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hackthis_archiveMy oranges have turned into shrivelled prunes. I'm averaging five hours of sleep a night, which is actually a lot better for me than it sounds. Sarah Palin and the Republican party continue to give me nightmares. And somebody pretty much just pissed on my head and called it rain.
On the upswing, I did post OSS (Olympic Swimmer Slash) yesterday (Random Acts of Crazy Behavior), which, let's face it, is the only thing I'm motivated about these days. I'd like to write something else, but I have no other fandom at the moment besides that and Generation Kill, which is *sob!* over. And there is nothing on network telly for me to get excited about. Damn. It's going to be a dry broadcast season for me. Maybe I'll start robbing banks or something.
Give me some good news. Anything. Something. Please?
On the upswing, I did post OSS (Olympic Swimmer Slash) yesterday (Random Acts of Crazy Behavior), which, let's face it, is the only thing I'm motivated about these days. I'd like to write something else, but I have no other fandom at the moment besides that and Generation Kill, which is *sob!* over. And there is nothing on network telly for me to get excited about. Damn. It's going to be a dry broadcast season for me. Maybe I'll start robbing banks or something.
Give me some good news. Anything. Something. Please?
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Date: 2008-09-18 04:26 pm (UTC)Also, a gift:
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:42 pm (UTC)Animal is so, so much <3
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Date: 2008-09-18 09:05 pm (UTC)Okay, can I just say that with a dual meaning word like 'swirly' that I really kind of almost choked to death on a carrot. Just saying.
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Date: 2008-09-18 05:08 pm (UTC)Also, Brad is making sure he will always have the option of marrying George.
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-19 11:16 am (UTC)And you know, the minute Brad signed that check he sent a copy to George and George was like, Asshole! Stop trying to give me false hope.
Exactly and this is why George needs to marry Anderson. He needs Brad to understand that he's not just sitting around waiting for him.
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Date: 2008-09-18 05:12 pm (UTC)Spoilers for Entourage Season 5 Episode 2---
Mark Walhberg showed up comforting Ari by saying he'd earn enough money for him. Which, by the six degrees of separation, should mean that George and Robert need to stage an intervention to cheer up Ari too, right?
And, Lindsey Lohan and her girlfriend posted on myspace criticising Palin -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/14/lindsay-lohan-and-sam-ron_n_126271.html
Considering Matt Damon's statements about Palin, you have to wonder what Ari's thoughts about all of this are.
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Date: 2008-09-18 06:32 pm (UTC)Also, so sorry you got the blah's. Never fun, the blah's.
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:42 pm (UTC)Jon and Wyatt are so totally BFFs now, which is why Stephen had a headache. I love those men a ridiculous amount.
Dream of Wyatt, Wyatt, not she-who-shall-not-be-named, yes? Wyatt.
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Date: 2008-09-18 09:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-19 01:26 am (UTC)Heh, I refer to both of them as my Catholic and Jewish boyfriends, which garners me some really odd looks, especially since I sm so obviously not either. Plus they are two middle aged white men, lol.
Do you like his Palin glasses? Silly man, I wonder if he got to write them off as an expense as a prop for the show.
Btw, Jon's little bit in Wyatt's rap? Totally to make up for the "Jon Stewart doesn't like Wyatt people". If things don't get any better for you tonight, let me know, I'll distract Jon while you make off with Stephen. See if you can lure Stephen with the promise of Phelps. :OD
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Date: 2008-09-18 07:14 pm (UTC)This never, ever fails to make me happy. Walrus choreographer is surely the best job in the whole world.
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-18 07:24 pm (UTC)Um, what else? Oh, yeah, I saw the Brad Pitt $100k donation to fight the ban against gay marriage initiative in Variety this morning. (Not linking to Variety because that site always sucks my soul out while trying to effin' load itself.) C'mon. How does that NOT make you happy?
Also, you have no other fandoms besides GK? So...write GK! 'Cause, ya know, your Brad never did 'get some.' Nate sure as hell did (and HOW!), but not so much for Brad. I'm just sayin!'
Also, you saw that True Blood was renewed, yes? Yes. Hotass Alex, for at least a couple years. ::nods:: Life is good.
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:29 pm (UTC)And yes, I saw that Brad's leaving the door open for George and Ari is not feeling this. And then Bob was all over the place telling people he's bisexual, which is pretty much admitting that he and Ari were fucking, and Ari's decided to just hide under the bed.
Brad didn't get any? Really? Wow. I didn't realize that. Probably because it seems so obvious that anybody with half a brain would drop trou for him, it never occured to me that he wasn't getting it regularly.
I don't like True Blood. I've watched the first two episodes, and frankly, you could tell me Alex was naked and smeared in chocolate and I'd still say no. The angry black chick pining over the stupid worthless Jason just turned me WAY off. And Jason I just want to steal Dick Cheney's gun and shoot him myself. Sam's cute, but spineless, and Sookie, she's not bad, but not enough to keep me engaged. I like Bill, but no. The sex on the show is so far from hot it's actually turning me frigid. Yeah, no, that's so not for me.
Wait. Michael is USA's character of the month. STOP IT!
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:53 pm (UTC)I saw that. I rather love the people who stalk your LJ. They KNOW things.
How am I supposed to move on when they keep doing shit like this? I mean really. And I never did get to write that tattoo porn.
Well, obviously you're not MEANT to move on, DUH. Also, the world needs tattoo porn.
Brad didn't get any? Really? Wow. I didn't realize that.
Dude. He tracked Nate to under a truck and VOWED to get some...and he hasn't yet. I've been deprived of that. The WORLD has. It's not right.
The angry black chick pining over the stupid worthless Jason just turned me WAY off
Yeah, worst storyline ever. I try to ignore them. It doesn't really work, but. I am easy, so. And chocolate-smeared Alex would SO have me there.
The sex on the show is so far from hot it's actually turning me frigid. Yeah, no, that's so not for me.
Heh. I was talking about this the other day. Even the sex in the book is just - no. It's cold porn. How does this HAPPEN?! SO WRONG.
I am sad that it is not for you. ::sad face:: Otoh, better to keep your blood pressure down and live longer.
Michael is USA's character of the month. STOP IT!
AHAHAHAHA!
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Date: 2008-09-18 09:20 pm (UTC)NO LIE! I'm just going along and then people are like HAI! I HAZ CRACK 4 U! And I'm all, oh, noes, I went to rehab... what kind of crack?
Dude. He tracked Nate to under a truck and VOWED to get some...and he hasn't yet. I've been deprived of that. The WORLD has. It's not right.
It's very hard for me to put down on paper (proverbially) the things that Brad wants to do to Nate and vice versa. Like, even my brain was like, DAMN, that's X-Rated. And when even your brain is like ... that's, um.
It is Brad though. Brad is the guy who orders you to come and you say okay. Fully clothed. In a room full of people. Like, at dinner. *pauses* Do you think Brad did that to Nate? He totally did. Once, he left this series of voicemails for Nate and then he called to check that Nate had listened, and Nate was totally locked in the bathroom. And then there were the text messages. Brad's a tech guy, he has no problem sending porn via text message when Nate's in class and Nate checks the first few, and then he's realizes what Brad's doing, so he tries to ignore his phone, but it just keeps vibrating and making things worse, and when he goes to turn it off there's a message from Brad that's all "Don't turn the phone off." And Nate's like, OMG! And then Brad's like, leave class, and when Nate goes outside, guess who's there?
You see?
Yeah, worst storyline ever. I try to ignore them. It doesn't really work, but. I am easy, so. And chocolate-smeared Alex would SO have me there.
Just watching it started making me angry, so I had to kill it. And the really not sexy sex just... ew. Yeah, ew. I am sure I will On Demand the episode with Alex, because okay, Alex, but... otherwise? Not even, dude. I mean I knew before it started it wasn't up my alley in anyway, but I am starved for choice, so I said fuck it, try it. I tried it. It sucks.
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Date: 2008-09-18 11:11 pm (UTC)No, I went to rehab BUT I STILL CANNOT RESIST.
even my brain was like, DAMN, that's X-Rated. And when even your brain is like ... that's, um.
::wants to see::
"Don't turn the phone off." And Nate's like, OMG! And then Brad's like, leave class, and when Nate goes outside, guess who's there?
Yes, but I want to see MORE. ::dies a little:: Jeebus, dude. The world should see this. This is post-series? Whatever, it fucking rocks.
I am sure I will On Demand the episode with Alex, because okay, Alex
Hi, RECURRING CHARACTER! Who is, like, DEFINED as the embodiment of sex. No, seriously, I was watching the making of and every time the people talked about how vamps are sexy, sexy beasts they went to a shot of Alex. 'Twas excelente.
Um, just saying. Not that you need to watch. I'm sure your enablers will edit all his scenes into a short reel that will get you through, um, I dunno: pornless wastelands? Not me (just wanna be clear here), because I am not Colbert-like in my technical competence, but those other brave souls who venture here. I may write porn, though.
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Date: 2008-09-18 11:18 pm (UTC)Sweetheart, that's not about vamps, that's about ALEX. It's the Colbert effect. Did you read that x-over
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Date: 2008-09-18 11:38 pm (UTC)I did read the crossover and I need to comment more fully, but yeah, GUH. Very much YES.
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Date: 2008-09-19 07:31 pm (UTC)So, they're courting. Flirting. Nate bring Brad gun lube, what does Brad bring Nate?
To which I said:
What would Brad bring Nate? *totally ignores mental image of dead animal in mouth and Brad smeared with blood crawling on all fours*
I TOLD YOU THEY MAKE ME WEIRD!!!
That is a most awesome question... What does Nate need? nothing. What does Nate want? Naked Brad. A better commander. *cocks head to the side* He brings Nate compliments. From, like, Patterson, who I would totally fucking follow into battle. And something from him. Something tiny that he had to think about. That turret Brad ordered on the interwebs never arrived, maybe he has something else. Something about warrior spirit. I suppose The Art of War would be a little spooky as a gift.
Toilet paper?
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Date: 2008-09-19 11:02 pm (UTC)But of course!
So, they're courting. Flirting. Nate bring Brad gun lube, what does Brad bring Nate?
I LOVE the formulation of this as courting. It's so...genteel.
What does Nate need? nothing. What does Nate want? Naked Brad. A better commander. *cocks head to the side* He brings Nate compliments.
I liked the part in a story I read (not that I can remember which one) where Brad brought Nate a page of Wright's notebook, where Wright had written the quote about Nate being so very competent. That was a great way to make material what isn't physical: the esteem of his men.
Funny, 'cause this follows what I was thinking about this morning as I got ready (I have Thoughts about people's...preoccupation with the idea that Brad is inherently focused on taking a dump, like, all the time...but I digress). Most of Nate's wants are immaterial: to take good care of his men, to be a good leader, to act with integrity, etc. The one thing he does mention several times, in his book and Wright's, is being clean.
There's a part in his book where he talks about the first "shower" he takes since the start of the invasion (basically just a hose somewhere in Iraq...and he has to put on his dirty uniform afterwards, which he mentions, btw). At one point Wright notes how he spits in his hands to "wash" them before breakfast. Nate talks about having to shave 3 times after getting back on the boat from Afghanistan. He couldn't bear to sleep in his sleeping bag (or whatever the Marine equivalent of that is) because he smelled so bad. And on and on.
The boy likes being clean. So...baby wipes?
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Date: 2008-09-18 09:03 pm (UTC)Right, so I had this hilarious blind item post about Braylon Edwards and Michael Phelps, all about shoulder massages and man-love and them hitting up the Box of Cocks, Cleveland's preeminent gay establishment and home of 2-for-1 Appletini Sundays... but, now I can't find the source. So much for the Box of Cocks.
So, I guess all I got is Ryan's okay on drug tests after all, and the jeahing in action. I like how he totally loses his train of thought until Michael's out of visual range again. And more fashion stuff. Ryan can blackmail him into modeling his fashion line.
I need to read your GK stuff; I'm just holding back until I catch up on episodes. Which probably won't matter anyway, since I picked up the book. It's been kind of interesting; it means all my coworkers come by, see it, and go "Well, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THAT," and then there's a half hour lecture on, like, humvees.
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Date: 2008-09-18 09:31 pm (UTC)[has fit]
Also, aren't you supposed to be writing a story about Ian and Michael? Like another story about Ian and Michael? I know you are. Stop being coy. I wants it!
FYI, Generation Kill is my most holy of holy, like if I am angry I turn it on. If I am sad, I turn it on. Happy, bored, breathing, that's what I watch. Yeah. I know.
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Date: 2008-09-19 04:17 am (UTC)http://layontheice.blogspot.com/2008/09/gossip-corner.html
found this via ontd_olympics btw
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Date: 2008-09-19 03:51 pm (UTC)Re: drive-by posting
Date: 2008-09-21 01:12 pm (UTC)To make up for that link, here's one I trust is true: http://www.afterelton.com/people/2008/9/bobcostas :). It's an interview with Bob Costas where he answers questions about NBC's coverage of Matthew Mitcham (or lack thereof), covering out athletes, and homophobia in sports.
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Date: 2008-09-21 08:42 pm (UTC)LOL. Yes, they do know each other. There was an article about it up on either ESPN or SI (I don't remember which). It was actually a rather adorable read. I guess Braylon got hurt and couldn't do regular PT, so Michael convinced him to try his PT in the water. I know. Sweet, right? Plus, you know, Braylon is *hot*, and talented, so, if Michael were so inclined he could do a lot worse. Might make Ryan sad though. Mostly, I just think if you're making shit up, you should say GUESS WHAT? THIS IS MADE UP. It seems to work for the rest of us.
And yeah, homophobia in sports if fucking RAMPANT. Less so on the female side, but on the male side? It's like the plague, which you know, is sad, and hard. Presumably, if you sleep with men that makes you a lesser man, which hello, stupid as I don't know what. Here you've got a group of men, playing together, showering together, supporting each other, but oh noes, heaven forbid they have sex. It's just -- IT'S SO FUCKING STUPID. Since when does how you get your rocks off (providing you don't injure anybody else) have anything to do with how well you perform on the playing field? But, then again, people have been peddling that same old bullshit about 'inferior! bad! wrong!' about race and religion since time began, so I'm not really surprised they'd do the same thing about sexuality. It would be nice if people could be taken on their own merits and not for your skin color or where you put your dick, but I used to believe in Santa Claus too, so what do I know?
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Date: 2008-09-19 07:03 am (UTC)I am writing an embarrassing number of stories about Michael and Ian and Ryan and all other combinations of Olympic swimmers, thanks to a drabble meme. Which is useful, I guess, because as soon as I get stuck on one, I switch to another. I think it's Ryan and Michael next on the queue, but the Ian one isn't far behind.
Man, I hear that about GK. (I kind of used to be able to do that with Black Hawk Down, not so much anymore.) The book's great; it's clearing up a lot of stuff I missed while watching-- mostly lingo.
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Date: 2008-09-19 03:49 pm (UTC)1. Libel. Blind items are called 'blind items' for a reason. No names, no real discerning factoids. Why? Because of LIBEL. If you can't prove that shit like your Social Security Number, your ass will be slapped with a C&D and bankrupted by a series of lawyers like you were Lehman Brothers. Plus an 'inside source'? Are you high? What fucking idiot would risk an NFL paycheck to get out a 'guess what I saw'?
If this all happened in a 'locker room' let's have a moment of 'Stop it' because pro-locker rooms are full of a) other athletes and b) reporters hanging around. Michael fucking Phelps is hanging around Braylon William's in a locker room and nobody put that story in their website? I call bullshit.
2. Octagon Watchdogs. Any agency with at least two people working for it, will have people scouring the net for mentions of their clients. All mentions of their clients. There are people whose sole job it is to find the clients name, context, decide the tenor and alert the proper authorities if necessary. You really think if some 'random poster' found this people are PAID to do it, wouldn't? Right. Which brings me to item #3
3. Backwater Blog. Who's blog is this? There is no name, no endorsements, no links to other blogs. This person has no credibility to speak of. Perez Hilton. Defamer. Gawker. Pink is the New Blog. These are blogs that drop bombs, they have traffic. Are you trying to tell me Joe Schmoe with NO comments just got the news story of the century and just sort of said hey?! If I posted on my blog that I was having Stephen Colbert's baby, and somebody came across it and said OMG! Um, does that suddenly make me pregnant? And how exactly did anybody even find this posting. There are hundreds of thousands, no, millions of blogs on the net and somebody just stumbled across this? Please.
In short, if Michael's gay then that is his business, but you can damn well believe that if his people were worried about such a concept leaking they would've body snatched anybody who suggested it in the middle of the night, because Michael Phelps is now a franchise and whatever he is or isn't is now secondary to how much money is being pumped into his brand.
Just a thought.
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Date: 2008-09-19 06:52 pm (UTC)"Box of Cocks" is probably why I keep sniggering. Appletinis at the Box of Cocks. It's kind of priceless.
Anyway, they've moved on; now it's all about how Linday Lohan and Miley Cyrus had a catfight over escorting him at VMAs.
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Date: 2008-09-19 11:47 pm (UTC)If I was drunk. And stoned. And watching mass quantities of swimming. I still couldn't have come up with that one. I might've gone outside to hose myself on the neighbor's lawn though.
Lindsey and Miley? Okay, Lindsey is sleeping with a chick, Miley is just trashy, and while both of them are attention whores, I can't see them actually fighting for approximately 30 seconds of air time when they could sneeze and get an Us Weekly cover. Was Lindsey even AT the VMAs? Sloppy, people, real sloppy.
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Date: 2008-09-18 11:24 pm (UTC)have a good day :)
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