I've been listening to Tom Jones lately. I guess it's because I heard 'It's Not Unusual' on an episode of Will & Grace. Gosh, I love that show.
Of course, loads of people, myself included, think of this video when they hear 'It's Not Unusual'...
Oh, Carlton.
I've been struck with menstrual cramps, which isn't fun. Yesterday I had a pain in my side, but that might have been because my period was coming up. Nevertheless, not fun.
I went to the library on Saturday and picked up the tenth Fruits Basket and a couple of CDs. I haven't listened to the CDs yet, but the Fruits Basket is funny. I actually have no DVDs from the library, because I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox and took it back, and I had no DVDs to pick up. I thought I'd be getting The Blind Side and An Education soon, but I haven't yet. And I don't want to reserve anything until after the new items get added, so that I can reserve things that are on order.
I've been working on characters for my crime novel, jotting down little facts. It's going okay.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sleepy
I'm yawning a lot today. Probably because I woke up twice this morning. I first woke at around 7, and heard dogs running around. Then I heard Mom upstairs, so I thought, 'Okay, I can go back to sleep.' I realized I was cold, so I grabbed the knit afghan I got from Value Village when we went there with Justin, and fell back asleep. I woke up again at around five minutes before 9:00.
Didn't feel like eating this morning, so I had a cup of hot chocolate and read Fruits Basket #6 for a bit whilst watching a program on Oasis HD. Then I put The View on because Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were on. I ate the last of the chili and watched The View, and was just going to start working on my hat when Mom and Dad came home from the doctor's. They also went to the British imports shop and got chocolate and crisps. Yum. I wonder where they put the bag.
They went out again to look for some more pillows at Sears, and I stayed up here on my computer and watched a video of Anthony Stewart Head (aka Giles from Buffy) performing 'Planet Schmanet Janet' from Rocky Horror. Then I watched the video for a U2 song called 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', which was part of the soundtrack from a Batman movie. I think it was Batman Forever. I've been listening to the song since yesterday, but didn't watch the video all the way through. It's cool. The first line, which is spoken-word, is greatness. I think it goes: "Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big, black Bat?" That song makes me want to watch Batman movies. The only Batman movie I remember watching is Batman and Robin, and I only saw part of it. It's the one with Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze.
I vaguely remember the various Batman animated series that ran over the years. I used to watch them with Nathan (my brother) occasionally, but I was more into the Spider-Man animated series, because I thought Doc-Oc was boss, lols. Nathan said once that there was a Batman series that got cancelled after one or two seasons because it was dark and slightly controversial for family viewing, but I can't remember what it was called. Nathan said the story was something like Bruce Wayne developed a heart condition. I've got Wikipedia open, and I'm gonna look for it.
...Well, I can't seem to find one Batman series with Bruce Wayne having a heart condition, only Batman Beyond, where Bruce passes the torch to a young crime-fighter-to-be or something. I remember Batman Beyond, it was a pretty good series. Then there was The Batman, which was cool, but pretty dark. The Joker had green dreadlocks, which was pretty neat.
Oh yeah - is anyone else kinda weirded out by the fact that they changed Catwoman to a hero for the movie? She was originally a villain. I remember my mom was like, "That's not right, Catwoman is supposed to be a villain!" when the movie came out. I haven't seen the movie yet, though.
I think I'm going to check the library for movies based on comic books, because I haven't seen any of the X-Men movies from start to finish, and I haven't seen the second and third Spider-Man movies all the way through. And I haven't seen a Batman movie in years.
Oh yeah. I wanna see The Green Hornet when it comes out, 'cause Seth Rogen is playing The Green Hornet. Heck yes :) I remember Book TV used to run the TV series, as well as the live-action Batman series. I miss Book TV...
I'm yawning less now, but I still think I'm just going to focus on finishing my hat and hand in my neckwarmer as unfinished. I don't feel like blocking it and sewing buttons on it today. blech.
Off to the library site...
Didn't feel like eating this morning, so I had a cup of hot chocolate and read Fruits Basket #6 for a bit whilst watching a program on Oasis HD. Then I put The View on because Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were on. I ate the last of the chili and watched The View, and was just going to start working on my hat when Mom and Dad came home from the doctor's. They also went to the British imports shop and got chocolate and crisps. Yum. I wonder where they put the bag.
They went out again to look for some more pillows at Sears, and I stayed up here on my computer and watched a video of Anthony Stewart Head (aka Giles from Buffy) performing 'Planet Schmanet Janet' from Rocky Horror. Then I watched the video for a U2 song called 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', which was part of the soundtrack from a Batman movie. I think it was Batman Forever. I've been listening to the song since yesterday, but didn't watch the video all the way through. It's cool. The first line, which is spoken-word, is greatness. I think it goes: "Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big, black Bat?" That song makes me want to watch Batman movies. The only Batman movie I remember watching is Batman and Robin, and I only saw part of it. It's the one with Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze.
I vaguely remember the various Batman animated series that ran over the years. I used to watch them with Nathan (my brother) occasionally, but I was more into the Spider-Man animated series, because I thought Doc-Oc was boss, lols. Nathan said once that there was a Batman series that got cancelled after one or two seasons because it was dark and slightly controversial for family viewing, but I can't remember what it was called. Nathan said the story was something like Bruce Wayne developed a heart condition. I've got Wikipedia open, and I'm gonna look for it.
...Well, I can't seem to find one Batman series with Bruce Wayne having a heart condition, only Batman Beyond, where Bruce passes the torch to a young crime-fighter-to-be or something. I remember Batman Beyond, it was a pretty good series. Then there was The Batman, which was cool, but pretty dark. The Joker had green dreadlocks, which was pretty neat.
Oh yeah - is anyone else kinda weirded out by the fact that they changed Catwoman to a hero for the movie? She was originally a villain. I remember my mom was like, "That's not right, Catwoman is supposed to be a villain!" when the movie came out. I haven't seen the movie yet, though.
I think I'm going to check the library for movies based on comic books, because I haven't seen any of the X-Men movies from start to finish, and I haven't seen the second and third Spider-Man movies all the way through. And I haven't seen a Batman movie in years.
Oh yeah. I wanna see The Green Hornet when it comes out, 'cause Seth Rogen is playing The Green Hornet. Heck yes :) I remember Book TV used to run the TV series, as well as the live-action Batman series. I miss Book TV...
I'm yawning less now, but I still think I'm just going to focus on finishing my hat and hand in my neckwarmer as unfinished. I don't feel like blocking it and sewing buttons on it today. blech.
Off to the library site...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
My stomach hurts, and Fruits Basket #5 is overdue
I'm not sure why my stomach hurts. Maybe I'm dehydrated.
And I haven't been able to focus on Fruits Basket #5 much, which is why I haven't finished it yet. It's interesting thus far, though. Kisa is so cute! I love how her haircut is similar to mine. I think Hatsuharu is protective of her.
Youth group was good until they all started playing some stupid game where you have to touch your nose, and then mocked me when I didn't. They were talking so fast that I didn't know what I was supposed to do, which is why I didn't touch my nose. So I left the loft and went to the bathroom. When I came out of the cubicle, Sela was there, and she asked me if I was okay. I didn't respond at first - I mean, they play some stupid game, don't tell me what I'm supposed to do, and mock me for it, and THEN ask me if I'm okay? Whatever. So as I was leaving the bathroom I said, "Why wouldn't I be okay?"
Oh, and our plug-in electric toothbrush is dead. Or, rather, dying. It wouldn't work for me the other day, so we went back to our manual toothbrushes. Then, last night/this morning (it was after midnight, anyway), it came on, and shut off. I think I swore out loud, and then continued brushing. Then it came on again, and I swore louder. When I told Mom about it, she said, "Well, I unplugged it from the wall!" I guess it still held a charge and was clicked on. Eh.
Oh, and I went to knit night on Tuesday, which was cool.
And I think the fall term of the Harry Potter Knit/Crochet House Cup starts in eight days! Yay!
ETA: no, the term doesn't start until September 1st, but the signups end on the 28th. oops!
And I haven't been able to focus on Fruits Basket #5 much, which is why I haven't finished it yet. It's interesting thus far, though. Kisa is so cute! I love how her haircut is similar to mine. I think Hatsuharu is protective of her.
Youth group was good until they all started playing some stupid game where you have to touch your nose, and then mocked me when I didn't. They were talking so fast that I didn't know what I was supposed to do, which is why I didn't touch my nose. So I left the loft and went to the bathroom. When I came out of the cubicle, Sela was there, and she asked me if I was okay. I didn't respond at first - I mean, they play some stupid game, don't tell me what I'm supposed to do, and mock me for it, and THEN ask me if I'm okay? Whatever. So as I was leaving the bathroom I said, "Why wouldn't I be okay?"
Oh, and our plug-in electric toothbrush is dead. Or, rather, dying. It wouldn't work for me the other day, so we went back to our manual toothbrushes. Then, last night/this morning (it was after midnight, anyway), it came on, and shut off. I think I swore out loud, and then continued brushing. Then it came on again, and I swore louder. When I told Mom about it, she said, "Well, I unplugged it from the wall!" I guess it still held a charge and was clicked on. Eh.
Oh, and I went to knit night on Tuesday, which was cool.
And I think the fall term of the Harry Potter Knit/Crochet House Cup starts in eight days! Yay!
ETA: no, the term doesn't start until September 1st, but the signups end on the 28th. oops!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Fruits Basket, music, and youth group
I feel like writing about Fruits Basket. There's some things I want to say about the characters, so...
Fruits Basket (WARNING: contains spoilers from books 2, 3 and 4!)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I really like Hatori Sohma. What I've noticed lately is that he seems protective of Tohru. I don't know if it's because she's gullible, or if she reminds him of Kana, but he was very quick to accuse Shigure of using her in book 3. And in book 2, when Tohru slipped on the ice, Hatori could have just let her fall, but he caught her, which caused him to transform. I also think that Hatori respects Tohru, because she didn't laugh when he transformed into a seahorse. And I don't blame him for suspecting Shigure, because he does appear to be scheming something - I just don't know what yet.
And then we have Akito. He's a sly one. I'm only a couple of chapters into book 4, so I don't know the details of what he did to Yuki that makes him fear Akito. I was kinda pissed that he told Tohru she was cute, and then tells Shigure that she's ugly and slow. Okay, so she's gullible, but she's not slow!
Back to Hatori... (and no, I'm not making up an excuse to talk about him... I think. haha.) I'm surprised that he's still on speaking terms with Akito. I mean, the man hurt his eye, making Hatori almost blind in one eye, and Hatori, who is the Sohma family's doctor, still looks after him when he's sick! It's uncanny! I wonder if Akito knows there's a photo of Kana on Hatori's desk...
Kyo's unusually protective of Tohru, too. I guess it's because she has a knack for getting into some kind of trouble - and by trouble, I don't mean that she's a bad person, just gullible and sometimes unaware of her surroundings. Like when a guy at their school goes to chat her up, Kyo stands right next to her and kind of guards her from them, and the guy backs off. No one wants to cross Kyo! Well- except maybe Hatsuharu...
And now I've just reached the part where Ayame turns back into human form. He's pretty, though not as dashing (in my opinion) as Hatori :)
Music
One of the perks of getting the HD receiver is that we're now subscribed to Omni BC. They have a program called Nikkei TV, which is a Japanese-Canadian current events show. The first 15 or 20 minutes is a segment called J-Pop TV. They play a bunch of Japanese music videos, which was how I came across a band called An Cafe. I saw their video for their single 'Aroma', and went looking for info on them on the internet. Wikipedia has their discography up, so I sent in purchase requests to the library for their albums, and found the video for 'Aroma' on YouTube.
Youth Group
Youth group was good last night. Stephen was in India for a few weeks, and he brought us each back a bracelet. He also showed off a rug and some figurines he'd bought there, and told us about his trip. Mom made cookies, so she put some in a bag for me to bring with me. Mark, who was also there, liked the cookies. We also ate up the party mix that Stephen brought a few weeks ago.
I also feel like talking about America's Got Talent.
This season's been good. Piers is a little less grumpy, haha. Some very talented singers have been on. I haven't seen a lot of variety acts that I like, though. There's been some illusionists, dancers, and tumbling acts, but nothing... different. I did like the dancers that were on last night, though - the ones that wore the white gloves. They were really good.
Fruits Basket (WARNING: contains spoilers from books 2, 3 and 4!)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I really like Hatori Sohma. What I've noticed lately is that he seems protective of Tohru. I don't know if it's because she's gullible, or if she reminds him of Kana, but he was very quick to accuse Shigure of using her in book 3. And in book 2, when Tohru slipped on the ice, Hatori could have just let her fall, but he caught her, which caused him to transform. I also think that Hatori respects Tohru, because she didn't laugh when he transformed into a seahorse. And I don't blame him for suspecting Shigure, because he does appear to be scheming something - I just don't know what yet.
And then we have Akito. He's a sly one. I'm only a couple of chapters into book 4, so I don't know the details of what he did to Yuki that makes him fear Akito. I was kinda pissed that he told Tohru she was cute, and then tells Shigure that she's ugly and slow. Okay, so she's gullible, but she's not slow!
Back to Hatori... (and no, I'm not making up an excuse to talk about him... I think. haha.) I'm surprised that he's still on speaking terms with Akito. I mean, the man hurt his eye, making Hatori almost blind in one eye, and Hatori, who is the Sohma family's doctor, still looks after him when he's sick! It's uncanny! I wonder if Akito knows there's a photo of Kana on Hatori's desk...
Kyo's unusually protective of Tohru, too. I guess it's because she has a knack for getting into some kind of trouble - and by trouble, I don't mean that she's a bad person, just gullible and sometimes unaware of her surroundings. Like when a guy at their school goes to chat her up, Kyo stands right next to her and kind of guards her from them, and the guy backs off. No one wants to cross Kyo! Well- except maybe Hatsuharu...
And now I've just reached the part where Ayame turns back into human form. He's pretty, though not as dashing (in my opinion) as Hatori :)
Music
One of the perks of getting the HD receiver is that we're now subscribed to Omni BC. They have a program called Nikkei TV, which is a Japanese-Canadian current events show. The first 15 or 20 minutes is a segment called J-Pop TV. They play a bunch of Japanese music videos, which was how I came across a band called An Cafe. I saw their video for their single 'Aroma', and went looking for info on them on the internet. Wikipedia has their discography up, so I sent in purchase requests to the library for their albums, and found the video for 'Aroma' on YouTube.
Youth Group
Youth group was good last night. Stephen was in India for a few weeks, and he brought us each back a bracelet. He also showed off a rug and some figurines he'd bought there, and told us about his trip. Mom made cookies, so she put some in a bag for me to bring with me. Mark, who was also there, liked the cookies. We also ate up the party mix that Stephen brought a few weeks ago.
I also feel like talking about America's Got Talent.
This season's been good. Piers is a little less grumpy, haha. Some very talented singers have been on. I haven't seen a lot of variety acts that I like, though. There's been some illusionists, dancers, and tumbling acts, but nothing... different. I did like the dancers that were on last night, though - the ones that wore the white gloves. They were really good.
Friday, July 10, 2009
DUDE
So we now have HDTV, and it's fabulous. Turns out Dad didn't really need to move my bookcase, but did anyway. Oh well! Now he can move it back! ;)
The downside of my day is that there is no way I'll finish Macbeth in four days, so I'll have to write down the page I'm on, take it back and reserve it so I can continue reading, because I renewed it twice and just kept forgetting to read it regularly. I feel like a fool.
I took back the book on Gandhi, because I just wasn't in the mood to read it. I picked up Fruits Basket #4, and I also checked out Knit 2 Together by Mel Clark and Tracey Ullman and a Beatles CD.
The downside of my day is that there is no way I'll finish Macbeth in four days, so I'll have to write down the page I'm on, take it back and reserve it so I can continue reading, because I renewed it twice and just kept forgetting to read it regularly. I feel like a fool.
I took back the book on Gandhi, because I just wasn't in the mood to read it. I picked up Fruits Basket #4, and I also checked out Knit 2 Together by Mel Clark and Tracey Ullman and a Beatles CD.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
MORE FRICK
I have a love-hate relationship with Lion Brand's site.
First, I fell in love with their free Felted Beret pattern. Then I decided to sign up to get the free pattern. Then it wouldn't let me sign in because my password was 'wrong'. Remembering that Mom had troubles with their site and passwords, I got them to e-mail me my password... which was a random password, not the one I'd picked. Dammit! Why do they ask for a password when they just change it to a random one?!
In other news, I started a mug cosy for Divination, and I'll start my Herbology assignment tomorrow. Wrists are doing okay. Fruits Basket 3 is wonderful - and Hatori slammed a door in Shigure's face! Go Hatori!
First, I fell in love with their free Felted Beret pattern. Then I decided to sign up to get the free pattern. Then it wouldn't let me sign in because my password was 'wrong'. Remembering that Mom had troubles with their site and passwords, I got them to e-mail me my password... which was a random password, not the one I'd picked. Dammit! Why do they ask for a password when they just change it to a random one?!
In other news, I started a mug cosy for Divination, and I'll start my Herbology assignment tomorrow. Wrists are doing okay. Fruits Basket 3 is wonderful - and Hatori slammed a door in Shigure's face! Go Hatori!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A little sore
I worked on my heart illusion dishcloth a lot yesterday afternoon while watching Slumdog Millionaire. The movie was good, and now my arm is aching from all that knitting. Damn.
Anyways. I won't type much, because I want to give my arm a rest, but I will say that I have a bunch of stuff in transit at the library, including Fruits Basket #3! :)
edited to change the dollar sign to a number sign, lol
Anyways. I won't type much, because I want to give my arm a rest, but I will say that I have a bunch of stuff in transit at the library, including Fruits Basket #3! :)
edited to change the dollar sign to a number sign, lol
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day, Otosan :)
...yep, 'otosan' is Japanese for 'father'. But only when you talk to him. When you talk about him, you use 'chichi'.
I got my dad the new Green Day CD, and we had prime rib burgers for dinner. Mom gave Grandpa some golf balls.
I'm done reading Fruits Basket #2, and I just love Hatori Sohma. I can't wait until #7, because I think that's the one with the page about the Year of the Dragon, which is Hatori's Chinese zodiac sign. I reserved #3, and hopefully it'll be in by Tuesday, which is the day that our DVDs are due. Which reminds me, I have to watch Slumdog Millionaire tomorrow...
Blech, it's gotten humid. That's always fun... NOT!
I should go check my library account...
I got my dad the new Green Day CD, and we had prime rib burgers for dinner. Mom gave Grandpa some golf balls.
I'm done reading Fruits Basket #2, and I just love Hatori Sohma. I can't wait until #7, because I think that's the one with the page about the Year of the Dragon, which is Hatori's Chinese zodiac sign. I reserved #3, and hopefully it'll be in by Tuesday, which is the day that our DVDs are due. Which reminds me, I have to watch Slumdog Millionaire tomorrow...
Blech, it's gotten humid. That's always fun... NOT!
I should go check my library account...
Friday, June 19, 2009
Srsly...
Okay, so I'm almost done reading Fruits Basket #2. And Hatori Sohma makes Edward Cullen look like... umm... *tries to come up with something original*... a puppy. Yeah, a puppy. Or maybe an awkward, baby elephant or giraffe. My point is, Hatori Sohma is fascinating.
I should make an avatar that says, 'I'd rather have a Sohma than a Cullen', as I also like Yuki and Shigure. Kyo is interesting, too. And Momiji is adorable. And Tohru Honda is so darn optimistic - I think her optimism is starting to rub off on Kyo, actually.
But Hatori. O.M.G. He really grabs my attention. I guess I go for the sorta-kinda 'bad guys', like Sesshomaru. Hmm. I'm an odd one.
Now then. What else has happened? Well, I did a bit of knitting today, and we went out for breakfast. We went to the British imports shop, but they weren't open yet, so we went to Len's, where I got two skeins of Moda Dea Ticker Tape and a couple of odd point protectors. Then we went back to the British imports shop and got some snacks and such.
I'll probably finish Fruits Basker #2 tonight. Maybe I should reserve #3...
I should make an avatar that says, 'I'd rather have a Sohma than a Cullen', as I also like Yuki and Shigure. Kyo is interesting, too. And Momiji is adorable. And Tohru Honda is so darn optimistic - I think her optimism is starting to rub off on Kyo, actually.
But Hatori. O.M.G. He really grabs my attention. I guess I go for the sorta-kinda 'bad guys', like Sesshomaru. Hmm. I'm an odd one.
Now then. What else has happened? Well, I did a bit of knitting today, and we went out for breakfast. We went to the British imports shop, but they weren't open yet, so we went to Len's, where I got two skeins of Moda Dea Ticker Tape and a couple of odd point protectors. Then we went back to the British imports shop and got some snacks and such.
I'll probably finish Fruits Basker #2 tonight. Maybe I should reserve #3...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Feeling more normal
I'm almost back in knitting shape - which is great, because I want to get started on my HPKCHC assignments as soon as possible.
I have the theme from Happy Days stuck in my head. I guess it's because I've taken to watching Fraggle Rock at 9:00 and Happy Days at 9:30 whenever The Ellen Degeneres Show is a repeat - which it has been for the past few days. *is irked*
I started reading Fruits Basket the other day, and it's pretty neat. I'll have to put it on my birthday list.
Oh, and I started geometry yesterday. So far it's going good. I'll probably do some later - I'm avoiding polynomials ;) It's actually a pleasant change from polynomials. I'll probably finish my algebra booklet soon, I just need a break from it. Then I can move on to more interesting algebra :)
I have the theme from Happy Days stuck in my head. I guess it's because I've taken to watching Fraggle Rock at 9:00 and Happy Days at 9:30 whenever The Ellen Degeneres Show is a repeat - which it has been for the past few days. *is irked*
I started reading Fruits Basket the other day, and it's pretty neat. I'll have to put it on my birthday list.
Oh, and I started geometry yesterday. So far it's going good. I'll probably do some later - I'm avoiding polynomials ;) It's actually a pleasant change from polynomials. I'll probably finish my algebra booklet soon, I just need a break from it. Then I can move on to more interesting algebra :)
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