Passing by...

Gee, livejournal is busy today. Whatever the problem was they apparently fixed it - because I got lost on the friend's list trying to find updates to stories I've been following (herself and lordshiva), and the whole reinmbursement thing. Thank you herselfnyc for providing a link to it.

That personality quiz thing - which seems to have the same questions all these personality quizzes have. Not a huge believer in psychological testing - tends to leave me more confused than anything else on the whole. And believe me - I know whereof I speak. It's an evil and very human method of attempting to place people into neat little boxes. (Okay maybe not *evil*). Truth is? We can't be placed in nice neat little categories, no matter how hard we or others try - if we could certain psycho analysts wouldn't be making a mint off therapy sessions. Human beings are complicated contradictory beings constantly adapting and changing their views. Want to play a fun game? Take one of these personality tests then wait five or six years and do it again - see how much or how little has changed.

That said, my results fit me pretty well or at least the me that is sitting at my computer at this particular point in time, no clue what it will say about me next month. Or what it would have said a year ago - something quite different I expect.

( Quiz results )

Okay going to go eat something now.

Almost done Dunnett's latest novel. Checkmate. In my opinion best of the series. Also have come to the opinion Dunnett is not for everyone. Difficult dense writing, with complex plots, large casts of characters, multiple points of view, and one too many languages quoted. It helps when reading Dunnett if you know Latin and French. Otherwise some of the references and plot-points will probably leap over your head. I have a little French so was able to get a feel for some of it. Also if you like *ROMANCE* with a capital R - Dunnett doesn't get around to it until Ringed Castle.

This 'n That...

A huge thanks to everyone who responded to the late night pangs post. Your support is greatly appreciated. Also thanks for putting up with the whining - which only about thirty people get to witness, since I friend's lock all whining posts. A girl needs some privacy, you know. Granted posting on the internet can feel like shouting from a loud speaker at times, but with friend's lock and on livejournal, it feels a little more intimate.

Sorry haven't responded. Sort of in low-profile mode this week, after my emotional breakdown at the start of the week...feeling much better. Partly because I actually applied to six jobs this week so far. Partly because I was reminded today at a lovely lunch with two friends, (editor friend and S), that I'm not alone and there are others out there who have been struggling without a word for as long as I have. Job-hunting sucks. The only people who are any good at it are natural salesmen and enterprenurs who could probably make a living running their own business.

Oh that reminds me, fortune cookie at lunch today stated: "When Feeling Low, Try Contacting An Old Friend", I remember thinking, actually the new friends have been the most helpful lately - by new, the one's I've meet over the last two years through the wacky world of the internet. Course friendship is a transistory thing, people pass in and out of our lives periodically. It's up to us to take notice of them when they are in it.

Spending a quiet 4th of July weekend/Canada Day...all by my lonesome. Wales is off visiting family. CW visiting a friend and her mother. CJL at the ATPO board meet - lucky boy, beginning to feel envious of ATPO Board meet people - not for the BTVS/ATS stuff so much as the chocolat, cookies, and other sweets - oh and of course the actual face to face interaction.
Ah well. Que Sera Sera, as they say. Promise not to mope. Might actually try to write something creative for a change of pace. Started something tonight - spurned off of an idea I got watching a bad soap opera. See bad TV can give us good ideas.
Also might rent movies. Can't take self to Spiderman, promised CJL (okay he didn't actually receive my promise since stupid aol bounced my response, but hey, I wrote it and sent it), I'd see it when he gets back. The Trailer looks fantastic and it's gotten good reviews from my FL who I trust, well sort of trust.
Some of those people liked Van Helsing - so I am wary. There are other movies I wish to see - Bourne Supremacy (yes, Ludlum Spy-Espionage geek, sue me), and King Arthur (the people are so pretty and Guienvere actually seems to be a warrior here instead of a wimpering damsel). But one must be careful with finances especially since I need to buy new contacts and see the eye doctor next month.

At any rate, wishing those lurking out there or who are reading me on FL, a wonderful 4th of July Weekend.

PS: TV is getting more interesting - we have Roswell on at 4pm on Sci-Fi, Farscape on in the day, new Nip/Tuck episodes on at 10 pm on F/X, West Wing re-runs at 7pm on Bravo, Coupling on BBC America Sundays at 9pm, Arrested Development Sundays at 8:30Pm, and DS9 reruns at 1 pm all week on Spike. Also Star Gate SG1 Atlantis starts next week. This works wonderfully if you haven't seen all these episodes or not in a while at any rate. Enjoying Rosewell, better than I remembered it. Going to try a Farscape episode tomorrow during the day. Atlantis looks sort of intriguing, not a huge fan of SG1, but I like the previews for it's spin-off. Interesting scripted TV isn't dead - it's just hidden itself in bizarre timeslots, channels and re-runs.