• 01:23 "It was a run-by fruiting!"
• 03:27 Just forced myself to wake up because the Halloween theme was playing in my dream. Didn't want to stay for where that was headed.
• 09:26 Big yes!! --> RT @moonsoar: Are you participating in Buy Nothing Day? #bnd
• 09:30 RT @inkyelbows: Writing habits of some successful authors: notebooks, rewriting, imagining the deaths of enemies bit.ly/7ywj41
• 09:32 Wow I defintely watch too much #ncis. My back is turned and just from the sound of the merry-go-round, I knew which episode was on. Lol
• 09:40 It's 35F outside so I am waiting for it to warm before I venture out to gather wood for tonight's outdoor fire with the family.
• 10:21 Been awake for an hour now but still haven't gotten my arse OUT of the bed lol
• 10:54 Just cooked eggs, grits & toast; now watching Moonlight on @chillertv while I eat
• 13:49 Finally finished that chapter. Taking a small break and then back to write the last 6000 words for today. So far behind, so much to do #nano
• 14:21 RT @inkyelbows: John Grisham: first novel rejected 28 times, advises writers to aim for a page a day | Inkygirl.com bit.ly/8ccYSF
• 14:31 Okay, haven eaten lunch (yummy leftover broccoli casserole) now back to writing! Must hammer out these 6000 words!!!
• 17:23 THIS! RT @Jconner05: Thinks that there's waaaayyyy to much put into the Iron Bowl. Why can't people be this hyped about helping the needy...
• 17:35 Wrote 7 pages today which may not seem like much if you compare it @LKHamilton's pg count but I'm still proud of myself. Me brain's mush tho
• 18:05 Toastyness twitpic.com/r82ee
• 18:56 Was stargazing and we saw the space station float by. Too cool. I'm such a geek :)
• 20:00 Back inside. Mum, me, @heasome and @siannfair80 are about to watch Persuasion. I shall get them to love Wentworth as much as I do.
• 21:52 RT @joshgroban "..the most dangerous tendency in the world is the desire to believe a rumor rather than to pin down a fact." -John Steinbeck
• 22:01 Mmmmm pumpkin pie!!
• 22:32 Only 9:30 & I am already tucked into bed. Perhaps my circadian rhythm is on a decent schedule now. Work comes early tomorrow. Oíche mhaith!

• 23:14 I'm not Henry Crawford's no 1 fan, but I do love the scene where he reads to her that bit about the starling. "I can't get out, I can't..."
• 23:20 "Selfishness must always be forgiven for there's no hope for a cure."
• 23:25 "Beware of fainting fits; beware of swoons..."
• 00:25 Movie over, my heart full of Austen love tonight and now tis time for bed. Oíche mhaith!
• 00:38 Just laid down for the night and was abruptly raped by my muse. She is telling me about a star-crossed couple during the Irish Revolution.
• 10:44 Lá Altaithe Sona Dhaoibh! (Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!) May the gods be with our service men and women who cannot be home today.
• 11:11 Watching Band of Brothers with dad. Fantastic series! Totally forgot Richard Speight Jr was in it. Cast is exploding with great actors.
• 13:46 RT @Jconner05: These new AT&T commercials don't get that the point is 3g coverage, not voice or EDGE coverage
• 13:49 Ok enough watching tv. Need to do some lite cleaning, shower and attempt some writing before heading to Gran's for the feasting.
• 15:20 Office/room cleaned and just banged out 300+ words while I had the time. Now for a shower and cooking. Still 28000+ words to go for #nano :/
• 15:58 Lmao --> RT @warrenellis: Here in Britain, of course, it's Thank Fuck We Got Those Weird Jesus Bastards On The Boat Day
• 16:03 Yummm!! --> RT @SuperWiki: twitpic.com/r23l5 - Give thanks for Jared with bonus chest hair. pic by wolfpup2000
• 16:21 #iamthankfulfor MI-5 (Spooks) coming on tonight! It's the little things that bring me joy.
• 17:37 RT @Darth_Imperius: RT @biorhythmist: Happy "(Delete Browser History And Caches) OK Now You Can Use My Laptop" Day
• 18:00 At Gran's house now. Pawpaw is carving le turkey :)
• 18:03 Pawpaw carving zee turkeyyyy twitpic.com/r2w4k
• 19:44 I be full of love, laughs and food. *hugs family*
• 20:19 On our way to take a plate of food to @Jconner05 who had to work tonight :(
• 20:42 At blockbuster in rbc and 102.9 is playing. I cannot believe how crappy this station has gotten...so glad I switched to Internet & satellite
• 21:18 Back from Rainbow City, now watching Supernatural "Good God, Y'all"
• 21:32 Okay forget Supernatural, got that episode on DVD away....LOVE ACTUALLY IS ON!!!!!
• 21:41 I'd move to England if Hugh Grant were Prime Minister. #loveactually
• 22:00 So who on here is crazy enough to go shopping tomorrow?
• 22:10 Me too!! --> RT @hmtanpu: @eireannoir Not me. I'm staying indoors, locking the doors and windows, and hiding from the Black Friday Zombies.
• 22:55 THIS!! --> RT @JustCallMeJamie: and if I read once more about how the Oak and Holly Kings are ancient Celtic myths I may start to cry

Lá Altaithe Sona Dhaoibh! (Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!) May the gods be with our service men and women who cannot be home today.

Posted via LiveJournal.app.

• 00:43 Off to bed; up early for work, will be opening and closing so boss has a long Thanksgiving vacay but at least I get to close early :)
• 05:30 Ugh stupid @Jconner05 and your text message at 4:30am waking me up. That dream was of Mark Pellegrino! Damn you.
• 08:17 7:15am, why did you arrive so soon?
• 08:26 RT @irishlanguage: Séasúr na dTurcaithe (Turkey Season) bit.ly/7rXozl
• 08:31 I really need to do an egg white and lemon juice face mask
• 08:33 Okay squirrels atop the house need to stop seeing who can run the fastest. 'Tis rather annoying
• 08:44 Ugh the hobbit hole is not getting wonderful reception this morning. Must speak to Frodo about this.
• 09:17 Ok shower done now something to eat and fix my hair before PaPaw arrives and then I leave for work.
• 10:57 Delivery by cute Fedex guy. A wonderful start to the work day :)
• 11:32 Catching up on Google Reader (39 unread posts! yikes!)
• 11:38 Ah, that day before Thanksgiving and gach duine ag “caint turcaí"! lol
• 11:48 Anyone know of a Windows writing program akin to Mac's Scrivener? #writechat #nanowrimo #writing
• 12:06 Ugh. Maybe I shouldn't have said that about needing more randomness in my life. I'm suddenly and randomly nauseous now. :(
• 12:18 *blinks* you're kidding me right?? -- RT @BreakingNews: Reuters: White House says it will be out of Afghanistan within nine years.
• 12:21 ROTFLMAO! www.failblog.org/
• 12:25 God I hope so too. -- RT @MercuryBlue @eireannoir nine years from when we went in. at least I fucking well hope so.
• 12:47 So this is what my brother woke me up at 4:30am with. Enjoy! ----> The #Supernatural Genital Herpes ringtone bit.ly/6gCqJR
• 13:01 Can't wait for lunch time. Screw it. I'm hungry. *dives into lunch fully clothed* Ah, the water's nice.
• 13:03 btw, @skygazing @caitoconaill @hieromantic You all like Ginger Snap Cookies, right?
• 13:13 good god!!! -- RT @BuddyTV "I put my kids out there to every pedophile on the planet and they never got paid for it?" bit.ly/8UNBzp
• 13:22 All right, after looking through all these wonderful blogs online...I want to create one. 'Tis my December mission.
• 14:09 Finally the Flickr app downloads lol. #iphone
• 14:12 I should have the newest version of Jane Austen's Persuasion and The Christmas Cottage from Netflix when I get home. SO EXCITED!
• 15:16 Razors could really be in your Halloween candy. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 15:35 Man-witches are not skeevy. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 15:41 19 mins and counting until I am off work and my turkey holiday begins!
• 15:47 Clowns ARE evil. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 15:53 The sound of rats in your wall might just be a ghost. And an angry one at that. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 17:00 RT @coldplay: Please help find John Regan. Missing in London for 6 days. Please look here bit.ly/jreganposter and please RT
• 17:03 Clatterford, Torchwood, Hex and Being Human -- RT @bbcamerica: Taking a look at the past decade, what Brit shows are you most thankful for?
• 17:03 Coupling too!!! -- RT @bbcamerica: Taking a look at the past decade, what Brit shows are you most thankful for?
• 17:20 RT @BuddyTV: Need a #Scrubs Sneak Peek? bit.ly/5DY9LR
• 17:23 RT @Reveria: So, Switzerland want to let Roman Polanski out of prison for a few million $$$? That's fine w/ me if they cut off his dick 1st
• 17:37 Awww. I blame NOAA. :( bit.ly/8TPB9b lol
• 17:40 RT @barnswallowkate SPN S1-3 DVDs are $14.99 on Amazon now (bit.ly/4KLGFN) and S4 will be $14.99 tomorrow (bit.ly/7WyoER)
• 17:50 Twilight can eat it. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 18:10 I <3 MARK!! ;) -- RT @SuperWiki twitpic.com/qxgg5 - Lucifer and friends - from Rogue Events "A night with Superantural..."
• 18:15 What!? Mark Pellegrino guest-starred on #BurnNotice before?! Where the hell was I? :(
• 18:39 Poker can take years off your life ... literally. #ThingsILearnedFromSPN
• 19:17 For the record: Thanksgiving means more to some Americans than shoveling food in our mouths. I'm sick of the America=gluttony generalization
• 19:22 We are no more gluttonous than Canada, England and any other well-to-do western country.
• 19:49 Yay for me and productivity! Email sent over to @miriamparker at Hachette Book Group, now off to watch Jane Austen's Persuasion and swoon.
• 22:29 While in the mood, I think I shall watch Mansfield Park and then head to bed.
• 23:00 Ugh Aunt Norris irks me!

Tweaks and enhancements

1. In order to improve site security, we've temporarily suspended the ability to change passwords for old email addresses that haven't been used for over six months. For further information and support, please visit our customer care page.
2. We've launched a new mobile site with an enhanced UI at m.livejournal.com. View spotlights, post to your journal, read and post to friends pages, and more, no matter where you roam! Please let us know what you think, since this will eventually replace our existing mobile interface. You can update your mobile preferences on your account page.
3. We've upgraded from Beacon to Facebook Connect to improve dual posting. If you've already signed up for Facebook Beacon, you're good to go. If you wish to update your Facebook Connect setting, visit Account Privacy settings and scroll down to the option labeled: "Send information about my updates to Facebook." You can choose Always or Ask each time. Remember to save (on the bottom left corner of the page). To learn more, check out FAQ 249. While we're on the subject, if you happen to be visiting that side of town, please join our Facebook fan page for a touch of home away from home.
4. You'll now receive the Writer's Block Question of the Day in the body of email notifications. To sign up for Writer's Block notifications, visit writersblock and choose the Watch Community option. Next, update your Writer's Block notification settings by checking the box to the right of "Someone posts a new entry to writersblock."
5. Paid and permanent users can now view, add, and edit Notes of commenters. Notes will appear beside the username of comment posters (instead of stars) on S1-themed comment pages.

Send some lovin' thanks to your friends with our holiday vgifts!

Photos of the week

We're so delighted with the immense talent of our growing, global lj_photophile community that we've decided to introduce a poll. Each week, we'll choose a half-dozen photos (based on user comments and staff feedback) and ask you to select a photo of the week. The winning photo will be announced in the next newsletter. If possible, please limit photo size to 350x350 to ensure that images display properly on friends pages. We want to thank you again (and again!) for sharing your passion.

Check out this week's photo poll and more fantastic user content after the jump!

( Read more... )

Curtains

Thanks for joining us. To our American friends, have a fantastic Thanksgiving. To all of our international neighbors, we'll eat a little extra for you!

• 23:32 Noshing on popcorn and catching up on #WhiteCollar.
• 00:09 Kate is so conning Neal. *sighs* #WhiteCollar
• 11:18 RT @BittenbyBooks: PzRT: Amber Benson & Triangle Tara (from Buffy) food bank fundraiser: bit.ly/7il5SO #endhunger
• 11:43 RT @jenwoodhouse: I'm thankful for this holiday that allows us all to overeat and then eat again, until we fall asleep. yay.
• 11:43 RT @JustCallMeJamie: When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address:
• 11:44 RT @JustCallMeJamie: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington , D.C. 20307-5001.
• 11:44 RT @JustCallMeJamie: Think of how many cards these wonderful people who have sacrificed so much would get. PLEASE RE-POST!!
• 11:46 Shopping and writing are on the agenda for today. That is if I could get excited about hitting up Hellmart 2 days b4 Thanksgiving.
• 11:48 Might just give mum the money for what I need and stay home lol
• 18:53 Don't think it will all fit, Capt'n... twitpic.com/qt4uq
• 19:07 RT @starwars Richard Cheese - #StarWars Cantina music video! bit.ly/14TZdD
• 19:13 No cos that would leave something less to complain about - RT @rainnwilson Couldn't God have created scientific laws for the physical world?
• 19:19 RT @irishlanguage: Bia Lá an Altaithe: Mónóga, Puimcíní, Turcaithe, srl. bit.ly/929OFl
• 19:25 Excuse while I freak the feck out cos I just accidentally discovered how to accents over vowels on this iPhone !!!!!
• 19:43 RT @xochiadame: History Channel program looking for lead researcher in Angloamerican symbology/iconography. bit.ly/5b1K5t
• 19:46 Who has two thumbs are is über excited about #ncis and #ncisla tonight? THIS GIRL!!! Curious about the possible Abby/Eric pairing.
• 20:34 Oh McGee...you are so lovely #ncis
• 20:36 RT @stephenfry Remember Brizzly-fancy Twitter & Facebook app? It was invitation only: now open to the public! brizzly.com
• 20:47 Tony should always wear that black pea coat. #ncis
• 21:11 The Planet Mechanics with @keithharkin is playing now on Planet Green. It repeats at 4am central. #celticthunder
• 21:17 Chris O'Donnell, 12 years later and I still have the hots for you. #ncisla
• 21:29 Lol aww Abby/Eric #ncisla
• 22:29 Watching #lawandordersvu and both Wonder Woman and #Smallville's Jor-El are in the same episode. Too cool.

• 23:08 No, no, trust me you aren't. Count me in. -- RT @JustCallMeJamie WTF, am i the only that thinks Taylor Swift is way over-rated?
• 11:47 RT @moonsoar: Awesome. Edward gets bitch slapped by Dracula: tinyurl.com/yftb23f
• 12:24 Almost noon and only 51F.
• 17:02 #lastfm #love Into The West by Annie Lennox bit.ly/12cY4u
• 17:38 RT @ChillerTV: All week Chiller celebrates vampire month with special marathons of Forever Knight and Moonlight. Begins Tomorrow night @ 8.
• 17:41 RT @EWAusielloFiles: SUPERNATURAL scoop: New details on this spring's 100th episode bit.ly/6i3vF9
• 17:42 RT @cindypon: librarians! want a chance to win 46 MG and YA debut novels? awesome!! bit.ly/8qosqy
• 17:49 RT @bbcamerica: Happy Tardis Day! @wired has a great piece on the anniversary of #DoctorWho. bit.ly/7mlATp
• 17:50 RT @WinBrothers: Eric Kripke interview - bit.ly/6kOq6F
• 17:52 RT @moryan: Confirmed #Supernatural returns 1/21, not 1/14. List of Hellatus reruns includes A Very Supernatural Xmas bit.ly/5c8YLi
• 18:00 Found lots of new good music on Pandora today...Sarah Slean, Butterfly Boucher, and Nerina Pallot! #musicmonday
• 18:12 LOL!!! -- RT @RobBenedict: Things I learned in the UK: subways are tubes, bathrooms are loos, and cigarettes are homosexual.
• 20:16 RT @DSylvan: Teenagers. They're almost like people.
• 20:20 Get Fiona J Mackenzie's song Loch Maruibhe- Loch Maree for free in exchange for one tweet: trkurl.com/kzuyKS #TFAT
• 20:25 Watching #House and then finishing off the last 1800 words for today's goal. #nanowrimo

• 01:16 RT @mashable: HOW TO: Use Twitter’s New Retweet Feature - bit.ly/8yA4ui
• 13:51 RT @LKHamilton: Here's the blog on how to work through some character & plot problems in your novel, as promised. bit.ly/8kQ8xZ
• 13:56 THIS!!!!! -- RT @Alex5488: I need to learn how to time manage or how to go to bed at normal hours. Which ever works.
• 14:28 RT @SupportSPN: OOH! A preview for episode 11: bit.ly/5mUkkp
• 16:18 Lol *cries* -- RT @ObSiqqusim: HI. im the reason why Pluto is no longer a planet. :D
• 16:19 Getting sucked into yet another game of Balderdash... @jconner05 come play with meeeee
• 16:28 Come on Jimmie! #NASCAR
• 16:40 RT @Quotes4Writers: "Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie." Stephen King #writechat

• 23:26 RT @twinkiewrangler: GOOD RIDDANCE #OPRAH! Queen of #Newage narcissism promoter of Fake AmericanIndians, complicit in #jamesray #deathl ...
• 23:49 Reading some back issues of Writer's Digest. Love this magazine.
• 10:09 Up before 10am, go me!
• 13:43 Daniel Radcliffe to sparkle as a vampire on The Simpsons www.canada.com/Daniel+Radcliffe+sparkle+vampire+Simpsons/2237636/story.html
• 14:46 OMG!!!!!! Just saw the Boondock Saints II trailer!!!! *falls over from the awesomeness*
• 15:25 Anyone got a link to dl last nite's Smallville?