A list.

The problem with working with people as/more anal than you: Spending half an hour arguing over the spelling of Argentinian/Argentinean, feverishly looking it up on every dictionary you can get your hands on, debating whether Word actually can be trusted, asking other colleagues, and searching through the Buenos Aires Herald. Word says it's "Argentinean." Dictionary.com is ambivalent. The Buenos Aires Herald uses both (really, if the Argentineans/ians don't even know, what hope is there for the rest of us?). Result: Stalemate. And disgruntlement.

The joys of having a friend like Jade: When you whine about wanting fluffy D/G, fic like Learning Tree gets written. If you haven't read it yet, do! Result: Squeeful!me.

Why candy is bad for your teeth, and so are drabbles about Halloween: Halloween Sugar (D/G, pink-haired brats) Result: Cavities.

Why it's good to reminisce: While I was writing the drabble, I remembered one of the best Halloween fics I've ever read. I have to rec it, even if I don't know how many of you would be interested in XF fic. If you ever saw the show or been curious about the fiction, check it out! I love what Branwell does for Mulder and Scully in this story: A Normal Halloween

The reason to post fic rather than hoarding it: All your lovely feedback from yesterday -- thank you! Result: Warm fuzzies.

Proof I've been in fandom too long: I'm not shocked by what happened to poor AnnieSJ. I have ceased to be surprised by what people do, what level they can stoop to. The XF fandom pretty much exposed me to how virulent humanity can be -- and if that hadn't done it, what I've seen in the HP fandom certainly would have. And I'm not even that involved! But there's a reason for that, and when things like this crop up, it just re-cements my non-involvement policy. What happened to her is completely disgusting, but SO not out of the norm for fandom that I can't even be surprised. Isn't that fucking sad? Yeah. It is. Result: Cynicism!

Why it's not good to arrive at work at 7am and still not have eaten 6 1/2 hours later: One gets very, very grumpy. Result: Hunger pangs.

Pimpage! :D

Fic: Whining will get you everywhere. <g> clanmalfoy is a total sweetheart who heard my pleading for fun D/G and wrote this fluffy ficlet. Plus it was inspired by the Sox win, so how can you baseball lovers resist?

Book: I finished Friday Night Lights tonight. It was an amazing book. I don't have a lot of nonfiction books on my shelves; I'm more of a fiction reader, but usually that means the nonfiction books I do read are cream of the crop. FNL continues that tradition, and I highly rec it. A couple of paragraphs from the author's Afterword (written 10 years after the book's publication) really nicely summed up the events detailed in the book. If you're intrigued by this brief snippet, really -- find the book somewhere and read it. ( Over the years... )

I'm glad I saw the movie first, because I was able to enjoy it for what it was ... but I think I would have been disappointed with it if I'd read the book first. It didn't touch on the really important racial/social/economical motivators that made the book riveting. The movie was a great football movie, a great coming of age movie. The book was more than that.

CD: Good Charlotte's new CD, The Chronicles of Life and Death. I know people have issues w/ GC; I've seen some vilification here and there, and I don't really know why. As far as their music goes, I like that their messages are generally positive, not to mention blunt. I like them a lot -- just as I like Eminem and Green Day and Sarah McLachlan. Who can account for my musical tastes? I don't think TCoLaD is as strong as their album The Young and Hopeless, but I like it ... besides, I've only heard it a few times, so maybe it'll grow on me.

The only thing about artists like GC and Jewel and Eminem and blink-182 and probably most punk bands is that ... there's an inherent hypocrisy in their music/lyrics once they've made it big. You know? They're all raw and unfettered artistes right up until they become popular ... and then they turn into those they used to rage against -- perhaps not by attitude, not yet, but... Nothing can really change the fact that suddenly, they're the rich bastards who earn too much money and have too much clout. So even if it's not their fault that people like their music, making them successes, does that mean that their messages are now necessarily tainted and can't be authentic, because they're no longer the same people, regardless if they write about the same things? Hmmm.

Movie: Newsies. Watch it and love it. Christian Bale sings! And dances!! <333

Icons: Pretty fall icons in my collection are from _lore. Aren't they gorgeous?

Edited to add: Okay, my brother has made me vent how I feel about the whole AnnieSJ thing. It's here if you want to read it. I warn you that I'm not one of those hugely sympathetic people about it.