I went on a quest last night.

[aruan]

Shut up. You move out to Bumfuck, Centra Florida and see how you have to resort to making your own fun. I can totally see why the outrageous whim of creating an internationally-reknown boyband even occurred to Chris, and seemed just entertaining enough at the time to pursue.

Anyway, my adventure.

Happily, our nearest bookstore is not as far as I'd feared, and with the purchase of PoA I, some way or another, now have two copies of all the books. Mmm, yes. I really do want to get to OotP before the break is out. It's also right near the Wellington Mall, which is decidedly the most sprawling and beautiful shopping structure I have ever seen. It's this oasis of pretty in the flat, marshy wasteland. I'll have to check it out for reals before leaving.

Visited the amusement park-sized Wal-Mart as well. Jesus, Mary and Joseph! And all heaven's angels, and the good people of Bethlehem, and all the prophets, and just about everyone mentioned in Genesis! Because you could fit them all in there and still have to play Marco Polo to find anyone. The place is enormous. The freezer section alone made my knees weak. And the cereal aisle! They needed two aisles to fit all the varieties! I've never seen the berry version of Count Chocula! Scored Looney Tunes cereal, and really, there's nothing like a bowl full of rainbow-colored spheres of fruity goodness. Scored some champagne for New Year's, sparkly metallic markers, a fantastic bra, and...

Prince's Purple Rain. Holy my good god. Why didn't anyone tell me about this album? It's the most cracktastically joyous thing ever! No nevermind that I like JC's version of Let's Go Crazy better but can't possibly love When Doves Cry any more, the entire album is one fantastic romp of 80s goodness that's reawakened something dormant inside my very soul. It's. I. Yeah. In a very, very big way.

CFTC VI in Miami, you say? I feel for all my friends who can't make it and wish you all independent wealth before July. Personally, since I live an hour and a half away now, the only benefit is knowing the lay of the land. If anyone needs info about hotel locations/geography/logistics/driving times, feel free to drop me a line.

I baked biscuits for lunch. Well, I cracked open a can of Pillsbury and preheated an oven. But, biscuits! And tea! And yeah, I might be very very lame in the kitchen department. I plead college student.

Caught the middle of the last half of Sorcerer's Stone and the beginning of CoS on one of our cornucopia of HBOs this morning. *fans self* Harry/Draco, man, it's a wonder Rowling isn't suing Chris Columbus for "corrupting" her vision.

Also, I woke up this morn-- yeah, okay, afternoon, craving epic Bassez. Not AU, but current, real life Bassez. My friends are a corruptive influence.

I kid! *smooches without_me and walkingshadow anyway*

It might just be because I want to be finished writing it.

Comments

[crownzeal.livejournal.com]

I'm always craving Bassez, so let me know if you find the epic you're looking 4.

I've never been to Miami, but can only assume it must be hotter than hell down there. Can't wait!

[without-me.livejournal.com]

*smooches you back, on principle*

[silveryscrape.livejournal.com]

If you like Purple Rain, then you'll like 1999, too.

that sounds like a logic problem: if=then. hee!

[canadiankracka.livejournal.com]

I adore your entries. They make my day, I swear lol

I guess I'll be seeing you in Miami, huh?

[meinnim.livejournal.com]

Prince's Purple Rain. Holy my good god. Why didn't anyone tell me about this album? It's the most cracktastically joyous thing ever!

There's also a Purple Rain movie. I never watched it in its entirety though. Mostly I saw montages from the movie that were slapped onto a music video.

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Psst! Do you still want the liner notes to Home for Christmas, Celebrity or In the Zone? Cuz I have extras, now that I've started replacing the set of CDs I lost in transit to NY :-) Lemme know and I'll pack them for this weekend!

[walkingshadow.livejournal.com]

Also, I woke up this morn-- yeah, okay, afternoon, craving epic Bassez. Not AU, but current, real life Bassez. My friends are a corruptive influence.

Yessss... it is all proceeding exactly as I planned...

I mean! Hi! How can I help you in your search for the epic Bassez? I don't have my bookmarks on me and am too lazy to go looking (though I will later), but there's nopseud's The Wedding Cake Theory and S.A.'s Queer Shoulder To The Wheel Challenge story that was just posted a bit ago. I know you've read both of them (right? ...right?!), and I'm trying to think of more, but as I wail constantly, there's just too damn little of it.

Oh! A Slow Beating Between Them, because, hello. ::has no brain:: Though, er. That's an AU, and apparently not what you're looking for. But I really will try to think of stories you haven't read that I haven't already passed on. You interested in Arsenic's hurt/comfort ode to the pairing? Hmm. ::trots off::