alisanne

Hey, all! *waves*

So yeah, I've been MIA for *checks* OMG, 4 months! Eeep.

I honestly didn't plan that, but there have been a few life hiccups and, well, I haven't been feeling especially fannish recently. *ducks head*

BUT, at the request of the always right Princess Tory AKA torino10154, I am posting to let everyone know I'm fine.
No, I didn't wash away in the recent flooding that occurred in my area, and while the main reason for my absence is honestly an uptick in work, some minor heath stuff did contribute (nothing cancer related, thank goodness), as did the aforementioned lack of fandom feels.

I'm still lurking online, although I'm terribly behind on my Flist, so if there's something you think I need to know, the best thing to do is PM me, although, TBH, I'm not great at checking that either. I promise to try to do better. <3

One result of my long absence, however, is I do have a bunch of links to share. Some of them may be old, but hey, so am I, so... :P
And thus, without further ado:

( Ali's Long List of Random Randominity )

I hope this redeems me just a little? *glomps*

Oh! And I almost forgot. I'm going to Misti! I hope to see a bunch of you there, and who knows? Maybe being surrounded by happy HP fen will rekindle my fandom feels. *crosses fingers*

♥

So it's been a weird week for me.
I had a procedure last Monday which went well and I'm home recovering.
In the meantime, however, I lost track of days (I blame anesthesia and Trump, mostly Trump) and somehow ended up thinking yesterday was Sunday, hence why I posted the new snape100 prompt yesterday morning instead of today. Not that anyone seems to have noticed. :P
Anyway, if so moved, go check it out and if it inspires you at all, do write/draw something for it, yes? *gives puppy eyes*

And, speaking of inspiration, we're looking for your luck-based prompts over at hp_getlucky, so won't you head on over and leave some ideas for creators? The prompt gathering post is HERE.

Also, if it's cold where you are, won't you stop by teacup_society and have a warm cuppa? It's our January meeting and we'd love to see you. :)

OMG, two posts in one day!

( Ali talks about Hallowe'en and monsters )

I'm late with this, as with everything these days. *sigh*

( Tough and introspective questions are tough )

• I like animal calendars, but this is one I'm not sure about. The Pooping Pooches Calendar. *shakes head* Those faces, though...
  
  
• Curious about what's happened to republicans? This cartoon posits as good a theory as any.
  
  
• What if English were phonetically consistent? Very clever. :)
  
  
• Funny how transposing a normally upbeat tune into a minor key changes the entire tone. Take Jingle bells, for example. Oh, and be sure to read the words they're written for the new tune. :/
  
  
• Teacher transforms third grade classroom into Hogwarts. OMG, I want to enroll in her class!
  
  
• Now this is what I call a clever marketing campaign. An ordinary day in the mall becomes game day.
  
  
• A typical week expressed in cat pictures. *g*
  
  
• When this person couldn't sleep, they asked for dumb jerk pet stories and hit the jackpot. Some of the stories are....O.o
  
  
• Okay, so I swear I'm not a royal watcher, but Megan and Harry just make my heart melt! Have another ridiculously romantic example of how genuine their love is. *draws hearts around them*
  
  
• So I wasn't going to say anything about the Kavenaugh business, but after watching the testimony, there are a couple things I must say. 1) I BELIEVE HER, and 2) He reminded me of a petulant, entitled kid who was being deprived of his favorite toy. This article sums it up well, IMO.
  
  
• And speaking of entitled douchebags, here's one who tried to bully someone into making a blanket on the cheap. The response is perfect. Heh.
  
  
• And finally, here's a guy with too much time on his hands. Cockroach funeral.
  
  

Right, let's all have a fantastic rest of the week, everyone, and as always, love trumps hate. ♥

it's been a while since I've done one of these, but I have been collecting links, so I figured it was time to post what I have, even if some links may be old. ;)

• Abandoned Pomeranian gets a new lease on life. <3
  
  
• I am not generally a fan of bachelorette parties, but this warrior themed one looks like it kicked ass. What a great idea!
  
  
• Weird animal feet are, yes, weird.
  
  
• Here's an adorable thing! Apparently, dogs everywhere are doing the snoot challenge. *g*
  
  
• I've never played ice hockey, and I'm not really an NFL fan (despite being married to a Canadian) but thanks to pir8smile I have more hope that things will work out fine and that Robert Mueller, hockey player, can bring down the Orange nightmare.
  
  
• Husband sneaks dog into hospital to say goodbye to dying wife. OMG, my heart! *sniffs*
  
  
• So I'm not necessarily a fan of the British royals, but I do love how in love Harry and Megan are. *draws hearts around them*
  
  
• This may be my new favorite thing! Photos of dogs jumping on trampolines. *g*
  
  
• And finally, on the other end of the spectrum, apparently snakes in the toilet is evidently a thing. Eeeeek! Definitely not my fave. *shudders*
  
  

Right, let's all have a fantastic rest of week, everyone, yeah? And as always, love trumps hate. ♥

This week's Friday Five is all about hurricanes, and reminds me to bid everyone in the Hurricane Florence affected zones to BE SAFE and watch for flooding. *hugs you all*

( All about Ali and weather )

Sorry I'm late, I only just saw this. :P

Tuesday Friday thoughts about food.

( Food, glorious food! )

Hey, all!
I'm back home after traveling yesterday (and delayed planes - boo), but was wiped when I got home so I went straight to bed.
Apologies for the recent radio silence, but between the RL destination wedding I attended, AND getting to hang with my bbs dementordelta and lilyseyes at LeakyCon, there wasn't much time for writing.
I will do my best to update all my WsIP this week (for those of you who follow them). ♥

BUT get ready for spam anyway because I have many updates to talk about.

1) There will be a LeakyCon post *g*
2) I got my most recent HP Lootcrate just before I left, so there's that to show you all
3) I have this week's (short) fic wrap up to post
4) There was this little thing called MY BIRTHDAY this past week and I OWE a ton of replies to posts and PMs, and emails.
5) And I have this week's SSHP Prophet to start collecting links for (technically that's not something I'll post here, but in my mind it counts).
Oh! And 6) I just got my hd_erised assignment, so I need to squee about that!


SO...more to come! MUAH!

• This guy reviews animals. Hilariously.
  
  
• Amazing chocolate creations are amazing.
  
  
• Apparently some Muppets have surprisingly complex backstories.Who knew?
  
  
• And, in this week's "living while black' installment, now we can't even go to the bank, FFS. *shakes head* And did you see the part where they didn't even apologize?
  
  
• This Japanese artist creates awesome hyperrealistic portraits of cats out of wool. So talented!
  
  
• DT is down to his last 6 Horcruxes. Where's Harry when you need him?
  
  
• This dog recreates some of Madonna's iconic photos and it's awesome. *g*
  
  
• Adorable cat noses are adorable!
  
  
• And finally, this adorable double proposal is (yes) adorable! ♥
  
  

Right, the weekend's almost here, and I'm on vaca next week, wheeee!
Let's hope we make it through the next couple of days without going to war with anyone, yeah?