Happy Thursday! I think someone should make a PokeRap about all the different ores in Minecraft. Internet, get on this.
So tomorrow we're headed off into the wild wonder of the Anime Expo! It's that time of year again, and even though I tried to get a head start on my costume a while back, today still found me painting and sewing my lil' heart out.
Although, to be fair, I only utilized the sewing machine twice, and both times it was for using binding as an easy hem. Quite a bit of spray paint, though! My shirt/vest is like, solid now.
Want some progress pictures?
Ok I still gotta pack. And get up sooooo early. But it's gonna be great. It's gonna be really hot and summery and I'll have a box on my head. Gonna take every picture. Gonna buy some snacks. I'll have a backpack to carry stuff in. I can't wait.
The nice things about this cosplay, in addition to the backpack, are: they are regular clothes, so I won't be having to change into something more comfortable; no weapons to check; no props in my hands; pockets; no one else will be dressed like me.
I'm going as the original Pokemon trainer with the head of a Creeper from Minecraft. Carolyn and Steven are going as box-form Minecraft players painted like Team Rocket.
We're gonna be awesome.
-Steph
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Triple Play Thursday
Happy Thursday! 100.3 The Sound (of southern california) plays three songs in a row by the same band. One up on 2-for Tuesday that KLOS and KTYDE have. So on the way to work we had a Stones set, and another one for my lunch! Good timing. And on the way home it was Cream, The Turtles, and the Beatles in that order. 10 at 10, by that time, ten songs from the same year. 1967 today.
But the rest of the day I was either clothes shopping or at work :< Happy Thursday.
But my sister's in town for the week! When she descends, we shop. I mean, I love it when she's here.
An anecdote:
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She has put something in her hair to bring out the blonde (which is already is). I said to her, "Your hair is so golden," and "Like a princess!"
I once wrote a story about a princess as tall as she was kind, just fyi. For true.
But speaking of princesses, I started reading Game of Thrones. I'm trying to "read my eyes out" like Anne McCaffrey allegedly did. I was disinclined to like it based on the writing style in the prologue, but now I'm like a quarter of the way through with no intention of stopping.
My next day off is the Anime Expo. Counting down the days.
Ok. I'mma go sleep or read or both at once!
-Steph
But the rest of the day I was either clothes shopping or at work :< Happy Thursday.
But my sister's in town for the week! When she descends, we shop. I mean, I love it when she's here.
An anecdote:
http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
She has put something in her hair to bring out the blonde (which is already is). I said to her, "Your hair is so golden," and "Like a princess!"
I once wrote a story about a princess as tall as she was kind, just fyi. For true.
But speaking of princesses, I started reading Game of Thrones. I'm trying to "read my eyes out" like Anne McCaffrey allegedly did. I was disinclined to like it based on the writing style in the prologue, but now I'm like a quarter of the way through with no intention of stopping.
My next day off is the Anime Expo. Counting down the days.
Ok. I'mma go sleep or read or both at once!
-Steph
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Everything smells better in the rain
Happy Thursday! Welcome, June, aka the Cold and Spooky Rain month. Any more of this winter nonsense and I'm going to demand a refund.
But the single pine tree and all the juniper on the way to Lowe's smelled sooo good.
Happy Captain Picard Day, while we're at it.
The AX is only two weeks away. They're still out of the spray paint I need to finish my vest. I still need to acquire shoes to paint, and I still need to paint my box head. I've got my eye out for a yellow backpack, but that's not strictly necessary.
Me and Carolyn went to Walmart, Joann's (which is actually called Jo-Ann), Sport-Smart, Ross, back to Walmart, Target, Claire's, Payless, Sears, Justice, and Old Navy looking for costume pieces today. I found some binding (at Joanns, which is what I went there for) and Carolyn found a hat at Ross. It needs to be spray painted.
But it'll all get done, and it will all be amazing, I promise.
Then we hung out with Jacqi at Green Forest, which is still a place to which you need to go. I tried the frozen yogurt today, and it was pretty darn good. I don't even like frozen yogurt. They also have waffles now, so go ask for one. It's between the CVS and Vons by Buena.
Just watched The Adjustment Bureau. It's cool. I didn't love it.
People always seem put off when I haven't seen any of the new releases, especially the one they already think is cool and are asking me about it for no reason at all. But I'll tell you why I don't. Because most movies disappoint me. Most movies I don't care about. It has to be real special for me to even be interested in seeing it, like Adjustment Bureau, what with its Matt Damon and its sci-fi. But even then, if I don't love it -- love the story, love the setting, love the characters, love the humor -- then I'm going to be disappointed.
Long story short, I hate watching movies that I don't love. This is why I only watch things I've already seen and love (Lucky # Slevin, High School Musical, Hot Fuzz, Sunshine, Open Season 2, Speed Racer) or movies I can get angry about how bad they are. Because then at least I'm engaged, through my disgust. If it's neither here nor there, I won't remember it, and, well, wasn't that a good two hours wasted.
:/
In Bruges, The Prestige, The Incredibles, Batman (1966), A Hard Day's Night, Shaun of the Dead, The Lion King, Iron Man, House of Flying Daggers, Casino Royale, Stranger Than Fiction, Ocean's 11, Casablanca, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Akira, The Fall, Serenity, these are the movies I will recommend for you over whatever might have just come out yesterday. I want to say that these are better than those, but nobody knows that movie choice is only a matter of taste better than I do. So if you want to see Just Go With It, you don't have to ask me for my opinion.
Just get out. XD
Also, look at how they're either action movies or kids movies? I don't know. Preferably, I like a good sci-fi/action/comedy/drama aka Firefly. Oh man, don't get me started on tv shows.
-Steph
But the single pine tree and all the juniper on the way to Lowe's smelled sooo good.
Happy Captain Picard Day, while we're at it.
The AX is only two weeks away. They're still out of the spray paint I need to finish my vest. I still need to acquire shoes to paint, and I still need to paint my box head. I've got my eye out for a yellow backpack, but that's not strictly necessary.
Me and Carolyn went to Walmart, Joann's (which is actually called Jo-Ann), Sport-Smart, Ross, back to Walmart, Target, Claire's, Payless, Sears, Justice, and Old Navy looking for costume pieces today. I found some binding (at Joanns, which is what I went there for) and Carolyn found a hat at Ross. It needs to be spray painted.
But it'll all get done, and it will all be amazing, I promise.
Then we hung out with Jacqi at Green Forest, which is still a place to which you need to go. I tried the frozen yogurt today, and it was pretty darn good. I don't even like frozen yogurt. They also have waffles now, so go ask for one. It's between the CVS and Vons by Buena.
Just watched The Adjustment Bureau. It's cool. I didn't love it.
People always seem put off when I haven't seen any of the new releases, especially the one they already think is cool and are asking me about it for no reason at all. But I'll tell you why I don't. Because most movies disappoint me. Most movies I don't care about. It has to be real special for me to even be interested in seeing it, like Adjustment Bureau, what with its Matt Damon and its sci-fi. But even then, if I don't love it -- love the story, love the setting, love the characters, love the humor -- then I'm going to be disappointed.
Long story short, I hate watching movies that I don't love. This is why I only watch things I've already seen and love (Lucky # Slevin, High School Musical, Hot Fuzz, Sunshine, Open Season 2, Speed Racer) or movies I can get angry about how bad they are. Because then at least I'm engaged, through my disgust. If it's neither here nor there, I won't remember it, and, well, wasn't that a good two hours wasted.
:/
In Bruges, The Prestige, The Incredibles, Batman (1966), A Hard Day's Night, Shaun of the Dead, The Lion King, Iron Man, House of Flying Daggers, Casino Royale, Stranger Than Fiction, Ocean's 11, Casablanca, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Akira, The Fall, Serenity, these are the movies I will recommend for you over whatever might have just come out yesterday. I want to say that these are better than those, but nobody knows that movie choice is only a matter of taste better than I do. So if you want to see Just Go With It, you don't have to ask me for my opinion.
Just get out. XD
Also, look at how they're either action movies or kids movies? I don't know. Preferably, I like a good sci-fi/action/comedy/drama aka Firefly. Oh man, don't get me started on tv shows.
-Steph
Thursday, June 09, 2011
June Gloom
Happy Thursday! So summer has rolled in with its full force chilly overcastness. It even rained some. Summers have been dark and downright cold the two or so I've experienced since I came back. I don't remember them being like this when I was little, so I'm going to blame Global Warming?
Well, I do remember summer mornings being cloudy, and then the afternoons would be sunny after summer school got out. But it wasn't really cold. Not like this nearly-50-degrees of yesterday. It should be 80 and 90 like last November was. Why can't you do it right, Ventura??
Started running in the mornings. 2+ miles. Gonna see if I can get fit!
Some of the sunflowers I planted last week have sprouted. And there's a whole mess of little sproutlings in the back by the plum tree? They might be weeds but there's so many of them I get the feeling they were sown by humankind. However, on the other hand, there are a few viney melon types popping up in the near vicinity, and I'm sure those came to be all on their own. I don't remember what we might have thrown out there. Watermelon? Pumpkin? It'll be a fun surprise.
Let's see, Steven's home for a week of summer vacation. I was invited to go with them to a cool restaurant on Sunday to have good lobster. And yesterday we hung out and watched Shaolin starring my favorite Andy Lau. And today me and Carolyn got some boxes to start our AX stuff, which will be epic. Just you wait.
Oh I made a good dinner the other day. Salmon and a Trader Joe's grains mix and a fruit/microgreens salad. The theme was apricots. I watched two straight hours of Food Network the day previous.
I would like to go to the South and eat every food. I will even go to Paula Deen's house if I have to.
That's srs bsns.
-Steph
Well, I do remember summer mornings being cloudy, and then the afternoons would be sunny after summer school got out. But it wasn't really cold. Not like this nearly-50-degrees of yesterday. It should be 80 and 90 like last November was. Why can't you do it right, Ventura??
Started running in the mornings. 2+ miles. Gonna see if I can get fit!
Some of the sunflowers I planted last week have sprouted. And there's a whole mess of little sproutlings in the back by the plum tree? They might be weeds but there's so many of them I get the feeling they were sown by humankind. However, on the other hand, there are a few viney melon types popping up in the near vicinity, and I'm sure those came to be all on their own. I don't remember what we might have thrown out there. Watermelon? Pumpkin? It'll be a fun surprise.
Let's see, Steven's home for a week of summer vacation. I was invited to go with them to a cool restaurant on Sunday to have good lobster. And yesterday we hung out and watched Shaolin starring my favorite Andy Lau. And today me and Carolyn got some boxes to start our AX stuff, which will be epic. Just you wait.
Oh I made a good dinner the other day. Salmon and a Trader Joe's grains mix and a fruit/microgreens salad. The theme was apricots. I watched two straight hours of Food Network the day previous.
I would like to go to the South and eat every food. I will even go to Paula Deen's house if I have to.
That's srs bsns.
-Steph
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Dance Party
Happy Thursday! The Playstation Network is back up, so I've just spent this entire evening on it having a dance party with strangers. Oh, the internet. How beautiful you are.
Did a lot of other exciting things this week, too. On Memorial Day 100.3 the Sound was wrapping up their top 100 best rock albums of all time countdown, as in on my way to work at 10 in the morning they were at 21 (Rubber Soul) and when I got home we listened to the top 14 or so. The listeners voted Dark Side of the Moon #1, and listening to the handful of songs they played off it, it did seem pretty epic.
Listened to 12 through 8 whilst gardening, and the for the rest my dad and I broke out the cards and played some Hold 'Em. I had to teach it to him, but now he's better than me. :<
On Tuesday Carolyn and Jacqi came over and we made Korean barbecue style food. Bulgogi and some potatoes and some scallion pancakes and some salad and some quick pickled daikon and carrots. Quite good! Potatoes could have been a bit less crunchy, but next time. Next time it will be perfect.
Wednesday I went to work all day and then -- wait for it -- I hit up the bar with Josh and Brian. Played some pool. Had a drink that was decidedly pink in color. It was pretty cool.
Then today I went back to my roots, interacting with others almost exclusively through an electronic buffer. Carolyn was helping Jacqi design a poster, and I was brought in as an auxiliary through the webchat. Follow that up with PSN dance party, and that about wraps up my day. We did go for a walk around the park and then to Foster Freeze, so don't worry about me not getting out at all!
It's June now, but it still feels like winter. Too windy! I need a summer, someone call me a summer.
-Steph
Did a lot of other exciting things this week, too. On Memorial Day 100.3 the Sound was wrapping up their top 100 best rock albums of all time countdown, as in on my way to work at 10 in the morning they were at 21 (Rubber Soul) and when I got home we listened to the top 14 or so. The listeners voted Dark Side of the Moon #1, and listening to the handful of songs they played off it, it did seem pretty epic.
Listened to 12 through 8 whilst gardening, and the for the rest my dad and I broke out the cards and played some Hold 'Em. I had to teach it to him, but now he's better than me. :<
On Tuesday Carolyn and Jacqi came over and we made Korean barbecue style food. Bulgogi and some potatoes and some scallion pancakes and some salad and some quick pickled daikon and carrots. Quite good! Potatoes could have been a bit less crunchy, but next time. Next time it will be perfect.
Wednesday I went to work all day and then -- wait for it -- I hit up the bar with Josh and Brian. Played some pool. Had a drink that was decidedly pink in color. It was pretty cool.
Then today I went back to my roots, interacting with others almost exclusively through an electronic buffer. Carolyn was helping Jacqi design a poster, and I was brought in as an auxiliary through the webchat. Follow that up with PSN dance party, and that about wraps up my day. We did go for a walk around the park and then to Foster Freeze, so don't worry about me not getting out at all!
It's June now, but it still feels like winter. Too windy! I need a summer, someone call me a summer.
-Steph
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