Declaration of In My Pants

In lieu of thesis work

2009-10-30T13:13:52Z

Last night I dreamed that Nicky J grabbed my boob. It was about as awkward and hilarious as you might imagine. Then he did it again to make sure it was the right appendage and not my shoulder or something. A keen learner, that one!

On the bus I spotted something awesome and familiar: the tragic goth kid from the Patrick Wolf gig! He must live somewhere nearby! Generally people have no other reason to be seen in my neck of the woods. He was looking as tragic and gothic as he did a week ago, reading a newspaper. Shall I try to get his phone number for you if I see him again, shiroi_chi?

Now I'm in the uni computer lab printing out srs academic articles such as Boldly Queer: Gender Hybridity in Queer as Folk and Romantic Friendship in the Nicholaevan Univesity. How would I live without an EBSCO access?

Kekrirokki tonight at Gloria. I desperately want to go as Pohjannaula will throw their last gig before a long hiatus, but it seems everyone already has plans. Pohjannaula is always worth it though, so I might just go alone.

By the way, I started that diary we talked about after PWolf. From now on I'm going to write down all the things that made me happy during the day to counterbalance any negativity that I might harbour toward people and things. It's a little black book that I carry with me at all times and hope to fill with shiny happy scribblings. Easy and time-efficient!

PSA

2009-10-28T23:07:12Z

Somethings wrong with my Linux again, so I probably won\t be online much for some time. The only way I can even log on is via the original installation CD, which means everything is set to default and I cant access my data, or even fix the goddamn keyboard, as you might notice.

The silver lining is that I have most of that data safety/copied on an external hard drive, so nothing major is lost. At tops I\ll be hunting down a few fanvids and fics after I\ve got Windows back. Which is to say, Linux and I are professionally done.

Right, one more episode of the Epic Love Story of Stuart and Vince! (Ten years. TEN YEARS. My mid-teens in the shape of a television series. The difference between 1999 and 2009 is that I find myself appreciating Nathan and understanding Stuart as a person. The two things are not unconnected.)

♥

2009-10-25T00:26:17Z

The Patrick Wolf concert was possibly the most beautiful experience I've had all year & I consider myself truly privileged to have been there. Thank you, bluesbell, again for giving me the heads-up! The combination of ridiculous squee, a sore index finger (hey, I accidentally cut it) and sleep deprivation won't allow for a full-length report, so I'm going to do something else instead: a poll.

There's this question that's been popping up in conversation all weekend. Many opinions have been given, some receiving more support than others. I would like to encourage everyone -- including those who didn't attend the concert and/or have no idea who the fuck Patrick Wolf is to begin with -- to participate. Only then can we know for certain that we have found the answer(s) and resume our normal lives.

View Poll: What Is Patrick Wolf, Really?

P.S. THIS IS THE FIRST POLL I'VE EVER MADE. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO TWEAK IT TOO MUCH AFTER POSTING, BUT SORRY IF I DO.

Omar and Johnny do not approve of this fuckery

2009-10-22T23:51:03Z

I don't have access to British television in real time, but apparently Nick Griffin is on right now. I have nothing intelligent to add to the rightful rage people are feeling, so have a scene from My Beautiful Laundrette instead:

God, these two. I saw MBL yesterday at the Finnish National Audiovisual Archive and absolutely loved it. I rather think all those right-wing loonies should be tied down and forced to watch it over and over again until they either embraced the love or perished.

Patrick Wolf tomorrow! Sorry, today. Apparently I'm still not in bed, contrary to all sense and reason. Therefore I shall leave you with this meme:

The problem with LJ: we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

Apologies for abuse of capslock and absence of basic grammar

2009-10-19T20:42:53Z

Torrents were acting very naughty to me all last week, so I'm just catching up with shows. AND WHAT SHOWS THEY ARE BEING.

I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO LIST ALL THE THINGS I LOVED ABOUT THIS EPISODE.

SO LET'S START WITH THE ONE THAT MADE ME SQUEE OUT THE LOUDEST: THE DRUGGED-UP, RIDICULOUSLY SEXY, DEPECHE MODE-FUELED, EXTENDED END-OF-THE-WORLD HOUSEPARTY THAT GAVE US HALF-NAKED DAMON/VICKI.

THANK YOU, GODS OF HET. THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY FUCKING MONTH.

You know, I started out a Vicki/Jeremy shipper, but as hotsweetawesome as I find the idea, Jeremy really needs to drop the Nice Guy bullshit and start treating Vicki like he actually respects her. And since that's not likely to happen anytime soon, I'll be happy to ship Damon/Vicki instead. Not that I expect their relationship -- romantic/sexual or otherwise -- to evolve into any feminist victory march either, but at least they are both fierce and uncompromising and HAVE THE BEST EFFING HOUSEPARTIES IN MY TELEVISION.

I sincerely hope that Vicki can learn to embrace her new-found vampness and then proceed to kick Jeremy's ass.

OH, AND KATHERINE. CAN WE TALK ABOUT KATHERINE AND THE FACT THAT SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL DAMON/STEFAN SHIPPER? I thought from the moment she opened her sly little mouth that she'd be the one to turn them both. OF COURSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO CHOOSE, PFFFFT. WHO'D WANT TO CHOOSE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE NOT ONE BUT TWO SALVATORES? (The question is rhetorical. Stefan is still very much in the early stages of growing on me, but for the argument's sake I'm willing to pretend he's everything Damon is. He did look way prettier in 1864 than now, mind you. Must've been the teensy bit longer hair and general easiness.)

Sheesh, they didn't even bother sugarcoating the fact that Katherine was after some kind of an undead ménage à trois. MY KINDA GIRL. Only slightly evil.

ELENA FINALLY GREW SOME BALLS, HALLELUJAH! We all know she's going to end up with Stefan sooner or later (probably sooner), but for now she's at least proved she's no Bella Swan.

There is no way I can watch SPN or Melrose tonight -- the cumulative squee might kill me. The latter I got into because of bb Ella, who might just be one of the best television characters ever. TPTB could so easily have butchered a great character concept with bad writing, but so far I've loved everything they've done with her. I get the feeling they actually LIKE her and WANT to see her SHINE. She's so good she makes me want to commit meta on representations of powerful women in popular media done right.

New Adam pics in Details, holy effing god. I miss the days I still had the time and tenacity to be half-active in ontd_ai, which is where the cool kids play, but that's just not an option anymore. Regardless, Adam never left my heart or my pants, and if you inexplicably find yourself asking why, look no further than these pictures. You'll find the answer somewhere between ngh and unf.

Today I booked loads of train tickets for the UK trip. Last week I started making plans for another foreign trip, because obviously that's just what my bank balance needed. But it was too good to pass! On January 30th, brother and I will be seeing this in Stockholm:

The world seen through the eyes of Charles Darwin forms the basis for the performance Tomorrow, in a year. Theatre production company Hotel Pro Forma’s striking visuals blend with pop-duo The Knife’s ground-breaking music to create a new species of electro-opera.

ELECTRO-OPERA. ABOUT THE EVOLUTION. WITH MUSIC BY THE KNIFE. I'D SQUEE, BUT I'M AFRAID I'VE EXHAUSTED ~~THIS YEAR'S~~ TODAY'S SUPPLY. *feeble fistpump of victory*

Relevant icon is relevant

2009-10-13T21:55:24Z

The week has started out kind of miserable, though it's probably not about the week itself as much as it is about the epic Finnchester funtimes I had over the weekend, which make day-to-day life pale in comparison. I took part in my first official and planned meet-up (as opposed to "they found me at a slash panel and put me through all sorts of outlandish initiation rituals, such as dinner and an introduction round" which happened in July) so suffice it to say I felt a bit shy. But y'all were so nice (again), and reasonable amounts of Lamberti were consumed, so it was all good! *grouphugs fangirls*

Also, I can honest to god say I have never seen a sofa bigger than maladroitoracle's. That thing must have been MADE for slumber parties! Also also, S1+2 Sam and Dean are so fresh-faced and innocent they break my nostalgic little heart. Also also also, bluesbell is possibly THE BEST PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE, for she brought me this Nick Jonas poster, thus making sure my days from now on will be filled with pretty ~~and that I can never again invite boys in my room, period~~. Three observations were made and generally supported:

1. Nick Jonas has some freakishly gorgeous arms
2. Nick Jonas is a top and WILL stare menacingly at you for thinking otherwise
3. There is nothing Christian about that poster, in the undying words of neppu (I think)

In conclusion, FANGIRLS ROCK. How would I ever feel validated if it wasn't for you?

Ooh, and last night I stumbled upon the most gorgeous and sob-worthy Torchwood vid: All the Pretty Little Horses by hollywoodgrrrl. The song is incidentally an all-time favourite of mine and paired with the carefully selected images it just becomes ten times more haunting. Go watch and leave the vidder some love!

Off to procrastinate from sleeping!

Lovesick!Ruby is stalking the boys

2009-10-09T12:14:04Z

Someone has GOT to have vidded/songficced Pass This On by The Knife for Sam/Dean? It's so THEM. I like to imagine the narrator to be S3 Ruby, maybe with a crush on Dean rather than Sam (since she had less interaction with Dean), but there's lots of ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION. Maybe it's Becky? Maybe it's YOU?

Here, see what you think:

I'm in love with your brother
What's his name
I thought I'd come by
To see him again

When you two dance
Oh what a dance
When you two laugh
Oh what a laugh

Does he mention my age
Or is he more into young girls with dyed black hair?
I'm in love with your brother
I thought I'd come by

I'm in love with your brother
Yes I am
But maybe I
Shouldn't ask for his name

And you danced
Oh what a dance
And you laughed
Oh what a laugh

Does he know what I do, and
You'll pass this on, won't you, and
If I asked him once what would he say
Is he willing, can he play?

I wasn't really looking for some more the some
Company on the dance floor and
Does he know what I do and
You'll pass this on, won't you, and?

Does he know what I do, and
You'll pass this on, won't you?
And if I asked him once,
what would he say?
Is he willing, can he play?

Back to cleaning my room. D:

"We want to capture Osama bin Laden and MURDER him! We don't want to RAPE him!"

2009-10-07T22:37:11Z

Make no mistake: Chris Rock is awesome.

Oh, and he's got a new documentary called Good Hair coming out soon! See the trailer and read the description on the website, if you're so inclined.

ETA: Whaaaaaat, Finland can't view the video anymore?! It was working just a while ago. This shit is effed-up. WE NEED CHRIS ROCK AS MUCH AS AMERICA DOES. >:|||

ETA2: HuffPo has a shorter clip. Half of the fun is missing, but it's still something?

What has been seen cannot be unseen

2009-10-03T13:17:40Z

Dreams I want: Dean Winchester having sex with with every woman on this planet.

Dreams I get: Dean Winchester having red-orange-yellow unicorn parrots (apparently, minions of his or something) have sex with every woman on this planet. The women greatly enjoying this.

I guess this is what happens when you come home after a long exhausting day, get tipsy while watching TVD and SPN in the comfort of your own bed, and subsequently squee yourself to sleep. Brainfail induced by lowered resistance to teh pretty. :(

Also related to the subject line, here we have The International Jurassic Park Erotic Fan-Fiction Writer's Association. If the layout alone isn't enough to make you flee in sheer terror, try stories like What's 25 Feet Tall and Comes in Pints? and Trannysaurus Rex. Actually, don't. For the love of all untarnished childhoods, DON'T.

Tallinn was great. The weather was beautiful and we discovered possible the best artsy little cafe in the world. The white chocolate tiramisu blew my mind. I bought more cake to take home, stocked up on thights and on the ferry back to Helsinki gave in to Christina Aguilera's fragrance. Yeah, I KNOW, but I fell in love with it ON THE SPOT. It had just enough vanilla in it to make it sweet but not stuffy. I like my fragrances fresh.

Saturday night in the city calling, must shower.

No rest for capslock

2009-09-28T22:35:10Z

I hereby declare this the Embarrassing New Fandoms season.

The JoBros, as it turns out, were just the start of my downfall. I'm currently developing a severe, possibly terminal, addiction to The Vampire Diaries. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, FOR PETE'S SAKE. About angsty teen vampires. In ur high school, exerting Twilightian gender ideas on ur cheerleaders, one of whom has to be a reincarnated Lana Lang. Because she's just that ~perfect.

It's quite telling that I keep misreading the name of the show as The Vampire Diapers. Really, it's that BAD, but I won't lie: there are PERKS. 1.) IAN SOMERHALDER. 'Nuff said. 2.) The blatant, near-canonical, in-your-face broyay between Damon and Stefan. Think SPN is slashy? Think again.

For proof see this picspam by thenyxie in which Damon does not acknowledge Stefan's personal space. Also note that NO ONE SPARKLES. My only complaint is that Stefan looks about ten years older than the average high school student, which is maybe because Paul Wesley is about ten years older than the average high school student. WTF? It's like old school 90210 all over again.

But seriously, that picspam. Check it out and then proceed to join the dark side. WE HAVE IAN SOMERHALDER.

As for other ships, I'm probably alone in wanting Vicki/Jeremy to happen, but so be it. I like and can identify a lot with both of them (er, issues) and they make about the least offensive het pairing I can think of. Where's the deflowering fic?!

Rambling now, thanks to the Shiny New Fandom rush I haven't had for ages. SPN has been particularly excellent, too! After 5x01-5x03 and the promo trailer/stills from 5x04, I have three things to say:

1.) Sam Winchester speaks to my lizard brain

2.) I have finally understood the epicness that is Dean/Castiel and fully embrace it (shut up, that doesn't mean Sam/Dean is cancelled, you silly monogamists, you)

3.) This is going to be the best season since Season 2. I just KNOW.

None of that was spoilery, I think? Just general show/season premises and other obviousities (is that even a word?). I'm too lazy for actual episode reactions, hah. They'd mostly consist of capslock and unintelligible flailing anyway. Off to read now!

ETA: Spoilers for The Vampire Diaries in the comments.

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2009-09-28T14:20:33Z

OH MY FUCKING GOD

John Barrowman has been announced for Collectormania London.

I had to check like FIVE TIMES cuz I couldn't believe MY EYES. Here I've been saying "wouldn't it be amazing if they got John Barrowman?" to myself FOR LIKE A WEEK, and then, out of the blue, THEY DO. This is because I'm a really skilled witch, isn't it? I can summon fabulous celebrities wherever I want them?

*concentrates hard on J2*

Seriously though, I'm going to be so broke and glowing after this trip that it's not even funny. I really only fangirl a small handful of actors -- usually I'm much more invested in what goes on on-screen and in fic than in anyone's private life -- and this handful just happens to include both Misha Collins and John Barrowman. In fact, it pretty much IS Misha Collins and John Barrowman. DOUBLY DYING NOW.

Here's to PRAYING that claudia_writes gets the photo tickets. I TOTALLY WILLED THIS INTO EXISTENCE. \o/

Life is... almost good

2009-09-27T21:23:50Z

Many good things have happened this week.

I got myself an extensive insurance and a dentist's appointment (the latter after almost a year's wait, good grief). I made some modest, but significant, progress with the thesis. I took out my sewing machine for the first time in about two years and half-improvised some ~wizard robes for a friend's performance, with satisfactory results. Got an amazing gift in return.

My books finally arrived, and oh my god. Lost Girls is everything I expected and so. much. more. Read it in two sittings, added straight into my favourite ~~fanfics~~ books of all time. It deserves its own pimp post really, but I have no access to a scanner for now. You can read all about it on this site called Wikipedia, though.

Two undoubtedly awesome books/graphic novels will be released later this autumn: Grandville ("an anthropomorphic steampunk detective-thriller"!) by Bryan Talbot and Glitter Scene by Monika Fagerholm. The latter I have been waiting for since the publication of The American Girl in 2004, which I had been waiting for since the publication of Diva in 1998. Fagerholm's works are like Christmas that only comes once or twice a decade, so precious and rare.

A relative gave me a really beautiful gift (yes, another!) that made me a bit sad but mostly happy. Musings on family history might or might not follow under f-lock.

The upcoming UK trip is another source of utter glee that deserves its own post (or seventy). Misha! claudia_writes! kat_lair! Everyone and everything else! *breathes into a paper bag*

So many other things I wanted to write about, but bed's calling. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

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2009-09-21T20:50:16Z

It's official: I'm going to Collectormania London. Which means I get to see, and hopefully meet, Misha Collins and Julie McNiven. Shenanigans in Manchester and Sheffield are also being discussed as I'm typing, but I cannot talk about it just yet b/c I'm busy dying.

Holy crap, you guys!

Everyone wins

2009-09-17T20:41:23Z

So Suvi Koponen, the Finnish fashion model, got herself a new boyfriend. Normally I wouldn't care, but it just happens that said boyfriend is Tyler Riggs, aka the formerly unidentified super hot dude whose pictures I've had on my comp for a while. Go Suvi! You mind if I picspam the hell out of your guy? *g*

If you've ever been at a sleep-over at my place, chances are you've seen this photo. You know how it goes; we've had a few drinks and gotten into heated discussions about sex and porn and whatnot, when the need arises for some visual reference material. What better starting point than a gorgeous boy in a uniform? Out of all the photos I have saved on my lappy, this is probably the most universally loved among my booze-on-porn buddies.

God, his mouth. Can I just say how much I love smaller-than-average mouths on guys? MAKES KISSING ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING AND SWEET, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

More uniform pics! My squee at the moment of discovering these was epic.

He's not real, you guys.

That's what I call glove!porn. And, uh, porn!porn.

Swiftly moving on to the NSFW territory now, please keep your hands and grabbing tools inside the car.

Pants are so fine they make your vision blur.

He... I... just... THERE ARE NO WORDS. Or marbles left in this world. (HIS MOUTH. I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO HIS MOUTH, AMONG OTHER PARTS.)

*sigh* Rinse and repeat.

Classy yet modern, just the way it should be done. Watch and learn, scene kids!

Don't you just want to take him home and make him hot chocolate? I know I do.

Bit of a different look, but I like it!

In conclusion: Suvi is one lucky girl. I wish the two of them the best of luck and plenty of sexytimes!

Also: Possibly the awesomest casting spoilers ever for Melrose. I'm going to have to start watching, aren't I? ELLLAAAAA ♥

And then she was very poor

2009-09-15T22:20:02Z

God YES. The Supernatural Role Playing Game and the single-volume edition of Lost Girls by Alan Moore are finally out. I've only been waiting for, what, two years? Getting to order both on the same day made me go slightly crazy for a moment and throw in Instant Magick: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Spellcraft by Christopher Penczak for good measure. Penczak is really accessible and down-to-earth and generally highly recommended if this is your sort of spirituality.

Out of curiousity, do some of you Finnish fangirls have experience on/interest in RPGs (as players or game moderators)? I played a couple of times when I was 16 and have forgotten absolutely everything since, but I'd love to start again even if it meant I had to be the GM. Which, to come to think of it, might be kind of awkward for everyone involved, but that's a topic for another time. The question is: if there was a game, would you under any circumstances be interested in participating?

I went to work briefly in the morning and spent the rest of the day at home sleeping off a sore throat and watching teevee. I wasn't overly impressed with Gossip Girl, but quite surprisingly liked Melrose Place -- or maybe just Katie and the fact that her character is a few things I always wanted Ruby to be. For this very reason I would die a happy fangirl if someone wrote Ella/Sam/Dean. It's bound to happen, no? Such are the rules of fandom?

I should fix my sleep rhythm.

ETA: Spoilers for GG 3x01 in the comments... in Finnish!

In which I have too much free time in my hands

2009-09-14T20:52:37Z

So thanks to a little sales speech from bluesbell, I'm seeing Patrick Wolf on Oct 23rd. Yay? I haven't actually listened to his music all that much, but bluesbell was persistent, linking to some rather pornographic videos, and I figured I wouldn't mind seeing that in action. The music wasn't too shabby either! I'm told a bunch of fangirls are going to be at the gig? :)

I've watched two films today: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Wild Tigers I Have Known. The first was pretty boring (I have a hard time getting into anime no matter how good it is) and the second just pointless. The latter makes me sad because it had music by my beloved Emily Jane White and Current 93. In the same film! About a boy's sexual coming of age! Almost too good of a coincidence to be real! ...Well, it had some nice scenes and a very pretty love interest. Not much else.

I also watched the second episode of Glee. I wanted to love this show so bad but GOD. The guys still have no personality, the girls are neurotic and inane, the black/Asian/gay/disabled kids are just props in the Rachel/Whatshisface show, and everyone is equally annoying. Also, could we maybe stop with the ridiculing and demonising of cheerleaders? I'm getting really tired of fictional high school romances revolving around the idea that girls who are pretty and popular are evil bitches and thus deserving of losing their cute boyfriends to less fortunate-looking geek girls (or whatever beauty queen they decide to code as that *coughrachelcough*). I might watch one more episode, but unless there's some substantial transcending of stereotypes in there, I think Glee and I are professionally done. :(

SPN on the other hand! I'm still flailing.

Kripke needs to write more ~~and better~~ Wincest and boys need to kiss and make up soon. I would not mind an intersection of these two.

CASTIEL TO THE MOTHERFUCKING RESCUE. I feel there's a chance that this season I'll adore him as much as I adore Misha. ♥

Scary fact: I have 57 items in my SPN pic folder -- and 102 in my JoBros one. I'm disgusting, I know. In all fairness I do have about 200 SPN pics more on an old computer that's in the ex's custody... BUT STILL. It took me a couple of years to collect those. It's taken me a couple of months to go completely overboard with JoBros. And the obsession doesn't seem to be subsiding. Am I doomed to be uncool for the rest of my life?

Then again, if that means I get to look at Nick Jonas' shoulder-neck junction for the rest of my life... in a variety of white V-necks... I might not be that sorry. *gg*

Note to world

2009-09-08T22:46:36Z

This is a fun and poignant way to use the images of iconic evildoers to promote safe sex.

This sure as hell isn't. (NSFW, trigger warning)

As reader Suzanne puts it in the comments:

From associating HIV+ people with the likes of Hitler, to the porno-like quality of the images/video where the thin, pretty vulnerable young woman is having sex with the creepy old guy this is all sorts of wrong.

Just so you know, I've seen these images pop up on various websites going on four days without a SINGLE trigger warning. Never mind that the first image looks an awful lot like rape/assault to me, and the other two are just plain disgusting and wrong and triggering in their own right. What's possibly even worse is that starting in December they will be on German television. Merry Christmas to all survivors! Not.

A special FUCK YOU goes to the Iltasanomat "journalist" with the audacity to call the Hitler image "hot", of all things. There is absolutely, positively nothing hot about an ugly creepy mass murderer violating a much younger conventionally attractive woman. She did not agree to have sex with Hitler, that's the WHOLE FUCKING POINT OF THE AD. You think she'd find it hot if she knew what was going on? If you do, you're seriously deluded. And do not even think about breaking out the fetish card here or I will cut you so help me god.

Sheesh. I wonder why so many women are turned off by our mainstream visual culture. And seriously, that's not to even TOUCH the creepy historical appropriation aspect of the campaign...

Drabbles!

2009-09-07T22:51:57Z

O hai, I completely forgot while my lappy wasn't cooperating: kat_lair wrote me fluffy drabbles! Gesture (Sam/Dean, PG) and Two Princes (Adam/Kris, PG). I can't fully express my love for these -- I keep reading them again and again and the happy-making effect just doesn't wear off. Gosh, BEDTIME STORIES. How long have I dreamed that someone would fic it?

It is also an undeniable plus if I can make someone write out of their comfort zone, which would be AI for Kat. Go read the drabbles and don't forget to leave her some love! She has truly deserved it after the terrible ordeal. *eyelash bat of innocence*

Speaking of ordeals, turns out my university has an extracurricular BDSM/fetish club. They organise BONDAGE WORKSHOPS. Is this common? I have no idea but it does crack me up. :D I should infiltrate, y/n? (There's also a movie club with a John Hughes theme night coming up. I should go.)

Monday again. Friday was a bit of a let-down, whereas Saturday was mostly awesome -- not too many people showed up, but food and wine were plentiful and good times were indeed had. Brother and I took a crapload of photos, many of which turned out pretty good (stay tuned!). It's still all kinds of depressing, letting go of one's childhood home and all. I might have taken some soil from the backyard to keep forever and ever... It will make a very ~~nerdy~~ cool addition to my still-humble collection of tiny bottles, which contain water from the fountain of Castle Howard and from a river in a lush little valley on Mt. Patscherkofel. THIS IS A COPING STRATEGY, DO NOT JUDGE ME.

Also I hate Gimp. Unless this magically changes I'll have to switch back to Windows just so I can has my Photoshop.

Here's something to make you smile: Ben & Jerry's dubbed Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in support of marriage equality. B&J's is actually one of the few brands I'm kind of religious about so I don't feel bad about advertising them at every turn. When can I get Hubby Hubby in Finland?

Hope everyone had a good weekend! From the meetup reports it seems that at least the Finns did. :)

The only thing that could possibly cheer me up today

2009-08-04T20:18:40Z

The promise of Katie Cassidy making out with a girl. o___O

Spartacus: Blood and Sand

2009-07-28T21:34:43Z

HAIR. SHOULDERS. ARMS. HIP. UNF.

The series premises sound all kinds of interesting, too. "Sweaty shirtless men" and "lady loving, antiquity style"? Sign me up!

Also, Nirvana vs Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up. Unlikely mashup is unlikely, and bloody brilliant.

I haven't been this sleep-deprived since that one time in February when a fave band kidnapped me and took me to Estonia (yeah, still bragging). Night before last, some shit went down with my phone and I ended up getting about three hours of sleep b/c I was so worried I'd miss work in the morning.

Then, last night, I got a surprise visitor from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Not an unpleasant one, mind you, but the timing (phone call at 1am, arrival at 2.30am) really could have been better. I got about two hours of sleep. It's a small miracle that I didn't die at work in the morning. Then again, what wouldn't I suffer for a private showing of Sleeping Beauty? *g*

Thus: Bed, now.

Nostalgia trip

2009-07-20T18:56:09Z

Finnish peeps: Prisma is selling Xena DVD box sets for 8,95 euros per season! I got S1-3 today, and I suspect many others did too, so hurry up if you're interested. They also have Hercules, though I'm not sure if anyone even likes that series...

Another series that I absolutely, positively must have is Round the Twist S1-4. I yelped when I saw there was a DVD! Australian children's television was always the best, and besides The Girl from Tomorrow, Round the Twist is to my knowledge the only personal favourite that has made it to DVD. The price is very reasonable, too. Can it be pay day already?

Other Aussie shows I would love to see coming to DVD are Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left and Mission: Top Secret, but I'm not too optimistic. Did anyone else watch them? I think they were pretty popular, at least in Finland, in early mid-90s (shush). I used to have everything on VHS, but those tapes are long lost or broken. This is my face when I think I might never see them again ;__;

From blie:

List the first ten series that come to mind. Your friends will comment with the character from each series that they think you are most like. No favorites (...unless it's legit)!

1. Supernatural
2. Doctor Who/Torchwood
3. The Sarah Connor Chronicles
4. Gossip Girl
5. The L Word
6. Buffy
7. Daria
8. Lost
9. Queer as Folk UK
10. Harry Potter

Sarah Connor does not approve of this fuckery

2009-07-14T19:11:45Z

I finally saw Terminator: Salvation yesterday. This made me realise four things:

1.) I hate characters who yell all the freaking time. It's stupid and only serves to give me a headache. None of the characters stood out for me, not even John Connor, when all they did was run around yelling orders or threats at each other in one epic dick-waving competition. Then again, that's what history generally seems to be about...

2.) There is such a thing as too many special effects. Look, to me Jurassic Park is a classic example of special effects done right. You get sufficiently realistic-looking dinosaurs without the whole movie ending up looking like an extended music video or commercial. Heck, the original Terminator films did great as well. THEY WEREN'T GIMMICKY. GAH.

3.) Anton Yelchin is cute. Incidentally his character was also the only one -- besides the ever-so-loving womenfolk, obviously -- who could chill out some. Hey, TPTB: if you insist on writing all the men completely unappealing and all the women invisible, I'm going to be undressing the 17 year old kid in my mind, because that's the only goddamn thing that can make me sit through your movie. It's your call.

4.) Surprise!Arnold will never not be funny. :D :D

Also, this amazing wallpaper with knight!Dean by naisica. I HAS IT.

Homg

2009-07-12T20:28:48Z

So I went to Finncon -- only to be abducted by the very evil and lovely finnchesters, on no other spot than a slash panel! Who would've thought? I was sitting there quite innocently, when this pretty lady approached me with a little piece of paper with some words on it, and, very discreetly asked if they meant anything to me. I leaned in and...

... saw that the words were divalucia and oikkuni. W00t! There were more people there, too! I'd run into a comm meet-up, which I promptly joined (I was only kidding about the abduction).

So, yay. It was super fun meeting you all! // Joudun nyt kyllä häpeäkseni tunnustamaan, etten kuullut ravintolassa hälyn yli useimpien paikalla olleiden nimeä ja/tai nickiä, enkä tullut niitä kaikilta kyselleeksi myöhemminkään. Kiitos niille, jotka jo friendasivat mut. ♥ Täytyy kai harjoittaa loppujen suhteen vähän salapoliisityötä! //

Now I'm super mega tired and ready for bed, but as it happens my bed cannot be seen from under a massive pile of clothes. Blah. I think I'll make myself tea and watch some teevee until I feel ready to ~~just crawl in and doze off anyway~~ take up the task.

But before I go, this is the SPN vid we talked about and I promised I'd link to: Women's Work by sockkpuppett and sisabet. I'd say "enjoy", but somehow that doesn't feel appropriate.

Random nocturnal linkage b/c I'm too tired to comment on Torchwood

2009-07-09T23:55:06Z

... but boy, did I love it. How so fabulous all of a sudden, show? ♥

Buffy vs. Edward. "In this remixed narrative Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer at Sunnydale High. It’s an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward’s character and generally creepy behavior." At Rebellious Pixels.

Pornography outlawed in Ukraine, unless it's "medicinal". "Punishment for possession of pornography will include fines and imprisonment for up to three years." At MosNews.com. (What. the. everliving. fuck. Ukraine?)

Resolved: Men are not Beautiful. "But why is it that men are so quick to disavow their own aesthetic appeal? Is it an attempt to exonerate themselves from the tyranny of grooming and preening rituals undertaken by women? A sort-of 'I’m never going to look good anyway, so why bother?'" At Nightmatebrunette.

Allegorical Figures. "When we’re accustomed to women’s bodies signifying virtues and values and cultural mores — instead of signifying, you know, a woman’s body — it’s no wonder we start to feel they’re public property". At KateHarding.net.

Black Booty Body Politics. "When we engage in behavior that is seemingly contradictory, to me, it’s just a way of coping. This is why many women use the realm of lyrics and music videos to tap into their own sexuality while still rejecting the sexist messages promoted. Or why one may wish to dress to accentuate their own curves while rejecting the idea that the shape of their body makes them community property." At Racialicious.

Nostalgia: a Sport for the Privileged. "I suppose that is the magic of history. We can imagine it as we wish. We can simply ignore the facts in their entirety and craft an imaginary, historical fantasy world catered to our specific interests, in complete ignorance of the plight of well, just about everyone except for wealthy, white, male, straight, Christian landowners." At Racialicious.

I'm sure there were more, but now I'm just too tired to function in the first place. Good night, and have a great weekend, everyone! I know I will.

ETA: Apparently some epic shit happens in 3x04 that has left people crying and shaking their fists? I take everything back until I've seen it myself, which might be a couple of days. :(

Finncon '09

2009-07-06T21:36:15Z

Is anyone coming to Finncon this weekend? I just saw the program and these looked interesting:

Fri
15-16 Fanfiction
18-19 Spekulatiivinen seksuaalisuus

Sat
11-12 The New Breed - Modern Vampire Mythos
18-19 Sinut itsensä kanssa - fanfiction ja moraali
19-20 Kymmenen vuotta slashia
20-02 HIMA & SALI

Sun
11-12 Sananvapaus ja tekijänoikeus
13-14 Yaoi - taas kerran, mutta nyt ehkä hieman vakavammin
14-15 Sarjakuvakohujen lyhyt historia - rasismia, pedofiliaa ja jumalanpilkkaa
15-16 Battlestar Galactica ja sukupuolen dekonstruktio
16-17 Doctor Who

I don't think I have too many Finns on my flist, but seriously, drop me a line if you think you'll be there! I'd love to meet up. I promise I won't bite, unless you look particularly tasty. ~~Why am I writing this in English, again?~~

Also, why no SPN in the program? Clearly this should be rectified next year.