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I was talking to James yesterday and he told me that he had rediscovered xanga. I kind of mentally rolled my eyes at him; who needs that pre-myspace site when we (okay, so I) can have amazing and epic blogs of awesomeness? And Facebook??
I went back over there, just now. Yes, to xanga. To see what it’s like over there. And well, they’ve overhauled the main site quite a bit, and added lots of layout-y goodness. Hey, wonder if my account is still on there?
Oh yes. Both of them are. And I started rereading a few entries (I quit xanga right after camp 2005) and was really amazed how conversational I was back then.
I feel so formal on my amazing and epic blog of awesomeness. I want to rant and ramble about anything like I did back in the heyday of all the t-staters rampaging around xanga. Therefore I must, before I get sucked back into the world before Facebook.
Hulu recently added a desktop client, and it’s been my constant companion since the day it was announced. You may know that we don’t have TV in my house (well, we have three actual TV’s, one of which is in my room, but no cable or satellite or whatnot… just DVD players and such), and so I’ve gotten pretty good at following large numbers of shows online.
Lots and lots of downloads of sometimes questionable legality. YouTube and Limewire become your closest allies.
But anyhow, I’ve been really enjoying Hulu lately, and while they don’t always have the shows I want to watch RIGHT.THIS.SECOND (Lost, Doctor Who, Robin Hood…), I’ve been watching a few new ones.
Legend of the Seeker: Fantasy in the vein of Lord of the Rings or Eragon. I have to admit I snorted at the overly dramatic editing for the first couple of episodes, but then it started getting good. The thing I like about this is that it’s fantasy, but completely independant of some of the fantasy cliches. For example, there are no elves. No dragons. No dwarves. THANK GOODNESS.
The Listener: In walks this totally good-looking Canadian paramedic with piercing blue eyes and an impish grin. Oh, and he can read minds. Hello? Mel’s hooked. It’s not exactly Lost or Fringe, but the last episode I saw had a pretty good plot twist I never saw coming, and that’s getting pretty hard to come by.
Royal Pains: Yeah, so this is pretty much a fun, easygoing show that Tegan and I find pretty entertaining. It’s about a doctor who starts doing house calls in the Hamptons for the rich and the famous. My favorite character is actually Divya, his snarky Indian assistant.
So yes, thank you Hulu for getting me through until all of my favorites start up again. I’m becoming a TV addict!
I was talking to a girl I work with today; we’ll call her Cassandra. She was telling me that someone we worked with had just called her “Cassie” instead of Cassandra.
“It wouldn’t be so weird if it was someone who I knew better,” she said. “Most everyone calls me Cassandra; it was just strange that he called me Cassie because nobody uses it. It feels too familiar.”
“That’s odd,” I replied. “I’m the exact opposite.”
Which is true. Most everyone calls me “Mel” or even “Meli.” Very few people use my full name, Melanie, unless I’m in serious trouble. It’s strange to me when people use my full name, especially strangers, because it seems weirdly personal.
Which are you? Would you rather people use a full name when they speak to you, or a nickname?