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So, finally saw the Winter Soldier

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:36:22 GMT

Given the squee on my flist, and that fact that a couple of my fave writers are in the fandom now, I figured I wasn’t going to be able to avoid spoilers much longer so I hied myself off to the cinema, and dragged zebra363 along.

( The Winter Soldier is an excellent action film )

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I wish I could wear them all the time!!!

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:57:45 GMT

So, zebra363 is a fan of the Vibram Five Fingers and gave me a pair for my birthday

(I'd actually been eyeing them off since I first heard about them but figured as a few of my toes are slightly webbed that I wouldn't be able to wear them).

I LOVE THEM. I spent my childhood barefoot, and never wear shoes at home and now I can go for a walk pretty much feel like I'm barefoot except not having to worry about prickles or stones. I might even work up to a bit of jogging at some point...

Random dude on youtube with the pros and cons, if you're interested.

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Astolat, Thor/Loki and Tom Hiddleston

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:00:14 GMT

Huh, a while back I was doing all these fandom related posts and not finishing them and now I'm watching Rizzoli and Isles instead of studying. I love this show. As usual, could care less about the crime, just in it for the relationships, in this case the wonderful friendship (I try to slash them but they keep inconviently falling in love with dudes).

The other week I randomly decided to make a list of my top ten fave fics. I could only do it with qualifications - three out of 10 were by Astolat and were followed by '...and then I have to go and read several other of her fics in that fandom'

So Astolat. Zebra describes her writing as 'wish-fulfilment' rather than realistic, which is true, but she can convince me of nearly anything, I say nearly because there was a dark, dark time when she was writing nothing but American Idol RPF which, just no, on both counts.

But now she's writing Thor/Loki. I love her writing, so I read some, even though I''m not really into either incest or gods slash, but it took a couple of epic, plotty ones to really hook me.

Stayed up way too late last night reading this one - Chaos War (34k) It was never easy to find Loki when he wanted to hide, but he wasn't doing a particularly good job of it at the moment. Probably he didn't think anyone from Asgard would be wasting their time hunting for him while the shining ones churned their way steadily through all the realm.

All her Avengers/Thor fics on AO3 - I do avoid the ones with rape warnings though, so I haven't read them all.

( Random Tom Hiddleston appreciation links )

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Resolution to be prepared in future.

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:15:03 GMT

( Resolution to do a first aid refresher course and carry a first aid kit in my car )

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Another perfect day.

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:02:14 GMT

More fun burning off today. It is very satisfying. So we'd built a bonfire and I was tossing the last few sticks from the general vicinity on it.

Me *watching the bonfire burn, feeling pretty good*
Zebra *calling* I'm just lighting this fire way over here now.
Me *doubletakes*
Zebra - It'll be fine. That one's under control, we can keep on eye on it while we do this one.
Me *walks over and stares at the new fire piled on top of one end of giant log*
Zebra I did that deliberately. The other end of that log will just smoulder away.
Me *stares at grass surrounding log*

Later...

Zebra - We can leave it and go back to the house for lunch and PoI now.
Me *stares at all the grass around the log we haven't yet had to stomp small fires out of* Or we could stay here and monitor this for a while longer.
Zebra - I could just go back to the house and bring back some lunch.
Me - Actually, I'm thinking we could multitask.

( Multitasking )

Zebra's post with more photos

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And today the slash gathering is here.

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:06:26 GMT

I am sitting in zebra363's lounge room wrapped in eleventybillion rugs and watching the alpacas grazing peacefully outside. Yes, I am aware it's not *quite* Arctic conditions up here, but it's a psychological thingumummy. Last night I slept with every blanket ever, two jumpers, scarf, socks and gloves. I was comfortable.

Yesterday arvo we spent three hours (until it was too dark to see anything except the giant bonfire) dragging dead branches over to the fence, throwing them over, under or through the fence and then dragging them over to the fire. Then we sat around and stared the fire for a long time.

Then we walked up to the house in pitch dark (I felt very hardcore), had dinner and watched an episode of Lewis (ie slept through).

Things to know about working with Zebra...

- When she says 'that's just about it' - it's not true.

- An hour later when she says 'that's about it, now' - it's not true.

- Some indeterminate time later, when she's an indistinct shadow among the trees emerging periodically to throw piles of sticks and the occasional log over the fence at you, and she says, 'just two more' - it's not true.

Still, nice workout and feeling of accomplishment. Have a feeling will be recreating it next week as it'll be the last weekend for burning off before the ban.

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