Have returned safely from Ohio.

Had a good time at the wedding. Ran around for much of it with the bride's garter tucked down my cleavage. Also on this trip: saw the treasures of Egypt, acquired an aardvark and an unreasonable quantity of tea, befriended an awesome Amazon (and was subsequently the butt of many short-jokes), was disguised as Shirley Temple, and spent an inordinate amount of time talking about surprise roadsex and Willy Wonka's Gluten Waffles.

Very tired now. Off to hunt down some quick and easy food, and then curl up somewhere with tea and a book. Goodnight!

This is just a note to announce that I am participating in the Help Japan fandom auction. If you're not familiar how the system works, basically what happens is that someone offers something (in this case, a fanfic written to the bidder's specifications) and other people bid on it, and the winner donates the money to the cause. So if you want a fanfic written for you and want to help Japan, please bid on me or one of the many other kind people offering their talents!

Link to my offer: http://community.livejournal.com/help_japan/2978.html?thread=408738#t408738

Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment...



( The first season of Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds in one minuteCollapse )

This is more of a head-scratcher than an "AARGH! RAGE!" sort of situation, but it's a fine example of the things people will do and try to get away with.

( We deserve a discount!Collapse )

Riding with my aunt is an adventure...

Us: Turn right.
Aunt: *starts to turn left*
Us: Turn right!
Aunt: *stops dead, looks all around*
Us: Turn right!
Aunt: Can I turn right here?

Sign: Take exit 221 to Charlottesville.
Aunt: *drives*
Other Sign: Exit 221 right here!
Aunt: *drives*
Me: We just passed our exit...
Aunt: There weren't any signs!

Later...

Sign: This is exit 221 to Charlottesville!
Aunt: Can we get to Charlottesville from here?

My dad offered to drive. She wouldn't let him. She says it's too scary when he drives.

I think I've done this before and never actually finished, but hey, rules are rules.

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request a drabble of any pairing/character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.

Fandoms I'm willing to write for:

Digimon Adventure
Digimon 02
Digimon Tamers
Digimon Frontier
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
...Or basically any fandom you know I'm familiar with. Though I haven't even thought about Power Rangers for eons, so don't expect miracles from me there.

Drabbles may not be limited to 100 words.

Do you know what I don't like?

I don't like it when I've been spending a happily productive day at the mall (seriously, a top that plays up my bust and puts some curve in my waistline is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Also: jeans that fit are nice.) and now I'm cruising along down the highway, minding my own business, when OMG SPIDER ON MY FACE GET IT OFF!!!

And that's why I missed my turn. >_

Well, there's a 30% chance of snow coming down hard and fast outside my window and I can already see some accumulation happening, and it's only supposed to get worse from here on in. I do not think I will be going to work today. I think they're predicting up to 28 inches in my area. Still, I've laid in a supply of goodies to nibble on (ranging from fresh fruits and veggies to Japanese ramen crackers and chocolate-covered Turkish delight) so I won't starve. I've got a flashlight, a candle, and matches set out where I can easily find them if the power goes out. And I stopped by B&N and got three new books (one of which is Connie Willis's new doorstopper) so I won't be bored. On with the blizzard!

My weather report is still stubbornly telling me that I should expect an accumulation of 1-3 inches of snow, beginning with a light dusting earlier this morning and heavier accumulation later tonight. When I got up this morning, there was already snow piled about five inches deep and it was still coming down last I looked. Methinks Mr. Weatherman should look outside more often.

As for me, I would love to be able to go out, but since I'm not crazy enough to try to drive in all that, I guess I'm staying in for the weekend. For a city that ought to know something about snow, being up in the mountains as we are, our snow plow team doesn't do a very good job.