Musings, Complaints and Boring Anecdotes

I miss fandom. Now it seems like everything is Manga or Anime and I am totally lost with that. Is there any TV/Movie m/m still going on? Who are some writers to start with? Is there any discussion on TV? I miss the old TWoP site greatly. Help and old lady out, please.

So, I finally got around to seeing Civil War a couple of weeks ago. Since then I've been looking for fix-it fic. Yeah, 99.999% is OT3. I'm sure they are lovely, written by some amazing writers. Unfortunately I'm a OTP kinda gal. Once my brain latched on to Steve/Tony it's having a hard time accepting anything else.

Can anyone hook an old fuddy duddy up?

Is Gotham setting up a one-way UST between Penguin/Gordon? I've tried looking at it as Oswald needing to be accepted by the "good guys" but it just doesn't feel as true as a crush on Oswald's part.

I've been thoroughly stuck in Teen Wolf fiction for over a year and am just now starting to look at other fandoms. Any recomendations? Especially in James Bond and possible Blacklist with Red/Ressler. What else is hot at the moment?

I hadn't realized how much I missed you guys until I came here and started reading the personal posts again. It almost feels like getting together with the family again.

Hopefully things won't get so hectic again that I end up staying away from lack of time.

So, I haven't been back here in  coon's age. Life has been pretty hectic and I'm exhausted.

I have a new granddaughter, Lillie Ried, that was born 7 weeks early. She did well for being a preemie. There is a problem with her hand though, she has been diagnosed with Apert's Syndrome but it's primarily in her hand. At least that's what the current testing is showing. Her left hand is missing some bones and it's formed together like a mitten. They will be able to make 2 fingers and a thumb out of it but it won't be very good for pinching motions.

Other than that she's doing well developmentally and she's as sweet as anything.

Since my grandson is in AP math and while in 6th grade needs to go to the Jr. High for his math classes, he's moved in with me. It's just impossible for his mom to drive him to school in the morning with 2 children under 2 and 1 of them just recently out of the hospital. I'm loving it though, we are having so much fun and, although very energetic, he's a sweet boy.

Work has been kicking my ass. We are putting new system's and processes in place and my boss' are driving me crazy with a zillion emails a day. On top of that we are going through major renovations of the offices and things are in total chaos. My office is losing about 18 inches in width but at least my walls won't have the paneling falling down anymore. Nice.

Gosh, I just haven't shut up have I? See what happens when I don't visit very often?

Crap, I haven't read Dreamwidth/LJ in so long it took almost my entire lunch hour to catch up. Bad me. Not a whole lot happening though. Did notice Crack Van is posting Teen Wolf stories and I can't believe there are so many stories I just haven't read. Of course the fic has exploded in that fandom and a good story can be buried under the deluge. Plus, the fact I only go to the journals and AO3 to find them. Anything on Tumbler that isn't cross posted won't be found by me.

Still have a nice buzz from the election going on. I'll be honest, Obama won by a much larger margin than I thought he would.

I go to a Republican site to listen to them talk, it's a good way to not get buried by only one opinion. (I have a fear of becoming blinded to only one side and becoming a Fox News Lite). Anyway there are huge fights going on between moderate GOP members and the Tea Party/Christian Right. Each side is calling each other wrong.

What I find most disheartening, and one reason why I could never vote straight GOP, is the name calling. Single women are abortionists and low income people are lazy and greedy, wanting to be taken care of. I won't say it's all of them, some speak out about it, but I can say a lot of them feel that way. They have convinced themselves that the only reason Obama won was because he was offering "free stuff". Women get abortions and birth control, the poor get everything paid for and everyone else gets free health care.

I've voiced differing opinions a few times and have never been personally attacked, but I don't change minds. I don't raise too much of a stink there because it is their site. It was set up for young Republicans to go and discuss politics without censoring themselves.

So, took Poochy to see Paranorman. It was...OK. A little preachy but the characters were likable. What surprised me was that one of the quasi-heroes, the hot but dumb guy, ended up having a boyfriend. When did children's cartoons start having gay characters?

I loved it. I mean, it was just a throw away line but it was there. Even though the movie was about bullying, I was still left a little speechless in pleasant surprise. Also, I haven't seen any ranting about subverting children. Oh I'm sure it's out there, on those websites that I don't go to because I don't want to stomp my computer in frustration. Still, I haven't seen any rantings when I went to see what the movie was about before I took Poochy.

Niiiiice.

On a different subject, how have I not known about Sriracha Hot Sauce before? How did I think I was cooking when I was missing this amazing ingredient? I think I'm adding it to everything except oatmeal.

For the past two days I've felt a lot of anxiety. I'm not sure why, my life isn't any more stressful than it normally is (which is pretty stressful) but it just feels worse. It's like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop or someone to start yelling at me.

Now, I'm a firm believer that, baring a physical cause, I can make myself lighten up. In fact, most of the time I have a hard time even feeling extreme emotions. I'm normally pretty settled in the middle somewhere. That's why when I get into these periods a couple times a year, it frustrates me.

So, tomorrow morning I have to go see a customer about some issues we're having and where I would normally be pretty blase' about it, all I'm feeling now is dread.

Maybe I'll read even more Sterek and pretend the world doesn't exist outside my monitor.

Day one of vacation.

• Get up - don't shower or get dressed
• Left over spaghetti for breakfast
• Start reading Teen Wolf fic
• Take breaks only for meals and the bathroom
• Time for bed

That's it. There is an ass sized divot in my couch I've been there so long. I haven't even watched television.

My life, it's a simple thing.

So, this fandom seems to be growing like crazy. Any rec lists you can point me to? Any good authors I can look for? Lord knows I need another fandom like I need a few more pounds, but there it is.