Monday, October 23, 2006

Various Commenting Boys: Creeps, all of you. ....but I'll still take the thongs. Delicious Sarah: Actually, I've bought people thongs, too, so we are at least equally weird on that point. If it's weird. Which I'm going to say nay to, cause I'm pretty much a connoisseur on weird and that just isn't ringing any bells. Recently, my brother bought Say Anything tickets for all of us because he's a good kid and he would also know nothing about them if it wasn't for brilliant, brilliant me. Me and Jen were very excited, but we've tried to see them twice in the past and bad things have happened, i.e. they got a flat tire and didn't even show, or the tickets sold out. So we have learned not to let our hopes get too high in this realm of rock and roll visitations. And then something miraculous happened. We bought the tickets... we showed up at the venue (the House of Blues in Downtown Disney)... and Say Anything actually came out and played. It was the most beautiful thing ever. Okay, really, it was a fantastic concert. Most of the stuff they played was off of ...Is A Real Boy, but there were a couple from ...Was A Real Boy and Baseball. Mr. Max is fucking hysterical, he's so "slightly gay and rebellious" but in a mature yet cool way. He's just friggin' awesome, basically. They also played the best encore ever, coming back out with Alive With The Glory Of Love, Walk Through Hell, and then Admit It!!. We all had an absolute blast and it was cool to have this sibling outing together and enjoy music that we all love. I only wish Matt had got a t-shirt, but I can't really explain that. Anyway, good news on the school front. I got an A on my American Lit paper, and a 94 on my Greek Tragedy midterm, so I'm pretty happy with both classes right now. Although I still don't know about the majority of my other midterms, so pooh. Pooh on slow grading teachers. I've also been doing a lot of grad school research, as well as talking to various professors about what they think about different grad programs and schools on the whole, and it's been more or less fruitful so far. I've got the next couple weeks to really get to work on that and finish everything up, as well as get started on a paper and a project for my current classes. So you see, the work really never ends around here. But I think I'm hanging on just fine. Or maybe I'll snap tomorrow and I don't even know it. Life is just full of surprises. But hey! The weather just took a nice, cold turn and it's just lovely out. Yay for warm jackets and fuzzy scarves!

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Sunday, October 15, 2006

This has been the best weekend I've had in a long time. Some of my friends from The Great London Experience came to Tally to visit and it was fantabuloso. I haven't seen Kacie since we all left London and it was especially great to see her because we are equally ridiculous and it is a beautiful thing. We had the greatest dinner known to man at this restaurant called Clusters and Hops. It's unbelievably expensive but it's so worth it, and desert and drinks afterwards were also quite lovely. The next morning we made waffles, had tea, went to Mission Park and ate subs from Publix and read poetry (we are, after all, English majors, in case you forgot), then drove out to Havana to have more tea and peruse this fantastic antique store. I bought this gorgeous ring and a pair of old italian shoes for $25 - score! In the evening we went to dinner at Decent Pizza, and then went to Fridays for more drinks, sang incredibly loudly in the car, and then went back to Caeli's to be silly. Kacie left this morning, sadness, so we did a little therapy shopping and then parted ways. The whole weekend was full of fantastic music and conversation. I miss these ladies so much, and I'm just reminded even more how wonderful and funny and clever they all really are. BFF, yo! Of course, now I have to study for three different midterms. I have five total - two were last week, and I've got two on Monday and then another on Tuesday. And that doesn't count the two papers that I had due two weeks ago. Yeah, October is the month from HELL. HEEEEELL. Speaking of, I am super excited for Halloween. Last year I was in London and I went on a Jack the Ripper tour, so this year can't really compare by default. But I'm going to be a Beatnik, and I have everything but my beret, which I ordered online. It's going to be awesome. I think I'm going to start making my Christmas list. If I put thongs on that, do you think anybody would buy me some? SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!! (Ha ha. Poor relatives.)

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Satan You scored 57% Pride, 55% Envy, 57% Ambition, and 55% Deceitfulness! You are Satan, the consummate villain, and the ascendant figure in the unholy trinity. Throughout history you have been called The Serpent, The Accuser, The Devil, Lucifer, The Prince of the Power of the Air, and The Dragon, among other things. Your "compatriots" in the unholy trinity, the Antichrist and the False Prophet, are merely pawns in your futile struggle with God. Though, they probably don’t know this. This is because you are a master of deception; indeed the Bible calls you "The Father of All Lies". You are also very ambitious, and you strive to be in positions of the utmost authority. Unfortunately, it was impossible for you to obtain the highest title in heaven and this is part of the reason why you decided to leave. Of course, you couldn’t just leave by yourself, so you managed to use your deceptive abilities to get one third of the angels in heaven to join with you in revolt. God put down the rebellion and expelled you from heaven. To most people, it would seem foolish to start a war against God, but pride can sometimes cause people to do foolish things. In heaven, you were the most beautiful and powerful of all angels and you were well aware of this. Unfortunately, you let your pride consume you and your passions led you down the road to perdition. After you were expelled from heaven, you let another one of your attributes consume you—envy. You knew that you could never defeat God, but you could attempt to destroy humanity, his most beloved creation. Your goal is to bring as many people as possible to suffer in Hell with you. Fortunately for you, but unfortunately for the rest of us, you’ve been endowed with all of the attributes necessary (deceptiveness, confidence, ruthlessness, and ambition) to do a terribly good job at this. OTHER BIBLICAL VILLAINS A Child of Israel The Serpent The Phillistine Judas Iscariot Jonah The Demon The Fallen Angel The False Prophet Goliath Pharaoh King Nebuchadnezzar Caiaphas King Saul Cain The Antichrist Satan My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Pride You scored higher than 99% on Envy You scored higher than 99% on Ambition You scored higher than 99% on Deceitfulness Link: The Which Biblical Villain Are You Test written by MetalliScats on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

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Monday, September 25, 2006

Recently some of my friends have been posting their ideal qualities in a partner and it reminded me of Barcelona. Me, Caeli, Leslie, and Ashley did the same thing in Barcelona and I remember writing it all down in my journal. Caeli had talked about how her mother had done the same thing when she was younger and a week later she met him. Granted, that week has come and gone for us but what girl hasn't sat down with a sheet of paper and thought about Prince Charming? Anyway, reading my friends list reminded me of the ones I had so diligently recorded and I thought it might be interesting to compare my list now with my list then. The Barcelona List - dark hair, "manicured bed-head" - dark eyes - looks good in hats - makes me laugh - witty and intelligent - likes to tease - is honest with me (...when it really counts) - likes animals - likes to explore - enjoys watching/playing sports - appreciates music, movies, literature, and art - is okay with going dutch and letting me pick up the bill - tolerant and open-minded to new/different ideas - has an inner child - isn't big on PDA and petnames - not overly romantic - goofly, quirky streak - independent Revised Edition A lot of it actually hasn't changed, except for a few subtle ones and some additions. I'm still more attracted to dark haired and dark eyed men, and scruffiness in general. I like the five o'clock shadow, and I like the way it feels. I like a guy who's as comfortable in slacks and a jacket as he is in basketball shorts and a baseball hat. I like a guy who likes to party some nights and then stay home on others and can have the same amount of fun doing either. I like a guy who likes himself, and who takes pride in who he is and what he does without crossing that line. I like a guy who's interested in the liberal arts as much as he's interested in sports and in politics and wants to discuss all of it with me at Starbucks. I want a guy who can go a few days without seeing me, but will call just to hear my voice. I want a guy who likes it when I hang out with him and his friends, and vice-versa, but also understands the importance of a girls night/boys night out. I want a guy who cares about school - and his eventual career - as much as I do, but who also understand that balance is necessary for harmony and that family will always come first. I want a guy who's not afraid to try new things, and is open minded to new ideas without compromising himself or his beliefs. I want a guy who can communicate what's going on and isn't be afraid to open up, even if it seems a little scary or he's not sure which road he's on exactly. I like a guy who can adapt, who's relaxed but responsible, and completely loyal. I like a guy who will challenge and tease me physically and intellectually, one who wants to show me off. I like a guy who's a little protective and a little possessive, who's just as passionate out of bed as he is in bed. I like a guy who's not afraid to be a little weird, and loves the fact that I am. I like a guy who finds joy and comfort in everday life, and especially in nature. I want him to want me as much as I want him, and who will want me even after death. But more than anything I want him to be real, even if he isn't everything I've ever dreamed of, because what good is a wish when it doesn't come true?

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Monday, September 18, 2006

I can't really decide if I actually like my work study so far. I'm pretty indifferent I guess - it's just something I have to do. The stuff she has me research doesn't exactly float my boat, per se, but it could be worse. Yesterday, instead of reading my Everglades book, I bought music on iTunes. I confess that I love the song "Sexyback," and that was one of many purchases. But I also got music by Regina Spektor and Rachael Yamagata, the latter of whom I'm exceedingly glad I bought. Her voice is very cool, and has a kind of Tracy Chapman/Rod Stewart earthy quality to it. Lots of emotion and inflections, and very fantastic lyrics. There's one song in particular, "Ode to..." that is simply amazing. If you like that kind of music, at least. We've been talking about The Scarlet Letter the last few days in my Major Figures in American Lit class and I must say that the more I study the book, the more I like it. But I think I like it in the way I like Wuthering Heights, in that the story itself is great, the writing is very pretty and descriptive, but I want to punch every character in the face. Maybe not every character, but at least the major ones. Dimmesdale is a coward and Hester Prynne is a doormat. I like Roger Chillingworth, to a degree, and although Hawthorne tries very hard to make him appear evil, I don't buy it. What's really interesting so far is that the edition of the book we're studying has a lot of essays about the work, including some 19th century reviews of the novel. A lot of the reviews are incredibly, er, Christian, and suggest that, while incredibly well written (even "genius" to some), the story itself is immoral and should not have been written. They call for an even more religious aspect to the book; one man even mentioned "the golden days of Puritanism." It both amuses and terrifies me because while the book is not religious enough for them, I find it appallingly and tyrannically Christian extremist. We have to write these "analytical journals," due next week, and I think I just found my topic. That's one of the things I love most about literature, though. The very fact that people can disagree so vehemently over the same text; that they can read the same thing and get completely different things out of it. It can ignite so much discussion, it's just so wonderful, lol. Oh look, it's raining.

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Thursday, September 7, 2006

It's a new semester, yaaaaaaaaaay. Minus the 34 books I have to buy for classes. THIRTY-FOUR!! Close to $500, which as an English major, is just ridiculous. We are not supposed to spend that much. The science people are the ones who pay $100 dollars for a book. Pure insanity. I guess that's just what I get for... um.... something? ...yeah, I got nothin. Anyway. Despite the workload, I really enjoy my classes so far and I think it's going to be a fun semester in that regard. I'm taking Major Figures in American Literature, Greek Tragedy, Philosophy of Feminism, Writing Florida (senior seminar), and Folklore. They are all very cool for various reasons, but I've been looking forward to the Folklore class since Freshman year, and it's going to be extremely interesting. We've got a collection project to do over the course of the semester and I'm thinking about doing mine on ouji boards. So if anybody has any stories about them or any experience, TELL ME. lol I also have work study this semester, and I'm getting paid to help an English professor do research. It's not entirely interesting, seeing as right now I'm just printing out everything known to man about Big Brother All-Stars (ew), but it is definitely something that will help me out in the future. It's a good experience, fo'sho. Things have continued to progress with Waffle Guy, although it's still the weirdest relationship ever. People keep asking me what's going on, are we dating, and all that, and I can only shrug in response. But people also like labels and like to have things pinned down, and I'm kind of liking the fact that it's not. So that's that. There's also tons of grad school stuff to be done now, but that can turn into an entire entry all its own and I really don't want to get started on that, ha ha. So instead, FOOTBALL, WOOOO!! FSU totally beat Miami. Take that, bitches! And Ohio State is #1 and it's going to be the most exciting season ever. I can't wait for the Texas game on Saturday. I'll be in Doak, watching FSU's first home game of the year (god, I miss the games. lol), but we will immediately be switching to that when the Troy game is over. I'm so excited. XD Still addicted to coffee, though. My poor, caffeine riddled body.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

So the other day I was checking my comments and one of the little links on myOtaku was for a personality quiz called, "Are You Hot?" I laughed for about ten minutes or so. ANYWHO. My sister's birthday was the 18th, and so was our friend Dave's, so on the 22nd (last Saturday) we threw them a party. It was pretty much the best party EVEH. I had on a little hula skirt and pretended to play this crappy little ukulele I got from the party store for about two hours before I got bored. But it was great while it lasted, god damn it! I do believe that my rendition of "If I Had A Hammer" was particularly moving. The best part though is that Waffle Guy finally and I had a really good time, and he even kissed me. Multiple times. So, I'm feeling pretty good about myself lately. Although I'm a little sad for this weekend because he'll be dancing with penguins or something at Sea World with his family the whole time, and next week is our last week. Crazy! No, really. Summer school is almost over? What happened? I swear, I was still busy complaining about how intolerably long it's been like three days ago, and now it's suddenly almost gone. Or maybe that was the alcohol. Eh. At least all my friends will be back soon, and I'll also get to visit at home for a little bit and rest up before fall starts. My Old Testament class is like the easiest thing ever. I wrote a paper comparing King Saul to King David and titled it, "Why People Don't Name Their Kids 'Saul'." It's been entertaining. Otherwise, that's about it. Huzzah.

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

One of my fabulous London Program friends went to Africa this summer to take part in some women's issues and various studies going on over there. I'm so proud of her and it's been awesome reading her blog and hearing all about it, but recently I found out she has malaria! Okay, malaria is bad, but this situation really isn't. She actually started treatment within the first 45 minutes of the fever so she'll be good to go in a few days, tops (this is what I'm told). But Jesus H. Christ, way to scare a brother! Er, sister. Speaking of. I've been taking this Old Testament course lately and it's been fun and thoroughly interesting, and also a little boring. It's tedious but easy. I hate these summer classes though. My art history one isn't so bad because it's stretched out over the whole summer, but then you're here for the whole summer and that gets old. Tallahassee is not the greatest place on earth, need I remind you. But then these shorter sessions have shorter classes and everything is crammed into six weeks and it's fucking insane. It's not worth the stress. For instance, it's only the third week of class but I have my second essay due tomorrow, on top of the three responses and the test that we've already done. And did I mention the reading? The terrifying amount of bible that I have to consume every night? I'm glad I'm learning this shit, but sometimes you just want to smack a Hebrew. This is also why I'm going to hell. I'll probably see about half of you there.

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Monday, June 19, 2006

I'm not dead yet! No, really. It's summer, though, and you'd think that I'd pay more attention to this. But I really don't. It happens. Not much is going on, although I'm trying to figure out a lot of stuff for myself. It'll be my last year and then I'll have graduamacated from el college-o, and that's pretty fucking scary to think about. I've been looking at grad programs in the north east, in Boston and the surrounding areas so far. I'd love to live in Boston, I think it would be a blast, and I have some family up that way. I've also been thinking about going for the doctorate... I'm gonna be in school for the rest of my life anyway, I might as well go for gold, right? And Dr. Arcadia just sounds so cool... ^_~ Otherwise, I'm of the firm belief that it is impossible to get a job in this stupid college town, and this is not because I haven't tried. Short of working the corner, it is just impossible to make money here. Been watching a lot of movies, reading books. Saturday is the most recent, by Ian McEwan. I honestly think that he is one of the best writers alive right now. The book was fabulous and I think that I'm probably going to read his Enduring Love next. He's also written Atonement, which I read for my British Lit Class in London, and it was one of the best books I have ever read. I've got a long list of stuff to get through, though, so if anybody wants to join the fun or at least wants a good book recommendation, just let me know. The most recent movie was Saw and that was last night. It was amazingly disappointing. I remember when there was a lot of talk about it on blogs and boards when it first came out but for one reason or another I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. I know a lot of people who said it was scary though and that absolutely baffles me. Not really, my friends. Unless we're talking about how bad the acting was, because that was definitely terrifying. I've been on a scary movie kick though. I watched The Exorcist a few days ago with Shannon and it was the first time she'd seen it, so that was fun. It remains one of my favorites. I also saw The Exorcism of Emily Rose not too long ago and that provoked a very interesting discussion on religion, so that was pretty cool. What are some favorites? There's a remarkable number of classics that I haven't seen yet, so I think I'm going to make that a new summer hobby... possibly. I'm still pretty broke. I hesitate to say that I've made no advances on the whole romantic aspect of my life, but not much has been happening. Certain people are coming back in the next couple of weeks for summer session C, however, so we'll see what happens. Otherwise, I'm probably going to take another class because that's the only way I can get financial aid and I need the money. I have university credit from a previous course debacle, so the class is already paid for. It looks like it'll be a course on the Old Testament, which I'm actually pretty excited about. I've been meaning to really read and study the bible lately. For some reason or another Christianity and the Church and all of that stuff has been incredibly interesting to me as of late. It might be because Constantine was on for like five days in a row and I kept catching the end of it where the Devil comes in. Best part of the movie, by the way. I love all of it though, unabashedly. lol Also, I love Aveda with a passion. They opened a student academy here and I finally got my hair cut. $12 for a professional job, kids. It's effing amazing. Aveda also has the absolute best products for your hair that money can buy. They're completely natural and they make your hair look fantastic. I italicize that for emphasis. Before I go, I am plugging this great, fun, entertaining book that everybody must buy. It's called Stupid and Contagious and it's a really light read, but it's fucking hysterical, and there's a huge focus on music in it. I love it. Go forth and spend your American dollars, my little ones!

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Sunday, May 7, 2006

Wow, every month I look back at my calender and wonder where the last month went. Time seems to be going faster every year. Shortly I'll be looking into grad schools in the Boston area as I attempt to figure out what I'm going to do with an English degree. Holy god, let's not think about that. It's a year away. A year ago, I was getting stuff done for London, doing paper work for it, dreaming about it, thinking how three months still seemed so far away. And now it's just another memory. One more experience for the stock pile. I am getting old. Next Sunday is my 21st birthday, can you believe that? I'm looking forward to it, since I'll be staying in Tallahassee and my friends (most of them) will be able to help me celebrate. My family is also coming up for the event because that Sunday also happens to be Mother's Day. Second time that's happened. Already got my birthday present, though. When I went home this week we stopped down at Mall of Millennia and went into the Apple Store there. It's like a friggin' play ground for geeks. They have the cutest damn socks for ipods, in a whole bunch of different colors, but they're thirty freaking dollars. Damn those bastards must be rich. Anyway, my ipod has been slightly broken for the last few weeks (no sound! gasp!) so I went to get it fixed and ended up trading it in for a new black one instead. It's fabulous and I luuuuurve eeet!! I've also been having fun with divination lately. I enjoy my tarot cards but me, Babs, and the siblings went to this psychic lady and got some individual stuff done and it was great. I don't know why I love this stuff so much, but it's really incredibly entertaining. The lady told me not to date for a while. That made me smile. Charlie: Yeah, I was referring to Waffle Dude. The whole thing is just insane, so after finals were done I kind of stopped worrying about it. Whatever happens, happens. Tony: Since my last post, the professor has put up the syllabus and given us our book list and he sounds like he's going to be pretty good. The book list and his goals for the class seem pretty hardcore. I don't know if he personally was effected, but it sounds like he has a lot of second hand stories and he also mentioned something about bringing in our own, if we knew of somebody who was involved. It's probably going to be a lot of work but at this point I'm really looking forward to it. Sarah: You're just too good to me, darling. Are you back in Miami yet? I've got long weekends so hopefully we can work something out. ;) Michael: You totally should, omg!! I love taking classes that I don't need... which generally happens every semester. Like scuba diving. But wouldn't it be cool if I had to take it to graduate? They give you a list of required courses and it reads: American Lit, Modern British Lit, Romantic Lit, The Short Story, Shakespeare, Critical Issues, Scuba Diving... God, that would rock. Sara: Amen, sistah.

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