From the sublime to the ridiculous
Oct. 3rd, 2012 11:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firefly124First, the serious question: does anybody have any tips on convincing Open Office to comply with APA format? My two problems are getting a different header for the first page (so the entire paper doesn't say Running head: RUNNING HEAD but rather Running head: RUNNING HEAD on the title page and just RUNNING HEAD the rest of the way through) and convincing it that no, the header does not need to be an inch from the top of the page, just the body text.
Because I really, really don't want to buy MS Word. Really don't. I'll buy a paid version of OO if that's what it takes.
ETA: I found a solution! Someone on the OpenOffice.org site (which I couldn't reach earlier today but I can now) uploaded an APA formatted template! So far, it seems to meet the criteria I need.)
For the ridiculous, as I've just observed over on FB, I'm in the bizarre position of trying to choose between John and Barrowman. The context is whether I'm insane enough to enter the amateur drag night in November, and if so, what I'm going to do. Last year there was precisely one drag king, who did Adam Lambert. If I do it, it would make sense to do a singer as well, and while there are three possibilities that come to mind, only two make sense.
If I try Gareth David Lloyd, Imma look like myself in a t-shirt and jeans, just with no chest, one of those knit caps to stuff my hair in, and stubble. Also, a bitch to choreograph, considering all I've seen him do in various "bootleg" concert clips is pour every single ounce of energy into the mike, which isn't very interesting when it's not actually him on the stage sweating. (Lest this sound like a criticism of his stage style, let me hasten to add that, should I ever get the chance, I will very happily watch him scream into a microphone with sweat pouring down his face and will treasure the memory for a very, very long time.) Also, nobody local, alas, would "get it." So, he's out.
John Barrowman has a bit more to work with in terms of stage performance. While he's not much of a dancer himself and tends to use the J8 to add visual interest to his performances instead, he does move with them, and I could lift some of that, mix it with some of their moves, and come up with something that makes sense and would be recognizable ... to anyone familiar with him. Also not a huge probability locally, though a better chance than GDL. Additional problems are wtf to do with my Hermione-esque mane of hair that I flat-out refuse to cut and how to see what I'm doing on the stage so I don't end up turning an ankle as I no longer have "performance contacts" and he only ever wears glasses to read, never to perform. There are a number of fangirly reasons I'd love to find a way around all that and pick him anyway, so he's not completely ruled out yet.
Sir Elton John, on the other hand, is the likeliest suspect. He wears glasses, and I can use Model Magic and various findings to dress up an older pair (I always keep my previous prescription around just in case something happens to the current pair, so I'm not completely screwed until getting a replacement set). He's also been known to wear outrageous wigs and/or hats, the easier to hide my hair under a wig without a ridiculously suspicious-looking bump.
So, yeah. John, or Barrowman? So far, John's still standing.
Happy Wednesday!
Because I really, really don't want to buy MS Word. Really don't. I'll buy a paid version of OO if that's what it takes.
ETA: I found a solution! Someone on the OpenOffice.org site (which I couldn't reach earlier today but I can now) uploaded an APA formatted template! So far, it seems to meet the criteria I need.)
For the ridiculous, as I've just observed over on FB, I'm in the bizarre position of trying to choose between John and Barrowman. The context is whether I'm insane enough to enter the amateur drag night in November, and if so, what I'm going to do. Last year there was precisely one drag king, who did Adam Lambert. If I do it, it would make sense to do a singer as well, and while there are three possibilities that come to mind, only two make sense.
If I try Gareth David Lloyd, Imma look like myself in a t-shirt and jeans, just with no chest, one of those knit caps to stuff my hair in, and stubble. Also, a bitch to choreograph, considering all I've seen him do in various "bootleg" concert clips is pour every single ounce of energy into the mike, which isn't very interesting when it's not actually him on the stage sweating. (Lest this sound like a criticism of his stage style, let me hasten to add that, should I ever get the chance, I will very happily watch him scream into a microphone with sweat pouring down his face and will treasure the memory for a very, very long time.) Also, nobody local, alas, would "get it." So, he's out.
John Barrowman has a bit more to work with in terms of stage performance. While he's not much of a dancer himself and tends to use the J8 to add visual interest to his performances instead, he does move with them, and I could lift some of that, mix it with some of their moves, and come up with something that makes sense and would be recognizable ... to anyone familiar with him. Also not a huge probability locally, though a better chance than GDL. Additional problems are wtf to do with my Hermione-esque mane of hair that I flat-out refuse to cut and how to see what I'm doing on the stage so I don't end up turning an ankle as I no longer have "performance contacts" and he only ever wears glasses to read, never to perform. There are a number of fangirly reasons I'd love to find a way around all that and pick him anyway, so he's not completely ruled out yet.
Sir Elton John, on the other hand, is the likeliest suspect. He wears glasses, and I can use Model Magic and various findings to dress up an older pair (I always keep my previous prescription around just in case something happens to the current pair, so I'm not completely screwed until getting a replacement set). He's also been known to wear outrageous wigs and/or hats, the easier to hide my hair under a wig without a ridiculously suspicious-looking bump.
So, yeah. John, or Barrowman? So far, John's still standing.
Happy Wednesday!
