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[cleolinda]

Today's horoscope: Contrary to some people's opinion, you're an extremely hard worker, especially if you feel personally involved in the outcome, or personally attached to the project. Looks like that's what's going on right now, so if you're AWOL from your friends for a few days, they're just going to have to understand. Bet they will, too, as long as you return to them with a huge grin tomorrow morning. Refuse to answer any questions. Just smile. A nice, big one.

Behind on work. As usual. Sigh. I'm stuck, is what it is. Again. And the POTO soundtrack has earwormed its way into my heart, as someone on Fametracker put it, so between this and my attempts to solitaire my writer's block away on breaks, I'm starting to form some disturbing associations ("The Freeeeeeeeee Cell of the Opera is theeeeeeere...").

It's weird to get a day off class, though--I'm used to having Tuesday-Thursday classes, which means that Mondays and Fridays off are generally wasted on me. And then I remembered that we have a huge chunk of The Wide, Wide World due Wednesday, so I curled up and powered through that. (Dr. Frost, by the way, calls it Prayin' and Cryin', which should give you an idea of what we're talking about here. It's like Louisa May Alcott on a Jesus freak, basically. Pretty good for the genre, although it makes me feel like a complete heathen. Also, this Aunt Fortune bitch needs to get slapped pronto. Every time Ellen gets "wicked" and "sinful" and makes a peep towards telling her off, I'm all like, "YOU TELL THAT BITCH, GIRL!" Oh, how our values have changed.)

I'm still tickled to death over this--an icon community actually dedicated a whole challenge to "Phantom of the Opera in Fifteen Minutes."

(Am still not tired of this icon.)

Oscar Watch newsletter: Kate Winslet is nominated against herself at the BAFTAs. Damn.

LJ blackout news: if you're a paid user, collect two weeks of free paid time here. I think that's a bit much, but hey, I'm not complaining.

P.S. Hee!

Comments

[cocoajava.livejournal.com]

HEE! Am suddenly, horribly addicted to that crapville link. And am singing along now. KILL ME.

[texansasha.livejournal.com]

BTW... I sent the Phantom in 15 to some of my co-workers! They thought it was awesome!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's so great to hear!

[are-there-stars.livejournal.com]

I just JUST got back from seeing Phantom of the Opera, and having read the m15m first, I kept shouting out things before they happened.

ANYWAY, I have to add in a little quirk that cracked me up.

Right before Christine goes to the cemetary, it flash..forwards back to Raoul in a carriage. Then, BAM.

HARRY'S PATRONUS: *prances stagfully alongside*

Why was there a stag? I liked the first time the Phantom twirled his cape. xD

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Ms. Cleo, which horoscope source do you use? That is, is it online?

Thanks.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

my.yahoo.com, which I think gets it from astrology.com.

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

OK, totally loving the Crapville link. I can't even say why, but I've now got it stuck in my head.

[kaytethinks.livejournal.com]

bradfitz is so good to us! I've gotten a month of extra paid time in the past year due to random things like this.

[ulicqel-droma.livejournal.com]

OMG I love your icon! I love that bit from Shorties Watching Shorties. ^^

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

Just be glad you got the day off today. ::kicks her college:: I swear, we're one of 10 schools in the country who didn't get off today, and damn, did it stink.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_waterlilies/]

That cartoon is horribly addicting. I have NO idea what I'm singing, but I like it. :D And thanks muchly for the paid time link.

[mademoisellenon.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for that "paid user extension" link. I wouldn't have known about it had it not been for your majesty ;)

(When I saw POTO on B'way for the first time, I kept singing the songs in the oddest places: delis, ballet class, the A train...Those songs just get stuck in your head. Very annoying...)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I found myself waiting for someone in a parking lot singing "Phantom of the Opera" under my breath. The number of the lot? 15M. I kid you not.

[ulicqel-droma.livejournal.com]

I LOVE 'There She Is'! I first saw it on Newgrounds, it kicks soooo much ass. And so well done, for Flash animation!

[cpl593h.livejournal.com]

I friended you, after reading your M15m's and totally LOLing. :D

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

Whoa-fangirl following MAJOR! LOL So, we all know that you're not really 'behind' because if you were caught up you'd add another task or activity and put yourself 'behind' again anyhow.

[mellifera.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the LJ news. That's two extra weeks for me. Yay!

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I had to have the sound off for the cartoon, but it was still really cute.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I don't even *have* sound on this computer--I'm going to have to download it and move it to Betsy 2 and hear what everyone's talking about. I just thought the animation itself was cute!

[brenah.livejournal.com]

Ugg, I totally sympathize with ya over the 'earworm', Cleo. Just picked up Dido's 'Life For Rent' and U2's 'Best of 1980-1990', and I'm singing very odd mixtures of those two albums with a random shriek of 'You All Everybody'...and annoying all who are around me now.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're still better off than me--I spent a solid week singing Whitesnake's "Is This Love" under my breath every morning as I made breakfast.

[punkiejeannien.livejournal.com]

i vote yes to teflon_heart :o) love it! and my friends and i now quote mme. giry lol

[bast-setesh.livejournal.com]

Hee. They have all sorts of those little cartoons at Albino Black Sheep (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com), too. (That same one is there)

Because . . . this is what I learn from college . . . .

[cmere.livejournal.com]

Am a random fan/minion of your glorious writing, but just wanted to say thanks for the heads-up about the extra paid time, whee!

[alexthedevil.livejournal.com]

You are seeing this option because you had a paid account during the power failure of January 14, 2005. As a way to thank our paid users for their patience and understanding, we're offering a free 14 day extension on all affected paid accounts.

*snicker* I got a Paid Account just after it came back up, even though my cluster wasn't fixed. Yet I still got two weeks free time =D

[nekoexcel.livejournal.com]

wow... phantom isn't nomimnated for an oscar?? or am i confused as to what the bafta's are? anyhow. THANKS FOR THAT PAID USER LINK!!!! OMG. you rock so hard for that. lol

I'm lovin' all the phantom in 15 minute icons that are out. lol.

Were you surprised/upset that emmy didn't win a gg? I wasn't and people got mad 'cause I said so. lol. I was upset that Gerard didn't get nominated, though. :Swoon:

[laizeohbeets.livejournal.com]

BAFTAs: British Oscars.

[angeljen.livejournal.com]

awww... such a cute video! And thanks for that 2 week extension. I agree, I wasn't expecting that at all. A lot of sites screw up with their servers but usually its just "well, sucks for you, not our problem."

[prncssaurora.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I laugh EVERY time I see your icon, so don't worry, you're not the only one who isn't tired of it yet.

[edda.livejournal.com]

("The Freeeeeeeeee Cell of the Opera is theeeeeeere...").

GOD I have to see that movie.

[(Anonymous)]

P.S. Hee!

It's a bunny...in love with a kitty! What will the Japanese think of next? Great song, though. *dances*

--Polter-Cow

[girlfrom10thave.livejournal.com]

I'm still tickled to death over this--an icon community actually dedicated a whole challenge to "Phantom of the Opera in Fifteen Minutes."
Go you! Phantom in 15 has turned you into a Phantom fandom queen, hasn't it?
*looks at the link*
Hey, I won third place in that. Go me.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

It's amazing what a little parody can do for your fandom status, man.

And I saw that, too--go you!