Thoughts of a Robotic Goddess

12:14pm: So Much For Consistant Posting...
Yeah, the title really says it all.

Anyway, I started my classes at Northern today. Seems like it will be ok. One of the joys of Northern is Blackboard, a system that allows you to get copies of your instructor's notes. Which translates into, "Woooh, I can actually spend my time listening in class!". Gotta love it.

In tech news, I got myself a Nintendo DS Lite, and I don't think I'll ever let it out of my site again. It eats your soul. And you can Pictochat in Japanese (hiragana AND katakana). I may literally love my DS forever. Creepy.

My mom has stared going back to work again. I believe Liz is the only person now who's known me long enough to even remember a time when my mom didn't work out of the basement. But Michael's finally started school full time, so she's able to do it now. Coordinating any sort of family activities will now greatly resemble trying to solve a Rubic's Cube. Just the way I like it ^_^


-Quotation of the Day- (it's way past time I started cracking down on my grammar again...)
"New York became the first state to ban talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. First-time violators could receive a fine of $100, with an additional mandatory six-month jail sentence if your ringer plays a Latin-themed novelty song."
-Jon Stewart-

5:09pm: Flips On Light Switch, Gets Attacked By Rats And Spiders, Curses Dust Bunny General's Wicked Army
Damn, I almost made it 6 months without posting. I wonder if my creative batteries are now recharged enough for me to consider posting again. *looks at title of post* Eh, good enough.

In life news, my poor, ancient, boat of a car is being put out to greener pastures. She was a good vehicle, and will be missed *tear* But, I now have a new car that I will be spending many a month repaying my parents for. It is, however, rather cute and more fuel efficient than the "granny mobile". The good news is that the new car is officially mine. Legally and everything. It's registered to me, as opposed to my mom, like the granny mobile was. Of course, that warm fuzzy feeling was a bit tempered by the three hundred plus dollars I had to pay on taxes, registration, and license plates. Damn you DMV! *rounds up rats, spiders, and evil dust bunnies to plan government coup*

In work news, I have come to the conclusion that the bookstore is haunted. The door buzzer keeps going off, but there's no one there O_O Spooky. You know, or the door buzzer could be broken. That would be the logical conclusion. I still say ghost.

-Quote of the Day-
Zoë: "So... trap?"
Mal: "Trap."
Zoë: "We goin' in?"
Mal: "Ain't but a few hours out."
Wash: "Yeah, but remember the part where it's a trap?"
-Serenity-

4:03pm: New Years
Hello everyone! This is part of my attempt to cover all the bases in contacting Trisha, Elise, and Bethany in order to inform you guys that Liz and CJ are having a New Years hang out at CJ's house. Just call me and I'll tell you how to get there (if you can make it). Come on, you know you wanna... ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
Book: "I'd forgotten – you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned?"
Simon: "No, but I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist."
-Firefly- (hehe, great show)

7:01pm: Come One, Come All! It's New-Year's-Plan-A-Palooza!
Yes, this year, I have a burning desire to make plans for New Year's. I want people to hang out with! But I don't know what we should do. So folks, speak! Can you hang, and what should we do? Let's brainstorm. There are (almost) no bad ideas ^_^

-Quote of the Day-
"If I saw myself dressed like that, I'd have to kick my own ass."
-Happy Gilmore-

12:48am: She Lives! I Think...
Hello! So... um, how's life everyone? Mine is the same. School, work, baby-sitting. Oh yeah, and wanting to kill Erica. The usual. Probably going to donate blood again for the third time. Having semi-rare blood makes you feel special ^_^ Had a good Thanksgiving. Being friends with the people at work. Going to a work Christmas party on the 9th (gotta remember that damn gift exchange present). Almost done with my associates degree. Going on into Art Education. Yes, twisting children's minds will be my profession. Let the evil spread. So yeah, life goes on.

-Quote of the Day-
"There's only one thing these valley hooligans need. The Good Book and what's inside. *pulls gun out of hollow Bible* The peace of the Lord! *gun fires* Sorry."
-The Oblongs-

12:42pm: Movies!
Hey people, what's up? I went to go see "The Corpse Bride" yesterday. It was great! So pretty, classic Tim Burton style. I was also glad to see that the movie wasn't dependant on the lyrical songs, since, as I mentioned before, I don't think they're quite up to the songs of "Nightmare Before Christmas". If "Nightmare" was a 10 musically (and it is) then "Corpse Bride" was an 5. But overall, good movie. So I command you all to go see it. Go on, do as I say! (sorry, having control issues lately ^_^)

-Quote of the Day-
"Pastor: Back, ye demons of Hell!
Corpse: Keep it down, will yer? We're in a church."
-The Corpse Bride-

10:24pm: The Day Draws Near...
That's right, folks. In a few weeks, Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride" will be released nation wide. The 23rd, to be exact. And while I'm eagerly awaiting this impending release, I must voice a certain concern of mine. And that is the quality of the music in this new movie. I've been to the flash site for the movie and listened to some of the tracks that are accessible. It saddens me to say that I don't think this new music is quite up to the standards of "Nightmare Before Christmas". When I looked into it a little more, I noticed something that might explain this slight drop in quality. The music for "Corpse Bride" had a co-writer. Eghh! No one but Danny Elfman should have been allowed near that project with a ten-foot pole. *sigh* At least Elfman sings some in this one. Oh well. At least I still have "The Nightmare Before Christmas" soundtrack to fall back on.

-Quote of the Day-
"What's the matter, can't I kill those either?!"
"You can't kill those, no!"
"Why do we always have to do things your way!!"
-Trigun-

11:01pm: Ok, That's It...
Well, in a desperate (and hopefully not futile) attempt to stimulate Livejournal conversation, I have job for everyone. I've just heard two songs by the band Billy Talent. I want everyone to listen to them and report back, telling me what you think. Do you like them? Do you hate them? Want them to rot in Hell? Well, here's the chance to say. And no excuses about not having a way to listen to them. I've managed to obtain two of their songs in my own underhanded fashion and I'll e-mail them to those who don't know how to manipulate the internet. And if you have already heard them, then you're one step ahead already. Woohooo! Now go, my pretties! Fulfill your mission and return with conversation!

-Quote of the Day-
"One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other,
One was blind and the other couldn't see
So they chose a dummy for a referee.
A blind man went to see fair play,
A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"
A paralyzed donkey passing by,
Kicked the blind man in the eye,
Knocked him through a nine inch wall,
Into a dry ditch and drowned them all,
A deaf policeman heard the noise,
And came to arrest the two dead boys,
If you don't believe this story’s true,
Ask the blind man he saw it too!"
-folk rhyme-

7:02am: Dude!!!
Ok, yesterday at work, one of the guys I work with came over and said, "Hey, Andrea, did you see that guy? The one who was just at the counter? He looked like a 50 year-old Tommy Lee." Unfortunately, I hadn't seen him, but a few minutes later I heard, "Psst, Andrea, he's back again. Look over there." And sure enough, there was an older guy, graying in the beard and hair, who looked like Tommy Lee. It was hilarious.

-Quote of the Day-
"Daria: I'm reminded of my father.
Jane: What? Why?
Daria: Because I can't get the phrase "damn idiot teachers with their damn idiot brains" out of my head."
-Daria-

11:30am: *sigh* Here We Go Again...
We are now approaching the final weekend before the return of classes. How did my summer slip by me so fast? Is it because time moves faster as you age? Is it because life is inevitably marching forward and one three month period of time is nothing in the grand scheme of things? No. It's because I got stuck with a job this summer. All of the time that would have been put toward hanging about and working around other people's inflexible schedules was wrapped up in work. And despite the fact that I am now well on my way to building up an actual savings account worth mentioning, I'm still not sure if I've faithfully utilized one of my last times of freedom before I'm forcibly admitted into the mainstream of adult society. And while the call of dumpy first apartments and a full dependence on my aging car rings in the not too distant future, I'm beginning to see that the end is near. I'm in my last semester at Waubonsee, I'm soon going to go in to talk to people at NIU about the art program (yes, my mom finally broke down and I am now looking into Art Education), and I'm getting a queasy feeling every time I think past what's going to happen to me this week (although that could just be a side effect from some funky ravioli...). In short, it's transition time. All I pray for is that, 20 years from now, I end up happy in my own house (and it better have a second story like the one we had on the East Side when i was really little...)

-Quotes of the Day-

"Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil."

"I found Jesus - he was behind the sofa the whole time."

"Quoting one is plagiarism. Quoting many is research."

"The trouble with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard."

-Some random bumper stickers-

12:47am: Ahhh, The Memories...
Do any of you remember the show "Daria"? I've just remembered it myself. I wish the one tape I had that contained some Daria episodes hadn't broken. That show has some of my favorite quotes. *sigh* Oh well. I'll live. And to placate myself, I'll post a couple "Daria" quotes here to brighten up the day.

-(Daria) Quotes of the Day-

"I can't shoot my own mother. Not with paint, anyway."

"Don't worry, it's fake."
"Aw, you got a tattoo to match your personality."

"Do you ever feel like you're wasting your life, Daria?"
"Only when I'm not sleeping."

"Shallow graves for shallow people."

"Oh, no. The toilet is talking to me again. Talking toilet, you may call me 'Jane'."

"I had a bad experience on that hill with the Girl Scouts. We kept marching and singing and marching and singing about some freak named John Jacob Jingleheimer somebody."

"And the dish ran away with the spoon. But Hawaii was the only state that would recognize the marriage as legal."

"A mortician? 'Your lack of interest in personal interaction makes you an ideal candidate for working with the dead.' Daria, have you given any thought to your career plans?"
"I guess I'll just wait around for people to kick the bucket."
"I can't believe you're not more ambitious."
"You want me to kill people to drum up business?"

"I almost killed a dog yesterday."
"Gonna work your way up to humans slowly?"

"I protested that book burning last year."
"You yelled at the TV screen."

"Yeah. The kids and I are redoing all the wall murals. The happy clowns holding balloons -- we turned them into Mongol invaders wielding maces."

"Jane, your picture's full of bloody people! That's not a still life!"
"Sure it is. The blood's the reason they're so still."

"Did we just see a U.F.O.?"
"You're getting paranoid. It's probably just an informal get-together of local stalkers. You know, hang out, swap stories, try out each other's skeleton keys."
"But only an idiot would go stalking with a flashlight."
"Come on. This is Lawndale."
"Oh, yeah."

"The whole thing's enough to turn your stomach. Which I guess is good if you want to be a model... eases the transition to bulimia."

"Hey, what's for dinner? Peanut butter sandwiches?"
"That's Daria. She smells like peanuts from her stupid job."
"I what?" (sniffs) "Oh, God. That explains those squirrels at the bus stop."
"While we're on the subject, tell us about your job, Daria."
"It went surprisingly well."
"Really?"
"In fact, I doubt I can ever top today's performance. So I think I'll take early retirement, starting tomorrow."

"They're not going to make fun of me?"
"For peeing in the woods? They're in a band Daria, those boys puke on each other on a regular basis."
"That reminds me, you owe me a shirt."

"Good afternoon students, faculty, and distinguished alumni of Lawndale High. As a representative of your student council... Any ideas?"
"It is my privilege today to once again send the message that learning is no substitute for winning."
"And that it's not how hard you study. It's how hard you play football."

"Why do you wanna go to art college? You're already an artist."
"I know. But I wanna be a starving artist, so I need to ring up more debt."

-Various episodes of "Daria"-

11:58pm: "Mmmm, Club Sandwich..."
Well, I was passing my free time today having a "Yu Yu Hakusho" marathon. Ah, I had forgotten the humor *wipes tear* Anyway, this marathon has brought forth a plan in my mind, inspired in large part by the uncertainty in some of the Yu Yu fan base concerning certain...qualities of the character Kurama. I remember watching the show and saying, "Poor Kurama, they just don't understand." And of course, right after that, the first thing that popped in my head was, "I should start a club called 'The Society For Largely Misunderstood Straight People'." So, hello everyone. I'm Android, Founder (and currently only member) of 'The Society For Largely Misunderstood Straight People'. I am now accepting applications. But I must warn you, I have very high standards for this club. Unless there are many stories I have not heard about from you guys, I don't think any of you have the credentials required to call yourselves 'Largely Misunderstood' in quite the way I mean. But I will review any submissions anyway, just to be fair. (Muwahahahaha!!) Later.

-Quote of the Day-
"That's how you treat a guy wins the whole dark tournament! 'Thanks for saving my life and all pal, but my sandwich is just too damn good'!"
-Yu Yu Hakusho-

9:57pm: Oh, Alright...
I guess I should make some kind of effort at posting. After all, I do still have Liz and Keebs to think of, after all. I suppose it would be rude to sulk and stop posting. Well, not much has been going on with me, just my usual Android-ness. Working, saving money (or trying to...), donating blood... wait, I guess that last one is out of the ordinary. To explain: On Saturday, the 16th, I'm going to donate some blood again. Why, you ask? Well, because the Heartland Blood Centers lady called me up and asked me to, and since my donation sticker from earlier this year is getting kind of old, I figured I could use a new one. And I'm weak willed. Did I mention that one yet? Oh well, I survived the last donation, I guess I'll get through this one too.

-Quote of the Day-
"Stop calling me the prince of darkness! That's how rumors get started."
-Monk-

8:48pm: I Give Up...
Livejournal has become so dull. Nothing against your entries, Bethany, but we talk enough as it is. Everyone else seems to have jumped ship. No Trisha... no Elise... It makes me want to cry. Or scream with rage. Whatever. I don't even really have much to say in my entry, so I'll just cut it short for now. On a small but good note, I finally got some new CDs. Yay! Something to keep me company in my solitude.

-Quote of the Day-
"Cleopatra's Needle: a sixty-foot Egyptian obelisk, weighing 180-odd tons, that has nothing to do with Cleopatra at all. I should know, since I was one of the workers who erected it for Tuthmosis III in 1475 B.C. As we'd plunked it down in the sand at Heliopolis, I was rather surprised when I saw it in London 3,500 years later. I suppose someone pinched it. You can't take your eyes off anything these days."
-Bartimaeus from "The Golem's Eye" by Jonathan Stroud-

7:12pm: I'm A Geek...Blah, Blah, Etc...Really Don't Give A Shit, Complainers Can Go Visit A Library For Once
Hello everyone!(and in this case, everyone means Bethany, since all others have been aggravatingly silent for TOO LONG!) My lack of social contact lately (gee, I wonder why...) has forced me to once again make an entry that involves me talking about books that no one, besides possibly Keebs, will have anything other than a passing interest in. So, onward with the filler entry! Well, I'm coming down to the last of the massive pile of books I check out of the library almost a month ago. But my sadness at being deprived of readily available reading material was sharply dispelled by my discovery that the last books left (two in a trilogy I thought would probably be most likely unexceptional and therefore worthy of running the risk of being returned un-read) are turning out to be well worth my time. In fact, I think I have found a new character to add to the ever growing, but still very elite, list of my favorite literary characters. The books focus mainly around a djinni, Bartimaeus, and the most recent of his magician masters, a young boy genius named Nathaniel, that he is rather grudgingly stuck serving. (since apparently magicians have the ability to call up spirits and force them to do their bidding. What a drag) Needless to say, hilarity, dark humor, mystery, political intrigue and all that good stuff ensue. And since I am a fan of all that is humorous and intelligent, preferably both of the same time, I have found great enjoyment in reading these new finds. My only complaint is the character of Nathaniel, who has a tendency to grate on my nerves. He's the kind of kid you'd like to slug just on principle, which makes it more enjoyable when Bartimaeus' insults and quips are thrown in his direction. Well anyway, I'd better stop boring everyone. (although that's probably just wishful thinking on my part, since it would involve people actually READING livejournals...) See ya later.

-Quote of the Day- (just so you know, when a number appears in parenthesis,(like this), it means there's a footnote at the bottom of the quote. These are best read as they come up.)

"'Cheer up! At least you've got your own facilities.' I investigated a forbidding-looking side door: it swung open with a theatrical squeak to reveal a dingily tiled bathroom, lit by a single bulb. A monstrous three-legged bath lurked in one corner; it was the kind brides are bumped off in, or where pet crocodiles grow to vast size, fed on unusual meats.(1) A similarly imposing toilet waited opposite, its chain hanging from the ceiling like a gallows rope.(2) Cobwebs and mold fought keenly for dominion of the far reaches of the ceiling. A complex series of metal pipes wound around each other across the wall, connecting the bath and toilet and looking for all the world like the spilled intestines of a-
I shut the door. 'On second thought, I wouldn't bother looking in there. Just a bathroom. Nothing special. How's the view?'

(1) This is one of Prague's odd qualities: something in it's atmosphere, perhaps caused by five centuries of gloomy sorcery, brings out the macabre potential of every object, no matter how mundane.

(2) See what I mean?"

-Bartimaeus from "The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2: The Golem's Eye" by Jonathan Stroud- (yeah, he's definitely going on the list)

9:41pm: Bah!!
Well, I am happy to say that despite the fact that today went very oddly in every way possible, I am not in that bad a mood. Why, you ask? Well, because I got a new book. Yay!! Yes, people, I am so comfortable with life that a solitary book can turn my whole day around. Of course, it helps that this book was the sequel I mentioned in my last entry. But, of course, the bad part of it was that it's a sequel that doesn't focus on the previous main characters. *tear* Well, it does somewhat, but not in an immediately apparent way. *sniff* It's still not as fun as the original. Sophie and Howl are two of my favorite characters ever and you don't get to see much of them fighting, which produces some of the funniest scenes in either book. *sigh* Oh well, still a good book.

-Quotes of the Day- (I'm throwing in an extra just because I feel like it...)
"'Tell me of this Wizard Howl of yours.'
Sophie's teeth chattered, but she said proudly, 'He's the best wizard in Ingary or anywhere else. If he'd only had time, he would have defeated that djinn. And he's sly and selfish and vain as a peacock and cowardly, and you can't pin him down to anything.'
'Indeed?' asked Abdullah. 'Strange that you should speak so proudly such a list of vices, most loving of ladies.'
'What do you mean, vices?' Sophie asked angrily. 'I was just describing Howl.'"

"He watched the tiny Princess of Tsapfan walk quietly among the exclaiming crowd and gravely put Morgan in Howl's arms.
'Thanks,' said Howl, 'I thought I'd better bring him along where I could keep an eye on him,' he explained to Sophie. 'Sorry if I gave you a fright.' Howl seemed more used to holding babies than Sophie was. He rocked Morgan soothingly and stared at him. Morgan stared, rather balefully, back. 'My word, he's ugly!' Howl said. 'Chip off the old block.'
'Howl!' said Sophie
-"Castle in the Air" (sequel to "Howl's Moving Castle") by Diana Wynne Jones- (for some reason, it amuses me when people make fun of their own children)

10:59pm: Duhhh!
God, I am so slow sometimes. I just now realized that "Castle in the Air" is the sequel to "Howl's Moving Castle". I don't know what's with me lately. It seems like my heads screwed on backwards or something. I think it's this very faint but persistent throbbing in the back of my head. It keeps distracting me, and things just keep flying in one ear and out the other. It's very disorienting. I'm even having trouble just writing this entry. I'll be going to sleep now.

-Quote of the Day-
"That seemed to Sophie to be Lettie's problem. She had her own. Howl said, 'I think we ought to live happily ever after,' and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more eventful than any story made it sound, though she was determined to try. 'It should be hair-raising,' added Howl.
'And you'll exploit me,' Sophie said.
'And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me,' said Howl."
-"Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones-

8:21pm: Hmmm... Movie....
Well, I went to go see "Howl's Moving Castle" today. It was neat, though I must say that they added way too much sappiness for my tastes. I liked the book better that way. Very low (pretty much non-existent) sap levels. If anything, it kinda made fun of people who thought they were in love. But I still liked the movie. I'm glad it was worth the effort required to see it. It's a limited release, so I had to find a theater within a decent distance. The closest was in Lombard. Then I had to drive for 30 minutes to get to the theater, which really isn't all that bad, only ten minutes more than a theater around here. But the worst part was those two damn annoying middle school guys who sat way in the back of the theater and made comments and threw stuff. Immaturity makes me want to hurl. Anyway, so yeah, I had an interesting day off. Now I'm getting ready to go out and eat something before I go pick up Bethany from work at 10. Later.

-Quote of the Day-
(a piece of paper with strange symbols on it falls onto the table and explodes, leaving the symbols burned into the the table...)
"What does it say Howl? Can you read it?"
"'One who swallowed a falling star,
oh heartless man,
your heart shall be mine'
Hmmm, that can't be good for the table."
-the movie "Howl's Moving Castle"-

10:31pm: "We'll do what we've all ways done, use the Republicans..."
Hi everyone, what's up with you? Nothing with me. Just work. I'm tired, and I don't even work full time. Maybe I'm just coming down with something. Oh well. Anyway, I went to Liz's spa party thingy on Saturday. It was... interesting. Personally I was just glad to hang around and have fun with Liz. We ended up going swimming at CJ's house after everyone had left the spa party. Also, I found out that CJ has an old recurve bow, three arrows, and a target. But, sadly, the bow is a lefty. I tried to shoot left handed a bit and ended up shooting way to the right, so I just compromised and used it the righty way anyway. I did much better with that. After that I went to my Dad's house for a while. Saw my little brother's new hair cut. Had a good laugh. Gave Dad a card. Promised to visit again Monday or Tuesday. Today I went to my Step-dad's parent's house for Father's Day. Laughed. Felt bored. Laughed again. Ate food. Bored. Hid in den watching TV with Erica. Got ditched so that Erica could leave early to go see Batman. Bored some more until we left. So that was my weekend. Someone save me from boring Sundays.

-Quote of the Day-
"They have a, well, he's like Keanu Reeves."
"Crap, call off the army"
"What are you doing?"
"Didn't you hear? They have a Keanu Reeves."
-South Park- (Satan's minion reports that Kenny's soul is in Heaven to command the angel army)

11:17pm: Books, Books, Books...
Only three books left! I recently checked out about 7 books from the public library and now I only have three left. I would be much farther in them by now if it wasn't for the fact that I've had to work. Oh well, at least I'm not bored. But anyway, besides that, everything is going fine. I happened to have a nice conversation with my boss today during my break. She really is a nice lady, if rather scary in the traditional "manager of everything and master of my employment fate" way. She brought in mastacholi and cherry chocolate cake today for everyone. I didn't have any of the mastacholi since I really wanted that fettuccine I had brought, but it was a hard decision to make. I did get to snag some of that cake, though. Man, it was pretty damn good, and I don't even really care for cherries. But other than that, today was really exhausting. I worked in the bookstore from 7:30 til 4:00, then I baby-sat from 6:30 til 9:45. I'm beat. I think it's time to haul my tired butt off to bed, so adios.

-Quote of the Day-
"Thomas intends us to accompany Lady Sylvia when she returns to Paris, which she means to do as soon as possible. From there he wishes to go on to several cities he thinks I ought to see. (Among other things, he insists he will perish if he cannot take me to Venice and watch me fall into a canal.)"... "Typically, he has decided (without consulting anyone's wishes but his own) to make our wedding trip into a peculiar sort of Grand Tour. I hope you don't mind too greatly. I don't mind at all. In fact, I'm looking forward to it very much. (Not the canal, though.)"
-"Sorcery & Cecelia ~or~ The Enchanted Chocolate Pot" by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer-

1:31am: I Still Like The Onion One Better...
*Time started: 12:20

*Name: Andrea

*Nickname: Android, Andi

*Sex: female

*Birthday: April 18

*Sign: Aries

*Siblings: two sisters and two brothers, all younger

*Hair colour: brown

*Eye colour: green-blue

*Shoe size: 7.5 - 8

*Height: 5’ 2’’ ish

*Innie or Outie: innie

*What are you wearing right now: blue jeans, blue shirt

*Where do you live: forest full of creepy metamorphic deer

*Righty or lefty: righty

~Relationships~
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*Who are your closest friends?: Bethany, Elise, Liz, and Trisha

*Best place to go for a date: *snort* like I’d know

~Fashion Stuff~
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*Where is your fav place to shop: hahaha… shop…

*Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Just the usual ears

~Faves~
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*Colour: Oh, so many… silver, no wait… blue… no, green… black?...red?... bah! I can’t decide

*Number: 18

*Food: french fries

*Boys name: ah!! there’s no way I can decide!

*Girls name: this is just as hard as the last question!

*Subject in school: art, history, english

*Animal: felines in general

*Drink: just water

*Celebrity: I guess Cate Blanchet would be the closest thing to being my favorite celebrity. I don’t really think about those things.

*Sport: badminton

*Veggie: potatoes

*Fruit: peach or strawberry

*Fast food place: Burger King

*Place to visit: My Aunt Marlene’s house

*Juice: Orange

*Finger: huh, I’ve never really had a favorite finger. Always seemed like more of a set.

*Ice Cream: mint chocolate

*Breakfast: pop tarts

*Perfume: Don’t wear any due to sensitive nose, but if I could ever find anything orange blossom scented, I’d be willing to put up with it

*Favorite cartoon character: So hard to decide… I love them all!

Have You Ever
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*Given anyone a bath: Nope

*Smoked: Never

*Bungee jumped: God no

*Broken the law: Probably, when I wasn’t paying attention. It’s kind of hard not to.

*Made yourself throw-up: Ewwww!!!

*Gone skinny dipping: again, Ewwww!!!

*Been in the opposite sex's washroom: Not that I remember

*Eaten a dog biscuit: No, but I do remember daring other children to when I was younger…

*Put your tongue on a frozen pole: Uh, no. I’m not that stupid.

*Loved someone that made you cry?: *snort* robots don’t have those emotions

*Played truth or dare: yes

*Been in a physical fight: all the time. Did I not mention I have younger siblings?

*Been in a police car: Sadly, no

*Been on a plane: yes

*Been in a sauna: yes

*Been in a hot tub: yes

*Swam in the ocean: yes

*Fallen asleep in school: I don’t think so

*Ever had a sex dream: Not that I’m aware of

*Broken someone's heart: Again, not that I’m aware of

*Cried when someone died: No, I haven’t really known many dead people

*Flashed someone: no

*Lied: of course, but I’m terrible at it

*Laughed so hard you fell off your chair: no, even my sense of balance is not that bad

*Sat by the phone all night waiting for a call: no

*Saved e-mails: dude, I catalogue them by sender and store them by category

*Wished you were someone else: Not really. I’ve never been fooled enough by the illusion that someone else has it any better that me. My grass is green enough, thank you, even if I have to work hard to make it that way.

*Wished you were a member of the opposite sex: no

*Been rejected: How? Romantically? Scholastically? From a larger beings digestive system? That’s a very vague question.

*Been in love?: nope

*Used someone: I sure hope not

*Been cheated on?: Well, considering I’ve never had anyone to cheat on me, I’m sure that’s a no

*Done something you regret?: That’s why humans developed repression

First Thing That Comes to Mind
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*Red: seven

*Blue: jeans

*Happy: squirrel

*Autumn: candles

*Cow: moo

*Greenland: tectonic fault line

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*Your good luck charm: my black boots

*Stupidest thing you have ever done: ah, there have been many an incident and I will not recount them here

*Your most prized possession: my personal library

*Last thing you said: bye

*What is beside you: a wall where the picture Trisha made for me is hanging

*Last thing you ate: a chocolate cream cookie

*Fave song: “Hallelujah” by Rufus Wrainwright

*Worst Thing that has happened to you this year: that car accident last summer

Have You Ever Had
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*Chicken pox: maybe, I don’t know

*Sore Throat: yes

*Cold: yes

*Stitches: yes

*Bloody nose: yes

Do you
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*Believe in love at first sight: no

*Enjoy parks: yeah

*Like picnics: not really, all those bugs attracted by the food are annoying

*Like school: sometimes

*What schools have you gone to: Jack and Jill Preschool, Nicholson Elementary, Freeman Elementary, Washington Middle School, West Aurora High School, Waubonsee Community College

*Hate anyone: I think it’s pointless to hate. True revenge is honest indifference

Who
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*Who is the last person that called you: Keebs

*Made you laugh the most yesterday: Mom and Tom

*Makes you smile: All people make me smile. Whether it is with them or at them is usually in direct correlation with their intelligence

*Can make you feel better no matter what: reading

*Was the last person you touched?: I honestly don’t remember. I try to avoid all human contact

*You talked to last: Keebs and Charlie

*You hugged?: probably Trisha when she came back

*You hip-bumped?: damn you bethany

*Massaged: no one

*You Kissed? Again, no one

*You yelled at: probably one of my siblings

*Told you they loved you: I don’t know

Do You/Are You
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*Do you like yourself: sure, it could be worse

*Do you like your family: of course

*Do you do drugs: no, I’m not going to give my organs reason to petition for any drastic consequences

*Color your hair?: never

*Have piercings below the waist?: gross

*Habla espanol?: no, although I’ll probably learn someday

*Stolen anything over $50: I never steal. Damn conscience.

*Smoke: hello!! Sensitive smell and desire for healthy organs.

*Obsessive: Unfortunately

*Compulsive: Not as much as I used to be

*Anorexic: *snort* that one’s obvious

*Depressed?: I’d consider depression to be disgustingly selfish for my life

*Suicidal?: Again, selfish

*time finished: 1:30 (damn distracting TV!)

-Quote of the Day-
"Quipped a jubilant Hamilton, 'The only way it [the Constitution] could fail is if one party gained control of not just the Executive, but also the Senate and House chambers, and upon doing so, proceeded to bring in like-minded judges!!!!' And then the Framers all laughed and laughed and laughed."
-The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents: "America (The Book)"-

2:50am: Pre-Inventory!!!!!!!!
You know the bad thing about working at a college in the summer? It's so slooowww! Boredom does not work well for me. While is why I am greatly thankful that I happened to come just in time for inventory. Well, technically it's pre-inventory right now, but it's still work. Time just flies when you're busy. And, I enjoy being able to fully appreciate my time off. I did pretty much nothing today after work except have my own mini anime marathon. Whooo! Fun! (except sometimes those damn series endings piss me off, I mean do they really have to kill so many people off? I swear, that's the opposite of the "too much happy endings" syndrome that we have here. It's the "let's she how much mental anguish and death we can squeeze into 24-48 minutes" syndrome. Here's a hint: kill them off earlier, end up in the same spot)

-Quote of the Day-
"Candy wanted to contradict Deux-Deux, but she knew any protest she made now would not be understood. Later, perhaps, when all these horrors were over and done with, she would confess to somebody that what little she had known of the Midnight Prince had suggested a man far more complicated than anything she'd ever heard said about him. But now was not the time for the truth to be told. People needed a villain today, pure and simple: and he was an ideal candidate. So she kept her silence."
-"Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War" by Clive Barker- (I highly recommend "The Books of Abarat" series to any and everyone. Beautiful art, no unbearably high concentrations of death or happiness in the endings, and only the first two books are out yet so there's more to look forward to)

7:05pm: Deja Vu...
Hahahahahaha! *wipe tear* Man, what is it with Cartoon Network reminding me of people I know. Ok, so this new (and rather lame) show is playing and I happen to come across it just as a boy with a blue streak in his black hair is using Star Wars references in order to unionize the zombie workers of an evil fast food chain. "Fight the Man! Even the Storm Troopers got a coffee break!" So of course, the first thought that popped into my head was, "Dude, it's a mini-Rob!" Then I laughed continuously until I came to write this journal entry.

-Quote of the Day- (mini-Rob strikes again!)
"'The guy may have raised a million zombies and tried to take over the world but he sure makes a mean waffle.'
'Don’t eat those, they’re evil!'
'Eh, whatever.'"
-The Life and Times of Juniper Lee- (the show was pretty lame up until the union zombies)

8:36pm: Whooo!!
Just when I think I'm already in a good mood, fate drops a wonderful little tidbit into my lap. I just discovered that Diana Wynne Jones' book "Howl's Moving Castle" was made into an anime movie in Japan and is coming to theaters in the US. Yay!! I love that book, and while I know for a fact that the movie only follows the plot rather loosely, it doesn't look like crap either.(*cough* "Ella Enchanted" *cough*) So now I'm in a really good mood, even better than before.

Below is a link to the official site. Click on the black panel of the four colored wheel in the top right corner to access the trailer.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/

-(extra special movie honoring) Quote of the Day-
"Howl fell over the chair and caught his foot in the stool so that it shot across the room. After that, he tried to go upstairs through the broom cupboard, and then the yard. This seemed to puzzle him a little. But finally he discovered the stairs, all except the bottom one, and fell up them on his face. The whole castle shook.
'What's the matter?' Sophie asked, sticking her head through the banister.
'Rugby Club Reunion,' Howl replied with thick dignity. 'Didn't know I used to fly up the wing for my university, did you, Mrs. Nose?'
'If you were trying to fly, you must have forgotten how,' Sophie said.
'I was born to strange sights,' said Howl, 'things invisible to see, and I was just on my way to bed when you interrupted me. I know where all past years are, and who cleft the Devil's foot.'
'Go to bed, you fool,' Calcifer said sleepily. 'You're drunk.'
'Who, me?' said Howl. 'I assure you, my friends, I am cone sold stober.' He got up and stalked upstairs, feeling for the wall as if he thought it might escape him unless he kept in touch with it. His bedroom door did escape him. 'What a lie that was!' Howl remarked as he walked into the wall. 'My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.' He walked into the wall several times more, in several different places, before he discovered his bedroom door and crashed his way through it. Sophie could hear him falling about, saying that his bed was dodging."
-"Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones- (*laugh* this cracks me up every time)

1:04pm: It Was The Ketchup, I Swear!
Well, everyone, starting Friday I will officially have a job. I'm going to be a bookstore clerk at Waubonsee Community College. Yay! Money! Anyway, besides that, I'm having a fun week for other reasons. One reason is that I got to hear Elise's commentary on Jimmy's CD. While everyone agreed that he has a good voice, I don't think that the definition "Bastard gay offspring of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake" will ever leave my head. Not to mention that Elise's facial expressions when she heard the lyrics were quite priceless. The other reason I'm having a good week is because I had plenty of new mangas to read. That, and the fact that since Bethany is sick with a sore throat, she can't talk as much about Charlie. (hahaha, just kidding... I know you're trying Keebs. And you put up with all my insane chatter, so we're even). Anyway, now I'm off to the library to check out an actual book. All the other books on my shelves have been complaining that I'm spending too much time reading comics and that my reading speeds will suffer if I don't do some heavy duty, picture free, word absorbing. They think my imagination will become permanently damaged or something. And while I know that anyone reading this will be in no doubt whatsoever of my imaginative capabilities, I figure I better placate the books before they rebel and destroy the manga section out of jealousy. Later.

-Quote of the Day-
"'Don't get a swollen head. You may be stronger, but you're not the strongest.'
'Sasuke... [giant hug surrounded by hearts] You were worried about me the whole time! Weren't you cute little Sasuke!'
'L-Lemme go! I'll kill you!'"
-Samurai Deeper Kyo- (*sigh* I love manga)