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[topaz119]

yay, it's Friday (though I have a deployment going live tomorrow so the odds are tilting toward working at some point as the implementation teams shake out any weirdness that will need to be captured for the next deploy.) While I'm sitting around on the go/no-go call (the software industry looooves to be dramatic, so where better to borrow from than NASA, though we do not get anything nearly as dramatic as a Saturn V lighting up at a go decision) I am cleaning out months worth of random tabs and thought I would share:

The Disney fandom is nearly in core meltdown today, as the D23 Expo kicked off in Anaheim this morning. Overnight, the first pictures of the detailed model they're using for the new Avatar land (tall blue people Avatar, not Last Airbender Avatar) at Animal Kingdom hit twitter, etc. This is the best/biggest shot I've seen, with the floating mountains (and ride) in the very back, the bridge from Harambe at the lower left, and the mess hall/restaurant on the right. (Keep clicking and then zoom in to get a sense of scale.) Now to see if the hard-core fans can survive until the Parks and Resorts presentation to get some idea of what's up with Hollywood Studios...

Apparently, adult coloring books are all the rage now, which is great, because I've done them for forever and it's nice to have choices outside of museum gift shops, but one of my other favorite things is paper dolls. I love the historical ones Dover puts out, so I've been geeking out with this artist's free downloads, with lots of Disney and the occasional Avenger and a lovely set of Les Mis.

Video of Kelly Sue DeConnick's 99U presentation, How to Make People Uncomfortable and Still Make a Living.

Nail wraps! I am trying to decide between the aurora borealis, nebulae, or treasure maps design for DragonCon.

BabyBoy is testing for his black belt (tonight, omg!) so we have been planning out the carb-loading menu here and nutella-stuffed pancakes are at the top of the list.

Happy weekend!

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[turps]

Hope the testing went well!

[topaz119]

It did! I mean, I couldn't watch after we hit the 3 hour mark, because I could see the pain on his face and I knew he was going off the mats to the bathroom so he could throw up, but this is apparently not unusual and once he finished sparring the four other black belts and the two third-degree black belts and he could sit and meditate, he looked so happy. And then his close friend, who went through his test last winter, gave this very emotional speech and handed him his belt and I might have been in tears. But then there was pizza (and beer for me!) and he was deliriously happy. And then he spent the rest of the weekend in bed. :D

[without_me]

I think go/no-go is all over business these days. As jargon goes, it's not so bad. At least it means what it says it means.

[topaz119]

In theory, I'm good with it, too, but the actual roll-call and the saying of "go" (because any no-goes get fixed before we have the actual meeting) is like a reenactment of Apollo 13. And they got a rocket firing--I just get e-bills. ;D

[without_me]

Ha! Okay, you have a point there.

[destina.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure, based on things Chris Evans has tweeted, that there will be something about Cap 3 coming out of D23. I was supposed to be there this weekend! I am bereft! Oh well. Two years, try again.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

The boys are monitoring the Marvel situation closely. I just want to know what they're doing with Hollywood Studios.

Why did you have to cancel? Was it Teh Ebil (aka, Work)?

[destina.livejournal.com]

Well, looks like we both got the best possible news for our respective parks. :D :D :D :D I think I am having a complete meltdown between that and the Civil War preview.

I cancelled because of work and because it was too close to Vividcon. I'm just too tired to spend hours in lines. I couldn't face it. Not even for what I thought I was likely to hear (AND I DID OMG).

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

Of course, I was on the road back from dropping Oldest off at school and so the other boys had to fill me in, but the level of squee was high, high, very high (to mix in yet another fandom here.)

I can imagine the lines and being exhausted--I feel like I need to rest up for the rest of the month in preparation for DragonCon. There's only so much you can piggyback onto the squee.

[geckoholic]

Yeah, well, Disney fandom isn't the only one in core meltdown after D23 Expo, heeh.

Adult coloring books? Huh. That trend went right by me, I'm afraid.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

I took my set of markers and one of my coloring books when I went to be with my mom while she was in the hospital and one of her nurses was into it, too. We bonded over it (and I ended up sending her a copy of the one I was working on before I left) but my mom said it gave her horrible flashbacks to the nuns at school and stressing over staying in the lines. It's nice and soothing to me, but I can see her point.

[matchboximpala.livejournal.com]

That Kelly Sue DeConnick presentation was pretty great. I've had Captain Marvel on my to read list for quite a while, it sounds great. Anyway, watching this inspired me to follow her on twitter so I can keep up with what she is doing.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

KSD is pretty awesome and her social media presence is excellent. I didn't get to see her at DragonCon this year but she gave the keynote last year and just about brought the house down.