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hmpfSeems 'vague toe pain and what to do about it' is a topic that excites the minds hereabouts! ;-)
Thanks for all the replies. I don't have time/energy for individual replies today - my hour and a half of online time at work are almost over, and I'm also kind of really exhausted today. So, just a quick, err, heads-up on the toe matter, and other stuff:
1.) I've actually tried to go to the doctor today, only to find that he'd already left for his Christmas holiday. So I'll have to find another one (and pay extra) or wait till January. I am not *particularly* worried about the toe - I am aware that there's a 99.999% likelihood that it's something harmless - so I'm tempted to wait for January. Then again, the persistent pain is kinda annoying, so maybe I'll try a doctor near my parents' tomorrow after all. Oh, and to people who asked what the toe looks like, and how it reacts to being bent and prodded and whatnot: it looks completely normal, and has for all this time, even on the first couple of days when the pain was really strong; and poking, prodding, bending or pushing it with my fingers does not cause any pain beyond the dull ache that's already there.
2.) The next story arc, Torch, has begun at lightspeedpress.com. So far there's only seven pages, but they look seriously exciting. It seems that a lot of things that were only implicit until now are about to be made explicit. Carla Speed McNeil says that this is the beginning of the big story she always wanted to tell, and which will span the next three volumes of the series. So it seems that a lot of things are going to become explained, and a lot of dangling threads are about to be connected. I am excited and nervous - nervous, because it's kind of strange to be writing your thesis about what is in essence the prologue (or, in some cases, the epilogue?) to a much larger story that just happens to begin to be published as you're about to finish your thesis... A note to Finder newbies: from what I can see, this seems to be as good a place as any to jump in, and the seven pages that are up already give a surprisingly good introduction to the world of the comic, I think. I suspect that the story that's about to begin is going to feel a great deal more like an actual story than many of the previous offerings, which had more of a 'slice-of-life in a strange futuristic world' feel.
3.) I have figured out one small piece of the puzzle of why English is an erotic language to me. Specifically, why I enjoy *watching* people speak English: the "w" sound - a sound which does not exist in German - is essentially half a kiss placed on the air. 'course, it takes someone with nice lips to make this *really* erotic. (This finding brought to you by the scene in Miranda that has John Simm asking "why" four times in a row.)
Thanks for all the replies. I don't have time/energy for individual replies today - my hour and a half of online time at work are almost over, and I'm also kind of really exhausted today. So, just a quick, err, heads-up on the toe matter, and other stuff:
1.) I've actually tried to go to the doctor today, only to find that he'd already left for his Christmas holiday. So I'll have to find another one (and pay extra) or wait till January. I am not *particularly* worried about the toe - I am aware that there's a 99.999% likelihood that it's something harmless - so I'm tempted to wait for January. Then again, the persistent pain is kinda annoying, so maybe I'll try a doctor near my parents' tomorrow after all. Oh, and to people who asked what the toe looks like, and how it reacts to being bent and prodded and whatnot: it looks completely normal, and has for all this time, even on the first couple of days when the pain was really strong; and poking, prodding, bending or pushing it with my fingers does not cause any pain beyond the dull ache that's already there.
2.) The next story arc, Torch, has begun at lightspeedpress.com. So far there's only seven pages, but they look seriously exciting. It seems that a lot of things that were only implicit until now are about to be made explicit. Carla Speed McNeil says that this is the beginning of the big story she always wanted to tell, and which will span the next three volumes of the series. So it seems that a lot of things are going to become explained, and a lot of dangling threads are about to be connected. I am excited and nervous - nervous, because it's kind of strange to be writing your thesis about what is in essence the prologue (or, in some cases, the epilogue?) to a much larger story that just happens to begin to be published as you're about to finish your thesis... A note to Finder newbies: from what I can see, this seems to be as good a place as any to jump in, and the seven pages that are up already give a surprisingly good introduction to the world of the comic, I think. I suspect that the story that's about to begin is going to feel a great deal more like an actual story than many of the previous offerings, which had more of a 'slice-of-life in a strange futuristic world' feel.
3.) I have figured out one small piece of the puzzle of why English is an erotic language to me. Specifically, why I enjoy *watching* people speak English: the "w" sound - a sound which does not exist in German - is essentially half a kiss placed on the air. 'course, it takes someone with nice lips to make this *really* erotic. (This finding brought to you by the scene in Miranda that has John Simm asking "why" four times in a row.)
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Date: 2008-12-17 09:07 pm (UTC)*is now sitting saying "w" over and over again to herself*
*stares at your lips*
Date: 2008-12-18 04:33 pm (UTC)Re: *stares at your lips*
Date: 2008-12-18 11:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-18 12:04 am (UTC)In other news, I'm totally made of fail concerning the writing of my LoM fic, damnit! I haven't even finished my simple 'Armed Bastards Exchange' assignment and I hate myself for this. The recipient is a good friend of mine and I hate letting her down, but my brain seems to have turned to mush and I can't seem to be able to do anything about it... ARGHHHHH! *hangs head in shame*
Simmfest report
Date: 2008-12-18 04:32 pm (UTC)You bet! So far I've seen 24 Hour Party People, Blue/Orange, Boston Kickout (why the heck is it named that??? I mean, I know that's what the boys called their 'game' of random vandalism, but *why*??), Sex Traffic, Miranda, and The Devil's Whore (which really needs to become a hilarious fanvid to the Monty Python song 'Oliver Cromwell. Really.) So, ten evenings of Simm. Since I've of course also already seen Life on Mars and the Lakes, this actually leaves me with not that much stuff left! *cries* (Well, not so much stuff that figures him prominently, anyway - and not much that is not ancient, and thus features baby!Simm. And I have to admit, *some* things just look a bit too dire to watch. Chiller, for instance. I suppose I may watch that some day when I'm utterly desperate. *g* I was also a bit taken aback by the image and sound quality in Crime and Punishment - that felt like a late 1990s attempt at digitalising a video tape. A bit like my very earliest digital versions of Highlander eps. I didn't know files that bad were *around* anymore! *boggles* I tried to find a better version but mininova couldn't help me. I suppose I may have to buy the DVD (though I prefer to buy movies after 'test watching' them, because me iz poor student. ;-))
Anyway. Rambling.
>I'm totally made of fail concerning the writing of my LoM fic, damnit
Arrgh! Hey, I need a fandom fix! ;-) (I would settle for random replies to e-mail, though, in a pinch.)
>I haven't even finished my simple 'Armed Bastards Exchange' assignment
What was that exchange assignment about? Maybe I can help? Actually, I'm not sure when I'll be able to go online next, because I'm not working tomorrow, but I'm sure there'll be *some* opportunity, sometime before Christmas. Speaking of which: I originally meant to send you the Phideaux albums for Christmas, but I just noticed that even if I sent them today, they'd probably already be late. :-(
(You may have noticed that I'm actually online 'too early' today: this is because I've just come back from the doctor, and am now passing the remaining hour and a half until I have to go to work at my place, so I'm on my own computer for a change.)
Re: Simmfest report
Date: 2008-12-24 12:17 pm (UTC)ich wollte dir nur schnell frohe Weihnachten und alles Liebe und Gute für das neue Jahr wünschen!
Re: Simmfest report
Date: 2009-01-08 04:28 pm (UTC)