, and a Dethklok teeshirt... with the horse from "Thunderhorse," my favorite DK song!  *ded from glee*

Awesome Thing #3
dethepisode just opened, and we already have 21 watchers and members!  (It's mostly thanks to tod_hollykim helping us get the word out, so many thanks and cookies to her for that.)  Looks like this thing is gonna take off after all, and hopefully it'll be as fun and awesome as the_ginga and I have hoped it would be. :D

By the way, guys: check out the community layout (namely the header).  And let me know what you think.  Even if you're not an MTL fan (and I know most of you aren't), I think you'll be able to appreciate it.  I'm pretty darn proud of this thing, if I do say so myself. >_>

Awesome Thing #4
Less than two weeks till new Metalocalypse!!  ...No, seriously.  CAN. NOT. WAIT.

*bounces up and down*



Alright, it's late... so I'm going to wonder off to bed now.  I think I'm just tired enough that all this excitement shouldn't keep me from falling asleep.  But don't be surprised if I'm still just as buzzed and gleeful tomorrow.  :DD

Okay, here goes...

A couple of you have recently friended me, most likely due to Azkatraz or LeakyCon.  Which is awesome.  But embarrassingly enough, I must confess that I don't fully remember who everyone is.  Beyond that, there are some of you who added me a while ago (whether randomly, or because we've met somewhere) and I just never added you back.

Heck, even if I have added you... I still wouldn't mind knowing more about y'all, and making sure I remember who everyone is. :P


#1 Reason to Fill This Out: I haven't added you back, and you'd like to encourage me to do so.

(Right off the bat, I can't promise I'll add you (though filling this out will make it MUCH more likely).  It's nothing personal, just that I try to only add journals I'm going to follow.  I'll still talk to you if you comment, and I hardly ever f'lock; so you're welcome to keep reading my stuff if you so wish.  If I do friend you back, how soon that happens will depend on how busy I am.)

#2 Reason to Fill This Out: I have you friended, but we don't know each other well... or you just feel like indulging me.  (Please do!)

(Yes, I'll admit it: some of you I've added back, but I don't remember for sure who you are/how we met.  I'm not going to say who, because it's embarrassing.  But that's why the more people fill this out, the better.)

( Survey below the cut!Collapse )


Please post the questions and your answers as a comment to this post.  To make everyone comfortable, initial comments will be screened; I won't unscreen them without your permission.

I'm in a good mood right off the bat today. :D

(Heck, I'm even in the mood to update my journal, without having an immediate need to do so.  How rare is that?)

Part of this is thanks to chatting with the_ginga yesterday, which really helped get me out of the funk I was in.*  Another part is that I saw one of my icons randomly being used by someone I didn't specifically make it for.  And it's unseemly how happy/excited this sort of thing makes me.  Enough for one of those lame, corny anime smileys, even:  ^________^;

I do wish the person had commented (or if they did comment, that I hadn't missed it); especially because I'm really curious how someone not on my f'list came across an icon I hadn't publically shared yet.  But since it is snaggable, and used with credit, it's all good.

Mostly, I'm just hyped to see it getting some use. *bounces*


Oh, and I might even get to go to the Adult Swim party at the Santo Party House in New York, next week.  Emphasis on "might," sadly, because I can't go unless I find (a) someone to take the bus or carpool with, or (b) a place to crash in NYC overnight...

But I did just post about this at capslokdethklok, checking to see if anyone from Massachusetts is going.  And because I'm in high spirits at the mo', my hopes are up.

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* That's not to say don't comment on that post.  It would still seriously help to talk about this with a few more people.

Check it out!  A post that isn't birthday greetings or a rant.  Don't ever say I don't come through on my promises. :P


So, this morning (or was it early this afternoon?) I got a brilliant idea on how to find the solution to a problem I've been having with the dethepisode layout.  And it worked!  I found the issue and fixed it, and now the layout is nearly perfect; just needs a few minor tweaks and a header.  With luck, the community will be up and running by mid-July. &&&

(Do feel free to tell me what you think so far.)

Then I spent the rest of the day playing helper fairy to various people who posted questions about the original layout (by gossymer).  Because she has this policy about not answering questions on layouts older than a week or two,* but not everyone — including myself, at first — seemed to realize this.

Some of these people had the same problems I had had; others just didn't know that they ought to be looking for help elsewhere.  So I thought it might be nice of me to point a couple of them in the right direction.  I even offered to help this one person with a certain rather unwieldy free hosting service, which I myself had much aggravation from last week.  (I sure hope that one doesn't come back to bite me in the butt.)


I tell you guys all this not to brag, but to say that while randomly helping others is all well and good... what I should have been doing today was working out the details of my hostel stay and booking a flight to San Francisco for Azkatraz.**

*headdesk*  And it's nearly July.  Way to be another day late on that one. :\

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* Hey, I don't blame her.  Not every layout maker has time for individual questions (they're already taking a chunk out of their lives just to make the layouts); and there are plenty of communities on LJ where you can get coding help from the experts.

** Which, by the way, still has tickets left for only $130!  Anyone wanna go who's not already going?

So, I know I haven't been around (and I'm still working on changing that, I swear.  The new policy changes on LJ should prove a great motivator), so I don't really know how many of you out there will or may be going to Terminus this summer.  But I am, and JediPirate and myself plan on holding a Snape/Black meetup at the conference — to my knowledge, the first of its kind.

Now, I know I have people on my f'list besides Jedi who either ship Snape/Black, or at least find the pairing somewhat intriguing.  Even if you aren't sure, just think about coming — you might have more fun than you'd expect.  (Believe me, I learned this lesson myself when I went to the Snape/Harry meetup at Prophecy, despite not being an avid Snarry 'shipper.)  Anyway, yesterday I posted an advert to relevant communities; I figure I'll repost that here:

Are you going to the Terminus 2008 symposium in Chicago this summer?  Are you a fan of the Severus Snape/Sirius Black pairing?  jedipirate and I will be hosting Siriusly Snaped, Severely Blackened: an Intersection (or meetup) for all those Terminus attendees who are interested in this sometimes underrepresented, often unorthodox, but always intriguing 'ship.

We hope to have goody-bags, games, smutty fic readings, a raffle and more!  Even if you're just curious about Snape/Black, we encourage you to drop by and share the fun, and find out what makes them so appealing.


For information and updates you should check out our community, siriusly_snaped.  An RSVP post will be up soon, and should remain open until July or later.  However, info for the Terminus program book is due this Sunday morning; so if you go HERE before then, you have a unique chance to vote on when we hold this meetup, before that time is finalized.

Don't miss out!

And remember: we only have until Sunday morning to decide on a time.  So if you think you might be interested, please help us out and vote!  And if you know someone else who might be interested, pimping this would be greatly appreciated. :)