The future is bulletproof, the aftermath is secondary

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Things!

THOSE MY CHEMICAL ROMANTICS ARE AT IT AGAIN!!!! I'm really kind of overwhelmed by how much I LOVE this, and how it's completely new and wacky and different and yet still so THOROUGHLY them. This band has changed so, so much since they made Black Parade, and I love that they've landed on this sound that stays true to their roots while blazing ahead into ridiculous, wonderful POST-APOCALYPTIC COMIC BOOK LAND. Did you see their hair?!???? The clothes??? The ray guns and the GRANT MORRISON and the dude in the roller skates and the helmets and the Mikey Way cheekbones?? EVERYTHING IS AMAZING. And the song bit is getting stuck in my head! I NEED THIS ALBUM LIKE OXYGEN. DO IN FACT NEEDS. Come to meeeeeeee musical geniuses of my heaaaaart! Ugh ♥

In OTHER news (I know nothing could possibly be that important!) this week has sort of... vanished without me noticing? I'm at a weird point in my research, one I don't particularly love, but I'm also no longer in crisis mode, so that's nice. (*ruthlessly squashes remaining qualms*) I've been trying to write a paper for my boss - a "research plan" for the next 12 months - and having a reeeeally hard time with it. Hopefully I'll be able to make serious progress tomorrow.

One VERY exciting thing that happened this week is that I FINALLY GOT A SMART PHONE!!! I know I am so behind the curve, but I had this adorable little LG flip phone with Verizon that was solid and functional and reliable and pretty much did everything I needed a PHONE to do. However, when the iPhone 4 came out, I was like ".....oooh. Do want." And started thinking about what my life would be like with a smart phone. Since then there have been more and more occasions where I've been like DAMMIT WHY DO I NOT HAVE A SMART PHONE (the worst of which was getting stupidly lost in Chicago on my way to Stargate Creation Con with musictoyourlips, sigh sigh), and so I finally decided to get one. But I did NOT get the iPhone 4, for various reasons, the biggest being not wanting to switch to AT&T. Instead I got... the DROID INCREDIBLE. And, you know, it is pretty incredible! I'm still learning how to use it, but I'm discovering new features every day, and overcoming frustrations, and pretttty much I love it. I also got this fucking sweet case for it, all red and black and sexay. His name is Bastian, of course! :D



So YAY for finally joining the 21st century, lolol. If anyone has the Incredible or Android in general and has any tips/warnings/apps I should download, please do speak up!

Still completely obsessed with fußball, nothing's changed there! Bayern has been frustrating but I still love them to pieces. The scoreless draw with Werder last week was beyond annoying - we should have played so much better than that. Lucky to come away with a draw, honestly. Then the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE started!!! I have a fantasy team in a league run by friends, and I was so excited to get the ball rolling. I took a couple serious knocks to my fantasy team - found out Drogba is suspended so had to transfer him, and then Berbatov wasn't even on the BENCH for ManUtd (a massive mistake, as they ended up 0-0 against the RANGERS, thanks a lot FERGUSON) but my defense did beautifully (thank you Bayern and Real bbs!) and all in all it was such a fun time to follow all the games on my beyootiful new phone! :D Bayern looked so much better against Roma, at least in the second half, and finally, on an exquisite, jaw dropping goal by our very own Thomas Müller, we broke through and ended with a deserved 2-0 victory. Yay Bayern! \o/ TOMORROW we play against KÖLN, aka Lukas Podolski's team. I hope it won't be super frustrating with Köln just sitting back on their heels. I hope instead it will be exciting and goal-filled and Lukas and Basti will make out hug at some point. Hey, a girl can dream! :D

Tonight was the dedication of a brand new soccer stadium here at UMich, so my roomie and I went to the inaugural men's soccer game! (There was a women's game earlier, but we couldn't make it. We're disappointed because it was a 5-0 trouncing by our girls! Go Michigan!) The game was 0-0 but the experience was so worth it. It was weird being among undergrads and community members and kids and all kinds of different ages, not just grad students! Some undergrads seriously make me want to punch them in the face, but over all it was a really cool experience. Reasonably good energy from the crowd, team is pretty decent, and it was awesome to see soccer up close and personal after watching it on my laptop for these past months. We'll definitely be going back to more games - especially since it's free for students! Go Wolverines!

This weekend I plan to 1) watch soccer, 2) write my paper, and 3) go to the Renaissance Faire with my cousins! Yay!

How are you, my darlings? Have you recovered consciousness after the shock of new MCR amazingness???

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[vertrauen.livejournal.com]

YAY DROIDS! :) I have the Eris and Mom has the Incredible and we both love it!

I found that it likes to drain the battery if you're always connected to the 3G network, so I usually keep it off and turn it on when I want to check my email. Also, make sure you get some sort of app killer software. That'll keep your phone from working so hard not having 50 million apps opened in the background. And antivirus software.

Most apps that you would have to pay for you can find a free version of. My favorite apps are Wikidroid, Google Sky Map (or basically any Google-created app like Maps, Goggles, etc.), Pandora(!), Tumblr(!!, which I may have paid for? idk...), and Color Flashlight. There's also ebook readers and a Kindle app! I haven't been able to find a LJ app that will let me read my flist, but the mobile LJ page works well enough. I don't really like the Twitter app that comes with the phone (Peep), but there a mobile version of Seemagic. I happen to use Touiteur when I remember to tweet. It's very streamlined and easy to use.

For games, there's plenty good free games . I think the game I use the most is my Word Search app. I also have Jewels, the free version of Bejeweled, Pong, and Simon.

And feel free to browse the market! You can always delete an app if you find you don't use it

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

YAY! \o/ See the thing is that I use my phone for Twitter so I like to have it constantly data-connected. I did find a good battery extending tip online that seems to be working so far. When you charge it to the green light, the battery isn't actually fully charged, so what you should do is unplug it, turn off the phone, and plug it back in, and the light is orange again. It'll charge for a while more and then it will be legitimately fully charged and will last much longer. Idk if you already do that but I found it to be a useful tip!

I also read a technical article by a person who understands the inner workings of the Droid and it said that app killers are actually really harmful, and that the phone is really good at managing its own processes. If you click away from an application, it doesn't actually continue churning along, but maintains an image of where you are so you can go back to it instantly. Also, artificially killing apps can actually kill "processes" that other apps were using and screw the phone up. I had an app killer for the first few days and used it quite a bit, then I deleted it and I have not noticed any increased sluggishness - it's still lightning fast (SO fast, oh my goodness). Just another useful thing I found in my extensive research! This thing is so complicated and I've been reading everything I can to get the most functionality out of it.

I found a Twitter client that I loooove - TweetCaster. I tried several and this was by far the best in terms of functionality. I'm a heavy heavy Twitter user though so I'm sure not everyone needs the extent of capabilities that I do!

Thanks for all the app recs! I've been poking around but there's just so much, haha. Yaaaaaaay new phone! \o/ (Lol "phone". I keep forgetting that it's my phone and not just a pocket computer!)

[fandomonymous.livejournal.com]

One day I'll be able to afford a smartphone plan. One day.

Baaaaaaayern, Baaaaaaayern. I doubt I'll watch but I will try. I have a stats quiz on Monday that promises to be ridiculous, and a potluck later Saturday night (I'm bringing cheesy, bacon-y, onion-y biscuits. YES.) Also, I want to work on my Red Card Homophobia article, because that movement is so important to me.

I have a lot of general life-sorting to do before I go to New York next weekend. I GO TO NEW YORK NEXT WEEKEND, THANK YOU GOD ALMIGHTY.

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY SO EXCITED I COULD DIE.

AND YAY NEW PHONE!

[coiledsoul.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for this album. But even more so, I can't WAIT to see you at Wincon!

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Awwww, YAY me too! I'm really excited about all the awesome fangirl shenanigans that will occur. I will smish you, just you wait! ♥

[wepretend.livejournal.com]

Hi, Basti, hi. He looks good in your hands~

Do you use HTML to make the ß appear? Impressive.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thaaank you. I like to cuddle him fondly.

Hee, nope! Macs have keyboard shortcuts for different characters, so I press option+S for the ß and option+U to get an ümlaut. :D

[maryangel200.livejournal.com]

I haven't recovered yet. It was the best thing to wake up to. OMG
I can't even.

[novafairy.livejournal.com]

Well, it tells me the trailer of MCR isn't available in my country, lol. What a surprise.

I will get myself a smart phone next year when my contract ends. Weeeee. Most likely one of those fancy htc ones. lennongirl totally hooked me up. :p

Three hours to go. Yay!!!

[alanna-zero.livejournal.com]

Well, it tells me the trailer of MCR isn't available in my country, lol.
Ugh same here, and now I've been trying to hunt this down somewhere else but so far...no luck :(

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

I ripped it from youtube and uploaded it to MU - good quality AVI! Enjoy!

Art is the Weapon

[alanna-zero.livejournal.com]

OMG thank you so much!! I'm downloading it right this second, thank you!!! ♥

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :D I just couldn't stand the thought of a fan not having access to this PIECE OF AMAZINGNESS!

[alanna-zero.livejournal.com]

That is so sweet of you, thanks so much!!! And you're right, it's AMAZING, I can't stop watching it!!! SO EXCITED FOR THE ALBUM

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

I uploaded it to MU! Art is the Weapon. Enjoy! IT'S SO AMAZING *_____*

HTC is really leading the pack on non-iPhone devices. I really like mine a lot, and based on what I've read, it's a far superior choice in many ways. Get the Desire and we can be phone buddies! :D

Oh, Bayern. Way to crush my hopes AGAIN. It gets better, right Steffi? Right?

[pau494.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THAT YOUR NEW PHONE IS AN ANDROID INCREDIBLE. It looks so pretty and sexy and YAY! \o/

OH MY GOD MY CHEM. THOSE CLOTHES AND THE HAIR AND THEIR FAAAACES!!! AND THE MUSIC. *____* So excited for this album!

♥♥♥ I love you!

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha I know the name is SLIIIIGHTLY ridic but because it actually IS Incredible, I'm gonna let it slide. *g* In Europe the same phone is called the ~DESIRE~ and I kind of wish mine was too, haha! IT IS SOOOO PRETTY PAULA and the design is inspired by SPORTS CARS and you know how I feel about CARS so basically nnngh.

I HAVE BEEN BLASTING THIS MUSIC AT STUPIDLY HIGH VOLUME AND DANCING IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS SO AMAZING. And it's only, like, half of a song IF that. This whole album (and the VIDEOS and CONCERT COSTUMES that will come with it) IS GOING TO BLOW MY MIIIIND. FAAAAAACES! Ughhhh I LOVE THEM and I am so ready for them to come back into my life. <3333

I LOVE YOU TOO! I'm so sorry I've been an incommunicado loser, darling. I miss you bunches! We should chat some time, on Gmail or something - would that be possible?

[pau494.livejournal.com]

I actually really love the slightly ridic name, hee! "Wanna see my new phone? It's INCREDIBLE, says so right in the name!" \o/ Oooh, I didn't know it was inspired by sports car but omg that just makes it even more DESIRABLE. See what I did there? :DDD

*___* CONCERT COSTUMES! I hadn't even thought of that OH MAN. The album and the tour and the videos are going to be AMAZING, especially since they're at such a good place in their lives. I CAN'T WAAAIT!

YYYYYYY to the chat! I can't believe how long it's been, I've been terrible as well. But yes! I'm mostly using Gmail these days and I will do my very best to catch you there. *clings*

♥♥♥

[bloodygoodgirl.livejournal.com]

I seriously think I spent all day just listening and watching that video. I'm just so excited to have the boys back. And Mikey, hot damn, why does he look hot in everything he does? Oh right, cause he's Mikey Fucking Way.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Mikey really is the one in that video that makes me go *________*. And since he's never really been on top of my YES WOULD BANG list for MCR (though to be fair, they're all smushed very close together on that list) that's pretty impressive. I just love his FACES. My favorite bit is when he covers his head while the robot sparks and dies, and then he uncovers his head and makes this little displeased face. IDK why it is so hot but it REALLY is. Nnnnnnf Mikey Way.

Albummmm! So sooooon!