A Mighty Fine Life

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Woman #1, about waitress: She was really nice.
Woman #2: Yeah, I should come back here.
Woman #1: I know, I know. It's hard making connections.
Woman #2: I really don't have many friends.

--50th & 8th

Overheard by: alan b hutscar

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Gen X chick #1: Why are you looking at radishes?
Gen X chick #2: I find vegetables interesting.

--Greenmarket, Union Square

Overheard by: stephie

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Vendor, brandishing CD: Where are you from?
Girl in anime shirt and Naruto headband: I'm from Naruto!
(vendor walks away)

--46th St & Broadway

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/greyhounds.asp

Alert warns that dogs not adopted after the closure of the Dairyland Greyhound Park will be euthanized.

Okay, I love this YA, but here's a line you should never include if you want your character to sound like a real human being, let alone a real teenager:

"The new Treat Williams movie is really stupid."

I. What?

I seriously lol'd for like five minutes over that. I mean, I can accept that teens might know or care who Treat Williams is, especially post-Everwood (though this book is from 1997), but really? Is there even such a thing as a Treat Williams movie, as opposed to a movie that Treat Williams happens to be in? That teens would actually be interested in seeing?

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Preppy gay guy: I thought she already had cancer?
Preppy fag hag, dawning realization: You're right! She did... definitely.

--Bleecker & Grove

Overheard by: jams

Woo, officially 19 as of... now! :D

@danacias: "That's not logical." @poisonivory: "Neither is wearing your pajamas to work, but they're all doing it."

@poisonivory: "Why do they have so *much* red matter?" @danacias: "They went to CostCo."

@poisonivory: "I like that Scotty thinks they're the Fresh Direct guys."

@poisonivory: "Ha ha, your *dad* just had to tell you to stop fighting. At *work*. How embarrassing."

@poisonivory: "No, no, you *fuck* NSYNC, you take Backstreet home to Mom."

(Okay, so that last wasn't about Star Trek. Also, too drunk for formatting.)

I'm way behind on everything. There are a couple of reasons for this.

1. My wireless internet is down... and that's frustrating, because my entire family is sharing the one main computer. It's like it was 5 years ago! THAT'S JUST NUTS! (Oh, how technology has spoiled us!)

2. My family is here. And so are my friends. And also more of my family.

3. I decided to do a "No Phone Thanksgiving," which was great until I had to do a "Listen To Twenty Messages on Black Friday." I feel behind as a result.

4. We're entering the home stretch for one of my shows. So... there's that.

5. The semester is drawing to a close and I have a bunch of papers to BS.

All and all, I apologize for being a not-around (in RL AND online... but probably more for the RL folks, sorry!). I hate feeling like I'm behind. It throws my whole mindset off and makes me feel inadequate.

BUT! I wanted to take a moment and say that I am THANKFUL for having all of you in my life. Even though eljay seems to be dying a slow death these days, I'M still happy it's around. And I am happy it brought me closer to so many people and has allowed me to stay in touch with others.

HERE'S TO AN AWESOME HOLIDAY SEASON!!

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Eldest son, Coming from church in Sunday best: So, dad, does Star Wars take place in the past or the future?
Dad: The past.
(pause)
Son: Wait... that doesn't make any sense!
Dad: "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

--Bedford Ave

Overheard by: NIckET

more here @ taperjeans.

So I pulled out all of my old half-finished (and, let us be honest, most not-started) sewing projects, in lieu of trying to find more entertaining things to do on the internet, and I finished something today! And it is beautimus. I'm hoping to finish something else tomorrow, and maybe decide what projects I want to get done for Christmas presents.

And then I want to research how to make 1) a plush Tardis and 2) a half-monkey half-pony monster. Those should be awesomely fun. Yay for making things! \o/

Starting with Twilight…

In a USA Today story distributed by Gannett, Maria Puente wrote, of adult engagement with things Twilight, It's moms and grandmas standing in line at theaters, reading and rereading the books, spending big bucks on the merchandise (such as Nordstrom's Twilight-themed apparel and jewelry) and writing reams of fan fiction (17,000 stories on just one fan-fiction site alone).

( And more! )

In other news...

In a Sun Media article by published throughout Cananda, Sharon Weatherall wrote about an Ontario girl who is going to travel to Australia to meet an ailing fellow writer, thanks to the Australian Wish Foundation. Laura and Emmy became met three years ago on Fan Fiction, where participants write stories on line, then started chatting on MSN.

In the Minneapolis City Pages, Jessica Armbruster wrote a piece promoting Mulligan Stu's Do-Over Revue, "Where artsy folks will share some of the lamest train wrecks from their past." Many creative types are willing to admit that on the way to making the works that they are most proud of, there's a wake of bad art, atrocious writing, and pieces in general bad taste. This is especially true when exploring stuff from the teen and college years, be it angst-ridden poetry about vegetarianism, fan fiction from seventh grade involving characters from Scooby Doo, or a collage with hundreds of pictures of Luke Perry glue-sticked to poster board.

Finally, in the Mountain Home, Arkansas Baxter Bulletin, Deb Peterson reported the eight-year-old poet Averee Hutson has started filling a journal with fan fiction from the iCarly series.

(Crossposted to http://as-others-see-us.dreamwidth.org/8426.html.)

Saw Angels In America again at Forum. ponceflower and I saw it backwards (Part 2 yesterday, Part 1 today). Fucking fantastic. That entire cast is phenomenal. (How did they memorize seven hours of lines?) Jim Jorgensen owns my soul for the job he did as Roy Cohn. AUGH, they were all so fantastic!

Apparently, this production was filmed thanks to a generous grant, so if you can get yourself to U of M, it'll be viewable at the library at some point.

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Girl #1, missing yet another shot: God, this is so frustrating! All I want to do is just get it in the hole.
Girl #2: Yeah, now I know how guys must feel.

--Amsterdam Billiards

"So you're wearing that to the red carpet. Really, Sonny? Really?"

Sonny looked at herself in the mirror and tried to ignore Chad, because he was just trying to psych her out, playing his evil little reindeer games. "I look good."

"Eh." He shook his hand in a kinda-sorta-maybe gesture. "Maybe, but to premier Fashionista, shouldn't you wear something more… fashionista-able?"

"Don't you mean fashionable?"

"You know what I mean." He stroked at non-existent facial hair and nodded. "I mean, your dress…"

"Is pretty!"

"Eh." Kinda-sorta-maybe again. "And those straps kind of give you linebacker shoulders."

"Chad!"

"Well, hey, I mean there's always the chance you'll need to tackle someone on the red carpet."

"Chad!"

"Fashionista herself on the Worst Dressed List. Ironic, doncha think?"

"At least I'm not wearing argyle."

"Argyle is awesome, okay, and I'm not wearing it on a red carpet."

"Because you weren't invited."

"Like I'd even go to your stupid premier."

"Like I'd even invite you."

"Like I'd want you to invite me."

"Like I'd want you to want me to invite you."

"Psh." Chad scowled. "And have you even looked at the back? I mean it's all… low and swoopy and… shimmery."

Sonny turned, trying to watch herself in the mirror over her own shoulder. "I think my dress is fine."

"Really, Sonny?"

"Really, Chad."

"Really. Well, all right. Have fun walking the red carpet. By yourself. In your shimmery linebacker dress."

Sonny sighed. "Chad, do you want to come with me?"

"Psh. No. I just thought maybe you'd want a ride in my awesome convertible."

"Really, Chad?" She rolled her eyes and walked out of the dressing room, then paused. "If you're coming, you're not wearing an argyle sweater vest."

"Got my tux in my dressing room."

"Really, Chad?"

"Really."

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Black guy #1, noticing a girl in oversized sunglasses: Damn! Look at this vintage-ass bitch!
Black guy #2: Even when I go downtown them shits ain't that big.

--50th & Broadway

Overheard by: so true... so true

44975 / 50000 words. 90% done!

Title: 50 Sentences
Chapters: 6/5 (Yes, that doesn’t make sense, I know.) Zeta?
Author: csi_sanders1129
Genre: Everything?
Ratings: K+-T
Word Count: ~2300
Pairings/Characters: Jason/Spinelli.
Synopsis: Exactly as the title states.
Comments: Yet another installment of 50 Sentence things. This one isn’t from 1sentence, I dunno where it’s from, actually. a few other characters, and a couple of Spixie. Please forgive the intentional grammar errors, sometimes I overextended the one sentence part. ^^;; Boys aren't mine. Enjoy!

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