A Better Word for Weird

Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. Afterwords, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

( rocknlobster gave me... )

50 BOOKS
37)) Firefly: the official companion vol.1

I want to rise like I should and do everything right
But I lie awake at night (never sleep)
With questions in my ear (loud and deep)
I wanna join the dance (take a leap)
But the answer isn't clear

Good things are happening. I think. Possibly.
The world seems to be becoming clearer, which is in many ways both a depressing and liberating thing.
Wooo, I am cryptic.
Right, enough of that.*

I went to see Andrew Lippa tonight. He wrote the Off-Broadway The Wild Party and the re-arrangements for the revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as the new show Asphalt Beach, which is getting produced here. He was absolutely hilarious and a joy to listen to. Some especially good advice was given when he was talking about the first time he auditioned Idina Menzel: the gist of which was, "Don't be afraid to go crazy and do your own thing."

(*I lied. Suffice it to say that the head of the theatre department and I seem to be developing a repoire. I don't know how special of a thing this really is, since he's kind of everyone's friend, but it feels special to me. It's nice to hear people say they believe in you.
Okay, that doesn't do away with ALL the crypticness, but with a good part of it anyway. I'm too hyper to be deep right now.)

Also, Happy Halloween!

Yup, I did the human-version-of-Bunnie-Rabbot thing. ^__^ One person recognized me, but some people at the party couldn't even get the basic concept. One girl didn't know what a "cyborg" was when I told her. o_O Um.

Also, NaNo starts in a couple days. This is your official warning that I may not be showing up around here a lot in November.

Finally, quizzes.

( Read more... )

EDIT: Almost forgot...

50 BOOKS
34)) Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko <--- Goooooooood stuff. The movie somehow cut a lot of stuff out and still stayed true to it.
35)) The Men Who Stare At Goats, Jon Ronson <--- Read this mostly on the El today. Creepy-weird stuff.

Woohoo!!!

Even after spending 2 months in Japan, I had doubts. Mostly because of the pressure involved--the whole reason for going to Japan in the first place was I simply didn't have the grades to get into 2nd year without some serious studying. But it paid off! Hoozah!

Oh. And Collegeboxes came. I got Angie back *hugs the G5* and introduced her to her new little sister (aka Cherie, the laptop). Mwehe.

That is all.

EDIT: 50 BOOKS
32)) Syrup, Max(x) Barry
Halfway through the book I was ready to get on here and start bitching about how the characters are all asshats, but by the end of it I actually wound up caring about them.
Although they are still asshats.

50 BOOKS
30)) Kushiel's Scion, Jacqueline Carey

( Initial thoughts )

Yeah... that's all for now. Fanart is forthcoming.

Oooookaaaaay.

So last night I dreamt that Saddam Hussein was launching nuclear missiles toward all the major cities in America. And they hit.

This morning on Japanese TV news were memorial services for Hiroshima.

I didn't even know, consciously, that August 6 was the day. My subconscious musta been reaching back to high school history.

...

yeah.

50 BOOKS
27)) The Pirates! In an Adventure With Ahab, Gideon Defoe
28)) A Scanner Darkly, Philip K Dick

Scanner is pretty good, though I think it'll actually work better as a movie. Especially in the format they've done it in. All that's required is for Keanu Reeves not to fuck it up.

Also, the website says it was released in America on July 7. So it may not still be around by the time I get back. BOOHISS. :(

The homestay was pretty rockin'. Too tired to write about it in detail, but... I saw the Naruto movie! :D

( Quizzish )

Shake & Co's Hamlet: The NY Times likes!!

'Who wants a mopey, sniveling Hamlet on a close summer night? Mr. Asprey's Dane, more choleric than melancholy, feels just right for the season of adventure movies and page-turners.' (W00T!)

'. . .not only is Ms. Packer playing Hamlet's mother to her son's Hamlet, but her husband (and Mr. Asprey's stepfather), Dennis Krausnick, also shows up as the pompous Polonius. How's that for a family outing, Dr. Freud?' (Hehehehe.)

Anyway, YAY! <--the full article.

50 BOOKS
25)) The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists, Gideon Defoe

50 BOOKS
21)) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin
22)) The Jerk With the Cell Phone, Barbara Pachter and Susan Magee
23)) Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

I would've liked to get to 25 by the end of June. I dunno how much reading I'll be getting done in July and August (Japan-time). Of course, there's always the flight there and back...

*points to subject line* Saw Nacho Libre yesterday. The most objective review I can give is that if you like Napolean Dynomite, you'll like it (and vice versa). Same brand of dead-pan comedy. Non-objectively, I thought it was lots of fun. ^__^

So. I'm in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Hangin' out with John's fambly. His sister is way into soccar, so I'm getting pretty informed about the World Cup. We're watching the the USA/Ghana game right now... It's 1-2, Ghana. BOO.

A Ghanese (or however you'd say it) guy just fell down.....
Wow, he looks really hurt. o_O

Well anyway, the game's only just started the second half, so America has time to pull ahead. USA! USA! :P

Today we're going to a town called Frankenmooth. It's supposed has a lot of cool stuff there, though I think their main attraction is to sound like the name of a moose monster with a lisp.

Memeage from lassarina. Comment and say so if you want me to answer for you:

1. I'll respond with something random about you
2. I'll challenge you to try something
3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you
4. I'll tell you something I like about you
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you (answers in a comment, or email to e-mark@northwestern.edu if you want privacy)
8. Repost this if you fancy.

WARNING: Response time may vary and may possibly take a day or two.

Snagged this nifty meme from all over my f-list.

1. What Time Period {In History} Do Think Most Suits My Personality And Appearance? Why?

What Time Period {In History} Do Think Most Suits Your Own Personality And Appearance? Why?


2. What Particular Costume From A Film Could You Most Imagine Me Wearing? Why?

What Particular Costume From A Film Could You Most Imagine Yourself Wearing? Why?


3. What Sort Of Magickal Creature/Being Do I Most Resemble {In Your Opinion}? Why?

What Sort Of Magickal Creature/Being Do You Most Resemble {In Your Opinion}? Why?


4. Which Fandom Of Mine Would I Be Most "At Home" In {In Your Opinion}? Why? (I've listed my fandoms on my info page, in case you don't know what they are)

Which Fandom Of Yours Would You Be Most "At Home" In {In Your Opinion}? Why?


5. If You Could Give Me One Thing {Anything At All You Can Dream Up Or Imagine} One Gift, What Would It Be? Why?

If You Could Give Yourself One Thing {Anything At All You Can Dream Up Or Imagine} One Gift, What Would It Be? Why?

If I did this for you, don't just base your answers for me on what I said. :P

I have nothing else to say... it's been a long day.

ETA: 50 BOOKS
17)) A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
...OMG.

It's only Monday, but I already wish it were the weekend. Why?

1)) I have a paper due Thursday, so it will be done by then.
2)) DCP (which, I just discovered, I will be able to make after all. Some of it, anyway)
3)) Passover. My personal favorite of the Jewish holidays, because it's so family-oriented. For those not Jew-y enough to know, the celebration (called a seder) is a traditional dinner of sorts, with specific reasons for the specific foods and certain ceremonial things said throughout. My cousin is holding a seder on Saturday at UChicago. Since it is to be composed entirely of college students, I imagine there will be much silliness and tomfoolery dispersed throughout the ceremony. Squee.
4)) herod_the_nut's birthday is on Friday, and we are gonna par-tay in Chicago.

So, yes.
On the up-side, it is freakin' GORGEOUS today, and promises to be so throughout the week (temperature-wise, anyway. might be a little rain).

50 BOOKS:
15)) Dave Barry Does Japan, Dave Barry

Wikipedia meme! (from arakay

Look up your birth date (sans year) on wikipedia, and post 3 neat facts, 2 births and 1 death from that day.

EVENTS:
1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. (How they figured it out is beyond me, but hey. Awesome.)
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
1980 - Nintendo releases their first Game & Watch game, Ball.

BIRTHDAYS:
1937 - Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq (Hitler was also a Taurus. I wonder if this bodes ill.)
1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress

DEATH:
1945 - Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator (b. 1882)

That day's not too far off, either.

I meme because I CAN. (HP character memeyay)

Some artwork:

Click it to see the big-size version. Or if you're friended at lepricons, just scroll down. :P

On the same vein, a song! My iTunes has about 5 songs from the 80s worth listening to, and this is the newest addition.
Mainly it's meant for the Exalted fans... listen to this and tell me it is not the Solars' theme song.

Kyrie // Mr. Mister

50 BOOKS:
13)) Exalted Twilight Caste Book

I'm losing steam. But I'm also running out of books that I own and are here, and that I haven't read. Anyone willing to suggest, or if you're in the Evanston vicinity, loan?

( And a coupla quizzes )