always been crazy

So, this was on my google drive, from a project one of the boys did a few years back where they had to ask me questions about my life. So have some random info about me!

What year were you born? 1980

Where have you lived most of your life? Salem VA

What was the approximate price for a gallon of gas when you started driving? $1.00/gallon

Who/what were some popular musicians/music groups when you were a teenagers? How did your parents feel about the music you listened to? Like now, I listened to a variety of music. My parents didn’t care as long as I didn’t play it too loud. Garth Brooks, the Wallflowers, Tupac, Boys II Men, Alanis Morrisette, TLC, Savage Garden, Oasis, Bon Jovi. Toward the end of my teenage years, NSYNC & Backstreet Boys.

What were some popular movies you remember from when you were a teenager? My friends and I watched Friday, Boys in the Hood, Don’t Be a Menace (to South Central LA While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood), and Poetic Justice so often that we had them memorised. Dangerous Minds. Empire Records. Twister was the first movie I saw at the drive in. Tales from the Crypt,

Which Presidents do you remember? Bush, Clinton, Bush, OBAMA, Trump (I know that Reagan was in there, but I don’t actually remember that)

What, if any, wars do you remember? That the US was involved in - The Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, the War on Terrorism

What kind of “drills” do you remember doing in school? Fire drills, bus drills

Do you have any memories of the space program? I remember being in school and the entire school was watching the Challenger mission on Jan 28, 1986, when the Challenger exploded just after lift off

What is the biggest news story that you can remember from your life time? 911 (also big were the Jonbenet Ramsey case, the Oklahoma City bombing, and locally Robert May, who murdered my friends’ mom and four others on New Years Day in 1994)

Any other memories that you want to share? The most important days of my life were 9-11-99, 11-9-99, 12-05-00, and 01-09-02.

Substituting names in romance novel summaries with fandom pairings: Clint/Coulson Edition

Too Many Grooms: When daredevil Clint Barton was told he was dying, he did the honorable thing - and jilted Phil Coulson so he wouldn't have to witness his demise. Trouble was, two years later Clint felt downright healthy. And when he realized he'd been misdiagnosed, he was fit to kill. Clint found Phil again, but his longtime sweetheart was in a wedding tux - and at the altar! No doubt he was still furious about how Clint had vanished, but Clint was ready to do anything to win his heart again. So he shoved aside groom number two and whisked Phil back down the aisle before he could say I do.

When the Lights Go Out: Phil Coulson isn't thrilled his roommate's arranged a blind date for him. It also doesn't help that his roommate forgot to tell Phil the date's name, so when he runs into a sexy stranger in the building during a blackout, Phil assumes it's him. Luckily, he's hot. So hot, Phil sheds both his inhibitions and his clothes! But when the lights come back on, Phil finds he wasn't his date after all... Getting stuck in an elevator isn't how reporter Clint Barton expected to meet his date. He's especially surprised when the cute stranger propositions him that same evening. Fortunately, Clint has always had trouble saying no. Then, when he finds out he slept with the wrong man, Clint doesn't think there's a problem. Now he just has to convince Phil how right things can be between them.

A Little Bit Dangerous: When undercover agent Phil Coulson walked away from Clint Barton, he left him with nothing but a broken heart. But when they reunited, neither one was prepared for the feelings that still existed - or for the truth lurking beneath the surface.

Eager and Eligible: Did you say hot sex? Thanks to a shipboard hypnotist, those very words transform prim-and-proper Phil Coulson into a Sexy Stripper. Easygoing Clint Barton has no idea what he's walked into when he rescues a boa-clad man from someone dressed as Pepe Le Pew. But as the feathers fly and passions ignite, this very eligible bachelor vows to show Phil he wants more than just hot sex.

Baby It's Cold Outside: At the stroke of midnight, trapped in diner by a snowstorm on New Year's Eve, Clint Barton finds himself holding Phil Coulson's baby boy. One night couldn't change a drifter into a family man... could it?

And a bonus Clint/Darcy, just because.

Game for Anything: A year ago, Clint Barton saved Darcy Lewis' life, and the sexy loner has been starring in her nightly fantasies ever since. But now Darcy's tired of dreaming. She needs to have Clint in her life, in her bed, so when she learns she's in danger - and that, once again, Clint is watching her every move - she decides to take what she wants. And poor Clint doesn't stand a chance... Clint isn't thrilled with his latest assignment. For a year he hasn't been able to get Darcy out of his head. But the spoiled princess is way out of his league. Still, guarding Darcy's delectable body has its perks, especially since she's quite willing to share it. So he's going to Plan B. He'll seduce her right out of his system. Only, the more games they play, the more he's hoping they'll end up tied.

Spend three hours at the courthouse this afternoon just for them to reschedule the hearing for November because they weren't able to locate my ex to serve him. Um, dumbasses. I didn't even call this hearing, DCSE did, and I could have told you that if you go to his sister's house, which is his address on record, she'll tell you she doesn't know where he is even though he was probably in the back room. Also, trying to garnish his wages isn't going to do anything because HE DOESN'T WORK! *rolls eyes* Seriously, my life would be so much simpler if that car had killed him.

Anywho. I'm still being avoidant! And nonproductive! But I did get about six more boxes of books out of storage, and a couple boxes are full of paperback romance novels from like ten years ago, haha. I have a bad habit of reading the summaries and substituting the names with my current pairing of choice, to see if I like the idea or not (whatever, some of yall do the same thing). So I asked twitter for pairings and I'm gonna pick a random book and give you a summary with that pairing! Class discussion encouraged in comments!

Two people said Clint Barton/Phil Coulson (which, by happy coincidence, is my current favorite pairing too!), and the first book I picked up is called By The Book, so:

Phil Coulson would love nothing more than to have a wild night with his downstairs neighbor, Clint Barton. When he accidentally discovers that Clint's bought a how-to manual on "pleasing" men, he knows a wild night is out of the question! But when Clint asks him for lovemaking lessons, Phil knows he must do his part for all men and make him the best lover ever - and he'll do it by the book...

Embarrassed just doesn't describe how Clint feels when his sexy neighbor sees his first book, Sex for Total Morons. He knows he's a master in the bedroom, but judging by the sudden pitying expression, Phil doesn't. Fortunately for him, Clint isn't about to let this opportunity pass by. Phil's a teacher, so there's no way he'd refuse to teach Clint all the ins and outs of sex!

I also got two Liam/Louis, and I don't know anything about 1D. But fake husbands are always good, right, if we pretend the 1D boys are like five or ten years older? Lol. So, Counterfeit Husband:

It was the only way Liam could protect himself from a lecherous business rival on a luxury cruise. But what "husband" could Liam trust to spend every day - and every night - in skimpy cruise wear and one cramped stateroom? 1-800-HUSBAND was good, but not even Liam could believe the husband they sent would know him better than he knew himself... would be his ex-husband Louis!

(Yes, I totally used to read this stuff, idek.) Um, one more, for now? jackiesjunkie said Beecher/Keller (I have been totally craving an OZ rewatch, thanks for the reminder) and I don't know if I can put their names into one of these because I am quite familiar with that pairing and it just doesn't fit in my head. But we'll try? The Tender Barbarian:

Spinster schoolteacher Tobias Beecher was a bit old-fashioned and quite demure - until Chris Keller roared into his life on his motorcycle. Tobias did his best to send Chris packing, but his tenderness captured her. Now Tobias wondered whether there was a bit of the barbarian in everyone...

I've got more books here, so feel free to give me some more pairings. Or tell me how these summaries *points above* would play out. (I don't usually do AU ideas with fictional characters, but I love all AUs that are RPF? I'm weird, idk. That may be why I had a hard time with Beecher/Keller, because their actual story is more than enough for me.)

Super big thank you for all the recs yesterday! I am now prepared in case of an extended power and/or internet outage! We got lucky and the storms broke up / lost strength coming across the mountains, so we got some wind and rain, but not much else. My bro's gf broke down on the way home yesterday, though, and was sitting on the side of the road waiting for her dad to come get her and Alex (the middle child, he's 7), and a power line fell across the road in front of her. Made for quite a long trip home, because that's the only road that goes up the mountain from this side.

I have a headache. It's not a migraine, but it's like it's still part of the migraine hangover? I don't know how to explain it, but it sucks and I wish it would go away. I could be in box seats at the Salem Red Sox game right now, but it's 96* out there with like 80% humidity and there was no way. I was actually supposed to go to Warped today in Va Beach (and take Bela) but that didn't work out for money reasons. Blah!

Did I tell yall that I passed the first set of tests for one of the jobs I applied for? With a migraine, I still managed to finish ahead of time and with flying colors, so yay me! I go back on Aug 14 for more tests. Joy joy.

Dreamed last night I was working in a new call center, doing insurance sales. Self, that is not an appropriate aspiration! Also dreamed I was writing fanfic about Clint Barton going blind. I don't know who to blame that one on, but I'm blaming it on someone other than myself.

I've got the DVR set to record Baby Daddy and Royal Pains for me, so I'm gonna go lay in front of the fan and try to figure out where I'm getting the money for the kids' tuition. Love yall!

Someone today said, "Damn the man!" To which the only response is, "Save the Empire!" Right? They looked at me like I was crazy(er). No one got it. Why so lame, people in my real life?

I've been listening to Pandora at work (I was listening to the mix that altiloquent made for me, but I left the CD in my car today!) and songs from the Punk Goes Pop albums keep coming up & I kinda adore all these versions of songs I otherwise don't care for. If anyone has these albums, they should share!

I know it's selfish of me to ask for drabble prompts when I still have at least a dozen untyped ones in my notebook, I have no computer to type them up on, and I'm failing at keeping up with LJ. However, I'm doing it anyway! Prompt me?

When I was headed to pick Davey up from camp, there was a huge pileup on the interstate - at least a dozen cars on the side of the road, two squashed in a ditch, and one up on it's side in the southbound side and three separate fender benders on the northbound - and it was pretty ridiculous. The southbound side was still backed up when we came back from camp two hours later. Ugh, traffic!

We're going to spend the day at the lake tomorrow (at the public beach part, not the marina we usually hang at) and then go to the NRV Speedway to see Taylor race. Sunday I'm planning on doing NOTHING. Well, I plan on leaving the house and getting caught up on my internet to do list.

1. I've been lurking in GK fandom for... a month or so? But I have a bunch of links I've saved that I need to go back and add to my delicious bookmarks, so I'm gonna end up leaving comments on them. Just an general disclaimer for anyone who stops by to figure out why I'm commenting on something old.

2. Speaking of commenting on something old, I'm weeks behind on my flist, so if I do comment on an older entry of yours, don't be surprised.

3. I have a partially written post about Meet Me Halfway, and a post that I wanted to make about my mini-vacation to see Amy.

4. I still have drabbles/ficlets to post.

5. irisgirl12000 tells me the best stories. She and I have maybe created an entire accidental 'verse. Um, oops? But it's okay, b/c it makes me SO HAPPY.

Happy Weekend, flist! *smooches*

Belated thanks to all of you for your birthday wishes and for the well-wishes about my accident. I had a fantastic birthday and a fantastic weekend. I got checked out by a doctor when I got home, complete with a ct scan, and my brain isn't any more damaged than it was to begin with and the black eyes should go away soon even though the concussion symptoms will probably hang out for a while.

irisgirl12000 finally managed to get me to watch Generation Kill and I LOVE IT. Apparently I have a new fandom.

I am soooooo tired, omg.

Mat Devine was tweeting about hanging out with Mikey Way, and I'm reminded of stratospherique lamenting the lack of Kill Hannah fanfic in bandom. What's up with that nonsense??

I love Gabe Saporta, and the Cobras, and Travie. And I love Travie's new album, which came out today.

Dragonsoul came out today also, but I can't get it until Friday. But yay for Jaida and Dani's new book!

I basically deleted everything in my inbox, so I'm not going to catch up on LJ, comments or posts. If I missed something important, tell me here. Starting over with a clean slate for Wednesday and going to try and keep up this time.

I can't remember if there is anything else I wanted to say, but I love you all and miss hanging out on LJ and hope things will level out soon. *hearts*

Things I forgot to mention in my last post:

+ I just guesstimated my taxes & my refund may be more than I thought!

- the pilot light went out on our furnace last night so it was super!colder this morning. Which is bad since our house barely ever even reaches 60degrees these days anyway. Brrrr!

+ in light of that fact, I totally wore my pj pants under my skirt to work today. Yay for floor length black skirts & black pjs? At least I was semi-warm on my way to work!

- did I mention the van has no heat since the intake is leaking again and that somehow means my heater blows cold air?

+ I'm working on something for February. It's a surprise.

The Gingerbread Festival was cancelled b/c of the snow/rain mix. Which is kinda silly b/c there's nothing on the road and it's really not cold, but whatever. Still kinda sad we don't get to see Melody sing. Choir concert is in a week and a half though, and all three of my teenage girls will be singing in that, so I guess it's okay.

I'm still in my pjs (yay!) and am being lazy watching awesomely ridiculous SyFy movies. The current one is about some people that run a Time Safari and apparently someone on one of their jumps brought something back & changed life as we know it. Idek, yall, it's pretty cracktastic. I especially like the sea monster in the subway.

Basketball practice in an hour, then we're going to dinner at Famous Anthony's for Ronnie & Tim's bdays. And we have to do some party planning for Mom's bday, since it's only a little over a month away. Hey, I booked the place, my brothers can help out with the rest.

Oh, next is Lake Placid 2. I've seen that multiple times, hmmm. Time to switch the channel!

Chicago: City of Bandboys and copperbadge. And a few other members of my flist. And Nick Scimeca. Too bad I'm only here to spend a couple hours in the airport. :)

As I was scrolling through my twitter friends list trying to find copperbadge's name, my crackberry froze on @weareempires. Haha. I keep saying I'm gonna end up flying to Chicago to see them, but today is not that day.

If I were to be making a happy list for today, it would include the very sweet elderly gentleman who is heading to South Dakota to visit his grandkids and who I did a crossword puzzle with on the flight from Roanoke to Chicago. And maybe the guy behind me with the two extremely adorable, extremely well behaved little boys. The dad read them Thomas the Train books nearly the entire flight, complete with voices and sound effects.