Nothing really new to update you on, regarding yesterday's post, but I still have to blog.
I finally got around to working on Script Frenzy a bit. I think I'll go back to doing that in a little while. I'm really excited about this, but at the rate we're going, we're not going to finish until NaNoWriMo. At least we'll be busy.
Last night, I started watching Once Upon A Time. That show's pretty addicting, and I've already spent nearly five hours on it. Like I said, I only JUST started working on Script Frenzy.
Not much else has gone on, except I have loads of spring break homework that I need to get to work on. I think I'll finish my Astronomy homework, and start my French homework tomorrow. Someone hold me to that, please. Um.
Well, that's all, uh, folks.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Day Two!
Well, friends, as ever, my life is hectic.
Last night, long after I posted my first blog of the year, I received some scary news. My aunt, who has been living between hospitals and care homes (to recover from her illnesses) for the last few months, is back in the hospital. It sucks, especially because it means that I get to see my grandma cry every now and then, which in turn makes me cry, because of how big of a part she plays in my life. She seems to be improving today, but last night announced that she does not want to be placed on life support if she keeps getting sick (she was on it for about a month a few years ago).
Today, one of my grandma's best friends was readmitted to a hospital (after also being in another care home, for similar reasons) and is apparently unresponsive. So far, the doctors believe she might have had a stroke.
Everything has just been crazy and I haven't been able to think straight all day. I honestly don't know if I'll blog all month, but I am going to try. Unfortunately, I can't promise that they'll all be happy posts.
See you tomorrow.
Last night, long after I posted my first blog of the year, I received some scary news. My aunt, who has been living between hospitals and care homes (to recover from her illnesses) for the last few months, is back in the hospital. It sucks, especially because it means that I get to see my grandma cry every now and then, which in turn makes me cry, because of how big of a part she plays in my life. She seems to be improving today, but last night announced that she does not want to be placed on life support if she keeps getting sick (she was on it for about a month a few years ago).
Today, one of my grandma's best friends was readmitted to a hospital (after also being in another care home, for similar reasons) and is apparently unresponsive. So far, the doctors believe she might have had a stroke.
Everything has just been crazy and I haven't been able to think straight all day. I honestly don't know if I'll blog all month, but I am going to try. Unfortunately, I can't promise that they'll all be happy posts.
See you tomorrow.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Hey, guys!
It's been a while, hasn't it?
A lot has gone on since October 7th, when I last blogged, but luckily, the majority of you who I know read this are my friends. For the few stragglers that may have found my blog, through Twitter or Tumblr or whatever, just know that I had a life-changing winter. I don't want to dwell on it, but I learned a few things over the last few months. I learned what loss really was (this happens too often, I think), and which of my friends I could not count on to be there when I needed them (also, too often), and finally learned to appreciate something Michael Gambon said as Dumbledore.
Otherwise, I've been all right, I guess. School has been fine. I applied for one of my dream jobs and didn't get it. I went to Disneyland a few more times. Not much has changed, really.
Today, I'm starting a new project with my friends Nikki and Jessie. Over the course of the month, we've decided that were going to adapt Disney's Princess and the Frog for a fictional stage, with an unlimited budget. Nikki and I are doing all of the work that involved writing, and we've set a secondary goal that's not usually a part of the challenge that prompted us to do this project, Script Frenzy. Jessie, our (not technically allowed) third team member, will be contributing art and drawings to the project, to help give us a better idea of what our show would actually look like if we were able to actually do it. So, that's a thing.
Other than that, I recently joined a late-starting class at my school. The instructor of the course is notorious for assigning ridiculous amounts of homework. Lucky for me, our course is only half the length that most courses teaching the same information are, so I'm pretty busy.
This is going to be a boring month, friends. Fair warning.
A lot has gone on since October 7th, when I last blogged, but luckily, the majority of you who I know read this are my friends. For the few stragglers that may have found my blog, through Twitter or Tumblr or whatever, just know that I had a life-changing winter. I don't want to dwell on it, but I learned a few things over the last few months. I learned what loss really was (this happens too often, I think), and which of my friends I could not count on to be there when I needed them (also, too often), and finally learned to appreciate something Michael Gambon said as Dumbledore.
Otherwise, I've been all right, I guess. School has been fine. I applied for one of my dream jobs and didn't get it. I went to Disneyland a few more times. Not much has changed, really.
Today, I'm starting a new project with my friends Nikki and Jessie. Over the course of the month, we've decided that were going to adapt Disney's Princess and the Frog for a fictional stage, with an unlimited budget. Nikki and I are doing all of the work that involved writing, and we've set a secondary goal that's not usually a part of the challenge that prompted us to do this project, Script Frenzy. Jessie, our (not technically allowed) third team member, will be contributing art and drawings to the project, to help give us a better idea of what our show would actually look like if we were able to actually do it. So, that's a thing.
Other than that, I recently joined a late-starting class at my school. The instructor of the course is notorious for assigning ridiculous amounts of homework. Lucky for me, our course is only half the length that most courses teaching the same information are, so I'm pretty busy.
This is going to be a boring month, friends. Fair warning.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Raw
I just finished Mockingjay for the third time, and I've finally figured out what about it frightens me. Needless to say, spoilers ahead.
It happens at the end of the book, not about those who die, who Katniss shoots, or her ending up with Peeta, but something much more real and ten times as frightening. Gale left her. She did not choose Peeta. She did not choose Gale. But he left. He left her in depression and fear. He left her alone and broken. He left her when she needed him most. She absolutely needed both him and Peeta to recover. But he was gone.
The idea that those you love could suddenly stop loving you and leave you with nothing is absolutely terrifying. And that's why the book is so effective, isn't it? I don't know if it's because I struggled with depression in the past, but it really hurts to read the end of this book.
I'm ten times as attached to Harry Potter, and have cried at least once every single time I have read the last book or seen the eighth film. Deathly Hallows has a horribly sad ending, and means so much more to me because it marks an "end of an era" of sorts. Mockingjay has its horribly sad bits, yes, but it's worse. Mockingjay leaves you without feeling at all. Exactly as Katniss surely did, when she returned from the Capitol.
It happens at the end of the book, not about those who die, who Katniss shoots, or her ending up with Peeta, but something much more real and ten times as frightening. Gale left her. She did not choose Peeta. She did not choose Gale. But he left. He left her in depression and fear. He left her alone and broken. He left her when she needed him most. She absolutely needed both him and Peeta to recover. But he was gone.
The idea that those you love could suddenly stop loving you and leave you with nothing is absolutely terrifying. And that's why the book is so effective, isn't it? I don't know if it's because I struggled with depression in the past, but it really hurts to read the end of this book.
I'm ten times as attached to Harry Potter, and have cried at least once every single time I have read the last book or seen the eighth film. Deathly Hallows has a horribly sad ending, and means so much more to me because it marks an "end of an era" of sorts. Mockingjay has its horribly sad bits, yes, but it's worse. Mockingjay leaves you without feeling at all. Exactly as Katniss surely did, when she returned from the Capitol.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
I just thought you deserved to know:
I'm dropping out of BEDA for this month. August just isn't going to work for me this year, folks. Too much drama, planning, and not being home has led to me already missing more than one post. I do think I'll be blogging more often, though. It's fun to have a goal. Let's think now, shall we? What say you about a blog a week, until the rest of the year? I'll think about it.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Not at home.
No way to blog yesterday, sorry. Gonna have to cut today's post short, due to my lack of patience. Got to go, bye.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
I could blog today.
I could blog today. Yeah, sure, I could tell you about how I emptied my grandparents' patio/garage thing so that they can paint in a few days. Or I could tell you about how my neighbor got shot a few hours ago, when 18 rounds flew through my neighborhood.
But I won't. At least not today, I guess. Right now, I'm listening to Disney covers and Disney shows and watching Youtube videos with my friends. And that, I say, is more important than anything else at the moment.
See you tomorrow!
But I won't. At least not today, I guess. Right now, I'm listening to Disney covers and Disney shows and watching Youtube videos with my friends. And that, I say, is more important than anything else at the moment.
See you tomorrow!
Friday, August 5, 2011
DISNEY SONGS IN MY PANTS!
About twenty minutes ago, I told my friends goodnight and started heading off to bed. About ten seconds later, I realized I still had to blog, so I stayed on a little bit longer to chat with my friends.
Since then, we've decided that literally every Disney song works great if you add "in My Pants" to the end of the title. Instead of my usual blogging, I'll list some here.
"Mother Knows Best in My Pants" from Tangled.
"A Whole New World in My Pants" from Aladdin.
"I'll Make a Man Out of You in My Pants" from Aladdin.
"I See the Light in My Pants" from Tangled.
"Prince Ali in my Pants" from Aladdin, which my friend Francis (YouTube and Twitter!) called "a dazzling place I never knew."
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight in My Pants?" from The Lion King.
"Daughters of Triton in My Pants" from The Little Mermaid.
"I Can Go The Distance in My Pants" from Hercules, provided by the lovely* Ali (Twitter, YouTube, and Potato!).
"Someday my Prince Will Come in My Pants" from Snow White.
And then we moved on to Hannah Montana songs:
"Let's Get Crazy in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
"Pumpin' Up the Party in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
"Nobody's Perfect in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
And then Nikki (YouTube and Twitter!) mentioned Chameleon Circuit:
"An Awful Lot of Running in My Pants" by Chameleon Circuit
and from then on, we didn't really have a theme.
"Willy's Song in My Pants" by Hank Green.
"Bravest Man I Ever Knew in My Pants" by Ministry of Magic.
"In Which Draco and Harry Want to Make Out in My Pants" by The Whomping Willows.
And now, I will go to bed. See you tomorrow!
*Ali gets "lovely" status not because I think she is superior to the other people I linked to in this blog, but because I forgot her in the first draft of it and I feel pretty guilty.
Since then, we've decided that literally every Disney song works great if you add "in My Pants" to the end of the title. Instead of my usual blogging, I'll list some here.
"Mother Knows Best in My Pants" from Tangled.
"A Whole New World in My Pants" from Aladdin.
"I'll Make a Man Out of You in My Pants" from Aladdin.
"I See the Light in My Pants" from Tangled.
"Prince Ali in my Pants" from Aladdin, which my friend Francis (YouTube and Twitter!) called "a dazzling place I never knew."
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight in My Pants?" from The Lion King.
"Daughters of Triton in My Pants" from The Little Mermaid.
"I Can Go The Distance in My Pants" from Hercules, provided by the lovely* Ali (Twitter, YouTube, and Potato!).
"Someday my Prince Will Come in My Pants" from Snow White.
And then we moved on to Hannah Montana songs:
"Let's Get Crazy in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
"Pumpin' Up the Party in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
"Nobody's Perfect in My Pants" by Hannah Montana.
And then Nikki (YouTube and Twitter!) mentioned Chameleon Circuit:
"An Awful Lot of Running in My Pants" by Chameleon Circuit
and from then on, we didn't really have a theme.
"Willy's Song in My Pants" by Hank Green.
"Bravest Man I Ever Knew in My Pants" by Ministry of Magic.
"In Which Draco and Harry Want to Make Out in My Pants" by The Whomping Willows.
And now, I will go to bed. See you tomorrow!
*Ali gets "lovely" status not because I think she is superior to the other people I linked to in this blog, but because I forgot her in the first draft of it and I feel pretty guilty.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Big Brother
Not many of you know this, unless you follow me on my second Twitter account or I forget to tweet from it and accidentally use my main one, but I am a huge fan of the CBS show Big Brother. Now I don't know what that tells you about me, but it certainly lets me know that I am a huge freak who obsesses over watching every single move a group of people make over the course of three months.
Lately, I've decided that I would like to one day be on the show. I'm sure that I'm not good tv, and I wouldn't appeal to enough audience, but c'mon, they have Adam on this show. I can't possibly be worse than Adam, can I?
The only problem I have found with my plan to be on Big Brother is the age limit. I am only 18, meaning that the very soonest I can be on the show would be in July of 2014. But hey, not only does that give me enough time to reach the American legal drinking age, but if I planned everything right, it would put me in line to finish college just a few weeks before! I'd even have time to watch every season of the show that I missed.
How fun of a way to celebrate graduation would that be, huh? Spending three months in a house with other people, for free, with the chance of winning up to $500,000 dollars? Sounds great to me! Sure, I would have no privacy, and depending on what I did in the house, I might not be able to find a job. Those will just be risks that I would have to take.
Anyway, for the rest of this blog, I'd like to talk about what is currently going on in the house, as of show time. Brendon, as we all expected to happen, was voted out of the house. Rachel went into hysterics of course, but that's just Rachel. Hopefully she'll perk up in the next week or so and give Dani some real competition.
The Head of Household competition went by as planned, with Dani's coaching Kalia earlier in the week proving to be useful. I am so unbelievably happy that Kalia is HOH, and I don't think Dani could have been put in a better position. She's done quite the turnaround since nearly ruining her game a little over a week ago.
Hopefully, Kalia will do something smart and get Rachel out of the house. I think the easiest way to do this would be to backdoor her, and to do this, Jeff and Jordan need to be 100% in on it and with Kalia and Dani. If Kalia put up Jeff and Jordan as pawns, and the other competitors in the Power of Veto competition are player's choice, they can choose Dani and Lawon, making absolute certain that they get the veto. The veto would get used to replace Jeff with Rachel, and Rachel goes home in the same way that "her man" did last week. Donunzio.
Of course, this isn't the way things always work in the Big Brother house, so we naturally have a problem. Next week, a past house guest will play against said evictee, and I think this means that we're going to end up with Rachel vs. Dominic, and I'm honestly not sure who would win. I guess it's all right, though, as the person I am rooting for, Danielle, will be able to compete for HOH again, and I'm sure that Big Brother will make sure the odds are ever in her favor. Get it? Big Brother is kind of like the real world Hunger Games, except nobody dies. And they get food. And shelter. And you have to pay to watch them sometimes. And there are people who actually want to watch them. So, yeah, just like the books.
I guess that's it for me tonight, folks, and I'll see you tomorrow!
Miles ran today: HAHAHAHAHA
Books read in August: 1
Weigh Gained/Lost: I have no idea. I'm sick, so I haven't kept track at all.
Twitter followers: 434. I guess I accidentally tweet about Big Brother too much.
Lately, I've decided that I would like to one day be on the show. I'm sure that I'm not good tv, and I wouldn't appeal to enough audience, but c'mon, they have Adam on this show. I can't possibly be worse than Adam, can I?
The only problem I have found with my plan to be on Big Brother is the age limit. I am only 18, meaning that the very soonest I can be on the show would be in July of 2014. But hey, not only does that give me enough time to reach the American legal drinking age, but if I planned everything right, it would put me in line to finish college just a few weeks before! I'd even have time to watch every season of the show that I missed.
How fun of a way to celebrate graduation would that be, huh? Spending three months in a house with other people, for free, with the chance of winning up to $500,000 dollars? Sounds great to me! Sure, I would have no privacy, and depending on what I did in the house, I might not be able to find a job. Those will just be risks that I would have to take.
Anyway, for the rest of this blog, I'd like to talk about what is currently going on in the house, as of show time. Brendon, as we all expected to happen, was voted out of the house. Rachel went into hysterics of course, but that's just Rachel. Hopefully she'll perk up in the next week or so and give Dani some real competition.
The Head of Household competition went by as planned, with Dani's coaching Kalia earlier in the week proving to be useful. I am so unbelievably happy that Kalia is HOH, and I don't think Dani could have been put in a better position. She's done quite the turnaround since nearly ruining her game a little over a week ago.
Hopefully, Kalia will do something smart and get Rachel out of the house. I think the easiest way to do this would be to backdoor her, and to do this, Jeff and Jordan need to be 100% in on it and with Kalia and Dani. If Kalia put up Jeff and Jordan as pawns, and the other competitors in the Power of Veto competition are player's choice, they can choose Dani and Lawon, making absolute certain that they get the veto. The veto would get used to replace Jeff with Rachel, and Rachel goes home in the same way that "her man" did last week. Donunzio.
Of course, this isn't the way things always work in the Big Brother house, so we naturally have a problem. Next week, a past house guest will play against said evictee, and I think this means that we're going to end up with Rachel vs. Dominic, and I'm honestly not sure who would win. I guess it's all right, though, as the person I am rooting for, Danielle, will be able to compete for HOH again, and I'm sure that Big Brother will make sure the odds are ever in her favor. Get it? Big Brother is kind of like the real world Hunger Games, except nobody dies. And they get food. And shelter. And you have to pay to watch them sometimes. And there are people who actually want to watch them. So, yeah, just like the books.
I guess that's it for me tonight, folks, and I'll see you tomorrow!
Miles ran today: HAHAHAHAHA
Books read in August: 1
Weigh Gained/Lost: I have no idea. I'm sick, so I haven't kept track at all.
Twitter followers: 434. I guess I accidentally tweet about Big Brother too much.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A blog.
As I sit here, listening to Katy Perry's "Firework", I feel like a plastic bag. I don't really talk about this, but in seventh and eighth grade, I had to deal with depression so bad that it nearly caused me to be held back in the eighth grade, seeing as my grades dropped faster than, well, I can't really think of anything that's fast... Give me a sec. Okay, my grades dropped faster than the experimental particles in the Large Hadron Collider. Lately, I feel like it's all coming back. I can't help but find a negative side of things, and I put a damper on every conversation. I don't feel like I have an irl friend that I can trust to talk about it, so I just don't. I don't and it hurts like hell. I spend most nights lying in bed, aimlessly wishing that I can just fall asleep and not have to think for a few hours. Needless to say, I've managed to be up for every Pottermore clue thus far. A blessing and a curse.
I'm not saying this for pity, I promise, but I just need to let it all out. I'm scared. I'm broken. I'm worried. I'm terrified. I swear I have no intention to do anything stupid, and I think my tattooless body is enough to prove that I am a wimp and in fear of pain. Besides, I'm already in enough.
I've been sick since the release of the final Harry Potter movie*, and as I show no signs of getting better, I'm going back to see my doctor tomorrow. If you haven't heard, I have "walking pneumonia", which is totally not helpful with everything else going on in my life. All I want in life right now is to get better. I realize that I am privileged and lucky, and today's holiday in Nerdfighteria has actually perked me up quite a bit. So if you're still reading this, I want to say that I love you. I sincerely love you, and am so grateful to have you in my life. It honestly means so much to me that people actually care about me, and you all bring out the very happiest parts of me, even when I feel like I'm in total darkness. So, thank you.
I don't feel up to doing the things I've tracked today, so they will hopefully make their return tomorrow. Until then, folks. And as always, RIA, Esther. <3
*God, it feels weird saying that. Scary.
I'm not saying this for pity, I promise, but I just need to let it all out. I'm scared. I'm broken. I'm worried. I'm terrified. I swear I have no intention to do anything stupid, and I think my tattooless body is enough to prove that I am a wimp and in fear of pain. Besides, I'm already in enough.
I've been sick since the release of the final Harry Potter movie*, and as I show no signs of getting better, I'm going back to see my doctor tomorrow. If you haven't heard, I have "walking pneumonia", which is totally not helpful with everything else going on in my life. All I want in life right now is to get better. I realize that I am privileged and lucky, and today's holiday in Nerdfighteria has actually perked me up quite a bit. So if you're still reading this, I want to say that I love you. I sincerely love you, and am so grateful to have you in my life. It honestly means so much to me that people actually care about me, and you all bring out the very happiest parts of me, even when I feel like I'm in total darkness. So, thank you.
I don't feel up to doing the things I've tracked today, so they will hopefully make their return tomorrow. Until then, folks. And as always, RIA, Esther. <3
*God, it feels weird saying that. Scary.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
I'm sorry. (ALREADY?!)
Regrettably, today's blog will also be a short one. If you remember, last spring (or was it the spring before?) my mom was diagnosed with severe anxiety. About 15 minutes ago, our street had a drive-by shooting, in which, luckily, no one was injured. As she is now a tad, and I use this word very loosely, freaked, I will probably end up spending the next few hours calming her down.
I promise to not be a failure tomorrow, and I can't wait to actually tell you what I've done since my second-to-last blog. Until then, friends!
I promise to not be a failure tomorrow, and I can't wait to actually tell you what I've done since my second-to-last blog. Until then, friends!
My bed looks really nice right now.
Well, I guess I've already messed up. To answer questions: yes, I am doing BEDA for the rest of this month; yes, I missed the first day; yes, I am sorry; yes, this is probably going to be a short post. Now that we've done that, I'll let you know why I was so late.
Last night, which a phrase that feels weird to say when you've only just returned home, I went to my first SF Giants game. My little brother played for the Junior Giants this year, which led to us getting free tickets for the game. We even got free food! FREE FOOD! Right. I'm not going to talk about the game any more than I already have, because while the Giants are not my least-favorite team, they are not my favorite (and neither were the team they played against, so I don't want to waste our time.
I am two days away from finishing my summer school courses, and about two weeks from the first day of school. This year is going to be different for me. As my time for declaring a major becomes exponentially smaller, my enthusiasm for a variety of possible career choices grows further than I ever imagined it would. This year, I plan on getting nothing less than an A in any class, and to figure out what I plan on doing. I only mention this now because I am going to need your help. Withhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Tumblr, friends, and Pottermore, how do I plan on staying on track? HOLD ME TO THIS, FRIENDS. My future is in your handshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif.
I haven't decided what I want to do to track progress throughout the month, so until I do, I'll just post everything that I'm considering tracking underneath this post. I'm out for the night/morning, see you later today!
Miles ran: 0, but I climbed a ton of ramps today, and walked a few miles. Not that that really counts, or anything.
Books read in August: 0
Weight gained/lost since August 1: 0
Twitter followers: 437
Last night, which a phrase that feels weird to say when you've only just returned home, I went to my first SF Giants game. My little brother played for the Junior Giants this year, which led to us getting free tickets for the game. We even got free food! FREE FOOD! Right. I'm not going to talk about the game any more than I already have, because while the Giants are not my least-favorite team, they are not my favorite (and neither were the team they played against, so I don't want to waste our time.
I am two days away from finishing my summer school courses, and about two weeks from the first day of school. This year is going to be different for me. As my time for declaring a major becomes exponentially smaller, my enthusiasm for a variety of possible career choices grows further than I ever imagined it would. This year, I plan on getting nothing less than an A in any class, and to figure out what I plan on doing. I only mention this now because I am going to need your help. Withhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Tumblr, friends, and Pottermore, how do I plan on staying on track? HOLD ME TO THIS, FRIENDS. My future is in your handshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif.
I haven't decided what I want to do to track progress throughout the month, so until I do, I'll just post everything that I'm considering tracking underneath this post. I'm out for the night/morning, see you later today!
Miles ran: 0, but I climbed a ton of ramps today, and walked a few miles. Not that that really counts, or anything.
Books read in August: 0
Weight gained/lost since August 1: 0
Twitter followers: 437
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
General Post-BEDA Update-y Type Blog
I probably shouldn't be doing this right now, but hey, what's school if you're not going to procrastinate on every assignment? It's been a rough week and a half since BEDA, and I've been having trouble finding time to do anything other than schoolwork. I'm talking really tough schoolwork; the toughest schoolwork I have ever had. I haven't talked to my friends, The Marauders,* in a long time, and I really miss them. I scheduled a three hour break to watch Starship with them yesterday, which was really nice.
I've allotted myself four hours before bedtime to finish an assignment that is due tomorrow, in which I had to write and entire scene (including a 30-line monologue) in iambic pentameter. I chose to add Portia's suicide scene into Julius Caesar, and though I'm having trouble portraying the madness I feel like she went through, I really like it. If it turns out well enough, I might end up posting it sometime in the next few days. We'll see.
I really enjoy writing, which is why this assignment feels easy and I think I can blog instead of finishing it, but I don't know if that is what I want to do with my life. God knows I'm not the best writer, but I really find joy in writing. I do it as often as I can, and it truly makes me happy. I really need to choose a career as soon as possible.
In other news, I... I was about to write about college again. This is basically the same news. In practically the same news, I just registered for summer courses, and I am absolutely terrified about their impending damper on my summer plans. Classes happen to start the same week that I am going to Disneyland, meaning I'll be spending late nights after Disneyland doing schoolwork, instead of, you know, getting well rested for the next day. Similarly, classes end two weeks after LeakyCon, so I really don't know how I'm going to manage that.
Does anybody have a timeturner I could borrow? I know they were all supposedly destroyed in the ministry battle of '95, but there has to be one out there somewhere. If anyone finds one, let me know. Until then, I'll be writing in Elizabethan. Wish me luck!
*The Marauders are a group of friends who got together during the HPAFTW drive, creating a separate Skype group to sing songs in and create all around madness. Since then, we've worked together on Project For Awesome, started a YouTube channel that has actually gotten way more attention than it should have, and made better friendships than anyone can ever ask for.
I've allotted myself four hours before bedtime to finish an assignment that is due tomorrow, in which I had to write and entire scene (including a 30-line monologue) in iambic pentameter. I chose to add Portia's suicide scene into Julius Caesar, and though I'm having trouble portraying the madness I feel like she went through, I really like it. If it turns out well enough, I might end up posting it sometime in the next few days. We'll see.
I really enjoy writing, which is why this assignment feels easy and I think I can blog instead of finishing it, but I don't know if that is what I want to do with my life. God knows I'm not the best writer, but I really find joy in writing. I do it as often as I can, and it truly makes me happy. I really need to choose a career as soon as possible.
In other news, I... I was about to write about college again. This is basically the same news. In practically the same news, I just registered for summer courses, and I am absolutely terrified about their impending damper on my summer plans. Classes happen to start the same week that I am going to Disneyland, meaning I'll be spending late nights after Disneyland doing schoolwork, instead of, you know, getting well rested for the next day. Similarly, classes end two weeks after LeakyCon, so I really don't know how I'm going to manage that.
Does anybody have a timeturner I could borrow? I know they were all supposedly destroyed in the ministry battle of '95, but there has to be one out there somewhere. If anyone finds one, let me know. Until then, I'll be writing in Elizabethan. Wish me luck!
*The Marauders are a group of friends who got together during the HPAFTW drive, creating a separate Skype group to sing songs in and create all around madness. Since then, we've worked together on Project For Awesome, started a YouTube channel that has actually gotten way more attention than it should have, and made better friendships than anyone can ever ask for.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
The last little gray, white, and orange blog post.
I just stubbed my toe, which is probably crazy to you if you've just finished reading yesterday's blog in which I state that I'm writing this directly after writing the last. If anyone can hurt his self without moving, it's me. This really hurts!
I've been keeping a bit of a secret for the last week, and that's the fact that I'm writing a song about Doctor Who. I'm considering writing one per every episode of this series, but I don't know if that's going to happen. I started writing it last Saturday, but quickly stopped after realizing that I had nowhere to go story-wise, and it would be better if I just waited until the second half of the episode airs today. You can expect it in the next few weeks.
I'm planning on buying my plane ticket for LeakyCon on Monday, which is exciting and scary at the same time. I've never traveled that far alone. When I say alone, I mean without family. There's usually someone there. Someone to watch over me.* I'll have my friends, but I won't get to see them until I get there, and it's completely terrifying.
Speaking of LeakyCon, it's all starting to get real, isn't it? The end. Not the end. A new beginning. A time where we won't have anything new in the foreseeable future, and will have to look back to what we love. It's not an end, but it is.
Like Harry Potter, BEDA is sort of coming to an end. But not really, right? It has been great, and I honestly can't wait until August, so I can do it all again. "Why wait?" you may ask. Well, readers, that's because I'm in crunch-mode right now. I have three weeks left of classes, far too many finals, and a bunch of work to do. I don't know if I'll be posting until after the term's over, but I'll try. See you soon!
*Great, great song. Listen to it!
I've been keeping a bit of a secret for the last week, and that's the fact that I'm writing a song about Doctor Who. I'm considering writing one per every episode of this series, but I don't know if that's going to happen. I started writing it last Saturday, but quickly stopped after realizing that I had nowhere to go story-wise, and it would be better if I just waited until the second half of the episode airs today. You can expect it in the next few weeks.
I'm planning on buying my plane ticket for LeakyCon on Monday, which is exciting and scary at the same time. I've never traveled that far alone. When I say alone, I mean without family. There's usually someone there. Someone to watch over me.* I'll have my friends, but I won't get to see them until I get there, and it's completely terrifying.
Speaking of LeakyCon, it's all starting to get real, isn't it? The end. Not the end. A new beginning. A time where we won't have anything new in the foreseeable future, and will have to look back to what we love. It's not an end, but it is.
Like Harry Potter, BEDA is sort of coming to an end. But not really, right? It has been great, and I honestly can't wait until August, so I can do it all again. "Why wait?" you may ask. Well, readers, that's because I'm in crunch-mode right now. I have three weeks left of classes, far too many finals, and a bunch of work to do. I don't know if I'll be posting until after the term's over, but I'll try. See you soon!
*Great, great song. Listen to it!
Friday, April 29, 2011
This is a test blog.
Testy testy test blog. Can someone tell me if this posts? I'd really appreciate it.
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The Royal Wedding (PART TWO!)
I'm going to have to take back everything I said yesterday. Who knew it was going to be that exciting? I woke up at 1:55 in the morning, just and hour into Maureen Johnson's live commentary show, and just an hour before the wedding was set to begin. I'm going to throw in a few inside jokes here now, just because I was. ZOOM LEGS. PHILIP SAYS, "ARRRRRR." BELL CAM. FISH-EYE TUNNEL SHOT. SING, OSCAR, SING! Okay, that's enough of that.
I thought the wedding was really, really beautiful and interesting. It's as simple as that. Also, Pippa is HOT. Like, REALLY HOT. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, of York, had ridiculous hats and they sat directly behind Her Majesty, so they got a lot of screen-time. Prince Harry was hilarious, especially when he wasn't watching the vows/prayer and Maureen was trying to get him to watch. There were too many hymns, but Maureen drowned one of them out for us with "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and we had a dance party. Just normal wedding songs.
For the rest of the day, I procrastinated, did half of my homework, read up on the Royal Family for hours, and ran half of a mile. But then I basically drank a HUGE bottle of apple juice, so I've probably canceled that out by now. No worries. I'll be gone tomorrow, so tomorrow's post will be pre-written. I'm going to cut this one short so I can right it right now, actually.
See you then!
I thought the wedding was really, really beautiful and interesting. It's as simple as that. Also, Pippa is HOT. Like, REALLY HOT. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, of York, had ridiculous hats and they sat directly behind Her Majesty, so they got a lot of screen-time. Prince Harry was hilarious, especially when he wasn't watching the vows/prayer and Maureen was trying to get him to watch. There were too many hymns, but Maureen drowned one of them out for us with "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and we had a dance party. Just normal wedding songs.
For the rest of the day, I procrastinated, did half of my homework, read up on the Royal Family for hours, and ran half of a mile. But then I basically drank a HUGE bottle of apple juice, so I've probably canceled that out by now. No worries. I'll be gone tomorrow, so tomorrow's post will be pre-written. I'm going to cut this one short so I can right it right now, actually.
See you then!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Royal Wedding.
I've had a nice day, friends. I woke up, got completely ready before I had to be out of the house, and I just got home from dinner (pizza) with my grandparents. I rocked my sight-singing today, and we did next-to-nothing in my other two classes. I have no idea why today has been such and easy day, but it has. Let's hope the rest of the term goes by like this.
My piano keyboard decided to break on me yesterday, after six long years. It's going to suck, but I'm not going to be able to afford replacing it until after LeakyCon. It sucks that I have to give up so much and miss so many great opportunities to go to this con, but I don't think I'm really going to regret it. I can't wait to spend time with my friends. IRL time.
Speaking of LeakyCon, I kind of daydreamed about Lauren Lopez a lot in class today. I don't know if that's creepy or not. It probably is. I'm just really excited to see/meet some Starkids, assuming I can somehow get to the front of the lines and won't be pushed over by fangirls. Lauren's great, and I've been consciously rolling around from place to place for the last week. That's probably creepy as well.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to have ANOTHER short post, folks. My plans for the night include this: I'm going to finish my homework in the next hour (Really guys, in the next hour, no questions asked), then, I'm going to sleep for about five hours so that I can watch the royal wedding.
I should explain. I don't really care about the Royal Family. Not at all. What I do care about, however, is being up to date on pop culture, and I have this strange feeling that this is going to be another huge pop culture event. So that's why I'm watching. So that's why I'll be up for 23 hours tomorrow. So that's why I'm going to end this post now.
My piano keyboard decided to break on me yesterday, after six long years. It's going to suck, but I'm not going to be able to afford replacing it until after LeakyCon. It sucks that I have to give up so much and miss so many great opportunities to go to this con, but I don't think I'm really going to regret it. I can't wait to spend time with my friends. IRL time.
Speaking of LeakyCon, I kind of daydreamed about Lauren Lopez a lot in class today. I don't know if that's creepy or not. It probably is. I'm just really excited to see/meet some Starkids, assuming I can somehow get to the front of the lines and won't be pushed over by fangirls. Lauren's great, and I've been consciously rolling around from place to place for the last week. That's probably creepy as well.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to have ANOTHER short post, folks. My plans for the night include this: I'm going to finish my homework in the next hour (Really guys, in the next hour, no questions asked), then, I'm going to sleep for about five hours so that I can watch the royal wedding.
I should explain. I don't really care about the Royal Family. Not at all. What I do care about, however, is being up to date on pop culture, and I have this strange feeling that this is going to be another huge pop culture event. So that's why I'm watching. So that's why I'll be up for 23 hours tomorrow. So that's why I'm going to end this post now.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Jordan is back and stuff!
First off, I want to thank Nikki for filling in for me a few hours ago. I was catching up on all of the online work I missed in the day or so I had without internet. Thank you, Nikki! Can't wait to hang out irl at LeakyCon!
The past day has been really stressful for me, folks. Have you ever had one of those teachers who doesn't let you know how you're doing in their class, or if you're even going to pass? Well, tomorrow is the last day to drop classes and I have no idea if I am going to pass Logic or not. I'm pretty sure I can, but I have no way of finding out. My teacher is kind of a dick and I'm worried about it.
I've had Easy A on in the background for literally the last two days, and it still hasn't gotten old for me. This is one of those movies that I really wish I wrote. This, Date Night, Mean Girls,... So many great movies; all of them not written by me. I'm seriously considering minoring in screenplay writing. Can you double minor? I don't see why not, if you can double major. College is so weird.
Speaking of college, today, in my Shakespeare class, my teacher told us that our assignment was going to be "FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN." I love when teachers understand memes. And before that class, the other students in the hall and I sang an impromptu rendition of "Finale B" from Rent. Good times.
My dog just climbed into my lap, so I think that means he wants to go to bed. A few more paragraphs, Basil, and I'll tuck you in. He makes me tuck him in every night. I move one of his FOUR beds to a specific corner, he lies down, and I cover him with his blanket and put one of his toys next to him. It's the most adorable thing ever.
I've always said that I don't want any kids, but if they're half as adorable as my dog is, I want them. I don't even know where that thought came from, but let's roll with it. I think that I'll have my first kid in the next 10 years, definitely. I want to be well settled into whatever career I finally decide to pursue, have money so I won't have to worry about affording things, and settle down. Whoa, that is weird to say.
Okay, now my dog is just looking at me, practically saying with his eyes that if I don't tuck him in now, I won't have all ten fingers for much longer. I'm a bit scared, to tell you the truth, so with that, I leave you.
I hope I can blog tomorrow! Cross your fingers for me!
The past day has been really stressful for me, folks. Have you ever had one of those teachers who doesn't let you know how you're doing in their class, or if you're even going to pass? Well, tomorrow is the last day to drop classes and I have no idea if I am going to pass Logic or not. I'm pretty sure I can, but I have no way of finding out. My teacher is kind of a dick and I'm worried about it.
I've had Easy A on in the background for literally the last two days, and it still hasn't gotten old for me. This is one of those movies that I really wish I wrote. This, Date Night, Mean Girls,... So many great movies; all of them not written by me. I'm seriously considering minoring in screenplay writing. Can you double minor? I don't see why not, if you can double major. College is so weird.
Speaking of college, today, in my Shakespeare class, my teacher told us that our assignment was going to be "FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN." I love when teachers understand memes. And before that class, the other students in the hall and I sang an impromptu rendition of "Finale B" from Rent. Good times.
My dog just climbed into my lap, so I think that means he wants to go to bed. A few more paragraphs, Basil, and I'll tuck you in. He makes me tuck him in every night. I move one of his FOUR beds to a specific corner, he lies down, and I cover him with his blanket and put one of his toys next to him. It's the most adorable thing ever.
I've always said that I don't want any kids, but if they're half as adorable as my dog is, I want them. I don't even know where that thought came from, but let's roll with it. I think that I'll have my first kid in the next 10 years, definitely. I want to be well settled into whatever career I finally decide to pursue, have money so I won't have to worry about affording things, and settle down. Whoa, that is weird to say.
Okay, now my dog is just looking at me, practically saying with his eyes that if I don't tuck him in now, I won't have all ten fingers for much longer. I'm a bit scared, to tell you the truth, so with that, I leave you.
I hope I can blog tomorrow! Cross your fingers for me!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Nikki in the Houuuuse!
Hello readers of Jordan's blog!
My name is Nikki and I will be filling in today, since Jordan is busy.
I should be studying for finals right now, but writing blogs is SO MUCH MORE FUN. As is Twitter. And Skype. And stumbleupon.com. And watching The Graham Norton interview with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Josh Groban, and Jon Richardson (which can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S751Yngh6yo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL ). Over. And Over. And Over. And catching up on all the episodes I've missed of Traffic Light... well, you get the picture.
Pretty much anything I could think to do right now is more fun than the three finals I have to study for and the three essays I have to write. SO I DO EVERYTHING ELSE. Like a boss.
Luckily, this is my last week of school, so after all these essays and finals are over with, I am done with all of it for four months. YESSS. And then in July... LEAKYCON! Which I'm sure all of you who are going are very excited for. I know I am excited. And if you haven't registered yet, make sure you do that ASAP, because there are less than 400 spots left! GO! DO IT! NOW!
Anyways, I feel like this dialogue is very one-sided. How are all of you today? What are your names? Likes? Dislikes? Hopes and dreams? Life stories?
Jordan can respond to you all when he returns. (You're welcome, Jordan.)
Well, I've got to get back to studying, but I had a really nice time tonight, talking to all of you. I'm gonna really miss you guys. I'll never forget this night, as long as I live. If you're interested in seeing me again, you can find me at http://autumn-in-new-york-17.blogspot.com/
<3
Nikki
Monday, April 25, 2011
MLIS.
My life is sucky, folks.
Yesterday, my dad and aunt got into a huge argument (which I don't want to get into), I made some cars hi-five( which I don't want to get into), and to top it all off, my cable and internet provider decided that it wasn't us paying for the last six months and shut everything down in the middle of the night, while I was working on a huge project. I just don't understand.
They seem to think that we owe hundreds of dollars to them, which we don't, and somehow think they made mistakes every month and put somebody else's payment towards our account. So that sucks.
I hate to end this, but I'm not doing this at home, and I'm supposed to be working right now. I guess I can't blog as much as I NEED to right now. Sorry.
If I can't post tomorrow, my friend Nikki may step in for me. I'm sure you'll love her. I mean, one of you ARE her.
Yesterday, my dad and aunt got into a huge argument (which I don't want to get into), I made some cars hi-five( which I don't want to get into), and to top it all off, my cable and internet provider decided that it wasn't us paying for the last six months and shut everything down in the middle of the night, while I was working on a huge project. I just don't understand.
They seem to think that we owe hundreds of dollars to them, which we don't, and somehow think they made mistakes every month and put somebody else's payment towards our account. So that sucks.
I hate to end this, but I'm not doing this at home, and I'm supposed to be working right now. I guess I can't blog as much as I NEED to right now. Sorry.
If I can't post tomorrow, my friend Nikki may step in for me. I'm sure you'll love her. I mean, one of you ARE her.
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