Sunday assortment

[dira]

1) So I forgot to mention it when the computer actually arrived, but I have a new computer!



It's been kind of weird, because I keep expecting myself to be in a state of "whee, shiny new toy!" and instead I am in more of a state of "whew, back to something like normal." It's more like getting into my own place after living on someone else's (wonderfully comfy and kindly supplied) couch for a while--more a relief than anything, and requiring a lot of wandering around figuring out where things should go and where stuff is. Which I guess is just a marker of the role that my computer plays in my life: definitely not a toy.

2) Speaking of Sophies, tonight is Leverage night! Yay!

1a and/or 2a) I was thinking about whether to do custom start-up and shutdown noises for Sophie (for my previous computer, Indiana, it was the exchange from the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade between Indy and Henry Sr.: I like Indiana on startup and We named the dog Indiana on shutdown) and I am kind of tempted to use, if I can figure out how to obtain them, Nate saying "Let's go get ourselves a Sophie" for startup, and ... Sophie saying something, for shutdown, but I'm not sure what.

3) Unrelated to any of the above, yesterday I was browsing Electric Velocipede, mainly because it has such a cool name, and read the story Daughters of Fortune by Cyril Simsa. It's about two women in Prague in the Thirties, and possibly it is also about vampires, or rusalka, or ... I am not entirely sure, and do not wish to spoil it. I am still trying to figure out whether I liked it, so please comment if you have read it or do read it. It has definitely stuck in my mind.

Comments

[strangecobwebs]

Pretty! Looks a lot like my Aeryn (she is fierce!). :D

(And, uh, thank you for the reminder about Leverage on tonight. I tend to forget on Sundays. I am lame.)

[dira]

I considered naming her Starbuck, which would have meant she and your Aeryn were destined to be badass crossover vid girlfriends, but she wanted to be Sophie. :)

(Happy to help! I'm not sure whether I'll wind up actually watching it tonight, but at least I remembered that it's on! \o/)

[iulia]

She is so sleek and shiny! Is Captain Apollo intimidated by her? *g*

[dira]

Captain Apollo is so totally intimidated that he's zipped up in his travel case waiting to go home. He says he's not hiding, but I think we all know what's going on. :)

[dirtyzucchini]

I mostly lurk here, having come for the fic and all, so I thought this might be an opportunity to give back... go get yourself a Sophie here and this is something I thought might work for shutdown, IDK. You will probably want something else, though, or need a different file type or something. I'll be happy to oblige, just let me know what you need and/or give me an episode, and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Thank you for all the great stories!

[dira]

Oooh, thank you, those are awesome! I had to clip them a bit to make them short enough for those uses, but they're great! :)