Newearth Castle
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Snagged from Kimmee's DJ.
Lonnnggggggggg Survey
01. Name: Kate
02. Gender: femme
03. AKA: Tor, TRR, Mathom
04. Zodiac Sign: Gemini
05. Birth date: June 5
06. Height: 6'
Favorites
07. Color: orange
08. Color to Wear: blue
09. Number: 12
10. Piece(s) of clothing: camoflauge shorts, peasant tee shirts
11. Quote: "Only the most courageous fall from their horses in battle. The coward who kneels doesn't even get a chance to fight." - Monsoon Wedding or "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - Gandalf, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Random
12. How many people have you slept with: None
13. Do you have b/f or g/f: No
14. Sexuality: heterosexual
15. Your sexiest feature: My eyes. They're big and an interesting color.
16. Largest age difference between you and a partner: never had one, so...
Last Time You
17. Showered: This morning
18. Danced: This afternoon. When no one was watching.
19. Smiled: At some point earlier today.
20. Laughed: Same as smile.
21. Had a phone call: About two weeks ago.
22. Who was it: Bob
Which is Better
23. Sunrise or Sunset?: Sunrise
24. Sweet or Sour?: Sweet
25. Old or New?: Old
26. Hot or cold?: Cold
27. Coke or Pepsi?: Pepsi
28. Soft or Hard?: Soft
29. Yesterday or Tomorrow?: Tomorrow
30. Red or Blue?: Red
31. Fast or Slow?: Fast
32. Blind or Deaf?: Choosing a disability?
33. Open or Closed?: Open
34. Bath or Shower?: Shower
35. Black or White?: White
36. Ocean or Forest?: Forest
37. Dogs or Cats?: Dogs
38. Day or Night?: Night
39. Cremation or Burial?: Cremation
40. Even or Odd?: Odd
41. City or Countryside?: Countryside
42. Vanilla or Chocolate?: Vanilla
43. Sun or Rain?: Rain
44. Pen or Pencil?: Pencil
45. Summer or Winter?: Winter
46. Destiny or Choice?: Destiny
47. Alone or Together?: Alone
48. Silver or Gold?: Silver
Yes or No
49. You keep a journal: Yes
50. You sketch or do things while on the phone: Yes
51. You have a secret: A few, from the general public.
52. You snore: I understand that I chew.
53. You procrastinate: Oh yeah.
54. You fold your underwear: Not generally.
55. You talk in your sleep: No, don't think so.
56. You eat fast: When I'm hungry or nervous.
57. When the alarm goes off you immediately get up: If it's urgent.
58. You enjoy being photographed: I don't mind, I'm just afraid to see the result.
More Basics
59. Birthstone: pearl or moonstone
60. Right or Left Handed?: lefty to the core
61. Spouse or significant other: Neither
62. Parents -- married, divorced: married
63. Hobbies: writing, drawing, web design, graphic design, learning languages
64. Eating Habits: I don't always eat what I should. I eat a lot more junk food than I'd like to, but I'm trying to change that.
65. Favorite candy: Straight chocolate.
66. Favorite ice cream: Phish Food
Hygiene Habits
67. Shampoo used: Herbal Essences at the moment
68. Conditioner used: I don't know the name of it. I don't use it that much.
69. Styling products used: None.
70. Makeup -- daily basis, occasional, or special events only? (if applicable): special events
71. Deodorant brand and scent: Secret, don't know the scent
72. Nail polish -- yes or no?: Yes, but not a lot lately
73. If yes, favorite color: blue
74. Sing in the shower or not?: When I'm home alone.
75. If so, what do you sing?: Whatever song I'm listening to.
76. Dress Habits: Same old, same old.
Miscellaneous pointless questions
77. What's on your answering machine?: my dad. One of our friends actually thought he was the automated voice once.
78. What is the coolest gift you've ever received?: The Barbie yacht, or my laptop.
79. What's the coolest gift you've given?: a clay throne for a clay frog
80. Have you sent or received flowers in the past year, and to who?: Haven't sent or received.
81. Assuming you have one, what's sitting on your computer monitor or in your work area?: Blank CDs, a pen, instruction manuals, and an egg timer. For timing gameplay.
82. About how many books do you own?: Enough to fill a library.
83. About how many of those have you read?: several hundred, perhaps a thousand.
84. Do you collect anything?: Used to collect heaps. Now I guess you could say I collect LOTR memorabilia.
85. Do you own a calendar or date book? Do you use it?: Yes, and not a lot yet. But I stare at my calendar a lot. It's LOTR:TTT. :o)
86. When you're jotting down notes, do you print or write (cursive)?: Print. BIG print.
87. When you doodle, what do you draw? Mostly just squiggles. Sometimes I do Chinese characters.
List 5
88. Top 5 Favorite TV shows: Roswell, Fraggle Rock, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Keeping Up Appearances, and Coupling (British version. I intend NOT to watch the American version!).
89. Top 5 Favorite Cartoon Shows: Futurama, Home Movies, Hamtaro, Sitting Ducks, and Garfield
90. Top 5 Favorite Musicians/Bands: Seven Nations, Medieval Baebes, CAKE, Matchbox Twenty, and Moby
[ Current Clothes ] Started in orage striped tee shirt and baggy green shorts, now in blue pyjamas shirt-and-shorts with yellow stars and white moons.
[ Current Mood ] Tired. And I'm getting a cold.
[ Current Music ] Karma by Diffuser
[ Current Taste ] You don't wanna know. I'm getting a cold.
[ Current Hair ] Shortish, but I'm growing it out. Bright red highlights in the front that have faded to blonde. Oh yeah and my hair's brown.
[ Current Annoyance ] my own stupid nerves. It's a wonder I don't have fourteen peptic ulcers yet.
[ Current Favorite Artist ] Medieval Baebes
[ Current Desktop Picture ] One I made of a castle behind a thick forest. I generated the forest. :o)
[ Current CD in CD Player] Orange County Soundtrack, but I would like it noted that I only just changed it from LOTR:TTT soundtrack.
[ Current DVD in player] Futurama Season II. Which reminds me, I should take that out...
[ Current Refreshment ] I'll be going to bed soon.
[ Current Worry ] That my worries may cause me to ruin my chances of succeeding the career I want to pursue.
LAST PERSON...
[ You Touched ] Uhm...Dad, I think.
[ You Talked to ] Liz..
[ You Hugged ] Liz.
[ You Instant messaged ] Jen.
[ You Yelled At ] Liz.
FAVORITE...
[ Food ] Spaghetti.
[ Drink ] Water's good.
[ Color ] still orange.
[ Album ] Seven Nations' "And Now It's Come To This"
[ Shoes ] Birchenstocks.
[ Candy ] Still chocolate.
[ TV Show ] Futurama
[ Movie ] LOTR:FOTR
[ Dance ] Grooving
[ Song ] "I Feel Fine" by Riddlin' Kids
[ Cartoon ] Futurama
ARE YOU...
[ Understanding ] Of others.
[ Open-minded ] Yeah.
[ Insecure ] Yep.
[ Interesting ] Think so.
[ Random ] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[ Hungry ] No.
[ Friendly ] Yeah, generally.
[ Smart ] Pretty smart.
[ Moody ] More than I'd like to be.
[ Childish ] Not really.
[ Hard working ] Yeah.
[ Organized ] Not really.
[ Healthy ] Reasonably so.
[ Emotionally Stable ] Not really, not always.
[ Shy ] Inwardly. Ever felt like you're gonna puke while you're talking to someone you like?
[ Difficult ] Yeah.
[ Attractive ] Don't often feel it, or get proof that I am.
[ Bored Easily ] No.
[ Messy ] Oh yeah. Where's my room? Under that massive junk heap?
[ Thirsty ] Sort of. I have a sore throat.
[ Responsible ] Yeah, most of the time. I'm kind of forgetful.
[ Obsessed ] With many things.
[ Angry ] Not at the moment.
[ Sad ] Often.
[ Happy ] Occasionally.
[ Hyper ] Not now. I feel like someone slipped me some Demerol.
[ Trusting ] Not really.
[ Talkative ] Sometimes.
WHO DO YOU WANT TO...
[ Kill ] No one.
[ Slap ] Adam
[ Look Like ] Kiera Knightley.
[ Talk To Offline ] Kitt, Punzie, Jen, Amaria, May, all my FF buddies. :)
[ Talk To Online ] See above.
HAVE YOU EVER..
[ Pictured your crush naked? ] Nope
[ Been in love ] No
[ Cried when someone died ] Yes.
[ Lied ] Yeah.
WHICH IS BETTER..
[ Coke or pepsi] Again, Pepsi.
[ Flowers or candy] Flowers.
[ Tall or short ] It doesn't matter.
WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX..
[what do u notice first?] eyes, general facial features.
[last person u slow danced with] Jason. It was a little embarassing, and like two years ago.
[worst question to ask] "Why are you talking to me?"
WHO..
[makes u laugh the most?] Amaria.
[makes you smile] All my true friends.
[makes you blush] My mom or sister sometimes.
[has a crush on u?] No one I know of.
[is easiest to talk to] Kitt.
DO YOU EVER..
[sit on the internet all night waiting for someone special to I.M. you?] Nope.
[save aol/aim conversations] Yes.
[wish u were a member of the opposite sex] Sometimes.
[cried because of someone saying something to you] Yeah. She cried too, though.
HAVE YOU EVER..
[fallen for your best friend] No.
[been cheated on] No.
[cheated on someone] No.
[done something you regret] Yeah.
DO YOU / HAVE YOU..
[could u live without the computer?] Nope! Then I'd *have* to go outside!
[color ur hair] Sure.
[ever get off the damn computer] Only to go to the bathroom. Kidding.
[how many peeps are on ur buddylist?] Fourteen.
[like watching sunrises or sunset] Both. Sunrises, though.
[what hurts the most? physical pain or emotional pain?] Emotional pain.
NUMBER..
[of continents I have lived in?] 1
[of tight friends?] Two.
[of cd's that I own?] Hundreds?
[of scars on my body?] Many, thanks to chicken pox and bug bites.
[of things in my past that I regret] Several, I imagine. I don't have a number for you.
Phew! Finished! Only took me two blogging sessions. :) Ah well, I looooove long surveys.
Okay, must dash. My Hero's on. And I'm tired.
::zonks out from exhaustion::
Sunday, August 24, 2003
When Jack tells Will that he missed his opportune
moment.
What moment from Pirates of the Caribbean are you?
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Saturday, August 23, 2003
Monday, August 18, 2003
Woo hoo! New blogger look, and I got the comments to work! ::dances::
Mom and I are going to get my books for college today, but she's on the phone right now. We have to go to both campuses for the college to get them, and one campus in 45 minutes away, so it takes a chunk of time.
We might go to the beach tomorrow. I really hope we do.
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What good is the emotion of rage? I know that people say that it's good to feel angry and let it out, but how can you let out the anger you feel when you don't actually confront the one you're angry at? Personally, I have this problem a lot. I can't tell anyone in my family that I'm angry at them, when it happens.
I can't tell my mother because I just don't do that. She'll get offended if I do, and I know that I must respect my elders. I tell Liz sometimes, but it's quite hard dealing with disagreements that the two of us have, lately. We just go in circles. She says the same five things when we argue. She says she doesn't understand what I'm saying (which I don't think is really true, because I've taken to telling her pointe blanke what upset me), and she says that I'm overreacting, and I need to chill out and I'm too sensitive and I don't let things go. It's hard to let things go sometimes, especially if you don't deal with them to begin with.
The closest I come is when I tell my mother or sister if I'm angry with my father. I can't exactly tell him because he'd probably react much like my mother would. But then, what good does that do? We commiserate, but I don't think it's fair to Dad, because we don't always give him the chance to fix what's wrong. Often, I don't think he'd have the best reaction, but at least he would know how we feel. He knows better how my mother feels now, and he's trying to change.
Sunday, August 17, 2003
Snagged from Amaria's LJ.
Too lazy to do bold right now. A * denotes "Done it!!"
Books and Movies
1984, George Orwell *
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll --Gonna read it this semester.
Animal Farm, George Orwell *
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer --I wanna!! But it's never at the library!!
The BFG, Roald Dahl
Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
Bleak House, Charles Dickens
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh --No, but I love this guy. READ THE LOVED ONE!!! It's brilliant!!!! Multiple exclamation points prove it!
Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
Catch 22, Joseph Heller
The Catcher In The Rye, JD Salinger *
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl *
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
Dune, Frank Herbert
Emma, Jane Austen *
Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
The Godfather, Mario Puzo
Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald *
Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling *
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, JK Rowling *
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling *
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling *
His Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Douglas Adams * --Oh my gosh, this is some of the best stuff ever!!
The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien * You know it!
I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith * Loved it!
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
Katherine, Anya Seton
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, CS Lewis
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott *
Lord Of The Flies, William Golding *
The Lord Of The Rings, JRR Tolkien * Do you have to ask?
Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
Magician, Raymond E Feist
The Magus, John Fowles
Matilda, Roald Dahl * It's the first book I ever read twice.
Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
Middlemarch, George Eliot
Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
Mort, Terry Pratchett
Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck *
On The Road, Jack Kerouac
One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Perfume, Patrick Suskind
Persuasion, Jane Austen
The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
Pride And Prejudice, Jane Austen
The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret History, Donna Tartt
The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
The Stand, Stephen King
The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome * My father read this aloud to my sister and me when we were younger. It's really good!
A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Tess Of The D'urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee * My mother's favorite book.
A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Twits, Roald Dahl
Ulysses, James Joyce
Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
War And Peace, Leo Tolstoy
Watership Down, Richard Adams
The Wind In The Willows, Kenneth Grahame
Winnie-the-Pooh, AA Milne * Listened to it on tape when I was little.
The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
1 The Godfather (1972) *
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) * Absolutely!!
5 Schindler's List (1993) *
6 Citizen Kane (1941) *
7 Casablanca (1942) *
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 Star Wars (1977) *
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11 Memento (2000) *
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) *
13 Rear Window (1954) *
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) *
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) *
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) *
17 The Usual Suspects (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994)
20 North by Northwest (1959) *
21 Psycho (1960) *
22 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
23 12 Angry Men (1957)
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) *
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) *
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999)
29 Vertigo (1958) *
30 The Pianist (2002) * Really good movie, this.
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959) * Funny as it gets!
34 The Matrix (1999) *
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) *
36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 The Third Man (1949) * Another goodie.
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999)
40 Das Boot (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997)
42 Double Indemnity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 The Maltese Falcon (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952) *
47 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998) *
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) *
57 The Wizard of Oz (1939) *
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) *
59 La Vita e bella (1997)
60 American History X (1998)
61 The Sting (1973) * Faberoo.
62 Touch of Evil (1958)
63 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
64 Alien (1979) *
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashomon (1950)
67 Leon (1994)
68 Annie Hall (1977) * La dee da.
69 The Great Escape (1963) *
70 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
71 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 The Sixth Sense (1999) *
74 Jaws (1975) * Surprisingly unscary.
75 Amadeus (1984) * I had a huge crush on Tom Hulce when he did the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart (1995)
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996) * "I'm not sure I agree with your police work there, Lou."
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 The Apartment (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999) * Better than the first, though that wasn't great.
85 Strangers on a Train (1951) * One of my favorite Hitchcock films.
86 Modern Times (1936)
87 The Shining (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001) * Blech.
89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 The Princess Bride (1987) * Oh yeah.
91 Lola runs (1998) * You know it.
92 City Lights (1931)
93 The General (1927) * Buster Keaton!
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 The Searchers (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979) *
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) *
100 Graduate, The (1967) *
You are Legolas fleeing MiddeEarth with a pirate!
I'm not quite sure how this happened, [the
pirate having such unkempt hair, and all], but
I am very happy for you. Perhaps Legolas
always wanted to be a pirate when he was
little. All elves love the sea anyways.
Perhaps Jack gave him a bit too much rum. The
one thing that is certain is: this is unheard
of.
Avast! What Pirates of the Caribbean Based Random Crossover are YOU?
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Oy...
Cool quiz!!!
As promised:
It was a little eerie going to sleep the first night after I got him. I had him standing at the foot of my bed, watching me. The moonlight shined on him and was slightly creepy though, so I moved him in front of the television, but I could still see his silhuoette.
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Just an average week...uhm, yeah actually.
It's been a busy week. On Monday, I stayed out until after midnight and came home with a tattoo on the back of my right hand, Tuesday I helped decorate for a prom, today I watched close to three straight hours of Sex and the City, and tomorrow I'm going to pick up a six-foot Elf.
Let me explain.
I babysat on Monday and Tuesday night. The child's mom went to an entertainment event that lasted a very long time and she lives a long way from where it's held, so it was pretty late by the time she got back. I don't mind though. The kid is really sweet, and the mother pays *extremely* well. The little girl had a magazine that came with sparkly temporary tattoos, and we both put one on. I chose a ladybug, which as I said, is on the back of my hand. It's majorly coming off, though. I'm going to get rid of it completely tonight. I have to work tomorrow. Volunteer position.
On Tuesday, while babysitting again, the girl and I played with her Barbie dolls and they had two proms in a row. Probably would have had more, except she had to go to bed. The first was 80's themed, the second 50's themed. She thought the themes up. Astounding, no?
The SATC marathon probably doesn't sound that strenuous. It wasn't, but it was the only semi-remarkable thing I did today. As my sister pointed out, we watched almost the entire contents of a DVD in one sitting. We took a break at one point when I had to get something for my headache.
Possibly the most obvious-to-suss semi-fib from the opening paragraph is the Elf. A few days ago, I put one on hold at a local store, and my Legolas stand-up is coming in tomorrow. I'll be sure to post pictures. :o)
I'm going to try to finish Roverandom though, because I took Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman out of the library yesterday and I'm bound and determined to read it fully before I'm forced to return it. Of course, a renewal isn't out of the
question.
I did a drawing of Elijah Wood today. I can't decide how I feel about it. It's cute I guess, but I don't know that it looks like him. It's wierd, because a little over a year ago, if I'd seen a drawing like the one I did today, I'd have been blown away, and certainly never would have thought I could do anything like it. Now, I'm wondering if I could do better.
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Sunday, August 03, 2003
It's wet
Well, parents had planned on watching a family movie last night, so I only got to go for a walk, which was fine actually, because for a second I thought I wouldn't even be able to do that. Sister went with me, complained a bit, but mostly it was fine. It was really hot last night. And humid. Right when we set out for a walk it started raining, so we each took an umbrella. It never really settled into actual rain, just that light mist with an occasional earnest drop. We kept closing the umbrellas.
Then, on the way home, my sister pointed out a rainbow in the sky! I looked up, and there it was. It was actually crescent shaped, and looked like it ended just behind a building on the other side of the street. For a few minutes, it was really rather bright. It stayed visible all the way home, then my sister and I brought our parents outside to have a look at it. It was almost gone by the time we got home, but they saw it before it left.
Afterwards, I went inside and took a quick shower (because I was so sweaty), then we watched "When Harry Met Sally". It was the first time I saw it, and I really liked it. It was especially welcome because my father had settled on us watching the movie "Giant", which is really long, and I've seen parts of it and wanted to strangle Elizabeth Taylor's and Rock Hudson's characters. As my sister said after the movie, it "didn't turn out so bad." Next, I want to watch Spinal Tap. I've never seen that either.
Saturday, August 02, 2003
If I were a stone, I would be: one that's in the ocean
If I were a tree, I would be: in RL a sycamore, though ideally a mallorn
If I were a bird, I would be: a hawk
If I were a machine, I would be: a computer
If I were a flower/plant, I would be: a tomato plant (why not?)
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: pouring rain
If I were a mythical creature, I would be: a dragon
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: a flute
If I were an animal, I would be: a cheetah
If I were a color, I would be: orange, or white
If I were an emotion, I would be: hope
If I were a fruit, I would be: a pomegranite...if that's how you spell it
If I were a sound, I would be: the sound of a human heart beating
If I were an element, I would be: earth
If I were a car, I would be: an old truck
If I were a song, I would be: May It Be by Enya...such hopeful lyrics
If I were to trade places with another person, it would be: Steven Speilberg, because he has my dream job and is incredibly influential
If I were a movie, I would be: Spirited Away
If I were a food, I would be: A Thanksgiving turkey
If I were a place, I would be: New Zealand (seriously, I've seen pictures. That, or I would be Scotland)
If I were a material, I would be: terrycloth
If I were a taste, I would be: tangy
If I were a scent, I would be: lavender
If I were a word, I would be: victorious
If I were an object, I would be: a pencil
If I were a body part I would be: an eye
If I were a facial expression I would be: unexpected happiness
If I were a subject in school I would be: Foreign language
If I were a cartoon character I would be: Hamtaro!
If I were a shape I would be: an oval
If I were a number I would be: 12
If I were a month I would be: December
If I were a day of the week I would be: Sunday
If I were a time of day I would be: 7:00am
If I were a planet I would be: an uncharted one
If I were a sea animal I would be: an eel
If I were a direction I would be: North
If I were a piece of furniture I would be: a bed
If I were a historical figure I would be: Leonardo Da Vinci
If I were a liquid I would be: water
Hi,
Going to eat soon, then going for a walk after dinner. It's humid enough to swim outside, so I'll see whether my sister wants to go with me. And when I come home, I'm going to do my twenty-five minute strength yoga workout, then take a really long shower.
Scintillating, no? Well, maybe I'll do some Chinese too, and I'm probably going to at least try to finish the next part of my fanfic!
Tin Star - Head
Sometimes I wake up in the morning
My feet my soul my arms my legs
my self my eggs are all fried
I've got to do my exams today
I've read my books turned up on time
but I haven't revised
I'm not getting along
I'm not getting the answers
'Cause I can't get out of my head
In the night sometimes
I wake up uncool uptight
I'm tired of being tired
But in my dreams my arms are open wide
I open up my eyes open up my eyes
but everything is dark
I think I'm blind
I'm not getting along
I'm not getting the answers
'Cause I can't get out of my head
This profession is my obsession
And this obsession is my depression
And this depression is my release
And this release will never cease
I'm not dumb use the phone
Friday, August 01, 2003
Snagged from Kitt's blog. Gonna fill this out in a minute.
1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be?
You Needn't Have Worried
2. What songs would be on the soundtrack?
Cake - Shadow Stabbing
Jason Mraz - The Remedy
Riddlin' Kids - I Feel Fine
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
Green Day - Minority
Simple Plan - I'm Just a Kid
Tin Star - Head
Eagle Eye Cherry - Been Here Once Before
Blind Melon - No Rain
Johnny Rzezznick - I'm Still Here
Robbie Williams - Feel
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
Burning Brides - Arctic Snow
SEV - Same Old Song
Remy Zero - Save Me
Our Lady Peace - Life
Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely (And Not Be Found)
Cake - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Seven Nations - Big Yellow Bus
3. Would it be a live-action film or animated? Why?
It would be live action, because people would find it easier to believe that way.
4. Casting: who would play you, members of your family, friends, etc?
Me Melanie Lynskey, my sister Kate Winslet, my mother Cate Blanchett or Fionnula Flanagan, my father William Hurt.
5. Describe the movie preview/trailer.
Opens with a shot of a little girl writing backwards on a piece of paper. The mother comes in the room and hands her a small stack of papers with a little star in the upper left corner. The little girl takes them and starts writing on the paper in the correct fashion.
CU: The paper. It reads "Once upon a time"
Flashes of the little girl, her sister, and her parents during birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, school, home, homeschool, the children doing schoolwork, playing in the yard, building birdfeeders, reading, drawing, writing, growing up into young adults. Going to college, talking to people, doing college homework, going online, talking to friends.
The girl from the beginning sits down on her bed, a little laptop in front of her. She begins to type, a voiceover of her reading aloud what she types.
CU: The laptop screen.
The girl (vo): Once upon a time...
Flashes now of all her story ideas; aliens, monsters, a boy shouting at his father, a man jumping out a window, running down the street from a van, a woman entering a vandalized apartment, a girl falling down a deep hole, two men surrounded by lava, a girl looking at two young mutants, a woman typing at a computer screen, a monster trying to punch a man, a young man standing on a plateau with a regal cloak on looking down fuzzily on his subjects.
Cut back to the girl sitting on a couch next to her mother, the laptop between them.
Mother: You, Miss Kate, have a very vivid imagination.
I Really Should Be Working...
Now listening to Cake - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Red/Green/Blue:
To you, the world is logical. Everything happens
for a reason, life is scientific. You like to
find solutions. I doubt you needed to take this
quiz in order to realize this.
Made by
Sara
What color do you see the world in?
brought to you by Quizilla
Some people seem to think they always know what's best for you
Their little minds try to create a world to keep you still
The bolt is thrown, the cage is locked
You saw this, don't you lie
At first you cry and then you hate those people stole your will...
Do as you are told and maybe then we'll let you out
You might be dead and cold, you might be full of doubt
Don't try to escape cuz you don't have nowhere to go
If nothing is your fate... there's no scenario
No nothing
Do you call my name
Do you stain my brain
My eyes are blurry and I can't see you anymore
Do you call my name
Do you breed my pain
My heart is bloody and I can't take it anymore
So you just sit there, stuck, afraid to risk reality
Afraid to cause yourself more pain, to face insanity
But nothing ventured, nothing gained
You see... your fear's your cage
You beg for help but you're alone, stuck in a helpless rage
Do as you are told and maybe then we'll let you out
You might be dead and cold, you might be full of doubt
Don't try to escape cuz you don't have nowhere to go
If nothing is your fate... there's no scenario
(it's me.... I see, please... let me out I'm petrified)
Do as you are told and maybe then we'll let you out
You might be dead and cold, you might be full of doubt
Don't try to escape cuz you don't have nowhere to go
If nothing is your fate... there's no scenario
(C'mon)
Do you call my name
Do you stain my brain
My eyes are blurry and I can't see you anymore
Do you call my name
Do you breed my pain
My heart is bloody and I can't take it anymore [2x]
- RA "Do You Call My Name?"
Wow. I never really concentrated on the lyrics to this song before...they're, like, dark and deep, like the Woods on a Winter Evening.
Okay, now how about an original word from me?
It's really dark here. It's early afternoon, and inside, it looks like the sun is setting.
Listening to: Pink - There You Go
I'm doing the pop thing at the moment. Pink ain't bad...
"...even more would I give for a hundred good archers of Mirkwood. We shall need them." - Legolas, The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
