Classic Jolt-Fueled Midnight Hacker

Classic Jolt-Fueled Midnight Hacker http://www.cybermenology.com The collected rants, recipes, reviews and rambling of a 20-something geek. en-us Copyright 2007, Laura Thurber laura@cybermenology.com laura@cybermenology.com Personal Blog Oh, help me. http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000687 Predictably, having tossed out half a dozen bottles of perfume and mailed off my collection of imps to <a href="http://kirafyre.livejournal.com">kirafyre</a>, I'm buying BPAL again. It starts with "Oh, I really should get a vial of Lady of Shallot! It would be a tragedy if I ran out of the imp and then they discontinued the scent or something!" So then I go nosing around, looking for the Lady, and I end up with vials of Samhain 2008 and The Witching Time of Night too. Eep. (I suppose if I don't like them I can just start ebaying things...) BPAL's tricky, because there are some rather prevalent scents that just don't work on me at all (rose, mint) and some that I just flat-out won't wear (dragonsblood, sandalwood). I'm hoping that after the experiment with Samhain 2008 I don't have to add "balsam" to the former list. Normally I'd just buy imps, but with the LEs they either don't offer imps or there isn't time enough to get both an imp and a subsequent vial. In other news, this afternoon will be my first at the gym. The 4" Project has officially begun - here's hoping there's time enough... A pattern has been located! http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000686 Last night, while watching (semi-appropriately) Robin Hood: Men in Tights, I dug through my fabric tote and turned up the next winning pattern. I'd forgotten I had this, to be perfectly honest with you, and I have no idea where I got it. Probably Ebay. This is the best link I can find in 20 seconds: <a href="http://www.sewingpatterns4less.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1002&currency=USD">McCall's 4107: Renaissance Bodice(s)</a> I'm thinking of making A, without the lace-up sides and I'll probably lace the back in ribbon instead of cord. Still need to locate fabric for the sides and back, but probably black something or other. The fabric I want to use for the middle contrast section is <a href="images/corset_contrast_fabric.jpg">this (warning: big cameraphone picture)</a>. It's actually left over from my bedroom curtains back in Binghamton, if anyone remembers those -- a reasonably heavy, shimmery red fabric that doesn't flash gold or silver like most metallic-threaded fabrics do; instead, it shimmers black. Really badass fabric - I wish I had more left over than the yard or so that I do. The potentially tricky part is to procure the semi-necessary yard and a half of boning. Also tricky is losing the 4" at my waist that will be necessary for... I feel the crafty coming on. http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000685 I am in the mood to make something. Probably sewing, since it's the only non-cooking craft at which I have any skill at all and I'm getting astonishingly strong mental tugs about running my hands over rolls and rolls of cotton and rustling tracing paper patterns while pinning them down. It's all just a wee bit odd. Probably a skirt, since I've ..ahem, outgrown.. most of the ones I own now. Plus, they're easy. I'll probably end up making something out of some quirky fabric which I think is awesomesauce and makes Dan go *facepalm*. Or I could revoke my <a href="http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000567">previous promise</a> about never again working with satin and do something interestingly floaty. My old long black satin skirt has been on the verge of the scrap heap for longer than I should probably admit. Except - and this has just occurred to me - I have a nearly-finished skirt in my fabric tote, which really needs nothing except the waistband, zipper and bottom hem*. I think I may have procrastinated on it because I'm not entirely sure how to change out the foot on my sewing machine to the zipper one... Heavens only know... Hot damn http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000684 Hot fucking damn, to be exact. I finally finished the back-end system to this place. I can now add, edit *and* delete posts without having to resort to phpMyAdmin. Fucking right! And the verdict is... http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000682 Creamy Chicken Maruchan Ramen is actually quite tasty. Salty, of course, but that's to be expected. A+, would buy again! Today is a good day. http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000674 For today, I am wearing my penguin socks! The Great Perfume Giveaway 2008 http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000673 I got home too late to raid tonight, so it looks like this will get done sooner than anticipated! <h2>The list of perfumes <a href="http://wint3rhart.livejournal.com">wint3rhart</a> doesn't wear</h2> ...is as follows: <cm-cut> The rules are simple: if you want something, let me know. Bonus points if you live near me (i.e. within hand-delivery distance) but if not, s'no biggie. We can see how much postage will be, and if it's outrageous we'll work something out. I'm not going to fret over a couple of bucks. :) Non-BPAL <ul> <li>3.4 fl. oz. Bath and Body Works "Moonlight Path" Shimmer Mist. Nigh-unused bottle, as I just never seem to find the place to wear it. <li>15 mL Body Shop "Framboise" perfume oil. Not quite unused, but if anything it's only a couple of mL short of full. Very light and pretty. <li>1 oz. Love's "Rain Scent" cologne spray. Maybe 1/4 used. <li>40 mL Love's "Soft Jasmin" cologne spray. I know this is seriously discontinued, and I believe I actually picked this one up on eBay in a fit of nostalgia. Too bad I never used it... <li>1.0 fl. oz. Body Shop "Whispers of Ananya" eau de toilette. Maybe 1/6th used. Gorgeous light scent... Imminent perfume sale/giveaway http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000666 I did some work on the website. You can edit your own comments again, as well as properly reply to other peoples'. Fixed some bizarre miscellaneous stuff as well.. it's doubtful that anyone will notice most of it. Random thoughts re: BPAL: I've got vials of more than one fragrance now (I used to wear Morgause, or non-BPAL). Since getting a vial of Zorya (finally!) I've started wearing other things as well... Lady of Shallot specifically, as I love the theme almost as much as I love the fragrance. Am thinking rather definitively about getting a vial or two of it. Apropos of the limited edition Hallowe'en 2008 scents: SAMHAIN 2008 Truly the scent of autumn itself -- damp woods, fir needle, and black patchouli with the gentlest touches of warm pumpkin, clove, nutmeg, allspice, sweet red apple and mullein. I am thinking that this could either smell AMAZING, or like an ambulatory pumpkin pie strolling through a raver's private forest. Can't decide whether finding out is worth the price of an imp... STICKY PILLOWCASE Terminal sugar rush. A little goblin's candy bag, upended. Smushed candy corn, rock candy dust, marshmallow gunk, strawberry goo, spun blue sugar, globs of salt... The Dark Knight. With spoilers. http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000659 Well, we saw the Dark Knight. <cm-cut> And I think... That unquestionably, we should have seen Hellboy. Comparing it to Titanic was accurate beyond belief (if only we'd known). Only overrated movies can possibly generate that much revenue in such a short time. Take notes, America: If you want to make money, charge people $9 to watch a $2 whore. My main problems, in bullet points: * The plot was MIA most of the time, and during the few times it was present, it could only sit by and slit its wrists in shame. It was trite, it went nowhere, and worst of all it was predictable. (Oh, you mean the good people of Gotham City won't actually blow each other up? All together now: "Awwwwwwww!") * It was by far the WORST Two-Face I have EVER seen. He had jack shit for motivation besides a trumped-up romance which didn't look believable from either character. He wasn't even evil. HE WAS EMO. He WHINED. Does no one see the problem here? * Sweet baby jesus on a pogo stick, has Hollywood's... Up and running http://www.cybermenology.com/index.php?subid=0000000658 My computer is finally up and running. New 500gb hard drive, clean install of Hardy*, so far so good. It has a stupidly-loud rear fan, 'tis true, but I poked a bit and discovered that what is screwed in can be replaced. *I'm using a fresh /home for the first time since Slackware 7.0. It's shocking how much better the system runs once it's not tripping over bizarre .rc files... Things to do today: - Head by the clinic on the way home from work. I have had it up to here (*gestures*) with this cough. - Go to the grocery store? Still not sure what my chances are of making dinner between whenever I get out of the doctor's and when raid starts. I'm guessing they're not very good, though. - Raid (Hyjal again, finally.) - Install various games on the new system. The latest cedega beta offers support for NWN2, which I didn't like much when I tried it on my old computer. That computer certainly wasn't built with NWN2 in mind, and it ran badly to say the least so I feel it deserves a second try. If it still sucks on the new...