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I feel like a Ninja Bad-ass, but also kind of like a dumbfuck, because I managed to fuck up so many bill payments this month, particularly on my credit cards.

Most of you guys (hopefully) know this already, but just in case: If you are ever charged a late fee, particularly on a credit card, especially on a credit card you usually pay on time and in full, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS call and ask them to waive the late fee. I did it for a new card I just got that is going to eventually give me $60 credit to the GAP (I'll have spent ~$30 all told), after which I am going to cancel it, and I somehow managed to convince myself that I had scheduled my AmEx payment, without actually doing so. For the GAP card, the first lady I talked to was able to waive it, but for the AmEx card, the first dude was not able to do it, but offered to connect me to a supervisor, who then instantly was able to waive the fee. \o/ If you have a less-good payment history, you might have to be a little more convincing/have some sort of sob story/have a really good argument or reason, but it is always worth trying, especially if you've never asked before.

So, I saved myself $50 in about 20 minutes, and that feels pretty good, even if I shouldn't have had to if I'd been paying attention.

Oh, and if you're having trouble getting a human? Just mash the zero button until the machine gives in. And if that still doesn't work, google 'get a human [company name]', and there are websites that collect the phone numbers that actually connect you to a human who can help you, instead of those endless phone trees that go nowhere.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/144135.html

this is my practicing posting. aaaaand, go.

1. I semi-accidentally got a nice drunk on tonight. Science!Stephanie texted me from her sisters phone about getting drinks tonight, so I skipped driving super-far south to pick up some metal shelves for putting plants on (fucking traffic in this city, my god), and we did. They ordered the sampler platter, so we all ate Queso ESPECIAL (ie, with guac in it), and I drank a Mexican Martini (ie a whole shaker full of delicious delicious margarita) and life is feeling pretty great.

2. I have been watching WAY TOO MUCH HOARDERS. things that will convince yourself that you are, in fact, a hoarder = watching that show. But to be serious for a second, my Dad is legit a hoarder, and my Mom is really sentimental and big on keeping family heirlooms and works full time and thus not super on top of the whole cleaning gig, so bad habits, I HAVE THEM ALL. /o\

3. I was all set to be Super Accomplishing Things Girl, but then the office that I needed to visit on campus was closed from noon to close this afternoon, so what the fuck ever. But I did mail the two old text books that I'm selling, so that was good. monday. THEM.

4. The kitty is as sweet and squishy as ever. I was trying to cuddle her earlier, but she was having none of it. But she is sleeping now.... \o/ KITTY ACHIEVED. She really is the softest kitty ever. She also carries her toys around in her mouth like a puppy, and it is the cutest thing.

5. I am having a hard time just going to Goodwill/similar and just dumping off a bunch of clothing, along with the other bullshit I know I don't want. I am currently considering a quilt of some sort. Also, being less crazy about clothing I never wear, but whatevs. A quilt of some sort it is! I really do have a TON of fabric to work with.

6. I have finally acquired the right kind of starch to make THIS recipe. I've made them from a box before (DELICIOUS), but if I can make them from scratch, EVEN BETTER. I was going to try them tonight, but see #1 for why I have decided that is not the greatest idea. Also, the mini food processor that I trashpicked is still covered in soap from a few days ago when I made more laundry detergent (yes, I have a hippy/housekeeping/crafty/feminist blog that I never update. one day, it will be the basis for my etsy store blog, but that is a ways off as well).

I had forgotten how fucking *CHEAP* everything at the Mexican grocery store. The Avocados were $.40 each. I'm semi-positive that's cheaper that I've ever gotten them at my usual store. Granted, they are a) possibly smaller and b) possibly more unripe and c) possibly on super-sale, but still.

7. In addition to watching ALL THE HOARDERS, I have been watching ALL THE SUITS. Also, reading ALL THE FIC. I mostly really really enjoy it (Banter!), but also sort of really hate some of the things they are doing. Is it really wrong of me that I really hope that( ***Spoiler*** )

8. Speaking of Suits fic, there is a lot of 'kinkfic', which makes sense given the dynamic we see between Harvey and Mike, so so much if it is so bad! And not in a 'throbbing manhood' way, or 'this is unreadable' way or anything like that. It is in a way where I read the fic, and then after reading the super hot porn, I am left with this slightly uncomfortable feeling, and after a little while, I realize that it is uncomfortable because that was not so much hot porn as 'sex that was kind of kinky that happened in the context of an abusive relationship', and I'm not quite sure the author realizes that is what they wrote. /o\ My kingdom for non-abusive relationship fic (kinky or otherwise)! I mean, I get that this is probably a function of it being a pretty young fandom, but yarg. Kinda super uncomfortable.

9. Speaking of nothing in particular. Project Runway! Wow. This show has gone so far downhill, I'm not even sure it is the same show. I hate a select few of the contestants this season, and I am largely indifferent to pretty much every one else, except Tim Gunn, who continues to do no wrong. I hope he is making bank off this and can soon retire to the location of his choosing with the company of his choosing, as he sees fit. Or just keep making the how, IDK. Also, I hate Michael Kors with every passing second. BE MOAR SMUG, I DARE YOU. OH WAIT. NOT. POSSIBLE. YOU ARE ALREADY 100% MADE OF SMUG AND CONDESCENDING BULLSHIT. Just. All the clothing is so incredibly dull, for the most part. I remember much more exciting things, but maybe I am just remembering Mr. Fierce himself and all of his glorious creations. And speaking as a person who has the exact wrong personality for reality TV, but why is everyone both so boring and so petty? They're all like these little cardboard cutouts who make little cardboard cut out clothing, except for the rare instance where they actually seem to be inspired and make something good. But I'm going to keep watching it. Probably so I can keep bitching about it, if only inside my own head.

10. BURN NOTICE. God you guys. This show is kind of in the slump that shows get after they've been on the air for a few seasons, but god I still love it. I love Michael's dry dry humor, and complete incompetence when it comes to actual relationships that are not based on getting a mojito/beer with someone, and I am completely content with this state of affairs. I will watch everything this ridiculous show does, forever. Also everyone should write Burn Notice xovers. And fic in general. And slash about how Michael and Sam are BFF.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/144062.html

THING 1: INVITE CODES YAYE. Apparently there are bunches of ppl who want them these days? Help yourself, commenting appreciated as I will strike them off as they get used.

( CODE PARTYYYY )

THING 2: If you a) regularly x-post between DW and LJ and b) I'm reading you in both places and c) you have ticked the ticky that provides the link the the post on LJ, I may be filtering you on LJ soon as it gets really hard to keep track of how far back I've read. Here is also a really A++ time to tell me what/were your DW journal is, if you are down with me reading it.

THING 3: Because I am ~~a stalking stalker who stalks~~really bored all the time, I like reading ALL THE COMMENTS. It makes me happy, okay. To enable me, you can do this nifty thing on DW where it provides a link to the x-posted site. It is under "Account Settings" --> "Other Sites" and the relevant ticky box is called "Display Crosspost Link". I know how you love ticky boxes, you know you want to!

While writing THING 2, I thought of a 4th thing, but then forgot it while I had to shut down and restart Firefox. Maybe it was about how I was away for over a month and haven't updated with beach pictures? It is coming, I know you are EXCITE. Also, if anyone knows of a job, shitty or otherwise for me to have in the Austin area, I am ALL EARS. Also, if someone wants to tell me why I keep procrastinating writing cover letters to jobs I would really like to have, I would also appreciate that info as well.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/142718.html

Originally posted by

_samalander at post

TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE & RAPE CULTURE

( under here )

And a few additions that are all mine:

- ( Do not read the comments on the original post. DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS. )

- ( As cheesy as it feels to say this, this journal is a safe space )

I have a friend who was recently accepted to FIT's graduate program for museum studies. She is going on an apartment-hunting expedition the week of July 18th.

- If anyone has a floor/couch she can crash on for the week while she apartment-hunts, that would be FAB.

- If anyone has a lead on a shweet student apartment (and by shweet, I mean cheap) for the fall, that would be also AWESOME.

Please feel free to pass it on/signal boost.

Current Mood: bouncy
Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/142283.html

So, for anyone who has not blocked the new-design-every-month LJ headers, and is randomly as disturbed as I am by this month's choice, the URL for adblock is: http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/reskining/2011/may/noncyr/horizon-bg_heal.jpg

Also, if you use Greasemonkey with Chrome or Firefox, there is a script to turn it back to the old blue: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/77781

Okay, but no really. Who the hell voted for that one? *twitches*

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/139885.html

SUBMITTED THESIS AND SIGNATURES ON TIME, BITCHES. AM ALREADY DRUNK-ISH ON PROSECCO. SIDEBAR, HERE I COME!

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/139453.html

I don't really like being this person, but check your privacy settings if you have an Etsy account, mkay? Maybe do a quick self-google. You are probably fine, but just give it a check.

<3

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/137045.html

1. Gap In-Store Coupon: $25 off $50 when you give them your cell phone #. They txt you a coupon code. I haven't used it yet, but Fat Wallet is pretty legit, in my experience.

2. AAdvantage members get free frequent flyer miles by liking them on facebook and putting in your frequent flyer #. This was a little bit of a godsend for me as I have a bunch of miles that I didn't want expiring, so I'm set for another year! I only got 200 miles, but some is better than none.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/136710.html

because I am awesome, i managed to lose my phone out of my back pocket while biking this afternoon, despite biking all over creation with it there. so catch me via email/twitter/comments here if you need to get in touch for whatever reason.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/136417.html

I got sidetracked into a 'discussion' of slash definition (NOTE TO SELF: you already know better than to go commenting on other ppls journals besides feedback. Really. DONT.), and 4realz, you guys. I understand the historical what-the-fuck-ever, and I get that both authorial intent and mainstream culture render 99% of all public characters (Fictional or Real) heterosexual, but I still completely FAIL to wrap my head around maintaining that the 'heterosexual' has any place in a definition of slash (which I obviously use to denote the genders of the persons involved, though a different digression would be about how the lines between slash and het fail to have much real meaning for me at this point except to denote where I tend to find the more compelling fiction). And obviously, this is me being Wrong on the Internet to gobs of people, but srsly. My brain cannot even.

/procrastination-y bullshittery

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/135862.html

I know a lot of us are chronic late-night internetters, so I thought I'd post about this nifty little program.

F.lux [...] makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

Theoretically, this could help remind your body that it is night time, which is for sleeping, not daytime, and several people have reported positive results w/r/t stopping staying up till all hours on the computer.

(via

ryda_wong here)

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/135609.html

I like saving fic to my hard drive, both for when it eventually gets deleted/locked, and when I want to take it with me on my ipod.

Praise the jesus, AO3 makes it really easy to do so. LJ? Not so much, especially for things with chapters.

However! There are people who make sweet little javascript apps that will strip webpages of their crapola, which I can then save as an HTML file, which saves me a shit-ton of copying and pasting. Most famously, there is Readability, but they seem to recently have undergone some sort of grotesque metamorphosis and now I can't tweak the bookmarklet of theirs that I have. (You can still get a version of their bookmarklet for free, but My Ego Is Not Satisfied.)

Runners up:
- I just found this great one called PrintWhatYouLike, which lets you select different parts of a webpage to keep or remove. Best of all, it offers a 'save as...' option, meaning it saves a streamlined version of the HTML of that page for you, not the original HTML with a different CSS sheet.

- NotForest is a readabilty-esque bookmarklet, but with minimal customization options and when you save the HTML file, the customizations go away.

- Scrapbook was recommended on one of the ebook forums as a good way to capture and combine multiple HTML files. I'm still playing around combining it with Readability/something to have ULTIMATE COSMIC POWER (TO SAVE ALL THE FANFIC IN A HANDY EBOOK-FRIENDLY FORMAT). Of course, it actually has it's own 'element-deleter' where you can click on all the bits of a webpage that you don't want, so that might actually just be easier. And of course, the main thing (for me) is to have the directory everything saves to be something I will remember to save in the event of a hard drive meltdown or similar, so there's that weakness, but nothing is saved directly in your browser, and it is all accessible from any folder browser.

- ClipR was okay, except not very customizable (the font is GIANT on my screen), and it doesn't strip out the images or comments (which could be a plus for some people). Again, doing file --> save as... in firefox doesn't save the changes, but it might work well in conjunction with Scrapbook. But honestly, at that point, I might as well skip the middleman (and the FUCKING ANNOYING light grey background color OMG LET ME TELL YOU A LONG AND DETAILED STORY ABOUT HOW MUCH I HATE IT WHEN WEBSITES DO THAT (YES, INCLUDING THE DEFAULT DREAMWIDTH PAGE OMFG HATE STAB)) and save everything with Scrapbook and be done with it.

- A bunch of other bookmarklets were a total bust since they seemed to go and re-get the webpage outside my browser where I am signed in, which results in the LJ age warning page in a really clean layout, which is less than useless.

And this last part is mostly for my own reference:
- This and this discuss how to do the merging multiple HTML files into and ebook sitch.

- vHtmlMerger got positive reviews on the 'merging HTML files issue', haven't checked it out.

-

gigantic mentioned eCub as being good for something, haven't checked it out, has portable version!

Current Mood: recumbent
Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/135245.html

So I had a good intention somewhere to post about the holidays, and some pictures of snow (short version: they happened, there was snow, it was fucking cold. pressies! /shallow). That ain't happening!

Have a miscellaneous not!list instead!

IDK if I've told anyone who does't look at my delicious (which I guess is probably most of you), but I've 100% fallen off the deep end wrt Inception fanfic. GIMME MOAR. Also, talk about the fucking hot porn. Also, talk about Tom Hardy. Jesus, he should not be attractive to me. AT ALL. Things I don't Tend To Go For in a Dude: the kinda skeezy frat boy look. AND YET. SO INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE TO ME. I love reading everyone and their mom's entries to that effect. IT PLEASETH ME.

- If you like either Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock BBC, Inception, T-HARD, or any combination of the above, you should watch this interview (which I think is also uploaded in all its glory here), in which T-HARD says nice things about his approach to acting and also how he thinks B. Cumberbatch is the bees knees. ADORBS.

- semi-related but apparently he did a tissue commercial at one point? idek, you guys. I don't cry at stuff much, and maybe it is the stomach bug, but damn. That is apparently going on a new list I now have of things to watch if I want a bit of a cry.

- Speaking of having a bit of a cry, I've also started falling head-first into Tumbr (doitninetimes as per usual, though I have not actually posted anything because I'm still wrapping my head around this whole 'reblogging' concept), and it is an amazing sink of amazingness and wtf. Have an orchestral theme written for Dr. Who. Get all teary, it'll be awesome.

Other recent attractions from Tumblr:
- Ironing Leo lololololllll
- Smirk harder, Mr. Depp, please smirk harder.
- Eleven!. I didn't have anything against him, but I wasn't expecting to love him quite this much. <3

Now, this last one is for all the people who loved Veronica Mars as much as I did and shipped Veronica/Logan as hard as I did. I give you A Strange New Story Every Time by

gyzym This is every story I've ever wanted about how they get their shit together and find each other again and are beautiful and snarky and hotter than the sun together. <3 Fuck you, Rob Thomas, for denying me that on my TV. ( segue into random musings on the Sate of Rob Thomas' brain, ie, he's got to be kind of a little fucked up in there. )

meh. I'm going to curl back up into a ball of miserableness. stomach bug thing = the worst.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/134727.html

If anyone has missed the news: Delicious is probably getting axed. No word on when, but I have exported my bookmarks while the getting is good.

Alternatives that I have checked out:

Diigo: kind of overkill, maybe, but archives copies of your bookmarks, which is kind of cool. Interface is excessively THERE, but they have good free options, and perhaps most importantly, a business plan that involves not just advertising (which they do have, but I don't see as I use AdBlock on everything) and you can pay to get rid of the advertising and also get other features. They also don't seem to have any way to subscribe to tags, just people, but idk, I maybe just haven't found it yet. They also have groups, which could be cool.

Zootools: very pretty, but I'm not really sold on the functionality. So far, this is the only one that has a status update for my import. Feels very Mac-ish, which is both good and bad. Haven't found any tag-type subscription options, but I think you can follow people. ETA: it seems to disallow punctuation in tags, and it does that thing that delicious started doing that I hate that makes the tag field a non-text box. ie, once you've made your tag, you have to know the secret key shortcut to edit, or delete the entire tag and start over. /o\

MrWong: import kind of confusing, something about taking up to two days to validate my import? idk. seems semi-spammer infested, but idk. Also, randomly some of the pages seem to be in German for me. I've poked around this one the least.

I haven't really checked out Pinboard, because their whole 'pay to get started' thing irritates me, and I don't like how it goes UP. On the other hand, it is probably the cleanest and most delicious-like of all the options.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/134647.html

About a year ago, I took the 'grownup' step of actually buying some fucking makeup and learning how to fucking use it. I started out with the trial kits at everyday minerals, and happily used the trial sizes for freaking 4EVA. This time around, I finally sprung for the big kid size of the two things that I use the most, and then went wild on the 'eye colors' section.

I am now the proud owner of SPARKLY EYE MAKEUP. I think you are supposed to use it as a shadow, but eff that noise. Sparkly eyeliner ALL THE WAY. Since it is just a powder and you apply it with a damp brush, I'm not too sure how well it will stand up to a night of fun, but SPARKLES! My favorite so far is a nice sparkly dark green, but I also got a basic black, and there is a gray one with shimmer and a blue.

Now I just have to figure out what a person does with a 'crease brush'.

IDK when I got so excited about this stuff, you guys.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/134318.html

Hey you guys,

I've been doing some epic cleaning/purging, and I have a box (or two) of crap to get rid of, mostly clothes. Anyone interested in a Swap Party type deal? Poll below the cut!

( POLL YAYE )

I am in the last throes of data collection/analysis/writing to finish my Masters thesis for graduating in December.

True story: when I graduated college, I was a stressed out mess and spent something like the last month sleeping from 5am to 10am every day. wtf. It looks like I am setting myself up to do the same thing here. What is my life.

I am doing some of the most boring and painful parts, and I have been helping the time and work to pass by listening to podfic. Some of it exceptionally porny. It is the best and worst thing ever. Thank god no one comes in this room because I am not using headphones. That would be awks to the max. If anyone has recs for good fics that have been podfic'd/good podfics, I would welcome those with open arms. At this point, I'm mostly listening to things I've already read.

Current Mood: tired
Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/133685.html

You know that feeling of incandescent joy, when you are seeing that band you love, and you can't stop grinning and jumping around and singing along, even though you don't have a voice, and it is past your bedtime, but you are so happy in that moment that nothing in the world could stop you from dancing and singing and being the happiest of all time?

yeah, that was tonight.

Fun. and steel train = A++ evening.

Current Mood: happy
Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/133168.html

I don't have a paid account atm, so I can't do it, but if someone wants to set up a feed for http://www.foreversometimes.com/ I would be extra-stoked.

Crossposts: http://doitninetimes.livejournal.com/132852.html

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