December 31, 2003

I'm off to Seattle until the night of the fourth, and so I'll be without internet access.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 09:47 | link |
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December 30, 2003

I hate you, CLAMP! Yes, I do. CLAMP, you SUCK! Do you hear me?!

Grrrrr!!

/end tantrum

Thanks to Hinoko for the heads up. Bye bye Asuka, hello Hana to Yume with Furuba-y goodness.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 05:03 | link |
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December 29, 2003

Re: Fruits Basket chapter 86

I don't know what I just read. All I know is that it involved a combination of a lot of "!!!"s and "???"s in long randomized strings. But then again, this is usually how I feel after I try to read a chapter of Furuba raw. The parts that I did understand well made my little sappy heart go flitter-flutter and then fall out.

One of the -ru ships, Yukiru or Kyouru, might get an urge to throw themselves overboard. I hope you're wearing your life jacket.

Very very interesting interaction between Kyou and Yuki and their relationship.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 05:31 | link |
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December 27, 2003

I'm going to be in Seattle from 12/31 - 01/04 (which really amounts to Jan 1-3), so chances are I won't see a computer then. I'm visiting my grandmother moved in my aunt about a half a year ago due to health reasons. If anyone's going to be in the Seattle area and is looking for an excuse to while away an afternoon at the bookstore with someone, let me know. Q, your car is mean! I was hoping to see you.

Usually I make all travel arrangements myself because (aside from the fact that I usually travel alone), I don't trust anyone else to do them for me. Now, I'm traveling with my aunt (a very seasoned traveler) and my mother (not seasoned, but won't mess things up) so there isn't any reason for me to be overly concerned. I still made the arrangements myself, but with my aunt's credit card.

So my aunt decided last minute NOT to come with us, but leave earlier and take a detour and meet up with us later. As far as I was concerned, it was her card, she can deal with the airline as she likes. But Christmas night, as I was tying my sneakers about to run out at get milk, it occurred to me that I need her credit card to get the electronic plane tickets, and at the moment she was in the airport about to go across the country.

Argh. You know, it's just one of those things.

She says that the card isn't necessary for the tickets if we go to a person and not the machines, but I've traveled both ways recently, and they've always asked for the card. Not only that, but I'm going to try to fly non-stop cross-country on New Year's Eve night with only half of my party which doesn't bode well. Sigh, I have to call the airline tomorrow.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 00:48 | link |
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December 26, 2003

Chess boxing?

Blah. I've been non-existent online lately. I came across a couple of strange links the past couple of days, but when I don't blog about something immediately I tend to completely forget about it.

I keep missing your IMs. Sorry about that ^^;;

And for those of you into video games, Wario Ware (GBA) is on drugs. It's a perpetual onslaught of randomized, crack-addled, three second games to test your speed, reflexes, and ability to switch gears. The ultimate expression of a generation with impaired attention spans. There's something very classic about its addictiveness.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 18:58 | link |
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December 22, 2003

11:00 last night the police came knocking at the door looking for me. I internally panicked trying to think what I could have done that could possibly have gotten me into trouble, since I barely even leave my house when I don't have to. Turns out it was this. I ordered a pizza and the delivery man was robbed and killed at his next delivery. Chrissy, did you hear about this? It was right near where you live. I don't read the newspaper, so I never know of these things. This is an orthodox Jewish neighborhood, so you don't expect much of anything to go on. It's quiet.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 19:34 | link |
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December 17, 2003

How 'wow' was that movie? I have spontaneously decided that I'm going to see it again right now. *runs off*

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It's a quarter to four in the morning.

I just got back from watching Return of the King.

Wow.

The end.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 03:44 | link |
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December 16, 2003

Kelly (8:03:18 PM): i knew i had suttin to say to you
Kelly (8:03:29 PM): that only you would find as funny as me
Kelly (8:05:03 PM): for some reason skippy feels the need to sell peanut butter in a squeeze tube. 1) who the HELL came up with such a nonsensical idea, and 2) WHY DID I BUY IT?!?!?!

Usa-p (8:05:31 PM): HAHAHHAHAHHA

Kelly (8:08:00 PM): you were the first person i thought of
Kelly (8:08:14 PM): i mean after i thought to myself, boy, youre a dumba**

Usa-p (8:08:24 PM): AHAHAH
Usa-p (8:09:00 PM): I'm glad that peanut butter in a tube brings thoughts of me

Kelly (8:09:24 PM): LOL
Kelly (8:09:33 PM): i knew youd get the humor
Kelly (8:09:45 PM): i think other ppl would be like, uh, so

Usa-p (8:10:35 PM): peanut butter in a tube is inherently humorous
Usa-p (8:10:45 PM): as is the fact that you BOUGHT said tube
Usa-p (8:10:54 PM): you need to display it

Kelly (8:11:58 PM): i cant i had to cut it open to get at the peanut butter

Usa-p (8:12:06 PM): *dies*
Usa-p (8:12:21 PM): it didn't squeeze?

Kelly (8:12:33 PM): it wouldnt come out, its PEANUT BUTTER!!

Usa-p (8:12:54 PM): ROFTL *tries not to wake Steve in the process*

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 20:20 | link |
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Regarding recent Naruto chapters: So Neji's been fighting giant mutant spider man, who thankfully was actually not using his giant mutant spider as much as I had feared. (Well, technically I feared him using it at all, but it had relatively short screentime.) I don't like Neji. Well, I didn't, and I still don't want to, but I'm a big softy and I hate that >_<. I had been waiting for someone to beat Neji into submission, but this wasn't quite what I had in mind, and then he goes off and has one of those 'moments'. Sigh.

I watched episodes 47-48 of the anime which includes the beginning of Lee vs Gaara which was very good in the manga, and looks exponentially better animated. Ah, Lee, you have a scary looking head, but you're such a darling.

Off to see RotK in about two and a half hours. More giant mutant talking man-eating spider goodness *COUGH*.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 18:29 | link |
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December 13, 2003

Gakked from her ad infinitum, a fun meme:

"I know very little about some of the people on my friends' list. Some people I know relatively well. I read your fic, adore your artworks or we have something else in common and we chat occasionally. Some of you I hardly know at all. Perhaps you lurk, for whatever reason. But you friended me and I thank you.

But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...she likes spinach."

I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal."

So, all of you reading this, tell me something about you ^_^.

Something about me: at least 2/3rds of the pictures of me until I was about 4 years old consist of me sitting on the floor staring into space with my arm buried in a box of Cheerios. It's just the backdrop that changes. In some of the pictures the box is as big as me. "Here's Jessica in the living room eating Cheerios. Here's Jessica at the park eating Cheerios. Oh, and this one! Jessica at the beach eating Cheerios!" ^^ I was (am) a very picky eater and it was about the only thing I would eat.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 02:02 | link |
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The Gamers: Second Edition teaser trailer. Laugh out loud funny for the fantasy, LoTR, or RPG geek. It makes the most sense if you're familiar with tabletop D&D. The plight of a bard is a tragic one indeed.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 01:13 | link |
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December 11, 2003

The new Mario & Luigi RPG/platformer for the Game Boy Advance has consumed me. It's a very solid game and is going to be the reason I'm not going to be on AIM very much for the next few days.

In the meantime, I have seen the Prince of Tennis muscial, thanks to her. She has let the dorkcrack rot my brain! This musical is beyond comprehension! The cast of Prince of Tennis attempting to sing! Attempting to dance! I think everyone in the world needs to see it at least once. I'm not even a fan of PoT. I got to episode 12 of the anime, but I wasn't hooked. Too much tennis. Tennis on the brain. But this musical is just pure indulgent dorkcrack. Sigh. She may be able to convince me to start watching the series again. Maybe ^_~

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 14:34 | link |
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December 9, 2003

Q, why are you not online right now?! There is Getbackers-type goodness to pimp. Gakked from the GetBackers LJ community, there is this pic from I believe the November Animage. Where does that pose leave Ban's hand? Bara iro no sekai indeed.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 00:32 | link |
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As is always amusing, the annual literary Bad Sex Awards. (Shortlist) I think last year's were better, but they are entertaining all the same. (Links from Bookslut.)

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 00:08 | link |
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December 5, 2003

My dad taught me the card game Casino when I was a wee thing. I was never any good at it because despite the fact that I am a math tutor (among other things) I am, and always was, horrifically inept at basic addition. Calculus is one thing. Counting to ten is a whole nother ball game. So I've never particularly liked this game (although it's nifty, really,) and I would play it once every few years with my dad purely so I wouldn't forget how to play.

I gave Steve a rundown of the game in about 2 minutes, and he proceeded to immediately whoop me something good. Two games in a row even. I <3 him and his squishy brain. And he <3s that I gave him a multiple build of 7 because I didn't realize that 5 and 2 made 7 until I played the 5 and it was too late. >_< I have never won a game of Casino. Ever.

Usa-p internally wept for Kyou at 01:49 | link |
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December 2, 2003

Am still sick. Blah. But I'm on the usual last stage of my cold which is the hacking cough. Yesterday was the severe swollen glands stage, the one where my throat was restricted to the point where I made squishy air noises instead of actual speech. I got some good-natured teasing from my students because I was discussing logarithms sounding like a noisy deflating balloon. I lost my voice entirely by the end of the day and was considering a career as a mime. But I've got my voice back now (mostly) and the only annoying thing about the cough is that it lasts indefinitely (that and it's awfully embarrassing to be having a fit in public. Everyone's all "Ack! Beware! There be an agent of disease!" While it's true, I still don't like the attention it draws to me). Most of the other symptoms can be clocked at a day or two, but I might be coughing for a week.

::hands box of tissues and some pseudoephedrine HCL to her:: Hope you feel better too. <3

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