So I am officially eighteen. So weird. My birthday was extremely uneventful. Went out to dinner with family and then after met up with limeykitters to go get ice cream in Harvard Square. I discovered recently that Herrell's Ice Cream is open til midnight on weekdays and 1 AM on weekends. This is a momentous discovery, since I am basically the worst night owl ever. Yes, I am claiming that title. Last week there was not one night that I did not go to sleep before the birds sang. Luckily, I am breaking myself of this habit. Sort of. It's 2 AM right now. Oh, well, it's touch and go.

In other news, I am extremely jealous of everyone who has just seen HBP. SO JEALOUS.

But it's all good because tomorrow I am going to SIX FLAGS! My parents are buying my and friend and I tickets + speed passes as my birthday present and I am beyond psyched. You guys. I love roller coasters. And I have NEVER BEEN to Six Flags! It's a travesty! A travesty that tomorrow will be fixed. I'm pumped.

I recently bought A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer from Amazon (I am so addicted to Amazon). Its Prequel, A College of Magics, is my favorite book. Yeah, I know, it sounds wicked dumb, but it's My Favorite Book. AND I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THE SEQUEL. I'm starting tonight. :DD

Went to the Gardner Museum today. I would like to live here. I went with my two best friends, and they agreed to sit for paintings for me in a style sort of mimicking this. I think it would be really cool to do a modern take on it. Plus, I really want to paint and actually do art again. I'M EXCITED, YO. Yay art! \o/

This post was random! Sorry! (I have seen ze devil and her name is GILLY!)

http://www.breathingearth.net/
this is scary ^^

However, found it thanks to StumbleUpon, which is way too fun. You know what else is fun? Firebug! It's an add-on for Firefox which lets you edit the css and html live on any page. It's AWESOME. I'm finding it really helpful in my quest to learn css for livejournal layouts. It has a neat little "inspect" option where you can click on an element and it will show you the code for just that one element. So, like, click on the header and it will show you the code. I'm loving it because a lot of times I know what I want something to look like, but I can't figure out where I'm supposed to go in the style sheet to change it. Short story: SO HANDY.

Side note, Firefox is probably like the best browser. I didn't realize how fun and handy it was until just recently. Yay Firefox!

[01-22] Supernatural
[23-25] Red Hot Chili Peppers
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I feel incredibly weird right now, really sluggish and totally out of it and my whole body kind of aches. And I just realized it's because I've eaten nothing but sugar today: turtle bars and cookie dough. WTF? How did that happen? I just, like, forgot to consume real food or something. Epic FAIL.

Does anyone have a particularly adorable pic of Sammy smiling? Preferably one where his head is not cut off by the camera frame, where you can see at least his whole head or upper body?

GIP

In other news, it's 4:25 PM and I have yet to leave my bed.

I QUIT MY JOB!!!

I almost quit my job today. My boss yelled at me. Like full-on yelled. Like when you were seven years old and did something stupid and your parents were tired that day and yelled at you. Yeah, that kind of yelling. I felt like I wanted to cry. And why did she yell at me?

Because I didn't put the muffins away in the freezer in the right order. I didn't even KNOW THERE WAS AN ORDER.

I hate her. I hate my job. It kind of kills me. But I was too pussy to quit. Maybe I will tomorrow. Eh.

So I'm on the Finale Part 2 of Top Chef season 2. It's making me so HUNGRY. But also, happy. Because it's awesome.

So... I'm now fangirling Top Chef... season two? I know. I know!

But it's so awesome.

The Kindle scares me. I know it's inevitable, that this is the future. I mean, look at the iPod. But I don't care! I now understand people that bemoan the loss of records. Hell, even I miss CDs and I was only really aware of them for what, four years of my life? Technology is great and all but books are more important. I can't imagine reading without the feel of the pages and the smell of the paper. And the fact is that probably pretty soon in the future I will be. It won't be the same. I love trees and all, but... I think I might love books more.

This is a conundrum. My treehugger soul is crying.

AHHH I JUST WENT AND LOOKED AT THE KINDLE AMAZON PAGE AND IT IS SO FUNCTIONAL AND SENSIBLE AND EASY AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO DIE. GO AWAY, KINDLE. YOU ARE UNWANTED.

Speaking of books, I am literally starving for a good fantasy fix lately. Usually I depend on Robin Mckinley for this, but she has let me down and I am saddened. I bought Sunshine the other day, expecting to be wowed like I am by all her other stuff. Seriously, I love this lady. I kind of want to be her. And then... I read Sunshine.

Sunshine makes me want to tear my eyes out.

This is not a place for book reviews, but seriously, this is like... this is shit! What the hell, Robin Mckinley? WHO KIDNAPPED YOU AND FORCED YOU TO WRITE SUCH STEAMING CRAP? I'm sorry to anyone on the flist that might like this book, I mean no offense, I just... I'm just appalled. It is so BAD. I think it might have something to do with the POV. It is the only McKinley book I've read that's written in first-person POV. This is a problem because I hate the main character. She spends wayy too much time thinking which I guess is McKinley maybe trying to bring a degree of verisimilitude to the book; I mean, I spend way too much time thinking, too. But I don't read books to read the repetitive and boring thoughts of fictional characters. If I was interested in that I could just not read at all and spend my time in my own head. No. And on top of that, I am confused by this book. She spends literally hundreds of words on inane topics, repeating the same points over and over, and then major plot points will be just glossed over. All of a sudden it's time to fight and we might die! Wait a second, what? You might die? You never mentioned that you might die! And who are you fighting? And WHY? STOP COMPLAINING AND TALKING ABOUT CINNAMON ROLLS AND EXPLAIN YOUR SITUATION, LADY!

One thing this book has given me: a new appreciation for the word cinnamon roll. Think about it. Say it out loud. It's a lovely, shimmery, awesome combination of syllables.

The main character is a baker. That's why I'm raving about cinnamon rolls.

So yeah, anyway. That's my two cents. In conclusion, don't buy the Kindle! Keep books alive! Keep killing trees!

Oh man, false conclusion. I got so wrapped up in the shit that is Sunshine, I forgot the point of bringing it up in the first place. Which is, does anyone have any good fantasy books recs? They would be so vastly, deeply appreciated!! :D

So I don't know how many of you watch Rescue Me. But I'm gonna say this anyway.

I fucking love Sheila. She is one fucking kickass sexy mofo. I just watched the June 2nd episode, and she is SO FUCKING AWESOME. I don't care how emotionally fucked up she is, I WANT TO BE HER. And I've probably said this before, but female characters usually bug the shit out of me on TV. Not so on Rescue Me. I love them all, but mostly Sheila. And Janet. They are both such hotasses and they do what they want and they love their kids and I want to be them.

Update on RL nonsense:

I am officially a high school graduate! I have a diploma and everything. Wow, that's surreal. Otherrr than that... summer is pretty slow. Just the way I like it. I wanna go to the beach.

I just cried my eyes out watching Marley & Me. I would feel kind of silly, only I don't because it was really, surprisingly good. And the movie almost makes suburban parenthood look like something I might want some day. Which surprised me almost as much as the crying.

Although I shouldn't be surprised by crying, I cry all the friggin time.

Incidentally, wiki tells me scientists aren't sure of the biological reasons for crying. Which restores my hope in something beyond a scientific reason for everything. Because what could be the scientific explanation for tears? They are completely superfluous. And in a world where even love can be explained away by chemical interactions, that's just kind of comforting.

Tomorrow is prom. Wow.

Why is there not more Chris Marquette in the world? I just watched Fanboys and he is my new favorite thing ever. But there is like NOTHING of him ANYWHERE. Joan of Arcadia and some movie called Graduation with Chris Lowell (which I rented off iTunes, don't judge me). But other than that, there's really very little out there. And his fan site sucks. There are no photo shoots! Just stills. Who decided that Chris Marquette should not be in photo shoots? Because that person? SUCKS. Put this boy (man? what is he, 25?) in a photo shoot RIGHT NOW. Preferably involving dyed hair and hoodies/beanies. Please?



This movie is funnier than the trailer makes it look.

On an unrelated note, tomorrow I am taking ewlyn's kids to the Science Museum. I am excited. :D

I have 3 days left of high school.



FUCK YEAH.

I have two shiny Dreamwidth codes if anyone wants them...

Day 3 of Operation: Vegan is a success! I have not had any meat or dairy for... 72 hours. Huh. That sounds so unimpressive, lol.

My body is still adjusting, so I'm not feeling a huge difference yet. But one nice thing is it's forcing me to eat less. I've always been pretty healthy, it's just overeating that's been my problem. Veganism seems, so far, to be solving that problem.

On to more interesting things.

In english, to fill time, we have to do presentations of 1 cd, 1 book, and 1 movie we think everyone should see before they die. Everyone puts their contributions onto one big list and we leave the class with a big list of things to watch/listen/read before we die. It's a cool idea. It's also wicked hard.

I've decided on Reconstruction Site by the Weakerthans for my cd, Born Confused for my book, and 28 Days Later for my movie. Reconstruction Site is just a really good CD that I think most people would live their whole lives without discovering. Born Confused is... it's amazing. It's one of those "teen lit" books that make me cringe when I see it on the shelves cause it looks so shallow and just plain dumb. But it is SO NOT. It's so fantastic. It really changed my whole view of... idk, life? It's about adolescence and finding yourself, your identity, your sexual identity, and your personal identity. It's about everything. And I love it so very, very much. And then there's 28 Days Later. Oh, 28 Days Later. I'm pretty much in love with this movie. Cillian Murphy, have my babies. *sigh*

I have 6 Days left of school. SIX DAYS. It still seems way too long. It seems like the days are crawling by. COLLEGE, I WANT YOU NOW!

I have decided to be healthy! Partly this is due to the upcoming senior prom. I need to fit into this Fucking Dress. I am not a petty person, but seriously, I am becoming worried about this situation. I would just like to feel comfortable, that's all. I don't want to be thinking about the Fucking Dress all night, I want to be Dancing, and Having Fun, and generally NOT BEING SHALLOW.

So. To achieve this goal. I am being healthy!

Or at least trying to be. Today I was foiled by Mother's Day. Or, to be exact, the Mother's Day Cookout. I don't understand why every time my family gets together there must be exorbitant amounts of food present. I get the alcohol, but the food just makes my tummy unhappy.

But whatever! We shall overcome!

Yesterday I ran 6 miles. That's a lie. I ran 3 and then walked 3 (UPHILL! My treadmill's nifty like that.) While watching Alien. I like Alien. Now I want to make icons. One day.

I have been doing abs for at least 20 minutes plus running and cardio for 6 out of the last 7 days. I was bad on Thursday. The point is, I know how to work out. I can do that. Now I need to learn how to eat.

Talking to ewlyn, I've come to the conclusion that vegan is the way to be. I'm not necessarily gonna go 100%, I'll have an egg every once in awhile, but I'm switching to soy milk and going to eat as little meat as possible. Nuts and soy for my protein, thank youuu. I guess soy is a nut. Is soy a nut? I don't know anything about healthy foods and I'm too lazy to open another firefox tab to look it up.

THE POINT of this entry is actually a request: Does anyone have any really good, simple, and easy vegan recipes? I've never tried to be a vegan before (I LOVE CHEESEBURGERS NOMNOM), so I don't really know how to start without, you know, becoming ravenous. A little help would be GREATLY appreciated.

11:11, make a wish!

Sooo, I'm now on Dreamwidth. I'm here. Hop on over and friend me if you like! I'm feeling really optimistic about Dreamwidth, and I think I might buy some paid time and just start posting everything from there, crossposting here of course. This is also assuming I start actually POSTING. I think I will, I've missed lj, and I have lots of ideas bouncing around in my head. Fics and drawings and icons and what have you... I really just need to get through school first. I get out in 13 days! I have to take 3 AP tests before that and a few finals, which blows, but whatever! because! GRADUATION! I cannot wait, yo. Goodbyeeeeeeee high school. You will not be missed.

Anyway, Dreamwidth! Yay!