acrazywench

A response to an LJ's subjectless post...that got so out of hand it became a post in its own right

2007-01-09T12:51:44Z

For the second day running I seem to be listening to Spot in the Corner on a loop! (I wonder if Mara_Sho is proud of me?*g*) [Yes I could work out how to do the pretty underline link to her journal but I can't be faffed to read the instructions and since anyone reading this will pretty much have her friended it seems silly to think that you don't know who I'm talking about and where to find the lovely lass.]

I've just realised elements of it remind me a bit of Albert Hammond (particularly the intro to 'I've learned to love'..but I can't remember the song it reminds me of and since it's not on the album I'm about to mention this little sentence - not that helpful). You've probably never heard of Albert Hammond, but I was listening to his 'Free Electric Band' at a very young age - rather taken by the song 'Rebecca', can't think why - and unlike Joni Mitchell, who I apparently also liked at the time, I didn't ruin Albert Hammond by trying to make it keep spining on the turntable after it had stopped. (I have no memory of ruining Joni and I'm thinking since I was pre-school age I can't be held responsible despite what my parents may think! It was almost 30 years ago, I think they should let it go...or at least move into the CD age.)

Anyway, now I'm going to have to dig out Albert Hammond to see if he does sound like Steve Carlson and then I'll find that I'm completely wrong and this was a pointless post. It fitted in with Mara_Sho's subject-less theme at the time, but since I've now decided this is too random and pointless to inflict on her journal and instead have turned it into a post in its own right, I'm guessing the randomness just keeps on coming.

(Ooh, have just googled and found that Albert Hammond is father to Albert Hammond Jr who's in the Strokes. So the music-savy may have heard of an Albert Hammond, but perhaps not the one I'm thinking of.)

Yes, this is how my thought processes go - aren't you pleased you're not in my head?!*eg*

*Happy New Year!*

Just random bits and pieces of rambling

2006-05-16T16:20:15Z

I'm wondering if the latest convention was named 'Not Fade Away' as a statement of intent for the post-convention sleep-deprived convention goer?!

Had a fantastic weekend with thedothatgirl and mara_sho. I also got to meet fresleyforever and friends through thedothatgirl which was good.

I'm still having convention withdrawal and feeling gutted that it was the last Angel convention. I could write a whole bunch of highly entertaining anecdotes about the weekend, but my brain is still not fully functional so I'll leave it to others to fill you in. (This also takes the pressure off of me to be entertaining and witty - an excellent ploy!)

Got home just before 3am on Monday morning to find that my vid had not fulfilled its vidding duties - so at about 4.30am when the repeats of two of the shows that had been on my recording list but hadn't recorded had finished, I wended my way upstairs to try and uncover my bed from the post-packing bedlam. (And I'm asking myself why I'm still tired?!)

Still confused as to how I created false memories of already meeting Keith. It can't just have been based on watching AC's vids from End of Days, as I had 'memories' of him going into the audience to ask people questions because everyone was so quiet. Maybe it was a bizarre deja vu thing? Anyway, that leaves me with the opportunity to kick myself for not getting something signed by him and Vincent. (Lovely as he is, I didn't need more Andy sigs so I don't know why I went down that route.) Not so worried about not getting a group pic though since it sounds as though some of them didn't come out very well and, because it was digital, you only got one copy. Kind of wish I'd been brave about bidding for stuff in the auction on Saturday - at the last event with an auction in my price range I promised myself that if that happened again I would go for it, but when it came to it I got scared. Ah well, on the bright side I went to the bank yesterday and got to put some money back into my account after an event. That almost never happens.

My post convention planned happy of going to see the lovely cap'n in Slither has been defeated by the evil cinema deciding not to show it this week. How inconsiderate?!

As I said, random bits of rambling. In my world it all makes sense, and since this is my LJ you'll have to cope!

Something happy

2006-03-23T09:48:04Z

According to the Guardian, Norman Kember and two Canadian hostages are now free:

"Mr Kember, 74, and two Canadians, Harmeet Sooden and Jim Loney, thought to be his Christian Peacemaker Team colleagues, were rescued by a special forces unit which stormed the house where they were being held west of Baghdad, reports said"

Well there's no-one around here at the moment to tell, so I thought I'd tell the 'puter!

acrazywench @ 2005-09-02T14:15:00

2005-09-02T13:24:35Z

The plan is succeeding - apparently Bushwhacked was watched on Wednesday night. Not only did my parents watched this without my being there to prompt them, but I'm rather impressed that mum was able to tell me the title of the episode they had watched! (Quite funny actually as apparently I had 'already made her watch that episode'. Still not quite sure how I 'made them' watch the episode on Wednesday, but apparently my psychic abilities are obviously improving so I'll make them finish the series and then tell their friends about it!*weg*)

Btw, has anyone got a nice Firefly/Serenity desktop/wallpaper they can recommend? (I promised I would change my wallpaper from AC's Spike & Dru Xmas by Monday to prove that I was aware that December 2004 was over! I've already changed my screensaver to 'can't stop the signal' - well someone new is starting on Monday and they may use my 'puter for a bit so I figured a little guerilla marketing was in order!*bg*)

Happy Birthday!

2005-07-19T07:57:39Z

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Andrea
Happy birthday to you!!!!

Guess what guys, it's Andrea's birthday today! Shall we give her the bumps?!*eg*

Would someone just please....

2005-06-21T16:50:05Z

hit me on the head with a wet kipper!!

Every f*ing time I do this! I spot a Whedon related dvd deal, I think I'll order that tomorrow, forget about it for a couple of days and then am somehow surprised when the deal disappears. Just how stupid am I?!

So, sorry to the two people who won't be getting the Firefly dvds as a birthday present. (It's not even listed on Smiths website anymore - so who knows what that means:() (And also I can't be bothered to think up new and inventive presents so if they end up with bath salts or something of that ilk don't blame me - blame all the websites who've stopped doing the half-price offers. If they would just state how long their offers lasted I wouldn't mind...but oh no they like the element of surprise!)

And as for me, well I guess I won't be replacing my set just yet to get a perfect episode of Trash and if I end up with cr*ppy amary boxes for Buffy and Angel it's my own stupid fault!

Have you noticed how I only ever post in this thing when I p*ssed off? (Often about the fact that I never seem to get my credit card out in time!:() A nice little bit of stress relief. Bit of a shame that others have to put up with listening to it/reading it.

(Nearly had heart failure when searching the web to see if any of the deals were still around. I've found a rumour on a posting board of Joss Whedon in Huddersfield on 29th June - 1st July at an academic Whedonverse conference being held there - evil though I am, I'm hoping this has also had to be cancelled because of his work commitments. Well otherwise I'll be really grumpy!:( [You thought this was grumpy?Ha!])

And while I'm on a winning streak with the moaning, the one deal I have not forgotten about: b.o.g.o.f. jaffa cakes. Would Tescos please get their act together and start actually re-stocking their shelves!! In theory they have a special offer on jaffa cakes at the moment - which is very important in view of what's happening next weekend (a convention without jaffa cakes is like a baby without a teddy bear), four times I've been in there trying to take advantage of this so called special offer and four times the jaffa cakes shelf has been empty!

So tonight I'm walking myself to Morrisons instead to buy jaffa cakes. I don't care if they're not doing an offer on them - I'm now not buying them from Tescos on principle!

On a happier note, how lovely are lemon bonbons? Ok, so they make your teeth stick together and aren't always as exciting as strawberry ones - but still, how lovely?

Well I think that's enough blather for now. If I get wet on the way to or from Morrisons obviously I'll somehow find a way to blame it on Smiths, Choices, Play or Comicon - blaming it on Tescos would just be too easy!*g*

Reply to Sho's journal

2005-06-16T16:11:51Z

For some reason I can't comment in Sho's journal, so I guess that means I'll have to do a 'reply to this thread' in my journal!

Anyhoo, along the theme of where you're going tomorrow, there's a rather fine vid with that title by a certain AC which you should most definitely watch.

D'oh! Just checked her site and that one's offline for the moment. Oh well, there's always Food, Glorious Food - probably more appropriate theme-wise:)

B*lls!!! I'm not a happy bunny:(

2005-06-03T11:27:46Z

Comicon now have Adam Baldwin listed as a guest and he has been taken off the Quor'toth guest list :( :(

Yay! Happy thoughts:)

2005-05-19T10:01:58Z

Since I seem to be constantly hungry today I've just started on a jaffa cake muffin I brought into work just in case hunger struck and am now remembering the time when smileawhile gave it to me. Happy, happy times!! Now if only the muffin could magically transport me back to that time so that I could be entertained by Mr Fillion and co. all over again:)

Idea for guerilla marketing

2005-05-16T14:16:42Z

I had a thought, so I posted it on the Firefly yahoo group. Just in case you're interested, it's pasted below:

'I don't know if anyone listens to Colin and Edith on Radio 1, but
Edith seems to be a huge Star Wars fan (to the extent that Colin
bought her a Star Wars cookbook!) and this week on the show they are
doing a daily Star Wars feature. I had an idea that to make Radio 1,
or at least Colin and Edith, aware of the Big Damn Movie and perhaps
get it a mention on Radio 1, various peeps e-mailing Edith the Darth
Vada 'Joss is my master now' comic strip with some sort of 'so you're
excited about Star Wars, but have you heard about Serenity yet?'
comment might be a plan. What do you reckon?'

It's already had a response, but what it suggests sounds techie to me, so I can't help them!*g*:

'Sounds brilliant to me. Maybe we could get the strip
blown up a bit and put in a little frame... I'd
happily chip in. :-)'

There you go, thought I'd share:)

Imagine

2005-05-13T15:30:08Z

Watched this week's Imagine the other night - A Short History of Tall Buildings pt.1 - and imagine*g* my surprise when I heard Christophe Beck's Dead Guys with Bombs music being used as the backing track part way through!

Just needed to share:)

I love architecture programmes. Forget modern art, I just like the buildings it's housed in!

Beck.

Happy Birthday Sam!!

2005-05-12T08:30:24Z

Hope you have a cracking day:)

Beck.

Weekend Waffle

2005-04-25T10:34:11Z

Another song to add to Friday’s meme which I can’t believe I didn’t think of:
2. Black Coffee – All Saints
This is the song that was playing on the radio when my eldest niece made her first appearance in the world:)

It's very boring, but here's some

Weekendy stuff:
Well it was a bit of a non-started to be honest:( First off, insomnia on Friday night – by 3am I just gave up on the sleep idea and decided to watch a couple of Firefly eps instead:) (At least it helped me with my plans for a re-watch before next weekend, I’m halfway through now!) When I eventually got to bed I decided to abandon my dynamic Saturday plans and have a lie in instead, but although I turned the alarm clock off the brain decided to wake up anyway. I spent a few hours searching for Serenity clothes. Problem is, although I may have spotted one or two things that were possible, my brain no longer has any idea where they were and I was far too overtired to be decisive about anything so I gave up! Yesterday in theory was more successful, I tried stuff on at least, but that was all. The only thing I bought towards Serenity over the weekend was a generic vest top for Saturday evening. For some reason I cut the price tag/size label off it today then tried it on. Now when I picked it up I checked the label in the shop yesterday and it was the right size, why then is it a size 18 top today?!

So Serenity dressing up is this far:
Friday night – found a checked shirt – not the one I was expecting – which might pass as Wild West. No hat – none found in Lincoln as yet, so Early Learning Centre it might be. I forgot to pick up the gun, and was too indecisive about the belt. Decided not to even bother with boots, because I’ll never find a pair that will cope with my feet.
Saturday night – I have the trousers;) and I almost had a vest top! No cape spotted. I spotted a few short sleeved wrap around tops, but at £30 - £35 they seemed a bit overpriced for just one night’s wearing and I don’t think they really looked like the kind of thing they’re probably supposed to look like. Shoes – didn’t even bother to think that far.
Sunday night – I found something in my wardrobe at parents’ house whilst finding old shirt that would be a perfect companion outfit, but is not going to be used because it’s too special. (Gold silk embroidered dressing gown/morning coat that was my Nan’s I think when she was about my age or younger!)

Real options for Sunday: one is a greeny/blue skirt. It’s linen with patches of silk - and is kind of quirky which I like. I’ll definitely be wearing it at some point over the weekend. I thought I could put a silvery grey, kind of crocheted, holey top on top of it. But I’m not sure the colours go together very well. Plus I would probably need to wear a small grey vest top underneath because otherwise the holes show too much skin. (Think I wore it at Fusion on one of the nights?) I tried a couple of tops on to see if they would go with this skirt, but without much luck. One was exactly the right colour, but the colour being so close to my face made me disappear:( The others just didn’t work. I found one more option - a sort of bodice type top – but I don’t know if the colour goes. Alternatively there’s a greeny scarf shot through with silver in Accessorize – again, don’t know about the colour – which I could try tying round my waist to try and tie in the silver vest and greeny/blue skirt.

Alternatively, I’ve got a bridesmaid’s dress which I suppose might be companion-ish. It’s not a traditional bridesmaid dress, pale gold – not really my colour!, with and embroidered and sequined red rose. It’s a bit flamboyant and may be a bit too special for dressing up in.

The shop with the bodice top has Chinese style dresses, but I don’t know if one of those would be a bit too heavy looking. (It’s an independent shop and as far as I can see, there’s no way to try stuff on so that makes it that bit harder. If I have the time, I might try and have another look at lunchtime - but I've also got to put a skirt in for drycleaning and buy a toy gun!)

So in terms of getting ready for Serenity, which was my big thing for this weekend, I failed! Completely and utterly!! Didn’t even get some of the everyday clothes I was on the lookout for or even the basic things I need for next week like face wipes!:( Why is it that when you have to shop for particular items, especially clothes, they suddenly become impossible to find?! (I predict that many of my lunchtimes this week will see my bombing down the hill to see how far I get trying to make some kind of indent into the shopping requirements!!)

Over the rambling now:) I know it doesn't make sense, but I'm really too lazy to sort it out and turn it into reasonable English:)

acrazywench @ 2005-04-22T16:12:00

2005-04-22T15:27:21Z

"acrazywench - Because Sho had already done it *headdesk*, and Becks has updated twice today" Darn, don't mention the updates, if I'd just updated once I might have got away with it! (Fawlty Towers in my head, I had to share:))

Music Meme

1) Total volume of music on my computer: 0.00

2) The last CD I bought: I think I picked up Alanis Morrisette (sp?!) and Joss Stone cds in the mvc sale recently. I also bought an ultimate 80s boxset for a friend's birthday.

3 a) The song that I listened to before writing this:
Bog all - radio 1 were all talk as I was walking to work this morning:( On actual cd player (well, dvd player as cd still not replaced a year on!) the last thing I listened to was the Vast album. Oh actually, last thing I heard/paid attention to in the pub today was Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Can't Stop.

b) Song playing right now:
Nothing, earlier I had Chemical Brothers (Push the button) floating around in my head.

4) Five songs that I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me:
I need to go away and think about this one:) But here's one to be going on with:
1. I'll be there for you - Rembrandts

5) Which five people are you passing the baton onto? And why?
I think everyone's done this now, haven't they? (Sho and Andy have, haven't they?)

So that leaves Sam, Denise, and three others. (I don't think I have any more 'friends' as far as LJ is concerned:()

Two updates in one day, what's going on!!

2005-04-22T10:41:10Z

Ok, so this should really have been tagged on to the last update!

I'm considering going crazy with the finances and buying a digital camera (before next week's fun) so that I don't feel in need of valium shots every time I go to get a film processed! (I have an APS camera, and it can cost up to £12 to get one film processed - this explains why I haven't processed any films for ages! And they always seem to mess up the printing in Lincoln anyway, which just makes it all the more traumatic!)

Anyway I would like a reasonably priced camera, but which does a good job on the zoom front so that I can get loads of lovely close up pictures of Nathan in his flowery shirts. Any advice, gratefully received:)

Just so you know, I have no knowledge of cameras or digital technology, apart from what they tell you in the Argos catalogue:) (Boy I've been reading that catalogue alot lately! Haven't found a nice replacement for my weekend bag that gave up the ghost at Hyperion in there yet though, so I think I'll have to be ripped suitcase gal again. Replacing luggage is just far too pracitcal, particularly when you'd rather be spending it on guest hugging opportunities!)

Rambling

2005-04-22T09:24:05Z

Very annoying!!

So I've just found out that 'Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly' was published at the beginning of this month and was thinking that would be good to take next week as something for the guests to sign - especially since Jewel Staite contributed to it.

But can I find a new copy of it in this country?! Looks like most places are completely sold out or never really had it, and the only two copies available through Amazon.co.uk are both second hand and above the list price of £9.60 (one listed at £60!!!) and would take time shipping because they've got to get to Amazon first. (Just checked the French and German sites and in both the book price is over 70 euros!!) I was thinking of ordering through Amazon.com - but although the list price is $12 it would cost $35 to ship! So I'm abandoing the idea and hoping that Universal are jumping at the chance to promote the show and will have a store in the dealers room choc full of firelfy goodness.

Serenity's only a week away! Giddy!!!!

Can't believe it, I've got so much to do before then! Think I may pass on the dress up thing - a weekend is not long enough to find Wild West, Star Wars and shepherd/companion gear!

(btw, am frustrated by myinability to find the book, but I'm not as angry as that red little face seems to think!)

acrazywench @ 2005-03-17T08:22:00

2005-03-17T08:31:48Z

So I'm part way through making a ra-ra skirt:) It's a shame the 80s night is tomorrow night, I haven't even got one ra fully sewn on yet! I've still got to buy a shirt to go over it. Some stuff that I thought I had which was 80s (a couple of fab jackets that I didn't throw away but which may parents may have rehomed for me, a pair of leggings, shirts) all seem to have bitten the dust so I'm having to have a radical rethink. Leggings seem to be distinctly 'out' at the mo, can't find any anywhere. Also can't find such useful lovelies as legwarmers, lace to put in hair, bangle things or grandad tops to wear under shirt. (I dunno, anyone would think the 80s were well and truly over!!)

Haven't even thought what to do shoes-wise. When there was the leggings possibility under the ra-ra skirt, I could have got away with thick socks and boring trainer type things, but without the leggings that bit's going to have to be rethought too:(

Why did I agree to this?

Ah, I remember, lots of wine was involved. (Note to self, stop drinking when agreeing to do silly things like dressing up and dancing starts becoming a 'great idea'!)

Hmmm, any ideas?!

2005-03-11T14:08:14Z

So...has anyone been in the shops lately, had a gander round and thought 'That's sooooo 80s'? If so, please tell me what you saw and where you saw it!!

I agreed (whilst under the influence) to get all dressed up in 80s style for an 80s night next week, so this weekend is dedicated to searching for gear. I think you know me well enough by now to recognise that I'm quite lazy, so any helpful hints and quick routes to the perfect 80s outfit would be much appreciated:)

Beck.

Dilemma!

2005-03-08T10:02:17Z

There's a second chance to see an advance screening of Serenity (20th March) in London. Now I have to be in London on the 21st - so there's part of me that wants to raise my hand and say 'me, me, me!' - but it would mean watching it in its raw form without effects etc, having to keep my trap shut about it until November, and effectively being spoiled for the final product. I like things to be unspoiled, so I don't think I'll go, but I really hope that none of those who do go talk about it at Serenity in the Q&As or anything - that would result in my being a dangerously batty gal!*g*

Now any thoughts on Serenity²? I was really hoping Joss would be at Serenity, but since the film's now not going to be released until November, it's more likely that he'd come over to the UK in November and maybe turn up to Serenity². (Then again he may not turn up to anything and I may just be having pie in the sky hopes!) (Maybe Joss is in league with Sean make sure we hand over all our dosh before the year's out?! I definitely seem to be going down that route again this year!:()

acrazywench @ 2005-02-21T11:14:00

2005-02-21T11:15:17Z

Yay snow!!!!!!

I just need it to keep up for another couple of hours so I can out in it:)

The end of an era:(

2005-01-27T10:18:52Z

So far, for various reasons January has been pretty crap and, until last night, I couldn't wait for February to start in the hope that things would calm down and get sorted. But now I'm not so sure about the whole February thing as it will mean the end of an era. Our original lovely home, the beeb board, and all other cult boards, are going to be closed at the end of February:( So that'll be the end of a (near) 5 year chapter in my life!

Booooo!! Grumpy:(

The beeb have added a place to post urls so that groups can move to alternative homes, it might be an idea to put up the details of the BBB yahoo board if no-one has done it already.

I've just done a Buffy impression

2004-12-15T14:48:52Z

...from the bit in Tabula Rasa where she drinks whisky and does the 'blurgh' noise and shiver.

The cause - sadly not whisky, but my sandwich:( I've been really hungry since before midday, so I was very excited when I got my sandwich. The shop didn't have many left so I went for chargrill chicken. Turns out the chicken is the crappy salty laundered stuff - so I removed it from the roll. So I now have a lettuce and tomato sandwich. This would be great apart from one thing - some bright spark decided to put mustard in it. I HATE MUSTARD!!! It's evil, and should never be allowed to lurk in sandwiches! I'm eating the sandwich because I need food - but I'm not enjoying it and am ready to witter about it for a good hour or so until something else upsets me!

Just call me Victor Meldrew!*g*

Advice

2004-12-08T14:45:42Z

If there's one piece of advice I could give to the class of 2004 it would be this: never put washing up away at lunchtime.

Forget the sunscreen, we live in the UK and it's winter, but remember - leave the washing up alone at lunchtime.

This is my advice for the day.

Fact for the day:

Three quarters of a bottle of red wine and a tiled kitchen floor do not mix.

Tip for the day:

If you happen to catch a whiff of red wine as a colleague passes, particularly from the skirt area, give them the benefit of the doubt. Just because they're wearing wine, doesn't mean they've actually consumed any.

This is Andy's fault!

2004-12-07T17:10:15Z

His meme has ruined my childhood memories!!*g*

The songs from the Sound of Music - as you've probably never thought of them before!

So Long, Farewell
Parents think: you’re too sensitive
Strangers think: you’re smart
Friends think: you’re wonderful

So Long Farewell (leaving out the comma)
Parents think: you’re too sensitive
Strangers think: you’re hot
Friends think: you smell really bad

My favourite things
Parents think: you’re too sensitive
Strangers think: you have bigger boobs than Pam
Friends think: you’re wonderful

16 going on 17
Parents think: you’re sleeping around
Strangers think: you’re hot
Friends think: you smell really bad

Sixteen going on Seventeen (using written out words rather than the numbers)
Parents think: you’re an angel
Strangers think: you have bigger boobs than Pam
Friends think: you talk too much

I have confidence
Parents think: you’re too sensitive
Strangers think: you need a makeover
Friends think: you smell really bad

I have confidence in me (can't remember what the real title is, so I tried both)
Parents think: you’re sleeping around
Strangers think: you’re hot
Friends think: you’re a slut

Lonely Goatherd
Parents think: you’re lazy
Strangers think: you have bigger boobs than Pam
Friends think: you smell really bad

The Sound of Music
Parents think: you're an angel
Strangers think: you're gay
Friends think: you're a slut

Sound of Music
Parents think: you’re an angel
Strangers think: you need a makeover
Friends think: you talk too much

Do-Re-Mi
Parents think: You’re sleeping around
Strangers think: you’re smart
Friends think: you smell really bad

Something good
Parents think: you’re an angel
Strangers think: you’re hot
Friends think: you’re wonderful

Edelweiss
Parents think: you’re too sensitive
Strangers think: you need a makeover
Friends think: you talk too much

Climb Ev’ry Mountain
Parents think: you work too hard
Strangers think: you’re smart
Friends think: you smell really bad

Maria
Parents think: you’re sleeping around you’re hot
Strangers think: you’re hot
Friends think: you need a f**k buddy

Ok, so I was bored this afternoon too!*g*

Beck.

Books online

2004-12-06T17:11:11Z

So I'm starting to do the Christmas pressie buying thinking. Other than Amazon, Play, the Book People, are there any other online bookstores I should know about?

Cheers:)
Beck.