Blip.fm = perfect distraction from packing!!!!

*dances*

Okay.

So I think it's finally hit me that I'm leaving town on vacation.

Because I'm nervous. I'm nervous that something will go wrong around here while I'm away and I'm nervous that something will go wrong in Cali and I'm nervous that something will go wrong in the time right before I leave that will RUIN MY ENTIRE VACATION.

I'm literally shaking, and I'm not sure if it's my nerves, or all the sugar and caffeine I've had. I'm gonna say both.

It's gotten to the point the last few nights where I've woken suddenly twice out of a dead sleep feeling like SOMETHING WAS TRYING TO KILL ME.

So I'm kind of a wreck right now.

It doesn't help that I'm dealing with family tonight.

I'm stressing. Shit.

1. Friday was a slight hassle, and I was grumpy for most of the day, but it was fine. I tried not to be too dramatic, but...I'm dramatic. So yeah.

2. Karaoke Friday night was fun! I felt a little out of place (1 of 2 nerds and the youngest there), so it was a little like what I imagine going to one of your parents' parties is like. And not my parents. Because a party at my parents' house is...yeah. Nothing like the tame suburban gathering on Friday. My parents would not be caught dead karaoke-ing unless we got them so hammered they couldn't see straight. And even then you wouldn't want to because they'd be PISSED the next day when they got over their hangovers.

3. I have to stop shooting my mouth off at work. I don't care how old a customer he is, Leigh. Don't even jokingly threaten to give him a wedgie. Stop saying shit!

4. Did laundry and watched a few things at dettiot's last night. That was fun. I still love Pippin. One of the things on my personal bucket list is to play Bertha in some production before I die. "Men and their wars. Sometimes I think men raise flags when they can't get anything else up."

5. Today I'm working the MD shop, and then after I'm going to dinner with my parents, and my grandfather and his girlfriend. They've been on a bit of a roadtrip. There was a family wedding in Connecticut, so they drove up there from Florida, and now are on their way back down. They were in Philly yesterday, and they'll be at my parents' today. We're all meeting for dinner.

6. I HAVE TO PACK TONIGHT!!! I HAVE to. I have no other choice. If you see me up at 3 am on instant message it's because I'm packing, or I'm supposed to be.

7. Working tomorrow! I have a lot to do in the DC shop before I go! And then it's off to Ben and Aimee's to crash at their place before catching the plane on Tuesday.

That's about it. It's been a whirlwind few days, and it's only going to get crazier.

California, here we come, as the saying goes.

So I get in at around 10 pm last night after hanging out with people...and my boss instant messages me.

"I need you to work the other store tomorrow!"

After I've finalized plans for after work which involve meeting at the store I normally work at on Fridays.

Because actually letting me know earlier was just too fucking hard.

*sighs*

Feeling grumpy this morning. Obviously.

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The last couple of days have been pretty failworthy as far as work goes.

It's nothing huge, it just feels stupid, you know?

1. So yesterday, a guy comes in, and he's loud and boisterous and he's only buying the two hottest books in the store because they're the BIG THINGS OF THE MOMENT. So I'm already inclined not to like him.

He yapping and yapping, and I turn my back for a second to get something and when I turn around, it looks as if he's putting a cd that we sell (don't ask me why) into his bag and board with his comic.

Mind you it's the end of the day, it's ten past closing time, and I'm in no mood. So I quirk an eyebrow and say "that costs money, you know that, right?"

And it turns out he was straightening out the edges on the bag to fit properly with the cd.

*sighs* So I apologize profusely, but I can tell he's not too happy with it. He leaves quickly.

2. Today a guy comes in with an exchange. He's got his receipt and everything, and I figure that's copacetic...except when I look at the receipt, it tells me he got the book he's trying to exchange...as an exchange. Which tells me he's essentially trying to use us as a library. Buy a book, read it, return it for something else.

And we all know how much I hate that.

But the guy paid an extra four bucks for the book he previously bought when he returned the other comics, so when he comes up to the counter, I graciously point out that the book he was trying to return was already an exchange, and that I can't give him the full amount, but I can give him the four dollars off the book he wants. He graciously declined the offer, and took the book he already got and left.

The reason for the return?

"Well they just came out with this series in a more compact collected edition and I was gonna start getting those."

Except that the book he was trying to get in exchange had nothing to do with the one was trying to return. Also? Not a good enough reason to try and return a book. Sorry.

So not the best Wed/Thurs ever.

Also? I had a naaaasty night terror last night, and woke up at three am with a feeling of utter complete dread. So you can imagine how much sleep I got. And that hasn't happened in a while.

Surprisingly, I love night float. I love working the night shift, when it's quiet and I can just focus on getting the patient taken care of and tucked in. I love running into CuteIntern in the cafeteria and having a moment to catch up (well, he had only a 30 sec pause; the ER keeps the radiology department pretty hopping at night)--my heart still hasn't quite recovered for the palpitations. I love the nurses that I work with and getting to know them. My six days stretch was pretty benign - I think I averaged 3 patients that I admitted (out of a possible 7, go me!). Last night, of course, since I was really wanting sleep so I'd be fresh for my four hour drive today, I had a patient that I had to transfer to the unit, which kept me up, but it still was nothing compared to an average neuro call.

I love seeing the sunrise too. The sun is just peeking over the horizon at 5:30, turning the sky a hazy pink. I was going to take pictures of it; even brought my camera in, and then got a stern email from the head boss that no pictures were to be taken inside any of the buildings without written permission. Even if it wasn't a patient. Grr. I'm so tired of rules and regulation all of the time.

Anyway. I just finished packing for my camping trip. Yay!! I'm heading up north, way north today to camp over night in the remote, forested and laked (silly word check, I know that's not a word), bear-populated country, then coming down to a tamer county park for Friday and Saturday where some of my good girlfriends will be joining me. I'm bringing my art supplies, a notebook, a few of the Harry Potter books, some games, makings for smores, etc. We're going on a nature walk, and just taking it easy for a few days. I'm so super excited. I have to shower, get the oil on my car checked and then I'm off. At least to the next rest stop - I have a feeling that I'll be stopping for siestas all along the way. Luckily, I do have a friend going with me who will help drive and keep me awake. No worries, Mom!

Alrighty. See you all on Sunday!

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I'm off on vacation starting in a few hours and I had to post these rather quickly. These are for various 20in20 communities. They are an addiction now. :)

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Title: Torchwood America Pt 4: Shame On Me
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. They belong to Kripke, Marvel, DC, Joss, and Rusty. No money.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers/Timeline: Post Supernatural s5 (Dean has stopped the apocalypse), Post Astonishing X-Men, Post recent Batman kerfuffle, Buffy Season 8 (yes, I've brought Tara back), post Doctor Who season 4, and Torchwood Children of Earth (with a couple of changes).
Characters: Jack Harkness, Kitty Pryde, Dick Grayson, Dean Winchester, and Tara MacClay along with others from each universe.
Summary: In Which Jack reveals the first order of business.

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Deadpool #12!




Marvel has been doing a load of retro variant covers, which is actually kind of clever. This is my favorite so far. Especially juxtaposed to the last page of the issue.

And the runner-up: Amazing Spider-Man #599 under the cut

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This is what I get for looking up Torchwood comms on LJ.

People definitely want to start shit at SDCC.

For fuck's sake! Come on! It's a tv show! And the panels are supposed to be fun and informative! People are proposing to go into panel and turn their backs to the speakers.

Listen, I get it. CoE was not what most of the fandom expected or wanted.

But I will say this:

GROW UP

It's telly. The writers and creators don't go by what their fans want. They're not supposed to. They're supposed to do what's creatively for the best for the show. Sometimes it fucking sucks to be a fan because of this.

If you want to go into panel and ask a question like "why did you kill this character?" or "what was the theory/idea behind making this decision?" Do it! They'll respect you and answer your question as best they can!

James Moran wrote in his blog that they were doing what was creatively in the best interest of the show, and while I'm saddened by a lot of CoE, I believe him.

You don't like what happened? Write some fanfic but leave the creative team, and the actors alone.

And if this lots fucks Con for me, I'ma cut me some bitches.

I realize this isn't a graphics post, which is obviously what all of you are here for, but I wanted to share.
This is my very first fanvid (it may be my last because JFC these take longer than I expected. I bow to all the vidders!), and I want to pimp it like a much-pimped thing.



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I'm suffering from insomnia. I've never had a problem with sleeping since med school (chronic sleep deprivation means I can fall asleep at just about any point). This night float thing has wacked out my sleeping schedule. When I first started, I was going to completely convert my days and nights, and the first night was busy enough that I did just that. I slept like a log the next day, with my Breakfast-At-Tiffany's-esque sleeping mask (no need for ear plugs.

But the following night, and every night thereafter, it's been quiet. I've admitted 1-2 patients with enough of a gap to take a nap. Or two. For several hours. Tonight, I admitted a patient around 9:30, finished everything up by 10:30, and there's been nothing since then. I went to bed, slept for a few hours and haven't been able to go back to sleep. It's making sleeping during the day more difficult too. I feel like I need to get sleep then, because if I don't and it's a busy night, then I'll regret it.

Oh, yay, new patient! There's one cure of insomnia! Ta!

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So I spent the day with my mother. We had lunch and we shopped a bit.

And she decided that today was the day she would bring along the LULZ.

We're sitting in the restaurant at lunch, and I'm gushing about how I'm going to SDCC and that I'm SO EXCITED TO BE BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS DAVID TENNANT!

And she asks who that is, because when I gush about something fannish, she pays no attention so she doesn't remember anything I said about him last time.

I come to the part where he's Scottish and my mother asks this epic, epic question:

Leigh's Mom: Scottish...that means he's from Wales, right?

Leigh: *snorts and bursts into laughter*

Dear flisters, you must understand that this is not the first instance of this sort of comment. Way back when I was an itty-bitty 13-year-old, and perfecting a killer Swedish Chef impersonation, She looked at me blankly and said:

"Swedish Chef. He's Italian, right?"

Now, after I got a hold of myself today, and informed my mother that people who are Scottish are from Scotland, she then asked me:

"Then...who are from Wales."

To which I replied:

"The Welsh, Mom."

To which she replied:

"Oh."

Enjoy.

In honor of Torchwood: Children of Earth making me cry like a little bitch, I thought I'd do a bit of recapping of one of my very favorite Torchwood episodes.

That would the the Season 2 opener: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, staring the usual suspects...and Spike from Buffy.

Now the episode has its problems. For me, Gwen is a big one, since the only thing I've genuinely liked her in is Children of Earth.

I think on the whole Torchwood had a bunch of characterization problems. Sometimes it felt like the writers weren't sure what they wanted to do with them, or how they wanted the relationships to be. Which, if it was done well, could have been very true to life; Gwen not knowing what she wanted, and Jack wanting everyone etc. But sadly it mostly felt sloppy.

Despite that, I do enjoy this episode greatly.

There are no CoE spoilers in the recap. FYI.

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And there you have it.