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Also, I feel so horrible when I'm like "you can call me back" when it's their birthday. Idekw. I just do. And I must've said "talk to you guys later" about three times.

Also, also! I drew another one. Ron always looks the best. It's like my subconcious knows who my favorite Harry Potter character is.

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This was the only thing I found: click! But this person gives you no advice. Like, yeah, my mom is never going to "pretend she needs me for something". Still, that blog post is exactly what I think about talking to someone after you call to wish them a happy birthday.

ETA: When I started watching The Nanny, they were singing happy birthday to Fran. GAH. The birthday fairy is toying with me!! *fistshake*

Also, I want to be clear... it's not the actual process of calling someone. I'm not trying to be lazy. I just suck at phone conversations. Even if someone calls me.

W00t! I won a book! Since I've been updating more on YAauthors (read here if you don't know what I'm talking about), I've been catching when authors pimp their ARC/book contests. I've entered three so far, and this one was for a book that's already been released: GRACELING by Kristin Cashore, which I've been excited to read since my friend seasonedtobe recommended it to me a few months ago. :D karenhealey hosted the contest, and you had to draw a picture on Artpad depicting how you've been awesome lately in stick figure form. Here's mine: click! View it on the fastest it will go.

Yes, Harry has a black eye.

But, seriously, I like never win stuff, so this made me HAPPY. Especially after working tonight.

The other contest I entered that I'd love to win (other than the one I posted about last) is one for an ARC of SHIVER by Maggie Stiefvater. You had to write a set of lyrics (a couplet) because in SHIVER, one of the characters often writes lyrics to express emotions. Mine:

Ivory moonbeams brush their lonely fingers through my hair
Sibilated fables charge the night's air
Veiled creatures try to outrun the oil-black storm
A silver crown forever transfixed admonishing my unclean form

And, yes, even if I don't win, I really like them. XD; They don't really sound too lyric-y, sooooo. *coughs*

SOOKAYTHAT'SALLIHAVETOSAY. BAIIIIIIIIIIIII.

Oh. Wait.

HARRY POTTER. :D

Okay. Done. BAIIIIIIIIIIIII.

Birthday woes have been solved. I agreed to work on Sunday and my mom said she's not only going to help me BUT I also don't have to do a full weekend clean. No floors! Only bathrooms and trash! How could I say no to such a reasonable suggestion?

Wow, my life.

I was watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday after I got home from work and this Obama joke made me laugh:


My favorite part is near the end. And I have to admit, Jimmy's sidekick dude is a little annoying. "So you're the one who decided these facial expressions?" He must've said that, like, five times. YES. HE CAME UP WITH THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. TIME TO COME UP WITH SOME NEW SIDEKICK JARGON.

Lastly, I put my name down to try and win a signed copy of EYES LIKE STARS by Lisa Mantchev, and the website doing the contest asked us to link to the journal post for extra entries into the contest. So, here's me... linking away! Click! *crosses fingers* (ME WANTS IT MY PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSS.)

Now I'm off to watch more iCarly and eat some ice cream that my mom brought home. Caramel, peanut butter, and cookie dough. Oh, yes. I'm an ice cream-flavor rebel.

BTW (DUH, ME): HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! Hope it was good for you all!

ETA: Oh, my lawdy.

( Last week's True Blood )

I haven't seen this week's episode yet, but I'll probably watch it before I go to sleep tonight.

marshmallow asked me to take a picture of my favorite chair. It's sad, but I honestly couldn't even think of "the chair" -- the chair that I always sit in. Since I'm banished to the second bedroom, I always sit on the couch in there. Luckily the oblivious fairy disappeared and I remembered I have a desk and that desk... has a chair. :D Again, feel free to request pictures!

( Cut for chair pics )

I've finally decided to switch email addresses. The spam was driving me nuts. I originally picked out out marshmallowunicorns@gmail.com, but then I thought of marsinvestisleuthing@gmail.com after I started imagining my family's reaction to the first one. I can't decide. Obviously, both are Veronica Mars-related.

I watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night and I am now even more excited for Half-Blood Prince.

I decided to take some pictures because I'm not ready to go to bed yet and I'm looking for stuff to do.

( Everyone loves room pictures/pictures of other people's stuff, right? )

I'm thinking about going ahead and getting season 3 of That '70s show since it's still on-sale, but I need, like, another $1 to get free shipping. Any books you guys want to recommend? Paperbacks preferable.

I am seriously high on video games. My mom's computer came with a plethora of "cooking-style" games and every morning, I wake up craving the play!! *foams at the mouth* They're simple enough, but you have to be fast with your mouse. Addictive! *_* If only it were as easy as it is in those games to make money, rofl. I told my mom I would love to get Cooking Mama for the Wii since, OHAI, birthday coming up soon! \o/ We need more Wii games anyway. I want a good RPG-style game for the Wii, too. I love Kingdom Hearts, but I can't keep starting new games, lol.

So, yeah, been doing that and watching season 1 of Veronica Mars for the umpteenth time instead of reading Harry Potter, which I will eventually start to regret. Actually, I am regretting it. TAKE THE ELECTRONICS AWAY FROM ME, SOMEONE!! NOW!!!

Bedtime. Work tomorrow. :( DNW.

This is seriously one of my favorite T7S scene. I mean, honestly, I love the show, but the pot circles always crack me up.

...TATER NUTS!!!!

Sooooorrryyy my updates have been pretty nonexistent lately. XD; I've been waiting for the chance to sit down and make a new layout, and I kept getting caught up playing games on my mom's new computer that I'm not supposed to be touching but I totally am because I'm a rebel like that. I finally stopped procrastinating and made one yesterday night and added the final touches today. I pretty much love it. (Sorry, Star Trek.) AND YES. THAT '70S SHOW MOOD THEME FTW.

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Listymajig news!

New phone
My Sidekick LX broke. :( Well, a small part of it broke. The inside where you plug the charger? Aka, the port (that's what the Sidekick lady called it, haha). A few of the teeth that connect to the actual plug when you plug it in and basically gives the charger itself the power to charge the phone broke. (Whew, do I suck at explaining technology, or what?!) Luckily, it was under warranty, so we were able to call up the T-Mobile dudes and get an new phone sent to me for free. I ended up choosing a Sidekick 2008, which is technically a "downgrade", but only if you consider the fact that I don't have a 3G network. Idrc, though. I basically used the internet before to check my email and Twitter and that was it. I only see having a 3G network good for watching YouTube videos on my phone with, which you can't do with any Sidekicks. I would've had to pay more for unlimited texts and web browsing too if I when for the LX. I only pay $20 right now, and I think on their website it said I would've been paying, liiiiek, $35? I just didn't think it was worth it. I'll survive. Plus, the '08s are smaller and lighter... and they come with *drumroll* INTERCHANGEABLE SHELLS!! WOOT! Had I got the upgraded LX, I would only be able to choose between two ugly-ass colors: orchid and charcoalorsomeshitlikethat. My phone came with a pretty lime green shell, but T-Mobile has it's own site that you can create shells with! They charge you, of course, but whatever. It's still pretty sweet. Since I got season 1 of That '70s Show on DVD and have basically devoured the entire thing in a span of two nights, I decided to make a shell with that first.



Next, I'll probably do something with True Blood (featuring Eric, of course) and I think I also want something with Harry Potter just to celebrate the movie coming out. I also saw a shell on their site that's black with skulls. MIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNE. O____O;;; Like... it's perfect, too. T-Mobile has themes you can download with skulls, but they're all either really evil looking or graffiti-tized. This one is just plain black with little white skulls dotted all over. Simple, yet cute.

Also, my cousin called me today, and the sound is really clear. Like, better than my old phone. I'm pretty happy with it so far. I will, however, be unhappy if I can't get my old themes and ringtones downloaded onto it. I thought the guy told me they would be automatically delivered after a few hours of turning the phone on, but I haven't seen anything so far. >:(

I basically have a finger disease or something
Something I keep forgetting to mention. For the longest time, I kept getting these little breakouts on my fingers that basically looked and felt like an allergic reacting to something. They itched like hell and, worse, when they start to go away, they make my skin incredibly dry. Mom finally checked with the pharmacist at Target and apparently I have a skin irritation called Contact Dermatitis. The stuff I'm experiencing is triggered when I have my hands in water a lot and if I physically touch any type of cleaning product, be it glass cleaner, dishsoap, all-purpose cleaner, laundry detergent, etc., etc. It kind of sucks. :/ I'm happy to know what it is, but I dislike getting these things on my fingers any time I clean. I can obviously avoid it by using gloves, but, OHAI, I'm allergic to latex as well. Mom is going to try and find some gloves without latex. I can also make the itching go away with anti-itch cream that you use for poison ivy and stuff. (Sorry if this is TMI, rofl. If you don't read carefully, it sounds like I have gonorrhea. *coughs* Ididn'tsaythat.)

Ummmm... OH, RIGHT. ( True Blood )

I think that's all...? I probably have other things I need to talk about, but I'm already later than I want to be for work.

Oh, I know. I still need to talk about Supernatural. >_> Ehhhh. I'll update tomorrow when I've watched tomorrow's episode. A-B-C-yah! (I've been watching way too much Nick at Night.)

THREE HOURS.

I wouldn't feel like a proper fan if I didn't point out how many hours we had until the premiere sometime today.

Huzzah, praise be Buddha! No cavities! And I got the awesome/laid-back lady dentist assistant, so she didn't say anything about my wisdom teeth. Bad part was she had the actual dentist dude come in to check me out for cavities when she was done. I had to wait for him, too. I'm like, "Seriously? You clean teeth! You should know if I have cavities or not! JUST LET ME LEEEEAAAVE!!" O_o; That aside, I finally realize why I don't like my dentist! He reminds me of Justin.

N00bs on the flist will not know who that is, obviously, so I will explain. I used to work at Starbucks with the most horrible, asshat-y guy I've ever met. His name was Justin. We never really got along, even from the very beginning. When I first started, I always felt like I was getting in his way because of how arrogant he acted... like, he never said anything, but there was something about his body language towards me that forced me to go on the defensive whenever I worked with him. I best described him using Dane Cook terminology. As our working relationship grew, it didn't get any better. I just got even more stupendous at my job and he continued being his douchebag, Justin-y self. :D Anyway, my dentist sounds exactly like Justin whenever he speaks to me. The first thing he asked when he came in was if I was enjoying my summer. I told him I was and that I was just working and hanging out with friends. And when he responds, he just sounds so... disinterested. I'm thinking: "I know you're being polite, but I'd honestly rather not talk to you if you don't really care." Seriously. Get me in and out. I hate the dentist, so any chance to get my ass out of there faster, I'll take.

But, I mean, have you ever met someone like that? I'm sure you all have. They ask the bare minimum possible about your life--like, the questions are basically a checklist they use on everyone in their lives and they're keeping tally of who they haven't spoken to in a while. They call you up and ask their questions and it's like: "*mentally* Yep, asked that... and that, and that! Okay! Quota filled for the month!" and hang up. I don't expect you to have this big breakdown: "OH, SHANNON!! I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG! WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE, I'D BE LOST ETC., ETC., ETC." But, come on. The difference between him and his assistant is she was genuinely interested in what I have to say to her whenever she asked me a question. And, dudes! That's totally what Justin did with every single customer he came in contact with! Ugh, it drove me nuts!! @________o;

The other similarity? OMG, he says the word "awesome" like Justin did. I actually hear nails on a chalkboard, that's how similar it is. I can never explain to you how Justin used to say it. And perhaps with any other person, it probably never would've bothered me. But since I intensely disliked Justin and wish him and his annoying (!) self an eternity in the fiery pits of Mordor, hearing him say that word was like... enough to make me grind my teeth to chalk and snap a handful of those coffee stirring sticks in half.

Alright! After all that ranting, I suppose I should leave you guys on a slightly happier note!

I bought some stuff on Amazon after depositing my paycheck:

1. How I Met Your Mother: season one - Blind buy, but anyone I've come in contact with has said it's amazing.
2. How I Met Your Mother: season two
3. How I Met Your Mother: season three
4. That '70s Show: season one
5. That '70s Show: season two
6. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
7. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
8. Some Girls Bite: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel by Chloe Neill
9. Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman
10. Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires, Book 6) by Rachel Caine - WOOHOO!

I got all three seasons of How I Met Your Mother because Amazon is having a massive DVD sale and they were all $12.99 each. I think I read somewhere it's going on until June 22nd, so check it out! I also was looking at buying s1 and 2 of That '70s Show through Amazon until I saw you could get them cheaper buying new/used, lol. Still, they're all on sale for $23.99. Not too bad. If I could spend more money, I'd get them all. :/

( I don't think anyone on my flist watches Gene Simmons Family Jewels, but jic )

I found this clip on YouTube of the ep where Shannon gets all her home videos put onto DVD. I love it because there's a bunch of videos of Nick as a kid. LOL! He was such a dramaqueen!!



I especially love the part where Sophie "almost kills him", roflllll. And I still remember watching the section with his wisdom teeth thinking: "OMG, if my mom ever taped me when I was being put under anesthesia, I would kill her."

LASTLYYYYY OMGGG FIVE MORE DAAAAYYSSSSSSSSSSS. I was watching the s2 preview, and, I'm sorry, but it looks really good and I'm very excited. (OBLIGATORY ERIC SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)

So, I just freaked myself out by reading up on having wisdom teeth removed. I still haven't done mine. I have a very low tolerance for pain, and this entire situation has been haunting me since last year when my dentist first uttered those unsurpassable sentences: "Oh, looks like your wisdom teeth are coming in. Guess you'll be getting those out soon." The reason I did this was because I have a dentist appointment Tuesday, a fact that usually has my stomach in knots over that's only made worse by the other fact that I haven't gotten my wisdom teeth out yet. Which he will inevitably bring up and make me feel like a baby about. My dentist is nice(ish), but I think he knows I hate being there, so that puts him on edge.

It looks like, reading up on a bunch of experiences, it's hit or miss... which is what puts me into hysterics the most. The other thing? I hate needles. I'm only assuming, but if you decide to get put under (which I'm considering), will you also need to have an IV? Because, seriously, whenever I needed a shot at the doctor's, I literally ran away from the needle. Whenever I watch Grey's Anatomy and they have to stick someone for an IV, I get queasy. ALSO? I kind of hate the idea of being put under anesthesia and not knowing what I'm going to wake up to. That just creeps me out.

Yeah. Can you tell if I never needed to visit a doctor/dentist ever, EVER again, I would have no issues with that?

Sorry I'm putting this here. I should've never even looked at those damn websites because now I'm all worked up and I can't stop thinking about it. God, it's going to be even worse the night before I have to go. ;___;

In ther news, Gene Simmons Family Jewels returns tomorrow! *tries to think of Nick and his pretty face (haha, horns) instead of my impending wisdom teeth doom dilemna*

(Side note: When I was looking up pictures of Nick, I found that they have posters of him on All-posters.com (and his family). How lame. I will obviously be buying one the second I deposit this month's paycheck. Specifically this one.)

ETA: MEMEOLA~!

Stolen from telltale:

- Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.
- Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
- Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!


Click to make bigger!

1. I've had this ever since I first saw Tinker Bell last year. (If you like Disney irrefutably like I do, I recommend it. It's way too cute for it's own good.)
2. Specifically changed to this after I was checking out one of my Disney fanartist faves on DeviantART (bri-chan) and saw fanart of Bobble/Tink and I was just lieeekk "OKAYYY NEEDS TINKER BELL BG NAO. *SEARCH DISNEEEYY*"
3. I love this picture...?
...I can't think of any more facts.

ETA #2:

I have made a ton of friends in the past few days by participating in a friending meme. How captain obvious does that sentence sound? Anyway, I haven't participated in one for a while, so I was like: "I'M DOING THIS!" I think the last one I commented on was prrrrobably a year ago? *thinks* ... *nods* Which is honestly about how often anyone should do one. Max being two times a year. *steps off soap box*

(Seriously. It should be pronounced as an official ~*~LJ law~*~. *sparkle, sparkle* I intend to write corporate a very stern letter.)

So, flist, say hello to your newest additions!

bruges
buttonquail
juliet42
mousewings
oyasumi_nasai
petitebelette
pleadyourcase
And last but most certainly not least: ruby_fireflies

I was thinking about writing up a little about me post soon (mostly because ruby_fireflies wrote a short intro about herself and I'm an idea thief). I know you can pretty much find out everything you'd want to know about me and then some in my full profile post, but I actually don't think I've ever really discussed what I do for a living or, you know, certain "irl" stuff. Irl friends I talk about, my mom... things like that.

I kept meaning to update earlier this week, but I got sidetracked working on a few things. Since the laptop I'm using has a very small amount of space on it, I was doing a little hard drive cleaning and uploading pictures I've saved to my Photobucket account. Then, I fixed up my memories and sifted through dead links. Yay for organization! :D I'm also trying to add all my favorites to my Listography account so I can delete them off Opera. I'll take the space anywhere I can get it! I also finally, finally updated my 2009 books and movies post. Now I remember why I keep movie ticket stubs! Goodreads was a big help too, haha. But man does that book list suck so far. And I'm never going to finish the HP series before the movie's released if I don't keep away from the computer/TV for two hours at a time. D:

And yesterday, I got True Blood on DVD finally, so I'm sitting here watching that. I'm so excited for next week! Also, I swear Lafeyette is like the gay New Orleans version of Chuck Bass, rofl. He just has some personality quirks that remind me of Chuck sometimes. But the s1 box set is prrreeeeettyy:

( Pictures! )

I also had to buy a new AC adapter for this stupid laptop. >:[ But that came today, thank goodness. I was going insane having the laptop go into hibernate randomly, or whenever I shifted the old adapter a half an inch. Luckily, it definitely seems to be working, w00t! Haven't had any trouble yet!

LASTLY, when I left working tonight, I found this on my windshield:



LOL I love my friends. XD The whole John Green thing refers to the fact that one of my favorite authors (John Green, duh) told his fans to just rip the extra pages in the back of his books out and use them for writing notes on. John Green ftw.

I leave you with this gem of a Twitter update:

@mishacollins: OMG! i'm here in the UK, & I stepped into an adult video store to use the toilet and guess who i saw skulking the Gay Fetish section????
@mishacollins: http://twitpic.com/6a28u -- we made eye contact, i winked & then she turned beet red & dashed out pretending not to recognize me..

And then later:

@mishacollins: Minions (& mignions) I have been taken hostage by the queen. Apparently reporting our chance encounter at the erotica store was treasonous

He's really... just fantastic. :') Can Misha play the next Doctor when Matt Smith dies? I think this should happen, what do you say RTD/BBC?

The only issue I have is with the wolf CGI. It almost looks a little cartoon-y.



But since I only saw like 0.5 seconds of Jacob's wolf, they might look better when I finally get to see it on the big-screen. BUT SERIOUSLY. HOW AWESOME DOES TAYLOR LOOK?! He really... looks nice. *_* But so does RPattz. I mean, da-yum. He looks so much more Edward-y. With his clothes? YUS! And the Cullens. Jasper. Alice. I'm ready for this movie to come out, like, now.

So, I've already established that Misha Collins is fine as hell, but upon viewing the 4.01 ep of Supernatural today (thanks potthead!) and witnessing his fine-as-hell-ness in action, I suppose this needs to be said:

CASTIEL CAN GRIP ME TIGHT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!

That's all for now! Other than watching that, I've been extremely bored today and I think I've successfully managed to piss my mom off by bothering the crap out of her because of this issue. XD; (I would be a horrible roommate.)

(ALSO THAT EPISODE WAS FREAKING AWESOME. I DEFINITELY NOTICE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN S3 AND S4 ALREADY. IT JUST SEEMS WAY MORE "END-OF-THE-WORLD-EPIC-BATTLE'S-A-COMIN'-TIME-TO-CHOOSE-SIDES" KINDOFSORTOF. I LOVED THE BEGINNING WITH DEAN WAKING UP AND YEAAAAHHH IT WAS SEEEUUUUU UNBELIEVABLY EPIC.)

Okay. I'm seriously in love. Someone should have smacked me when I stopped watching this show.

(Dean's still my favorite, though. That at least hasn't changed.)

ETA: Also, I now have a Listography. Idk why you would want to follow it, but there's the link jic. :D

Mom and I went to see Star Trek on Sunday! She really liked it, which I was pretty happy about. She's a big fan of the old Trek films/shows. She seriously loves Star Trek and Star Wars. XD; My mom was such a nerd back in her day, lol. I mean, when we were at the restaurant, she started going on and on about The Wrath of Khan and how awesome that movie was and then she told me I needed to watch some of the old Star Trek episodes. My mom is trying to convert me to full-time Trekkie! T_T; Noes! BUT SERIOUSLY. Me and ZQ!Spock? We are mfeo. *_* Every time Quinto and Zoe Saldana go into that elevator and snuggle? GAH!!!!

Also, after we left the theatre, we ogled the New Moon poster they already have hanging out in the lobby. \o/ I was ready to break the holder thingamabob open, roll up the poster, and stick it in my purse.

We went to Borders after the movie and, of course, I couldn't stay out of the YA section. I did however manage to prevent myself from buying any hardbacks, lol. I decided to catch up on a few series and I also bought Gossip Girl #6 since I accidentally skipped that when I was buying the next three books in the series last week. But I swear, going to the bookstore has started to become work for me. My process is to circulate the YA section a bunch of times making sure there aren't any new books out I haven't seen on Amazon, then after I've done that and I'm positive nothing's new, I will pick out books I have on my wish list on Amazon. I can't bring myself to buy hardcovers in bookstores anymore, though. Most everything is always cheaper on Amazon. Paperbacks aren't too bad depending on what you buy, so I'm cool spending a few extra dollars.

And, oy vey. After pulling my whole "shelf-to-shelf" routine about five or six times (and probably making myself out to look like an addict to all the employees working around me), I sufficiently concluded there wasn't anything new except for two things I thought looked interesting. So, I couldn't remember what I had been planning on buying on my Amazon wish list, so I jacked my mom's iPhone to check my "to buy later" on check out on my Amazon account. Circled the YA section once again, and then picked out the books I wanted after comparing prices on Amazon and debating if it was really worth spending the extra money.

IT'S TOO MUCH FREAKING WORK, ROFL. But I just love bookstore binging! D: And bookstores themselves!

Unfortunately, I think I need to kick this nasty habit of every time I go into a bookstore feeling like I can't leave without something. It's a sickness. ^_^;

I'm slowly working through Supernatural on DVD to finally catch up so I can watch it when s5 airs (I assume it's renewed). I think I've finally made it to where I left off when I stopped watching--season 2, the prison episode. Well, I think. I didn't see the werewolf episode... or the Hollywood one. So, honestly? I don't remember what I've seen and what I haven't or why I even stopped watching, lol. ALL THAT MATTERS IS I'M LOVING IT A LOT. AGAIN. DEEEEEEAAANN!!! Unfortunately, since I'm watching them all so fast, I can't even give you guys a play-by-play on which episodes I loved/still love the most. But who cares, right? YAYYY!!!! Oh, SPN, I'll never leave you again! :') YOU ARE TOO PRECIOUS FOR THIS WORLD!! ETA: OKAY. I seriously have no idea when the hell I stopped watching this because I'm in s3 now and so far I've seen the first two episodes. /ETA

I was watching it with my friend Chrissie (and her sister Kim... even though Kim was really distracted and missed most of the beginning of s1), but when I got home later, I just thought: "Man, I don't really want to watch anything else." So... haha, here we are. Problem is, Chrissie was actually enjoying it, so I think I might have to let her borrow each season as I finish. So, I'm pretty much excited to get to s4 to see *drumroll* Mr. Castiel in action. Yay! :D :D :D I've already got that recording on my DV-R since *HUZZAH!* the CW is playing it again.

After I finish up SPN on DVD, I'm going to start re-watching True Blood s1 whenever it arrives. JUNE 14TH!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!! ERICCCCC!!!!!!!!

Okaaaaayyy. I think I need to go get ready for work now. *sighs* I hate working nights.

But I guess he's just flexing for us...? >_>


PREEEETTTTTYYYYYY

I can't wait to frame this and put it on my wall. *_*

Woohoo! New layout! Well, same layout, different-ish colors.

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Will reply to my last entry later! Going to go eat in a few.

I just realized one of the characters I created for my NaNoWriMo story is a ghost... named Velma.

DANGIT.

And I really don't want to change the name because it works so well with her last name and I just totally associate her with it now. How did I not catch this? Seriously, man.

(Only those who have seen Hex will understand this.)

Oh, speaking of Jemima, has anyone seen Lost in Austen? I'm thinking of buying it off Amazon, but was wondering if it was any good. It's got some pretty promising reviews on Amazon. Plus, it's Jemima. And Austen-related. I've unfortunately never been able to avoid anything Austen-related.

ZACHARY QUINTOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111

Just thought I'd let everyone know... I am ZQ!Spock's new girlfriend... and THIS will be mine. (When I gets the moneys.)

No, shut up, I am not a Trekkie. I just really love ZQ now. (Star Trek was pretty good, too, lol.)

Caution: You are about to overdose on the word "annoying". You have been warned. For serious, people. Do not blame me if you want rip out the page in the dictionary with the word annoying on it after you have finished reading this post.

My mom has made fun of me for a while now about the fact that my staple word for expressing irritation towards anything is:

Annoying

It's gotten to the point where she will sometimes say the phrase "It's so annoying" right as I say it. Pretty bad, right? I even tried varying my frustration between "It's so annoying" and "It's so irritating" last year after she started making fun of me, but it just didn't work out. I quickly returned to the old standby. (Annoying: *looks teary-eyed* Shannon: I JUST CAN'T QUIT YOU!!!! *pulls annoying in for a rather manly hug*) I mean, I will even say she's "annoying" after she's finished reiterating my annoyings as I say them. It's so lame, lol! But then I thought... it's like my secret weapon because I think it totally *coughs* ANNOYS her that I never say anything else.

So, Sunday, my mom got on my last nerve. And instead of forcing myself to use a different word from now on, I decided... I'm going to come up with an alternate word for the phrase "extra annoying" which I will use when she makes fun of me after I say "It's so annoying". Of course, the word has to sound like annoying otherwise there's no point, is there?

Obviously I come to the conclusion to combine the two words:

extra + annoying = extroying

I tell my mom the new word and you know what she says? "I would never get 'extra' and 'annoying' out of that." Even when I proceed to write it out exactly as I did above, adding underlines to emphasize the parts of each word I'm using... she says she still doesn't see the conjunction between the two words!

Then she has the nerve to say she thinks the word EXTRANOYING would be better. I concede that, yes, it does flow more nicely (it sounds like "extraordinary"), but her other argument was that she didn't see the word "extra" in my word when, OMG, it's, like, ONE FREAKING LETTER OFF. Seriously, you'd have to be obscenely dumb to not realize the e-x-t-r in "extroying" isn't the word "extra". (But, YES. I do see how the o-y-i-n-g could potentially be confusing.)

So, to of course avoid using her word, I'm resorting to Japanese.

"Omae o karosu." Yep, Japanese death threats will make me feel much better. (J/k. Seriously. J/k.)

I know these long explanations of discussions between my mom and I are extremely (*coughs* e-x-t-r...?) rivetting material. Thank you for reading. :D

ANNOYING!

Via indilime:

( TV addict is my middle name... )

Also, I was totally scanning back-entries on both potthead and woodycakes and I saw you both tagged me for something, haha. Will attept to do those in future entries to come. XD;