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summer_skinHello to all the new people I friended over here! I've stumbled into a few friending memes lately and either haven't had any fandoms in common with the majority of the people on those ones or a lot of the people have been really young. But this meme had SO MANY TVD, Community and DW fans, and a lot of people were 20+ so I was really happy to find so many cool people.
I hope I'm not too boring and I'll try to be more comment friendly!
- Had the flu last week. Not sure what was worse: my aunt asking me for three days if I still had the "poopies" or actually having the "poopies" for three days. Oh, family.
- Speaking of, cousin and his fiance came to visit over the weekend. Was a low-key weekend but I still hermited myself for a lot of it. I've been finding myself doing that a lot lately. It's been coming to my awareness more and more recently and it's starting to bother me.
- So, as a result of me wanting to and my therapist suggesting I try new things, I started a ballroom dancing class this week. I... have mixed feelings after the first class. The dancing wasn't hard but I found it threw me really out of my element. A girl from my office is taking the class, too, but on Wednesdays because my Tuesday class was full. At first I was okay with that because it meant a) I didn't have to try and force myself to be nice (not to force but you know how people you meet at work might not get the full force of who you are or be exposed to your particular brand of moodiness?) if I was having an off moment and b) it would make me have to interact with more people, instead of only talking to her. Now I wish she was in my class, if only to have someone to be able to laugh my awkwardness with.
I'm not so cooordinated, and I knew I wouldn't be, but that wasn't even the worst part. I think I have an issue with having to give up the control to the guy. I don't have a problem with the GUY part, just having a stranger lead me around the room while I'm going backwards and blind is hard for me, I guess.
Most people had a partner but the instructors had us rotate partners so we would meet new people. So I danced with three different guys, which was fine until the last guy. Our instructors stressed the importance of the frame your body makes for ease of movement and so the guy can guide the girl around the floor, and also because it's a buffer, of sorts, between you and your partner, who you may not know very well. I felt that the last guy was really in my bubble as we danced and it threw me off because I was really trying to strain to put more space between us so I kept screwing up. He wasn't holding me inappropriately, at all, just closer than I wanted and very tight. So I was struggling against him, he was trying to keep the control to guide me so we wouldn't run into people and as a result I felt very trapped. Just thinking about it and recounting it is making me feel very upset.
It set me off last night and I almost had a panic attack when I got home. Hell, I almost cried at the end of class because I was feeling so uncomfortable. I was so angry at myself and upset. So this dance class that I was hoping to have a great time at and be able to laugh at just put me back, mentally, in a way I REALLY wasn't expecting. I'm glad I'm not going next week (going out of town for the day) so I have a couple weeks to set myself right. And I'm seeing my therapist next week so I can talk to her about it.
- As I mentioned, going out of town next week. Only for the day and it's going to be a lot of driving just for one day. A friend and I are going to a new mall that opened earlier this year (I think). Doesn't sound like much to some people, I'm sure, but this mall is as large as West Ed, just without all the attractions of West Ed. From what I understand, anyway. And they have a Coach outlet store. I just hope we get there in time that I don't have to wait in line for three fucking hours, like I've heard from a couple people. SO EXCITED.
- On Wednesday I'm going to Pauly Shore, which is going to be exciting. I want to take my Son-in-Law dvd to get him to sign, if he's meeting people afterward. I heart Pauly Shore. I think he's adorable (maybe even hot?) and I think he'll be hilarious. Hope so, anyway.
- Still concerned about the LJ thing, especially since there's been no clarification so far about the rights to content. If someone posts something to LJ, someone ELSE crossposts it to FB without the first person's consent--who has the rights over the content? Because LJ says we own what we write, FB says they do. I have a DW account that I plan to have intentions to use. I'm Fun_Like_That (yes, I changed my name) over there. I wish I could just cut ties here but since fandom has such a small presence over there right now and that's the largest part of my journalling and the communities are so PRESENT here I can't just leave. Also, how much of a piss off would it be for me to friend a bunch of people and then be like, "Psych! Going to DW, ttyl!" But this is the closest I've ever come to telling LJ to fuck off and I've been plenty pissed with LJ before. I did, however, turn off my auto payments. Which really doesn't accomplish much in the long run because I'm paid for my journal and icons until next May and by then (let's be honest) LJ will have given us some half-assed excuse and "fixed" whatever's wrong and I'll be apeased enough to renew before they piss me off again. It's a vicious cycle.
ANYWAY. Feel free to friend me over there. I've imported my journal entries from here so I have those backed up, at least, but the journal, when I use it, will be fandom-based, for sure.
Hmmm. First impression: not what I thought it would be, still kinda cheesy.
More detailed: the first episode had a lot more in it than I thought it would. I really expected Marti and Savannah to hate each other, at least for half the season, for sure. I thought that Marti would be more.... edgy? I guess.
Her mom is an added element I wasn't expecting, either. Making her an alcoholic that Marti both loves and loathes will ad an interesting twist to her storyline.
I thought the episode was uneven in parts, especially with the characterization of Marti and maybe a little bit with Savannah, too. I would like to see more of Savannah's story, though, because she's obviously SO type A and Marti in her life is going to shake things up more than she's expecting. Which is why I found it a bit odd that they fell in together so easily. I hope it's not going to be a relationship where, all of a sudden, they hate each other again.
LOVE Louis. I think he's hot and he's adorable and nice. Although at a couple points I thought he might be gay. But still. Hot.
I wasn't a fan of the quick, angled shots between the meatier scenes. Marti arriving at home and racing home, her going to the video store, etc. Basically any shot of her on the bike. Also, the voice over at the beginning was pretty painful. Hopefully the writers will either get more effortless and less cheesy or they'll ditch the voice overs all together.
Wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen but it didn't make me love it right away, either. But I LOOOOOOOOVE Aly's hair. LOOOOOOOOOOVE. And Gale Harold is joining the show soon and has been added to a series promo shot which leads me to hopefully believe that he's going to be sticking around as more than a recurring character. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEE him. I should shit Aly's hair and Gale Harold. That's how much I love both those things. And for kinkiness let's throw Louis into the mix.
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Hellcats 101 set 1 (223 caps ~ 21.3MB) // Hellcats 101 set 2 (223 caps ~ 23.4MB) // Hellcats 101 set 3 (223 caps ~ 20.4MB) // Hellcats 101 set 4 (224 caps ~ 20.6MB) // gallery
Huzzah! He survived the Hellmouth in Ohio!
Was he in Harper's Island? Cause this is filmed in Vancouver, right?
HOTNESSSSSS.
I hope I'm not too boring and I'll try to be more comment friendly!
- Had the flu last week. Not sure what was worse: my aunt asking me for three days if I still had the "poopies" or actually having the "poopies" for three days. Oh, family.
- Speaking of, cousin and his fiance came to visit over the weekend. Was a low-key weekend but I still hermited myself for a lot of it. I've been finding myself doing that a lot lately. It's been coming to my awareness more and more recently and it's starting to bother me.
- So, as a result of me wanting to and my therapist suggesting I try new things, I started a ballroom dancing class this week. I... have mixed feelings after the first class. The dancing wasn't hard but I found it threw me really out of my element. A girl from my office is taking the class, too, but on Wednesdays because my Tuesday class was full. At first I was okay with that because it meant a) I didn't have to try and force myself to be nice (not to force but you know how people you meet at work might not get the full force of who you are or be exposed to your particular brand of moodiness?) if I was having an off moment and b) it would make me have to interact with more people, instead of only talking to her. Now I wish she was in my class, if only to have someone to be able to laugh my awkwardness with.
I'm not so cooordinated, and I knew I wouldn't be, but that wasn't even the worst part. I think I have an issue with having to give up the control to the guy. I don't have a problem with the GUY part, just having a stranger lead me around the room while I'm going backwards and blind is hard for me, I guess.
Most people had a partner but the instructors had us rotate partners so we would meet new people. So I danced with three different guys, which was fine until the last guy. Our instructors stressed the importance of the frame your body makes for ease of movement and so the guy can guide the girl around the floor, and also because it's a buffer, of sorts, between you and your partner, who you may not know very well. I felt that the last guy was really in my bubble as we danced and it threw me off because I was really trying to strain to put more space between us so I kept screwing up. He wasn't holding me inappropriately, at all, just closer than I wanted and very tight. So I was struggling against him, he was trying to keep the control to guide me so we wouldn't run into people and as a result I felt very trapped. Just thinking about it and recounting it is making me feel very upset.
It set me off last night and I almost had a panic attack when I got home. Hell, I almost cried at the end of class because I was feeling so uncomfortable. I was so angry at myself and upset. So this dance class that I was hoping to have a great time at and be able to laugh at just put me back, mentally, in a way I REALLY wasn't expecting. I'm glad I'm not going next week (going out of town for the day) so I have a couple weeks to set myself right. And I'm seeing my therapist next week so I can talk to her about it.
- As I mentioned, going out of town next week. Only for the day and it's going to be a lot of driving just for one day. A friend and I are going to a new mall that opened earlier this year (I think). Doesn't sound like much to some people, I'm sure, but this mall is as large as West Ed, just without all the attractions of West Ed. From what I understand, anyway. And they have a Coach outlet store. I just hope we get there in time that I don't have to wait in line for three fucking hours, like I've heard from a couple people. SO EXCITED.
- On Wednesday I'm going to Pauly Shore, which is going to be exciting. I want to take my Son-in-Law dvd to get him to sign, if he's meeting people afterward. I heart Pauly Shore. I think he's adorable (maybe even hot?) and I think he'll be hilarious. Hope so, anyway.
- Still concerned about the LJ thing, especially since there's been no clarification so far about the rights to content. If someone posts something to LJ, someone ELSE crossposts it to FB without the first person's consent--who has the rights over the content? Because LJ says we own what we write, FB says they do. I have a DW account that I plan to have intentions to use. I'm Fun_Like_That (yes, I changed my name) over there. I wish I could just cut ties here but since fandom has such a small presence over there right now and that's the largest part of my journalling and the communities are so PRESENT here I can't just leave. Also, how much of a piss off would it be for me to friend a bunch of people and then be like, "Psych! Going to DW, ttyl!" But this is the closest I've ever come to telling LJ to fuck off and I've been plenty pissed with LJ before. I did, however, turn off my auto payments. Which really doesn't accomplish much in the long run because I'm paid for my journal and icons until next May and by then (let's be honest) LJ will have given us some half-assed excuse and "fixed" whatever's wrong and I'll be apeased enough to renew before they piss me off again. It's a vicious cycle.
ANYWAY. Feel free to friend me over there. I've imported my journal entries from here so I have those backed up, at least, but the journal, when I use it, will be fandom-based, for sure.
Hmmm. First impression: not what I thought it would be, still kinda cheesy.
More detailed: the first episode had a lot more in it than I thought it would. I really expected Marti and Savannah to hate each other, at least for half the season, for sure. I thought that Marti would be more.... edgy? I guess.
Her mom is an added element I wasn't expecting, either. Making her an alcoholic that Marti both loves and loathes will ad an interesting twist to her storyline.
I thought the episode was uneven in parts, especially with the characterization of Marti and maybe a little bit with Savannah, too. I would like to see more of Savannah's story, though, because she's obviously SO type A and Marti in her life is going to shake things up more than she's expecting. Which is why I found it a bit odd that they fell in together so easily. I hope it's not going to be a relationship where, all of a sudden, they hate each other again.
LOVE Louis. I think he's hot and he's adorable and nice. Although at a couple points I thought he might be gay. But still. Hot.
I wasn't a fan of the quick, angled shots between the meatier scenes. Marti arriving at home and racing home, her going to the video store, etc. Basically any shot of her on the bike. Also, the voice over at the beginning was pretty painful. Hopefully the writers will either get more effortless and less cheesy or they'll ditch the voice overs all together.
Wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen but it didn't make me love it right away, either. But I LOOOOOOOOVE Aly's hair. LOOOOOOOOOOVE. And Gale Harold is joining the show soon and has been added to a series promo shot which leads me to hopefully believe that he's going to be sticking around as more than a recurring character. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEE him. I should shit Aly's hair and Gale Harold. That's how much I love both those things. And for kinkiness let's throw Louis into the mix.
* 1280x720 caps
* Uploaded to my own personal site.
* Comment and credit if taking/using.
* The biggie- NO HOTLINKING. Don't be a bastard and make me replace my sample caps with a bright and gaudy "I'm a thief, ask me how!" message.
*
Hellcats 101 set 1 (223 caps ~ 21.3MB) // Hellcats 101 set 2 (223 caps ~ 23.4MB) // Hellcats 101 set 3 (223 caps ~ 20.4MB) // Hellcats 101 set 4 (224 caps ~ 20.6MB) // gallery
Huzzah! He survived the Hellmouth in Ohio!
Was he in Harper's Island? Cause this is filmed in Vancouver, right?
HOTNESSSSSS.
