Locus Classicus

So, apparently there is an *actual* freak cold snap hitting Wellington, snow on the Desert Road and all. I feel slightly less faily about the fridge-like state of g/t day 2. :-D

It was so damn cold the other night that house guest erilyn and I (who had spent the past two nights sleeping the respectful distance of two good friends in a king size bed apart) actually had this conversation:

erilyn Now that stickmarionette and blademistress are gone, I can sleep in the spare bed, and you can have your own back.
arysteia Um... I think we may have to make like fanfic and conserve body heat.
erilyn Huddle together for warmth?
arysteia Uhuh.

An hour later... We're lying that respectful distance apart...

erilyn SPOON ME!
arysteia *inches cautiously closer*
erilyn Seriously.
arysteia *huddles in, drapes arm lightly*
arysteia *begins to thaw out, cuddles more tightly*
erilyn So remember that one fanfic...

Cue an hour and a half of concrit and meta on the best fanfics of the last decade, while close spooning. After which, finally warm and toasty, we drifted off to sleep, visions of sugarplums Clark, Lex, Conner, John, Rodney et al dancing in our heads.

Then, the next day, my builder finally arrived to fix the monstrous languishing WIP that has been my apartment. I left him to it, so I could accompany the Aussies to the airport. Imagine my shock when I returned to find him *vacuuming*! I complimented the work he'd done already, and then there followed this conversation:

Builder: Wow you've got some cool stuff!
arysteia *embarrassed* *what the hell can he mean???*
Builder: Your dvd collection. All my favourite shows.
arysteia Huh.
Builder: And your action figures.
arysteia Glances over at Clark and Lex, who stand a *little* close to each other in the shadow box...
Builder: And your pictures, they're the best.
arysteia *dies* *what now???*
Builder: I can't believe you've hugged Tealc! And John and Rodney too. That is so cool! Oh, and General Hammond too!!! I love Stargate!
arysteia Huh. Well you may as well see the rest too, the ones I haven't got around to mounting... *shows*
Builder: This is the best job ever. I will do an awesome job on the bathroom too.
arysteia *God has smiled on me!* *Geeks of the world unite!* *dances and twirls*

It's that time of year again. Or at least that time when we start thinking about that time.

That's right. It's get__together time.

If you came last year, you know what I'm talking about. If not, it's a get together for local slashers. What could be simpler?

( But let's spare the rest of my flist... )

Hi, just a note to inform everyone who's coming to Welly in Nov but didn't join the comm that there's an update post over there. Head on over and watch me attempt to be well organised.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/get__together/784.html

Yaye! Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. I'm going to pimp this to a couple of mailing lists locally for people who don't have journals, and please feel free to mention it to any friends of yours that you think would be interested that aren't on my flist. Tell them to either friend me and demand onto the filter, or email me and ask for details.

In the interest of being able to make bookings, various of you have mentioned the need to pick a date asap, and I agree. I discussed it with china_shop today, and the best date for us is the weekend of 26th and 27th November, plus the possibility of the Friday or Monday for anyone who wanted to pull a sicky. That way my senior students have gone, varsity exams are over, etc. Some negotiation may, however, be possible.

I'm recommending since numbers will be small that we do it at my house (known in some circles as Stately Luthor Manor), which has a lot of room, and importantly a mini-cinema. The pretty on the big screen, and a cost saving exercise. Score!

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ETA: Obviously I forgot to put a space for you to specify your "other" the second time round. Stick it in a comment. Along with any other questions, comments, or recommendations. :-D