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- Got up even earlier to ensure a spot for the Dr Who panel. Was initially scared when I was almost the same place in line as I was yesterday hen I got there an hour later, until I realized that people had been camping out overnight, and when they compressed the line, I would be a lot closer. I was. *g*
- Standing on concrete for 4 1/2 hours still sucks, though.
- Fringe. Great panel. It's going to be their last season and they hinted at upcoming plots. The actors were all so sweet, several times as they were talking about working on the show they started to cry. *sniffs* Really lovely. I can't wait to see what they come up with this season. Also? The actress who plays Astrid was just so sweet. :)
- Supernatural. I swear one of these day I am going to start watching this show. I've never seen an episode but every time I've seen them on a panel they are hilarious. They really do have fabulous chemistry together. The writers wouldn't give anything away, but the hints from the preview they played looked very exciting, and the gag reel made us all chuckle. And did I mention the great chemistry? ;)
- DOCTOR WHO! EeeeeeeeEEEEeeeee! Amy (Karen Gillen) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) came, along with the Doctor (Matt Smith) AND Mr Moffet himself, were a lot of fun. And it was nice to see the Ponds one last time. *sniffs* We got to see a FAB preview of next season, which apparently starts with Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. No really, it's the title AND it's what was in the clip we saw. *g* I also got some cute pictures of an adorable little boy dressed up as a TARDIS. :)
- I skipped out after that since I don't know anything about Game of Thrones and went to line up for the one HP panel I saw listed. It was all about the future of the franchise and, while the topics mentioned were mostly okay (theme park plans, Pottermore, wizard wrock, International Quidditch), I was so tired (plus, there was no discussion of the most important thing- Snarry) that I left about mid-way through.
- Dinner with the adorable severa_snape at our "usual" fondue restaurant. Mmmm, cheese and chocolate, how can you go wrong?
- Now I'm back at the hotel packing and planing to go to bed. I'll be home tomorrow, yay!

( And now, a letter to the organizers of Comic Con )

Is IJ down for anyone else?
And does anyone have a clue what's going on there? Has Squeaky said anything?
*growls*
Don't they know I have a posting schedule?

I am being spammed to death on IJ by someone named kiss7, who supposedly has a suspended journal. I have deleted their comments and banned them repeatedly, and yet they are still able to comment on my posts.
What is the point of having the 'ban button' if it means I still have to go in after them to delete the comment? Shouldn't banning (and a suspended journal) mean they're unable to comment at all?
Grrrr.

Ugh.
So may I just say? Crappy day is crappy. I really hate the start of long holiday weekends when I'm the only one working. Sadly, that seems to happen a lot. Maybe I should inspect my co-workers' vacation schedules a bit more closely?
Anyway, in an effort to remind myself that this, too, shall pass, I have come up with a few things to be thankful for. ♥

Thank you to the harrylovesdraco mods, who sent me a shiny medal for my LJ userpage for 'winning' this month's fic competition. Ooh, shiny!

Thank you also to my dear friends, sra_danvers, celandineb, dementordelta and accioslash for the yummy jelly beans, OM NOM NOM, and of course to my bb, lilyseyes for the gorgeous orchid. *glomps and loves*

Also, I can happily report that I am now in possession of gorgeous Snarry art from someoldcat! She sent me THIS, THIS, THIS, and THIS. *bounces*

So really, I have nothing to complain about, do I? I just have to make it until 5.
*sighs and goes back to work*

Can I just say how tired I am of IJ not functioning? Especially at times when I really need it to work? Like now, when I need to claim my Snarry a Thon prompt.
*sigh*
Happily, the Snarry a Thon mods are (very wisely) allowing prompt claiming on LJ and DW as well as IJ, so I was able to claim my prompt at noon as planned.
*g*
I love Squeaky, but this is getting REALLY old. *grumps*

I've been resisting doing this because I don't want to make commenting difficult, and I know a lot of peeps who comment on my IJ stuff do so anon because they find it tedius to sign in, but I am being spammed within an inch of my life, so until further notice, my IJ is set to only allow comments from registered IJ users. Sorry. :(

So thesewarmstars received an email from someone about one of her stories that had been reposted without her permission at ff.net.

Predictably (and reasonably, I though) thesewarmstars's response is less than pleased.

You know what means, right? It means you all need to go check and make sure none of your stuffs have been stolen.
Seriously, are we going to have to go through this every few months? What is it with people? Is this such a difficult concept to grasp? *eyeroll*

We live in a free country my ASS!
Have you all seen THIS?
What the FUCK? /rage

Edit: proftib offers THIS LINK, which has some ideas about how to protect your computer info. Thanks!

Dear NYC cab driver authority people,

I would like to make the revolutionary suggestion that you insist that cab drivers should know the location of the place where they have been requested to take their passengers before allowing the airport dispatcher to sic them on unsuspecting tourists. A working knowledge of the english language would be a bonus, so that when the passenger, in a fit of desperation, suggests they call the location, they are then able to communicate with the person at the other end. Otherwise, the passenger is placed in the position of becoming the navigator and then paying ($75!!!) for the priviledge. No matter that the driver took the "scenic route" because of his own cluelessness.
The fact that the driver then insisted on a 20% tip was just the icing on the cake.
Oh, and no, I didn't make the wedding rehearsal I was supoosed to be at, thank you so much for asking.

No love,
Me

I just came across something that's disturbing me, but I'm not sure what to do about it, so I need the opinions of my smart flist.
Someone linked me to THIS LIST and after getting over the initial shock of seeing several of my stories on it, I got a bit angry.
This person isn't claiming to have written the fics, yet it still makes me uncomfortable. There are no warnings and while there is an acknowledgement of the author, there's also the small matter of archiving someone's work without their permission. At least, s/he didn't have mine. At least s/he does give the page where they gacked it from, but still.
I see no contact info, so does anyone have any suggestions?
Who do I complain to?
Was anyone else aware of this?