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| Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 |
moondream
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9:27p |
Last night I figured out a perfect (and the easiest) way to describe my mom without using the "B" word. She's pretty much Joe Jackson without the physical abuse. All she cares about is how I can be of use to her...especially when it comes to money and cars. Her friend from Fayetteville gave her a newer Deville. When she received the "new" Deville, she left her old one down at the friend's house. The fan that works the heater and air conditioner stopped working soon after my mom got the car (but they didn't know the fan was the problem until recently) so of course there were days where my mom had to drive my car (which she had taken over my car for a couple of months before she received the new one since my car was "the better car" at the time). They were going to fix the fan on her car this past weekend...but they couldn't do it before she had to return home, so she drove her old car home. Since she's been home, she'll only drive my car. She's been intending to sell her old car so today some people said that they want to buy it tomorrow. My dad has a doctor's appointment (She kind of rubs it in my face that she's gotten off easy the past few years since I'm the one that always has to take him...just like how I always took her when she was going through her chemo) at the end of the week so I told her that I guess I'll have to take her to work that morning. That's when she decide to inform me that I was going to take her to work regardless of selling her car or not. Oh gee, thanks. I guess she was going to wait until the night before to let me know that she would be waking me up at 6am to drop her off at work. **Editted out one of my many long rants** gah, lately I feel like I'm a teenager who has finally reached that rebellion stage. |
rainisnice
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10:24p |
i hate the fuck out of this shitbag place every day. i hate texas. i hate houston. i hate everything and everyone here. |
eternity_waits
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9:00p |
I've been unusually depressed lately, and I'm not too sure why. It may have something to do with me watching Hana Yori Dango almost straight through. Bot the anime and the first season of the live action show. I love those kinds of shows, but they always make me feel awful in the end -- despite having good endings the way I want them to happen. It just fucks me up. God I need therapy or something... Went down to the beach, Rehoboth, for a day. It was nice to get away. Got my feet wet. I was so tired though, because I hadn't slept the night before. When we got home I missed going to civil air patrol and slept for nearly 14 hours or something crazy like that. I'm feeling oddly girly too, which is weird. Again, possibly a side effect of the show or something crazy like that. I didn't feel like wearing jeans today, and pulled out one of my skirts. My hair is getting a little longer too, and I tried clipping it back a little to make it look kind of cute, but I fail at that stuff so bad. It just looks like a mess. And the worst part about it is I didn't even go anywhere. I've been home all day. I dunno...hopefully it will fade in a few days. I hate being in slumps like these. I doubt it'll get better while I'm still watching Hana Yori Dango. I'm getting ready to start season 2 soon, and then there's a movie too. Then I want to watch Hana Kimi. But, those shows...always do the same thing to me. It's so awful. haha. I'm a sucker for that shit. Maybe what I'll do right now is play some Monkey Island. That could work. Cheer me up a little...or piss me off more XD Depending on how difficult the puzzles are. yea. I'll do that. Current Mood:  blahCurrent Music: Chieco Kawabe - cry baby |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
natalief
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1:58a |
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| Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 |
jessikahswalk
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7:35p |
Running up that hill...
Well, my perfume project didnt pan out. The main problem is that the perfumes do not have an easy way to apply it and therefore the fragrance does not last and the thing I like about perfume is being able to smell it myself! So, I will keep trying them, but here and there. So far the only real contender was the Cucumber Mint. I might order that in bath products and hand sanitizer and what not. Now, enter my newest obsession. Make-up. Now, sure, I've always been a fan of make-up, maybe one of those in-between girls. I never ever used anything like foundation, but I try to do my eyes every day. Well, there is this gal at work who does her make up amazingly and one day I told her so. That opened up a can of YouTube worms and I've been hooked ever since. There are a few girls on YouTube, well, actually, more then a few, who do make-up tutorials and they are flippin' great! Theres one gal, makeupgeektv who is beautiful and so good, and it's made me really get into the whole make up thing. I've only started with eyes so far, taking eyeshadow to the next level but the past couple of days I've had my eye on the whole flawless skin thing. The problem is that it seems very hard to match your skin tone and how many gals out there do you see with the worst blend into the neck where it looks like they are wearing a tan mask? Yuck. And that caked on look, blah! Well, the gal at work wears all that face stuff and you would NEVER know cause she's a) matched her skin tone so well, and b) doesnt wear a lot. I recently ordered some eye stuff from www.CoastalScents.com and I got them today and almost had the big O. The colors, oh the colors! I got 2 sets of 88 colors, one set is just regular and the other set is shimmery. 88 COLORS in 2 differnt sets!! ARE YOU DYING YET!! LOL! On another note, it is the middle of our 2nd week with Alexa. Oh July, how I dred you because I have to share my husband, but how I end up loving you because that's not what ends up happening. I always think, great, my alone time with Dan is going to be compromised and Alexa is going to bogart him but what ends up happening is that we are this threesome family and we all share each other. She helps me cook, or more like hangs out with me while I do. I cook more cause I want her to get good meals in. We still do the show, but it's good because she showers and watches some tv and just chills. I always forget how easy it is having her around. It's not hard at all. I mean, granted, she is going to be 11 now so there's not a lot to do, but I always think it's going to be so much to do, but now that we have 2 cars its really quite easy! Dan or I bring her to camp in the AM, then I get to work late and Dan picks her up. She was having a hard time of camp cause of one girl, but she learned that all she needed to do was choose another group to play and hang out with and she's fine. She's a good kid! I feel bad though cause since April is a pain with time, Dan always has to give up his time with Alexa for his mom and she asked if she could have her next week. Begrudengly, Dan and I agreed. I think Dan's going to ask April for another week, but I'm sure she'll say no. I mean, she likes to say, "You never take her extra" but every single solitary time we ask her she says no..."We have plans". Then when we get Alexa again we say, so did you have fun, what did you do? and 9 times out of 10 Alexa says, we didnt do anything. Just hung out home all weekend. Plans smlans! Sharing a daughter with a woman you cannot stand stinks. Anyway, July is going good and maybe we could continue that for a little bit after. Current Mood:  excitedCurrent Music: None |
jinjifore
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6:22p |
Departing in Pieces
I'm leaving tomorrow morning for the beach. (Yay!) I won't have internet access for about the next ten days, so I won't be engaging in my usual hobbies of story-finding and Delicious tagging. I'm really hoping I can get occasional access and at least download stories and podcasts, because if not the ten-day backlog of post-Children of Earth stories alone will likely bury me. I'm actually already packed, and am a little disconcerted with the crap-volume of my packing. Somehow, packing more than four shirts is not a priority, but having three spare sets of earphones is. I'm also thinking that, with my flip-flops and rubber beach sandals, bringing along my Birkenstocks as my civilization shoes might be overkill. There's absolutely no way, though, I'm going without both the PowerBook and the NetBook. And both iPods. Let's also not mention the ten-day entertainment requirements for a six-year-old, which includes a shoulder bag crammed with sparkly pink My Little Pony accessories, three separate board games, and her own knitting bag. *Checks priorities* Yep. Looks good to me. Take care, everyone! |
vampireborg
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3:56p |
rawr
LOLZ I JUST GOT BITCHED OUT BY A TRIMETTER FOR *TALKING*. I was on the phone in the front seat, the driver asked me to hang up, so I did. I start talking to MEG sitting next to me and she goes "DO YOU HAVE A BLUETOOTH OR SOMETHING? I HATE CHATTER ON A BUS!!!!" So I called and left her router ID with customer service and hopefully the super will put the fear of $DEITY in her. Never did that icon fit better, that's Center Garage, the main TriMet barn and since this bus was a 17, the one this chick works out of. LOLZ. |
riki_kiki_taco
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6:17p |
work stuff
The head of the YMCA summer camp came to me today to talk to me about a group of Autistic children they have. The sumemr camp kids have been coming to our Summer Reading programs which are at 2pm, but these kids leave before then, so he was wondering about having a special program for a small group some morning. I asked him to come back next week after I've finished that craft program so I could show him that and he and the kids' helpers could see if some version of that program would be good with the kids. It's funny, they've had a series on working with Autistic children on the ALSC blog that I've glanced at and set aside to look at after summer is over when I can focus on other things, but now I may have to go back and take a look. I'm not complaining, I think this is a wonderful opportunity to get a new and untapped group into the library, I'm just feeling a little shellshocked lately. Guess I've been getting a little overambitious in my planning :-) In other news, Susan found a really cool program at another library called Knit flicks, which I TOTALLY want to do with our crafty community. Especially because I um forgot about the knitting group this month. Oops! I really shouldn't plan anything other than summer reading for myself June-August, it's just too much!!! But I love it all, so it's very difficult to resist. I'm looking forward to August, when I can sit back and look at things for storytime, as well as getting ready for the BOCES visits that (I hope) the director will be in touch with me about soon. I'm a little worried about the fact that since I feel twice as busy this year, that my busy-ness will increase exponentially from now on ;-) ~kiki Current Mood:  exhausted |
twotone
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5:46p |
Fiction vs. Reality vs. Spookiness
A random thought. Are horror movies and vaguely spooky stuff (X-Files, Hellboy, etc) more powerful or less powerful if you don't believe in ghosts, the supernatural, or the paranormal? That is, does one derive more enjoyment from the supernatural adventures of Hellboy if it takes place in an absolute fantasy world - one where demons and ghosts and vampires ARE real, unlike our own world, and thus nothing is predictable - or does the spooky hit you harder if you're already inclined to believe that the wilds of New Jersey might be host to the Jersey Devil, and OMG THIS COULD TOTALLY HAPPEN TO ME IN REAL LIFE, I FEEL SO MUCH EMPATHY FOR HELLBOY RIGHT NOW? Or does a lack of belief in supernatural stuff render "spooky stuff" into more of an adventure story, no different than the cops of Miami Vice busting drugs or Michael Knight righting wrongs in midwestern America? Unrelated thought: Man, I love it when Hellboy comics include a shot of a really spooky sparrow saying something cryptic. It happens often enough that it ought to be part of some kind of Mike Mignola drinking game (except in the movies, which I consider to be a different canon than the comics), but man do I ever love it. |
a_midnight_muse
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5:26p |
Rokeby states, “If we are given a sufficiently virtual representation of freedom and personal autonomy within a limiting structure, we lose awareness of the artifice; we are unaware that we have adopted a belief system and its attendant simplifications” (155). --- I wonder how this affects my perceptions of things, basically we're least aware of something when we're already in it...makes sense, and at the same time, sometimes it's easier to look at things and relate to it when you're already in the situation, but if you're in the situation then you're probably overlooking something....that's pretty...complicated. Karen, you seriously need to wise up...you let yourself get upset again...when is this going to change? You want it to change, but why are you holding onto something that you have no control over, why can't you just let go and be done with it? Why do I want things that I can't have? Stupid thing is, I can accept, rather easily, not owning material possessions...mostly because all they are, are material things that can be easily replaced. But when it comes to non-material things...not having it tangible, really bothers me...in fact, I probably get bothered by a lot. Frustration attraction... I ate a whole chocolate bar today...I feel ashamed :( Sigh...getting fat and unhappy, what a great combination. People around me seem to be all about "want, want, want" lately...and I'll admit to feeling a little overstretched, but to be fair, some of this is self-inflicted (i.e. procrastination and build-up) and other stuff is just other people's procrastination. Whatever happened to common courtesy?! Double standards suck and I really hate it when people lie through their teeth "I'll never do that to you, Karen." Uh...you know why I don't believe you? Because you've already done it before...I probably sound like an unforgiving person, which is completely untrue (or at least I hope I am forgiving) but there's just some stuff that I shouldn't have to deal with...I need to cut the crap out of my life...crappy people and crappy promises. |
natalief
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7:14p |
They suspensed my Twitter. AGAIN.
I only logged in (or tried to) to tweet that I was waiting for the painkillers to work due to a splitting headache whilst feeding the cats. I really wish that they would stop doing this! :( Current Mood:  aggravated |
sparkymonster
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1:50p |
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twotone
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1:22p |
More SDCC Exclusives - First and Second Doctor!
I am mostly posting this for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lithrael who, being a better Doctor Who-fan than I, probably already knows about this. But just in case, here is an excerpt from a press release I got from Underground Toys/BBC America. "Details of the limited-edition action figures available from Underground Toys at Comic-Con include: Sixth Doctor with ‘Real Time’ Blue coat – SRP $20 This alternative costume was most visibly used in the BBC webcast 'Real Time' (having previously appeared on a few book and audio book covers). It varies vastly from the gaudy coat of many colors normally worn by Colin Baker's sixth Doctor while retaining some design elements including the dandy's tie and question mark shirt collar. For many fans this has become almost the preferred costume with its more muted, less frivolous, colorways. Second Doctor with Telos Cyber Tombs Cyberman 2 Pack (color and black & white editions) – SRP $40 This is the first appearance of the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton as part of Character Options classic figure series. Troughton was the first actor to experience the Doctor’s regeneration in the Cybermen storyline ‘The Tenth Planet’ first broadcast on October 29, 1966. At the time the show was shown in black and white, and the color used on these figures is authenticated by the many existing ‘behind the scene’ shots. The very limited ‘variant edition’ of the figures stick to a black and white color scheme. The Cyberman is the version which appears, discovered in the cyber-tombs of the planet Telos, in the episode ‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’ (September 1967). First Doctor with Dalek Invasion Of Earth ‘Black’ Dalek 2 Pack (color and black & white editions) – SRP $40 This is the first appearance of the first Doctor, William Hartnell as part of Character Options classic figure series. It was Hartnell who brought the Doctor to screens in the very first broadcast on November 23, 1963. At the time the show was shown in black and white and the color used on these figures is authenticated by the many existing ‘behind the scene’ shots. The very limited ‘variant edition’ of the figures stick to a black and white color scheme. The Dalek is from the ‘’Dalek Invasion of Earth’ (December 1964) storyline and varies most conspicuously from later versions by the double neck banding and the energy dish collecting aerial on the rear. The Black Dalek was designated by rank as the ‘Supreme Controller’. Torchwood Captain Jack Harkness Exclusive – SRP $20 This is an exclusive variation of the Captain Jack 5 inch action figure showing Jack in his alternative blue costume. This highly detailed, articulated figure is a Limited Edition produced primarily for the show, and each has been individually hand numbered to create a fantastic collector’s item. The exclusive Doctor Who and Torchwood action figures will also be available from select online retailers following Comic-Con. More information can be found at www.underground-toys.com." I'm very excited about the second and first Doctor action figures. My favorite is still probably the third Doctor, followed by the Fifth and the Seventh, but... man! Second and First Doctors! I suspect I can pass on the black and white variants, since they wouldn't really fit in with our other Doctor Who action figures, but I'd have to wait and see them in person, I think. I suspect they might also be available later as repainted single-packs without the Daleks and Cybermen... but really, can one have too many Daleks and Cybermen? |
litchick
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7:29a |
Writer's Block: Le Quatorze Juillet
Do Camus and Beckett count? Seriously though, I love the French and France. I love their language, literature and music, especially Fauré and Duruflé. Viva la France! |
djehutydjesi
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8:40a |
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twotone
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9:35a |
Press Release: How has Guybrush Threepwood Wronged You?
I just got this press release in my inbox. Announcing the Tales of Monkey Islandâ„¢ "Game Designer for a Day" Contest
How has the legendary pirate Guybrush Threepwood done you wrong? Enter the Tales of Monkey Island contest, and your words could appear in an upcoming episode!
( Cut for game plot spoilers )
In addition to featuring the winning entries in an upcoming episode, contest winners may appear in the game credits and be eligible for other great prizes. The contest kicked off today, July 14, 2009 at noon PST, and runs through midnight PST, August 10, 2009. Additional contest details can be found at http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/contest.
About Telltale, Inc.
Telltale is the first and only company to release interactive episodic content on a monthly schedule. The landmark Sam & Max series, based on the independent comics by Steve Purcell, paved the way for episodic gaming with two award-winning seasons on PC, Wii, and Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, based on the Homestarrunner.com web cartoons, soon followed as the first episodic series for WiiWare™. Telltale's Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures is now releasing for PC and Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Telltale's other games include two installments in Ubisoft's CSI series, based on the most popular television franchise in the United States, and two games based on the best-selling Bone comics by Jeff Smith. Telltale's games have won numerous awards, including Adventure Game of the Year accolades from publications such as IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpy, and Adventure Gamers, and have been recognized by mainstream outlets ranging from The New York Times to Variety. USA Today ranked Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures among five downloadable games to watch for in 2009.
Telltale currently develops and publishes episodic series on PC, Wii, and Xbox 360, with plans to expand to additional platforms and channels in the coming year. For more information, visit http://www.telltalegames.com. |
jamiekswriter
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7:32a |
Baby's First Boat Ride
My father has his boat docked in the Guilford Marina. It's a Grady White and I forget the length of it. I want to say 30 feet, but I could be talking out of my ass. I'm really bad with measurements. Everytime I order something from Peapod, I'm surprised at the size of the can or jar. Anyway, the boat seats 9 people and has two outboard motors -- I think. I'm trying to picture the motor out of the water. Maybe there's only one. Gah! I'm so pathetic. He's had the boat for 5 years and I've been on it most every summer. The thing is, he's had so many of them over the last 30 years, they all mix together. Anyway, they say a picture is worth a thousand words so . . . oh good I caught the back of the boat in a few shots. It's only one motor. Derrrr.  Stuffing the baby into his life jacket. He's not even allowed on the pier without it. Surprisingly, he doesn't resist.  My mom holding the baby in a death grip that she won't loosen for most of the trip. My father in the background casting off.  Pulling away from the dock. I'm not sure how I managed to chisel the baby from my mother.  Making sure Papa has got the coordinates plugged into the nav computer so we can make the jump to light speed.  Ctnewdad is sitting in the cabin taking this upshot of us. I love this picture!  Self portrait of CTnewdad in the cabin.  One Motor! Baby in death grip! He fell asleep within 15 minutes. And then slept for about an hour on the boat.  So I climbed out and lay down on the bow. After a while, my back started to hurt and I sat up and was like a tubbie figurehead.  We chose the Thimble Islands in Stony Creek Branford for the baby's first boat ride because it was close to home in case he didn't like to be out on the water. There are some really pretty houses and mansions on the islands. My father likes to go thong spotting, but I don't recall seeing any. This island is called "Cut in Two Island". It's named that way because the bridge that connected the two island was wiped away in the 1938 hurricane. The story behind this island is that Miss Emily -- a dwarf/little person/midget who worked for PT Barnum in the 1800's met General Tom Thumb there for some romantic trysts. He later broke her heart by marrying someone else.  I'm going to talk out of my ass again. I *think* this is Bear island. Again, I had to look at the charts and take a book out of the library, but I'm still not sure. We'll run with it though. Bear Island was named when the Native Americans chased a bear across the frozen harbor to this island. They couldn't catch it and decided that to honor it's bravery and tenacity, they would let it live and name the island after it.  Of course, there's so much expansion and building on the island I don't think a bear could hide here anymore.  Or maybe I'm just jealous because I don't have a putting green by my boat launch.  There's a basketball and tennis court too on the island. I couldn't get a picture of them from the sea.  I was all like, "How the hell did they get *that* out onto the island?" The answer is by barge. And it's not cheap. But I suppose if you've got a basketball, tennis court and a putting green on your private island, you don't need to worry about stuff like that.  Continuing on with suppository-sound, I believe this is "High Island". Which is my favorite island because Captain Kidd used to race into the Thimble Islands and pull into the cove there to hide from his pursuers. The tall pine trees of the island would hide his mast.  I think this is "Mother In Law Island" named after an inquisitive mother-in-law who rowed her boat over to check on her daughter who was spending her wedding night on the island.  There were lots of boats out. Raymond enjoyed looking at them. He can even say, "boat."  When went back to Guilford, we had a picnic by Grass Island. My battery ran out so I couldn't take a picture. Here's one from the local paper:  Once we were in the river and anchored, we let Raymond runaround on the deck. He did great. He had his sea legs right away. He wanted to steer the boat. We went in shortly after lunch because even with his nap, he was starting to get a little cranky. Next outing we're going to go to Faulkner's Island and maybe do some fishing for porgies, black fish, weak fish and blues:  If you're interested in reading more about the thimble islands, there's not much available. However, "Thimble Island Storybook: A Captain's View" by Captain Bob Milne is worth a look. The pictures are outdated -- especially with all the new construction. And they're in black and white, but the stories are interesting. Captain Milne does boat tours of the Thimbles on his boat the Volsunga. I've never been but I hear it's fun. |
twotone
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8:20a |
Scent of the Day: Cicada (Blooddrop LE)
Today, I smell like... ...refreshing citrus? I think I smell pink grapefruit, maybe, or bergamot. It's a bright sparkly refreshing scent that I would have associated with crickets or grasshoppers more than cicadas; to me, cicadas are the soundtrack of a long, lazy summer, with their sizzling song increasing the relentless heat of the sun. Blooddrop's description - "Cicada (Cicadidae Magicicada) Glittering, chirping, zzzzing, sweltering iridescence. Blackberries, honeydew, white grapefruit, lime, geranium, raspberries and candied ginger." ...Oh. I do smell the honeydew now. iiiinteresting. Still trying to figure out if I like this enough for a bottle. I'm pretty sure I like it better than Garden Snail, but it *is* a melon scent, at least partially.
Oh, crud. I just saw three new dragon eggs that are unfamiliar to me on my friends list, and the Abandon page is full up. Did TJ release even MORE dragons? I managed to get the new "strange markings" egg, the translucent egg, and the tiny egg. Kept missing the cheese egg. Looks like the new eggs drop at the top of the hour, and possibly the abandoned page does not block the page at the top of the hour.     Argle. I grabbed my first dino-egg, based entirely on the fact that it's purple. No! Bad! I don't even like the dino critters!
In cheerier news: I knew there was a Saturday farmer's market closer to us than the Coventry one, but it turns out there's an EVEN CLOSER one! First Town Downtown seems to be a new initiative to make Windsor CT more historic or popular or active or something, and this summer there are Farmer's Markets every Thursday from 3 to 7. Apparently cheese, garlic, and honey is available, among other things, so I'm already sold. I just need to procure transportation to the site. |
natalief
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a_midnight_muse
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7:47a |
Nearly done my article...not sure if it's due as of 12am this morning or before 12am tonight, but I'm nearly done...just need to read it over, pad a bit near the end and finished! I think it was a good idea that I went to bed at 1:30am and work up at 5:30am to get cracking...knowing that I only really had 2 hours to work on this before heading off to work was a pretty good motivator to kick my butt into high gear. Granted, a 250 to 1000 word article really shouldn't take that long...I need to somehow increase my output...I know I'm not a machine, but this is no way an efficient process...granted, I do procrastinate a lot, unless I really want something to get done. And I guess I really didn't want to write this article for whatever reason...hrm... |
natalief
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12:29p |
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rainisnice
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3:49a |
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is definitely my favorite movie of the series. It was FANTASTIC. 1. LAVENDAR BROWN. 2. Hello, Cormac McClaggen, you sexy beast. 3. WON WON. 4. Roonil Wazlib. 5. No, seriously. Ron got major screen time [for once] and it was fabulous. 6. OMG. Slughorn was GREAT. He was so weird. 7. Harry on Felix? AMAZING. Oh. my. god. I can't stop laughing. 8. Dude. Draco was smokin hot, too. Everyone at Hogwarts was so sexy. 9. Luna Freaking Lovegood. At the Slug Club Christmas party. Oh my god. 10. Narcissa Malfoy's hair? BRB GOING TO SALLY'S TO GET SOME BLEACH. 11. The inferi were so gross and scary and creepy. GEEH. I want to go see it again. Like.... right now. ohmahgaw. |
| Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 |
jocelina
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7:25p |
Re: The Wedding
I had an absolute blast up in Bismarck. I was able to get Friday off without any trouble, and the groomsman (who shall henceforth be referred to as "Rob" seeing as how that's his name) was too, so we were able to hit the road at a very reasonable hour. We got along famously and ended up talking nonstop the whole way up there. I didn't see much of him for the rest of the weekend (though we did end up being paired together in the wedding itself) because we were both busy with wedding-related activities. (His, from what I gathered, mostly involved picking up his tuxedo and drinking; mine were more along the lines of helping run errands and going to the salon.) The wedding itself was beautiful. Crystal and Rod (not to be confused with Ro b) chose to get married on the steps of the Capitol Building, and everything was gorgeous, especially Crystal, who was glowing despite being in what I imagine was pretty excruciating pain from her badly sprained ankle. They had the reception in the Mysteria Theater, and it, too, was extremely pleasant. Being a sucker for pretty chandeliers and accessible rooftops*, I liked the theater immensely. The food was good, and the music, provided by a live swing band, was excellent. I had firmly resolved not to drink much, but I found myself breaking that resolution the moment that someone suggested doing a shot. It's kind of a miracle that I wasn't sick, honestly -- it's not that I drank that much, but I was freely mixing champagne, mixed drinks, beer, and shots in no particular order, and I was smoking. Usually that kind of behavior is guaranteed to make me ill, but thankfully it didn't. I credit the patron deities of North Dakota (which I am sure approve of excessive drinking) and also my friend Dave, who drove me back to the hotel and made me drink a ton of water and Gatorade. The drive home went swimmingly until we hit the horrendous traffic caused by the gas tanker truck that overturned just south of 25. Because of the gas spill and the need for cleanup, 94 was closed, and traffic was backed up halfway to Canada. We were stuck in traffic from just after six until nearly nine. I am so glad Rob was along for the ride, because I am pretty sure I would have lost my mind and started ramming other cars out of sheer boredom and frustration otherwise. We were caravaning it with my friend Dave, who was on his way to Chicago, and I don't know how he held it together without a passenger in the car. I tried waving to him periodically, but I'm not sure that helped any. I guess he is just more sane. Anyway, despite the drawn-out end, the weekend was a rousing success, and I enjoyed literally every minute of it save for the two and a half hours I spent on 94. * By "accessible" I mean "not behind a locked door." Doors that say "DO NOT ENTER" are not inaccessible if they are not locked. |
sparkymonster
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11:31p |
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a_midnight_muse
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8:25p |
What a day...I am really pooped and still haven't done anything for the article that's due TOMORROW. Why did I wait till the last minute...wait, I started a few days ago but have been stuck...hopefully fear of not making the deadline will motivate me to actually write something substantial. Fear is probably my best motivator...at least it gets me to do stuff. You know what, I'm pretty pissed...it's becoming really hard to remain civil with my sister...nearly everything she says to me sounds really rude and hurtful. She listens to my phone conversations, but unlike her, I don't lock myself in a room and whisper to whomever I'm talking to. I have nothing to hide, so why the hell do I need to be so secretive? She found out that Howard and Teresa were coming over for a bit so she purposely took extra long to leave the house and then when I asked her if she was leaving, she mumbled something about missing the bus and got angry that I would even ask her. So she stayed and saw Teresa and Howard, complains about them behind my back and my brother tells me he was saying how Howard is too nosey and how she said that she doesn't want "them" touching her things because they're thieves. WTF?! That's so fucking RUDE! Do I call her friends thieves? No, granted, she's never had them over, but still...I would never say such a thing and neither should she...no one should ever say such a thing. Ridiculous, that girl...sometimes I wonder how we're related. I don't care what sort of act she puts on when she's with her "friends", boyfriend, or supervisor, but she's very superficial, condescending, and just fake. I don't think I normally speak ill of most people, and I really shouldn't speak ill of family, but there's only so much I can take. I am human, after all. You just shouldn't be so prejudiced and assume the worst of people...you should be kind to people because you genuinely care about them, you shouldn't just be nice to those who can "get you somewhere"...what a crock, it's people like her that make me lose my faith in humanity...I'm no saint, but I don't think there's anything wrong with kindness...or at least attempting to understand others. Also, my sister waited for my mother and brother to come back home after she dropped us off at EB's place. She basically then told my mom about Howard and my shit love life. WTF? See, this is why I really should stop telling her stuff...remember how she found out about Amit because she went through my things and the drama...I got that "stick with your own kind" speech from the parents which I hate, but now they're actually much more open about that stuff, so it's all good, relatively speaking. Mom's fine though, so I don't get any sort of lecture this time, but just because she's angry at me for whatever reason doesn't give her the right to just talk shit about me behind my back. However, I'm not so upset about this and much more upset that she talked ill of my friends...she can say all the crap about me that she wants, but not about other people...grrr Filming at EB's went well in terms of getting the final product done, looking "decent" and tasting okay...yay for first time making stuff...haha, rarely make anything twice because I like to try new things and just test things out...if I mess up and it's a bad batch then I try it again or an alternate recipe till I get it right. A pity that HS and AH couldn't make it. However, everything took way too long...I don't think anything was especially complicated, but it was just more relaxed so we weren't really "rushing" per se...not until the end of course, when I realized it was nearly 5pm...ack!!! Deadlines are stressful... Teresa said that Howard and I sound like an old married couple...HAHAHA! Anyway, my stomach actually really hurts...it's probably because I didn't eat anything since this morning...hmm. My sister has been eating a lot of food lately...clearly my mother suspects that she's been fooling around with the boyfriend, and especially now that they're going on a trip together next month...well, it's easy to see what she's implying. Granted, this could explain her weird mood swings, but I have no idea...I used to suspect there was something going on between her and her supervisor, but the man appeared to be happily married...that is until as of yesterday when my sister told me he's going through a divorce. But now there's the boyfriend, so my suspicions are unfounded. I feel meh today...maybe a bit unsettled and a little disappointed. |
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