Like Shooting Stars

Okay, Madre is an evil woman for ONCE AGAIN getting that song stuck in my head. This is the third time it's happened in as many days!


Well, back at school. Not sure how I feel about this. Part of me is glad to be away from home again because it means no more kitteh drama for a while, no more being hollered at to stop what ever I'm doing and help THEM do something. But it also means SCHOOL stuff is upon me and that I don't have those dramatic kittehs to provide me equal entertainment and cuddles. I'm missing them terribly right now and it hasn't even been 24 hours. At this time, I would have a Sikozu or Billie Jean in my lap...*sniff* I don't like the empty lap thing I have going on.


In hair news, the PINK is BACK! XD Just got finished taking care of that (after it took me some time to get EVERYTHING unpacked, set up, put away, etc.), and there's a part of me that feels complete once more! I would take pics, but I didn't dry it tonight so it's kinda pointless. I'll take some tomorrow and post the whole lot (precut, post cut, prepink, PINK!) together.


Alrighty, short entry. There's some fic I wanna read (very EXCITED to read, actually), plus it seems updating the journal tonight is dangerous to my heath. I aggravated my knee when moving stuffs back into my room today and mindless babble post is making me bouncy and rock the knee. O.o Might as well just take the temptation away!


~Pip


P.S. HUZZAH for Michael doing commentary on Penance! XD XD XD He always delivers such amazing commentary!

DAMMIT, I FAIL AT LIFE! I was TRYING to not have another back to back to back twitter post, and here it happened again! GAH! I just got caught up with packing up all my junk for school (head back in the morning - classes start on Wednesday. WHERE did Winter Break GO?!) and ran out of time before the twitter post. *headdesk* MUST fix this problem! LOL!


Soooooo, GUESS what I FINALLY watched today?!? For like the first time evar?!


SUMURU! XD XD XD HOE-MG, I should know better to listen to a SPECIFIC someone when he they say it's bad and not to. Because I LOVED this movie in all it's cracktastic/craptastic awesomepops!! It was horribly bad scifi (Shanks was great, of course. That never changes) that would make for GREAT commentary and/or drinking game. I'll have to watch it again when I have access to the Twitterwebz and can do a proper twitter commentary!! *dances* I love Shanks bad!flicks!


Trying to form a birthday trip to S. Florida. There is a Canucks game on February 11th (10 days before I turn 21) that I'm DYING to see (how often do I get a chance like this to see my favorite hockey team play?!). The only guarantee I think I'll have at this point is somewhere to stay since, you know, I LIVED there for many years and know many people there (including Son of Smurf - he'd most likely be the one to put me up for the trip). So that leaves travel, a traveling companion (though I may have both taken care of it I can convince one of my Twitter friends to go), and the tickets for the game. I REALLY want this to happen - like for seriously. It would be the best birthday present (besides my Kesler jersey, which I want at this point BEFORE said game so I can properly represent the Canucks at the game if I go!)


And now, my yearly Top 25 most played songs meme for 2009. It's gonna be a tad different than last year's because of the whole Lord Danny brain dead period, so I had to start over in August. The rest of the year one (the more accurate assessment of the top 25 most played) is still trapped on Lord Danny's old brain. Also, the song count will be low:


( Top 25 Most Played of 2009 )


Alright, bed time. I need to be up in 4 and half hours. AWESOME! *rolls eyes*


~Pip

Just a few things...


- Am back at school. It doesn't suck so much coming back to Ragans and my own room as it did heading back to Kellum the past to years to a shared room. I still wish I didn't have to be here, though. Think it's ridiculous to have to come back for two weeks. They should just start the semester two weeks earlier in August, and let us have off from Turkey Day until New Year's.


- Was going to post these thoughts before the twit-post came up, but I was reading about MLK, Malcolm X, and The Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. I have my third in-class essay tomorrow on this topic (though idk why I'm putting so much hard work into it - the woman is one of the harshest graders I've come across. Got a B- on the last essay...ME, a B-! WTF is that??). I wanted to get a good portion of the way through it tonight. I have like 105 pages to go. SHOULD be able to get it knocked out before the class tomorrow. Either way, I think I've built up enough knowledge on the subject to give another better than B- essay. I just have such a problem reading non-fiction (yes, issue for a history major), especially when it's not reading selected by choice.


- My "good" knee has been hurting a lot lately. I say "good" b/c this was supposedly the one that DIDN'T sustain any kind of damage when I got hit by the car way back when. And yet, I get more problems from it on a regular basis than I do from the 'bad' one. Maybe sleeping in a bed for more than 4 hours tonight will help. I hope it does. Walking to class with a knee in pain is never a fun thing.


That's all I've got for now...off to watch more funny L4D vids on the Youtubez!


~Pip

P.S. - I'm exhausted...thus the prerequisite post-road trip exhaustion icon comes out.

Okay, technically, I'm not really HOME (as much as I wish I was - I miss my mommy and my kittehs. I wanna see how big Prince William has gotten), but that is neither here nor there really. I'm BACK from Dragon*Con. Completely exhausted, though most of this is from the bus ride/waiting for buses back here. I did attempt to sleep for a few hours, but it seems the obnoxious cough of doom still wants to cling for a little while longer.


Anywho, I do have plenty to share with everyone. I'm going to go through all of the videos (there are 38, if I'm remembering correctly? I counted yesterday while sitting in the Atlanta greyhound station, so there's a possibility the ACTUAL number is lost in my exhausted fron somewhere) so I can add any proper notes to them beforehand. This will take a while since Quicktime wants to freeze and skip through the whole video the first play through. But here's what I got on video (and this includes ALL of every panel listed, save for when I had to hit record again since my dear little camera only records 10 mins at a time):

- Paul McGillion Panel (formerly the Joe and Paul panel, but Joe had missed his flight so it became the Paul show. I wasn't complaining. ;) )
- SG-1 Panel (with Gary, Colin, and Ben). Yes, I DID get that spit take of awesomepops on video. XD
- Farscape Panel (with Lani, Ben, Claudia, and Virginia)
- Stargate Supergate Panel (with Joe, Rachel, Claudia, Ben, Paul, and Jason)
- Farscape Panel (with Lani, Ben, and Claudia - Virginia had to catch her flight, so she couldn't be there as originally scheduled). Twas front row, center for this one! ;)

I also got part of the Charity Auction where Paul was the Emcee on video, but it was RIGHT after the Supergate Panel, so by that point my memory card was very full. Because of this, I unfortunately was not able to get any of Gary and Colin's panel that took place in the track room. And because of the two Farscape panels, I missed out on the Stargate Panels which were going on either right before or during said Farscape ones (for those who are unaware, it is quite impossible to go to BOTH panels that are back to back if you want prime seating UNLESS you have someone already in line for the second one). I know at least one of them is up for viewing.

But yeah, I have more to share, but I won't be breaking down my experience for you guys tonight. I'm crazy tired still, and just want to chillax in bed and watch some Family Guy (which I can appreciate SO much more now! XD).

Oh, and as was stated before, twas great to see a couple of you guys in person - I know I spent some time (if brief) with callygal1 , and hung out a little bit with cleothemuse . If others of you were there and we saw each other/met (I know there's a couple, right?), twas cool to see you guys too. 

Alrighty, I'm off to relax and try not to let this evil, looming black suitcase get the better of me and convince me to unpack it.

~Pip

P.S: For all who know what I'm talking about, I still can't seem to let my challenge coin out of a one step/one reach radius. See how I've been corrupted? *snirk*

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack...


And I haz lots of things to share.


But not now. Haz to unpack and redecorate the new room...again. Then I haz to make sure I'm prepared for my classes tomorrow.


Promise there will be stuffs soon. I will let you know now I DIDN'T get many pictures OF Michael because I wanted to fully ENJOY and 'participate' in his Q/A. But yeah...I haz some fun little stories to tell. ;)


~Pip

Am listening to one of my 'My Heart Will Go On' movie remix versions...LoL. (I haz two. If anyone knows of any others, wanna let me know?? ;) )

So, here I am, posting from my Ragans dorm room. It's compact...I don't want to say small because I REALLY don't need that much space, especially with a commons room to spread out in if need be. But this room is all for me. I am sharing with no one. You know how nice that is?? If my roommates piss me off, I can just close and lock my door. Though I doubt they'll piss me off...but it's nice to know I can shut out any intrusions. A very comforting thing to know.

The move here wasn't fun or easy...if you saw what I what I was tweeting about, you'd know we got stuck on the Atchafalya Basin Bridge for two hours. From what Smurfinator found out, a 5 year old and a 3 year old had been ejected from a vehicle. What I want to know is why they weren't in some kind of child restraint to begin with?! Total shame, I tell you. The things that could be AVOIDED if people weren't so damn clueless.

And then, of course, after that everything just became something for the Smurf to bitch at...including me right before we left. And I wasn't even INVOLVED in the damn argument they (that being Madre and Smurf) were having. But of course it always ends up being my fault. Whatever.

Though, it wasn't cool to find out right in the middle of their screaming match that Star Trek wouldn't be showing tonight. From what I understand, they couldn't get something or other to get it to play. So they moved the showings around. Now it's going to be showing Friday/Saturday/Sunday. *sigh* Not that I'd rather be here seeing it than where I'll be, but still. I was REALLY looking forward to seeing it tonight...being able to say I saw it 5 times in the theater. Oh well.

But I WILL be able to say I've seen Curse of the Black Pearl 11 times on the big screen come tomorrow evening! You know how cool that is?!?! YEARS afterward, I can increase the number! *dances*

So I've taken pics of my room here (and the commons room/kitchen too), but I've decided to wait until after Chicago to post them. I have no idea what I'll be coming back with this year, so figured it's best to wait.

Alrighty, I just realized I need to make a to-do list for tomorrow, otherwise I'll forget to do or pack something.

~Pip

P.S. Don't forget the three later Victor eps of Burn Notice are on tomorrow at 9, 10, and 11 AM (EST) on USA. You all KNOW I'd love to just sit and watch them, but that's not likely to happen. But figured I'd give a little reminder here (as Jessy Greene's 'Time Bomb' plays - double points for all who get the significance! ;) )

Well, as always, plans have changed.

Apparently, we are leaving sooner than originally planned. I'm both glad and sad about this. I'm happy because I pretty much have nothing left to do and really just want to get started on the riding back. I'm sad because it means less time left at home. I'm already missing my kittehs and I haven't even left the house yet. It's really mind-blowing how fast this summer went by...It seriously feels like it just started.

So, as far as I know, we are driving until we reach Pensacola Pepsi-Cola, and then stopping and getting a hotel room to sleep in for a few hours. That way we all won't be all exhausted when we get to FSU and have to move. And that way they won't be exhausted when they drive back after moving me in. As long as I get there as soon as the dorms are open, I'm good. I sorta have a time limit since Star Trek is showing tomorrow and I already intend to see it.

I'm just glad I have Thursday to get stuff taken care of too, before flying out to Chicago. Otherwise, I'd feel so completely overwhelmed. LOL!

Alrighty, I think that's it. I just wanted to make a final post from home for the next several months. It's the important things, ya know? *snirk*

~Pip

P.S. And I apologize for the LoudTwitter post last night. It posted after I went to bed (I didn't think it'd post at all), and without the new settings. I know it usually takes a few days for new settings to kick in, and that they just got the site up and running again. I didn't tweet much today, so there shouldn't be a long post tonight (if the new settings haven't kicked in by then).

Since mentioning to taraleesg1 yesterday that we will be reattempting Slinkie and stairs, I've been in an Ace Ventura-y mood. LOL.

Just a few quick notes to make tonight:


- Watched the SGA episodes for my marathon today. Started LTOTGC, but the gas pumps ended up breaking sometime between yesterday and today and of course RIGHT when I start the damn movie, the guy comes along to fix it. So I ended up working some more on 'Choices' while I waited, and by the time he left I was totally engrossed in the story and writing and just never picked back up with the movie. I plan to continue on with the marathon, though idk if I'll start back with Lost Treasure, or hold off on that until I'm at school. I don't think I'll have the time tomorrow.

- Tomorrow is for finishing packing, doing laundry, and trying to enjoy my last day at home. We're leaving tomorrow night (technically Wednesday morning) between midnight and 1. That means tonight is my last night in MY bed for a long while. *sigh* At least this coming year, I will have my OWN room. That's something to look forward to.

- Planning on seeing Star Trek both showings Wednesday night at the SLC. Since i'll be off doing fun conventiony things the other days it's showing, I figured I might as well enjoy all of it that I can before I leave. Oh, and Curse of the Black Pearl is playing Thursday night (like Ace Ventura and Jurassic Park did last year). Goonies is the second movie, and despite loving the movie sooo much I do not think I'll be staying to see that one. Pirates though??? OH HELL YES! I've been saying how much I'd give to see the first one on the big screen again. *dances*

- That watch I ordered? I got it and I love it. Except when it decides to be icky and stop working for short periods of time. Why do I end up with the retarded watch? *headdesk*

- LoudTwitter lives again. I've set it up to try and have it post behind a cut automatically. We'll see how it goes. I debated about setting it up again, but decided to do it b/c it's such a relief having the tweets archived and easily accessible here. Especially with the Twitter Nazis fucking with tweet counts.

- GOT MY PHOTO OP EMAILS TODAY!! XD XD XD XD XD ('Nuff said)

That's about it. Thinking I'll head off early tonight....enjoy my last night here. *sigh* The summer went by too fast. :(

~Pip

Snurched from erin_anderson  (for basically the SAME reason - I want it to be time for Chicago NOOOOOOW!!!)

Put Your Player On Shuffle And Write The First Ten Songs That Show Up.


1. Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale - Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones
2. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
3. Throw Yourself Away - Nickelback
4. Finale & End Credits 1 - The Indiana Jones Trilogy
5. Dracula's Nursery - Van Helsing
6. Very Old Friends - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Complete Recordings
7. Stand - Rascal Flatts
8. Parlay - The Last of the Mohicans
9. In Between - Linkin Park
10. The White Witch - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe


In other news, I've been wanting to make an update these past few nights, but have been so busy with packing and planning that I haven't gotten around to it. There still seems to be so much I have to do in the last few days that I'm home, and yet I can't seem to figure out what this stuff is! *headdesk* And I have to work tomorrow and Monday, so I don't have a whole lot of time left. Tuesday is gonna be hectic, no matter how much I'm trying to make it otherwise. *sigh*

I'll try and do a more substantial update with something interesting before heading back off to school, but there's no promises!

~Pip

It's so fun making new playlists! Am listening to the preliminary playlist made for Chicago...it's a tradition we have to make a playlist for each con. This year's is almost finished...just waiting on dvshipper to get me some of her songs added to the list.


So I figured I'd take a break from the half-assed packing I'm doing to post a little bit. I hate it...I don't know what to pack (even after three years of doing it) without feeling like I'm taking too much, and yet I don't think I have everything. It's very frustrating...and I hate that my room is starting to look empty and foreign again...and cluttered/messy where I can't really do anything about it. *sigh* This summer went by so fast, and now it seems these last two weeks are gonna drag on and on.


Let's focus on some con posting...hopefully that'll make the dragging of time worth it (b/c I know when they get here, both are just gonna breeze by!):


( Con Stuffs )

Now onto some personal stuff:

( Personal Stuffs )

Alrighty, I think that's about it for now. Time to get back to TRYING to pack...*sigh*

~Pip