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magicalmarthaOver the weekend, my parents helped me move a bed frame and a boxspring into the apartment so I don't have to sleep on the floor anymore. It's more comfortable and better ventilated, although floor space is in short supply. Luckily the apartment is established in such a way that I'm only really in my bedroom for sleeping; my desk, and computer are both in the common room next to the birdcage, in order to foster socializing and communal behavior.
I'm essentially moved in, only have a box or three left to unpack and it's mostly kitchen equipment. I've definitely been slower on unpacking my dishware because my boyfriend doesn't live in a cardboard box and has plenty of dishes and glasses. I'll get it sorted out eventually. I need some under the bed storage for my room, because my dresser is too small to fit all my clothes and my room is too small to unnecessarily take up floor space. And now I have a bed frame to fit things underneath.
Work is going excellently. I work primarily with two of the partners in the office, and today they both told me that they thought I was doing a fantastic job; that I had accomplished everything that had been asked of me in an exemplary manner, and just generally going above and beyond what was expected of me. It made me feel really warm insideand maybe my Christmas bonus will be awesome.
So once upon a time, I fell in love with a comic called ElfQuest that was shelved in the OP public library. I read everything they had on their shelves multiple times, and bought several volumes from Borders. This phase lasted, on and off, for an extremely long time; eventually, the comics moved out of circulation in the library as they gota bunch of shitty manga new graphic novels. Borders eventually stopped carrying it, and the next time I went to look for it it seemed to be completely out of print and unobtainable.
I am still passionately in love with this comic. It's whimsical, beautiful, and it has a good story; it's also got a cast of hundreds, and each and every one is singular and memorable. Yes, all the women look like porn stars and all the men look like body builders and everyone is ludicrously oversexed, but they're elves so it's allowed. And frankly, it made me hugely sad to think that I had lost my chance to read it.
But this is why God invented the internet: I currently have all four collected volumes flying through the mail system to me, so I will never have to hunt it down again. I also just found out that the whole kit and kaboodle is available for free online, but this does not make me feel silly for buying it. I would much rather read hardcopy than a website, but this does mean that the extraneous stories not included in the collections will be available for me.
/comic nerdery
I am so far EXTREMELY impressed with the fall television line-up. Everything I know and love is back and strong (the season premier of House was one of the best episodes I've seen since second season) and if you're not watching Glee, you really should be.
I'm in for NaNo, guys. I don't know what I'm doing, but hell, why not? I have a couple of story ideas up my sleeve.
I'm essentially moved in, only have a box or three left to unpack and it's mostly kitchen equipment. I've definitely been slower on unpacking my dishware because my boyfriend doesn't live in a cardboard box and has plenty of dishes and glasses. I'll get it sorted out eventually. I need some under the bed storage for my room, because my dresser is too small to fit all my clothes and my room is too small to unnecessarily take up floor space. And now I have a bed frame to fit things underneath.
Work is going excellently. I work primarily with two of the partners in the office, and today they both told me that they thought I was doing a fantastic job; that I had accomplished everything that had been asked of me in an exemplary manner, and just generally going above and beyond what was expected of me. It made me feel really warm inside
So once upon a time, I fell in love with a comic called ElfQuest that was shelved in the OP public library. I read everything they had on their shelves multiple times, and bought several volumes from Borders. This phase lasted, on and off, for an extremely long time; eventually, the comics moved out of circulation in the library as they got
I am still passionately in love with this comic. It's whimsical, beautiful, and it has a good story; it's also got a cast of hundreds, and each and every one is singular and memorable. Yes, all the women look like porn stars and all the men look like body builders and everyone is ludicrously oversexed, but they're elves so it's allowed. And frankly, it made me hugely sad to think that I had lost my chance to read it.
But this is why God invented the internet: I currently have all four collected volumes flying through the mail system to me, so I will never have to hunt it down again. I also just found out that the whole kit and kaboodle is available for free online, but this does not make me feel silly for buying it. I would much rather read hardcopy than a website, but this does mean that the extraneous stories not included in the collections will be available for me.
/comic nerdery
I am so far EXTREMELY impressed with the fall television line-up. Everything I know and love is back and strong (the season premier of House was one of the best episodes I've seen since second season) and if you're not watching Glee, you really should be.
I'm in for NaNo, guys. I don't know what I'm doing, but hell, why not? I have a couple of story ideas up my sleeve.
