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[liptonrm_backup]

So, I had the death flu last week (which is a little milder than the swine flu) so I was out for the count from Tuesday evening until Friday evening/Saturday morning. Apparently, no one at work was surprised when I called in sick because of how awful I looked on Tuesday afternoon (unbeknownst to me).

I am now much improved and have been busy all morning catching up on the things I missed last week. It says a lot about my job that three days worth of work can be done in 3-4 hours. But ssshhhh, don't tell anyone. I like money a lot and am already out 3 days pay.

However! Things did happen this week. Let me bullet point.

* My dear brother (the Bigh Lug) informed me that I will be inheriting all of his HBO tv show dvds (Deadwood and Rome were mentioned by name) because his future wife does not want that "filth" in her house. I guess guys have given up a lot more for the chance to have sex.

* I really enjoyed last week's Secret Circle. I think it's become my new favorite guilty pleasure. I mean, come on, the femslash writes itself. I'm also very intrigued to see where The Walking Dead goes from here. I kind of wish I'd mainlined the first season before the second one began. I can't wait until the zombie apocalypse is truly upon us.

* I live in a haunted house. People have reported things like orbs when the house was being renovated before move-in, wonky electronics, and knocking (a different knocking than the pipes, believe me). Just a few weeks ago my housemates' little niece was playing nicely when she suddenly started shrieking and crying about the lady in the corner, a lady no one else could see.

A lot of it could be written off. But this morning something strange happened. I was cutting up an apple for my lunch (it's less messy to eat that way) and one of the cats was "helping" me. He was up on the counter sniffing the apple cores right underneath my knife as I was cutting. In the middle of the process he turned around toward the living room and did that creepy thing that cats do where they stare at nothing. He quickly resumed getting into my business, as he does. Then something skidded across the living room, something that sounded like a little stone. The cat went off to investigate and left me to finish cutting my apple.

It was creepy. Really, really creepy. I guess our Little Old Lady ghost didn't want the cat to keep nosing around by the knife because he could get hurt. It's nice that she's so fond of the cats. But, still, I didn't want to look in the living room for a while after that on the off chance that I would see something. *shudders*

Halloween is next week. I love Halloween.

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[shirebound]

Sorry to hear about the flu. :(

I'd love to see, hear, or sense a ghost. It's an experience I won't really believe until I experience it for myself... and I want to!

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

You never know, you may get your experience sooner than you'd think! I certainly never thought I'd end up having one. Though, it's funny how strange things can happen and you only really understand how weird it was until later. So you might be having one right now and not even realize it. =D

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

I kind of wish I'd mainlined the first season before the second one began.

I clearly asked the wrong person. I asked my sister if I should grab the marathon they were running and she was like, "Why would you?" and I was like, "To watch?" and she just stared at me. I should have asked you! (btw, Hell on Wheels popped in the Tivo!)

I was so tempted when that thing happened with the ghost to turn to the corner and just say out loud, "She doesn't know you. She is afraid of strangers. Do you mind not standing in the corner by her toys? I'd appreciate it." but my brother already thought I was crazy enough that I told his daughter, "It's okay, she's a nice lady."

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOLOL But, she is a nice lady. Your brother the French Canadian should be happy that you were there to help make his daughter feel less shy. Ghosts are people too!

If only I were still unemployed and driving you places. Then we could watch all the things.

[dotfic.livejournal.com]

Secret Circle keeps luring me in. I really like that it has so many different female friendships.

Oooh, haunted house! O.o

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Re: Secret Circle. I'm really digging how the girls all drive the story. The Cassie-Diana-Faye dynamic is the major focus of both the circle and the show. Yeah, the guys are all there and they do things, like poor Nick (who I called Not!Jensen for weeks), but they're mostly in support positions. The guys don't make the decisions, the girls do.

I also get a kick out of seeing how they take such great care to steer away from SPN imagery and mythology even though they have demons, demonic possession, and hunters.

So, I guess what I'm saying is that it keeps me entertained. ;-)

O.o = my thoughts on the haunted house thing exactly. I still can't believe that I live in a haunted house and I'm not more creeped out by it. But at least I know what to do if she ever becomes violent. TV teaches me all of the important things in life.

[the0neru.livejournal.com]

Several years ago I moved into a house where coins kept appearing in a few different locations. Each time I picked them up and put them on the room's mantelpiece (most of the bedrooms had a fireplace), to make sure it wasn't just the cats knocking them down. Eventually I asked/told whatever was doing this that if it wanted help from me it needed to be more specific, as pennies in the floor weren't really getting its point across, and please not to frighten the cats or any guests. No coins appeared after that. o_O