Meanwhile, at work...

[misscam]

So here I am, stuck at work till five, with basically nothing to do until 15.30. Eight hours at work to do an hour and a half of actual work. Huh. But ah well, that's how they wanted it and that's what they pay for. I could write, but I'm feeling blah about it. Think I've written too much at work of late and thus feel somewhat tired of it. What I want to do is go home and play Baldur's Gate II some more. I've downloaded the Kivan mod and am having fun with it and the general slaughter of all enemies. Huzzah!

Thus, this may be a long, rambling, disjointed post. Sorry.

Moose helps to catch thieves, dies in the process

Poor crime-fighting moose. Sniff.

So, yesterday was the five year on from infamous 9/11, and I really had nothing much to say. There comes a point, I feel, where silence in respect for the dead is really all that is needed for a while. (As time passes, it might be good to consider again, as sometimes do with historical events.) Because so much have been said and so much have been tried to be exploit with 9/11 the mere word just makes me sigh. Speeches like this do nothing to help. Honour the dead, remember the many who have died forgotten in other acts of human cruelty that were no less cruel but a whole less spectacular and live your life as kindly as you can seem to me as good a tribute as any other.

Veronica Mars fandom wanks

As one can see, inane ship names are not restricted to just one fandom. Also, I was very happy to spot the thread on the second page with people who didn't actually like the show. Here I thought I was all alone. Everyone told me I would love it and then I watched it and very much didn't. I felt all heathen and wrong. (I'm trying very hard with Battlestar Galactica so far, but it's not quite gripping me. Eh well, I was told season one is a bit shite. On the other hand, I think we can safely say Grey's Anatomy is addicting me a bit. Bailey is made of win. Might stay away from fandom, though. CSI and Who fandom makes me go bonkers enough as it is.)

People on my flist wanks

Naughty people.

Right, so bored at work. Anyone want to comment-chat a bit? Pick your topic. I am that bored.

In other news:
Five years on, the American embassy in Norway offers a different scene
Quisling to be published
Humans 'cause stronger storms'
Disneyland gets targetted by 'stunt artist'

Comments

[oh-medicate-me.livejournal.com]

That poor moose. Well...at least he died as a hero right?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure the moose would've prefered to live as a coward rather than die as a hero. But beats becoming moose steak, I suppose.

I like moose steak. Mmm.

[windbound.livejournal.com]

Where is everyone?

Eight hours at work to do an hour and a half of actual work. Huh.

Be glad you are only doing that for today. I think I own the very existence of my LJ to that.

Quisling

From what I can see it would be much better if he was just a writer instead of a politician from the beginning?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Everyone is probably doing sensible things or writing porn.

Be glad you are only doing that for today. I think I own the very existence of my LJ to that.

Ouch. I Think I'd go a little insane. How do you remain sane and don't randomly mug your boss for work?

Quisling - he wasn't actually that brilliant a writer as he saw himself, but it still might've brought him less disappointments than what he did end up doing. It did not go well for Quisling at all, certainly.

[natterfly.livejournal.com]

I thought Bush's speech was utterly inappropriate, and he must completely deluded if he actually believes what he was saying.

"The president talked of "a struggle for civilisation" and said the safety of the nation depended on the outcome of "the battle in the streets of Baghdad"."

Because, y'know, 47,000 dead Iraqi civilians is civilised. Or maybe he doesn't worry about creating more terrorists with his foreign policy because he plans on killing everyone who isn't 'on his side'?

On a lighter note, Grey's Anatomy is all kinds of goodness, isn't it? I ♥ Cristina.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I don't get this 'Iraq as a threat to the nation!!!!!1' thing at all. I mean seriously, how can you believe that, if you know much about Iraq at all? It's more dangerous now than it was back when it got invaded, so good going there. But 'hating US' is not automatically 'threat to US AND THE WORLD', OMG.

Cristina is awesome and Burke is hot.

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

(Also having little to do now, myself...) So... does Norway tend to have spectacular autumn foliage? If so, when does it usually peak?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*points to icon*

It gets fairly nice, yes. End of September, October is usually when it's at the finest. Depends a bit on temprature and such. I could maybe take some pictures when the time comes, if you're really keen?

[falena]

I missed you. Also, I was kind of worried about you. I'm still an overworrier. Can't help it.

Anyway, you're back and you bring me...VM wank!*loves you*
So, KB doesn't like Logan/Veronica ( I simply refuse to call it LoVe. That's too horrid!Ship names, hurgh.). Too bad, but I'm not tearing my hair out. Not yet.
As usual, shipping is not the main reason why I watch a TV show. The snark, witty dialogue and good mystery is what keeps me going in the VM fandom. (And that hottie known as Jason Dohring. :P)

On to more serious topics.
I agree with you on the 9/11 issue. It's probably because I'm European, but I wish that more people had the guts to speak about the remember the many who have died forgotten in other acts of human cruelty that were no less cruel but a whole less spectacular and live aspect of it all, as you did.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

What you worrying for?

LoVe is right up there with Drose and Grillows, if you ask me. Ugh. Perhaps even more so, as even I have gathered that pairing is not exactly high on the TWUWUB.

See, I watched and Dohring did nada for me. I like the biker... what's his name... black, hates on Logan? He was okay.

European might be a part of it - but I think everyone has a tendency to remember the spectacular more. Just how it is. Which is why the tsunami in Asia got a lot more aid than the earthquake in Pakistan, even though in terms of suffering, the latter might've been worse. But of course here, we have a different perspective on 9/11. Terrorism has been around Europe a while, after all.

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as you´re getting paid for doing nothing it seems to be a good day at least?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

But it's duuuuuull and I want to go home and do stuff. I'm not that in strapped for cash.

[shandydann]

Did you hear about the spoof video done by BBC London's News team for a colleague's leaving doo?

The video is available from here.

It was leaked by an insider pissed off at taxpayers money being used to do it.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Oooooh dear.

And yet, as farewell bashes go, I've heard and witnesses far, far worse.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

*reads ginmar wank*

...

The fuck, man? I'm more on the side of the banned dude: sure, he was a little too sarcastic for his own good, but she (and her cronies) reply with "OMG how DARE you comment on this journal with a differing opinion, you sexist WHORE?!" Similar comments of "dude, the anger is righteous, but it ain't helping much," are met with "FUCKWIT IDIOT MORON TOOL OF THE OPPRESSOR YOU ARE THE REASON WHY ALL WOMEN ARE RAPED!!!" And comments of "Um, generalising much?" are met with "Oh, well look who's decided to be clever. Ooh, look at me, I have a different opinion. Ooh, I don't live in fear. Well, that's because you don't read the statistics and quake with unending fear and vitriol like you should!!!"

The phrase, "Bitch, please," has never seemed more appropriate or more futile.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

Um, having just re-read this comment and realised how it could be taken, I would like to clarify that the 'the fuck?' and subsequent 'bitch, please,' are directed at ginmar. Just, in case that was ambiguous and discomfort-making.

*exuent, sheepish*

[regala-electra.livejournal.com]

I did not go in today with my leg still killing me. I'm becoming like Dr. House, without the hit TV show.

I didn't quite know what to say yesterday. There's a point where anything I can say becames trite.

LoVe as the ship name for Logan/Veronica is hysterical for one reason: Logan and Veronica do not like each other very much. Now, as I do watch the show (although I had...major issues with S2), that relationship is far more interesting than the Veronica/Duncan stuff, I would never think of Logan/Veronica as an 'ah, romance' sort of relationship.

And look, I'm using a L/V icon. Because they're deliciously fucked up. Sometimes that's all I need to entertain myself.

Battlestar Galatica should own my soul but I couldn't take the soul-crushing darkness. Which makes my close friends laugh, considering I'm usually all about that. But BG is like really depressing.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Some people will think of anything as 'ah, romance', I've found. Some of the relationships I've seen wubbified in fanfic and essays and what-not make me wonder if I am watching the bizarro world version or if they are.

I did get that impression of BSG when it started witn Earth getting crushed, yes. And while angst is good, I do prefer it in portions, served with side dishes of humour and other tasty treats.

[mahala.livejournal.com]

Re BSG: Season 1 left me yawning. Season 2 is far, far better. Still might not be your cup of tea, but worth a try.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Eh, we'll see, I guess. Problem is, it's on Wednesdays here, and that's often a football day. And me, fond of the hot playersfootie. But I see it's still fairly gloom even though I missed two eps.

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

Ah, I wondered where you'd been these last few days. Hope the cold is better!

Re 9/11, it's a refreshing change to see such sanity. I've hardly dared look at newspaper coverage even here in Canada, because of proximity to the US. No disrespect whatsoever to those who lost friends and family, but that's what it should be about: remembering those who died, not scoring cheap political points and pursuing an agenda that's brought only devastation to parts of the world and stirred up even more resentment against the West.

Writing... it'll come when you're ready for it. And it'll be good :)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yes, much improved. Those things rarely last too long, really. In Norway, everyone tends to get a cold at least twice a winter.

Yes, quite. Linking 9/11 with Iraq gives me the heevies. Tyrant Saddam was, but he was a secular and not particulary religious fanatical one. Friends with the likes of bin Laden he was not. Enemies of your enemy isn't always your friend and all.

Hah. We'll see.

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

I only posted in a different thread, out of respect for the wank going in the first thread.

Unless I got mixed up.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Does that happen often?

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

That moose was a hero. A hero!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

We mourn its passing.

Poor moose. All it probably wanted was to cross the street to get to tasty food.

[miss-andromache.livejournal.com]

My gosh. I didn't know the Veronica ship wars were so "intense" that the fans actually dissed Kristen.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The Internet teaches you something every day, doesn't it?

[juliejordan.livejournal.com]

With you on your opinions re 9/11. I, too, think silences are more important than speeches. What annoyed me yesterday, was that a soap opera I watch(EastEnders) tried to incorerpate the 9/11 annerversay into the episode and I felt like I was being beaten around the head with the message that they tried to send out (which basically was however bad your day has been, there is always someone else who has had it worse). The idea was nice, but they didn't need to focus almost a whole half hour force feeding their message down the viewers throats. There are SO many better ways it could have been done, like a lingering shot of the newspaper with the date on, but instead they felt the need to introduce a whole new character just for the episode and have a tube train stuck in a tunnel as an excuse to talk about 9/11. It was poorly done and unrealistic.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

It gets a bit sad when tragedies do get used in such ways people just get fed up with them and might even have a backlash. Makes it harder for those who genuinely mourn it as well, I think.

Blah, media.

[git-the-goddess.livejournal.com]

*looks at wank*
Should I worry that i'm not being oppressed?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Clearly, there is something Wrong with you.