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Wow, Quoth and Katcal, that sounds like fun!
I love that movie. . . I have a friend who can quote like the whole thing, but has never seen it.
Which is wierd!

Mingled Congratulations/Commiserations where appropriate to all they are appropriate for.

The script is mostly intact. A few things had to be cut out, for production cost reasons, and since we had to give the school eding power (we are using their theater), but we are still having a lot of fun.

Funny, I've just been watching the Holy Grail (Thanks Sacharissa!) and i think that most of t can be done without too much costs.

I just got back from holiday.

I am thoroughly relaxed...or would be if I didn't have school on Monday and a day of work ahead tomorrow.

I had a great time lazing around in Bali (an island in Indoneisa)...and developed a deep love of jet ski's I am also no longer ghost white and have a tan (sort of)

Spirits are up mightily, the terrible medical diagnostic I have been dreading for months turned out to be completely the opposite, I'm fine, Hubby's fine and Operation Criblizard1 is back on the rails... YAY !

I just finished registering for my Spring Semester classes, which I begin in January. At the moment, I have come to the conclusion that my schedule is going to pretty much rock out:

*Monday, Wednesday and Friday*

10.30 AM - 11.20 AM: Theater 112G - Intro to Theatre

11.30 AM - 12.20 PM: English 151H - Writing Rhetoric as Argument

2.30 PM - 3.20 PM: History 231 - England to Revolution

*Tuesday and Thursday*

9.30 AM - 10.45 AM: English 252 - Writing of Fiction

11.00 AM - 12.15 PM: Geology 106 - Environmental Geology



I feel most pleased. Next semester is going to be awesome!

mmm. rhetoric.

lucky hex.

My guess is that it's a period of time before the industrial revolution happened, or something...

Could be, could be.

Course description says "English History: Stonhenge through Glorious Revolution of 1688."

Or something to that effect. In other words, a lot of history I already know and find interesting!
Huzzah!

So, thursday's rainstorm knocked out my phone line, leaving me without access to the internet. Long stroy short, it works again.

On the Video game front: Final Fantasy XII. Yes, there are twelve of them, and yess, they all kick ass!

Have fun Quoth...

I've spent the weekend in Sydney at my brother's wedding. It was all very exciting and weird with all sides of the family there... The best bit of the whole weekend was the reception being held on a boat to cruise the harbour. Our taxi got lost and dropped us off at the wrong wharf without us realising it. We were already 15 minutes late and freaking out. There was a guy untying the boat at the wharf we were at so we asked him how to get to the right wharf... It turned out that we'd found the reception boat running late and at the wrong dock. So they let us on and we arrived at the right dock in style while 50 other guests (including my brother and bride) were astounded to see us arriving on the back of the boat cheersing them with glasses of champagne...

Luck of the devil really.

I have moved in my home for the next year, it's still strewn with cardboard boxes but I am practically setteled in.

Poor Hsing, it's hard having to put something down, even if it's in too much pain to be worth keeping alive, even if it's the only thing to be done for everyone's good, it always makes you feel like the worst person on earth... **Hug** Remember those details, remember you did what had to be done, try to see it as a victory and not a defeat...

I turned 21 yesterday......and I remained sober. I've actually been mostly sober for a few weeks now. And by mostly I just mean I'll go out and have a beer, but the whole getting hammered thing is over I think. Memory loss leads to awkward situations.

I had a fun time though. A bunch of friends and I went out to a sports bar, watched real football, and I ended up being the sober cab....I feel so old

I wish I liked coffee. It would be helpful right now.

Been up since 3am doing homework...will continue doing homework till 8am when I will go to school and get more homework.

My only consolation is it's Friday and I only have to go to school for an hour tomorrow.

Fairy I'll join you in wishing for coffee (can't drink it cos I like it with milk and I'm lactose intolerant so can only have soy. And that stuff in a godd coffee is just evil).

I pulled a back muscle playing tennis yesterday and had the worst night sleep as every time I shifted I strained it and stayed awake or woke up. Stoopid back!

I just got back from the Old Crow Medicine Show concert and it officially rocked all that could be rocked, and it taught me one important thing: The stand-up bass is one of the greatest instruments ever.

They're a string band (no electric instruments at all) but they play with an insane amount of energy and complete talent. A five piece string band playing blues/bluegrass music rocked the house. It was strange.

The best part was seeing the people who showed up to the show. During the first set I was standing next to a slightly goth/emo/whatever couple of young kids and in front of me was an elderly couple. Later I saw a couple people walking around in cowboy boots and hats. The fan base for this band is pretty broad.

Try some :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXQsnxHjaMU


The lady running their merchandise table ruled, too. We got into a bit of a discussion about the band and then she sold me anautographed poster and two CD's for $25. See what you get for being friendly?

Have you seen Yonder mountain String Band? They rock, I bet you'd like them. They are palying the Filmore at New YEars and I'm going. Woo. I first saw them at the High Seirra Music festival. On Shrooms. They rocked. The stand up base is my absolute favorite instrument.

More tidbits of Chemistry wisdom: Under no circomstances mix bleach with Hydrochloric acid.

When I used to work in the music department at the bookstore I listened to Yonder Mountain Stringband off and on. I'm gonna have to give them another shot. I don't think I'll try the shrooms thing though. A friend of mine did that at the last show we went to. He quickly informed me that everyone there looked like a Dr. Seuss character. I asked him to find the Lorax for me. That kept him busy the rest of the time.


edit: Just wanted to note for some reason my roommates decided to cancel the internet yesterday so I'll be kinda absent a bit more. I'm at a cafe right now...they're all watching me.... 8)

I've been gone Again due to moveing again. However we're all moved and the wireless is Finally working (damn encriptions), I'm hopeing to be comeing on here a little more frequently now.

It was my girlfriends birthday on friday, I missed my last lesson so i could be there to see her early. I can happily say that she thought it was the best birthday she'd had which brings me no end of joy . I'm glad I was there to share it with her.

Other than that theres nothing much happend, I've been doing well at college (getting A's, and B's in unit tests, although there are external test in Janury that i should really start revision for), I came third in Student governor elections which I'm very proud of. I went into that college knowing three people and came third to the person that deserved to win and the pretty girl that thought it was a popularity contest, Out of twelve i feel I did well. I'm now a healt and safty officer instead :badgrin: :badgrin:

One thing i have (or rather havn't noticed) is that I can't seem to find the discworld calender anywhere. I've tried several Water stones and clintons aswell as other book/office supplies shops and havn't come across it. I useually buy it around this time of year, I was just wondering if anyone had found next years calendar? I'm sure its on plenty of websites but I was concerned that it doesn't appear to be in any shops.

Also I've had a dyslexia test, turns out i am dyslexic (asif you couldn't tell).

I've seen a calendar advertised. It seems to be based on the sky tv movie of hogfather. Don't know if they're doing another one of drawings this year. Have you looked on Amazon?

I don't tend to use amazon, I find that Play is much better. All it turned up was this, which is what Jaccairn was saying she saw. It'll be fun no doubt but its a shame that they're replaceing the artists impressions with it.

I really hope they full the hodfather thing off, could be a good watch if they do.

It's that time of year again. The time to look at the good and corresponding bad that comes with it. I didn't do this last year you say? So what. It's still that time of year.

Good: I may be getting a new car soon.
Bad: The one I've got is going out and I don't have the money to launch into the newer car market.

Good: Between Thanksgiving and New Year's I'll get over two weeks of vacation time.
Bad: I get paid for only three of those days and the rent will be due.

Good: My grandmother may be willing me her house.
Bad: I may be getting it before Christmas.

Good: I've gotten to see my family a lot lately.
Bad: Because everyone is trying to spend as much time with Ma (my grandmother) as possible.

Good: I've been happy lately.
Bad: I think I'm having a breakdown or I've officially gone insane.

Heh, yeah I wouldn't recommend the shroom either. But the band rocks.

Damn Nate, I'm sorry to hear. I'm around if you ever want to talk.

Sorry to hear about your grandfather Hsing, my condolences to you and your family. Try to stick in there, it's always horrible to have to keep going after something like that but sometimes it can help to give yourself a but of focus.
Good luck with the paper.

I'm so sorry, Hsing. Please let me know if I can help in some way.

I'm so sorry Hsing.

I couldn't have put it better... Lots of hugs for both Hsing and redneck, tough times you're going through there, I hope they don't last too long...

Hang in there, you guys. Hsing, your professor is getting some really bad karma next time round. Redneck, you would be insane if you didn't care for the good and the bad things in your life.

hugs to Hsing. I remember losing my grandad on my dads side. I still miss him eventhough its been like 12 years.

I'm going on holiday in just over a week so I won't be on for a while during that time. before anyone asks I'm going a a cruse with my mum and dad to Miami from Southampton. I cant wait for it (I'm all packed).

hugs again Hsing

I just bought a new computer so I could get back online. The last one apparently got a problem with its motherboard so now I get to start over again.

I have noticed a bunch of changes to the way the board looks, I think that's a good thing, but its obvious I have a whole lot to catch up on. I don't know how many times I've wished I could have shared something this past month or so. I hope this new machine lasts a bit longer then the others.

Buzzfloyd, I'm glad I got to see BuzzPippi in action

Sounds like fun Hsing.

and welcome back tamyra

ever since I've been tested for dyslexia (I have mild dyslexia) I've found that I'm makeing more little mistakes related to dyslexia, like problems reading out loud and spellings of certain words have illuded me more often than ever before. I think perhapse it's as much psychological as... well whatever it is...ical

in other news my mum hates me again, I'm seeing my girlfriend at the weekend again (third time in a row, some sort of record), I'm lovein' college and my friends rock. Typical teen then...

Thank you, Buzzfloyd New computers are fun and a little scary.

Sorry about your grandfather Hsing, my grandma died on the same day too and I was probably the closest to her out of her grandkids. She was in a hospice house but my mom worried that she couldn't stay there because she really wasn't that bad but she was only their about a month or so.

Just had a nice long week at school, now have a nice long Saturday at school and the prospect of a nice long sunday working on stuff for school.

Ever feel like life revolves around school/work? :?

It does.

I know what you mean, Hsing - about your cousins bearing the brunt of your grandfather passing away. It seems that you can go both ways about it - on one hand, my two Russian cousins got to see my grandfather almost every day for the past 16 years: hear his stories, make him laugh, share their daily events with him, etc - something my brother and I had missed since we left Kiev, - but they also had to watch his health decline, and they also had to deal with his sudden absence from their lives. It must have been more emotionally intense for them, either way.

*hugs* Losing beloved grandparents is hard. I miss mine terribly, especially my maternal grandfather who practically raised me and my sister.

It's not the same as losing family, but last night (during the interval of the show I am currently lighting -" Anything Goes") I learned that two friends had recently died - both of them younger than me - one was an actress I had frequently worked with, and another an ex-colleague at the European Commission - who was the person who introduced me to PTerry's works. As one gets older, these things naturally tend to become more frequent.