1:42AM November 30th, 2009 Monday Jurassic Technology. [ ] historicmouse "These are reflective surfaces - In which all events perpetually, and simultaneously re-occur." I don't know why it took me so long to go to the Museum of Jurassic Technology. It's an awesome look at (and satire of) museums, and best of all it has a free tea and cookie room upstairs. I'm already ready to go visit again! It is a cabinet of curiosities, but not quite a freakshow. It is my kinda place. And the afternoon was generally good - MJT, got my keys back, Paco's Tacos, picked up some Christmas lights for the apartment. And the weekend was generally excellent - Ninja Assassin was mediocre, but Mulberry St. pizza was yummmmm, and I actually had a real live in-person boyfriend this weekend, which was so nice for a change. Finally broke down and purchased Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, yay. So far, so good. I love "women in the attic" stories (Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Virginia Woolf). Plath is a brilliant, shattered mind tragedy of thinking too much. I'm going to count this one towards my "read more feminist literature" goal. READ 1 COMMENT

7:30PM November 28th, 2009 Saturday References. [ ] zekkass [ mood | cheerful ] Okay, so I was playing Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Playstation 2 game) and at the end of Episodes/Chapters, one of the characters always does a 'in the next episode this will happen' bit. It's always wrong, but always funny. And then they referenced LoGH at the end of Episode Ten. I took screencaps of both the reference and the LoGH point. If this is coincidence, then I'm a monkey's uncle. ( Evidence! ) READ 1 COMMENT

11:49PM November 27th, 2009 Friday Brief Hiatus. [ ] zekkass [ mood | blah ] I may post, I may flit about. But on general I'm not checking my flist at the moment. I'm on one of my moody swings, and I haven't checked it in a bit, so - yeah. I'm not gone, though. Just not reading it daily. So! If there's anything you reallyreally want me to see, either comment on one of my entires (I check those!) or email me or IM me or phone me etc. Cheers! READ 1 COMMENT

11:15PM November 26th, 2009 Thursday Thanksgiving was delicious. [ ] zekkass [ mood | disappointed ] I'm thankful that my cat Post Master is still alive. We could have lost him a few months ago, but we found the right diet/medicine combo and he got to eat some turkey skin today. Lucky cat. :) Also, Linux computers are pains when it comes to running Windows programs. I just want to play Starcraft, but the SOUND DOES NOT WORK AJKGBJDKNGKD. (And won't, without major tweakage!) READ 0 COMMENT

2:31PM November 24th, 2009 Tuesday <3 [ ] historicmouse I'm almost done with my big 25pager on Allied occupational military government control of the film industry in post-WWII Germany. Yipee. Perhaps less a trainwreck than anticipated. My roommate said she wants to do a film noir marathon once classes are over. YES! Can you believe it? I didn't even suggest it. She said she'd taken a film noir class back in the day at Berkeley and really enjoyed what she saw. I said that I'd really like to watch some blaxploitation films too (haven't seen any), and she thought that was also a good idea. So, a film noir/blaxploitation fest to come to our apartment in the near future, yaaaay. I love when my life is filled with interesting people who enjoy interesting things. I, hopefully not erronously, volunteered myself to put together an volunteer program for the history grad association - a little speakers bureau to go out to local public schools and give (grade appropriate/curriculum linked) talks on topics they are experts on. A lot of the grad association folks are tutors and former teachers and the idea was received with enthusiasm, so I hope I can make the idea a reality! On a not-as-cheerful note, I really miss Mr. H, who has been dating his work as of late. It's great to have all those hours to clock in (can you say $$$?), but I'm also looking forward to seeing him more often again. READ 0 COMMENT

9:40PM November 23rd, 2009 Monday Memetime [ ] zekkass [ mood | okay ] Stolen from nemesishamartia because I need something light now. 1. My username is ______ because ______. → Because I signed on IRC one time a long long time ago and that was the name it randomly gave me. And I kept it and grew attached to it. There's no special meaning to it, and it's also nice because I haven't seen anyone else with it anywhere. 2. My name is _____ because ______. → SPECIAL BECAUSE IT MEANS I'M ME. And it's short and easy for me to write. 3. My journal is titled ____ because ____. → Prone to Interference from Mini-cabs because it's a quote from QI. There was a horrible joke about how Stephen Hawking was prone to interference from mini-cabs and I took the last bit, because I am prone to interference from RL and games and the internet. 4. My friends page is called ____ because ____. → Them, because it's short, and because I was a little paranoid when I first made my LJ. Also I'm very set in my ways, or at least comfortable with names. I can't change it now, due to attachment, and so I can make Them! movie jokes. 5. My default userpic is ____ because ____. It was the Invisible Man, but now it's an image of Wander and Agro from Shadow of the Colossus. They're fighting some Colossus and it's just the bleak image of a warrior, working at a sad yet thrilling task... Mm. It reminds me of life, cause life has a sad yet hopeful ending and we do deal with giant problems along the way. But then it's not, cause Colossi always made me sad when I did kill them and... YAY INTERFERENCE FROM VIDEO GAMES HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. Notice how I wandered off topic? :D READ 1 COMMENT

7:40PM November 23rd, 2009 Monday Some days aren't the best. [ ] zekkass [ mood | worried ] My grandpa's health is not good. I can't go into specifics right now, but it's not good. Please send him mental well wishes or prayers or any variant on that. I'm not going to hit 50k without a miracle, but I am pleased with my progress so far. ...yeah. Dad needs more hugs, cause his dad (grandpa) is too far away to hug. (Why do they live at least three states away...) READ 3 COMMENT

3:02PM November 23rd, 2009 Monday Happy Birthday [ ] aladriana sar_anon. Here's wishing you much happiness in the year to come! READ 1 COMMENT

2:30PM November 23rd, 2009 Monday Ginny? [ ] aladriana Or Ginny's mom, if you're still out there, I've got the 411 on something cool...sometimes, the world is so small! Zombies... READ 9 COMMENT

11:33AM November 22nd, 2009 Sunday Bubbles. [ ] historicmouse Write a few pages. Watch a Tudors episode. Rinse. Repeat. Week of craptastic failure craptastically continued, though I did have a great time at Cecilia's birthday. She was doused in champagne. Hilarious. And I'm about 16 pages in to my 25 pager. Time to make magic happen this afternoon! I'm ready to get this sucker ready to go and printed for class tomorrow. And then on to the next essay. I will enjoy writing more after I've had some ramen in a styrofoam (sry environment) cup. So off to boil some water. READ 0 COMMENT

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