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I should have done this before, but it slipped through me. The amazing sheppard4lily made me three GIANT walls for my brother's HUGE screen. They are 1600x1050 and FANTASTIC! Go over there and give her praise, saying how awesome she is with the real size whumped Shep walls.

ETA: Her LJ is friends only, so only the ones in her flist can see the walls. I asked her if I can repost, but I'm waiting for an aswer.

Download of daily tweets from my Twitter account @liketheriver1. Fridays are Twitter Fic Friday!

06:36 Twitfic:The boy is small but lifts Ronon's knife with a bump on the crowded streets. Ronon chases him, weaving among shacks lining the steep #

06:37 road of the slums. When he catches the boy, he has no family,just an alley,his loot...some with royal insignia. The kid could be a way home. #

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I've got a Supernatural/House crossover fic rec. I normally run away when I see the word crossover plastered on a fic, especially over two fandoms that have nothing in common, but this one is really so well done and thought out. All the characters are spot on and the plot is fantastic! Really, everyone should read this. It's not very long and is devided in three parts. How to Survive.

Also, I feel absolutely HORRIBLE! Everything hurts. *cries* I only have two more days of work. I need to survive just until tomorrow. *needs House*

One day ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8417789.stm

To everyone that left me address, you should be receiving your cards in the next few days. I know lupippin got hers already, but she also lives in Brazil.

Been tagged with this a couple of times I see so I guess I'd better do it. I'm not going to tag anyone else because as far as I can see the majority of the regulars on my flist have already done it but if you haven't then copy the questions and count yourself tagged.

1. Who sleeps in bed next to you? - No one. But truth be told I kinda like it that way.

2. What did you last eat? - Mmmm... chilli.

3. What kinds of books do you read? - All sorts really but mostly scifi &/or fantasy.

4. What are you reading right now? - Haven't had much time for reading lately but I've made a start on Iron Angel by Alan Campbell, the second book in his Deepgate Codex series and the follow up to the fabulous Scar Night.

5. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be? - Curled up in my bed. Soooo tired.

6. Tell me something interesting that happened today. - If something interesting happened today it didn't happen anywhere near me. Though we are currently getting thunder and lightening with the snow which might be considered interesting by some people.

7. Name one odd item within three feet of you. - Is a bottle of ox gall liquid odd enough for ya?

8. What's your current fandom obsession/addiction? - I probably have two at the moment. Trek (a reigniting of an old love thanks to the movie) and Being Human which I demand you all watch and fall in love with right now.

9. What did you really want to do today that you didn't? - Tidy this room, finish my Christmas shopping, get my cards posted etc, etc ,etc

10. What are you most excited for? - Honestly I really don't have anything much to be excited about, my life is utterly directionless and I can't think of one thing I'm truly looking forward to. I would say Christmas but I suspect its going to be stressful this year, maybe Boxing Day because that's looking like it will be nice and quiet and (hopefully) relaxing.

11. What websites do you always visit when you go online? - BBC news, the mighty Trek BBS & Livejournal are my world.

12. What was the last thing you bought? - A toy fire engine. Its little Joe's (my youngest nephew) Xmas present.

13.What do you want right now, off the top of your head? - A happy Christmas, a peaceful new year and a donut.

14. What's your biggest procrastination method? - I don't need a method I just have a natural talent for it.

15. Are there any bits of childhood you miss? - I think just the general innocence of it all.

16. Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Autumn, I often describe myself as a winter person and while that is in some ways true I tend to be fed up with winter my the end of January. I think my favourite period is from that first day you can smell winter in the air until the end of the year. It seems like a time full of such promise.

17. Say something about the person who tagged you.
Well two people tagged me I believe (sorry if I missed someone) so firstly what can I say about x_erikah_x? Just so incredibly multi-talented she seems to have the annoying ability to excel at everything she tries her hand at - come to think of it I hate her. :p j/k And then there is the fabulous alipeeps without whom I would be nothing, ever encouraging and willing to nudge me in the right direction. She is of course mad as the proverbial hatter but we wouldn't have her any other way.

Its been a odd mixture of rain, sleet, hail and snow all day but it started snowing steadily about an hour ago and there's now a good inch on the ground. Looking round the street and seeing all the Xmas lights it looks really festive. :)

Don't expect it to last until the big day though, no doubt that will be warm and drizzly by then. :(

OMG! OMG! OMG! I remembered! I found my Thoughtcrimes and A Dog's Breakfast DVD! They were in the same disc and I had lost them, but now I have it! Thanks to my nephew Gabriel that needs to snatch everything he sees. How could I know that it was stuffed in my brothers CD case? Weeeee!!! Of course, I had already gotten both again, but it is so satisfying to be able to grab the dispearing DVD!

This is my last week before vacations!!! OMG!!! Weeeeee!!! I have a ton of fics to read and I'll try to do it in the next two weeks. Also, I intend to do A LOT of writing.

Talking about writing, I'm starting to get a little bored of my story. It's a good story and a good plot, but I need SOMETHING to happen. I've reached the midway through and it's just talking and talking and talking... I need a bit of action, but I can't come up with anything. *sighs* The situation they're in right now is not very actiony and there are little options on how to add some. *bangs head against wall* It's getting frustrating...

Oh, oh, oh. I had a job interview today in the school I had already worked in before. I already have something for next year. I really liked the changes they made in the school since I left. I'm really looking forward. If everything turns out as I was promised, then I'll have plenty of motivation. (Let's just hope the money is also a motivation, instead of not --> my case now).

I know I'm late with this again but I only just saw this today and good God it looks awful. I loved the original Clash of the Titans despite its bizarre confusion of Greek and Norse mythology (I was obsessed with Greek mythology as a kid) but this... well see for yourselves, it just looks completely soulless and WTF is with the music?

And that coming soon is looking to be the 10th of January. Yay! Cannot wait. If you haven't discovered the joy of Being Human yet, and it is a joyous thing, then what are you waiting for? Series one is only 6 episodes so its not much to catch up on and, as long as you're not easily offended by the odd swear word or Russell Tovey's bare arse its all good.

Don't be put off by the premise. I know there are way too many shows/movies featuring vamps and werewolves around at the moment but trust me this is not angsty teen drama or erotic thriller - it is smart, it is funny, it is touching and it is without a doubt my favourite new show of the last few years. So get in now before the US Syfy remake completely misses the point and taints your view forever. If you can watch all six eps and not fall madly in love with George, Mitchell and Annie then there is no hope for you.



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Love the little details in this, really worth checking out the big version, some little clues for the season in there.

I found it in YouTube. It's my team's song in Dutch. I don't know if they kept the lyrics though. :S. But it shows they know what good soccer is! XD

Tagged by drewandian

FIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.

SECOND: Tag eight sexy people. Don't refuse to do it like a pansy.


1. Who sleeps in bed next to you?
No one. My brother sleeps in the same bedroom though.

2. What did you last eat?
I think it was lunch yesterday. Chicken, rice, corn sauce and potatoes. And yes, right now it is 10:30 next day. Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with me. I forget to eat because I rarely feel hungry. Uh, thanks for reminding me. *runs off to eat something*

3. What kinds of books do you read?
I don't read a lot. I mostly read fanfics.

4. What are you reading right now?
Trying to go through my bookmarks, most SGA Big Bang.

5. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
On vacations somewhere nice.

6. Tell me something interesting that happened today.
I just remembered it's been 18 hours since the last time I ate. Now, I'm munching chiken leftovers.

7. Name one odd item within three feet of you.
Odd? A pile of newspapers, my sandals are all around me on the floor, my brother left some packages of food on the desk and an empty cigarette package.

8. What's your current fandom obsession/addiction?
Stargate Atlantis

9. What did you really want to do today that you didn't?
Write. I still plan to

10. What are you most excited for?
Vacations next week, even though I'll just stay home trying not to murder my brother.

11. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
Livejournal, Gmail, Orkut, trying to get back on Gateworld. I need longer days.

12. What was the last thing you bought?
Toilet paper. Seriously.

13.What do you want right now, off the top of your head?
More food. A big strawberry pie, chocolate mousse, pudding, a giant chocolate bar... the list goes on and on.

14. What's your biggest procrastination method?
Playing with my crops on Orkut, checking my LJ f-list obsessively, reading fanfic...

15. Are there any bits of childhood you miss?
Have all the time of the world just for me and my obsessions.

16. Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Fall and Winter.

17. Say something to/about the person/s who tagged you.
She's a great dedicated mom.

I tag a_pilgrim_soul, abracah, faithbeckett, mrstotten, wildcat88... Actually, I tag everyone that reads this. You are tagged.

I was going to post about something, but I forgot what it was. So, I'll just make a random post. =S

Right now I'm watching Star Wars ep II on TV in Portuguese. The DVD is right in front of me, but I'm too lazy to pick it up. It's weird, I never saw it dubbed.

I bought my mom's Christmas present today. A blender. She kinda demanded it from us. I need a new blender, see if you three buy it for me for Christmas. It' $$$ In XXX store and you can pay in *goes on talking about payment plans*. It's always easy buying her presents. She's always says what she wants and even researches the prices. Of course, there is no surprise there... Anyway, I bought it and we are going to divide among the three of us.

I think I'm coming up with something. I feel all sore, I have a headache and am too tired for this early hour.

Okay, as if any of you doubted my obsessive tendencies before this proves them without a doubt. It'll come as no surprise that I wanted to make some animated icons once I got my dirty little mitts on the Star Trek DVD but I may just have gotten slightly carried away. I haven't done the entire movie yet but I'm getting there, I realise that it has probably been a colossal waste of my time and energies, I guess that's why I'm posting before I'm finished to see whether it is worth my while continuing.

So here are the first 150 - yep, that's right one hundred and fifty - animated icons. They are a little random and all very simple with the same kind of frame, a few have quotes but I mostly just let the gifs speak for themselves (I could easily have called this post "The Many Faces of Chris Pine"). I don't claim to be particularly good at this stuff but I think I should get points for effort. *lol* Hopefully some of you will find something to like here.

If anyone would like me to adapt any of these, add simple text for example, please do ask I'll help if I am able - though I confess crappy software limits what I can do. Similarly if you would like to make any changes to them yourself then I'm okay with that but please leave a comment and let me know that you're doing so.

If you snurch all I ask is that you leave a comment and give credit where credit is due. Thank you. :)

Preview:

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There is a bird on my front transparent door that just won't leave. It's been there chirping happily the whole morning. It's loud and cute.

It's raining on and off since yesterday afternoon and my mom wants me to go to her place have lunch. I love her food and she promised it'll be worth it.

I was woken up at 6AM by my neighbor yelling like crazy. It took a few moments for my sleepy brain to realize what those yells meant. Seriously? At 6AM Sunday? Couldn't she at least try to be quiet when she's with her boyfriend? *sheesh*

My fic is making good progress. I wish I could spend the Sunday writing, but my mom... well, I just can't say no when she asks (sometimes is more like order, lol). 'You are coming over for lunch, right?'

No snow today, but it's not entirely out of the forecast. I've got my fingers crossed for tonight.

It did however, rain and now the damp sidewalks are freezing, which makes dog walking difficult.

In other news, Mom's decided it's time to decorate the house. We don't even have a tree yet, so my sister and I are dragging our feet on this.

Also, soy milk, chai, and bourbon is really good. Like I ran out of soy milk good. I'm not sure if it's the alcohol, the sugar, or a combination of both, but I am really loopy right now.

Well, I speak Portuguese, my native language, and English, which I learned by myself watching Star Wars and Star Trek multiple times (who said watching TV all day is useless?). Now I'm dying to learn Italian because I have (or had) several Italian relatives, most importanly my grandparents and greatgrandparents and everyone above that. I'd also love to learn Japanese (my other side of the family), but I'm not so connected to that side. German is also in my list as is Spanish. I found a website that has a lot of vocabulary in several languages, all in pictures and audio and through that I was able to learn how to count till 1,000 (and beyond) in Italian. I wish I had more time and money to invest in language learning. But it seems that being a language teacher does not give me that.

Why do I have to work when today I woke up feeling really inspired to spend the whole day writing? In between classes, which means a few minutes, I wrote nearly 1,000 words in my crossover fic. And I had an idea on how to cross the stump I had reached in another fic, plus a few other ideas of possible future scenes on both stories. *sighs* Why does fate need to be so cruel to me? Why muse? Why?