Sauntering Vaguely Downward

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:46:21 GMT

God I love the New Moon soundtrack far too much.

Anya Marina makes me smile.

leave me alone random guy you are a creeper

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:24:56 GMT

Dreamed last night that I saw the Princess and the Frog oh and I went to a different college and when I got back to the dorm one of the dudes in my building was like "OH I AM HAVING AN ORGY YOU SHOULD COME" and I was like, "excuse me?" and then he was like "NO NO IT'LL BE FUN IT'LL BE YOU AND ME AND THAT CHICK WHO LIVES ACROSS THE HALL FROM YOU" and I was like, "what" and he was like "WELL OK THAT'S A THREESOME REALLY-" and I was like "WHAT IS GOING ON" and he was like "WHATEVER IT STARTS AT THREE BRING SOME SNACKS" and I was like "NO THANK YOU" and he was like "I WAS KIDDING IT'S A STUDY GROUP" and I was like "I'M LEAVING NOW" and he was like "NO NO REALLY IT'S A STUDY GROUP I JUST HAVE A HORRIBLE SENSE OF HUMOR" and I was like "STOP FOLLOWING ME"

So I go outside and the chick he was talking about is there and she's like "omg was that creeper harassing you too?" and I was like "I DO NOT KNOW EITHER OF YOU WHY ARE Y'ALL TALKING TO ME" and she was like "Whatevs, let's go driving" so we hop in her car and she like road rages down a highway and I am like "WE ARE GOING TO VEER OFF THE ROAD" and she was like "THIS IS FUN"

And then we veered off the road and hit a rail.

Chick is like "LET'S SPEED OFF BEFORE THE POLICE GET HERE" and I'm like "UH WHAT" and then there are sirens and we drive past some toll booths and then more cops are following us and chick was like "LET'S DRIVE OFF A CLIFF THEY'LL NEVER CATCH US THEN" and I was like "WHAT IS THIS FUCKING NEW MOON NOW?" and she was all "lol jk bb, let's go to the hospital instead I feel dizzy"

So we go to the hospital and she runs off somewhere and hospital is very... warm. Not temperature-wise, like, there's a lot of sunlight and wood paneling and warm-color walls and whatnot. There's some doctors and nurses but not a lot. Not a lot of patients, either. It's just... warm and quiet and kind of eerie but kind of nostalgic. It was really nice, actually. I went exploring by myself and find some nice rooms- like a sun room and this room that was like a really comfortable sitting room. The nostalgia factor was upped like mad while I was in the sitting room but I'm not sure why because I didn't recognize it.

Then my roommate's alarm woke me up but I fell asleep quickly again and dude and chick were back and we were outside some building and chick was like, "So, after we infiltrate this building we'll get pizza or something it'll be fun" and I was like "My astronomy project is due tomorrow, can we do this like after finals or something?" (yes, my project is indeed due tomorrow irl, omg) and chick is like "no" and dude is like "Do I make you feel awkward? Do I? Do I?" and I'm like "please stop talking to me" and then chick is like "whatever let's go in" and then my alarm went off, woohoo.

That was some weird shit, man.

In other news I had tasteless pumpkin pie for lunch because I am a healthy individual.

Hm.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:40:13 GMT

Dreamed last night that I was a senior and about to graduate and had to get a job to pay off my loans and was in deep denial about it. Like, "Oh, whatever, I'll just live with my parents!" And my parents were like, "Uh, no, gtfo and get a job." And all my friends were getting jobs out of state and moving away and I was still in denial. Like, "Oh, you're going on vacation in Chicago?" "Um. No. I'm moving there for work." "Uh-huh, yeah, so what touristy spots are there in Chicago?" "I AM GETTING A JOB UNLIKE YOU" "Lol you're silly."

I woke up vaguely worried, since I am indeed in denial about the Real World. I'm only a sophomore but still. I work with my mom winter and summer break. She doesn't baby me and it's medical billing and collections but yeaaah, she got me the job. I've never paid bills in my life (mom and dad pay for my phone, I don't have a car, things like that). I'm actually clueless about doing a lot of things on my own. :( Also, mom has assured me that she's not helping me pay off my college loans and yet I still think she's only saying that, and of course she's going to pay off my loans and I am going to live with her and have her support me forever.

I need to grow up.

DAAAAD I'M 109, LEAVE ME ALOOOONE

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:04:03 GMT

Saw New Moon earlier tonight for the second time.

It shames me how much I like it.

I made comments this time around, though, consisting mostly of Growing Up Cullen references and how Bella always looks like she's just had a stroke and how Edward constantly looks like he's on the verge of tears. Oh, and how delicious Jacob is, of couse. Mmmmm.

Also I've been downloading songs from the soundtrack like a little bitch. What can I say, I'm a sucker for indie.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:49:34 GMT

Happy Turkeymas by ~OtakuGal on deviant ART

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Things. Also, New Moon.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMT

Had a full day today. It was quite nice.

Went to my high school for Alumni Day. Went with my friend Maggie. Saw some old friends, bothered all the teachers we wanted to bother... it was good times. Went to a diner afterward for lunch, then after that we went back to Kberg to pick up Maggie's brother after school.

Went back to Maggie's place and me and her watched Supernatural all afternoon. It was awesomeeee. Watched a bunch of season 2 episodes. Fun times. Damn, I love the Trickster. I wish I had season 3, I wanna watch some Mystery Spot. That's such a great episode.

After that, dinner with Maggie's fam. They are so hilarious and awesome, I need to have dinner with them more often.

After dinner, Maggie and I had no idea what else to do with ourselves so we decided to go see New Moon on a whim.

MY THOUGHTS ON NEW MOON

I liked it. :|

Now, I didn't actually read the book so the only things I knew about it were through parodies, comics, and cleolinda. As in, my knowledge was "EDWARD LEAVES, BELLA IS SAD AND THERE ARE BLANK PAGES YEAH WAY TO KILL TREES SMEYER, JACOB'S THERE, EVERYONE DECIDES TO COMMIT SUICIDE YEAH I DUNNO"

What I really liked, first of all, was that is was better stylistically than Twilight. It generally looked better (the long shots of everyone staring were a bit excessive but eh whatever I'm just happy that fucking blue tint is gone), the vampire running was done better, the wolves could have looked worse, and the dialogue wasn't as weird. Also I really liked the soundtrack.

Second of all, Edward was gone for a lot of the movie which was awesome because auuugh his lipstick and abuse no thank you

Third and best? JACOB'S ABS. Oh god the kid is fucking gorgeous I don't even care I don't even care. It was even better when he cut off his hair. With the long hair I was like "he's so cute omg" and then when it was short it was like getting struck by a bolt of DO WANT. Not only that, Jacob in general is so much more desirable than Edward in that he actually has a healthy and wholesome relationship with Bella. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SHE CAN CHOOSE EDWARD. I mean, I know in book 3 Jacob becomes kind of an asshole but that's because Smeyer is a douchebag and made him OOC I REFUSE TO BELIEVE ASSHOLE JACOB IS THE ~TRUE~ JACOB FUCK YOU SMEYER

And the Volturi? Fucking awesome. They were so crazy.

So yeah, even though Bella was kind of infuriating and Edward existed, I liked it. I'm def gonna see it again. Maybe next time I won't be so distracted by Jacob's abs and maybe I can actually be snarky. The furthest I got was saying "Good fucking job, Edward" after he SHOVES BELLA INTO GLASS to protect her from Jasper. Like, seriously, GOOD FUCKING JOB SHOVING THE APPARENT LOVE OF YOUR LIFE ACROSS THE FUCKING ROOM AND INJURING HER YOU DUMB SHIT

Oh and put your fucking shirt on Edward Cullen you are pale and hideous

They all float down here

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:18:16 GMT

I am in a good mood.

Thanksgiving vacation has started, I'm going back to visit my high school tomorrow for Alumni Day, and I've started my second readthrough of It. I was going to read 'Salem's Lot again (4th or 5th time, don't quite remember which) buuut Pennywise called to me. After that, either 'Salem's Lot or The Stand (which I have not read yet which mom keeps telling me to read, haha).

Man, I love Stephen King.

Speaking of, I read Rose Madder again and this time around I loved it. I even liked the epilogue. So now I can say with 100% sincerity that I've never met a Stephen King book I didn't like.

Well, I have to be up bright and early tomorrow so I think I'll read a bit more of It then go to bed.

Oh man and now that I think about it I wish I hadn't left my DVD of It in my dorm room. That movie was so so bad but so so good. Oh well.

G'night, y'all.

God is love, y'all, don't you forget it

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:10:05 GMT

So! I got into this debate about religion and homosexuality with this guy on deviantArt. This girl made a stamp that basically said God loves everyone- gay, straight, transsexual, etc- and I replied and gushed with agreement and and slight anecdata. Artist comments back with some similar slight anecdata. All is good and happy.

Guy replies to my comment and basically says, "Oh yeah well I'm not saying I hate gay people and God hates gay people but... well, I hate gay people and God hates gay people."

He posts one lone link and generalizes all over the place and seems to think that unless a gay person has been scientifically studied, their experiences don't count. He also says homosexuality and pedophilia are comparable, which is just stupid. I'm surprised I remained as patient as I did. He's also shit-stirring in other comments.

Here's a link. I'm the first on the page (at the moment, at least, username's Otakugal): http://bitchinblack.deviantart.com/art/GOD-LOVES-US-ALL-143815990?offset=100#comments

I'm indeed not going to reply back to him because I've been thinking about his replies all day and they've been distracting me and making me feel upset and I want him out of my mind. It's funny, though, I really don't hold anything against him (which is surprising me but, uh, I guess I'm filled with Christ's love or something, I don't even know).

In other news, two classes tomorrow and then back home for Thanksgiving, woohoo. Also gonna see New Moon sometime this weekend. I am planning on yelling "FURSPLOSION" at every opportune moment. I hope I can anger some Twihards, that would be just fab.

Speaking of, I am excited for cleolinda to post New Moon in fifteen minutes. I love her, I want to marry her. ♥

I should be working on my NaNo but I've lost interest. :( Maybe I'll try later.

Well, I'm gonna watch some retsupurae then shower then Majora's Mask for the rest of the night. See y'all.

2012 = Silent Hill apocalypse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:44 GMT

[During the skypechat between me and girlyarm on Saturday, there were these mystery noises that could have been caused by anything- the microphones, the connection, skype itself- and Megan said it sounded like squishing water bottles and I said it sounded like squishing water bottles filled with flesh and then we decided it was Pyramid Head. We then discussed it earlier today.]

girlyarm: we need to skype and read shitty fiction again sometime
purple_sammich: Yes most def omg. 'Cause this nonsense is fun. And next time I'll be aware that I'm recording it so I can adjust the microphone to hear you better, lol.
girlyarm: I think I can actually record on my end too...maybe. I have to check. then we'll have double the audio, maybe we could pinpoint where pyramid head is coming from lmao
purple_sammich: Ok, sweet.

Damn Pyrie and his flesh water bottles. He is so rude.
girlyarm: fucking lmao not just a water bottle a water bottle full of FLESH I dunno dude it sounded to me just like a water bottle, dunno where you're getting the flesh from, or is that just because it's p.head
purple_sammich: It just... sounded squishy in a way that was part water bottle, part something else, and since we were all "lol silent hill" flesh was the first thing that came to mind, lol.

speaking of I had a dream two nights ago that was part silent hill. at the end I was in an elevator (I was either pushed in or I was a giant doofus and tripped and fell into it, idk, all I know is that I didn't go in willingly). as I was going down, everything started like, peeling and decaying like in the movie. and I knew when the elevator stopped pyramid head would open the door, I just knew it, and there was nowhere to go, and just as the elevator stopped I woke up in a cold sweat. it was pretty terrifying. :( and now I want to watch the movie but my DVD is at home
girlyarm: I've been having a lot of silent hill/the ring dreams lately, it's weird. alessa/samara (they're the same person obvi) will be there and sometimes things are rusty and bloody and shit. weird.
purple_sammich: That's kinda creepy.
girlyarm: *listening to the chat* THERE IT IS, PYRAMID HEAD, 59 minute mark. it sounds more like something grinding or turning than a fleshy water bottle lol
girlyarm: and again at 69 minutes but now it sounds like someone sharpening a blade or beatboxing or something
girlyarm: and at 93:05 there's a weird something for a split second

OUR SKYPE CALL IS HAUNTED NICOLE
purple_sammich: IT'S PYRAMID HEAD TRYING TO BRING US TO SILENT HILL

I MEAN WE'VE BOTH BEEN HAVING SILENT HILL DREAMS AND EVERYTHING SO IT MUST BE TRUE

I SWEAR, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2012. THE WORLD WON'T END IT WILL JUST TURN INTO A GIANT SILENT HILL

AND WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RIDE ELEVATORS AGAIN

Nano 19 and resurrected website, woohoo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:47:00 GMT

Today's word count: 432
Total word count: 6687

BETTER THAN NOTHING

Oh and since geocities died I've decided to use google for my website since it's free and all: http://sites.google.com/site/ravensandwritingdeskssite/home

Only thing is, the place is slow as a bitch when I'm trying to edit and it hates html. Either it eats my html or doesn't accept it. For example, my font is a darkish lavender when I snark. The html code for it is like CC99FF, something like that. GOOGLE DID NOT ACCEPT THAT. I had to go through the whole goddamn My Inner Life page and change all the codes to the word "purple." It took nearly three fucking hours. Also when I tried to make the font size bigger, some sentences got rearranged and I fixed as much as I could, but be warned that there might still be some sentences in the wrong order.

But yeah, all I could manage today was putting MIL and the footnotes up. I'll get to Skieloon next week. Also, I'm currently snarking another fic so when that's done with I'll post that on the site as well.

By the way, since googlesites is a giant bitch, perhaps someone can recommend a different free webhosting place that I can use? Not angelfire or tripod though, I hate their ad placement and from what I can tell you can't move the ads around (I could be wrong, though). Something that's a geocities clone, preferably. I really loved geocities. I could html anything without restrictions or slowdowns.

Well, I have a giant pile of Greek homework to do so I'm gonna get on that. See ya.

Meteors don't like me :(

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:14:16 GMT

So, for NaNo the last thing I wrote was on Friday, like 500-something words (538, I think) bringing my total to like 6000-something. Aaaand I haven't touched it since GO ME

Saturday skyped with girlyarm for seven hours. Due to a lucky accident I recorded the whole thing. We pretty much snarked badfic and badfic authors the whole time. It was fun. <3

Sunday the roomie and I went into the city and saw an Off-Broadway performance of the Playboy of the Western World. Good times.

Monday my Latin professor didn't show up so no class, woohoo. Monday night went to the football stadium with my friend Kiera and her suitemates to see the meteor shower. Got extra credit for my astronomy class which was good. Kinda made up for the fact that I didn't see one damn meteor and Kiera saw two. Now we had gotten there at around 11:20 and left sometime between 12:15 and 1:00 and went back to Kiera's suite. We decided to wait until three in the morning then go back outside. We watched Fanboys, which is a glorious movie let me tell you, and it ended at around 2:30ish. We went back outside, stared at the sky for a bit, saw nothing, then Kiera and her friends decided to go to bed, so I walked back to my dorm. Got back at three, finished some homework, went outside at four, still didn't see any meteors. Then I went back inside and read a book for a bit before going to bed at five because I was bored. I had originally planned on staying up all night. Anywho, have class at nine on Tues so I set my alarm for seven to give me extra time to wake up and eat something substantial buuut I slept through my alarm. My internal alarm clock is magical, though, so I woke up on my own at 8:10.

The rest of Tuesday was ok. Exhausted all morning and afternoon but in the evening I was really awake. Also, I was gripped by a drawing frenzy and drew one of my NaNo characters and planned the color scheme for her and her outfit.

Today did things for Newman Club in between classes. We had a bake sale. :3 Other than that today was normal.

So. Um, yeah. Gonna watch some LPs maybe, study for my astronomy test tomorrow, then try to get to bed early.

See y'all around.

:|

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:38:38 GMT

Goddamn it.

I had a voice post about my Latin homework but photobucket is being a fuckface and won't load the vid properly.

Here's my facebook status instead:

So apparently this Hanno dude does not want Hannibal in the military because Hannibal’s dad had tons of sex with Hasdrubal and now Hasdrubal is like fucked in the head wants to have tons of sex with Hannibal and everyone but Hanno seems to be fine with this and LIVY WHAT ARE YOU DOING

NaNo '09: Day 11

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:57:25 GMT

Today's word count: 236
Total word count: 5699

Oh good God.

Yeah, didn't NaNo yesterday because I was watching Are You Afraid of the Dark? for six hours. Then today I got hit by a bout of apathy (which happens far too often than I am comfortable with) but I got over it in two hours which is really damn quick. But then I couldn't quite figure out what to write but I started a passage and hopefully I'll think of a way to finish it tomorrow.

Buuut the passage was like some horror novel type shit I don't even know. So, like, so far it's an action/adventure humor story with horror thrown in.

Well I was thinking of Stephen King before I started writing so it's not surprising. :/

Speaking of, maybe I'll read 'Salem's Lot or It or Rose Madder or something. I am in the mood.

Cath y'all later.

NaNo '09: Day 9

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:34:22 GMT

Today's word count: 1107
Total word count: 5462

Ok, past 5000! Pretty happy about that, but I wanted to write at least 1500 today. Oh well. :/

NaNo '09: Day 8

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:09:56 GMT

Today's word count: 907
Total word count: 4356

I am so behinddddd. I was busy yesterday so I couldn't write yesterday. :( Luckily, I don't think I have anything due Tuesday so I can write a shitton tomorrow. MAYBE.

NaNo '09: Day 6

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:33:26 GMT

Today's word count: 100
Total word count: 3448

I suck.

NaNo '09: Day 5

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:55:54 GMT

Today's word count: 731
Total word count: 3348

Piecing shit together, woohoo!

Going home for dinner tomorrow. Also gonna take the PS2 back to the dorm because MGS3 has been calling me. Ocelot, I miss you and your fanboy shenanigans.

Totally gonna watch Aladdin later after I finish my Latin translations. Can't wait!

NaNo '09: Day 4

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:34:28 GMT

Today's word count: 526
Total word count: 2597

Blargh. Had a bit of trouble today. The scene I was writing looked like I was trying to put a wacky webcomic into prose and failing. :/ Started writing a different scene that I can expand on tomorrow.

Also my inner editor is screaming and screaming and I AM IGNORING YOU INNER EDITOR LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOUUU

Oh man this shit is getting tough and it's only day four. ;_;

NaNoWriMo '09: Day 3

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:40 GMT

Today's word count: 1191
Total word count: 2078

Getting somewhere!

To be honest, I will be insanely pleased if I reach the 10,000 mark, haha.

Story still looks kinda pathetic but I found that if I kinda sorta try to write in a way reminiscent of Good Omens, it doesn't look too bad. I am probably going to make this humor anyway. It is already leaning in that direction, after all!

Well, I just noticed that I am really really hungry so I am going to nom on something now.

Oh-em-gee

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:45:05 GMT

This is all I did during astronomy this morning. Make of that what you will.

Also, I find it disturbing how disappointed I am that I will be away the weekend New Moon comes out.

NaNoWriMo '09: Day 2

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:12:01 GMT

Typical, microsoft word decided to pick tonight to fucking explode. And my laptop had a hissy fit, too. Fuuuuck.

Today's word count: 343
Total word count: 885

Also, confidence has been plummeting and I hate my plot already. And it's not even developed yet.

NaNoWriMo '09: Day 1

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:58:36 GMT

AAAHHH

I'm doing it, guys! I'm doing NaNo! I've officially started and I refuse to turn back!

As of right now, my plot is basically, "Lol these two guys hate eachother's guts but they have to work together anyway let's see what shenanigans they get into." It's in a fantasy setting but there's like guns and shit maybe. I have no idea. I am making it up as I go. The guys are swordsmen and... I dunno what their job would technically be that they have to work together but WHATEVER RAAAH

All I know is that I am going to try to make this story as ridiculous as possible. Should be fun!

Today's word count: 542
Total word count: 542

User page: [link]

Wish me luck! Hopefully my attention span lasts!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:36:32 GMT

Happy Halloween! Didn't draw anything this year so here's last year's JtHM Halloween pic: http://otakugal.deviantart.com/art/A-JtHM-Halloween-102197651

Going to girlyarm's later and we are going to play video games and plot for NaNoWriMo maybe and skype with 0bliivion. Should be fun except I am really tired right now and I might fall asleep. :/ Not cool.

Anywho, going to don my LotR cloak and try to do something with my hair now aaugh it is the end of October why is it so humidddd.

Bye guys~

BOONDOCK SAINTS II MOTHERFUCKERS

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:11:11 GMT

OMG.

OMG OMG OMG.

BOONDOCK SAINTS II OH MY GOD SO GOOD SO SO SO GOOD SO CHEESY BUT SO GOOD.

AND THE ENDING? BEST. FUCKING. EVER.

I mean, it started out kinda lame, like, "Eeehhhh, I dunno, this is kinda awkward, it's like they've all lost their touch, I dunno" but the further in it got it was like, "omg omg OMG HOLY SHIT YES YES YES I AM SO HAPPY"

But obviously you have to already be a fan to enjoy this. Because it was kinda cheesy. But fun! It was a lot of fun. It will never ever be as good as the first movie but it was awesome in its own special way. Lots of laughs and I was reduced to tears twice. And again, the ending just made it completely worth it. I AM NOT SPOILING THE ENDING THOUGH SO DON'T ASK.

So, yeah, long story short I am the happiest girl in the whole world and I am going to watch movie one and hug my peacoat and BSII hat and dream sweet, sweet dreams all night long. Catch you on the flip side. <3

THINGS

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:10:19 GMT

Leave me alone I bought a new microphone months ago and have never been able to use it.

Also, anyone know if there's a way to just post audio without having to buy shit to do so? I tried using my google-fu but I gave up because blargh.

Also, ~~Lawn Guyland~~ Long Island accent. Quite noticeable or barely there? Just wondering.