o n w a r d ! p r o g r e s s !

So awhile back I finally finished up watching House. I decided to look for the song playing during Chase's (very hot) bachelor party. And behold, I've come to really like Jada.

I've been digging around Youtube and it's really quite fun watching them sing together. My favorite so far is definitely their cover of Oh! Darling. If I'm not mistaken, she's wearing a Marilyn Manson t-shirt.

For those unfamiliar, Jada is a girl group whose recent debut single, American Cowboy, was featured in the episode House Divided.

I just got back from my grandmother's. As usual, I was laden down with food. Today, I have cherries and watermelon. Delicious.

Anyway, I finished setting up her computer. I insisted they get a new one. The old one was just...terrible. Beyond words. There is no way I would have had the patience to get it running at an acceptable level. It was bad enough just getting family pictures onto an external.

I've started taking karate at the local community college. I kinda wish I could stay at the same place and actually get my black belt. Switching all over and starting over as a white belt is getting kind of old. But I'm looking forward to this place. The instructor seems like he's going to focus on leverages. We covered some of that in judo, but this looks to be a lot more in depth. Y'know. The sort of thing where you twist someone's hand the right way and they end up immobilized on the ground?

Well, that's going well. It feels good to be doing some kind of martial arts again. Even though I got home at 9:40 last night, I went for a quick mile run. I've been out of shape for months, but the past week I've been working out again. It's surprisingly easy so far to get back to an acceptable level of fitness.

Also, I finally went to DMV and got my motorcycle license yesterday morning. The written test was stupidly easy and I apparently get to take another picture. I'm not sure this is a good thing since my last one was actually....good. Oh well. They'll be sending me a new card in a few days. I'm excited. Now if only I had a motorcycle and leather laying around...

Comic-Con is soon. I haven't booked a room. Nor do I intend to. I do intend to make friends and crash on floors or otherwise sleep in my car. At the end of the con, I'll let you know how well that goes. The words "Never again" will probably be uttered. But given my utter lack of money, it seems like a brilliant plan.

HBP is in 8 days.

Oddly enough, it's been 8 years since the first movie.

( And my have they grown... )

I went looking for some old HP fics I remember reading on her journal (which were also excellent, by the way). I found this. Just posted two days ago! I cannot believe my luck. I think I'll go back to being ridiculously happy and mute, now.

Fic: Of All the Gin Joints In All The World (Megan Fox/Olivia Wilde, RPFS)
Title: Of All the Gin Joints In All The World
Author: Janine
Pairing: Megan Fox/Olivia Wilde
Rating: R/NC
Summary: Megan’s hiding from the paparazzi a hotel bar, when in out of all of the gin joints, in all of the world, Olivia Wilde walks into hers.

I was up an hour ago. An hour ago. For no reason.

My body apparently does not want to sleep in. Which is sad and depressing. Except maybe today I'll take my car to the shop. Or swing by DMV without an appointment to wait in line. For forever and a day. Actually.

Two weeks ago, I got a ticket. I'm supposed to be able to look up my ticket online. Except there is not one record of it anywhere. So... Actually what I should do is call the Fountain Valley police department, see if they have the ticket on file, and see if the answer "No" means I can just...not pay it. Unlikely, but I will remain hopeful.

In the meantime, have a meme.

( Seduction Style )

Things are complicated.

I might not be able to go back. My mom is ruining her credit, and Ralph's. The house finally sold. Not really sure what's going to happen in the next year. I just hope things keep being okay.

I'm back. I feel a new resolve to start working out again.

Over three days, I think I covered around 27 miles on foot/bike. Only 2 on the first, 19 on the second, and 6 on the third. And bizarrely, I don't feel like crap. At the end of the third day, I actually felt fine. I'm not really sure how or why, considering how utterly sedentary I've been the past several months. I wish my bike wasn't still in Portland so I could ride down here, too.

Anyway, Chicago was a lot of fun. And I got to see the lovely waltzofthemoon and her manthing. They joined us for a day and a half. There were cookies. Delicious cookies. Also, her manthing hit me and left a bruise. I hope I am avenged!

It feels odd being back in California. But I've only been awake for an hour, now, so I can't decide what I think about this. I also haven't been on WoW for nearly 2 weeks, which makes me feel a little bad. I wonder if Flinn's recruited for my spot yet :P I'll probably let my subscription run out during the year, but who knows.

On a side note, I love flying at night when I have the window seat. If you squint, you can pretend that some of the dots of light below you are stars and galaxies. And some of the brighter areas are far off ships or stations. I am such a dork. I so hope that we make it off this rock before we blow ourselves up. What I'd give to actually see the first set of colonists leave for a new planet. Too bad I don't think we'll make it that far =/

Anyway. Next time you fly at night, get the window seat. You can pretend you're flying through space. And space is awesome.

Still not paying attention to dates. Which is why I didn't realize until 5pm today (yesterday, technically), that I have a flight to Chicago tomorrow morning. Well, this morning. In 7 hours.

So yes, I'll be in Chicago. I don't know why, but why not! I was promised cookies and shwag, and tourist-y things. Plus, free is always good in my book.

(A quick note: I can't make up my mind if I'm going to Comic-Con. It's too late to cancel and get a refund, but I really don't have the money to pay for a room. I might be able to make it work, but that's still around ~$150 more which I don't really have to spare. Doooo waanntt, though. Comic-Con is so much fun >< Anyway...)

Surprisingly, I'm all packed. I have been for hours. But I've been up all night talking to Josh about things like the impact of biology and culture on the differences between genders our approaches to emotional problems. And I think I want to learn more about psychology, statistics, and how to properly execute a study. It's been on my mind for awhile, but I'd love to write a test to measure gender identity and sexual orientation as they lie on a continuum. But related, plotted on an x,y axis to see where the two genders (I'd keep it simple on myself and stick to two x_x) fall.

The results would be similar to the Political Compass test. Four quadrants, with sexual orientation lying on the x-axis, and gender identity on the y-axis. Points would be colored according to physiological gender. I'd also be interested to see how the same people score different over time, measured in years.

There isn't really a point. It's just something I'm curious about. And I guess I'm the sort of person who'd pursue that curiosity to find an answer. I'm sure other people would find some significance to argue about. But I'm interested in the whole idea of sexual orientation identity and if/how it changes over time. And if/how that differs between genders. This in part comes from a conversation I had with a casual friend over WoW (I know, I know). But anyway. It's 1:33 in the morning. I have to be at the airport in under 7 hours, so I might want to consider going to bed.

I'm 19 now.

I never feel different after a birthday. I find it funny that this year is an exception.
Too bad I can't figure out what's different. Maybe I'm relieved that time seems to be catching up to how I feel.

In other news, I can ride a motorcycle now. Since I passed the class, I'll probably just go to DMV on Tuesday to pay the fee and take the written test. Then I'll have a license. Too bad I don't have $1000 to spend on a bike and some leather :P
I'd get one this winter if it ever stopped raining in Portland. But since it won't, I'll probably wait until next summer. Who knows. Riding is so much fun, I might not want to wait.

I think I'll go outside today. I can see green and blue beyond my window, and a breeze through the trees. Things are getting better. I think it'll be okay.

It's been a long time. I'm not even sure what a proper update would look like at this point. In any case, I apologize for my conspicuous silence.

Life's been interesting. The past several months have been interesting. I find myself at a loss for what to say. Which is probably why I stopped posting in the first place.

So I guess I'll go back to breaking my brain over the complexities of course schedules and requirements. Or maybe read.

I updated.

Happy New Years, everyone.

Hope you had a smashingly good time.

Spent the night up in Bellingham, Washington with Caity, Kelly, and Josh at their friend Kendra's (lol) place. Kendras, I've decided, are all around cool.

We went to Fred Meyers, bought some cheap champagne (we asked an employee for something sweet and without even breaking his current conversation, he handed us a bottle of Cook's Spumante), and I got a six-pack of beer. We also got two bottles of sparkling cider.

When we got back, we watched Fargo, and then No Country for Old Men. Actually had to pause the second movie to pour champagne and toast the new year. I was delightfully tipsy the whole night. Afterwards, we watched Planet Terror and...did not sleep for a long, long time.

Good times all around. This afternoon, we drove back down from Bellingham to Gig Harbor. I'm vaguely disappointed to have left (I also forgot the rest of my beer up there...perhaps for the better?) but there's still plenty to do down here.

In any case, I'll be back on the 4th. I really don't want to go back to work, but that isn't exactly a choice :P

Cheers everyone.
♥

I feel kinda cheated. The prof just posted the midterm for the networking class I'm taking.

...

What a fucking joke. It was supposed to cover chapters 2-9 of the book. We don't meet at all and there are not requirements in the class except for 5 little 'homework assignments' and quizzes online for each chapter.

In any case, the entire midterm was T/F, and not even of the tricky kind!

( Even the chapter quizzes were harder... )

( Mmhm. )

( But it's so pretty. )

Still my favorite Kul Tiras guild name.

OKAY SO I TOTALLY FORGOT TO MENTION IT, BUT

I'M BUILDING MY OWN DESKTOP.

I'm so excited :)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Mobo: Asus P5Q Pro
Video Card: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 9600
PSU: Rosewill (850W)
RAM: OCZ 4GB
Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7

2 Western Digital hard drives. Both 7200 RPM. One is 80GB, the other 320GB. And 2 optical drives. One for burning DVD/CD's and the other just for reading/ripping. Also managed to find a decent case that was on sale.

Now then.

Just for $400 to buy the rest of the parts. I have the case, PSU, motherboard, video card, RAM, and fan.

I'm...holding off on the CPU because I want it to go on sale so badly. Everything I've bought so far as been on sale. Not counting instant savings, I have over $100 of mail-in rebates to claim.

:3

Weee computers.

Paranoia Meme

1. There are 30 questions.
2. Next to each number, write only the name of the person who fits.
3. Answer one question with one name.
4. Don't tell the questions to anyone who isn't doing the meme. So, if you want the questions, you need to do the meme too. :P

( Now you just -have- to know, right? )

...
Lawl.

Welcome to McDonalds

Lawl. I love Kul Tiras.

Okay, this thread is win. Flame the person above you.

Ally-side there's a guild called DON'T NERF ME BRO. Apparently horde just made a guild called DON'T BRO ME BRO, and Blue Mana group. And the Aussies. First time I saw the guild tag Terra Australis at 3am, I lol'd and felt better. And, c'mon, nine months in Kara is funny.

Anyway, I think I'm gonna shower and sleep. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow morning. Is it sad that I'm looking forward to possibly raiding while on vicodin?

It occurs to me I should get my hands on my transcript. I can't get away with not knowing my GPA outside of Reed and "I think I did good" isn't cutting it :P