I found him!

So, a few years ago, I was watching the Just for Laughs New Years' Special, and they played some clips of a comedian who plays a guitar while telling jokes. I couldn't remember his name until I searched YouTube, Google and Wikipedia for him. His name is Demetri Martin. I'd put up a clip, but I'm lazy, lols.

In other news, I watched Twilight last night. I thought it was pretty awful, but then again, I'm not a fan of the book. I might try reading New Moon again just because I'm curious about the werewolves - when I first borrowed it from the library, I couldn't finish it by it's due date, so I took it back. But now there's, like, 74 copies and only 5 requests. Hmm.

I should get off of here, I've been on my computer for hours...

Instead of seeing Twilight...

I watched TV and read John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman :D

Doctor Who was interesting last night. And Rose is going to be in the next episode! Yaaaay!

I might go to Value Village soon to look for cardigans, because I only have two.

And I'll only go see Twilight if other people want to. Actually, I wonder if the youth group would want to go see it?

But seriously. The book was alright, the movie looks like it'll be alright, but I'm sick of hearing about Edward, Edward, Edward. Come on, people! Everyone knows that dog demons are hotter than vampires!

No offense to the Twilight fan-girls. I'm a Sesshomaru groupie through and through :)

Peculiar Saturday

Very peculiar indeed. I didn't wake up until 11-ish, and I didn't come upstairs until noon-ish.

Yesterday I got a tiny cut on my finger. I think I had tried to move the kitchen faucet, and there's a little raised bit on the faucet that got my finger. Ouch.

Also yesterday, I did a lot of laundry. I washed not only clothes but also bedding and my pillow. Mom and I had a huge fight over the pillow because I washed it on it's own and it didn't drain properly, so it was dripping when I took it out. Mom assumed I was putting it in with other stuff. So she decided to put it in on the final spin cycle. Grr.

It got really fluffy, though! :)

Did I mention that YouTube is working now? It was being weird because they were doing updates. The strangest thing, though, is that Dad didn't have any trouble with YouTube. Huh.

So, I'm really enjoying We're Going to See The Beatles!. I've taken a break from A Freewheelin' Time, because it's a bit of a difficult read sometimes. I really haven't been reading much fiction, actually. I reserved New Moon, though. I hope it's better than Twilight.

That reminds me, I made another avatar that mocks Edward Cullen! It reads: "My dog demon is hotter than your VAMPIRE!!!" I would've included a photo of Sesshomaru, but I can't figure out how to use Photoshop :p

I think I'll go watch InuYasha on YouTube :)

That darn cat

Mouse the cat has been quite a little madam lately. This morning, she kept picking on the dogs - even Goldie, who gets in between the cat and another dog to make sure that the cat is okay! Goldie's quite protective of the cat.

Mouse also tried to get a second treat this morning. Every morning, Mom gives the cat a treat and the dogs each get a treat, too. But this morning, I got up to let the dogs out, so I gave them treats instead of Mom. Mom came down later, and Mouse was meowing at her, asking for another treat, the little brat.

So, I'm not sure when youth group starts up again. I asked an advisor if there had been meetings, and he said no, but we'd be starting up soon. I haven't heard anything else since, but I'm sure he'll tell me when everyone meets up again.

I'm gonna have to keep Twilight out longer. I can't renew it, but I'm willing to pay the fines - I still have birthday money from the grandmother I've never met in case my fines get to be expensive. I remember one time, when I was a kid, we had two bags of library books to go back, and Dad was supposed to take both back, but only took one. So I had about $7 in fines. Ouch. I have only $1 in fines (two DVDs were two days late going back), and because Twilight is a teen fiction book in the library system, it should only cost me 10 cents a day, which is the fine for children's fiction. Either that, or it'll be the same as adult fiction, which is 25 cents a day. I hope it's 10 cents, that way I won't have to dip into my birthday money if I have the book out a while. I still have about $3 in change, though, so I should be good for paying fines.

So Mom and Dad are out shopping at Wal-Mart. I wanted to come with them, 'cause they have Bernat Baby Sport on sale, but Mom wanted me to stay home in case they did Christmas shopping. Okay, I'm cool with that. As long as I get to the library by tomorrow afternoon, otherwise the DVD on Ahmet Ertegun that's on the shelf for me will go back. Not fun.

*chuckle*

So, I watched Run, Fatboy, Run today, which was really funny. And now, I can proudly say that I got to see Dylan Moran's butt. Twice :D

Mom gave me more yarn, including lotsa Patons Astra, which I'll probably use to make preemie sweaters. So, I had to reorganise my larger yarn bin. I noticed that there's only one skein of the grey Wool-Ease Thick & Quick left in my bin - I still have partial skeins attached to the pieces of my vest, so it's not like I used up that much, but seeing that lone skein made me feel awesome. Even though I haven't used up the partial skeins. Even though my vest still isn't finished. When did I start that monstrosity, anyway? Nearly a year ago, perhaps?

Anyhow, I've decided to start using up my Red Heart acrylic that was in my bin. I have some canary yellow (which is pretty splitty...), some marroon, some rainbow variegated, and some bluey purpley greeney variegated called 'Ocean'. I've decided that belts made of acrylic are not a good idea (I had made a belt out of the Ocean colourway.... in garter stitch... bad idea...), so I'm going to make more mug cozies, and maybe some glass and/or can cozies so that I can have a cold drink up here without it sweating on my desk/table. I might try to make more of those darn knitted flowers, too, although they look kinda funny whenever I make them.

The strangest thing happened yesterday. I was trying to send some of my photos to myself in an e-mail from the downstairs computer to my computer, and I couldn't find my folder. I had just been into it, because I'd saved a photo I took with my keychain camera, but for some strange reason I couldn't find my pictures. So Dad said that it was because the printer had resorted everything (I guess Dad did an update), and he'd find the folder for me.

I'm about halfway through Twilight, which is good because I have to return it to the library by October 1st, although I'm willing to pay a few dimes in fines if I'm late returning it. I think I'm finally making sense of it. It can be pretty cryptic and unusual in some parts of the story. Plus, I might have been tired when I was trying to read the cryptic parts.

I started working on that baby cardigan again. After nearly losing my mind over trying to figure out how to make the darn cuffs (the pattern was so wrong... Mom helped me with the cuffs), I got to a mindless stitching part. Although cotton - and cotton blends like Cotton-Ease, which is what I'm using - can be hard on the hands, I love the fact that when they split, they don't catch on the needles or other strands of yarn as bad as acrylic does!!!!!!!!!!! That makes me happy :)

I still have to make a needle case. I think I'll use my Knit Picks Wool of the Andes for a case. I found a pattern for a case on Ravelry that comes from the Classic Elite Yarns website, so I'll swatch with the Knit Picks. I don't want to make something out of the Knit Picks that I'll have to wash, because the Knit Picks I have is 100% wool, and I don't want it to felt.

I should make some coasters, too. That way I won't have to put an order of service from church under my drink :p

Late night reading

Either late last night or early this morning I read Twilight and listened to The Legends of Classic Rock. Normally it's on Sunday nights and replayed on the following Saturday morning, but last night/this morning, they played parts one and two of the Pink Floyd story to honor Richard Wright's life.

Once again, the music fit well with the story. I was reading the part where Bella and Edward are eating dinner at the Italian restaurant. I normally don't read at night, but I decided to try aiming my flashlight at one spot so that I'd have enough light. It worked. I had enough light to read by, plus I had my duvet over me to keep me warm. The music soothed me, too.

I'm kinda mad at myself because I didn't pick up the phone in time a moment ago. I had music on up here and didn't here the phone ringing until it was on the last ring and going to the answering machine. Luckily, it was just the library.

I think I'll go heat up some leftover pasta that I spied in the fridge. 'Scuse me.

Lazy week

I have been ridiculously lazy this week... then again, it hasn't been the happiest week for me.

I did get some reading done. I finished Artemis Fowl, and I've probably read a quarter, or nearly a quarter, of Twilight. I have even more things to pick up from the library - two knitting books (!!!), the Oxford Guide to Literary Britain and Irelend (that'll be cool), a Historical Atlas of Toronto, a book on the Great Depression (by the one and only Pierre Berton!)and three CDs (a Bryan Adams compilation called So Far So Good, a Pink Floyd album called Ummagumma, and the Monterey International Pop Festival album). I also have another knitting book in transit.

And I'm still waiting on that darn Peter Gabriel album! Whoever has it out is taking their sweet time.

I watched a documentary I'm borrowing from the library. It's about the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour. I thought it was the actual film I was borrowing. But the documentary was okay. It and the Elton John DVD are overdue, so I have to go to the library tomorrow.

Why is it that all my library holds are arriving in groups of at least five lately?!

As I mentioned in my latest Facebook note, I find it funny when the music I'm listening to goes good with the book I'm reading. Like today, I was reading Twilight, and at the part where Bella is in the forest behind her dad's house, I'm listening to R.E.M. I also find it funny - and odd - that I tend to listen to the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack when I read Twilight :p

This cake is awesome.

Mom decided to use up one of the cake mixes, so she picked a lemon one, and man, is it good! I got a second slice.

So on Wednesday, I went to pick up my stuff from the library, including Twilight. I started reading it that day, and it is now Sunday and I finished chapter five today. Wow. My Ravelry friends are right - I am getting sucked into it!

Although I was a little annoyed that it took so long to find out why Bella left Phoenix when she loves Phoenix but hates Forks...

And, though I did get excited whenever Edward was nice and caring towards Bella, or whenever he'd look at her deeply and she'd feel amazing, but I still don't go for weird dudes with dark circles under their eyes. Maybe it's something I'll appreciate more as I read the book???

The only character from a book that I find extremely attractive would have to be Numair Salmalin from the Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce.

Neil from I Capture the Castle sounds pretty handsome, too, but Dodie Smith doesn't describe him in great detail. I guess it's because it's Simon that get mentioned more, because he loves Rose.

But really, I prefer long-haired Englishmen. Like Robert Plant ;)

Man, this cake is good.

I worked on my story a bit more today. I might write another seperate draft for the story, either on Google Docs or on paper, since I don't trust Word '07. That reminds me, my keyboard was being stupid today, but Mom fixed it.

My cake is now gone except for crumbs, but I'm still happy.

BAH STUFFY NOSE!!!!!

Yep, my nose is a little stuffed up. It was worse before my shower.

Last night I put laundry in, and I kept my wall light on so that I would still be awake for when the buzzer went off... but I fell asleep! And i woke up with a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Both are better now, but my nose is still a little stuffy and my throat is a little slimy. Lovely.

So yeah... not the best morning I've had. I haven't eaten anything today because of my slimy throat - Mom thought I shouldn't have peanut butter if my throat's being like this, and my stomach's being a bit weird.

I think my mom let me sleep in, because I'm normally up before 9:00, but when I got up it was partway through Maury, which is on at 9:00. Also, I heard one of the dogs (I think it was Smiles) coming down the stairs, and my mom yelled, "Leave Sam alone, she's sleeping!"

Mom says we'll probably go to the library tonight, before they close. That works for me! I'll probably take that Bob Dylan album back, though, because it skips on some of the tracks. Quadrophenia has to go back by tomorrow, and I'll also take the Monster Xmas Ballads CD back. But Zeppelin's staying out :) So far, I have seven items to pick up - four CDs, two books and a DVD. The CDs are Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, the Jeff Healey Band and Elton John, the books are a book on Gandhi (which has a lot of pages, but that probably includes the maps and an index) and a book on basic guitar, and the DVD is the 2004 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival!

I'm still waiting on three items: a Joan Jett CD, a DVD on Martin Luther King Jr, and season one of Gilmore Girls.

And I'm #60 on the list for Twilight, and my city's library system has 35 copies, I think. So be patient, Twilight fans! I'll read it when it comes! :)

Oh no, it's Breaking Dawn!

This may sound cruel and heartless, but I'll be glad when everyone's busy reading that book. Then maybe they'll stop talking about it so much.

I feel really out of the loop when it somes to the Twilight Saga. I only just heard of it this year. I might have come across it before, but I can't remember. I think I'm one of the few teens who hasn't read it.

There was something on CBS Sunday Morning about the series. They showed this big meet-the-author event thingy in New York, and I thought, If I see one of my favourite authors, I'm not gonna scream. I'll applaud, but I won't scream. Mind you, I've never been to an event like that, but if I ever do go to something like that, I won't scream. It's not a rock concert. I'll scream at a rock concert, but not at a meet-the-author event thingy.

At the moment, I'm currently reading Molly By Any Other Name by Jean Davies Okimoto (I think I spelled her name right...), although I have taken a break from it to read my two library books. Those books are Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident and Clapton: The Autobiography. I had started reading Clapton a while ago, but I had gotten it out of the library about the same time as Pattie Boyd's book, so I was trying to finish that and I never got to finish Clapton's book. Luckily, when I went to the library to pick up my CDs, books and a DVD (Black Books, season 1), Clapton was in, so I got it out, too.

I also need to finish Sandry's Book, The first book in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic quartet. I started it a while ago, and still haven't finished it. I even borrowed it from the library before owning it, and never finished it. I'm hoping to finish reading it soon, because I'm itching to read Tris's Book. I'd like to find out more about Tris, she's quite interesting. Although I know part of what happens in the book, 'cause I thumbed through it... bad Merenwen...

My thumb's better.

So, my thumb is healing nicely. Which is good, because that means I'll be able to play Final Fantasy VIII sometime soon. I had to start a new file a week or two ago because I got lost on my first file. Yikes.

I went to cardio kickboxing last night, and now I'm aching. It's my own fault, 'cause I haven't been going to cardio kickboxing on a regular basis like I should be.

Also, I started a new short story. It's about ghost hunters. I was so excited when I started writing down the characters names, because I'm so pround of the story idea.

I added a few more books to my GoodReads to-read list. Everyone has been talking about Twilight, so I thought, "Why not? Everyone on Ravelry who's read it loves it, so it can't be bad."

And now I'm craving honey garlic chicken wings. We ordered chicken wings last night, and we got some honey garlic ones. I had three for lunch and I'm hungry again. There's still five left, but I'll leave them for Dad.