The Thin Technicolor Line

Just finished watching the second DVD of Buffy season 4. Love the show. Too bad I didn't realize how good it before it ended... But yay for DVDs! I'm already thinking of buying seasons 6 and 7 next month. Let's just see where I stand money-wise then.

And also, ( things that made me go 'Huh?' in HPHBP. )

*looks around empty office*
Yup... I believe I just *might* be able to come back to LiveJournal. Read my friends page. Update LJ. Catch up on my email. Even vid a little, who knows? Here's hoping :)

A quick update on fandom (not much there...) and RL, considering it's been *months* since I've done a real update on LJ...

Fandom: I've started reading OotP, and am loving it. Although I haven't been able to get very far, with work and family stuff. On the vidding front, I'm working on boni's b'day vid (just 7 months late!) and on a few SV vids that I've been mulling over for what feels like a *year*. Expect a huge batch of vids to come out soon. They're practically exploding from my brain... Also, I've finally got a cable internet connection at home, so I'll be able to dl SFU episodes to vid. And a few movie vids I've been thinking about also. This is *fun*!

Therapy: I've just started. My therapist is very nice, we're getting along just fine... Although I always leave the sessions (the two I've had so far) feeling like we've only just started scratching the surface and that there's so much *more* to talk about. For some reason, I manage to spend the entire hour just chatting about unimportant stuff, and the stuff that's been really bugging me are always left unsaid. Maybe next session I'll just make a list or something.

Also, she's asked me to try and remember my dreams, but I just can't. I know I dream, and I remember them for about 5 seconds after I wake up, but by the time I'm fully awake all the memories seem to have just flown from my mind. Does anyone have any suggestions for remembering dreams?

Work: Work is crazy as usual. Apparently, working in the department that develops software for the federal budget means working 20 hours a day during the months of June/July and November/December. I have five different software projects, all due on July 31st. Fun, huh? On the bright side, I won't know what to do with myself on August 1st (hopefully) :)

Birthdays: This year, my mom, sister and I decided to celebrate our birthdays together (my sister's is June 20, mine is June 23 and my mom's is July 9). So we arranged this huge party at my mom's house. Here in Brazil, during the month of June, we have a traditional type of party (St. John's Feast) with specific costumes, dances, foods and games. And a bonfire. And colored flags. And... Gosh, lots of stuff. I was talking to Barbana on AIM a while ago and I promised to make a site explaining all this stuff, with pictures and movies from the party. This project turned out to be much bigger than it seemed at first (the history behind this feast is *huge*), but it's coming along. Stay tuned! *g*

Family: My sister is staying here on vacation from NY for a month. We're trying to get her to come back for good. There seems to be an opening for a producer in the national news here, starting August. I'm keeping my fingers crossed :)

Pregnancies: My younger cousin just told the family that she's pregnant. She's only 18. I wanted to whack her in the head when I heard... Considering that she has a living example in the family (my *other* cousin also had an unwanted pregnancy), that people do indeed get pregnant, it's not just some scary story our parents tell us to prevent us from having sex, you'd *think* she'd have understood the concept of birth control. Apparently, no. Birth Control Pills and Condoms are foreign words for her. Dear God.

Meanwhile, I *want* to get pregnant, and don't. Seems just a little bit unfair, doesn't it?

Well, I guess that's it... Feel good to be back! Hopefully, I'll be able to stay this time *g*

Just a quick note, before I go out with my mom for a stroll. It's a lovely day, and the sunset here is beautiful!

I feel so out of fandom lately. With all the computer trouble, I haven't been able to keep up at all. I'm way behind on LJ, I haven't read any fic or watched any vids in ages, and I haven't downloaded the last two eps of Smallville... *sigh*

I have, however, watched "Chamber of Secrets", and loved it. It seemed a bit slow at times, mostly because of the editing that left a lot of pauses in the dialogues (either that or I'm getting way too accustomed to Gilmore Girls dialogue speed). But other than that, it was lovely. Will possibly have more to say about this later, when I'm less pressed for time.

And, a quiz! Apparently, I'm not evil. I just pretend to be...