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This sh*t is TITANIC!

1.) Today in 1865, Lincoln was shot. On this date in 1866, Annie Sullivan (Helen Keller's teacher) was born. Before midnight on this day in 1912, the Titanic sank. On this date in 1939, Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was published. Put that all together, you've got one busy day.

If you've got a moment, clicky on the link above and check out June Beisch's poem The Titanic:

All life, it seems, is the morning after
and love is the most beautiful of absolute disasters.

2.) How does one delete a community? I created one and just never did anything with it and it's just not calling my name, so I'd just as soon kick it to the curb- I've poked around and can't find the "Delete" button.

3.) They're turning "Vampire Diaries" into a tv show. The only words I have here are sort of a reverse *squee!*, which I guess is sort of a *gusty sigh* with a soupcon of *groan* and a touch of *retch*. More teenaged vampires? More? Seriously? If you like "Lost" and Ian Somerhalder still gets you all hot and bothered, then this is your lucky day, otherwise forget it. (I'm finding it super hilarious that fans are apparently pissed about the casting of Paul Wesley as the hero, Stefan. It's official- fangirls are never happy.)

If you haven't read the books (turn the volume down or you'll be pummeled with a Clearasil ad), they're not horrific- the heroine has a personality and is basically the anti-Bella. Her best friends are a cute little psychic and a tall, gorgeous and levelheaded ice queen... wait a minute... and they were published in 1991, which explains away some of the cheesiness. My sister had the set and I think I read them when I was home from college one weekend. Watch the intro on the author's site. It brings lolz.

4.) Got here early so I could get out of here early (taxes.) and get to the gym (taxes.) and do other stuff (taxes.) like find the copies of my returns from last year (taxes.) so I could use them as a template for this year (taxes.) but my Production Gal is taking her sweet time. Never mind that I was here at 7:30 and she didn't get in until 10. Argh. Xp

Ooh! Done! Time to go home and do taxes. Yay?

Now I want to stay here, dammit.

ETA: 5.) They're calling the Obama's new dog a "Portie". Anyone else thinking of Portajohns now? That's just WRONG!

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I get that he needed a hypoallergenic dog but I hate how this is just encouraging breedism.

How is this encouraging breedism? What is breedism?

By the way, did you see the kerfuffle over Biden's pooch? That was kind of a shame.

Actually I thought it was good that they called him on it. There are so many good dogs that need a home, buying a puppy just encourages breeders to keep going and the cycle doesn't end.

Breedism is the obsession people have with pure breds. Get over it, mutts are great dogs too. It should be about the dog not the breed.

It should be about the dog not the breed.

True- up, down, and sideways- but I'm willing to give him a bye on this because they wanted a hypoallergenic breed and I can't imagine how complicated that would have been any other way. And it was a gift! Sen. Kennedy has had a rough year and I think it was nice of him to do that.

Oh dear, that could lead to a good round of jokes...mess on the carpet? Portie-dump...etc :p

Hmm, they should just make taxes due today and make it officially a terrible day :lol:

Hmm, they should just make taxes due today and make it officially a terrible day :lol:

That would have been yesterday. Yesterday was egregious and wrong. Just like the idea of a Porta-dog. Xp

I've never heard of the series, but it sounds tolerable. I may have to ransack the YA section of the library next time I go.

I feel the need to watch "Titanic" today. Actually, tomorrow night on "Ghost Hunters" they're investigating the traveling Titanic exhibit. I went to see it when it was in Nashville a while back. I remember they gave everyone who went in a name of someone on the original voyage and when you get to the end of the exhibit you got to find out if your person survived or not. Mine did. I think they were first or second class.

It's actually not too bad. The names are a bit annoying, and the cockblocking is pretty epic, but I didn't want to kill the main character, so that's saying something. Give it a shot- I'd love hear what you think.

NO TITANIC. FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS... that exhibit sounds cool!

I shall have to give it a shot. Oh, speaking of such, I discovered a copy of "North & South" in the DVD section of the library and grabbed it. I'm about to pop in the third episode now. Not bad so far, but I can't see much difference between this and "Pride & Prejudice" save for location and technology.

Don't worry, I've not got the time to watch that film tonight. :)
Yeah, it was pretty spiffy. They had various items they'd fished out of the ocean and even had a wall of ice mimicking an iceberg so you could get an idea of how bloody cold it was in the water. I'm sure they had other nifty things, but it's been over five years now and I cannot recall everything.

I just figured out which"North&South" everyone is talking about. I thought it was this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_(TV_miniseries) OOPS!

I'll look for the British serial and give it a whirl. I'm curious.

That exhibit sounds nifty. A wall of ice, you say? I've often thought that the movie "Titanic" would be more interesting to watch in a theater with the AC way up. Take your mind off the atrocious acting.

I honestly thought it was going to be something on the Civil War, too, but I had the fortune to recognize the bloke on the front of the case from various icons and whatnot. But, yeah, hardly your fault. :)

Yes, with the AC up and people throwing buckets of water on us. That'll give you the full effect.

I had such a crush on James Read (from the U.S. miniseries) and he and Patrick Swayze were probably my first slash otp. *lol*

And ice cubes. Don't forget the ice cubes. Being wet and cold with ice sticking to you- that would do it, I think.

I kind of like the idea of being assigned a "character" because it really brings home the magnitude of what happened and makes it more personal. I hear they do it at the Holocaust Museum as well. I' havent' been there yet- not sure I could handle it, to be honest.

Wow. I can't even remember who my first slash OTP was. Probably Darien Fawkes and Bobby Hobbes from "The Invisible Man".

Yes, yes, ice cubes would heighten the experience. Must make sure the audience is into the film.

I don't know how long the Holocaust Museum has been open, but I think I might have been there. Maybe. It was in 5th grade and I remember while on our trip to DC we went to some museum with a fairly involved WW2 exhibit. Might not have been the Holocaust Museum, but it was something. It was also twelve years ago, so no wonder my memory is foggy on the subject.

Have fun with the taxes. tick tock

Henh. It took me MAYBE an hour. I'm double checking my Schedule D now. Xp

Probably going to take it to the office, copy it and mail at lunch. No sweat. ;)

Annnnnnd with that I just cursed myself. *lol*

Now you can relax, until next year.

Yeah. Feck. I still can't figure out if I should put that paltry refund toward next year's taxes or get a check from the government that will make me dance and sing for about five seconds- when, in fact, the only reason I get a refund is that I gave the wrong number of exemptions. And I probably actually owe money and won't find out for a few months... I hate taxes. They confuse me. The only reason I got them done so quick is because I use my previous year's return as a template for filling out the next year's.

I like to leave some for next year. It makes me feel safer, just in case I missed something or did something wrong. Then they can't ding you for interest. And then I took the rest. It is sitting in my bank account, waiting to pay medical bills. It's not a sexy way to use the money, though. *lol*

Meh. I'm having it direct deposited into my bank account and then putting the money into my IRA. If they want it back, they'll get it somehow.

And despite the title of that show, there is nothing sexy about money. Nothing at all. You can buy sexy with it, but it ain't sexy.

Speaking of which- random- I saw this great icon yesterday of Arthur "brought sexy forth". XD

Hell no fangirls are never happy. EVER.

Portie! Haha!

All fangirls should come with a warning to potential boyfriends on their foreheads or something: "YOUR DICK IS NOT AS BIG IRL AS IT IS IN MY HEAD."

OMG. I have no clue where that came from. I BLAME YOU.

They're turning "Vampire Diaries" into a tv show.

I loved that series... when I was 12.

Yeah. The material is a tad dated. Can't wait to ignore hell out of this thing when if finally premieres.

I can't wait to see what the next monster du jour is. Xp

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