after this the rest is all bullshit

'Bullshit' by Mindless Self Indulgence for the title.

Another plug; Kate Harding's Shapely Prose. It's been slow there recently, but it's a generally awesome blog, and reading through the archives is well worth the time. As a plus-size lady with some pretty serious body-image issues I find it invaluable.

Still haven't gotten seriously started on that damn statistics assignment, nor the two writing assignments I also have due that week. Hmm. Tomorrow is going to be a long, dull day.

Oh, and psst--if you haven't download the very cheap, very awesome Repo! The Genetic Opera soundtrack yet, you really really should. It's already made its way into my Most Played list, and there are songs I've been listening to for years on there.

you're beautiful

Title lyric from 'Needle Through A Bug' from the Repo! The Genetic Opera Soundtrack. I've had this album since it came out on September 30--I got the digital download from Not Your Parents Opera but you can buy it at least four different ways--and oh. My. God. This album is like aural crystal meth; highly addictive and euphoria-inducing. It's something like ten bucks to download, or about twelve bucks to order a hard copy from Amazon.com and more than worth the money. Hell, buy a few dozen and hand them out to your friends. You will be so popular.

this is the new shit

Title is the titular lyric from 'This Is The New Shit' by Marilyn Manson.

I'm a bit too wasted to post properly just now, so here we go. Wallaby linked me to this little piece of wtf. As she said, "Starts out funny, then gets scarily realistic."

The author there is right--trying to work out how some of these people think is quite frightening.

In other news:

• The job market here is so poor I'm starting to seriously consider prostitution. Something like 40% of female students in Melbourne do it, apparently, although that may well be overly sensationalistic. Alternately I guess I could put an ad in the local paper as a dog walker/stablehand, but I really wish Starbucks or something was hiring so I could just drop off a resume and hope for the best. Bah.

• I am doing NaNoWriMo this year. (Haven't heard of it? Here.) Would anyone be interested in seeing my progress posted here? I'll probably put at least the first 1700-ish words up. So far, my main idea is a shameless rip-off of at least one Shakespearean play.

• I haven't started my statistics assignment yet. It's due on Tuesday. But that's okay, because it's only 1200 words. I can write 300 words a day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Sound good? Not to me. Statistics classes and assignments are, for me, one huge long hooker moment.

it makes me smile

Title from "Smile" by Lily Allen.

I've actually at work and have been surprisingly busy this weekend, so I'm a bit too dopey to post something substantial. Sorry. In the mean time, you all know Fugly Horse of the Day, right? No? Well check it out if you haven't already. Basically it critiques irresponsible breeding practices in horses, as well as educating people about conformation and suchlike. As a rider myself, I love that blog, and it makes me increasingly greatful I live in an area where the only breeders who haven't gone bankrupt have national show winning animals in their ranks.

Anyway, the point is, a dear friend of mine has started a new blog too; Mutt Puppies On Trial. It's about designer dogs, puppy mills, and all the things Fugly is about... but for dogs. Invaluable if you're in the market for a small dog, or any given puppy, really. And wonderfully written; this is one of the girls I'm co-writing a novel with. You can already tell she's scathingly brilliant, can't you?