Nothing's gonna hurt you in these golden years

[extemporally]

I OWE EVERYONE EMAILS AND COMMENTS AND THINGS. I am very, very sorry. This does not mean I do not love you guys! It's not you, it's me.

1. I have a really, really paltry paycheck. It is in fact Baby's First Paycheck! Besides that whole feeding myself thing, what should I do? Books are out, as still have book tokens from Xmas (I am carefully conserving them so I can buy a book any time of the year when I am in really serious need of one.)

2. ... and it was my last day at work! On the way home I ate red bean cake and listened to Golden Years on my ipod. I feel like win. \o/

3. How much did I miss betaing fics? A LOT. Guys, it's so fun. *____________* If any of you want me to do anything to your fics, btw, I will probably say yes. I will also probably be v faily with the whole getting back to you thing, BUT I WILL BE ENTHUSIASTIC.

4. So David Tennant essentially wrote RPF fic about himself. How much do I love him, you guys? A whole lot, is the answer.

Now it begins to sink in that he's actually left ;_____________;

5. Why do people think Old school Who fans are crazy, though? I mean, I'm genuinely curious, 'cos I lurked a lot around that portion of Doctor Who fandom, and I didn't find them all that crazy. Cranky, sure, but... pretty sane.

6. No really, tell me what to do with my money. I wish to be frivolous, but there is nothing I actually really want or feel is worthy of my blowing a Symbolic Paltry Sum on!

7. I wish to note that four days ago, it was actually David Bowie's birthday. I missed it, because I'm crap at birthdays. But happy belated birthday, dude. You're kind of pretty old.

Comments

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

Buy some new shoes, or a new awesome outfit! Or maybe splurge on some CDs or DVDs!

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Shoes seem very very tempting. Maybe I will try to get some kickass boots secondhand! :D? :D?

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

YES, good idea! Boots are always a good choice!

[fullcollapse.livejournal.com]

...I first read that as "beating fics." Cue me imagining you enjoying domestic violence, an then followed by an image of someone physically assaulting a story. hm. I'm going back to bed right now, don't worry.

Also, David Bowie and I share a birthday! I was so happy to discover this fact in high school after years and years of "omg Elvis!" every January 8th. I can gladly accept Bowie. Old enough to be my father, gorgeous enough for me to not care in the slightest.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Dude, that is awesome! the birthday thing, that is. (As for the misreading, "..." is the only appropriate reaction, I feel. *g*) I have another friend whose birthday is on the 8th. Yay for celebrity birthdays!

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

I agree with the clothes. Or tickets to see something fun!

I shall not ask about point 3 there, since I failed spectacularly at helping you last time and I basically need somebody to read it right now (goddamn no_tags), but I shall keep you in mind for next time (hey, big bang? You want to be one of my first-round beta people?).

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Dude, you're one of the people I owe an email to. I can just reply to this comment, yes? Anyway, don't worry about it! I would LOVE to beta, want to do my bandomvalentine? (Which I have, uh. Not written yet.)

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Wait, do you mean you want to do no_tags or big bang? Big bang, right? And I will, absolutely! When are those due in?

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Since I am a couple minutes away from crashing and am useless right now -- big bang! Although, man, getting to see your no_tags would have been cool. *WISTFUL*

Bandom valentines are due the 14th, appropriately enough. And I think you will love my prompt: Martha Jones & Lyn-Z save the world. *_______________*

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

SWEET.

THAT IS MY PROMPT. :DDDDDDDDDDD

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

DUDE. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

would you feel spoiled for it if I asked you to beta then? Or does it -- here I'm hoping! -- make you more eager to help me wrest it in shape?

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

TOTALLY the second option bb. TOTALLY. :D

[egelantier.livejournal.com]

books. books books books books :D

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

BOOKS ARE OUT ALINA

I have 35894859485 unread books lying around and also book tokens! I am serious about this!

[egelantier.livejournal.com]

LUCKY YOU THEN. actually idk but the only things i've bought i love passionately and can't live without are the mp3-player and old pda that works as a e-reader for me because i can read it on subway and cram eight millions of books there.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I could get a book scanner! That would be totes useful... but also totes boring. A record player? :D? :D? Never mind that I don't actually have any records, um.

... also I went to a thrift store today intending to get some clothes and bought seven books. /o\ But TECHNICALLY that was not my paycheck, okay.

[kickingrad.livejournal.com]

New shoes! New shoes are the best way of blowing cash, because shoes are awesome and also a necessity. No one can yell at you for being pointless if you buy things that are a requirement!

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Butbutbut there are never pretty shoes in my size! ;__________;

(I went to the Irregular Choice website two nights ago and sighed wistfully at them, I FEEL YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS.)

[oddishly.livejournal.com]

Boots! And a pretty journal. Oooh, and earrings. Aaaaand a postcard. And a short story, or a book of short stories, or a book of poetry. And a poster!

... :D? :D?

&DAVIDTENNANT;

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Oh, a poster! That sounds very very tempting. :D :D :D You have the best ideas! Except for the part where books are definitely out, DOES NO ONE EVER HEED ME NONE. Helen.

He is the giantest dork ever. Doctor Who's #1 BNF. &him;

[ashlein.livejournal.com]

COME TO AUSTRALIA!!! THAT IS AN A++ WAY TO SPEND MONAY. OH HEY THERE RANDOM A WHERE THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN A. I KINDA LIKE IT MONAAAAAAYYYYYYY. IT'S STAYING. ANYWAY BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING COME TO AUSTRALIA. AND BY AUSTRALIA I MEAN SYNDEY AND BY SYDNEY I MEAN MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!!

Also I am sending you fic to beta today. It is bad and i suspect you may cry from all of my spelling,gramma,punctuation and characterisation fail.

♥

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

DUDE.

I want to so badly!! Except for the part how I only have the money to go like one quarter of the way ;_____________;

Yay, beta!! ♥

[complications-g.livejournal.com]

...I'm a saver. And I love hoarding my money. /o\ So no help.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

I am definitely a saver also. But this paycheck is so tiny I figure there is Not Much Point to saving it, yeah? Which means -- I get to spend it! :D!!

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

'wup wup wup'.

that's what 'golden years' always makes me think of.

yay for money. did you decide? btw i think you maybe missing the point slightly of 'frivolous' if you also want this thing to be 'worthy'. you see? just blow it on magazines and lollies if you want to be really frivolous! otherwise i vote shoes. :D

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

DON'T LET ME HEAR YOU SAY LIFE'S TAKING YOU NOWHERE

oh Bowie, you and your convoluted double negatives. *g*

I decided! I'll probably be donating to Haiti, and also buying a couple of Bowie on vinyl if I can hunt those down. Diamond Dogs on vinyl!! (I have recently discovered that my parents actually still own a gramophone, what.) Also, agreed wrt the 'worthy frivolity' -- I simply want the best of both worlds, it seems. :D

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

yeah, the haiti thing put a different perspective on the 'frivolous' thing.

bowie on vinyl is never a bad thing. i won't tell you about all the bowie i used to have on records from when they first came out that i don't own anymore, because it would be too depressing for us both...

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

You should tell me anyway. What happened to them? D:

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

oh man... ok. i became involved in a very full on church when i was 16. and i broke/burnedallmyrecordsbecausetheyweren'tgodly.

don't worry. i am suitably horrified now.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

D: D: D:

well, at least they went out with a bang?

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

yeah. and a smash and shooting flames.

*sigh*

i feel nauseous now when i think of what i got rid of.

LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL OF YOU! :P