Some quick images (not mine) about the current bushfires.
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Unfortunately, this year's spn_reversebang requires all fics to be beta read, which, while a fair rule, I agree, means that my own beta read isn't enough to qualify.

So, who wants to do it? it's J2, a cracky death!fic (that is, it's about reapers, but there's no graphic deaths or depressing themes, just lighthearted fun) and, if I can work up to it, will probably have a sex scene of some kind. So heads up, just in case. Also, I don't need it done immediately. I'd send it in somewhere between early and mid-november.

Just got home from a midnight (okay, it was 12.30 am that didn't actually start till 12.45am) screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two).

Eeeeeeeeeep! I loved it. There were parts I was iffy about, and parts that I had to laugh, because it was a bit ridiculous, but overall-

I'm going to miss it so much. It was so worth it.




Oh, and I have a Castiel meta in the works- should I post it up, or not bother?

~I have a J2 podfic going on in the background.~And I still haven't started studying for my exams, which are next week. Oops.

There are some truly amazing people participating in this year's bigbang. I'M SO EXCITED. AND AND AND THOUGH SOME OF THEM WILL BE POSTED IN THE WEEKS BEFORE MY EXAMS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM WILL BE POSTED AFTER EXAMS, DURING THE HOLIDAYS! Where I will have a fuckload of time to read and read and read because I'm a loser who has no other plans.

But I can totally accept loser status. BECAUSE IT'S BIGBANG.

But I have so much to catch up on- I haven't even finished last years list!

Also, I have to submit something for springfling tomorrow. *GAH*

So first things first, after over a month's absence, badcobear  and mimblexwimble are alive (thank god) and okay (thank god) and have finally (AFTER A MONTH!) set my mind at ease.

Secondly, read this. It's J2, and there is character death and I could not stop crying.

Finally, MEME thingy! taken from aythia . Deal is, you fill it out in the comments, so that I get to know you that tiny bit more :)


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Where we hate our government so much, we change party leaders every few months, just to spice things up.

Okay, so it's more of a political thing than the people's entertainment, but really, last election the opposition (which was Labour) changed party leaders like, three times before we got K-Rudd, who then got voted Prime Minister (just so we wouldn't have John Howard for the hundredth year running) and the recently booted-out-of-top-seat Liberal Party floundered around for the next few years re-electing their party leaders every six months or so (and I think in one case, one only lasted only a few weeks because he was a major douchebag) because they weren't popular enough in the polls (and they weren't popular because they were idiots, like, stereotypical politician idiocy).

Until recently. Recently, little Kevy hasn't been doing so hot in the polls, and took a real hit because of some new tax on mining companies, and so today, he was 'challenged' (or maybe he was challenged earlier, idk how these things work) and, well, fired; and about an hour and a half ago, they put Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the PM position.

So Australia has it's very first female Prime Minister, only months before the election is due to come up, and knowing this country's penchant for changing leaders, she'll be PM until then, when Liberal will most likely be re-elected (after they change their leader 3 weeks before the campaign starts).

I'm not too fond of Ms. Gillard, though admittedly I don't know very much about her at all, apart from the fact that her new cut-and-colour looks wonderful (she used to be an orangey-redhead, but now she's a darker redead) but with any luck she'll stay on, just for the sake of there being a female in charge (and then all males will be ordered to stay home and clean the kitchens while us girls take care of global business). At least the toilet seats wont be left up with her around.


On another note, I'M FINISHED WITH EXAMS! LET'S ALL GO GET DRUNK TO CELEBRATE and wake up the next day with glitter in our ears and in our armpits, wondering why we're sleeping on the garage floor on a makeshift bed of paper fortunes from those fortune cookies, and having had the strangest dream that Australia changed party leaders again.

at this weeks Glee.

I should clarify: it was the Madonna episode. Now, I'm not a big glee fan, and Rachel annoys me to no end, and I can live if I miss an episode (my sisters fill me in on it anyway). But it's cute and I like the songs, if notalways the renditions and I was terrified that they'd not do such a great job on Like a Prayer (because they completely butchered Highway to Hell the week before) which is first and foremost my favourite Madonna song, and one of a few that I really really like) but they did well, if it was a little short. Frankly, it could have been more epic if they had given it a bit more time.

I'm still upset about them killing AC/DC though. I can't get over it easily, it still shocks me when I think about it.

And finally, be careful and do not talk to me about Supernatural. I'm caught up to episode 5.19 now, but I have to wait until next Wednesday to be able to watch 5.20 and 5.21, in prep for 5.22 (which will hit the internet on my Friday afternoon). All I know is what's in the promo's and what's on those sneak peeks they release. Nothing more.

Okay, I have a new finally; actually, three:
1. I bought the Mumford and Sons album. I do hope you all know what I'm talking about, but if you don't, check them out. They've got such a beautiful sound.
2. I LOVE LEVERAGE. I've been wanting to see it for a while and shamefully fell in love with it via IMDB quotes, but didnt want to download it, so I've had my eye on the video stores and such- and when I found out I could buy it, but couldn't find a place to rent it, I nearly bought a copy (whch wouldn't have gone down well with my family) and was going to sell it if I didnt like it (which I thought impossible, but you never know). But then, SPOTTED at my local video rental place, I hired it out yesterday. And promptly fell in love with it all over again. Now, I know for sure that I will buy it, but I might have to wait till Christmas.
3. I'm working on a new story. The Big-Bang-that-is-no-more is being put on the backburner for a while because it's still not happening, so I['m working on something newer, and shorter. And so far, while I like the premise, it's awful. I'm so out of practise and it shows. It's terrible terrible bad awful writing and I'm dreading the edit.

Done. For real. I promise.