Fiona Apple's cover of "I Want You" is superior to Elvis Costello's original.

[unreckless]

Apparently it's taken until my junior year, but the liberal, environmentalist academia thing is really eating my brain. Going to a lecture tonight about carcinogens and the plastics/chemical industry (the Ohio River Valley is a huge chemical plant center). Not eating meat anymore if I don't know where it came from-- so luckily we have a farmer's market here that has local vendors who can certify that yes, they humanely raised that creature and butchered it themselves.

I think it comes from learning my rheumatoid arthritis is probably caused by the fact American society is too sterile and clean and obsessed with antibacterial stuff, leading to my bored and underworked immune system attacking my own joints, and that my menarche at nine years old is possibly the result of synthetic estrogens leaching from plastic baby bottles because my mother couldn't breastfeed... I need to do more research, but I think I'm going to do my 10-page research term paper for my History of Public Health Disasters class on the former topic.

And of course it's an icky, rainy day, so every joint in my body aches like hell. The knuckles in my hands are all swollen and stiff. God damnit, I'm twenty years old! This is ridiculous!

Onto happier stuff:

Happy birthday, static_pixie!

Welcome new friends matty_parkman, ineffort, and morbidmuse!

And a J2 rec:

Edit by bittersplendor
And each time, with each touch that means more than it did before— before this, Jensen thinks, now there is this to lose.

I'm writing a scene in Deadsville/my Big Bang right now that's a lot like the argument/miscommunication the boys have in this, but it ends much happier here! :) This fic is a lovely little slice, but that line that doubles as the summary goes right to my gut and the places under my eyes that get hot when I want to cry. Go read it!

Comments

[worshipthedean.livejournal.com]

Humanely slaughter?

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. But I'm still an omnivore, and I can't completely divorce myself from meat (I've tried in the past). It's not enough, and I know it, but I still feel better about it.

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

ilu.

[speccygeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I cannot possibly believe your subject line until I get some proof. Because Elvis Costello is fucking awesome.

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

Haha, love your icon.
Oh, Ianto. <3

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

I can't find an mp3, I'm sorry! I've been hunting for like 15 minutes.

My file is an m4p, too. DAMN YOU ITUNES!

But trust me. I love Elvis Costello, but Fiona's version is better.

[speccygeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Ouch, burn. I'll see if I can scrounge it up on iTunes and find the album from there...

:D I can't wait to hear it now!

[looleebelle.livejournal.com]

Firstly, I love that you like Fiona Apple. That's awesome. You're awesome. She's awesome. We're all awesome! \o/

*cough*

Secondly, humans are shitty. Humans do shitty things. All the shitty things that happen to humans are pretty much directly linkable to the shitty things they do to the environment in the course of everyday life, and you are very very right to be concerned. Good luck with your paper - I'm sure you'll be scared out of your wits by the shittiness in the environment that we've put there surprised at what you find... :)

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

Awesomeness all around!

Except for humans in the general sense, of course. Nasty, filthy creatures we are.

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

I'm reminded of the Romans and the lead poisoning.
Creepy. :/

Awww, don't rec stuff when I have to sleep! D:
Now I want to read... but I must sleep... oooh, my problems are so problematic. ;)

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

I'm reminded of the Romans and the lead poisoning.
Ooooh, I didn't even think of that! I might try to find a way to work in that stuff as a historical aside (it is a history class, after all). Thanks!

The fic's quite short, you can do it! *enables*

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

I managed to hold off reading it until this morning. Yay me, with the willpower and all. ;)

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

Also you're welcome!

I had such an "mah educationz, let me show u them"-day yesterday. ;)
I also made references to Jonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal and other things. It was a bit epic.

[static-pixie.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[morbidmuse.livejournal.com]

Hi, new friend! *waves*

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

HI!

[xxtornxxapartxx.livejournal.com]

I love Fiona's version of that song.

Oh, fic to read!

[force-oblique.livejournal.com]

Awws hunni, I didnt know you suffer from arthritis! omg!
*hugs*
And it is both a fascinating and disturbing matter and/or subject for research or thesis!

[unreckless.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! *hugs back*

Yep, arthritis. It's not too bad today, though, so yay!