You Can Do The Thing

Ramblings of a 20 something obsessed with various fandoms

[aoifeandchloe]

SHOES: Bettie Page  DRESS: Bea & Dot  BAG: Betsey Johnson Sorry for the late post. I’ve been sick lately and also trying to balance having a decent schedule next to my new job. Hoping not to fall off again!! 

[wilwheaton]

I love this dress!

[squishysiou]

So cute!

[charlesworthy]

many reasons to dislike mages

[squishysiou]

But they were doughnuts of darkness. Evil, damned doughnuts, tainted by the spawn of darkness . . . . . . which could obviously be redeemed only by passing through the fiery, cleansing inferno of a wizardly digestive tract.

Jim Butcher, Skin Game

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Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu

Another quick handbell post

Right now we are working on "Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu" arranged by Fred Gramann, and I am just having the best time playing it. I play B4 C5 and when the Kedron melody comes I just wail on it, and it sounds amazing.

You know you're playing a great piece of music, when you can feel part of your soul pouring out of the instrument. 

[squishysiou]

The Original Heavy Metal

My list of songs that I think would make awesome handbell arrangements keeps growing. I'm thinking I might need to bring these to Keith Burt again sometime soon. (arranger of most of the Raleigh Ringers rock tunes). 

It's too bad that most of the list is made up of deep cuts that not even fans of the band would know well, or just obscure songs in general. 

But you have to admit-the bass would be rocking the rift on "Headlong Flight". 

Short list:

Starblind-Iron Maiden

Sinead-Within Temptation

Headlong Flight-Rush

Amaranth-Nightwish

New Constellation-Toad the Wet Sprocket 

[squishysiou]

Thomas opened the throttle all the way and passed me, I kid you not, a shiny brass telescope. “Seriously?” I asked him. “Ever since those pirate movies came out, they’re everywhere,” he said. “I’ve got a sextant, too.” “Any tent you have is a sex tent,” I muttered darkly, extending the telescope. Thomas smirked.

Cold Days,Jim Butcher

[dragonageconfessions]

Confession: The beginning of the main theme reminds me so much of Merry’s song from Two Towers. I can’t unhear it. Every time I play I sing it to myself.

[squishysiou]

I am so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this!!!! 

[squishysiou]

“Star Trek?” I asked her. “Really?” “What?” she demanded, bending unnaturally black eyebrows together. “There are two kinds of people in the universe, Molly,” I said. “Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans. This is shocking.” She sniffed. “This is the post-nerd-closet world, Harry. It’s okay to like both.” “Blasphemy and lies,” I said.” ― Jim Butcher, Ghost Story

[squishysiou]

You know you're obsessed with Dragon Age when...

A coworker goes "ugh" and you have to restrain yourself from shouting "disgusted noise"!

[airanddarkness]

[squishysiou]

Gah! I need this book now!

[squishysiou]

Oh Rae, you're so screwed

As I get closer to finishing the Dresden Files for the third time I can’t help but reflect on my Dresden Files RPG, and just how screwed my character is. 

(A little bit of background, the setting is Charlotte, SC. Rae Lawrence is the owner of the Stars and Scones a local coffee shop. She is an minor practitioner, who makes coffee potions, using powerful positive memories, as the spirit base. She is terminally chipper, and lives for brightening the lives of those around her. As part of our setting, our GM has featured the Spring and Fall Fairie courts (with Oberon and Puck as two of the major players). Rae has gotten into some deep shit with them as of late)

Over the course of 6 sessions she has:

1.) Lied directly to the Spring lady, and now owes her a favor

2.) Lost contact with the Wizard of Charlotte (and although that’s not directly her fault the Wardens seem to think so

3.) Claimed a human, putting her under her protection, in front of Oberon and Puck. 

4.) Made a promise to another fairie, which has thus gotten her in trouble with the Wardens. 

5.) Asked another player to use their Wizards sight, and inadvertantly made them look upon a half red court Vampire. 

Every interaction Harry has with either Mab, Lea, or anyone from Fairie for that matter, sends anxiety through me. And I say to myself “seriously you can learn from this”. 

But I’ve had so much fun Role-playing Rae, screwups and all. I can’t wait for the season finale next weekend.  Has anyone else done a Dresden Campaign? Have you done something/made a decision  so spectacularly terrible that you’re groaning about it for days afterward?

I

[rowanartist]

When it came to visiting agony, the Romans were hobbyists.

Changes by Jim Butcher (via rowanartist)

It seems like a lot of people might be reading Changes at the same time as me...or this might just be a coincidence.

[squishysiou]

Heh. Mab has a phat ass.

[dragonageconfessions]

Confession: The song “Crazy Life” by Toad the Wet Sprocket reminds me a lot of this series. If the title alone doesn’t give it away, listen to the lyrics. “There’s blood on the ground as far as you see”

Mod note: you can hear the song here.

[squishysiou]

Omg it's funny that you mention that because Toad the Wet Sprockets song "Is There Anyone Out There" reminds me of DA. Specifically because one the lyrics referance a breach.

I'm so glad I am not the only one who still listens to that band.

[kaleyia]

“Because your balls are in a vise and I’m the only one who can pull them out,” I said. He arched an elegant silver eyebrow. “Okay,” I said. “That came out a little more homoerotic than I intended.” “Indeed,” said the Merlin.”

Jim Butcher - Turn Coat (via manga-books-and-cake)

Oh Harry. I love it when your mouth runs away with you.

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Death Masks Book Five of The Dresden Files.

Also known as “Fuck your feelings”

It was a downer of a book and I loved it.

[squishysiou]

I loved Death Masks. The books that feature Marcone heavily and have Nick and the Nickleheads as the villains tend to be my favorites in the series.

[squishysiou]

I've just finished reading "Turn Coat". "Changes" is up next. /prepares self for all the feels