Thursday, December 22, 2005

   College Stuffs
Well, I just mailed out my application to Northern Illinois University today *sigh* It's sneaking up on me. Not that I don't want to go and finish everything so that I can be done with college (and in turn, a lifestyle that focuses solely on my grades), but, you know, you just get comfortable with something and then it's like, "Whoop, time to go somewhere else and have to get to know people all over again and probably find a new job, and get used to a new set of standards, etc, etc, blah, blah..." I mean, I'll still be living at home, since we're pretty close to NIU, but it'll be a pain. Oh well. *laughs* I usually get over all that in about a week or so and then forget why I was even annoyed in the first place ^_^

Oh, and I've taken (another) hiatus from reading "The Sword of Shannara". Not that I don't want to finish it, but I got some books from the library and those always come first. Hahaha, am I the only one who still checks out the juvenille/young adult sections? You gotta keep up on what the kids are reading these days. You never know when you might find something interesting ^_^ Like, did you know that the series Pendragon is written by the guy who used to direct Are You Afraid of the Dark? O_o See, you learn something new every day.

-Quote of the Day-
"Of course! I should have know! Quigs on Second Earth are monster dogs, quigs on Denduron are monster bears, and quigs on Cloral are monster sharks. It was so simple. Everybody knew that. Mental note to self: Stay away from Cloral."
-Pendragon: The Merchant of Death- (haha, it's good to know that today's children are learning sarcasm ^_^)
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

   Nap Time
Hello everyone. Sorry I've been gone a couple days. As mentioned before, I've had family over. Which equals trips to other relatives houses, late nights of board games, and an InuYasha movie marathon since my cousin Tina is a fan. So yeah. Busy, busy. But they headed home Monday morning, so all is back to normal now.

These next few weeks are going to be kind of dull, what with only work now, so I don't know how much I'm going to have to say, but once Christmas rolls past and New Year's comes around, things should pick up.

Oh, I'm reading "The Sword of Shannara" now. I've had it for a while, but I've just now started it. When my uncle noticed that I had it, he said that it was really good, and that reminded me to get back to it. So yeah, more elves, hunters, mysterious personages, and evil warlords to read about. Whooo! Longbows! *grins*

Oh, I almost forgot. My mom received a family Christmas gift today, and it was a geisha doll. It's about a foot tall and it has a fabulous kimono on and it's holding a paper fan. So pretty! Mom put it in my room because she didn't know what to do with it and figured I'd like it. So now it's going to go on top of my bookshelf with all my other old dolls and such. Whooo! All hail well meaning but slightly off the mark Christmas gifts! ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
Zoë: "So... trap?"
Mal: "Trap."
Zoë: "We goin' in?"
Mal: "Ain't but a few hours out."
Wash: "Yeah, but remember the part where it's a trap?"
-Serenity- (coming out on video today!)
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

   Yay!
Whooo! I got out of work early on Friday! We had way too many people working, so I got to leave three hours early ^_^ I was supposed to go Christamas shopping with my friend, Elise, after work, so I called her and we went early. Yay! She was listening to a Bowie CD when she picked me up, and she was talking about how versatile Bowie is. Then, she wanted be to listen to this one song of his and I said, "Wait, I know this song! I never knew it was him!" So now apparently I'm a Bowie fan and I didn't even know it ^_^

As for the shopping, I found this rather ugly bracelet at Marshall Fields, but I liked the charms on it, so I bought it and I'm going to take it apart and make cooler stuff out of it ^_^ I'm so excited!

Also, my relatives are here now. Wooohooo! They're staying at our house for the weekend. Groovey.

-Quote of the Day-
"Bowie Unites All!"
-What Elise and I said we (along with her friend Joel) should put on T-shirts and wear around ^_^-
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Thursday, December 15, 2005

   Celebrate Good Times...
Whoooo! Finals are over! I now have four weeks of class-free time. Of course, I still have work, but our hours will be cut to make up for the lull, since there's not going to be much traffic in the bookstore when all the students are on break. So whoooo! No class and less work! And since I now basically have an associates degree, I can do whatever I want next semester to kill the time until I can go to Northern next fall. You know what that means people? Art Classes! I'm taking Design, Drawing, Art History (Renaissance to Modern), and TV Production II. Yay, I get to learn how to draw! (wait, something sounds off with that...) I mean, yay, I get to go learn how to draw properly! Supposedly. But seeing as I've never taken a drawing class before, I have no clue what I'll be doing. Damn me and my 3-D Art fixation in high school! You think I would have, at least once, in four years of school, gone, "Hey, why don't I take a drawing class?" But nope. Playing with mud, fire, metal, and power tools always seemed like more fun. And I could always count on my 3-D teacher to pull us out of classes for random art field trips. The ones that never actually left the building were great. Like the time she had those of us in "gifted art" (read "students she liked", since everyone else taking art looked at it as a blow-off class) spend literally half the school day making glass beads in her class room. And when I was waiting to use one of the torches, I made a necklace out of notebook wire and a mini-glowstick I got from the toy machine at the bowling alley ^_^ Pliers ROCK! *cough* Ehem, anyway, I'm rambling. The point is, I've never taken a drawing class before, so I'm happy I am now.

And in other good news, my Aunt (mom's older sister) Marlene is (probably) coming from Missouri on Friday to visit! Yay! I love Marlene! She's the coolest ex-Marine I know. I'll get to see my cousins Tina (21) and Nick (19), too. They're supposed to come for Grandma's Christmas party this weekend. She always throws it the week or so before Christmas so that it doesn't conflict with other people's parties. So yeah. Groovyness all around ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
"'I'm going with you. King or not, you can't stop me. My father is being held in the throne room.'
'You are wounded and exhausted,' Zachary said. 'I don't want you to slow us down.'
'You have a broken arm,' Karigan retorted. 'Who will be slowing who?'
The king's eyebrows shot up, and his mouth was quirked in a half smile he couldn't quite hide. It was as if he wanted to laugh, but he knew better that to do so.
'I see' he said.
Horse Marshal Martel appeared at the king's side, his face impassive. 'I told you, my lord, we should have left her while she was asleep.'
'I should have listened more closely,' he said."
-Green Rider- (there, that's a slightly better quote than the last one. Karigan vs King Zachary, round two *ding* ^_^)
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

   TV Production Returns!
Well, I'm taking TV Production II next semester. Lauren from class bullied me into it ^_^ She's determined to get as many of us to take it as possible so we can all be in class together again. And pretty much everyone is going to. So yay! There is more squirrel hunting and high-pitched rapping still on the horizon ^_^

Ok, now it's time for me to go into nerd mode and talk about a book. How many of you have read (or even heard of) Green Rider by Kristen Britain? It's a great book, especially if you're a fantasy/adventure fan. The first half of the book is more adventure, with horseback chases, evil creatures, and lots of forest camping. The second half is a bit more sedate, but still exciting in the intrigue, culminating events and final battle ways. And yes, for people who like Tolkien-ish elves, there's an elf-type race in there. I know it sounds a bit cliche and all, but I really think it's worth a read. Kriten Britain is, in my opinion, an excellent writer who can use all these typical elements and still make a story that is interesting. And even better, if you like the story, there's a sequel out, too, and she's working on a third to be released in August. So yeah, I'm done pimping books for now ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
"Never forget you are a creature of free will. Free will is everything. You may choose to abandon your mission. Choice, my child, is the word. If you carry that message against your will, then the mission has already failed."
-Green Rider- (I know, cliche, but I can't help it, I'm tired and don't want to look for a better quote right now ^_^)
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Sunday, December 11, 2005

   Whooo! Party!
Man, Friday night was GREAT! It was my work's Christmas party. Present swapping, Christmas movie trivia (I kick ASS with Nightmare Before Christmas), drunken assistant manager (dude, highly amusing AND disturbing at the same time), bonding with co-workers and such. All good. My gift swap present was a set of caligraphy pen nibs and two bottles of India Ink (black and blue). It rocked! I LOVE Christmas! Man, once most of the people left, the few of us who stayed behind had some interesting moments. I felt like I was stuck in a reality TV show for a while. There's so much drama and unseen rivalries that get aired out when the people who get along are left alone in one place and they can stop being sociable for work's sake. You get to hear all kinds of stories about who did what to who, and when. It was very enlightening. I'm going to be going into work on Monday with a whole new look on things. Of course, that's pretty much what happened at the last work party I went to, but this adds a new dimension. Man, you can learn a WHOLE lot from drunken co-workers. I can't wait for the next party ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
*after discussion about relationships*
Assistant Manager: "To pre-marital sex!"
Other Co-Worker: "Doesn't she have teenaged daughters?"
Me: *laughing* "Oh yeah."
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Friday, December 9, 2005

   Whoww! Snow!
It is snowing like crazy here. I think I may have to dig my car out Friday morning T_T But my mom seemed to be enjoying it somewhat. We were riding in the Durango when she decided to floor it in an empty parking lot. Flooring+snow= slidey car. She's insane. Later on, when we were stuck behind a stupid truck going 10 mph on the highway while braking every 5 seconds, we decided that moving to Arizona would be a good idea ^_^ I think the intelligence of drivers is inversely proportional to the amount of snow coming down. I wanted to take a picture for you guys and show you what it looked like outside in the blizzard, but my step-dad's camera battery is dead T_T Although the good part about that was that I finally realized what I wanted for Christmas this year (it gets harder every year). That's right, my OWN camera. Muwahaha! Digital, that is. I have a film camera, but then you have to buy film, and pay to get your pictures developed, and all that crap. Plus there's no zoom (it's cheap). But yeah, good day for revealations and car skidding ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
King Arthur: "Who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder?"
Old Man: "There are some who call me... Tim."
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail-
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Thursday, December 8, 2005

   Whooo! Final Project!
Haha, today in TV Production class was the BEST! We did our final class production. It was a live-style, one take production. We ran a bunch of practice takes, then at 2:10pm sharp we did our taping. It was "America's Most Wanted: Christmas Edition" ^_^ We had Santa go on a drunken rampage and kill all the elves and reindeer. God, that class is fun. I'm going to miss it T_T No more of John's squirrel hunting, no more of Kristen's evil play-doh of death, no more of Mike singing random rap songs while simultaneously imitating Stitch's voice *sad sigh* Oh well. Life goes on. But it was fun while it lasted ^_^ Anyway, off I go. Sleep and what not. Other classes to start wraping up, plus work tomorrow. Later.

-Quote of the Day-
David: "I’m not sure I trust him."
Karl: "Why? He’s just a weird old guy with a limp and a few sticks of dynamite."
-Dinotopia-
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Wednesday, December 7, 2005

   Phweewh!
Man, it feels like I've been running in circles all day. Damn work! Damn school! Damn absence of decent free web-video hostings! Ok, venting done ^_^

So anyway, I've put up a new clip for my fan club thingy. I figured that since the last one was a fun clip, this one should be a cool clip. So yeah, Fai fighting people for 30 seconds set to the song "strange games" from Tsubasa. Groovy.

Finals are next week! When did this happen! They snuck up on me when I wasn't looking! Damn. Guess that means it's study time T_T And I still haven't signed up for next semster O.O Gotta do that, too. But then it's 4 weeks of no classes! Woohoo! Come on Christmas break! *sigh* Well, I better get going. Stuff to do, subjects to study T_T Later.

-Quote of the Day-
Haru: “Please…take good care of Yuki.”
Yuki: “Eh… Wha…What? So out of the blue…”
Kakeru: “Yes sir! I will make sure to make your daughter happy…!!”
Yuki: “Whaa… Now what are you saying? Do you WANT to be punched?”
-Fruits Basket chapter 81-
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Monday, December 5, 2005

   Victory Is Mine!
Well, I finally got my own record player. Woohoo! Operation "get-record-player-from-dad" was a success (although, actually it was more like operation "let-dad-give-me-record-player-he-didn't-want", but whatever ^_^).

So after that, I raided my mom's old records when I got home and found a copy of the Eagles Live from 1980, Eagles Greatest Hits from 1971-1975, Queen: The Game, and Queen: Greatest Hits. Whooo! Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, We Will Rock You, Fat Bottomed Girls... all the greats. The crazy thing is, I didn't even know they were all my moms. I though that some of them (ok, the good ones) had to be my step-dad's. But nope, all moms. It's weird, mom never talks about the music she listened to. Then she told me that she used to have an original copy of "Meet the Beatles", but that it got damaged and she had to throw it away T_T An original copy! I feel like one of King Arthur's knights who missed the Holy Grail vision by twenty minutes, or something. It just doesn't happen again. *sigh* Oh well, at least I found some other good stuff. I've been listening to records pretty much all day. And yelling at Vanilla Ice for trying to pass off Queen music as his own ^_^ God, he was so dumb.

Oh, I forgot to mention, Saturday was my mom and step-dad's tenth wedding anniversary O.o God, that makes me feel old. Hahaha. Well, I should go now, so see everyone later.

-Quote of the Day-
Romana Denison: "David, what is it?"
David Scott: "It's the height. I think I'm having a panic attack."
Romana Denison: "Remember, you are of the Sky."
David Scott: "I am not of the Sky. I don't know who said that. If anything I'm of the Couch."
-Dinotopia- (God, such a cheesy little mini-series, but I can't help it. I'm a sucker for cheese ^_^)
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