Thursday, April 1, 2004

Crap-ola!

Internet is down again in the dorms. So my activity might be even more sparse in the next couple days. o_O;; I've been quite busy though. I've had at least one test a week, it seems, and this week is no exception. On top of that, I've been looking up classes for next year, trying to figure out major-related stuff, and I've also been looking for a job. T.T I found out I'm exempt from summer courses, though, which is quite excellent. I rock my socks. Yes, the quote was most definitely from the Fox and the Hound. That one always made me sad. Almost as sad as the Velveteen Rabbit, but not quite. Hopefully all is well in OtakuBoard Land. I'm going to do some quick cleaning in the AA before I have to get to class. If I'm lucky, my internet will be back by Friday and I'll be able to catch up on posting and all that. If nobody shoots me before then. o_O;;

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Sunday, March 28, 2004

Whoo for weekends!

Current Mood: Happy, and a bit tired. Listening To: Nothing Time: 4:00 PM After a not so fantastic week like last week, this weekend has been the perfect pick-me-up. It's been absolutely spiffing. It's been exactly what I need, and it's just really nice to get away from this campus. I only wish I could do it more often. Beach Synopsis: The jellyfish tried to eat me!! Okay, I lied, it really didn't. In fact, the only jellyfish we saw was this little round one, not much bigger than the palm of my hand, and that was when we were leaving. And we still ran from it like scared little girls when the water came in and pushed it forward [Note: The tide didn't move it at all. We're just a bunch of wimps.] I had a lot of fun though. The drive up wasn't terrible at all, despite the fact that it was indeed two hours, and half of it was rather scenic. Lovely coastal houses and shores and such. (We've decided it would be grand to spend the week at one of those big, raised up ones with the sky decks. Cool stuff.) It wasn't really crowded at all since we went to the part of the beach that was part of the state park, and even thought it felt sort of cold at first, it warmed up quick enough. Even went in the water (I kept an eye out for man-eating sharks, of course. You can never be too careful), even though it was colder than an eskimo's house in there. Eventually, you go numb, so it's all good. Of course, I think most of us got burned in some way or another. I always think that this time, I'll beat the sun at his own game. That, by some miracle of anti-klutzness, I'll have actually been able to cover my back completely with suntan lotion. But of course, I didn't, and there are splotchy marks where you can see my poor little fingers trying desperately to cover all the space. They tried so hard, too. I'm not nearly as bad as Natalie - the tops of her feet are red and it's hysterical to look at, heh. Beth just completely turned into a lobster. So generally speaking, I was probably the least burnt. Yay for me! On the way back we stopped at some place still on the shoreline to grab a bite to eat, since most of us were ready to grab our own sushi (if you catch my drift). Hot wings are good. So are strawberry margaritas (virgins, of course. Pure as the day they were born!), and us being the only people to sit inside, away from the sun, heh. Poor Sandy got a little sick on the drive back, but she was at least feeling better in the last half hour or so. Thankfully we all survived the trip without dying, getting eaten by sharks (or jellyfish), being swept away by the tide or devoured by seamonkies. (Beware the seamonkies.) Yes, all in all, quite a fantabulous day, if I do say so myself. And today, I went to the park with a whole bunch of Wesley people and that was a lot of fun. Sort of hot, but hey, I'm not complaining. We took a small walk and took some pictures (well, I took pictures, nobody else did), played some basketball, and went riding over some crazy hills in Kelly's jeep. Heh, good times. Now I'm back, feeling good, though a little tired and a little sore, and I've got pictures that I want to develope, so I think I'm going to try and get that done soon. I've also got some more letters to write (hee hee, I like markers) and things to get ready to send off for tomorrow, as well as a bit of studying (shucks), so this darling little girl is jetting off for now. Arcadia's Disney Trivia: Well, nobody got the last quote. That was Ursula, from The Little Mermaid. It's actually one of my favorite parts of the movie, heh. Go figure. Now, children, tell me where this one's from: If only the world wouldn't get in the way If only people would just let you play They say you're both being fools You're breaking all the rules They can't understand your magic wonderland

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Saturday, March 27, 2004

The lunatic is in my head.

Current Mood: Lovely, darling. Fantabulous. Watching: Mansfield Park Time: 12:24 AM Tonight was rather fun. Did the movie thing at Annie's, only we didn't ever watch the intended movie. Instead, we played some MarioKart on the SNES, in which my friend Kelly reigned supreme. We tried to beat her, but alas, she plays rather dirty. Stupid green shell. After that, we played some cards. The first game was Crazy Eights, and I won that one. Then we played some BS, which I did not win. I did well enough at first, and then I got down to one card, and it definitely wasn't what it was supposed to be. Of course they called me on it - what are friends for, after all? Annie ended up winning that one, though, with her stupid 2. Heh, good times. After that, some of us went downtown to the IMAX theatre, where they were showing this Pink Floyd laser show. It was pretty cool, except the projectors were sort of broken or something, so we didn't really get the entire show. We still had to pay the full $7 though. Jerks. It was sort of like watching a ton of mixed up screensavers, with a few album covers incorporated in here and there. Definitely pretty trippy, and some parts actually sort of made me dizzy, but hey. The music rocked. Tomorrow, we're going to the beach. Yay for sand and water and tans. Although I really hope that a shark doesn't bite my leg off or something. That would just kind of suck. Hope everybody else has a lovely weekend! And I fortunately know a little magic It's a talent that I always have possessed And here lately, please don't laugh I use it on behalf Of the miserable, lonely and depressed (Pathetic)

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Thursday, March 25, 2004

Some interesting specimens.

Current Mood: Worn out and .. just.. tired. Listening To: Escaflowne Time: 10:13 PM I feel like I'm tired all the time now. I don't get it. Maybe I'm just not used to getting more sleep, heh. Maybe I've just never noticed it before. Maybe it's because my sleeping patterns are sort of irregular. I don't know. My astronomy professor was gone today, so instead we had Dr. Prosper. And Dr. Prosper is the shizzle. He's this little black British guy and he's incredibly funny. We discussed the evolution of stars today, focusing on our sun, and Betelgeuse, which is much bigger than our sun. Our sun has enough energy to run for roughly 10 billion years, and it's about at its half way point right now. Eventually it will start heating up and growing, and will engulf Mercury and Venus, and possibly Earth. Either way, we're screwed, cause we'll just be too close (in the sun's atmosphere, probably) and gravity will cause us to spiral in even further. We'd basically disintegrate. Betelgeuse, on the other hand, is already winding down. Right now, it's a red giant, which is one of the last stages. After this, it'll just blow up. A supernova explosion with the force of 100 billion stars behind it. Prosper said that scientist believe this will happen in the next 100 thousand years or so, at any time - it could have already happened, for that matter. And when it does, there will be a shock wave, more than likely, and then we'll all die. According to him, "It's not going to be a good day." I think there's something about British accents, too, that just calls for your attention. I don't quite understand the allure, but it's there, nonetheless. You just kind of drink in every word they say. Needless to say, I was rapt with attention the entire period. I don't know how I'm going to go back to poor Lind after having such fun today in class with Prosper. Curse the fates, I suppose. Prosper was helping around the lab tonight, as well, and he usually doesn't. I think I've seen him out there once before, maybe. Usually there's this other Greek guy who's sort of in charge of the Labs, but he was MIA. George, my TA, told us that his little boy just died in a carcrash, and today was the first day of the funeral. That's the second or third death I've heard about this month, and I suppose that hasn't been helping my general mood all that much, either. I haven't really known any of these people - the closest was the little boy, because I've actually seen him. He had been around his father a few times, and the kid was adorable. Things like that aren't supposed to happen. So I'm sad, and tired, and I don't know how well I did on my history test today. Saturday is my best friend's birthday, and I won't be able to make it home to celebrate. That's the second time that's happened. Nothing really seems to be going the way I want it to lately, which can be a little disheartening sometimes, as I'm sure you know. At least tomorrow's Friday, though. Just get rid of this whole week, heh. I'm hoping that Friday will be better, though. Having a girl's movie night sort of thing at Annie's. Should be good and fun and just what I need. Hopefully. Sunday there might be a picnic, and where there's a picnic, there will be frisbee. Here's hoping everything goes well. (Hope, hope, hope.)

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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Long-Ass Quiz, part 1

Name: Megan Nicknames: Meg, Meglet, Meggie-Poo, Good Meg, Tomato Girl, Gilligan, Meg-chan... and so many more. >_>;; Sex: Female Location: Florida Siblings: 2 Their age & sex: 17, female; 14, male Birth place: New Orleans, Louisianna Birth date: May 14th Height: 5'3" Eye color: Dark brown Hair color: Darker brown Sign: Taurus, of course. ^.~ Word/Phrase: Mega Cool Super Funky™ Going to get married: We'll see. How old: .... How many kids: >_>;; Boy name (s): Jude, Noah, Holden, John, Kevin, Julian, Josh Girl name (s): Julia, Marlene, Lyn, June, Adelaide, Estelle, Camdyn (I have freaky taste, I know.) What’s Your… Color: Dark earth tones Symbol: Uh.. Animal: I've always liked whales, wolves, and birds. Website: Notta. Song: "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls Places you have lived: 1. New Orleans, LA 2. Orlando, FL 3. Tallahassee, FL Places you want to live: 1. London 2. California 3. Rome Where you see yourself in a year: 1. Still at FSU, studying my ass off, probably hoping I'll be able to go overseas soon. Last year you were: 1. Passive 2. High-strung Where you see yourself in five years: 1. Grad school 2. Possibly overseas 3. Hopefully I'll have a man by then. o_O;; With $1,000,000 I would... 1. Travel 2. Go shopping 3. Invest Name four people of same sex: 1. Meg 2. Lauren 3. Natalie 4. Babs Now, name one good thing about them: 1. Incredibly smart and very imaginative and absolutely gorgeous 2. Compassionate, generous, intelligent, talented actress 3. A very sweet, friendly girl; always modest 4. Really funny and fun-loving, with the same quirky sense of humor that I have And one bad: 1. I can't ever get my homework done because of her and we always seem to get each other in trouble. ^.^;; That, and she's stubborn as hell. 2. Not always the confidant leader I know she is. 3. Sometimes a little too passive. 4. Sometimes rebels for the sake of rebelling. Name four people of opposite sex: 1. Chris 2. Craig 3. Nick 4. David Now, name one good thing about them: 1. Hysterical, friendly, easy to talk to. Great actor. 2. Very cuddly and friendly, likes bad jokes just as much as I do. 3. Passionate and outgoing and independent. 4. Intelligent, witty and steadfast And one bad: 1. Let's just say that when he has a girlfriend, I hardly see him. 2. Flirts a lot, especially when drunk. T.T;; 3. He acts/speaks before he thinks, which has hurt a few people I care about. 4. He can be pretty stubborn.

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*cries*

Current Mood: Somewhat pleased. Listening To Howie Day. I don't know what the song name is at all, but it's cool. Time: 1:17 PM Actually, I take that back... it might be "I'm Sorry," since that keeps getting repeated over and over. It's a good guess, but sometimes they throw you for a loop, so you never really know. Anyway, those tears are tears of joy, my friends, because I did fairly well on my math test. In fact, I got a B - an 85. Which means I only missed three. My standards might not be too high compared to others in this abominable subject, but damn, I'm proud. Especially considering the position I was in last night. I pretty much went to bed thinking I just barely knew enough to scrap by. Then Math Lady answered some questions in class this morning, and lo, the clouds parted and the sun did shine. I'm really pretty happy about that. Yay for me. Still got that history test for tomorrow, though. >.>;; And my lab. Stupid lab. This has been a really lucky year for me, honestly. Considering it is the first year of college and everything is brand spanking new, it's been relatively ... normal. Classes have been fairly easy, and I've obviously been doing quite well academically (last semester, I made the Dean's List). I thought I was going to hate Kellum (my dorm hall), but I lucked out again. It's not so bad at all, and it really helps that I got a fantastic roommate. We haven't argued about anything, and we're already talking about next year and all the things we'll have to do together. In short, it's been really, really nice. Not having a car has been a bit of a drag, yes, but it's not anything that I continuously dwell on. If anything, it's given me a chance to really thrive on my own. Last semester, it was a lot tougher to deal with, but deal with it I did, and it was a good experience. It's like they say - change might be good, but it doesn't mean you're always going to like it. Thankfully, however, I've liked most of it. I feel like I should start my homework now, but I don't quite want to. Not just yet. ^.^;; I'd rather go to the Green and throw a frisbee around or something. So who's with me?! I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing Still a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing

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Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Mega Cool Super Funky™

Current Mood: A little tired. Listening To: The muffled sounds of my neighbor talking loudly into her phone. o_O;; Time: 7:08 PM I have been really poorly organized lately and it's really starting to bite me in the ass. I have two tests this week - the first I knew about, but I haven't prepared for it yet and it's tomorrow. That's the math one, which I really need to study for. The second one, which I only found out about today, was History. And it's Thursday. Imagine me going to class, all proud of myself because I've already thought up a topic for my essay, and she starts answering questions about the second exam. Some major WTF?!-ness going on, to say the least. So I've been pretty disappointed in myself all day. I lost my planner some time ago, and I'm really starting to kick myself for it. But I think that I'm going to check out the iSync programs I have on my computer and fix that problem. I have the means to get myself back together here, so I just need to do it. So that, along with a whole bunch of studying, is what I'll be doing tonight, and probably most of tomorrow. I also need to work on my astronomy lab and turn it in before my lab on Thursday, which I don't really want to go to. I hate myself. T.T;; The blackberries I'm eating are huge. They grew them on steroids or something. o.O;; I've continued to watch Alias with Natalie, and I'm pretty much hooked. While Ms. Sydney Bristow does kick a lot of ass, she also's pretty quick to judge and jumps to a lot of wrong conclusions that way. While it's inherently annoying, it's also kind of nice because she's obviously not perfect. Not everybody can learn from their mistakes the first time and be exactly right about them, you know? I don't know if this sort of character flaw is intentional or not, or if they're just trying to keep the suspense in the show by making her come to all these conclusions and assume that the audience will think the same... whatever the case, it's been interesting to watch. Plus some of the gadgets they have are pretty damn cool. Also, cutting your finger off for a job is pretty hardcore, I must say. The Tai Kwon Doe thing I did last night was pretty cool, but since I took a sort of karate for two years, it wasn't really anything I hadn't already learned. Although they really drilled in the whole "95% of self-defense is being smart, so don't get yourself into these sort of situations... blah blah, don't walk home by yourself, blah blah..." As a college student, and a woman, I understand the logistics behind this completely, even though I hate people telling me not to walk home by myself after 6:30 PM. On average, one in four women on a college campus will be raped. Period. That's pretty scary, but at the same time, it pisses me off. How many of those girls who contributed to the statistic went to a party and got drunk off their ass, first? If you want to talk about playing it smart, then go beat it in those girls before you start criticizing my "stubborn, independent tendencies". Here's another quick rape lesson for those who are interested. If you are in anyway under the influence of anything and somebody touches you or tries to have sex with you, it's rape (or at least, sexual harrassment/molestation). If you have any sort of toxins in your body at all (and by toxins I mean drugs, alcohol, sleeping pills, etc), you're immediately found to be unable to make a clear, concise decision. Even if you say yes, it doesn't count, because you're not in your proper mindset. Fascinating, isn't it? Another quick note before I dash off to study my poor little brain to pieces: I don't know if I'll be able to follow through with the current RPG idea I have right now. Which is really, really awful of me, and I'm sorry for it, but I have too much too worry about right now, and I'm definitely not inspired about this one. And if that's not there, then it makes it really damn hard to come up with good, original ideas. I feel horrible about it, but there's no use pretending. Ouch, papercut. I'm going to bleed to death. X_X;; Now don't try to kid me, man-cub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true

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Monday, March 22, 2004

Oh baby, oh baby!

Current Mood: Bouncy! Listening To: Change Your Mind - Sister Hazel Time: 3:50 PM Today's been an interesting Monday. It was freaking cold this morning though. You'd think I would have noticed that when I got up, or even when I went to take a shower. But no, I didn't, and so when I went to class, I froze my ass off. Thank goodness I didn't shave, cause then I probably would have worn shorts, and that would have been awful. I have a math test this week that I really need to buckle down and study for. This is the test I thought was last week, in case anybody was wondering. I don't know why you would, but you never know. Still not feeling the creative flow. I've been reverting back to old, fan-fictiony-type 'o' stuff to get my mind engaged again. Whatever gets the juices flowing. ^.~ We just got back from shopping, and it was actually sort of fun. Go figure. Well, I'm also sort of hyper, so that might have something to do with it. Hopefully this lasts.. then I can stay up a little later tonight and do some much needed chatting. But yeah, shopping. (It's moments like these when my easily distracted mind becomes most noticible. o_O) We bought some pretty little daffodils to light up the room a bit, as well as some delicious foodage and carbonated beverages. The latter of which I would like to partake of immediately, although I don't know if that's such a good idea, seeing as I'm going to this Mortal Komb--.... er, I mean, Tai Kwon Doe thing at five. Yes. Ahem. I will learn to kick some pansy-boy ass! Ye shalt not rapeth me!! Natalie has declared that she'll need therapy later in life because of me (which I can't rightly deny), so I agreed to sort of pay for it. Like, the first minute or something. She can say her name and lay on the couch, but that's it. The last bit-o-lyrics was from Treasure Planet, my friends. This new bit-o-lyrics is from.......? There's no man in town as admired as you You're everyone's favorite guy Everyone's awed and inspired by you And it's not very hard to see why

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