It's my Mom's birthday today. But bad, bad Amazon hasn't shipped her present yet. Which is bad all on it's own, but it is supposed to arrive with my 24 Day 2 dvds, and I am in dire need of a Kief fix. This blog helps and all (*huggles SM*) but it's not the same as NekkidBondageKief, or SweatyWithAGunKief, or YellingKief. Oooh! Or YellingWithAGunKief. Or SweatyHalfNekkidKief. You know, this list could go on for a loooong time.
I hope everyone has lots of fun tonight. I'm just heading over to a friends for too much food and too much alcohol. Good times.
Much love to all, I'll be thinking of you when the ball drops. I hope the new year is good to everyone.
Finally, to make sure we all start the year off right:
Nekkid and smoking. Nice.
Nekkid and tattooed. Nice.
Sometimes, you just need to see the Cage pic.
And the Joaquin. Yum.
Listening to: At work, so nothing. But my last post of the year must have a song attached to it, so I'm going with the last song I heard in the car:
Paloalto - Breathe In
"It's obvious that you won,
Would you say it feels slow?
Would you stay home?
How do you feel?
It's how do you feel (suffocated)"
Well my darlings, I think that I'm about to get very sappy here. I just wanted to say how glad I am that I got to know you all this year. It seems really odd to me that I really didn't know any of you a year ago, except for the odd post at AU. Now I really can't imagine how my life would be without all of you. You've all made such a difference in my life, and I'm really glad for that. You are all such wonderful people and I feel very lucky to know you all. It makes me sad that I don't get to see you guys very often, and some of you I've never even met in RL before. Crazy. I'm hoping that we can change that this year. So much love, and many hugs to you all.
Heh... Holidays make me sappy. It's all the warm fuzziness combined with all the alcohol my parents ply me with. I'm at home tonight, and it's weird. Really weird. When I moved out my brother moved into my room. Which is fine. Of course, there is a part of me that wants to stomp my feet and shout "My room! MINE!" but my brother's room was more of a cell than a room, so I can't blame him for wanting the bigger room. My parents then turned my brother's room into a guest room. My grandfather is staying there tonight. Which puts me on the couch. In my house. Clearly, I'm not saying that my 81 year old grandfather should sleep on the couch. Evil though I may be, I'm not that evil. Especially at Christmas when I'm full of sappy lovey dovey feelings and crap. It's just a really weird feeling to sleep on a couch in the basement of the house I lived in for years. I mean, I still call this place "home" and the apartment "the apartment" I could have slept at the apartment tonight, but it just seemed weird to not be at home to wake up Christmas morning. So now I'll wake up on the couch, and it will be different, but new.
Thanks again to all of you for the cards and presents. They really mean a lot to me. I wish you all the merriest Christmas and happiest of New Years. And I hope to see you at FF'04. *smooches*
Listening to: Travis - Somewhere Else
"This life is so confusing, feels like I'm always losing..."
I love working close to the holidays. I was run off my ass for the noon show today, but as the afternoon went on things slowed down. To a dead halt.
Normally at around 5:30 all 4 editors are working like crazy. Today we were sitting around chatting. At 5:50 one girl said "should we set up the camera? Are there any live hits in the newsroom?" I looked around the room, and pointed out that there weren't any reporters. So no live hit. At 6:05 my supervisor told me to go home. 25 minutes early. Merry Christmas to me!
Yesterday I ran into my former crush at work. THE former crush. The one I obsessed over, cried over, and finally got over. He's coming back to work at the station again. And me? I don't really care. In fact, I think it's kinda pathetic, considering the way he bitched about the job when he left. Which just reaffirmed the fact that I am SO OVER HIM! Over. Him. This makes me all kinds of happy and proud of myself.
Listening to: Elbow - Not A Job
"What’s the fascination with lovers at the station, you have to tear yourself away..."
Good day so far. I spent all day curled up in bed watching movies. First up was X2 (huggles One), where I got all my Hugh lusting out. My goodness that man is beautiful. Just yummy. I haven't torn through all the goodies yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
Then I moved on to After Alice, the Kiefer movie I bought last week. He looked very good in it, which was a good thing since the movie was kind of crap. But did I mention that the Kief looked hot? Cause he did.
Then I had some leftover Chinese food, and headed into work. And here I am now. It might even be a fun night, who knows?
Oh! I checked out Lost in Translation, and found that it's playing at the independent little arty theater in town on Tuesday. And only Tuesday. So I will be there. Because I really hate missing out on things.
Listening to: The Dandy Warhols (thanks SM!) - We Used to be Friends
"A long time ago, we used to be friends but I haven't thought of you lately at all..."
Hee! Two funny conversations I had a work yesterday:
The first had me looking at my computer desktop at work, and sighing because it's so freaking beautiful. (for the record, it's this picture here.) The girl sitting next to me says "Wasn't Kiefer Sutherland born in [insanely small Ontario town about 20 minutes away from me]"
To which I look at her with disdain and say "WHAT?" As in "you're insane," but she takes to mean "I had no clue, tell me more!"
She says "Yeah, he was born there and went to [name of private school that I can't remember now]"
So I replied "no, actually he was born in England, but grew up in Canada. And he went to St. Andrews in Toronto."
I mean, really... did she think she was going to be able to out Kiefer me? I don't think so.
Later that night, the guy who I talk 24 with at work came down. You guys would like him, he's snarky. He started his conversation with me by saying "How did any of those guys get to be CTU agents in the first place?" Hee. Love the Chase snark. Boy is hot, but I swear he went to the Sark Season 3 School of Spying.
I made a loverly mix cd, and I'm posting the track listing here because a couple of people asked for it:
1. Idlewild - You Held the World in Your Arms
2. The Dears - Don't Lose the Faith
3. I had to take this out for size, which completely sucks, but it was Broken Social Scenes - Stars and Sons
4. The Dandy Warhols - Retarded
5. Doves - Here it Comes
6. Hawksley Workman - Tonight Romanticize the Automobile
7. Longwave - Wake Me When it's Over
8. Interpol - Untitled
9. The Stills - Gender Bombs
10. JJ72 - Always and Forever
11. Turin Brakes - Pain Killer
12. South - Keep Close
13. Elbow - Not a Job
14. My Morning Jacket - Lowdown
15. Travis - Love Will Come Through
16. Tom McRae - A Day Like Today
17. Pilate - Alright
18. ...and you will know us by the Trail of Dead - Witches Web
I think this cd kicks all kinds of ass, so I hope Trixie likes it. YAY!
Listening to: Trail of Dead - Witches Web
"They wanted me to pay the doorman with my soul..."
Since SM asked, here is what Colin's hair looks like dry:
And here it is wet:
So are you going to go watch P&P now? Yeah, I thought so.
Listening to: JJ72 - Always and Forever
"Here in your arms, for always and ever, for always and ever my home..."
Know when you hear a song and it just instantly takes you back? I love that. I was driving today and the Wallflowers' One Headlight came on. BAM! 1997. That was the first summer that I had my full drivers license and could drive without a grown up in the car. I had this mix tape that I'd made with that song on it. When I hear it all I can think about is driving around in the summer, with my friends playing that mix tape and singing way too loud along with it. It always brings a smile to my face.
Listening to - The Wallflowers - One Headlight
"Well it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes, this place is always such a mess sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn..."
First, I have to thank SM for fixing my template so that I can see the hot Kief pic she made for me.
Second, I was going to talk about Alias, but I can't bring myself to do it. I really enjoyed this episode while I was watching it, but looking back on it, it just screamed lame.
I will say that Lindsay getting dead was the best thing to happen this season. Jerk. Also Will was looking mighty fine. I'd forgotten how much I liked him. Anytime he wants to come back, look hot, and not skank around with Syd I'm all for it.
Dear Sark,
Where did you go? Who is this loser they've replaced you with? The one who always gets his ass kicked. This Sark is not nearly as hot as you. Unless this is you, fooling us all before you reveal yourself to be the leader of the covenant. If that is the case, I still love you.
Steph
Listening to: Doves - Last Broadcast (Magnet Mix)
"I can see it in your eyes..."
I put up my very own Christmas tree this week. I'm very impressed with myself. It's my first tree living on my own. And it's ugly as sin. Which makes me love it even more. I'm not a real tree girl. Personally, why do I need to cut down a tree so it can sit in my house for a month when I can buy a perfectly good fake plastic tree? Even better, I didn't have to buy a tree, my mom gave me our old one. I remember loving this tree growing up. It was the pretty tree, with all the matching decorations. It was in the living room, and I used to think it was the most beautiful tree in all the world. Mind you, I was about 5, and it was 1985. The tree matched our living room - white, silver and blue. As in white tree, silver and blue decorations. Yep, I have a 4ft tall white plastic Christmas tree up. I love it. It is so 80's. Like, totally Awesome!
I have downloaded Love Actually because I'm a bit sad that everyone is loving everything and I'm out of the loop. So soon I can re-live it all again. I really did love that movie.
Speaking of movies I love, did anyone else spend the last two days watching the Horatio Hornblower movies on A&E? I loved them. It was crazy. They had Ioan Gruffudd playing Horatio, and he's so very pretty. And my latest snarky boyfriend who's far to old for me, Robert Lindsay. He's the dad on My Family, has anyone seen that? It also has Colin from Love Actually on it as the idiot son Nick. That show is great. If BBCAmerica is running it you all must watch.
Listening to: James - Getting Away With It
"Are you aching for the blame? That's ok, we're insured."
"I once thought I had mono for an entire year. Turns out I was just really bored." - Wayne.
Has my boredom turned into mono? It sure as hell feels like it. I've got a sore throat, I'm tired but can't sleep, and my glands are all swollen. I'm either insanely hot, or insanely cold. There is no in between, comfortable temperature. It all reminds me of when I actually had mono in grade 11. It sucked.
But it has it's benefits. Like I should be at work right now, but instead I'm home. And I discovered that I've been missing all kinds of good tv when I'm sleeping. Who knew that Showcase runs Nikita every morning at 9? While it was in commercial, I clicked over to Forever Knight on Space. Then at 10, Showcase ran Due South. It was two solid hours of Hot Canadian Men.
I really enjoyed last night's Alias. I can't be bothered with a super long review, so I will just say that I loved the Jack/Vaughn spineless bit, and I adored Dream Guy and Flake Girl. They were the best characters ever, and I hope we see more of them. They CMSU.
Listening to: Blue Peter - Don't Walk Past
"Now out of sight is out of mind..."
Watching: Veronica Mars, SG1
Reading: Hot Six
Listening: Coldplay
Lusting: All the TV Boyfriends
Wanting: JOB! Seriously.
Loving: New TV Obsessions
Quoting: "How was your date?" "You know, the conversation was lame, but the sex was great." Veronica to her Dad.
Next Concert: Death From Above 1979
