there'd be no distance that could hold us back

( summary of the Doctor Who Children In Need special, in bullet point )


I'm starting to suspect I'm allergic to something D: For the past couple days my nose has been itching something fierce. idk, we just switched to a different laundry detergent, so I'm going to do some tests first, but suckage will be MAJOR if I find out I'm allergic to anything :(



...I'm getting sick & goddam tired of visiting family members asking if I have a boyfriend -__- Like getting into romantic relationships is the ultimate goal in life. I just...want them to leave me alone about it. I don't want to hold that kind of position in anyone's life.

I don't.

LJ is back :DDD The frequency that I use Twitter/Facebook is increased exponentially when LJ is down, I find. Tools of procrastination > actual stuff to do, obviously, but WoW was (is still) down too, and I feel justified because my goal for today is accomplished already. yes! *fistpump*

Me and my brother are in a weird United Against Parental Authority mode right now, except it's our uncle, and we've never really been on a anti-parental thing before because it was just our dad when we were growing up, so we were all more like best buds than family, but whoa, that's another story for another time.

So my uncle seems to be oblivious that the same qualities that he finds annoying in his mother are his; namely, asking inane, obvious questions and hovering and making people nervous and uncomfortable. I do make an effort to have things not be so awkward, but there's only so much one can do when his very presence makes me edgy and embarrassed in a way. It only happens at home cuz I don't have occasions to go out somewhere with him, but I know I make faces like why are you still talking? Please find someone else to bother and I feel terrible about it -__- John's worse at hiding his awkwardness than I am, and Uncle still doesn't pick up on it (or doesn't want to). I'm not describing exactly what it is that bothers us so much very well :| God, I'm terrible at actually confronting people with stuff that bothers me.


Planning on spending the weekend with The Beatles Anthology and finishing my research paper and working on my Xmas things, move on, move on.

( omg, the SPACE promo for SPN 4.22 )


Not tons going on, just rewatching season 2 of Supernatural with Sam(antha) and squeeing a lot, trying to write and failing quite a lot. My manager said I looked beautiful and I felt pretty awesome ^__^ dootdootdoot, anyone do anything fun lately?

I've had a couple peeps say my posts haven't been showing up on their flists. Anyone else having that problem?


So. I, uh. Chopped all my hair off. Yeeeeeup.

( These pictures aren't the only things getting cut here )

It's pretty amazing that I made it all the way through the summer with longish hair, but when it came to keeping it in light of my new job (lots of physical laborish stuffs), I couldn't deal with it anymore. I've always been happier with short hair, though; easier to manage. Just, when I was little and unable to get past shoulder-length, I always thought I wanted it long. LOL @ my adolescent self. So, yes. [/inanity]



I almost don't have an internet life anymore, for all I'm at home. Most of my time is spent at work, then going to school, then doing homework and collapsing from exhaustion, only to wake up at 4:30 AM and do it all over again. I cling to my coffee and battle the forces of bad fast food with yogurt and fruit and hope I still have some money by the end of the day, made easier by the fact that gas prices are nosediving--$3.17 per gallon last time I checked (a small mercy in the midst of this economic chaos, but one that I will gladly abuse).

I'm terribly sorry, I'm trying to catch up on my flistage, but the sheer number of posts is daunting and I may not get to comment on all of them. Most of my free time is spent getting caught up on my pundit loves and sleeping, but hopefully I'll get around to it :-) And I really want to picspam, but I need time to compose it.



Now if anyone doesn't mind, I'm going to nap.

[mood| drained]
[music|Love never wanted me, but I took it anyway]


Been feeling a bit better today, but lazy, in any case. It's extremely difficult to listen to my Lifecycle Growth & Development professor when she's just talking for three hours (twenty minute break) and she's already given us the notes that she's reading right off of. Fortunately for me, I tuned her out in favor of doodling in purple ink and writing fic in my head \o/ Five points for me.

Cold and overcast today, perfect to snuggle up on the couch with my laptop, a blanket, socks and sweater and let the creative juices flow. Planning on getting some orange chicken and chow mein tomorrow and doing the same thing, so stayed tuned to this space and you might see some stuff :-)

[mood| OMGSQUEE]
[music|Smile For The Paparazzi--Cobra Starship]


About Patrick being on Law & Order, and oh, that sound you hear is my ovaries exploding.

Guys, guys, he's gotta be the bad guy. Seriously. And I want him more because of it ♥♥♥

Anyways, got my physical copy of Viva La Cobra today *squee* and like I promised (in my mind, at least) here's the polaroid that came with it:

( Cut for you flist, you're welcome )

AHAHA, OMG SO RANDOM, but like I expected any less from CSS? Oh no =D

Obligatory update on the fires: here's a pic I took this morning.

( Me = nervous )

( And a short video )

As you can see, looking for stuff at a distance is pretty much impossible. The ash/dust was really heavy today, since the area around the local military base has caught on fire now. Said military base, Camp Pendleton, had to be evacuated because the flames were jumping across the highway--across eight lanes, no less. Some of the fires up north are close to being put out or are almost completely contained, whch is, needless to say, absolutely fabulous. The winds have died down, so it's making firefighters' jobs easier. Hopefully, we can get them put out so they firefighters can get some much-needed rest, then come down here to help out in San Diego County/Orange County. San Clemente is almost completely green, so even if the flames make it here, they'll be stalled fairly well until we get some more support (so few firefighters, gosh!) I heard reports of volunteers and firetrucks coming in from all over the country to help out, so even if none of them ever read this, thank you so much.

Related, Prez George fucking Bush is coming to "assess the damage" tomorrow and I guess make sure FEMA doesn't screw the fuck up again. The Today Show is throwing us a bone, as they had Matt Lauer here yesterday, but he's conveniently back in New York now, what a surprise. Not that I'm attacking the media over this or anything, but we'd rather have some more firefighters, tyvm.

Stay golden.

In case anyone's worried, we're alright for right now, unless they start getting the San Diego fires under control. Every step is an effort, every breath a mouthful of ash. Wish us luck.

[mood| happeh]
[music|The Pretender--Foo Fighters]

So, in between bandom and good music, there is life in there somewhere; about this I do write :-)

Things are finally going in a direction I can be happy with, for once. I'm not really sure if it was any different before, to be honest, but I was just depressed for no reason, so I told myself, "Cheer up, emo kid." Even though I'm decidedly not emo, lol. So, yes, I'm happier :-)

Sunday officially marks my last day of freedom, then Monday I start my psych class at college, which I'm surprisingly stoked for. Just the prospect of having a more mature learning environment is very appealing, even if it isn't one of the more premier community colleges I'm attending, but I'm saving precious money by doing general education there, so I'm cool with it.

Sam is taking classes too, but I won't be in any of hers :-( But she's already started, aiming to be an elementary school teacher, and she's all giddy about it. And her and my bro John just got back from visiting her family in Arizona, and she got most of the rest of her stuff to bring back home here, so she's playing show and tell. It's cute XD She also brought me this black skirt with white trim, you know, those one piece kind that look like they belong in diners? It's like that. She thought it'd fit me, and it probably will, but I'll probably wear it on Halloween or on the weekends or something, just for a bit of fun.

I feel better about wearing something like a skirt now because since about six weeks ago, I've lost ten pounds *w00t* Go me. It's a lot easier to loose weight when the local Chinese take out places just got really shitty at making orange chicken, so I'm perversely grateful, lol. I'm eating less often and not as much food, too, so that helps :D

Also, I've got my first modship on LJ! *huzzah!* Erin (thevelvetsun) contacted me to be a mod at goodbandfic, and my application was approved. Come and have a looksee, people, but beware, we're looking for good fic, like, you have to be above mediocre to post. We're trying to get away from the masses of average fanfic, people--this is a stick up, give us the good stuff. Yes, it's modded membership, like damnyouwentz, but at least we're accepting members. If you're rejected, it's nothing personal; we're just looking for better quality fic. And I quoth Erin: If all you're looking for is a high comment count on your stories, this might not be the best place for you.

That's the word, heed it well ;-)

But don't let it put you off from applying, get out there and drop us a line, writers! Everyone's allowed to watch the comm as well <3

On the music front, I'm proud of myself for not being as wanky about the Geetard situation as I most definitely could be, and it'll stay that way. I'll let everyone else bitch about it and you won't see another word on the subject here. I'll just be over here listening to FOB and getting my happy on, kthxbai. Otherwise, I'm getting my tickets for the Young Wild Things Tour ASAP, and I'm thinking about seeing The Decemberists again in LA at the end of November, given I have money and someone to go with me. Maybe I'll try to get the same crew together as last time, if they're not busy. Also, I'm thinking of checking out Killswitch Engage. Their video for their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is fucking hilarious, and I'm kind of in love with the singer's voice, so they seem chill.

Another note, and I feel I MUST say this. While I'm overjoyed that they did a cover of "The Weight" in concert...*listens to new Panic! songs* *is not impressed*

I just put about another two hundred songs on my iTunes, courtesy of The White Stripes and Foo Fighters. I know I'm late to the party on those bands, but I've repented and am ready to bask in the awesomeness.

Two last random things before I leave you all. First, anyone here into Demetri Martin? He contributes to The Daily Show, but I watched his Comedy Central special "Person." and bought his comedy CD "These Are Jokes", and he's seriously made of win, people. He has this flighty, subtle, ADD style of comedy, moving fluidly from subject to subject with accompaniment of guitar, harmonica, piano, and unnecessary bells he plays with his feet XD And he's adorkable. Here's a small sample of a typical joke:

"I was on the train and I heard this guy say to his friend, 'Man, I'm really good at checkers.' Which is the same as saying, 'Man, I'm not good at a lot of things...I suck at everything except checkers...King me, dawg."

LOLTACULAR

He's very low energy and let's your brain catch up with the joke. Do yourselves a favor and check him out.

And I'm either super awesome or pathetic for reaching a new level of geekitude.

( Damn you, Stump )

So, to recap, I'm happy and snuggly with my Mac. How are you all? Let me know.

[mood| amused]
[music|Bright Spring Morning--Suburban Legends, Season One]


So, on a whim my friend Carissa buys me a ticket to go see a band I hardly knew anything about over at The House Of Blues in Anaheim. I had my reservations, but I figure ska is just punk rock with horns, and, being the band geek that I am, of course I went (and had BBQ ribs for dinner, yo. Good stuff, no offense to any veggies out there). Well, screw you, Pete Wentz, for not liking ska. More on the band later.

Three bands opened for them, all of dubious ability to play, but one of them was able to work the crowd way better than any of the others, minus Suburban Legends. The first band was called Jet Lag Gemini (from Jersey!!!), they were alright, going for the more traditional pop-punk sort of sound, but I couldn't hardly understand the singer because I was right in front of the amps, and they were too loud ;__; Anyways, their lead guitarist was made of awesome, but frankly they, overall, were more pretty to look at than they were to listen to. The second band, Patent Pending, totally rocked our faces off ^__^ They kept ad libbing bits and pieces of popular songs like Fergie's "London Bridge" in their songs, and they stage dove and stuff, even when it wasn't allowed in the venue, and their lead guitarist (the frontman too) was absolutely hilarious XD

The third band, Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer (from Philadelphia), had an awesome name, but kind of sucked, which was unfortunate because they looked like they really kind of had it together. Their frontman was a tiny platinum blonde cutie that strongly reminded me of Maja by way of Brandon Flowers, since she rocked a keyboard ^__^ The only other thing that I found pretty cool about them was that the lead guitarist was playing a guitar that has the same body as the ones played by my lovely Patrick :D


Suburban Legends is a local (representing Southern California!) ska band that's pretty much made it in niche pockets of people in SoCal, but here they've got a bit of a cult following, especially in the Anaheim area because they perform most at Disneyland ♥ Anyways, they totally rock, and if you haven't heard any of their stuff, I suggest you hop on over to iTunes and get their music; they kick ass. They were pretty much the first band to get the entire audience into it, I think, besides the music, it might've been because of the insane synchronized dancing :-P Whenever, and sometimes during, the trumpet Luis and the trombone Brian were playing, they were dancing like no one was watching, tossing their instruments, etc. Sometimes Vincent, the singer, joined in the dancing, and that's when it really got nuts :-) They played some of their new stuff, but I couldn't really distinguish between that and the old stuff because I wasn't into the band (now I am), but they did play covers of "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" and "Under The Sea", as per their regular Disney covers, and it was awesome. I seriously had the most ridiculous grin on my face. And I think I might have a crush on the trombone player ^__^

So yes. SKA. AWESOME. That is all ♥

*EDIT Holy god, how could I have forgot this!? *hits self* Two of the bands played songs whose titles amused me very much so ^__^ Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer played "Ninjas and Pirates" (LOLOLOLOL) and Patent Pending did one called "Cheer Up, Emo Kid" (ROFLMAO)

Okay, better late than never. I bring you Prom pictures!

( Dance, Dance )