It's not a cry you can hear at night, it's not somebody who's seen the light...

I use my Flynn icon with the belief that I can be strong because he is...

2009-11-12T21:20:00Z

Leaving for NZ in a few hours *SQUEE* though at the moment all I have is the icky feeling in my stomach I get every time I fly because I hate it. I've done it so much recently I'm usually okay with it once I'm ON the plane, it's just the lead up to it that makes me feel ill.

BUT at the end of it there will be lovely people and THEN a terrifying, soul-quaking interview, and then more lovely people. So worth it.

Here goes nothing.

This post......is all about ME! dances

2009-11-03T03:11:50Z

I just looked at my friend Daniel's photos of London and I totally sobbed into my Pepsi Max (I'm sure that's the non-drinker's version of sobbing into a light beer ;)) and I WANT TO GO BACK, DANGIT! NOW!

I'm sure I'll sob over Clare's Vienna photos too ;) SO JEALOUS, ALL OF YOU! I live in one of the awesomest places on the planet (thanks very much) but the damn grass is always greener, isn't it? Specifically since YOU ALL CAN WATER YOURS ;)

:P~~~~~~~~

PS, I just sneezed so loud I think the neighbors are wondering who died. I'm really quite impressive.

PPS AND if anyone wanted to know what the title is about... HERE. DYLAN'S GENIUS! About alcohol, which I do not drink!

That little DANCE he does *squeals* "Have MY bed!" No...really...

I mock you with my monkey-pants!

2009-10-30T09:46:06Z

I organised a sweep at work for the Melbourne Cup (early because a lot of people are taking Monday off) and we were drawing horse names today. Cassie pulled a name out of the Mickey Mouse hat and she laughed and yelled "HAH! Think Monkey!"

I sighed and said, "honey, that says 'Think Money'."

Her reply, a rather crestfallen: "...Oh. That's not as funny." Which is true! Still, I was very amused. And then I walked across the busy city street to the campus to let the student centre peeps draw names. Carrying the Mickey Mouse hat. I got SO many strange looks and I just waved :D

Oh, and today our house WASN'T attacked by a wayward swarm of crazy flying ant-things!

Some days are just made of awesome.

You know things are bad when figments of your imagination steal your candy

2009-10-30T06:10:23Z

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
artemisofluna goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Superman.
_honeyspider tricks you! You get a clothespin.
armageddonriver tricks you! You get a scratched CD.
athenarising gives you 7 brown lemon-flavoured gummy worms.
darclady gives you 1 red-orange tropical-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
father_peter tricks you! You lose 5 pieces of candy!
moment_of_sen gives you 10 light orange lemon-flavoured gummy bats.
phfa gives you 1 dark green blueberry-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
potatoeangel tricks you! You lose 2 pieces of candy!
roselet gives you 9 dark blue blueberry-flavoured nuggets.
sancta_terra gives you 17 light green apple-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
artemisofluna ends up with 38 pieces of candy, a clothespin, and a scratched CD.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Peter, you jerk!! (Apparently I selected too may people because I didn't get everyone I selected. Humph!

Maybe Billie Jean is MY lover, you don't know!

2009-10-29T11:52:18Z

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE!?

THE MOVIE THIS IS IT

Oh my god, it was awesome. The SONGS and the DANCES and the singers and musicians and Michael and oh oh oh it was amazing.

"Michael, please hold on to the railing." Michael: *silly look* Me: *DIES*

Yes. That is about it. Everyone was SO silent when anything was happening. And they CLAPPED at the end. For you non-Aussies out there, Australian audiences in movie theatres are not generally very receptive unless it's a special event (Star Wars opening with the Skyforce peeps)... I have gone to several comedies and been one of the only ones laughing because I'm American and that's what you do. They CLAPPED and cheered at the end and these three guys jumped up to give a tearful standing ovation which was too cute. And now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside despite the swarm of invading, flying ants I came home to :D

:D!

It's about Dylan, who is surprised...?

2009-10-27T10:41:00Z

*SQUEALS*

Dylan's new DVD is out on the 23rd of November!

And in case you don't have his other stand up DVDs and want all three (DOOOO ITTTT) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dylan-Moran-Triple-Distilled-DVD/dp/B002L7O7T0/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256379289&sr=1-11

I want to get that for my brother for Christmas if he'll tell me his stupid address. Silly Boy.

ANYWAY YAY! I loved What it is. He just gets brillianter and brillianter :D

I remember when he was all I ever talked about on LJ.... Wow.

My world is made up of powder but not cocaine, you freaks.

2009-10-26T21:29:16Z

I totally bought this chai powder from the shop and it rocks my world, m'kay?

Also new powder inhaler seems to be somewhat more effective now. Meaning I have enough oxygen to SPEAK which is INCREDIBLE, RIGHT?! :| So maybe it just needed a little while to get it's act together or whatever. It's still not perfect :P~~~ but here's hoping.

Oh, chaaaiiiiii.... If only I had a machine with which to froth my milk. My inner barista is screaming for attention :D

Yeah well, David would wouldn't he? He's American. Thinks he can do anything.

2009-10-24T04:33:14Z

David Schwimmer, Dylan Moran and Simon Pegg all answering hilarious questions.

♥

Why o' why are my genetics such a BITCH?!

2009-10-22T03:27:32Z

The problem with LJ: we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

Fun!

Also? Last night? I hurt my neck trying to breathe! Stupid asthma. Now I can't turn my head left. :| So I went to the doctor AGAIN for the third time in a freakin month to get my lungs sorted out. And they tell me "Oh, yeah, the inhalers you have been on would have opened your airways, sure, but they wouldn't have reduced any mucus in your lungs. Which is why you would feel better for a while and then worse again. So here, let's prescribe you with an inhaler that will do both.

WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE DONE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE! I feel better now, but if I get worse in two weeks again I am going to CRACK IT AND HAVE A HISSY FIT THE SIZE OF EUROPE :D I spent the entire night awake, struggling to breathe. Blah cubed.

But I did get a free swine flu vaccination because I am in the risk factor group meaning if I did get it, I could suffer from complications. YAY free things! And since injections are like...one of the few things people are normally afraid of that I do NOT fear, this pleased me. Because I am strange.

This isn't a really REAL rant...hi, my name is Lara and I write Urban FANTASY

2009-10-19T09:27:03Z

Today on Facebook, someone who shall remain nameless pointed out that my fiction is strange to them. She was complimenting it, but said the 'Antichrist stuff seems a little weird'.

Thank you. Thank you for pointing out the obvious and yet still completely missing the point.

It's supposed to be absurd!

My Peter Kemp is a complete dork. Heroic in an unheroic way, yes. Amazingly gifted at saving people from themselves? Yes. Incredibly intelligent and resourceful, yes. The Antichrist? No. He is a man who knows about eleven languages and spends most of his time reading ancient tomes. He first kissed a girl when he was twenty-four. The fact that a group of religious nutcases think he is the Antichrist because they saw him survive through his head being chopped off is absurd! It's meant to point out that, when faced with something people don't understand, they will jump to whatever conclusions happen to fit in their little construct of the world. These cultists (sure, in the basest sense, they're Catholic but they're also INSANE, keep that in mind) saw something they didn't understand because they don't know about immortality, and they attributed Peter with a role he does not fit into.

The Templar are akin to those nutcases who try to force their beliefs on others and say things like "GOD TALKED TO ME THROUGH MY TICKLE ME ELMO! HE SAID AHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHEHEHEHHHOHOHOOHOHAHHAHHHEHEHEHHHOHOHOOO" and you back away slowly. Except the Templar happen to be armed with lovely inquisitorial tactics to get across their beliefs. It's hard to say "no, you're insane" when you're hanging from a rack. That's why the Catholics (for one) used to DO IT. The idea of Peter being the Antichrist is supposed to feel like a false note, because it is. Peter is the victim of a group of religious fanatics. Not religion, not Catholicism. Fanaticism. The people I believe to be the most dangerous in our world, and they can be any religion, creed, order...anything. I just happen to write mine as an offshoot of insane Catholics because Peter was a priest before he left the clergy. IT IS IN NO WAY AT ATTACK ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OR RELIGION ITSELF.

Might I also add it's urban fantasy. There are supposed to be fantastical things in there. Demons, vampires, werewolves, whatever. The Antichrist, however, does not happen to be included. Like in Buffy, these beings are metaphors and symbols for something else. Peter would like to state for the record, that he's just a man who is suffering for other people's beliefs. Something that happens far too often. My writing (at least the Templar story arcs) are symbolic of that on purpose. And the only way I can express my displeasure about that, is with my fiction. So if you don't get it, don't read it.

Seriously though, if I ever were to publish this stuff and the Pope banned it, I'd be one happy chippy. :D "BAN ME, YOUR POPEYNESS! For I wish to be a best seller KTHXBAI!"

EDIT: If you want to read what I'm ranting about, the link is here http://community.livejournal.com/darker_london/tag/the+templar though you have to remember the most recent stuff is at the top, AND not all of it is public. In fact, 90% of it is not.

AND HAHAHHAHAH Check it. Peter's tag is HUGE. And it has all the tags under it I still haven't converted over. Which means he'll be at over 1,000. ARRggghhhhh! Whyyyyyyy. But yes, see what I mean by most of it being locked?

Behold how I am somewhat offensive!

2009-10-19T02:32:39Z

HAhahahahahahhahaa! You know, if dispatching Pennwise was done this way, It would have been a very different book! Instead of the ritual of Chud (minus one umlauty thing) they just lure him on front of a television set and blast Beyonce at him. GO, PENNYWISE GO...AHHAHAHAHHAAHAH WE GOT YOU NOW!

It would have been much shorter and somewhat less enjoyable, but very a-a-a-amusing.

Ah, Stephen King in-jokes. ILY Mr King. Marry me.

He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. That's a bit different than Single Ladies!

And, completely off-topic, at work when I am on break I put my Sirius Black action figure up so my team leader knows. Except today I forgot and my boss said, "You're on break where's your little troll?!" And I was like "IT'S SIRIUS BLACK OMG!" And she thought that was hilarious... He needed to have his honour defended!

*shifty*

artemisofluna @ 2009-10-17T15:22:00

2009-10-17T04:25:20Z

http://aidswalklosangeles2009.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=315927&supid=236792514

That's a link to my friend Chris Jambor's AIDS Walk LA page. He's walking and raising funds, so if you feel like sponsoring him for a good cause, and you have the ability to do so, please do.

The best conversations come from love...

2009-10-16T11:46:28Z

Lewi and I went out to eat tonight. I know OoooOOoooo date omg!!1! Anyway, the following occurred as we were walking to the restaurant. Technically as we were stopped at an intersection waiting to cross the street.

Me: "HOMG!" *points at the seemingly empty road in wonder, mouth wide open*
Lewi: "What?"
Me: "A bird totally just pooed SO big and it landed there! HAHAHHAHAHA!"
Lewi: "....wow."
Me: "I KNOW! HAHHAH LOOK! LOOK AT THAT BIT THERE! SPLASHBACK! HAHHAHA!"
Lewi: "Honey, no..."
Me: "YES, LOOK AT IT!" *Points*
Lewi: "....you show me the nicest things."

Seven years people. Seven years of romance and we're giggling at bird poop.

...technically that was just me ;)

It's gettin' a little emotional all up in here...

2009-10-15T12:08:18Z

I have the coolest big sister ever. And the coolest little brother. And the awesomest mommy.

Pretty darn lucky, that's me.

OH look, she isn't bashing Sarah Brightman for once...

2009-10-14T21:25:20Z

Riding through a rainy, morning Melbourne while listening to Phantom of the Opera at maximum volume?

Awesome.

And if I hadn't been on a tram I'da been doin' my awesome Sarah Brightman impression. I didn't, however, think the other morningites needed to hear it, even if I do rock a Brightman impression ;)

"LET THE DREAM BEGIN, LET YOUR DARKER SIDE GIVE IN TO THE POWER OF THE MUSIC THAT I WRITEEEEEEEE! THE POWER OF THE MUSIC OF THE ~~NIGHT~~ MORN!"

Yeah, you sing it Phanty. ILY. SRSLY ♥

"YOU ALONE CAN MAKE MY SONG TAKE FLIGHT! HELP ME MAKE THE MUSIC OF THE ~~NIGHT~~ MORN!"

Aaaand I'm done :D

A lovely example of workplace behaviour

2009-10-13T21:18:34Z

Dear Poopoohead,

Oh, it is so on.

I will use the milk to make my oaties if I want and you can KISS MY GRITS! Except no, because I want to eat them and if you kissed them I'd be all D:

You're probably the meaniemoo who stole all my Ovaltine. I'll get you. Just you wait. I have spies everywhere. Well...Lisa and Cassie. BUT THEY ARE ON TO YOU! YOU PROBABLY STOLE MY MUG TOO! AND MY FORK which I am absolutely, positively, mostly sure I didn't accidentally throw out. Oh no. It was you, you smug, little, Ovaltine-stealer. And when you least expect it, I am going to steal something of yours. Like your paper clips. Or I will staple allllll your papers together and then steal your clawey remover-staplesy-thing! HAHAHA!

JUST YOU WAAAIITTTTTTT!

*shifty eyes*

Observationally Yours,

Lara

artemisofluna @ 2009-10-13T08:15:00

2009-10-12T21:16:05Z

THOU SHALT NOT BOGART MY OVALTINE!!!

She hath spoken. Thus shall it be.

(ZOMG Data/Geordie foreverz omgz!!1!)

artemisofluna @ 2009-10-09T20:46:00

2009-10-09T09:48:56Z

Leave it to Dylan. And of course the lovely people at the Dylan forum. Smiling again.

Why?

Oh, Dylan. Only you could look that disgruntled in that situation. ILY. ♥

EDIT: WOW and this... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html?_r=2

Okay then!

IT IS 8:16 IN THE MORNING WHHHYYYYYYYYYY?

2009-10-01T22:16:42Z

Dear Marble Mocha,

OMGIthinkIloveyou.

Obsessively Yours,

Lara

I am sad because once I drink him (yes, him) then he will be gone. :*(

Ahem. Also, my hair smells of lillies and my desk smells of croissaint. Because I has one, not...because it's dirty with croissaint crumbs. Also, because I do not have Firefox at work to tell me if I am spelling incorrectly, I have no idea if it is spelled 'croissaint'. Stupid foreign words!

Said the lady with the linguistics degree in foreign languages... Ausgezeichnet!

:D

Run, Eric Bana, Run!

2009-09-30T03:42:05Z

I didn't wake up on time this morning! I still managed to get to work 5 minutes before nine, thanks to the lovely Lewi. But usually I am an hour early, so this was most distressing. I have to say though...it feels like I've been here for about ten minutes, and it's already almost 2, which leaves only 3 hours left.

Weird.

Maybe I should sleep in every day?! (Watch Lewi negate this 'plan' with utter vehemency.)

:D

Also, I love Ovaltine. Stupid, addictive malt.

artemisofluna @ 2009-09-24T23:24:00

2009-09-24T13:30:52Z

WOW. Just wow. WOW wow wow. Fundies creep me oouttttttt!

Kirk Cameron, I dislike you greatly. And I used to love you on Growing Pains. Screw you for going loop-de-loop. This video looks like a hoax. Unfortunately it is not. My brother suggests that if you ARE on a campus where this little book giveaway happens, take the books, rip out the first fifty pages and redistribute. That way you're simply passing along literature and not a fundie diatribe.

PS regardless of Darwin's attitude towards women, people of other races, or a Nazi leader who lived AFTER HIS DEATH, that does not mean his theory of natural selection is not scientifically sound. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. That's like saying you don't like food because oxygen is pretty. THEY ARE IN NO WAY CONNECTED!

artemisofluna @ 2009-09-21T21:28:00

2009-09-21T11:31:56Z

"Looking up into thousands of snowflakes is a confusing image. Especially for someone who is losing his mind."

...yes. Thank you Mister Director of Deception. I can say, without a doubt, that you would be correct there, sir. Very astute. *pats* Probably looking at ANYTHING is confusing when losing one's mind, however.

My favourite comment from the director's commentary on Deception, however was:

"We were a little worried because Ewan and Hugh were not tennis players. We thought that you could see they were beginners. But they were great. I mean, we have Obi-Wan and Wolverine, of course they could do it."

Yeeaaahhhh good point there! Totally forgot Ewan was Obi-Wan watching that. He's just so nerdy.

Clearly, my night has been productive ;)

artemisofluna @ 2009-09-20T13:13:00

2009-09-20T03:16:09Z

LOL WHUT!?

/vague

Also, I had a dream I was in Tim Burton's new Alice movie. Ahhahah that was entertaining. Really though, I can't wait for it. Anyone who has ACTUALLY READ the freakin' novel will know Burton is pretty much the only person who will be able to do a movie adaptation correctly. I watched the Disney one once and wanted to throw it out the window. And I do LOVE the Natalie Gregory one (Carol Channing is also in it, and it's worth watching, just for her manscreams) but it's still not right. The book is CREEPY. Not a kid's book.

I am looking forward to this with great anticipation!

artemisofluna @ 2009-09-18T23:05:00

2009-09-18T13:09:43Z

I was born in Seattle. I know how to eat seafood. I have gone crabbing, steamed the crabs, shelled them, and then eaten them. I have done all of it myself. And tonight while trying to eat a crab, I SHOT PIECES OF IT INTO MY EYE LIKE A FREAK!

I am so unco ;)

But I'm listening to Fountains of Wayne and they're bouncy :D And really, it was hilarious. It hurt SOOOOOO very much, but I couldn't.stop.laughing.

Who does that. You know...besides me.

artemisofluna @ 2009-09-18T15:46:00

2009-09-18T05:48:53Z

Today? I answered the phone, "Lara Moses, this is Fees speaking." And then I tried not to die laughing while talking to a student who was severely confused. I'm never going to live this one down, though I did take the opportunity to shout, "That's right, I AM FEES" to my coworkers (who were sniggering) when I had finished the conversation.

Ahhahahahaa oh god, me.

And then I ran into a divider, and while walking to lunch, I almost twisted my ankle in a pothole on Smith Street.

I am AWESOME today, but at least I'm in a pretty good mood anyway!