9:05a
In other news I can actually remember a couple of dreams, which is unusual for me.
In the first I was with Lu, and we had this small plant that had a wasps nest in it. For some reason we kept moving the wasps nest, and then we spotted this enormous queen wasp had come out of it, of the order of 10cm long. I kept wanting to take a photo of it.
In the second I was also with Lu, and we were trying to drive somewhere. We got lost and ended up in this nightmarish car park that was all spindly concrete towers and paths. I took a turn too fast and... we went over the edge. The end.
current mood: contemplative current music: Woozy - Faithless - The Beach
12:33a Oi...
Today we went to what was supposed to be a garb-making session. No garb was made, and I am ill from hours of inhaling second-hand smoke. -_-; Oh, and we can't forget the noisy children. (Sorry moms and dads - kids are all well and good but the noises they make can be ear-splitting. ^^;) However, I did get to look through some books and found one I want. And I'm thinking I may indeed go with Nordic for my SCA persona, since the ancient German garb caught my eye and apparently is similar to Norse stuff. Oh, and I'm officially "The Vegan." Goodie.
Going to visit friends tomorrow. I think I may be getting dragged to Oswego too. ^^; Maybe I'll run into Nom. I have no idea where to find her... perhaps I'll break out the furry gear so she'll be able to spot me. A bright green lemur tail is hard to miss. XD And Steve wants to run a White Wolf game, which should be interesting because I don't think any of these guys know much about White Wolf. o.o Mmyeah. Maybe we'll get past character creation, but that's all I see in the future of that. >.>
Off to look up directions to peoples' houses and then sleep. With all the caffine I pumped into my body today, one would think that impossible, but nope, I'm dead tired. Bleeeeeeh.
11:53p Like Karoke, Only Broke.
This entry has been marked with a ramble warning. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!
So I decided to step my game up a notch (BING) and went to this dive bar where a lot of drunk people take turns freestyling. Its not glamorous, but it's a place I go to regularly, so it was nice and relaxed. I kept up pretty well, though my flow seems to be shorter than everyone else's. I am thinking like a runner or athelete - my tounge is out of shape, and I need to start a regimine, pronto. My shit also seemed to remind me of a mantra that Da Gza once said in one of his B-side rap-game analogies: "Too many spitter's songs is mad long, keep it brief son, half short and twice strong." I can also hear the tightness of my haiku excersizes when I really catch a good bar, and it very much followed Gza's philosophy.
See, rapping is like juggling, with the rhyming words being the "balls:"
The best part was when this dude, guessing I was some sort of college affiliate, dissed me on my education. I was prepared for that one six months ago. I had my retort ready, so I'll try to summarize something that I best recall under pressure:
You'll need 4 more degrees to come against me, I've only got one, but it's the only one I need, I've got a master's in blasting your steeze, My shit is doctorate, baby, PhDeez.
The last line is of course followed by me grabbing my nuts. That shit was so hot, dude had to walk inside. This line is also constantly evolving, many of those momentary evolutions are seriously tight, but ironically, I can't seem to remember it well outside the energy of the moment.
I would also importantly add that while friendly competition is fun, I also make sure to balance what I say with positivity, and really only get raw on people who try to draw first. And there's always those few dudes who come through gangstah, but I am working on something for them too that includes an uplifting message.
Well, I need zzz now. I hope all is well with everyone out there!
8:19p Offline indefinitely
Today through an act of rampaging stupidity, I broke my laptop. Mistreatment is not covered under the warranty no matter how accidental it is, so I won't be on much, if at all until I can remedy the situation.
“So I'm on my way to dragging Conjay(?) barely as we speak and it looks like we're going to get at oh dark thirty and I'm sure we're you excited. Ya, have a great weekend”
At 9:30 this morning, I was offered the chance to go to DragonCon, badge and hotel already paid for. My initial reaction was "I can't just pick up and go to DragonCon on no notice!" Then the rest of my brain caught up and said, "Are you stupid?!"
I'm going to DragonCon.
I'll have exactly no time to pack, and less time to plan, and I'm pretty okay with that. Planning is a wonderful thing, but it's good to just go with whatever happens, to.
Mind you, I have a couple plans. There's at least one pouncing that has to happen (Sam, I'm looking at you here), and as many others as I can arrange. I don't know who all else I'll manage to find in the huge crowd. And then there's all the programming! I don't even know who the guests are - since I wasn't going, I didn't pay any attention.
It's going to be one heck of a weekend!
And then, when I got back to the office, my secret origami pal has struck again! When I got back to the office this morning (I was out picking up records), there was another origami heart next to the first one! I had put an origami bird next to the first heart with "Thank you!" written on it. The new origami heart has "U are Welcome" written on it.
Exercise Report: 10 minute walk before work, walked around two hospitals and up the 6 flights of the parking deck
Writing Report: No writing, but I think I can be forgiven that, as I just found out I'm going to DragonCon. I may do some writing while I'm there but I'm making no promises
Gratitude List:
1. getting to go to Dragon*Con 2. my roommate 3. having a bedside lamp to turn on when I start to wake up 4. my secret origami pal at work 5. being able to pack for a weekend in about half an hour 6. my hives are healing nicely 7. pants that fit well 8. learning to really enjoy the unexpected 9. having a cel phone 10. !!! Peter S. Beagle will be at DragonCon!!!
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