On New Year's Eve, I went to see The Fighter with Jen J. It was really great [but that gets its own post].
After that, I showered and got ready for New Year's Even festivities. Mum and I went to the Royal Buffet [the one on Rt. 10?] for dinner with a bunch of Mum's friends, and then we went CONTRA DANCING! I had a lot of fun and met some people. I didn't dance much because I'm too shy to ask other people myself; I just wait to get asked. Eventually, Mum got mad at me so we went home.
I wanted to do something "meaningful" as my first actual action of 2011. So I decided to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The New Year, however, was actually rung in this way: I was IMing Liam, while changing, while getting FotR ready for viewing, so the actual 11:59 to 12:00 moment was spent with me looking for my xbox controller with no pants on and a trillian conversation window open on my desktop. Classeh. I couldn't find my xbox controller so I brought everything downstairs and watched the beginning of FotR and continued chatting. And then my eyes started doing the whole WE'RE TIRED SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE burning thing. So I turned off FotR [only at the Prancing Pony! *sob*] and headed back upstairs for a long nighttime nap.
If the first hour of the year is any inclination, 2011 is going to be a really weird, probably painful year, with some good sprinkled in. Uh-oh.
Now, with that all said, I just want to wish you an amazing new year, filled with luck and love and happiness. See you in 2011.
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Saturday, 1 January 2011
Friday, 12 November 2010
Blogging and Stopping
I've been thinking about blogging lately. I've slowed down on my posts between freshman year and now, but I'm not the only one. Most of my friends that I follow from LHS '09 have ceased to write new updates. I was wondering why this was. Of course, we're all busy on and offline, but surely we're not much busier than we were at this time last year?
I think I've figured it out.
Last year, everything was new. We left our homes - some of us *coughcough* having never had the opportunity to live in any other town for more than three weeks at a time. We left friends, families, and the comforts of homes. We were pushed into many new worlds, including academic and social ones. We had to adapt to the new, unsupervised lifestyle of the college student, and we had to scramble to find our place in the new social scene. And we were blogging. Blogging itself was new, but we were blogging because of that which was new.
Now, we've adapted. We're sophomores. This is our new normal. So while still 'new' in the sense that we've only been living this routine for about a year out of our almost twenty, it's still old. We're used to it now.
I'm not saying that this is the only reason we've stopped writing new posts, but I'm sure it's a huge prat of it. I can't imagine any of us think that 'oh my gosh another day in ___ class' or 'hey did you see that really obnoxious thing that happened on Saturday night' could possibly interest our fellow high school graduates any more, for the simple fact that they've probably seen much of the same in the last year. And to be completely honest, how exciting does it all seem now to us, the writers?
Of course, we're also really busy.
I think I've figured it out.
Last year, everything was new. We left our homes - some of us *coughcough* having never had the opportunity to live in any other town for more than three weeks at a time. We left friends, families, and the comforts of homes. We were pushed into many new worlds, including academic and social ones. We had to adapt to the new, unsupervised lifestyle of the college student, and we had to scramble to find our place in the new social scene. And we were blogging. Blogging itself was new, but we were blogging because of that which was new.
Now, we've adapted. We're sophomores. This is our new normal. So while still 'new' in the sense that we've only been living this routine for about a year out of our almost twenty, it's still old. We're used to it now.
I'm not saying that this is the only reason we've stopped writing new posts, but I'm sure it's a huge prat of it. I can't imagine any of us think that 'oh my gosh another day in ___ class' or 'hey did you see that really obnoxious thing that happened on Saturday night' could possibly interest our fellow high school graduates any more, for the simple fact that they've probably seen much of the same in the last year. And to be completely honest, how exciting does it all seem now to us, the writers?
Of course, we're also really busy.
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Halloween
The week before Halloween, I felt ill. I almost skipped classes because of it [but didn't], and I wanted nothing more than to be at home with Mum taking care of me. I'd call her almost every day and I'd cry daily, too. I felt so out of place and like I needed to get out. There's nothing I want more when I'm sick to be safe at home in my own bed with my mommie taking care of me.
So Friday afternoon, after a week of begging, I packed my things and caught a four o'clock Amtrak right into New York. Sitting in the New London station, Mum called to make sure I'd gotten a ticket and hadn't missed the train. She then asked if I'd remembered my costume and I assured her I did... until I realised I FORGOT MY HAT IN MY CLOSET!!! AAAAUGHHH. That was pleasant. Later, we got held up for about twenty minutes waiting for two other trains to pass. When we finally got into NYC I ran from the Amtrak to the NJTransit, so scared that I'd missed the connection because of the twenty minute delay. I got on just as it was about to leave, found my seat, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Arianna picked me up at the train station in South Orange. We drove back to my house, and I asked her if she'd like to come to dance with me. I put on my Halloween costume, and fitted her with a cape and a feather boa, and left. That's when I realised I'd forgotten my camera, too. *Cry* But, I had a lot of fun. None of the teachers knew I was coming, so they were all delightfully surprised. I loved everyone's costumes, too! I wish I could still dance as regularly as I had been. Sigh.
After the dance, we decided to visit the marching band. Where would they be? Applebee's, naturally! So we went. Again, everyone was quite surprised. I had a lot of fun catching up with people. Since I was still in my costume, I told David Li, "Look, I have something to show you!" I proceeded to take off my jacket and model for him: "This is a purple vest." He groans. It was awesome.
Finally, I decided I needed to go home. It had been a long day, and I'd been home for hours and still had yet to see my mother.
Saturday was Halloween. That was pretty awesome. In the morning, Mum and I did trivial things, and then we bought bubble tea [yay].
I showed up, fully clothed as Willy Wonka, at Eric's house, much to the relative surprise of everyone present. It was Tilly's birthday, too, and she turned twelve, so I took her out with us. We trick-or-treated in Eric's general neighbourhood, even after it started raining. Poor Tilly got so scared because of the noises from a haunted house. We went back to Eric's for dinner, and after a while, decided to continue trick-or-treating in my and Jesson's own neighbourhood. We even looked for Ying, but she was no where to be found.
Eventually, Oli and everyone else went back, but Jesson and I went to Ying's house and talked with her for a while. Afterwards, we went to Vigg's house because that jerk refused to pick me up from the train station [lol]. It felt like we were crashing something... 'cuz we sort of were... oh well... And Jesson was happy because he got his money back.
Well we had made up our mind to go back to Eric's, again, but Vigg didn't want to go along, so we left him.
At Eric's, we decided to watch Watchmen, the director's cut. It was really awesome, but I couldn't stay up and realised I had to go home. I needed to wake up in the morning! But I really wanted to watch Watchmen, so I put it on in the background while I slept haha.
Sunday was an emotional day. I did not want to return to school. I was just sad and wished I could stay at home forever. Well, we got into a huge traffic jam. Mum said that some dignitary was coming through, which is why they would have closed off the most important roads. When we got to the station, she asked someone, and they told her that it was the president himself, driving through Newark, of all places. Well, despite being late, I didn't miss my train. The trains were two hours or more delayed, so, after much debating, begging, and persuading, we decided to switch my ticket for a cheaper one on Monday that wouldn't get in until after all my classes were over. That was great. I feel like that really was what I needed.
As upsetting a day as Monday was, having to leave, I felt okay finally to be going back. I mean, obviously I'd have rather stayed at home, but I didn't feel like I was going to freak out and break down on my way to school. That's good, I suppose lol. But as if coming back to school wasn't bad enough in my current state, one of the first things I did when I got back to my room was to break my little purple dinosaur! I started crying and couldn't stop no matter how hard I tried. Crappy day.
But overall, a wonderful weekend.
So Friday afternoon, after a week of begging, I packed my things and caught a four o'clock Amtrak right into New York. Sitting in the New London station, Mum called to make sure I'd gotten a ticket and hadn't missed the train. She then asked if I'd remembered my costume and I assured her I did... until I realised I FORGOT MY HAT IN MY CLOSET!!! AAAAUGHHH. That was pleasant. Later, we got held up for about twenty minutes waiting for two other trains to pass. When we finally got into NYC I ran from the Amtrak to the NJTransit, so scared that I'd missed the connection because of the twenty minute delay. I got on just as it was about to leave, found my seat, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Arianna picked me up at the train station in South Orange. We drove back to my house, and I asked her if she'd like to come to dance with me. I put on my Halloween costume, and fitted her with a cape and a feather boa, and left. That's when I realised I'd forgotten my camera, too. *Cry* But, I had a lot of fun. None of the teachers knew I was coming, so they were all delightfully surprised. I loved everyone's costumes, too! I wish I could still dance as regularly as I had been. Sigh.
After the dance, we decided to visit the marching band. Where would they be? Applebee's, naturally! So we went. Again, everyone was quite surprised. I had a lot of fun catching up with people. Since I was still in my costume, I told David Li, "Look, I have something to show you!" I proceeded to take off my jacket and model for him: "This is a purple vest." He groans. It was awesome.
Finally, I decided I needed to go home. It had been a long day, and I'd been home for hours and still had yet to see my mother.
Saturday was Halloween. That was pretty awesome. In the morning, Mum and I did trivial things, and then we bought bubble tea [yay].
I showed up, fully clothed as Willy Wonka, at Eric's house, much to the relative surprise of everyone present. It was Tilly's birthday, too, and she turned twelve, so I took her out with us. We trick-or-treated in Eric's general neighbourhood, even after it started raining. Poor Tilly got so scared because of the noises from a haunted house. We went back to Eric's for dinner, and after a while, decided to continue trick-or-treating in my and Jesson's own neighbourhood. We even looked for Ying, but she was no where to be found.
Eventually, Oli and everyone else went back, but Jesson and I went to Ying's house and talked with her for a while. Afterwards, we went to Vigg's house because that jerk refused to pick me up from the train station [lol]. It felt like we were crashing something... 'cuz we sort of were... oh well... And Jesson was happy because he got his money back.
Well we had made up our mind to go back to Eric's, again, but Vigg didn't want to go along, so we left him.
At Eric's, we decided to watch Watchmen, the director's cut. It was really awesome, but I couldn't stay up and realised I had to go home. I needed to wake up in the morning! But I really wanted to watch Watchmen, so I put it on in the background while I slept haha.
Sunday was an emotional day. I did not want to return to school. I was just sad and wished I could stay at home forever. Well, we got into a huge traffic jam. Mum said that some dignitary was coming through, which is why they would have closed off the most important roads. When we got to the station, she asked someone, and they told her that it was the president himself, driving through Newark, of all places. Well, despite being late, I didn't miss my train. The trains were two hours or more delayed, so, after much debating, begging, and persuading, we decided to switch my ticket for a cheaper one on Monday that wouldn't get in until after all my classes were over. That was great. I feel like that really was what I needed.
As upsetting a day as Monday was, having to leave, I felt okay finally to be going back. I mean, obviously I'd have rather stayed at home, but I didn't feel like I was going to freak out and break down on my way to school. That's good, I suppose lol. But as if coming back to school wasn't bad enough in my current state, one of the first things I did when I got back to my room was to break my little purple dinosaur! I started crying and couldn't stop no matter how hard I tried. Crappy day.
But overall, a wonderful weekend.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Zombies Take Over My College
The week leading up to Halloween, I started seeing Nerf Guns carried around campus. It was the start of Humans vs. Zombies. Every semestre, a bunch of students sign up to play, and one is chosen at random to be infected with the zombie virus. A zombie needs to feed, and if he doesn't feed for forty-eight hours, he dies. Now the humans need to defend themselves. A rolled up ball of socks or Nerf gun ammunition is enough to stun a zombie for fifteen minutes, giving them just enough time to get away, but if they're tagged, they turn into zombies.
All week, I got to see kids walking around packing Nerf Guns in their coats, pockets, and backpacks. Kids became very paranoid. Some stopped going to dinner because it put them in too much danger.
Overall, it was a very surreal week and it brought smiles to my face and I felt sad when I saw that someone was turned. Very weird thing to get caught up in, really.
All week, I got to see kids walking around packing Nerf Guns in their coats, pockets, and backpacks. Kids became very paranoid. Some stopped going to dinner because it put them in too much danger.
Overall, it was a very surreal week and it brought smiles to my face and I felt sad when I saw that someone was turned. Very weird thing to get caught up in, really.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Television: Week of 5 Oct
SPOILER ALERT. Lol.
House - Season 6, Episode 3: "The Tyrant". This episode was amazing. First of all, let me just say that James Earl Jones guest starred. Did you read that right the first time? YES. James Earl Jones guest starred. That's right, Darth Vader, and a great actor to boot. He portrayed this evil dictator, basically, who was on the verge of squashing a rebellion, but he was in the US because he was invited to speak at the UN, until he started coughing up blood. Naturally, they took him to the best: Princeton Plainsboro. When I first saw the teaser for this episode, I thought, hm, this reminds me of that episode from way back when with the Death Row inmate. They actually mentioned that in the first few minutes, and it proved to be drastically different. And the old team was back together. They spent so long trying to figure out what was wrong with him. At first, Cameron was against helping him, but Chase was for it, but by the end of the episode.... That final scene with Chase and Foreman was so intense... some of the best TV acting I've seen or paid attention to in a long, long time. The relationship between 13 and Foreman is still rocky, and when she left him alone at dinner after telling him off, well the whole common room was cheering her on [and calling Foreman a tool and a little bitch]. Finally, House. He 'magically' cured this Vietnam vet after provoking him to death, and now he doesn't have to move out! Lots of funny, lots of serious. Watch it.
Castle - Season 2, Episode 3: "Inventing the Girl". This episode was pretty good. "It's Fashion Week in New York City," says Castle, "and the clothes are to die for!" His quote pretty much sums up the plot... A model was murdered and it's up to Beckett and Castle to find out what happened [obviously]. I really like the relationship between Beckett and Castle [have I said this a thousand times before?]. In this episode, there isn't much change, except the ice has softened from the beginning of the season, and she's a little mad at him for not letting her read his manuscript. We also learn that she used to model. Hah. But any way... I felt like this case was a lot easier to solve [that's okay! the characters need a break once in a while! lol], but then again, it's very hard to follow last week's Strangers on a Train -esque episode. That was pretty awesome. But it was still good.
Heroes - Season 4, Episode 3: "Acceptance". This was great. The focus was mostly on Nathan and Hiro, with a little Tracy and the carnies splashed in. Claire comes to check up on Noah and suggests he gets a job, giving him some good advice for his future. Tracy has been set back up in her old job, and it's everything she thought she wanted, but there's something missing. She doesn't want a secretarial job where she sleeps with her boss and whoever else needs persuading - she wants a job where she can really help people, so Noah passes on his newfound wisdom. Hiro tried forty-something times to save a man from committing suicide, until he realises it's time for a new approach. He convinces the man to come down from the roof, and has an epiphany: it's time to tell his sister that he's dying. NOOO HIRO NOOO I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, YOU'RE TOO CUTE ♥
Nathan, who is really Sylar, and will henceforth be known as Nathlar, was having trouble remembering Nathan's life, but he's been discovering Sylar's abilities as they begin to manifest themselves. "It's a new superpower every day," he complains worriedly to his brother. As he picks up objects from his past, he sees their histories, though he can't remember these things ever happening, and this leads him to unlock a dangerous secret about a high school girlfriend - she died, and it's all his fault. He tells this to the girl's mother, and she arranges for Nathlar to be assassinated and for the job to look like a robbery gone bad [they drug him, steal his stuff, shoot him, and bury him in the forest], while she eats with Angela, pretending to be concerned about Nathan's mental health. Of course, this leads to the crazy final shot, in which we see Nathlar's arm stretching out of the dirt [Zombie Nathlar!! BRAINNSSSSS!!!], and when the body pulls itself up, it's clearly Sylar's face that we see.
All in all, a great episode. They focused on only a few characters, and even though they've done it before, it was very successful this time and better executed. Keep it up. The fans are pleased.
Glee - Season 1, Episode 6: "Vitamin D". I liked it. I actually watched this one with Mum, so there was a little chatter, pointing out actors ["Is that Orlando Bloom!?" "No -.-"], explaining plot details... but I liked it. I want to know how, exactly, Terry plans on faking labour when she gets Quinn's baby. That's the only thing that's been on my mind for a while, really. The performances... there wasn't so much singing this time, which bummed me out, but the guys' performance was GREAT. Speed or no speed. I'm not sure why I don't go into plot outlining here like I did for the other shows, but... Any way, it was great. Sorry, I'm sleepy.
Because of my trip home, I did get to watch my Thursday shows, but I never got a chance to write about them. Let me just tell you that Fringe was SO amazing, and Infomania and The Rotten Tomatoes Show weren't bad either.
House - Season 6, Episode 3: "The Tyrant". This episode was amazing. First of all, let me just say that James Earl Jones guest starred. Did you read that right the first time? YES. James Earl Jones guest starred. That's right, Darth Vader, and a great actor to boot. He portrayed this evil dictator, basically, who was on the verge of squashing a rebellion, but he was in the US because he was invited to speak at the UN, until he started coughing up blood. Naturally, they took him to the best: Princeton Plainsboro. When I first saw the teaser for this episode, I thought, hm, this reminds me of that episode from way back when with the Death Row inmate. They actually mentioned that in the first few minutes, and it proved to be drastically different. And the old team was back together. They spent so long trying to figure out what was wrong with him. At first, Cameron was against helping him, but Chase was for it, but by the end of the episode.... That final scene with Chase and Foreman was so intense... some of the best TV acting I've seen or paid attention to in a long, long time. The relationship between 13 and Foreman is still rocky, and when she left him alone at dinner after telling him off, well the whole common room was cheering her on [and calling Foreman a tool and a little bitch]. Finally, House. He 'magically' cured this Vietnam vet after provoking him to death, and now he doesn't have to move out! Lots of funny, lots of serious. Watch it.
Castle - Season 2, Episode 3: "Inventing the Girl". This episode was pretty good. "It's Fashion Week in New York City," says Castle, "and the clothes are to die for!" His quote pretty much sums up the plot... A model was murdered and it's up to Beckett and Castle to find out what happened [obviously]. I really like the relationship between Beckett and Castle [have I said this a thousand times before?]. In this episode, there isn't much change, except the ice has softened from the beginning of the season, and she's a little mad at him for not letting her read his manuscript. We also learn that she used to model. Hah. But any way... I felt like this case was a lot easier to solve [that's okay! the characters need a break once in a while! lol], but then again, it's very hard to follow last week's Strangers on a Train -esque episode. That was pretty awesome. But it was still good.
Heroes - Season 4, Episode 3: "Acceptance". This was great. The focus was mostly on Nathan and Hiro, with a little Tracy and the carnies splashed in. Claire comes to check up on Noah and suggests he gets a job, giving him some good advice for his future. Tracy has been set back up in her old job, and it's everything she thought she wanted, but there's something missing. She doesn't want a secretarial job where she sleeps with her boss and whoever else needs persuading - she wants a job where she can really help people, so Noah passes on his newfound wisdom. Hiro tried forty-something times to save a man from committing suicide, until he realises it's time for a new approach. He convinces the man to come down from the roof, and has an epiphany: it's time to tell his sister that he's dying. NOOO HIRO NOOO I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, YOU'RE TOO CUTE ♥
Nathan, who is really Sylar, and will henceforth be known as Nathlar, was having trouble remembering Nathan's life, but he's been discovering Sylar's abilities as they begin to manifest themselves. "It's a new superpower every day," he complains worriedly to his brother. As he picks up objects from his past, he sees their histories, though he can't remember these things ever happening, and this leads him to unlock a dangerous secret about a high school girlfriend - she died, and it's all his fault. He tells this to the girl's mother, and she arranges for Nathlar to be assassinated and for the job to look like a robbery gone bad [they drug him, steal his stuff, shoot him, and bury him in the forest], while she eats with Angela, pretending to be concerned about Nathan's mental health. Of course, this leads to the crazy final shot, in which we see Nathlar's arm stretching out of the dirt [Zombie Nathlar!! BRAINNSSSSS!!!], and when the body pulls itself up, it's clearly Sylar's face that we see.
All in all, a great episode. They focused on only a few characters, and even though they've done it before, it was very successful this time and better executed. Keep it up. The fans are pleased.
Glee - Season 1, Episode 6: "Vitamin D". I liked it. I actually watched this one with Mum, so there was a little chatter, pointing out actors ["Is that Orlando Bloom!?" "No -.-"], explaining plot details... but I liked it. I want to know how, exactly, Terry plans on faking labour when she gets Quinn's baby. That's the only thing that's been on my mind for a while, really. The performances... there wasn't so much singing this time, which bummed me out, but the guys' performance was GREAT. Speed or no speed. I'm not sure why I don't go into plot outlining here like I did for the other shows, but... Any way, it was great. Sorry, I'm sleepy.
Because of my trip home, I did get to watch my Thursday shows, but I never got a chance to write about them. Let me just tell you that Fringe was SO amazing, and Infomania and The Rotten Tomatoes Show weren't bad either.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Let's Talk About TV!
I've been watching A LOT of TV lately. This is turning into something of a problem, but I have so much free time and so I've been doing a lot of catching up on reruns and watching new shows. I think that, starting next week, I should write about all the new episodes I've watched on Fridays, because it makes it look like I'm doing something [even though it means the exact opposite!]. But before that, I should make that initial list and should write about what I've seen so far. Oh. There will be spoilers. I've provided links to where you can watch them online [if available] and times and channels if you want to check them out, lol.
Jeopardy! - Wednesday, 30 Sept, a guy name Stan was on Jeopardy! He gave a rather shameless shout-out to a Youtube video he and his friends - The Purple Teddy Bears - did in high school to I Want It That Way. Good play, sir. Even though you did not win, your video is currently being watched by thousands all across the country. Watch this every night on ABC - it changes locally, but home and here it's at 7.
Chuck - I watched the entire second half of the previous season of Chuck [including re-watching the Dom Monaghan ep]. Because of House's new time, Heroes, and my sister's obsession with Gossip Girl, I didn't get to see any of these. Seriously, though, I watched so many episodes that I wouldn't even know what to write. They were great, and I can't wait for the new season to start in March. [I will definitely let you know dates and times when I find out lol].
How I Met Your Mother - I watched the Pilot episode. It's really funny, and I love Neil Patrick Harris, but mostly, it's really funny. It's been a long time since I've watched a [not Jeopardy!] half hour show. I'm looking forward to watching more and more. I'll finish the first season, for sure, and see where that takes me.
Glee - I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I watched the Pilot. I loved it. And now I'm all caught up! There are a lot of Heroes alumni in it, and the one guy from My Own Worst Enemy. I loved the teens, I loved the teachers, I loved Jayma Mays, and I loved the music.
I'm a little annoyed that the gay kid and the black kid play the stereotypical gay and black kids in the way they talk, dress, and act [though the Asian kid doesn't, which is strange, and nice]. I also don't like that the gay kid called their song gay. I get that it's irony and all, but I don't think it's appropriate, from any character. Mr. Shu's wife bothers me so much. She seems to represent the American Dream gone wrong... or... exactly the kind of people I ran into working in that toy store back home. So, WHOA, when I saw the wife with the lighter she reminded me of Claire's bio-mom in Heroes. And I'd be right.
But I always pick on the things I don't like. I like the way the kids' storylines mirror the adults', and the way that the characters handle it. I liked the anti-abstinence-only and feminist plug in the Celibacy Club. And most importantly, I couldn't stop laughing. I like this show a lot and will definitely keep watching! I think this is Wednesdays at 9 on Fox.
House - Oh my gosh. Did you miss the two-hour season premier? Because you should totally go watch that right now. So many people from our dorm and outside of it gather in our common room to watch House every Monday night at 8 on Fox. Of course, this means I have to skip Heroes, but that goes online the day after it airs, so I catch up fast enough [House doesn't go online until eight days after it airs! STUPID.] I'm so glad for House, taking control of his life and trying to find things that hold his interest to keep his mind clean. Is it weird to be proud of a TV character? Haha... On the other hand, though, I'm royally pissed off with Foreman - when am I not, though? I hate him -.- - and I'm really sad about Taub [hope it's not permanent :( ]. Third episode is tomorrow, 8, Fox, and I'm super excited.
Heroes -THIS SEASON ACTUALLY DOESN'T SUCK SO FAR. This is the season we fans have been waiting for since the first one ended! The third was decent, but the second... well we just don't talk about it... This is the good stuff that we've been waiting for. The Sylar/Parkman storyline is so thrilling [starting to remind me of last season's House lol], and the Hiro/Ando story makes me so sad *sob*. Here's another one that I'm super excited to watch [on Tuesday, though] because its third episode comes out tomorrow lol, 8, NBC.
Castle - Still loving it. Last week's episode had a lot of grammar nerding going on, which was fantastic. :D As always, the relationship between Castle and Beckett is very well portrayed, I love Castle's slighty-crazy mother, and I think the girl who plays his daughter is pretty excellent, too. Third episode tomorrow, lol, 10, ABC. [If it's a good show, it must air on Mondays, obviously.]
Fringe - Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh. I love this show. Since the first or second episode of its first season last year, it has easily become my favourite show [tied with House, I guess]. And this season... well I was very, very scared that it would be like Heroes: amazing first season and then crap for two years after. I've read some reviews of the first season, where people were saying they needed to 'warm up' to the show - that the end of the season was much better than the beginning. I always thought the other way around: I really loved the beginning, and started to get a little nervous when an actual, um, plot began to develop. Maybe it was just my 'bad' experience with Heroes? Who knows. But for a while, I didn't like where the show was going, and even though the second season just picks it up and follows that line, I love it. Charlie, omg. That was so predictable, but it makes me so saddddd. And John Noble... I love him. Denethor, ftw. He's a great actor ♥ and has a lot of awesome crazy roles lol. The fourth episode will air this Thursday at 9 on Fox, so tune in!
Infomania - Infomania is a satirical news show that airs Thursdays at 10 on Current. That's channel 17 here or 192 back home on Fios. It's got a lot of great segments like "We've got you covered," which tells you the headlines of magazines from the week, and "That's Gay," which is about issues related to the queer community, and "Sergio's White Hot Top 5," in which Sergio makes fun of [usually crappy] music. It's a great show for news headlines and lots of laughs. Please tune in.
Rotten Tomatoes - I'm sure you're all familiar with the fantastic RottenTomatoes.com. In the show, they review the latest movies, show you the newest trailers, tell you what's coming out this weekend, give you chances to win $100!, and they make awesome montages, all with the same tongue-in-cheek, satirical style as Infomania. So if you want to know what's up in movieland, definitely check this out, Thursday nights at 10:30 [right after Infomania!].
Jeopardy! - Wednesday, 30 Sept, a guy name Stan was on Jeopardy! He gave a rather shameless shout-out to a Youtube video he and his friends - The Purple Teddy Bears - did in high school to I Want It That Way. Good play, sir. Even though you did not win, your video is currently being watched by thousands all across the country. Watch this every night on ABC - it changes locally, but home and here it's at 7.
Chuck - I watched the entire second half of the previous season of Chuck [including re-watching the Dom Monaghan ep]. Because of House's new time, Heroes, and my sister's obsession with Gossip Girl, I didn't get to see any of these. Seriously, though, I watched so many episodes that I wouldn't even know what to write. They were great, and I can't wait for the new season to start in March. [I will definitely let you know dates and times when I find out lol].
How I Met Your Mother - I watched the Pilot episode. It's really funny, and I love Neil Patrick Harris, but mostly, it's really funny. It's been a long time since I've watched a [not Jeopardy!] half hour show. I'm looking forward to watching more and more. I'll finish the first season, for sure, and see where that takes me.
Glee - I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I watched the Pilot. I loved it. And now I'm all caught up! There are a lot of Heroes alumni in it, and the one guy from My Own Worst Enemy. I loved the teens, I loved the teachers, I loved Jayma Mays, and I loved the music.
I'm a little annoyed that the gay kid and the black kid play the stereotypical gay and black kids in the way they talk, dress, and act [though the Asian kid doesn't, which is strange, and nice]. I also don't like that the gay kid called their song gay. I get that it's irony and all, but I don't think it's appropriate, from any character. Mr. Shu's wife bothers me so much. She seems to represent the American Dream gone wrong... or... exactly the kind of people I ran into working in that toy store back home. So, WHOA, when I saw the wife with the lighter she reminded me of Claire's bio-mom in Heroes. And I'd be right.
But I always pick on the things I don't like. I like the way the kids' storylines mirror the adults', and the way that the characters handle it. I liked the anti-abstinence-only and feminist plug in the Celibacy Club. And most importantly, I couldn't stop laughing. I like this show a lot and will definitely keep watching! I think this is Wednesdays at 9 on Fox.
House - Oh my gosh. Did you miss the two-hour season premier? Because you should totally go watch that right now. So many people from our dorm and outside of it gather in our common room to watch House every Monday night at 8 on Fox. Of course, this means I have to skip Heroes, but that goes online the day after it airs, so I catch up fast enough [House doesn't go online until eight days after it airs! STUPID.] I'm so glad for House, taking control of his life and trying to find things that hold his interest to keep his mind clean. Is it weird to be proud of a TV character? Haha... On the other hand, though, I'm royally pissed off with Foreman - when am I not, though? I hate him -.- - and I'm really sad about Taub [hope it's not permanent :( ]. Third episode is tomorrow, 8, Fox, and I'm super excited.
Heroes -THIS SEASON ACTUALLY DOESN'T SUCK SO FAR. This is the season we fans have been waiting for since the first one ended! The third was decent, but the second... well we just don't talk about it... This is the good stuff that we've been waiting for. The Sylar/Parkman storyline is so thrilling [starting to remind me of last season's House lol], and the Hiro/Ando story makes me so sad *sob*. Here's another one that I'm super excited to watch [on Tuesday, though] because its third episode comes out tomorrow lol, 8, NBC.
Castle - Still loving it. Last week's episode had a lot of grammar nerding going on, which was fantastic. :D As always, the relationship between Castle and Beckett is very well portrayed, I love Castle's slighty-crazy mother, and I think the girl who plays his daughter is pretty excellent, too. Third episode tomorrow, lol, 10, ABC. [If it's a good show, it must air on Mondays, obviously.]
Fringe - Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh. I love this show. Since the first or second episode of its first season last year, it has easily become my favourite show [tied with House, I guess]. And this season... well I was very, very scared that it would be like Heroes: amazing first season and then crap for two years after. I've read some reviews of the first season, where people were saying they needed to 'warm up' to the show - that the end of the season was much better than the beginning. I always thought the other way around: I really loved the beginning, and started to get a little nervous when an actual, um, plot began to develop. Maybe it was just my 'bad' experience with Heroes? Who knows. But for a while, I didn't like where the show was going, and even though the second season just picks it up and follows that line, I love it. Charlie, omg. That was so predictable, but it makes me so saddddd. And John Noble... I love him. Denethor, ftw. He's a great actor ♥ and has a lot of awesome crazy roles lol. The fourth episode will air this Thursday at 9 on Fox, so tune in!
Infomania - Infomania is a satirical news show that airs Thursdays at 10 on Current. That's channel 17 here or 192 back home on Fios. It's got a lot of great segments like "We've got you covered," which tells you the headlines of magazines from the week, and "That's Gay," which is about issues related to the queer community, and "Sergio's White Hot Top 5," in which Sergio makes fun of [usually crappy] music. It's a great show for news headlines and lots of laughs. Please tune in.
Rotten Tomatoes - I'm sure you're all familiar with the fantastic RottenTomatoes.com. In the show, they review the latest movies, show you the newest trailers, tell you what's coming out this weekend, give you chances to win $100!, and they make awesome montages, all with the same tongue-in-cheek, satirical style as Infomania. So if you want to know what's up in movieland, definitely check this out, Thursday nights at 10:30 [right after Infomania!].
Friday, 2 October 2009
Camelympics
I don't think I ever wrote about the wonder that is Camelympics. First of all, check out the ever-amusing compilation of photos here.
There was a team for almost every dorm [and then there was team X lol], and every team had to have a cheer, a shirt, and a banner. We all signed up for events, and I signed up for Dodgeball, Scrabble, and a Spelling Bee. Dodgeball was SO EPIC. We came in third place - we were owning so hard for the longest time, um, until we lost. But the team we lost to ended up being first place, lol. Scrabble was equally as epic - we came in third overall, and on our first move of our first game, we put down a 76 point word. WIN. Or something. That was pretty amazing. Spelling, however, was the opposite of epic. It was epic fail. Lol. At one am, my brain doesn't care how to spell aqueduct any more.
Kelsey did what was called "The Longest Event". She held on to a tree for over eight hours. She, and nine others, made it all the way until 3, when it was over. Yay.
When Dan and Bo and I had nothing left to do, we kept Kelsey company. We fed her a little bit, we read to her from Winnie The Pooh, and we listened as Alex played a lot of Switchfoot songs. At one point, some girl gave us a blanket, and Dan and Bo and I curled up inside of it for the last hour to keep warm [it got so cold!!]. So that was that.
There was a team for almost every dorm [and then there was team X lol], and every team had to have a cheer, a shirt, and a banner. We all signed up for events, and I signed up for Dodgeball, Scrabble, and a Spelling Bee. Dodgeball was SO EPIC. We came in third place - we were owning so hard for the longest time, um, until we lost. But the team we lost to ended up being first place, lol. Scrabble was equally as epic - we came in third overall, and on our first move of our first game, we put down a 76 point word. WIN. Or something. That was pretty amazing. Spelling, however, was the opposite of epic. It was epic fail. Lol. At one am, my brain doesn't care how to spell aqueduct any more.
Kelsey did what was called "The Longest Event". She held on to a tree for over eight hours. She, and nine others, made it all the way until 3, when it was over. Yay.
When Dan and Bo and I had nothing left to do, we kept Kelsey company. We fed her a little bit, we read to her from Winnie The Pooh, and we listened as Alex played a lot of Switchfoot songs. At one point, some girl gave us a blanket, and Dan and Bo and I curled up inside of it for the last hour to keep warm [it got so cold!!]. So that was that.
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
College wth?
Oh, where to even start? I know it's been a while. Think of this as a little nothing to tide you over until I write something worth-while. I need to write about my last week in Livingston! It was intense, full of goodbyes and other craziness. And then on Saturday, after only two hours of sleep, I came here, to COLLEGE. What the heck? I need to write about this CRAZY orientation programme and the awesome people I'm meeting here. Remind me to tell you about my little French adventures, too, and I can address my frustration with Twitter and my crappy sleep schedule as well. I'll even write about Flatworm Penis Fencing. Enjoy that :P See? Now I have you looking forward to my blogging! Hahahaha. I hope all you recently-graduated folks are having a great time at your respective colleges or getting ready to leave / start within the next week and that all you younger people are having fun procrastinating on your summer homework during the home stretch. I didn't take a whole lot of photos, but there are many to be uploaded any way. Also, thank you very much, Jesson and Viggi, for the dinosaur and cube that keep my bed feeling like home *cry*. So I have an important email to write to a French teacher, and after that, I'll start working on my actual entry. Until then, peace!
Monday, 17 August 2009
Kieve, days 1 & 2
So, obviously I got to go online tonight [Monday]. Right now, though, I'm witnessing a very intense gamble, I think they're playing.... no I don't even know. It's got dice and quarters.... o_o;; SO LOUD. I never knew old people could be so vocal ;P And as always, links open in a new window and pictures do too.
MONDAY - Kieve, day 2.
Ughhh, I slept so badly. And it was so hot. Breakfast was small and everything we did just made us hotter. Mum knew we had to get some things in town, so we went, the two of us, so that we could at least be in the air conditioning. We wandered around in town for a while. We went into a bead shop so I could fix my necklace [needed a new string] and we got a bagel and some books in a book store. I saw a book by a person whose last name was Matthiessen. The lead singer of Relient K is Matt[hew] Thiessen. I lol'd. We also got ice cream :3 So good! When we came back, I listened to music for an hour but Mum and Tilly fell asleep. Just chilling felt really good. But I also got to hang out with the girls + Diego, which was nice.
I didn't eat much at dinner, but I got a nice long shower in before everyone got back to the cabin. Of course, that meant nothing because after dinner we went for a swim in the dark and a canoe ride. We were looking at the stars and I was pointing a few out to Diego. He kept asking where's this and where's that, and I didn't know what they looked like so I wasn't sure. Then it dawned on me, and I laughed at him and asked, "You're from the southern hemisphere, aren't you?! Our night skies look totally different." I also saw a shooting star. That was pretty much the whole day. I've written all this ahead of time, so I don't know if I'll get Internet tonight or not. Going a little crazy because I'm so addicted to tech. Oh well, see you soon I hope :]
SUNDAY - Kieve, day 1.
First of all, I didn't sleep all night on Saturday. I knew I wouldn't be able to wake up so early, and that the only way to be sure I'd be up was to stay up. With the help of many friends [second time I've out-lasted Will! O: ] and some hot chocolate, manga, and lots of music, I managed to do it. Mum had been saying 6, but we didn't leave until after 8. That's okay though. We got bagels and doughnuts! It was 11am by the time I could no longer combat my drooping eyelids. At that point, it had been 20.5 hours since I'd first woken up on Saturday afternoon. Oh dear.
I woke up just in time to see Portland and get some bubble tea and a small, late lunch. It was 2:30, which, had I stayed awake, would have been the 24 hour mark. I got some action shots of the cube in front of some Portland 'scenery' and driving down the Maine highway.
A funny thing I noticed with the GPS when we started getting into the middle-of-no-where zone. It told us approximately how many miles there were to go, but it could not calculate the estimated time left, so it just said 0:00.
Finally, we got here, Kieve, two hours later. I stole the counselor's room in the cabin so I could have it all to myself ^-^ And I made it up very nicely so that it looks habitable. I took photos, but after I took these, I also hung up some towels as makeshift curtains and I laid out my clothing in one of the shelves.
I don't think I need to tell you, but my room does not have wifi. Or any sort of Internet at all. The whole cabin doesn't. But the dining hall does, so that's why I couldn't post this on Sunday night. However, the cabin does have, apparently, fantastic cell reception. Some other wonderful things about this place! Apparently, it's been colder and rainy all summer, and finally it's "summer" up here. It is so hot and muggy. There are mosquitoes fricken' every where! I keep getting bit no matter which way I turn. I chase off or kill one bug and get three more bites in the mean time.
But it's beautiful, as usual, and Tilly seems to be having a great time. She even ran into the water all by herself, where usually one would have to almost drag her in. Mum tried to do some pottery but, well no such luck lol. It was a very chill day. Monday's when the real fun things begin! :]
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Uncle Yo, Learning Express, enV-ous
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First of all, I'd just like to call attention to my first post. I finally embedded a video from the cosplay picnic that I meant to include earlier but forgot. It's nothing special, don't expect it to make your day... I just wanted to let you know it was there.
Second, this post is dedicated to Ying because I miss her so much and she's missing so much [lol].
So let's get started, shall we?
My Saturday morning and afternoon was uneventful, mostly because I was asleep all day. All that to-do with drawing on Dan's back and watching Hostel: Part II really wiped me out. Also, I'm a lazy fatass. So when I finally showered and decided to leave the house, it was three-ish. We were having a block party! It was fun and I got to talk to Ying's little brother [who doesn't remember me =( oh well, I didn't expect him to, haha, but her dad did and he said hi to me before I even realised who he was (weird seeing people out of context, i.e. Ying's dad without Ying)].
Around 4:30 I went to pick up Viggi, but that took a lot longer than it should have. First, getting into my car, I realised I'd forgotten my glasses - hold up number one. Then, when I drove down to the end of the street, I realised that they blocked the street off with cones, so I had to park, get out, move the cones, drive four feet, park, run back, replace the cones, and continue driving. Then there was usual Saturday S. Liv. Ave. traffic. And then, up by McClellan, I saw the adorable Jenny Wang [from band!] and we chatted for a while, during which I was stopped illegally, blocking a driveway, halfway in the road, no flashers, talking to a girl three years my junior who is standing in the street... hmm... so naturally, when the cop drove up behind me I cut off our conversation with an, "Oh shit," and a "Goodbye!" and drove away. So I picked up the Vigg, and we headed back to my house. After waiting a few minutes for Mum to get ready, we were OFF TO NYC!!
The journey there was fun. We listened to the Watchmen soundtrack, which, if any of you have ever had the extreme pleasure of riding in my car while listening to this album, you should know, include a fairly epic moment at the end of the disc. That moment, of course, is blasting Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries at max volume and rolling down all the windows. We got to do it at a tollbooth! Awesome! We also listened to some Sinatra while trying to find a parking spot.
However, in NYC, we got held up by a GIANT BIKER PARADE WITH A POLICE ESCORT. Not even joking, we were there for like fifteen minutes just waiting to turn left. Vigg estimated a good 3 miles of bikers. Check out these photos:
The venue itself was in a basement, under some other store or restaurant. The place was called Drom, and the photos on the website made it look a lot bigger than it really was. Not a problem though. The food is really cheap, but kind of strange in taste. I don't know. We got a fantastic table front and centre - okay there was one table between us and the stage, but it was still right there and perfect. And better than standing. The pink-haired rock star [or something? you can find him in some of my photos of the cosplay picnic! he's the guy dressed as Shu from Gravitation] opened for Uncle Yo, and he was alright. He seemed nervous and his special effect video thing didn't work [:(]. Suddenly, Uncle Yo appeared behind him and everyone was very happy [and relieved, eh].
Here's a photo of the menu, of Vigg, and of both comedians together on stage:
UNCLE YO WAS GREAT. Let me just say that. A lot of things made this performance awesome. This was a non-con performance, so he had liberty to speak about non-anime / non-gaming things. Of course, it was mostly geek things, but still, when he wanted to talk about his life in the restaurant business, or gripe about New Yorkers with strollers, he could. It didn't seem out of place. Second, he knew his jokes better. At AnimeNEXT, I got the feeling that he'd written many of them quite recently. This time, he seemed much more confident, and though he kept checking his paper, it didn't hinder anything. Third, he did use some of his older material, but he used the good ones - like the Safety Sanity Box!! Ah!! - and didn't rely on as many old jokes as other times. This 'review' style thing makes me sound like an unsympathetic 'ho, but, well I'm sorry >_<;; My point is, he was fantastic. I don't remember many jokes because, well my brain is useless for that sort of thing. Some good ones, however, included his Tetris / Birds & Bees thing, but using the mic stand to demonstrate, and his shock at what one might find in a girls' [home] bathroom - "This is the one that makes her hair smell nice! And this is the one that makes her skin feel so soft! OH! Where's the one that makes her go CRAZY once a month!?!?" [general lolz] "I'm going to THROW IT INTO THE SUN." Standing ovation. Oh, also, he had more time than at ANext. I did, however, miss the singing =(
Enjoy some photos of the performance [they're blurry because "not blinding the comedian" was one of the rules]. He heard music, so he danced, he got a plastic bag on his head, I discovered he has a lot of blurry body parts, but mostly I just like his funny faces and poses. He was also mad about getting upstaged by a woman with a dog on her belly, and he spoke about his hopes for the apocalypse [if you're wondering, he hopes there will be zombies]. And at the end, some other guy put a weird blue hat on his head and [I don't get the reference] Uncle Yo just says, "Oh my God it's from Geass." Here you go, enjoy!
After the show was over, I got to speak to him very briefly and, yeah you guessed it, get another picture to add to my collection. I've got three now. In your face, Ying ;D Vigg wouldn't be in it though. And, I forgot to mention, I brought the Cube along! Sorry guys, I tried to get some action shots, but it just didn't work out. But when I brought the Cube with me to speak with Uncle Yo, his face lit up and he shouted, "CUBE!" and I laughed. Hence, photo. [Well this sucks - I really thought the "In your face, Ying," bit was the perfect ending to this part of the entry, but it doesn't fit anywhere besides where it already is, so now you get this awkward aside instead.]
Oh, a funny little anecdote. As we were leaving, Mum noticed a basket as Vigg and I were half way out the door. She turns back to get a mint, and is greatly surprised when she realised the basket is not full of mints. It's full of condoms. Yup.
So today was a totally new day.
It was my last day working at The Learning Express. And it was busy. WTH? It's never that busy on a Sunday, but I was on my feet for hours straight. Charlie came to visit! As a result, I never got to finish my book, but eh, Charlie > Dorian Gray. I also discovered that the breaking part of my phone is now the broken part of my phone. Ex-phone. I gave up, couldn't last that one more week... I bought an enV Touch. I'm too used to the enV, so the keyboard is a little awkward, but that's the same reason why I absolutely couldn't imagine getting a 'normal' phone. Eh. I'm happy, but I don't think this warrants a photo. Oh yeah! You'll be glad to know that I got a case for this one. Especially after how the last one turned out -____-;; Other than that, I had dinner, did my laundry, read some manga, and did this. My poor dog, Tilly, she's getting so old. She was so excited over the prospect of food that she completely misjudged the edge of the porch! She fell off three times, but luckily she's okay. I don't want her to be old :( Oh, also, I got that unlimited texting rumour cleared up. I do have unlimited texting, so please, text away!! ;D
First of all, I'd just like to call attention to my first post. I finally embedded a video from the cosplay picnic that I meant to include earlier but forgot. It's nothing special, don't expect it to make your day... I just wanted to let you know it was there.
Second, this post is dedicated to Ying because I miss her so much and she's missing so much [lol].
So let's get started, shall we?
My Saturday morning and afternoon was uneventful, mostly because I was asleep all day. All that to-do with drawing on Dan's back and watching Hostel: Part II really wiped me out. Also, I'm a lazy fatass. So when I finally showered and decided to leave the house, it was three-ish. We were having a block party! It was fun and I got to talk to Ying's little brother [who doesn't remember me =( oh well, I didn't expect him to, haha, but her dad did and he said hi to me before I even realised who he was (weird seeing people out of context, i.e. Ying's dad without Ying)].
Around 4:30 I went to pick up Viggi, but that took a lot longer than it should have. First, getting into my car, I realised I'd forgotten my glasses - hold up number one. Then, when I drove down to the end of the street, I realised that they blocked the street off with cones, so I had to park, get out, move the cones, drive four feet, park, run back, replace the cones, and continue driving. Then there was usual Saturday S. Liv. Ave. traffic. And then, up by McClellan, I saw the adorable Jenny Wang [from band!] and we chatted for a while, during which I was stopped illegally, blocking a driveway, halfway in the road, no flashers, talking to a girl three years my junior who is standing in the street... hmm... so naturally, when the cop drove up behind me I cut off our conversation with an, "Oh shit," and a "Goodbye!" and drove away. So I picked up the Vigg, and we headed back to my house. After waiting a few minutes for Mum to get ready, we were OFF TO NYC!!
The journey there was fun. We listened to the Watchmen soundtrack, which, if any of you have ever had the extreme pleasure of riding in my car while listening to this album, you should know, include a fairly epic moment at the end of the disc. That moment, of course, is blasting Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries at max volume and rolling down all the windows. We got to do it at a tollbooth! Awesome! We also listened to some Sinatra while trying to find a parking spot.
However, in NYC, we got held up by a GIANT BIKER PARADE WITH A POLICE ESCORT. Not even joking, we were there for like fifteen minutes just waiting to turn left. Vigg estimated a good 3 miles of bikers. Check out these photos:
The venue itself was in a basement, under some other store or restaurant. The place was called Drom, and the photos on the website made it look a lot bigger than it really was. Not a problem though. The food is really cheap, but kind of strange in taste. I don't know. We got a fantastic table front and centre - okay there was one table between us and the stage, but it was still right there and perfect. And better than standing. The pink-haired rock star [or something? you can find him in some of my photos of the cosplay picnic! he's the guy dressed as Shu from Gravitation] opened for Uncle Yo, and he was alright. He seemed nervous and his special effect video thing didn't work [:(]. Suddenly, Uncle Yo appeared behind him and everyone was very happy [and relieved, eh].
Here's a photo of the menu, of Vigg, and of both comedians together on stage:
UNCLE YO WAS GREAT. Let me just say that. A lot of things made this performance awesome. This was a non-con performance, so he had liberty to speak about non-anime / non-gaming things. Of course, it was mostly geek things, but still, when he wanted to talk about his life in the restaurant business, or gripe about New Yorkers with strollers, he could. It didn't seem out of place. Second, he knew his jokes better. At AnimeNEXT, I got the feeling that he'd written many of them quite recently. This time, he seemed much more confident, and though he kept checking his paper, it didn't hinder anything. Third, he did use some of his older material, but he used the good ones - like the Safety Sanity Box!! Ah!! - and didn't rely on as many old jokes as other times. This 'review' style thing makes me sound like an unsympathetic 'ho, but, well I'm sorry >_<;; My point is, he was fantastic. I don't remember many jokes because, well my brain is useless for that sort of thing. Some good ones, however, included his Tetris / Birds & Bees thing, but using the mic stand to demonstrate, and his shock at what one might find in a girls' [home] bathroom - "This is the one that makes her hair smell nice! And this is the one that makes her skin feel so soft! OH! Where's the one that makes her go CRAZY once a month!?!?" [general lolz] "I'm going to THROW IT INTO THE SUN." Standing ovation. Oh, also, he had more time than at ANext. I did, however, miss the singing =(
Enjoy some photos of the performance [they're blurry because "not blinding the comedian" was one of the rules]. He heard music, so he danced, he got a plastic bag on his head, I discovered he has a lot of blurry body parts, but mostly I just like his funny faces and poses. He was also mad about getting upstaged by a woman with a dog on her belly, and he spoke about his hopes for the apocalypse [if you're wondering, he hopes there will be zombies]. And at the end, some other guy put a weird blue hat on his head and [I don't get the reference] Uncle Yo just says, "Oh my God it's from Geass." Here you go, enjoy!
After the show was over, I got to speak to him very briefly and, yeah you guessed it, get another picture to add to my collection. I've got three now. In your face, Ying ;D Vigg wouldn't be in it though. And, I forgot to mention, I brought the Cube along! Sorry guys, I tried to get some action shots, but it just didn't work out. But when I brought the Cube with me to speak with Uncle Yo, his face lit up and he shouted, "CUBE!" and I laughed. Hence, photo. [Well this sucks - I really thought the "In your face, Ying," bit was the perfect ending to this part of the entry, but it doesn't fit anywhere besides where it already is, so now you get this awkward aside instead.]
Oh, a funny little anecdote. As we were leaving, Mum noticed a basket as Vigg and I were half way out the door. She turns back to get a mint, and is greatly surprised when she realised the basket is not full of mints. It's full of condoms. Yup.
So today was a totally new day.
It was my last day working at The Learning Express. And it was busy. WTH? It's never that busy on a Sunday, but I was on my feet for hours straight. Charlie came to visit! As a result, I never got to finish my book, but eh, Charlie > Dorian Gray. I also discovered that the breaking part of my phone is now the broken part of my phone. Ex-phone. I gave up, couldn't last that one more week... I bought an enV Touch. I'm too used to the enV, so the keyboard is a little awkward, but that's the same reason why I absolutely couldn't imagine getting a 'normal' phone. Eh. I'm happy, but I don't think this warrants a photo. Oh yeah! You'll be glad to know that I got a case for this one. Especially after how the last one turned out -____-;; Other than that, I had dinner, did my laundry, read some manga, and did this. My poor dog, Tilly, she's getting so old. She was so excited over the prospect of food that she completely misjudged the edge of the porch! She fell off three times, but luckily she's okay. I don't want her to be old :( Oh, also, I got that unlimited texting rumour cleared up. I do have unlimited texting, so please, text away!! ;D
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