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blamethewizard ([personal profile] blamethewizard) wrote2010-03-21 06:21 pm

In which A is strange, random and oh yeah BACK FROM THE VOID

1) Computer fixed over a week ago, but still a little absent around here because...

2) I was in the hospital for a week. Infection. Other issues. Was able to read LJ and comment some but didn't get full computer access until Friday.  I remembered how utterly boring hospital stays are. Thankfully, I had recently downloaded a ton of podfic, which seriously SAVED MY SANITY. I feel like I need to write a "Thank you" letter to all those lovely podficcers and possibly buy them presents. Or something.

I also wrote Merlin/Arthur fic in a little notebook, which may or may not be typed up and posted. It's all angsty and probably addled. SPEAKING OF ADDLED...

3) I am so behind with LJ and other online stuff and I'm just beginning to get caught up. SO I ASK YOU, flist, WHAT IS THE 411? WHAT ARE THE COOL JAMS? 

Then again, it's only been a week...but it was a terribly long one over here.

4) In my addled state, I pre-ordered Merlin Season 1 on DVD from Amazon, WHICH IS COOL AND ALL, but it's not coming out until April 26th and I wasn't going to buy it until next month. I was supposed to spend my March self-allocated ~$30 "monthly extras" budget on a paid LJ account (I KNOW, I'M LAME AND BEHIND THE TIMES) but in some kind of excited haze I forgot. It's probably because....

5) I saw the little "Merlin Season Premiere" corner thingy pop up on the SyFy channel and got a little too excited. I think I pointed at the screen and said "OMG look" which probably looked silly and frankly was silly because it's not like I didn't know it was coming. Maybe it was just my response to seeing Colin Morgan's face on my television screen...I've only ever seen it on a laptop. I'm looking forward to the marathon next Sunday.

Speaking of things to do on a Sunday...

7) Today my friend and I took a little trip to an abandoned state mental hospital to walk around and take some photos. We're kind of UrbEx addicts and while this wasn't exactly that it was a nice trip nonetheless. I love abandoned places/things and while today wasn't great for photos (too sunny!) it was beautiful to walk around. I don't know if any of you are interested in that kind of thing (and my digital camera is a little crappy) but here are are a few of the photos if you'd like to see them:








  



















8) I came back to my LJ to feeling the need for new icons. I need to go clicking around for more, but definitely have things I need to be doing instead. I could keep them but having 15 at a time means I need to refresh my stock instead of adding to it. IDK why I am mentioning this. ANYONE OUT THERE MAKE ICONS??? POINT ME TO YOUR CREATIONS!!

9) FLIST I MISSED YOU!!

[identity profile] alexi-lupin.livejournal.com 2010-03-21 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
LMAO the JUMPERS, oh LORD. XDDD

[identity profile] ems.livejournal.com 2010-03-21 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahaha. Seriously!

[identity profile] alexi-lupin.livejournal.com 2010-03-21 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
LMAO XDD

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-21 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
What about ironic cardigans???

Wait, is there fic about these photos yet? It would seem remiss of the Bradley/Colin, um, "fandom" (is that even the right word?) to not have fic about this yet.

[identity profile] alexi-lupin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Me either! I started with 'Misrule' read by twilight and then I was just HOOKED. :P iTunes tells me I have 84 podfics - 3.3 days worth XD

Oh, FayJay is my favourite and I love Penny as well! Have you listened to Lord Drake's Bequest? eos_rose is good too - and so prolific! What a trooper :D

You can browse podfic from all fandoms over here :D

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I am feeling better, thanks! It's nice to be outside again.

The marathon is indeed next Sunday! I'm hoping to be able to catch some of it. I don't usually watch SyFy too much but they re-run Star Trek:TNG episodes every week so I caught the little ad then.

The abandoned hospital is a ghostly place, but also very beautiful. We had a good time walking around there.

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Seriously - I just need to stop seeing Merlin in EVERYTHING. It's really restricting when I'm trying to watch tv...
And things have been ok but I am literally holding out for the end of term now...at which point I think we're all going to go to Thorpe Park and throw our Medieval essays off the highest ride...
It's been that sort of week...
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I would if I didn't already have my huge enormous Bradley-iz-in-a-play-and-is-all-gay-for-Colin-and-stuff fic going on. Although I now fully intend to get the teepee jumper of doom in there somewhere...
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I have had some bad luck with medical stuff so hospital it was! I think I bounce back quickly though :) so I am feeling better now, thank you!

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Seriously, I'm more than willing to believe some kind of awful dare was going on there.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
OMG FIC. IN WHICH THE JUMPER MAKES A CAMEO. I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE *awaits with bated breath*

[identity profile] alexi-lupin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
I've heard some people saying that it was a Bad jumper party, and that there was something similar in Bridget Jones' Diary? Idk, i haven't seen it. but come ON, both the jumpers are MILES too big, for a start, lmao. I think hers has a LEMON on it XDD

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I'm feeling much better now.

I'm excited for SyFy airing Merlin too! I feel like it came quickly as well, as in "didn't I just hear about this the other day??".

Set pics would be great...I wasn't in fandom this time last year so it will be a new thing to see the filming reports trickling in!

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
I MAY THROW SOME YOUR WAY TO GAIN OPINIONS AT SOME POINT IF THAT'S OK. I'M BAD AT RPF...
xoxoxoxoxoxo

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
That was a lemon?? Who puts a lemon on a sweater? Or any clothing for that matter?? I mean, seriously, who sits around thinking "you know, there is a serious lack of clothing with lemons on it in this world, I think I'll fix that" ?

It had to be a party. I'm not sure my brain could wrap around wearing those things in serious way.

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
LOL. I really would hope so, although the dare works better in my head, just because I love the image of Colin swanning around elsewhere in a perfectly fitting pretty jumper, chortling merrily at Bradley and his three-quarter-length-sleeve-themed shame.
xoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxo

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
THROW IT OVER HERE ANY TIME. SERIOUSLY.

I DOUBT YOU ARE BAD AT RPF. I THINK YOU UNDERESTIMATE YOUR SKILLS.

:)

[identity profile] rayslady.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
OOH. WHERE SHOULD I SEND IT IF I SEND IT?
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Well, when you put it like that I am perfectly willing to go the dare-route. Although now I need an image of Colin in a perfectly fitting jumper other than the one in my head.

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Merlin seems to be relate-able to everything. I keep hearing songs that my brain wants to relate to Merlin. There's a new one every week; until a few days ago it was Civil Twilight "Letters from the Sky" and this week it is "Crystallised" by The xx.

How long until the end of your term? Not long I hope. I remember the end of one semester we Geology majors longed to start busting things with our rock hammers. I think a few outcrops on our field trips may have sufferred...

Good luck and HOLD ON YOU CAN DO IT

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
OH..DUH I WILL PM YOU WITH MY EMAIL

*facepalm*

[identity profile] blameitonmerlin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wow..that is a lot of podfic! I don't even have a day's worth just yet :)

I got to listen to Lord Drake's Bequest this past week and I loved it. I was awed by FayJay's 4.5 hour recording of "In Time Of Trial" because damn that must have taken a long time.

Thanks for the link! I can't wait to check out more

[identity profile] norwegianblue47.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hee, I skipped ahead to tomorrow to see what was on SyFy tomorrow. I may have to watch TNG. Or at least The Twilight Zone if I'm up early enough.

Oh, and forgot to mention this earlier but the fic should definitely be posted.

[identity profile] rotrude.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
So sorry to hear about the infection. Hugs

Oh and I hope your Merlin notebook fic sees the light of day...

[identity profile] alexi-lupin.livejournal.com 2010-03-22 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Their priority list was like:

1. LEMONS ON CLOTHING.

...

56. proper fitting clothes.

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