Friday, November 12, 2004

*holds sword closely to self*

Lawrence is my saviour, heh. He's staying with me tonight ater seeing The Grudge. I can safely say that after that experience I will never see another horror film in the movies ever, unless I or one of my friends happen to star in it. I was scared by it, but not irreversibly so. I was so glad I went with friends, because we needed to laugh about it afterwards. And we did start making jokes about there being dead Japanese women everywhere, including inside the Lindt chocolates that Ben bought us. And I agree with James- they are gorgeous ^_^ The film, however, was far from it. I'd only recommend it if you were seriously interested in that kind of stuff, or drunk. There were things about it that have now been added to my repertiore of 'things to fear when I'm in a stupidly irrational mood'. In terms of its structure, it's like any typical horror film you can mention. Deaths, more deaths, gory deaths of almost everyone in the entire cast, stereotypical charactrs, useless but knowledgeable police, creepy music and things that make you jump. So in that respect it was nothing special. But I Know What You Did Last Summer was a typical horror in the same way, only that was just crap. Because the suybject of The Grudge is something more intangible than a bloke coming back from the dead to kill people (although it's quite similar) and the way it was presented was much more haunting to someone like me. The real test of how effective it was will come when I have to put myself to bed late at night when everyone else is asleep *makes note of where all light switches are* But anyway, I will never watch it again, ever. My sister's hoping to see it tomorrow, but I warned her that she might not be able to get in- a friend of mine who's 18 was asked for ID, heh. So yes. I'll be okay, but I'll still want someone to hold my hand when I need them. I'm sorry I couldn't get on AIM tonight to talk to everyone- it's been a long day. See you soon, and take care ^_^ EDIT: Does anyone else have problems with pop-up ads appearing on MyO sites, or have I been infected with a piece of Adware?

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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Things that make you go AAAH!

I still don't feel entirely comfortable lying down in my room in the dark when I'm not tired. My brain's too active and tries to make sense of noises and things I see out of the corner of my eye too much, and I keep thinking I'll see... things that I won't go into. I had a nasty dream a couple of nights ago and a piece of it stuck with me. Needless to say, I'm even more apprehensive about seeing The Grudge, even though I want to. I know a lot of people can laugh at horror movies, but I'm not generally one of the people who can do that. Sure, if it's done really stupidly or the science is poorly explained then I won't pay any attention to it, but other times there's at least something about it that sticks. Just seeing the trailers for the film are making me a little edgy, even though the black cloud thing looks very unrealistic. I don't know. I guess I'll always have some kind of aversion to the dark unless I'm with someone. If someone else is there generally I'm fine, unless there's something unaccounted for nearby making noises or doing odd things. Domestic cats re-enacting Shakespeare, for instance. My driving lesson didn't go so well today- my instructor said it was normal, and I can believe that. I hope I can pull myself together enough to pass this time round. I know it's not the end of the world if I don't, but I really want to. It'll make things so much easier. Otherwise I'm feeling okay. Certain things are bothering me a little and I feel tired as hell. Mimmi bade me go and lie down earlier because I had a dull ache in the back of my head, and she was right to make me go, heh. I did feel better for it, if more tired. Mind you, I've had some late nights recently so that probably accounts for a lot of it. I haven't visited as many people as I wanted to today- Arcadia, Clair Chanteur and Panda to name three. I'll try and catch up as soon as I have time, heh. Take care, everyone. Get your sleep- it does you much good.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2004

I am full of pancakes ^_^;

Yes, I am. I ate three considerably large ones with cheese, ham and pineapple and they were nice. But they'd have been nicer if I was actually hungry when I ate them, but I can hardly do anything about that now, heh. I find myself at a point where I have little to do in classes, but there's a lot I will have to do very shortly. I spent the entire Stage Management lass talking with people about scary movies. Henceforth, I'm being dragged out to see The Grudge on Friday, at my extreme cautious ambivalence. I want someone to hold my hand >.> At any rate, we were going to have lunch at the college restaurant, as it's cheaper and nicer than the food court. Unfortunately (and for the second day running), it closed before we got there. And there was no reason why. if you're running an eating establishment you don't close early just because it's quieter than usual! Heck, we had eight people all wanting nice food but they still turned us away. Admittedly they were very nice about it but it annoyed me all the same. Instead we went to the new cafe (and I stress that it's a cafe, not a restaurant- there's a distinct difference) in Tesco. Considering it's a big chain, you might expect something a little more sustaining, yes? Unfortunately, this is Tesco we're talking about. Possibly the cheapest of the good places to go to, and certainly somewhere I never ever buy sandwiches from. The food was the same quality you might expect from a cheap tourist attraction (and in itself Tesco is pretty much one of those anyway...)- the food was stodgy and tasted of that fake cheese that most commercially-made pasta sauces taste of (I had 'Creamy Vegetable Bake', which sounds far more appetizing than it actually was), the vegetables were weak and tasteless and it was just not very good. Considering the only reason I went there was because of a recommendation I had from a friend (admittedly whose culinary standards aren't exactly tuned to mine), I felt blech. But at least I managed to resist the urge to have a Twix. I feel pleased with that, even though whenever I go into the Stop 'n Shop I feel irresistably drawn to them. Evil bastards >.> I can't think that much else has happened today. I'm so glad I have a lie-in tomorrow, though. People were pushing for me to come out tonight but in truth I'd rather have a quiet night at home, especially if I have a driving lesson the next day. Speaking of which, my instructor seems confident that I'll pass. I am confident, but I don't want to get complacent. After all, anything can happen. Wait a minute... *is suddenly incredibly scared* Oh bollocks, bollocks, bollocks! It's on MONDAY! Damn, I thought I had another week. I don't wanna do it yet! *hides* Shout-Outs JJRiddler- Yeah, I would have happily stayed at Dan's all night, but they get incredibly strict about attending lessons at college. Pooh. anatema- Thank you ^___^ Heaven's Cloud- Indeed so. I can't wait for Half-Life 2 to come out, and the digitally remastered version of the original sounds great, too. I'm a little worried about the realism, though. I prefer things more unbelieveable, in a way. Mimmi- Those buns looked great, heh ^_^ I love cinnamon. I don't know what cardamom is, though. *puppy eyes* Perhaps you could enlighten me? Arcadia- No, I have not played Halo 2 yet. And I doubt I ever will, because I don't have an X-Box, I don't intend to get one and Halo 2 has no multiplayer bots. Timeplitters: Future Perfect is something I'm looking forward to much, much more. Sara- Heh, you ^_~ What I said to Arcadia :p Karmi- Eee, confetti! *hugs* ^_^ Monkey Orange- J-Pop is very very cool. Although, technically, I think X-Japan is J-Rock, but I don't really know if there's a difference between the terms. And I always get motion sickness watching other people play games, but when I play them myself it's fine. I guess because you're watching in relation to your own actions and know where you're going so you can anticipate the movement, or something. Hevn- *hugs* Heh, it's okay ^_^ I'm sure I'll make a new one once this latest craze has died down ^_~ Now, if you'll excuse me, I have myself to scare...

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Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Night at Home

I've decided on my next musical purchases- Gackt's 'MOON' album and the second Final Fantasy: Unlimited score (both from CD Japan, I hasten to add- go there if you want any CDs remotely Japanese). I want to get into different Japanese bands more, and Gackt has a lovely voice- I think I prefer it even to L'arc~en~Ciel because it has that much more smoothness to it. They're very similar in style, but this just appeals to me slightly more. I've listened to his Emu ~For My Dear~ song and it's really lovely. But it's not on MOON- from hat I gather that'd appeal to me more than MARS, which was his first. See, I can pretend to know things about stuff ^_~ But I'm going out for a while tonight. I don't mind- it'll be nice to get some pleasant excitement (playing more Half-Life at Dan's, heh) after today's plodding, droning rehearsals. I was looking forward to seeing some people on AIM tonight- hopefully I'll be back early enough to have a decent chat. The Drama School applications are finally out of my hands- it's up to the Admin department and postal services now. All I need to do is sit and wait for a reply to arrive and a date for the workshop. Hopefully I won't be kept in suspense for too long. *hugs* Love you. See you soon, heh.

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Monday, November 8, 2004

Fish >.> [EDITED]

Typical, heh. I get a whole day to myself and I still haven't got everything done I was supposed to. never mind, heh. At least I sent my Drama School application form off today. Just need to fill in the UCAS form and I'll be set. That won't take long, and I should able to do if after I reset the computer for being annoying and jumping during my music and writing >.> Still, I've got quite a bit of headway with this Enter the Net chapter, heh. It's not the one I was planning on releasing next, but at least it's progress. I just need to think about it less and get on with it. The more you analyse what something needs, the less fluid the ideas flow. I'm pleased with it so far, but I will revise it once it's up. I might even go through the already published versions and edit out the spelling mistakes >.> EDIT: And I had some fantastic games of Literati with Mimmi, heh ^_^ The Results Are In! And yes, I'm still aware that I'm yet to finally decide on a name for my wasp, heh. I will tell you soon ^_^; Anyway, I'm going to go through my quiz and what I didn't like about it. 1. What is my middle name? It is Ralph. I sometimes wish it were Tristan- that'd be my next choice, heh. But Jake is entirely wrong ^_^; 2. Who is my favourite anime music composer? Now whatever answer you did answer with, you got points, but Kou Ohtani would have gotten you the most, Joe Hishaishi and Robert Etoll each a close second. I love Outlaw Star to pieces- even if I don't listen to it for a while, Kou will always remain my favourite composer. Problem 1- I mis-spelt Joe Hishaishi's name. Bugger >.> 3. Which character do I identify with most? The answer was Noble, from Beast Machines. I'd be willing to sacrifice anything for those I loved and cared for, much as he did in the series. Ayato Kamina got you points, but although I see elements of myself in him, his character's too highly strung in places for me to completely compare to. Problem 2- Something doesn't feel right about this one, somehow. Maybe I should choose similar but noticeably different characters next time. 4. What is my weapon of choice? A bit of a trick question here, heh. As much as I get to use swords, my favourite weapon is actually my Glaive. I love it ^_^ Problem 3- Trick questions are bastards. 5. I normally wear... Any/all of the above. I rarely co-ordinate everything in my outfits. 6. Which fiction work am I most proud of? 'Proud' was definitely the operative word here, but unfortunately I went ahead without thinking how much Nazreal meant to me. And in honesty, it means more to me than Enter the Net, even though that's the most successful one. I'm proud of its success, but Nazreal means more. Problem 4- Forgot to give points to Nazreal, and didn't differentiate between proudnesses. 7. Which was the last CD by a single artist (i.e. not a soundtrack) that I bought? Yeah, another trick question. It was 'Fallen', by Evanescence. Although I've not actually listened to it yet, so it doesn't really count as much as X-Japan, which I listen to much more. 8. If you recieve a gift from me, it's likely to be... Heh, I know who chose 'Something physical ^_~, but usually it'll be something music-related. Unfortunately what gifts you tend to receiv will depend on who you are- while I give most people music-related things (CDs), other people I reserve special things for, heh. I might write something, for example. Problem 5- I give a variety of gifts to different people, which affects the answers they might give. Hmm... 9. I would most like to meet... Hugh Jackman for 10 points. Shin was second with 9 points and Ewan McGregor gave you 8. 10. How much fun did I have making this quiz? Points-giving answers were "The questions were rather hard to come up with, but I enjoyed it ^_^" or "It was cool, heh". Fomr some reason I missed out points to "I R DID BEE TEH COOLSNESSAR!1!1!!1". Problem 6- Didn't check everything over before it went up >.> So there's my gripes about that quiz. Still, Kei managed to get a whopping 90, which was muchly good. Thanks to everyone who took it- it's greatly appreciated ^_^. I may make another one soon... But that's something for later, heh. In the meantime, I strongly suggest everyone go and hug Mimmi and Juu. EDIT: Kei needs you. Please go and see her.

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Sunday, November 7, 2004

Mouschi! [EDITED]

^ Cat in the Diary of Anne Frank. I created a quix, heh. Feel free to try it at your leisure ^_^ I've been meaning to for a long time, and thankfully my account was still active ^_^ Even more thankfully was that I remembered what my password was... Anyway, it's here. Some of the questions are worded quite specifically, so be careful before you answer ^_~ Alan and I had an interesting chat late last night. I'm looking forward to writing the next few chapters of Enter the Net, heh. I just need to read over the old ones for inspiration a bit, then hopefully I should be up and away. Solo's Casting Couch When I daydream, I often put myself into scenarios I've seen in movies, or ones I've been working on in my head for a long time. More often than not, scenes from films like Moulin Rouge become OB showcases for my brain ^_^; But I thought it'd be interesting to put down an OB/MyO cast for some films or animes. If you suggest some (preferably that I've seen), I'll rework the characters and put them up here, heh. Bear in mind that the relations of the characters might not necessarily correspond with reality, so if you feel any particular objection to a role you're given then say so and I'll change it. It's not as if it's meant to be serious anyway, heh. I'll edit this later ^_~ EDIT: I'll only give the main and lead-subordinate characters for each film, else it'll get too bad. I'm not going into who'd play each of the Crazy 88 >.> Mimmi's Flicks ^_~ KILL BILL: I don't actually remember much of Kill Bill, so some of this is guesswork >.> The Bride: Arcadia O-Ren Ishii: Raiha Vernita Green: terra Elle Driver: Queen Asuka Bill: Jokopoko (his name's William) Budd: Shinmaru (just makes sense, you know?) Sofie Fatale: anatema Gogo Yubari: Juuthena Hattori Hanzo: Alan Wow, lots of dangerous women o_o; STAR WARS: I'm only doing A New Hope here, because all six would be too much. Luke Skywalker: Ben Princess Leia Organa: DDG Darth Vader: Alex Han Solo: Desbreko Chewbacca: Me >.> Obi-Wan Kenobi: Shy C-3PO: Syk3 (Syk-3PO ^_~) R2-D2: Dragon Warrior Grand Moff Tarkin: Transtic Nerve Wedge Antilles: Kane X-MEN: I was looking forward to this, heh ^_^ I'll do characters from both movies, because they're cool. Wolverine: Wondershot Professor X: Charles Magneto: Alex (who else?) Dr. Jean Grey: Sara Cyclops: Shy Storm: Lady Katana Rogue: Mimmi (although it'll be pants rather than powers that she takes ^_~) Sabretooth: Desbreko Toad: MaxSonic Mystique: Raiha- for some reason Mystique's always reminded me of Raiha Senator Kelly: DeathBug Nightcrawler: AzureWolf Pyro: Alan Iceman: Me, heh Lady Deathstrike: Karma of Chaos Alan's Choice BATMAN: It's been ages since I last saw this, heh. Considering there aren't many main characters I'll do all four movies thus far. Batman/Bruce Wayne: James The Joker: Alex (not getting typecast at all here, heh) Vicki Vale: anatema Comissioner Gordon: Adam? Alfred Pennyworth: Charles The Penguin: Ben Catwoman: Arcadia Max Shreck: Heaven's Cloud Robin: Kane Two Face: Shinmaru The Riddler: JJRiddler (heh) Dr. Chase Meridian: Sara Mr Freeze: AzureWolf Poison Ivy: Pyrophobic Batgirl: DDG Akamaru BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: Cripes, I have never watched a full episode of this in my life. So everyone laugh as I pick people at random, heh. Buffy Summers: Arcadia Xander Harris: Alan Willow: terra Cordeila Chase: Crucifix/Methuselah Rupert Giles: Charles Angel: Zidargh Daniel Osbourne: SamSandy/Sage Spike: Otakusennen Riley Finn: Alex Anyanka: Lady Katana Dawn Summers: Panda Tara Maclay: Juuthena? Shin's Choice! Okay, last one for a while. COWBOY BEBOP: Never seen this either, so I'm going by how the characters look. Spike Spiegel: PiroMunkie Jet Black: Final Flash Faye Valentine: Karma of Chaos Edward: Dagger IX1 Ein: Otakusennen Vicious: *shrugs* Alex Julia: Queen Asuka Shin: (This character took me ages to find because he was listed in a database as being 'Sister Clara'. Bodes well, doesn't it?) Shinmaru I'm really running out of ideas for these, heh ^_^; Trying to spoonerise names for them all would take even longer... EDIT: I have decided that there are lots of things that could be better about my quiz, so I'll leave it open for one more day and then create a new one- unfortunately you can't edit one that's already open, which is annoying >.> So yes, I will do that. Thanks for taking it, though *hugs*

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Saturday, November 6, 2004

w00-sic Of The Night

I have a songbook, with some lovely lovely songs in it for me to sing, heh ^________^ They might not be what my teacher wants me to sing, necessarily, but I would love to be able to sing them well. It has ten in all, inculding Robie Williams' Angels, Come What May and Your Song. Whee ^__^ I went round to Dan's house today and played almost entirely on half Life: Blue Shift, getting right to 'Focal Point', a level where you get carted off to Xen to do something or another. We worked quite well as a team (I handled the movement and Dan the looking and shooting) until the monsters started appearing ^_^; We drew the curtains and shut the door to create an atmosphere. And suddenly whenever the bloody lightning-shooting ones teleported in I'm doing Bubbles (from Finding Nemo) impressions and/or screaming and Dan's trying to get me to face the right direction for him to shoot ^_^; It got incredibly funny, as with the more biscuits we ingested the higher-pitched the screaming. Then, when we paused for a second, a shadow flicked past the shaft of light that was beaming into the room between the curtains. Dan and I jolted with fear, then both collapsed with laughter a how silly we were being. It was great fun, heh ^_^ My wrist really hurt, though- his keyboard was at a different height to what I'm used to and the lactic acid build-up was horrendous. Disappeared pretty quickly though, heh. Ugh, I really shouldn't have eaten all of those biscuits. HobNobs are dangerous *waggles finger*. Be warned. Thrill-Seekers Suddenly I have an urge to see The Grudge, even though I know I won't be able to sleep for weeks afterwards. The only 'horror' film I've seen in the cinemas has been The Village, and that wasn't exacty hardcore. I usually shy away from these things, but now I feel compelled to watch it in the cinema, because as much as anything else being frightened gives you a great adrenaline rush. My sister's got a stronger constitution than I have in that respect. She says that she knows it's just a film and doesn't let it bother her. I can't get over things like that yet, probably because I've always avoided them and hence, not been properly desensitized to it all. I'm still mildly afraid of the dark, but logically I know that turning off the lights is not going to instantly make my room fill with monsters/zombies/teachers all intent on making me feel uncomfortable. I know that. Yet I'm afraid anyway. *shrugs* Fear is incredibly irrational. If I put cheery music on or if I'm tired enough I tend to fall asleep quickly anyway. Dan had two copies of the John Williams collection, one of which we established was mine. At last, I am reunited with the great themes of Indiana Jones ^_____^ I'm glad I didn't get a second copy, heh. Last, but not least, people should go and see Hevn. Give her your love and hugs.

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Friday, November 5, 2004

Just like the rhyme says...

"Remember, remember, the fifth of November..." Of course, I completely forgot and then wondered why all these fireworks were going off around my house. I thought "Crikey, it's as if it was Bonfire Night." And of course, it is Bonfire Night. The day where we celebrate Parliament not quite being blown up by blowing things up. Surely a more appropriate way would be to buy a whole load of fireworks, go to light them and then get stopped at the last minute? Still, the ones I can see are fairly average in terms of their quality- mostly red, gree or white, explode into coloured flaming bits in the air. It's only a small village, so it's not as if many people can buy the huge, really pretty ones. I love the blues, and ones that dance about in the air. The bog-standard fireworks are rather dull- I can see things just as nice after completing a game of Solitare on the computer. But meh, it's a tradition. It seems to have been rather low-key this year- normally there are warnings about fireworks and safety adverts all over the place, but I've not seen any today. It's no wonder you couldn't tell it was fireworks night. Maybe the new Simpsons episodes premiering on Channel 4 tonight are the reaosn nobody's particularly bothered with it, heh. I Do, He Did Two friends of mine from last year's course are engaged to be married ^_^ I'm incredibly happy for them, heh. They made such a great couple I was really surprised they didn't get together sooner. Now they have, I feel justice has been served. They're having an engagement party soon- I can't wait to see them again. I hope I've not told too many people ^_^; I thought their friends back here would want to know. I hope it's not against their wishes... Anyway, the whole thing does get me thinking, though (and Kei and I were talking about this last night, when I first heard the news). Marriage is such a huge step forward in a relationship. Although I'm seeing more andmore of my friends getting engaged, the thought still scares me quite considerably. I'm not sure I really want to et into it now, though. I'm incredibly tired (which is why the post probably sounds so subdued in places, heh). I got a phonecall from Lawrence at midnight last night, telling me that he was coming towards Southampton Central Train Station but probably wouldn't be able to get back to Chichester to get home. So, would I be able to pick him up so he could stay here? I said yes, but Dad was just getting ready for bed. So I hauled him out and we went to pick him up. he was very grateful, but I didn't get to sleep until about 3am (well, we did watch Men In Black II, which set us back an hour and a half ^_^;), and I had to get up at half seven this morning... ugh. At least my singing lesson went well, despite the fact that I had no music and I was supposed to bring some... My shoulder hurts now, and my stomach keeps randomly constricting in a sharp muscular pain. That can't be a good thing ^_^; I think I'll take it easy tonight, heh. Bryan Adams- Cloud Number Nine Clue number one was when you knocked on my door Clue number two was the look that you wore N' that's when I knew, it was a pretty good sign That something was wrong up on cloud number nine Well it's a long way up and we won't come down tonight Well it may be wrong but baby it sure feels right And the moon is out and the stars are bright And whatever comes s'gonna be alright Cause tonight you will be mine - up on cloud number nine And there ain't no place that I'd rather be And we can't go back but you're here with me Yeah, the weather is really fine - up on cloud number nine Now he hurt you and you hurt me And that wasn't the way it was supposed to be So baby tonight let's leave the world behind And spend some time up on cloud number nine Well it's a long way up and we won't come down tonight Well it may be wrong but baby it sure feels right Well we won't come down tonight Ya we won't come down tonight No we won't come down tonight We can watch the world go by - up on cloud number nine I love this song. The orchestration's great, and I like Bryan Adams' voice ^_^ I know not everyone likes him, but I do. It's the only song of his I actually have >.>

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Thursday, November 4, 2004

I Can See Clearly Now...

...my sunglasses are off. I was wearing them in my driving lesson today and I could hardly see a thing- I found out that they had suddenly developed a huge layer of dust on both sides of the lenses, probably from the inside of the glasses case I found for them behind my TV ^_^; Mind you, the glare from the Sun on the windscreens didn't exactly help. I'm a little apprehensive that it'll affect my test in two weeks' time, but I doubt it. It wasn't that hampering, and I still managed to secure only 11 minors, four of which arose only because I'd not practiced coming onto slip-roads for a while. So that looks good, heh ^_^ Aside from that I've been doing little; certainly less than I'm supposed to be. I've not prepared anything for my directing piece yet and I'm going to be late for tomorrow's lesson because I didn't re-schedule a time with my singing teacher. But I'll do that tomorrow morning, heh. I forgot two facts I meant to put on the list yesterday: -I believe genetic testing is a good idea if it helps us eliminate severe genetic disorders (and that includes animal testing- the activists who protest against these things tend to do more harm than good anyway). - ...Damn, I forgot what this one was >.> I'll probably remember it when I'm somewhere obscure or awkward, like on the toilet. I. Must. Send. Off. My. UCAS. Form. Tomorrow. Or at least get it ready to be sent off, if nothing else. *much time passes* Ah, I suddenly became distracted by filling it out now o_o; That's not what I intended, heh. Hving to fill out so many forms is quite a hassle. What makes things harder is that nobody seems to know quite where you need to go to get certain thing done. That's beureaucracy (thanks to Shin for learning me how to spell that) for you, heh. I'm apprehensive about tomorrow's class, actually. I'm in two pieces, and both are pretty big roles. That's why I asked Loraine to give me a smaller part in TWITW, because I have a lot of stuff to do. At least it'll be in the theatre now, and not in a studio. Although I said I'd help Jez put a production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile on, I'd be happier if it didn't go ahead. I'm doing a heck of a lot already and it'd be nice not to have another production as well, at least not until after we've performed Gilgamesh and our directing pieces. Agh, too much stress and work. It's not as if I can back down now or anything- not that I would, but I can see the temptation for people to want to run away and hope things clear by themselves. Problem is they won't, and all you'll do is miss out by not doing them. My back is really itchy. I think I have a rash of some kind, bloody... um.. something-irritative-that-gives-me-rashes >.> By the way, hugs of the day go to Arcadia, Panda and Karmi. Why are you wasting time here? See them and give them many hugs. Or else Alan and I shall have some thwacking to do! Rar! Sleep well.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2004

And Now For Something Completely Different

I'm not going to say anything about the US elections because you've probably heard it all anyway. I couldn't vote- anyone who knows me should know how I would have voted anyway, and even if you don't know me it doesn't take much to guess. I just hope the UK's Parliamentary Elections on 2006 are more optimistic. Anyway, I'm going to ignore all that for today, heh. Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Solo Tremaine Although technically, some of you might know already. -I am pro choice. And yes, you can relate this to 'I also believe in sex before marriage'. Not that you can really 'believe' in it, but I'm not bound by tight morals in that respect. Come on, I'm male ^_~ Anyway, I voiced my opinions on this way back when I joined AEBoards. I think people should have the right to decide whether they have a child or not, depending on the circumstances. Irresponsibility is a poor excuse, but if a woman was raped or a foetus found to be dsabled, I think the choice is more viable. I couldn't bring myself to raise a severely disabled (i.e. with severe mental deficiencies, genetic disorder or physical incapacity- not anything as trivial as a funny leg) child. It would probably destroy me, knowing that inside they want to be free and express everything they want to, but are trapped inside a body that doesn't do them justice. It's a huge strain on any family to have to cope with that, and I honestly don't think I would be emotionally strong enough to do so. I don't believe that the child is somehow inhuman or inferior, but I want to be able to give them the best life I can, and not at the expense of everyone else I love. I would rather they be free, and I would always remember them regardless. Moving on, heh. -I have never been drunk, and hope I never will be. -I once threw a plastic boomerang into a painting in our house, then didn't own up to it until about a year later. -My favourite sweets are chocolate-covered dried apricots, heh ^_^ -Up until I was eleven or so, I used to cuddle one of my mum's dresses in bed. I still have it. -I believe that one of my greatest achievements is that I learnt to clean and put the seat down after going to the toilet. -I hate it when people don't >.> -*EDIT* If I've made a spelling mistake, I won't rest until I've corrected it. -I still have the metal pins that held my leg in place after I broke it in 1993. They're not in my leg any more though, obviously. -I have never seen 2001: A Space Oddessy, 1984, Gone With The Wind, The Silence of the Lambs, The Sound of Music, Titanic, M*A*S*H, Cabaret, Frankenstein, Brief Encounter, Akira, Pulp Fiction, Cowboy Bebop, The Exorcist, Apocalypse Now, Blade Runner, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, any of The Godfather trilogy, Schindler's List, West Side Story or The Wizard of Oz -On occasions where I'm being introduced to someone, I rarely speak unless I'm spoken to first -I have eighteen humour/joke books in my bookcase. -I've read all of them, although not all the way through. -There's an odd peachy smell that either belongs to me or my dog Merlin and I can't tell which. I can only smell it sometimes, so I think it might be the shampoo Mum uses to wash him in. But then... -Only one meal I've eaten has ever made me cry- pasta with cream cheese, salmon and spinach. I don't know what it was about it, but I simply hated it and refused to eat it. -I get incredibly annoyed if I get interrupted while listening to music in my bedroom, but not when I'm at the computer. -Sometimes I can't stand being asked "Are you alright?" -I used to believe I was Fox McCloud *cringes* >.> -Jaws had a bigger effect on me than Alien. -The only commercial chocolate bars I can bear to eat are Twixes and Jaffa Cakes (although I don't know if they can be described as a 'bar', technically). -I think about sex more in a day than I do about learning lines. -It's gotten worse since I joined college >.> -It's not getting any better >.> -I have reading glasses, and even though I never use them, they do help my sight. -I was going to dye my hair white-blonde a few years ago, but decided against it. -I believe Apathy is the greatest sin a person can commit. -I eat peas with cheese. Nummy ^_^ And that's about it for random facts, heh. I was going to post those 17 questions, but I'll wait until everyone's finished with everyone else's before making you type it all out again, heh.

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