another simple prompt this week with a link for clarification:

Immunity

as always, take it any way you want folks

Went to see Iron Man today, mainly on the draw of Robert Downey, Jr. and the general superhero theme. Robert Downey, Jr. has still definitely got it. Don't ask me what "it" is, exactly, but whatever it is, he has it *g*. I still hate Gwyneth Paltrow though. On the whole I enjoyed the movie, although I found the basic premise extremely similar to Robocop, although with updated Bad Guys, and with slightly more 'man' and slightly less 'machine'. Better dialogue than average, which was nice, although still much gratuitous blowing away of stuff and people.

Tried takoyaki (octopus balls) for lunch. Never had them before - I thought from their appearance they'd be chewy like fish balls, but inside the skin they were actually soft and creamy, with a nugget of octopus inside. Not a great fan of pickled ginger, but it tasted pretty mild and they were very yummy overall.

It's dull and grey outside, and Ryan is way too excited for my mood.

( Lalalalala... )

Haven't managed to watch House yet. Maybe tomorrow *g*

Just a reminder that sign up are nearly over at lit_ficathon so if you have some free time and are able to write some beautiful Jess & Rory fiction we would love to see you there!


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It's time for Challenge 40! I apologize for the late start - I have not been well, but I have finally pulled together the images for the challenge, and I'm going to leave it open until Saturday night, so you get one extra day to submit icons!

This week's challenges are some favorites, I think! The New Who challenge is that unstoppable pairing of Rose and the Doctor. They've been through so much together, from saving the world to watching it end. They made new friends and faced old enemies, showed us new worlds and made us look at familiar places in a different way. Together, they proved to us that the New Doctor Who could be just as exciting, fun, corny and riveting as the Classic series. Your Classic challenge this week is the Seventh Doctor serial, Remembrance of the Daleks. Ace and the Doctor find themselves in 1963 London, where they've been followed by both Imperial and Renegade Daleks who seek to gain the Hand of Omega. The Doctor must hide the powerful Gallifreyan artifact to prevent either of the two Dalek factions from using it against the Time Lords. Finally, your Various challenge is cropping! Sometimes the cleverest of crops can truly make the difference between a boring icon and a brilliant one. Show us your cropping skills!

This week's challenges:
New Who A: Rose & The Doctor (I choose the picture)
New Who B: Rose & The Doctor (You choose the picture)
Classic Who A: s25x01 - Remembrance of the Daleks (I choose the picture)
Classic Who B: s25x01 - Remembrance of the Daleks (You choose the picture)
Various: Cropping (You choose the picture)

( Challenge 40 details ...  )

Right now the count stands at:
00 - New Who A Entries
00 - New Who B Entries
00 - Classic Who A Entries
00 - Classic Who B Entries
00 - Various Entries

All due by: Saturday, May 17

 

state of West Virginia
finals
roommate
missing dinner and lunch hours for two days in a row

I am combining posts because I planned badly and have some sort of phobia against spamming.

Also, why can't I sleep like a normal person?

( House )

( Hamlet at the Stratford Shakespeare festival )

Please world, watch Reaper! It is awesome and adorable and all the characters on the show genuinely like each other and actually communicate with each other and the devil kicks ass, and there is also Gladys the DMV demon who is awesome, Vinnie Vanlowe from Veronica Mars is leading a demon revolution, and this show makes me so happy, so please, please watch it, so that it can get good rating next year and survive and I won't have to be deprived of Sam's adorable puppy dog eyes. Also Richard Burgi played some sort of lust demon on tonight's episode. How awesome is that?

• 00:46 /co/ is kind of like a nerdy puppy #
• 01:08 going to bed~ throat still hurts~ Blehhhhh~ One day I'll have an immune system, I bet. #
• 17:17 tinyurl.com/5nk59a Is.. Is it bad that I sort of what these? #
• 17:17 tinyurl.com/5nk59a Is.. Is it bad that I sort of what these? #
• 18:31 My room is too warm. Or I am with my sickitude. Fuuuuu. #

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So, uh, House!

...hurry up and be next week.

I DON'T WANT TO BE TRAUMATIZED

(I also don't want to be confronted with ships I don't ship, but I probably can't avoid it at this point.)

113 icons + 3 banners HERE @ TUBRUTE

But you know who else is made of awesome? toastandtea.

HOLY FUCKING HELL YOU GUYS: LOOK WHAT SHE DID.

My pants heart cannot handle all that hotness.

Title: False Positive
Author: Mer
Characters: Wilson, House, Cuddy
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3200
Prompt: Positive — 100_situations
Summary: House needs Cuddy to clean up the messes he makes, especially when those messes involve Wilson.
Author's Notes: Beta'd by the brilliant elynittria, who always fixes what I only thought I knew. I'm looking forward to being proven wrong about one line next Monday, though actual spoilers only up to "Games."

( No rest for the bosses of the wicked )

SPOILERY (if you haven't seen the Wilson's Heart promo)!!! PROMO SCREENCAP PICTURE UNDER THE CUT.

( CLICK HERE FOR THE HOTNESS )

I want to write a story around Nomic, and have people be the game itself.

Maybe make it futuristic, as a way of teaching worldbuilders how to be gods. Or novices how to be philosophers. Or something. Maybe have a game of Nomic that's been going on for thousands of years. Or millions, even. Before it was even called "Nomic."

Sorry these posts took so long to put up, everyone. I've been rather under the weather. But here they are! Congratulations to all the winners! Your banners will be posted as soon as they are ready. Don't forget to enter again this week!


( Winner Roll Call )

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( The Voting Results )

Entries will be unscreened and caps will be removed. This post will be linked to the Hall of Fame post. Please ask before using someone's icon, and credit the maker properly!

I'm crediting semi_hitokiri for this; it's a sheet from the Office of the Castellan, with the official (more or less) Seal of Approval in the corner. As usual, if you want to print it and use it, please feel free. :)

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me: Oh, MAN.
me: There's a trailer for the American remake of Life on Mars.

scrunchy: *cries*
scrunchy: I DONT KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT ANY OF THIS

me: I KNOW HOW I FEEL: SHITTY.
me: SHITTY IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS.
me: Like I told trinityofone, IT MAKES ME SAD IN THE SOUL.

scrunchy: I AM MAKING A FACE.
scrunchy: IT IS THIS: >8(

me: That face is APPROPRIATE.
me: THAT IS THE FACE MY SOUL IS MAKING.
me: And WTF is with them trying to sell it like it's Eli Stone or Desperate Fucking Housewives??
me: This is NOT a wacky dramedy, ABC! Put your groovy announcer guy AWAY.

scrunchy: *puts Bones back on *

me: Good call.

Oh god, they've released the trailer for the US version of Life on Mars.

...he's too muscular.

And he doesn't wear the hair nearly as well.

And Colm Meany, I'm sorry, you're trying very hard, but you're no Phillip Glenister.

And the voiceover and the background music just make me wince.

....and is Annie blond?

*sighs and goes back to Doctor Who, which has already gotten over its thankfully brief bit of Americanization and will never suffer from it again*

[9] NCIS (spoilers for 5x16 - Recoil, tiny spoilers for 5x18/5x19, Ziva-centric)
[5] The Chronicles of Narnia cast (Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes)
[22] Ballet (Darcey Bussell)
[2] Taal
[30] Zhang Ziyi
[5] Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
[3] House of Flying Daggers
[29] Stock
[4] Zhang Ziyi banners
[3] Stock banners



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