Putting your appointed path ahead of any inner conflicts, you make your own rules for the benefit of all. If my life or death I can protect you, I will. Aragorn is a character in the Middle-Earth universe. There is a description of him at TheOneRing.net. This is a fun little test, and it really has a LOT of characters you could be. It's fun, it's dorky, and you should take it for my amusement if not for yours. Link May the Force be with you.
I wasn't going to write any more articles today... but the gauntlet has been thrown. Gideon has challenged me to an earworm competition. For those of you who do not know what an earworm is, read this article: Link The battle began with: "I closed my eyes, Drew back the curtain, To see for certain What I thought I knew..." DAMN YOU, SHE!!! LOL I countered with: "It's a small world after all... It's a small world after all..." Gideon quite evilly came back with: ...
I've had a really good weekend, and I felt the need to share. (I'm also stalling and avoiding my papers... but who cares?) Friday was a lovely day. I had some fun, interesting conversations, classes went by pretty fast, and it was a Friday --'nough said. That night, I went out for Taco Bell, drove around a bit (waste of gas, but rolling down the windows and blaring music was worth the cost) and just enjoyed the night air. I came back to my room and bought The Dresden Files Season 1 fro...
No, I haven't seen the show, and this isn't a review of it. I'll probably watch it when it comes on TV, but I don't think it's started yet. Instead, I saw a preview for it, and it got me thinking. At one point, the man who has ditched Debra Messing says to her, "I'm falling in love with you all over again." and she looks back at him and says, "You had your chance." A few shots later, she's laying in bed with a sad, yet triumphant look on her face. Something about that face got to m...
I know this girl that I would call a friend, though not a close friend. She's more a friend of convenience. It isn't that I don't like her or anything, but we would not "hang out" this much if circumstances were different. You see, my best friend graduated in December and moved to Florida, leaving me all alone. Since I'm pretty much a hermit, I didn't think this would be too bad. Unfortunately, I do have to speak to people at some point during the week and this girl, we'll call her "Ja...
Back in high school, I was in a production of "Oklahoma!". I played Ado Annie. (Somehow, I'm always typecast as the slut... I don't know why that happens. But I digress) The week before the show, I began to rehearse in my sleep. I would go through the entire show in my dreams, often waking myself up singing. I knew everyone's lines, blocking, songs and entrances. I often had to remind "Will" which side of the stage to enter on. This meant that I could dream the entire show. Since t...
My friend is having her Senior Recital tonight and I'm not going. I told her I would go, but truth is, I never really intended to. I lied, basically. I hate that kind of music -- opera, classical -- especially when sung by a high soprano. She has a beautiful voice, but the high loud notes hurt my ears. (Literally. I have some damage to my inner ears, and they can't handle loud or high pitches) They don't know I'm not coming yet. I really don't know what I'm going to tell them when t...
That's right. I am (or was) covered in blood, bruises and root beer. I have a black eye, cuts and bumps on my scalp, three bruised nails, plastic burns on my wrists, elbows, knees and ankles. I was also covered in root beer, water, pickle juice, sprite, dirt, sweat and dirt. And my stomach hurts from laughing so much. You see, we had an "Honors Field Day" sponsored by our hall council. They rented a giant inflatable slide, a giant inflatable obstacle course, an inflatable water slide,...
Most people call it "skipping class." I call it a "mental health day." Am I BSing to make skipping sound better? You bet. Does that make it any less true? Nope. Not at all. After being my class' "punching bag" (my professor's words, not mine) on Tuesday, I decided not to go to class today. It's not that I'm avoiding confrontation... I would love to say a few more choice words to those brats... but I really don't need that much anger and stress today. I needed time to sit, be quiet,...
I went for some blood tests today to see what's wrong with me. (Yes, I know. There isn't a test or a cure for being a geek) The last time I had this done, the nurse who drew my blood poked me three times, wiggled the needle around and hurt me so bad I thought I was going to throw up, pass out or both. I ended up with a three inch bruise going down one side of my elbow and a four inch bruise going up the other side. It was big, scary, and it worried people. However, I had to go and get...
As most of you know, I have a love of Fantasy Literature. However, no matter how I fight and say that fantasy literature is worth academic study, it is not a proper area of study for an English major. I have had to relegate Fantasy Literature to "pet project" and "hobby." I'm ok with this, as I love all kinds of literature and I fear that being forced to work at fantasy lit, I might grow to hate it. This means that I needed to find a proper area to focus my studies on. Not being a fa...
In the past, major doors of each dorm were left open during the day so students could enter and leave their buildings freely without having to worry about pulling out their id cards to get into their dorms. After recent events, our campus has decided to lock all doors 24 hours a day. Students will now have to use their id cards to get into their buildings. The cards must be (and already are) programmed so that the card will only get the student into whatever dorm he or she lives in. If yo...
It's at times like these that I realize my life is not that bad. There are plenty of times when I complain about my life, and feel sorry for myself, but something always occurs that makes me realize that I've got a really good life. It is sad that it takes another's tragedy to make me realize that I have a good life, and each time I read about something that would be beyond my capabilities to handle. A few days ago, I told Texas Wahine that she had helped me out more than she could eve...
I don't feel like myself lately. I'm tired all of the time, can't seem to get myself going. However, when I try to sleep, I rarely get more than an hour without waking up. I'm extremely irritable and my temper is on its shortest leash ever. My body aches, and I can't get my mind to focus. The random "mystery" bruises are my biggest worry. They're getting worse and more frequent. I'm afraid I'm going to have to start taking sleeping pills just to get some rest. I know it sounds ...
This is my 100th article, and I nothing would be more appropriate than a Harry Potter tribute. Well, perhaps a Lord of the Rings tribute... but let's face it, Tolkien's not writing any more books these days, and Rowling is! This summer is going to be an exciting one for Harry Potter fans. The fifth movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is set to release in theaters July 13 and the last book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released July 21. I must say, I have n...