Okay, I'm not sure if I'm going to get any response here, but I'm frustrated, desperate and about to cry.
I set up a wordpress blog on my site and I'm trying to import this blog onto there. I went in, granted access and I get this;
Could not connect to https://www.google.com
There was a problem opening a secure connection to Google. This is what went wrong:
Connection refused (111)
Can anyone help me? I looked in the support forums and couldn't find the same issue and for some reason it won't let me log onto the forum in order to post the question there.
SO, PLEASE HELP ME!!!
-Disco-
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Les peaux des lievres
You guys have to see this!
Not only is it a beautiful song but it is made entirely out of intarsia knitting.
WOW!
-Disco-
Not only is it a beautiful song but it is made entirely out of intarsia knitting.
WOW!
-Disco-
Monday, December 22, 2008
Here are a few things
OK!
First off, Ted, Matt and I went to see Seven Pounds last night (none of us were truly that interested, Ted and I were just talking about it because I had no idea what it was about and we wanted to get out of the house {Note this was at nine at night} so we dragged Matt along {he didn't know what he was going to see until we got there and he had to pay for his ticket}). It was okay. It was really boring and confusing up until the plot came together, which was more than an hour into it. What made it worse was this music, that they must have thought was amazing seeing as they used it twice, which played some out of tune note every fourth or fifth note. I'll make it more painful for you; Go to a piano (I don't care if you have to go to the local piano store) and hit two white keys that are right next to each other. It was that sound, every fourth or fifth note. God, it was painful. Ted and I were dying (of laughter as well as pain). At one point an emergency siren went off in the theater and we all had to leave. The sad thing is Ted and I were upset only because we weren't going to get to see the end. Though, amusingly, everyone just went around to the front, went back into the theater, sat back down and waited for the movie to start again. Luckily, it wasn't a real emergency or we would have been a bunch of dumbasses walking into a fire our something.
Second, we're painting my room. We're smudging a light blue. It's gorgeous! It reminds me a lot of Magritte, which makes me absolutely giddy. I'll get pictures up when it's finished and the furniture is back in place, which might not be for a while because we're also putting in new carpet (pretty, green carpet in fact =D).
Third, I'm making a cake for Christmas dinner. It's my first time makeing a dessert for my extended family. I'm making a Yule Log cake. Not only is it my first big time dessert it's also my first roll cake, yikes. We'll see how it comes out, I'm waiting till tomorrow to make it, and I'll share pictures then. I can't wait.
Fourth, this past semester, in Children's Lit, I learned that Harry Potter, whether intentional or not, has a lot in common with Lord of The Rings but I never realized just how much. They also have lists for other films and literature, but that's just because they all follow along the same adventure/hero story pattern. Also, there are certain elements that are used in all adventure stories. However, the Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings similarities are a lot and very specific. For instance; "Evil sorceror referred to as "Dark Lord" who desires to regain physical shape", "Inherited invisibility device", "Dog named Fang", "Evil, creepy hooded creatures", "Giant Spider", "Small, pitiable creature who talks in third person", just to name a few. I really need to read the Lord of the Rings series. First, however, I need to finish Running with Scissors and the His Dark Materials series.
Fifth, I've gotten my mother hook on Charmed!
Charmed is awesome! You can deny it all you want, but at the end of the day you know you love it.
That's all for now. I need to make cookies, paint my room, go see The Day The Earth Stood Still in IMAX (We watched the original Black and White version last night, it was good {I love old movies}) and figure out a way to get my frustrated mother to pay for my flickr account without getting yelled at.
-Disco-
First off, Ted, Matt and I went to see Seven Pounds last night (none of us were truly that interested, Ted and I were just talking about it because I had no idea what it was about and we wanted to get out of the house {Note this was at nine at night} so we dragged Matt along {he didn't know what he was going to see until we got there and he had to pay for his ticket}). It was okay. It was really boring and confusing up until the plot came together, which was more than an hour into it. What made it worse was this music, that they must have thought was amazing seeing as they used it twice, which played some out of tune note every fourth or fifth note. I'll make it more painful for you; Go to a piano (I don't care if you have to go to the local piano store) and hit two white keys that are right next to each other. It was that sound, every fourth or fifth note. God, it was painful. Ted and I were dying (of laughter as well as pain). At one point an emergency siren went off in the theater and we all had to leave. The sad thing is Ted and I were upset only because we weren't going to get to see the end. Though, amusingly, everyone just went around to the front, went back into the theater, sat back down and waited for the movie to start again. Luckily, it wasn't a real emergency or we would have been a bunch of dumbasses walking into a fire our something.
Second, we're painting my room. We're smudging a light blue. It's gorgeous! It reminds me a lot of Magritte, which makes me absolutely giddy. I'll get pictures up when it's finished and the furniture is back in place, which might not be for a while because we're also putting in new carpet (pretty, green carpet in fact =D).
Third, I'm making a cake for Christmas dinner. It's my first time makeing a dessert for my extended family. I'm making a Yule Log cake. Not only is it my first big time dessert it's also my first roll cake, yikes. We'll see how it comes out, I'm waiting till tomorrow to make it, and I'll share pictures then. I can't wait.
Fourth, this past semester, in Children's Lit, I learned that Harry Potter, whether intentional or not, has a lot in common with Lord of The Rings but I never realized just how much. They also have lists for other films and literature, but that's just because they all follow along the same adventure/hero story pattern. Also, there are certain elements that are used in all adventure stories. However, the Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings similarities are a lot and very specific. For instance; "Evil sorceror referred to as "Dark Lord" who desires to regain physical shape", "Inherited invisibility device", "Dog named Fang", "Evil, creepy hooded creatures", "Giant Spider", "Small, pitiable creature who talks in third person", just to name a few. I really need to read the Lord of the Rings series. First, however, I need to finish Running with Scissors and the His Dark Materials series.
Fifth, I've gotten my mother hook on Charmed!
Charmed is awesome! You can deny it all you want, but at the end of the day you know you love it.
That's all for now. I need to make cookies, paint my room, go see The Day The Earth Stood Still in IMAX (We watched the original Black and White version last night, it was good {I love old movies}) and figure out a way to get my frustrated mother to pay for my flickr account without getting yelled at.
-Disco-
Saturday, December 20, 2008
You Need A Bit Of , Oooh, Shock Treatment
I almost forgot; for my dad's birthday my mom got Shock Treatment, the sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show. It is awesome. Made even more so by the fact that Jessica Harper (who played Phoenix in Phantom of the Paradise) played Janet.
Yes, Janet and Brad are played by different actors. In fact they are the only original characters, however, Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), Magenta (Patricia Quinn) and Columbia (Nell Campbell) {my favorite character from Rocky} are still in it just under different aliases. It is awesome, though a bit confusing (though, honestly, that really just made it better for me), and the soundtrack is even better.
Go rent it!
And if you haven't seen Phantom of the Paradise yet, go rent that too!
And if you haven't seen Rocky Horror Picture Show, well then, shame on you!
-Disco-
Yes, Janet and Brad are played by different actors. In fact they are the only original characters, however, Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), Magenta (Patricia Quinn) and Columbia (Nell Campbell) {my favorite character from Rocky} are still in it just under different aliases. It is awesome, though a bit confusing (though, honestly, that really just made it better for me), and the soundtrack is even better.
Go rent it!
And if you haven't seen Phantom of the Paradise yet, go rent that too!
And if you haven't seen Rocky Horror Picture Show, well then, shame on you!
-Disco-
Somethings
Sometimes I just need to shut my mouth, get out of my head and except things for what they are. I really spend too much time in my head, over working what is simply what it is.
On a lighter note;
I AM OFFICIALLY A SAC STUDENT!!!
Of course, I don't think I can register until January, BUT the stressful part is over. And, GAWD, was it stressful.
I went to NLC and asked what I needed to do; apply, submit and make sure it went through.
Submitted my application to transfer my credits.
Went in the next day to make sure it went through, where they told me that it takes 48 hours.
(There is only one counselor who is good at telling you everything you need to know the first time. I still don't know his name but he always seems to be the last one I talk to)
{Did I mention this was Thursday and the schools close Friday until January}
Called today around noon after Ted left.
They said it went through.
I went to sign in. It rejected my default PIN.
Tried again. Nothing.
Tried again. I got locked out.
Mom and I went to the school to reset it.
The ladies at the front desk told me to call the service number.
I did (I was smart enough to do it there), they said SAC hadn't assigned me a PIN yet and I needed to call Admissions.
Admissions closes at 3.00 on Fridays, it was 2.59.
Mom had the great idea of asking if they could do it there at NLC, they could.
Waited what felt like an hour for an available counselor.
(there was a girl before me who was either registering or transferring and had somehow accomplished to do it without her social so the counselor was having tons of issues)
Finally, a second counselor came out and called my name.
He gave me a PIN.
(took about five minutes, if not less)
We went to one of the computers there.
It worked but I had to change it from the default first.
I collapsed on the floor in happiness.
(Okay, not really but I was very tempted)
I was so glad my mom was there with me. There were a couple times when I was about two seconds from collapsing on the floor in a stress driven fit. Thankfully, she nearly always knows what to do when in a stressful situation where as my brain shuts off and just wants to scream. I really don't handle stress well. Though I am getting better. There was a time when I would have just shut down and given up until it was too late to do anything.
Learning to read my levels of emotion is something I have really learned this past year. The ability to stop and say to myself "Okay, your freaking out. Stop and breath for a second" is just breathtaking. The other day I was at Ted's house and I could feel myself starting to inch over that breaking point, so I stood up and told Nich and Matt that I was going to go stand outside. I ended up walking for about half an hour in the freezing weather and the mist but I was able to calm myself down enough to sort somethings out that needed to be sorted.
I know it sounds like a small and strange victory but for someone who was so emotionally out of control for nearly six years it really is a huge change. I feel ninety percent different than I did a year ago. I think I can confidently say that I am nothing like the person I was in Highschool.
I finally feel as if my life is going forward.
Now, I need to go reacquaint myself with Billy Blanks.
Ted reinstated the introductions and, frankly, I think I have fallen in love all over again.
-Disco-
On a lighter note;
I AM OFFICIALLY A SAC STUDENT!!!
Of course, I don't think I can register until January, BUT the stressful part is over. And, GAWD, was it stressful.
I went to NLC and asked what I needed to do; apply, submit and make sure it went through.
Submitted my application to transfer my credits.
Went in the next day to make sure it went through, where they told me that it takes 48 hours.
(There is only one counselor who is good at telling you everything you need to know the first time. I still don't know his name but he always seems to be the last one I talk to)
{Did I mention this was Thursday and the schools close Friday until January}
Called today around noon after Ted left.
They said it went through.
I went to sign in. It rejected my default PIN.
Tried again. Nothing.
Tried again. I got locked out.
Mom and I went to the school to reset it.
The ladies at the front desk told me to call the service number.
I did (I was smart enough to do it there), they said SAC hadn't assigned me a PIN yet and I needed to call Admissions.
Admissions closes at 3.00 on Fridays, it was 2.59.
Mom had the great idea of asking if they could do it there at NLC, they could.
Waited what felt like an hour for an available counselor.
(there was a girl before me who was either registering or transferring and had somehow accomplished to do it without her social so the counselor was having tons of issues)
Finally, a second counselor came out and called my name.
He gave me a PIN.
(took about five minutes, if not less)
We went to one of the computers there.
It worked but I had to change it from the default first.
I collapsed on the floor in happiness.
(Okay, not really but I was very tempted)
I was so glad my mom was there with me. There were a couple times when I was about two seconds from collapsing on the floor in a stress driven fit. Thankfully, she nearly always knows what to do when in a stressful situation where as my brain shuts off and just wants to scream. I really don't handle stress well. Though I am getting better. There was a time when I would have just shut down and given up until it was too late to do anything.
Learning to read my levels of emotion is something I have really learned this past year. The ability to stop and say to myself "Okay, your freaking out. Stop and breath for a second" is just breathtaking. The other day I was at Ted's house and I could feel myself starting to inch over that breaking point, so I stood up and told Nich and Matt that I was going to go stand outside. I ended up walking for about half an hour in the freezing weather and the mist but I was able to calm myself down enough to sort somethings out that needed to be sorted.
I know it sounds like a small and strange victory but for someone who was so emotionally out of control for nearly six years it really is a huge change. I feel ninety percent different than I did a year ago. I think I can confidently say that I am nothing like the person I was in Highschool.
I finally feel as if my life is going forward.
Now, I need to go reacquaint myself with Billy Blanks.
Ted reinstated the introductions and, frankly, I think I have fallen in love all over again.
-Disco-
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Fix You Up
You've loved
You've lost
You've cried
You've mourned
You've been drained of all emotion
You've let go
Now all that's left to do is fix yourself and get on with your life.
-Disco-
You've lost
You've cried
You've mourned
You've been drained of all emotion
You've let go
Now all that's left to do is fix yourself and get on with your life.
-Disco-
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
What do you do
When your life feels like it's crashing down around you?
There's just something about Christmas that makes me feel alone. I don't know what it is.
I feel like I'm being replaced. Like I'm the old, tired out model being replaced with the newer, more interesting one. I'm no good at making friends, I never learned that skill. My only friends are each centered around each other; I lose one and I risk losing them all.
So, the question is; what is reality and what is my mind overworking a harmless situation? Where is the line between feeling invaded and being possessive? And when will I cross it, if I haven't already?
Sigh, I just want to curl up in a ball and go to bed.
On a lighter note, I'm finally adjusting to the weather. I really do love the cold, I just need a week or two to adjust.
Whatever
-Disco-
There's just something about Christmas that makes me feel alone. I don't know what it is.
I feel like I'm being replaced. Like I'm the old, tired out model being replaced with the newer, more interesting one. I'm no good at making friends, I never learned that skill. My only friends are each centered around each other; I lose one and I risk losing them all.
So, the question is; what is reality and what is my mind overworking a harmless situation? Where is the line between feeling invaded and being possessive? And when will I cross it, if I haven't already?
Sigh, I just want to curl up in a ball and go to bed.
On a lighter note, I'm finally adjusting to the weather. I really do love the cold, I just need a week or two to adjust.
Whatever
-Disco-
CRIMINAL MINDS!! {Spolier Alert}
I've never cried so much watching Criminal Minds.
I have also never cried for an unsub. I don't even know why but when they said he had killed his family, I was in tears. Then J.J. and her baby, saying that she wanted at least one happy memory in that room, Hotchner smiling; all ended in tears. I am such a mess today. What is wrong with me?!
-Disco-
I have also never cried for an unsub. I don't even know why but when they said he had killed his family, I was in tears. Then J.J. and her baby, saying that she wanted at least one happy memory in that room, Hotchner smiling; all ended in tears. I am such a mess today. What is wrong with me?!
-Disco-
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
My cat is whining
And I don't know what he wants from me.
Today (Monday, I don't consider it the next day until I fall asleep) was my daddy's birthday! We went to Saltgrass, which is actually a steak restaurant but I had Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli and Cheese Au Gratin which was all amazing and I was happy and...yay.
My stomach hurts in a non-hurting sort of way, if that makes any sense at all.
Is that normal?
I have been so emotional over the past few days. I can't figure out why. GAH!
And it's not PMS because, 1) I don't get emotional during that whole fiasco and 2) that was about a week ago so....NEAH :sticks tongue out at you:
GOD! I just feel pissey and depressed and agitated and anxious all at the same time and I want to cry and I want to yell and I want to throw something and I want to hit someone and GAH!
Maybe I should go walk in the close to freezing weather. I really want to but it's too cold and I would cry before I even made it to the mailbox.
I have a headache.
I'm going to bed.
-Disco-
Today (Monday, I don't consider it the next day until I fall asleep) was my daddy's birthday! We went to Saltgrass, which is actually a steak restaurant but I had Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli and Cheese Au Gratin which was all amazing and I was happy and...yay.
My stomach hurts in a non-hurting sort of way, if that makes any sense at all.
Is that normal?
I have been so emotional over the past few days. I can't figure out why. GAH!
And it's not PMS because, 1) I don't get emotional during that whole fiasco and 2) that was about a week ago so....NEAH :sticks tongue out at you:
GOD! I just feel pissey and depressed and agitated and anxious all at the same time and I want to cry and I want to yell and I want to throw something and I want to hit someone and GAH!
Maybe I should go walk in the close to freezing weather. I really want to but it's too cold and I would cry before I even made it to the mailbox.
I have a headache.
I'm going to bed.
-Disco-
Sunday, December 14, 2008
BLAH
My mother and I are currently in my parents room, hiding from the evil football game and watching Charm School. I don't know why I love watching this show, but I do.
HA! I just typed that whole sentence without looking at the screen.
{I think my typing has greatly sped up since highschool}
Anyways, I am stressed about school and Stephanie isn't helping me any, seeing as she hasn't called me for two weeks now. I decided that I'm going to transfer to SAC since they seem to have their act together unlike St. Phillips and Northeast. UGH!!
Whatever, I found out yesterday that we are having Christmas eve at our house. Woo Hoo. That means stressful cleaning. Yaaaay. Oh well, whatever, never mind.
I'm bored.
-Disco-
HA! I just typed that whole sentence without looking at the screen.
{I think my typing has greatly sped up since highschool}
Anyways, I am stressed about school and Stephanie isn't helping me any, seeing as she hasn't called me for two weeks now. I decided that I'm going to transfer to SAC since they seem to have their act together unlike St. Phillips and Northeast. UGH!!
Whatever, I found out yesterday that we are having Christmas eve at our house. Woo Hoo. That means stressful cleaning. Yaaaay. Oh well, whatever, never mind.
I'm bored.
-Disco-
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sleep is good but Flickr is better
{I KNEW I should have just turned it off and gone to bed. BUT NOOOO! Now, it's four in the morning and I have to wake up at about nine! GAH!}
1. Isis Y Ra., 2. 365:2:94 .. Apple of My Eye, 3. rose luna allison, 4. Bright Red Door, 5. Tegan and Sara, 6. The other kind of pick me up drink, 7. Lubitel 166, 8. Carrot Cake, 9. Day 106 - I am a librarian, 10. Dreaming............., 11. The things I put up with, 12. Ex Nihilo
Here’s how it works:
* Type your answers to each of the questions below into Flickr Search
* Using only the first page, pick an image
* Copy and paste each of the URLs into the mosaic maker
Questions:
1. What is your first name? (Disco)
2. What is your favorite food? (Truthfully and honestly, Apples){Should have figured there would be a lot of Mac related ones with this one}
3. What high school did you go to? (Allison L. Steele ELC, Texas)
4. What is your favorite color? (Bright Red)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (Tie; Matthew Gray Gubbler and Tegan R. Quinn) {Went with which ever one pulled up the best photos; Tegan won.}
6. Favorite drink? (Orange soda mixed with Sunny-D)
7. Dream vacation? (Roadtrip to anywhere West) {I'm surprised that resulted in something}
8. Favorite dessert? (Carrot Cake) {Border's has the best}
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (Today; Librarian){The one I wanted to use but it wouldn't show up}
10. What do you love most in life? (Analyzing) {I find it interesting that anytime analyzing comes up it is instantly connected with dreams}
11. One word to describe you. (I despise questions like these! As of recently; Conflicted)
12. Your Flickr name. (To Love Disco)
I think I kind of lost when it came down to the answers, seeing as most of them are kind of weird. Like, Orange soda mixed with Sunny-D. I was not in the least surprised when that resulted in nothing. Oh, and Allison L. Steele ELC. That's what I get for graduating from a non-traditional school (the most memoreble quote from our graduation was by my Prinicpal "In the tradition of a non-traditional school we will be calling names in reverse order." Needless to say it was one of the first times in my life that I was one of the first to be called whilst in alphebetical order). I was surprised "roadtrip to anywhere west" actually pulled up results.
1. Isis Y Ra., 2. 365:2:94 .. Apple of My Eye, 3. rose luna allison, 4. Bright Red Door, 5. Tegan and Sara, 6. The other kind of pick me up drink, 7. Lubitel 166, 8. Carrot Cake, 9. Day 106 - I am a librarian, 10. Dreaming............., 11. The things I put up with, 12. Ex NihiloHere’s how it works:
* Type your answers to each of the questions below into Flickr Search
* Using only the first page, pick an image
* Copy and paste each of the URLs into the mosaic maker
Questions:
1. What is your first name? (Disco)
2. What is your favorite food? (Truthfully and honestly, Apples){Should have figured there would be a lot of Mac related ones with this one}
3. What high school did you go to? (Allison L. Steele ELC, Texas)
4. What is your favorite color? (Bright Red)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (Tie; Matthew Gray Gubbler and Tegan R. Quinn) {Went with which ever one pulled up the best photos; Tegan won.}
6. Favorite drink? (Orange soda mixed with Sunny-D)
7. Dream vacation? (Roadtrip to anywhere West) {I'm surprised that resulted in something}
8. Favorite dessert? (Carrot Cake) {Border's has the best}
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (Today; Librarian){The one I wanted to use but it wouldn't show up}
10. What do you love most in life? (Analyzing) {I find it interesting that anytime analyzing comes up it is instantly connected with dreams}
11. One word to describe you. (I despise questions like these! As of recently; Conflicted)
12. Your Flickr name. (To Love Disco)
I think I kind of lost when it came down to the answers, seeing as most of them are kind of weird. Like, Orange soda mixed with Sunny-D. I was not in the least surprised when that resulted in nothing. Oh, and Allison L. Steele ELC. That's what I get for graduating from a non-traditional school (the most memoreble quote from our graduation was by my Prinicpal "In the tradition of a non-traditional school we will be calling names in reverse order." Needless to say it was one of the first times in my life that I was one of the first to be called whilst in alphebetical order). I was surprised "roadtrip to anywhere west" actually pulled up results.
Phantom of the Paradise
So I watched Phantom of the Paradise today just to make sure that it's still awesome; it is.
(I have so much crap to do and I'd rather sleep through it all)
{In case you're curious [or to just remind my self];
1. take pictures off my card
2. organize/clean room
3. figure out spring schedule with Ted and Nich
4. read Faust
5. decide whether or not to beg for a point and shoot
6. ...:blink:...Come up with a number six}
My oatmeal raisin cookies were chewy last night when I stored them away and now they're hard. I am pissed.
How are you today, world?
-Disco-
(I have so much crap to do and I'd rather sleep through it all)
{In case you're curious [or to just remind my self];
1. take pictures off my card
2. organize/clean room
3. figure out spring schedule with Ted and Nich
4. read Faust
5. decide whether or not to beg for a point and shoot
6. ...:blink:...Come up with a number six}
My oatmeal raisin cookies were chewy last night when I stored them away and now they're hard. I am pissed.
How are you today, world?
-Disco-
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Marco! Polo!
So I took my First Aid exam today! I am done until January! WOOOOO! The best part is that it was super easy. I really only questioned one or two questions (What to do with poisons, I missed that day). She said she hopes to have grades up by tomorrow afternoon. So....WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Anyways, I'm pretty sure it snowed everywhere in the South but Universal City last night. We got nothing, even Schertz/Cibolo got SOME snow! I'm pissed. HMPH! Whatever, I'm glad, I was shaking so much this morning that I couldn't drive until my heater warmed up. I almost cried. Of course, then once I left class it was too warm for a jacket.
Speaking of which; After class today I drove home and right when I was turning off my MP3 player Soil Soil came on and I cried at Tegan then turned it back on and decided to drive around until it ended (my car will die if I sit in one place with it running for too long). Anyways, while I was driving through the neighborhood I decided to go to the library to find a book that I know exists and can't seem to find on Amazon. SO, I found it (I knew I wasn't crazy) and also got Faust and an English Renaissance Poetry book. So, I was happy. What really amuses me though, is that when I got to the library Goodbye Eddie from Phantom of the Paradise was playing, then I checked out Faust (which Phantom of the Paradise is partially based on) and when I got back in my car I Hear Noises by Tegan and Sara came on, which is the one that the music video is based off of Phantom of the Paradise. I was thoroughly amused and happy!
So that's my unnecessary ramble of the day!
I found a point and shoot with a wide angle on amazon for $145 and it's RED!!! I was happy. Of course, I really don't want to ask my parents for it seeing as they're buying me a 300 dollar lens. GAH! I just want something that I can throw in my bag or shove in my pocket. Speaking of bags I also need a new bag. All my bags are either too small or too big, and the ones that are a good size to carry all my crap in are totes which are basically giant pockets.
Whatever, it's just the same issue in a different form. BLAH!
-Disco-
Anyways, I'm pretty sure it snowed everywhere in the South but Universal City last night. We got nothing, even Schertz/Cibolo got SOME snow! I'm pissed. HMPH! Whatever, I'm glad, I was shaking so much this morning that I couldn't drive until my heater warmed up. I almost cried. Of course, then once I left class it was too warm for a jacket.
Speaking of which; After class today I drove home and right when I was turning off my MP3 player Soil Soil came on and I cried at Tegan then turned it back on and decided to drive around until it ended (my car will die if I sit in one place with it running for too long). Anyways, while I was driving through the neighborhood I decided to go to the library to find a book that I know exists and can't seem to find on Amazon. SO, I found it (I knew I wasn't crazy) and also got Faust and an English Renaissance Poetry book. So, I was happy. What really amuses me though, is that when I got to the library Goodbye Eddie from Phantom of the Paradise was playing, then I checked out Faust (which Phantom of the Paradise is partially based on) and when I got back in my car I Hear Noises by Tegan and Sara came on, which is the one that the music video is based off of Phantom of the Paradise. I was thoroughly amused and happy!
So that's my unnecessary ramble of the day!
I found a point and shoot with a wide angle on amazon for $145 and it's RED!!! I was happy. Of course, I really don't want to ask my parents for it seeing as they're buying me a 300 dollar lens. GAH! I just want something that I can throw in my bag or shove in my pocket. Speaking of bags I also need a new bag. All my bags are either too small or too big, and the ones that are a good size to carry all my crap in are totes which are basically giant pockets.
Whatever, it's just the same issue in a different form. BLAH!
-Disco-
Note to Self:
(I miss you terribly, note to self this is a tragedy! Ha! I haven't heard that song in ages!)
1. clean/organize/arrange room
2. make oatmealchocolate chip raisin cookies ::shifty eyes::
3. :sniff: take a shower
4. Retake math accuplacer (and avoid remedial math at all costs)
5. Learn how to spellremidial remedial correctly the first time
6. let the dog out before you go to bed
7. get pro account on To Love Disco
8. Load all my random photos from So Disco and onto To Love Disco
9. Create a kick ass design for my slowly dying site (Did it ever have a pulse? I don't think it did)
10. Be awesome (I need some help in that area....SUIT UP!!!)
11. Stop messing with your hair
12. get a point and shoot at all costs
13. get a proper 35mm at all costs
14. play Bond music whilst attempting 10 and 11..oh, and do random flips...or should I say attempt to do random flips
15. finish The Golden Compass (don't tell Miss. Davis :more shifty eyes:)
16. give all my animals IQ tests (I swear their all dumb as a brick...or just senial...no, that only counts for Fritz)
17. become reacquainted with Billy
18. set up Christmas tree
19. stop crying about the cold (you want to live in Canada for god's sake)
20. Paint room
21. Grow up in at least some way, shape or form
22. HINT HINT
23. That means get a job, lazy bum
24. I'm not lazy just.....artistic
25. LIAR!!!
26. Stop arguing with yourself, it's not becoming
27. Check to see if that's the cat pawing at the door
-Disco-
1. clean/organize/arrange room
2. make oatmeal
3. :sniff: take a shower
4. Retake math accuplacer (and avoid remedial math at all costs)
5. Learn how to spell
6. let the dog out before you go to bed
7. get pro account on To Love Disco
8. Load all my random photos from So Disco and onto To Love Disco
9. Create a kick ass design for my slowly dying site (Did it ever have a pulse? I don't think it did)
10. Be awesome (I need some help in that area....SUIT UP!!!)
11. Stop messing with your hair
12. get a point and shoot at all costs
13. get a proper 35mm at all costs
14. play Bond music whilst attempting 10 and 11..oh, and do random flips...or should I say attempt to do random flips
15. finish The Golden Compass (don't tell Miss. Davis :more shifty eyes:)
16. give all my animals IQ tests (I swear their all dumb as a brick...or just senial...no, that only counts for Fritz)
17. become reacquainted with Billy
18. set up Christmas tree
19. stop crying about the cold (you want to live in Canada for god's sake)
20. Paint room
21. Grow up in at least some way, shape or form
22. HINT HINT
23. That means get a job, lazy bum
24. I'm not lazy just.....artistic
25. LIAR!!!
26. Stop arguing with yourself, it's not becoming
27. Check to see if that's the cat pawing at the door
-Disco-
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
WHAT???
I think I'm losing my hearing.
Whenever someone talks to me from a certain distance it just sounds like mumbles.
Usually I only have to ask someone to repeat something once and that's because usually my mind just replaces words so I hear something totally off from what they just said, but today I couldn't understand anything. Actually, now that I think about it, it's just in my right ear. hmmm. I've actually been having some problems with that ear for a while. UGH!
-Disco-
Whenever someone talks to me from a certain distance it just sounds like mumbles.
Usually I only have to ask someone to repeat something once and that's because usually my mind just replaces words so I hear something totally off from what they just said, but today I couldn't understand anything. Actually, now that I think about it, it's just in my right ear. hmmm. I've actually been having some problems with that ear for a while. UGH!
-Disco-
Polaroid
Every time I hear about Polaroid no longer being available it brings tears to my eyes. I don't now if it's the fact that the only experience I will have with a Polaroid will only be distant, fuzzy memories or if it's because of some distant emotion that I can't really explain.
Yes, I realize FugiFilm also makes instant film, however, who knows how long they will continue producing it before they follow in Polaroid's footsteps. I have heard the arguments that digital is here and there is no need for Polaroid. Well, anyone who feels that way doesn't realize the power that Polaroid, or instant film in general, has on the artistic world. Go onto most any art community website and type in Polaroid and you will see a flood of works either using or about Polaroids. The fact is, it's not just a Pop icon, it's an artistic expression, one that, much like instant film its self, can not be easily replicated. There is just a magical air that comes with instant film that you just wouldn't understand unless you've experienced it's magic, either first hand or through someone elses passion.
Not to mention the fact that there is just something...(I've used this word to much in this post)magical about watching your photo being produced in your hand. Yes, with digital you can see your photo instantly but can you give it to someone right there? The fact is even though you can see it you can't produce it in a tangible form until you get home, transfer it to your computer and go to Walgreens or some other place which prints photos, which all take about an hour to print. Yes, they have made cameras which hook straight up to a printer, but who carries a printer around in their bag just so they can print their photo in the cafe? Personally, it's just not the same or as convenient as Polaroid. Not to mention not as (here it goes) magical. I remember, back in 5th and 6th grade, at the dances there would be a teacher set up next to some backdrop made out of colored butcher paper and construction paper shapes which were related to the theme of the dance and for a dollar they would take a Polaroid of you and or your friends and you could take it home with you. A memory of that night. Take it this was before everyone had a digital camera in their pocket or even one on their cell phone (or cell phones for that matter {okay, I'm not that old but it was before everyone between the ages of ten and eighty had one}), but still, it's the same issue. You can't just print a photo from a digital camera in two, three seconds unless you have a printer next to you and that even takes longer.
NOTHING BEATS INSTANT FILM
Don't take it away. That's all that's left to say.
-Disco-
Yes, I realize FugiFilm also makes instant film, however, who knows how long they will continue producing it before they follow in Polaroid's footsteps. I have heard the arguments that digital is here and there is no need for Polaroid. Well, anyone who feels that way doesn't realize the power that Polaroid, or instant film in general, has on the artistic world. Go onto most any art community website and type in Polaroid and you will see a flood of works either using or about Polaroids. The fact is, it's not just a Pop icon, it's an artistic expression, one that, much like instant film its self, can not be easily replicated. There is just a magical air that comes with instant film that you just wouldn't understand unless you've experienced it's magic, either first hand or through someone elses passion.
Not to mention the fact that there is just something...(I've used this word to much in this post)magical about watching your photo being produced in your hand. Yes, with digital you can see your photo instantly but can you give it to someone right there? The fact is even though you can see it you can't produce it in a tangible form until you get home, transfer it to your computer and go to Walgreens or some other place which prints photos, which all take about an hour to print. Yes, they have made cameras which hook straight up to a printer, but who carries a printer around in their bag just so they can print their photo in the cafe? Personally, it's just not the same or as convenient as Polaroid. Not to mention not as (here it goes) magical. I remember, back in 5th and 6th grade, at the dances there would be a teacher set up next to some backdrop made out of colored butcher paper and construction paper shapes which were related to the theme of the dance and for a dollar they would take a Polaroid of you and or your friends and you could take it home with you. A memory of that night. Take it this was before everyone had a digital camera in their pocket or even one on their cell phone (or cell phones for that matter {okay, I'm not that old but it was before everyone between the ages of ten and eighty had one}), but still, it's the same issue. You can't just print a photo from a digital camera in two, three seconds unless you have a printer next to you and that even takes longer.
NOTHING BEATS INSTANT FILM
Don't take it away. That's all that's left to say.
-Disco-
Knitting, school, and whatever else I think of
I have one more final tomorrow and then I'm done until January!!!
Wooo! AND I know for a fact that I got an A in Drawing, I'm pretty confident that I got an A in First Aid (that's the final I have to take tomorrow), at least a B in English and it would take a miracle for me to pass math. UGH! I HATE math. The good thing is I can retake the acuplacer and hopefully get out of remedial math FOREVER! HOPEFULLY!
Anyways, I some how stumbled upon a new knitting site and I was re-established with the want to create something. Which is nothing new but, whatever.
Alyssa Milano is probably the hottest women on TV.
I want a bright red old fashion style phone and a typewriter. I don't know why I want a typewriter I just really do. And really, any red phone would be awesome. I LOVE RED!!
I have had fleeting headaches all day. They faze in and out at random moments. UGH.
I have done amazingly well at this blogging thing. I don't know what it is that has kicked my butt in gear with all this but it's working. Hopefully I can do as well with 365 once January starts. I would love to get a point and shoot. I never thought I would say that but I am really seeing the convenience. I want a camera that I can slip in my bag/pocket and just pull it out when I feel like it. Especially with this project I have in mind. I want to take a shot of my feet depicting something that I did/where I went that day, which would just be easier with a point and shoot. Whatever, it's all just more and more money and I'm just a spoiled brat who wants everything given to me.
I still want a red phone.
-Disco-
Wooo! AND I know for a fact that I got an A in Drawing, I'm pretty confident that I got an A in First Aid (that's the final I have to take tomorrow), at least a B in English and it would take a miracle for me to pass math. UGH! I HATE math. The good thing is I can retake the acuplacer and hopefully get out of remedial math FOREVER! HOPEFULLY!
Anyways, I some how stumbled upon a new knitting site and I was re-established with the want to create something. Which is nothing new but, whatever.
Alyssa Milano is probably the hottest women on TV.
I want a bright red old fashion style phone and a typewriter. I don't know why I want a typewriter I just really do. And really, any red phone would be awesome. I LOVE RED!!
I have had fleeting headaches all day. They faze in and out at random moments. UGH.
I have done amazingly well at this blogging thing. I don't know what it is that has kicked my butt in gear with all this but it's working. Hopefully I can do as well with 365 once January starts. I would love to get a point and shoot. I never thought I would say that but I am really seeing the convenience. I want a camera that I can slip in my bag/pocket and just pull it out when I feel like it. Especially with this project I have in mind. I want to take a shot of my feet depicting something that I did/where I went that day, which would just be easier with a point and shoot. Whatever, it's all just more and more money and I'm just a spoiled brat who wants everything given to me.
I still want a red phone.
-Disco-
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Habits that may or may not have to do with Christmas
I have this habit of resting my foot on my charger when I'm sitting at the table with my laptop. Well, my mother was working on hers at the table before she left for the conference Wednesday and the charger is still here....or maybe it's my fathers....anyways, whoever's it is, I realized just now that I had a foot on each one without even realizing I had done it. I think it's the warmth. Tile floor is cold no matter what time of year it is or what state/country you're in.
My cat is staring at me from the front room. I think she wants something from me.
For Christmas I want at least one of three things;
Borders giftcard
Payless giftcard
a pro-account on my more personal flickr account
Hmmmmmm, I know I'm getting a lens for Christmas!
That makes me ecstatic!
It's a beautiful one, too, nothing like the annoying, fragile seeming one that I have.
ANYWAYS, oh, it would be nice to have filters as well. SIGH! If only.
-Disco-
My cat is staring at me from the front room. I think she wants something from me.
For Christmas I want at least one of three things;
Borders giftcard
Payless giftcard
a pro-account on my more personal flickr account
Hmmmmmm, I know I'm getting a lens for Christmas!
That makes me ecstatic!
It's a beautiful one, too, nothing like the annoying, fragile seeming one that I have.
ANYWAYS, oh, it would be nice to have filters as well. SIGH! If only.
-Disco-
Canon vs. Nikon
I never thought I'd say this but I have taken sides on the whole Canon vs. Nikon thing.The way I'm starting to see it is that Nikon is really aiming towards the whole "anyone can be a photographer" thing, which is frankly a bit insulting. I don't want a DSLR that will do it all for me. That takes all the fun out of it. For me, the fun of photography is figuring everything out, not point, shoot and, oh! lookie there I'm amazing! Not to mention all this fancy stuff that they're trying to add to their cameras is lost on people who just want a simple point and shoot (I know this from Ted, who dragged me to every store that sold cameras so I could tell her what was what and whether or not she needed it).
So, the way I see it is Canon is more professional geared where as Nikon is more point and shoot geared (If I ever get enough money for a point and shoot those will most likely be my first choice).
There, and for moms who want perfect pictures of their children, pay a professional (that IS what they are there for) and don't waste your time buying a DSLR that you won't even use all that it is capable of. Fancy does not equal necessary.
By the way don't get me started on MACs. We could be here all week
-Disco-
Friday, December 5, 2008
COME ON PEOPLE!!!!
Am I the only bi-sexual non-whore in the world?!
(Ok, I know I'm not but still. Really? Really?!)
(Ok, I know I'm not but still. Really? Really?!)
School makes me sick
The past week I've gone to bed around 5-6 in the morning working on something for school and woke up at around 8 every morning.
Needless to say by Wednesday I was exhausted and yesterday (Thursday) I slept through my math class and woke up in time to rush to Childrens Lit. I felt soemthing sick wise coming on but, thank god, I slept it off. Anyways, I have to come up with a lesson plan for children's lit, finish my final drawing for, well, Drawing, and then I have to retake all the quizzes for Math. So, yeah. I'm staying home from Drawing today and pretending to work on everything. Good thing is though that I do have an idea for Drawing, finally. Also, I already have an idea for Children's Lit I just need to get it all out in the proper form and finish the project portion. Whatever, I'm sure I can get it all done by Monday.
It's still hard for me to watch Thomas Gibson on Dharma and Greg with out expecting Reid, Morgan, J.J., Prentiss and/or Garcia to come running in and dragging him off to solve some crime. Of course, when I watch Dharma and Greg long enough it's hard to watch him on Criminal Minds without expecting Dharma to run in and drag him off to fix some shenanigans. HA! I said shenanigans.
Anyways, BLEE BLOO BLAH TO YOU ALL!!!
It's 44 degrees outside (It was 39 when I woke up)! That's a whole ten degrees colder than it was yesterday. AND IT'S ONLY THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMEBER!!!!
Everyone cross your fingers for REAL snow this year.
We're nearly twenty years late.
-Disco-
Needless to say by Wednesday I was exhausted and yesterday (Thursday) I slept through my math class and woke up in time to rush to Childrens Lit. I felt soemthing sick wise coming on but, thank god, I slept it off. Anyways, I have to come up with a lesson plan for children's lit, finish my final drawing for, well, Drawing, and then I have to retake all the quizzes for Math. So, yeah. I'm staying home from Drawing today and pretending to work on everything. Good thing is though that I do have an idea for Drawing, finally. Also, I already have an idea for Children's Lit I just need to get it all out in the proper form and finish the project portion. Whatever, I'm sure I can get it all done by Monday.
It's still hard for me to watch Thomas Gibson on Dharma and Greg with out expecting Reid, Morgan, J.J., Prentiss and/or Garcia to come running in and dragging him off to solve some crime. Of course, when I watch Dharma and Greg long enough it's hard to watch him on Criminal Minds without expecting Dharma to run in and drag him off to fix some shenanigans. HA! I said shenanigans.
Anyways, BLEE BLOO BLAH TO YOU ALL!!!
It's 44 degrees outside (It was 39 when I woke up)! That's a whole ten degrees colder than it was yesterday. AND IT'S ONLY THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMEBER!!!!
Everyone cross your fingers for REAL snow this year.
We're nearly twenty years late.
-Disco-
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Writing and Houses
First off I found this blog just now. It's about becoming a better writer. I have to say a lot of what he says is interesting but I just don't agree with him. I don't know what it is, but I just have a different view of writing.
For instance, he says to write on a schedule. I can't do that. I have tried and I really can't. I end up getting stuck in a rut and writing the same thing over and over. For me it's best to just write as it comes. Which is the main reason as to why I have a hard time writing chronologically. I have no idea why. I guess I just have so many ideas running through my head at once that I need to get them out before I lose them.
I tried once to write chronologically. I got to this point where I lost track of the story and nothing was the way I intended it to be and it really never got anywhere because I was just writing, hoping something would appear in the various crap I was spewing out. For me it's easier to come up with a basic outline that I can stick with first and then write as I get ideas for each part. In an odd way that is what has kept me going with the "book" that I'm working on. Slowly it has evolved and I now have a much clearer idea of what is going to happen than I did when I started. Had I just sat down and tried to write a first draft it would have never developed into what it is. Though, there really isn't much actual story (Nich has been getting on to me about that part =P), but I know exactly what will happen when and there is a cohesive timeline. Though, who knows if this is really a problem for anyone else, maybe I'm just that OCD.
Also, his tips seem to be more geared towards fantasy/sci-fi/mystery writing. I tend to write more life stories. I just don't really have the imagination for fantasy. I read fantasy books and am baffled by how the writer comes up with these worlds. Tolkien blows my mind! How he not only invented worlds but also languages I will never know.
(Ugh, that entire thing sounds like a journal entry for English. HA! Ms. Davis has warped my mind.)
Anyways, on to Houses. The wonderful Amy spurred my thoughts back to houses. I told Nich once that my dream house is a Victorian with a wrap around porch, lots of land, amazing light and a lake (doesn't have to be huge just some sort of natural body of water which is bigger than a puddle). Anyways, I think that has grown. Now it is a two story Victorian, a basement, a porch that wraps around at least three sides of the house, huge windows which let in the amazing light, dark, hard wood floors, at least one room with wood paneling, dark wood cabinets in the kitchen (I hate when people paint their cabinets white, especially when it is thick almost plastic feeling paint. Ugh, I saw a picture of a house where they painted the stairs with thick white, disgusting dusty blue and an equally disgusting dusty pink. It was a gorgeous staircase too. I almost cried when I saw that.), no strange colored tile (I have lived in a house with pink tile for nearly ten years now. I never want to see colored floor tiles again.), not that much land just enough to where I can't see my neighbors, trees (I would be depressed if I had no trees),...I think that' s it. Hmmmmm. Anyways, I found this site through Amy's blog. Nearly everyone had at least one thing on the list. Maybe I should move to Baton Rouge. I've always loved Louisiana. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I want to watch Criminal Minds.
I get to see Role Models tomorrow.
I need to finish The Golden Compass by Monday.
Blah.
Hope your Thanksgiving weekday is good.
I'll probably see you before then but just in case.
(Stephanie is currently yelling Spanish vocabulary at me.
Spanish is a painful language to listen to, especially when it is being yelled at you by a Texas child who has no want to pronounce it properly.)
-Disco-
For instance, he says to write on a schedule. I can't do that. I have tried and I really can't. I end up getting stuck in a rut and writing the same thing over and over. For me it's best to just write as it comes. Which is the main reason as to why I have a hard time writing chronologically. I have no idea why. I guess I just have so many ideas running through my head at once that I need to get them out before I lose them.
I tried once to write chronologically. I got to this point where I lost track of the story and nothing was the way I intended it to be and it really never got anywhere because I was just writing, hoping something would appear in the various crap I was spewing out. For me it's easier to come up with a basic outline that I can stick with first and then write as I get ideas for each part. In an odd way that is what has kept me going with the "book" that I'm working on. Slowly it has evolved and I now have a much clearer idea of what is going to happen than I did when I started. Had I just sat down and tried to write a first draft it would have never developed into what it is. Though, there really isn't much actual story (Nich has been getting on to me about that part =P), but I know exactly what will happen when and there is a cohesive timeline. Though, who knows if this is really a problem for anyone else, maybe I'm just that OCD.
Also, his tips seem to be more geared towards fantasy/sci-fi/mystery writing. I tend to write more life stories. I just don't really have the imagination for fantasy. I read fantasy books and am baffled by how the writer comes up with these worlds. Tolkien blows my mind! How he not only invented worlds but also languages I will never know.
(Ugh, that entire thing sounds like a journal entry for English. HA! Ms. Davis has warped my mind.)
Anyways, on to Houses. The wonderful Amy spurred my thoughts back to houses. I told Nich once that my dream house is a Victorian with a wrap around porch, lots of land, amazing light and a lake (doesn't have to be huge just some sort of natural body of water which is bigger than a puddle). Anyways, I think that has grown. Now it is a two story Victorian, a basement, a porch that wraps around at least three sides of the house, huge windows which let in the amazing light, dark, hard wood floors, at least one room with wood paneling, dark wood cabinets in the kitchen (I hate when people paint their cabinets white, especially when it is thick almost plastic feeling paint. Ugh, I saw a picture of a house where they painted the stairs with thick white, disgusting dusty blue and an equally disgusting dusty pink. It was a gorgeous staircase too. I almost cried when I saw that.), no strange colored tile (I have lived in a house with pink tile for nearly ten years now. I never want to see colored floor tiles again.), not that much land just enough to where I can't see my neighbors, trees (I would be depressed if I had no trees),...I think that' s it. Hmmmmm. Anyways, I found this site through Amy's blog. Nearly everyone had at least one thing on the list. Maybe I should move to Baton Rouge. I've always loved Louisiana. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I want to watch Criminal Minds.
I get to see Role Models tomorrow.
I need to finish The Golden Compass by Monday.
Blah.
Hope your Thanksgiving weekday is good.
I'll probably see you before then but just in case.
(Stephanie is currently yelling Spanish vocabulary at me.
Spanish is a painful language to listen to, especially when it is being yelled at you by a Texas child who has no want to pronounce it properly.)
-Disco-
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Lemon Poppyseed Bread
There's a man on my neighbors' roof with a leafblower. I can see him every so often when he moves from one side to the other. It amuses me greatly.
(I always try to spell amuses with a z. I'm just an odd child that wants to use a z as much as I can get away with. Maybe that's why I like Zebras)
Fritz has somehow managed to get outside about three times now with out me knowing. So then he barks at the door to get in. I just found out. He goes out the laundry room door, which my dad always leaves open, and then he runs to the sliding glass door and barks at me to let him. That's how blond my dog is. He forgets which door he went through. Jake and I have the greatest time with him.
We feed the cats in the front room, however, the dogs will run in there and chase them away and eat the food if we don't separate them. So, we have a gate that we put up across the hallway and the kitchen has a sliding door that we close. ANYWAYS, we'll open the kitchen door and then call the dogs and they'll stand there at the gate whining and barking, never realizing that the door is open in the kitchen. It cracks me up. Also, if Fritz is distracted by something in the kitchen sometimes he'll stand up on the couch next to me and stare over his shoulder waiting to see if it's anything to go investigate, so if I tap his butt he goes running. HA! It amuses me greatly. I love my ditz of a dog. He's got one of those personalities that only a mother can love.
Anyways, that was a long, unnecessary ramble that I never intended to go on.
What I meant to tell you all is that I made my first Lemon Poppyseed Bread from scratch. Well, half scratch. It was a quick bread so it used cake mix and instant pudding. But still, up until now my only experience with Lemon Poppyseed was with those muffin mixes. I love baking.
Did I tell you?
I made my first kneaded bread the other day!!! OH, it was awesome. I had so much fun. I've never kneaded anything before. It was Scotch Bread that I made for my mom. I was happy.
Hhmmm. I don't know what else to say. Oh, tomorrow I have to go to class while my brother and my mom get the day off and my dad has been staying home all this week. I don't know why it bothers me to leave the house to go to work or school when everyone else is at home. I don't mind going if it's just my mom and my brother but if my dad is home as well it just bothers me. Huh. Whatever.
Yeah, two more weeks of school. Technically one seeing as the last week is exams and I only have to go in three days out of the week.
Humdinger. That's an interesting word. Humdinger.
Interesting is also an interesting word...and it's fun to say.
According to Hank Venture so is Scuba. Scuba.
GO TEAM VENTURE!!!!!
(Wow, I've already blogged 17 times this month. I know that's not everyday but still. It's a record for me. Not to mention the fact that I started towards the middle of the month. Now let's just hope I can keep it up.)
-Disco-
(I always try to spell amuses with a z. I'm just an odd child that wants to use a z as much as I can get away with. Maybe that's why I like Zebras)
Fritz has somehow managed to get outside about three times now with out me knowing. So then he barks at the door to get in. I just found out. He goes out the laundry room door, which my dad always leaves open, and then he runs to the sliding glass door and barks at me to let him. That's how blond my dog is. He forgets which door he went through. Jake and I have the greatest time with him.
We feed the cats in the front room, however, the dogs will run in there and chase them away and eat the food if we don't separate them. So, we have a gate that we put up across the hallway and the kitchen has a sliding door that we close. ANYWAYS, we'll open the kitchen door and then call the dogs and they'll stand there at the gate whining and barking, never realizing that the door is open in the kitchen. It cracks me up. Also, if Fritz is distracted by something in the kitchen sometimes he'll stand up on the couch next to me and stare over his shoulder waiting to see if it's anything to go investigate, so if I tap his butt he goes running. HA! It amuses me greatly. I love my ditz of a dog. He's got one of those personalities that only a mother can love.
Anyways, that was a long, unnecessary ramble that I never intended to go on.
What I meant to tell you all is that I made my first Lemon Poppyseed Bread from scratch. Well, half scratch. It was a quick bread so it used cake mix and instant pudding. But still, up until now my only experience with Lemon Poppyseed was with those muffin mixes. I love baking.
Did I tell you?
I made my first kneaded bread the other day!!! OH, it was awesome. I had so much fun. I've never kneaded anything before. It was Scotch Bread that I made for my mom. I was happy.
Hhmmm. I don't know what else to say. Oh, tomorrow I have to go to class while my brother and my mom get the day off and my dad has been staying home all this week. I don't know why it bothers me to leave the house to go to work or school when everyone else is at home. I don't mind going if it's just my mom and my brother but if my dad is home as well it just bothers me. Huh. Whatever.
Yeah, two more weeks of school. Technically one seeing as the last week is exams and I only have to go in three days out of the week.
Humdinger. That's an interesting word. Humdinger.
Interesting is also an interesting word...and it's fun to say.
According to Hank Venture so is Scuba. Scuba.
GO TEAM VENTURE!!!!!
(Wow, I've already blogged 17 times this month. I know that's not everyday but still. It's a record for me. Not to mention the fact that I started towards the middle of the month. Now let's just hope I can keep it up.)
-Disco-
Monday, November 24, 2008
What can I say?
Lacey sucks on SO many levels. How the HELL is she getting away with all that she does. All the more to convince me that it's scripted. I just don't understand why Sharon would be a part of that. She doesn't come off as someone who would participate in something so false. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. All I know is that out of everyone Lacey has learned the least and is still exactly the same. She is content with hurting everyone around her and she never will learn the difference between manipulation and real friendship. I don't even have to see the next episode to agree with Ricky, It's all an act. Everything. Lacey is in capable of compassion or any kind of emotion whats so ever. And don't bring up the whole animal rights thing. In my opinion that is also an act in order to push people's buttons. Not mention she can be very hypocritical about her opinions.
Now Greg is gone!? WHY?! He definitely made the most improvement. I mean you can see it not only in his confidence around women but also in the way he talks and holds himself. Matt and Simeon already had that confidence, they just needed to be taught how to use it. It was the same with the challenge; Matt's friend seemed to already have the confidence to talk to women he just didn't want to become a pick up artist, he actually seemed more hindered by the fear of coming off as a "douche". Where as Greg's friend had very little confidence, Greg even stated that his friend hadn't touched a women in nearly two years. So, yes, Matt's friend did better than Greg's but I feel that Matt had an advantage over Greg in the fact that his friend was already equipped with the ability where as Greg had to almost start from scratch, AND he only had twenty-four hours to do it. HMPH!!
Anyways, I'm in a ranting mood. Whatever.
HA! Whenever they say Gideon in Charmed I think of Criminal Minds. Speaking of Charmed; they have the entire Charmed set at Costco!! I was ecstatic when I saw it. God, I'm a nerd. I actually didn't like the show when I first started watching it and I still find things every so often that annoy me but I love it now. Not as much as Criminal Minds, mind you. I also find Angel pretty enjoyable as well. Odd how when both shows first came out I had no interest in watching either of them.
Rose McGowan's upper lip bothers me. It sticks out too much and she seems to be incapable of closing her mouth.
-Disco-
Now Greg is gone!? WHY?! He definitely made the most improvement. I mean you can see it not only in his confidence around women but also in the way he talks and holds himself. Matt and Simeon already had that confidence, they just needed to be taught how to use it. It was the same with the challenge; Matt's friend seemed to already have the confidence to talk to women he just didn't want to become a pick up artist, he actually seemed more hindered by the fear of coming off as a "douche". Where as Greg's friend had very little confidence, Greg even stated that his friend hadn't touched a women in nearly two years. So, yes, Matt's friend did better than Greg's but I feel that Matt had an advantage over Greg in the fact that his friend was already equipped with the ability where as Greg had to almost start from scratch, AND he only had twenty-four hours to do it. HMPH!!
Anyways, I'm in a ranting mood. Whatever.
HA! Whenever they say Gideon in Charmed I think of Criminal Minds. Speaking of Charmed; they have the entire Charmed set at Costco!! I was ecstatic when I saw it. God, I'm a nerd. I actually didn't like the show when I first started watching it and I still find things every so often that annoy me but I love it now. Not as much as Criminal Minds, mind you. I also find Angel pretty enjoyable as well. Odd how when both shows first came out I had no interest in watching either of them.
Rose McGowan's upper lip bothers me. It sticks out too much and she seems to be incapable of closing her mouth.
-Disco-
Saturday, November 22, 2008
!!!!!!!CRIMINAL MINDS!!!!!!
We finally watched the first disc of season three and, once again, I was shown just how much I watch Criminal Minds; the answer is too much. I could follow along with them a little too well.
ANYWAYS!!! The reason I brought that up; I cried when Gideon left. And I don't even mean a few little tears that formed slightly, I mean full on tears. Though, of course, my mother was crying as well, so I didn't feel like as much of a dork (though, she cries at everything).
It was just such a perfect exit for him (and part of me was just glad that he didn't kill himself, which would not only have devastated me but just wouldn't be in his character [Oh my god, there would have been massive waterworks and temporary protest and yelling if that had happened]). For me, it's just fitting that he's off traveling towards nowhere, trying to find a renewed purpose and meaning to life. Another, deeper, more hidden side of me, the side that wishes I could afford to do that as well, was wishing he would take me with him. Just to add to it, the fact that he left a note specifically for Reid was just...ahhhh (sigh of relief ah, not screaming ah).
Which leads me to another thing; I think I've gotten too comfortable with the show. HA! I respond to the characters and add in my own little opinions. I'm not sure if anyone really cares but I feel my family might be getting a bit annoyed. It's even more strange when I can either guess what their going to say or pick out bits of the profile before they state it. Yeah, I'm not strange or obsessed.
It was even more amusing when I could quote which episodes were which when my father was confused as to why Gideon was upset and my mother and brother were confusing episodes. I've never been that obsessed with a show, not even lost, which I still get episodes confused every so often. Of course, I'm not at the point where I can tell you the episode number, name, beginning quote, ending quote and what all happened. I couldn't imagine how Stephanie and I would be at a Criminal Minds trivia game.
{Blink} That. Would. Be. AWESOME!!!
I will be the first in line if they ever make that game.
Well, I need to do Tae-Bo and take a shower before it gets too late.
How has the wonderful world of Blogger been?
-Disco-
ANYWAYS!!! The reason I brought that up; I cried when Gideon left. And I don't even mean a few little tears that formed slightly, I mean full on tears. Though, of course, my mother was crying as well, so I didn't feel like as much of a dork (though, she cries at everything).
It was just such a perfect exit for him (and part of me was just glad that he didn't kill himself, which would not only have devastated me but just wouldn't be in his character [Oh my god, there would have been massive waterworks and temporary protest and yelling if that had happened]). For me, it's just fitting that he's off traveling towards nowhere, trying to find a renewed purpose and meaning to life. Another, deeper, more hidden side of me, the side that wishes I could afford to do that as well, was wishing he would take me with him. Just to add to it, the fact that he left a note specifically for Reid was just...ahhhh (sigh of relief ah, not screaming ah).
Which leads me to another thing; I think I've gotten too comfortable with the show. HA! I respond to the characters and add in my own little opinions. I'm not sure if anyone really cares but I feel my family might be getting a bit annoyed. It's even more strange when I can either guess what their going to say or pick out bits of the profile before they state it. Yeah, I'm not strange or obsessed.
It was even more amusing when I could quote which episodes were which when my father was confused as to why Gideon was upset and my mother and brother were confusing episodes. I've never been that obsessed with a show, not even lost, which I still get episodes confused every so often. Of course, I'm not at the point where I can tell you the episode number, name, beginning quote, ending quote and what all happened. I couldn't imagine how Stephanie and I would be at a Criminal Minds trivia game.
{Blink} That. Would. Be. AWESOME!!!
I will be the first in line if they ever make that game.
Well, I need to do Tae-Bo and take a shower before it gets too late.
How has the wonderful world of Blogger been?
-Disco-
Friday, November 21, 2008
Random thoughts which spilled out on flickr
I want to watch Criminal Minds.This weeks was about math and the golden ration and all that.
I thought of Nich instantly.
The sad thing is, I've listened to Nich talk about it for so long that I recognized it instantly. I even laughed at the Existentialist joke, not because it was an awkward situation but because I got it.
Nich has warped my mind. But is it for the better or for the worse?
I decided that once the new year starts I'll do 365. I know I've said that nearly fifty million times and never did it. However, I'm thinking that if I start with just taking a picture everyday and not necessarily a self-portrait everyday then it will be less intimidating.
Of course, this is also proof of how OCD I can get. I can't just start at random I need a particular date to start on.
How are you cool cats today?
-Disco-
Monday, November 17, 2008
Avoidance
Sponge Bob: I used to have dreams.
Mr. Crabs: I used to have a kidney stone, everything passes.
My hand smells like onions and grilled cheese.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
::Tugs at hair in frustration::
Patrick: The needle was on E so I figured that meant END.
-Disco-
(And her frustratingly boyish hair that refuses to cooperate)
Mr. Crabs: I used to have a kidney stone, everything passes.
My hand smells like onions and grilled cheese.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
It will grow out.
::Tugs at hair in frustration::
Patrick: The needle was on E so I figured that meant END.
-Disco-
(And her frustratingly boyish hair that refuses to cooperate)
ARRRGGGGHH!!!
For those who have been watching VH1s Rock of Love or Rock of Love Charm School will know of Lacey and her Animal Rights Activism. Those who watched last night's episode of Rock of Love will now know that Lacey eats fish, making her not only not a vegan but not a vegetarian (you eat fish, fish is meat, you are not a vegetarian. Let's get that through our heads people). So, Dallas tells Lacey that she is a hypocrite because she is eating fish, more specifically Salmon and Caviar, while preaching about animal rights. Well, of course, they got into a fight and while I do feel Dallas could have handled it better, she didn't touch Lacey at all. Where as, Lacey went on being her usual self; antagonizing and trying to get Dallas to do something. All that aside, Vh1 cut out Lacey's explanation on why she eats fish, which was the topic of her latest blog entry over at MySpace (I really wanted to know which is why I hunted it down).
All I can say is WHAT THE HELL??!!!
To do something is better than doing nothing???!!!
Yes, while this is a noble statement, it is still hypocritical when it comes to animal rights. By giving animals rights they should be given the right not to be hunted, killed and/or eaten and that includes fish. Anyone who says fish is not meat is idiotic and needs to re-evaluate their ideas of what meat is.
Someone commented this further down on the site:
Fish are missing the part of the cerebral cortex necessary for them to feel pain. To me an animal who doesn't register pain is not an animal who counts anyway. I am not a vegetarian for "health reasons". I just don't feel that I should deprive my body of natural calcium. I would if I didn't know how important natural calcium is in the far future. I eat meat at least once or twice a week. You can fight for animal rights and have a steak dinner to celebrate saving an animal. You are only doing what is natural for a human to do. Omnivorous glory and topped with a medium rare steak.
That is the lamest excuse I have ever heard. So by that logic let's just eat psychopaths. They have no emotions and can feel no pain or remorse. HEY! Let's eat Megan!! Not to mention the fact that fish are fully aware of what is happening to them while they are dieing. A five year old could tell you that. They may not feel pain but what the hell do you think they are doing when they flop around on the ground once out of water?! Trying to get back in. They know they are about to die and are trying to change that. Obviously any animal rights activist who eats fish has not been fishing.
Which leads me to why I feel PETA is the worst representation of Animal Rights Activists and sadly that is the only representation we have (it's the same bisexuals. Our only vocal representation is a whore). They are all about saving the cows and the baby seals. Have you ever seen a video of a fish being killed on PETA? No. In fact the only animal cruelty they show on TV is fish. They have fishing shows! Even though fish don't cry out in pain or fear does not mean they do not know they are dieing. Vegan and animal rights activists have gotten a bad name from PETA who are a bunch of hypocrites anyways. I'm surprised that the whole thing about the PETA leader thinking all pit bulls should be euthanized and two PETA participants killing stray cats in the back of a van isn't brought up more often. Oh, wait, I'm not, because PETA is made up of people like Lacey and Megan. People who will lie and manipulate their way out of anything and make them look like the victim in the end. I'm sure the PETA leader was attacked by a dog when she was a child. Well, I was once attacked by a PETA representative, there for all PETA followers should be put down. See the logic, it makes no sense.
Just to add to it Lacey never really comes out and states her reason for eating fish. She pawns it all off on "It's your fault America. Do something instead of nothing." She does state that she is against factory farming. Well, fish are factory farmed. How do you think we get so many? Do you think it's all some Japanese fisherman on his boat catching fish for America? Or is it a bunch of tough guys on big ships wrangling fish, risking their lives?
Whatever, if you're going to fight for animal rights, fight for them all and not just to your convenience. And don't give me bull crap about God put certain animals on the planet for us to eat. 1) According to the bible they were here before us and no where does it say for eating, 2) that is the ignorant shit that started slavery, and 3) we now have processed food, they can make fake meat for you that tastes a lot like meat and is just as healthy. Also, the whole thing of it's unhealthy to not eat meat, bull crap! It has been proven that a vegan diet is much healthier than a meat diet and I don't just mean red meat either. Do the research. I didn't just decided, oh poor animals I think I'll stop eating them. I made sure that I wasn't harming my self by doing it first. Research, Research, Research. It's not just for school. When I think about, I have yet to get an anti-vegan/vegetarian argument that isn't completely idiotic and/or poorly thought out. All I can say is, do the research.
Wow, that was longer than I intended and I rambled a lot, plus I am now late for class. Ah, well, it was worth it. I'm tired of idiotic hypocrites giving my believes and life styles a bad name.
-Disco-
All I can say is WHAT THE HELL??!!!
To do something is better than doing nothing???!!!
Yes, while this is a noble statement, it is still hypocritical when it comes to animal rights. By giving animals rights they should be given the right not to be hunted, killed and/or eaten and that includes fish. Anyone who says fish is not meat is idiotic and needs to re-evaluate their ideas of what meat is.
Someone commented this further down on the site:
Fish are missing the part of the cerebral cortex necessary for them to feel pain. To me an animal who doesn't register pain is not an animal who counts anyway. I am not a vegetarian for "health reasons". I just don't feel that I should deprive my body of natural calcium. I would if I didn't know how important natural calcium is in the far future. I eat meat at least once or twice a week. You can fight for animal rights and have a steak dinner to celebrate saving an animal. You are only doing what is natural for a human to do. Omnivorous glory and topped with a medium rare steak.
That is the lamest excuse I have ever heard. So by that logic let's just eat psychopaths. They have no emotions and can feel no pain or remorse. HEY! Let's eat Megan!! Not to mention the fact that fish are fully aware of what is happening to them while they are dieing. A five year old could tell you that. They may not feel pain but what the hell do you think they are doing when they flop around on the ground once out of water?! Trying to get back in. They know they are about to die and are trying to change that. Obviously any animal rights activist who eats fish has not been fishing.
Which leads me to why I feel PETA is the worst representation of Animal Rights Activists and sadly that is the only representation we have (it's the same bisexuals. Our only vocal representation is a whore). They are all about saving the cows and the baby seals. Have you ever seen a video of a fish being killed on PETA? No. In fact the only animal cruelty they show on TV is fish. They have fishing shows! Even though fish don't cry out in pain or fear does not mean they do not know they are dieing. Vegan and animal rights activists have gotten a bad name from PETA who are a bunch of hypocrites anyways. I'm surprised that the whole thing about the PETA leader thinking all pit bulls should be euthanized and two PETA participants killing stray cats in the back of a van isn't brought up more often. Oh, wait, I'm not, because PETA is made up of people like Lacey and Megan. People who will lie and manipulate their way out of anything and make them look like the victim in the end. I'm sure the PETA leader was attacked by a dog when she was a child. Well, I was once attacked by a PETA representative, there for all PETA followers should be put down. See the logic, it makes no sense.
Just to add to it Lacey never really comes out and states her reason for eating fish. She pawns it all off on "It's your fault America. Do something instead of nothing." She does state that she is against factory farming. Well, fish are factory farmed. How do you think we get so many? Do you think it's all some Japanese fisherman on his boat catching fish for America? Or is it a bunch of tough guys on big ships wrangling fish, risking their lives?
Whatever, if you're going to fight for animal rights, fight for them all and not just to your convenience. And don't give me bull crap about God put certain animals on the planet for us to eat. 1) According to the bible they were here before us and no where does it say for eating, 2) that is the ignorant shit that started slavery, and 3) we now have processed food, they can make fake meat for you that tastes a lot like meat and is just as healthy. Also, the whole thing of it's unhealthy to not eat meat, bull crap! It has been proven that a vegan diet is much healthier than a meat diet and I don't just mean red meat either. Do the research. I didn't just decided, oh poor animals I think I'll stop eating them. I made sure that I wasn't harming my self by doing it first. Research, Research, Research. It's not just for school. When I think about, I have yet to get an anti-vegan/vegetarian argument that isn't completely idiotic and/or poorly thought out. All I can say is, do the research.
Wow, that was longer than I intended and I rambled a lot, plus I am now late for class. Ah, well, it was worth it. I'm tired of idiotic hypocrites giving my believes and life styles a bad name.
-Disco-
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Baby Animals equal massive AWWWs
My Grandmother emailed me this;
Newborn giraffe Margaret at Chester Zoo, UK
Most babies measured 5ft would be considered big - but newborn giraffe Margaret at Chester Zoo, UK is seen as unusually small for her species.
How sweet!
She is one of the smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo but pint-sized Margaret will soon be an animal to look up to.
Little Margaret, who is the first female Rothschild giraffe born at the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers.
The first calf for six-year-old mum Fay, Margaret, who was born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos and is a mere 5ft tall.
Tim Rowlands, team leader of the Giraffes section, said: 'Margaret is potentially one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen. Fay isn't the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early which might go some way to explaining her size.
'Margaret was having difficulty suckling so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her'.
Note that I did not take these photos. I was emailed them and don't even know who took them. So they do not belong to me. If you know who they do belong to and feel it important that they are credited (which I do) please tell me so I can properly do that.
-Disco-
Newborn giraffe Margaret at Chester Zoo, UK
Most babies measured 5ft would be considered big - but newborn giraffe Margaret at Chester Zoo, UK is seen as unusually small for her species.
How sweet!
She is one of the smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo but pint-sized Margaret will soon be an animal to look up to.
Little Margaret, who is the first female Rothschild giraffe born at the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers.
The first calf for six-year-old mum Fay, Margaret, who was born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos and is a mere 5ft tall.
Tim Rowlands, team leader of the Giraffes section, said: 'Margaret is potentially one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen. Fay isn't the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early which might go some way to explaining her size.
'Margaret was having difficulty suckling so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her'.
Note that I did not take these photos. I was emailed them and don't even know who took them. So they do not belong to me. If you know who they do belong to and feel it important that they are credited (which I do) please tell me so I can properly do that.
-Disco-
Organic Mayonaise
Let's take one of the unhealthiest foods and make it organic.
Yeah, because that's a great idea!
Society confuses me.
(I have now watched the lastest two new episodes of Criminal Minds three times and have the third season split between mine and my brother's netfilx so I can have two discs at once. I am becoming re-obsessed.)
(If I ever have a son I hope he turns out like Reid {The sad thing is I have very few doubts that he will, seeing as he'll have me as a mother}!!)
I would love to get a PHD in English. That would make me the happiest child in the world. However, my father doesn't believe I can get a proper career with any degree in English except English teacher and I refuse to be a teacher. Therefore, I am hesitant to major in English alone.
What does this say about me?
That I strive so much for my father's approval that I am willing to give up something that makes me happy in order to make him some what happy?
What does it say about me that I refer to myself as "the happiest child in the world" when I am nineteen and by the time I would earn a PHD I would be most likely twice that?
What does it say about me that I am profiling myself?
Ah, now that one is easy; that I watch too much Criminal Minds.
-Disco-
Yeah, because that's a great idea!
Society confuses me.
(I have now watched the lastest two new episodes of Criminal Minds three times and have the third season split between mine and my brother's netfilx so I can have two discs at once. I am becoming re-obsessed.)
(If I ever have a son I hope he turns out like Reid {The sad thing is I have very few doubts that he will, seeing as he'll have me as a mother}!!)
I would love to get a PHD in English. That would make me the happiest child in the world. However, my father doesn't believe I can get a proper career with any degree in English except English teacher and I refuse to be a teacher. Therefore, I am hesitant to major in English alone.
What does this say about me?
That I strive so much for my father's approval that I am willing to give up something that makes me happy in order to make him some what happy?
What does it say about me that I refer to myself as "the happiest child in the world" when I am nineteen and by the time I would earn a PHD I would be most likely twice that?
What does it say about me that I am profiling myself?
Ah, now that one is easy; that I watch too much Criminal Minds.
-Disco-
Monday, November 10, 2008
How does Harry Potter define good vs. evil?
Is it didactic?
If it is, how?
Why is it controversial?
Is the controversy justified?
When you are forced to blast happy indie music on your headphones in order to block out the stressful sound of guns as your brother and his friend play some very non-peaceful game and you rack your brain on answering questions about a book you've read before but in a different place and all the words are the same but different at the same time, you start to realize that the hardest part is always starting at the beginning (Then you regret the fact that the beginning is the most important part).
-Disco-
Is it didactic?
If it is, how?
Why is it controversial?
Is the controversy justified?
When you are forced to blast happy indie music on your headphones in order to block out the stressful sound of guns as your brother and his friend play some very non-peaceful game and you rack your brain on answering questions about a book you've read before but in a different place and all the words are the same but different at the same time, you start to realize that the hardest part is always starting at the beginning (Then you regret the fact that the beginning is the most important part).
-Disco-
A few things to say
Kill Bill Vol.1 and 2 are on TBS. I forgot how good those movies are.
I love them both so much; there is a sadistic, haunting, nearly horrifying beauty in them.
And it doesn't help that I love the feeling of desert areas. I guess I really am a Southern child at heart. I would love to live in Arizona or Nevada. Pretty much anywhere that had that desert air to it. I really can't explain why, but it's peaceful and nostalgic to me, where as Northern areas with snow and a real autumn are, truthfully, just an adventure that I would like to experience.
I guess in reality I won't be happy unless I'm living out of the backseat of my car.
AND, I got Sims 2 Free Time and Apartment Life! I'm a bit worried that my computer won't be able to handle both. Ah, well. I will one day have a laptop that is one hundred percent dedicated to Sims!!! That would be a dream come true. (That reminds me, I need to get my Nightlife from Stephanie)
Speaking of Sims I am dreading Sims 3. Stephanie is excited but I'm not. I play Sims for a reason; so I can control peoples lives. The fact that they will continue living when I'm not there watching over them freaks me out. I have a hard enough time keeping them in line when I am there. I'm afraid they'll ruin their lives.
We'll see, I'll try it when Stephanie gets it. Then we'll see. For now, I'm just happy that the expansion packs are at half price at Wal-Mart.
AGH, these new X-box commercials freak me out.
I decided I'm going to skip Drawing tomorrow.
I have too much to do.
I have to;
one, work extensively on my drawing
two, read the second half of Harry Potter that I somehow was unable to do today
three, journal about Harry Potter (which I can do without finishing it but I insist on it)
four, do math homework (which I missed one that was due friday, I will rant about the stupidity of doing math homework online in a minute)
five, pick up my grandmother from the airport around four
If I did go to class not only is that two hours out of the day that I would only have a chance of drawing in, but I would also have the possibility of seeing Nich, which I can not say no to him once I see him. Also, I have a hard time concentrating once I get home. So, the only way to help this would be to stay home. Besides, it's not like I'll miss anything, except drawing. There, I have convinced my self as of why I should stay home.
Anyways, doing math homework online. It is the stupidest thing I have ever experienced. Not only does it not make much sense in my mind, but it's difficult to keep track with. I always forget until after it is due, unless it is due Mondays because that is when I do the rest of my homework. For some reason it is just easier for me to remember if it is something that I have to physically turn in. I don't know maybe I'm weird. The only good thing is that you get to do every problem until you get it right. So no stupid mistakes.
AH HA! I have a piece that I did for drawing that I am not one hundred percent happy with. What is worse is that it was done in ink so I can't really mark over the mistakes. I tried using white out, which works okay, but my professor wants us to submit at least one piece into the art show and that is the one I am most pleased with and I know the judge will dislike that. SO, I've been warping my brain trying to figure out how to fix it and I just thought of a way!! So, that's one more thing I need to do tomorrow.
I think that's it.
How is the world today?
Well, actually yesterday?
Or tomorrow?
Which ever you prefer.
-Disco-
I love them both so much; there is a sadistic, haunting, nearly horrifying beauty in them.
And it doesn't help that I love the feeling of desert areas. I guess I really am a Southern child at heart. I would love to live in Arizona or Nevada. Pretty much anywhere that had that desert air to it. I really can't explain why, but it's peaceful and nostalgic to me, where as Northern areas with snow and a real autumn are, truthfully, just an adventure that I would like to experience.
I guess in reality I won't be happy unless I'm living out of the backseat of my car.
AND, I got Sims 2 Free Time and Apartment Life! I'm a bit worried that my computer won't be able to handle both. Ah, well. I will one day have a laptop that is one hundred percent dedicated to Sims!!! That would be a dream come true. (That reminds me, I need to get my Nightlife from Stephanie)
Speaking of Sims I am dreading Sims 3. Stephanie is excited but I'm not. I play Sims for a reason; so I can control peoples lives. The fact that they will continue living when I'm not there watching over them freaks me out. I have a hard enough time keeping them in line when I am there. I'm afraid they'll ruin their lives.
We'll see, I'll try it when Stephanie gets it. Then we'll see. For now, I'm just happy that the expansion packs are at half price at Wal-Mart.
AGH, these new X-box commercials freak me out.
I decided I'm going to skip Drawing tomorrow.
I have too much to do.
I have to;
one, work extensively on my drawing
two, read the second half of Harry Potter that I somehow was unable to do today
three, journal about Harry Potter (which I can do without finishing it but I insist on it)
four, do math homework (which I missed one that was due friday, I will rant about the stupidity of doing math homework online in a minute)
five, pick up my grandmother from the airport around four
If I did go to class not only is that two hours out of the day that I would only have a chance of drawing in, but I would also have the possibility of seeing Nich, which I can not say no to him once I see him. Also, I have a hard time concentrating once I get home. So, the only way to help this would be to stay home. Besides, it's not like I'll miss anything, except drawing. There, I have convinced my self as of why I should stay home.
Anyways, doing math homework online. It is the stupidest thing I have ever experienced. Not only does it not make much sense in my mind, but it's difficult to keep track with. I always forget until after it is due, unless it is due Mondays because that is when I do the rest of my homework. For some reason it is just easier for me to remember if it is something that I have to physically turn in. I don't know maybe I'm weird. The only good thing is that you get to do every problem until you get it right. So no stupid mistakes.
AH HA! I have a piece that I did for drawing that I am not one hundred percent happy with. What is worse is that it was done in ink so I can't really mark over the mistakes. I tried using white out, which works okay, but my professor wants us to submit at least one piece into the art show and that is the one I am most pleased with and I know the judge will dislike that. SO, I've been warping my brain trying to figure out how to fix it and I just thought of a way!! So, that's one more thing I need to do tomorrow.
I think that's it.
How is the world today?
Well, actually yesterday?
Or tomorrow?
Which ever you prefer.
-Disco-
Sunday, November 9, 2008
I want...
I want to live somewhere where it gets cold for more than a month.
I want to live somewhere where it snows.
I want to live somewhere where the leaves change colors and litter the ground in fall rather than spring.
I want to live somewhere where when I take out my sweater and I don't have to put it back in the next few days.
I want to live everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
-Disco-
I want to live somewhere where it snows.
I want to live somewhere where the leaves change colors and litter the ground in fall rather than spring.
I want to live somewhere where when I take out my sweater and I don't have to put it back in the next few days.
I want to live everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
-Disco-
Friday, November 7, 2008
WHAT THE HELL?!
I just heard about this!
Some teenagers beat a flamingo at an Australian zoo.
Just to add to it, the flamingo is 80 years old, blind and has been in the zoo since the 1930s.
People are sick.
-Disco-
Some teenagers beat a flamingo at an Australian zoo.
Just to add to it, the flamingo is 80 years old, blind and has been in the zoo since the 1930s.
People are sick.
-Disco-
What do you want from me
My cat whines in her sleep.
I don't mean cute little whimpers either, I mean full out, repetitive meowing.
I find it very odd.
I'm ready to move out. Not because I'm miserable at home or because I hate my parents, but because I'm just genuinely ready to be independent and support myself. Though, I have no job and only $86 in the bank so...we'll see how long until that dream comes true.
Speaking of moving out, I don't know if I've stated this here or not but Texas State has Undergraduate degrees in Photography. Well, it's a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Digital Photographic Imagery, just to be a tad specific.
However, I would like to get at least an associates in English. I was looking into double majoring at Texas State but, god damn, it is confusing and stressful.
So, I was thinking of getting an Associates in English here and then transferring to Texas State. Also, this way, I may be able to avoid the dorm rule. Which is; all students under 21 with less than 52 credit hours must live in a dorm. Maybe by the time I get done with an associates and the transfer courses for the BFA I'll be over 52 hours, or I'll be 21. I don't know it should take me about another year and a half to finish.
Ah, well. We'll see, I need a job before I can really focus on all that.
How are you guys today?
Is everyone good?
-Disco-
I don't mean cute little whimpers either, I mean full out, repetitive meowing.
I find it very odd.
I'm ready to move out. Not because I'm miserable at home or because I hate my parents, but because I'm just genuinely ready to be independent and support myself. Though, I have no job and only $86 in the bank so...we'll see how long until that dream comes true.
Speaking of moving out, I don't know if I've stated this here or not but Texas State has Undergraduate degrees in Photography. Well, it's a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Digital Photographic Imagery, just to be a tad specific.
However, I would like to get at least an associates in English. I was looking into double majoring at Texas State but, god damn, it is confusing and stressful.
So, I was thinking of getting an Associates in English here and then transferring to Texas State. Also, this way, I may be able to avoid the dorm rule. Which is; all students under 21 with less than 52 credit hours must live in a dorm. Maybe by the time I get done with an associates and the transfer courses for the BFA I'll be over 52 hours, or I'll be 21. I don't know it should take me about another year and a half to finish.
Ah, well. We'll see, I need a job before I can really focus on all that.
How are you guys today?
Is everyone good?
-Disco-
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
I set up my cell phone with my twitter account.
I still don't one hundred percent understand how it works but, oh well.
Anyways, I would like to start keeping up with certain things.
Namely;
Twitter
This blog
My movie blog thing
My site
Journaling
flickr/365
I believe that's it.
The girl who plays the main chick in the Twilight movie has an annoying voice, at least what I have heard of it. I don't think I could sit through a whole movie with her talking.
Speaking of Twilight, my mother wants to read them, to give them a chance, and I told her that if she likes them I'll read them.
She hasn't read them yet. Though she read the His Dark Materials series, which she liked and I told her I would read those as well, but I have to wait until after I finish Harry Potter for class.
I want to read His Dark Materials, Narnia, Lord of the Rings and re-read Harry Potter.
Especially Harry Potter. I would like to re-read them, just to see if I get something different out of them. It would also help to be able to read them rather than hear them. My mother read all of them out loud to Jake and I.
I have a massive list of books I want to read/own, let alone all the ones I already own but haven't read and the ones that I want to re-read.
Ah, speaking of books, I finished The Little Prince. That was such a good book and it only took me about two days. It would have taken me one but, ya know. I say everyone should read it. Oh, but it is deep. I don't think I've read a book that was so metaphorical and deep.
I want to travel, massively. I want to go to New York, Nevada, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Mississippi or Canada. Nich and I want to take a road trip where we visit every state, including Canada.
Obama won!
I did vote for him and I really didn't care who won, I felt both were perfectly capable of running the country, but part of me wanted McCain to win partly so all the people who wanted Obama in office for ridiculous reasons (because he's black mainly) would be shot down.
My parents said that we would move to Canada if Obama won.
Well, he won.
-waits patiently with luggage-
I want to move to Canada.
sniff
-Disco-
I still don't one hundred percent understand how it works but, oh well.
Anyways, I would like to start keeping up with certain things.
Namely;
This blog
My movie blog thing
My site
Journaling
flickr/365
I believe that's it.
The girl who plays the main chick in the Twilight movie has an annoying voice, at least what I have heard of it. I don't think I could sit through a whole movie with her talking.
Speaking of Twilight, my mother wants to read them, to give them a chance, and I told her that if she likes them I'll read them.
She hasn't read them yet. Though she read the His Dark Materials series, which she liked and I told her I would read those as well, but I have to wait until after I finish Harry Potter for class.
I want to read His Dark Materials, Narnia, Lord of the Rings and re-read Harry Potter.
Especially Harry Potter. I would like to re-read them, just to see if I get something different out of them. It would also help to be able to read them rather than hear them. My mother read all of them out loud to Jake and I.
I have a massive list of books I want to read/own, let alone all the ones I already own but haven't read and the ones that I want to re-read.
Ah, speaking of books, I finished The Little Prince. That was such a good book and it only took me about two days. It would have taken me one but, ya know. I say everyone should read it. Oh, but it is deep. I don't think I've read a book that was so metaphorical and deep.
I want to travel, massively. I want to go to New York, Nevada, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Mississippi or Canada. Nich and I want to take a road trip where we visit every state, including Canada.
Obama won!
I did vote for him and I really didn't care who won, I felt both were perfectly capable of running the country, but part of me wanted McCain to win partly so all the people who wanted Obama in office for ridiculous reasons (because he's black mainly) would be shot down.
My parents said that we would move to Canada if Obama won.
Well, he won.
-waits patiently with luggage-
I want to move to Canada.
sniff
-Disco-
Monday, November 3, 2008
Drawing
I am so proud of myself!
The past two projects I have turned in my Drawing teacher loved.
Even with the first one, everything I had already stressed over and hated he said I could improve on.
ALSO, on Friday he asked if I was exhibited anywhere to which, of course, I said no. He then asked if I had ever been exhibited and, again, I said no. After which he said that I should be.
I was shocked and didn't know what to say so I just smiled and laughed.
Wow, I was not expecting that.
Anyways, I don't know what I would exhibit, let alone how to exhibit it so, that won't happen anytime soon =D
Also on Friday this guy came to class dressed as Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean. It was amazing! He made the entire thing by hand and even had the character down, he even moved his mouth the same way when he talked (though, I think I'm the only nerd who would have noticed that).
At one point he ran and it was exact!
It was like watching Johnny Depp walk around in front of us.
What made it even better was that he stayed in character the entire time. At one point a teacher stopped him to oggle his costume. This is how the conversation went;
"Did you make the whole costume?"
"What costume?"
-Laughs from the teacher and everyone in the hall-
"No, seriously did you make it?"
"I killed this."
-tugs on a pelt on his belt- (HA! that rhymes)
It was awesome! I was partially angry at Nich, because if he hadn't have planned to go straight home after class that day I would have had my camera and would have had pictures.
Ah, well, you'll just have to trust me when I tell you that it was the best Jack costume I have ever seen.
Love much
-Disco-
The past two projects I have turned in my Drawing teacher loved.
Even with the first one, everything I had already stressed over and hated he said I could improve on.
ALSO, on Friday he asked if I was exhibited anywhere to which, of course, I said no. He then asked if I had ever been exhibited and, again, I said no. After which he said that I should be.
I was shocked and didn't know what to say so I just smiled and laughed.
Wow, I was not expecting that.
Anyways, I don't know what I would exhibit, let alone how to exhibit it so, that won't happen anytime soon =D
Also on Friday this guy came to class dressed as Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean. It was amazing! He made the entire thing by hand and even had the character down, he even moved his mouth the same way when he talked (though, I think I'm the only nerd who would have noticed that).
At one point he ran and it was exact!
It was like watching Johnny Depp walk around in front of us.
What made it even better was that he stayed in character the entire time. At one point a teacher stopped him to oggle his costume. This is how the conversation went;
"Did you make the whole costume?"
"What costume?"
-Laughs from the teacher and everyone in the hall-
"No, seriously did you make it?"
"I killed this."
-tugs on a pelt on his belt- (HA! that rhymes)
It was awesome! I was partially angry at Nich, because if he hadn't have planned to go straight home after class that day I would have had my camera and would have had pictures.
Ah, well, you'll just have to trust me when I tell you that it was the best Jack costume I have ever seen.
Love much
-Disco-
OH! And...
Before I forget, an amazing quote that I want everyone in the world to hear;
A man told his grandson: "A terrible fight is going on inside me -- a fight between two wolves. One is evil, and represents hate, anger, arrogance, intolerance, and superiority . The other is good, and represents joy, peace, love, tolerance, understanding, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, and compassion. This same fight is going on inside you, inside every other person too."
The grandson then asked: "Which wolf will win?"
The old man replied simply: "The one you feed."
- Anon.
That's all
-Disco-
A man told his grandson: "A terrible fight is going on inside me -- a fight between two wolves. One is evil, and represents hate, anger, arrogance, intolerance, and superiority . The other is good, and represents joy, peace, love, tolerance, understanding, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, and compassion. This same fight is going on inside you, inside every other person too."
The grandson then asked: "Which wolf will win?"
The old man replied simply: "The one you feed."
- Anon.
That's all
-Disco-
I never listen
I did better than my movie one.
I really need to get a hold of myself and either do this or not.
Anyways, what's new with Disco;
well, she...
- quit Target
- finished five books in under a year
To Kill a Mockingbird
Failure to Zigzag
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Higher Power of Lucky
Boy
- found a University that offers a degree in Photography, which is Texas State
- owns a beautiful Canon Rebel XSi
- now needs a job
- is a tad stressed
- thinks Missy Higgins is the most amazing woman since Tegan Quinn
- is now in love with The Hush Sound, Death Cab For Cutie and Panic at the Disco
- carved a jack-o-lantern for Halloween
- is still a tad stressed
That's it for now.
I'm going to REALLY try and keep up with these things.
Who knows, I may even start doing 365 while I'm at it.
We'll see
-Disco-
I really need to get a hold of myself and either do this or not.
Anyways, what's new with Disco;
well, she...
- quit Target
- finished five books in under a year
To Kill a Mockingbird
Failure to Zigzag
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Higher Power of Lucky
Boy
- found a University that offers a degree in Photography, which is Texas State
- owns a beautiful Canon Rebel XSi
- now needs a job
- is a tad stressed
- thinks Missy Higgins is the most amazing woman since Tegan Quinn
- is now in love with The Hush Sound, Death Cab For Cutie and Panic at the Disco
- carved a jack-o-lantern for Halloween
- is still a tad stressed
That's it for now.
I'm going to REALLY try and keep up with these things.
Who knows, I may even start doing 365 while I'm at it.
We'll see
-Disco-
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Uh
Nothing new really. I got a ton of junk from Target that I really didn't need. HA! We knew it was going to happen eventually.
Sunday was the one year anniversary of my grandmothers death. I can't believe it's been a year. It still hasn't really sunk in. This past year sped by so fast. Though, when I look back it feels like it has been two or three years. I don't feel like the same person anymore. What a funny thing life is.
I saw Wristcutters! That is a great movie. I suggest it to everyone.
My birthday is in about three weeks. I'll finally be nineteen. I'll finally be the same age as Ted and Nich. I have a final and work on my birthday. Don't that suck.
Let's see, what else? I've lost nearly fifteen pounds since I started working at Target. Dances for everyone!
I think that's it for now. Life's been a tad boring as of late.
Suggested reading: Failure to Zigzag
Suggested listening: Nineteen, Tegan and Sara
Sunday was the one year anniversary of my grandmothers death. I can't believe it's been a year. It still hasn't really sunk in. This past year sped by so fast. Though, when I look back it feels like it has been two or three years. I don't feel like the same person anymore. What a funny thing life is.
I saw Wristcutters! That is a great movie. I suggest it to everyone.
My birthday is in about three weeks. I'll finally be nineteen. I'll finally be the same age as Ted and Nich. I have a final and work on my birthday. Don't that suck.
Let's see, what else? I've lost nearly fifteen pounds since I started working at Target. Dances for everyone!
I think that's it for now. Life's been a tad boring as of late.
Suggested reading: Failure to Zigzag
Suggested listening: Nineteen, Tegan and Sara
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
School sucks! What else can I say?
School is get stressful. I guess because it is getting down to the last few weeks.
I have an essay in English and a cultural project thing in French. French is due tomorrow and the rough draft for English is due Thursday. I should be working on both but frankly I'm tired and have work tonight and for some reason work makes me want to lay around and be lazy.
I decided not to do summer school. I just need a massive break.
Anyways, I'm tired and I plan on going to cut my hair tonight before work.
I have an essay in English and a cultural project thing in French. French is due tomorrow and the rough draft for English is due Thursday. I should be working on both but frankly I'm tired and have work tonight and for some reason work makes me want to lay around and be lazy.
I decided not to do summer school. I just need a massive break.
Anyways, I'm tired and I plan on going to cut my hair tonight before work.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Woooo Yeah!
I got my laptop back!
It is safe and back home.
I have to go to work in less than an hour and I don't want to leave my beautiful laptop.
Ah well.
It is safe and back home.
I have to go to work in less than an hour and I don't want to leave my beautiful laptop.
Ah well.
Good News
MY LAPTOP IS HOME!!!!!!
My uncle just needs to reload the original software on it and it's mine all mine again!
He's coming today to do that!
I am so overly ecstatic!
Anyways, I had to stock hair accessories tonight and have now found a bundle of things I want.
Mom wants to buy some glasses I told her about, maybe I can convince her to go tomorrow and then (seeing as I haven't been paid yet) I can get her to buy the hair stuff for me....and the bag I want but I think I can buy that with the little money I have.
I want my hair shorter.
I want it to look a bit like this but I'm not sure that I could pull it off. I've never really had hair that short. I'm a bit scared. Course, I do find it funny that now that I want my hair short it insists on growing, what feels like, an inch a day, where as when I wanted it to be long it grew an inch every two or three months.
Ah, well.
My uncle just needs to reload the original software on it and it's mine all mine again!
He's coming today to do that!
I am so overly ecstatic!
Anyways, I had to stock hair accessories tonight and have now found a bundle of things I want.
Mom wants to buy some glasses I told her about, maybe I can convince her to go tomorrow and then (seeing as I haven't been paid yet) I can get her to buy the hair stuff for me....and the bag I want but I think I can buy that with the little money I have.
I want my hair shorter.
I want it to look a bit like this but I'm not sure that I could pull it off. I've never really had hair that short. I'm a bit scared. Course, I do find it funny that now that I want my hair short it insists on growing, what feels like, an inch a day, where as when I wanted it to be long it grew an inch every two or three months.
Ah, well.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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