annathepiper | Friday sorts of stuff (Reply)

So the word's out about new Elfquest, finally, in January. I wish I were more interested in this than I actually am--because the story we're going to get is the Recognition of Suntop and Brill. Er, um, I mean, Sunstream and Brill. (Yes, Cutter's boycub is finally going to get a grownup name, it seems, but it's going to take me forever to make the transition in my head.) My problem? I never was terribly interested in Suntop as a character, and from what little I saw of Brill in the Wavedancers Mark Two, I am not interested in her either. The impression I had of her was of a whiny moper who spent way too much time just lying around bemoaning the fact that she didn't have a lifemate yet. BOR-ing.

Also, since a few new folks are looking at my journal now and I know of at least one of you who's taking on Nanowrimo, it's time for another plug for my little writing community,

scuzzboppers. I'm trying to encourage folks to post about their Nanowrimo experiences there this year. We have at least half a dozen folks who are making noises about taking on Nano, so if you're doing it too and you're interested in having a place to talk about it, consider yourself invited to drop by!

Last night, as previously mentioned,

mamishka and I went to go see a sneak preview of the new Zorro flick, The Legend of Zorro. Picoreview: not as solid a story as the first one, and in places has way too much cheese. However, Antonio Banderas is still very pretty, Catherine Zeta-Jones does an excellent job kicking ass, and the kid playing Joachim de la Vega, Alejandro's son, is a hoot. Worth seeing if you're in the mood for something fluffy and (mostly) brainless.

Today so far: more working on contract job nibbles, some email, some going down to the shops to pick up necessary food items and my next round of Synthroid. Still to come: balancing checkbooks. Oh joy oh glee Tomorrow, though, there will be pumpkin carving and that will be fun.

ETA: And oh yeah, I learned something! All these posts I've seen with ETA and edits in them were confusing me, but I have learned that in this context, the abbreviation means "Edited to Add". Which makes a lot more sense than "Estimated Time of Arrival". ;)

Thursday evening miles: 0.2 (addendum to yesterday's projected total)
Friday miles: 2.0 (walking)
Miles out of Hobbiton: 431.65
Miles to Rivendell: 26.35