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Hi, all.

I've been too busy at work to be online much lately, but now I have today, Saturday, and Monday off (work Sunday afternoon). There hasn't been much to post about; nothing much is going on in my life besides work and even though I'm still watching and enjoying SV, it isn't very easy to follow and I'm not invested enough in the characters and in what's going on to meta-post about it. Any future meta will probably be re: S1-8. We'll see!

I'm having a great time with my new kitten, whom I've decided to name "Perry." "Lionel" just didn't seem to fit him. Perry is still a SV name, and will suit him both as a kitten and as an adult cat.

He's so cute! very feisty, and the other cats are getting used to him. It was an adjustment for Phoenix, as he's been the baby for the past 6 years and has never had a new cat come into the family since he's been here.

Last Sunday I took Perry into the back yard to visit Moe's grave, and told him he has a pretty tough act to follow:)

I'm trying to get into a Clexy mood so I can do some writing! anyone have tips?

As I watched "Stiletto" last night (is that spelled correctly?) I had a revelation:

If you excerpt the Lana plot and forget the previous seven seasons, SV S8 is a pretty good show!

Posted at TWOP:

( Very general for last night's ep )

Well, here we are: at the closing episode of S1!

This episode gives us three Clex scenes:

After Lionel closes the Luthorcorp plant (bastard! that was one of the worst things he ever did to Lex (and it's up against some pretty stiff competition)--closing the plant and leaving Lex behind to deal with the fallout) ( Image Heavy )

Wow, we're closing in on the end of Season 1 in these Clex Forever posts! Just for a recap, Clex Forever is and will be caps from every Clex scene in every episode. Most are with the guys together, but some are other scenes in which other characters acknowledge the Clex in some way.

The guys have three scenes together in "Obscura". The first is at the farm.( Image Heavy )

Since several people have left me comments on "Crossroads" lately, either having read the entire 33 chapters (so far) in a sitting or asking me to finish it so they can read the entire thing (for which I don't blame them--I rarely read WIPS because I find it so frustrating to get sucked into a story and then have it abandoned--I'm STILL waiting for a couple of SV fics to be finished that likely never will be. So I'm truly touched at the number of people that have been reading mine since spring 2006, and promise NEVER to abandon it no matter HOW long it takes me)) I'm working on it tonight. I can have Leah's computer until she & Zach get home from dinner, and maybe then I could write on her laptop in my room if I get myself on a roll.

Tomorrow I have an appointment for a perm at a trendy salon here in town. With an exuberant (clearly gay) guy named Omar.

I'm usually a Great Clips, el cheapo when it comes to my hair, so this is a big event, one I've been meaning to treat myself to for several years. I haven't had a perm in over 10 years, and it won't be one of those frizzy 80s perms this time, but a looser, spiral-type. My hair is a little more than shoulder-length right now, so it's time.

This perm will likely be over $100--again, it's a rare treat--I usually just get layered cuts and let that be it. I had to look up what an appropriate tip is for a stylist for a service that's that expensive. Generally 15-20%, it looks like.

I have some qualms about the extravagance, but I have so much trouble with my hair. I'm not handy with fixing it, so I usually like something I can just wash, brush and/or iron, and go. My hair is wavy and it's almost impossible to keep it from flipping, which I hate. So, we'll see how this goes. If I really love it, I may get it done once a year. If not, this'll be a one-time thing.

I thought I was doing okay. "Bulletproof": check. "Power": check. I was bookin' right along. I'd vowed to slug through this trio of FAIL that is the S8 Lana/Clana arc, one more time and survive!

( Image heavy sludge behind the cut )

I'll feel better if I write this down.

( No more mower )

We were so prepared, but it was kind of a downer Hallowe'en. We only had about 10 kids trick or treat, though we had tons of candy at the ready. I cooked all afternoon, but the Pumpkin Risotto sucked (the cheese soup was good) but, as so often happens, I was too tired to be hungry when it was all ready.

Marian was so looking forward to being a Lawn Gnome this year, but the poor baby was so sick she couldn't eat a thing and just went home to bed instead of out partying as she'd planned.( Image Heavy: kid pix )

Wow, things have really changed in SV fandom. Last night, I made a short reaction post for "Crossfire"--not substantial, just a quick spot reaction. So it didn't surprise me that I woke to zero comments, but what DID surprise me is that I noticed this a.m. that I forgot to spoiler-cut-tag the post!

Time was when I would realize when I clicked "send" that I hadn't included cut-tags, and by the time I reentered the entry to make the correction, I'd have two-three comments admonishing me to: "Please use cut-tags so the rest of us won't be spoiled!" I remember thinking on more than one occasion: "Geez, give me 30 seconds to correct it, at least!"

Now it's 12 hours later, and no one's taken me to task! What's up with that?