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Monday night brought two new eps (Almost Human and Sleepy Hollow) that I didn’t watch right away, since clearly Dancing With The Stars took up all my early-in-the-week viewing energy. (It was the finale!) Both shows have essentially the same premise: Cop with troubled past suddenly gets an unusual partner. Together, they fight crime and […]

*As of two days before Thanksgiving, there were 21 light-up holiday displays of exuberance on my drive home. *Two were blatantly Thanksgiving-themed, including one enormous glowing inflatable turkey. (Not kidding.) *Last year on December 5th I counted 84, so I’m guessing lots of people will be putting lights up this weekend. Here’s a photo. I […]

So first there was this post, and then there was this one, and then it actually happened, and now fic! Lead Me In, by starandrea The door opens immediately. Too soon for John to have been anywhere but directly outside the door. He shrugs in the face of the captain’s reproving glare. “Hey, you made […]

Happy turkey week! [photo from The Daily Otter, via RayMorris1]

Today’s high temperature: 26(F) Wednesday’s predicted high temperature: 51(F) Makes perfect sense. (This is what my weather widget predicts for the week: 26, 32, 42, 51, 29, 30. It’s like a fortune cookie ‘lucky numbers’ thing or something.)

Well, I guess this is where we find out whether or not my boss reads my blog. I’m thinking about leaving my job. I mean, I like my job. Most of the time. But I think a few months of serious job searching will either 1) find me a job that fits me better, or […]

“Last I heard, he was dead.” “Rules on that status have gotten a little bendy.” “He’s… unhappily resurrected.” -Captain Irving / Abbie / Crane *The FIST BUMP. I heart it. *Jenny: “That’s why I wasn’t worried.” *Captain Irving’s recurring ‘you have *got* to be kidding me’ face is A+ awesome. *One word: GENERATORS. *Can you […]

Since there are so many awesome Christmas movies (Die Hard 2, I’m not counting you!), I figured I’d better start early. The list as it currently stands in my netflix queue: *Rise of the Guardians (sure, technically it’s an Easter movie, but Santa’s in it!) *Scrooged (this one was recommended to me last year, and […]