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This semester has been super dee-duper busy -- but just this week I finally turned in my final grades (at 3 am Monday night -- sooooo responsible), and earlier this month my prospectus passed (hooray! Now all I have to do is... write the dissertation? Pshaw, piece of cake. Haha. Ha.), so I've gone from being extremely busy to being not busy at all... and of course this means I've been kind of depressed. Why is it that transitioning like that always knocks you so off balance? Like all the stress was the only thing holding you together? Ugh. It makes me want to write fic where Charlie Crews gets super depressed after catching Hollis, and mopes around the house driving Ted crazy and finally Reese has to come over and snap him out of it, because I feel like if anybody has stress and a sense of insane mission as the strings barely holding him together, it's Charlie Crews. Too bad about how I have three other fics I desperately need to finish before I start anything new. OH WELL. Oh fandom, I wish I could quit you, etc.

Anyway, my advisor gave me a book of military history of the Eurasian steppe to read for my dissertation, which I thought sounded super pointless and unrelated, but it's actually incredibly interesting. It's all about MONGOL HORDES, and is making me scandalized all over again about how the history we teach in the west is so arbitrary and one-sided and about community identity formation rather than actual importance of events, blah blah. (Haha, pretty recently I was talking to some of my friends in my program, one of whom is from China, and she said, like she genuinely thought we might not know, "You know, China has ancient history too." Y-Yeah, we know. Sort of. In a theoretical way. Sorry, China.)

Moving on! Last night I was talking to my dad on the phone, and he said, "Mom says you should come home for [rockstar!bro]'s birthday next week." *muffled in background Mom says, "I was joking"* Dad: "Well, I'M NOT JOKING." Anyway, so then I poked around and found cheap tickets, and bought them, and ahhh, now I'm going back to Kentucky on Tuesday. Both my brothers are going to be home! I get to see rockstar!bro play a show! I thought it was no big deal, but ever since I bought the ticket I have been blissfully happy, so. Haha. Maybe the cure for post-prospectus depression is getting out of town? I have no idea.

Have some links, from fandoms past and present:

A couple weeks ago, sloanesomething wrote AMAZING JIM/PAM FIC. I didn't know I could feel this way about Jim/Pam again, you guys. JAMsomnia, hello!

irishmizzy got to see The Colbert Report get taped, and she wrote it up amazingly, and I AM SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW

Viggo's up to his old hilarious tricks with the kid from The Road. Someone should really mention to Viggo that maybe saying that you and an 11-year-old boy have the relationship of an old married couple is sort of inappropriate. Hahaha.

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No quitting me.

Also! THat book kinda sounds neat! What is it? Because I know JUST what you mean...we spend a gazillion years on European history and then like a *year* on Everything Else.

Hahahha, rockstar!bro! he's getting so grownup! Awwww, that's so awesome. Happy birthday, Rockstar!bro

And I'm so happy you're happy, it makes me...happy? Hah.

It's Warriors of the Steppe: A Military History of Central Asia -- I haven't gotten that far into it, but I'm really enjoying it so far! Apparently Genghis Khan had a huge empire, who knew? Haha.

He's going to be 23, Swmbo! Yikes!

<3 <3 <3! Look at you, all commenty.

I really hope you do write that fic sometime this summer. Ted just thinks Charlie should do something constructive, like taking the pool net and fishing out all the cherry pits he spat in there last night after he had too many beers.

Yay, going home!

WHOAH I JUST COMMENTED IN YOUR JOURNAL AT WORK. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN. DID THE SOFTWARE FINALLY GET A CLUE?

Ted just thinks Charlie should do something constructive, like taking the pool net and fishing out all the cherry pits he spat in there last night after he had too many beers.

!!!!!!!! Um, my God. YOU SHOULD WRITE IT. Also, why is Charlie being 12 years old and a little douchey and immature so appealing? Oh, right, Halpertitis C.

Hahaha, has your work finally figured out that my journal doesn't really have adult content?

(PS YOUR ICON OF NIX DRINKING IS CUTTING INTO MY WORK DAY SORT OF SIGNIFICANTLY.)

Congratulations on the prospectus!!! Hooray for final grades!!! And yay for going home for a bit!

Wait,

sloanesomething wrote Jim/Pam? This, I must see. ::runs::

Thank youuuu!

It is such a great story! It gave me reminiscent feelings.

Oh my, those were the days.

For the record, if you write Life fic, I am there with bells on. That is a great goddamn show.

Man, isn't it a great show? I just discovered it this spring, but I LOVE IT LIKE A CRAZY PERSON. Haha, actually I already wrote some fic, because it is that kind of show for me.

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OH DUDE. I LIKE.

Better review later, but YAY.

Charlie Crews gets super depressed after catching Hollis, and mopes around the house driving Ted crazy and finally Reese has to come over and snap him out of it

Reese would so kick his butt into gear, maybe even shock him with a few volts of electricity just to get him started!

Hahahahaha. Yeah, she remembers that!

I would read that Life fic. I AM JUST SAYING. It would probably be super awesome. But I guess you do have a lot on your fic-plate right now, so no rush. (Hahaha, or

agate could write it. PEER PRESSURE!)

Yaaaay, going home!

Hahaha. I know COSTA RICAN SEXY TIMES is priority #1. I-I'm almost done with it? I think? At least the first novel of it haha.

LET'S MAKE AGATE WRITE IT. She apparently has lots of ideas about Charlie & Ted homg.

God, you have given me a Colbert renaissance today, I have to say.

Did they tell you I was definitely going in town? Because I told them I MIGHT come for the show Saturday MAYBE. I pretty definitely won't be there on our brother's actual birthday. I was actually thinking of arriving Saturday and leaving Monday (haven't really decided, I can't plan so far in advance), when are you going to be there?

Well, they did tell me probably, but probably definitely? Haha, I don't know, apparently they were being a little optimistic to get me down there? Anyway, I was getting worried I might not get to see C. all summer, so that'll be good regardless. YOU BEING THERE WOULD BE ICING, THOUGH.

I'm going to be there Tuesday afternoon through early Sunday morning, so you should come for some part of that! I bet if you come down Friday instead of Saturday Dad will take us somewhere fancy for dinner. And if you come Thursday he'll probably take us two fancy places. I'm just saying.

Also, look at you all over LJ all of a sudden!

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hmmm. I do like free fancy dinners. Not super keen on being gone all weekend though. I guess I'd better think this over.

Ah, what's one weekend away compared with the opportunity for fancy dinners and the whole family together for once? At least, t-that's what I told myself when I was thinking about whether I should go away for almost a week. Haha. YOU SHOULD COME, WE WILL EAT STEAKS.

Yeah, yeah, I think I'll probably come. Maybe get in Thursday night and leave Sunday. If I'm there a full weekday I can get my car serviced on dad's dime.

HOORAY!!!!!! Oh, awesome, that's great. And heeeeee, getting Dad to pay for car repairs is a good call -- that's the worst thing about living out of driving distance. Haha.

Yaye! I am a fan of the Kovsky Fam!

<3 <3 <3! Hey, remember that time you came to our house? Good times!

Is there more music from RockStarBro?????? *hopeful*

His debut EP comes out June 17! It... includes a free autographed booklet? Lolololol wow.

AWESOME.

Oh, Vig.

NEVER EVER CHANGE.

But maybe choose boys at least 5 years older because then I could write porn, kthxbi.

When you get back you must tell us all about your brother's fan girls. *beams innocently at you*

HEEEE. Yeah, it's not very thoughtful of him, really.

It just cracks me up that he's still out there being exactly the same, like he's not fictional? Weird.

Hahaha, WHATEVS, shush.

That interview with Viggo made me laugh so hard. It's like 300 words long! And he manages to make two entirely separate references to the deep and all consuming relationship he has with that kid.

Pass along the title of the Eurasian steppe book if you don't mind? I'd love to read that.

I know, right? How is Viggo still exactly the same, and still exactly like a fanon version of himself? That kid just has moments every day that older actors dream about.

The book's called Warriors of the Steppe: A Military History of Central Asia -- I haven't gotten that far into it, but it's really interesting so far!

super congrats on passing the prospectus! how did I not know you were dissertating too?

I also have weird transitional periods at the end of a semester. This semester-end was strangely opposite to yours because I got this amazing burst of energy. It's like I was free from my dead-weight teaching work and I could concentrate on my own writing. Usually, I have a post-semester depression as well so this time it was weird.

I think a post-prospectus trip is a great idea - you can clear your head so when you get back home you'll be charged up to begin writing.

Thanks! Heh, I usually keep my school stuff on the DL because it's very dull and because I'm scared someone I know professionally will find my LJ, but every once in awhile I let the cat out of the bag. AH WELL.

You're lucky to get the burst of energy! I was hoping for that, but... ha, yeah. Oh well. I bet when I get back I'll be all geared up again -- I'm actually really excited about my research and it'll be really nice to not have teaching taking up all my time.

What are you studying?

Hee, I'm usually pretty non-descript about my PhD program on LJ since you never know who's on here but I'll tell you - I'm in year 5 of a women's studies PhD program and I focus on popular culture & body studies.

Oh! I have been meaning to tell you, I have recently developed a deep appreciation for the music of rockstar!bro.

Last fall, I think, I had downloaded one of his songs that you posted on your journal, then promptly forgot about it. This spring, it came up in the iTunes rotation and I was like, hey! I approve of this song. Then used the internet to track down more of his stuff.

I wouldn't say I'm a groupie, but if the situation were right I COULD be.

(I'm sorry. Is that gross? That is kind of gross. SIBLING APOLOGY.)

Oh hey, that's cool! I'm really glad you like his stuff -- haha, I always think it's great but I'm biased.

(Heee, people are always trying to weird me out by telling me they think he's hot, so that is not even CLOSE to the grossest thing I've heard. Hahahaha. NO WORRIES.)

I would like to do unspeakable things to your hot, hot brother.

I am referring to things that I have only read about in fanfiction!

OKAY NOW IT IS GROSS. >:[

HAR HAR HAR.

I love your rockstar!bro. In fact, I think he should just start calling himself "Rockstar!bro" because that would be an AWESOME stage name.

Hahahahahaha. I'm sure he'd LOVE that. <3 <3 <3

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the earth looks better from a star <3<3<3

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