time and relative dimension in space

So I've kind of failed at LJ lately, haven't I? I'M SORRY. D: I blame work. Between being too tired to post, having no time to post, and having nothing but work to talk about in a post, I've sort of let journaling fall by the wayside. BECAUSE I SUCK.

Anyway, here's what's going on with teh Chica outside of work:

- Most notably, I just spent wayyy too much money ordering a Sony VAIO laptop + accessories. On the "well, this is a reasonable expense" side, it was all money I'd been setting aside all summer for the express purpose of eventually buying a nice computer, and while Sally is still good to me and I have no intention of permanently retiring her just yet, I do really want a new laptop. One that's actually portable; it is sort of a ridiculous production trying to take Sally anywhere.
On the other side, SHIT $1,600 ON ONE PURCHASE and I'm going to be unemployed two weeks from now and oh God I finalized the purchase less than twenty minutes ago and shopper's remorse is already setting in. Fail, self.

- Currently airing shows I am watching:

Merlin - technically caught up on; not actually paying terribly much attention to what's going on this season. IDK, it's not holding me anymore. This may be because of the hack job the writers did to ALL OF THEIR CHARACTERS (but especially Morgana dammit).

Psych - Woo, Psych is back! The heavy-handed Shawn/Juliet isn't making me enthuse but EVERYTHING ELSE IS. I can even excuse the awful polygraph "I love her" scene where everyone looks SHOCKED AND STUNNED BECAUSE OMG SHAWN LOVES JULES, because the whole plot was kicked off by Shawn and Gus trying to get a kid's Darth Vader action figure back. Oh yes.

Sarah Jane Adventures - I can't believe it's almost over. :/ I keep getting caught up in plots and character-glee and then all of a sudden Sarah will say something and my brain will stop dead and go "LIS :( :( :(". Yes, just like that.
In actual story-related reactions, I have no strong feelings about Sky except that her intro story is entirely too much like Luke's -- it's awkward and weird to do it that way. But CLYDE. Clyde, you are lovely and you should be the next Doctor Who Companion Doctor anything you want to be, Clyde my boy.

...is that all the currently-airing stuff I'm watching right now? That's kind of depressing.

- I have recently and unexpectedly fallen in love with the movie Ondine. There may be some form of pimp post in the future. Probably picspam because it is such a ridiculously pretty movie. So keep an eye out for that.

- NaNoWriMo is coming up! And because I have no willpower and teh Niki is an enabler, I'm evidently going to be trying to do two novels simultaneously this year. WHAT THE HELL, ME. One's a time-travel story about a guy who loses his memory, the other's a mythpunk story about a selkie and the half-evil sorcerer who steals her skin. Yeah. I don't know either.

What have I missed while I was away, LJ? I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU BETTER NOW.

Finished watching S2 of Merlin, so, ~accomplished. I'm the slowest TV watcher everrrr. I'm not terribly happy about the way certain plotlines are going, but I'll cope, I guess; on to S3!

I also got the new Endway album today, whee. It's really good. Current favorite track: the reworked version of "It's Alright". Second favorite: "Love Sick Remedy". (PSA: It's currently available on their website for free download, today only, if you're interested. Yes, I will continue to promote the band I love that no one else I know listens to until the end of time, okay?)

Have finished the first season of Merlin and am now taking a break to go through Sherlock because clearly I need to be significantly behind everyone else when it comes to TV.

That said, I really really loved the first episode of Sherlock and have a strong feeling I will love the other two episodes as well, y/y?



Unrelated: I took a GRE practice test today and did better than I expected I would, although my math skills are a bit of a mess. Going to take another practice test either tomorrow or Friday and then on Saturday is the real thing omg.

So today I:

> Got shot down for a job. THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. :|
> Acquired a new pair of jeans. This particular pair fits well in the waist and also is comfortable in the knees. They're a little too long, but, well, two out of three ain't bad. (Especially given that it's now the only pair of jeans I own that fits two-out-of-three criteria.)
> Took a break from Merlin to marathon The Guild, which I am now caught up on, wheee. I don't know that I'll ever be a dedicated fan of it, but it was a fun marathon and I'm gonna try and keep up with it. ...also, just being able to cross something off my List Of Shows To Watch is pretty satisfying, ngl.

Now I'm going to continue my brief break from Merlin in order to get caught up on Animorphs: The Radio Drama (Uncensored!).

So, uh, I guess there's more positive than negative, yayyy.