I've been listening to nothing but Motion City Soundtrack for the last week or week and a half. iloveit.
Here's a couple of the songs that like to stick in my head these days.
Title: Resolution
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: Commit This To Memory
I like the universe, but she messes with my words
I'm not talking planets or galaxies and the distance just makes it worse.
I know what you're thinking, this probably sounds rehearsed.
So let's give it up for the New Year
Did this party of two have you slightly confused?
Now that our things are divided
She refuses to speak and I'm driftin' to sleep at the wheel.
Liquids, powders and pills, not quite taken against my will.
The tastes tests of girls, from all over the world
who refuse to accept my excuses.
She put up with so much, of my madness and my self-abuse
She would tend to my wounds and fill me with food when I'd stumble in drunk for breakfast,
She was right to take off before she was consumed
So let's give it up for the New Year
Did this party of two have you slightly confused?
Now that our things are divided
She refuses to speak and I'm driftin' to sleep at the wheel.
[instrumental]
So let's give it up for the New Year
Did this party of two have you slightly confused?
Now that our things are divided
She refuses to speak and I'm driftin' to sleep at the wheel.
So let's give it up for the New Year
Did this party of two have you slightly confused?
Now that our things are divided
She refuses to speak and I'm driftin' to sleep at the wheel.
I like the universe, but she messes with my words
I'm not talking planets or galaxies and the distance just makes it worse.
...you're totally right, every action was well rehearsed.
Title: When "You're" Around (Acoustic)
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: Split: Matchbook Romance / Motion City Soundtrack - EP
Midwest love affair
I bend when I am bored
Late night liquor blue
Will lead me to the floor.
Can we fake it?
Can we make believe?
I'm so full of love
It deeply sickens me.
But all I could do was close my eyes
And cross my arms and hope to die
Cause you don't fucking listen
When I'm around.
The least you could do is take it back
All the vicious remarks and verbal attacks
Cause I can't fucking stand it.
When You're Around.
Midwest aftermath, the rumors start to rise
Did I truly do the things that you've described?
They must hate me, every single one
It just sickens them, what I consider fun.
But all I could do was close my eyes
And cross my arms and hope to die
Cause you don't fucking listen
When I'm around.
The least you could do is take it back
All the vicious remarks and verbal attacks,
Cause I can't fucking stand it.
When You're Around.
But all I could do was close my eyes
And cross my arms and hope to die
Cause you don't fucking listen
When I'm around.
The least you could do is take it back
All the vicious remarks and verbal attacks
Cause I can't fucking stand it.
When You're Around.
No I can't fucking stand it, when you're around. (x2)
Title: Modern Chemistry
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: I Am The Movie
I believe in medication
And I believe in therapy
And I believe in crystal light
'Cause I believe in me, yeah
It's so uplifting
Fuck, yeah
I barely have the motivation
They say I suffer from a lack of seratonin
Synapses they happen too infrequently for me
To be functioning properly
I took the pills I took the advice
The panic stopped
But still I'm not right
Racing thoughts and wasted time
It's the same old story-line
This is my nursery rhyme
And it goes:
I believe in medication
And I believe in therapy
And I believe in crystal light
'Cause I believe in me, yeah
It's so uplifting
Fuck, yeah
I'm barely off the medication
And now the walls are closing in again
I can't breathe and I can't bleed
Will you be my alibi?
Tell them that I truly tried
To give in?
Title: Title: LG Fuad
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: Commit This To Memory
Let's get fucked up and die..
I'm speaking figuratively, of course..
Like the last time that I committed suicide.. social suicide..
Yeah, so I'm already dead on the inside,
But I can still pretend with my memories and photographs,
I have learned to love the lie.
I wanna know what it's like to be awkward and innocent, not belligerent.
I wanna know how it feels to be useful and pertinent and have common sense.. yeah
Let me in, let me in to the club, cuz I wanna belong,
And I need to get strong, and if memory serves,
I'm addicted to words and they're useless.
(In this department)
Let's get fucked up and die..
I'm riding hard on the last lines of every lie,
And the BMX bike of my life is about to explode,
I'm about to explode.
I'm a mess, I'm a wreck.
I am perfect, and I have learned to accept all my problems and short comings,
Cause I am so visceral, yet deeply inept.
I want to thank you for being a part of my forget-me-nots and marigolds..
And all the things that don't get old..
Is it legal to do this? I surely don't know.
It's the only way I have learned to express myself through other peoples' descriptions of life..
I'm afraid I'm alone and entirely useless...
(In this department)
Let's get fucked up and die.
For the last time with feeling
we'll try not to smile
As we cover our heads and drink heavily into the nights
That still shock and surprise.
I believe that I can, overcome this and beat everything in the end
But I choose to abuse for the time being,
maybe I'll win, but for now I've decided to die.
Sister soldier
You’ve been such a positive influence on my mental frame
If I could ever repay you,
I would, but I'm hard up for cash
And my memory lacks initiative.
God damn the liquor store's closed,
we were so close to scoring
it hurts, it destroys 'til it kills..
I am tired and hungry and totally useless.
(In this department)
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Friday, September 08, 2006
news
turns out my mom's chronic lyphatic leukemia has gotten rather worse rather quickly
turns out she's gonna have to start chemo soon
turns out this is far more real than I want to think about right now
turns out she's gonna have to start chemo soon
turns out this is far more real than I want to think about right now
Thursday, September 07, 2006
disturbing developments
even putting aside the creepy new facebook feature that brings online stalking to a new level of easy, these last few days have not been entirely pleasant
it seems I've been picked on and stolen from. my gamecube, memory card, and all four controllers (one of which I only acquired and paid for a mere 24 hours ago), a cup full of dimes and nickels, and a gold ring my grandmother gave to me have turned up missing since I left for the activities fair just before 4:00 today. the game console and controllers were taken from our suite common room and the change and ring (and perhaps something else I've yet to miss) were taken from my room.
Lucas says that if I can give him any sort of lead he'll do his best to track the guy down and skin him for me. i know he would. he already looked into the possibility that it might be the freshman guy I had invited back to my room when aarthi (my roommate)was gone this past weekend, but the only law that kid's broken is not putting change in a parking meter. it's probably not him. so I've got nothing. see, none of us ever bothered to lock the suite door and to add to it, a number of sketchy looking guys have been known to pass through our common room from time to time to go smoke out on our balcony. so basically I'm screwed for the loss.
the creepy thing is that so far as I know, no one else is missing anything. coincidence? or have I been in some way targeted? if so, the person would have to know me and have a reason to want to harm me (if only mildly). who would do it and why?
i just don't like any of this and I feel a rather violated
hell, I get nervous when people go through my things and I'm in the same room
this person could have gone through all my stuff while I was out
i hate this feeling
it seems I've been picked on and stolen from. my gamecube, memory card, and all four controllers (one of which I only acquired and paid for a mere 24 hours ago), a cup full of dimes and nickels, and a gold ring my grandmother gave to me have turned up missing since I left for the activities fair just before 4:00 today. the game console and controllers were taken from our suite common room and the change and ring (and perhaps something else I've yet to miss) were taken from my room.
Lucas says that if I can give him any sort of lead he'll do his best to track the guy down and skin him for me. i know he would. he already looked into the possibility that it might be the freshman guy I had invited back to my room when aarthi (my roommate)was gone this past weekend, but the only law that kid's broken is not putting change in a parking meter. it's probably not him. so I've got nothing. see, none of us ever bothered to lock the suite door and to add to it, a number of sketchy looking guys have been known to pass through our common room from time to time to go smoke out on our balcony. so basically I'm screwed for the loss.
the creepy thing is that so far as I know, no one else is missing anything. coincidence? or have I been in some way targeted? if so, the person would have to know me and have a reason to want to harm me (if only mildly). who would do it and why?
i just don't like any of this and I feel a rather violated
hell, I get nervous when people go through my things and I'm in the same room
this person could have gone through all my stuff while I was out
i hate this feeling
Monday, September 04, 2006
Guilty Pleasure of the Day: Online Tests
Buff bad boy You scored 40% masculine, 58% athletic, 45% exotic, and 31% refined! |
You like your men with a boyish or feminine face but a manly body. You like him to posess bad boy looks while still maintaining some innocence. He looks like the all-American kind of hunk and I bet you love someone like.......Travis Fimmel. But let's face it, the whole point of this was to look at a bunch of hot guys. If you liked what you saw, please rate my test! |
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Link: The What type of MAN turns you on Test written by thinkandcome on OkCupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Sunday, September 03, 2006
62 Steps to Suite 44
...very balanced title...
Anyway, I have noticed that there is an odd sort of pattern to my housing assignments at WashU thus far.
The summer before my freshman year I lived in Umrath, one floor up. That fall, I was placed in the same rescollege, in Ruby, on the top floor.
This past summer I lived in Eliot, one floor up. This fall, I now find myself in the same rescollege, in Hurd, on the top floor.
Just kind of interesting is all.
But really the point of this post is to complain about the fact that I have to climb 62 steps from the ground floor to my suite. At least it's good exercise, hm?
Anyway, I have noticed that there is an odd sort of pattern to my housing assignments at WashU thus far.
The summer before my freshman year I lived in Umrath, one floor up. That fall, I was placed in the same rescollege, in Ruby, on the top floor.
This past summer I lived in Eliot, one floor up. This fall, I now find myself in the same rescollege, in Hurd, on the top floor.
Just kind of interesting is all.
But really the point of this post is to complain about the fact that I have to climb 62 steps from the ground floor to my suite. At least it's good exercise, hm?
Friday, September 01, 2006
My Pets. Woohoo!
So... these are on Facebook, but here you go.
My dog, Jake. (Female, btw.)

My favorite cat, Princess.

Second favorite cat, named after my friend, Larkin.

The alpha male, Grey.

The grandmother, Boo.

And some others.




There are more than this on Facebook, for those of you in my network. Check 'em out.
In other news, my PowerBook battery is one of those which Apple is recalling. This sucks. So now I have my battery disconnected from my computer, as per Apple's instructions, and a new battery is in the mail. So at least my dorm hasn't burned down... But until I get my new battery, poor Delia will be bound to her outlet.
Carry on, all.
And do be good to each other.
My dog, Jake. (Female, btw.)

My favorite cat, Princess.

Second favorite cat, named after my friend, Larkin.

The alpha male, Grey.

The grandmother, Boo.

And some others.




There are more than this on Facebook, for those of you in my network. Check 'em out.
In other news, my PowerBook battery is one of those which Apple is recalling. This sucks. So now I have my battery disconnected from my computer, as per Apple's instructions, and a new battery is in the mail. So at least my dorm hasn't burned down... But until I get my new battery, poor Delia will be bound to her outlet.
Carry on, all.
And do be good to each other.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
The Wise Words of William Danforth
As many of my readers surely know, the WashU main campus has recently been renamed Danforth Campus, due, it is almost certain, to the Danforth family padding the WashU pockets. Now we see the name everywhere; it's on informational material, on signs, maps, and on the cover of the Residential Life Handbook we were all given upon moving in.
On said cover, there is a quote from a mister William Danforth, the first part of which reads, "Our most valuable possessions are those which can be shared without lessening; those which when shared multiply."
...
STDs
...
Thank you for your time.
On said cover, there is a quote from a mister William Danforth, the first part of which reads, "Our most valuable possessions are those which can be shared without lessening; those which when shared multiply."
...
STDs
...
Thank you for your time.
Monday, August 28, 2006
The Academic New Year
This past year's been quite a trip, I must say. Now, as I embark on the adventure that is Sophomore year, I'm looking back to take note of what the past 365 days have taught me.
Woohoo Fun List!!!
>18 credits of unrelated classes is a BAD idea
>The summer school crowd often leaves much to be desired
>ALWAYS USE THE PLANNER (fucked that one up while taking 18 credits. extra bad.)
>Bean bags attract sex
>Everclear punch leads to a quick and happy drunk. Drink with good friends.
>The frats are a drag. Nothing else to it.
>Sticks and stones really do break bones. (Ben Mudd)
>Dying your hair purple WILL stain everything, including the dorm shower and much of your skin. Worth it, though.
>High school students, as a whole, are annoying as hell
>Never print something at the last minute. The printer WILL be out of paper.
>B-level lounge in the library is a GREAT place to nap. Once left my room to nap there before a class.
>It definitely helps if your professor likes you. Definitely.
>Always turn in the optional draft. It's just stupid not to.
>Getting matching tattoos with your mom is actually rather cool
>Cutting off most all of your hair, while a great and bold move, probably should not be done in November in St. Louis.
It's been a good year.
Here's to another.
Woohoo Fun List!!!
>18 credits of unrelated classes is a BAD idea
>The summer school crowd often leaves much to be desired
>ALWAYS USE THE PLANNER (fucked that one up while taking 18 credits. extra bad.)
>Bean bags attract sex
>Everclear punch leads to a quick and happy drunk. Drink with good friends.
>The frats are a drag. Nothing else to it.
>Sticks and stones really do break bones. (Ben Mudd)
>Dying your hair purple WILL stain everything, including the dorm shower and much of your skin. Worth it, though.
>High school students, as a whole, are annoying as hell
>Never print something at the last minute. The printer WILL be out of paper.
>B-level lounge in the library is a GREAT place to nap. Once left my room to nap there before a class.
>It definitely helps if your professor likes you. Definitely.
>Always turn in the optional draft. It's just stupid not to.
>Getting matching tattoos with your mom is actually rather cool
>Cutting off most all of your hair, while a great and bold move, probably should not be done in November in St. Louis.
It's been a good year.
Here's to another.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Alpha Beta
I know I said I wouldn't post until fall semester, but recent developments have lead me to a cafe where I can access wireless and fix a few... online inconsistencies. Stuff changes and some things just don't quite fit as they used to.
Just another hassle to add to the list
Break-ups. Blah. What a fucking downer.
Oh well. It's been a few days now and things are going well.
Just a little update. That's all. I promise I'll work on something more print-worthy for next time I post.
Good day, all.
Just another hassle to add to the list
Break-ups. Blah. What a fucking downer.
Oh well. It's been a few days now and things are going well.
Just a little update. That's all. I promise I'll work on something more print-worthy for next time I post.
Good day, all.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
See You In August
Thursday, July 13, 2006
In the spirit of stealing basic ideas....
I bring you my room!

At five thirty this morning I came to realize something. The end-of-term apathy and subsequent room messiness that I have experienced in the past still occurs at the end of the summer term, excepting a few differences. First, the mess accumulates over the last few days, rather than the last couple weeks. Second, the mess is notably smaller both because it has less time to accumulate and because I have a lot less crap in my possession that could potentially accumulate as mess in the first place.
I'm sure there's a mathematical formula I could work out for that, but as I only slept a few hours last night and keep getting stress headaches (from a lack of sleep, I'm certain), we'll leave it as conceptual.
So what to do with this mess? Clean it up, maybe??
Hm... I've a better idea!
I'll show it to the world through my blog!!! WOOHOO!!!!
^_^
So yes. Observe. To the left upon entering is Party Leftovers -->

Here we have various alcoholic beverages, left over from a party I had in here weeks ago. Notice that wheeled basket?? That's what my friend used to bring in the alcohol and food she brought to my party. As she's yet to pick up these remains, here it all stands, waiting. Least it proves I'm not an alcoholic, eh?
If you all would kindly look to the right now, you will see the much adored Extra Desk -->

There are a various number of items here, including some fine board games (also my friend's), my art history paper atop some paper plates from Bear's Den (got a 94 on that paper!!), a bag of pretzels I probably ought to just throw out, the Avenue Q soundtrack in a sleeve, and a case of Dr. Peppers (which hasn't been touched since Adam was here) topped with an art museum map and a Chinese take-out menu.
Alright! Moving forward, still on the right and past Delia, my laptop, is a recent development I lovingly call Pistachios, in honor of the mid-morning snack clearly displayed here -->

Again, there is a good mix of things here. We have the lion-covered Chronicles of Narnia book, a folder and a good number of flashcards from studying for my art history class, the base of a blender (again, not mine), my mid-morning snack as I suggested above, and (if you look between the blender and the folder) a bottle of my latest favorite nail polish (clear with rainbow sparkles, woohoo).
Now please, if you would, for the full effect, take a few steps back and move to the left. There you will find the Nap Trap -->

The title here actually refers to all three points of interest here. First is the "couch," seen at left. Over the past five weeks, a good number of people have fallen victim to this trap's cozy appeal. More recently, though, as I've grown more antisocial as my final test approaches, the "couch" has served no purpose and I have thus left its cover sheet and throw pillows in the disarray their last user left them in. The other major trap here is my own bed, seen along the back wall. As you may have guessed, I haven't even attempted to make my bed in the last couple days. These things happen. The final element is somewhat limited in its relation to the Nap Trap in that it is merely the product of the actual trap's effectiveness. However, I feel that if I do not give this entity full credit, it may easily grow into a man-eating monster and attack me during the night. You will notice this rather innocuous-looking creature slumbering peacefully on the floor in front of my bed. It has formed almost without my noticing; it seems that when taken with a desire to sleep lately, I'm drawn into the Nap Trap so quickly that I hardly have time to strip off my jeans and t-shirt. This quick de-robing and exchange for softer fabrics leads to the clothes remaining on the floor in a heap, biding their time and slowly gathering strength.
Alright, my friends, you've made it this far. Just one more stop in our tour and then you can make your way to the gift shop. So please just step forward a bit, all, and look to your right. Here we have what I've simply come to call Yo -->

Don't be shy, now! Come in close and get a good look.

Here we have my iHome and iPod, currently playing one of my very favorite mixes, some index cards, an art history textbook, a left-hander's spiral notebook (quite handy, I must say!), various unimportant whatnot, some fingernail polish remover, my cell phone charging dock, and (the focus of this collection, it seems) a yo-yo that for reasons unknown has come to live hanging from the lofted bed above our heads. Interesting, that.
Well, that is all I have to show you. Thank you for visiting, and if there are no questions...? No? Ok, well do have a fine day, all, and i hope you had a wonderful time.

At five thirty this morning I came to realize something. The end-of-term apathy and subsequent room messiness that I have experienced in the past still occurs at the end of the summer term, excepting a few differences. First, the mess accumulates over the last few days, rather than the last couple weeks. Second, the mess is notably smaller both because it has less time to accumulate and because I have a lot less crap in my possession that could potentially accumulate as mess in the first place.
I'm sure there's a mathematical formula I could work out for that, but as I only slept a few hours last night and keep getting stress headaches (from a lack of sleep, I'm certain), we'll leave it as conceptual.
So what to do with this mess? Clean it up, maybe??
Hm... I've a better idea!
I'll show it to the world through my blog!!! WOOHOO!!!!
^_^
So yes. Observe. To the left upon entering is Party Leftovers -->

Here we have various alcoholic beverages, left over from a party I had in here weeks ago. Notice that wheeled basket?? That's what my friend used to bring in the alcohol and food she brought to my party. As she's yet to pick up these remains, here it all stands, waiting. Least it proves I'm not an alcoholic, eh?
If you all would kindly look to the right now, you will see the much adored Extra Desk -->

There are a various number of items here, including some fine board games (also my friend's), my art history paper atop some paper plates from Bear's Den (got a 94 on that paper!!), a bag of pretzels I probably ought to just throw out, the Avenue Q soundtrack in a sleeve, and a case of Dr. Peppers (which hasn't been touched since Adam was here) topped with an art museum map and a Chinese take-out menu.
Alright! Moving forward, still on the right and past Delia, my laptop, is a recent development I lovingly call Pistachios, in honor of the mid-morning snack clearly displayed here -->

Again, there is a good mix of things here. We have the lion-covered Chronicles of Narnia book, a folder and a good number of flashcards from studying for my art history class, the base of a blender (again, not mine), my mid-morning snack as I suggested above, and (if you look between the blender and the folder) a bottle of my latest favorite nail polish (clear with rainbow sparkles, woohoo).
Now please, if you would, for the full effect, take a few steps back and move to the left. There you will find the Nap Trap -->

The title here actually refers to all three points of interest here. First is the "couch," seen at left. Over the past five weeks, a good number of people have fallen victim to this trap's cozy appeal. More recently, though, as I've grown more antisocial as my final test approaches, the "couch" has served no purpose and I have thus left its cover sheet and throw pillows in the disarray their last user left them in. The other major trap here is my own bed, seen along the back wall. As you may have guessed, I haven't even attempted to make my bed in the last couple days. These things happen. The final element is somewhat limited in its relation to the Nap Trap in that it is merely the product of the actual trap's effectiveness. However, I feel that if I do not give this entity full credit, it may easily grow into a man-eating monster and attack me during the night. You will notice this rather innocuous-looking creature slumbering peacefully on the floor in front of my bed. It has formed almost without my noticing; it seems that when taken with a desire to sleep lately, I'm drawn into the Nap Trap so quickly that I hardly have time to strip off my jeans and t-shirt. This quick de-robing and exchange for softer fabrics leads to the clothes remaining on the floor in a heap, biding their time and slowly gathering strength.
Alright, my friends, you've made it this far. Just one more stop in our tour and then you can make your way to the gift shop. So please just step forward a bit, all, and look to your right. Here we have what I've simply come to call Yo -->

Don't be shy, now! Come in close and get a good look.

Here we have my iHome and iPod, currently playing one of my very favorite mixes, some index cards, an art history textbook, a left-hander's spiral notebook (quite handy, I must say!), various unimportant whatnot, some fingernail polish remover, my cell phone charging dock, and (the focus of this collection, it seems) a yo-yo that for reasons unknown has come to live hanging from the lofted bed above our heads. Interesting, that.
Well, that is all I have to show you. Thank you for visiting, and if there are no questions...? No? Ok, well do have a fine day, all, and i hope you had a wonderful time.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006
From the Makers of Berry Extraordinaire, We Bring You...
2 whole bananas
1 container Colombo peach yogurt (fruit on bottom)
1 pint skim milk
This one doesn't have the juicy kick of my last one, but rather, it allows the smooth banana flavor to mingle pleasantly with the peach on your taste buds. Definitely a morning choice.
I'm thinking some fresh pineapple would have made this smoothie just perfect. But alas, I had none.
Happy smoothie-making, all.
Monday, July 10, 2006
professors are people too? what??

Seeing one of your professors out in the real world is like seeing an exotic animal walking down main street. Only not nearly as exciting... (Tho, some may argue, just as potentially dangerous.)
What I mean is that it just feels so very out of place.
It's like seeing your mom at your favorite club. (Unless you have a really awesome mom and don't mind sharing a scene with her.)
But yes.
Last week I saw one of my psychology professors in Bread Co and tonight I saw one of my film professors at Ted Drewes. Both times I was just sort of taken aback for a second or two. It's that moment of "what the heck are they doing outside of the school?!" Which is a totally stupid thought to have pass through your mind, but seemingly automatic.
I mean, I know, I know, professors are people too. They have lives and families and such. Damn... they procreate... huh...
I'm going to have to take a moment to process this...
On a slightly off note, some kid kept standing way too close to me in line at Ted Drewes. It was odd... I didn't get a real good look at his face, but I'm pretty sure I've seen him hanging around the library a few times. I don't know... if he recognized me he certainly didn't let on much. Meh. Whatever.
Until next time, all.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Don't Sit Through The Credits. It's Just The Dog On The Cannibal Throne...
I feel it obvious that there is something fundamentally wrong with one's life when one finds oneself sitting down to one's computer with a breakfast of fruit leather and diet cream soda at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
On the note of food, I went to Outback after seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest last night (notes on movie to follow), and had a near-holy experience through the consumption of my first steak in upwards of the last six months. 8 ounce, rare sirloin, served with a respectable house salad and a slightly ugly, but almost breathtaking tasty, sweet potato. There are only two ills I have to speak. One, the cups are on the small side and so I was getting refills of water just about every five minutes, which can be a little bothersome. Two, the Awesome Blossom my two 18yr-old cohorts and I split was certainly no great fire. Indeed, it was greasy and had little flavor.
Hm, speaking of my cohorts...
Pat and I discovered during dinner that not only had Aarthi never eaten a steak before (my Texan heart aches), but she didn't even have the slightest idea of how to effectively hold a knife and fork while cutting said steak. We just take these things for granted, you know? Weird. But she was a willing student and did right well in the end.
So, yes!
PIRATES!

This movie has got to be the best of the summer. You've got sword fights, romance, adventure, violence, impeccable comedy, awesome stunts, and a cliff-hanger ending that does a second film in a trilogy proud.
And anyway, you've got a hottie factor that's through the roof. I mean, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, AND *dreamy sigh* Keira Knightley. Now, Johnny Depp is a legend of hotness and Bloom is something of a newer, shinier version, but I'm afraid that Keira's gotta take the cake here. Do take a moment to admire the beauty:

Now, personally, I liked her even better dressed as a young pirate guy... But I couldn't find a good photo of that. Plus, this one is quite fantastical.
Wow... I've spent too much time on this post and real life is calling.
Have a good day, all.
On the note of food, I went to Outback after seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest last night (notes on movie to follow), and had a near-holy experience through the consumption of my first steak in upwards of the last six months. 8 ounce, rare sirloin, served with a respectable house salad and a slightly ugly, but almost breathtaking tasty, sweet potato. There are only two ills I have to speak. One, the cups are on the small side and so I was getting refills of water just about every five minutes, which can be a little bothersome. Two, the Awesome Blossom my two 18yr-old cohorts and I split was certainly no great fire. Indeed, it was greasy and had little flavor.
Hm, speaking of my cohorts...
Pat and I discovered during dinner that not only had Aarthi never eaten a steak before (my Texan heart aches), but she didn't even have the slightest idea of how to effectively hold a knife and fork while cutting said steak. We just take these things for granted, you know? Weird. But she was a willing student and did right well in the end.
So, yes!
PIRATES!

This movie has got to be the best of the summer. You've got sword fights, romance, adventure, violence, impeccable comedy, awesome stunts, and a cliff-hanger ending that does a second film in a trilogy proud.
And anyway, you've got a hottie factor that's through the roof. I mean, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, AND *dreamy sigh* Keira Knightley. Now, Johnny Depp is a legend of hotness and Bloom is something of a newer, shinier version, but I'm afraid that Keira's gotta take the cake here. Do take a moment to admire the beauty:

Now, personally, I liked her even better dressed as a young pirate guy... But I couldn't find a good photo of that. Plus, this one is quite fantastical.
Wow... I've spent too much time on this post and real life is calling.
Have a good day, all.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Thoughts at 5AM
ok... so it's actually more like 5:21
but what the hell ever
^_^
In the spirit of tying up loose ends, I'd like to say that my paper was finished on time, in full, and is currently in the hands of my professor, awaiting judgement. I actually had a real good time writing the paper once I got myself to finally focus in on it. It was basically just visual analysis with a dash of history and a touch of need-to-know terms. It should get a pretty good grade, I think. Assuming that, one, the final read-though I did at 6:45 in the morning didn't miss something huge, and two, that I'm not just completely ignorant.
I will allow you all to withhold judgement on that second point until I get a grade back...
So I'll be going back home pretty soon. Just seven days and about 12 hours. I can't believe that this past week is already over. It's times like these, times when a whole week passes without me really noticing, that I start to worry that I'm gonna wake up one morning and realize that it's not just weeks that are passing me by, but years.
Dammit, I'm 19; I have no reason to feel the pull of my own mortality like this.
But it's not death I fear. Simply.... missed opportunities, wasted potentials. Both of which inevitably come with time.
So what does one do when awake at 5:30 in the morning???
If at home, I'd probably be playing Zelda right about now... but I didn't bring my system for summer session.
Could check out what's on tv... the floor common room is like 10 ft from my room and is, of course, currently empty.
...
Anyway.... TIME FOR A PUPLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Do You Like Ice Cream??
Are You Going To Be In The St. Louis Area On July 11th??
If your answers are yes, then you are whole-heartedly invited to stop by Ben and Jerry's on the Delmar loop. If you make any purchase on the 11th, between the hours of 7 and 10 pm, part of the profit will go to one of Washington University's student groups, the Alternative Lifestyle Association. This group is dedicated to supporting and educating people about alternative lifestyle choices. Consider this a personal invitation from me, the group's incoming treasurer for Fall 2006.
Here's the address and phone number (Dude, they deliver!):
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
6380 Delmar Blvd
St Louis MO
314-721-8887
Thank you, and enjoy your ice cream.
but what the hell ever
^_^
In the spirit of tying up loose ends, I'd like to say that my paper was finished on time, in full, and is currently in the hands of my professor, awaiting judgement. I actually had a real good time writing the paper once I got myself to finally focus in on it. It was basically just visual analysis with a dash of history and a touch of need-to-know terms. It should get a pretty good grade, I think. Assuming that, one, the final read-though I did at 6:45 in the morning didn't miss something huge, and two, that I'm not just completely ignorant.
I will allow you all to withhold judgement on that second point until I get a grade back...
So I'll be going back home pretty soon. Just seven days and about 12 hours. I can't believe that this past week is already over. It's times like these, times when a whole week passes without me really noticing, that I start to worry that I'm gonna wake up one morning and realize that it's not just weeks that are passing me by, but years.
Dammit, I'm 19; I have no reason to feel the pull of my own mortality like this.
But it's not death I fear. Simply.... missed opportunities, wasted potentials. Both of which inevitably come with time.
So what does one do when awake at 5:30 in the morning???
If at home, I'd probably be playing Zelda right about now... but I didn't bring my system for summer session.
Could check out what's on tv... the floor common room is like 10 ft from my room and is, of course, currently empty.
...
Anyway.... TIME FOR A PUPLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Are You Going To Be In The St. Louis Area On July 11th??
If your answers are yes, then you are whole-heartedly invited to stop by Ben and Jerry's on the Delmar loop. If you make any purchase on the 11th, between the hours of 7 and 10 pm, part of the profit will go to one of Washington University's student groups, the Alternative Lifestyle Association. This group is dedicated to supporting and educating people about alternative lifestyle choices. Consider this a personal invitation from me, the group's incoming treasurer for Fall 2006.
Here's the address and phone number (Dude, they deliver!):
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
6380 Delmar Blvd
St Louis MO
314-721-8887
Thank you, and enjoy your ice cream.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
You ever get the feeling...
You ever get the feeling you're being followed? You know, watched??
Ok, ok, so I know what you're thinking: "Mysti's gone all paranoid again. Great."
But seriously... I haven't been able to fully shake the feeling for the last few days. It started when I went and saw the 4th of July concert and fireworks at the arch. But that, at least, made some sense. I mean, there were tons of people under and around the arch that evening and thus, feeling as if someone could be watching me was no stretch for my imagination. When the feeling passed later that night I thought that would be the end of it, but I'm not so sure anymore...
God, I am getting paranoid.
I mean, just today I could have sworn that...
Oh never mind.
I need to finish my art history paper anyway. It's due tomorrow.... You know, that's probably all it is; stress from having this paper hanging over my head for the last week is making me loopy. Bah! That's it; tomorrow after my class I'm gonna track down a friend of mine who's supposed to be on campus for an ArtSci weekend and I'm gonna get him to wander off campus with me with the promise of a meal on my tab. Hm... I can hear Bread Co calling our names already. And Lord knows Lucas won't pass on a free meal.
In other news, Aarthi's plight to save the world twelve causes at a time seems to be continuing as haphazardly as ever. I mean, don't get me wrong, I admire her spirit, but she needs to focus her energies on something she can actually accomplish. I learned today that she's evidently gotten the email of some guy who has something to do with tearing down all of WashU's older freshman dorms. I told her today like I told her before, Ligget's a dead issue; the thing's coming down whether she likes it or not. If she was smart (aka, listened to me) she would switch her focus to saving the next dorm on the list to go down. But alas, BRICK WALL.
...
Damn paper...
I should get on that.
Good day, all.
Ok, ok, so I know what you're thinking: "Mysti's gone all paranoid again. Great."
But seriously... I haven't been able to fully shake the feeling for the last few days. It started when I went and saw the 4th of July concert and fireworks at the arch. But that, at least, made some sense. I mean, there were tons of people under and around the arch that evening and thus, feeling as if someone could be watching me was no stretch for my imagination. When the feeling passed later that night I thought that would be the end of it, but I'm not so sure anymore...
God, I am getting paranoid.
I mean, just today I could have sworn that...
Oh never mind.
I need to finish my art history paper anyway. It's due tomorrow.... You know, that's probably all it is; stress from having this paper hanging over my head for the last week is making me loopy. Bah! That's it; tomorrow after my class I'm gonna track down a friend of mine who's supposed to be on campus for an ArtSci weekend and I'm gonna get him to wander off campus with me with the promise of a meal on my tab. Hm... I can hear Bread Co calling our names already. And Lord knows Lucas won't pass on a free meal.
In other news, Aarthi's plight to save the world twelve causes at a time seems to be continuing as haphazardly as ever. I mean, don't get me wrong, I admire her spirit, but she needs to focus her energies on something she can actually accomplish. I learned today that she's evidently gotten the email of some guy who has something to do with tearing down all of WashU's older freshman dorms. I told her today like I told her before, Ligget's a dead issue; the thing's coming down whether she likes it or not. If she was smart (aka, listened to me) she would switch her focus to saving the next dorm on the list to go down. But alas, BRICK WALL.
...
Damn paper...
I should get on that.
Good day, all.
Memento Mori
Every bouquet of flowers will die
From every dream will we awaken
Capture your moments, frozen on film
On razor's edge all is forsaken
Speak'st Death forever clear:
Et in Arcadia ego
From every dream will we awaken
Capture your moments, frozen on film
On razor's edge all is forsaken
Speak'st Death forever clear:
Et in Arcadia ego
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
THE BEST SMOOTHIE EVER!
and
think twice, then post
and
think twice, then post
In making it back to my room today following my art history class and some much-needed time under the Scotch Elm outside of Brookings, I was hit with a sudden desire. A desire, I say, for a smoothie!
And nothing so bland and prepackaged as a Hilltop Bakery smoothie. Oh no no. I'm talking all real, fresh fruit, all real fruit juice, and milk fresh from the carton.
...
Ok, so maybe the milk part isn't so exciting...
The point is, I made my own smoothie (thank you, Dallas, for the continued existence of your blender in my room), and .it. .was. .amazing. I just sort of threw in some items i thought might work and it ended up turning out wonderfully.
You know you want to try this. So here are the ingredients.
Berry Extraordinaire
2 fresh bananas
1 handfull fresh blackberries
1 handfull fresh strawberries
1/3 can Berry Juicy Juice non-frozen concentrate
1 pint 2% milk
Blend on highest setting for 30-ish seconds. Serves two.
Hm... I was considering finishing my post today with some notes on my distaste for vaguely pointed self-righteousness in pubilc settings...
Then I realized I couldn't trust myself with doing so without being self-righteous in a vaguely pointed way that would then be open for the public to read
lol
As such, I say live and let live, and may we all find a happier tomorrow.
And nothing so bland and prepackaged as a Hilltop Bakery smoothie. Oh no no. I'm talking all real, fresh fruit, all real fruit juice, and milk fresh from the carton.
...
Ok, so maybe the milk part isn't so exciting...
The point is, I made my own smoothie (thank you, Dallas, for the continued existence of your blender in my room), and .it. .was. .amazing. I just sort of threw in some items i thought might work and it ended up turning out wonderfully.
You know you want to try this. So here are the ingredients.
2 fresh bananas
1 handfull fresh blackberries
1 handfull fresh strawberries
1/3 can Berry Juicy Juice non-frozen concentrate
1 pint 2% milk
Blend on highest setting for 30-ish seconds. Serves two.
Hm... I was considering finishing my post today with some notes on my distaste for vaguely pointed self-righteousness in pubilc settings...
Then I realized I couldn't trust myself with doing so without being self-righteous in a vaguely pointed way that would then be open for the public to read
lol
As such, I say live and let live, and may we all find a happier tomorrow.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Ties That Bind
It's nice to have something left to hold on to when you and a loved one must temporarily part ways. It's tangible. Reassuring in a way that's not really all that logical...
I suppose it IS the thought that counts, after all.
And for me, personally, it keeps the memories of time spent together in the realm of reality, disallowing them to fade as if from some pleasant but short-lived dream sequence.
Anyway, much to my happy surprise, not only did my love leave me with a mix cd, but he also quite literally left me with the ties that bind.

I love the duality of such ideas.
Now I've just got to pull a paper out of /almost/ nowhere in the next four days and I'll be golden. WOOHOO!
I'm really really happy. Like.... surprisingly so. I mean, it was so hard to let him go, and I cried in doing so. But wow. Looking back... I'm just so glad to have him in my life, and I can't wait to see him again.
^_^
I suppose it IS the thought that counts, after all.
And for me, personally, it keeps the memories of time spent together in the realm of reality, disallowing them to fade as if from some pleasant but short-lived dream sequence.
Anyway, much to my happy surprise, not only did my love leave me with a mix cd, but he also quite literally left me with the ties that bind.

I love the duality of such ideas.
Now I've just got to pull a paper out of /almost/ nowhere in the next four days and I'll be golden. WOOHOO!
I'm really really happy. Like.... surprisingly so. I mean, it was so hard to let him go, and I cried in doing so. But wow. Looking back... I'm just so glad to have him in my life, and I can't wait to see him again.
^_^
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
at last
I happened to catch sight of a flash of silent lightening just now from the corner of my eye. I seriously lept onto my bed, drew up the blinds and stared out, waiting for it to return, praying I hadn't been mistaken. It's just so beautiful when it's like this... silent... yet immensely powerful. Pure poetry. Oh, and the rain to come.... hehehe!
I don't know if you have any idea how happy this makes me or if you're able to understand why. It doesn't really matter.... The point is, tho, a storm's moving in, and I'm thanking the heavens in every sense of the word.
*huge child-like smile*
Storm's coming. Time to play.
I don't know if you have any idea how happy this makes me or if you're able to understand why. It doesn't really matter.... The point is, tho, a storm's moving in, and I'm thanking the heavens in every sense of the word.
*huge child-like smile*
Storm's coming. Time to play.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
now it's done
So I'm back from the bowels of art hell, so to speak. Though it wasn't so bad. Of course, my hand kept cramping up and I know I got a date or three wrong, but these things just are.
I think I did pretty well over all... Though I'll never let that idea sit comfortably until I see a grade. Another one of those things that just is.
There's just one thing that really bothers me.
I had to memorize 75 works of art AND THEN ONLY GOT CREDIT FOR KNOWING ABOUT 10 OF THEM!!!
....this is not acceptable....
And it's not as if the work I put into it was avoidable. I mean, I had no way of knowing which 10 works would end up on the test. So, in effect, I had to do 7.5 times the work that I'll be recognized for and there's not a damn thing to be done about it.
Ugh, I'm such a dork. But I like to show off what I know when I can.
And, of course, I'll probably only remember a quarter of all this by next week.
Easy come, easy go. Tho I did study on and off for a few days, and major hardcore last night....
Bah! Whatever. I'm going to sleep.
Good day all.
I think I did pretty well over all... Though I'll never let that idea sit comfortably until I see a grade. Another one of those things that just is.
There's just one thing that really bothers me.
I had to memorize 75 works of art AND THEN ONLY GOT CREDIT FOR KNOWING ABOUT 10 OF THEM!!!
....this is not acceptable....
And it's not as if the work I put into it was avoidable. I mean, I had no way of knowing which 10 works would end up on the test. So, in effect, I had to do 7.5 times the work that I'll be recognized for and there's not a damn thing to be done about it.
Ugh, I'm such a dork. But I like to show off what I know when I can.
And, of course, I'll probably only remember a quarter of all this by next week.
Easy come, easy go. Tho I did study on and off for a few days, and major hardcore last night....
Bah! Whatever. I'm going to sleep.
Good day all.
test in t minus 66 minutes
So never mind the fact that I've pretty much given up on holding a normal sleeping schedule. Never mind that I'm loaded with images, names, dates, and artists for about 75 works of western art from prehistoric to gothic. Never mind that all my preoccupations have all been tinged by the bright colors of unearthed frescos, the sleek lines of Egyptian relief sculpures, and the bright light of stained glass from Gothic cathedrals. All that matters now, all it's come down to is that test. That mighty exam!!
I will go in a brave warrior, and may the Lord grant me the strength to emerge with, if nothing else, my dignity intact.
I present this post as a pious mesopotamian may have once presented the Warka Vase (3100 BC) to the goddess Inanna. In hope of favor. In hope of blessing.
Perhaps I'm making my sacrifice to some mighty art goddess... one who likes to read blogs........ and... um...... stuff.
^_^
And, in other news, the forecast says stormy skies are on their way. Here's hoping that when it rains it pours. <3
I will go in a brave warrior, and may the Lord grant me the strength to emerge with, if nothing else, my dignity intact.
I present this post as a pious mesopotamian may have once presented the Warka Vase (3100 BC) to the goddess Inanna. In hope of favor. In hope of blessing.
Perhaps I'm making my sacrifice to some mighty art goddess... one who likes to read blogs........ and... um...... stuff.
^_^
And, in other news, the forecast says stormy skies are on their way. Here's hoping that when it rains it pours. <3
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Thoughts on Sunday
See, this is just how it goes. If nothing really awesome or important comes along, I do nothing on Sundays. I basically live in my room for the day reading, listening to music, and doing any homework I have. Monday through Friday you'll find my door open whenever I'm in. Sunday? Not a chance. Tho I will answer if you knock..... usually. ^_^
To put it simply, Sunday is my reserved antisocial day. Gotta love it.
That's really all I have to say on the subject, so in order to fill out this post a bit I'm going to dedicate the end of the post to one of my favorite movies, eXistenZ, a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg.

The following are lifted portions of Wikipedia's eXistenZ entry
The story is based on the confusion between reality and virtual reality as the characters move in and out of a quasi-organic role-playing computer game called eXistenZ, the aim of which is unknown. The players are linked to the virtual world of the game by a console that resembles a living lump of animal tissue which is connected to the player's nervous system through a 'bio-port' drilled in the player's lower back.
The virtual world of the game features many aspects of traditional video games, particularly graphical adventure games of the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of these are explicit, such as the repetitive "loops" of actions that minor characters perform, or the need to provide certain trigger phrases to make progress possible. There are many other references that are more subtle, for example the sparsely populated nature of the game world and the physical proximity of certain locations for no sensible reason (e.g., a Chinese restaurant next to a fish processing factory in thick forest). Another trait repeatedly used is the tendency of characters within the game to perform certain actions to quickly establish their personality which, presented in a more real world, make no sense.
The film calls into question the nature of reality and how to discern between reality and illusion. It also raises ethical issues surrounding the distortion of reality and how it might equate to psychosis for those who become psychologically absorbed into their virtual roles as characters within a game. The film portrays the emotional reasons for the popularity of video games, and explores the theoretical issues of self-reflexivity and absorption of a game player for the sake of entertainment.
I seriously love this movie. If you've never seen it, remedy that quickly. Things just aren't what they seem, right to the end; you're gonna love it.
Oh yeah, and it stars Jude Law. How can you pass that up??
To put it simply, Sunday is my reserved antisocial day. Gotta love it.
That's really all I have to say on the subject, so in order to fill out this post a bit I'm going to dedicate the end of the post to one of my favorite movies, eXistenZ, a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg.

The following are lifted portions of Wikipedia's eXistenZ entry
The story is based on the confusion between reality and virtual reality as the characters move in and out of a quasi-organic role-playing computer game called eXistenZ, the aim of which is unknown. The players are linked to the virtual world of the game by a console that resembles a living lump of animal tissue which is connected to the player's nervous system through a 'bio-port' drilled in the player's lower back.
The virtual world of the game features many aspects of traditional video games, particularly graphical adventure games of the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of these are explicit, such as the repetitive "loops" of actions that minor characters perform, or the need to provide certain trigger phrases to make progress possible. There are many other references that are more subtle, for example the sparsely populated nature of the game world and the physical proximity of certain locations for no sensible reason (e.g., a Chinese restaurant next to a fish processing factory in thick forest). Another trait repeatedly used is the tendency of characters within the game to perform certain actions to quickly establish their personality which, presented in a more real world, make no sense.
The film calls into question the nature of reality and how to discern between reality and illusion. It also raises ethical issues surrounding the distortion of reality and how it might equate to psychosis for those who become psychologically absorbed into their virtual roles as characters within a game. The film portrays the emotional reasons for the popularity of video games, and explores the theoretical issues of self-reflexivity and absorption of a game player for the sake of entertainment.
I seriously love this movie. If you've never seen it, remedy that quickly. Things just aren't what they seem, right to the end; you're gonna love it.
Oh yeah, and it stars Jude Law. How can you pass that up??
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
2 for the price of 1
or
Clark Kent Wears the Glasses
or
Clark Kent Wears the Glasses
Monday, June 19, 2006
again with the asphyxiation
I went to see the movie, Cars, today with a few friends. It was cute and funny and beautifully animated (and inspired me to buy Rascal Flats' "Life is a Highway" on iTunes when I got back to my room), but none of that is really the point.
The part I really found interesting (and post-worthy, it seems) happened at some time before the movie actually started. We were sitting there, watching the previews, I believe, when I heard (or thought I heard, who knows) something very strange. It sounded like the slow release of pressurized gas. Tho this only lasted for a second (and a half?), it seemed time enough for something in my head to concoct the idea that we had all been sealed in the movie theatre, expecting another wonderful treat from the minds of Disney and Pixar, only to be gassed like a North Carolina death-row inmate in 1958.

Now, my dear friends, I am no stranger to passing paranoid thoughts, but this one seems to be the first of it's kind in any recent memory. Upon hearing the sound, I automatically looked around a bit to find its source. I found only that I could see none and that no one around me seemed to have even heard the sound. Perhaps I should have asked if my friends had heard anything. (But do I really want to know??) It seems quite possible that there was no such noise, at least as I thought I heard it. It was a soft kind of sound... maybe I misheard something else that would have been utterly explainable.
Either way, tho, I'm not worried. It's not like I believed that we were actually being gassed. Not even in that moment. Some part of me did, sure, but I know that part was merely acting off of an instant creation of a fantastic situation, given life by way of a fertile imagination and a recent, slight preoccupation with asphyxiation.
Wow... I sound crazy, don't I? Lol. Well do not worry, my friends; after all, real crazy people don't know they're crazy.
And on that note...
The part I really found interesting (and post-worthy, it seems) happened at some time before the movie actually started. We were sitting there, watching the previews, I believe, when I heard (or thought I heard, who knows) something very strange. It sounded like the slow release of pressurized gas. Tho this only lasted for a second (and a half?), it seemed time enough for something in my head to concoct the idea that we had all been sealed in the movie theatre, expecting another wonderful treat from the minds of Disney and Pixar, only to be gassed like a North Carolina death-row inmate in 1958.

Now, my dear friends, I am no stranger to passing paranoid thoughts, but this one seems to be the first of it's kind in any recent memory. Upon hearing the sound, I automatically looked around a bit to find its source. I found only that I could see none and that no one around me seemed to have even heard the sound. Perhaps I should have asked if my friends had heard anything. (But do I really want to know??) It seems quite possible that there was no such noise, at least as I thought I heard it. It was a soft kind of sound... maybe I misheard something else that would have been utterly explainable.
Either way, tho, I'm not worried. It's not like I believed that we were actually being gassed. Not even in that moment. Some part of me did, sure, but I know that part was merely acting off of an instant creation of a fantastic situation, given life by way of a fertile imagination and a recent, slight preoccupation with asphyxiation.
Wow... I sound crazy, don't I? Lol. Well do not worry, my friends; after all, real crazy people don't know they're crazy.
And on that note...
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Saturday, June 17, 2006
heat, suffocation, and malaise pt2
Alright, so I'm feeling much better now. I went out and walked around the S40 a bit, bright tunes paving the way by way of my pocketed iPod (...what kind of product calls itself an iPod, anyway... but hell, they must have done something right...) Then, in preparation for my party-ish thing tonight (which I'm worried won't get off the ground much, as most people only said they "might" show), I walked down to Schnucks with a couple of friends to pick up provisions. Then we shuttled back to campus just in time for the BBQ that the summer session RAs organized for us. It was kind of a sad turn-out as it began raining right around the time the thing was starting, but we stopped by nonetheless, grabbed a free hot dog, and went about our merry ways. Thus I am back here in my room, contemplating my plans for the rest of the afternoon and thinking that I really ought to review the stuff we went over this week in my art history class.
But none of that is really the point of this post...
So yes, I left off in mentioning that I had had an interesting set of thoughts while in the shower earlier.
But before I pick up there- *runs to get a diet A&W Cream Soda (faaaaaaaaavorite)*- Ah diet cream soda, how I love thee...
oh...
yeah...
So after I was through with the actual bathing part of my shower, I slowly turned the single knob in the shower toward the "hot" end until I could not stand the water to be any hotter and then I just stood there allowing the
heat to envelop me (and give my skin a reddish glow). It's a great feeling to have hot water running down your body and to breathe in the warm steam. There's something very relaxing about breathing in steam... Though I've also found that it gives me the feeling of being slowly suffocated. I realized this after standing like that for only a minute or two, realized that I felt as if I wasn't quite getting the right amount of oxygen. But there was something satisfying about that as well and so I stayed like that for another 5 minutes or so, watching my skin take on that heated glow, breathing in the thick air, and just thinking.
I wonder why I'm comforted by something that reminds me of suffocation. I wonder why I enjoy making the water so hot I can only just handle it. I wonder at the lines between pain and pleasure, as I have before, and worry once more that I'm redrawing my personal lines in a way I may one day regret. I'd never really hurt myself... I'd think not anyway... but what happens if I lose sight of what helps and what hurts?
blaaaaaaaah
These are not thoughts I should dwell on much, I feel. But it just seemed.... interesting, so I thought I'd share.
just keep breathing, eh?
<3 all
But none of that is really the point of this post...
So yes, I left off in mentioning that I had had an interesting set of thoughts while in the shower earlier.
But before I pick up there- *runs to get a diet A&W Cream Soda (faaaaaaaaavorite)*- Ah diet cream soda, how I love thee...
oh...
yeah...
So after I was through with the actual bathing part of my shower, I slowly turned the single knob in the shower toward the "hot" end until I could not stand the water to be any hotter and then I just stood there allowing the
heat to envelop me (and give my skin a reddish glow). It's a great feeling to have hot water running down your body and to breathe in the warm steam. There's something very relaxing about breathing in steam... Though I've also found that it gives me the feeling of being slowly suffocated. I realized this after standing like that for only a minute or two, realized that I felt as if I wasn't quite getting the right amount of oxygen. But there was something satisfying about that as well and so I stayed like that for another 5 minutes or so, watching my skin take on that heated glow, breathing in the thick air, and just thinking.
I wonder why I'm comforted by something that reminds me of suffocation. I wonder why I enjoy making the water so hot I can only just handle it. I wonder at the lines between pain and pleasure, as I have before, and worry once more that I'm redrawing my personal lines in a way I may one day regret. I'd never really hurt myself... I'd think not anyway... but what happens if I lose sight of what helps and what hurts?
blaaaaaaaah
These are not thoughts I should dwell on much, I feel. But it just seemed.... interesting, so I thought I'd share.
just keep breathing, eh?
<3 all
heat, suffocation, and malaise
whoa... the title of this post is taking me back to days I'd rather not revisit...
but anyway, here's the scoop:
in waking up this morning I found a certain something lacking. the desire to live, one may say. (but not in any "i wish i was dead" sort of way. certainly not. just more of a "i don't want to put in the effort it takes to go find a piece of happiness" sort of way.
i find that in times like these it's not that life sucks, it's not that the world is somehow against me (*gasp* how dare I defy the teenage angst standby?!?), it is that I am simply unmotivated to search out and/or seize something that would carry me away from my feelings of malcontent.
basically, in these times, I've gotten tired of playing the game (and not "the game," which I have now lost, of course, but the game of life), and need a bit of a jumpstart.
my jumpstart came from Adam, who I called at noon his time (waking him up, of course). he listened to my mini-ranting about how I was feeling and then made me promise to go outside (and I will, I will. just let me get this post out. you know I can't do anything when I'm feeling the pull to post). thank you, darling; if you hadn't made me promise I might still be in bed right now... somehow that might be all I needed, just him telling me to go outside.
I was going to share with you, my readers, some of the thoughts I had while standing in the shower just a few minutes ago. but as I feel that I really ought to step into the light of day before too much more time passes, I will leave this to be continued later in the day.
farewell 4 now
but anyway, here's the scoop:
in waking up this morning I found a certain something lacking. the desire to live, one may say. (but not in any "i wish i was dead" sort of way. certainly not. just more of a "i don't want to put in the effort it takes to go find a piece of happiness" sort of way.
i find that in times like these it's not that life sucks, it's not that the world is somehow against me (*gasp* how dare I defy the teenage angst standby?!?), it is that I am simply unmotivated to search out and/or seize something that would carry me away from my feelings of malcontent.
basically, in these times, I've gotten tired of playing the game (and not "the game," which I have now lost, of course, but the game of life), and need a bit of a jumpstart.
my jumpstart came from Adam, who I called at noon his time (waking him up, of course). he listened to my mini-ranting about how I was feeling and then made me promise to go outside (and I will, I will. just let me get this post out. you know I can't do anything when I'm feeling the pull to post). thank you, darling; if you hadn't made me promise I might still be in bed right now... somehow that might be all I needed, just him telling me to go outside.
I was going to share with you, my readers, some of the thoughts I had while standing in the shower just a few minutes ago. but as I feel that I really ought to step into the light of day before too much more time passes, I will leave this to be continued later in the day.
farewell 4 now
Friday, June 16, 2006
so what's the count up to now??
I can't remember if it's 5 or 6...
(only one person in the world knows what I'm talking about here. don't sweat it if you don't)
On to the point!
So, Sarah McLachlan's Possession is currently stuck in my head, and thus, I have made the point to listen to it a number of times as of late. In fact, it is playing as I type (I seem to be consistantly playing music lately, but this song, above others, strikes something ever so perfect right now.) The full lyrics are:
Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
Memories trapped in time
The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here,
and not be satisfied?
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I stumble
So many times betrayed
Trying to find an honest word
to find the truth enslaved
Oh, you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
Your words keep me alive
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes, dear
Into this night I wander
It's morning that I dread
Another day of knowing of
The path I fear to tread
Oh, into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Cause nothing stands between us here
And I won't be denied
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
I'll hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes
I've loved this song ever since a then-good friend of mine put it on her MySpace page a year or so ago (something like that). The song is seriously just beautiful, musically, poetically and in sentiment. But now and in my current romantic situation, this song speaks to a sense of love and longing within myself as it never has before.
If you don't own this song... tisk tisk tisk... get it now. Hell, I'll give it to you.
Keep looking up, all.
(only one person in the world knows what I'm talking about here. don't sweat it if you don't)
On to the point!
So, Sarah McLachlan's Possession is currently stuck in my head, and thus, I have made the point to listen to it a number of times as of late. In fact, it is playing as I type (I seem to be consistantly playing music lately, but this song, above others, strikes something ever so perfect right now.) The full lyrics are:
Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
Memories trapped in time
The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here,
and not be satisfied?
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I stumble
So many times betrayed
Trying to find an honest word
to find the truth enslaved
Oh, you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
Your words keep me alive
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes, dear
Into this night I wander
It's morning that I dread
Another day of knowing of
The path I fear to tread
Oh, into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Cause nothing stands between us here
And I won't be denied
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
I'll hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes
I've loved this song ever since a then-good friend of mine put it on her MySpace page a year or so ago (something like that). The song is seriously just beautiful, musically, poetically and in sentiment. But now and in my current romantic situation, this song speaks to a sense of love and longing within myself as it never has before.
If you don't own this song... tisk tisk tisk... get it now. Hell, I'll give it to you.
Keep looking up, all.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
the sweet suite of mysti skye
and
someone once told me that sleep trumps sex... so where does romance fall?
and
someone once told me that sleep trumps sex... so where does romance fall?
This post comes to you good people from the head of my bed and beneath a craftily-created canopy of twinkle lights. It's wonderful and all thanks to a good length of ethernet cord and supplies via Dallas.
I would like to take this moment to consider the number of items which are currently making my room quite snazzy and are not actually mine. So here's a list:
-1 strand twinkle lights (blue-taped and draped from the lofted extra bed that L's with mine)
-2 clip lamps (one w/standard white bulb for illumination purposes and one with a "stained-glass" bulb for warmth and color)
-1 purple flat sheet and 8 small throw pillows to make the lower extra bed into a welcoming place to sit and relax (though the idea has recently been presented to me that since the bed is set pretty low, the amount of exposed bed-post would be good for tying someone down as well)
-and 1 toaster oven (which I might never use, but hey, I have it)
Yes yes. All this snazzy hominess and hardly anyone to show it off to. I'm looking into having some sort of fun-filled gathering in here this weekend, but who knows how it will turn out.
It's kind of interesting when some people come in, the ones who worry they are imposing on me by stepping in for more than a minute, the ones who perhaps think that I do not want them there. In all honesty, I absolutely love it when people drop by, even if they have nothing interesting to say or anything. Sometimes I just like to be. To exist in a room with someone, knowing the the company is welcome on both sides without a strong need for entertaining activities or conversation. And of course the wonderful thing here is that I can, at any moment, ask anyone and everyone to leave if I so desire. Did I mention I LOVE this whole having a room (not to mention a suite) all to myself?
Ugh! I'm sooooo tired. My sleep patterns are still fucked up. Last night a very.... interesting conversation with Adam kept me up later than I expected, and then despite the fact that I had been tired all afternoon and hadn't even napped that day, I once again found myself awakening time and again during the night and once again ended up getting up before my alarm was to go off.
So here I sit on my bed, dead tired and in my sleep-wear. I could go to sleep right now... and maybe I should, but I'm sort of hoping Adam will call, and thus... This is not the sort of hope that is born out of anything substantial, such as a promise that he would call tonight or something like that; it is, instead, the lovechild of romantic mental inclinations and a kind of loneliness that only strong embraces from the right person can cure.
Perhaps as some sort of compromise I could fall asleep with the phone near my head so that it would wake me if he did call.
I just really like to hear his voice before I call it a night, you know?
...
Oh Lord in Heaven, someone just hit me over the head with something reasonably sized and weighty, eh?
And on that note...
I would like to take this moment to consider the number of items which are currently making my room quite snazzy and are not actually mine. So here's a list:
-2 clip lamps (one w/standard white bulb for illumination purposes and one with a "stained-glass" bulb for warmth and color)
-1 purple flat sheet and 8 small throw pillows to make the lower extra bed into a welcoming place to sit and relax (though the idea has recently been presented to me that since the bed is set pretty low, the amount of exposed bed-post would be good for tying someone down as well)
-and 1 toaster oven (which I might never use, but hey, I have it)
Yes yes. All this snazzy hominess and hardly anyone to show it off to. I'm looking into having some sort of fun-filled gathering in here this weekend, but who knows how it will turn out.
It's kind of interesting when some people come in, the ones who worry they are imposing on me by stepping in for more than a minute, the ones who perhaps think that I do not want them there. In all honesty, I absolutely love it when people drop by, even if they have nothing interesting to say or anything. Sometimes I just like to be. To exist in a room with someone, knowing the the company is welcome on both sides without a strong need for entertaining activities or conversation. And of course the wonderful thing here is that I can, at any moment, ask anyone and everyone to leave if I so desire. Did I mention I LOVE this whole having a room (not to mention a suite) all to myself?
Ugh! I'm sooooo tired. My sleep patterns are still fucked up. Last night a very.... interesting conversation with Adam kept me up later than I expected, and then despite the fact that I had been tired all afternoon and hadn't even napped that day, I once again found myself awakening time and again during the night and once again ended up getting up before my alarm was to go off.
So here I sit on my bed, dead tired and in my sleep-wear. I could go to sleep right now... and maybe I should, but I'm sort of hoping Adam will call, and thus... This is not the sort of hope that is born out of anything substantial, such as a promise that he would call tonight or something like that; it is, instead, the lovechild of romantic mental inclinations and a kind of loneliness that only strong embraces from the right person can cure.
Perhaps as some sort of compromise I could fall asleep with the phone near my head so that it would wake me if he did call.
I just really like to hear his voice before I call it a night, you know?
...
Oh Lord in Heaven, someone just hit me over the head with something reasonably sized and weighty, eh?
And on that note...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Prince Beheaded

I knew Prince Hall was coming down this summer, but when I arrived on campus this past Sunday and saw the huge hole where I had had class a mere month ago, I was totally floored. Gone. Just like that. The history, the detailed and intimate architecture... gone. Evidently the building was not worth the immense trouble it would take to update it and so, down it went.
I'm not really sure where I stand on the issue. Not that it's really an issue anymore, as the building is no more than rubble now. But, I mean, the building was beautiful and full of an irreplaceable history (and perhaps a ghost or two, as it is rumored). And yet... I must admit that the inside was not wholly practical for use as classroom and office space. I will say conclusively, tho, that I mourn the loss along with many fellow students and St. Louis residents.
Rest in peace, dear Prince.
insomnia
So, if I am correct (as I'm sure I am) there are two forms of insomnia: not being able to get to sleep and not being able to stay asleep. I seem to be suffering from the latter.
Night before last wasn't too bad; I only woke up once about an hour before I actually needed to get up. Last night, however, was a whole helluva lot worse. I woke up so many times that I lost count and so finally when 6:30 rolled around I said fuck it, got up, and took a shower. It is now just after 8, the time I had wanted to awaken in the first place. Probably going to be tired as fuck later on this evening. Blaaaaaaah.
I'm almost tempted to go out and buy some sort of otc sleep aids. I generally avoid taking pills... but I do enjoy sleep... huh...
So... yeah...
Anyway, awesome news!
I have a whole suite in Elliot all to myself for the next five weeks!! Woohoo! And I'm paying simply for a double room. Extra woohoo! ^_^
Note of importance:
I'm lonely, SO COME VISIT ME!!
And with that, I'm done for now.
Onward and upward all, and I'm off to breakfast!
Night before last wasn't too bad; I only woke up once about an hour before I actually needed to get up. Last night, however, was a whole helluva lot worse. I woke up so many times that I lost count and so finally when 6:30 rolled around I said fuck it, got up, and took a shower. It is now just after 8, the time I had wanted to awaken in the first place. Probably going to be tired as fuck later on this evening. Blaaaaaaah.
I'm almost tempted to go out and buy some sort of otc sleep aids. I generally avoid taking pills... but I do enjoy sleep... huh...
So... yeah...
Anyway, awesome news!
I have a whole suite in Elliot all to myself for the next five weeks!! Woohoo! And I'm paying simply for a double room. Extra woohoo! ^_^
Note of importance:
I'm lonely, SO COME VISIT ME!!
And with that, I'm done for now.
Onward and upward all, and I'm off to breakfast!
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
the great escape
some home's great and all
really
and so is having nothing better to do than starting and finishing two different rpgs
but lord in heaven I need to escape
and now it's all set. I'm due to be back in st.louis on the 11th of this month, SO COME SEE ME! if you are so inclined
looking forward to seeing those of you that I know will be around. no... really really. home is lonely compared to campus. even compared to summer on campus.
(side note: my mom is leaning over my shoulder as I type and won't leave me be. she is silly. and a little annoying. that's 4 u momma.)
so yeah, I'm currently sitting in a waiting room at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. For those of you who don't know, my mom has leukemia (specifically CLL) and is getting tests done. so here I am both providing welcome company to my insane (and "bored" says she) mother and taking advantage of free wireless. woo-hoo!
but more to my point...
my escape is all set and well payed for and all that's left is a few days of waiting. and the best (or at least most exciting) part of all this, of course, is that I am expecting a visit from my latest obsession while I am in St. Louis. I can't even tell you the extent to which I am psyched about getting to see him again. Well... I could try... but I think I'll pass. It's better to just sit here and wallow in it.
*takes a moment to day dream wistfully*
ah, yes, so...
With that on my mind, this wait will seem an eternity.
ok, now, totally off topic! yay!
I'm thiniking of adding to the rose tatoo on my back. I welcome suggestions from all who have seen the tat and might have an idea.
also off topic... my dad got his tongue pierced. isn't that odd. but then he left it out for a few days and forgot about it and it closed, so... But for a while there, me, my mom, and my dad all had our tongues pierced. Done at totally different times, sure, but still suggestive of some sort of strange bonding. huh.... At least I was the first. I have that.
and so I will depart
until next time, all
keep looking up
(i miss you adam)
really
and so is having nothing better to do than starting and finishing two different rpgs
but lord in heaven I need to escape
and now it's all set. I'm due to be back in st.louis on the 11th of this month, SO COME SEE ME! if you are so inclined
looking forward to seeing those of you that I know will be around. no... really really. home is lonely compared to campus. even compared to summer on campus.
(side note: my mom is leaning over my shoulder as I type and won't leave me be. she is silly. and a little annoying. that's 4 u momma.)
so yeah, I'm currently sitting in a waiting room at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. For those of you who don't know, my mom has leukemia (specifically CLL) and is getting tests done. so here I am both providing welcome company to my insane (and "bored" says she) mother and taking advantage of free wireless. woo-hoo!
but more to my point...
my escape is all set and well payed for and all that's left is a few days of waiting. and the best (or at least most exciting) part of all this, of course, is that I am expecting a visit from my latest obsession while I am in St. Louis. I can't even tell you the extent to which I am psyched about getting to see him again. Well... I could try... but I think I'll pass. It's better to just sit here and wallow in it.
*takes a moment to day dream wistfully*
ah, yes, so...
With that on my mind, this wait will seem an eternity.
ok, now, totally off topic! yay!
I'm thiniking of adding to the rose tatoo on my back. I welcome suggestions from all who have seen the tat and might have an idea.
also off topic... my dad got his tongue pierced. isn't that odd. but then he left it out for a few days and forgot about it and it closed, so... But for a while there, me, my mom, and my dad all had our tongues pierced. Done at totally different times, sure, but still suggestive of some sort of strange bonding. huh.... At least I was the first. I have that.
and so I will depart
until next time, all
keep looking up
(i miss you adam)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
5AM Sprinklers
I didn't want to be sleeping away my last hours at WashU. I wanted to be out with someone, walking the streets, philosophizing about life, observing and apreciating every moment of the sunrise. Or better yet, I could have been up atop Umrath Hall, a terribly wonderful location to experience the dawning of a new day. The end of my freshman year... The end of my freshman year. I think I'm freaking out here. It's all just passing me by; where did it go?? That's why I didn't want to sleep, didn't want to drift through that particuar moment. But, alas my dear friends, all the friends I had immediate contact with had turned in for the night.
It was not a bad night. I shared a bed with a companion of mine for a few hours before returning to my dorm to get ready for Utrucking to pick up my storage boxes. It was comfy. Cute, even. But... I feel I've missed another piece of life.
There's plenty of people I will miss. See you all in the Fall, I hope. And maybe sooner, hm??
It was not a bad night. I shared a bed with a companion of mine for a few hours before returning to my dorm to get ready for Utrucking to pick up my storage boxes. It was comfy. Cute, even. But... I feel I've missed another piece of life.
There's plenty of people I will miss. See you all in the Fall, I hope. And maybe sooner, hm??
don't touch my frickin underwear
so I left a load of laundry in a dryer in Ruby when I went to dinner. by the time I got back someone had moved my clothes to the top of the dryer so they could use it. all I want to say is
DON'T FUCKING TOUCH MY SHIT
...
thank you
...
but, I mean, I can't really blame them. they needed to use a machine and I had left my stuff there
le sigh
still. it just makes me feel... violated. (and not at all in a good way.)
in other news, I am headed home in about seven hours. wheeeeee! glad to be done for a little bit. not long, tho. summer course. Intro to Western Art for like four to five weeks then back home again.
I FRICKIN HEART LARKIN
saw the currently mostly pink-haired princess tonight. yay. as I said, I heart her.
and, at last, a closing in honor of Alex:
ALL HAIL THE CORN-MAN!!!
....and then whip him and set him afire
DON'T FUCKING TOUCH MY SHIT
...
thank you
...
but, I mean, I can't really blame them. they needed to use a machine and I had left my stuff there
le sigh
still. it just makes me feel... violated. (and not at all in a good way.)
in other news, I am headed home in about seven hours. wheeeeee! glad to be done for a little bit. not long, tho. summer course. Intro to Western Art for like four to five weeks then back home again.
I FRICKIN HEART LARKIN
saw the currently mostly pink-haired princess tonight. yay. as I said, I heart her.
and, at last, a closing in honor of Alex:
ALL HAIL THE CORN-MAN!!!
....and then whip him and set him afire
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
break away from the mush
so I am sorry, my dear friends, to have brought so much mushiness to my recent blogs
it all still stands as I've said it, but I will nonetheless give you all a break
so, on to the point: bullshitting finals
It has occured to me that taking an exam that consists of open-ended questions easily lends itself to bullshitting
For example, I've got 20-ish minutes left and a question that asks me to trace the development of the narrative process of american cinema from early exhibition to classical hollywood style to the break-down of the classical style. In this discussion I need to mention specific examples from a certain number of films from a given list (maybe it was three out of four or some such. wtf ever). Now, I have some good ideas as to how to answer this, but am not sure that I actually have all the information I need. Maybe this is because I only did maybe two or three readings for the entire semester and couldn't always stay conscious in class... Huh... Now, my natural inclination would be to think it all through and formulate the best answer possible from what I have to work with. But no, I say... NO! This would waste time and now, after reading the question through enough to actually understand it, I only have about 15 minutes left (ish... maybe I lie...). So I just start writing and pulling examples out of the air from films on the list and from films that illustrate my points but aren't on the list (can't hurt) and I pause long enough to massage my aching hand and I just keep writing whatever comes to mind, one idea to the next and so on, and I even keep writing as my visual attention moves across the room to take in the positions of the TAs and of the professor, and to determine how many people are still examming (yes, fuck it, examming), words become a little slanted, but continue to come out. I write down to the last second and can then do nothing but hope that I've come off as... mostly competent.
I think I'll do alright overall in that class. Got A's on all the papers except the last one on which I got a B+. We shall see. And no matter what, it's done now. HEAR ME?!?!?! IT'S FUCKING DONE WITH!!!! YES!!
...
I need summer vacation
...
and I've had La Vie Bohemme stuck in my head all day
and on that note, I'll leave you
farewell all
may your final exams not kick you in the ass
it all still stands as I've said it, but I will nonetheless give you all a break
so, on to the point: bullshitting finals
It has occured to me that taking an exam that consists of open-ended questions easily lends itself to bullshitting
For example, I've got 20-ish minutes left and a question that asks me to trace the development of the narrative process of american cinema from early exhibition to classical hollywood style to the break-down of the classical style. In this discussion I need to mention specific examples from a certain number of films from a given list (maybe it was three out of four or some such. wtf ever). Now, I have some good ideas as to how to answer this, but am not sure that I actually have all the information I need. Maybe this is because I only did maybe two or three readings for the entire semester and couldn't always stay conscious in class... Huh... Now, my natural inclination would be to think it all through and formulate the best answer possible from what I have to work with. But no, I say... NO! This would waste time and now, after reading the question through enough to actually understand it, I only have about 15 minutes left (ish... maybe I lie...). So I just start writing and pulling examples out of the air from films on the list and from films that illustrate my points but aren't on the list (can't hurt) and I pause long enough to massage my aching hand and I just keep writing whatever comes to mind, one idea to the next and so on, and I even keep writing as my visual attention moves across the room to take in the positions of the TAs and of the professor, and to determine how many people are still examming (yes, fuck it, examming), words become a little slanted, but continue to come out. I write down to the last second and can then do nothing but hope that I've come off as... mostly competent.
I think I'll do alright overall in that class. Got A's on all the papers except the last one on which I got a B+. We shall see. And no matter what, it's done now. HEAR ME?!?!?! IT'S FUCKING DONE WITH!!!! YES!!
...
I need summer vacation
...
and I've had La Vie Bohemme stuck in my head all day
and on that note, I'll leave you
farewell all
may your final exams not kick you in the ass
Monday, May 08, 2006
this boy does it right
or
happy to just be
or
happy to just be
so... I'm happy right now
pretty damn tired, but happy
My day began with a call from a friend, an invitation to lunch off campus. hell yes.
then it was off to target to waste time and buy a couple odds and ends. for me, that meant Uno cards. woot!
then some general hanging out and some studying and such
then it was final Center Court dinner with an amazing group of people
and as fullfilling as that all is, it was only a pale prelude
my day was made one of the most enjoyable in recent memory by the actions of one young man between the hours of 10-ish and 1-ish
he's...just...beyond words
or at least beyond those I would so flippantly put out into the ether
he just... makes me happy. pretty much consistantly. and if that's not something everyone's looking for, I don't know what the fuck is.
so, who cares what lies in the future, I'm just happy to be where I am right now. happy to just be.
pretty damn tired, but happy
My day began with a call from a friend, an invitation to lunch off campus. hell yes.
then it was off to target to waste time and buy a couple odds and ends. for me, that meant Uno cards. woot!
then some general hanging out and some studying and such
then it was final Center Court dinner with an amazing group of people
and as fullfilling as that all is, it was only a pale prelude
my day was made one of the most enjoyable in recent memory by the actions of one young man between the hours of 10-ish and 1-ish
he's...just...beyond words
or at least beyond those I would so flippantly put out into the ether
he just... makes me happy. pretty much consistantly. and if that's not something everyone's looking for, I don't know what the fuck is.
so, who cares what lies in the future, I'm just happy to be where I am right now. happy to just be.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
I don't know what I want
or
the ocd blogger
or
the ocd blogger
so it's 2am and I've gotta go in to work at 10 and so I'm lying in my fave sleep position, getting all ready to drift off when I start thinking about what I want to put in my next blog entry
that's it
nothing to be done about it
once that sort of thought crosses my mind, it seems I cannot do anything else (including sleep) before I make that entry
so here I am, tired and o/c and blogging
here goes
***
I don't know what I want
you know what I'm talking about
you're definitely not alone there
fear of fucking things up? yep. sure. that as well.
but here's the important part:
I'll do it anyway
better to have chased a dream than never to have dreamed at all
and really, I just want to have some fun
no ridiculous complications. no restriction for the sake of restriction. and no expectations. take it when it comes as it comes.
that's it
nothing to be done about it
once that sort of thought crosses my mind, it seems I cannot do anything else (including sleep) before I make that entry
so here I am, tired and o/c and blogging
here goes
***
I don't know what I want
you know what I'm talking about
you're definitely not alone there
fear of fucking things up? yep. sure. that as well.
but here's the important part:
I'll do it anyway
better to have chased a dream than never to have dreamed at all
and really, I just want to have some fun
no ridiculous complications. no restriction for the sake of restriction. and no expectations. take it when it comes as it comes.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
first drunken post
so... ariel has a higher alcohol tolerance than me, and somewhere along the lines I decided to take a shot every time ariel did.
hmm.
so now my tongue is numb.
my lips are numb.
my toes and fingertips are numb.
and, above all, I'm making less and less sense as I go along.
so I will sleep now.
goodnight all
hmm.
so now my tongue is numb.
my lips are numb.
my toes and fingertips are numb.
and, above all, I'm making less and less sense as I go along.
so I will sleep now.
goodnight all
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
I laugh in the face of sleep
so... it's about 6 in the moring
I wholly intend to stay awake for probably the next 3 hours, depending on when Dunker opens
of course, as has been my luck, I had some issues with getting my final RSP for ecomp done
ok, ok, so if I had worked on it more earlier, it wouldn't have been an issue. but the point is, I went to bed at about 8am yesterday morning and intended to sleep for an hour or two at the most, at which point I would get up, print out my film paper to be turned in by noon, and finish up my RSP before the 4:30 deadline. I had my alarm set and everything. My brain had other plans, however, for it seems that when my alarm went off I merely shut it off and went back to sleep. I ended up waking up at 1:50. So now I'm thinking, "great, my film paper is late and I don't have enough time to totally finish up my RSP." So I rush off to the arc, hoping beyond hope that I"ll find an open computer so I can print my paper. after standing around for a bit and getting decidedly nervous, I begin to run through possible courses of action, one of which involves me momentarily taking over the computer of a person who must have stepped out to go to the bathroom or something (they were not there, but their belongings were). I was not feeling quite up to that, so I started to head out, thinking I might somehow find a computer and printer elsewhere that I could use. as it worked out, in moving toward the door I spotted a former RA of mine and practically begged her to let me borrow the computer she was on just long enough to print something. she, thank God, allowed me the momentary use of her computer.
at this point it was surely 3 or so, and I headed toward the film and media studies offices in mallinckrodt. (ran into larkin when leaving the arc. she seemed a little out of it. hope she's doing alright.) so I went up to mallincrodt 3 and, perhaps luckily for me, I met up with professor Paul and he said he wouldn't count off for the paper being a few hours late.
yay
so then I finally rushed back to my room and work on my RSP
as was expected, I did not finish it in time
it is done now, at least, so that's good, and I'm sort of hoping that if I get it in really early then my ecomp professor might not take off points
hey, a girl can hope, right??
so... yeah... I think I had a point in here... something about sleep
oh, yeah.
so now that I have a total lack of faith in my ability to wake up after only sleeping a few hours in the preceeding 24 hours, I've decided to stay awake until I can head to main campus and turn in my RSP. this, of course, would be much easier if I had any idea about the time at which buildings open in the mornings. as it is, I plan on heading to main campus at 7:30 and I'll keep trying the doors until I'm let in.
and thus, here I am, "laughing in the face of sleep"
this is sleep: "I'll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!! (...wait, make that goldfish, not dog... I do live in a dorm, after all.)
and this is me: "hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.......HA"
silly sleep. watch out or I might drop a house on you! bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
...
so yes,
things I have done in the past few hours to remain conscious
>eat some crackers
>play bejeweld
>drink a soda
>play online Boggle and Sorry
>paint my fingernails yellow with green dice spots (1-5 on each hand, obviously)
>read some emails
>WRITE IN MY BLOG
But, on that note, I will now move on to other things, as I'm beginning to grow bored with this and thus beginning to grow tired
tune in next time all
and see if I've slept yet
I wholly intend to stay awake for probably the next 3 hours, depending on when Dunker opens
of course, as has been my luck, I had some issues with getting my final RSP for ecomp done
ok, ok, so if I had worked on it more earlier, it wouldn't have been an issue. but the point is, I went to bed at about 8am yesterday morning and intended to sleep for an hour or two at the most, at which point I would get up, print out my film paper to be turned in by noon, and finish up my RSP before the 4:30 deadline. I had my alarm set and everything. My brain had other plans, however, for it seems that when my alarm went off I merely shut it off and went back to sleep. I ended up waking up at 1:50. So now I'm thinking, "great, my film paper is late and I don't have enough time to totally finish up my RSP." So I rush off to the arc, hoping beyond hope that I"ll find an open computer so I can print my paper. after standing around for a bit and getting decidedly nervous, I begin to run through possible courses of action, one of which involves me momentarily taking over the computer of a person who must have stepped out to go to the bathroom or something (they were not there, but their belongings were). I was not feeling quite up to that, so I started to head out, thinking I might somehow find a computer and printer elsewhere that I could use. as it worked out, in moving toward the door I spotted a former RA of mine and practically begged her to let me borrow the computer she was on just long enough to print something. she, thank God, allowed me the momentary use of her computer.
at this point it was surely 3 or so, and I headed toward the film and media studies offices in mallinckrodt. (ran into larkin when leaving the arc. she seemed a little out of it. hope she's doing alright.) so I went up to mallincrodt 3 and, perhaps luckily for me, I met up with professor Paul and he said he wouldn't count off for the paper being a few hours late.
yay
so then I finally rushed back to my room and work on my RSP
as was expected, I did not finish it in time
it is done now, at least, so that's good, and I'm sort of hoping that if I get it in really early then my ecomp professor might not take off points
hey, a girl can hope, right??
so... yeah... I think I had a point in here... something about sleep
oh, yeah.
so now that I have a total lack of faith in my ability to wake up after only sleeping a few hours in the preceeding 24 hours, I've decided to stay awake until I can head to main campus and turn in my RSP. this, of course, would be much easier if I had any idea about the time at which buildings open in the mornings. as it is, I plan on heading to main campus at 7:30 and I'll keep trying the doors until I'm let in.
and thus, here I am, "laughing in the face of sleep"
this is sleep: "I'll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!! (...wait, make that goldfish, not dog... I do live in a dorm, after all.)
and this is me: "hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.......HA"
silly sleep. watch out or I might drop a house on you! bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
...
so yes,
things I have done in the past few hours to remain conscious
>eat some crackers
>play bejeweld
>drink a soda
>play online Boggle and Sorry
>paint my fingernails yellow with green dice spots (1-5 on each hand, obviously)
>read some emails
>WRITE IN MY BLOG
But, on that note, I will now move on to other things, as I'm beginning to grow bored with this and thus beginning to grow tired
tune in next time all
and see if I've slept yet
Monday, May 01, 2006
note to self
do not piss aarthi off and then leave her to her own devices
she will, I repeat WILL do something stupid
and hun, if you ever read this, I'm sorry, but what you did was stupid and childish. I understand the need for attention, but that doesn't justify acting out like you did
and I tried to make ammends. I was going to give you a hug and say I was sorry and we could have worked through it. But when you push me away in anger like that, I'm likely to, more often than not, walk away and leave you alone for a while
I heard the WUPD police make their way up the stairs, knew they were going to find you. I followed, thinking you might want someone on your side, even tho you had just pushed me away mere minutes ago. but you were gone. I couldn't even be worried. I was just so upset that you would go to such lengths just to get attention. Seriously, you need to realize how unhealthy that sort of stuff is.
We're all too tired and burned out for this.
she will, I repeat WILL do something stupid
and hun, if you ever read this, I'm sorry, but what you did was stupid and childish. I understand the need for attention, but that doesn't justify acting out like you did
and I tried to make ammends. I was going to give you a hug and say I was sorry and we could have worked through it. But when you push me away in anger like that, I'm likely to, more often than not, walk away and leave you alone for a while
I heard the WUPD police make their way up the stairs, knew they were going to find you. I followed, thinking you might want someone on your side, even tho you had just pushed me away mere minutes ago. but you were gone. I couldn't even be worried. I was just so upset that you would go to such lengths just to get attention. Seriously, you need to realize how unhealthy that sort of stuff is.
We're all too tired and burned out for this.
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