leighblack: (DW - You Watch Us Run)
2012-01-17 01:00 pm
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helllllo there!

Remember me? I used to post here. Yeah, I know. But OE is pretty much over now and I have actual free time again. It's a weird thing.

I got a Kindle for Xmess! I'm more in love with it than I thought I would be. It's named Melody (for Melody Pond, yo) and it's got a sweet cover. And it's chock full of all kinds of things that I love to read, because I have spent an embarrassing amount of money on books already. Like $300+. Sheesh.

I've been trying to pick my stitching project back up and that's sort of been successful. I should remember to take an update photo tonight. Although it still doesn't actually look like anything...

Sherlock, you guys. Best thing ever on TV or best thing EVAR on TV? That Cumberbatch fella is headed for great things. (like the Star Trek movie!!)

My hands are so cold at my desk that I can barely get my phone to respond. Maybe I need to get a pair of those capacitive touch gloves just to wear at work? That's kind of sad.

Six weeks from now we'll be in New Orleans and getting ready to sail away on The Rock Boat. I'm super excited about it! I really should work on adding more stuff to my TRB XII playlist. Of course, then I would have to stop listening to podcasts long enough to listen to some music.

Speaking of that, watching the footage of the capsized cruise ship in Italy makes me sad and ridiculously angry.

And thus concludes the Readers Digest of Things That are currently going on in my life.
leighblack: (Cobra - Thumbs Up!)
2010-12-14 03:45 pm
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HOLY BALLS!

(no, that is not a reference to Capt Fine)

I WON A PRIVATE CABIN SERENADE ON TRB FROM TONY LUCCA!!! His record company held a trivia contest on twitter and I won it! This is so exciting! =) They said I could make requests, so I'm definitely going to have to ponder this. Any input from the roomies??

brb, flailing all over the place!
leighblack: (Default)
2010-01-11 10:42 am
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so we're sitting in the hotel lobby in Tampa...

This is the first time we've seen the sun in five days. The weather was pretty much miserable for our cruise. And it's like 32 degrees here in Tampa right now. Brrrr. But we're still having the best time ever! And we won the Amazing Cozumel Race, even in the wind & rain!

More to come...later sometime. After much napping. But for now...

Things learned on Rock Boat X
- [livejournal.com profile] stardiver now knows what Tony Lucca looks like
- Don't schedule anything involving tender boats
- Barry likes herringbone
- The Green River Ordinance guys are even more adorable than we thought (and remembered me!)
- Goose knows how to sing Paula Abdul songs
- Drunk fucking whores in the room next to us really suck
- Don't give Michael Tolcher Jager before he needs to do something serious
- I saved the banana
- Ken Block makes the sexiest Stevie Nicks ever
- Scott from Wideawake sings 'Poker Face' better than the dude from You Me at Six
- 'Party in the USA' is a FUCKING HORRIBLE earworm (no thanks to GRO)
- Stephen Kellogg is a whore
- And I am able to move concerts! The power of The Legend continues!



It was an awesome time! Can't wait to do it again next year. More details and photos will get posted eventually.
leighblack: (Default)
2010-01-11 08:39 am
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Back in tampa. Need a nap!
leighblack: (Me - Camera Whore)
2009-12-09 10:49 am
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30 day meme - day 09

Day 09 → A photo you took

Day 1 - Lido Deck

29 DAYS
leighblack: (Aretha Hat - JB)
2009-01-28 09:44 pm
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(no subject)

All of my Rock Boat photos are now uploaded on flickr and Facebook. That means I got all my photos and videos posted within 5 days of returning from vacation. So there!

Now I can go back to collecting Aretha Hat icons.
leighblack: (DW - Jack is Not Amused)
2009-01-24 09:25 am

Reality is a harsh mistress

I'm starving. There is no food here. It is -14 outside. Why can't I just walk from my bedroom to a full breakfast buffet anymore??
leighblack: (Kasey - The Sun Would Shine)
2009-01-23 11:10 pm
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I'm home!

I'm back in chilly Minnesota. I don't even know where to start with trying to sum up the trip at all. I need to think about it. I will say that I saw Stephen Kellogg approx 80890809832098 times and that's not a bad thing.

Instead, for now, I will give you this video and it kind of sums up everything that was awesome about The Rock Boat. This is most of the artists/bands gathered together to sing "We Are the World." Yes, you read that right. Of special note, Zac Hanson's amusing asshole sunglasses that he never takes off and Tim from the Alternate Routes's sparkly vampire cape.



And now it's time to wade through my email a bit and then get some sleep.

pee ess...if you are part of the normal Saturday morning Caribou crowd, I'm planning to be there!
leighblack: (Wicked - Dreams)
2009-01-16 09:48 am
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one last time...

So you may have heard that I'm leaving on vacation. ;) I just finished syncing my iPod one last time and I'm getting ready to pack up Crow T. Laptop for the trip. We will have internet access when we get to Miami tonight, but we'll probably be chittering like a pack of girls (umm...because we are) so I don't know if I'll be online, other than to call my brother for his birthday. So expect mostly radio silence until next Thursday. Unless, of course, if something so awesome happens that I decided to pay for the text to Twitter about it. I wouldn't put that past me. ;)

Have a great week everyone!

OH! Happy Birthday [livejournal.com profile] planetgal471!!! Have a great day Jess!! =)
leighblack: (TW - Ianto Multi-Tasking)
2009-01-10 06:40 pm
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things

Thing the first:
My passport finally arrived today. And I got my birth certificate back. So I can legally leave and come back into the country now. Good times!

Thing the second:
I obviously haven't worked at Hallmark much lately because I am SORE right now from working today. Gah.

Thing the third:
Remember how I wasn't going to do anything fun to my hair before the cruise because I just don't have time to bleach it and everything? I guess I changed my mind on that because I bought all the stuff today. I just need to decide exactly how I want to color it.

Thing the fourth:
I didn't run across my swimsuit while I was digging through the gigantic pile of clothes in my room yesterday. This is troublesome.

Thing the fifth:
Seriously. SORE.
leighblack: (JB - Shopping!)
2009-01-04 07:36 pm
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My shoe dilemma has been solved! I stopped by Payless Shoes before work today and found exactly what I was looking for. I got a pair of black flat sandals that will look fantastic with my hawt formal dress and I'll also be able to wear them with plenty of other things I'm bringing. And I also got a cute pair of canvas slings that will be perfect for the beach and the Lido deck. The best part was that it was $30 for both pairs, so if they get ruined by the water or chlorine or whatever, no big deal.

I should probably start making an official packing list or something...

OH VH1. It's like you own my brain.
leighblack: (TW - Yantoe Jonez Cannot Compute)
2008-03-25 12:29 pm
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Okay. I admit it. I'm weak. I cannot stay away from the spoilers for the last episode of Torchwood. There's a whole bunch of stuff posted here in torch_wood from someone who either has seen the actual episode (which seems likely) or read the shooting script that the previous spoilers came from. This seems to backup the rumors that have been floating around, so take that for what you will.

The BIG NEWS? I've already heard it. Not sure how I feel about it yet. But this is Sci-Fi and nothing's ever final. Right? Right.

But they have GOT to be kidding! spoilery, unless you actually watch this show and then nothing should really surprise you, especially this )

Did that just hurt your brain as much as it did mine? Oi. o_O

In other news, apparently the cruise I'm going on has turned into the MmmmBoat! as Hanson has been added to the lineup. I have no problems with Hanson. Their crazy weird fans? That's another story. It's just gotten a little more intersting, that's for sure.