hello big, mean, hostile starship hovering overhead in an obvious attack posture

Another thing I don't like about this Brin guy

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:54:55 GMT

His Matrix article sounds exactly the fucking same as his Star Wars article and his Lord of the Rings article and his rather self-congratulatory the-movie-bombed-but-none-of-that-was-my-fault-read-my-book anyway article. He *can't talk about anything else*. It's *all* democracy and the Enlightenment and deconstructing the Campbellian Monomyth and bla bla bla. This even creeps into his stories. At last count of the stuff of his I've read, approximately 3/5 of everything has to be about why democratic egalitarianism is better than hero-worship. I'm not reading into it -- the story will have a long part where the characters actually *say this* explicitly and make a big goddamn deal out of it.

*sigh* Also he uses lots of exclamation points and really short sentences and is incapable of saying anything about movies other than "They're progressive" or "They're reactionary" and whether he liked the special effects.

*double sigh* In short he's everything I'm trying not to turn into. Part of my angry insistence on trying to avoid being politically pegged as anything, and talking about a whole bunch of random shit, and continually undermining my own attempts to be taken seriously, is to avoid having a website like David Brin's.

um...

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 22:51:24 GMT

... what's there to say, really?

I've more or less abandoned the idea of keeping up a regular online journal, and when I do have brief sporadic moments when I feel like I need to write something, I usually write it up on my Xanga--yes, I have joined the Xanga craze along with every other Asian in existence.

There's been a violent upheaval among my group of friends, and although I didn't particularly enjoy it, I can't say that I wish it never happened either--although now the scope of people whom I feel I can trust closely has shrank, I'm a lot closer to them, and I feel that I've grown and matured and I really have a feel for people now... not as if I don't remember the times when we were all together like a jeesh and wish, just a little, that things were like old times, but hey, we've moved on.

Flinchum and I have been organizing unoffical Cross Country practices--more like get-togethers than anything, as if anyone really runs all that much--and last Thursday I threw up for the first time after running. I ate too much previously and had tried to keep up with Flinchum (instead of slowing down to a jog when I *should've,* but eh), but... I lasted two years without vomiting, yay. ^_^

I've started looking at colleges and making note of those which are interesting to me. I know I want to do something with languages, and most likely dabble with music and science as well, so I've been looking for colleges which have decent programs in all three of those (there aren't that many). I'm still definitely applying for Swarthmore, although I'm not sure if I want make that my Early Decision or do Princeton instead, but Mom's decided that I can go and visit Arthur at Swarthmore some time in the fall. :D Believe it or not, I'm actually excited, as now I can finally meet the people at SWIL of whom Arthur talks about and/or probably talk about me and get a good look at Swarthmore (as last time I was there, I didn't really go walk around that much...). It'll be fun, although I'm betting that Arthur'll probably make me clean out his fridge, and I might have to clean out his room if I have any inclination to sleep there at all.

We got mailed our schedules and transcripts &c. last Thursday... I'm so excited about next year--well, more excited than I was last summer, anyway--I have band first period, in which I shall be SECTION LEADER, finally, and then Bible class with Westrup--he's supposed to be a good teacher, and I've heard good things about the junior Bible class. After that, I have both of my AP classes (AP US History and AP English Language) and then all three of my Honors classes (Honors Chemistry, Honors Advanced Math/Pre-Calc, and Honors Spanish 3). Whoo! It'll be tough, especially with clubs and two sports, but if Flinchum can do it, so can I. (There could be flaws in this argument pertaining to things such as, say, running five minute miles regularly and without dying, but otherwise I think I'm good.)

I'm also a little excited because Oliver's coming back tomorrow from Arizona :D I haven't seen him for a month!! Well, I mean, he was only in Arizona for a week, but before that he was in DC for two weeks and then he was at a church retreat for a few days and before *that* he was packing 'cause he's moving out of his house soon... so I haven't seen him for a while, but he'll be home SOON. ^_____^

So... there's not that much to say, really. I've grown a lot in the past few months, but I know that I've yet a long way to go until I'm ready to face the future--which is fast approaching. I mean, I turned sixteen just two weeks ago and this coming fall I'll be a junior, starting the second half of my high school career... the end is in sight, but I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Hold on to 16 as long as you can
Changes come around real soon, make us women and men.

Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of living is gone
Oh yeah, they say life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone...

facepalms

Mon, 24 May 2004 04:50:46 GMT

Okay, just as a way of explanation, "my" latest post was just my older brother arctangent accidentally posting here again.

As you can probably tell by now, I've more or less abandoned Livejournal... too many old memories, too many "friends"-no-longer-friends, and the format's become so over-familiar now. o_o but yeah.

But I think I'm a happier person now... which is always a good thing. :)

On the evolution of Garfield

Sun, 23 May 2004 00:41:24 GMT

See q10's latest update if you want to know what started this.

Garfield is a classic example of a character slowly selling out. There used to be real poignancy when they cut through Garfield's nasty, grasping exterior into his heart of gold, but then his heart of gold began to shine through constantly, and then became just a generic cartoony nice-guy heart of gold. It was the TV specials that really did this -- they had higher standards for character morality on TV cartoons then than they did for newspaper comic strip characters, and I guess Jim Davis couldn't resist the money. Every new set of strips he turned into a cartoon made Garfield nicer and fuzzier, especially since he kept getting asked to do them for holidays and he couldn't bear to bring out Garfield's bad side for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

It's a shame, because the older Garfield & Friends cartoons really do capture Garfield's character: an amoral, venal bastard who's only lovable because he so clearsightedly separates himself from the codependent, insipid nonsense that surrounds his world (Jon the bumbler, Odie the mindless sycophant, Nermal the effeminate love addict). But the warmheartedness of the holiday specials, which were the only time a lot of people saw Garfield, and the simple *dilution* of the merchandising (the Garfield caps and T-shirts and window ornaments things didn't really send any message, but that was the problem -- their *lack of a message* meant that Garfield's only relevant feature was his cuteness and cuddliness, which got emphasized) crept in and infected Garfield himself with the insipidity of the world he lived in. Garfield switched around from a powerful antihero and, indeed, villain, causer of problems and consternation to his hapless Everyman owner and would-be protagonist, Jon, to himself being a hapless hero of his own story. Part of Garfield's original genius was making Jon the quintessential decent guy who suffers trials and tribulations, but making us *mock* him and sympathize with the unemotional, detached and suprahuman, in a way divine Garfield who brings these trials on his head (and the comparison between Jon's slavish devotion to Garfield and the treatment of sacred animals, as principles of unharnessed and undefiled Nature, in ancient religion, is not lost in many of the earlier strips). The later TV specials and later long cartoon stories put Garfield in the unfamiliar situation of himself being a weak, decent fellow battling against an uncaring world, a theme that Jim Davis seems to warm to, leading to his putting Garfield and Jon on the *same* side and making them both "good guys" fighting a cruel world. A comforting story, but one we've heard all too often before, and thus startlingly uncompelling next to our guilty fantasies of being the cold and untouchable god, the old Garfield.

If you even look at the evolution of the way the character is drawn, he's actually become more cartoonish, more cutesy, and a lot younger and sprightlier-looking over time, the same characteristics that used to make him hate Nermal back when that character was around. Yet another example of a pure, nasty, *free and powerful* Nietzchean First Man (or, in this cast, First Cat) springing pure from a real-life animal inspiration through the young mind of a young, screw-'em-all cartoonist, devolving through the forces of mass-market commercialism into a bourgeois, nonthreatening, cuddly Last Cat. Jim Davis earned our love as the mouthpiece of the First Cat, the corpulent, all-devouring monster, the Shivan destroyer whom we outwardly loathe and inwardly wish to be. But he, weak as we are, ends up backing down and unable to write such stories; he attempts to replace them with Last Cat stories of a domesticated, tamed Garfield, taught compassion, mercy, loyalty and all the other virtues of civilization, but cannot keep up the pretense.

Notably, in these times, the nadir of Garfield, he's abandoned the attempt to take Garfield through heroic sagas to save the world and bring happiness to Jon. Perhaps consumed with self-loathing over the watered-down nature of Garfield, the gags in each strip focus on the humiliation of Jon and physical hijinks that harm Garfield. Unable to truly create a character who revels in pure egoism anymore, Davis can only ape it with mindless destruction that harms everyone, with no First Cat to be the divine arbitrator of it. Maybe by handing over control of his creation completely to others to create this movie he thinks he can get the old magic back, when the evolution of First to Last Cat meant something to the viewer, when it validated their hope that there was redeemability in the brute of their own id. But such sugary lies lose their flavor over time, and it is doubtful that this new movie can teach the old cat any new tricks.

(The monster that this comment evolved into owes a great deal in spirit to the critical analysis of the _Lethal Weapon_ series published in this semester's Spike, by John C. Williams. Read it if you haven't.)

today today

Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:28:21 GMT

Today was really great.

I got out of bed really late because my alarm clock has broken and I cannot afford a new one at the moment.

I feel sad, because Sarah and Britney are complete bitches. They told everyone I have an STD, just because I slept with both of their boyfriends on Saturday night.

I'm so angry. Paul is grounded. AGAIN! And I'm not allowed to see him. EVER. It's just NOT FAIR. I hate my mom and I wish she was dead. This wouldn't happen if I was allowed to live with dad.

Last night I had to finish my term paper on the history of pre-communist Russian society. I focussed on the needs of women. I think it's ok, but if I don't pass this I'll lose my scholarship.

I want to tell the world that I'm gay.

I am updating this journal for the first time in ages, because I've been in prison.

Today, I got a digital camera! Yes! Here's some photos of my girlfriend in the nude (but don't tell her that I've posted them here - she'll kill me! Har har.)

I want to say thanks to simon and Abbey and Dave and the other Simon for helping me on Saturday. You guys are the best. By the way, if you happen to find my wallet, keys or underwear, could you SMS me? Adrian has my number.

I went to the doctor yesterday, and he said I have bipolar disorder, and should stop smoking drugs.

You should all do this quiz! It's amazingly accurate. You just put in your name and birthday, and it will tell you what your favourite sexual position is.

That's enough for now. But I'll leave you with my favourite Buffy fan-fiction piece I wrote last year when I was in hospital.

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memes

Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:10:12 GMT

In the middle of rushed-frenzied packing for the band and orchestra trip, I'm taking time to do a few memes... whee.

FIRSTS
First job: I've never technically had a job. I did wash dishes for 50 cents a while ago.
First screen name: Iristar9. I'm very happy I don't use it anymore; too clichéd and numbered screen names bother me now.
First funeral: I've been to a few memorials... the first one was for my seventh grade English teacher, Mrs. Rouwenhorst. I felt awkward because I didn't know her very well and stuff.
First pet: Quite a few fish, almost all of which died under my care. Bah. Kyoko the goldfish was my first; she committed suicide. :/
First piercing/tattoo: None, hopefully never. I despise needles.
First credit card: I don't have one and I'm not sure I'll ever really want/need one, except for maybe ordering things online. Mmm. Online stores. :D
First Kiss: Wednesday. GUESS. :)))
First one that mattered: :)))
First love: I'd like to add a triple-chinned smiley face to this one too, but I'm not sure. What could you really call love? Eh. Well, anyway, until I get a better definition of that word, I was obsessed with Jimmy for a bit less than three years.
First enemy: I'd like to think that I have none... there's no one whom I feel any blatant animosity towards, anyway. (At least, not yet... hmmm.)
First big trip: Probably returning to the East Coast in seventh grade. I guess it sort of hit me then how much people change in a few years.
First concert: Long Beach College Orchestra :D
First musician you remember hearing in your house: Mother :D :D She always plays Chopin on the piano (and the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky--or she tries, at least).

LASTS
Last car ride: Dad driving me home from track practice... yeah, exciting.
Last kiss: Wednesday night. :)))
Last library book checked out: Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego. I'm such a dork.
Last movie watched: Some segments of Tarzan on ABC a few nights ago. Last *real* movie I sat down with the intent of watching it all the way? Either Radio at Model UN or LotR: FotR (depending on your definition).
Last beverage drank: Nasty tasting water. Ewww, too many minerals.
Last food consumed: Some pear slices.
Last phone call: Calling Dad on Wednesday night to pick me up from Broadway Showcase.
Last time showered: About five hours ago, as soon as I got home from track practice.
Last CD played: Most likely the Juanes CD I got from my friend, Un Día Normal. (Wow, I listen/read too much Spanish stuff.)
Last annoyance: Mom and me arguing about what to pack for the Band and Orchestra trip.
Last soda drank: I'm not allowed to drink soda. Track team rules (stupid Coach Hogan, I'll kill him one day I will). But besides that, some 7-Up at Mom's friend's house on Sunday.
Last ice cream eaten: @_@ It seriously has been forever since I've eaten ice cream. I don't even remember anymore... the most recent one I can remember is at Sadie's house back in January.
Last time scolded: About five minutes ago, with Dad telling me to clean up the computer desk.
Last shirt worn: An old t-shirt of Arthur's which I wear as pajamas now. It's black with a yellow smiley face on the front. Words around the smiley face read "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Good advice.
Last website visited: Yahoo. I wanted to check the forecast up there in San Francisco.

If you call me...

Sharon, then you're ninety-nine percent of the world.
Little Chu, you're Mrs. Garcia feeling awkwardly sympathetic.
Arthur's Little Sister, you're probably from the graduating class of 2003 and above; a vanishing rarity these days.
Sharbear, you're either Norbert feeling brave, Arthur being Arthur, or Oliver being cute. Or Coach Becksvoort with a deathwish.
You Spineless Otter, you're Matt Vanderwall hating me for my flexibility/affinity for water. (You furry Dutch spider.)
Dawgette, Home Skilletette, Dudette, Big Booty Ho, or HAB, you're a hyperactive Kenny and/or Matt.
Chu (high-pitched), you're that percussionist who quit band but insists on greeting me with my name in falsetto.
Little Miss Active, you're Mrs. Fieldhouse high off of crack. Or something.
Susana, Susanna, Susan, you're someone who only knows me from a Spanish class and never bothered to learn my real name.
Sharon Chu, you're in sixth period Tamminga Biology 1, and are differentiating me from Sharon Choi.
Mulan, you're that annoying Spanish kid in third period who believes that Japan, China, Korea, and India are all the same thing and still wonders why I don't speak Japanese.
My Little Clarinetist, you're probably Jeremy Ruditis, the clarinet section leader.
Flippy, die. Immediately.
Norbert's Sister, you're one of those kids whom I slaughtered at Mario Kart 64 last year during Norbert's birthday party.
Shar-ren-ren, you're my mom trying to be funny.
Xiao Juan Juan, you're some sort of relative who probably lives in Taiwan and hasn't seen me in forever.
Iris, Drak, Drakaina, you're someone I met online/only knows me online. Wow, I don't see a lot of you these days.
My Asian, you're Kym in one of her more hyper and perverted moods. (But hey, you give out hugs. :)
Little One, you're probably Jason, although I'm not sure he'd still call me this anymore.
Tirral, Talath, you're someone I've met on random MUDs and MUCKs. Small world, ain't it?

um... yep!

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 06:53:20 GMT

So I've returned briefly for a quick quiz post.

If you want to know anything about my life... well. It's been going a lot better now :) :) :) I can hardly believe the 180 turn it's taken since the first week of February. And I'm so hopeful and optimistic; I still believe that this happiness can last.

Congratulations!! You are M.C. ESCHER.
Your drawings often depict images, which seem to be
feasible, but logically cannot exist.
You are happiest when you are exercising your mind.
You live your life very sensibly. Your friends
turn to you when they need advice from someone
who knows how to remove emotional prejudice
from a situation.

Which famous artist most reflects your personality?
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Medieval Weapon Do You Fight With? Take the quiz!

Hoeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

You're a Magical Girl!

You're sugar-hyped, caffeine-hyped, and permanently genki-er than a whole busload of Disney characters on crack. You eat too much, you're a total klutz, and somehow this makes you an ideal candidate for saving the world. If you're really unlucky, you get to get naked in an embarrassing transformation sequence in every single episode, with only a few sparkles and pastel blobs to cover your dignity.

Which generic anime character are you?

Eb major - you are warm and kind, always there for
your friends, who are in turn there for you.
You are content with your confortable life and
what you are currently achieving; if you keep
in this state you will go far.

what key signature are you?
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You're My Neighbor Totoro! One of Miyazaki's most
well-known works, you are young and innocent.
This work was created in an attempt to make an
anime in which there was no villain.

Which of Hayao Miyazaki's Movies are You?
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Blackberry

Which Watership Down Rabbit are You?
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You are purple. What a romantic person you are.
You're sentimental and forward-looking (those
are opposites.). You're a sophisticated and
refined--with a refind taste for chocolates and
wine (yum...). Tempermental and moody, you let
people know when you're angry. But other
times, you just sit and sulk. Alone. When
around people, you're a generous person, with
insatiable needs. You're a starving artist,
basically. You're enjoy getting into debates
over politics and religion with people of the
same intelligence of you. But you know they
can never convince you otherwise, you stubborn
person, you. As a unique person you are (not
to mention just a tad bit eccentric...), you're
well-liked by either a few people, or too many
people...

What color are you? (Amazingly detailed & accurate--with pics!)
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Don't listen to witches, it's just good advice.

What is Your Shakespearian Tragic Flaw?
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Guys just love...your cheery dispostion!

What Do Guys Love About You? (with pics :3)
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You're a Victorian-era corset. How refined.

What corset are you?
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sorry for the short post, but... time-restrictions.

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:52:45 GMT

The sound clarinet is the one of the most beautiful in the world. I love practicing it.

I am so screwed for Science Olympiad. I haven't studied at all, and it's in less than two weeks. @_@ Oh dear, I shall have to begin reading that Earth Science book... some day.

I watched Pirates of the Caribbean AGAIN yesterday. I can quote that entire movie by heart now! Wahoo! "Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate's life for me..."

Oliver = ninja. He freaked me out today by sitting down on the bench behind me without my noticing, and when I finally saw him I screamed, jumped, and fell into Allison. Darn people and their walking softly!

I want to play in the pit orchestra for Broadway Showcase again, but Track practice... *whines* And I'm afraid of what Coach Hogan might do if I skip practice for pit orchestra practice, especially since I'm skipping about half of the Saturday invitationals already for band. *sigh*

Speaking of band, the band and orchestra trip this year is to San Francisco. Wahoo! brammig and I are going to drop explosives from the hotel roof. :D I am so looking forward to it... well, maybe not the six-hour drive there and back part, but as for the others, yeah. :D :D :D

... yep. good night.

ahhh, to run!

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 03:07:53 GMT

Yep... a lot of post-worthy stuff has happened, although the huge majority of it will probably never be committed to Livejournal, but I thought that I'd post up this little thoughtful post for today.

I started Track practice today with a ton on my mind and a million little things skittering through my head, but you know what made me feel a lot better? Running an H around the school with Donna.

There's just something about distance running which automatically makes my mind relax. While I'm letting my legs settle down into their comfortable, well-known pace, I just... open my eyes. Open them to the clear electric blue of the endless sky above me, to the green grass stretched before me.

The campus was quiet today, much more quiet than a nearby park would be, and I feel safer when I'm running around school versus a park any day... but today it was beautiful. Nothing fancy, nothing better or worse than any other school I've ever seen... but today it was beautiful. You know, if you're quiet enough, you can hear the highway, and the rush of cars always makes me think of a busy river. The breeze was picking up, and the leaves whispered from their high points in the trees, and the moving air against my skin was welcome against the warm sun saturating me with its heat. The campus seemed a little odd without the usual throb of hundreds of student life, and something about it made me feel as if it was resting, waiting for humanity to come and fill the spaces on the grass, to gather under the wings of tree branches stretching out to the horizon.

All this while side-by-side with Donna, running in comfortable, contented, and secure silence.

It's small, random perfect moments like this which make me wonder how many I miss just because I'm too caught up with what's inside to notice the little things happening around me.

blah blah blah

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:00:33 GMT

So I've been feeling less than good lately, letting all my inner hatred and anger rise to the surface and bubble menacingly. At the moment I'm apathetic enough to write in Spanish, further reducing my possible readership level, but at the moment I don't really care. (And there's not really enough time to write that much anyway.)

Así esta semana fue de celos, odio, egoísmo y cólera. Me dejo sentir celosa de muchos, me dejo estar enojada casi siempre. Era (y todavía es) tan oscura como un callejón oscuro con gritos y lluvia.

A veces yo quería gritar "Te odio, te odio, Uds. me duelen y me matan con sus palabras, tan mucho que tengo ganas de morirme, quiero morirme, sólo nunca no me hablen, nunca en mi vida, te odio tan mucho."

Pero hay un ladito que todavía puedo estar feliz, y piensa, "Hay el sol, hay el arból, hay el aire. Estoy contenta." Él lo puedo pensar... mientras el otro lado se muere y se muere porque se ahoga en mentiras y la gente.

Comienzo de creerme que la gente no poder ser buena. La he perdido fe... y tengo miedo.

quiz post #2504345345

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:15:14 GMT

Because I haven't done one of these in a while, and skruffy's post inspired me (albeit MINE has an LJ-cut. I'm considerate, whee!). Also, twice the amount of quizzes I usually post, because my little text file is getting clogged up.

What [Cakes] are you?

Which deadly sin do you represent? (Angel Sanctuary Pics)
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Maki - "Truly Rare"
People of your personality type should visit:
www.life-blood.cjb.net

What would your Japanese name be? (female)
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A GAME-BOY. Youre like a tomboy without the love of
sports. Reality sucks, but as long as you have
your electronics you feel you can cope. Time
goes unnoticed when youre locked in your room
hooked up to your Nintendo, rocking to your
favourite collection of guitar-driven albums.
Your virtues: Intelligence, sense-of-humour,
individuality.
Your flaws: Inability to cope with real life,
action-freak spirit, reclusive nature.
EXTRA: Your personality type is the only one on
this quiz that would enjoy www.life-
blood.cjb.net. Check it out!

What kind of girl are you?
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Your soul is bound to the Fifth Totem, Homid:
The Monkey.

Homid appears as a viridian monkey. He embodies
intelligence, potential, understanding, and
skill. He is associated with the color
viridian, the season of spring, and the element
of fire. His downfall is pretentiousness.

You are most compatible with Owls and Tortoises.

Which Animal Spirit Totem Are You?
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What color are you? (Anime Pictures)
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Brrr! You're a WINTER STORM.
You get very quiet when you're angry.
Most people would call you heartless and cold,
but that's only because you don't tell them what's
really on your mind.

What DIRE WEATHER FORECAST do you turn into when you're angry?
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Which [Smallville] Characters are you?

Which [Movie Genres] are you?

YOU ARE ETHER!

Well, well... you are the mysterious Fifth Element!
The Fifth Element, Ether, is used or conjured
in many ancient religions or magics, but is not
something found on this plane. Those that have
been able to make the ascension to the Ether
are truly evolved people, possessed with
heightened senses of intelligence, perception,
and empathy that others simply don't have.
Everyday possessions aren't of much interest -
you are beyond that. You tend to gravitate to
open spaces, changing environments, and won't
saddle yourself with one style or decision.
Indeed, just one type of career isn't of
interest to you either, as your need to
constantly continue evolving and growing won't
allow you to settle down. Sadly, this need may
also impact your social life as well. You tend
to have few friends as not many people
understand you, and fewer relationships because
you simply outgrow them.

Don't be discouraged by this, though. You are truly
one of the unique, for very few people have
been able to achieve this type of
enlightenment. Be proud and use your knowledge
and experiences to teach and help others as
much as you can. Good luck and congratulations!

Now that you have an idea of your strengths and
weaknesses, why don't you put them to the test?
If you follow my lead I can take you to a game
world where you can explore different sides of
yourself and taste real power. Just follow my
lead, enter a name...
...and all
the world can be yours.

Which of the 5 Prime Elements are you?
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Which [5 Elements] are you?

congratulations. you are the kiss my ass happy
bunny. You don't care about anyone or anything.
You must be so proud

which happy bunny are you?
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You are Form 5, Dragon: The Weaver.

"And The Dragon seperated the virtuous from
the sinful. He tore his eyes from his sockets
and used them to peer into the souls of those
on trial to make a judgement. He knew that
with endless knowledge came endless
responsibility."

Some examples of the Dragon Form are Athena
(Greek), St. Peter (Christian), and Surya
(Indian).
The Dragon is associated with the concept of
intelligence, the number 5, and the element of
wood.
His sign is the crescent moon.

As a member of Form 5, you are an intelligent and
wise individual. You weigh options by looking
at how logical they are and you know that while
there may not always be a right or wrong
choice, there is always a logical one. People
may say you are too indecisive, but it's only
because you want to do what's right. Dragons
are the best friends to have because they're
willing to learn.

Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Your Color is... White.

White is the color of healing.
You have quick start cards, and the ablity to stay
alive while waiting for your heavier hitters.
You have many different ways of enhancing your
creatures, as well as thwarting your opponent.
You have many flying creatures on your side.

Your weakness?
You are unable to handle direct damage well, and a
lot of your creatures are weak.
Please visit
http://www.geocities.com/fallendewdrops/white.jpg
for a larger picture.

Which Magic: The Gathering Mana Color Are You?
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Which band instrument are you?
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Your soul is bound to the Yellow Rose: The
Gentle.

"I've travelled through the land of
surrender and seen it all. I throw my heart
out and keep my head up, and now I travel
through the land of peace."

The Yellow Rose is associated with friendship,
intuition, and fun. It is governed by the
goddess Hestia and its sign is The Intertwined
Rings, or True Friendship.

As a Yellow Rose, you always look out for your
friends. You would much rather have strong
ties with friends than a single tie with a
lover and your devotion to your friends is
clear. You may have great intuition and be
able to read emotions clearly, but sometimes
you can seem distant yourself.

What Rose Is Your Soul Bound To?
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Because I haven't done one of these in a while, and <lj user="skruffy">'s post inspired me (albeit MINE has an LJ-cut. I'm considerate, whee!). Also, twice the amount of quizzes I usually post, because my little text file is getting clogged up.

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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/E/EerieFreek/1061510863_cturesmaki.JPG" border="0" alt="Maki"> Maki - "Truly Rare"
People of your personality type should visit:
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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/E/EerieFreek/1061477685_opGAME-BOY.JPG" border="0" alt="GAME BOY - Born to Play"> A GAME-BOY. Youre like a tomboy without the love of sports. Reality sucks, but as long as you have your electronics you feel you can cope. Time goes unnoticed when youre locked in your room hooked up to your Nintendo, rocking to your favourite collection of guitar-driven albums.
Your virtues: Intelligence, sense-of-humour, individuality.
Your flaws: Inability to cope with real life, action-freak spirit, reclusive nature.
EXTRA: Your personality type is the only one on this quiz that would enjoy www.life- blood.cjb.net. Check it out! <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/EerieFreek/quizzes/What%20kind%20of%20girl%20are%20you%3F/"> What kind of girl are you?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/D/donarepa/1065337825_temsmonkey.JPG" border="0" alt="monkey"> Your soul is bound to the Fifth Totem, Homid: <big>The Monkey</big>.

Homid appears as a viridian monkey. He embodies intelligence, potential, understanding, and skill. He is associated with the color viridian, the season of spring, and the element of fire. His downfall is pretentiousness.

You are most compatible with Owls and Tortoises. <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/donarepa/quizzes/Which%20Animal%20Spirit%20Totem%20Are%20You%3F/"> Which Animal Spirit Totem Are You?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/G/gslickfan/1045159256_interstorm.jpg" border="0" alt="Winter Storm"> Brrr! You're a WINTER STORM.
You get very quiet when you're angry.
Most people would call you heartless and cold,
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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/T/Tatiyana/1065842048_tether-sm2.jpg" border="0" alt="You are ETHER"> YOU ARE ETHER! Well, well... you are the mysterious Fifth Element! The Fifth Element, Ether, is used or conjured in many ancient religions or magics, but is not something found on this plane. Those that have been able to make the ascension to the Ether are truly evolved people, possessed with heightened senses of intelligence, perception, and empathy that others simply don't have. Everyday possessions aren't of much interest - you are beyond that. You tend to gravitate to open spaces, changing environments, and won't saddle yourself with one style or decision. Indeed, just one type of career isn't of interest to you either, as your need to constantly continue evolving and growing won't allow you to settle down. Sadly, this need may also impact your social life as well. You tend to have few friends as not many people understand you, and fewer relationships because you simply outgrow them. 
Don't be discouraged by this, though. You are truly one of the unique, for very few people have been able to achieve this type of enlightenment. Be proud and use your knowledge and experiences to teach and help others as much as you can. Good luck and congratulations! Now that you have an idea of your strengths and weaknesses, why don't you put them to the test? If you follow my lead I can take you to a game world where you can explore different sides of yourself and taste real power. Just follow my lead, enter a name... <a href=http://dirtyrockstar.com/bitten>...and all the world can be yours.</a> <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/Tatiyana/quizzes/Which%20of%20the%205%20Prime%20Elements%20are%20you%3F/"> Which of the 5 Prime Elements are you?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

<center><a href=http://always.dream-on.net target="_blank"><img src=http://www.photobucket.com/albums/0903/hlmilk/element/wood.gif border=0></a> Which [5 Elements] are you?</center>

<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/Y/yourgoodfriend/1041831264_skissmyass.gif" border="0" alt="kiss my ass2"> congratulations. you are the kiss my ass happy bunny. You don't care about anyone or anything. You must be so proud <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/yourgoodfriend/quizzes/which%20happy%20bunny%20are%20you%3F/"> which happy bunny are you?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/D/donarepa/1065683691_dragonquiz.GIF" border="0" alt="dra"> You are Form 5, Dragon: The Weaver.

"And The Dragon seperated the virtuous from the sinful. He tore his eyes from his sockets and used them to peer into the souls of those on trial to make a judgement. He knew that with endless knowledge came endless responsibility."

Some examples of the Dragon Form are Athena (Greek), St. Peter (Christian), and Surya (Indian).
The Dragon is associated with the concept of intelligence, the number 5, and the element of wood.
His sign is the crescent moon.

As a member of Form 5, you are an intelligent and wise individual. You weigh options by looking at how logical they are and you know that while there may not always be a right or wrong choice, there is always a logical one. People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right. Dragons are the best friends to have because they're willing to learn.
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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/L/lurichan/1066857726_agicswhite.jpg" border="0" alt="White"> Your Color is... White.

White is the color of healing.
You have quick start cards, and the ablity to stay alive while waiting for your heavier hitters.
You have many different ways of enhancing your creatures, as well as thwarting your opponent.
You have many flying creatures on your side.

Your weakness?
You are unable to handle direct damage well, and a lot of your creatures are weak.
Please visit http://www.geocities.com/fallendewdrops/white.jpg for a larger picture.
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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/D/donarepa/1066803228_yellowquiz.JPG" border="0" alt="yellow"> Your soul is bound to the Yellow Rose: The Gentle.

"I've travelled through the land of surrender and seen it all. I throw my heart out and keep my head up, and now I travel through the land of peace."

The Yellow Rose is associated with friendship, intuition, and fun. It is governed by the goddess Hestia and its sign is The Intertwined Rings, or True Friendship.

As a Yellow Rose, you always look out for your friends. You would much rather have strong ties with friends than a single tie with a lover and your devotion to your friends is clear. You may have great intuition and be able to read emotions clearly, but sometimes you can seem distant yourself. <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/donarepa/quizzes/What%20Rose%20Is%20Your%20Soul%20Bound%20To%3F/"> What Rose Is Your Soul Bound To?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

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<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/F/feanne/1040132752_tsmartenvy.jpg" border="0" alt="envy"> Envy -- You always compare yourself to others, complaining why THEY get all the good stuff in life. And you get crap. You suffer from low self-esteem. Admit it. <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/feanne/quizzes/Which%20of%20the%20Seven%20Deadly%20Sins%20Are%20You%3F/"> Which of the Seven Deadly Sins Are You?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/D/donarepa/1065503184_armintquiz.JPG" border="0" alt="spearmint"> You are Spearmint.
You are quick-witted and sharp. You pay close attention to details and you can tell what your friends are feeling. You are always the first to understand a joke and you are valued for your insight and advice. However, you sometimes isolate yourself from other people, afraid to share your own feelings.
Most Compatible With: Cinnamon <a href="http://quizilla.com/users/donarepa/quizzes/Which%20Tic-Tac%20Flavor%20Are%20You%3F/"> Which Tic-Tac Flavor Are You?</a> brought to you by <a href="http://quizilla.com">Quizilla</a>

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hum dee dum dum

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:05:34 GMT

Just a quick post about going-ons and such.

I've been going around downloading illegal MP3's... :X Bad me, bad bad bad! The RIAA is going to find enough reason to put me in jail now, I guess...

Supposedly, I'm writing that last position paper for Model UN... but Informational Security is a tough topic and I can't work on it when I don't feel like it. Or something. *shrugs*

Tomorrow should be a fairly interesting day. I have my Biology 2 exam first thing in the morning, which should be interesting, as I haven't studied a bit for it and possibly shall die because of said lack of studying. Ahhh! I'm going to die! *runs around*

I still have yet to organize a sort of folder for all my language notes... bah. Perhaps that's just a lost cause; I'll take a little notebook with me for that. Hmm...

brammig seems to have found his true calling as a metalworker. He's even made a pendant for himself out of zinc, which I shall finally get to see tomorrow some time. :D It's going to be awesome. I believe he's working on brass (zinc) knuckles right now, which should be something interesting to see.

Diablo II is slowly but surely sucking out my soul. I even drew a (mostly inaccurate) picture of Norbert's Barbarian on Sunday. Although I messed up on most of the small details (as Norbert was so happy to point to me), I think it was an overall good sketch, considering that it was done during the middle of a sermon at church. (Not to say that all sermons are boring, but I usually idly sketch while listening anyway.) Maybe I'll scan it in. *nodnod*

*hums idly while batting at flies which have appeared around her head* La!

when you've found that special thing

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:54:17 GMT

Hello, I have just come upstairs from watching both 10-8 (which makes me want to stay young forever) and Alias. It got me thinking--Alias, anyway--and don't hold your breath, it's not about anything important. I mean... hmm. A lot of these actors remind me of people I know. Like how Lauren looks like Kim R., and how every time I see Sydney I am strongly reminded of someone (I just don't remember who), and absolutely no one looks like Vaughn, which is, imho, a shame. Although his hair looks kind of like junior!Joe's... bwahah.

Most of today and yesterday was spent watching the FotR DVD which my dad "borrowed" from one of his friends, and the rest of the time was spent watching ABC Sunday night dramas while we were ripping and burning those DVDs. (I love using those two verbs like that.) Fellowship of the Ring... awesome. I think that my favorite part is the entire Moria visit, especially the culmination with the Balrog. This is probably true because after watching it for three times in a row, I began just skipping to that part over and over again.. I love DVD's.

We also began looking at the Special Features on that DVD.. unfortunately, it wasn't the Extended Edition, just the special Widescreen version (which is bad, as we don't have a widescreen and everyone looks emaciated on our TV). I loved watching all the little behind-the-screen specials, though, especially the parts where they showed those involved in the sets and props (and those poor people who always have to wear masks). My favorite bit was when they showed the jeweler (is there a special name for this profession?) who made the One Rings used in the movie. He was polishing a One Ring about the size of a saucer while bouncing around a little saying, in a vaguely British accent, "Well, I guess we could say that we made the rings in Lord of the Rings!" ... I just love it, for no real reason whatsoever.

Speaking of which, I found a few interviews at A Hobbit's Tale a while ago, and Dom's really interested me with the information that the cast of LotR went surfing often in New Zealand, and once Viggo "got stabbed in the eye with the surfboard during the Mines Of Moria shoot." Apparently, there are even some shots in Moria of Aragorn only from the side, as he had a gigantic black eye... oh wow, the humor. That and remembering that Cate Blanchett wore 70's glam boots under her elf robes gave me amusing thoughts while watching the movie... and the classic ZGI line, "Your sword's blowing glue!"

Zork Grand Inquisitor. I haven't played that in a while... hmm, maybe I should burn copies of it so that people can play it--but people can have NO excuse for not playing the best science fiction game ever, The Ur-Quan Masters. Fwiffo! <3

arctangent left for the plane this morning... poor him, he had to leave the house at 5:15 to catch his early early flight. We spent most of yesterday celebrating his birthday two weeks early, as he's going to be in Swarthmore during his 20th birthday, and turning 20 is a really big thing in China... it's sort of like turning 18 here, except that it's a little more cultural... yeah. So we went to Mimi's Cafe for lunch (my choice, because I'm tired of going to Chinese restaurants and Arthur wasn't going to choose *any* restaurant), gave him some gifts, and wrapped dumplings (potstickers? is that what you call them in English?) for dinner. Good bonding time all around, except that most of it was about WCIII multiplayer and wayy over my head.

brammig is insane. And his house is an alchemy shop.

Apparently, there was a party at smako's house yesterday, and Sadie Hawkins' on Friday night (yes, we have our Sadie's before most schools have their Winter Formal. At this rate, we'll be having prom in March). I missed both of them, knowing me, but I thought that it might be of note.

I can't think of much else to post about now... I'll probably be hit with inspiration later when I'm half-dead tomorrow writing a position paper, but ah, such is the way of the world.

broken swords and shields and tears that never fall

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 06:23:31 GMT

Death to all! Bwahahahahahah!

In other news... not happy day. Well, mostly not happy day. I had to go to talk to the Evil Secretary Who Is Mrs. Auman (sp?) about that detention I got for a stupid, never before known school-rule. And then I had to go talk to Mr. Wunderley. And littleelf did not know that I had already talked to him, and so she sent me scurrying to his office during lunch. Sigh. Oh well, at least that's cleared up with now... still have DH-free record, whee, go me!

Band is fun. We are playing some of the most AWESOME songs ever--like the 1st Military Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst (did I get the name right???), and Abram's Pursuit, which has the most awesome first clarinet solos ever--not that I suddenly moved up from second to first part and play them; but first-clarinetist!Jeremy sits next to me now (as other-first!Vanessa is in DC for the week), and he gushes to me about it all the time. Jeremy quite awesome band buddy, really. :D

Well... we do have one not-fun song, which is "Sheep May Safely Graze" by J.S. Bach, and the main reason I dislike it is because it is so freaking slow and I end up taking breaths every measure or so--although that could say more about how I'm out of shape with playing the clarinet than anything else.

Speaking of being out of shape, I went running today. :D My cold/flu/thing has been getting a lot better, today was disgustingly warm for January (65 degrees or something?), so I even badgered my dad to cancel that doctor's appointment so I could go out for a jog. Yeah, it was fun... it's nice to get outside and run for the first time in a while, although I took it really easy because I'm still kind of sick and am very much out of shape. Hard to believe that track practice starts in two weeks... oh ugh I am going to die.

The week before exams is always review week, and therefore I have little to no real homework---just mostly forced studying for extra credit or something. Hmm. Um, yes.

In other news, we have a new format for position papers for Model UN. UGH. This is pure and utter insanity, as I have ranted with junior!Oliver with for about two hours now. For example, look at this: Paragraph headings should be ... numbered with bullets (please make the font easy to read for the Chairs). Numbered with bullets? What the heck?? Oi, I think I'm going to make Miss Vanderhart write another letter of complaint to them. UGH.

I have been feeling strangely discontent lately. I'm not sure exactly why... maybe because I was expecting more from my last week here... I know, I know, no one's confirmed this, and no one's told me anything, so it's probably best if I was going to stay here... especially after I spent all that time today tediously writing down spring events in my planner... sigh.

Oh, that reminds me, we got our spring semester schedules today:

1. C32 Crusader Band Vandenburg (Mr.)
2. Gym Lifetime Sports Fieldhouse (but I'm going to see if I can get this switched for a quarter of health--if only Mrs. Garcia was ever in her office...)
3. C31 Western Civ Rhodes (NOOO I DON'T WANT TO BE TAUGHT BY RHODES)
4. B20 Honors Algebra 2 Becksvoort
5. C28 Honors English 2 Brewer
6. B19 Bio 1 Tamminga (whee!)
7. B23 Spanish 2 Johnston (double whee!)

And here're my exams for the next week:

Tuesday: 8:30 - Bio 2
Wednesday: 8:30 - Bible; 1 PM - Honors English 2
Thursday: 10:30 - Honors Algebra 2
Friday: 8:30 - Western Civ; 1 PM - Spanish 2

You know what that means... exam schedule = extremely long study halls = time to work and concentrate on conlang! Whoo!!

and how about a random post with nothing to do with anything!

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:27:31 GMT

*steals something from arrantophelia* Some of the little things that that make me happy:

Sleeping in until noon. Classical music with my eyes closed. Strawberries, a good book, and the leather couch combined. A sunny day. A cloudy day. H's with Sadie in wet weather. Naps on Arthur's shoulder (and Norbert using me as a pillow) during long car rides. Talking in foreign languages. Yogurt when you have a sore throat. Movie marathons at Kym's house. Oliver's long stories during Spanish. Random trips to Jamba Juice. Hugs. Long conversations about random things and nothing at all. Weekends that sneak up on you. How water feels against your skin. Happy dreams. A smile in the hallway. Sunrises during the busride to meets. The presence of people that love you.

So... homework sucks, but at least I'm (mostly) caught up now. And I think I'll post up a few links because I like making Kelsee drool.

rightclicklick is an addicting community, actually, although I can't guess at some of these girls' tastes. *shrug, nod*

We got the dates for the Band and Orchestra trip today!! March 26 to 29, Friday to Monday, whooo! I'm so excited, I'm so excited, wheeeeeeeeeeeee! I'm going to pack a camera and try to steal my dad's video camera and bring three bazillion CD's for the bus ride up to San Francisco and and and EXCITEMENT. *beams*

And now I should probably go to sleep so that I can... go to an MUN meeting early tomorrow, oh the great joy. Good night, one and all.

I = not happy person...

Sun, 11 Jan 2004 08:05:18 GMT

I = not happy person, but that's okay, I guess.

Flu's getting better, although I still have that stupid stupid cough. Argh.

I *had* some stuff to post, but I forgot it. I guess that's what comes of sleeping too much in the last twenty-four hours.

In other news, Diablo II 0wnzerz j00r b0><erz. And Mr. Fruffles can dance. And... I've finished most of my make-up homework and can talk again. And I've been listening to (or at least playing in my head) De Ladinho obsessively. Yay.

I wonder if in a year I'll look back at this and laugh at how small this entire thing is. I guess I will, but that doesn't really help anything. Just knowing that time heals all wounds (supposedly) doesn't make anything go faster.

And that, Hankerin', is why Strongbadia will never need an army.

essay done, finally!

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 09:40:30 GMT

*sigh* So I'm finally done with that English essay, although it probably took me at least two to three hours longer than necessary, because... I kept getting distracted. Yeah, having me work on a computer with a permenant Internet connection is generally not a good idea, because then I have to force myself with an iron will not to open up a web browser and start aimlessly surfing, say, Rurouni Kenshin sites, and I don't have that much self-control. 9_9. And you should just give up all hope for me when I open up a browser window, even if it's to do something completely innocent, like, say, check the author's name for a book. Because in less than a second I'll be mechanically just typing in some random thing in Google, get distracted, become so much more informed on a topic, but will have wasted at least an hour of time which could've been spent working.

I swear, I think I've memorized the entire Kenshin storyline by now, for how much time I spent surfing those sites... and it all started just to look up the name of that stupid Merlin Trilogy author...

In other news, I'm mostly better from this sickness, except for the fact that I still have coughing fits and my voice likes to randomly disappear during the day. I'm planning on running again once I get better, to get into shape for Track season, but looking at the time and my current health... it's not happening. *sigh, shakes head*

Yep... so. Um, a lot of stuff has happened, but I'm tired right now and all I really want to do is go to sleep. Cannot wait for the weekend and all the weekend-y sleep it brings.

dies

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:35:34 GMT

So I'm feeling better from this insane flu/fever/thing, and naturally, instead of getting started on my English essay (which is due tomorrow, but HOPEFULLY Mrs. Brewer has enough humanity inside of her to give me another day because I was sick since Sunday), I've been combing through the Internet for some entertainment. (Well, I did this last night, actually, but was too tired to really think coherently.)

Whoo! Webcomics are fun.

After a few minutes of searching for more information about that bunny which has things on its head, I gave up and asked my brother arctangent, who gave me much sought-after information. :D Oolong is my HERO.

And then, of course, I have this rather linguistically geeky list of puns in tlhIngan Hol (aka Klingon). It's... kind of funny for others, I suppose, but whee!

My fever is mostly better, except for a little chihuahua-like cough which will not go away and causes my parents to laugh every time I get into another coughing fit. Agh!

So yes. I shall be forced to go back to school today, but NOT at 7:30 (because clarinet quintet is starting up again, but I can't exactly still play the clarinet). I'd better go now, and pray that this sore throat doesn't come back some time during school. And stop listening to perky music. *stabs DDR mixes*

welcome one and all to the plaguehouse!

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 19:51:07 GMT

Everyone in my family is sick, myself not excluded.

102.2F. Wow, that's higher than yesterday.

*coughs, falls over, crawls back to bed to get more sleep*

end of year surveys!

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 06:27:06 GMT

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Run Track? Go to Cross Country camp? Take high school exams? :P A whole lot of things.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember my New Year's resolutions, and I usually don't make any.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nah.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Um... no.

5. What countries did you visit?
Just Canada.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
A better sense of time so I don't procrastinate as much... and I'm writing this as I procrastinate on my Winter Break homework, bwahah.

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Probably... May 15 (I think?) was Broadway Showcase, November 22 was Winter Formal... for all other dates, it's mostly
screwed up because they're all Cross Country meet days >_> I'm not a dork, really!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finding a sense of peace within myself. (and a 23:42 PR :D ... or being picked for the Broadway Showcase pit orchestra...)

9. What was your biggest failure?
League Meet #2. ;_____; Or doing whatever I did which helped cause the current ongoing drama.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Mostly running stuffage. Bad knee, mild sprain.. I don't remember getting sick.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I bought something? Err... something I bought... my CIF patch :D And the first thing which popped into my mind were Mrs. Field's cookies--they were next to the movie theater and I bought some for littleelf and I after X-men 2.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The best.. would probably be Norbert standing up to my parents in the middle of a really bad fight.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
meh

14. Where did most of your money go?
*I myself* don't have very much money to buy things with... I think about 90% of what I spent this year was for goldentower's birthday present and the rest was for food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Broadway Showcase. Band and Orchestra Trip. Arthur coming home. My birthday :X Mammoth camp!!! CC League Finals. Winter Formal...

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
Mostly Boys of Summer by The Ataris... Hey-ya by Outkast... Island in the Sun by Weezer is firmly etched in my mind as a Cross-Country song now :)

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. are you happier or sadder? Kinda both at the same time?
ii. thinner or fatter? Dunno. Probably fatter (weight gain ._.)
iii. richer or poorer? I myself still don't really have that much money, but my family as a whole is poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Running. Practicing my clarinet. Nothing much else, really.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying, crying, etc.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Playing Diablo II (and I did :D)

21. Did you fall in love in 2003?
[cryptic sentence of the day] It's amazing how many times you can fall in love with the same person.

23. How many one-night stands?
Alas, none ;)

22. This question appears to be missing.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Jackie Chan Adventures :D Because I have no time to watch anything else and I'm a dork :F

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not... really...

26. What was the best book you read?
Best book I read last year which I hadn't read before? Probably... a lot of Orson Scott Card books. Including Xenocide.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
NEW FOUND GLORY. And Good Charlotte, sort of.

28. What did you want and get?
*laughs* Diablo II, (going to) Winter Formal, (going to) Mammoth camp, a generally better PR, Warcraft III, (going to) smako's house... wow, I usually don't go to a lot of places.

29. What did you want and not get?
A... lot of stuff. But that's all right, because I don't remember the material things right now (and they don't matter anyway).

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Oh man. It has to be a tie between ROTK and Finding Nemo. ROTK was... beautiful, but Finding Nemo was cute and I've watched it enough times to quote the entire script with someone else. :D :D POTC wasn't that bad either.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned fifteen, and I went to _datenshi_'s house, decorated a cake which littleelf made, went to the mall and saw POTC, and generally had a rollicking good time with them. :D :D

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
:X :) :)

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Same as years before; jeans are comfortable, so are t-shirts, wahoo! But then any sort of budding fashion sense atrophied and died when we got school uniforms.

34. What kept you sane?
These awesome guys.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Well, no one really.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
War on Iraq, what?

37. Who did you miss?
My brother arctangent.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
senior!David Wiltfong? I guess; I didn't meet *that* many new people in 2003.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003?
When you're lonely just remember it's true, someone somewhere is thinking of you. (i.e., people care about you.)

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
And how many days have you just slept away?
Is everybody high? Is everyone afraid?
And how many times have you wished you were strong?
Have they ever seen your heart? Have they ever seen your pain?

Oh life is waiting for you
It's all messed up but we're alive
Oh life is waiting for you
It's all messed up but we'll survive
- Life by Our Lady Peace

N E W . Y E A R S . S U R V E Y

---[1 List the three best times/things of the year]
[x] Cross Country Mammoth camp. Definitely.
[x] Broadway Showcase. The stress, the glory, the fricking stupid fog machines!
[x] Winter Formal. <33333

---[2 List the three worst times/struggles of the year]
[x] :X
[x] Freaking losers stole my clarinet...
[x] Parents fighting...

---[3 List three personal traits you've changed throughout the year]
[x] A LOT more freakishly genki on the outside.
[x] I... try to be more understanding?
[x] Better self-esteem and etc. in general. Not much, but better.

---[4 List three personal traits you haven't changed throughout the year]
[x] Procrastination, bwah.
[x] Generally... forgetful.
[x] Violent.

---[5 List three people you've met this year]
[x] Um. David Wiltfong?
[x] Nori...
[x] Some... more people...

---[6 List three people (from anywhere and anytime) who have made a major impact on your life ((not exclusive to this year))]
[x] arctangent
[x] goldentower
[x] & friendly friends friends

---[7 List three people that you had to say goodbye to (even if you didn't know them) this year]
[x] David Nelson.
[x] *sniff* Seniors in general. arrantophelia, fleetparadox, and the like.
[x] Um. Amy Hoekstra, sort of. She left for CCD. *nod*

---[8 List your three greatest accomplishments of the year]
[x] Getting picked for Broadway Showcase, squee!!!
[x] Cross Country season. *nod* That was fun.
[x] Surviving my first year of high school, wahoo!

P E R S O N A L . P I C K S

[Artists of the Year] A New Found Glory :D Good Charlotte, yeah...
[Album of the Year] Fallen by Evanescence? I dunno, I didn't really listen to many albums. (Oh, the new Trapt album. That's good.)
[Song of the Year] "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence), "The Boys of Summer" (The Ataris), "Hold On," "Boys and Girls" (Good Charlotte), "Hey-ya" (Outkast), "Action (I'm Feeling This)" (Blink 182)... etc.
[Best Look of the Year] What?
[Most Bizarre Look of the Year] Kelsee and her bare-shoulders shirt. (We all know that's the REAL reason why she got such a good photo...)
[Worst Look of the Year] *shrug*
[Movie of the Year] ROTK, ROTK!! with Finding Nemo and POTC as runner-ups.
[Biggest Disappointment] Freaking people.
[Greatest "What?"] Little Elf: "Where are the jackalopes? I don't see them!!"
[Biggest Idiot of the Year] Bah.
[Biggest Mistake of the Year] Can't think of any, not really.
[Most annoying event of the Year] Sex-ed week in Health is funny. *snerk* Other than that, none, not really.
[Person Who has Changed the Most] ... hm. Me?
[Person Who is the Same as Always] *laughs* Everyone.
[Funniest Moment] Oh my... so, so many. LE's jackalopes, Wren's "No, we don't, and we're not going to support your Communist propaganda" to the bucket girl, Matt and the jumping spider, Kenny and the pretzel sticks, "FACE!!", so so many Cross Country things.. wow. Just... wow.
[Saddest Moment] I'm so stupid.

[OVERRALL PERSON OF THE YEAR] Little Elf :D
[OVERRALL THING/EVENT OF THE YEAR] I think that my favorite day of the year today was my birthday in the mall with Little Elf and Datenshi. :)

F I N A L L Y
[Your New Year's Resolution] (I don't usually make these, but I'll put in some for fun...)
- Start running by myself, for real this time.
- WORK on that freaking CONLANG!
- Write regularly in this journal again
- Sleep more (like that's going to happen, bwahah)
- BEAT A CUSTOM MAP IN WARCRAFT THREE, RARRR

Good-bye, 2003, you were a good year. ;_; I'm still not really used to recognizing you as "the current year," and you're leaving already! But... goodbye. ;_;

Now I'm going to get some sleep to get up early tomorrow and WATCH THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN IT AND WHOO!

Out on the road today I saw a BLACKFLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was--what did I know?
Those days are gone forever; I should just let them go but--
I can see you...

such a strange numb

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 03:38:32 GMT

So... almost a new year. And with it come plenty of changes... especially if I go back and read what I was one year earlier. How do you go from that to... this? This... hatred, guilt, this pain?

But whatever, I already ranted about that stuff, so onto the next topic...

Happy New Year's, everyone. If you watch the Tournament of Roses Parade, watch out for the Cerritos float--it has a bunch of band kids from high schools in Cerritos, including six from the band in my school. And I know each of them personally, and I think it's so awesome that they're going to be in the Rose Parade, and and and I'm even going to get up extra-early to watch KTLA's pre-parade 6 AM coverage. :D :D The actual parade starts at 8, so I'm probably going to watch it, take Arthur's digital camera with me, and when they come on screen I am going to SCREAM AND JUMP UP AND DOWN AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE SCREEN. Because I am a dork and because my fellow bandgeeks are AWESOME and... yes. :)

So smako has his birthday party on Friday... :D :D I'm so excited about going, because I've heard about parties at Smako's house for freaking forever and on Friday I actually get to go!!! (Or maybe I'm just happy about getting out of the house. Eh, whatever.) KITTENS <3333

Diablo II is TEH FUNNAGE. My "main" character is a bowazon which plays in LAN network games with Norbert's barbarian, and yesterday we killed Diablo (!!!). Clearing out the Sanctuary (building in which Diablo generates) was in and of itself a rather difficult task; Norbert had no fire-resist and Demon Lords have Inferno, where they basically breathe out high-damage fire, and he kept dying. I had a Ruby Circlet of Warding, with 37% Fire Resist and Damage Reduced by 3. To put it quite simply, I could take just as many hits as the meat shield/tank Barbarian (who had twice the HP) and fire didn't hurt me at all. It ended up with Norbert dying a few times while I would try to draw the monsters away from the Town Portals so that he could get his corpse (i.e., his equipment)... and then disaster struck when a whole swarm of Demon Lords came at us, quickly killing Norbert and then swarming around me. I killed quite a few, but there were still five hanging around our corpses... so Norbert finds a quick solution by going down there naked (well, sort of) and punching them to death, running back to Town Portals to heal. This was so hilarious to me that I just couldn't stop laughing hysterically while watching my screen, where I could hear him punching them from the other computer and could watch him run from portals to the healer and back again... He invited me to do the same, but I have half the HP, and while his punches do 22-30 damage, mine do 3-6.

So... he cleared out all the Demon Lords around our corpses, we got our equipment back, and ran around killing everyone else (while he wore my circlet, darn him!). The next task we had to do was open the five seals, and we were under the impression that for each seal you open, a unique monster and his minions would generate. Three of those uniques were preset, we knew, and after you killed the last unique Diablo would generate. So... we opened the first seal. Ran around the Sanctuary. No one there. We opened the second seal, killed the unique, and thought that it was easy... to easy. (dun dun dun.) We opened the third seal, and I died again because I got surrounded, and Norbert barely survived (because he had my circlet, probably). Norbert then just cleared out all the people while I popped in every once in a while to fire an arrow at them, and... the second unique was killed. We opened the fourth seal. Nothing happened. We ran around the Sanctuary. Still nothing. Norbert and I thought that Diablo was coming after the last seal, so we opened up strategically placed Town Portals, and opened the last seal... and remembered that there was another unique monster. We killed him (Lord de Seis, hah! that's almost funny!), and heard shaking as Diablo was generated... ahhhhh!

This battle in and of itself is rather funny, although it was probably more so if you were in the same room as Norbert and I. See, this is how it basically went:

1. Norbert enters Town Portal 1 and hunts down Diablo. I count to five, and enter through Town Portal 2.
2. Norbert hacks at Diablo while I keep him slowed down with Ice Arrow.
3. Norbert almost runs out of HP and goes back to town through Town Portal 1 to heal.
4. I try to lead Diablo away from Town Portal 1 (the one which Norbert will come through). I do this by casting my decoy (which he destroys in one hit) then trying to do guerilla tactics to get him to follow me. I begin screaming when my HP gets low and run back to Town Portal 2 to heal. ("Ahhh! He's killing me and I'm gonna die I'm gonna die AhhhHHHHHHhh!")
5. Repeat for, oh, ten times.

But then we GOT HIM, he DIED, wahoooooo! If you want the truth, that's the only time I or Norbert have *really* killed Diablo--on Battle.net, we both got rushed by level 90 peoples and leveled up in Act 5, and in single player neither of us got very far... so I had the biggest adrenaline rush of my LIFE, as you could probably tell from how much I was laughing hysterically and screaming/yelling.

Whee, I could blab more, but I have to eat dinner.

test post, bwhaha!

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 01:28:41 GMT

You are Fascist

What: Fascism

Where: At the distant bottom-right of the politcal spectrum

How: Fascism supports total civil opression, particularly for minorities, who were prosecuted. However, it does open up to a free market. It has been attempted and failed in countries including Italy, and socialist version of it called Nazism was tried in Germany.

What political extremity are you?

Whispering Nightmare

What sort of Nightmare are you?
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You are a claymore! Large sharp, double-edged,
your very name means great. If you have one
weakness it is that you're heavy and
cumbersome.

What kind of sword are you?
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Which Survivor of the Impending Nuclear Apocalypse Are You?
A Rum and Monkey joint.

You are a true friend. You play D&D because it is a
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with. Henceforth, were the game to end you
wouldn't apply to play in a stranger's
advertised game, and when one of the players
leaves you feel the void. You create
characters that are compliments to your
friends' characters, and you are always there
to back them up in a fight. You'll do well
with this attitude. After all, the point of D&D
is fun, so have fun with the people you like.

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My inner child is ten years old!

The adult world is pretty irrelevant to me. Whether
I'm off on my bicycle (or pony) exploring, lost
in a good book, or giggling with my best
friend, I live in a world apart, one full of
adventure and wonder and other stuff adults
don't understand.

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Occupation: Unemployed Coder

Prized possession: Microsoft spouse.

Favourite film: Star Wars Episode VII: An Odd Peace

Age difference: Five years older.

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You think you're so ordinary, the truth is, you're
not. You're so extraordinary that everyone
takes it for granted. Just don't do the same;
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In other news, The Middle is a great song. I should listen to it more often.

la dee da da

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 01:12:24 GMT

So while Norbert is using my computer to play Diablo II, I'll just go and steal something from skruffy because it looks interesting. Go ahead and do it if you want.

When I die, I want to be known as the girl who was full of life and put that life into everything. The person who found something which appealed to her and then threw herself into it, whether it be a race or someone's hurt. I would like to be remembered as the girl who gave out smiles on cloudy days and songs on quiet nights, knowing that someone somewhere would need them more than her. Someone who gave help as much as she could, and while knowing it was not much, hoping that it might be enough. I want to be that spark in the dusky twilight which burned brighter than anything, which honored those that came before and inspired those that followed. When I die, I don't care how many people are at my funeral, how expensive a church it is, or anything--just that there would be one person in the pews who would grieve, miss me, and remember me for the rest of his life.

Who do you want to be known as?

can't think of anything else to post

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 05:48:57 GMT

My head hurts. ._.'' And it's been hurting for the past few days. Ow.

I've either gotten my glasses bent (just a little, so that everything's slightly out of focus and I don't know how to bend them back) OR I've been playing Diablo II too much... six hours straight today, new record!

but yes.

A very merry birthday to smako and a happy belated birthday to krusher. Love you guys.

I'm going to go to sleep now (but with maybe another hour of Diablo II, just for relaxataion).

"Excuse me sir, but your foot is on my seat."

Thu, 25 Dec 2003 06:34:48 GMT

Oh wow. ROTK was... beautiful. I have no words to describe it. The only thing I can say is... if you haven't seen it yet, go. Just... yes.

Well, I think I can truthfully say that that's the most crowded theater I've ever been in in my life--"crowded" being a relative term, of course. I'd say that there were about fifty-sixty people in the theater, and Norbert and I (mostly) got the center seats, and because people are polite and funny like that, we had a two-seat radius of people not sitting. :D Well, sort of. About five minutes before the movie, some guy came and sat in the seat directly to my right (Norbert was to my left), despite the fact that there were about five empty seats to my right... eh, I thought that he probably wanted to be as close to the center as possible, so I didn't pay much attention. The movie started, and then I feel something on the corner of my seat... hmm, it's this guy's foot. He's sitting cross-legged and apparently is sleeping (????). Weird. Anyway, I don't pay much attention to it until Gandalf and the others meet up with Pippin and Merry again, because then I feel something moving and touching my leg. It's the guy's foot again. I keep thinking he'll stop twitching in his sleep or whatever, but I got fed up when Pippin found the Palantir. I basically pushed him over, shot him the glare of death, and he moved. o_o Weird little pervert.

WHY did they cut Denethor down into an evil little gluttonous... evilman?? He used to be at least SEMI-cool in the books, and now he's all... ech. I mean, Peter Jackson takes away any respect we could have had at all for movie!Denethor through the acting, the lines... and especially through Gandalf just coming and clunking him on the head. Reducing a noble character to a laughable madman. Bah.

Éowyn's scene with the Witch-King of Angmar was... good enough, and I would've accepted it if they had treated the scene with more respect and didn't chop it in half with Legolas killing the Oliphaunt. Yeah, sure, Legolas = sk8er elf, but what about the drama?? The tension?? Éowyn's killing of the Witch-King was supposed to be the climax of the battle. PJ loves the fight scenes, though, and just can't resist drawing out the tension (almost wearily, imho) by having them go and destroy Minas Tirith first... bah.

Why is it that everyone in my audience laughed at the stupid things (Gandalf knocking out Denethor, Gollum latching onto an invisible Frodo--there was even a little girl behind me who laughed at an orc with a skull on his helmet), but never when there was actually something remotely hilarious? (e.g., Denethor as the human fireball, Captain Obvious's "Ah! A diversion!", etc...) Maybe my audience was just very slow-witted.

Elrond coming to see Aragorn. What was up with that. This was what it was in my mind:
ELROND: OMG WTF j00 l0zer. You're going to die, yep. But hey, here's the sword that we were supposed to give you before you went and almost died a billion times, have fun.
ARAGORN: This is the same sword I've been carrying all the time. You just chipped some runes into it.
ELROND: Shut up. Arwen's dying because of blah blah Ring Disease, similar to Hoof and Mouth except that I blame you. And you're going to die, did I mention that? So go talk to some dead people, and wash your hair.
ARAGORN: Fine. Bastage.
... Or maybe I'm just a hate-filled girl. But anyway.

So many slashy scenes in that movie. Well, slash-potential scenes. Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, Sam carrying Frodo, Sam pitifully sobbing when Frodo leaves him, The Forehead Kiss (omg a forehead kiss!!--which lasted a few seconds longer than needed?)... bwahah. But besides the slash-potential, PJ did a really, really good job with Frodo and Sam's journey into Mordor... it made up for his butchery of the other scenes (which, while well-directed, still make me feel the righteous anger of a Tolkien (semi-)Purist).

The ending was really awesome, too... wonderfully done. (but Éowyn and Faramir!! what happened to that little subplot? It's just like, ahah, they're standing next to each other at the wedding! What is THIS supposed to mean! but in other news.) I know that some people probably felt that it was too long, but I liked it. :o)

I know that Frodo's supposed to be the title character, but Sam seemed to be... the hero in this movie. Whilst Frodo was angsting and looking high, Sam was... whee! They even portrayed him as the hero, a little bit. Think back to when Shelob was about to eat Frodo, and out Sam comes striding out with Sting in one hand and the Phial in the other, saying "Don't you dare touch him!!" Man. Just... whee.

Tear-jerker scenes for me:
* Theoden rousing the Riders of Rohan. Just seeing them rise over the ridge of the hill, with the sun behind them, and then hearing the warcry (which, imho, was one of the most dramatic parts in the book)--"Death! Ride to death and the world's ending!" It's just... wow.
* Faramir. ;_; Or rather, Faramir confronting his father about loving Boromir more AND Pippin singing while we watch Faramir try to fight for his father... Faramir. ;_;.
* ... and probably more... Well, I was steeling myself for the Frodo and Sam things, and the lighting of the beacons didn't make me cry because they had so many airplane-100-feet-off-the-ground shots that... I couldn't quite enjoy it without thinking "AHHH THE HEIGHTS!!"

So. Yes. Good movie. *nod*

So in conclusion, if you're an arachnophobe AND an acrophobe... well, still see the movie, but be prepared to be scared out of your life. (I kept thinking of you, smako, during the Shelob scene). Plus, this condensed parody ROTK script is funny--especially her rendition of the Elrond-Aragorn scene; it's better than mine. :D

And then, after the movie, I got lost in the mall for about two seconds, went home, ate dinner, killed things in StarCraft, and haven't signed on AIM yet. Yeah, that's my day, pretty much.

Have a nice Christmas Eve :o)