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Whoa. ::blinks:: How did THIS happen? LOL
Whose Sense Of Humor Do YOU Share?
Never thought of me as a Chris! But, yeah, I guess so. Honestly thought I was heading towards Lance, though. Oh, see...if I say John Cusack instead of Robin Williams at the end, I do get Lance. If you wanna see that pretty little icon of my boy, head to Alicia's and check out hers. <.g> I think they both are pretty close. LOL
OKay, so I start work June 4. <.g> I have my physical scheduled for Monday, so she said just to take the day off and get that done. (Wheee, 'cause we get two male med students visiting that day, and I was sad to miss them.) But I am nervous about my phsyical...the last time I saw the doctor was a check-up for my anti-depressants last, like, March. And he gave me a long prescription for them, which I promptly lost, got another for a few months, finished those off and that was it. Just went off on my own. I'm not sure, but I don't think that was exactly what he had in mind for me. LOL So I'm kinda nervous about seeing him. It wasn't a good decision going off early, I've always known that...I definitely should have stayed on them a little while longer, as he intended. But I'm doing mostly really great now, so I guess it all worked out, right? Now to explain that to him. LOL
Went for a long walk today...hit Blockbuster, Walgreens, and Books a Million. It was mostly unsuccessful. LOL I wanted two books at BAM, they had none. Wanted a magazine at Walgreens, not out yet. I did, however, buy some new nail polish. I went looking for more Sinful products. <.g> Didn't find the Surf and Blue Alicia mentioned, but bought this awesome shade called Shausha, which is a deep purple with gold highlights, so it's all golden in the sun. And the other is that Wet Shine that SMG hawks, this shade in plum. So, I guess Lady K has influenced me greatly...I bypassed the blue, my favorite color, and went for the purples. LOL But they're both great, I have the Shausha on now and I love it to bits!
What else? Josh was listening to Space Cowboy today, totally of his own volition. Well, kinda. LOL Kid knows me well...last night, we were in his room, and it was time to turn off the music. He immediately popped in nsync, knowing I would be far more lenient with the music if nysnc was playing. So I told him no BBB, only track 3. Which turned out to be Space Cowboy. He listened to a bit, turned it off, and I took away the music. Then this morning, he had it back in and played it all the way through! I don't know if he was trying to manipulate me into something or what, but I did wonder if he'd ever heard it before...at one point, he started clapping, and it matched the song's rhythm. <.g> Too cute.
I swear, I had something else to say. <.g> Oh, well. Off to my dailies.
Whoooo! Karey went to see the filiming of that 2002 Summer Music Mania special that will air on Fox in June...Chris and JC hosted. And WHEEEEEEEE they were slashy! She said that when Craig David was performing, they were off the stage a bit, swaying together and holding hands! How CUTE is that??? LOL Oh, my God, they totally won't show it because that would be too wonderful, but I'm still excited. (Hey, it's midnight, all right? I'm bouncy <.g>) She also said that they did intros for the artists all night, and once when JC and Love Hewitt were doing one, he flubbed a line and turned totally red. <.g> Poor baby, never very good at public speaking. But so adorable! I also can't wait to see his jeans, which were apparently worn-out in some nice places. LOL
And the best thing of all? They were BOTH in GLASSES! ::swoon:: Ever since David D, I have this glasses kink. And I love them in glasses....too wonderful. And...crap! I'm going to be at CAMP when this airs!! I'll tape it, of course, but I have to wait extra long for glasses! NO fair!
Okay, when I start to use this many exclamation marks, it's way past time for bed. <.g> Sorry to inflict this when I was so obviously not coherant. <.giggle>
Well, I got the job. Need to fill out the paperwork tomorrow morning...I got it today, so I might as well get it in early. I start Monday, although camp doesn't begin until the week after. This way I can learn my way around before having to be in charge. I'm still really nervous...especially knowing that those weekly swims are at an actual pool and God knows I can't swim. Yay for lifeguards. <.g> But it looks like a nice place to work...everyone seems really sweet. The pay is more than I've gotten the last two summers, but still kinda low for what I'm doing. But hey, money. I can't complain. Until I start work and I get a call from Walgreens or Blockbuster and have to turn down the job I actually *wanted. LOL
Also rented Zoolander and watched tonight...I had to see my David. <.giggle> And then it turned out Lance was in there! Which I do believe I had known, but completely forgotten. I had to rewind the DVD to make sure it was him. <.g> Anyone know of screencaps? He looked totally hot at the end, with his silly little point. <.g> And David was yummily scruffy. And grey. LOL But gotta love him.
Hey, speaking of Lance...was watching CNN with mom this morning and *poof* there he was. Russia is still saying that they never received an application for him, and yes, he is being tested, but *anyone can go for tests if they so desire. This comes the day after Lance's TV people said that he "unofficially" heard he was in great condition and would get it today. The whole thing just a, cracks me up, and b, makes me feel bad for him. It's so convoluted! I just can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to go to Russia and test and train if they didn't have an app in. Makes no sense. So I can't wait for the press conference...the whole situation is so bungled, I'm just too amused. <.g>
Oh, went on my last date with Max today! He rented out the entire restaurant, and told me he loved me. "Well done, you've got your man! Max is head-over-heels in love with you. He’s constantly going on about you - how cool you are, your smile, the funny things that you say, and just how completely and utterly amazing you are. Don’t tell anyone, but we’re a bit jealous of you. *Sigh*" <.giggle> I'm so surprised....between shooting him and alienating his mother, and my blase attitude that made him ask me twice if I was seeing someone else, I figured he had to break up with me. LOL Pleasant surprise. <.g>
Let's see, anything else? Don't think so. Nik has three new stories up (love the fact that each has a wildly different Lance that somehow is still totally in character), but helenish exceeded the bandwidth again. Rhys has a new one up, too, though, so off I go to read that!
I am of the opinion that holidays just shouldn't exist. Ditto "family togetherness." Screw that...rich people from centuries past had the right idea. Keep the kids and adults separate, and the adults don't see each other often, either. Do your own thing. Everyone's happier that way.
That said. Mom and I had a blast planting flowers today. Turns out I'm pretty good at spreading out clumps of woodchips (yay, new career option - manual labor), although I suck at the actual planting of flowers. I planned them well, though. It was just why we were doing it that sucks. Oh, and I hate dirt and mud. That's also less fun. But the yard looks pretty.
We also watched Founding Brothers on History Channel tonight, along with random bits of the Trading Spaces marathon. FB was wonderful, and we can't wait for part two tomorrow. It's amazing the things you can learn and find fascinating just because you wanted to watch something to hear Rob Lowe's voice. ; ) (Okay, no, actually I love American history, and I love learning about history in general. I most likely would have watched it even with Rob. But he helped LOL) TS is always fun, too. Love that show.
People are feedbacking me on Sinful! ::bounces:: Makes me happy. Especially since it was just a fluffy little thing I wrote in one night that spiraled completely out of control after page one...everything after Lance taking the polish brush happened without my input, I swear. LOL But it came out pretty cute, I think. See, I knew joining that JC/Lance fic list 6 months ago would benefit me one day. LOL Maybe now I'll finish that other Basez fic I've been working on (for the last, eeek, 6 months). <.g>
Man, I am amazingly sleepy. I've got some weird music on....I think it's opera, but I don't recognize it. I guess that War Letters thing I *wanted to hear is over already. LOL Oh, well, this is pretty interesting.
Sweet dreams, everybody. : )
To prove that I am, indeed, still alive, and things are actually going fine even if I'm not feeling chatty lately, I offer to you an update at The Zoo. Why, yes, I am FINALLY caught up with Ali and Nydia now, thanks. <.g>
Despite the title, Sinful is rated PG...JC is cute and maybe a little girly, which Lance isn't overly thrilled about, but my goodness, Lance certainly knows a lot about polishing people's nails. <.g>
Okay, someone on Scullyfic asked opinions about tonight's Buffy finale. I wrote a novella. Here it is, follow the nsyncers. <.g>
Yeah. Those strangled screeches heard throughout the country? Hi, that was me. <.g> I have not liked this season at all. (Except the musical, loved that.) Didn't like Buffy not dealing, Dawn annoyed me, I hated the implication that Wicca=heroin, didn't like Willow/Tara breaking up, didn't like Willow all bad, didn't like that Spike wasn't consistantly bad or good, didn't like no Giles, hated the breakup of Xander/Anya, well, you get the picture. <.g> I wasn't a happy camper. (And yes, I know why there was no Giles, and I fully support Tony and his decision. I just wish they would have MENTIONED him, damn it. Like tonight when looking up spells and running into Sumerian. Hello, CALL GILES, you idiots! He's in England, not dead. Why weren't they e-mailing with him? Calling him to catch up every so often? He was a huge part of their lives, and you don't have to cut people out when they move on. Why didn't he try to occasionally stay in contact? I know he was trying to help by leaving, and it's logical, but you don't just CUT YOURSELF OFF from the people who have been your family for the last 6 years!! Okay, um, see, this is the not happy. Started out as a one sentence clairifcation and turned into this rant. Sorry.)
I was somewhat spoiled for the finale, sometimes wrongly as it turned out. I knew it was going to be emotionally draining, and that I would continue to be not happy. And so it was. <.g> I loved seeing Giles again, though, and his laughter came exactly where it needed to in the episode.
it was a solid episode, I guess. I just don't like Willow as the evil, ending the world and killing people type. She's my girl, and I just can't buy it enough. it was so creepy how she still retained her Willowness, just was so mean and cruel. I felt it was like a scary movie, and I dislike scary movies. Also, I felt as if they had done this exact thing LAST season with Glory, the supposedly undefeatable woman, and was not all that impressed. So, basically, I was really at the point of thinking I might not watch next season, though it is the last. I just didn't know how they'd rebuild Willow into the gang, and I was still bitter over Spike and Tara.
And then the last scene. The last line. Hot damn, isn't it October yet?? I wanna see more! Spike with a soul totally blew me away...does that mean that what Buffy deserves is to be loved and with a soul he can love her and she can love him? I'd like that. I know, I know, it's been done before with Angel. (Which, hello, what the HELL happened last night?? Half the cast is gone! I want them back, please.) But Spike with a soul will be different than Angel with a soul, because Spike without a soul is so very completely different from Angel without a soul. Hey, wonder if we'll see some bloody awful poetry. I'm hoping the writers can get their heads out of their asses, where they had to have been this past year, and get back to the writing and plots they used to be up to. Spike could have been set up to be the big bad next season. Instead, he's gonna be a good guy....we saw him before he was vamped, he has to be. If as an unsouled demon, he could love and be sappy and fight for good even once in awhile, how bad can a souled-Spike be? (please don't let those be famous last words.) basically, I think he has some interesting and fun possibilities now...Joss, do not fuck this up. I will come after you with flashcards.
So, let's see. To sum it up: Hated this season. Am exhausted after this episode, and not censoring myself. Sorry. (Talking oddly as well, and apologizing often, too. Weird.) Am utterly fascinated and interested in the implications of all that happened tonight, especially the last scene with Spike, and am worried about the state Willow will be in come October. Also worried about how much time will have passed by the time we see them again, in their world. After all this, I don't want to be cheated out of seeing Willow deal, but I also don't want it to drag the show down again like this season was. But I think I was very invested in this episode...it pulled me in and wouldn't let me go, even when I wanted it to. Well written, directed, and acted. Just wish the plot had been different. <.g>
Oh, and was that Sarah McLachlan at the end? Pretty song. They use her well.
And slap me upside the head and call me stupid...Andrew is in love with Warren? Good heavens, I am the queen slasher of EVERYONE and I missed this. I always thought he had a crush, he had to to be doing all of this, but it wasn't really a concrete thought that I thought was real. Now my friends are laughing at me for missing it so entirely. Were there words? Looks? You gotta help me here. LOL I missed slashy, gay boys. I'm sad.
Now I'm finally going away. <.g>
I need a happy post here. <.g> Despite the content of my last few, I'm actually doing quite well. Time to have a post to reflect that. Kinda, at any rate.
So, mariah updated her JC/Tony MMC fic, which is pretty fun. Favorite bit?
"Uh. I think I hear Christina screaming. I think Justin's tormenting her. Or, JC? Did you do something to her Barbie again?"
"I admit nothing."
Down the hall, they heard the cry of "Her hair is green!"
<.g>
What else? Oh, the lovely Melinda posted another nsync update...apparently Justin's been traveling around since June 1, writing and stuff. Yes, it would seem that the indomitable Mr. Timberlake has mastered the art of time travel. Is there nothing that boy can't do? Lance also had a little note at the bottom! Every sentence ended in an exclamation! And he apparently is forgetting English the more Russian he learns! "Its" a miracle, indeed! But he did show us his name in Russian, which I admit was pretty cool. (Ëýíñ Áàññ) The only thing I can think is that he left her a message and she transcribed it, hence the grammar errors and exclamation marks. <.g> Leave me my little fantasies, okay? I'm a grammar nazi, and I would cry if he butchered the written English language like that. LOL (For heavens sakes, "Im am"? That's total Melinda-speak. Or maybe he was drunk.) Oh, and according to Melinda "some of the guys" are going to Europe for promotions and "some the guys" are having a Memorial Day party. "Some the guys" are getting the shaft. LOL And what's with the vagueness? Like the Euro fans won't tell us which of the guys they get? LOL
Let's see, what else can I talk about? Waiting in line for an hour at the DMV gave me time to plan stories. I'm using Damien's plant story to get lance and Joey together. (He'd kill me if he knew) I'll post the plant story itself here after I write the story, so non-nsync-slash fans don't miss out. <.snicker> It's just an odd little story that I will forever tease him about. <.g>
I have my CDs on random...only one is all nsync, the rest are mostly *not nsync. I have gotten 7 nsync songs in a row, 4 of them from the one nsync CD. LOL Silly player, I want some Norah Jones!
Oh! Tomorrow is the last ever live Rosie...I'm so sad. I adore her, love her show. I'm going to miss her! But I can't wait to see what is planned for it. Should be wonderful. I've loved the last few, with the clips and everything. I remember a great deal of it.
Well, I want to actually get some sleep tonight, especially as mom and I want to take Josh to the movies tomorrow. Every night this week, I sign off and plan to go to bed around 11:30. Through things I just don't understand, I haven't gotten to bed before 1am at all. Oddness. LOL
Buffy. Damn. Wow. Buffy. ::blinks:: Yeah. Wow. I wasn't going to watch next season. I didn't like this one. At all. All through the episode, was just drained. I was totally saying goodbye. Then the last scene. Last line. And suddenly...invigorated for the coming season. Please let it be October soon.
Meanwhile, was that Sarah McLachlan singing at the end? Pretty.
Argh. Had two job interviews today...one at the bank, one at a preschool. I think the school is mine, but it's scary. Twenty kindergartners, all on my own. Twenty. And she said that this is a rough bunch. The first and second graders are sweethearts, but the kindergartners are tough. I would be the teacher. I would do swim with them one afternoon a week, and that morning I would be taking them out of the property on field trips. Is that even legal??? A 20:1 ratio, with the one being someone without a teaching certificate, let alone experience leading an entire class? I've been the aide in a number of kindergarten classrooms, but this would be a totally different experience. EEEEEEKKKK!!!! But it's money, fulltime, and she was excited for me and my week long internship in June. So. I'd have to take it, of course. But I'm scared. A lot. <.g>
Then, tomorow I'm going to get my permit. God, please let me be bringing everything. I can't find my purse with my SS card and voter registration in it, but I have my IL ID and an old permit that expired two years ago, both of which have my SS# on it. God, I wish I could find my purse. My mom will kill me if I don't get my permit tomorrow.
I swear, these are such tiny things, but I am nearing hysteria. I don't get it. I must breathe. Breathe breathe BREATHE, damn it.
I started Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood tonight, already on chapter 13. It's excellent. All along, though, I've been sympathizing with Sidda when she talks about envying her mother and the Ya-Yas, and the friendship/relationship they had, because I was seriously envious, too. But then Sidda's own friends came to visit her, and I was mad at Sidda, because I think she does have it, and she doesn't realize it. It made me wonder if it was my story, would the reader get annoyed with me for complaining and wanting that very thing that I actually have and don't realize? Sometimes I wonder what my life looks like to an outsider. How much I actually manage to hide, how much peeks through, what shows that I don't even know is there. I've gotten e-mails from people, GBabes actually, who complimented me on maturity and intelligence and kindness, and it blows me away, because I don't see it. Makes me wonder what they see, and what leads them to those conclusions about me. Also makes me wonder who's perception is correct...theirs, mine, no ones?
I don't know. Not sure where this is stemming from. Maybe the book, maybe because mom and I were talking today about how some SLPs are making her doubt her faith in Josh's abilities. Josh is a fantastic communicator. Not conventional, no. Sentences aren't grammatical. But who's are? Mine aren't, but you all understand what I say just fine. So he only conveys the important words..."mom video for night." Who needs the "I want"? He's saying he wants to have a video to bring in bed with him when he goes to sleep. Perfectly logical. (Some kids like teddy bears, Josh prefers videos and tapes to protect, make sure we don't steal them from him.) I think it sucks that these so-called professionals who don't see Josh more than 4 hours a month, at most, can know him, know what he's capable of, like we can, who live with him all the time. He gets his point across. People understand him. Isn't that the point of communication? Mom shouldn't doubt her instincts, let other people's perceptions color what she sees. She may not have a degree, but she knows Josh. But on the other side, they have experience and can compare Josh to other kids, see where he measures up. In this case, I don't buy that, I think personal knowledge eclipses professional experience. But who's to say who's right, or if anyone is? Opinions and perceptions are unique to an individual, so can they really be wrong? I disagree with their notions of Josh, but maybe I am biased. (Okay, yes, I am.) But that doesn't make my view of Josh less valid, does it? I see what I see, believe what I believe. And I believe he's a strong communicator, who can certainly improve, but so can we all. I really, truly believe that, no matter what those stupid, otherwise-opinioned people think.
Okay, I'm talking in circles. And I'm not sure of what I'm saying. Don't you love late-night, sleep-deprived posts?
<.giggle> According to this test, I am 61% obsessed with nsync, in other words, "You may become obsessed, but you aren't yet." <.g> Cool beans. (I think it was the "more than one"s that saved me...I tend to only have one of things. LOL But hey, dressing up as one of the boys for Halloween could be really fun. LOL I could have JC's hair, and probably do have some of his outfits already....)
Wow. XF ruled. I watched the first hour and half with my dad, which kinda detracted. He was great to watch with, don't get me wrong, but he's not a FAN like me. But he was totally sweet and left me alone for the last half hour. At about twenty till, it hit me that this was it. Then came ten till, and I was in awe. And then it ended, and I couldn't move. I need to gather my thoughts, so maybe I'll post tomorrow about it all. (Especially the last ten minutes. LOL)
In other news...finally, the person I wanted to win Survivor won. And did anyone else notice Rosie's ring? How long has she worn it? Oh, and Krissy...that guy from GL is Jordi Valsuso, who plays Tony. Yum. <.g>
Well, this is it. 4 hours and some minutes until the last ever episode of the X-Files. I'm so sad! I'm also completely unspoiled, something totaly unheard of. LOL I haven't watched as much as usual this past season...only maybe 60% of the episodes. But it's still MY SHOW, you know? It's one of the shows where I will always say I was and am a fan, even though my interest waned near the end.
So, yes, getting as prepared as I can. Wearing an XF shirt, got some sunflower seeds to snack on, and given the storms that are off and on, I'll most likely have a flashlight with me, too. (Next to that is phone numbers of people to call if the power goes out and I need them to put me on speaker phone so I can listen to the show. <.giggle>)
Count this as your reminder, Lady K...XF an hour earlier than usual, at 7pm CST. I hope you and E watch!! My boy's coming back to his Scully. <.g>
We went to Border's today, after we bought Josh's wheelchair. It made me realize that, yeah, my blog is pretty damn shallow 95% of the time. <.g> Believe it or not, I do have interests outside of nsync. So, I figured I'd take at least a brief moment to recommend some books I've read this past week.
Find Me, Rosie O'Donnell
This was a fast read, but extremely well written and very intense. It's not a typical auto-biography, or linear in anyway, but I felt I came out of it knowing a bit more about what an extremely complex and flawed woman she is, but still one I really would love to know. Parts of it were hard to read...some parts I identified with more than I would have liked, other times she went farther than I would have. It's almost not even her story, in the way she presents it. I found myself wrapped up in Stacie and Melissa's lives just as much as I was Rosie's, and their problems hurt me. Like Rosie, I kinda want to fix them. <.g>
It's an unconventional format, but I enjoyed it. It worked well. Some chapters were a page long, others much longer, but they were all as long as they needed to be. It was moving and, again, intense, and the very ending almost had me in tears. But happy ones. Like I said, it's a quick read (took me only a few hours, 213 pages), but one well-worth reading, IMO.
Lucky Man, Michael J. Fox
This book knocked me on my knees. It's a far more traditional style than Rosie's, and far more dense...took me 2 days to read this one, and I loved every moment. It grabs you from the start...his sense of humor, dry wit, irony, everything is there from page one. It starts with the day of "The Pinky Rebellion," when his first tremor began. From there, it takes us back to before he was born, with his grandmother, through his time after Spin City. His determination and strength is demonstrated with every word, and I loved the look at his life and work.
I'm really not sure what else I can say about this...he's a good man, a good writer, and he shared a lot in this book. Definitely high on my list of recommendations.
The Giver, Lois Lowry
This wasn't the first time I read this book. I've been reading it for many years now, but it still holds the same resonance for me. It is a children's book, yes, and I've seen it read as young as 3rd grade in the schools, but it's so much more than that. Everything about it is metaphor, and it has to sail right over the heads of 8 year olds. It's about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a Community where everyone is the same. The committee chooses jobs, spouses, etc. Children are born to Birthmothers and every December are given to a family. There is no love, there is no sex (adults take pills to stop the Stirrings), no unemployment, differences are to be ignored, everyone does what is told - and everyone is happy. It's a perfect world, but at the price of giving up everything that makes human beings unique. When Jonas is 12, he is chosen to be the one person in the community to hold the memories of the past...of happy things like rainbows and birthdays (weather is climate controlled), and of horrible things like war and pain. I'm not describing this well, and I apologize.
But the book makes so many statements about everything, I believe...capital punishment, families, government/Big Brother, shallowness of spirit, human engineering and cloning, etc. One of my favorite lines is between Jonas and The Giver, as Jonas is realizing that he can see the color red (there are no colors in this society), because his friend Fiona's hair is changing. The Giver laughs and says that Fiona does have bright red hair, and that it and kinks like it must drive the genetic scientists insane...I love that because it shows that it's not actually possible to completely get rid of the differences. They're always there, even if they aren't seen or commented on. It's also kind of scary, because there were still people who were willfully trying to eradicate those things.
Watching Jonas move from acceptance of his life to fighting against what is set is an amazing journey for the reader, though,...if anyone has read this, I'd love to discuss it. I have some feelings on Elsewhere that are apparently not the typical reactions of people, but I feel is a valid interpretation. <.g> If you haven't read this, it's an excellent book.
Currently, I'm rereading Mansfield Park (Jane Austen), and next up on my list are Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham (Phyllis Richman), Night (Elie Wiesel), and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells), all of which I purchased today at Border's (along with a new CD, from Norah Jones. I plan to do a review and upload some songs this week <.g>). So, that's what I'm reading now. Hope you like at least some of them. : )
Update at the Zoo! Man, am I falling behind. <.g> Ali has a new story up, which I think totally kicks ass. It's up at her page, and is JC/Justin. Feedback her, 'cause she rocks. : )
I'm thinking I might just want to create a whole Josh category. <.giggle>
So, josh plays Family Feud on the computer. He generally plays with one of us, because it's an adult game and the answers (espcially ones about sex and liquor) are generally above him. But he loves to have his input into the game. So we get answers like mom, elmo, nsync, etc. Well, there's this girl named Alisa on the PBS show Zoom, and Josh has this HUGE crush on her. So now his answers tend to be like www.alisa.com and stuff like that. Well, one question was "What makes a home?" Mom answered a few of them (family, furniture) and left the room. She heard Josh typing away, and then Louie said that he had the number one answer! Given his usual responses, this is unheard of. <.g> She ran in, and saw that he had typed "Love Alisa" and it accepted it for "love." LOL!! He was SOOOO proud of himself. LOL
Cute story number 2. I got some camp info yesterday (which was NOT cool...I'm worried about what it'll be like), and mom and I were discussing it while josh sat between us. He pulled over his Dynamyte and said GO RINA CAR DRIVE CAMPING ON TENT. Isn't that neat?? Then when I told him, yes, I would be driving to camp in June, he said GO RINA CAR DRIVE CAMPING ON TENT JUNE YES. <.giggle> See, this is good communication. It's maybe not standard syntactically correct, but it gets his point across and it's complex and he's morphing words correctly, and I think it's impressive. : )
I HATE job searching. Okay. So, on Tuesday I called LaSalle back in LaGrange and asked if they were hiring. They said yes, to call the HR person in the main branch in Chicago. I do. She calls back, repeats again LaGrange branch. Set up an interview...IN CHICAGO. Right across the street from my elementary school, actually. Big stress for all of us, as mom and Josh have to drive me and wait. So we go, get there 10 minutes early. I go in, fill out an app, and wait. And wait. And wait. 40 minutes later, she shows up from lunch. Start the interview, it goes well. Then she mentions that summer is only part time, and it's floating. So even though we discussed me wanting the Lagrange branch, she never mentioned that I would have to work at 5 other branches as well, rotating every week! I can't GET to any other branches! So it would be a parttime job I can't even get to. And I was there for over an hour because she was so inconsiderate, plus the 40 minute drive to get there, and another 40 to get back. We were all pretty pissed off by the end. Hopefully, my other places will pull through...I'd love Blockbuster or Walgreens. Or the preschool. <.sigh> Ick.
Watched the Emmys with mom...don't wanna spoil any West Coasters, but I GOTTA find out who that hot, talented actor on GL is, who was up against Lucky from GH. I forgot his name almost immediately after hearing it, but he blew me away with his acting. I'm considering watching GL to see him.
Friends and ER rocked last night, although ER's ending felt empty to me. It wasn't one. Annoying. But the episode itself was very intense. Less than 48 hours until the XF finale...think I'll cry a lot that night.
Hmmmm. Sleepy. But one more post coming up. <.eg>
Whooo! Got another story at the Zoo. : ) Nydia's story Breaking the Rules is up now! It's some hot gym-fic that I think came out great. <.g> So read and feedback, my dears! Maybe she'll write some more in that universe quickly, then. C'mon, I can't be the only one wanting more details about "that thing two nights ago with the blindfold, and the feather, and Lance's wrists tied to the headboard." <.eg>
Still downloading mail....ARGH. LOL Anyway, I love my brother. He's too cute, I swear it. So he uses a DynaMyte to speak, right? And that comes with voices you can use...Wendy is a growly, deep voice, Kit is a child's voice, Harry is an adult male voice, etc. So you can pick the one best suited to you. And there's also a music editor, where you input the words of a song with the music note, and it sings for you. So I've done a number of songs for josh...BBB, Oops I did it again, Savage Garden, Disney, etc. Quite the range. Anyway, his latest thing is to sing Britney Spears in Wendy's voice. It never fails to crack me up!! It's the most hysterical thing in the world, I swear. I'm gonna try and get a wav file of it. <.g>
I know I had a few more cute josh stories, but they're blanking right now. LOL (oooh, I Need Love is on the player now. <.snicker>) Maybe I'll remember soon. Mail is still downloading. Meanwhile, let's hope that I get used to the keyboard again, because this thing is not typing all the keys I hit and it's driving me INSANE!
Oh, slightly cute thing...he wants to have a sleepover in my room tomorrow. LOL Actually, he wanted that tonight, but I had a date with the nsync dvd and the computer. LOL So I'll make him watch Must See TV tomorrow. <.g> Oh, and he's so cute with his sentences now..."Rina get tape for night let's check now yes." <.giggle> 'Cause he started with get tape for night, and then when i said I couldn't find it, insisted that we go check. <.giggle> Possibly only adorable and impressive for people who know Josh and his communication, but yes. Made me smile!
Ooh, mail's downloaded.
My computer is finally up! I had a hell of a time making it connect, but finally, wires are in the right place. And, why yes, that is over 640-odd messages downloading on ONE e-mail address, thanks for asking.
Got my present from Kate today...Reel nsync. Really, they are so very adorable. And Lance sings! Alone. Several times. Nonsensy stuff, near as I could tell, but I wasn't really listening to words as much as listening to the lovely bass tones. <.g> (I was hooking up my computer as it was on, therefore didn't pay as much attention as I should have.) I don't think I love it as much as Kate seems to, but several parts had me in hysterics. <.g> Very amusing...they're such cute and cuddly dorks. LOL
Ya know, I love being at my computer again. LOL Now this feels like my room. nsync on the CD player (it's on random, but I bet i get a lot of nsync streaks going), mom complaining that I type too loudly, it's all good. <.g> I'm gonna make a dent in those 640+ e-mails, but since I know I had things to blog about, I'm sure I'll be back. <.g>
Gosh, it's been awhile since I blogged. LOL My computer still isn't hooked up, so I'm downstairs on my dad's. Let's see, what has happened?
Saturday was a nuisance. Moved out, it rained. Drove home, it rained. I swear to God, until I was 18 (except the day I was born), it was always gorgeous sunny weather on May 11. Oh, well. LOL I got Pop Odyssey on DVD, and I've already watched Space Cowboy a few times. ;) I've had it stuck in my head, too. Oh, but I got a card from my parents and one from Josh. My dad had bought one, and so had my mom, and when they showed each other what they had bought, they cracked up. Yes, they had bought me the same exact card. But I don't mind! You know those nsync cards? They got me the Lance signed one! I was so exicted..I had only seen JC And chris before, never Lance. So, yes, happy. LOL Oh, and that night, PBS aired The Philadelphia Story, one of my all time favorites. "CK Dexter Haven, you have unsuspected depth." <.g> Terrifyingly, it gave me an nsync story idea.
Mother's Day was uneventful. Hope all the mothers out there had a lovely day. : )
TOday JOsh went in for his latest 24 hour EEG. SO we went at 9 to get the 16 electrodes hooked on. He did SO amazingly well, and I was so proud of him. He's been great all day, too. Watched my GH tapes, watched nsync a lot. So it's loud in the house, whichI need to get used to again, but at least the loudness is fun!
Oooh, watched some OLTL today...LUNA WAS ON! I squealed. Didn't catch any booboos, but there's a whole week left.
Oh, hey, Miggie!! I love the book! Good thing I opened it when my dad was gone, though. <.giggle> My poor mother. She's like, "Is there something you plan to tell us?" LOL! I quickly reassured her that no, I didn't. (It's a book on lesbianism in the 20th century.) So, knowing what was waiting in Alicia's package, I opted to not open it just then and reminded her that Alicia was the one who sent me nsync stuff before. <.giggle> (This time, it's Queer as Folk.) So, yes. Briefly traumatized my mother, but she'll get over it. LOL I think she wants to read it when I'm done.
Oh, but I now know I'm a very big fan of strawberry margaritas. <.g> I think I went through 5 on Sunday. That was fun. LOL Not fun was calling Janet at the clinic, who began by telling me I had a job this summer with the camp, moved to "there is no camp but I'll cobble something together" to "Can't pay you, but do you want to volunteer?" today. I could kill her. So, tomorrow I'm gonan try adn find a job. Local theater is hiring afternoons, which I might take, and I'm also going to try Walgreens and Books a Million. And every other store in that local bitty mall. Maybe Josh's pediatrician is looking for an office worker. I MUST find a job. Very very very soon. Hopefully, I'll find something I'll love.There has to be a reason why the clinic didn't hire me, right? I just have to find it.
But now I must get some sleep. The gym smut story from my Jennie girl, who now has her own domain will give me very happy dreams indeed! Look for it at a Zoo near you once I get my computer back up. <.giggle>
Wheeee, it's been Lead Awareness Day for 4 and a half hours, and I'm still awake! LOL Damien ended up coming at about 10pm, and stayed until 3am. We had fun. <.g> Told silly stories, talked tv, movies, music, and books, and I may have gotten a little bit tipsy (the mudslide was fine, the really strong screwdriver that was mostly just vodka did me in) and may have started singing an nsync song. <.g> By that time we had migrated into my room and the people downstairs had pulled out Darrin's Dance Grooves and the guys were trying Bye Bye Bye, so, yeah. LOL He also said he was almost sure I could live with him in August, which would be kinda fun. Potentially awkward and scary, but also maybe fun. <.g> We'll see.
Okay, I don't normally EVER stay up this late. And dad's coming at 11. And I'm still not quite half packed. Well, maybe more. I have a hard time judging. It looks like nothing is packed, because my shelves and dresser top are still full, but all my drawers are empty. You just can't see that. <.g> But, yes. Must wake up soon. And I haven't even gone to bed yet. That's kinda sad. LOL So I think it's time to go to bed now, so I can get at least a little sleep in. <.g> I just can't believe it's already May and the school year is over...I liked this place. Gonna be sad to leave.
I am DONE with my junior year! AND I have a subletter!! I am so excited. It all fell together. Sure, the subletter is only paying 2/3 of the rent, but that's 2/3 that I don't have to pay. LOL I am so excited.
So, that is a huge relief and weight off my shoulders. I'm almost giddy, I swear. All I have left today to do is pack. I'm not going to be very orderly about it. It's called the "lift and dump" method. It's all going into plastic bags. Will it make me cry in the fall? Quite possibly. But I'll try and dump everything I'll actually need this summer into bags together, and put school stuff and desk stuff into other bags. Just keep the same things together, in more portable things. LOL It'll do, for now. <.g>
I'd turn on happy nsync music, but I really like Sarah's 80s mix she has going downstairs. <.g> So I'll just listen to that for now. LOL
I've been studying 376 all morning. I studied a fair amount last night. With what I studied, I feel comfortable and slightly confident. It's what he'll throw at me that I haven't come across in the text or notes that worries me. <.sigh> But it's almost over, and that's a Very Good Thing.
NBC was fantastic last night...Will and Grace was beautifully done, and Jack and Karen blew me away. ER made me cry. I was just sitting here, staring at the screen, tears rolling down my face. It was so sad and perfect and heartbreaking and all of that stuff. Just, yeah. Very well done, indeed. I'm going to miss him so much.
I have to pack today....ACK. LOL Gonna be pure hell. The plan is to get me home tomorrow afternoon, though, so Lead Awareness Day isn't a total bust. We're gonna get Mexican (I miss Queso Fundidos), make margaritas, and watch Mullholland Drive and MTV's Becoming nsync. <.giggle> My poor parents. They'll deal.
Man, I'm nervous about this exam. And everything else. It's all happening too fast...I wish tomorrow wasn't my birthday. Then I wouldn't have to move out so soon, I could spend all day tomorrow packing and stuff. <.sigh> Oh, well. I've done this every year so far, why should this one be different? Guess I'll clean up a bit now and review a little bit more.
So today wasn't overly productive, unfortunately. Met with Jazzercise and have plans to combat those money-grubbing jerks. Did some of my 376 review sheet, but not enough. Took a nap, and am still exhausted. I did, however, spend a lot of time working on the new archive. So, without further ado, I present...
Okay, it's kind of empty right now. <.g> Each of us has one story up, though, one more might be up later this week, and we all have some in progress. I grant you, it's rather colorful, but it's done in the colors of the rainbow. <.g> Given that all the stories there are slash (so if you don't like slash, don't bother going), I thought it made some sense. LOL So, yes. Go play around if slash is up your alley. <.g>
Meanwhile, all that done, I need to go back to my 376 book. <.sigh>
Well, the exam....went. <.g> I wish I felt better about it. But I think I still have my B. So after that, I determined that today was a playing day. And somehow, playing meant "domain day." I created pages for the rest of my error pages, which was a lot of fun. Then I created an archive of nsync slash by two very talented authors and myself. It's, um, colorful. <.g> Give me a few days to get more than just my first story up, and I'll link to it. : ) I had SO much fun making it...I ended up in Kate's room to design it since I can see colors better in there. LOL I've really missed doing website stuff...you'd think that I would then be motivated to move c-r over from geocities, but less so on that. LOL I will this summer, though. Determined here. <.g> But for now, I love starting over from scratch and making pretty things. So that was cool.
Buffy was less cool, though. I'm totally spoiled for the rest of the season, and I knew what was happening tonight, and I still let out a whimper when it happened. Because the way they did it...it was just stunning. In a bad way. I couldn't believe it, even as I saw it. They did it perfectly, they just shouldn't have done it. At all. Really.
Okay, I spent a lot of time staring at many garish colors and many confusing codes, so I'm kinda sleepy now. LOL Tomorrow, I need to start studying 376 and packing. Joy.
Whoooo! The last of my s-d friends is finally onboard! Eve has entered the domain with her little Corner of the Sky. She just got it today, so, yes, a little on the empty side, but it'll be full soon. <.g> Go say hi and welcome her to the neighborhood! : )
Well, woke up this morning and the internet was down. <.g> So, I got a little bit more studying done. I'm sick of this class. LOL I love it, love the material, do not want to study anymore. <.g> But I did all morning before my interview. Which, I think, went okay. I mean, okay, no experience in retail. Or really much with adults. <.g> But I'm very willing to learn, very willing to work 40 hours a week for a month even after school starts, she was really interested in all my kidlet stories, and thought it was absolutely wonderful I wanted to go to NY for grad school, since that's where she's from. LOL She was really nice, and I think I managed to be personable and friendly. See, I TRY to be, but I'm so shy that I hate talking and never ever know what to say. But we talked a little about movies, and the fact that the store in College Station, TX's roof collapsed and the claims guy keeps calling her "little lady" and it's kind of annoying. LOL So, we'll see, I guess. She'll let me know by Thursday.
So, half an hour until I have to leave for the next final. I'm a little nervous, which is crazy, because it won't be too hard. But I'm frustrated because it's a 40 question exam, with 6 bonus points, and I need a 42 on it to get an A in the class. And so it's POSSIBLE, just not LIKELY. And that's really really annoying. LOL But I read the chapters (most of them, anyway LOL) which will help on those 8 questions, and and reviewed my notes (all freaking THREE DAYS of them) a few times. So, yes. I put a tiny bit of effort in, anyway. <.g>
Well, so far, doing good. Turned in my 376 paper, my 386 final, posted some sublet flyers around campus, and got a job interview set up tomorrow morning for Notes and Quotes next fall. ::nods:: All good stuff indeed.
So, today I must study for the Artic exam tomorrow. Kathryn said the study guide is long, but the study guide is all book stuff. There are 40 questions on the exam, and 8 comes from the book. <.g> So I figure I'll read the 3 chapters, reread my notes, do the definitions, and make sure I have a vague idea of the study questions. LOL It should be quite manageable, really.
It always makes me laugh when my horoscope actually matches what is happening in my life. Witness mine for this week:
For someone who likes security you may find yourself worried by a situation which builds up this week as several important aspects work together to form a trying situation. Venus, your ruling planet conjuncts Saturn and Mars and also opposes Pluto, which could indicate that your self-esteem may suffer a blow, either concerning your financial situation, or some aspect of the work you do. There may be stumbling blocks associated with payments, both money coming in or going out, or with attempting to set up financial arrangements. If you and your partner are experiencing financial difficulties then there may well be one or two power struggles concerning these things. But the good news is that once this situation is cleared up, which it will do, you will have also cleared up a host of other worries in the process. Try not to allow problems to appear insurmountable, as this will dent your confidence. What is going on here looks far worse than it actually is, so use this chance to walk right up to your fears and move through them like a knife through butter. You may not be feeling particularly romantic as a result, but time out with good friends will help you to relax and feel better.
LOL! Yeah, pretty much hitting the nail on the head. Hey, so, other Taurus' with the "money coming in" problem...come sublet my room and alleivate my "money going out" problems...we'll both win! <.g> Here's hoping for that clear-up soon.
Thanks to Meg and her suggestion of Arial 12, my feedback paper is now on page 11 and I'm writing the conclusion. Bless her heart. And really, I'm pretty happy with the way this one turned out. It's not stellar, but it's solid and well-written. Here's hoping for a "good"! <.g>
My Jennie girl cheered me up by working on her silly nsync-AU fic set in a gym last night, and writing it directly into the IM. And she just inforned me there's a sequel. Words cannot express my excitement. <.g> I'll post links when available. 'Cause, yeah. Jennie-fic! Fun Jennie-fic! : )
So I've collected 10 of the songs for my dad's CD, and four are still queued up. Hopefully they'll come down soon, or else I'll be making him two kinda short ones. <.g> I think he'll really love it, though. Got a bunch of Lou Rawls and stuff. But, hey. Anyone wanna help with these two? One is an instrumental driving son from the early 70s that was very popular, and one is a more recent song about the guy's father dying. I think what he was referring to was the song about In My Father's Eyes by Peter Gabriel or maybe George Michael, but there might be others that I'm forgetting or not knowing. So, any ideas on those would be *greatly appreciated!!
Okay. So. Must finish my blasted conclusion, and start my 385 review sheet. I'll give daddy's songs another day or so to download.
Everything is just such a mess. Aarti won't let me sublet to a guy, only guys are calling, my dad is getting so pissed off that I would have to pay to live here and not live here, I'm plenty not happy about it myself, and it's so horrible. I don't know what to do, only guys are calling and I can't control that. I've put in two inquiries to summer jobs on campus, but I would hate that. I want to go home. I want to work at the clinic again, but damn Janet never called back. I've been working hard on this and nothing is happening. I just fucking don't know what else to do.
I've had ESPN on all day for Derby Day. Mom always watches, got me hooked in long ago. This year she says she's not going to watch. I've never been one for paying attention to favorites or anything, I'm one of the stupid ones who goes by names. So, good luck, Ocean Sound. Wish I could watch with my mom.
I finished that damned EdPsych paper! And due to the the loveliness of Courrier New and headings, it's a full seven pages, only one page less than it should be! YAY!!! I'm thrilled! And, I really can't believe this, I'm actually 20 minutes ahead of schedule. I honestly didn't think I'd have time to research interal feedback, but I do! How neat!
Hey, guy from last night called again...one of the ones who wants to sublet. Got his name and number this time, and I'm supposed to call him tomorrow when Sarah and Aarti are available for him and his friend to check out our rooms. And now this guy Jerry called and will also stop by tomorrow. I don't get why only guys are calling...I swear, I'm halfway to renting Kate's room for the summer so I can live with whatever guy gets my room. LOL This Jerry sounds really nice. <.g> Maybe I should call that camp lady after all. <.g>
So, yes. I've accomplished everything on my list besides 376, which was just on there to be on there. Maybe I'll start it later, maybe not. I really like this getting-stuff-done thing. <.g>
It's been awhile, so here's a bunch. <.g> I found this girl who put all her quiz results on one BIG page, so, yeah. Here. LOL
For heaven's sake, who wears that? Lance? Chris? LOL I found Justin's White Trash pants, I found Joey's "Tell Your Mom I said Hi," I know who those are, but this lost me, although I'm certain I've seen it before. <.g> (Side note...normally, Justin doesn't seem to have an ass. He does in these however.)
On the surface, you may seem a little boring, but the people who know you most know differently. You can be a total sweet heart when you want to, but you mainly spend your life as a hermit. You don't think very highly of yourself, but you are cool. So, lock yourself out of your room and live life, girl!
My first final today! I think we watch a movie and then discuss the teacher's style. I think that's a pretty cool final. <.g> Hopefully Kathryn and Aekyung still like me, as we got a B+ on the last exam, Kathryn wanted to revise it, and I just did not have time and told her so. So, yeah. Please let my exam group like me. LOL
Watching VH1 this morning....Lance finally made the ticker. "nysnc's Lance Bass is still determined to go to space, and I am still determined to send him there." LOL!! I loved that. Also like seeing Moby's "We are all made of stars" on VH1...I love the song, love Moby, and really like JC in the video. LOL He's so cute! My favorite part is his second shot, with the little smirk and crinkly eyes. <.g> Too cute.
Lauren, Meg and I met yesterday to do notes on our 386 exam. Man, Melissa does not care about this exam at all. LOL One of the questions is lifted directly from our notes...one of questions in it is to diagnose Julio. In the notes, Julio's paragraph is topped by a header of "SLI." Ta-da, diagnosed. LOL We discovered that after we had diagnosed him (correctly), but still, we cracked up. LOL So I finished 4/5 questions last night and will finish the last one momentarily. It's so easy, I'm terrified I'm missing the catch.
We had fun working together...Meg made brownies and Crystal Lite, and it was all good. But. Somehow, the discussion delved into weddings. See, Lauren has Gary and Meg has Joe. Now 9 months ago, literally, Lauren had no interest in dating after her experiences the year before (when she went through so many I couldn't keep up with names), she thought men were scum, she had no desire to get married and she definitely didn't want kids. Now, though, she'll accidentally say things like, "When Gary and I get married, IF! IF Gary and I get married!" and talking about future children. ::blinks:: And it's not, like, as sudden as I'm protraying it, except it kinda is. But I honestly think she and Gary will end up married. And so Meg pulled out her Cartier's book and they were discussing the engagement rings they want and how they've talked them over with their respective guys, and it's like, man. I have nothing to contribute. Sure, I know the ring I like and I remember a few sites from Krissy's wedding plans, but I'm missing the key element of GROOM that they already have. And man, does that suck. <.g> Feeling kind of left out! Anyone reading this a nice guy between the ages of, I don't know, 20 and 30? Live near Illinois? LOL Know a nice guy near IL between 20-30? LOL Not for a groom just yet, mind you, but a boyfriend would be appreciated. <.g>
Okay. So, plans for the day. Quickly finish question 5. Take a shower. Put together my EdPsych portfolio, fill out the ISES form for Dr. Zola, finish my EdPsych paper by adding in headings and citations, drop off my application at N&Q, and start to research internal feedback. That sounds like a lot, but most of it won't take more than 10 minutes each. Just the paper stuff is big, really. So, yes. Question five, ahoy.
Well, it's been a pretty productive day so far. Paid bills, filled out a job app, researched more 376, wrote another page, and set up an appointment with a guy named Aaron about subleting my room for the summer. God, please please please let Aaron work out. I need it to so badly.
And yeah, page 8 of my paper, and I still have a whole section left to research/write tonight and tomorrow, plus a conclusion and cites. I am so good to go. Very exciting!! And I'm meeting with the girls in a few hours to work on our other exam, which hopefully I can get done today and tomorrow as well. Or maybe tonight and Saturday, since I need to do cites in my EdPsych paper tomorrow, too.
Hmmm. I was so bouncy all morning, and getting stuff done, and now I'm just...blah. Sad, or nervous about something. No real reason for it, either. Maybe I just need a break. I'll finish typing about the McGurk Effect and read a story, maybe. It'll be nice to get out of the house and hang out at Meg's for awhile. I heard rumors about oreo cheesecake there. <.g> It'll probably kill me, as I had Rocky Road at Baskin Robbin's free scoop night last night, but damn, it's a good way to go. LOL
Well, according to Rolling Stone, Lance is going to Russia on May 13. How totally cool is that?? But man, I hope they film the video for Selfish, if that is the next single, before he goes! I think the next 6 months are gonna suck as a Lance fan, since I won't ever see him like I will the other guys, but I'm still pretty excited for him. Sure, I'd never want to go there (which is apparently making me the odd person out among all of my friends. Huh), but the opportunity is so damned cool. So, yay Lance! Let's all hope he "passes muster" in training and does get to go. LOL
I have no more classes! Yay! Okay, sure, now I have to deal with finals, but no more classes. <.g> That's pretty neat. And it was a great class to end on, too..EdPsych. He had teachers come in who were really cool, and answered our questions and stuff. And he ended it by toasting us and saying he knew we'd all be great at what we ended up doing, which was really sweet of him. I loved that class.
So I found an nsync story yesterday...quite probably the only nonslash one I've ever read that wasn't written by a friend. <.g> It was super sweet...this woman drops off a 2 year old, Kyle, with Chris and says it's JC's son. Which it is. So it's about JC learning to be a parent (man, he sucked at first. I mean, REALLY sucked) and falling in love with Jessica, who's their wardrobe girl and takes care of Kyle all the time. So of course it's totally cliched and probably VERY Mary Sue-d (Lance's fiancee is named Amy. The author of the story is named Amy), but it's actually, for the most part, well-written. And I'm thinking Amy either did a hell of a lot of research, or spends time with 2 year olds. LOL She's off on a few speech things, making him a little too advanced, but she's mostly dead-on. Yes, this is what I've been reduced to. <.g> As I read Kyle's lines, I started analyzing his phonological processes, mentally counting his MLU, critiquing it when he said sounds he just could not produce at that age, appluading when she got them right, etc. My major is invading my brain. LOL But hey, it's practice for Tuesday's exam, I guess. <.g> "Why, yes, Joan, I did study! I read a 30 part story for SEVEN HOURS over two days and analyzed a 2 year old character's speech." <.groan>
Reading some summaries of Florida shows...at one of the soundchecks, they were asked who they most wanted to meet and JC said Stephen Hawking. I swear, I practically swooned. LOL Dude, he's like the most famous AAC-user. And sure, that's probably not why JC wants to meet him, but he wants to meet an AAC-user! <.g> As the sister of a kid who uses AAC and as one who plans to focus on AAC in speech therapy, I think that says a lot about him and just plain makes me excited. LOL Okay, yeah, I'm easy. Your point? <.g>
Okay, so all I have to do today is work on my 376 paper. I'm feeling highly unmotivated, but maybe I'll be moreso after I finally eat breakfast and my tummy stops complaining. <.g> Just a few pages left, nearing the end! Whooo! I'll be thrilled to have it done with.
