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How have I lived this long without Die Mommie Die in my life? Just, how?

I can't figure out what it is that makes me ambivalent about this photo. ( click for GQMF )


Prompt me.

1. Unpopular fandom opinion: I am not fond of Gee Way with that blond hair. And WTF is up with the Hawaiian shirt? Also, I'm glad he's successful and all with The Umbrella Academy, but GIMME THAT NEW ALBUM, GODDAMNIT.

2. why_me_why_not's brain is my favorite place to be. Somehow even though we're not writing fic, we're... writing fic? We've sort of got two Generation Kill-related fic universes going in an email chain, one gen and one decidedly not. It's been my happy place for a few days.

3. Taddy Porter, my new favorite band (for a little while, until Discos GIMME THAT NEW MUSIC). First, because they're named after a beer. And second, because they are trying to be a cross between Led Zeppelin and Bad Company. Third, because the bassist is this tiny redhead who rocks the fuck out when they are on stage.

4. I want someone to tell me the story of Gunny Wynn when 1st Recon redeployed to Iraq, when Bravo Company was assigned with the rest of the battalion to Fallujah, and it's like the invasion all over again, doing things that even Battalion Command isn't happy with, ignoring the plan they'd laid out in favor of an emotional, intemperate response at the behest of JTF and the Commander-in-chief. I want the story of Gunny Wynn in a unit that has no Nate Fick (although he'll allow that Brent Morel isn't a bad platoon commander), no Brad Colbert, no Ray Person, no Poke, no Reporter, no Pappy, but does have Redman and Kocher and Hasser, at least. NOT the story of what happens when Morel, Eddie Wright and Kocher are injured by an IED. But I'd like someone's view of whether it'd be at all different, going with different personnel, as an occupation rather than an invasion. Compared to his experience in Somalia, for example.

5. I am very curious to see what Danger Room and Best Defense have to say about the WikiLeaks release of the Afghanistan War Logs tomorrow. Mostly because the headlines over at The Guardian... are not earthshatteringly unsuspected. Pakistan's ISI has links to the Taliban? SHOCKING. Maybe, though, making Americans (or Britons, or whoever) more aware will make them more participatory in their government, and say something about tax dollars and soldiers (and civilians) being used so wastefully. Maybe? Yeah, doubtful, right?

6. Stark Bunker Sands, you are ridiculously adorkable, and still I can't help but be charmed by you.

The trip to NYC with vic_ramsey was AWESOME. There was Butch Walker, and harriet_vane & wordsalone & munkykiss & danacias and dinosaurs (at AMNH) and Magna Carta and American Idiot. I forgot to take my camera, so I have no photos; I'll probably make a post babbling about Butch Walker (and Locksley) and AI at some point. But I am currently watching last week's episodes of House, Criminal Minds, and Castle. Mostly because I am procrastinating about exercising and admitting that I have to go to work tomorrow.

The French Open has started. I eagerly await Rafa and FeVer and Feli photos and gossip. To spam y'all with, of course. ;)



(Also? HI, MGG, Spencer Reid's new haircut looks GOOD on you. Work the tousled sex-hair look!)

1. we_pimpin. My brain is so wrong. It's poking me to write Ray/Dirty Earl fic for the Ray/Rare Pair challenge. (Ray's been exploited by his betters. And he enjoyed it, okay? STFU.)

2. I am intrigued by skater boys, but their sparkle and bitchery has not inspired me to write. Or to break my no WIPs rule. BBB needs to get here soon and jump-start my fandom participation again.

3. None of these are new pictures, not really. And they're not bandom or skaters, they're tennis dudes and actors. But here: ( pictures that have made me happy for the last few days )

4. What I've been listening to lately. Again, not necessarily new. ( Track listing, not necessarily in order. )

5. I recorded Letterman again last night for The Hold Steady's performance (gimme that new album, boys!) and there was bonus David Beckham. I don't really care what he was talking about - he is very pretty. And his suit was also very pretty.

OK. I'm going to go run a few miles. *puts on the Citius, Altius, Fortius mix*

Hope y'all are having a good weekend. ♥

Julia Roberts as the lead, if Tom Hanks turns American Idiot into a movie.

I'd sorta hoped they'd use the cast from the live performances mostly because I want to see more Stark Sands on-screen.

Unrelated: whyyyyyy aren't The Whigs playing Houston on this tour? WHY? /whinge

1. VH1's Behind The Music returns tonight with Metallica's story. I'm sure that if you've seen Some Kind of Monster, it won't be ground-breaking info, but I'm curious to see what an impartial viewer has to say about the Metallica/Dave Mustaine rift.

2. Them Crooked Vultures are performing on SNL tonight. :D :D :D Dave Grohl on drums makes me happy. :D :D :D

3. G Love & Special Sauce are at Warehouse Live tonight. Aaron has expressed an interest in attending, and he never asks about shows other than The Gourds, so that's where we'll be. Door at 8pm, show at 9pm.

4. Fangirl hangtimes this afternoon! Gonna go see eckerlilas and her bbs and shutyourface, eat some brownies (mmm, my house smells sweet), and watch a bunch of last season's Idol episodes (since I didn't watch any of them when they originally aired).

5. It is sunny here for the first time in a week. I'm sorry it's less pleasant elsewhere. (I heard a rumor from J: she couldn't get her door more than halfway open b/c of the weight and depth of the snow in Baltimore. Ugh. DNmiss that at all.)

6. I put down Meals To Come b/c I am shallow and easily distracted. Must remember to pick it back up when I'm done reading Jarhead.

7. vic_ramsey, we need to pick out a weekend to go to NYC and see American Idiot ( and this )

8. I really DO need to write out my bandomvalentine fic now. It's due in 9 days. Ugh, someone force me to type it out. Or, you know, I can dictate it to you and you can type it.