5 1/2 hours and counting down...

Things accomplished today (as of 10:19am):

-Eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes with chocolate milk in a misguided (and expensive) attempt to give myself energy.
-Crashing
-Burning
(Repeat above as necessary)

Things NOT accomplished today (as of 10:20am):

-Making any headway on that damned Chekhov seminar. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Perhaps it's much simpler than I think. (Think think think, thinkthinkthinkthink)Still, I have to give it on Thursday at 1pm, and I have approximately 5 1/2 hours of availiable time to work on it.

Things realized today (as of 10:22am):

-4 hours of sleep just isn't going to cut it.
-Waking up with bile in your mouth is one of the least pleasant ways to start your day. (as opposed to say, waking up with a delicious strawberry in your mouth, or just your usual tongue, teeth, and saliva.)
-Michael Emond can pretty much convince me of anything he wants to.
-I'm still not making any headway on that damned Chekhov seminar.
-Lists serve no practical purpose in my life, yet I enjoy them to an obscene degree.

Time to go and kid myself some more! Eventually I will attempt to give a run down of everything, including such aspects as a play, an upcoming concert, work closure, and holiday shopping. But not now. Now it's time to........

Professor Devious.

I wish I was an ethics professor so I could assign my students something like this:

Go home and do something unethical. I don't care what it is, just so long as you shouldn't be doing it. Download pornography from the internet; steal change from the bureau; kick the dog when no one's watching. Keep doing these things until you're caught, then write a report about it.

And then I'd fail them all for completely missing the point of an ethics class.

What do these things have in common?

100 degree plasma.

Frustration: n. a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs.

eg/ Staying up until 4:30am working on an essay and finally resigning yourself to the fact that you're not going to finish. Then having your classmates tell you in their peer editing that I didn't add a conclusion. I KNOW there's no conclusion. I was up until 4:30 NOT writing that conclusion. And guess what else? I realize that a conclusion helps to sum things up! NEWS ITEM! It was unfinished. I was not submitting it as a polished piece. And why oh why oh why did it matter if the first draft was in MLA formatting or not?

Must..... stay....... hand..... erg..... find.... comfort.... in...... iPod!

I'm going to go fall asleep until the world is ready to play by MY rules!

From Shanghai to Sudbury in 2 days!

Wow. Those folks at Apple don't give themselves credit. "8 - 12 business days" is what they said. Maybe they meant twelve minus eight... divided by two.

Whatever the case may end up being..... I have the pod. We have acheived podulation. Of course I won't be able to do anything with it until sometime tomorrow night when I'm not at work, or at other work, or at school, or auditioning for a play, or reading 4 Shakespearean plays in prep for a midterm, or writing an essay. But that doesn't mean I won't carry it around with me everywhere I go until then.


Can you see the pure goodness oozing out of the 2.5 inch (diagonal) screen? It loves you!

Starvation induced hilarity

I didn't eat or drink anything today until about 4pm. Some funny things that happened because of it.

1)The following conversation:

Guy giving presentation: She had 16 children.

Me: (To Natalie) She's a Pez dispenser!

Natalie: Mmm... Pez.

(Today also made clear that if I want to pay attention to presentations I really can't sit next to Ms. Longarini.)

2) Liz tricking me, and her subsequent labelling as a "cunt."

3) Shouting out "jamboree" in Shakespeare.

4) Writing myself a note which said "Note to self: You're delirious and you haven't read the material. Stay quiet." after blurting out a completely random answer to a question.

5) Getting a paper back with "HA!" written on it.

Not quite Hogwarts

I think I've discovered the problem with the Laurentian computers! They're shy! They can't change while anyone's watching.

Written while listening to 'Get Behind Me Satan' at high volumes

[A park. It is late at night, or early in the morning. There is a lamp post, a bench, and a path leading into the background. A medium sized tree is behind the bench. From the path comes a police officer. She has been on foot patrol for many hours and is very tired. Her shift is almost over. She examines the bench longingly. After a moment of doing so, she looks around and seeing no one there, leans against the lamp post with a sigh of relief. She kicks her feet against the ground to wake them up and get the blood flowing. As she is doing this, the sound of an aluminum can being kicked is heard offstage. She stands up quickly and assumes an "official" pose. A young homeless man enters carrying a shopping bag and a ratty backpack. He sees the cop and quickly examines his conscience. Finding it clean enough he sits down on the bench, arranges his belongings on the ground, and puts his feet up on the seat next to him, stretching out.]

Cop: You can't sleep here.

Man: I'm not going to.

Cop: Take your feet off the bench please.

[Pause.]

Man: Why?

Cop: You'll have to take your feet off the bench, sir.

Man: I'm not sure I really have to.

Cop: You can't sleep here.

Man: I wasn't going to.

Cop: Sir.

Man: Yes?

Cop: Take your feet off the bench now sir.

Man: I'm pretty sure there's no law against putting your feet up on a public bench. I mean, I might be mistaken.

Cop: I've told you three times now that you can't sleep here.

Man: I'm really not that tired.

Cop: Sir, do not test me.

Man: "Test you"? Ma'am I mean this with all possible respect; What the hell is your problem?

Cop: Do not swear at me sir.

Man: "Hell" hasn't been a swear word since the 40's.

Cop: You are addressing an officer of the law.

Man: So what? I don't want to get off on a whole "you work for me" trip, but answer me one question. Will you answer me one question?

Cop: Sir...

Man: One question is all I ask.

Cop: [After a pause] Fine.

Man: Is there a law against putting your feet up on a public bench?

Cop: There is a law against sleeping in a public park.

Man: Then we have no problem, because I'm not tired.

[The man makes himself comfortable. After a moment he reaches into his bag and pulls out a newspaper. Unfolding it, he pulls it over himself like a blanket.]

Cop: [imploringly] Sir.

Man: I'm wide awake.

Cop: Take that off.

Man: Where's the law?

Cop: As soon as I leave, you're going to fall asleep.

Man: No, I don't think so.

Cop: Come on. [As she would to a friend] Get lost.

Man: Did you just say "get lost?" A cop- oh, I'm sorry, an officer just said "get lost?" [he laughs] That's- that's "rich," that's what that is.

Cop: What's so funny?

Man: I don't know. You look tired.

Cop: Well, I can't sit down, can I?

Man: I'll move my feet if you want to.

Cop: No thanks.

Man: Who's going to know?

Cop: You are.

Man: Yeah, I've got the telling look to me, don't I? Why I'd probably run right over to your station and tell the staff sergeant that you were napping on the job! Just sit down, will you?

Cop: I'd prefer to stand.

[Pause]

Man: Liar.

[Pause]

Man: Can I see your gun?

Cop: Sir, do not ask me that again.

Man: Ok. Sorry. Can I get arrested for that?

Cop: It implies a direct threat, sir.

Man: Even though I'm all the way over here? And you're all the way over there?

Cop: Sir, this is your final warning.

[The man makes a gesture of zipping his lips shut. Pause]

Man: You're nice. [No response] I was happy when they stopped using the 'Safe & Secure' guards. Those guys look like gorillas. The guys who didn't make the real police because they weren't quite smart enough. Couldn't figure out how the pepperspray was supposed to work or something. [imitating] "Sir, I have to inform you that I have the authority to call the police, and there is a payphone RIGHT OVER THERE, SIR!"

[Cop stifles a laugh. She pretends to cough.]

Man: Does anyone listen to those guys?

Cop: [She considers] Generally no.

Man: Exactly! Cut out the middle man! Power to the police!

Cop: I suppose you think you're being ironic, sir?

Man: I wouldn't presume. Do you really want me to take my feet off the bench?

Cop: I would greatly appreciate that, sir.

[Pause]

Man: Alright.

[He puts his feet on the ground.]

***The End***

The deed is done.

Well, after about 3 weeks of hemming and hawing over the state of a certain purchase I went ahead and took the plunge. In 8 - 12 business days I will be the happy (albiet broke - money can't buy happiness!) owner of a white 30GB video iPod with "'Thrift, thrift, Horatio' - Hamlet I, ii, 180" inscribed on the back. Some things which tipped the scales:

-Jenny's reminder that if we go on a road-trip, no more bulky CD's!
-Jay telling me that at this point in my life I should be my own charity
-Liz's story about how if she donated money to charity they'd just give it back to her.
-Natalie telling me to stop being such a pussy and spend her hard earned $5. (Thanks again!)
-Being pretty sure that I can make it through the holiday season without starving to death or cheapskating a bunch of people (barring a major disaster, of course).

Sooooo... cool! I'm getting a little closer to being "hip" and "with it." Maybe if I get a cell phone.... No. That probably won't happen. Just call me at home.

The waiting is the hardest part.

Dear Jerks at Bestbuy.ca:

Send me my free CD already! It look's like this:



It cost this much:



And it's this many days late:



CRIMINY! WHAT'S THE HOLD UP?

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p.s. I saw Harry Potter 4 today. I miss Richard Harris.

Not Madonna

This is the least looking like Madonna picture I've ever seen. Isn't she supposed to be 70 or something? She looks like Keira Knightley in this picture!



VS.



"Holy crap! I didn't know I was on the cover of Rolling Stone!"


No, I DO NOT have work to do. Shut up!

The Andrew Family Smile Time Variety Hour!

LIST!

Good things about life right now:

-The movie "Hoodwinked" that's coming out. It looks funny!


"They call me Red because of this red hood I wear."
"What about when you're not wearing it?"
"I usually wear it."

-Not having to be at work at 10, like I thought! I went out and farted around and did some things! Being productive rules!

-"Crimes of the Heart" which opens tonight and everyone should go see!

-Sam! Hi Sam! I too have been voyeuristic to your site. Nice to make your acquaintance! You've just made it into the links section!

-I took part in a real seance last night! (Well, real in the sense that there was in fact a seance going on.) As I thought it would be, there were a lot of eiree things that could have been significant and could have been completely coincidental. There's some people filming a documentary about haunted places in the 'bury, so I might be in a Cinefest film sometime next year.... if the price is right. Did you know that photographed spirits or "orbs" look surprisingly like dust balls? Hmmmm... curiouser and curiouser.

-There's in fact no reason to be at work today! The gallery's not open to the public and all the staff has gone out to an event called "Soup's ON!" where I guess they get to eat soup. Well nuts to them! I get to stay here and breathe paint fumes!

-This book:



-It's snowing out! Slow, peaceful flakes that look pretty!

And now, two impressions:

The first: Me on Thursday when I should have been in class:



The second: Natalie after a Chekhov seminar:

Bosom!

Day-making moment:

Erica "Sweet As Can Be" Robinson saying the word "bosom" on stage and not making it sound ridiculous! In fact, celebrating the ridiculousness of the word!

How I hate that word!

How I love Erica!

That's all. Thanks for splashing some colour on a grey day, Ms. Robinson!

Denying that I have more important things to do

The video for the White Stripes new single "The Denial Twist" has been released and you can see it here. It has Conan O'Brien! It's directed by Michel Gondry! It's got Giant Jack and Midget Meg! What more do you want?!? Meg even has a line in it! GO! GO GO GO!!!!

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If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
C'mon, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist

If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers and
Make sure to never do it with a singer
Cause he'll tell everyone in the world
But he was thinking about the girl
Yeah, what he's thinking about the girl, oh

A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing "boy, I think I had enough"
Just because she makes you feel wrong
She don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole
Just by playing a different role
Yeah, by playing a different role, oh

The boat yeah you know she's rockin' it
And the truth well you know there's no stoppin' it
The boat yeah you know she's still rockin' it
The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it

So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold
So now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's getting in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
You need to spit it out, in a telephone booth
While you call everyone that you know, and ask 'em
Where do you think she goes
Oh yeah, where d'you suppose she goes, oh

The truth well you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat well you know she's still rockin' it
The boat yeah you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth yeah you know there's no stoppin' it

You recognize with your back to the fact
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin on the Cardinal Law
'bout the proper place to hang her coat

So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten but
You should know that the doctors weren't kidding
She's been singing it all along
But you were hearin' a different song
Yeah you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song

The Hours

I saw this movie a day or so ago (time is so hard to judge these days) so therefore I must gush about it! I'm still so drained from watching it. The one thing I'm a little sketchy about is how they kept saying that it as a film which celebrates life. I suppose it does, but not in an uplifting way at all. This ain't Life is Beautiful. This is more along the lines of "Take charge of your own life and happiness, even if it means putting an end to both." (<--That's a Andrew original.)

So what prompted watching this film of films? A crappy day and a course which studies Virginia Woolf. So in my darkened living room I emersed myself in the sheer talents of three of the finest actresses of our generation. The only problem is that now I have to read the book (which I have wanted to do for about 2 years now) as well as Mrs. Dalloway. The issue is that I have no time to do either. Such is life.

Whatever the case, I give this film nine thumbs up (Up where? You decide!). See it, but be warned; a film about the nature of depression can be depressing.

"[Andrew] decided [he] would buy the flowers [him]self, [but thought better of it and instead put a stone in his pocket.]"

Thanks

Join in the Prayer Circle

Dear friends, I have just found out today that a person we all know very well will soon be going through a very harsh and trying period. No one should have to face this alone, so in an act of solidarity, let's all band together and put our support behind Angelo who, next week, will be having dinner with Shannon Hengen, Tom Gerry, and Susan Glover.

I suspect they are going to try to eat him.

So in addition to snipers placed in the nearby trees with clear lines of sight on all hostile targets, and several operatives concealed within the heating ducts and household plants, I'd like to organize a candlelight vigil outside the house so that they know for certain that someone is watching.

We're with you Angelo. You don't have to face this alone. If no one else, I'll be out there with this guy:


He's got the right idea.

When you don't know what to do, do something pointless

10 Favorites...
Favorite Color: Green is currently tied with blue
Favorite Food: Shepherd's Pie
Favorite Band: White Stripes
Favorite Movie: Muppet Treasure Island
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports.
Favorite Season: Late Summer
Favorite Day Of the Week: Thursday after 4:30pm
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cookie Dough
(There are only 8 "tens"...?)

9 Currents...
Current Mood: Frustrated with Humanity
Current Taste: Mint
Current Clothes: Jeans, "Texas" t-shirt, Blue Man Group sweatshirt, black socks.
Current Computer: IBM Think Station in the library
Current Finger/Toenail Color: 1/20 are coloured in black from when I was bored
Current Time: 12:47pm
Current Surroundings: Right outside the Writing assistance program office.
Current Annoyance(s): People, my life.
Current Thought: I don't know what I'm going to do.

8 Firsts...
First Best Friend: Timmy! (Not Timmay)
First Screen Name: Who remembers this junk?
First Pet: Pupper the Beagle
First Piercing: N/A
First Crush: Jody in the first grade.
First Music: Barenaked Ladies
First time you flew in a plane: Going to Disneyland when I was 6.

7 Lasts
Last Cigarette: N/A
Last Drink: Water.
Last Car ride: The ride to school
Last Text Message: I don't get these.
Last Movie Seen: 1/2 of Caberet
Last Phone call: To Dooly's
Last CD Played: U2 - The Joshua Tree

6 Have You Ever....
Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Friends: No. Came close, but no.
Have You Ever Broken the Law: Yep.
Have You Ever Been Arrested: No.
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: Yes.
Have You Ever Been on TV: I was one of those idiots who they use as sound bytes before the commecial on the news admitting that I didn't know people could be allergic to cologne.
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: I think I've gotten everyone's name.

5 Things....
You Did Last Night:
1. Yelled numbers at people
2. Slept
3. Recieved various death threats
4. Pet my dog.
5. Fretted.

4 Places You've Been Last...
1. C-101
2. Brenda Wallace Reading Room (more like the "Don't read the sign which says 'QUIET!' room")
3. Various occupied computer labs
4. Bed

3 People You Can Tell Anything...
1. Jenny
2. Stephie
3. (lately) Krystal

2 current loves...
1. Virginia Woolf
2. Tilda Swinton

1 last song played...
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie

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There's still an hour and a half until my next distraction. This didn't take up enough time. Now I'm stuck with myself, and that's bad news.

Sn-x-x-x-x

Q's have been A'd, and 2 hours to go

And thus I present to you...........(drumroll)........ a quiz I swiped from Angelo.

1. Sleep with or without clothes on?
With.

2. Prefer black or blue pens?
Black.

3. Dress up on Halloween?:
Not this year..... boo-hoo

4. Like to travel?
I like to, but don't have much opportunity.

5. Like someone?
Yeah... a little bit....

6. Do they know?
I should hope so! I tell them enough!

7. Who sleeps with you every night?
Jenny, M'Bear, and Stephie sleeps over sometimes.

8. Think you're attractive?
This question seems so derogatory. I expect it to go "psshhhht" no matter what I answer.

9. Want to get married?
I suppose it'd be nice to share my life with someone.

10. To?
A certain special someone.....

11. Are you a good student?
I have good intentions.

12. Are you currently happy?
Yeah, I'm pretty good.

13. Have you ever cheated?
Once, very epicly unsuccessfully.

14. Birthplace?
Peterborough!

15. Christmas or Halloween?
Christmas.

16. Colored or black-and-white photo?
Coloured.

17. Do long distance relationships work?
It's a lot harder, and I mean A LOT, but they can work. It depends on the people.

18. Do you believe in astrology?
I believe that it exists. That it has any effect on my life is another story completely.

20. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Not love. Love is a deep emotional connection that simply can't be gained from across a crowded room. Love at first meeting is different.

21. Do you consider yourself the life of the party?
Yikes. There have been times. But there have been other times as well...

23. Do you make fun of people?
Yes. Not constantly or unneccessarily, but yes.

24. Do you think dreams eventually come true?
"Eventually" implies that if you just wait around they'll come true. You gotta want it!

25. Favorite fictional character?
God.

26. Go to the movies or rent?
I enjoy a night out at the theat-ah.

27. Have you ever moved?
No. I am immobile. (sweeps the fact that he was born in Peterborough and now lives in Sudbury quietly under the rug)

28. Have you ever stolen anything?
Yes. Almost got caught too! That put a stop to that!

29. How's the weather right now?
Chillsome.

30. Hug or kiss?
Depends on what you're looking for. Hugs are one of the nicest things you can give to a person, but a kiss is not always appropriate. Especially not from your seven foot tall aunt who wears too much lipstick.

31. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Stephie

32. Last time you showered?
Yesterday morning.

33. Loud or soft music?
Depends.

34. McDonalds or Burger King?
I'm trying to quit.

35. Night or day?
For what? More things are open during the day. I'll say "evening"

36. Number of Pillows?
Many many many.

37. Piano or guitar?
Piano with a guitar.

38. Future job?
World famous author

39. Current job?
Gallery Attendant/Bingo Caller.

40. Current love?
I think they know... (blush)

41. Current longing?
huh?

42. Current disappointment?
The car's predisposition to need expensive fixing when I have the money saved up to buy an iPod.

43. Current annoyance?
I don't even want to say her name.

44. Last thing you ate?
"Sharp Cheddar" Kraft Dinner. Was actually kind of dull.

45. Last thing you bought?
Bus Fare.

46. Most recent thing you are looking forward to?
I don't have bright light at the end of my tunnel. I should get one. Just surviving day to day is good enough.

47. What are you hearing right now?
"Slow Hands" - Interpol, keys clacking.

48. Plans for this weekend?
Work, homework, possibly a little social time.

49. What did you do today?
Went to school, fell asleep, went to class, took part in discussions, marvelled at the guy who thinks that sex is equivelent to love, came home, was disappointed that a package I was hoping for didn't arrive in the mail, made/ate kraft dinner, came to work.

50. Pick a lyric, any lyric.

We're not going to the town,
We're going to the city.

Homework tomorrow, Answers tonight!

I waited 2 whole days. I think that's all the waiting I could stand. Here you go:

Natty-Pantaloons asked the following:

What is the worst movie you have ever seen?

It's a tie between "Solaris" with George Clooney, and "The Pledge" with Jack Nicholson. Both movies contained a completely random mental breakdown by a character who should have known better. In fact, it was written into their characters that they knew better than to succumb to the pressures of their environments. At five seperate times during "The Pledge" I said hopefully "The end? (pause) Damn it!" The reason I kept saying that is because the story wrapped itself up five seperate times. And Solaris is the first time I considered walking out of a movie. Had I not been part of a birthday party I would have.

How do you feel about going the movies or out to eat by yourself?

I have no problem with it. I was a little self-conscious at first, but I grew to like it. I've only been to one movie by myself, but it was quite enjoyable. I think I'll do it again.

How high is your confidence? Does it bother you when someone laughs at you or criticizes you or does it just bounce right off ya?

I suppose it all depends on who's doing the criticizing. There are some people who are unfortunately skilled in the art of making someone feel small, and when they focus their attentions on you it certainly does hurt. And when someone you look up to takes a jab at ou, that ain't too fun eiher. I guess I've been lucky in that I'm usually able to laugh at myself before anyone else gets the opportunity. If it's a real criticism and not just "huh huh, that guy tripped, huh huh" then I try to use it, rather than let it bother me.

Do you have any nasty habits?

No. I am a paragon of virtue.

Everyone has nasty habits! Not everyone broadcasts them on the internet though, and so I say good day! Ask me in person some day when I have a drink in my hand and you might get an answer.

Would you rather lead a happy and exciting personal life and be unsatisfied with your career or have a fantastic job that you enjoy but have a miserable personal life?

Well, seeing as both choices leave me unhappy for at least half the day, can i choose neither? I guess it would be easier to rationalize having an unsatisfying career than a miserable personal life. An unsatisfying career would at least pay the bills.

Liz said:

I still want to know what your all-time favourite song is.

Sorry, that's not a question. More of a statement. Plus I don't know. There hasn't been a song that has stuck with me for "all-time." Apologies, etc.

Angelo asked:

When you blog, who do you perceive as being your audience?

It used to be just me. I went into this assuming that I would be the only one who ever read it, but lately I seem to be more viewer oriented. Perhaps this is why I've lost a little bit of the spark. I should stop viewing this as one long slow Messanger conversation and get back to having fun for fun's sake.

Resta said:

Some nice things! Thanks Resta, whoever you are!

Michael asked:

Is your weiner bigger than mine?

Before I answer this, I thought this would be as good a time as any to generally comment on the good ol' Inter Net. The last two comments on the "questions" post seem to sum up what the Inter Net is aaaaaallllll about. Occasional connections between people in ways that would not have been possible before; Moments of insight, creativity and understanding followed up immediately by stark sexuality. I'm not complaining. I just think it's funny. You know the movie "Closer"? Julia Robert's character put it best when she said "The Internet. Humanity's first global communication system. A chance for new forms of peace and democracy. The guiding light of the future world. And what do we get? Two guys wanking in cyberspace." And Clive Owen says "He was the wanker."

So to answer your question, Yes, like everyone else on the internet, my dick is enormous and yours is teeny-tiny. Besides, it's spelled "wiener", LOSER!!!

Then Liz asked another question:

If you knew that tomorrow was your last day on earth, what would you do with your final 24 hours?

Probably grieve and feel sorry for myself, then resolve to do everything I've ever wanted but realize that would mean giving poor last memories of myself to some people, and since I'd want to be remembered fondly, I'd plan my funeral and make a mix CD for everyone who was coming. Then I'd spend the rest of my time among the company of those I care most about. I'd also probably cry a lot.

Satisfied? No? Then keep asking, and I'll keep answering.

Answers Soon!

I've waited a few days, and I think that's enough. Tonight between 6 and 9, while I'm sitting doing a fat load of nothing at the Gallery, Answers to questions below will be posted!

Last call for questions! After this, I might never answer another question again in my life.

p.s. Does THIS answer your first non-question, Natty-pants?

Grey, and I don't mean Jean

Welcome to www.NothingToSayBecauseIHaven'tDoneAnythingWorthwhileInForDamnEver.com!

I'm in some sort of creative rut. My life at present consists of the following:

-Work
-Work
-School
-Homework
-Sleep

And if I have 5 minutes I talk to my friends. If I have 5 minutes, which I generally don't. I'm not sure what to do though, because I don't have the option of changing my schedule around. I don't want to neglect my friends, but here I am, King of Neglectoville along the sandy banks of the Jerk River. So..... Sorry, I guess.

Plus I'm finding myself a little less enthusiastic about splashing any random thing I think about onto the internet. I've lost a bit of the joy. I'm not sure where it went, but maybe I can find it again. Maybe it's in the pocket of some pants that went through the wash, and now it's all wadded up and I'll have to separate it again.

Meh. For now I'll do the thing where you can ASK ME A QUESTION! ANY QUESTION AT ALL! (It can even be about, dare I say, girth!)

7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 2

Thor's Day

I was asleep for an hour and 20 minutes today in the reading room and had a dream that I met Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz or Muppeteering fame. Except I couldn't make out what they looked like because the sun was shining in my eyes and I couldn't keep them open. When I woke up I thought that I could go back to sleep and sleep for at least another half-hour, but I should probably get up and read a bit. I was well rewarded when Kirsten came into the room and I told her about my dream. After a few minutes she said she was going to get some food, and if I wanted she would smuggle some back for me in her bra. Thus the phrase "boob food" entered into my vocabulary. Kirsten's so awesome.

Tonight's Luke's birthday! In fact, the whole day has been! Woot! Good for him! I'll see him tonight at the Buddha! My plan to buy a crappy $2 movie and write "Criterion Collection" on it kind of fell through because I couldn't get to the mall. Maybe tomorrow! Luke erase your memory of this so you'll be surprised!

A crappy reason to spend $13.99

Is this the greatest album cover of our time?



I had never heard any songs from the album, and only one from the previous release, but the cover jumped out and grabbed me. It's the first time that's ever happened. If I find this album on vinyl I might get it. I don't think I'll be able to control myself.