I realized that I didn't mention the joys of roleplaying in a while. ;) Here's a new gem: An elf, so graceful and elegant that all the other elves fade in comparison. She's that awesome. She also has a cat that's at least around 2000 years old. And dude, she did a lot of stuff and she's also very well known, and at the same time, so mysterious.
Head, meet desk.
But I've also slept very little last night, so that might be a reason for my impatience. :P
Speaking of last night - THERE WAS A FREAKING SPIDER CRAWLING OVER MY NECK! That was around 1am and I was wide awake after that. I hate spiders. <.<

Anyway, while I try to catch up on just about everything have a picspam that has gotten a bit out of hand. ;) Sam Worthington, Clive Owen, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Pine, Jim Parsons, Cate Blanchett, Neil Patrick Harris, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Pattinson, Josh Duhamel, Amber Benson and Anthony Stewart Head. :D

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My back had actually gotten better after Monday - but today it suddenly became even worse at work. Ouchie.
Anyway, time for another batch of LotR Cast icons. ;)
Teasers:
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Belated lupina78! *tacklehugs*


Middle of the week! \o/
Nothing much happening around here, I'm still having dreams ranging from weird to exciting, I wish I could remember them in more detail. And sometimes I wish I wouldn't remember them at all. ;) Things at work are going rather smoothly, at least I didn't screw up big time yet. *g*
Weekend soon, more work and actually there should've been the birthday party of a once very close friend of mine. Well, the party will take place, but looks like I'm not invited - at least I found out by accident via her cousin that she's celebrating at a rented location, big thing and all. And I've been informed squat so far. Awkward. :P

Picspammage. ;) Clive Owen, loads of Gerard Butler (including some scans by Lorna), Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Nathan Fillion. :D
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We're going to keep this short and sweet (Frank and birthday vgifts will be back next week). You've probably seen the updates to our main menu. Don't be alarmed. You'll find everything you need, just in slightly shifted format. Just so you know, we based these changes on input from both experienced and new users who were not familiar with LiveJournal. Our goal was to reduce barriers to usability and make LiveJournal more accessible and easy to navigate. Please note that this is a work in progress. We welcome your detailed suggestions in feedback. We thank you, in advance, for helping us improve your LiveJournal experience.

We've updated the global navigation menu:

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elrawien and blue_hobbit! Have a great day, dolls! *tacklehugs*


serenitysangel, thank you! *blows kisses*
leeloo3 was here yesterday, we watched some movie and... drank wine. Two glasses each, but for some reason that emptied the bottle. Needless to say I felt really, really unwell this morning. Yay Monday! *g* Luckily boss didn't really notice. Anyway, note to self: Sundays are for abstinence.
Not sure when or how I pulled something in my back though, it hurts when I bent over. I'm falling apart!

Also, random Heroes cast. :D
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I make lots of default replacements for my own game, so I share in case anyone else would enjoy them. after the cut, at my livejournal

Umm, so yeah, hi! Things are good. The guy and I adopted a dog on Friday. Really a puppy, about three months old. It's been insane. My whole world is in chaos. The main thing is that he needs to be let out every four hours because that's about the max he can hold it (age in months + 1 hour), so my crazy sleep made me the perfect candidate for the night shift. And since the guy works days that means I get the day shift too. (The guy will handle one trip outside before work, and one after, and he's in charge of the walks.) But still. It's crazy.

One good thing is the puppy is content to entertain himself most hours so I still get my quality computer / television time (with brief glances to make sure he's not trying to destroy something.) Level 33 on STO & I randomly started a new legacy for Sims 2... I've had an urge to play, and figured why not one last try before I switch to Three completely.

More squirrels! *g* Thank you londonesque and violateraindrop. ♥
Had a Star Trek dream last night, new version and it was a rather odd take on the 'showdown' with Nero from the movie. It involved paddling around in some really weird sea. *g*

Minipicspam - Clive Owen, Matt Bomer and some Flash Forward cast. ;)
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And icons: Lost, Firefly, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Challenge entries mostly, and some are more than a year old. Always wanted to make more for that fandom, but never really got around to it. Time to get 'rid' of them. *g*
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More squirrel love! Thanks domelom and kelsrealm. ♥
I slept more than eight hours last night - felt good, but now I'm sleepy from too much sleep. *laughs* Had some odd dreams too, which sadly involved winter gardens. Oh, job.
Anyways, made a new header for our Gemma site - clicketyclick:


And because it's SPN Weekend - a picspam. ;D
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Download here at my journal!

(also, concrit please)