| "I see cow in his eyes, not wolf!" |
[Aug. 31st, 2009|08:32 pm] |
I failed my driver's test on Friday. It was pretty awful, and really embarrassing to admit to, but I might as well. I'm such an anxious driver that the pressure of the test plus the condescending attitude of the woman giving me the test made me too nervous to function. Then we ended with this little gem: "You're how old again?"
Thanks, lady. I love being kicked while I'm down.
That was the bad news, but there has been good stuff too! Like Shawna and I seeing American Idol live in Boston. I never really imagined I would get into AI fandom at all, but the sparkly wonderful power of Kradam is almost as difficult to resist as Arashi. No, seriously, even they can't resist it.
There was singing! Dancing! Shiny things! Adam grabbing his crotch and gyrating! I'm easy like that. Failure of the venue to get its shit together aside, it was all pretty awesome. Bambi won't let me live this down, and to be honest, I find it highly ironic when she's the one questioning my taste. The whole trip was pretty spontaneous, but it was worth it; and even better, while I was in Massachusetts, I got to hang out with Ani, Tim, and Jen as well, so we had a nice school reunion. :)
This past weekend, at Bambi's insistence, I went with her to a Twilight convention in New Jersey. I'm not a fan of the books or the movies, so I wasn't particularly looking forward to it, but it actually ended up being a lot of fun.
( Speaking of sparkles... ) |
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| zombies! |
[Aug. 2nd, 2009|04:12 pm] |
It feels like the last couple of weeks have been incredibly mundane. I think that's mainly because I haven't gone anywhere, and all things considered, it's probably a good thing. I've realized that so far this year, I've had at least one major event or trip that I've gone on every single month. THIS IS WHY I'M BROKE BTW.
We did have a little party yesterday for my aunt's birthday. It was a surprise party, and one of the first times I've ever seen a surprise party actually end up unspoiled. She was genuinely shocked that we had thrown it together, it was nice to see her so happy. :D
The party itself was a lot of fun, despite being Twilight-themed (my aunt's a huge Twilight fan), and my mother and I mostly despising Twilight. Bambi came up with some games (Interview with a Vampire, VAMP Bingo, etc. It was pretty lulzy), and gave the whole book series as a gift. It was one of those moments where the gift-receiver is so surprised that they tear up, and so almost everyone in the room ends up crying. It was such a cheesy Kodak moment, it was disgusting. ;)
And since I had nothing else to do, I mainly started to try and catch up on the new dramas this week. Specifically, Orthros no Inu and Buzzer Beat.
If there's one thing I'll always appreciate about Japan, it's their knack for subtlety.
The bad guy is dressed all in white! The good guy is dressed all in black! There's a gigantic, religious seeming painting looming in the background! SHIT, WHERE CAN WE FIT MORE SYMBOLS?
( It might be spoilery, so I'm cutting it )
One piece of good news is that I've sent out an application for a county job this week. With any luck, I'll hear back from them in the next week or two. :D I really need a job, like, yesterday, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this one. |
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| We are Vaaaaamps |
[Jul. 21st, 2009|09:45 am] |
So, I went to go see VAMPS twice this past week. I was at both the New York City show on July 11, and the one in Baltimore on the 16th. After being a fan of Hyde's stuff for several years now, it's so bizarre to have the chance to see him live. :D
( New York! )
( Do you eat crabs? Baltimore! )
Enough of that jumble of incoherency. Pictures & stuff!
My lame and/or festive pins made for the occasion!
Signed CD!
Me, after hours of waiting in the heat, and being significantly NOT AMUSED by life. |
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| Comic Con 2009 - Part 1 |
[Feb. 10th, 2009|01:16 am] |
This is probably as finished as this thing is going to get, even though I'm sure I'm forgetting details. Hopefully Shawna will be able to remember anything I've forgotten to add.
( NYCC Day 1: In which I go to the Yatterman premiere running on nothing but adrenaline and sheer dumb luck )
My two short videos from the day:
In short, all the individual fans that we met throughout the day were mostly very awesome. The fans, in general, were very disappointing. I can't say that it's a very good impression of American fans, or at least not the ideal one, but I'd like to think that we at least tried to leave a good impression on those we were around.
Stay tuned for day 2 of NYCC, in which Bambi and I weasel our way into Milo Ventimiglia's panel, but more importantly, meet THE NINJA TURTLES. |
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| STEP ONE: WE CAN HAVE LOTS OF FUN |
[Oct. 5th, 2008|12:45 am] |
I never wrote about my New Kids experience of awesome, so I figured I'd at least highlight the best parts.
( Hangin' Tough! )
There's a lot of good stuff to get my mind off of everything in the next few weeks, so I'm happy for that. Bambi, Jackie, Mollie, and I are going camping next weekend (in a cabin, we won't freeze to death), and they're having a Halloween costume contest there. Bambi has decided that we must be the 'House of Pop' and all dress as pop stars, preferably from the 80s. Jackie is going as Tiffany, Bambi is going as Donnie. I think I'm going to attempt Madonna. I'm feeling ambitious.
And Hanson in two weeks! ♥ ♥ ♥
I'm definitely glad to have some distractions lately.
( Angst that you should ignore ) |
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| Moar Maou |
[Aug. 21st, 2008|11:12 pm] |
So, we last established that I love Maou, right? Still true. Trying to keep up and actually download the newer ones, even though the files are huge. D: But since I have nothing better to do with my life, and I don't really care about the Olympics much, more reviews!
( Here there be Maou spoilers! )
Today I found two nearly finished fics, and thought about finishing and posting them. Clearly I did not do this. :\ Productivity, what is that again? I might still do it, since it would be nice to have something accomplished. I look for small victories these days, since I feel useless otherwise.
Oh, and I finished reading Watchmen early this week! Only to find out that FOX has fucked the movie over, possibly forever. Woe is me. D: But seriously, that book? Fucking amazing. Once I finished it, I kind of had to absorb the whole thing for awhile, the last few chapters were overwhelming.
I might be meeting with the guy on Sunday. Maybe. If the plans work out. And granted I won't fail and wimp out on it. |
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| Finally |
[Sep. 28th, 2007|10:04 am] |
So, after a hellishly busy week, I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and actually write out some sort of review for the concert this past weekend.
( Long, long squeeing about Hanson )
And now I get to be back in school, worrying about formal dress for my internship and starting to get sick on top of everything else. :(
Oh, and we definitely need to get ourselves some Locksley slash going on. |
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