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Battlestar Galactica fic rec: shah_of_blah has written another gorgeous Kara/Lee story, in four parts. The Breath Between. AU from the end of season three, but a very convincing reworking of what could have happened if one thing was different at the beginning of season four... Go read it! It's complete, and each chapter has a link to the next at the bottom.

I can't stop bookmarking webpages about sewing. There are so many fantastic sites! Individual blogs about sewing, crafting tutorials, etc. My new favorite has to be The Selfish Seamstress, just for the humor factor. As for the tutorials, look at this adorable shrug! One old tee and a bit of ribbon plus five minutes of sewing. I'm trying that as soon as I decide what kind of ribbon to use for the tie.

Ugh, I'm trying to decide on a new cell phone. Somebody tell me what to buy and put me out of my misery! I went to the local AT&T store and after looking at five different phones I decided I was in sensory overload. Blargh. (QWERTY keyboard appreciated but not necessary, 'cause I rarely text. Touch screen okay, but also not necessary. Internet access... well. It would be nice to be able to get to things like Google maps, but on the other hand, I spend too much time online anyway. Not having internet on my phone might be better. Notice a theme here? Indecision, that's the theme. How am I supposed to decide on a phone when I don't even know which features I really want?)

I had something else I was going to say. Talking about cell phones has driven the idea out of my head.

eta: Hah, I remembered! ( awesome outfit seen at church yesterday )

Yay, baby brother is home safely from Russia! Baby brother is really, absolutely old enough to take care of himself. This was his second time in Russia. He lived in Syria--twice. But he's still my baby brother and I'm glad he's home and that the worst thing that happened was he had a cold on the plane ride and now his ears are a bit stopped up.

So. We've had lots of "unpopular" fashion and fannish opinions (which, in my opinion, are simply cranky opinions, not necessarily unpopular ones) lately. I decided to do five upbeat opinions instead. Just 'cause I'm annoying that way obnoxiously cheerful at times different. Possibly these are unpopular opinions but I really don't care. *g*

( Rose's Five Fab Fashions )

( Five fannish loves--spoilers for BSG and the new Trek movie. They're not surprising opinions, if you've read my journal before. )

Someday I'll do five cranky fandom and fashion opinions. Maybe by the time I get around to it, Crocs will be gone and I'll have one less thing to rant about. Heh.

Farscape first! So, I liked episodes one through ten, but it still wasn't must-watch TV yet. I skipped episode eleven--the online reviews seemed to indicate that it wasn't that great, and not really necessary for character development. My attitude changed during episode twelve, 'Rhapsody in Blue.' ( spoilers from 1.12-1.15 )

Shopping. *sigh* Usually I go on a new-clothes shopping spree in late July, because of the clearance sales. Things are marked down quite a bit right now, though, and more items are available in my size. So I shopped with some friends at an outlet mall today. My feet hurt. I'm tired of trying on clothes. But I did get some cute items for reasonable prices, so yay me!

Oh! One of the stores we were in had this device that scans you (as it spins around you) and spits out your measurements. I didn't really want to know that the fullest part of my bust was *that* small, but it is nice to have some precise information. Well... somewhat precise. The machine thinks I'm a good inch taller than I thought I was; I'll have to ask my doctor next time I'm there to find out what height measurement is on my chart. We each got $5 coupons just for agreeing to be measured, and I had already found a dress I was planning to buy that was on clearance. So I paid almost nothing for it when I used the coupon. Whee!

In unrelated news: it looks like I should be able to watch the mid-season finale of Battlestar Galactica tomorrow during the day, since it's streaming online at the top of the hour from 9 am to 4 pm (Eastern US time). That gives me plenty of time during the day to wrangle with whatever software updates I may need in order to watch the episode.

I wasn’t going to write in here today, but I found this cool icon! So I had to use it, and write something semi-appropriate.

Icon made by smercy, posted here

( I’m a girly-girl now. )