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| Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 | | 8:18 pm |
A philosophical dilemma
Cati and I are having a very intellectual and stimulating discussion about the deeper themes of literature. In the course of this discussion, we came across an insurmountable dilemma. Consequently, we require the graces of you--our audience--to solve this insurpassable travail for us. Here it comes! Poll #994432
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 44 Who is the best match for Corran Horn? Is Jello triumphant over evil ticky boxes? Current Mood:  contemplative | | Thursday, May 24th, 2007 | | 6:44 pm |
Celebration 4!
Today was the firstday of C4. It was the fanclub only day, so we got first dibs at the vendor hall and the celebration store. I drove 2 hours to get there in killer traffic (I hate the 5) but thankfully parking was plentiful, and it was literally right under the convention center. Handy. When I got there, I went straight for the FanForce table and met a lot of new JCers I hadn't seen before. Then I went to the Vendor's hall and spent so much money that I promised I'd not buy anything else during the con. Then I did it again. And again. When I finished, I'd spent 500 dollars! I bought:
Gentle Giant Imperial Guard statue (12 inches tall)
Darth Vader Unleashed(original)
Darktrooper figure (original 1993 edition)
501st Stormtrooper
Admiral Ozzel
Kren-Blista Vanee (Imperial Advisor)
Royal Guard TIE Interceptor
A New Empire Unleashed
Padmé Unleashed The Guard statue is spectacularly well done. The Vader is something I'd wanted for years, and it was completely sold out at C3 so I grabbed it. The Darktrooper is an extremely rare EU edition, and it's cooler than the re-issue they're doing later this year. The 501st Stormie was a must--it had a ROMAN-style battle standard, with an Imperial seal insted of an eagle and then a 501st legion banner sticking out of the pole. Ozzel rounds out my list of new Imperial officer figures, and Vanee is here to keep company with Advisor Greejatus. The Interceptor was all red, which is cool. The new Empire thign is meh, but oh well. And Padmé is, uh, well-sculpted. Most of my adventures today were in the exhibitor's hall. Sacrifice was sold out in the first 30 minutes, but I don't plan on ever reading it so that's okay. The Hasbro Booth had the new figure designs--a Revan and Malak 2-pack, a Baron Soontir Fel and Hobbie "Bugbite" Klivian, a 181st TIE Interceptor (HUGE and gorgeous), Wedge and Tycho 2-pack, and much much more! It was splendid. Too bad they're all not coming out until July at the earliest and Nov at the latest (for Fel and the Hobster). :( If you have any questions about the above, be sure to ask! ( Pictures behind the cut! ) | | Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 | | 10:59 pm |
| | Monday, April 30th, 2007 | | 10:02 pm |
Poll!
Poll #976494
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16 Does it upset you that this is not a ticky box? | | Monday, April 23rd, 2007 | | 6:02 pm |
Yes, I did this already.
I'm aware I already did this, but I am posting a second one because I simply can't decide which of the two I prefer. The first one I did is pictorally preferable--I like the æsthetics of it. This second one, though, has a more fitting text for me. Go figure.
| | 3:45 pm |
Meme+birthday
First off, Happy birthday to Yubsie the Ewok Princess! :D Secondly, I did that meme that everyone else did because it is awesome. So here it is. (I added in another one because I simply can't decide which is more me, grrr. The first one appeals to me pictorally, but the second appeals to more more with the description. Only three items were changed. If you want to friend me on this, I guess you should friend me on the second one--posted on a subsequent entry. I won't be using this one.
Current Mood: triumphant | | Sunday, October 1st, 2006 | | 12:14 am |
Happy birthday Jenny!
Not really much to say. Well, I suppose I could talk about school, or games, movies, whatever--but eh. The reason I'm posting this entry is 'cause it's ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chlorrel's birthday, officially in the Pacific Time Zone. I'll tell her via various other means too, but she likes this LJ thing, so this works too. Happy Birthday Jenny! | | Thursday, August 31st, 2006 | | 12:51 am |
Elements of the Ages
So I've been linked to this thing where one writes a short little snippet on a picture. So, here it is. ------
Even today, there were still traces of the old grandeur. The site was covered in mosses and lichens of all sorts, and numerous geological upheavals had rendered the precision construction a total mess. Consequently, the ruins had an air of majestic dilapidation, if there was such a beast.
It was unseasonably cold today. Perhaps this was why the site was empty. The crisp silence contributed to the supernatural aura that pervaded the place; there weren’t even animals to disturb the peace. Silence did not always indicate death, but rather, a certain timelessness.
The young scholar picked her way through the grassy debris, searching for any artifacts that had not long since been carted off or stolen. When she was met with little success, she turned up to regard the grand speaking platform and the wall behind it. It was something else.
Millennia ago, this very rostrum had been the stage where the leaders of a mighty civilization dispensed justice and enunciated their decrees. Now, it was overgrown and sodden with the rains of a thousand years. The girl kneeled down and scraped her hand across the aged rock, feeling commingled moisture, mud, and velveteen moss. These were the agents of destruction.
Her skirt billowed upwards as the winds gave their own reinforcement of this point. The scholar shivered, clutching her arms to her sides. The wind’s icy tendrils penetrated the gaps between her arms and penetrated the meager defenses of the fabric; just as they coursed up her legs, leaving goosebumps in their wake. Just as elements had battered away at the strengths of this civic center and just as they had ignored its own barricades. The lass shivered, not from the cold—but because she was all alone.
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| | Friday, August 11th, 2006 | | 12:14 am |
These past few days have been pretty awesome. On Tuesday, I went to dinner with my friend Lauren. I haven't seen her since winter, so it was nice to see her again. We had a really fun time eating at this outdoor restaurant thing, and since I didn't feel like going home, we went to a movie afterwards. We had time to talk and catch up before the movie, so it was very enjoyable. It's interesting to talk to people you've known for years and see how different things are in college and the like. Fascinating.
Then on Thursday I went to an Olive Garden with Shawna. I used to *like* her in my freshman year of HS--I actually fell for her (for lack of a better term, not love though) when I first saw her standing in line in front of me at Orientation. I leaned over her shoulder to learn her name by seeing her forms. She knew, of course. It led to a lot of stuff that I won't bother talking about, but it's notable in that it was my last juvenile crush. You know, the sort of immature things that middle schoolers do. So that's interesting.
More interesting is now that said crush has been over for a few years, we're friends now. A few years ago, I couldn't even talk to her (I wasn't very good with girls then) and I so poorly bungled that whole thing. She was kind enough to excuse my idiocy and even gave me her number at the end of the year. I'm glad she put up with that rubbish without snapping. :p
During graduation, I asked her to get a picture with me for the hell of it. At grad night, she asked me to keep in touch and we eventually wound up chatting on AIM. Now we're friends, and I think it's hilariously ironic. I'm totally cool with it, and pleased that I could be friends with someone that I used to be really weird about. The Fates have a sense of humor, but they still let things end up nicely.
So we go to Olive Garden. I was originally worried if she'd forgotten or something since I hadn't spoken with her since we decided the thing, but she didn't forget, of course. She brought one of her friends along, which I didn't mind. It was awkward for me at first since they mostly talked to each other. We cruised the mall waiting for the restaurant to open. There was the usual strangeness of a guy going with girls to the mall, and then the added awkwardness of not knowing all these inside things the two of them were talking about.
Then we ate. Not much to talk about there, it was the usual faire. I did have fun playing 'air hockey' with Shawna using the coasters while her friend thought we were insane. It's okay, because she was insane too. Insanity can be fun.
Then Shawna invited me to the beach with them. She had to take her little brother to some beach thing, and I had time to kill, so I came along. First we went to her friend's house, and then hers. It was another deliciously amusing moment to me, here I was in the house of a girl I used to like. Hah! I can imagine telling my poor self from a few years ago that, and he'd gape. Silly old self.
Shawna and I took one car with the others (her friend and 3 younger kids) took another. That helped break the ice, and we had plenty of time to talk on the long drive to the beach. By the time we got there, I was more than ready to talk away with everyone. While the kids swam and Shawna's friend watched them, Shawna and I walked along the shore to the pier where they had a Rubies' diner. I assumed it was only 1.5 miles away, but it ended up taking nearly two hours to walk there. Partly since we walked on the sand, of course. We were exhausted, but we got to talk plenty and the milkshakes we bought were good. Then we made it back in 30 mins by taking the bike road. We hung out with the others for a while (it was a Boy Scout thing, but apparently some Girl Scouts and British Boy Scouts were meeting with them too... odd little gathering). We then headed back to Troy around 8pm, and then I headed home.
It was a lot of fun, even if it was odd at first. Generally, it's not something I'm used to doing since my little cadre of IB kids were socially stilted from studying all day long. This was the sort of thing most people do quite often, and that was the best thing about it. I should definately be doing things like this--they're fun, and I need to do 'em anyway. So I'm glad that I came along, and I'm glad I'm friends with Shawna now.
All in all, friends are good to have and I strive to have as many as possible. Friendship is a big deal to me, and I'm extremely loyal to those who I do consider friends. As a result, I'm attempting to reach out to as many friends as I can this summer and do things. It's fun, and I truly enjoy doing things with friends, even if involves being accidentally dragged out for 10 hours. I am exhausted and have a quiz tomorrow, but I don't mind a bit. Just meeting up with people that I haven't seen in over a year is worth it. Having fun in the process? I wouldn't miss it.
Current Mood: accomplished | | Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 | | 10:02 pm |
In this entry, we talk about neat toys
Well, I figured I needed to make an entry. Y'know, at least once every few months. It's particularly bad when I think that I was still working the last time I made an entry. Yikes!
So let's see. I finished Betrayal. That was pretty neat. Sort of. I think I'm tired of Jedi, and Sith (not that any Sith exist, regardless of what Del Rey says. More on that later... when I decide to go on a massive rant in lumiyam pro imperatore defendenda.) Don't check my declensions on that. I assure you they're wrong. :p
I liked seeing a lot of familiar faces and their families. I didn't like another pointless war and more endless Jedi philosophizing. Honestly, they should all sit down in one long Socratic dialogue and then shut up. Because it's getting old. And non-Force users are cooler anyway.
My birthday is coming the Saturday after next! I'm turning 19, which is really anticlimactic. Nothing really happens. At 18, I got to vote. At 17 I got to watch R-rated movies. At 16 I got to drive. At 20, I can at least say I'm not a teen. 19 doesn't even have that much. It's been suggested I go to Canada since I can drink at 19. I would, but alcohol doesn't interest me. Though we're going to Napa Valley at the end of summer... some of the world's best wine sounds nice. And cheese. Can't forget cheese.
Oh, I also bought a TV tuner thing. It's tiny, and it lets you plug in video sources into a laptop and display TV/game consoles/other stuff through a PIP. That's pretty cool!
I'm still in school, which sucks. I want summer to come. Well, sort of. My parents want me to go on this trip that I don't exactly want to go on. Boo.
Okay, so I only mentioned one toy and there's only one legacy of one force. Sue me. Current Mood: superior | | Saturday, March 4th, 2006 | | 1:36 am |
In this entry we talk about children and double integrals
Odd subject line, isn't it? Anyway, first things first. Work today was interesting. I got asked for change so many times it wasn't even funny--guess it's what happens when you're at a photo booth. I was going to work at the Star TRader, but the shift conflicted with a midterm, so I got bumped down to a later shift at Autopia. Oh well. During my shift, a party of four girls (I talk about girls, children, Star Wars, and school a lot--get used to it) aged maybe eleven to thirteen approached me for lots of change. I gave it to them, and they took pictures for their autopia driver's licenses--basically, for those unfamiliar with the attraction--after driving your cars through the ride, you get a paper license and can purchase a set of 16 stickers to put your face on them. They were really getting into it, getting a sticker with all three of them on it and then filling out the name, height, weight, etc data on it and asking me for help on points. It was fascinating. They were also engaging me in conversation and telling me funny stories about their friends. They liked talking--they're young girls--so it wasn't anything special, but it did fascinate me. At that age, I was taciturn and talked--sure--but only to people I knew. I was a little more talkative before and after that age, but not during it. Yet these kids didn't have any trouble chatting ten minutes away with me, and it makes you realize--people are social animals. It doesn't matter if you think people don't want to talk, they do--all you have to do is approach them. Or be approached, in this instance. I guess this job is good for me, it's making me more sociable. Senior year really did that too, but mostly in my HS group--which I really really wanted to get involved with that last year. Amusingly, in the dorms, I've acquired this reputation for being this amazingly unperturbable individual. I don't know where I got it, since I interact tons, but I guess it's just that fact that I had a different mentality in HS and don't go for the hedonistic Epicurean mentality that they do. One of my "friends" there is actually growing weed in his closet, and most of 'em smoke it--even the "nice" kids to. I mean, good grief. If not wanting to smoke a joint makes me cold and inhuman, so be it. My HS friends and co-workers don't think so. :-p On another note, I walked in on someone describing me at work today at the check-in area. They said that I was by far the most brilliant person they knew. That was nice to hear, especially considering I've only interacted with that person a few times. I like giving off that impression. *ego-trip* Oh, don't worry, I'll pop it right now! Let's continue... Two midterms today. Chem was pretty easy. Everyone else thought it was hard. Good sign. Especially since I didn't even know what we had been covering at all until this Tuesday. Hah! Math was a little tougher. Okay, a lot tougher. But I answered 3/5 questions, for a hopefully 70/100--with the curve, it should be a high B. Not bad for someone who discovered how to do a double integral just 30 mins before the test, huh? I'm pretty sure I aced the maxs/mins parts, after spending like a third of my entire test time fixing my critical points. Ugh. I also somehow got the question right about maximizing the volume of a rectangular box if the total costs were to be 1500, with the bottom and top being 30/sq foot, sides at 20/sq foot, and front and back at 10/sq foot. Not an easy problem, but simple once you get to it. But... the other problem might kill me. You see, I did a typical Jello thing. I have my eye set on the grand scale, and get tripped up on the details. What do I refer to? A negative sign. I always make sign errors. It's frustrating. Especially since I forgot a negative sign on my negative sin. It adds a deliciously ironic twist to it--but a bitter one. The problem, for those with an obscene interest in it? I had to find the volume of a region whose shadow lied over the area bounded by the lines x =0, y= 0, x = pi/2, and y = 2cosx. So ,after graphing the region, I determined that 0 <= x <= pi/2 and 0 <= y <= 2cosx. Easy so far, right? Well, here's the problem. Literally: f(x, y) = ysinx Now, I assume the problem could be easily solved using polar coordinate geometry, but I didn't feel like doing that since I had just read that a few minutes ago and wasn't too sure on it. So, insanely, I tried to tackle double-integration of transcendental functions head-on. Not terribly difficult, mind you, but time-consuming--and I'd wasted most of my time on the other problems. You see, when you're me and you don't go to class, you have to think out problems. Usually I can grasp just about any of them, but the problem is, despite the fact that I think very quickly--I have to rethink and check my work repeatedly, or suffer disaster. That's what I should have done at the end, but I digress. So anyway, I determined that I should solve this problem by using the integral from 0 to pi/2 of the integral from 0 to 2cosx of ysinxdydx. So, naturally, I first integrate in terms of y. That's pretty easy, and I get the outside integral of .5y^2sinxdx over 0 to 2cosx. Whoops, here's my problem. Not only do I have a squared transcendental function, but a product of two transcendental functions. Yikes! So it ends up being that outside integral of 2cos^2(x)sinxdx (for those of you lost, I basically put in the 2cosx in for y). Now, I have to integrate in terms of x. Uh-oh. So, I diggggg deep into the recesses of my mind, where I've buried Troy Calculus after my post-AP/IB revelry and the long absence of math over the summer and my first quarter of college. I aced any problem in May of '05, but I erased it all by June--and this is March of '06. Yikes, long time without higher level math. But i did a neat u subsititution here. u = cosx du = sinxdx Oooh... that means that I put that in (and of course, changed my interval to be from 1 to 0) and it became the integral from 1 to 0 of 2u^2du. YAY, an elementary integral. I love that trick. So that's 2/3(u^3) over 1 to zero--which becomes -2/3. The end! Spotted my error yet? Well, having a NEGATIVE volume should've tipped me off. But it didn't .Everyone knows that dy/dx(cosx) = -sinx. Everyone 'cept someone who's been away from math for over 9 months and thus hasn't memorized tables that ought to be second-nature to anyone. I was so caught up over defeating that nasty transcendental mess without having to resort to trig identities or polar coordinates that I forgot that a volume makes no sense being negative. Whoops. I hope he doesn't hemmorage me for points because of that. Ugh. Current Mood: Imperial | | Monday, February 27th, 2006 | | 2:42 am |
In this entry we talk about nice things
Today at work I was approached by two guests... little ones. They were two little children, a boy and a girl. The boy, in the nervous tinny voice of his asked about the little Virtual Magic Kingdom cards that we gave out. I told him that they're given to guests so their characters can have exclusive content in the game. I asked how many they wanted, and the little girl said they wanted four. I told them that we're not supposed to give them unless a shirt is purchased as well, that's the rules of the give-away. But they were adorable little children, and I liked that the kid asked me himself instead of having a parent do it for him. I also was mesmerised by the little girl's expressive little brown eyes. I love children. So naturally, I gave it to them. I told them to promise not to tell anyone, and that it was our little secret. The other people in line were happy that I was nice to them. :D We had some very difficult people today, too. I have an easy way of handling them: I am inordinately nice to them. It really off-balances people--even the most aggressive ones--because they don't know how to handle it. THey're expecting a fight, are ready for a fight, and want a fight. If you through a wrench into that, they're confused and don't know what to do. It's the number one rule of warfare--outflank the enemy and keep them guessing. It's also a potent form of sarcasm, I think. Current Mood:  peaceful | | Sunday, February 26th, 2006 | | 2:26 pm |
In this entry we talk about funnies
Okay, so I'm at the Star Trader ringing up some stuff. I'm supposed to be in Space Image, but the store had a few n00bs working there and only the Star Wars part was open, so they wanted me in there too. Anyway, this group of five good-looking girls walk up to the counter to purchase stuff. I got the impression that they were just casual shoppers and not fans--not to say that nerds don't look good, but I've already been asked about this so I thought I'd elaborate. I must guiltily confess that I do my best guest servicing and conversations with young ladies, but :p Among their purchased loot are three lightsabers that have lights, battle sounds, and they hum and vibrate with collisions. While I'm counting out change for them, they're talking amongst themselves. General conversational stuff that people would have at D-land, and some silly stuff, like how one of them was excited about the sabers and wanted to run around New York City with 'em. Then the cutest one of them (incidentally) says that if they're ever bored at night, they could play with the vibrate feature. At this point, my head shoots up--but I just as quicky assume an emotionless mask as hold the change in my hands. Even with my considerable skill at that, I have to fight to keep from laughing. The girl rhetorically asks me if I heard, and she can obviously tell from the way I have absolutely no reaction at all. So she has this utterly stricken look for a while, and then flushes the brightest red I've ever seen and covers her face. Her other friends are ROARING with laughter. It's the loudest laughter I've ever heard, and the entire store turns to us as they hear the laughter. The guests in line behind them are especially perplexed, as they haven't heard what she said. The laughter continues for many minutes as they struggle to control themselves, while they assure me that their friend is absolutely crazy and doesn't know what she's talking about. The embarassed girl is still red and covering her face, while apologizing profusely to me between laughs. I finally manage to hand her the change and read it out to her as pleasantly as possible, while she barely manages to grab the 7.07 while she quakes with laughter. They do happily wave me good bye as they get themselves under control and walk out, telling each other that it was the worst possible thing to say to a guy cashier--but in a happy way. Then, unable to resist any longer, I call out "be careful with those things." They erupt in even louder laughter than before, confusing every single person in sight and especially befuddling my manager, who's just walked in. They wave as they make their escape, but you could hear their laughter for a while more as they walk out. The next guest in line comes up with their bunch of items, all the while looking like they're trying to figure out what sort of bizarre scene just worked out. Everyone heard me call out, but assumed I was saying something innocent like telling them not to bash each other in the eye with them. The best part about all this--besides that totally stricken look of horror and the first spontaneous burst of laughter--is that my manager commended me on my 'exceptional guest service' because those girls were obviously having a ton of fun. I needed that priceless moment too, because I've been consumed with stress lately at the two midterms of doom coming up. Chem I could handle pretty much with my hands tied behind my back, but not if I had regular hw plus other classes to study for at the *same* time. Classes that involve things like double and triple integrals. Ew. But the good news is, I'm working at the Star Trader tomorrow. If I see those lasses tomorrow, I'm going to ask them how they enjoyed their lightsabers, like a good Cast Member should. [/evil] | | Monday, February 28th, 2005 | | 1:05 am |
The Academy Awards are much cooler than stupid Calculus, duh
Oh boy... Let's see. The 77th Academy Awards... Chris Rock was a decent choice at host. Billy Crystal was better, but Letterman was worse. Some of his jokes were off-color (no pun intended), but some were pretty good though. IMO Robin Williams gave the best laughs, though... I had some gripes with the awards, though they were better this time around. ROTS disgracefully swept last year, and I was expecting an Aviator sweep, but mercifully, the Academy was better at voting this year. Still, I would have liked to see Phantom win something... and maybe a bit more for Eternal Sunshine and Finding Neverland, though they did win some awards and get quite a few nods. Best Actor so should've been Depp for Neverland, and Best Actress should have gone to Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine. For being an Englishwoman, Winslet has a VERY convincing Americanized accent in that movie, too... Oh, and Eternal Sunshine was SO Best Picture. :p Hmm. On to more depressing subjects. Calculus. How I loathe it. My grade sucks and I really don't get it. Or maybe my brain has rotted. But I'm getting As in everything else and even got an A on my latest Spanish IV test, so my brain must be working... bah I don't want to get thrown out of colleges for a bad grade in Calc at the last second. Though really my melodrama would have been more effective earlier, when I WAS freaking out... I've calmed down by now. Oh well, simulated panic is just as good. :p Yeah so I asked my dad for help for the first time since like 6th grade... he told me he took Calc over 30 years ago and doesn't remember any of it. I had to show him the appendices as well as the first four chapters and explain how to integrate and differentiate e^(u)du as well as ln(u)du... and I was pretty hopeless while watching the Academy Awards. When they finished around 9ish, I went back down to see him racing through the problems. He told me that he remembered it all now, and he was just blazing through them like they were nothing. I'm jealous, I suck at math. No wonder he's an engineer, he can remember over a semester's worth of Calc and master it in just two hours. :p But still, having a visual model helped me too. I was able to actually understand everything he did and explain it back to him, and work at the problems he didn't do--as well as recognize some of the mistakes and fix them on my own. Yay me. Yeah, I've resumed my normal confidence and optimism... for now. Btw, thanks for that compliment, Marah. It really DID make my day/week. :-D PS. The book I have on my currently reading is a book I got from Heffer's back at Cambridge. Heffer's = best.nonfiction.bookstore.ever. Though the book DID cost £17.99, which is hellishly expensive for my poor $USD credit card... oh well. £s are cool. €s suck, though. Current Mood: relievedCurrent Music: Roman Imperialism (Readings and Sources) | | Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 | | 11:02 pm |
Since you all wanted one...
Mmk, so I was told to make an entry, and I will. Let's see, my life right now... I. COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE. UC admissions are coming in a week, and I'm as nervous as heck. These will be a preview of things to come, and I really hope it goes well... I'm so nervous that I'm actually doing my homework! Like... diligently! If you know me well, then you KNOW that means I'm nervous. II. Spanish... yeah so my teacher told me that unless I raise my grade by 20% by the quarter, she'll rescind my recs. That's... bad... On the good side, I got a 39/46 on the latest TEST, which means massive points. We're also having at least one more artist test, which is better than stories because biographies are closer to history--which I understand. Reading Spanish Lit is tough... On the down side, we have the Modismos Test (we have to memorize and learn 200+ idiomatic expressions) coming... the high score last year was a 40%, after over half the test was credited back to them. Yeah, THAT bad. III. Calc. Quiz tomorrow on Work (I had 2 hours of sleep that day, so I slept through the lecture... well, I wasn't asleep but I wasn't really there). It's also on water pressure, which is that easy F = integral whl delta l... easy type things. I suspect there will be more questions on Work. O Fortuna, have mercy on me. O Minerva, please aide me in my Work... literally. IV. KOTORII Still playing through a replay... HK-47 is godly and Bastila's accent is ambrosia. Mmm... British. V. JC stuff: I have no idea how many things I'm doing, nor how I'm juggling it all, but somehow it's all working out anyway. Go figure. But the JC rocks. VI. My fic. Good news on that front, I just found a list of legionary names (NB I just now hit my elbow and it hurts like mad), which'll be very useful for my fic and other things--and this whole book is awesome. I wish I could purchase it, it talks about lares and tutelary deities and such--it's brilliant. Oh well... oh, and I'm very surprised to learn that the Primigenia are Legio XXIII... I'd figure them to be Legio I - IV or something, though I suppose that when Augustus rewrote the entire State, he revived Primigenia too, but put it in a different place. VII. Rain. By Jove, will it ever stop raining? I mean... geez, we're 5 inches from breaking 1884's rainfall record here, and the record is from July 1st to June 30th... we're not only going to break it, but SHATTER it. Scary... VIII. Mmm new cell phone. Sony Ericson Z500a. Color on the inside, obviously, but the outer panel is color too. I have this video desktop thing and this whole cool theme going, it's awesome. It's also a cameraphone and apparently can take pictures while closed, which is amazing. It also has uber battery life and lots of space, which is yum. Hmm. I think that's it for now... oh, wait, it's not. AP tests cost too much. 82 bucks times 6 tests = $492 for stupid AP tests, plus the 600ish for my 6 IB tests!! Grr... School play is on Friday. I shall go. It's called "It was a Dark and Stormy Night." Saw "Sampson and Delilah" the opera this weekend. Wasn't that good. Will see movie on Friday. I wonder if it'll be an Oscar winner... for that reason, we will likely watch Million Dollar Baby or Aviator. I wish Eternal Sunshine would win, but that's not likely... Um.. .what else? Eh, I guess that's enough and I told myself I'd only write to the end of the hour. You people got what you wanted, an entry. Be happy. :p Current Mood: pensiveCurrent Music: Age of Mythology Soundtrack |
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