New post. New LJ: sneaky_minx.

Okay, so I haven't updated in a while, despite having much to update about. Alas, I do not have the time to recap nor discuss my feelings/thoughts about things. I'm leaving in a little more than an hour to go the airport in Beaumont and depart for New Jersey, with of course, plenty of long layovers in between. Should anyone feel the desire to know how things are going for me step-by-step and hear me ramble about these past few weeks and such, you are welcome to go to my audioblog: http://allthenever.blogspot.com . I'll be updating it from time to time, as i have a 6 hour lay over in Atlanta lasting into predawn hours and I'm too paranoid to nap in the airport. (Which sucks because Welcome week is full of activities that usually don't end until 10 at night, so no napping when I get there.) Anyway, go stop by the blog every so often. There weren't be a post there for a few hours. But eh, do whatever you like.

Amidst the college arrangement woes and stress right now, I finally got my housing application. I looked at my roommate's name, and it appeared to be ethnic. I thought that was cool. However, I also kind of thought that seeing as I'm an out-of-state student, they'd room me with someone from NJ...I facebooked my roommate and she was on there. Turns out, she is in fact not from New Jersey. She's from New Delhi, India. Yes, she was apparently born there and resides there still. I mean, I think it's cool and everything, getting to meet somebody from New Delhi, you know. I just wasn't expecting it.

I've been wanting to do this for awhile. It started out as just a post that includes my favorite quotes about the book, but there's some extra stuff too.

Don't like Harry Potter? Ignore me.

( Half-Blood Prince...A Look Back )

Last night, I went and saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Beth, Cassie, and Nat. I really, really enjoyed the movie. It was beautifully demented. Oh, so enjoyable. And Johnny Depp, as always, was brill and totally made the movie. I really think we were the only ones in the audience who enjoyed most of the innuendos. I even think we made up some of our own. The score was pure Danny Elfman...you could tell. Seriously. It constantly felt like Catwoman or a martian was going to pop out...

Anyhoo, for those who know what I'm talking about:
HBP AIM CHAT: Friday, 1:00PM Central/2:00PM Eastern/7:00PM UK
HBP MSN CHAT: Monday, 2:00PM Central/3:00PM Eastern/8:00PM UK

I'm trying to contact the old group personally, but just in case I can't get in touch with you or you're new, those are the times. Feel free to invite friends! Any questions, comment. My IM handles are in my profile for those who forgot. ;)

Really just doing this as a promise to remus_black:

meme-age:Ask me for "top five" lists of pretty much anything, and I will list you my top five of that thing or things.

Copy into your own journal and give your own top fives if you want.

So, yeah, this has been a good week for the fangirl within, no?

Liam Neeson is voicing Aslan.

Captain Jack in leather pants *drools*

In addition to a new ep last night of Family Guy, I also got to see the firetruck episode. "The ambulances will have to wait their turn." Hehehe.

And, last, but certainly not least...Gwen Stefani has a new single! Haha, psych! I couldn't give a flying flip about Gwen Stefani sans No Doubt. As you probably guessed, I'm talking about Harry Potter and the Rabid Fangirls, er Half-Blood Prince.

Now, I did the whole routine. No internet until I finished the book. I promise I'll go around and read LJ's after I finish this post. I finished the book last night. I didn't sit and read it straight through, or I would've finished it sooner. (However, I thought closing the book just as the clock struck midnight was quite a nice coincidence.) Before I get to the HBP comments (which will be under a nice LJ-cut for spoilers for Kate and anybody else who doesn't know when they'll get the book).

( Books-a-Million release party: Costumes, George Michael, Sex Books, and the Lost Purse )

( Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. SPOILERS! )

So, I got excited the other day when Comedy Central picked up Scrubs to air repeats. And now, I'm even more excited because Scrubs got nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (Zach Braff) and Outstanding Comedy Series. Yay!

I could go on and on about my thoughts at the nominations, but I shan't.

http://www.emmys.org/awards/2005pt/2005ptnews.php If you want to see the whole list.

I've been re-reading the HP books trying to make predictions, as with JKR, it's always the little things. I'm in OotP right now.

After all the clues she's given us, I'm on the Godric Gryffindor is the HBP bandwagon. But whatever, could be wrong. I don't however, think that Fawkes is Godric's animagus and that that's right up there with Snape is a vampire. But you never know. Fawkes is scarlet and gold and seems chummy with the Sorting Hat (who may in fact hold some form of the founders).

While I'm on the HP rambling train, I know I plugged wizzartthe other day (if you haven't seen it, go NOW!), so I'm going to plug my absolute new love: potterpuffs. If you like Power Puff Girls, see all the HP characters done in that same style! I really have to get one of those icons. Whee! I got one. Remus/Sirius love! (It's now my default)

Is anybody honestly surprised about the Rove thing? Honestly?

Been rereading the HP books. Always good.

Also, been watching the new Dr. Who. Thanks to narcissusblack who told me about it and got me all excited, lol, and stellarchunnie who got them for me on the internet and put them on a CD.

Christopher Eccleston has The. Best. Grin. Ever.

Captain Jack is so sexy...I seriously fangirl the actor. Of course, he's proof that all the good men are either gay or married. He's the first one, by the way. Yes, I'm a fag hag, as Karen Walker would say.

Last night, went to Beth's. First big meeting of most of the gang since graduation. We planned a barbecue despite the fact that none of us really knew how. (How many gifted kids does it take to do a bbq?) Sarah was the most knowledgeable and the grill didn't agree with her. We ended up making the cook-out a cook-in. We used the grill on Beth's stove. Then, we went up into the room above her garage and watched South Park and Family Guy (what else? It's us.) The South Park Mormon jokes are so much better when you have an actual Mormon sitting there laughing and talking about how the Mormons in the show really act like that. Then, some people left, and the few left talked a little about Harry Potter. Then, after Cassie and I accompanied Beth to Walmart's, we went home.

Today, I brought my sister to the doctor as she couldn't drive until she got her stitches out. (She did that today.) People can't drive. Seriously. I honestly thought I was a bad driver, but I was upped today by so many people. I managed to avoid three wrecks. None of them my fault either. I swear, driving is not good for the soul. It only reminds me how little I currently care for the majority of the human race. They're idiots. Fucking idiots and assholes.

Okay, so maybe I'm just having a down day. I went to finish taking my Rutgers placement test (there were technical difficulties the first go round) and Kratzer had the AP scores in. I have yet to get mine and I don't feel like calling the people. Anyway, for Rutgers you need a 4 or a 5 to get college credit. *sigh* I got a 3 in English. I guess I'm just bummed because I mean, for the Oversoul's sake, it's English! That's what I'm majoring in and my passion. And I got 3. I should be happy. It's a good score, but still. I did pull off a 5 in US Government. (Pulled a 4 for American History last year.) I don't know, I should be really ecstatic about the 5 (it's the highest you can get), but I guess I just find it...ironic, I guess. I mean, I've always struggled in Social Studies and never really put them at the top of my favorite subjects lists, and I get good scores in them; whereas, in English, I don't do as well. But whatever. Ignore me.

Took a quick look at my fl and saw that I'm not the only one shaken up about this. I just woke up a few minutes ago, seriously. I turned on CNN and saw Blair all shaken up. I had to find my glasses to see what was going on. When I found out...just...oh my fucking God! London attacks...*hugs to anybody in the area are who knows anyone there and hugs to the Brits all around*

Edit: vodka_at_sea posted this at remus_black's journal. I thought it was noteworthy: http://www.livejournal.com/community/london_070705/2794.html It's a role call for London people.

Sunday, Cassie came over and dyed my hair. (It was one of our moments of spontaneous fun.) As always, I dyed it red, but not Cassie red. Cassie red is like pure red. My red is different red. Like, orange thrown in with red like redheaded people have. That kind of red. I always do different shades, and this is by far my favorite:"intense copper red." (When I hear copper red, I think of copperhead, and then, Kill Bill just pops up in my head...)I really like it. Natalie asked me for pics, but I don't have any yet. I'll get some when I put some pics of Payton, who continues to be the cutest thing in the world, up.

I did nothing for the Fourth of July. What a bad American...

Heh, I was getting ready for work, and I watched the Olympic announcement live. I was just sitting there thinking about how little I care about the whole thing, then they said that it was down to London and Paris. Well, if you know me, I'm cheering for London. And alas, London got it! Congrats all you Brits! And yes, I clapped when they announced it, *le sigh* the duties of an anglophile. So, okay, game plan: I have to get really good at something by 2012 so I can go to London. Definitely will have to work on that...maybe sailing...

Hah, narcissusblack linked me to a hate anon meme yesterday. Hours of fun! Literally! I learned something new there: Katie Holmes is anagram of Tom Likes a He. That made my day, seriously!

Yesterday, I got home early from work because they let me off at 4 instead of 5. And thank the Oversoul they did. I'm not home for long when before I get the call that because her blood pressure was high and she was having contractions, my sister was going to have a c-section as soon as her doctor was through with something else. We were all ready for July 6, the day she was supposed to have the baby. But, surprise, surprise, Staci was early. Heh, she asked the doctor if they could wait until tomorrow(which would be today) because her boys were both born in June, and she didn't want to have all three kids in June. However, they said they couldn't. So, alas, people were rushing to the birthing center. (I encountered traffic hell: rush hour, but did get there after the stressful time. Thanks to stellarchunnie for helping me out on the phone while I was freaking out, lol.)

The baby was born. She is the most precious thing in the whole wide world! It took them hours to finally decide on her name, as everybody wanted something different. In the end, we have Payton Madison. (I'm calling her Maddy, as I don't like Payton, but whatever). She weighed 6 lbs. even. Heh, I thought she looked like me, but then I realized that all babies are born with squinty eyes. *shrugs* My aunt thought she looked like me, too, so I'm not self-centered. ;)

Yes, so, I'm quite excited. Expect lots of pictures soon!

*Title comes from BtVS episode "Earshot." The ep is brill and I thought that school newspaper headline was quite clever.*

I'm unusually hyper. Why? Don't ask me. And don't stare at me either, you've got those bug eyes. *looks around* And no one gets it.

Anything exciting? Nah. Not really. Nope. Sure isn't. Ah, well.

I'd like to thank narcissusblack once again for playing e-mail tag with me yesterday. She gets a cookie. bunnysummers also gets a cookie. She makes sure I'm not bored to death.


I've been watching this new summer show on FOX (it's not stupid like most other FOX summer shows). It's called The Inside. I tuned in because it was pitched as Se7en and Silence of the Lambs for TV. However, it's not what made me notice the show in the first place. It's a Tim Minear show. And he's had a good track record, albeit, his shows always get canceled and released on DVD's. And like any other Tim Minear show, it features some familiar faces. Adam Baldwin's in it, and he's great in anything! Anyway, the show wasn't really grabbing me, but it had its moments. Last night's episode was absolutely brilliant and made the show feel addicting. Shout out to my home girl Jane Espenson for reprahzentin' yo! Wuuuuutt! Yes, she wrote the episode and made the show good for once. She's my favorite ME alumni. And if this paragraph made any sense to you and you know who I'm talking about in it, you get a cookie. (You'll also realize how relevant the Earshot quote is...thiiink about it.) If you are clueless, you remain cookieless. Do not contest! Sherus/Sharona hath spoken!

And departing the crazy train, let's move on to Entertainment news shall we. (I watch/read the real news. But it usually depresses me and makes me want to throw up, so I talk about it as little as possible. I think that's perfectly healthy. I mean, I'm not at the Jack Burden denial level yet.)

First off: Habemus Papa! Pope Bilbo! (or Pope Lear if you took Tarver)

And also, apparently Clarissa can really explain it all, now. She's preggers. That upsets me somehow...

Taking a new direction, again. I was watching Anderson Cooper 360 last night (that show rocks). Anderson was talking to a Scientologist. That guy was even crazier than Tom Cruise. Only, he wasn't bouncing on furniture(which, by the way, still upsets me. I got whipped and yelled out for things like that.). Anyway, I enjoyed counting how many WTF faces Anderson made. Lost count, though. The dude kept blabbing off about how pyschiatry's a pseudo-science blah blah blah. No medical proof blah blah blah. People don't have mental diseases blah blah blah. Same old bullshit. Anderson then brought on someone who actually knows someting about pyschiatry (something the Scientologists seemed to lack) and they talked about all the scientific proof, etc. You know, the stuff that is logical and makes sense. She was really cool, too. It was an interesting contrast between her and that $cientology guy. Why can't we just bitchslap all the $cientologists? *le sigh* I'd take Mormons over them any day.

And, for those who read every single word of this post, you get a cookie. You also get some links to some of the funniest things I've ever seen: miinty_sticks- Truly funny. However, wizzart takes the taco, pal. *looks around again* Ah, forget it. Anyway, the latter is one of the funniest things I've ever read dealing with Harry Potter. It kept me entertained yesterday. It also had me literally laughing out loud. Thankfully, people were either out back our at lunch. I recommend the pope one, the PoA werewolf one, and the Mary Sue one. Although, they're all really great. *fangirls*

Wow, okay, post was longer than I thought. Yeah, so, um, I'm gonna go. Peace out.

Question: Is Tom Cruise the kettle or the pot? I quoth the crazy man who could give Roderich Usher a run for his money: "Yes, of course. Are you really so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?" Interesting choice of words, then again, ol' Tommy's been doing that a lot lately. I wonder if aliens are the reason people hear voices in their heads...

I am here,yet again. (If you're not sure where here is, see this post, second paragraph.) I'm bored. Okay, I've only been here for 15 minutes, but still. I'll have Chamber of Secrets here with me today. This is going to be a long two weeks. I would, however, like to thank narcissusblack, bunnysummers, cassieology, and crystalbeth05 for playing e-mail tag with me yesterday and helping the day go by faster. You guys rock. Oh, and narcissusblack linked me to an amusing Tom Cruise bashing thread at Fandom_Wank. There's an interesting odor in the air. Is that backlash I smell?

Bored? Want to play e-mail tag? (No purchase necessary.) E-mail me. It's an aol account. Name is GeekyMiss. ;) I'm still up for dancing at weddings. I've been working on a jig.


Oh, and almost forgot to mention. Speaking of CoS, yesterday was Dobby's birthday! Shame I'm not wearing any socks...

I. Am. Bored. Sorceror's Stone is keeping me company, though. Haven't read it in forever. Good times. Anyway, I'm still bored. All I have to do is answer the phone. The phone's rung maybe a total of seven times all day. On my lunch, I have to go to see Kratzer and finish taking my Rutgers placement test. Won't get to eat, but, alas, it's probably for the best. I can deal. Don't get off until five. Will somebody please play e-mail tag with me? It's an aol e-mail and the name is GeekyMiss. I will dance at your wedding and love you forever if write to me. I don't care if I don't know you. Just write!

Yesterday I was watching the Today show out of boredom and I caught the first part of the Tom Cruise interview. I've seen him in other interviews for War of the Worlds. (See, I really want to like that movie, but I just don't think I'm going to enjoy it. So, I've been watching for clips and stuff hoping that my interest will stir. Yes, I'm weird.) Anyway, in every interview he just sits there and says over and over again "I'm just living my life." I missed the part when he went batshit crazy on Matt Lauer, but whatever. It's been replayed everywhere. I've always had this disinterest in Tom Cruise, but now, he's really just starting to get on my nerves.

Yesterday, I also went in to my sister's work for a few minutes. She's going to Michigan to visit her boyfriend's family for two weeks and I'm her sub. All I have to do is answer the phone.

I always grew up with the saying "(insert something that just happened that's really rare) It's going to rain!" Well, in an interesting twist, I got my haircut today, and it rained. I haven't had it professionally cut in almost three years. See, I'm extremely tenderheaded, like extremely. I've been getting my sister to trim it over the past few years. But, I was very proud of myself. I didn't even cry or yell this time. Score! I like it, too. It's just long layers, but it's different and it thins my hair out some. So yeah, I like it.

Thank you for reading yet another pointless post of mine. Come back soon!

Gacked from Foo-lovin' hobbit_ninja:

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