And now on AOL I
And now on AOL I get so many error messages that it's not even worth going to the site! I'm taking off the rollovers until I get that fixed up.
And now on AOL I get so many error messages that it's not even worth going to the site! I'm taking off the rollovers until I get that fixed up.
Eeek. Is it my browser acting up again, or do the blogvoices no longer work? <.g> So maybe it didn't go as smoothly as I thought. LOL But I'm about half done with my 75 Bible terms. Yay! And Robert Downey, Jr is so sweet and yummy and hot. He's one of those guys where all I want to do is give them a great big hug and help them fix up their life. Rob Lowe is the other one, for some reason. LOL He just looks like he needs someone to take care of him. Could just be his character, though. <.g>
Wow, I'm a little scared by what my favorite lucky charms shape says about me. <.giggle>
Okay, so the rollovers aren't working. <.g> They did in all of the test stages! That's a problem I can live with for now, though. Time to eat and then study! Before Sting is singing with Robert Downey, Jr on Ally. LOL (I'm so sad that he got fired. I wish he was able to get himself better. He's such an amazing actor - one of the best, ever, IMO.)
That went a lot less painfully than I thought it would. LOL Everything seems to be in working order. If you find something that isn't, let me know. If you have any comments or suggestions, I want to hear those, too! I probably won't change the design until school starts again, so I have 12 days to get it looking the way it will for the next few months. <.g>
I'm a little worried that people won't actually click on the above buttons to see all of my hard work, but their loss, I guess. I plan to do at least one book a week, so I guess I'll just announce when a new one is up, people can visit as they see fit. Oh, and the girl in the picture is Mary Miles Minter, the silent movie actress (Anne of Green Gables) that I've become so enamored with. <.g>
So, what do you think? Not nearly as good as a lot of the people I link to, but it suits me. And I did all of that damned rollover stuff myself - for awhile there, if I rolled my mouse over "fun," for example, it wouldn't turn blue. "About" would turn into the blue fun. <.g> Figuring that out was amusing (for Jen, anyway), as was framing Mary's picture. I can't wait to do that again. LOL
Okay, about to switch formats. Things could get messy. <.g> And yes, thank you, I am procrastinating. LOL
Eeek. LOL I just talked to my mom - Bobbi, my friend Erin and Carol's mom, came over there today to talk and catch up. They just got back from visiting friends in Ohio. Ruthie is a year younger than me and Erin, and Leah is Carol's age, 15. Ruthie is....well, she's a little hard to handle. <.g> Bobbi said the visit was a lot easier with Ruthie gone at school. Yale, to be exact. Where she lives on the same floor as Barbara Bush. <.g> Just amazing. If she was going to Yale, you knew it had to be with *someone. LOL
As predicted, working on blog pages. LOL I decided to go through and write a sentence or two about the blogs/sites I link to and why. If I can't say why, I stop linking. I'm getting tired of describing. <.g> This is a hassel. Possibly not one of my better ideas, but oh, well. I'm more than half done - no way in hell I'm stopping now. Appreciate this, people, that's all I'm saying.
This is fun - I got up at my usual time, but rushed through my mail reading time and got into the shower early, giving me time to condition my hair and all those fun things. LOL I even got a leisurely breakfast of honey nut somethings. <.g> Kinda cool!
I totally know that I'm going to spend my lunch hour doing at least one more page for the blog. I just really want to get it up now. LOL I love the idea of having the year 20 thing going, since all the HP books are subtitled Year One, Year Two, etc, but that just didn't work out. <.g> Maybe I'll work on this for the next HP design in November (the book and movie, you know <.g>) and make it something special.
I am so fickle. LOL I just put this design up yesterday, and I spent the last 2.5 hours making a completely different one. <.g> It looks awesome, I think. It's not quite done yet - I'm making new pages for random things. I also did away with my sidebar, although that could ultimately change. For me, the graphics are damned impressive. Framed pictures, rollovers, the works. <.g> It was a lot of fun, actually, even if I spent most of the time yelling at my computer because things weren't working. LOL I don't know - I like Harry Potter, and this design was a good idea. It just never happened. The c-r design I'm uploading this week is HP and turned out MUCH better. So I shall be content with that HP design and change this one.
Amazing what I can get done when I actually do something. LOL I outlined and listed out important facts for the Bible test - looks way less scary than the 50 pages in the workbook. <.g> Now for SAC, but I don't know what I can do with that besides read and pray. The guidelines in that class are remarkably unguiding. Luckily, we're having an in class review session Tuesday, which should prove helpful.
Pursuit of Happiness - Josh Lyman and Fox Mulder. Much fun. Also made me realize how cute Mulder/Donna and Josh/Scully could potentially be. <.g>
Did I mention that I don't want to study?
I don't want to study. /whine All of the time periods in BCE are blending together.
Urgh. Anyone have a clue why geocities won't let me play midis on my site anymore? They're not linked from outside, I uploaded them to my files!
Getting a slow start today - Jen was watching Shakespeare in Love when I woke up (I only got a chance to barely get started yesterday) so we watched that. <.g> Just finished it - love that movie! Even if Colin Firth is a not-so-good guy, I still liked seeing him. <.g> I think it's funny that he lost more weight than Renee gained to play his role. They said he lost 2 stone - 1 stone is 14 pounds, right? Well, however many he lost, he looks fabulous. <.g>
I had such a weird dream! Tony Head was singing in a coffee shop, and he was friends with my friend April (no, I don't know anyone named April <.g>) who kept calling me and telling me to come over and meet him. But I was watching a movie with Erin on the front porch of my house in Chicago, and didn't get to go, and I was quite disappointed. Then Erin and I went to the bookstore next to the coffee shop where Tony was singing, and he was there with April, and he went into the coffee shop and started singing. LOL I guess it's better than the night before when I dreamed I was hiding like Anne Frank and got caught and put into a concentration camp. I forget who was with me that time...someone I wouldn't expect to show up in my dreams, I remember that. <.g> That one was less fun, let me tell you.
From Holly comes Find Your Spot, which tells you where you should live. <.g> Mine are Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Nantucket, MA; Chattanooga, TN; St. Helens, OR; Memphis, TN. Quite the variety here. LOL
Very cool for a R/H couple, Holly! How are they doing? <.g>
I think I'm going to cry!!!! Hermione, Queen of Witches is done! I'm just heartbroken - we have to wait even longer for book five of this than we do the real book five. LOL I guess I'll just have to start over at the beginning and reread while I wait out the next 8 months or so until we get part one. <.g>
I just found out that there was a Rainbow Brite episode named Chasing Rainbows! <.giggle>
I'm desperately read GoF, trying to get Hermione's voice. She's not talking. <.g> I finished the story, I want to post it, but it's just not quite right. Grrrrrr. But I found this little passage that never fails to crack me up. <.g>
The Owlery door banged open. Fred and George came over the threshold, then froze at the sight of Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"What're you doing here?" Ron and Fred said at the same time.
"Sending a letter," said Harry and George in unison.
"What, at this time?" said Hermione and Fred.
Fred grinned.
I just love that. LOL
Okay, I kinda like how this one came out. Sorta. <.g> The Gryffindor red and gold look somewhat cool together, at any rate. Anyone know how to make the tables in the sidebar have boxes around them? I wanna play with boxes. LOL
Testing out the Gryffindor design...
Look what I found from Bonnie's journal: Rainbow Brite.net! This is such a cool site - you can actually download entire episodes. Not to mention wavs, and there's a bio on each character. While I vividly remember Red Butler and LaLa Orange having something going, Patty O'Green and Buddy Blue's relationship made it past me. <.giggle>
ACK! How did it get to be 5pm? My day went by lickety-split. I did study though, for both of my Psychs. Did my reading, went over study questions. Child Psych should be a breeze, Abnormal less so but still okay. I totally blew off the last quiz, didn't get notes I missed, didn't study, and still pulled off a B. Anything that has a unit on mental retardation, I'm set on. <.g>
But I still wish it wasn't 5. <.g>
Wow, TBS has a great lineup today! Grease is on now, followed by Steel Magnolias, and then The American President at 6:30! I was so sad I missed that yesterday, because I was taping LGM - now I can watch it tonight! Aaron Sorkin is a writing genius. Of course, Meet Joe Black is on ABC at 7, and I really love that movie. <.g> Mom and I watched it together awhile back, I think. Or meant to, at least.
I watched last night's Lone Gunmen - it was okay. Kinda funny that it was on the tango and stuff after SAC the past few weeks, and I was constantly correcting them. LOL I really wish they would give up on the little boy humor, though. It's getting old, FAST. I loved the scene where Byers, Langly and Jimmy all try to dance, though. That was so funny. I wasn't going to keep the ep, but then came that last scene. I am so in love with Jimmy, I swear. I have to keep it for this one scene - Yves is very sad because this guy died for her, and Jimmy is watching her sit there be sad. He sends the others away, and then walks toward her, slowly. He holds out his hand, she looks at it a moment before accepting, and they head out onto the dance floor. As demonstrated earlier, he can't really dance, but is trying very hard. She helps him do a few steps, one of which is him basically hugging her from behind, before they just slip into a regular little slow dance with her head on his shoulder. He's just so incredibly sweet. I liked seeing Yves have actual real emotions for once, and I think I'd like them together. He's so idealistic and she's so cynical, but they work. It's sweet. (Yves is pronounced Eve, BTW.)
Watching history channel now - real footage of Titanic from 1912. They're talking about how most of the people died from hypothermia and not drowning, and all of the modern things that would prevent that from happening now. Very cool.
Urgh. I've really got to stop finding blogs to read. LOL But I found some cool ones in the past few days - Today's Special is XF fic recs, Langly Lovers is a Dean/Langly fan site with a round robin going on. Scream and Moan is my favorite, though - there are all of these story snippets in the posts! Harry Potter, Sports Night, all cool stuff. <.g>
Meghan and Kate yelled at me last night - I honestly can't remember eating. I slept through breakfast, and I was hungry for lunch but I don't remember if I ate. Then came dinner, and it really sucked so all I had was cherry jello with pineapple in it. I had to have eaten more than cherry jello yesterday, right??
Also from Amy, my new name is Willow LickingKitty. Aren't I special? <.g>
I've probably taken this test before, but I followed the link from Amy. <.g>
DREAMER (Submissive Introvert Abstract Feeler ).
Like just 12% of the population you are a DREAMER (SIAF)--reserved and imaginative. You are basically the shy, silent type. You don't have much interest in facts and figures or most of what's going on around you, but the internal worlds you build for yourself are rich and complex.
Luckily, your creativity and strong heart mean you have a deep personality evident to anyone who gets to know you. It's just that not many people do, because most everyone thinks you're a loser. Talk to yourself less, other people more, little shaver.
Yes, this is completely and totally me. <.g> Well, less sure on the deep personality, but I have a damn cool internal world. LOL
Fabulous movie - v.v. good. <.g> Some changes I liked, others I didn't, but I'll go into detail tomorrow when I'm awake. The music in the movie was so damn cool, so we went out right after to buy the soundtrack at Target. But Kate and Meghan (her friend who came with) headed straight for the women's department first, leaving Damien standing in the aisle with this horrified look on his face. (Shame, because I saw this really cute skirt.) So I took him over to the electronic section, and as a result of my good deed, got the last copy of the soundtrack. LOL Gotta love karma. <.giggle> The soundtrack isn't as good as the music in the movie, but I really like it anyway. Especially Geri Halliwell's It's Raining Men. LOL I loved that scene.
Oh, and I am now completely and totally in love with Colin Firth. Must rent Pride and Prejudice immediately. <.g> I need to see this shirt and trousers pond scene. LOL Yay for having Shakespeare in Love on my shelf! I can watch that tomorrow. <.g> What is it with me and married 40 year old men? David Duchovny, Brad Whitford, Colin Firth. I need a life. LOL
I read Kaycee's news on Wednesday morning, right after I posted Krissy's birthday picture. My feelings definitely did a quick 180. As I continued reading these last few days, I realized just how much strength I've drawn from her and her journal these last few months, and I see that won't change now. Kaycee, thank you for sharing your courage and strength as you fought and won against the cancer, and now for sharing the awe and joy you feel every day. I'm sending you some special sunshine as you make your journey home.
Okay, help me pick an outfit for tonight. <.g> It's not a date, obviously, but I always try to look nicer in an effort to scream at Damien, "What the hell are you waiting for?!" LOL I'm at the point where I'm wondering if he's gay or if he thinks I am, 'cause we're getting nowhere fast. <.g>
I'm stuck with jeans tonight, it would seem, since it'll only be about 50 when the movie gets out. Grrr. So we have these options:
1. purple sweater set
2. black tank top with black lace shirt over it
3. short sleeved green mock turtleneck
4. keds
5. black platform sandals
Do we have any preferences?<.g> I was wearing the purple this morning, and I love it. But now I put on the black and I've always liked this one, too. LOL Many years ago, there was a promo shot of Kendall and Anton (Buffy and Dracula <.g>) from AMC, and she was wearing a white lace top just like this one, which is why I ended up buying this. <.g> I wish I could wear my shorts or a skirt, but it won't be warm enough for that until tomorrow. <.pout>
I am such an idiot, you know that? I was early to SAC, so I was rereading Bridget Jones's Diary. This really cute guy, Levi, walked in. We've been in the same group for most of the semester, and I've kinda had a crush on him. He's a sweetie. So he walks in, comes up the aisle on my right, and then bends over and stretches his head around in front of my desk. I'm really confused, and look behind me to see what the hell he was looking at. <.g> Turns out he was looking at the book. We had a <.v.> brief conversation about the book and movie (basically was him asking me if I'd seen the movie, I explained that I was going to see it tonight), and that was it! I'm so stupid, I should have totally continued that conversation. I was still marveling that he had actually voluntarily spoken to me, though. <.g> Lost the moment. <.sigh> And this was our last discussion class. So, yes, I'm an idiot.
You know, Carter's pretty cute. LOL I had forgotten that. <.g> And he's dating someone named Rena. LOL Always good for a soundwave or two. I love manipulating.
Hey!!! Heath Ledger's new movie, A Knight's Tale, is coming out on my birthday. Wonder if I can drag someone to see it with me??
Woo-hoo!! Damien, Kate and I are going to see Bridget Jones tomorrow night! I'm really excited. <.g> Damien has apparently never heard of Bridget, so he might be in for a little surprise. <.g> I told him it was funny, and he was sold. Didn't need a plot. LOL We also had a long, fun conversation about evil school stuff, Buffy, and Angel. He doesn't like any of my theories, but that's okay, I forgive him. <.g>
This is awesome!!! Answer twenty questions, and they'll guess your age! They got Kate right - in her 20s. But me? They said I was over 40! LOL I like the past, what can I say? <.g> I only got 4 questions wrong.
I need to go on a deleting rampage soon! Or maybe buy a new zip disk or two. I've been on a downloading/copying streak lately. <.g> Today alone, I copied 7 songs from Jen's CDs onto my computer. <.g> Several from Footloose, and two Sheryl Crow songs - "I Shall Believe" was on GH this week, and it was so beautiful. So I copied it. LOL I've been looking for Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" but I can't find it. <.pout> But yeah, I've downloaded many many megabytes in the last two days. And considering that I have about 33 MB of XF pictures and 40 MB of Buffy stuff, for example, things need to be moved. <.g>
I've been quiet the last few days - just realized that. I've been sooooo busy, and now that I have free time, I'm floundering. LOL Actually, I'm almost done with the last part of my Harry Potter story, so I'm finishing that up. But that has a sad ending, and it's not helping my sadness. I had several things to blog yesterday, but they were all sad, and I didn't want to post anything that Kristine would see, because I didn't want her to be sad on her birthday. Could I possibly get any more conjunctions into that sentence? <.g> I'll probably talk about most of those later tonight and tomorrow, 'cause right now, I have a story to finish. <.giggle>
GAH in a huge and cranky way. Since I was up until 1 on Tuesday, I went to bed at 11 last night. I was super tired, and kinda swaying on my feet by that time. LOL So I curled up and went to sleep. Next thing I know, it's 12:30 and the fire alarm is going off. Except, apparently, I was quite slow to wake up since I was so tired. I was one of the last people out, and definitely the last one on my floor. I don't like that! I'm usually the first person up. But last year, I remember my RA up and rapping on doors, calling out, "Fire alarm!" Immediately. Utopia hasn't been around for any of them this year. So we finally got back in 20 minutes later, I go back to bed and now it's 7:30 and I want more sleep!!! But SAC is actually going to be GOOD today - guest lecturer who will be doing a performance of sorts of his poetry and stuff. I'm really looking forward to it. And this afternoon is my hearing test. I studied last night for a few hours, and I can only hope for the best. But the worst thing is that they seem to have attempted to turn off the heat once again, so I'm totally shivering here. Urgh. Now I get to take a shower and totally freeze to death. Yay!
Damn, I love West Wing. LOL I have to rewatch it though, as I spent all of it telling Gen who everyone was and explaining to her and Kate what was happening. LOL I did catch Josh and Donna, though. "We need to practice tough love!" "Well, not in front of everyone, but if you want to go home and get your equipment..." "Go away from me now." <.g> I loved how he leaned in so close for his line. They're so damn cute, ya know?
Kate and I are going to see Bridget Jones on Friday night! I'm trying to drag Damien with. <.g> I hope he comes - it would be so much fun.
What's not fun is my Hearing test tomorrow that I haven't really totally studied for. As always, his review sessions are 10 times better than his classes, so I did pick up a lot, but I don't know if it'll be enough. There's no MATH on this test! I need the math. I want the math. Why can't there be math? I better go learn some concepts.
I'm watching Dawson's Creek for the first time in many months. I love Dawson and Gretchen - I'm glad I can finally like Dawson again. And man, Tobey is hot! I hope he and Jack get together.
I just saw my first commercial for Evolution, David's new movie! From what I read of the movie, it sounded so stupid, and I had no plans to see it. I laughed so hard at the trailer. <.g> So maybe I shall reconsider and see my blonde haired one after all. LOL It seems rather amusing, and not half as stupid as I thought.
Well, just got off the phone with my mom. They had taken Josh to the orthopedic guy today for his appt. Josh is now in a brace to keep his leg straight. See, there are apaprently two ligaments that keep the kneecap in place. One of Josh's is too loose, which is why it keeps slipping out. So he's going into surgery on May 14. They'll tighten one ligament and loosen the other, and he'll be in a soft cast (not removable, but one that doesn't need to be sawed off) for 3 weeks after that. Hopefully then, by the end of the summer, he'll be mostly back to normal. We're doing it at Loyola Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital, and he'll be in overnight. My, he's going to be a joy to be around. Maybe I will try for three jobs, after all. <.g>
April 25. Now I know something special happens today. It's not lead awareness day, because that's May 11. It's not quite the end of the semester, either. Oh, I remember! It's the first new episode of West Wing! Josh with his crush on Dominatrix!Donna. Cool, huh?
Okay, yeah, I guess there's one other thing, too.
I know I'm not half as talented as you with PSP, so I just made you this pretty little picture. Hope it brings a smile to your face, birthday girl. (Or at least a snicker at how bad I am! <.g>) Love ya, sweetie. Have a wonderful day! {{HUGS}}
YES!!!!!!!!!! Small Fries is up. This is my new favorite story!! It is Spike/Xander, but you'll be fine. See, Spike, Xander, Buffy and Giles all accidentally get turned into four year olds, and Willow, Tara and Dawn have to take care of them until they can get back to their correct ages. And then Angel, Wes and Cordy get in on the scene, and EVERYONE takes, like, hundreds of pictures. <.g> Go read, people, go read! Make time for this baby - you won't be sorry!
Okay, Okay, so I watched Angel, too. I won't spoil my West Coast buddies so I'll just say that Jen and I are at the point where we're lobbying for an Angel foursome (Wes, Gunn, Cordy, Angel), except we're torn about the fact that Angel and Lindsey are so hot together. And that Wes, Cordy and Gunn all totally have a crush on Lindsey. So maybe a fivesome. Not to mention Spike and Xander. But not with the Angel crew, just maybe Anya. Yes, we are sick and twisted individuals. But they are all so damn awesome. <.g> Now I have a conclusion to write, since I just don't give a damn anymore.
Okay. Um. I talked to Joanne. Requirements were 10-12 font, 1 inch margins. Never said anything about the font. If I do 12 Times, what I have now is 7.5 pages. If I do Courier 11, I have 9 pages. Is this okay, ya think? I really want opinions here. <.g>
I knocked out one page in less than an hour, and now I can't finish this second page for the life of me! ARGH!
Of course, this may have something to do with Buffy. More accurately, Giles in tight jeans. <.g> I'm turning off the TV for Angel, though.
ACK! I didn't change my tape for XF this week?! I'm an idiot! Now I have to FF an hour and leave a place to copy this into. Grrrrrrr. And now Outlook is unable to connect to l-p and send/receive my mail. Blah! And Blogger doesn't seem to be updating. Gee, this is going well, huh? I hate this paper.
7 pages done now. I took a dinner break. <.g> I talked quite nicely about inequality for women in Latin America, now I have to actually tie it to the book. LOL
Do you think Joy will notice that I'm often doing nearly verbatim quotes from my notes? LOL Hopefully Joanne will have the guidelines sheet - I lost mine, and forgot if we have to have a works consulted page, or a title page.
For anyone who reads Carrie's journal and isn't on the update list, Marilyn is setting up a baby pool, with a prize. "If you're interested, please email me (marilyn_internet@hotmail.com) with your name, email address, and when you think The Bit will make his/her grand entrance (and just for kicks - a girl or a boy?). I'll set up a webpage and email you back with all the info." Bit's due on June 5, BTW.
Just for the record, I said a boy on June 3, but the 5th is a likely candidate too, with the full moon. <.g> So I'm claiming both, even if my official one is June 3. LOL
Urgh. So Jen does have strep. I called McKinley and they said I should just wash my hands a lot and get plenty of rest, and that she's still contagious for 48 hours from when she starts her medicine (dinner tonight). Of course, she's been contagious for about 48 hours before now, so this sucks. I guess I just have to hope for the best.
Joanne from SAC called after Hearing today. She's coming at 7 or 7:30 to ask me questions about the paper. Like I'm the person to ask, right? LOL But I told her no problem. I had already told myself I wasn't really watching Buffy, since J is working closing shift tonight and I tape it, so it's okay.
Mom's frazzled. No wonder she keeps trying to talk to me. I said Josh's knee was dislocated, right? It's at the point where he can't even walk to the bathroom himself. Dad had to carry him down the stairs this morning. He has an appt with the orthopedic guy tomorrow - real nice guy. He lives a few blocks away from us on Maple, the street we used to live on, and his son was in Ruth's kindergarten class last year. He actually called mom today to make sure that Josh was able to get an appt and talk things over - he even remembered the RTS. Unfortunately, this didn't happen because he was playing basketball or soccer or anything like that. It was a slow, gradual dislocation. He's going to centrally realign it, but from what mom described, it sounds like it's going to keep happening. Mom's just sick. Something like this happened in Dec 99, and we thought it was this, but it wasn't then. But we were expecting it, and it's still a shock. See, joints and bones are really affected with RTS. We're talking operations, braces, wheelchairs, etc. So this is pretty scary.
This is an interesting article about Brad Whitford (Josh) and how he helped pass a bill on autism, and also got it incorporated into the show. That was my favorite episode of all I've seen, I think. It's all told through e-mails the staffers are sending their parents, so we get different perspectives. There's a senator who, unbeknownst to anyone, has a grandson with autism. The new Health and Welfare bill didn't have anything about autism on it, so he had a fillibuster to prevent a vote. He talked and talked for so many hours, and he was old and he was sick. Then Donna realized why he was doing this, and the President, a grandfather, ordered the staff to called up other senators to help out, those who had grandkids, because every grandparent could understand what he was doing. See, in a fillibuster, you have to remain standing and keep talking. If you sit down, lean on something, or stop talking, it's over and you can't get the floor back. But you can yield to a question. So every single senator that was a grandparent went in, in the middle of the night, and asked him to yield to a question, one at a time. These questions were huge, like 32, 33 part questions, all about autism. So the senator was able to sit and rest while the others asked the questions, and info about autism was spread around. The fillibuster lasted so long that the Senate was unable to vote on the bill, so it was dropped for next time, and they got the autism thing on it for that vote. Isn't that awesome?
I'm much, much more aliver now. <.g> Not sure where this last hour went, but yeah, alive. LOL
Really fun topic on Scullyfic today - favorite childhood toys. It's really great, because most of us still have ours (::glances at Trevor laying on the bed::) and all of the college students still sleep with theirs, and some of the adults do to. And if they don't sleep with them, they're right there in the bedroom. I love it. LOL
Anyone want to share their favorite childhood toy stories? I will if you will. <.g>
Called my mom to see if there was anything I could do besides food and the three Tylenols I took. We decided I should blow off SAC until I find out if Jen has strep or not, because I don't want to potentially get other people sick right before finals. Although Jen has no such qualms -she fell asleep during XF last night, at 6:45, slept until 11, and then went out with her friend Rachel. I'm sorry, but come on! How responsible is that? Even if it's not strep, she's not taking care of herself very well.
So, I'm gonna go try and not be nauseous, and sleep for a few hours. Ugh.
Urgh. I so feel like crap. For once, my period is on time. That, of course, generally signals a bad one, and I am fully unable to cope with that today. Unless it hurries up and gets bad fast (which is feel like it's doing - damn) and then I can sleep it off until about 11 or so, do some work on my paper, go to Hearing, and come back and work on my paper. I really wanted to go to SAC today, though, so I didn't miss the lecture. But I don't think I can chance it, because the whole hot/cold thing is starting and it usually goes downhill fast from there. Oooh, but maybe if I *say that it's going to be bad, it'll feel contrary and not bother me at all. <.g>
Only I would try and outwit my cycle. LOL
You know, I SAID that this one page would take me four hours. Damn it all if it didn't. Next time, I'm going to say two hours. If I'm going to be right, I'm better off being right within a more decent time frame!
You know, this paper sucks. I'm using all these simples sentences and stuff like that. I hope Joy gets so bogged down in all of these papers to grade that she just skims. <.sigh> I'm going to try and finish the paper tomorrow. I'll have lots of time in the afternoon, and maybe I'll work through Buffy as well. I tape it, it's not going anywhere. I just want to get this thing DONE! Because then I get to study for Hearing. And there doesn't seem to be any math on this test - I love math. I'm deeply distressed that there will be no math to save my grade. And I can't wish for it to be pushed back to next Tuesday, because I have 2 finals the day after, 1 on that Friday, and 1 on Saturday. I don't have time for it to be pushed back, and I don't have time for it to be now. What kind of stupid teacher has a test on April 26 and a final on May 11? Urgh.
Argh. I'm still only half done with this page. I just can't think of stuff to add! I have 16 lines left. So frusterating. I guess I'll talk about carnivals and stuff. This is going to be such a rambly paper.
Ha-ha! It posted. Took me three times and some edits, but it posted. <.g>
The ep starts out with Mulder coming to visit Scully. While they are not quite good at it, I'm saying that they were flirting the whole scene. She says that she feels like they're in an episode of Mad About You. He retorts that they're not married, they just work together. I go, "eeek!" But I have since decided that the line was delivered with David's trademark irony, and he meant the opposite. That's why she was giggling so much - what a funny man Mulder is. <.g> They banter more, and he says something about the pizza guy possibly being responsible for the baby, giving the impression that neither of them knew how she got pregnant or who the father was. I go, "eeek!" again. But I have since decided that this is an inside joke between them because they both know he's the daddy. <.g> Hence the "nice package" line. That was chock full of innuendo, baby!
At the hospital, Nurse Ratchett asks Mulder if he's the husband. He says no, she forces him out. I'm going, "Say you're the father!" He doesn't. Never once did she ask if he was the FATHER, because that would require CC to make an admission. See, Mulder knows that he's the father, but he was so stressed and worried, that he wasn't thinking straight. Later, he puts his hand on her stomach and leaves it there, smiling in wonder. She beams. They are connecting emotionally over THEIR child. Their child, and they know it.
Now we're back at her place and he presents the package again. They've gotten better at this flirting thing, as they have now emotionally connected. Real cute. Nice package indeed, Mulder. She opens it to find an ugly, scary doll. She's surprised, and yet touched, when Mulder says that it was a family heirloom. They smile at each other, knowing that this is their child he is passing it to.
So what did we learn in this episode? That's right, ignore CC and find your own meanings. <.g> Therefore, Mulder is the father. He and Scully know this, they're just trying to figure out what their relationships will be and how they will change. They come to and understanding in the hospital when he takes initiative and feels the baby. Mulder's gift at the end symbolizes that this baby is a Mulder, and he is emotionally the father of this child, no matter what it turns out to be.
That's my story, and I'm sticking with it. <.g>
Ugh. Jen's sick - either strep or mono. This could potentially be not good for me. And we found out today that Josh's knee was dislocated, hence his difficulty walking. Totally sucky, but that's a common thing with RTS.
XF commerical on Fox - Mulder and Doggett are so hot - I love seeing them jump. LOL
Boston Public is good - giving me heart attacks every time I turn around. Did sweeps start this week? I thought it was next Sunday! I'm on about page 5 now of the paper. Half done! I want to try and get two points done today, so wish me luck.
I don't think Blogger wants people to read my analysis of Mulder and Scully! Everytime I try to post, it doesn't, but it posted my lyrics complaint! LOL
Off to the paper.
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I had this whole folder on OE full of lyrics that I've been collecting for about a year now. I had all these wonderful songs. It was there yesterday. I went to stick in Meet Virginia, and the folder is gone!!!!! Where could it have gone?! It can't just disappear!
Ack. Good thing Jen's snoring woke me up - I usually set my alarm for 7:10, but I forgot to move it from Friday's 8. So I was quite confused to see that it was 7:30 and Yo Yo Ma wasn't playing yet. <.g> I had lots o' mail from Scullyfic about last night's episode. Most, like me, liked it and yet didn't. LOL I am beginning to see the light, though - floating on the river of denial, Mulder is the father and obviously knows it. It's just that, you know, they were flirting. And since they haven't done it in awhile, and were really never good at it, it seemed awkward. I mean, look at the end when he had his hand on her stomach, and she was beaming at him. And when he gave her the present - even if he's not the physical father, he is the emotional one, and that's what the doll said. That, and "I'm going to give your child nightmares," but it's the thought that counts. <.g>
Wow, freaky coincidence! Tonight's Silent Sunday movie on TCM is Tom Sawyer - directed by William Desmond Taylor! I never heard of him before this morning, then I spend most of my day investigating his life, lay down to watch a movie, and it's one of his. LOL
I am seriously so wrapped up in his and Mary's stories. I have no idea why, but I'm drawn to them. I found a few interesting books I can look for, and three of Mary's movies, one directed by William, are available for rent. I'm gonna look for those at Blockbuster this summer. One of them sounds so cool - The Ghost of Rosie Taylor. Rosie is a maid who continues cleaning her employers house once a week after her death, and her employer wants to know why. <.g>
Hmmmm. I kinda liked tonight's X-Files. But I also didn't like it. Chris Carter is a stupid jerk who is worse than me about decisions. But Gillian's so cute when she giggles and really smiles. Scully so rarely is happy, and Mulder makes her happy. Although he apparently is a little thick in that regard. I'm going to see what Scullyfic has to say before I try writing my opinion. <.g>
You know, I saw Jen for about 1 minute this morning, and nothing more all day. Wonder what she's up to?
Done! Now I can eat. 'Cause it's been awhile. Ooops.
Disney can do no wrong. LOL I'm watching the Wide World of Disney movie, Ladies and the Champ. It's hysterical! So adorable. And Marian Ross and Olympia Dukakis. <.g> I don't think I've ever not liked a Disney movie. Even that one with Justin Timberlake seemed fun, although I didn't see all of it. <.g>
Two lines left today! Yay me!
I just realized I have no ability for tenses. Hmmm. But only 10 lines left today.
I just heard that geocities doesn't allow offsite image stuff anymore. So if any of my images here disappear, let me know, okay? I'm at my wits end - I'm trying to do a site elsewhere, a place where I can't upload graphics, and I can't find a place to host the graphics. <.sigh> Kate suggested asking a friend to let me host images there, but that would suck, since I wouldn't be able to upload on my own. Grrrr. Let's hope dreamwater works.
Okay, I'm having a harder time stretching out three days of lectures into one full page than I thought I'd have. Grrrrr. Somewhere along the line I ended up really relating this to the book, which is limiting my topics. <.g>
It's SO hot in here! I had to open the window a few minutes ago, which means bad, bad things. Stupid allergies.
Hey, half a page! LOL So it's 3 pages so far. Not too bad, really. Three hours to X-Files, I'm sure that I can finish this half a page.
You know, I'm not even excited about XF anymore. I just don't care. Isn't that sad? They've ruined my show to the point that I can forget that it's even on.
Hmmm. I just realized that all but one of my five points are about the Indians fighting back against the Europeans. That middle point may have to be somewhat revised, I think. <.g>
Oh, my gosh! We have a heat index! LOL Feels like 84, as opposed to the 82 it is. Tomorrow is mid-80s, and then Tuesday is 60. Wah.
Maybe I should try this. I can modify it somewhat for what my dorm actually gives me. <.g>
Wow! The police considered Mary's mom to be the prime suspect in William's murder, and they still seem to believe that. I found this site called Taylorology which has newsletters about the murder and all the evidence. It's really interesting. So far, the only one I've read is an article from 1930, which is more sensationalist than hard facts, but nevertheless interesting.
I really should be writing my paper. <.g>
I found a picture of Mary Miles Minter in AGG! She was beautiful.
And wow, I had never heard about this! The recent rediscoveries of Richard III (Sterling Camera and Film Company, 1912), in 1996, and In Nacht und Eis (In Night and Ice) (1912), in 1997, a film about the sinking of the Titanic, have sparked the imagination of modern-day cinema lovers. More importantly, the film preservation movement has benefitted from these events. Millions of people who were not acquainted with silent film expressed an excitement and interest in the concept of lost and found films. A movie about Titanic from 1912! How cool.
You know, I always complain about how fat I am and stuff, but I realized that I haven't actually gained weight in years. Like, today I'm wearing a pair of shorts from junior high. I have a lot of clothes, mostly summer ones, that are from when I was 11 or 12, and they still fit perfectly. Isn't that weird? None of my friends can still wear their old clothes. I'd still like to lose weight, but then I sadly wouldn't be able to wear those cute Gap khacki shorts from 6th grade. <.g> But some days I feel like a total disgusting blob, and then other days I think that I don't look horrible at all. I guess this is one of the latter days. LOL
Of course, I guess that also means that a) I haven't lost any weight in almost ten years and b) I haven't gotten taller in almost ten years. That's depressing. <.g>
Beyond the Sunrise - Josh and Donna take a vacation to Florida. Mucho fun! Especially the author's notes. LOL
Oh, wow. Hours in the Rain is so good. It's set right after Josh's dad dies, and Donna goes with Josh to the funeral. Wow. Good story. Odd how the better the story, the less I can describe it. <.g>
Liberal Arts is a hysterically funny and bizarre Sam/Ainsley story. NC-17, for several reasons. LOL Poor Sam. <.giggle>
Because it is Bitter, and Because it is my Heart is a CJ vignette about family and heartache.
28 Days is a Tara vignette about her relationship with Willow, and wondering how it happened. It's amazingly in character - I was highly impressed. I could hear Amber reading all of this in my mind, and I rarely have that happen. Definitely a must read.
Ack. Someone named "kakiathekinky" just joined granger-weasley. Should I be worried? <.g>
I learned a bit more about the 1919 AGG scandal. It's fascinating!! Mary Miles Minter was a child actress who started on the stage - typical story of an overbearing mom who forced her into it, because she had stopped her career to have Mary and her sister. In 1915, Mary went from stage to films. They were trying to make her another Mary Pickford, all innocence, so she was in movies like "Dimples" playing children. (She was 13, playing much younger.) Her favorite director, one she worked most often with with William Desmond Taylor. He did AGG with her, when she was 17. Great movie, well-received, she was America's little sweetheart. Then came 1922. William was murdered in his Hollwood bungalow. It's still an unsolved mystery, and it was a huge huge thing back then because of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal the year before. They didn't know who killed him, but they did find many of Mary's possessions in his home, along with little love notes she had written to him. America was horrified! Their sweetheart was having an affair with a man old enough to be her father? They stopped seeing any of her movies, even though they were excellent. She left her mom's house, and she was out of Hollywood by 1923. She got married about ten years later, her husband died in the 60s, and then she died of a heart attack in 1984 when she was 82 years old.
I'm a morbid freak, I just like stories like that for some reason. <.g> I have this fascination for everything unsolved.
How awesome! I can't wait to see this: CNN.com invites people to write about what life was like at home and at war during WWII for a new special section, Memories of World War II. The special will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United States' entrance into the war on December 8, 1941. The precursor to the section has already launched at http://www.CNN.com/Memories. The actual section is scheduled to launch in April, 2001 and will run throughout the remainder of the year.
I knew that there had been a silent movie of Anne of Green Gables made in 1919, but I hadn't heard this bit: silent anne movie made but was destroyed after rumours leaked out about the lead actress having an affair with the director. all that is left are pictures.
Isn't that interesting? Shame it was destroyed for such a silly reason. I'd have loved to see it. I've seen the 1934 version a few times. I remember the first time I saw it, I was about 8 or 9, and I was so mad because Matthew lived. Not that I was happy when he died, because I did cry, but I didn't like them messing with my story. <.g>
According to Cheryl (the resident know-it-all Gangster Babe <.g>) Ingo and Vanessa ARE coming back - package deal. No more Sonny/Brenda. Which is good, because apparently Maurice loves Tammy. Oh, and I was spelling her name wrong - if you look up Tamara Braun, you'll see that she was on Buffy. <.g> But damn, I'm sick of Jax and Brenda. I hate Jax and Brenda. Really, really, a lot hate them. They suck as actors and charcaters, and I'm very disappointed in GH. But what else is new? <.sigh>
If Tristan comes to AMC fulltime, maybe that will be the straw that breaks the GH back and sends me permanently to AMC. They don't have a police chief, do they? That can be his job. He did it on GH. <.g> Actually, I think he was co-chief with Anna? Is that right?
Argh! Twice I saw that Adventures in Babysitting was on yesterday, and I missed it both times. I always liked that movie. Then, today on the JoshDonna list, I find out that Bradley Whitford (Josh) is in that! He plays Mike Todwell, her boyfriend. So I went to IMDB to see what else he was in - he was in practically everything! LOL I've seen so many of his movies, and yet have no recollection of him at all. LOL Billy Madison, Philadelphia, Awakenings, Scent of a Woman. Although I think I vaguely remember him from Billy Madison. <.g> I think he was in a clip that Jon showed last semester.
Anyway. <.g> Jen just walked in from last night, and inexplicably walked right back out again. LOL I don't really want to write more of my paper. Today's section is on the movie "The Buried Mirror." I have no idea how I'm going to relate it to Yawar Fiesta, but I will. <.g>
Oh, fun AMC news I found out yesterday and can't yet share with J because I haven't seen her on. LOL Kimberly McCullough is coming to AMC in May, for at least a short time!! I also heard that Tristan Rogers is coming back - but to GH. I think that's utterly ridiculous, and probably false. Anna's on AMC. He has more storyline chances with her than Mac. After all, Luke already has Roy - how many of his glory day friends can get resurrected?? From the same (probably false) source, I heard that Ingo and Vanessa would be coming back as well, together. I'm really, really hoping not. Why can't they come up with fun, new, exciting characters instead of trying to relive the past? We've already done the past. I want something new!
HA! 11:54 and I finished the page of the day! I'm good. <.g> Set the goal and met it. The fact that I had only 6 minutes left is of no consequence, I am now 1/5 through with my paper. Go, me!
And just think. In a few hours, I get to get up and do this all over again. : )
This is so weird. I had Blogger up in the background while I type my paper (I gave up on Word taking up the whole screen a long time ago, so I could multi-task. <.g>) and I just glanced over and saw the last sentence of the last post, about aug com invading my life again. All of a sudden, I realized that I didn't mind. I thought it was cool. After all this time wondering if this was really what I wanted to do with my life or if I was just apathetic and letting people decide for me, I realized I want to do assistive tech in schools. I could see me doing that. I am seeing me do that.
This doesn't change the fact that it wasn't my choice, but it does go a long way in reassuring myself that my Psych teacher was wrong and I really do have my own identity. I'll find some way to make this about me and not my mother. I don't know how, but I'll do it. Because I can.
Well, it's one page doubled spaced. <.g> So it could be worse. I'll just babble on about Guaman Poma fighting back in his own way, just as the characters in Yawar Fiesta fought for the right to blow bulls up with dynamite. I can do this.
I just tried to spell dynamite as DynaMyte. LOL AugCom invades my life yet again. <.g>
yay me! I found MP3s! Here Comes the Sun and Get by With a Little Help by the Beatles, and Hanging by a Moment by Lighthouse! I love this song.
Of course, I've written four sentences of my paper. But I can now work with good musical accompniament. After I stop crying from the movie.
Steel Magnolias is on WGN! Damn, I think it started at 7, and I was watching Zenon. This movie makes me cry so much!
Well, I wrote the intro. Isn't that pathetic? At least it's something, though. Ugh, I am in SUCH a bad mood for some reason! I am so bored. No one's online, no one is in my hall because it's mom's weekend, and here I am, stuck in my room all alone. I can't even go for a walk because of my allergies. I had to close my windows so my head would stop pounding, which means I'm missing out on 76 degree weather. I would say I should take a break, but I have work to do! My whole day was practically a break, and gee, can't you see how much it helped?
I am an idiot of the first class. Just so we're clear on this. I fount a Snicker's bar by the cookie. It's now in my mouth. Maybe I'll get a paragrpah done before the intense pain begins? I hate when I crave chocolate.
From EW about Wednesday's West Wing: Josh clashes with Donna, but as we all know, that's what little boys do when they have big crushes.
LOL! How totally cute is that? <.g> Oh, let's add to my list of annoyances - it keeps telling me I need to login with my tripod user name. I AM logged in. Grrrrr.
I am utterly frustrated with the internet in general today! I was playing around over at diaryland, which is really cool, but I can't get my images to show up! I'm linking them from geocities, which they SAY is okay, but it's not happening. Grrrrrrrr. I'm really getting annoyed. First my May design doesn't work, then this. I can't understand where my codes are going wrong!
I have my paper organized. It's theme is that not only do the indige people have to deal with other people coming in to control them, they do a pretty good job of doing that themselves. I have five sections. Each section will be one page single spaced, and I'll write one page a day. I hope.
I think I need a peanut butter cookie. I also think I need to start my paper to make me get over this stupid internet annoyances. <.g>
I don't think I ever mentioned my really, really cool Easter present - a blue hydrangea! It's gorgeous - looks just like the banner picture. <.g> My new favorite flower. I mean, how many flowers actually come in colors like blue and purple? <.g>
This story got rec'd to me on my g-w list - it's called Out of the closet, into the frying pan and it's by Cairnsy. You know, the same one in my sidebar. <.g> It's a really cute story about Percy trying to tell his family that he's gay and dating Oliver Wood, only he's a little too subtle and his family is a little too dense. LOL
Actually, her whole site, Postively Percy is a great site. Read her analysis of his character, which is brilliant, learn about the origins of his name, fan fic, everything. Great site.
My head is in a fucking vise. I can't even brush my hair without a chorus of "ow"s as my head moves. I think I'm going to be sick. I hate allergies.
I have the worst headache. Grrrr. I took Claritin, please let it help me. I need to be able to concentrate today! Oh, but I had the silliest dream. <.g> Jan, Jon, and Austin had come over for a visit (I really need to do a cast thing. Jan is Jon's mom and my mom's best friend from HS, Jon is my age and my friend for the last 16 years, Austin is his 22 month old son), but it wasn't to my home, but to an apartment that was mine. Guess that came from the dream I've been having the last few nights. <.g> Anyway, Austin was an animagus (for non HP fans, that's a person who can change into an animal) grey striped kitten. LOL He was so cute, too. <.g> Maybe that's why I'm having such an allergy headache - the cat dream. LOL (I'm allergic. Half this post is explanations. How annoying.) But I had fun playing with him, and then Jon was standing next to me and gave me some pictures of Austin. And yes, some were him as an animagus. <.giggle>
I remembered last night while talking to Gen about West Wing that I have a Hearing test on Thursday. Therefore, this weekend is made fully of writing SAC and learning Hearing. Everything else I shall wing during the week. I can do this. Please, please tell me I can do this?
Wow! Twist of an ending! LOL It's also Josh/Donna, and it's 25 years in the future during President Lyman's administration. Cool, huh? If it gets archived somewhere, I'll link. <.g>
Wahoo!!!!! Found a CJ/Sam story. <.giggle>
::breathes:: I'm out. I didn't talk to Rita once, but I had to get out before Matt came. I couldn't ever stand that. <.shudder>
God help me. I have sunk to new lows. It's been months, but....I am in a WENN chat. <.whimper> I'm such an idiot. But I'm ignoring Rita and talking WW with Katie.
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buffy is moving to UPN for the next two seasons. UPN! I think I'm going to be sick.
ARGH! Annoyed, annoyed, annoyed. Last night I started working on the May design. It came out rather cool. Well, one graphic did, and so basically that's ended up being the whole design. I don't have much time, what can I say? <.g> Anyway, I keep testing it, and it's giving me a headache! The font won't change from black to gold, the background doesn't want to be the pretty color I told it to be, as it seems to prefer white, and basically it looks rather boring. And I don't know how to give it some kick. Urgh.
Today I read a book for SAC that I was technically supposed to read a week or so ago, called Paper Tango by Julie Taylor. It was...I don't know. Maybe I just don't get it. Maybe I'm not deep enough or sophisticated enough, or maybe it's just because I'm not Argentinian. Whatever it is, I really didn't get the book. It's all about the tango, and I just don't see how a dance can have that much meaning that people get together and talk about its meaning. It could also be that the lyrics completely lose themselves in translation - what they are affected by just seems ridiculous to me. My teacher was talking about how this is like a love story for taylor's son, and it's how Taylor was able to get over a childhood rape and abuse from her father by learning how to dance. First of all, Taylor mentions her son maybe twice. She goes out dancing for 12 hours some days, and goes to dances at 2 in the morning - where's her son then? How does he feel that this dance is seemingly more important to her than he is? Second, the tango is a complex dance. It's supposedly about love, but the lyrics are about how women are out to destory men, and the dance is completely male dominated. How does that help someone reclaim her body, by becoming completely submissive? I don't get that. I don't get a lot of the stuff from this class. Maybe that's part of my problem. The teacher just doesn't explain anything! She just says, "this is how it is." But it doesn't make sense, and she doesn't explain. The TA does, somewhat, but she has such a short period of time to work with (less than an hour a week). I can't depend on her to explain things, and so therefore I wander around this class completely confused.
For Lady K. <.g> "I figured life goes by so fast, if you don't write stuff down, it just gets lost. And I want to remember." - Willow
LOL!!! Modern Humanist did this hysterical West Wing parody in honor of Aaron Sorkin's arrest for drugs. <.g> (When I told my mom, she said that she knew there was a reason his writing was so inspired. LOL)
My mom just IMed me and reminded me that today is the second anniversary of Columbine. Yesterday alone, five Chicago area schools reported shooting threats. All hoaxes, of course, but what honestly goes through these peoples' heads? Erin and Carol's mom Bobbi is an 8th grade teacher, and their principal told them all to be on special alert. I hope there aren't any copycat episodes, but this is such a scary time for a lot of parents. Be careful, guys. : )
Added more blogs to my list. LOL Am I ever going to stop finding blogs? <.g> The list is getting out of control! But they're all so cool and fun and interesting.
Hey! I finally got around to checking my Psych test score - 92%! Yay!
YES! I found someone on Scullyfic who's going to send me all of seasons 1 AND 2 of West Wing!!! Happy, happy, happy me! <.g>
Hey, found a blog linking to me, Feather WeBLOG. Hi, guys! : )
Oh, look at Holly's new design! I love it. That's an awesome shot of Pittsburgh.
I'm bored out of my mind. I read the latest Rocky Path story, I read the transcripts of the first five WW episodes, I don't want to write my paper. I know what my theme is - people coming in and taking over the indige people like they're all idiots who can't live their own lives. Only worded better. <.g> I can use pretty much the entire first quarter of my notes for that. Tomorrow. LOL I wanna WATCH West Wing! Urgh. Not one person has responded to my plea for episodes. I might have to turn to the Josh Donna list, which I'm wary of because I don't know any of them. <.sigh> No one's online now, J is closing tonight so we can't watch ER, I have no one to talk to, I don't want to read anymore, and I am so bored! Anyone wanna chat? E-mail me for my AIM name.
Oh!! It's a book, too! Coming out May 15, so I can buy it with my birthday money!
Oh my God, this sounds wonderful!! I can't wait to get it!
LOS ANGELES (Launch) - Former "ER" star Julianna Margulies, Rob Lowe of "The West Wing," and newsman Tom Brokaw are a few of the figures lined up as voices for the upcoming audiobook "War Letters."
"War Letters," due in stores next month and compiled by Andrew Carroll, is an anthology of American correspondence encompassing every major armed conflict from the Civil War to Operation Desert Storm.Harry Smith, of A&E's Biography, will narrate the audiobook. The letters will be recorded by multiple readers, including Lowe, Margulies, Noah Wyle, Giovanni Ribisi, Eric Stoltz, Campbell Scott and Joan Allen. Several of the celebrity readers will also be donating their proceeds to the
non-profit Disabled American Veterans group.
Okay, yay! Jen is very much seeing the funny with me telling off her boyfriend at 2 am. <.g> She thinks it's awesome, actually. Apaprently she had told him to call her friend's cell phone because she wouldn't be here and I'd be asleep, but he was a bit too drunk to understand that. <.g> But yes, she's really quite tickled about this. LOL
Uh-oh. I think this might get interesting. <.g> Jen went out last night for a girls night out. I went to bed about 11. I seem to have a memory of the phone ringing at 2 am. I'm pretty sure it was Daniel, her current kinda boyfriend. I'm not sure if Jen was even here, I don't think she was, but I got a little mad at him. "Is Jen there?" "I don't know. Why are you calling at 2 am?" There was a long, long pause. "Because I just talked to her at 1, and I thought she'd still be up." "What about me? Do you not have any consideration for other people? I don't know if she's here, and I don't care!" That's when I hung up. <.g> I'm just so sick of her idiot boyfriends calling in the middle of the night and waking me up!
Ack! Just read a spoiler for West Wing's finale. I'm not saying what it is, obviously, but I am rather unsettled that there might be big changes in a show I'm just getting used to. LOL I like it the way things are! I don't think I like these spoilers. <.g>
I unsubbed myself from most of the mailing lists I had set to nomail! Well, after I rebooted my computer when Yahoo crashed it. Grrrrrr. But I'm only on a few nomails now - two lists where I plan to eventually send stories, plus HP4GU in case I feel like joining in some time, and willtara because...I don't know. LOL I'm just still there. So now I'm on 30 lists. <.g> And NONE of them are sending me mail now. Grrrr.
Oh, Nick Brendon is engaged! How cool. They're going to have a whole bunch of weddings coming up. LOL Wonder if Aly and Alexis will be next? They're so cute.
Awesome Buffy stuff here! Info on the rest of the season, talks with the cast and Joss at the 100th ep party, etc. Really cool!
Betsy-Tacy!! I love these books!!
That was such a good episode - Ann Stark is such a bitch, though! But Josh was holding Donna's underwear in the middle of the bullpen. <.g> Seemed a little stunned by the turn of events, but he also wasn't really letting go. <.giggle> I love them.
AUGH! I know this ep!! This is HYSTERICAL! Josh and Sam start a fire in a fireplace that's been closed for 150 years. Gen's not watching, Jennie's not on, I'm highly depressed. This is a good ep to hook people with. <.sigh> I guess we'll start next week, with the new ep.
Damn! I forgot that West Wing was moved to 7 pm this week, thanks to that stupid Weakest Link show. That means Gen can't watch, because her roommate watches Dawson. I hope J comes online early tonight! Oh, but this theoretically means that Krissy can watch. ; ) I actually remember watching this episode - it was pretty good. Actually, it was hysterical - Sam and Donna both get humiliated, in turn, by this one journalist. LOL
I've been playing Sims all afternoon. You knew it had to happen - I made a Josh and Donna Lyman family. LOL I don't think I've ever had a couple fall in love faster! They went from 20 to 100 in less than a Sim hour. <.g> Now they're both on the Politician track. LOL I really like their house. It's actually two houses, but connected by this one tiny hallway. One house is the bedrooms/bathroom, the other is the living room/dining room/kitchen. Oh, and I almost forgot! Right after their first kiss, Josh asked Donna if she wanted a baby. <.g> Donna declined for the time being. LOL
I uploaded the Bible paper. Ignore my pathetic opinions and enjoy the summaries. <.g>
My life theme song is Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton. Everyone else on Scullyfic has cool songs like Joy to the World, I wanna Hold Your Hand, Hit the Road, Jack. Okay, obviously everyone there is older than me, and I am jealous. <.g>
Explained to Tara one more time that although I appreciate the invite, church isn't my thing. We'll see if it sinks in. LOL She'll be living about 10 minutes away from me next year, though, which will be fun. She really is a sweetheart.
I love Scotty and Laura. <.g>
I responded to Tara's e-mail before I left for class, being all excited for her, and when I came back, I found a response from her asking if I wanted to go to Church with her on Sunday. AHHHH! How many times do I have to tell her that I am not a Church-going person?! LOL
My friend Tara just e-mailed me. I haven't actually seen her since graduation (we were almost next to each other <.g>), but she goes to the community college down here. But she got into UIUC for fall semester!! So that'll be fun. Maybe I'll actually get to see her. We tried for a long time to make plans, but I refuse to go to her church and she only seemed to want to see me at church. <.g>
I really need a new way to categorize all the blogs in my sidebar - I have too many. LOL Hell, I need a better way to organize my sidebar. <.g>
Gah. Printer's being an ass - it's going to take at least ten minutes to print. It does this just to aggravate me, I swear!
You know, I hate that my Bible paper sucks. It started out so good! It's now 9 pages, 13 pt font, and I rearranged two paragrpahs to make it look like my opinion piece is longer. <.g> So sad.
I'm wearing my Willow-sweater today! Well, I insist it's a Willow sweater - I swear to God I've seen a promo pic of Aly wearing it! Can't find it, but I swear I saw it. LOL Maybe I'll ask the Kitten boards - they know everything Willow and Aly. LOL Anyway, it's cornflower blue, 3/4 length sleaves, scoop neck and chasmere. Quite pretty. <.g>
From alanna, the XF writing goddess: Gee, that actually sounds like a funny fic to write. Mulder with a baby on one arm, diaper bag over his shoulder, and trying to juggle his weapon. "Stay away from that playpen, Krycek! It took me three goddamned hours to assemble!" LOLOL I'd love to see that. <.g>
Hey, I never saw my blog on the most recently updated list before. LOL That's pretty damn cool. <.g> Now to remember exactly why I opened the internet. What site was I going to? <.g>
Okay, let's see how fast I can do this before my computer crashes. LOL
Buffy: I adore Anya. She and Xander are totally cool. I love how she told him to breathe because he was turning colors when she talked about babies. LOL I also love her speech about how she was unthreatened that Dawn loved her job, and the line about fondling the money. <.g> She rocks. So does Tara - I love Tara. Willow's on my hit list, though. I can't believe she would be so stupid as to help Dawn like that. Doesn't she GET it? She was doing everything wrong. I can't believe Tara didn't call her on her lies, either. I didn't like that. I did like Spike with the flowers, though. That was the one scene I was spoiled for, and it was beautiful. I felt so bad for him. Although he was sweet, I didn't like him helping Dawn, though. Such an idiot sometimes. Oh, BUffy and Giles! Absolutely more in my "they've been subtly pushing them together all season" theory. <.g> I'm serious, every episode has had something to indicate a relationship forming! Last night's was the two of them "presiding" over the dinner table, and him putting his arm around her very casually. <.g> I loved Buffy and Angel together, in the they're-making-me-cry way. Good thing Joyce died *after his epiphany, huh? The end also had me close to tears - Buffy telling Dawn about how she was feeling, and her expression, even after all that, when she thought her mom was home. <.sigh> SMG is a good actress.
Angel, on the other hand, was hysterical!!!! I love Wes and Angel - they are so lusting after each other. I really, really wanted that one girl's job from the fight scene - she got thrown into David's arms, and then passed off to Alexis who carried her and leaned over her on the bench. <.snicker> Cordy and Harm were hysterical, and I love Cordy calling Willow. I only wish they had let us see what Willow's line was, although Cordy's reaction was beautiful. LOL Wes and Angel bursting in was so cute, especially how they were standing so close! And then I laughed so hard when Wes took a step back and aimed the crossbow at Angel, who rolled his eyes and pushed it down. <.g> They are so cute together. But the end....Jen and I watched it about five times. LOLOLOL We never ever ever get to see Angel smile that much! And oh my GOD, when she started happily going, "La la la la la la la," bouncing up and down and he bounced too, I thought Jen and I were going to break ribs from laughing so hard. Oh my GOD that scene was so hysterical! "You have a gay man's taste, and that's saying a lot." Angel, sounding so proud of himself, "I bought her clothes." <.snicker> I think I'm gonna rewatch that scene today. LOL
See what I found last night? Buffy paper dolls. And they even have Tara! I love Willow's sweater. <.g>
Ooooh, no Child Psych today. So I get to come back after I hand in my awful Bible paper and watch GH and Picket Fences. I'll start pulling info for my SAC paper, too. I'm just going to write a paper based on my notes from the semester and throw in Yawar Fiesta examples. <.g> I hate that class. <.groan>
I swear to GOD, I am going to bed right after West Wing tonight. Which, I feel I should mention, J is going to wach with me. <.g> You're gonna love it, dearie.
God bless Kristine! I gave her free reign in my blog settings and she got my archive running!! I have an archive!!! I'm very excited. <.g> Thank you, sweetie! {{HUGS}}
I still don't want to write. <.sigh> This totally sucks. I just wish I could figure out a way to say what I'm saying without saying what I already said.
And with a sentence like that, you wonder why I'm having problems. <.g>
Awwwww, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr are engaged. Yay them! Buffy made me cry, but so did Angel - because I was laughing so hard. <.g> Cordy and Willow, Angel and Cordy at the end...all totally perfect. I'll try and remember to talk more tomorrow after it airs all over the country. LOL But I totally wanted to smack Willow in Buffy. Yeesh.
James Marsters is in talks to do a production of MacBeth in Chicago this summer!!!!!! I swear, Jen and I would be at every performance. Along with my little sister. <.giggle>
ARGH!!!!! I have an opinion now, but I don't know how to explain why I agree without completely and totally repeating everything I already said in my summary!!!! Thanks to 13 pt. Times, I'm now on page 9 and getting really frustrated. I know what I'm talking about, I just already said it!
OH! Miracle in Lane 2 is on Disney! And I can't watch it because of my paper, and I couldn't watch it all anyway because Buffy is on in an hour. ACK! I need to write 2 pages in an hour.
I think I found something I'm opinionless on.
Do I have opinions?
Is 8 pages close enough to 10? <.g>
Woo-hoo, wrote a whole paragraph. LOL And I have food - turns out jen had been nibbling some of my crackers and stuff. I hadn't a clue, but she got me whole new boxes today, which is sweet! So now I have sour cream Ritz and ritz cheese sandwiches. <.g> I'm quite pleased.
Now to write more. LOL
I'm starting to get a complex here. <.g> I went into settings and changed my blog description. Fine. I went back, excited, and changed the date setting so now it tells me the day of the week. Fine. Really, really excited, I went back in to fix my archives. Not fine. Every single fucking time I try and get this blog to archive, it tells me that the page can't be accessed. I'm really getting pissed off here. I KNOW that the posts are saved on blogger, I can go back and read them here. But they are not on my blog page, and that's making me very mad.
Hey, Danielle who is using one of Kristine's designs watches West Wing, too! And XFiles. <.g> Very cool.
I had a blast at Kate's! We watched an XF ep and I helped her start her paper on it. Then we had chicken breast pizza and poptarts for dinner. LOL I really can't wait to live with her next year. We have so much fun together. : )
Of course, I still have to work on my paper. I got the second part back today - 84%. GRRRRR. Oh, well, it still averages out to an A-, so I should be able to keep an A on it, which is good.
Oooooh. Kate invited me over to watch XF and have dinner after Psych. But I should work on my paper. But I want to go! LOL Let's see what I can write now, I guess. Josh and Donna can wait. <.g>
Did I mention that mom and I actually did watch Romeo and Juliet? Most of it, anyway. It was so funny - she loved the presentation (her favorite scene was the first one, the fight in the gas station. She was so impressed) but doesn't like the story anymore. LOL She kept complaining that the characters had lost her, that the plot was stupid. <.g> But she kept having me translate. "So, he just insinuated that Romeo and Mercutio had something going?" "Yes." "She's waiting for her wedding night?" "Yes." "He just saw his best friend die, killed a man, and is rushing over to have sex?" "Yes." Plus, she kept cracking up hysterically because it was similar to Titanic. LOL The one shot at the ball, when the Nurse rushes Juliet up the stairs? The camera pulls back and it's just like the shot in Titanic. <.g> Then there was the pool/balcony scene, and mom kept laughing because he was all wet, and said that if Juliet said anything resembling "Come back!" she wasn't going to be able to watch anymore because she'd be laughing too much. LOL It was a lot of fun - that was the one night Josh wasn't in my room, so it was just the two of us. Minus the fattening snack, unfortunately. <.g>
12 degree windchill. I, of course, have my winter clothes at home. I'm so cold. So cold. I don't even want to take a shower, because I know I'll be even colder. <.whimper> Where'd April go?
They turned off the fucking heat. It's fucking 30 degrees outside. I wasn't going to go to Psych for the quiz today, since she takes best out of three and I won't get better than my A and B, but oh my GOD it has to be warmer outside than in here!
So I came home on Wednesday night. Josh pretty much ignored me, but then it came time for him to go to bed. He refused to leave my room! So we had a sleepover in my room. LOL We watched West Wing together, but he fell asleep before it was over. LOL It was so much fun, though! I loved Donna calling Josh "baby" and CJ rocks totally. She was at a symphony at the POTUS's request, and almost everyone there was people that she knew were angry with her because she had just passed them up for a job promotion. So this one guy walks over and accuses her of passing him over because he broke up with her. SHe reassured him that that wasn't the case. He starts telling her how it wasn't her fault, she shouldn't ever think that it was because she wasn't good in bed. Finally she said, a bit loudly, "No, I'm great in bed!" People look over and she just kind of waves and says hi. <.g> Then later she's with JOsh, TOby and Charlie debriefing POTUS on what to expect tomorrow, and she announces that the stories are going to be about green beans, missile silos, and depening on who was listening in, the fact that she's good in bed. Toby's confused and asks why, she turns to him and snaps, "Because I *am." LOL I love Allison Janney. ANyway, then mom and I watched the Christmas WW, Noel, which is an amazing, beautiful episode. Yo-Yo Ma rules. <.g> Then last night, Josh decided once again to sleep in my room, so we watched the first ER and then I watched the last 20 minutes of "Everyone goes to emergency, everyone goes to jail" or something like that. WW ep from February. <.g> Another fabulous episode that I wish I could have seen all of. <.sigh> Does anyone who reads this tape WW? I'll barter and/or pay for tapes! I'm dying to see all of the episodes I've missed.
Oh, and I saw the first Will and Grace last night - Karen didn't even sound the same, let alone be the same character! I was amazed. Big, big changes. I'm totally sleepy right now - I don't sleep well with Josh. <.g> He moves, and I wake up to check up on him. LOL He has to stay on his side to breathe well, so I had to keep checking that, too. I didn't even mean to, I just did. I always wondered how mom did it, now I know.
But for now, I shall finish watching AMC with J and then go see Spy Kids with mom and Josh!!
'Cause I know you'll all miss my WW fic recs while I'm gone, here's a nice series for you. LOL Well, it's nice on story two, anyway. LOL A Winning Strategy is Josh and Donna having a strategy to stay working together at the White House - getting married. <.g> Lots o' fun so far!
What isn't fun is the tornado watch nearby. Or the fact that I skipped lunch to watch Maury with Jen. <.g> I think I'm hungry.
AOL won't let mom fix it! They say that dad has to call because his name is the one on the account. Mom is extremely pissed off, and dad is now calling and adding her name to the account. <.sigh>
AOL disabled my mom's account. <.groan> She wanted to send mail to this mailing list, about USSAAC. She said 5 people. Then, later, it turns out that she meant 50. Then it seems as if she underestimated the 50, as she then said 250. Then she got thrown off, called me and said they disabled her account. Ai-yi-yi. So now she's calling AOL. Joy.
Urgh. My knee is a lovely shade of blue and purple right now. I forgot that my desk drawer was open yesterday, and swung my knee right into it. Ouch. <.g> At least it's pretty colors, though. LOL
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be out in November!!!!!!!!!! Only 7 months to wait, instead of a year!!!!
Okay, two things. First, it is 7:30 am, I am skipping my 9:30 class and I'm still awake now. Idiot. Second, I just found out that my dad is driving down to get me this afternoon because of the bad weather. (I had been supposed to take the train.) Mom is saying between 2 and 2:30. Which of course is during/just after my Bible class that I have to go to. Grrrr. I can't believe that after all this time, I'm missing my first Child Psych class! Kate will understand, though. I'll just get the notes from her next week like she got last Monday's from me. But I do have to go to Bible, because I need to pick up my paper to continue working on the final paper that I am skipping Psych for this morning.
But hey, on the plus side, I won't be missing West Wing tonight. <.g>
Sequel to the Cinema story is It's Just a Movie. Josh tries to invite Donna over to watch His Girl Friday with rather humorous results. <.g> Damn, these characters rock, and yes, I do need a life. Luckily for me, in a few weeks at the most, the tide of this obsession shall turn and I'll actually be able to talk about other things. Intelligent things, that do not have to do with fictional characters. LOL
LOL! Cinema is a way fun story comparing Josh and Donna to classic screwball comedies. Which they *totally* are. And, you know, Hitchcock. Because those two always go hand in hand. <.snicker>
Yes, and now I love Gen. LOL No, seriously, I'm very impressed. Especially now that I've actually read all the fics on your site, barring the Remember WENN fics. Everyone is impressively in character, and yet you always seem to make it work. =) She is my bestest friend EVER right now. LOL (Sorry, Krissy. LOL) I remember when I was so nervous about posting my CJ/Doug story and Emma was my first response, she read the story even though she doesn't watch the show, and told me that I was a good person, my story had merit, she liked it a lot, and would continue to tell me this until it sunk into my thick skull that she meant it. <.g> She even helped me so much with the XF/WENN crossover, coming up with a reason for the M&S' to switch places, and admitted that she was totally caught up with Maple and CJ. Again, even though she doesn't watch the show. She's really cool. : ) She's my friend (and next year roommate) Kate's best friend from HS. Kate told me for months that I had to meet Gen because we were the same person. Then Gen and I both went to Kate's for the XF season premiere last year, and totally hit it off. Now we talk more than she and Kate do. LOL Only online, though, as she goes to Southern. So I don't even remember what she looks like, to be honest. But she's a good friend. : )
LOL!! I told my friend Gen about my Tara/Scully story, and she asked how I had them cross paths. I explained, and she said, Ooh, interesting... I admire the fact that you can manage to pair up anyone and make it sound reasonable, no matter how bizarre and unlikely it seems to us plebians. ;-) I happen to think that's a kickass compliment. <.g>
Looking for a new job? Biz sent me this one. I think it's a winner!
<.giggle> Halftime is the WW gang watching the Super Bowl halftime and fighting about what sports are best. LOL Much cuteness, CJ POV.
Aha! Remember that wonderful depressing story I read earlier this afternoon? They uploaded it to the site! It's called Background and it's a series of vignettes based on the idea of what if Josh had died in the premiere. It's absolutely heartbreaking and incredible. Perfect characterization.
I love my mother. <.g> She just IMed me: Romeo and Juliet is on Saturday - whatcha say we get a fattening snack and curl up together? Leo? I think this is the first time she's asked if we could do something together in years. Well, that's not entirely true. It's just that the other 3 or so times in the last 5-6 years, she backed out, usually because of Josh. Which is why I'm suddenly not letting myself get excited. Okay. Well, I love her for trying, even though it probably won't happen.
Does anyone know if Dawson's Creek is ending this year? Aren't they graduating? And oddly, I see a situation set up in my You're Still the One story happening. LOL But I was wondering what they were planning on doing next year, if they're all in college.
LOLOL I love Buffy and Tara. <.g> That's such a funny scene. "They have a miraculous love!" Oooh, I get to see Spike feel up Buffy now. I missed it the first time I saw this ep. LOL
Does Giles' sign really say Shoplifters will be transfigured? LOL And eeeek! Thank God this isn't a new ep - WB just went out for a few minutes. Big eeek.
I do love Willow. An awful lot. But she's an obnoxious twit when it comes to Anya. It's like she's jealous of her and Xander's relationship. Even though she can't have him, no one else can, either. I really just want to smack her. Doesn't she see how happy Xander is with Anya? Sometimes she really needs to grow up.
YES, the fictional character needs to grow up. Stop looking at me like that!
I really love Xander and Anya. <.g> They are so sweet. I keep trying to say I want Xander and Willow together, and then I see Xander and Anya, and I feel guilty. LOL
I love Giles. He's yummy. <.g> And he puts up with a lot from Buffy. As obviously as I think they've been throwing Spike and Buffy together, I think they've been subtly putting Buffy and Giles together. I'd love to see something with that. They're cute. He's cute. <.g>
I should be working on my Bible paper. It's 7 pages, needs to be 10. I think I'll skip Psych tomorrow morning and work on it then. It really should be done before I go home, but now that it's not due until next Wednesday, somehow I don't see myself coming up with the determination to get it done. <.sigh>
<.snort> I wasn't all that far off. LOL I should have realized that all the "I hate flying" remarks were foreshadowing. Knock me over the HEAD foreshadowing. LOL Despite the fact that it started out as a great look at the after effects of the shooting and is now a laughable soap opera, I am still waiting for part forty. <.g>
Part 39 of Rocky Path just got delivered to my mailbox. I love this list. LOL And the story, despite the fact that it turns into more and more of a soap opera which each part. Remember that Jax fic, Steal Your Heart, Krissy? I wouldn't be surprised if Josh and Donna suddenly found themselves in a foreign country doing surveillance or something. LOL
It's a wonderful series, though. I really love "Alabastor." It made me go "awwwwwwww" in two different tones. LOL
Damn it again! I read a story called The Innocent Kiss on my marathon Josh/Donna fic kick this past weekend, and I just realized that it's a series. Who's suprised?!
Damn it. One of the sweetest stories I've found, and it ended wrong. I should have KNOWN it was going to end wrong, given the date stamp, but a girl could hope. Now a girl must find another story, with a happy ending. <.g>
I love Josh and Donna. <.g> I read this incredible depressing, wonderful story that showed up in my mailbox, so I had to find a fun one to make up for it and make me feel better. Cinderella Moss fits the bill. <.g> I mean, just look at this:
I'm usually good at figuring him out, but I have no idea what's going on in
his head right now. None whatsoever.
"Come home with me," he says.
See? I didn't have a clue he was going to say that.
It's completely inappropriate. It is absolutely the wrong thing to do. I am
a practical, sensible woman, and there is only one possible answer.
"Yes."
That wasn't it.
It's cute. <.g> And I do realize that I'm totally killing J with all of this, but c'mon. I couldn't get you hooked on so many shows if you really didn't want to get hooked. LOL You know I love you! Please don't hate me. <.g>
Grrr. I finally had my speakers both giving sound yesterday. Then I just accidentally whacked my chair against the tower, and it's back to only the left. I even tried whacking it again, but it didn't work. LOL
ARGH! Oh, my freaking GOD, what is up with WW Josh/Donna stories and series? I open a story in my mailbox, "Oh, this is story 13. This is story 19. This is story 39." And these aren't short little stories, we're talking 3-5 part stories for each one. I don't have time to catch up! <.g>
I would like nothing more than to be able to keep my eyes open. It's not happening.
It's gonna rain and storm all day, and I still have an umbrella phobia. I wonder what kind of hooded things I have in my closet.
I just got an e-mail from my friend Ruth. She was Josh's kindergarten teacher, and then I worked as an aide in her classroom my senior year. We totally bonded, and she's never gotten rid of me. LOL She's SO awesome - she's going to be retiring about the time I graduate, so she's already promised that I'm going to get everything that she's collected for her classroom over the last 20 years or so. How awesome is that? But she's finally reading the Harry Potters (actually, she's listening to them on CD), and is getting totally obsessed. She said that she thinks of Hermione as looking like me everytime she listens to the books. <.g> I am totally taking that as a compliment. I know she meant it as one, anyway. LOL
As promised to my mother, I'm keeping my eye on the weather. I hate spring sometimes. Stupid tornado watches!
Oh, my God, I really am turning into my mother. LOL We were talking about my g-w poll - we both voted for the same quote (Hermione: "Everyone knows that...well, everyone who's read Hogwarts, A History, anyway." Ron: "Just you then."). Frlom which came this conversation:
mom: picked the book one - reminded me of you.
me: LOL That's the one that's in the lead, too. Also the one I voted for. <.g>
mom: really? amazing.
me: Yep. <.g>
mom: I think it really captures their personalities and relationship.
me: It just sums up the characters and their relationship. And it's cute. <.g>
me: LOL Yeah, that. <.g>
mom: STOP THAT.
mom: you scare me when you say the same thing as me - I can't even imagine how you feel about it. <.G>
Aren't I allowed an original thought once in awhile? <.g>
I am utterly amazed how much more sense parts four and seventeen make when you read parts three and sixteen. <.g> I can hardly wait to get to part thirty five. LOL Now everyone can read the Rocky Path in it's entirety. Well, almost. I think the first site actually has a few more parts at the end. So I get to bounce back and forth. I'll deal. <.g>
AHA! I figured out why I was missing certain parts of that Josh Donna series on that site last night! Those are the NC-17 parts. I suppose I should have been curious about the fact that she got pregnant yet I had never read about sex. LOL
I think I liked last night's ep. <.g> I didn't like Mulder's behavior, but I did understand it. (Espcially after reading approximately 50 Josh-PTSD WW stories this weekend. <.g>) The election joke totally threw me off, because when IS this taking place?! We have snow in August, we have references to February, we have references to December, help.
Mulder - I felt really bad for him, even as I wanted to smack him. I kind of got the impression that he was somewhat testing Scully. After six months, he has no clue what she's been doing or with whom, and he's feeling so lost he doesn't know who he can trust. Angry, hurt, confusing, lashing out. All makes sense, I just don't like seeing it. <.g>
Scully - she was so damn quiet in this ep. I guess she's still in shock that he's back. As a doctor, I suppose she knows that he's not mad at her even if it's directed at her, but it still did seem doormatty to me. She let him take the reins in all aspects. Which I suppose does make sense, given the circumstances, but again, I don't quite like seeing it. LOL
Doggett - what an *adorable smile he has! He looked so happy to see Mulder alive. Also, he is so totally in love with Skinner. <.g>
Skinner - totally in love with Doggett. LOL This is so much fun! I love their chemistry. Even Jen is going all mushy over them now, and she's not too big on the slash. In Kersh's office, she kept going, "Oh, they're so CUTE!" And they are. <.g>
LGM - Man, they rock. I loved Frohicke's hug, and Langly's comment about the blessed event. What exactly do they know? Obviously they think that Mulder and Scully have some kind of relationship where this is possible, and I think they'd be the ones to know. So we'll see.
I think I might have to rewatch this episode sometime soon. <.g> It was pretty good. But does anyone else remember some kind of ad about 7 straight new eps? 'Cause not having an ep next week puts a different spin on that. LOL Oh, well. I think I'll deal. It'll be nice to see Reyes again and maybe be able to form a better opinion.
<.whimper> I come back to 40 Scullyfic messages. Aie. <.g> Well, hearing test went well - I have excellent hearing, apaprently. LOL yay, me! I also turned in my paper, although I felt SO weird walking out right after! I've never done that before!
I'm weird. I'm not going to Psych tomorrow morning, because I have to get my hearing tested for hearing class. I'm turning my paper in before class and then going across the street to the cafe for the world's best OJ and an hour before my hearing appt. But I am SO nervous about getting my hearing tested! I just don't like things where I don't know what to expect, and I don't know what to expect. I don't even know how long it'll take. Lauren and I totally were idiots and didn't schedule this until it was really too late, but the lady was super nice and got us in. And my stomach is all in knots because I'd almost rather lose this 5% of my grade than face something unknown. Ugh.
Okay, this is *exactly why I'm nervous about living in an apartment next year. Do you know what I had to eat today? A granola bar and life savers. That's it. I'm SO hungry, but I have to wait until chomp opens at 7. But this is so common for me - if I don't eat in the cafeteria, I don't eat. Which makes weekends really annoying. I'm trying to save money, which means I'm not spending money on food, and what if that happens next year? I'm not stupid, I know I should eat. I just...don't. Which is bad.
Anyway, I took this Abduction Survey. Sadly, I most likely have not been abducted. <.g>
Lacy has a really great Josh and Donna series going here. I love that most of the stories I find aren't fluff. They're long, character driven pieces that actually look at what makes the characters tick and what could happen to these characters given the right circumstances. Like, this one is another one that deals with the aftermath of the shooting, showing how it affected Donna just as much as everyone else, even though she wasn't there. And it DID affect Donna. That was my very first episode, and even I noticed that. So this is all very cool. <.g>
If anyone has an MP3 or full length RealAudio of Eve6's Here's to the Night and can e-mail it to me, my roommate and I will love you forever!
It's 83 degrees outside!!!!! And I'm in here, reading Josh and Donna stories. There is something SO wrong with this situation. I'd whack myself upside the head and drag me outside if I wasn't waiting for my family to call. LOL They took Josh on the train to Union Station this morning, and mom got on briefly a few hours ago to say that it "mostly" went well. Josh was excited, but he does somewhat freak at new situations and events (gee, doesn't that sound familiar). They're an hour late in calling, so I guess I'll see what's up.
You know, I'm rereading my media paragraph on Psycho. I said that most people wouldn't sympathize with Norman, but is that true? I do sympathize with him. He did bad things, but he seemed like this nice guy who went really wrong. And it wasn't completely his fault, but he handled things badly. Really badly. <.g> Is that the feeling I'm supposed to come out with? Or am I just weird? Holly, you've seen this movie. Help! LOL
Okay, yay me! Set HP4GU to nomail and unsubbed from a number of other lists. One of these days, I'll gather up enough something (courage? determination?) and unsub from the 15 or 20 lists I currently have set at nomail and never read because I never remember to read anything on the web. <.g> Baby steps, huh?
Meanwhile, I joined a Josh/Donna fic list, a Josh/Donna fic site update list, and an adult WW list. LOL Who's surprised?
I'm getting sick of the Harry Potter for Grown Ups list. I don't really like the people there. It's just not FUN anymore, you know? It's all the same things, over and over, with fights and arguments and no new ideas, and it just sucks. I love HP, but I can't find anywhere to talk about it. I mean, I like HP more than XF right now, but I still adore the Scullyfic list, so it can't be that whole replacing an obsession thing that I'm known for. Scullyfic is full of intelligent, witty women, who have interesting things to say. The HP people remind me too much of the WENN fans. I guess I've gotten lucky with g-w, because the people on that list are all really great and fun. But it's gotten to the point where I cringe when I see I have HP4GU mail, and just delete it after skimming maybe a line or two. On April Fools Day, I really considered dropping the list, and I think I'm still at that point. I know, I know, what's the big deal, you ask. I just hate change. (Another thing they say Josh got from his RTS, but he really got from me. <.g>) It's an amazingly big deal for me to drop a list, for some reason. Even lists I've had set at nomail or haven't gotten any mail from in months still have me as a member. Which is why I can be on 50 lists and complain that I don't get enough mail. <.g> Half of those don't *send me mail. So maybe I will unsub from this list. Or at least set it to nomail. Unsubbing might be a little too much for me. LOL
Absolutely nothing to do with this post, but I love Evan and Jaron's new song, From my Head to my Heart. LOL It's on the radio now.
Jen just IMed me: "go figure, passover begins today and jewish people get their matzos and matzobrie and coconut macaroons, and yet on fridays during lent all we get is as much meat as they can tempt us with." LOL That's not FAIR! Every single Friday we've been confronted with chicken and beef, with alternatives such as okra. Thursdays, we've given popcorn shrimp and good fish and no meat, but Friday's when we NEED that? No! What do they have against Catholics, huh? <.g>
Oh my GOD! When did it get to be 11:30?! Give me my morning back! I didn't DO anything! I freaking got up at 10 to DO things! Yesterday moved wonderfully slow - I was able to have fun AND get things done. I guess today is moving faster to make up for it. Damn.
I shut down my computer, let it sleep for awhile, and now AIM is happy again. <.g> I spent the time betaing that Peter story, and getting horridly confused by dates. LOL Only thing that saved me is that Percy was born the same year as Krissy, and Ginny the same year as me. Based on that, I could figure out what years things were supposed be and how old people were. <.g> Now I just have to help think of a title, and heaven knows I suck at titles!
But using mine and Krissy's birthdays made me realize something - I'm going to be 20. That's how old Krissy was when I met her! And while 20 didn't (and doesn't) seem old, it did seem like it would take forever for me to get there. Well, actually, seeing as how it seems like I've known her forever, maybe it *has taken forever. LOL It's just odd for me, I guess. I wonder what my life will be like when I hit Krissy's current (just about) quarter of a century? <.giggle>
ACK! AIM is broken! Last night I couldn't get the little drop boxes to drop so I could set an away message, and now the little drop boxes are all gone! What the hell is happening?
The Knight in Shining Armor series is really good. More Josh-breakdown after Noel with Donna there to help. 'Cause I like them. LOL But this page has a picture of the two of them at the top, so even those people who are getting utterly frustrated with my one track mind because they don't watch the show can see at least what they look like. LOL I'm just so excited to find good stories for characters that I love. It'll wear off soon, when I hit the dregs of fanfiction. Or when I find a new obsession. <.g> You know, they say that Josh's (my brother, not the WW character!) obsessive tendencies are because of his RTS, but I think they really came from me. LOL I do have a very obsessive personality, as I think anyone who reads this can vouch for, and so does Josh. We just show it in different ways. <.g>
Pursuit of Happiness is a very long, very excellent story that was written before the season premiere, so it's not canon based aftermath of the shooting, but it's still amazing. In this story, it's a month later and the group that shot at the Preseident because Zoe was dating Charlie are now holding four people hostage in a church, threatening to kill them, again because of Charlie and Zoe. So the WW staff are trying to pull together on this, work past the feelings from the shooting, and, of course, Josh and Donna have to confront their feelings for each other. <.g> You knew it had to be J/D if I was reccing it. LOL But that's really a minor subplot to a very intense (in a good way) story. Go read!
I'm a sap for mush. And, apaprently, Josh and Donna. LOL Great Expectations and Still Standing are excellent stories that start with New Years, after Josh's breakdown in Noel. Sad and sweet and beautiful.
One paragraph to go in the paper. It's now on page 6, instead of page 4. LOL
Jen bought corn on the cob popcorn and shared it with me. It was wonderful! I had never had it before, but it tasted like corn on the cob. It was so cool.
Kim posted some ideas for sharpening the saw from Stephen Covey. I think I should use some of those suggestions. <.g> Phsyical wise, I always take the stairs instead of the elevator, so I'm set there, although enlisting an excerise buddy is probably a good idea - anyone reading this from Urbana? <.g> Socially, I talk to my family every Sunday and I'm a pretty good listener even if I don't always know how to respond, but I'd love to be able to accept compliments or sit with someone new. I am completely unable to do either now. I do everything under mental already, even if puzzles occasionally drive me batty, and as for spiritual, I can finally take walks again in this weather. Closest I'll get to a symphony is my Yo Yo Ma CD, though. <.g> But those are some good ideas that I should start taking into consideration.
Hey, look, they're making a new version of The Importance of Being Earnest! Judi Dench is playing my part. <.g>
So, technically, I need about half a page left. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to articulate the said half a page. I just....blah. Don't know what to say. Part of that could be that I'm hungry and restless and want to just get OUT of here because it's so damn gorgeous out. Wish I had a laptop, and I could drag it outside to type. I'm trying to tell myself that the faster I finish this, the faster I can have dinner (lunner? brunner? What DID I eat today besides jelly beans?) but it's not quite working.
Wow. You know, Andy Hallett who plays The Host on Angel is really rather cute when he's not a demon. LOL Really, quite yummy.
For the love of God, save me from this wretched paper.
<.whimper> Grapefruit every flavor beans. Bad! Bad!
Hey, yay me. One full page, single spaced. Now to diagnose him and write a paragraph on how the media treats individuals with psychological disorders. I bet I get almost everything done before Jen comes back from work at 5.
I'm hungry. I don't have much in here, unless I actually want to do dishes (the horror!), so I'm eating Every Flavor Beans. Except I'm naturally avoiding some flavors. IE, buttered toast, popcorn and black forest cake make a good meal, while sardines with horseradish and grass doesn't.
I have this sudden desire to put on Runaway Bride, and I have no idea why.
I really need to get working here. LOL It's too nice out to do any work, and that is a very bad mindset, let me tell you. LOL
Now this is an interesting way to get engaged. LOL Actually, I can see something like that happening with them. <.g> It would be better written, of course, but this is still cute.
One more story, and then I get back to work! Scotch, Coffee, and Sappy Fifties Songs. Now is it canon that Donna lives on the same street as Mulder (15 Hegal Place), or is that a coincidence limited to this story? <.g>
"`The clear dichotomy between good and evil in soap operas is one blatant example of the oversimplification and unrealistic vision of the world that such fantastical and escapist entertainment offers. And this naive portrayal can lead to the undesirable result of creating within audiences expectations of real life which are inherently doomed to fail.'"
I love Josh Lyman. <.g> That's from Soap Operas and Soap Suds, which is a mid-ep story from the season premiere, when Josh was still in the hospital. Totally amazing fic, mucho fun and sweet. And yes, with all this fic stuff, I am still getting work done. LOL Just 3 more parts in the Abnormal paper left.
Damn, I have to watch the Christmas WW. I had to tape it, since I was on route home when it aired. But I've been hearing such amazing things about it as I read fanfic, not the least of which is that it's important Josh-wise and guest stars Yo-Yo Ma. The Magi's Gift is a post-Noel story, Josh and Donna DAL (deep abiding love, as opposed to actual romance <.g>), and simply beautiful. Put me into the Christmas spirit even though Josh is Jewish and it's 75 out. <.g> But seriously, I have to find my copy of Noel when I go home. I know I have it somewhere....
Strangers in the Night is CJ/Josh. I had to read, 'cause I never imagined them togethre. LOL I'm Josh/Donna and CJ/Sam (yes, yes, I'm odd) all the way. <.g> But this was good! I guess 'cause I love Josh so much. Bradley Whitford is such a cutie!
SOD Awards - not scheduled yet. They're extending their ballot longer, apparently. : )
Jen's playing her U2 CD right now - very awesome. <.g> I love these songs.
I'm foregoing my usual weekend work to just write papers. I'll be able to catch up this week, now that I do my hour a day studying for a certain class. Then, over break, I really have to look over Yawar Fiesta again. I just got the guidelines for that paper - 25% of my grade, 10-15 pages, and all she says is that we have to pick a theme. ACK! I need a little more guidance than that! I cannot stand teachers who don't give me something to write about! I'm going to seriously cry. But it will be the only paper that I work on after Easter, which will help. 10 pages in two weeks - I think I'll be able to handle it. If I get a topic! ARGH!
There's a sneak preview for Bridget Jones's Diary tonight. I wanna see that SO BAD! I've been dying to read the book, too. I wish there was someone I could see it with. Somehow, I don't think Damien would appreciate it all that much. LOL Even if he has sat through things like Return to Me and Playing By Heart for me. <.g>
It's so nice out. Windy as all hell (wind advisory until 6), but lovely. Jen gave me a ladybug sticker. <.g>
Well, I've been up for 45 minutes, I suppose I should consider getting dressed now. LOL
Fixed the link way down below for the Josh/Donna story Drunk. Oddly, the site doesn't work if you say http://www.grapefruithead.com instead of http://grapefruithead.com. I've never run across a site like that before. LOL But go read the story, it's fun.
I love Jimmy! Jimmy Bond that is, on Lone Gunmen. He is so damn cute and sweet and smart and wonderful. And the chimp rocked. I loved what he said at the end that living life alone was a cage, or something like that. It was rather deep, but I was giggling at how cute Jimmy (aka Stephen Snedding) is. Shows how deep *I* am. LOL
I loved this bit at the end of this week's West Wing. Donna explained why she left her boyfriend to come back to work for Josh a year earlier. She was in a car accident, and she called her boyfriend to pick her up from the hospital. He stopped at a bar to get a beer with friends on his way there, so she broke up with him. Josh told her that he's a better man, that he would never do that to her; he would never stop for a beer if she were hurt. And Donna replied, "If you were in an accident, I wouldn't even stop for red lights." An amazing awwwwwwwww scene. No new eps until Krissy's birthday, though. But I don't mind, I like the next two reruns. <.g>
I am so freaking going nuts without the blogvoices counter!!!! For awhile there, I would get instantaneous e-mails when someone posted (I know this because I'd reply, click okay, and hear Scully telling me I had mail!) but I haven't gotten ANY yesterday or today. Which means I missed almost 10 from Krissy, until I accidentally clicked one! I don't have time to go through every message every day and see if someone responded so I don't ignore them! I wish tripod and geocities were php enabled, or that there was some other counter system. I'm getting really frustrated.
I think I just shocked and impressed my roommate. LOL She gave me one of those Cosmo quizzes, for your PM personality. One of the questions was something like, "If you were in a plane that was crashing, would you regret not making love a) on the beach b) in a candlelit room on a canopy bed c) on a stranger's Ferrari in a nightclub parking lot d) in a VIP suite in Bali." I, of course, picked C. I mean, sure, the other three are nice and all, but C is the one I'd regret not doing because it's impulsive and all that stuff. She did a double take and stammed out, "You mean....you....C?" It was really quite amusing. <.g>
I just found out that GH recasted Carly - is this known news? <.g> I knew that they were doing a search, but this was the first recast confirm that I heard. Her name is Tamara Brown, and it's a multi-year contract (her first). She's done some work on Party of Five and the Pretender before. I think she's about 30, although she looks much younger than that, and she starts May 1.
How did I hear this? My aunt just called. Tammy is my cousins' cousin. LOL Rachel and David's and Tammy's dads are first cousins. I think I've met her at R&D's Bar/Bat Mitzvahs (at least, Aunt Margaret says I have), but I don't really remember. <.g> I guess I'll see if she looks familiar onscreen. LOL
Yes, I'm at it again. Puzzles is Josh/Donna. Long, sweet, wonderful, great characterizations, fabulous lines, and I want a friend like Misha. : ) Hell, I want a Josh. LOL
Calling all font addicts! I'm looking for a dot to dot font, like something kids can trace into making letters. Does that make sense? It's for my little brother to practice writing with. So the letters are dotted out and he connects the dots. Anyone know of any?
GAH!!!! They cut into Roy and Sonny to tell me that we have a severe storm warning for Champaign until 2:30. GRRRRRRRR.Okay, granted, I like warnings of hail, 60 MPH wind, and possible tornadoes, but still. I knew I didn't like the sun coming out while I registered.
Wow. okay, that went fast. LOL I had absolutely no problems. Well, none after I restarted the program once, anyway. <.g> I ended up with EPS so I only had 16 hours. I don't mind 17, but Kathi (my advisor) said I was already taking too many hours a sem. I always take 16 (for some reason, I feel like I'd be slacking if I took less), so if I keep that up, I'll have 134 hours at the end instead of 128. I guess there's really nothing I can do about the fact that none of my 5 classes are going to be much fun, though.
I live in fear that if i start registering even one minute early, they'll yell at me and take all my classes away. LOL So which clock do I go by? I have 1:21, 1:20, 1:18, and 12:17 in my room. (My microwave hasn't yet decided to join us in this timezone.) I guess I'll go by my computer - T - one minute to 1:20. <.g>
<.whimper> 10 minutes until I register. I hate this. The system always hates me, and I spend about 10 minutes in tears before it logs me in and lets me register for a class before kicking me off and starting it all over again. <.g> I will get it done, though. There just might be a lot of swears here before I'm finished. LOL
Bill Weasley has a fan club!
Diebin is a new member on g-w, and she has a Fred/George site. You've GOT to read the interview that she has up there. LOLOL Ron (assisted by Her-My-Oh-Kneeee Granger <.g>) is forced to interview the twins in place of detention. <.snicker> It's hysterical.
But I must say this - I am an idiot. LOL Two years I've been in this school, and I never once visited the library. Not sure why not, but I avoided it like the plague. Until today. Oh, my gosh I love this library. LOL I found microfilm dating back to the 19th century. I can read NY Times stuff on all the wars. ::happy sigh:: I could happily live there. They have vending machines, I'd be fine. <.g>
I don't know if it's the lighting in here or what, but I look scary! LOL Seriously. For some reason, I have dark circles under my eyes, and when you pair that with Piper grey eyeshadow and Amethyst purple lipstick, my eyes are dark all over and I look goth. Even after blotting the lipstick 85 million times and tempering it with lip gloss. <.giggle> Oh, well. I don't care. I love these shoes - I feel so tall! LOL They're black sandals, where I wrap the straps around my ankles before buckling them. They look all cute and 40s, and they have a platform. LOL So I'm tall!
ARGH! How did I not bring a black bra?! I could have sworn I had one here. Let's just hope that the t-shirt doesn't slip, shall we? Purple doesn't quite match. <.g>
If it turns out that this is what I end up finding in the DSM itself and I went out of my way to find it anyway, I'm gonna be annoyed. LOL
ACK! I have to register today!! (Cue feelings of panic and terror.) Oh, boy. AND I have to to go the Psych library after class this morning and copy the DID info. I am SUCH a procrastinator. I should have done that days, if not weeks, ago. <.sigh> I should have worked on it last night, too. I planned on it! It was on my schedule. But I read WW fic, instead. I should be okay - I have a page written. I'll work on it this afternoon after I get registered, and this evening. I don't have much usual weekend work to do, since I'm going home Wednesday night. If I can finish Abnormal on Saturday, I can work on Bible Sunday-Wednesday and have it done before I go home. Otherwise I'll work on it there, but I'd prefer to not do that. We'll see, I guess.
It's 8:15 and already 65 degrees outside! I slept with the window open all night. <.g> And you know what's really cool? I usually wake up at 7:10, but class starts at 10 on Fridays, so I decided to set my alarm for later and skip breakfast. I still woke up at 7, though, and forgot that I had changed the alarm until about 20 minutes later. So I then inwardly cheered, went back to bed, and when I woke up at 8, it felt like I had slept for hours instead of 40 minutes. <.g> Absolutely wonderful.
Oh, my dear J. You are bloody stuck with this die hard Cubbie and Braves fan. LOL ::smooch::I'll try and forgive your erroneous Astros ways if you overlook my teams of choice. <.g>
Connections is another Josh/Donna. Wow. I'm crying over here, it was so beautiful. Just amazing.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Agriculture is Krycek/Josh from WW. LOLOL Damn, I love Sam. And Donna. Can you tell I'm on a fic kick? LOL I should be writing my paper. I'm going tohave to do that all day tomorrow. I hope this is worth it. <.g>
Drunk is a really awesome West Wing fic with Josh and Donna. I *love* West Wing! I think it's my new obsession. It's even more well-written than Buffy, and it has this awesome snappy dialogue that never stops or lets up. It's intelligent, witty, dramatic, and stars Rob Lowe. What more could a girl want?
Let's all play Quidditch! It's under Hogwarts if you have a problem with that link.
LOL! Article from a Bristol newspaper about OoP included this bit: Rowling says she has no intention to continue writing about Harry Potter once the main seven books are complete. She said: "I think I should stop before we get to Harry Potter and the Mid-Life crisis."
It also said:
Note for Potter readers: other comments Rowling has made suggest the new novel will include a female Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher; the full story of Arabella Figg - who was mentioned in book four - and the tough decision for Percy Weasley about whether he will side with Fudge or with his family.
Excellent!!!!! We've all been debating about what Percy would do. He loves his family, yes, but he also loves his job. In book four, he criticized his father for his Muggle-ways and how he did his job, and absolutely worshipped his boss at the Ministry. If Fudge remains pigheaded and buries his head in the sand about Voldemort's coming rise to power, it could easily turn into Percy not helping his family and Dumbledore fight the good fight. It would tear the Weasleys apart.
Cool, an X-Files Blog! : )
And, ooh, love this song. "I remember holding you while you sleep, everyday I feel the tears that you'd weep. Looking out from my lonely gloom, day after day. Bring it home, baby, make it soon. I give my love to you."
OH! Here Comes the Sun is on the radio!!!! I adore this song!!!!!!
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right.
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right.
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces. Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right.
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting. Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun. It's all right. It's all right.
What a happy, fun song. : ) I definitely needed to hear this right now!
My grandfather is so depressed. <.sigh> They told him yesterday that he'll never eat again - only liquids. He knows about the tube, obivously, but had this hope that he'd be able to eat in the future. I feel so bad for him - he loves food. I mean, *loves* it. I just want to cry, thinking about it. Why did this have to happen to him?
Fuck! That was a HUGE bolt of lightening! With thunder almost immediately after it. <.whimper>
I have NO ONE on my buddy list. Where'd you all go?!?!?! Mom was online for like an hour before, and my computer wasn't registering that she was on. She didn't have a buddy list, either. AOL/AIM must be on crack today.
Ooooh. <.g> If you turn on the Weather Channel, they're talking about Champaign! 30 miles west is a storm with damaging winds and big heavy hail stones! Yippee freaking fucking skippy. Can you tell I love storms? Gah. Ever since my house was nudged by a tornado when I was 10, causing my mother and I to grab my little brother (3 at the time) and my dog and race down the street because the house was filling up with gas, I have lived in fear of all storms. It's not a pretty sight. <.g> I think it's time for this storm to go away, before it even comes. How on earth am I supposed to work on my paper when I'm cowering on my bed away from the big bad hailstones? <.g>
From a Giles list:
This morning KTLA showed a bit of tape from the cast party celebrating BtVS's 100th episode. It went by too quickly for me to see all of the faces. Tony Head stood next to the table, flanked by the others, with a knife in his hand to cut the very large flat cake, which had the series logo on it in blood red. Tony made a move to stake the cake but stopped short of actually doing it. <.g>
Everyone's done taping so early this year! The season finale is Buffy's 100th, and if they're celebrating it, they're at least working on it. Gillian said that today was her last on XF, too. That's so weird. I remember that two years ago, XF shooting lasted until the end of April, since David's daughter was born the day after they finished shooting. I wonder if it has anything to do with the imminent stikes, or if that's just the way things moved this year.
71 degrees right now! 78 tomorrow! I should have shaved my legs this morning. LOL I'm stuck in jeans instead of shorts or a skirt. <.g>
<.giggle> The DynaVox page has sound samples now! When I used a DynaMyte for a project, I used Kit. That's the voice Josh used at the time. Now he's Betty. LOL A surprisingly masculine Betty. <.g> He's also used Frank and Dennis, but not anymore, which is good. They got on our nerves. <.g> On his Mac laptop, he has the software, which comes with extra voices. There, he loves to use Bubbles. It is indeed what it sounds like, and no, we can't understand what he says. LOL
Okay, should I get the schedule I somewhat desire, this is what it'll look like:
MONDAY: stats, 10 am; SPSHS390, 11am; SPSHS275, 1-2:30pm, (SPSHS302, 3-4:50pm)
TUESDAY: (EPS, 10am) SPSHS390 lab, 1-2:30; SPSHS383, 3:30-5pm
WEDNESDAY: stats, 10 am; SPSHS390, 11am; SPSHS275, 1-2:30pm, (SPSHS302, 3pm)
THURSDAY: (EPS, 10am; EPS 1pm), SPSHS383, 3:30-5pm
FRIDAY: stats, 10am; SPSHS390, 11am
with the classes in () being alternates. It'll be either EPS or SPSHS302 that I go into for my last class, which will give me 16-17 hours. I tried for the Speech Comm class I wanted, but it conflicts with one of my core classes. Only problem with this schedule is that my hours bounce around so much, there isn't good times to work! Friday afternoons, maybe Tuesday and Thursday mornings if I don't get into EPS. Otherwise I only have snatches of 1-2 hours between classes. Grrrrr. (translation note - SPSHS is Speech and Hearing Science. AKA my major <.g>)
Oh, poor Cairnsy. LOLOL I say, don't argue with the computer. PWPs are always fun! LOL
So, yes, 2 am was mucho fun. I'm sleeping, I'm sleeping, I'm hearing a screech. "Hmmm," I think. "That's an obnxious noise. What's that noise? I know that noise." I wake up and sit up. "Fuck! Jen...Jen!" "What?" Jen says, lifting her head slightly from the pillow. "It's a fire drill!" I state the obvious. "Oh, that's what that noise was." I stare at her and we both crack up.
So we pull on clothes and head out to the street in the middle of the night, where it is still quite cool, let me tell you. <.g> Then we stand there. For half an hour. The fire druck drives right on by, with nary a light or siren. We stare at it. "Hey! That's our truck! Where's the lights? We got cheated out of the lights! Hey, where's it going?"
We finally get let back in, and it took me so long to fall back asleep. <.sigh> Today should be interesting - the ruling in Chief Illiniwek is due today, and no matter what happens, there are going to be some very very not happy people on campus today. Ugh.
I don't wanna be awake right now. How important is SAC lecture??
Fire alarms. SUCK. First night I fell right asleep, I get woken up at 2 am for a FIRE ALARM. It's cold out. <.g>
Livia Balaban, author of Cunegard's Restoration, is a goddess. Read her story, all you current and former X-Philes, and remember why you loved the series!
Wow, someone asked me to beta a story for them! They said they trusted me! <.g> That makes me very happy. She's a girl on my g-w list, and this is her first story. Noncon slash starring Peter Pettigew. I figure if anything, it'll broaden my horizens. LOL But really, I am looking forward to it. I like helping people with their stories - it's easier for me than writing my own, sometimes. <.g>
Speaking of stories - I have two pages in the Scully/Tara done. I don't know - it's fluff. Pure and total fluff with no plot. I usually have at least a tiny plot, but this is shaping up to basically be an evening in the life of Dana Scully. And that's the other thing - Dana. I have lost all grasp on her character by making her Dana instead of Scully. LOL Tara's perfectly in character, but Scully's...I don't know who she is. She's not being consistant, and it's driving me batty! I think I need a beta, too.
Yay, I did style stuff. <.g> Now my links aren't obnoxiously underlined all the time. LOL I had fun playing, trying to make it look right. Let me know if the colors are too pastelly for anyone!
Um, I'm trying something. I don't know what I'm doing, but I think something might happen. Just a warning. <.g>
J's back with Je Suis Un Anana! She rocks. And she's Easter egg-y. <.g>
Added a whole bunch of new blogs to my sidebar. I think I'm inching my way into needing two sidebars. LOL I have a lot of links! But I'm very annoyed - I went to amazon.com to get a link for the Ann Rinaldi book I'm reading, and they don't have any of her books! Sacriledge! I adore her books. They're historical fiction for young adults - usually fictional people in real plots, but occasionally real people in fictional plots. Like she wrote a book about the supposed daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings. Fabulous book. This one, The Last Silk Dress, is about a young girl in the Civil War who helps collect silk dresses (the last in the Confederacy) so that the South can build a hot air balloon to have a chance in the war. It's also about her family, and love and loyalty and it's just amazing. I've been reading it for years. <.g>
75 degrees on Friday?!?!?!? WOO-HOO!!!!!
I link to things like this and wonder why I have such odd referals. LOL Um, Scullyfic got together this weekend, in Missouri. Well, 40 of them did. Someone (I know who, I'm just protecting their identity!) brought the infamous Hello Kitty Vibrator, which Mulder and Scully are fighting over. LOLOL And let's not forget the alien worshipping Mulder. <.snicker> Damn, I love these women.
I just had to share, 'cause who wouldn't want to learn of a Hello Kitty Vibrator's existance? <.g>
This site is absolutely gorgeous. Not so sure about content yet, but the image is beautiful.
It amazes me how many people find this blog looking for HP slash. LOL Do they get disapoointed when they realize I mostly only talk about it, with the occasional link? <.g>
Anyway, the latest was Ron Weasley slash. I decided to follow some of the other sites they found. I found two stories from envy.nu - I see a lot of blogs from there, too. Isn't Jish on envy.nu? Anyway, I love how she used a Sim snapshot for the image. These are Hermione slash from Elspeth Rose. They're short but sweet. And sad.
Not sure why this came up, but it's cool! HP party ideas. <.g>
Possibly every R/H story on ff.net can be found here. LOL Again, not sure why it came up with slash...
Okay, love this: "Bright light burst from the wand, illuminating the space around Ron. Hermione watched as his expression changed to one of gratified amazement. Instead of the disgruntled look of someone who had fallen out of an airplane without a parachute, Ron now looked like someone who had fallen out of an airplane without a parachute, only to land in the hot tub at the Playboy Mansion." LOL It's from Draco Sinister though, and I never wanted to read that. It's one of the great HP epics, but it's Harry/Hermione, and I don't know. I had a bad experience with the last epic I read, Trouble in Paradise, which was so good it sunk me into depression for an entire weekend and still can if I think about it too much. LOL So while I do rec that one (it's R/H written by a H/H fan, and is pretty dark and sad), and I loved it, I can't bring myself to read the latest part or even finish it. Ever. Shame, 'cause Ebony (the author) is a fabulous person who I love debating with. <.g>
Found a cool journal of someone who also loves HP, and seems to share my feelings on Dawson's Creek, too. LOL Very cool.
Woo-hoo! Hit the motherlode. <.g> Harry Potter slash pages. Excellent. Possibly the only actual slash on any of the pages that I found in the "Ron Weasey slash" search of 2001. <.snicker>
Well, now I have lots o' fun new places to visit! It's so nice being able to keep them in a single place like this blog. <.g> I'm less worried it'll disappear than my favorites list. LOL
I need more scrunchies. I seem to always be putting my hair up these days, and I only have a brown one and a yellow one. Of course, the minute I buy more, I'll decide to cut my hair and won't have any use for them. LOL
It's hard writing a case study! It's coming out all stiff and awkward and pompous. <.g>
Any ideas what kind of medical history I would need to know to diagnose Dissociate Identity Disorder? It's a gaping hole in my case study of Norman Bates right now. LOL
This is from Kate. Lots o' fun!
See, then I see the end of that ep, and I love Anya and Xander so much I don't know how I could consider them apart. <.g> But I seriously burst into tears at the Buffy preview for two weeks - ouch. Angel back. : ( Poor Buffy. I bet it's good, even if it does make me cry.
Wow. ::breathing, breathing:: Why on EARTH was I stupid enough to write my Norman Bates notes in my story notebook?! I just frigging had a heart attack because it wasn't in my Abnormal Psych notebooks. LOL But, all is good, I have it now in my hands. <.g>
Have I mentioned how much I love Willow and Xander? "What time is it?" "There's a clock right behind you, Will." "Yes, but there's a watch right above your hand." <.g>
And I REALLY want to see Bridget Jones! I'm dying to read that book.
I just made, like, 6 Tara/Scully pictures. LOL The one I had made was way too dark for this story, so I was playing with white bkg pics. Some of them are super cute, others desperately need to be played with. LOL But I have this pic of Amber sitting in front of a fern plant and one of Gillian in a garden holding up a flower. If you push the pictures together, the backgrounds fit together nearly perfectly. <.g> It was fun. I also learned, somewhat, how to do the clone brush, although it didn't work very well for me. Not to mention I kept accidenally cloning Gillian's hair into the background. LOL That's probably the one I'll use for the story, but we'll see. (the flower bkgs, NOT the one with Gillian's hair in the fern. <.g>)
Now to start Abnormal and watch Buffy. Let's see how much of the non DSM part I can get done tonight and tomorrow. I can't believe it's still so sunny and bright out, though. <.g> Love it.
On a search for scholarships.
W.J. Blackard Memorial Scholarship - all UIUC students
Malcolm P. Wallace Award - all UIUC students
Irma and Anton Brust Scholarship - UIUC
Glamour mag - award #18466, e-mail TTCW@GLAMOUR.com, 500- to 700-word essay describing your most meaningful achievements and how they relate to your field of study and your future goals
Take Me Away to College Contest - award # 20904
IL General Assembly
Video Contest - One Person Can Make a Difference
AMBUCS - SLPs
Future Writers - sci-hi, horror, etc
Elie Wiesel - ethics essay
Should be a fun easter and summer break, figuring all this out.
New Evan and Jaron song. I like!
