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Last Friday: I hit Price Chopper while I was downtown. I did three loads of laundry and changed kitty litter. I watched current eps of 9-1-1 and Leverage: Redemption, and read more in a book. Temps started out at 61.0(F) and reached 89.1. There was so much sun! The thunderstorms that were supposed to roll in about 1pm held off until after 9pm.


more back here )

Quote & Fact...

May. 23rd, 2025 03:51 am
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[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."

"Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking."

~ Margaret Fuller


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

New Hampshire :

Warner - Named after Jonathan Warner, a leading Portsmouth citizen. (I thought that it was because they were hoping for warmer weather.)

Bath - Was named for a prominent English statesman, William Pulteney, first Earl of Bath. (…No comment.)

oh my god why is it fall again

May. 23rd, 2025 12:57 am
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oh my flist it is COLD and i am ANNOYED because it is MAY. i wore a sweater and a winter coat to work. i mean. wtf. seriously. monday is memorial day! what is this bullshit!

in other less annoying news i am one signed lease away from having an apartment. \o/ \o/ \o/ it has off-street parking and a little storage space in the basement and laundry in the building and there's a hood over the stove (omg) and there might not be enough window for my plants but we'll see. i'll be at the mercy of the bus because i won't be walking distance to the t any more but i won't be massively farther away from everyone either. i was starting to despair and now i'm not altho i have to sort shit and pack and change my address in a million places and i am not looking forward to any of those things. i mean, moving is a pain in the ass.

this past weekend was all family, all the time - cousin j of j&m turned fifty and his lovely wife threw him a surprise party and he was SUR. PRISED. (even tho my sister showed up at the restaurant where his mom and brother took him to to get him out of the house while the party guests showed up. she covered for herself but still, oy.) my contribution was a raisin pie which went over really well even tho i had some issues with the top crust and it was thus not an attractive pie. the party was in the afternoon so afterwards i went over to my sister's and we ordered chinese food (not bad but could've been better - the wonton soup was undrinkably salty altho the wontons themselves were good and the moo shi was about 98% cabbage) and watched drop which was tense and i enjoyed it. (it has some actor from yellowstone 1923 who my sister likes which is why she wanted to see it.) and then sunday was j&m's girltwin's final dance recital, as she is graduating from high school in like three weeks. there were dances in a mix of styles from all the classes at the dance school where she goes and let me just tell you that the tiny girls in the tiny ballet tutus are FUCKING ADORABLE. so, so cute. the girltwin looked very confident on stage and did a really good job and it was overall a thoroughly enjoyable recital.

and last sunday i went to ikea with [livejournal.com profile] tamalinn which is always fun. we had meatballs. :D

and today was the monthly admin lunch and we had italian food which means... meatballs. :D also chicken parm and chicken alfredo with broccoli and bread and salad but, you know, meatballs. i love a good meatball.

otherwise the less said about work the better, mostly because i am MADE OF SLACK and i really do have shit to do. most of it is emails and some of it is expenses and a lot of it is about to be travel and i don't want to do any of it. >.<

...my laptop is really dirty. i need to clean it. not right now but soon.

grosse pointe garden society is done for the season and now i know who the dead body is and i don't know how i feel about it. and i can't get over how dumb most of the characters are about their relationships. seriously, so stupid. but it ends on a "what next??" note so i'll probably watch the second season too.

enjoying poker face tho. it's kind of a weird show but the guest stars are fun and i really like natasha lyonne's character.

lego hq is coming to boston. american hq, anyway. they're moving from connecticut and personally i find this really cool.

Quote & Fact...

May. 22nd, 2025 12:42 am
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[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"If you require love, try to realize that the only way to get love is by giving it, that the more you give the more you will get, and the only way you can give it is to fill yourself up with it, until you become a magnet."

"All power that anyone can possibly use is within, waiting to be made visible, first by recognizing it, then affirming it as ours."

~ Charles F. Haanel


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Nevada :

Lovelock - Known as the "Banana Belt" (@.@) Named after George Lovelock, who provided 85 acres to the settlement. (I was hoping for something more romantic.)

Yerington - Named after the Yerington Paiute Tribe. (:/ It's a city in the middle of the desert. What can I say?)

Jensen time

May. 21st, 2025 06:57 pm
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[personal profile] dizzojay
It's a crazy long time since I did a Jensen time post.  But, as some pictures of Jensen's new Countdown project have been surfacing these last few days, now seems like as good a time as any to kickstart Jensen time again!

Enjoy!

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[personal profile] spikedluv
What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: Brandy & Bullets (A Murder, She Wrote Mystery) by Donald Bain, And Justice There is None (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells, Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells and The Dragon Tamer by Megan Derr.


What I am Currently Reading: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) by Julia Spencer-Fleming.


What I Plan to Read Next: Another library book or more Murderbot.




Book 28 of 2025: Brandy & Bullets (A Murder, She Wrote Mystery) (Donald Bain)

I enjoyed this book more than the others. Perhaps because it took place in Cabot Cove? spoilers )

This book is the best of the bunch so far, but I'm not sure if that's because the author is becoming more comfortable writing them or because it took place in Cabot Cove, as I mentioned. I'm giving it four hearts.

♥♥♥♥



Book 29 of 2025: And Justice There is None (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

I really enjoyed this book. spoilers )

I think this series is getting better and better; I'm giving this book five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥




Book 30 of 2025: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

I wanted to re-read this prior to starting the tv series. It was so good! spoilers )

I look forward to the further adventures of Murderbot! I'm giving this novella five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥




Book 31 of 2025: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

I didn't have to read this book to start the tv series, but I couldn't resist seeing what Murderbot would do next. I liked it a lot. spoilers )

I look forward to seeing what Murderbot does next. I'm giving this novella five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥



Book 32 of 2025: The Dragon Tamer (Megan Derr)

This was a cute little novella. spoilers )

I enjoyed this and recommend it if you’re looking for something to do for about a half hour. (I also checked out some of her other books and they look good.) I’m giving this one five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥

Quote & Fact...

May. 21st, 2025 12:04 am
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[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list."

"History shows us that the people who end up changing the world - the great political, social, scientific, technological, artistic, even sports revolutionaries - are always nuts, until they are right, and then they are geniuses."

~ John Eliot


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Nebraska :

Superior - Victorian Capital of Nebraska named after the quality of its land. (Took some searching for the reason.)

Weeping Water - There is a stream running through the city called 'Nigahoe', which translates into "rustling water" which was wrongly recorded as the French word 'Nihoage' which translates to "water weeping." (It's amazing how one changed letter can change everything.)

TV News: Resident Alien S4

May. 20th, 2025 02:01 pm
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[personal profile] spikedluv
Resident Alien is back for season 4! I was afraid that it had been quietly cancelled because I heard nothing about it, but apparently it was merely moved to USA, but then they decided to air it on both SyFy and USA? It's coming Friday, June 6, 11pm EST. (Not sure why 11pm. o_O) Click the link for more info and to check out the trailer.

Resident Alien Season 4: The Mantid Turns Patience Upside Down in New Trailer — Plus, Get Premiere Date (tvline.com)

Quote & Fact...

May. 20th, 2025 03:10 am
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[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"The only thing in the world you can change is yourself and that makes all the difference in the world."

"Everyone's got to have a dream... It's not reaching your dream that counts. It's going toward them."

~ Cher


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Montana :

Wolf Point - The name is a point of contention and dispute with various reasons for the name. It is beside Wolf Creek at one point or there was an abundance of wolves when the Louise and Clark expedition made its way through there. (I really like wolves... So I am leaning towards the later.)

Froid - A French word meaning 'cold'. Seeing as the town is located at the northern part next to Lake Medicine and Canada. (I am sure it is lovely, but this Texan will stay in the warmth. I thought that the name was a Freudian slip.)

TV Talk: Murderbot

May. 19th, 2025 02:19 pm
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[personal profile] spikedluv
I've seen both eps of Murderbot now and I enjoyed them. spoilers )
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[personal profile] spikedluv
I have rewatched the next few MSW episodes and I wanted to share some thoughts with you. The eps in question are: 2.04 School for Scandal, 2.05 Sing a Song of Murder and 2.06 Reflections of the Mind.


all comments back here )


What are your thoughts on these eps?

Quote & Fact...

May. 19th, 2025 12:30 am
fairyniamh: Made by Me (Chill)
[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"You cannot change reality, but you can control the manner in which you look at things. Your attitude is under your own control. Weed out the negative and focus on the positive!"

"In this troubled world, it's refreshing to find someone who still has the time to be kind. Someone who still has the faith to believe that the more you give, the more you receive. Someone who's ready by thought, word, or deed to reach out a hand, in the hour of need."

~ Helen Steiner Rice


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Missouri :

Licking - Named for a mineral lick near the original town site. An early name thrown around was Buffalo Lick. (There are all kinds of images running through my head.)

Sturgeon - A railroad town next to an Amish settlement named after Isaac Sturgeon. (I don't know, the name seems fishy to me.)

Crossroads 10 convention

May. 18th, 2025 02:34 pm
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 I attended the UK Crossroads convention last weekend. It was a good weekend with great friends and some awesome guests!

It's always a joy to catch up with Jared, and have multiple ribs broken when he hugs you - I'm never so happy to be maimed as when I meet our lovely Mr Padalecki!


Jaredscan

Read more... )
😅


Deathx2scan


And it was a privilege to meet Matt 'Pestilence/Max Headroom' Frewer for the first time!

Matt Fscan

I treated myself to a fan meet with both Julian and Matt, and they didn't disappoint. They're both great character actors with massively long and diverse career histories, so I figured there would be lots of great anecdotes flying around, and I wasn't wrong. One in particular that springs to mind is when I asked Matt about 'Taken'. I enjoyed that show and he played a great character in it. I asked him if he had any good stories from his work on Taken. He said that the whole show was beset with problems throughout production, and Steven Spielberg who was the showrunner became increasingly frustrated as time went on.

The show was billed as 'Steven Spielberg presents Taken', and this strapline appeared on the title card for each episode, and the word from the set was that he should have changed it to 'Steven Spielberg 'resents' Taken. XD

TV Talk: The Last of Us & SWAT

May. 18th, 2025 07:38 am
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The Last of Us: Good ep. spoilers )


SWAT: I missed most of the first ep because of the baseball game, but I feel like the second (series finale) ep was the most important anyway so I didn’t bother to try to find it. The finale was good. spoilers )
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[personal profile] beelikej
In my previous posts about this businesstrip to Abu Dhabi in April I already showed some glimpses of the food I enjoyed over there. I didn't even get to try all the delicious things that were served, because it was a LOT! There were massive fancy buffets for breakfast and dinner in the Al Rimal restaurant of the hotel, lunch was served at the conference hall and that buffet was just as enormous. There was so much food on offer, there were even platters full of pretty bites during the morning and afternoon breaks. I was spoiled for choice!
This picspam includes photos of my filled plates, once or twice I started munching before I took a picture, so there are some half full plates as well :-D I often went for seconds (and yes, that means extra dessert(s) too). I was surprised with some treats in my room, and below I included dinner at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (did not eat my greens). The midnight meal on the plane there is missing, because I was eating that while half asleep. I did save the passionfruit cheesecake dessert and had that for breakfast upon arrival at around 7 a.m. ;-)

There are over 100 photos, so I didn't add any comments, the hover-over text shows the date and time of each meal. Enjoy!

ALL the food in Abu Dhabi, April 2025 )

J.

Previous Abu Dhabi picspams:
Day 1: DW / LJ
Day 2: DW / LJ
Workweek: DW / LJ
Summary in ten photos on my Instagram

X-posted to https://beelikej.livejournal.com/587086.html
Lurk or comment wherever you like:)

Quote & Fact...

May. 18th, 2025 02:09 am
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[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

~ Bertrand Russell


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Mississippi :

Alligator - Named after Alligator Lake, which once held a large alligator. (Honestly, I would have thought that this was a Florida city!)

Coffeeville - Named after John Coffee, not the morning beverage to help you wake up. (Okay, now I am craving a cup of coffee.)

Quote & Fact...

May. 17th, 2025 02:14 am
fairyniamh: Made by Me (Chill)
[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play."

"You want to learn everything that you possibly can, chew it, digest it, and take it for what it is, and then move on."

~ Mike Singletary


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Minnesota :

Sleepy Eye - Named after Ishtakhaba (Dakota: Ištáȟba), a.k.a. Chief Sleepy Eye, he was a Native American chief of the Sisseton Dakota tribe. (He promoted peace with the white man and visited the White House often in his life.)

Good Thunder - Named after a Winnebago chief, Chief Good Thunder (also known as Wakuntchapinka) (it makes sense, there are 11 Reservations there between the Ojibwe and Sioux.)
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[personal profile] spikedluv
9-1-1: Good season finale! spoilers )


Leverage: Redemption: Great ep! spoilers )


Tracker: Great season finale! spoilers )
spikedluv: (summer: sunflowers by candi)
[personal profile] spikedluv
Last Friday: I had an appointment with my surgeon in the afternoon (which I talk about here). I hit Price Chopper and Agway (for dog treats) while I was downtown and Stewart’s (for milk and gas) on the way home. I did a load of laundry and did a load in the dishwasher. I watched the current ep of 9-1-1 and read fanfic. Temps started out at 46.4(F) and reached 50.2. Guess what! It rained! All day today. Surprise. And not on and off, not scattered showers, but all frelling day. Constantly.


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Quote & Fact...

May. 16th, 2025 12:21 am
fairyniamh: (EyeSlash)
[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying."

"We are living in the United States of Alzheimer's. A whole country has lost its memory. When it can't remember yesterday, a country forgets what it once wanted to be."

~ Studs Terkel


Facts: (Unique Town/City Names)

Michigan :

Paradise - Arose from the ashes of the ghost town of Dick. (Sometimes fact is stranger fiction.)

Hell - has a uniquely Germanic origins... Maybe. Legend says when the original settlers stumbled across this parcel of land they uttered "So schön hell!" (translated as, "So beautifully bright!") (A lot more innocent than my mind could have come up with.)

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