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hahahaha!!!! oh you guys. i feel like i'm back in the glory days of the beta. read me. obviously the math ability runs in the family. ( want some history? )

and now you're up to date. i love when random strangers get in arguments and their "family" or "friends" come crawling out of the woodwork to defend them even when they have no interest whatsoever in the topic at hand. oh and invoking the constitutional right of freedom of speech is just C-L-A-S-S-I-C. welcome to the internet. have a cluestick. *snerk* oh and the timing for this is perfect what with the bronze homecoming tomorrow. now where'd i put my high horse?

one more post and then it's off to bed with me. i've been watching the Flanvention drama unfold from the sidelines, but i actually had an opportunity to use my whedonesque membership for the first time today.

BE should be ashamed of themselves for what they've done to their fellow fans and i hope every one one of the people whose money was stolen goes after them. con is an appropriate word for this mess in more ways than one. however, this has once again shown me how amazing fandom can be when one of their own is being kicked while they're down. not to mention how amazing the cast of Firefly is. Big Damn Heroes was never a more apt description.


apologies if there are typos. this has been typed with no contacts in my eyes.

oh, fandom. where has the snark gone? seriously. vm_anonymous isn't even entertaining in a trainwreck kind of way. it's just...boring. it always devolves into slamming fanfic writers? bo-ring. i'll eat my hat if the next one of these things that crops up doesn't mention them. can we find something else to bitch about, please? at least vm_truthiness has been original with the things he/she/it is posting.

in unrelated news, i talked to a customer a little while ago whose name was Charles Brown. i said, "you probably hear a lot of Charlie Brown jokes, huh?" and he said he'd heard them all. heh. i was tempted to speak like one of the adults from the cartoon, but i restrained myself.

here's the deal, people. i've been pimping the hell out of this show for 2 years. we've just been renewed for another season. we're moving to a merged network that will hopefully be in more markets. more markets better equal better ratings. (pleasepleaseplease)

i know i've always said this is a show that must be watched from the beginning. i'm willing to acquiesce that this isn't necessarily the case. it has definitely been my experience, but i'm willing to accept that not everyone is as fanatical about television as i or my other converts are. so. with that being said, UPN will be re-airing the second season premiere at 9/8 CST tonight. if you want a brief(extremely brief) rundown of what happened in season one, check out cindywrites' post here.

give the show a try. it's only an hour and really, what do you have to lose? think of all the squeeing you could participate in. ;)

VM fandom is cracking my shit up lately. see sweetcynic23's post here for an example. tears. rolling. down. my face.

also? i may have a new favorite VM song. Sia - Breathe Me (the Four Tet remix). i'm not sure if i prefer this version or the original though. very good stuff. is Rob still choosing the music? if so, i kind of love him.

i am in the pissiest mood and i DON'T KNOW WHY. other than the fact that i think i may be getting sick. joy.

people on the flist(who are in the VM fandom) are lamenting the negativity. i was oblivious to it until today when eirefaerie mentioned an anonymous meme. kinda shocked it hasn't perforated the veronica_mars comm. so anyway, i scooted on over to _elektra's journal to see what all the hubbub was about. i must be getting old because all of the crap that's brought up has been done to death and instead of making me angry, it made me laugh. or shake my head at how the internets turn. different fandom? same chocolate covered shit(SO to Michael Muhney! i've heard the stories. kiss your mother with that mouth?). seriously though, this little anonymous meme? people always act so surprised when anonymous memes turn so nasty. hello...it's human nature that we act like inconsiderate jackholes if we think no one knows who we are. not to mention that it's been freaking forever since we've had a new episode to discuss/drool over/bitch about. people get antsy. they lash out. here's a thought. don't want memes like that to get dirty? don't let anonymous people post. if a screename isn't anonymous enough for someone to use to post "how they really feel" then i don't have much use for them.

now i'm going to shut up because i sound like an old fandom hag.


random aside: i love this icon so much. yay bender! yay _jems_!

today has been a pretty good day. was going to confront the brother about the invasion of privacy, but my dad did it for me. will wonders never cease? he claims he just got on here for two minutes to check his email, but if that were the case he wouldn't have needed to delete the history and cookies. whatever. if i get a virus from him going to some porn site or something, he's paying for the repairs. that's all there is to it.

moving on to the good part of today. i took my nephew to the mall to pick out his belated birthday present. he's very into the skater scene. so i took him to PacSun to pick out something. he ended up getting three skater shirts. while i got this jacket in blue(naturally). so cute, you guys. the picture doesn't do it justice. i also bought this at American Eagle. yes, that is Veronica's new messenger bag and yes i'm a big copycat. it was on sale too! only $19.99! suh-weeet!

after the mall i came home and watched Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with my mom and sister. good movie. very sappy. i was shocked when i heard the Faders come on with No Sleep Tonight in one of the scenes. VM connections are everywhere!!

now, i have a confession. i just joined rack_of_lamb a few days ago after spectralbovine pointed me in that direction when i expressed my love of Sheriff Lamb. however, i have to say that after scrolling through the comm and reading the entries and comments i've developed quite the crush on Michael Muhney(thewizrd). he just comes across as this amazingly humble, grateful, intelligent and thoughtful man. that's actually kind of new for me to see in fandom. i've seen writers behave that way(though obviously not the one i got so involved with), but never the actors. the actors always came across as a little standoff-ish. Michael is getting in there. he's reading fic about his character and leaving the author amazing feedback. he's posting phone posts thanking his fans for being so wonderful. he's responding to emails and random posts. he just seems...for lack of a better word, endearing. he honestly seems like someone i would be friends with, which is weird because while i enjoy what the actors bring me every week on my tv, i don't really feel like this with any of them.

so yeah. if you are a fan of Lamb and want to let MM know, join the comm. send him a personal email. don't be surprised if he replies.

i'm done being shmoopy now.

p.s. this fandom needs more Lamb and Cliff icons. stat.

finally got around to watching my recording of Reunion. i haven't seen anyone talking about it, but i enjoyed the ep. Chyler Leigh's Carla" really reminds me of Angela from MSCL. not because the characters are the same, but they just seem to have a lot of the same mannerisms and Claire and Chyler look a lot alike. weirder still was when Tom Irwin came onscreen as her dad.

it's definitely an interesting concept and i'll continue to tune in. The OC on the other hand? still yawning. i'm beginning to think Josh Schwartz used up all of his creative talent on the first season. please don't let Rob Thomas do the same! pleasepleaseplease!!!

anyone else see the commercial for the new Cingular phone that is ITunes enabled? they're using a song from season two of VM!! No Sleep Tonight by The Faders. love that song! i want to get up and dance every time i see the commercial.

speaking of VM, has anyone seen the season one wrap-up on UPN's website? it has to be the most random bunch of clips anyone has ever put together. it doesn't come anywhere close to giving new viewers a clue about what season one is about. seriously. go watch it. the complete ineptitude astounds me.

now for the not so mindless portion of this post. today is 9/11. i think i'm pretty much on an emotional overload because the remembrance type shows that i've watched today have not made me cry. this is definitely rare for me because just hearing things i associate with that day have the potential of making me cry. i'm definitely thinking of everyone who was directly or indirectly affected on this day. especially ladymyst and foxant10. i'm a better person for having you two in my life.

not the greatest birthday to have, but i know two people celebrating today.

Happy Birthday surreality_fan and serasempre's daughter!!!