I wonder why people never just post short, random things on LJ like you might on Twitter or Tumblr or Facebook.  Or... maybe they do?

Anyway.  Anybody wondering what's been going on with me lately?  No?

Oh well, I'll tell you anyway.



I'm sick with a cold.  For like, the fourth or fifth day now, I think.  I can't remember for sure.  I hope to get better soon... but I'm not doing much to speed it along. :\

I've been working on hearts_and_guts stuff.  I mean, duh.  If you know me at all, you probably already know that.  For anyone who cares: the submissions we've received so far have been pretty stellar, and I honestly think that everyone's gonna love their gifts.  That being said... I'm up to my elbows in pinch-hitters and dropped assignments right now.  I wish I knew how to do this faster.

I met a cute, very charming guy on New Year's Eve, who gave me a ride home from the subway.  I know, I know... don't take rides from strangers in the middle of the night... but I did, and I haven't been axe-murdered.  Don't worry, I'm not going to make a habit of it; and no one else should, either.  Anyway... as I was saying, met a cute guy.  Seemed like he was flirting, and he asked me to go get a drink after, but it was late, so instead I gave him my number (like a genius, did not think to ask for his).  Long story short, he hasn't called.  Maybe I imagined the whole flirting thing; or maybe he was only interested in a quick hook-up, so since that didn't happen, he was never planning to follow up.  I dunno.  Who knows, maybe I'm better off.  Still sucks, though.

And this is getting a lot ramblier than I thought it would.  Moving on...

I've read some very good fic in the last day or two.  Fic I should probably rec — but I'm too lazy to go looking for links right now.  If you want recs, I guess, then just ask me.  Or I may post them later.  (They're all Metalocalypse, I'm afraid; sorry non-MTL fans.)

Speaking or recs, I've somehow managed to convince my friend Sheila to check out Men of a Certain Age, which I must say is a proud moment for me.  I love getting people into things; but more than that, I really think this is a show that she specifically would enjoy.  I don't know how many more of you might like it or not, but I would certainly recommend checking it out, if you have the time.

On a related note: thanks to tiktaalikroseae, my interest in Supernatural has been mildly resparked.  Mildly.  No, no... I really do want to watch it again some day, and see all that new stuff that's going on, because it does sound good.  But it would take a lot more time and effort than I've got right now.  Oh, for a good friend with Netflix.



Okay, random update over.  Anybody out there got anything to say? ask? shout at me?  I dunno, I'm bored.  But busy.  I crave human interaction, yet, like a true hypocrite, I can't promise I'll respond right away.  Or, ever.  No, that's a stretch... I do make an effort to respond to comments eventually, I swear.  Regardless, do talk to me if you're so inclined.

Enough stream of consciousness... back to work.

So, like the flake that I usually am, I completely forgot to pimp this in my own lj. But! Here goes, you guys:

One last day left to sign up for hearts_and_guts!


Yup, there's still time... but sign-ups close tomorrow at midnight. Now I KNOW there's at least one or two of you dudes on my f'list who'd love to participate. Here's your chance, guys. It's gonna be a heck of a lot of fun; so, go sign up while you still can!

</shameless pimping>

*sigh* Once again, I could use some help from you guys.

Some of you might know by now of my project, the hearts_and_guts community, which is a gift exchange similar to merry_smutmas but for the Metalocalypse fandom, and set around Valentine's Day.  Well, the deadline was last Friday, and we've got a few drop-outs and a few no-shows to cover for...

I need help finding pinch-hitters; you do NOT have to be an MTL fan to help out!

Sure, familiarity with the fandom is a plus; but if someone would like to help who doesn't watch the show, it's still better than nothing!  What I need is people who would be willing to contact a few folks (I'll tell you who) and find out whether they would be interested in pinch-hitting.  I would do this myself, as I'm pretty comfortable talking to people I don't know when I have to... but I'm juggling a lot of other responsibilities as mod, so I just don't have the time to run around and contact everyone.

Anybody who's willing to lend a hand would be my hero! <3

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

Metalocalypse people on my f'list... I know there's few of you, but you're there.  And I could really use you guys right now.

I'm having major doubts about the community I'm working on, dethepisode — the one I first posted about last summer.  I'm just not sure right now whether it's worth the effort, or if anyone will join, or if I'll be interested enough/have the energy to keep it running (especially if I don't find a co-mod).

But since the new season starts this fall — the time to make up my mind is now.


So, I'd really love someone to talk to about all this and hear your thoughts on the matter.  Sometimes that really helps, y'know?  I guess if you're not an MTL fan, but just a friend who wants to lend an ear or offer some advice, that would be great too. <3

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?