Alex's Journal

I like women in a sexy way as much as the next bisexual-or-lesbian person.

This was totally not on, though, OK?

Yours truly,
Alex

(Also: goal #17 of 101. Full list here.)

Deb/Lundy... DUDE WOW.

(I keep getting these D'or/Az analogues...!)

( Spoilers and best couple EVAR ahoy! )

My DVDs of the minute shorts do not play. :( I can't figure out why; all the info seems to be there, and it's giving me the last frame of picture if I hit play, but... nada.


I really really want these guys :(

Open forum on tonight's episode of Heroes. I wanna hear your thoughts.

Heroes interview. D.L., Nathan, and Parkman in a bed together. Fuckin' hilarious.

It gets kind of boring in the middle if you have no idea who his wife is (I correctly guessed from clues that she is one of the Dixie Chicks, namely Natalie Maines) - they spend an inordinate amount of time talking about her win at the Grammys - but then sweeps back into total hilarity for the end. Highly recommended ;)

AND, because I don't want to post a bajillion times in rapid succession (oops), here's my latest two books:

11. Time Management for the Creative Person, Lee Silber

I gotta say... the only difference I see between this book and most time management/goal-setting books I've read is that Lee suggests using colorful items, pictures, and other visual stimuli to help you want to do things. He also suggests a lot of delegation, and being OK with not getting everything done (and leaving the little stuff until last, generally). The book seems to start from the base assumption that the reader is overwhelmed with what they are doing and can't find time to be creative, rather than feeling unable to use that time effectively. The problems with time management that I commonly have - lack of energy (and a lack of will to put out crap to get to the good stuff) only gets a few brief nods, and generally have lines like "do your most important stuff at high-energy times" (I don't have those) and "don't be a perfectionist" (OK... how?) and "don't be negative" (again, how?).

It might work for someone who is overburdened. For me, it didn't address the problem at all.

12. How To Behave: A Guide to Modern Manners for the Socially Challenged, Caroline Tiger

I'm pretty sure the second half of each piece of advice given is tongue-in-cheek. If not, Americans are WAY more pushy than Canadians! Even reading the "what to do about aggressive offenses against manners" made me cringe. Impoliteness as a means to battle impoliteness? Yick.

Still, amusing.

Thank you for the books, Kenny! I'll start working on the Canadian films one now. :D

Currently reading: Queer Fear II (queer horror stories - thank you Serena! :D), still trying to plow through Kathy Acker (is it bad that she's making more AND less sense as I go on?), Dresden Files 2, Canadian Dreams

Russell Peters, as I mentioned, was at Humber last week for Distinguished Artists.

Here's his backstage "talk" about Michael Richards.

I hope they're going to put up his shout-out, 'cause it cracks me the fuck up. But this is pretty good too.

New show idea: so we take Russell Peters...

and, uh, that's about it.

WAIT WAIT.

SO WE DO CELEBRITY HOT TUBS WITH RUSSELL PETERS...

(OK, that one's for people in my class. ;)

No, waitress, you can't die! How will the world have Hiro/you fic if you die?

Oh wait. Time stops.

...But don't die anyway! I like you!

It's official. This show is going to be cancelled because I LOVE IT SO FUCKING MUCH.

EDIT: HOLY SHIT!

Other edit: Okay, so I cried.

In other news about contemporary/urban fantasy novels being made into TV series in Toronto, The Dresden Files is being made.

I think if I can't intern on Blood Ties (working up the nerve to call about it), I'll try for there.

Someone write me Heroes femslash. Niki/Tina. I will so love you forever.

If I can't have that, I'll take some Hiro/Ando boyslash. Or Simone and Peter, if you like het. If you like het-plus, feel free to add Issac or Nathan in as you see fit.

Dear god that entire cast is just yummy.

Oh, and, because I don't think I officially mentioned it:

Mom came home Tuesday. She gets her stitches out tomorrow. She still has a pretty bad cough, and can't talk much above a whisper (though it's getting better), but she is happily home. Still on a low-fat diet, but she was on one of those ANYWAY, so...

I don't know when her radiation therapy starts.

And that's what's going on over at my house.

As for me, I have a cold. (Sucks.) But I also have CSI season 2! (Yay!) Grissom probably knows the cure for the common cold.