Of all the celebrity deaths in the past week, I think the one that has affected me the most is that of Billy Mays. ;_; I just watched an episode of Pitchmen (my brother has it saved on our DVR) and I cried when they showed the spot used as a tribute to him. I remember thinking when I found out he died that I wanted it to be a joke, I didn't want him to be dead. And it's not like I really was a fan or anything. I don't know. ;_____; Random.

Life is going fine. Have a job, am leaving the job for other job in fall. Other than that, trying to get my life under control again. Will post again with more detail soon. Or in August. One or the other.

Oh, Cleveland. How I love you.

I saw the first one on Jackie's journal and it was amusing. My brother showed me this one and it's hilarious! In a mean way.

Don't watch if you live in Cleveland and are easily offended.

I thought I left deadlines and crunch sessions behind when I graduated from school. DARN YOU FREELANCE WORK!! ... but please, pay me anyways :D!

I can't wait until it's Friday. It needs to be Friday now.

My mom sent me this and it's pretty cool. Watch it both frontwards and backwards.

( I love animated movies! )

Oh and Happy Easter! And to those non-religious types: Happy Bunny Day!!

Okay, so when I was in middle school, my favorite author was LJ Smith. I read almost all of her books multiple times and sometimes, when I'm feeling squirrelly, I'll pick up a book and read it for good light fun. The books, I realize as I read them now when I'm older, really aren't that fantastic, but I loved them then so I still like them now.

Why do I bring this up? Well, recently it came to my attention (from Fandom Secrets no less) that they are going to try and cash in on the vampire craze by making a tv series based off of "The Vampire Diaries". Now, "The Vampire Diaries" are a million times better than Twilight, in my biased opinion, simply because of the positive character progression that is made throughout the books. While the main girl starts off as a stupid superficial girl who treats people like crap, she eventually grows up. I realize it ain't Shakespeare, but at least it doesn't promote stalking, weak women (though Elena is kinda obsessed with Stephan, if only because he snubbed her), or high school boinking (from what I can remember).

I have so many mixed emotions about this. Part of me is happy and curious to see what they are going to do. Even since I first read the books, I've wanted them to be made into a tv series or a movie or something. Part of me is irritated because they chose the Vampire Diaries when I'd much rather see the Secret Circle done, but yes, Vampires are "in" now. Another part of me is cringing because I know it will be compared with Twilight (hopefully they won't think that Smith is ripping off of Meyer because Smith wrote her books first!). And the last part of me is just dreading everything ;_; I want it to do well, but really... I'm scared more than anything. Please do well CW (I think that's who's doing it) and TV crew. Don't ruin my middle school years for me. ;_________;

So, yesterday, my grandmother had one of her "Old People Parties" as I like to call them, and thus I was compelled to leave the house for about three hours to avoid one friend of hers in particular who loves to criticize everything and makes it her business to tell everyone how everything should be done. Also, they needed my parking space.

So, anyways, I decided to go see a movie and needed something light-hearted to cheer me up. Naturally, I decided to see My Bloody Valentine, though I opted to see it in 2D because the 3D theater was further. I was glad that I did because... well... it's a movie about a man who kills with a pickaxe... in 3D.... YOU CAN IMAGINE!! On that note.... WHO WANTS TO GO SEE THE MOVIE IN 3D WITH ME?!?! ... don't everybody volunteer at once. (Yes, I realize all my friends are scaredy-cats and no one is actually going to volunteer ;_;) Sigh. Way to have normal friends, self!!! Maybe I should lie and say that it's a fun romantic comedy... Do you think that will work? ........ Me neither.

Oh well, I'm going to go watch Wings now. FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!

EDIT: Way to go BLEACH!! Grabbing my interest once more and then making me wait until next issue.... CURSE YOU!!! CUUUUUUURRSSEEEEEE YOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!

Okay, so, life.

My dad is in Minnesota, he's going to start chemotherapy next Monday (after Christmas), and they're going to see if he can have surgery after that is over. He's going to have six weeks of it, as well as some radiation, and then... we'll see. He's had cancer for a while, he's in the third stage of four stages, but we're being optimistic. My mom's friend's dad had the same kind of cancer (and appeared to be worse off than my dad) and he went into remission, so... yeah. It could be worse. And the fact that surgery is still an option seems to be a good sign. We're all praying for him, and telling him to be optimistic, because that helps. It really does! I'm hopeful.

In other news, I finally graduated from college. I know, those of you who are younger than me and already graduated are like "Wait, what? You were still in college? LOSER!" but, you know what? I finally did it. It took me forever, yes, but I finished, so I'm proud of myself. Though, while I was in school, I was embarrassed for being in it so long. There were reasons (working at a law firm so only going to school two days a week (for the first two years at least), miscommunications with guidance counselors that added a year to the equation and then my own lack of motivation and mental composure), but it's over and I have a Bachelors in English. What can that do for me? A lot, actually.

Commencement was a bore, but it was nice after wards. My brother actually got me Rock Band 2 and another guitar which was a really nice surprise. My family also gave me money, which was also very nice. Yay for munnies!

So there, finally a chapter of my life closed. FOREVER. NEVER EVER GOING BACK. EVER.

Yay for Christmas, though. I got all my Christmas shopping done! Didn't spend as much as last year, but I spent quite a bit, because I love Christmas, and I love Christmas shopping! I think I enjoy giving things more than getting them (though, don't get me wrong, I like that too). Hopefully next year I will have more munnies so I can get gifts for more of my friends :3 Mostly got for family this year.

And that's all I can think of for now... hope everyone else is doing okay :D

I was tagged by the nefarious kitkitsouji87, so here is random meme time. :D

01. What are your nicknames?
Jess, Jessi

02. How do you style your hair?
Don't really style it. It's long, so I brush it... when I can find a clippy, I put it up.

03. What's new in your life right now?
Rather not talk about it.

04. How many colours are you wearing now?
Two, blue and red. PAJAMAS!!

05. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Extrovert, for the most part.

06. What are you doing while filling out this meme?
Procrastinating.

07. Do you nap a lot?
I tend not to nap... because napping suggests you wake up shortly after you fall asleep, and I'm not programmed to do that.

08. If the person you secretly like is already taken, what would you do?
Be happy for them.

09. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
Again, rather not talk about it.

10. What's your favorite dessert?
BROWNIES!!

11. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
15-45 minutes, depending on how much I care :3

12. What websites do you visit daily?
Livejournal, my email, and deviantart. And recently campusnet... *glares at it*

13. What was the last book you finished reading?
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

14. Do you like to clean?
Sometimes, when I'm very, very bored.

15. What's the last song that got stuck in your head?
I'm not sure...

16. What's the last DVD you bought?
Christmas presents, which are a secret.

17. Have you ever done anything not many people have?
I don't know?

18. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough if I'm feeling frisky, but plain vanilla or chocolate usually.

19. What's the last movie you watched?
Twilight.................... I caved. And it was hilarious. :D

20. What are you most looking forward to in the coming month?
Getting a tablet pc/laptop. >=D!! IT WILL HAPPEN!!!


Oh, and I tag EVERYONE!!! ON THE PLANET!!

Okay, so a month or so ago, I finished reading Howl's Moving Castle, and I really, really liked it. I bought the Miyazaki movie about six months ago without realizing it (I was ordering a bunch of Disney Movies from the Disney Movie Club because I'm a member and now, having fulfilled my requirements, I get good discounts and it was half off everything so I bought a bunch) but I haven't watched it yet. To make a long story short, I don't like Miyazaki movies because I'm a heathen and I'm not sure if I want to watch the movie ;_; DILEMMA!! The only thing the movie has for it is Christian Bale doing the voice of Howl.......

Okay, Rebecca's here, so I go now!

Click on the picture to download/watch a video of my puppy!


His name is Indiana Jones but we just call him Indy. He is two years old, and I'll have had him for two years in January! It just took me forever to get around to posting something with him, and since he is the cutest puppy ever (highly biased opinion) I decided to finally use my mom's digital camera to film him a little. The picture quality is horrible, but please bear with it!!

The first part is in our kitchen/eating room area, with Indy being harassed by a sock. You can see Prince a bit in the beginning and Ziggy towards the end of the first half. The second half is Indy being harassed by Monkey on the bed in my room. NO! I WAS NOT TORTURING HIM! But you can slowly see him getting more and more exasperated until he finally lays down all huffily and decides to ignore him. You can also see my pile of stuffed animals that was a side-effect of working at Build-a-Bear... ;_;

Since the first part had a phone conversation between my mom, my grandma, and my cousin in the background, I decided to just take the sound out and add a silly song so it wouldn't just be video. It's Orko's theme from He-Man... don't ask why I have it on my computer.

I could survive for 1 minute, 9 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Test was too random to not take XD!!

I need to re buy my subscription and get all my icons back. *pokes the six she's left with*

So, I randomly got a job this weekend answering phones at a car dealership (just for the weekend). I originally turned it down then realized that money is good, so I called back and was like "Yes, give it me." A drug test later and my weekend is disappeared. ;_; PRECIOUS FREE TIME WAS STOLEN BY DESIRE TO NOT BE POOR!

Sorry, kitkitsouji87, I wasn't able to call because of random hectic business. I'll try to find out what bus to take tomorrow and get back to you after random mcjob.

Moneyyyyyyyyyy.

I remembered how much I hate the internet today. No, nothing happened today to make me hate the internet, and the internet actually hasn't wounded me physically lately, but I was going through some old stuff and I was reminded of some of the past drama on public forums with total strangers I've had. I think I handled the situations as well as I could, and as Mass Effect taught me (Oh, wise video game), you can't control how others will act, but you can control how you react. Or... something.

But it just makes me angry, sometimes. You know?

I know encounters with idiots, assholes, and misguided people is unavoidable on the internet, but sometimes I just need to express the commonly thought or voiced opinion of not just me but many others: Sometimes, I hate the internet. Or... people on the internet... or... something.

So, it's been a crazy last two weeks or so of freedom before my last semester at school ever (HALLELUJAH!) but it was definitely fun for the most part. It was nice to see visualspice, lilanimejme, thegodofcows666, CHARLES, kitkitsouji87, vieve_kethrun, and lady_jewel again; though I do see kitkitsouji87 and vieve_kethrun considerably more often than I see the others, it is always nice to spend time with them as well. My dad also came out two weekends ago, and I managed to get the weirdest sickness ever this last week. So today, Sunday, is the only real day I've had to myself while not falling over while walking. I PLAN TO ENJOY IT!! Not that I didn't enjoy spending my time with friends, because I had a load of fun!! I just need a day to myself before school consumes my life... BECAUSE IT WILL!

Not looking forward to this last semester at all, nor am I looking forward to the 20 or so books I have to read for classes, but it should be okay, as long as I don't have to write papers about all of them. But that seems unlikely... right? .... RIGHT?!?!

I am looking forward to going to the ZOO next Monday, though. YAY! ANIMALS!!!

But that's about it, my life is rather boring, but I'd much rather have it that way.

Oh, and my puppy is the cutest dog ever. The end.

So, my X-Box 360 came back to me on Friday (Yaaaaay!)... well, not came back to me because they sent me a new one ;_;, I was attached to my old one! But oh well, anyhow, I got me a 360 once more and so, naturally, I've started to play MASS EFFECT again and it's been eating my life. This is the first time since Kingdom Hearts that I've enjoyed playing a game the second time as much as I enjoyed playing it the first! And I'm not just playing as a girl, I also have a boy game running along side it. What I mean is, I play through a world as a girl, then I superfast play through the world as a guy (AND MY GUY IS HOT). I've tried to play through KOTOR and Jade Empire as a guy but never got really far because I got really bored, but for some reason that isn't the case with Mass Effect. I'm somewhat enjoying it. So yay for that.

Other than that.....

( Doctor Who Ramblings... Beware of Spoilers for Last Weeks Episode )

Well, enough of that. My life is full of nothing right now but I've been trying to post at least a little regularly. I need to go eat something.

Stolen from kensou!!!

According to The Big Read, the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books on their list.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ.

( The Book List )