Blue Roses

One of those days when everything seems wrong. ::shakes head:: I guess not wrong, exactly, but it was still one of those days. <.g> I was walking to class, crossing the gas station, started slipping on some ice. Regained my balance a few times, then thought, "Oh, this isn't going to be good." Next thing I know, splat on the ground, mostly on my left wrist. Cursing, I get up and cross the street. Step into the parking lot, walk between two cars, and go splat onto my left wrist. Curse some more, clutch the throbbing wrist, get about ten more feet and then...well, you get the point. I would have headed back, figuring the gods were telling me I shouldn't be out, but I also figured I'd probably get killed on the same patches of ice. <.g> So I kept on going. Class wasn't bad, I guess, but boring and my wrist hurt. Then came writing class, and while that too wasn't bad, he kept calling on me and I had nothing really to say. And my story is most likely going first on Tuesday, and I'm afraid that I called my character by the wrong name at one point, and I'm too afraid to actually go back and look to see if I'm right. LOL And then I kept slipping while on my way back, because the walkway in front of our doors is absolutely treacherous.

So now I'm sleepy, headachy, my wrist feels fine some of the time and not fine the rest of it, I've got a quiz tomorrow in 376, and appointments with my advisor and dean. NOT FUN. But next week is a pretty light week, only one thing due. (Krissy, I need to interview you this weekend, okay? : )) But first I have to get through tomorrow. I studied last night a little, and God knows I studied this exact material for the exam last week, but she said this would be harder than the ones last semester and I don't know how awake I can be to study tonight. But I guess my real problems with the quizzes last sem were the halves with the dead body and muscles and stuff, so this is probably automatically easier in that regards. Still, I'm nervous.

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<.g> It says I got the only nice answer out of the bunch. LOL I went looking to see if there was an nsync answer (the Nashville ghetto one seemed to scream Justin), and there is. And I think they're right, BSB was the only nice answer. LOL

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The Grammy's were pretty awesome last night! I loved seeing Train perform, and Tony Bennett/Billy Joel, and even nsync was good. (Still don't like Girlfriend, but I really liked the Gone bit they started it with.) They looked so hot! Lance in leather pants, JC in these utterly amazing jeans, Joey with hair...it was all good. <.g> I saw a little bit of MTV's interview with them on the carpet...Lance again looked good in all the grey, JC looked scary, and Justin looked like he'd just had a lot of caffeine. Or liquor. Can't tell, but he was very bouncy. LOL Apparently they all brought their moms, which I missed, but is so cute!

CBS showed nsync's anti-drug commerical last night, too. I LOVED it!!! I hadn't been paying much attention, as I was reading a story, but I could hear their voices and was like, "Hey, sounds like the boys." Then the girls were shouting over which one is better, and my head jerked up. It took another 10 seconds with JC announcing that those were their anti-drugs that I finally got a clue as to what was happening. <.g> So all I really saw was JC and Justin dancing like dorks. LOL But all in all, that's, like, the best part of it. LOL They are SO DAMN CUTE. <.g> Kate taped all of the Grammy's luckily, so we watched it again after the show was over. Loved Lance's overacting with his "My anti-drug is acting!" bit, Joey was hysterical all the way through (fighting evil and grilled cheese <.g>), and what WAS Chris's game? LOL Tiddlywinks? Anyway, he was cute.

But I had so much fun with the Grammy's (and my mother's 7 phone calls between 6 and 10...at one point, I was talking in 2 IMs and 2 phones. <.g>), that I didn't get to my outline until midnight. It's a short little outline and my paper will most likely look nothing like it when it's done. LOL But I did study for tomorrow's quiz and read the three stories for today. So after my shower, I just have to type up my tiny outline and write my lecture linkage. Which is about how I use my memory to learn things for class. I think I can do that. LOL But now, I have to actually get some work done. LOL

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Oh, oh, oh! I don't know if this counts as spoilers as I know nothing of what will come, but it has to do with Buffy's birthday episode this year. So, like, two episodes back.

In the last episode that I saw, there was this demon Hallie the guidance counselor, who was a friend of Anya's. And she and (Spike) recongized each other, with her calling him William. It was the same actress who played Cecily from Fool For Love! It was her rejection of "You're beneath me" that sent him into the streets where Dru turned him. I so cannot wait to see how that plays out. It has to be something!

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Goodness, it's cold. LOL I've been so spoiled this winter! I can handle the 15 degrees it is outside, but the -5 windchill gets me. <.g> Fully unbearable. But hey, only a little bit of hair froze today! I had the rest tucked up under my hat. <.g>

EdPsych was super fun, as always. We were talking about memory, and each of the TAs was a type of memory/thought process. Eric was Sensory Perception Man....complete with theme song! LOL It was *hysterical. All super hero/Broadwayish sounding. <.giggle> No one else was that fun. But then we were talking about long term memory. Dr. Zola was like, "sing with me!" And he started out, "588" and 95% of the class chorused, "2300, Empire!" Which is the jingle to a Chicago area carpet company. <.giggle> There were a handful of people looking around at us like we were all insane. LOL Then he was reciting a classic poem, and he wanted us to name the poet..."Look into my eyes - you will see what you mean to me. Search your heart - search your soul, and when you find me there you'll search no more." <.g> Only one person knew it was Mutt Lange who wrote it, everyone else thought of Bryan Adams or pictured Kevin Costner. LOL Pretty fun.

So tonight, I have to read/comment on the stories for tomorrow, start studying for 376 quiz, and begin my outline for EdPsych tomorrow. Them's my goals. <.g>

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I'm having such a lazy day. LOL I slept until 9:30, sat down at my computer, Miggie IMed me, and I barely moved since. LOL I took a shower at 11:45, had breakfast at 12:45, and got almost NOTHING done. LOL When I finish this entry, I'll call and make my appts with Kathi and Kristi about my exam, and print out my story for tonight. That will be the extent of my getting things done. LOL

I did spend a lot more time with my story, though. I finally to close the file because I was rereading it so much that I now dislike it entirely. LOL I figure nothing I do now will help it, so I'll just call it done. We'll see how it goes over.

I love looking out my window and seeing all the white! It's so pretty. I wish I didn't have to go out in it. LOL

Miggie sent me to The Secret Diaries of LOTR. I was cracking up!! So funny. Then they had t-shirts made at cafe-press for different characters and diaries and stuff. I want this one...Still the prettiest. LOL! I LOVE the cartoon on the back!! And, yeah, I am completely in love with Orlando Bloom. <.g> He's a skinny little twit, but totally adorable and hot and loves to smooch his costars. He's perfect. <.g>

Okay, I better get moving now. LOL

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Writing this quickly, as I'm leaving in about 10 minutes for my exam.

I got my 376 exam back...I got a C! It would have been a B, but I always go back when I finish to check my answers, and I changed 8 of them from the right answer to the wrong answer. I really need to trust myself more. That's pretty damn frustrating.

It snowed! All the trees have a little bit of white on them, which I love. Like bright little accents. <.g> So pretty. But it's slushy, and I need to walk to my exam and then walk back, like, 10 minutes later to take the damn thing. LOL There's four of us in the group, and we'll work on it here, then upload it and send Eric the URL. We haven't talked about it at all, or even really thought about what we're going to say (not that we have the question yet, really), so I hope it goes well. LOL

386 today SUCKED. Our teacher is still out, her dad had a heart attack, and the teacher taking over is NOT sticking to the syllabus. Today was supposed to be AAC day, damn it, and we did narratives, which we did last week with her, too! She's moving too slowly...we only meet once a week. I think she said that next week we're doing some kind of language, which I can only hope is AAC, but next week is supposed to be intervention! And then the midterm is the week after! I feel so bad for Melissa, and I honestly hope she's okay, but this replacement is screwing us over. : (

Okay, best go now. Let's hope this exam is okay...

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From Meegan. LOL

What Sex Toy Are You?

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I'm feeling productive tonight, I guess. LOL I finished my story (WHHHHHEEEEEE!!!!!! I actually even like it, even though it's onto page five now), and then made a cast list for the blog. LOL I've been wanting to for awhile, and so I just threw one together in the last half hour or so. It's up on the top left sidebar, so if you're ever curious about half the people I reference here, you might find answers there. And if I talk about someone that is leaving you clueless, let me know so I can add them to the list. <.g>

Now time for bed. 'Cause I have a few things to do tomorrow morning, and I want to give myself time to do them. I am completely terrified about getting my exam back in 376 tomorrow...I so wanted to do well, and right now, I don't think I did. But I refuse to drop the damn class...it's a matter of pride. No matter how I did, I will do better next time. That's my promise to myself.

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Whooo, google is finding me here now! And it has begun already...someone found me searching for "Lance and Joey pictures." LOL Also, oddly, for "wet banana" and "GWTW facts." <.g> I love seeing how people find me. nsync searches had just begun to find me over at tripod, so this really took a far shorter amount of time. Which could be because I actually did link some horribly adorable JoLa pics. LOL

Okay, back to my story.

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The boys sounded so pretty tonight! We didn't get to see them much, as the camera focused on the athletes and Cheney for the most part, but it was the Olympics, so that makes sense. <.g> I love when they sing a capella, and with the exception of avery few lines (Joey and Justin's faults, I think), it was perfect. So I uploaded the MP3 and linked it from my sidebar. You, too, can now listen to the pretty boys. About a minute in, you can really hear Lance. : ) It was great.

And, yay me, my story is just about done! It's about 3.5 pages, and I basically just have to link some lines together, and then try to edit the first two pages. If anyone wants to read it tonight or tomorrow, drop me an e-mail or comment and I'll send it off. I could definitely use some beta readers and comments here. LOL It improved greatly from the first two pages, but it's still not there yet!

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Blame Krissy. <.g>

I love Disney. <.g> And Aurora is my favorite, with Megara. : )

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From Biz:

I Am A: Neutral Good Halfling Bard Mage


Alignment:
Neutral Good characters believe in the power of good above all else. They will work to make the world a better place, and will do whatever is necessary to bring that about, whether it goes for or against whatever is considered 'normal'.


Race:
Halflings are short and fat, like minuature people. (Think 'Hobbits') They enjoy the easy life, but aren't averse to the idea of an adventure from time to time. They get along with all races, and are known for their senses of humor. Halflings also tend to be light of foot, and can move quietly when necessary.


Primary Class:
Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.


Secondary Class:
Mages harness the magical energies for their own use. Spells, spell books, and long hours in the library are their loves. While often not physically strong, their mental talents can make up for this.


Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy ofNeppyMan (e-mail)

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Well, I'm not tired now, but I bet I am by the end of the day. LOL I ended up staying awake until nearly 5am. Aarti's friend Smita was over before they left for a concert, and it turns out she's a JC fan. We learned this when nsync suddenly started playing at the Olympics, and we were standing around screeching because we'd had no idea. <.g> So we missed part of Pop. And didn't tape it, which sucked, because they looked so fucking adorable in their jackets and stuff. LOL And then we turned the TV off, which turned out to be pretty stupid, because when we turned it back on, they were performing Bye Bye Bye and we had missed It's Gonna Be Me, so we only got a little on tape. But again, looked pretty damn cute. <.g> They were all wearing normal clothes, which I think is why. Only Justin's jeans were a little off the wall, and they weren't bad at all. LOL Chris was in an Olympics sweatshirt and comfy looking jeans, and I could barely take my eyes off him, only to ogle Lance in all blue the very few times they deigned to show him, and JC the rest of the time, 'cause he looked so very yummy in the grey pants, black gloves, and red letterman jacket. So adorable. So yeah, at this point it was about 11:30 and I think Kate and I were already overtired (that's our only excuse), because we were then shrieking that "Damn it, why did they come back?" and things like that, to the point where Sarah called from downstairs, "Are you guys killing someone?" Um, no. <.g> So anyway, Aarti and Smita come back and we showed her nsync and MMC stuff until about 2:30, then watched some of the Olympics exhibition stuff I taped until about 3:30, then everyone else went to bed and I didn't. LOL I watched the replay of the night's Olympics...the speedskating relay is rather addictive at 4am, let me tell you. And then they did replay Pop at the end of it...almost. They cut out abruptly with about 3 lines left to go into Home Improvement. That was, like, 4:40, and I decided the hell with it, time for bed. LOL

Goodness, I just talked a lot about nsync. ::blinks:: Eeek. Oh, well.

Kate and I also discovered a new blog last night....Raspberry World. We're pretty sure Susie is our kindred spirit. ::waves to Susie:: She loves nsync, seems to read fic, loves JC and Lance and can't believe that Justin can be pretty, loves Nick Lea, has a Mulder/Scully background, had a Spike picture up on Rat Sushi (and the latest one is Lance! Wheee!), and seems to be a generally all around cool person. And from her, I found Zaen, and it may have been the 4am factor, but I was CRACKING UP at her humor stuff. Scroll down to the bottom and read the short humor bits. Oh, my goodness, some of them are priceless! My favorites are the Uncensored Teen People interview and miscellaneous cut scenes from Making the Video and more. I also loved the *n the studio and Zaen's Making the Tour. LOL

Okay. Now that that is all out of my system, I can get on with a normal day. <.g> One full of writing my story, because yesterday I only got 4 paragraphs and the ending done. LOL Well, and a lot of useful research. And while it is quite nice to know how the story ends, the class won't appreciate the middle not being there. So that's my goal for today...finish the damn story. 'Cause otherwise I'm screwed.

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I will never again doubt the power of prayer. So many times it has come through for my grandfather, and tonight is no different. The tube unclogged, finally. He was crying again, he was so happy. He told me he couldn't have done this without me, and that he was so close to giving up for good when I came through with this last one, and that we're a damn good team. I have to agree with that last one. : )

So we're not sure what did it, if it was one solution I gave him, or the cranberry one, or everything mixed together, or just all the prayers, but it worked. And that's what counts. God, it was so scary there for awhile. Mom was on the phone with Grammy, and he was screaming and crying in the background and was hysterical, and at one point, the screams got worse, Grammy asked, "What are you doing, honey?" and the phone went dead. It quite seriously was almost the end for him....he would rather die than get medical help. But he did it...he pulled through. And I couldn't be happier.

But I should probably go now, as I'm in Kate's room on her computer as we watch Pretty Woman. Well, I'm watching. I think she might be asleep. <.g> But I'm also writing, so there. : )

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My grandfather's j-tube clogged today...he hasn't had food or water all day. I've searched and searched for remedies to unclog it, but nothing has worked so far. He's dehydrated, crying and screaming in pain, and refuses to go to the hospital. He doesn't want to die there. All we can do is pray that the tube unclogs soon, with this new warmed cranberry juice solution I found. Please pray for him, that the tube unclogs. There's nothing else we can do, and I don't want this to be the end.

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Good heavens! LOL I was just telling Biz on Thursday that I had only seen 3 or 4 Xena episodes, including the finale, before I got hooked in November. I watched for a few weeks freshman year, at the suggestion of my Aunt Karen and Sue, who I was chatting with then. Thursday night's episode was one of the ones...Gabby and Argo get shrunk. <.giggle> Then I just realized that this morning's episode is one of the others! People in Tartarus and the Elysian Fields switched places, to the evil people were in heaven and the good people were in hell, and there were these pterodactyl type creatures attacking Xena and the hot guy she was with. <.g> I VERY vividly remember the pterodactyl type creatures. LOL I always love stumbling on the episodes I saw before I was a fan...I had one ep for Buffy (The Witch) and several for XF (Fire, WOTC, Small Potatoes, etc), and it's just plain fun remembering what my initial reactions were. LOL (Does it surprise anyone to know that I only watched WOTC because I saw previews of David running shirtless with tight jeans, and SP because I saw previews of the near kiss? <.g>)

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I'm so excited! Remember how we were so sad that my grandfather couldn't find any recurrent eso. cancer survivors, and we couldn't find any treatments? We found a survivor and a new treatment! The last 15 months, I've always run across Cathy's Cancer Cafe in my searches for new resources, but didn't find anything there that helped. But this time, I found a list for people who have EC, and the founder just passed his five year cancer-free mark after recurrent EC, and he's going to call Po tomorrow night! And then the link to the smart bomb treatment that we had been looking for on Thursday was sent down the list! <.g> What a great resource this list is! Very exciting. : )

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I'm watching the figure skating exhibition....it's been fantastic so far. I loved Jamie and David's...she threw him into the air for a jump. <.giggle> The Russians were also fantastic. And then came Alexei, the gold medalist. Performed brilliantly, looked hot, I was nearly drooling. Then he finishes and heads off to the side, and he takes off his shirt for another one. Quite the defined chest. But obviously, the man is changing, right? So of course the camera is going to stay on him and not give him privacy, which means we got to see the tight little briefs he was wearing. LOL I wasn't really going to complain, though. <.g> So yeah, he changed into his costume for the short program, which he performed part of for his encore. It was very cool. Kinda nice to see, given that I missed it the first time around with Sarah's engagement. <.g> I've gotten a lot of the skate on tape tonight, which I'm happy about. I loved Tim Goebbel's dance to American Pie. <.g> He's such a cutie.

Okay, and the final skate with everyone was SO DAMN COOL! LOL I loved the pairs gold medalists skating together....they did a dual death spin, or whatever it's called. (The guy holds the girl's hand, and she's spinning around him low and almost parallel to the ice.) So the guys were pressed really close together, and the girls were nearly on top of each other, and they all spun in perfect unison. It totally blew me away! How completely and utterly awesome.

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Big day in the entertainment news area! Lance isn't going to space, JC might be going to Broadway, Brandy is pregnant, Roger Ebert is having another tumor removed, and Kerr Smith and James Van Der Beek are getting married. (Um, not to each other. <.g>) I haven't read this many entertainment articles in a long time. LOL

But yeah...I feel bad for Lance. He *seems to be the shy, happy to be the background type, but the boy just can't stop trying to get attention. And he may not be the rather girlish looking geek from high school who got made fun of anymore, but he's still getting made fun of. On an international scale. <.g> It's gotta suck. : ( (But Miggie, there are still some prime fic opportunities to be had! Hurt/Comfort, anyone? <.g>)

And I am SO hoping that JC really does do Rent on Broadway this summer. I've been dying to see that for years now, and I was so sad that I missed it this fall when it came to Champaign. I would definitely take a birthday trip to NYC with Erin to see him perform! Actually, I'd probably go with Erin to see Rent with or without JC. LOL Hey, question...is Rent, like, based on anything? A play or real life, or whatever? Just curious.

My big surprise of the day....Kerr Smith is 29 years old! I guess I really am bad with ages, because I didn't think he was that old. I thought he was about 23 or so, honestly. Shows how much I know. <.g> But he really doesn't look much older than Josh Jackson, who is 22. Huh. Oh, well. LOL

I have gotten NOTHING done today. Literally. I read a Xena fic. Or two. And took a nap. And that's it. <.sigh> Way to keep up with my list. I am gonna at least start the MASA thing, though. I was going to e-mail a friend of mine to see if I could interview her or her husband about being Muslim, for EdPsych, but then I realized that part two is going to an activity with them. Fabulous. How does someone in IL go somewhere with people from Maryland? It doesn't work. Is there anyone who reads this near UIUC and different from me? LOL The assignment is to interview people different from us. Oh, or you can be from farther away and volunteer to help me make up one page about an activity we ostensibly did together. <.g> I'm flexible that way.

Well, I better go and see what else I can get done today. I'm still sleepy, though, although the nap took the edge off of the headache. But I'm still blurry in my head. <.g> I think it's another early to bed night.

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My dad saw this on the news, and thought it was hysterical. I have to agree. <.g> It's a short video, about five minutes, called Britney 2035. Exactly what it sounds like, it's Britney Spears in 2035, promoting her new book, "Ooops! I'm Still Alive." <.giggle> Check out the Special Guest Star in the last minute or so. : )

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How fun! LOL! (taken from Kristine.)

take the which one of the trading spaces cast are you? quiz!

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Quizzes from the pita!

Which Winona Are You?

I'm a Care Bear! Which 80's tv toon are YOU? | made by kt of p-e.org.
<.giggle>

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I do love my EdPsych class. Today we were talking about cultural differences, like race and gender. We got into groups, and our group talked about race in music. We each got a sheet...top singers on the country list, R&B, Rap, Pop, Rock, etc. We had to fill out their gender, race and where they were from, either if we knew it or if we had to take a guess. Well, I got country. I hadn't really heard of any of them, except vaguely, so I made them all white males from the south. Lauren got pop, and nsync and BSB were of course on there. So I'm like, "Yeah, okay, see nsync's all from the east coast and the south...Brooklyn, Maryland just outside of DC, Memphis..." and I notice my group staring at me. It's like, "Just SHUT UP. Not a word!" LOL That's about when Bob noticed my watch...you know, when my hands flew up to cover my face. LOL Oh, well. <.g>

Then we talked about the exam...I'm in a group of 4. We don't actually stay in the room, we can go wherever we want to type it up. It can be a website, e-mail attachment, powerpoint presentation, whatever we want. So I think we'll just be coming back here to throw together a few pages and upload it to my site and e-mail Eric the URL. Pretty fun. <.g>

Oh, but then we got to break into three groups so we could do our presentations...mine was IDEA. We only got two minutes for each group, so I was talking super fast. I didn't even have to look at my notes. LOL But I got really good...the last two groups, I finished just as the timer went off. <.g> Perfect timing. Of course, I talked fast and crammed a whole lot of crap in there, so hopefully they understood me. LOL But it was fun!

And I just got back from taking my Artic test. It was kinda scary. <.g> But I don't think I did worse than a C. There were kinda obscure questions, "In the first video we watched this semester, what processes did the boy use?" "In this study from 1985, what did they learn?" I don't like questions like those. LOL But I knew a fair amount. : ) Now to comment on these two stories for class today, before leaving again in 30 minutes. Such fun.

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Okay, I had kinda hoped to do some studying before my exam. Doesn't seem like that will happen. <.g> Minute I came back, mom IMed me...my grandfather called the Cancer Institute because he wanted to talk to other people who have survived or are living through recurrent eso. cancer. There aren't any. He's understandably upset. So I did some searching and found a listserv for people with eso cancer, which mom subbed to. Then I did research on clinical trials for stage 4, for which there doesn't seem to be much. After stage 3, they seem to just want to make you comfortable. Not uplifting stuff. This whole thing makes me so sad. : ( Mom sent me a picture of Grammy and Po with Josh from last week, through AOL's You've Got pictures. I'll try and upload it later today...he looks so sick, but still happy. Josh does that to you. <.g>

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Kristine sent me this article about Lance's trip to space. He'd be the youngest ever, the third tourist, and would only pay about $20 million for the chance. <.g> I think it's pretty damn cool he has the opportunity, but I still think he's nuts. LOL The guidelines for visiting space are also linked from that article, and it's pretty interesting. And right now, they're working on a privately owned home in space - three people could stay there for 20 days at a time. Amazing.

What's also amazing is that I printed out a story for tomorrow's class, and actually have started reading about phonological processes. We'll see how much I actually learn of them. <.g>

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This has been a pretty productive unproductive night. Or is that an unproductive productive night? I can't tell. I didn't want to study, so I pulled out my reading for EdPsych tomorrow and realized, half way into reading about IDEA, that I was reading about IDEA, and oh shit, I have to present on IDEA when we read about it. <.g> So I wrote down a page of stuff to talk about tomorrow. Then I organized all my papers for that class into a folder, because I've been stuffing everything into my notebook, and my notebook was now twice the size it should be. Then I pulled out my linkage assignment for that class with the intent of doing it, but didn't. I just don't know what to write...I don't know what biases I have that could impact my teaching style. There are things I don't *know about, like I don't know much about other cultures and religions, but if I was in a classroom and saw that I had kids from other cultures and stuff, I would go out and learn. That's not really a bias, though. I'm not opposed to learning about new things and integrating them into the classroom, and heaven knows that I have no problems about inclusion. LOL So I don't know what to say for that. And the other question is about how cultures and biases affected my own education, and again, I just don't have a clue how to answer. He talked about how he had all males for math and science and all females for English classes, and that affected students based on gender roles. Well, all but 2 of my science teachers have been female, I never had a male math teacher, I had more female gym teachers than male, and my language teachers were fairly equal. So I don't think gender roles really affected me, and I'm not sure what else there is. Religion, maybe, but half the time I was in Catholic school, and so we were all kinda the same religion. <.g> The rest of the time, gosh, I don't even think I ever considered it. Even in public school, I was in WS, and it was all pretty much Catholic and Protestant. Not much variability...I got that online and in my family. (Pretty much each branch of my family is a different religion, from mormom to jewish to wicca.)

Okay, now I'm just babbling. LOL Sorry 'bout that. <.giggle> What on earth was I talking about in the first place? Oh, so I did most of my EdPsych stuff. Then I made an error page for s-d...it's kinda big, but it's cute. You can check it out by just randomly going to a page that doesn't exist here. And since I pretty much just have this page up, odds are you'll stumble on it by adding anything, like your name.html or something. LOL And then I had no choice but to start reviewing, and it's not going well. I just can't keep on task. Witness the above RAMBLE of a post! LOL Oh, but I found that story I was looking for...it was on my clipboard with my 385 review sheets. <.giggle> I'd pull it out and work on it, but I don't think I'd get much done. I'm too scattered. And I need to study. But it's all going *whoosh* over my head. Or through my head, maybe. Not sticking. A lot of this is stuff we learned in Dr. W's class freshman year (or was it sophomore?), so I kinda know it, but I would like a better grasp of it, and it's not happening so far. But it's MC, only 40 questions, and I did go to class. And read the book. And did the study guide, and review game thingie. And the project. So some things had to have stuck, right? Enough that I'd get it if I saw it? This is what I'm hoping.

AUGH! I'm hyper and alone and rambly and I have NO clue what I'm saying, but I want to be doing something, and I don't consider studying to be something right now. But I don't know what is. But hey, at least I'm not tired still. So that's a plus. I think. At least if I was tired, I could do something, go to sleep.

Okay, this post has lost all redeeming value. I apologize for it. <.giggle> Time to go away now. (And geez, just imagine if I'd opted for caffeine and not water to drink tonight. Now that would have been scary.)

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Again, I have to ask....is this good? LOL I'm not so sure from the description. <.g>

I love to FROLIC with the elves.

So you like the pretty boys. And if there's any boy prettier than the rest, it's Legolas. Sure, he may also be a little girlier than the rest, but that's what you want, right? Smooth, beautiful love-making the way only a woman could do it. Or a really faggy elf.

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Well, it's done. I seriously don't know how it went. There was a bunch I knew. There were some that I think I was able to correctly figure out. And then there were some I just don't know if I got right. Very worrysome. But it's done.

Aarti told me to watch TRL today, because Carson was making this huge announcement about Lance. I'm thinking, okay, maybe he and Laura are engaged, or maybe he has some big details about the movie he's shooting this summer (like, he got an acting coach or something <.g>), things like that. Nope...the man is going to outer space. No joke. LOL He's in talks to go up in a Russian rocket for a mission in November. Before that, he'd have to be in training for 5-6 months, outside of Moscow. Which would pretty much put the kibosh not only on that movie he was supposed to make, but *anything for nsync after this tour. They certainly can't record anything without their bass, performances would be missing a pretty big element, I'd personally be disappointed in any video that didn't have him in it, all of that stuff. Carson made sure to say that nothing was finalized, but Lance is already issuing press releases about how excited he is for this chance. Something I personally wouldn't do until things *were finalized, but if it was me, I wouldn't be doing it in the first place. LOL I'm sorry, but the main image I have of going to outer space is the Challenger, and that right there would prevent me from leaving the Earth. <.g> But if it's something he really wants to do, I think it's so awesome for him, I just also think he's a little insane. LOL

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I didn't do a lot of studying last night. I went over my review sheet, and made sure I memorized all of the volumes and capacities and their numbers, and every instrument she mentioned, and that was about it. I ended up going to bed around 10:30, even if it took me a longer time to fall asleep. So I slept with my notes under my pillow and hoped for osmosis do to it's job. <.giggle> I'll do more reviewing after EdPsych this morning, and then I'll take the damn thing and it'll be OVER!!! WHOOOOO!!!!!! LOL

Meanwhile, the weather channel is telling me it's already over 50. Lovely!! I'll wear a happy shirt, walk in the lovely temperatures, and be happy that it's only 5.5 hours until I will be completely done with this stupid exam. : )

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This might be considered a spoiler for the XFiles finale, even though there's nothing really plot related. So head down to the more section if you want to read. But first....David D is going to direct one of the last XF episodes!! It'll air April 28, and it's from an idea that he came up with with CC and Frank, that CC will write. I'm excited!

But I'm even MORE excited about the fact that HE'S COMING BACK FOR THE FINALE!!!!! Mulder will be in the final, two hour episode. WHEEEEEE!!!!!!!! My baby is comin' home!!!

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I saw this and thought of Miggie. I had to take it. <.g>

You're Frodo/Sam! You like the whole worship aspect of a relationship. Plus there's the advantage that Sam's very good with his hands (all that gardening's done some good), and you get to be alone together for most of the Fellowship Quest malarky. Age gap? Who cares.

What LoTR Ship Are You?

Someone who has seen the movie/read the book....is this a good thing? LOL

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Take the What animal best portrays your sexual appetite?? Quiz

Interesting. LOL

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If you were two pages of a funny, sweet, fluffy Valentine's story, where would you be? <.g> I'm getting so stressy, I thought working on my fluffy story would help, but I can't find it! LOL It has to be around somewhere, though.

I'm just a mess today. I'm really tense, which is giving me a bad headache, I'm really sleepy, which is giving me a bad headache, and I'm stressed, which isn't helping the headache. <.g> I've taken lots of Tylenol and tried to relax a little, but nothing is helping. Maybe I'll leave a little early for class today and walk slowly, which would normally help relax me a bit, but it's still pouring out, so that might be counterproductive. LOL I could seriously go to bed now and not wake up until my test tomorrow. Would that I could. <.g>

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<.sigh> How could I have spent so much time studying and learned nothing? Really, I want to know. I just did the review sheet and there was much I had to look up. Okay, I guess there was stuff that I knew, too. And a lot where I was clueless until I looked it up and then realized I did have an idea of what it was. Thank God for multiple choice, I guess. But I'm really nervous, to the point of feeling sick. I want to do well, so badly, and I honestly don't know if I will. Not a good feeling. : ( I feel like I'm going to do poorly, and I'm getting really disheartened about the whole thing. <.sigh>

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What day are you?

Uh-huh. <.g> Right. But yes, I was born on a Monday. Just as General Hospital was coming on...1:58pm. My mom had a TV on in the delivery room. <.g>

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I had a long day, but it wasn't so bad. My parents picked me up at 10, and we went shopping (I got cute St. Paddy's Day stickies) and out to lunch. So it was nice spending time with them again. : ) I like when they come down to visit....it's always fun. Then they dropped me off at 376 on their way home. We reviewed the entire class period! Last sem, it was all, "I'm not going to explain this again, you should know it." This time, it was, "Okay, sure we can go over that" with a smile. <.g> Not that he explained everything really well, but he made an effort! I was mildly panicked that every other question, I had no clue what people were asking, but when I saw graphs and stuff, I had a fairly good idea of what was going on. So hopefully I'll do okay with multiple choice. Then Jill and I went to the union between classes, and ran into my cousin David, who sat with us. Aunt Margaret had told mom that he was having problems with some classes, and I found out WHY when he told me he didn't go to his 1 and 3 classes on Mondays. I wanted to smack him upside the head, but he'll figure out eventually that going to class is good. <.g>

Oh, but then we were in 386...it was funny. We were talking about assessing narrative styles with kids, and how you ask about their favorite movie or TV show, or what they saw that weekend, and so she asked if anyone had gone to the movies this weekend. One girl raised her hand, and she asked her what movie she saw. The girl hesitated and said, "Well, um, I don't really want to say." The whole class started laughing and half of us called out, "Crossroads!" Which is indeed what she had seen. LOL But she got out of explaining the plot and stuff. <.g> It was just so cute...we all knew *exactly what she had seen. LOL And I actually want to see it, too--Aarti and I tried this weekend, but couldn't get a car. LOL So we're gonna try Friday night. I'm feeling pretty pro-Britney after Ash's experience with her.

Now I have to study again, but I so don't want to. I'm exhausted and sick of the entire class. But I don't know that I can afford to take tonight off, even if I do study tomorrow, since no class until 3. Maybe it'll help my mental health, though. I can finish my stories for tomorrow's class and maybe get some reading done, then I just have 376 tomorrow. Worth a shot.

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I had a great time with my family! I woke up early, around 8, and cleaned up my room and stuff because I was getting claustrophobic. LOL Then I had time to finish most of my 376 notes before they got here around noon, and watched Xena...It was the ep with Lucy as Diana and Xena. I loved it! So yeah, they came at 12, we went shopping, then we dropped the food off here and headed out to lunch. Josh picked Chili's. LOL Then we went back to their hotel to check in and go swimming. I got 2 of the 3 readings done for 376, and played with Josh and talked with mom, while daddy was reading John Grisham's Skipping Christmas. It was fun. Josh was SOOO cute. He's starting to sing along to Bye Bye Bye now. <.giggle> I love that song, but he kept playing it over and over and over. So now I'm at least temporarily sick of it. <.g> I kept stealing his tape player and ffing to It's Gonna Be Me, or flipping the tape over to get some older songs. He seemed to like I Want You Back. LOL Oh, but another cute thing....he got these little Sonny and Cher gorillas for Valentine's Day, and they sing I Got You Babe, and Josh sings with them!!! LOL He kinda grunts "Ahhhh" everytime they say "I." <.giggle> I love my little guy. What a cutie! I love spending time with him.

So I've done quite a bit of studying this weekend. I did all of my 385 study guide and notes. I did 95% of my 376 notes (gonna finish tonight) and 95% of my 376 readings, and that just leaves reviewing the book. God, I hope I do well. I've never put this much effort into a class before. I've never *had to put this much effort into a class before. I honestly don't know what else I could be doing to help myself and study. I go to every class, I take pretty detailed notes, I learn my notes, I do supplemental readings, I read the text book...I do everything except talk to my teacher. Which I learned from my advisor doesn't help anyway. <.g> So, I hope this is enough.

Now to read the Sun-Times that my daddy bought me, and start studying. Again. 'Cause my mommy and daddy will most likely be calling me early in the morning. LOL But hey, the plan seems to be driving me to class in the afternoon, and I'm always all for such a thing. <.g>

Oh! Going back to not neglect daddy in the first paragraph reminded me of something. <.g> My parents are starting to think of my 21st birthday. They had forgotten that I desperately want a new monitor. LOL But their suggestion was them and the McFs paying for a 5-6 day trip to wherever Erin and I want to go this summer...NYC, Florida, London, PEI, etc. (What reminded me was Daddy reading the book and asking if maybe we'd like a cruise. I reminded him of my motion sickness, and we knocked that suggestion out. <.g>) We'd go in August, so both of us were 21 (her birthday is July 31), and I think it'd be a lot of fun. I can't imagine a better person to have a birthday trip with than my best friend. But like I said, I also really want a new monitor. <.g> So I have to decide which I would prefer. I mean, I could wait on a monitor until Christmas, really, and not go too insane. LOL So it's something fun to consider!

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Why does it seem that whenever I make concrete studying plans, something comes to blow them out of the water? LOL I did do a LOT of studying last night for artic/phon...I watched Sound of Music, too, and totally drooled over Christopher Plummer, who I totally want. LOL So I did a lot last night, which means that the rest of it can mostly wait until the night before the test. <.g> So I was going to spend all weekend with 376. But mom called...Dad has Monday off, and mom and Josh are just going INSANE together. Total winter doldrums rut. So dad made a reservation at the Holiday Inn down here for Sunday night. So they're driving down tomorrow, gonna take me out to lunch and shopping, and back to the hotel if I so desire, for swimming and fun. I'm not sure what I'll do. I guess it depends on how much studying I get done today and tomorrow morning. Because I do have all of Monday and Tuesday mornings to study, as well, and Monday and Tuesday nights, and a few last minute hours on Wednesday, plus I can always bring my notes with me anywhere.

It will be fun to see them, though. : ) I've been wanting to get out of the apartment, too, so it'll be a nice change.

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My mom's friend Deb has a daughter named Ashley who uses an AAC device, the same on that Josh uses, a DynaMyte. She's a very sweet girl, I've met her several times, and I know her mom pretty well, too. Ash has this extremely high sensitivity to noise, and her mom took her to NYC to meet this doctor to see what they could do about it. While there, they went to the Rosie show, and got to watch from backstage in the Green Room, where it is much quieter. Well, Ashley is a pretty big Britney fan (as is her older brother. <.g>), and she was there on Thursday, when Britney was. So of course she wanted to meet her. They told her they'd try, but apparently Britney is pretty afraid of meeting fans, so not to get their hopes up. Well, Britney did stop by, bodyguard in tow. <.g> She was the sweetest thing...asked questions about Ash's device (so did her bodyguard, who apparently totally turned into a teddy bear over Ashley LOL), signed a lot of autographs for Ash and her friends, and also one for her brother. He had wanted them to give Britney his phone number, but his mom decided Britney might prefer signing something. LOL Then Ash gave her an ASL I love You pin, which Britney put right on. Isn't that the sweetest thing? She jumped up SO highly in my estimation today. <.g> Plus, hey...three degrees from Lance now. ; ) Ash-Brit-Lance. LOL But yeah, I'm really impressed by her.

After britney left, Rosie came in and spent an hour with them, chatting and signing things and everything. Ash's grandfather had made some ASL plaques that said "I love you" and Ash asked Rosie to sign them and put them up on eBay to raise money for the 911 Fund, which Rosie did. All in all, it seems like they had an amazing day with the show, and I now think Rosie and Britney kick ass. LOL

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I am so sad. Kevin Smith, who played Ares on Xena, died today. He had been in China shooting a movie, and the day after it wrapped, he had an accident and sustained severe head injuries. He was supposed to to fly to Hawaii next month to get ready for a role in Bruce Willis's new movie. : ( He was an amazing actor, and I wish he'd had his chance to break it big.

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Proof that I cannot escape nysnc, no matter where I go...I turned on GH today. Lucky was in Liz's hospital room, giving her a rose and asking her to be his Valentine. I'm torn between "awwwww" because it's sweet and I used to love them and "ugh" because now they're treacly and obnoxious. Then he leans over and turns on the music..."Can this be true? Tell me, can this be real? How can I put into words what I feel?" LOL Yes, Lucky is playing "God Must Have Spent" for Elizabeth. And why is that always the nsync song being played on tv, anyway? <.g>

Back to the book I'm reading excerpts from at amazon.com. I really want to get to Border's and buy this book! It's quite fascinating.

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Friday Five! Yay!

1. What was the first thing you ever cooked?
Wow, I have no idea. It would have been a long, long time ago. What I first remember making, though, is peanut butter cookies with my great-grandmother. She moved back to Chicago, from California, when I was about 5, and she is known for her PB cookies. Everytime she came over, we would make them. This year, I made some for her for Christmas. <.g>

2. What's your signature dish?
Um, pear-lime jello, probably. LOL Also homemade mac and cheese...it's kinda similar to Krissy's sehr yummy recipe, but not quite. I make the jello for every holiday and get together my family has, and usually the mac and cheese anytime I'm home over a weekday.

3. Ever had a cooking disaster? (tasted like crap, didn't work, etc.) Describe.
HA! LOL! I am the queen of cooking disasters. There was the time I read the Stovetop Stuffing box wrong and put in too much water and too little stuffing mix. (I mixed up the columns.) Oh, then there was the classic time I was making homemade rice pudding, left the spoon in the pot while I checked something, and came back to melted plastic accenting my pudding. And the time I made jello, but I didn't, because I went to dump out the hot water into the sink, and, uh, forgot that I was in my new house and not the old one and dumped the water into the stove. Because in my old house, all I would have had to do was turn a bit and dump, but of course my new kitchen was set up differently. <.g> I know there are lots more over the years, but I can't remember them all. LOL

4. If skill and money were no object, what would make for your dream meal?
Hmm, I don't know, actually. I'd love to know how this one hotel restaurant made the most amzingly delicious stuffed french toast. With perfectly cooked bacon, and juicy sausage, and I want MEAT, damn it. LOL

5. What are you doing this weekend?
Studying. <.sigh> I have the 376 exam on Wednesday and artic on Thursday. I did get 4 of 5 chapters on the study guide done last night, though, which should help. Now to learn diacritics and phonetic processes and that binary chart. But the test is only 40 questions! I don't know how detailed she wants things. But yeah, I'm considering commandeering the DVD player downstairs and watching movies while I study. Oh, and ice dancing starts tonight, which is very exciting. It's not going to be the greatest of weekends, but it'll be over and that will be good. <.g>

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Wow, Princess Margaret died! I had no idea...you'd have thought I'd have read something before the funeral. AOL didn't say what from...she was only 71, that's not too old, really. Especially since her mother is 101, you know? <.g> You'd think she would have a longevity factor. But I think that's sad. : ( I first read about her in the Molly books, and then later in other WW2 things...she and then-Princess Elizabeth were pretty well-loved in America during the war. All the girls wanted to be like the young, pretty princesses and stuff. What's really amazing is that her father was buried 50 years ago tomorrow...very close dates.

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Wow, scientists have actually cloned a cat! I don't know how I feel about that. There are so many dogs and cats that no one wants...how can we add more? Plus, I mean, God, I loved Liesl and I miss her so much, but I would be so entirely freaked out to have a Liesl CLONE running around my house. That seems wrong to me...it's not her, but it is, and yeah. Disturbing. Too X-Files, without the Mulder. But I saw on the news last summer that they were working on cloning cats that would be hypo-allergenic. And I went "WHEEEEEE!" Because I love cats...I love cuddling them, playing with them, watching them, everything, and I am so highly allergic to them. So it would be wonderful to have a cat I wasn't allergic to, but at the same time, I don't know how comfortable I would be having a cloned kitty. It's amazing that it's possible to have this going on, though, that this can actually be a real debate.

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Sarah's engaged!!! Kate, Aarti and I were in Kate's room watching men's skating when Sarah came home from dinner with Brad. She managed to keep it quiet for about 20 minutes before Aarti saw the ring. <.g> We were all screeching and screaming and hugging and stuff. LOL So much so that we totally missed the hot Russian skating 6.0s. LOL (I'm totally in love with him, BTW. He was full out sobbing after he finished skating, and I just wanted to hug him. Among other things.) But she's engaged!! I am so excited for her! What an awesome, awesome day for her.

But it does beg the obvious point that while one person in our apartment is engaged, three have never had boyfriends. <.g>

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Which Buffy Girl Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty

It never fails...I either tie Anya and Tara, or I get Anya. Am I really like Anya that much? I always identified with Willow or Tara most! LOL

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A new Charlie Brown special! Charlie Brown makes me happy. *g* Even though it's kinda sad..."Can you cure loneliness?" "For a nickel, I can cure anything!"
"What if I meet her and I don't like her as much as she likes me? How could I break up with her?" "You're worried about breaking up with someone you haven't even met? You're hopeless, Charlie Brown, completely hopeless." "Maybe I can break up with her now and meet her later."

<.giggle> Anyway. LOL My Valentine's have been going over quite well. LOL! So silly. Nghi cracked up at hers, and Meg's gonna hang hers on the wall (she put the accompanying heart sticker next to Justin. <.g> She used to like JC best, but now he has too much hair. So she likes Justin. LOL).

OH! I knew Raiders of the Lost Ark was on Sunday, but I didn't know Temple of Doom was also on! Raiders is my favorite of the three, but Doom also rocks. This is quite exciting! But now I must watch Charlie Brown and study. YUCK. Happy Valentine's Day to me, huh? <.g>

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Are you all appropriately decked out in red, pink, and white? LOL I got my Disney Kiss sweatshirt on...9 shots of different Disney characters smooching. It's comfy and cute. <.g>

I've been told that I neglected the most important fandom yesterday, so here we go with nsync. Which is HARD, because even just going by fic characters, everyone writes them different. LOL Lance can be sweet and shy, or he can be a smug bastard. Joey can be a cuddly teddy bear or a womanizing user. So this is a mix of real-life image and fic characteristics.

1. Sexy one: Right off the bat, hard one! They all have their moments. (Yes, even Lance. You should SEE my wallpaper....) But I guess most often it's JC or Justin. But JC with long hair, and Justin with no hair, when he's not trying to be sexy. LOL
2. The Knight: Lance, I think. I just don't believe that the image he presents is really who he is.
3. Who I'd end up with: This is really hard. LOL Obviously I want to say Lance. But I don't know if that's true. <.g> Possibly JC, maybe Joey. Both are often sweet and romantic, but also kinda take-chargey. In a good, not controlling way. LOL

Do you know how odd it is to do that with real people, even if trying to use their fic counterparts? LOL Oh, well, it's done. Now it's your turn!

I spent seriously pretty much the entire night in Kate's room last night, working on a new story. Is it a story I can turn in On February 26? Of course not. Well, not without changing some names and genders. ; ) But it's just a fluffy Valentine's Day fic, really, and I don't know how well that would go over. <.sigh> I really do need a story idea, stat. Big ugh!

Okay, gonna work more on my happy schmoopy story and listen to my schmoopy music. nsync is on now. LOL

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I think this is Mercedes McNab on Dawson tonight. It kinda looks like her, and definitely sounds like her, but I missed the first few minutes with the guest stars list. if it is her, I am SO impressed...completely not Harmony at all. She's older and more mature, and nailing every single scene, putting Katie Holmes to shame. Quite an excellent job.

Meanwhile, I'm super sleepy. I read my stories and I read a chapter in my 376 course pack. That's it...I give up. No more tonight. I need a break. I get a night off now. Watch me waste it by going to bed at 9. LOL

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What a day, what a day. I've been doing a lot of research on my grandfather's options for the last two days, which is hard, because the esophageal cancer returned and there are no cures for this. Just things to make him more comfortable. And that makes me sad. So I have this mix of happy songs that I was playing at full volume and singing along with while I did all this depressing searching, which Aarti walked in on. Whoops. <.g> But yeah, it's a sad sad thing.

They did drive out to our house this afternoon, though, to read all the info I found. It was pretty overwhelming and stuff. Mom made him some mac and cheese, though...he couldn't swallow, but he could swallow and taste and spit out. Which was a little distressing for him, because he wanted to swallow and eat, but he did like this little bit. And then mom pulled out the wine for her and grammy, and he was like, "You know, I was watching Frasier and he and Niles do this wine tasting thing..." So he wine tasted. <.g> With this, like, HUGE grin on his face, apparently. Like he was doing something he shouldn't, and loving every minute. LOL I can totally see that. <.giggle>

Mom's having more problems with Daddy...he's just so closed minded and sees everything in black and white, and neither of us do. So I somehow got turned into a marriage counselor. <.g> I guess I don't mind so much, though. I know it's hard for her. They agree on so much, they're best friends, but they have such fundamental differences that it's hard to get past sometimes. It always comes back, and it can get quite bad. So it's just sucky.

Today's Ash Wednesday for all the Catholics out there. I kept seeing people walking around with ashes on their forehead, and I honestly considered going to the 5pm mass to get mine. I still might go to the 10pm with Meg. But I don't know. I like the comfort of the routine...I haven't been to mass since I left Naz sophomore year, but I bet I can still sing the hymns and do the speaking parts, and everything. So there's that, but on the other hand, I disagree so strongly with much of what the Catholic church rests its foundations on...sex, divorce, women's roles in the church, abortion, same sex love....these are very big things to disagree with your church on. LOL So it's comfortable on one hand because it's what I grew up with, and uncomfortable on the other because I don't believe all of it. So I'm not sure what I'm doing yet. And even if I don't go tonight to get my ashes, doesn't mean I can't go in the future.

Guess I should get studying. <.sigh> I'm learning things, I swear I know way more than I did a week ago, but I just plain do not know what to study. I feel like whatever I learn and prepare is exactly what he won't test me on, but I don't know what else to go over! The notes, the book, the course pack. Somehow, he's going to come up with stuff to stump me, and I resent that greatly. <.g> But hey, my discussion class for edpsych is getting pizza for Valentine's Day. That I can get behind. The test is in 12 days for that class, and I'm actually looking forward to it. It's group tests! Wheee! LOL

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From Miggie....

Categorize Your Fandom Men In Three Categories:

1.- Sexiest: The one that makes you fan yourself, giggle, and say "what a man!"
2.- The Knight: The fairy-tale prince type who makes you sigh because men in the real world aren't like that.
3.- The One I'd Most Likely End Up With: Judging from past and present relationships, who's the most realistic guy for you.

Let's divide into fandoms here. <.g>
HP:
1. Dilemma....Remus, Sirius and Bill Weasley all inspire drooling in the books, while Oliver Wood demands it in the movie. I think, though, Bill Weasley.
2. Harry. He's practically perfect in all ways.
3. Hmmm. Probably Ron...I think our relationship would be pretty similar to mine and Damien's or Eric's. LOL Lots of goodnatured bickering and disagreements, but love spending time together.

Buffy:
1. Giles. <.giggle> Sorry, but the accent....the earring....the glasses. Just, yum.
2. Riley was pretty fairy-taleish. He was very accepting of Buffy, especially at the start. I think he got a bum rap, especially based on what he turned into.
3. Xander. He's a nice guy, and that's his special thing. I'd love a relationship with someone like him.

XF:
1. Mulder. I drool plenty over him.
2. Mulder. He's not perfect or anything, but Miggie's right...after what he's been through, most guys would be babbling. LOL
3. Not Mulder. LOL I have my own issues, I don't think I could handle the crushing weight of his. <.g> I think Doggett is who I'd end up with, and be quite happy with.

West Wing:
1. Josh. He's just...so sexy and intelligent and pretty and did I mention sexy? And intelligent?
2. Sam. He's so sweet and cute and idealistic and believes he can make a difference. I WANT him to exist, damn it.
3. Probably Cliff Calley. He's smart, but not as dauntingly intelligent as the WW boys, who would probably all reduce me to monosyllablic, one word responses. <.g> He's also a pretty nice guy, once you get past the Republican issue. ; )

WENN:
1. Scotty. He's just so SEXY. And even when he's pulling a con, I just smile affectionately at how adorable he is doing it.
2. I'm not sure here. I thought Victor, I thought Mackie, but neither is exactly right. I want a Mackie, though. <.g>
3. CJ. LOL Quiet, shy, loves technology, and a total sweetheart. Hey, maybe he's the one that doesn't really exist. <.g>

I think that's enough fandoms for now. LOL This is fun!

Posted by rina at 05:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This is a morning for celebrities. <.g> I turned on VH1 this morning, it was Elton John's Justin video. So I watched it, as it's been a long time since I saw it on. After I finished, I flipped up one channel to MTV. What was playing? Elton and Justin. How much Justin can one woman take?! LOL And now I have on ER, and it's Bradley Whitford's episode. Such a sad one, but a great one.

I spent last night studying for my 376 exam next week. <.sigh> I also organized some of my MP3s into folders that will eventually (hopefully soon) be put on CDs. Given my mood, I made two happy mixes...one pop, one just songs that make me happy. The second one was, like, 75% oldies, and of that, a rather large portion was disco. I don't get it...I actually downloaded Funky Town and Dancing Queen yesterday. LOL When I was 7, I started out in the fifties. Then I slowly inched into the sixties. By the mid-90s, I had made it to the early 70s, but my mom forced me into modern light rock. Now I've finally caught up wth my age group and MTV, and I somehow simultaneously regressed into late 70s. <.g> I guess I'm just a freak. <.giggle>

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My grandfather is home. They couldn't do the needle knife surgery. It's not just scar tissue. There's another tumor, a big one, in his esophagus. They did a biopsy today, results will come in a few days. I am...I don't know what I am. Disappointed, for him. He doesn't get to eat. Pissed as all hell, because there's another tumor. Sad, because they keep finding more cancer. I think I'm going to be sick.

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My daddy sent me a Valentine's Day package! I got the cutest teddy bear, new lip gloss, an emerald colored angel, two nsync magazines, and paczki!! Okay, so Paczki day is tomorrow, Fat Tuesday, but I don't care! I'm so excited. I was so sad last year when I wasn't home to eat paczki, and so daddy mailed me some. <.giggle>

For those not in the know...a paczki is like a Bismark donut, with filling in the middle. And Paczki Day, Fat Tuesday, is the last day to eat sweets before Lent, until Easter candy. And you pronounce it "punch-key," no matter what you think from the spelling. <.g>

Off to finish eating my lemon paczki and just beam with delight. Damn it, don't see studying occuring this morning. <.g>

Posted by rina at 11:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

From Sara comes a really big hug. Guaranteed to make you smile!

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Blame Brandon.

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Brimming with Cinderella-esque fantasies of the fairy-tale life you have planned for yourself, you find yourself easily dissapointed. Not that that would stop you, you're forever the eternal optimist.

You're on the materialistic side. As far as your concerned, money matters. Alot. Almost as much as manners. You want everything nice and orderly. Including sex. You like it polite and proper on 300 thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets. And no one better question your taste in china.

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