curled around these images

or ..um.. chocolate. Maybe *hugs* Or perhaps just a heartfelt thanks.

I have come across the most heart thudding piece of con footage and would LOVE LOVE it to be made into a .gif. I keep replaying this section so I figure if it's a gif I can just sit back and stare at it all day. Plus... I can share it with others so they can do that same. *BG*

So..um... anyone got a wee bit of time to maybe do that? I did teach myself how to make .gifs a while back but now I've forgotten. /o\

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So LJ is still a bit screwy eh? *sigh* Just when I (finally!) have a "long entry with pictures" to post. Oh well. I shall have to wait. (It's a bit concerning though isn't it? I hope this isn't something we just have to get used to *extra sigh*).

Also... cat update. We took the cat back to the vet and it was confirmed he has a fractured pelvis. We were told to keep him calm and give him lots of rest (about a week). He was out of it for a few hours and when he can to he ate a little bit of food ran away! He's been gone for 2 days now and just have NO IDEA why he ran or where he is. I just. Makes no sense. :((


That's me done. Thanks if someone can help. *huggles*

I blogged a while back about my daughter going to Kuala Lumpa to compete or the WA state team in athletics. Well, she competed today and scored herself a bronze medal in javelin. \o/ Her 4 x 100 relay team came 4th. So yay. :D

(turning off comments as it's just a wee RL update...just thought I'd let you know as I'd mentioned it earlier...)

xx

Colour me shocked. That's all I can say. Happy... but damn surprised.

We started shooting the film I'm making at school. Doing this gives me a much greater appreciation of what it actually takes to put a film together. It's one thing to understand the theory, another to put it into practice. Framing a shot is HARD! (let alone all the planning that has to go into it all before shooting even starts!) But wow... awesome fun. I have to say vid making has really helped. Who says fandom life can't help in RL?! (in fact...it's helped me in more ways than I can probably say...*g*). And the kids were amazing. Just took it all in their stride.

I re-watched 6.22. And WOW... even better the second time around. Damn but Show is courageous and awesome. And Jared is tall.

I've just downloaded podfics from readers I don't know. That kinda worries me because the stories look awesome but if I start listening and the reader grates then it's seriously disappointing. But I gotta take the chance. I think really slow readers grate the most. (Damnit, I so shouldn't criticise. I couldn't podfic to save my life. I appreciate that readers go to the trouble in the first place. It's a pretty thankless task I think).

Comm officially opens soon. WOOT!

Non spn vid soon. WO.....um.... hmmm.... ack! ...we'll see.... :)

Well, there's a mixed bag of blah blah.... (that's what the inside of my brain looks like most of the day...sheesh...)

I wasn't going to do this but maichan808 promises me it's not about the photography. So, if you can put up with crappy photos (unless I can persuade hubby to help..;) I'll give this one a go:

Ask me to take pictures of any aspect of my life that you're
interested in/curious about. Leave your request as a comment to
this entry, I'll snap the pictures and post them.

Well... I'll try anyway.

<3

Hey guys...

First up: We all know how awesometastic Superwiki is right?! Well, voting is currently taking place in the SFX 2011 Best Blog Awards for the Best Franchise Specific Site. GO VOTE! It's an incredible website and is deserved of your vote. When I vid it becomes my SPN bible...

Speaking of vidding....

( vidding to do list: mostly for me... )

and

( Real life stuff... )

Lastly....my thoughts are with quite a few of my flist who are suffering a loss at the moment *hugs*

I SO wanna spoil myself for the next episode...

It won't hurt will it? Just a little peek. See what all the excitement is about.... ACK!! /o\ Must. Stay. Strong. (mild spoilers in comments...if you're trying to be COMPLETELY spoiler free..)

I think my new favourite comm is ontd_spnparty. So much JOY over there. It's a lurker's paradise. :D

And in RL news...

I've been alcohol free for 6 weeks now! 6 weeks! That's ridiculous. Only 2 to go... (not counting or anything..) AND only .5 kg before I reach my trimming goal of 5 kgs. I am ridiculously proud of myself. I know 5kgs don't seem like a lot but man... friggin' hard to shed.

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and omg omg, the wonderful ancastar said she is going to fill my prompt at oh_sam *DIES* so excited...\o/ *bounces*

My niece just won (Australian)Beauty and The Geek!!! \o/

We had no idea she was going to win. And this isn't something we would normally watch, but when family is involved... well!! Hee! so exciting. She won $50,000. Not bad for a 21 year old. :)

This is her and her geek...



Oh course, she totally takes after her aunty... ;)

YES IT IS!!!

(I've been dying to say that for months)  Only 24 days to go people !!!!!! WOOT!!  (technically 25 for me, but let's not split hairs...)

Of course that also means I'm heading into my busiest month of the year.  Mostly because Little Athletics starts which means full on training and meets and I'm the registrar again this year... so, lots of extra work.  But it's worth it.  My daughter has been SO focused since missing out on a spot with the State Squad earlier this year.  She broke 4 school records and won Champion Girl at her recent athletics school carnival.  (I'm boasting, I know /o\ I can't help it.). She's gearing up for a full on season.  She's also has a dance concert next week. (I honestly don't know how you gals with more than 1 child manage it all. *hats off*)

Vidding:  I can't believe how many vids I have in the pipeline at the moment.  Levee Breaks is basically done and ready to post when the date comes around, maichan808 and I are working on our collab vid (Oh man, it's complete and utter crack... *head shake* *g*), I'm BUSTING for the S5 DVD's to come out so I can get the footage to the gag reel because I have a song all ready to go, and my winning bidder for help_pakistan has given me two awesome songs to pick from for her vid.  (I like 'em both, so it may have to be 2 shorter ones... not sure yet. *g*)

AND

The Bromance vid that I was talking about HERE is gnawing at my brain and I've had an idea about how this might actually work.  Though it will mean calling on fellow vidders to help out with tiny sections of footage.  I'm thinking a multi-fan, multi-fandom vid.  Yes,  I know.  Might be biting off more than I can chew BUT it could work...   *fingers crossed*

More about this idea soon.  Keep an eye out because I would love it if I could get lots of people involved. :D (also, if you think of any other pairs let me know because I am compiling a list).

It's September!! \o/ 

*smooches* you all.

Just dropping in briefly to say thank you wonderful flist for your thoughts re my daughter. It helped and meant a lot to me. It has been an incredibly difficult day I (when the emotion I feel is not for me but for another person that is so much a part of me...). But watching her build her resolve today has been heart warming and has filled me with pride. Though who would have thought a person was actually capable of shedding so many tears. :(

I reminded myself that it wasn't the end of the world. There's no apocalypse starting here.... (though at times it felt like it).

I want to do fannish stuff. Though, as promised (to myself), I haven't open my vid program yet. I really just haven't had the chance. And YES, it's friggin killing me! I'm itching.... :)

And alas, there's stuff you all have posted that I just haven't got to yet... sorry... :(

ciaimpala posted a lovely drabble though that I did get a chance to read. It has nice twist I wasn't expecting. It's to a little prompt I left. :) Oooh, I've been loving the 5.16 codas. :)

*huggles* to you all. I've turned off comments because you have already been so generous with your well wishes. <3333

I just needed to post something because..... sheesh.... I'm rung out...

RL and chat about Australian films..

You know how, after you've had a really interesting conversation and met some awesome people it kind of leaves you on a high? Well, that's me at the moment. My sister is here for the Perth Writers Festival and I sat in on a panel that had Michael Adams (Empire Film critic and author of Showgirls, Teen Wolves an Astro Zombies" and Australian film director Anthony Buckley. Probably best known for his films "Caddie" and "The Oyster Farmer". The panel was fantastic - talking about the Australian Film industry and film in general, but the best part was sharing a drink with these guys afterwards and chatting about the film industry. Squeee.

I don't know. Just hearing stuff about Bruce Beresford and Fred Schepisi and then getting to talk about All Time Bad Movies.... \0/. This guy, Michael Adams, set himself a quest to find the worst movie ever made and watched a bad movie a day for a whole year. 365 movies. That's what the book is about. And I kinda love movies that are so bad, they're good. :)

My favourite part was sharing the fact that we both laughed out loud and thoroughly enjoyed the film 2012. Even though it's a ridiculous film. He was saying that Australian film critic (probably our most well known) David Stratton was at the same screening and kept giving him dirty looks for laughing so much... Hee! David then went on to proclaim on his TV show, that the film was good for a laugh.

But my all time favourite moment was when someone arrived with a box for my sister and he said "That might have Gwyneth Paltor's head in it". HA! I nearly spat my drink all over him. (And yes it did remind me of Dean's "What's in the box" line!)

So. Yes. I love that stuff. I did 4 years of film study many years ago, and it brought back so many great memories of that time. Not least how much I enjoy watching and discussing film.

One very interesting point he brought up in the panel discussion was why Australian film makers aren't "allowed" to make "genre" films. He was actually told by a film funding body that "we don't make genre films" as though genre is a dirty word. And it's true. Aus films seem to have to be "meaningful" and 'worthy". Which of course is not a problem at all - but we need a balance I think. Some "bums on seats" film - just good old fashioned entertainment. I mean - look at Saw. Couldn't get Aus backing - was picked up by the US and the franchise is now worth around 1 billion dollars.

I am quoting all this stuff - but I find it immensely interesting.

Enough of that. I could talk about that stuff forever.

Art rec

Now I have to rec this incredible piece of artwork. Though I'd be surprised if you'all haven't seen it already. It's by petite_madame called Winchesters' Laundry Day"

I'd love to adequately put into words why I love this so much. It's not just that the boys are perfect but it's the whole scene. The feel of it is SO spot on. It's that sense of normality demonstrated in the washing machines and their expressions, matched with the bizzareness of the bloodied clothing, the smoking gun and skeleton. Jaw droppingly good.

Wow. I blabbed. I'm still on a high. \o/