Happy Blackjack Thursday! First one of the year. I know there's one next month, but I almost totally forgot about this one. Hahah, oops, since it's way more obvious than October 5th. Perhaps I'll get my roomies to play a hand with me. Sigh, if only I could count in my head.
So, I've been of the opinion, for a long time now, that everything happens for a reason. Here's a good story.
The other day, I was on my way to the caf for dinner. There are two ways to get there from my little house, the common way and the faster way. Because it's the common way, I was headed toward that one. But it just so happens that a car is coming down the road, which makes me veer off towards the other way. But in the car is one of my roommates, Alex. We wave, and I continue off in my new direction.
This is like an alley, blocked off from cars, between the baseball field and a dorm. So, I'm walking, and I see in front of me a lady talking to a freshman, the latter of which shrugs and goes on. I'm just catching up, and as I pass, I catch the lady's eye, because I know she's looking for somewhere and that girl couldn't help her. She catches mine, and sure enough, says, "Do you know where the IMT modular is?" I sure do. So I nod, and reply, "Yeah. Do you want me to show you where it is?"
Long story short, I walk her over to IMT and we have a nice chat about the campus. She says they didn't give her very good directions, and I say they never do. IMT isn't exactly on the way to the caf, but the direction I was headed when I met up with her is the way to get to the way to IMT, so it was easy to escort her there. My directions probably would have been worse than the ones she got before, anyhow--it was easier to just take her there myself. She thanks me, saying she really wouldn't have found it on her own, and I encourage her to have a nice day.
What if I had left the mod thirty seconds earlier, and wasn't detoured by Alex? Then I never would have had the chance to help out. And the actually helping out itself? Pure after-effects of Vons training. I'm not joking you. When someone asks me where something is, my very very first response is to ask if they want me to help them find it. Plus, the friendly chat between strangers? Never woulda happened four months ago.
I believe everything happens for a reason. If the sole reason I got that stupid job was to be prepared to help this lady find IMT, then I'm willing to say that it was worth it. Because those moments of friendliness, of service, were definitely the highlight of my day. I think that there's nothing I like more than to be useful. ^^
In school news, we're about to start filming our first project for film production. Actually, I mean taping and television, respectively. It's a chase scene that doesn't have a lot of action. If it turns out well, I'll tell you about it. ^^
Screenwriting we've started from the very beginning--the other day we created character and conflict, today we worked on scene. The writers of scenes had to direct the other kids in performing the scene, and it was very enlightening as to how to write with acting in mind. I'm not sure what we're working on next, but Mike said he'd ask Dom what our homework was. ^^;;
Japanese, we're finishing up chapter one! Still learning how to read, really. And, you know, write. Apparently chapter two is verbs, which I'm really interested in. Verbs will really start to free me up in the language. After all, you can't do anything without verbs.
Church history...finally turned in an assignment today. I've been good, doing the readings so far. Actually, I've been excellent at keeping up in all my classes so far, even doing my homework when I get home instead of waiting til after dinner to start it. It's weird, but it seems to be working. XD The only thing I'm behind in is reading for Mass Comm, but I'm not sure how much it matters. That's my least favorite class...because it's not interesting. But it is the prof who thinks that essays are the answer for everything, but I guess not in this class, which is a relief.
And little-house life is great, over all. Discovered KDOC-TV the other day (channel 112 here, 0o) and it makes life a lot better. Oh! And Grey's Anatomy is on tonight! And Lost soon, and I think Scrubs, too, huh? ^^ I like how house-life turned into tv-life.
It's really hard to believe I've only been here for a few weeks.
-Steph
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Swing of Things
Happy Thursday! This one is very different from last week--cloudy and cold, and I actually was able to wear my jacket almost all day. 67 degrees at the beginning of the afternoon. I kept hearing last year how it was unusually warm for so long...so maybe this is what it's really like, and it gets cold right away? Never can tell--I bet it'll be 90 again at least sometime next week.
Friend of ours rented Lost season 2, and she and Brianna have been watching it straight as often as they can, and of course I'm eager to join them. Do you guys know how great of a show that is?! I wish I'd started it at the beginning...or maybe I don't, 'cause I don't know what the weekly wait would have done to me. And I thought Alias cliffhangers were bad. Shoot.
Thursday is my longest day, right? Where I hafta wake up at 7 to go to the film production lab. XP And thanks to Lost I got to bed at a charming 1 AM...but it was alright. I need to shake up my sleep schedule so I don't build up a tolerance to 8 hours. Actually, though, I just got up from my nap, because my head started hurting halfway through Japanese.
Which is a great class. Sure, the ONLY new things I've learned so far are the words for pond, chair, salt, and station...but it's still fun to be in school for something you love. Because, I guess, school's never been like that before. Oh! And, the teacher gave us all Japanese names to use in class, and I'm Sakura. ^^ Which is like *the* most over-used anime name ever, but it feels so special ^^. I'm sure, though, it's because I was the first on the list, and the first girl's name that starts with S to come to mind is definitely Sakura. The other Stephanie is Yumiko (she changed her given one), and the other other one already had a Japanese name, Kiyoko.
It's actually pretty thrilling to say, "Hajimemashite, Sakura desu. Dozo yoroshiku."
And my reading ability is way far ahead of everyone else's. ^^ They're sounding things out, and I'm reading them. Thing is, we're starting out in hiragana only, which actually throws me off, because some things I can read in their kanji...she holds up き and I know it's "ki", but then she asks what it means, and I say, nothing. Becuase 木 is pronounced "ki", and that's what I think of when I think of the word "tree" in Japanese. Wow, did that make sense? No. Ok. Moving on.
Similarly, my screenplay class with Esselstrom is going veeeeeerrrrry well. So inpsiring and exciting. Already read a whole book for that class, and it hasn't been assigned yet. Today, we brought in a description of a character and a situation for him, and we acted it out. First, though, we gave him just the name of our characters, and he made up a description and conflict out of his shiny head, and it was pretty amazing. I acted (!!, I know) as a creepy old lady who HAD to check for change in ALL the parking meters, including the one where the guy with the car is just standing. It was pretty funny.
Also, right now, I'm sharing the couch with a guy named Alex, whom my roomie Alex introduced to us all, and he comes over like every day. And, right now, he's attempting to write a Thursday/Brown song. In search of the one chord which will make brown actually emit from the guitar. Because he's accidently wearing brown out of fate today, and I gave him a high five.
We have fun times in college, we really do. Later tonight Sophomores get free pizza and prizes or something. And, my homework is all online, so I only need my compy to do it. And, we're gonna go to bed early today!
Lookin' forward to the Blackjack Thursday coming up? I know I am.
-Steph
Friend of ours rented Lost season 2, and she and Brianna have been watching it straight as often as they can, and of course I'm eager to join them. Do you guys know how great of a show that is?! I wish I'd started it at the beginning...or maybe I don't, 'cause I don't know what the weekly wait would have done to me. And I thought Alias cliffhangers were bad. Shoot.
Thursday is my longest day, right? Where I hafta wake up at 7 to go to the film production lab. XP And thanks to Lost I got to bed at a charming 1 AM...but it was alright. I need to shake up my sleep schedule so I don't build up a tolerance to 8 hours. Actually, though, I just got up from my nap, because my head started hurting halfway through Japanese.
Which is a great class. Sure, the ONLY new things I've learned so far are the words for pond, chair, salt, and station...but it's still fun to be in school for something you love. Because, I guess, school's never been like that before. Oh! And, the teacher gave us all Japanese names to use in class, and I'm Sakura. ^^ Which is like *the* most over-used anime name ever, but it feels so special ^^. I'm sure, though, it's because I was the first on the list, and the first girl's name that starts with S to come to mind is definitely Sakura. The other Stephanie is Yumiko (she changed her given one), and the other other one already had a Japanese name, Kiyoko.
It's actually pretty thrilling to say, "Hajimemashite, Sakura desu. Dozo yoroshiku."
And my reading ability is way far ahead of everyone else's. ^^ They're sounding things out, and I'm reading them. Thing is, we're starting out in hiragana only, which actually throws me off, because some things I can read in their kanji...she holds up き and I know it's "ki", but then she asks what it means, and I say, nothing. Becuase 木 is pronounced "ki", and that's what I think of when I think of the word "tree" in Japanese. Wow, did that make sense? No. Ok. Moving on.
Similarly, my screenplay class with Esselstrom is going veeeeeerrrrry well. So inpsiring and exciting. Already read a whole book for that class, and it hasn't been assigned yet. Today, we brought in a description of a character and a situation for him, and we acted it out. First, though, we gave him just the name of our characters, and he made up a description and conflict out of his shiny head, and it was pretty amazing. I acted (!!, I know) as a creepy old lady who HAD to check for change in ALL the parking meters, including the one where the guy with the car is just standing. It was pretty funny.
Also, right now, I'm sharing the couch with a guy named Alex, whom my roomie Alex introduced to us all, and he comes over like every day. And, right now, he's attempting to write a Thursday/Brown song. In search of the one chord which will make brown actually emit from the guitar. Because he's accidently wearing brown out of fate today, and I gave him a high five.
We have fun times in college, we really do. Later tonight Sophomores get free pizza and prizes or something. And, my homework is all online, so I only need my compy to do it. And, we're gonna go to bed early today!
Lookin' forward to the Blackjack Thursday coming up? I know I am.
-Steph
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Thursday at 88 degrees
I guess I was too busy singing freedom songs last week to mention it, but yesterday was the first day of classes. That means, of course, that I've moved out again, back to my favorite school of all, APU. Bye, Ventura, till next year!
I'm taking:
MWF: Film and TV Production
Some Media Critism class 0o
TR: F&TVP lab (R only)
Church History
Creative Writing for Stage and Screen
Japanese 101
In case you didn't know, R stands for Thursday 'round these parts. So...Happy R!
It's hot and dry and everything is the same as when I left. Well, there's some new umbrellas over some tables, and all the plants look painfully trimmed, but it's really exactly the same. And this time around, there's nothing to figure out, no one to meet. And the last days of summer while I was moved in before classes started, it was so BORING.
So far it's been easy to reconnect with friends from last year (I've got at least two in different classes), plus I've actually made new acquantances already!
My classes, oh, my classes. I seem to have great profs (and the one I've already had twice that I don't like, well, this class of his seems better than the others, even if it's the most boring of the five), and all of them (besides the one already mentioned) look like they're going to be so much fun and packed with learning. Sorta worried about the amount of work facing me, but that's the only worry.
My film classes, I'm sorta daunted by. I keep saying to myself "Ahhh, I can't make movies and direct and write screenplays!!!!" But that's just silly, because that's what I'm in those classes to learn how to do. It's not like an English class where you don't *learn* anything because you already know the language. They're actual educational classes where I am going to be taught a skill I don't have from the get go. I'm not used to not already being ahead.....I hope I have a lot of fun learning. ^^
Oh, and Japanese? I can see a lot of this class being review for me XD Some of the kids do already know how to put together sentences, but I was listening to them, and I know all the words they used. Other kids think they know what their doing, and I don't know if I am annoyed more by them or the kids who seem like they're not even trying. But they're not *not trying*, they're just really white and have never heard a Japanese word spoken before. There's an amazing amount of geeky anime fans in there, too. And a handful of American Japanese kids who want to learn how to talk with their family XD
A guy from my screenwriting class just came over to hang out with Alex, one of my roomies.
Alex: Where is my card!
ME: I stole it. And...put it into the sun.
Megan: *Why* would you do that?
ME: For safe keeping!
Yeaaaah, college life.
Megan's my other new roomie. The old one is Brianna. We live in a little house! Eventually I'll take pictures and pop them up on Flickr--I just got a text message, hold on........
Oh, it's Shelby. She's coming over! She's here!
Ok, good week to you!
-Steph
I'm taking:
MWF: Film and TV Production
Some Media Critism class 0o
TR: F&TVP lab (R only)
Church History
Creative Writing for Stage and Screen
Japanese 101
In case you didn't know, R stands for Thursday 'round these parts. So...Happy R!
It's hot and dry and everything is the same as when I left. Well, there's some new umbrellas over some tables, and all the plants look painfully trimmed, but it's really exactly the same. And this time around, there's nothing to figure out, no one to meet. And the last days of summer while I was moved in before classes started, it was so BORING.
So far it's been easy to reconnect with friends from last year (I've got at least two in different classes), plus I've actually made new acquantances already!
My classes, oh, my classes. I seem to have great profs (and the one I've already had twice that I don't like, well, this class of his seems better than the others, even if it's the most boring of the five), and all of them (besides the one already mentioned) look like they're going to be so much fun and packed with learning. Sorta worried about the amount of work facing me, but that's the only worry.
My film classes, I'm sorta daunted by. I keep saying to myself "Ahhh, I can't make movies and direct and write screenplays!!!!" But that's just silly, because that's what I'm in those classes to learn how to do. It's not like an English class where you don't *learn* anything because you already know the language. They're actual educational classes where I am going to be taught a skill I don't have from the get go. I'm not used to not already being ahead.....I hope I have a lot of fun learning. ^^
Oh, and Japanese? I can see a lot of this class being review for me XD Some of the kids do already know how to put together sentences, but I was listening to them, and I know all the words they used. Other kids think they know what their doing, and I don't know if I am annoyed more by them or the kids who seem like they're not even trying. But they're not *not trying*, they're just really white and have never heard a Japanese word spoken before. There's an amazing amount of geeky anime fans in there, too. And a handful of American Japanese kids who want to learn how to talk with their family XD
A guy from my screenwriting class just came over to hang out with Alex, one of my roomies.
Alex: Where is my card!
ME: I stole it. And...put it into the sun.
Megan: *Why* would you do that?
ME: For safe keeping!
Yeaaaah, college life.
Megan's my other new roomie. The old one is Brianna. We live in a little house! Eventually I'll take pictures and pop them up on Flickr--I just got a text message, hold on........
Oh, it's Shelby. She's coming over! She's here!
Ok, good week to you!
-Steph
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Ballad of an Emancipated Bagger
Dear Vons, today I handed in my apron
The timer went off, and I did not hit the sweep log
That lady's food is piling up at the end of the belt,
and yet I do not run to bag it.
I will no longer bag your boxes of granola bars
your two liters of Diet Pepsi Jazz Black Cherry French Vanilla
your 50 cans of cat food
your bread baked fresh at 5 PM.
I will never again place your delicate fruits at the top with gentle care,
and I will never again ask if you want your watermelon in a bag.
From this day on, I will not ask you how your day has been
nor if you need any help out.
I might help you find something on the shelf
(because I'm a nice person like that)
But if you ask me to take your cart back for you,
I will politely yell "Heck no!"
And drive away.
Vons, if you find that there are not enough baggers
please do not page me
I am not in the store
And I'm not in the parking lot, either
Find someone else to go on that price check
Or take the cheese back to dairy/deli
Or throw the cardboard in the baler.
If the go-backs fill up three carts, it's not my fault!
If the parking lot is full up with carts, it's not my fault!
It there aren't any bags up front, it's not my fault!
If that lady slips on the floor again, it's not my fault!
If the belts aren't clean, it's not my fault!
I'm not responsible for that anymore.
Please yell at someone else.
Vons, there are some things I'd like to thank you for.
Thanks for Mark, and Ashley, and Kathy.
Thanks for my nice tan and buff arms.
Thanks for the cash to buy books this year.
Thanks for showing me I can endure a lot more than I thought I could.
But I won't thank you for tired feet.
Or that 38.75 hour week.
Or Union dues.
Or grumpy Joe.
Vons, I'd like to say it's been a good summer with you
But really it was only mediocre minus.
I hope I don't hurt your feelings when I say I'm never working for you again.
And, if you would, go easy on my comrades I've left behind.
And maybe warn your news hires of exactly what they're getting into?
I'd appreciate that.
That's all I have to say to you, Vons.
I know we'll meet again in the future,
but you'd better be ready to bag my cold things with cold things
and help me out to my car.
Because from today on,
we go our separate ways.
PS
Your in-store music is really annoying.
-Steph
The timer went off, and I did not hit the sweep log
That lady's food is piling up at the end of the belt,
and yet I do not run to bag it.
I will no longer bag your boxes of granola bars
your two liters of Diet Pepsi Jazz Black Cherry French Vanilla
your 50 cans of cat food
your bread baked fresh at 5 PM.
I will never again place your delicate fruits at the top with gentle care,
and I will never again ask if you want your watermelon in a bag.
From this day on, I will not ask you how your day has been
nor if you need any help out.
I might help you find something on the shelf
(because I'm a nice person like that)
But if you ask me to take your cart back for you,
I will politely yell "Heck no!"
And drive away.
Vons, if you find that there are not enough baggers
please do not page me
I am not in the store
And I'm not in the parking lot, either
Find someone else to go on that price check
Or take the cheese back to dairy/deli
Or throw the cardboard in the baler.
If the go-backs fill up three carts, it's not my fault!
If the parking lot is full up with carts, it's not my fault!
It there aren't any bags up front, it's not my fault!
If that lady slips on the floor again, it's not my fault!
If the belts aren't clean, it's not my fault!
I'm not responsible for that anymore.
Please yell at someone else.
Vons, there are some things I'd like to thank you for.
Thanks for Mark, and Ashley, and Kathy.
Thanks for my nice tan and buff arms.
Thanks for the cash to buy books this year.
Thanks for showing me I can endure a lot more than I thought I could.
But I won't thank you for tired feet.
Or that 38.75 hour week.
Or Union dues.
Or grumpy Joe.
Vons, I'd like to say it's been a good summer with you
But really it was only mediocre minus.
I hope I don't hurt your feelings when I say I'm never working for you again.
And, if you would, go easy on my comrades I've left behind.
And maybe warn your news hires of exactly what they're getting into?
I'd appreciate that.
That's all I have to say to you, Vons.
I know we'll meet again in the future,
but you'd better be ready to bag my cold things with cold things
and help me out to my car.
Because from today on,
we go our separate ways.
PS
Your in-store music is really annoying.
-Steph
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Ah, the funny things I seen
Happy Thursday! Twas a funny one, I tell ya. And good, 'cause it was my first day off after the 9-hour-block-of-days. Ehh. Me and Carolyn, we went to Buena! And saw Mrs. Lyans--snuck into her class, and she didn't even notice us! That was really funny. And then we sat through Film Studies ('cause we took that class!) and learned vast knowledges about film.
But then it was lunch, and we wandered all around the school trying to find Zack, to give him a Go set, him being the final surviving member of the Go club. We found Carolyn's cousin Sam, but no Zack. So we went to the library and saw our good librarian friends! The funniest part there was when Mrs. Gray was telling Mrs. Fordahl about how Carolyn went to New Zealand, and then all of a sudden Mrs. Fordahl turns to us and says all loud "So you went to New Zealand!!" When the two of us had not really been expecting that. Also, I almost put my hand in a spider later.
So Mrs. Fordahl looked up Zack's schedule for us, so we went and stalked him outside his class, and then we followed him back to the office (where he had been hiding during lunch) so he could stash the board and stones with his mom. And then I met his mom! Who's crazy! It was great. Shoulda seen her dance. XD Zack, your mom's great. ^^
Then we went to Burger King, and decided that there had been a mutiny in the ship. Which you won't understand. But I assure you it was. So all of our little inside jokes about the place were funny...and our discussion of transporters and shields. And we got awesome football game/toys!
Then we went to go pick up Steven at Maverick's...there's a couple of gigantic fans in there that are just gonna fall and kill everybody. Also, they had a little tv by the front desk playing some fake tae bo stuff which was funny. But definitely the best part of the whole day was when we were leaving. Carolyn was backing out, and just went far enough so that the radio (105.5) transformed into Mexican music. We're all "....0o!!" and then she pulled forward to leave, and everything went back to normal. It was like a randomly placed Twilight Zone.
And then.....We went back to their house and watched three eps of Host Club!!! And if that's not funny, nothing is. Totally a wonderful show. Ah. Then we played Starcraft against too many people and repeatedly died! But then me and Carolyn took on Steven and won. Not funny, just fun.
And then I played a little of the Loco Roco demo on the PSP, and that was both funny and fun. And aggravating. During that, I had some food, which was good and aggravating, because my jaw started acting up. Then I went home.
*nods*
Oh, but then I saw the Office, and like an hour of Whose Line? and finished the funny day quite well. And I also started it well last night in my dream, when there was a really long goat.
SO ONE WEEK LEFT OF STUPID WORK. Something Next Thursday will really have to be happy about. Also, I forgot to say happy end of the summer last week, 'cause the schools are back on! Hense our going to Buena and there being people there. Soon, the rest of us will be going back as well.
This work thing has, for the first time in my entire life, really really made me look forward to school.
-Steph
But then it was lunch, and we wandered all around the school trying to find Zack, to give him a Go set, him being the final surviving member of the Go club. We found Carolyn's cousin Sam, but no Zack. So we went to the library and saw our good librarian friends! The funniest part there was when Mrs. Gray was telling Mrs. Fordahl about how Carolyn went to New Zealand, and then all of a sudden Mrs. Fordahl turns to us and says all loud "So you went to New Zealand!!" When the two of us had not really been expecting that. Also, I almost put my hand in a spider later.
So Mrs. Fordahl looked up Zack's schedule for us, so we went and stalked him outside his class, and then we followed him back to the office (where he had been hiding during lunch) so he could stash the board and stones with his mom. And then I met his mom! Who's crazy! It was great. Shoulda seen her dance. XD Zack, your mom's great. ^^
Then we went to Burger King, and decided that there had been a mutiny in the ship. Which you won't understand. But I assure you it was. So all of our little inside jokes about the place were funny...and our discussion of transporters and shields. And we got awesome football game/toys!
Then we went to go pick up Steven at Maverick's...there's a couple of gigantic fans in there that are just gonna fall and kill everybody. Also, they had a little tv by the front desk playing some fake tae bo stuff which was funny. But definitely the best part of the whole day was when we were leaving. Carolyn was backing out, and just went far enough so that the radio (105.5) transformed into Mexican music. We're all "....0o!!" and then she pulled forward to leave, and everything went back to normal. It was like a randomly placed Twilight Zone.
And then.....We went back to their house and watched three eps of Host Club!!! And if that's not funny, nothing is. Totally a wonderful show. Ah. Then we played Starcraft against too many people and repeatedly died! But then me and Carolyn took on Steven and won. Not funny, just fun.
And then I played a little of the Loco Roco demo on the PSP, and that was both funny and fun. And aggravating. During that, I had some food, which was good and aggravating, because my jaw started acting up. Then I went home.
*nods*
Oh, but then I saw the Office, and like an hour of Whose Line? and finished the funny day quite well. And I also started it well last night in my dream, when there was a really long goat.
SO ONE WEEK LEFT OF STUPID WORK. Something Next Thursday will really have to be happy about. Also, I forgot to say happy end of the summer last week, 'cause the schools are back on! Hense our going to Buena and there being people there. Soon, the rest of us will be going back as well.
This work thing has, for the first time in my entire life, really really made me look forward to school.
-Steph
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Two Weeks
It's a little less than three weeks till school starts, I reckon. But it's *two weeks* until work ends. And that's just fantastic.
Hahah, Smallville is still so dumb! Lana's like a drug addict, and tried to steal money from Lex, who almost shot her. XD And what's this about CW? UPN and WB merging? Interesting. Maybe they'll finally figure out how to not cancel their most popular shows.
So I saw David today. David like from Buena. I guess he still reads this, or something. @@ He's a lot taller and stuff. Way to go, David!
What else happened today!! Watched some DS9, the first ep, it was really bad. Um, didn't do too much else before I went to work. Didn't do much at work, either. I'm so boring.
Smallville is also boring!! Lex is the only reason to watch it. Lex, and the great laughs you always get from watching it.
Oh, just saw the Visine commercial with the cat (great commerical!! it's a face all allergic people know well) and it reminds me that I don't have a cat anymore. Yeah, Simba. One day he was nyaoing around, and then, he nyaoed no more. We don't know exactly what happened--he just is gone. It's pretty sad, and abrupt.
Yawn. All this summer sleeping makes me tired. Or, maybe it's this bad show. Did you know, that when you die, you see your dead parents? Yeah. Sorry, Lex, gotta watch.
...
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...
Thanks for waiting. The guy looks good in black. Too bad he became Clark's evil cousin or whatever. Grar. Hmm, this is less a Happy Thursday message than Stephanie's Random Notes on Smallville. Hmm. Sorry about that. Well, now it's over!
Happy Thursday!
-Steph
Hahah, Smallville is still so dumb! Lana's like a drug addict, and tried to steal money from Lex, who almost shot her. XD And what's this about CW? UPN and WB merging? Interesting. Maybe they'll finally figure out how to not cancel their most popular shows.
So I saw David today. David like from Buena. I guess he still reads this, or something. @@ He's a lot taller and stuff. Way to go, David!
What else happened today!! Watched some DS9, the first ep, it was really bad. Um, didn't do too much else before I went to work. Didn't do much at work, either. I'm so boring.
Smallville is also boring!! Lex is the only reason to watch it. Lex, and the great laughs you always get from watching it.
Oh, just saw the Visine commercial with the cat (great commerical!! it's a face all allergic people know well) and it reminds me that I don't have a cat anymore. Yeah, Simba. One day he was nyaoing around, and then, he nyaoed no more. We don't know exactly what happened--he just is gone. It's pretty sad, and abrupt.
Yawn. All this summer sleeping makes me tired. Or, maybe it's this bad show. Did you know, that when you die, you see your dead parents? Yeah. Sorry, Lex, gotta watch.
...
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Thanks for waiting. The guy looks good in black. Too bad he became Clark's evil cousin or whatever. Grar. Hmm, this is less a Happy Thursday message than Stephanie's Random Notes on Smallville. Hmm. Sorry about that. Well, now it's over!
Happy Thursday!
-Steph
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Ahoy!
And Happy Thursday! Though I have to work today, but it's not an 8 hour shift, and it's closing, which is better 'cause in the last two hours there's really nothing to do. But all the day before that, I got to wear my new Thursday shirt and tie, and I felt really snazzy.
So, the fair! I love the fair. Nothing to do at the fair, though, I just love it. Went twice. Somehow managed not to see the fireworks yet, but it's really alright 'cause I saw 'em every day at the AX.
Oh yeah, I never showed pictures and stuff of that for you. Oh well. One day I'll put the better ones up on Flickr, and you can just drop by there. I took pictures at the fair, too, so you can go see them while you're at it.
Not much else to report. When I'm not at work, I'm doing nothing or hanging out at Carolyn's house...or going to the fair, these days. I just started FFIV for real, but haven't had time to play it. Went to see Over the Hedge again last night, too. With a new work buddy. She's a new checker at our store, 'cause she moved down here to go to VC, and I thought she was two or three years older than me, but she's actually two or three months younger. She's pretty cool, but I'm just going to move away to college, and she'll have to make new friends.
Hmm, school is scary close. But, I guess I'm excited about it, 'cause I'm taking stuff I want to take. And a thing that I don't want to take from a prof I sorta dislike, but I s'pose I can't have everything perfect. I *will* be taking, however, a class I'm *very* interested in with a prof I like *very* much, and that's what I'm most excited about. That, and Japanese. So that when I go to Japan next year or whatever, I can translate. ^^
Have fun, guys!
-Steph
So, the fair! I love the fair. Nothing to do at the fair, though, I just love it. Went twice. Somehow managed not to see the fireworks yet, but it's really alright 'cause I saw 'em every day at the AX.
Oh yeah, I never showed pictures and stuff of that for you. Oh well. One day I'll put the better ones up on Flickr, and you can just drop by there. I took pictures at the fair, too, so you can go see them while you're at it.
Not much else to report. When I'm not at work, I'm doing nothing or hanging out at Carolyn's house...or going to the fair, these days. I just started FFIV for real, but haven't had time to play it. Went to see Over the Hedge again last night, too. With a new work buddy. She's a new checker at our store, 'cause she moved down here to go to VC, and I thought she was two or three years older than me, but she's actually two or three months younger. She's pretty cool, but I'm just going to move away to college, and she'll have to make new friends.
Hmm, school is scary close. But, I guess I'm excited about it, 'cause I'm taking stuff I want to take. And a thing that I don't want to take from a prof I sorta dislike, but I s'pose I can't have everything perfect. I *will* be taking, however, a class I'm *very* interested in with a prof I like *very* much, and that's what I'm most excited about. That, and Japanese. So that when I go to Japan next year or whatever, I can translate. ^^
Have fun, guys!
-Steph
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Happy Thursday!
It's been a good day, I s'pose mostly because it's a day off from work, and on a Thursday! Opens up a lot of time to do fun stuff in. Fun stuff like as follows:
Popping the 13 year old Tai Chi tape that was produced in Thousand Oaks. Every thing was so PINK in 93. It's a funny, funny testament of the campiness of the good ol' days, and also a surprisingly non-easy workout.
Popping in the new pilates DVD that turns out to be a CD because my sister apparently can't read. She was sad that it was just a CD, but it was pretty funny watching her do that crazy stuff they like to make you think is exercise.
Going to El Loco Taco and getting a side of rice what was bigger than my sister's burrito.
Going to JambaJuice to get what my dad has called a "Jamba Snack," because I really like snacks. Citrus Bliss with peaches instead of strawberries, 'cause I dun like the little seeds everyplace.
Driving to Oxnard (and trying to find how to get there) because we still need more snacks and we figured Ventura wouldn't have any Mexican bakeries. Ah, Oxnard. We drove and drove and drove and for the longest time it was just tract housing and shopping centers with no panderias in sight. Sigh. Oxnard is just so much nicer than we think it is. But then we found one! In a crazy small corner with a Japanese resaurant and like a car or electronics shop. But there wasn't the greatest selection, and as it turns out, it wasn't of the greatest quality, either. Or, I'm just spoiled by El Merandero in Pamona.
And then we get home, all giggly from the free Energy Boost, and the sugar, and the half-hour drive through Oxnard on surface streets (>
AND THEN I WENT UPSTAIRS TO GRAB MY LAPPY, AND WHAT'S ON MY BED BUT A WONDERFUL RED TIE MY MOM BOUGHT ME!! I been lookin' for one! I keep on ending up with silver ones and blue ones! Now I have a red one! I is wearing it right now ^^ And it came with a little handkerchief or whatever, so I need to get a brown suit to stick it in.
So that was my day, one of the better Thursdays in a while, and Jeopardy's almost on, so I'm gonna run. Not actually run, 'cause there's no place to run to, and if I did run somewhere, I'd have to run back 'cause I wouldn't have enough time to walk back before seven...
-Steph!
Popping the 13 year old Tai Chi tape that was produced in Thousand Oaks. Every thing was so PINK in 93. It's a funny, funny testament of the campiness of the good ol' days, and also a surprisingly non-easy workout.
Popping in the new pilates DVD that turns out to be a CD because my sister apparently can't read. She was sad that it was just a CD, but it was pretty funny watching her do that crazy stuff they like to make you think is exercise.
Going to El Loco Taco and getting a side of rice what was bigger than my sister's burrito.
Going to JambaJuice to get what my dad has called a "Jamba Snack," because I really like snacks. Citrus Bliss with peaches instead of strawberries, 'cause I dun like the little seeds everyplace.
Driving to Oxnard (and trying to find how to get there) because we still need more snacks and we figured Ventura wouldn't have any Mexican bakeries. Ah, Oxnard. We drove and drove and drove and for the longest time it was just tract housing and shopping centers with no panderias in sight. Sigh. Oxnard is just so much nicer than we think it is. But then we found one! In a crazy small corner with a Japanese resaurant and like a car or electronics shop. But there wasn't the greatest selection, and as it turns out, it wasn't of the greatest quality, either. Or, I'm just spoiled by El Merandero in Pamona.
And then we get home, all giggly from the free Energy Boost, and the sugar, and the half-hour drive through Oxnard on surface streets (>
AND THEN I WENT UPSTAIRS TO GRAB MY LAPPY, AND WHAT'S ON MY BED BUT A WONDERFUL RED TIE MY MOM BOUGHT ME!! I been lookin' for one! I keep on ending up with silver ones and blue ones! Now I have a red one! I is wearing it right now ^^ And it came with a little handkerchief or whatever, so I need to get a brown suit to stick it in.
So that was my day, one of the better Thursdays in a while, and Jeopardy's almost on, so I'm gonna run. Not actually run, 'cause there's no place to run to, and if I did run somewhere, I'd have to run back 'cause I wouldn't have enough time to walk back before seven...
-Steph!
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Wow, is it Thursday Again?
Happy one, guys!
Like:
"Hey, it's Thursday!"
"Oh! Have a happy one!"
I've been writing this week, and you'd think that means I be eager to keep writing, and write pages and pages here. But it's not so. I've got something I need to finish, but I wanted to get this out of the way so I could focus on that, and not end up forgetting this. Got it? Hahah, Got it memorized? Never mind.
I'm not great at Empire Earth. But, I'm better than Jennifer and.......that other kid put together. It comes from my War/StarCraft upbringing. But I'm better at those. But, Empire Earth. Tis fun. Makes me want to play StarCraft. XD
Hahah, I'm so not focused on this. I was thinking about what happened this week that I could tell ya about, and then it made me think of some other things, so I went to check on them instead of writing. I'm going to go and check on them again, k?
Hmm, that was interesting. Then I'm checking my mail.
You know what's a fun song to have stuck in your head? One Winged Angel. "Sephiroth, Sephiroth, SephiSephiSephiroth!" Ok, that's not what they sing, but there's a part that when it gets stuck in my head, that's what I sing instead of the random Latin or whatever. Then there's "Springtime, for Hitler, and Germany!" from The Producers. Funny, funny movie.
Had sushi for the first time this week. Like, first time in my whole whole life. Real sushi, like, raw fish on top of rice, is just BLEEEEEEEHHHHHRG!! But the rolls (I had some California rolls and eel rolls) were just fine! Which is interesting, 'cause I count nori among my hated enemies, but in the rolls I couldn't even taste it. In recap, the new sushi play Yomama Sushi (snicker) is delightful if you don't get sushi, and Mama-ya is still great. Just out of an-man. ;_;
I've found that I really love an, the red bean stuff. Gimme a snack with an in it anyday! Like dorayaki, which is what's on that bunny's head if you've ever seen that pic of the bunny with a "pancake" on its head. FYI.
Work was ok today, besides the fact that I had to get up at 5. But it was only four hours, and my favorite checker was there, and all the customers weren't. We talked about the annoyance of invisible lemurs, and the problems with counterfeiting invisible money, and how sneaky the invisible dead are. I also swept up some blueberries with a squeegee. WOW, that's weird word to spell. I bet there's actually no spelling, and people just only say it.
Nya nya, is that enough? Yeah? Ok, OH and I beat Kingdom Hearts II, which was a beautiful game, and now I can write fanfiction and start over in Hard so I can get the secret ending which may or may not be worth playing through in Hard to get!!
Mmm, summer.
-Steph
Like:
"Hey, it's Thursday!"
"Oh! Have a happy one!"
I've been writing this week, and you'd think that means I be eager to keep writing, and write pages and pages here. But it's not so. I've got something I need to finish, but I wanted to get this out of the way so I could focus on that, and not end up forgetting this. Got it? Hahah, Got it memorized? Never mind.
I'm not great at Empire Earth. But, I'm better than Jennifer and.......that other kid put together. It comes from my War/StarCraft upbringing. But I'm better at those. But, Empire Earth. Tis fun. Makes me want to play StarCraft. XD
Hahah, I'm so not focused on this. I was thinking about what happened this week that I could tell ya about, and then it made me think of some other things, so I went to check on them instead of writing. I'm going to go and check on them again, k?
Hmm, that was interesting. Then I'm checking my mail.
You know what's a fun song to have stuck in your head? One Winged Angel. "Sephiroth, Sephiroth, SephiSephiSephiroth!" Ok, that's not what they sing, but there's a part that when it gets stuck in my head, that's what I sing instead of the random Latin or whatever. Then there's "Springtime, for Hitler, and Germany!" from The Producers. Funny, funny movie.
Had sushi for the first time this week. Like, first time in my whole whole life. Real sushi, like, raw fish on top of rice, is just BLEEEEEEEHHHHHRG!! But the rolls (I had some California rolls and eel rolls) were just fine! Which is interesting, 'cause I count nori among my hated enemies, but in the rolls I couldn't even taste it. In recap, the new sushi play Yomama Sushi (snicker) is delightful if you don't get sushi, and Mama-ya is still great. Just out of an-man. ;_;
I've found that I really love an, the red bean stuff. Gimme a snack with an in it anyday! Like dorayaki, which is what's on that bunny's head if you've ever seen that pic of the bunny with a "pancake" on its head. FYI.
Work was ok today, besides the fact that I had to get up at 5. But it was only four hours, and my favorite checker was there, and all the customers weren't. We talked about the annoyance of invisible lemurs, and the problems with counterfeiting invisible money, and how sneaky the invisible dead are. I also swept up some blueberries with a squeegee. WOW, that's weird word to spell. I bet there's actually no spelling, and people just only say it.
Nya nya, is that enough? Yeah? Ok, OH and I beat Kingdom Hearts II, which was a beautiful game, and now I can write fanfiction and start over in Hard so I can get the secret ending which may or may not be worth playing through in Hard to get!!
Mmm, summer.
-Steph
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Thrifting My Life Away
Happy Thursday!
The big news this week was that my car was broken into. Luckily, though, he musta been really stupid, 'cause he didn't succeed in taking anything. Tried to get my CD player. Y'know, the kind that you can pop in and off? He'd unscrewed the ashtray and had pried off the side of the paneling around the CD player. And you know the glove compartment, with the little catch to open it? The corner's all pulled out, like he tried to open it without even trying the catch first. Really, not a smart guy. Also lucky all I had in my car was like a thingamabobber that was in there when I got it, and like four burned cds, with titles ranging from "Rowdy Japanese Music" to "V. 2." He didn't seem to think those were worth anything, 'cause they were just sitting there on the passenger's seat. That was the night my cousins (and their pack of kids) were over, so also lucky the guy was scared away before he could do anymore stupid damage. What a silly muffin he was.
I s'pose the other big news was that my cousins and their kids visited. That like, never happens, 'cause usually they're in Africa. But they managed to give us a stop-by while on this continent, and that was real nice.
Oh, the thrifting. Thrifting without NEEDING to find the exact right bit of something for this or the other costume is pretty great. Right now, I'm thrifting for ties, records, tapes, a tape player, and any other old, useless bit of technology. Examples:
On ..Monday? Yes. On Monday I walked with my Sis to the Salvation Army (We live soooo close to it!!) and I bought a brand-new-looking tie, a Disneyland soundtrack record, and a Borodin record for a buck apiece.
Wednesday, I pulled my fam into the Goodwill next to my dad's work. Got a snazzy silver-with-red/blue-accents tie, also brand-new-looking, $1.49 (Goodwill's sorta the rich-person's thrift shop). Added to my growing record collection 2 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, a Tony Bennet, and a Great Music By Russian Composers. Oh yeah. And I got a tape, The Story of Star Wars, narrated by somebody and featuring the movie cast. All of these musical treasures were 49 cents apiece, I might add.
Also later that Weds, me and the gang hit up the regular downtown shops, and I bought a Monty Python tape for 97 cents.
I'm buying tapes, hoping to come across another treasure as the one I once found, a radio adaptation of The Maltese Falcon complete with Humphrey Bogart himself. Also because I'm rapidly turning into a compulsive lover of obsolete technology, as proclaimed by that Kodak camera that uses film I've never heard of, and the 80s-looking phone where the buttons are arranged in a circle where the circle of a old-tyme-dial phone would be. So now I'm looking for a tape player with attached speakers, because I seem to have single-handedly broken all the tape players in the house, and I don't want to have to listen to all my tapes on the old skool walkman that I have to keep stealing a battery out of my cdplayer so that it'll play.
Hooray, tapes!
And, at least, we have a working record player, in case you were wondering.
And, at least, I have to wear ties every day to work, in case you were wondering.
May your financial ventures be as thrifty as mine~
-Stepherly
The big news this week was that my car was broken into. Luckily, though, he musta been really stupid, 'cause he didn't succeed in taking anything. Tried to get my CD player. Y'know, the kind that you can pop in and off? He'd unscrewed the ashtray and had pried off the side of the paneling around the CD player. And you know the glove compartment, with the little catch to open it? The corner's all pulled out, like he tried to open it without even trying the catch first. Really, not a smart guy. Also lucky all I had in my car was like a thingamabobber that was in there when I got it, and like four burned cds, with titles ranging from "Rowdy Japanese Music" to "V. 2." He didn't seem to think those were worth anything, 'cause they were just sitting there on the passenger's seat. That was the night my cousins (and their pack of kids) were over, so also lucky the guy was scared away before he could do anymore stupid damage. What a silly muffin he was.
I s'pose the other big news was that my cousins and their kids visited. That like, never happens, 'cause usually they're in Africa. But they managed to give us a stop-by while on this continent, and that was real nice.
Oh, the thrifting. Thrifting without NEEDING to find the exact right bit of something for this or the other costume is pretty great. Right now, I'm thrifting for ties, records, tapes, a tape player, and any other old, useless bit of technology. Examples:
On ..Monday? Yes. On Monday I walked with my Sis to the Salvation Army (We live soooo close to it!!) and I bought a brand-new-looking tie, a Disneyland soundtrack record, and a Borodin record for a buck apiece.
Wednesday, I pulled my fam into the Goodwill next to my dad's work. Got a snazzy silver-with-red/blue-accents tie, also brand-new-looking, $1.49 (Goodwill's sorta the rich-person's thrift shop). Added to my growing record collection 2 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, a Tony Bennet, and a Great Music By Russian Composers. Oh yeah. And I got a tape, The Story of Star Wars, narrated by somebody and featuring the movie cast. All of these musical treasures were 49 cents apiece, I might add.
Also later that Weds, me and the gang hit up the regular downtown shops, and I bought a Monty Python tape for 97 cents.
I'm buying tapes, hoping to come across another treasure as the one I once found, a radio adaptation of The Maltese Falcon complete with Humphrey Bogart himself. Also because I'm rapidly turning into a compulsive lover of obsolete technology, as proclaimed by that Kodak camera that uses film I've never heard of, and the 80s-looking phone where the buttons are arranged in a circle where the circle of a old-tyme-dial phone would be. So now I'm looking for a tape player with attached speakers, because I seem to have single-handedly broken all the tape players in the house, and I don't want to have to listen to all my tapes on the old skool walkman that I have to keep stealing a battery out of my cdplayer so that it'll play.
Hooray, tapes!
And, at least, we have a working record player, in case you were wondering.
And, at least, I have to wear ties every day to work, in case you were wondering.
May your financial ventures be as thrifty as mine~
-Stepherly
Thursday, July 13, 2006
This Week's Episode Makes Me Want To Die In A Fire
Well, it was a really bad episode, but that's not what I said, it's a quote from the subbers.
So, The AX was ..a while ago? It was a lot of fun! I don't remember it very well, but I don't remember a lot of things. I guess I won't write a big report about it, 'cause, really, who's reading this who didn't go?
Ummmm, so, Lobsters. I talk to myself at work, starting today. So, I was talking to myself, and I said something about...something, I dunno, and then I surprised myself by ending it with "...lobster?" and then I giggled to myself. It made my day good.
Also, also, I like when you do a certain action, and give it a name, and then say its name as you do it. Like, "shoulder!!" just now in that dancing show.
But the lobsters are mine, and you will never get them. Except Carolyn might. But we wrestled for them, and I almost won. Little, little, plastic lobsters. We played with them for OVER AN HOUR. We really rock.
Also, at the park, we took over the playground and turned it into a ship, and Steven was the Borg, and I was the captain, and Carolyn was the first officer, and Jacqi was sorta the chief of security, and Marie was sorta the medic, and Jennifer was sorta the helmsman. But too bad we had to selfdestruct the ship at the end. ;_;
Ummm, I guess I'll have AX pictures up at ayan.zoto.com eventually, but right now that whole site doesn't seem to be working. Maybe later. Yeah. Or, I'll put them on Flickr or something. But I think of my Flickr as a place for good pics, not randomness. And I'm a little sad that I set my camera wrong, and most my pics are rather blue.
What else to say, what else. Well. If you want to know about anything else, you can just ask. Y'know?
Happy Thursday, after a lovely 9 hours of work.... ;_;
-Steph
So, The AX was ..a while ago? It was a lot of fun! I don't remember it very well, but I don't remember a lot of things. I guess I won't write a big report about it, 'cause, really, who's reading this who didn't go?
Ummmm, so, Lobsters. I talk to myself at work, starting today. So, I was talking to myself, and I said something about...something, I dunno, and then I surprised myself by ending it with "...lobster?" and then I giggled to myself. It made my day good.
Also, also, I like when you do a certain action, and give it a name, and then say its name as you do it. Like, "shoulder!!" just now in that dancing show.
But the lobsters are mine, and you will never get them. Except Carolyn might. But we wrestled for them, and I almost won. Little, little, plastic lobsters. We played with them for OVER AN HOUR. We really rock.
Also, at the park, we took over the playground and turned it into a ship, and Steven was the Borg, and I was the captain, and Carolyn was the first officer, and Jacqi was sorta the chief of security, and Marie was sorta the medic, and Jennifer was sorta the helmsman. But too bad we had to selfdestruct the ship at the end. ;_;
Ummm, I guess I'll have AX pictures up at ayan.zoto.com eventually, but right now that whole site doesn't seem to be working. Maybe later. Yeah. Or, I'll put them on Flickr or something. But I think of my Flickr as a place for good pics, not randomness. And I'm a little sad that I set my camera wrong, and most my pics are rather blue.
What else to say, what else. Well. If you want to know about anything else, you can just ask. Y'know?
Happy Thursday, after a lovely 9 hours of work.... ;_;
-Steph
Thursday, July 06, 2006
!!!!!!!!
oh my goodness you guys there's only 15 minutes left of thursday and I almost COMPLETELY forgot to write this so i'll do something quick and let you know how the ax went tomorrow ok?
Happy Thursday!!
Happy Thursday!!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Tuckered. Tuckered Out.
Ahahahah, that'd be a good name.
Worked another 8 hours today. Loads of fun. It's a shame they don't recognize Thursday clothes as a part of the uniform. Except for the Thursday tie. That worked just fine.
Not much else has happened this week except for work. It's a little depressing. ^^
But next weekend is the AX!!!!!!! Me and Carolyn and Jacqi and Jennifer and Jacqi's friends Greg and Evan are going down to Anaheim and are gonna spend the whole four days! It think it's the first time for any of us to stay all the days. We're pretty excited about it.
Except it also means we only have a week left to finish (or ..start) our costumes, and that's crazy, since we've had all year. XD Want a list of who we're gonna be, even though you don't know anything about anime? Alright:
Me: Kurogane, Aizen
Carolyn: Syaoran, Ichimaru Gin
Jacqi: Tomoyo-hime, Rukia
Jennifer: Fai, Kira
Greg/Evan: I'm not sure exactly?
The first one for each are all from Tsubasa Chronicle, the second from Bleach. We're into the group cosplay. I'd round up some pictures if I wasn't so lazy. But there'll be pictures of us after, and I'll be sure to post some reference pics for your viewing pleasure.
I kinda feel like sleeping now. ._.
Oh, but maybe here's a sorta glossary:
AX: Anime Expo. A convention held in Anaheim, New York, and Tokyo once a year for anime fans to come and geek out and spend money on anime junk.
Bleach: An anime/manga about "shinigami," some samurai-type people who fight monsters and rescue Rukia.
Cosplay: Literally "costume roleplay." It's where over-enthused fans create costumes of anime characters and wear them in public, where other fans take pictures.
Tsubasa Chronicle: Also Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Anime/manga (the manga was first and is way better) about some people who are traveling to different worlds to gather all the bits of Sakura's heart, which turned into feathers and scattered to all worlds.
Anime: "Japanese cartoons"
Manga: "Japanese comic books"
Happy Thursday!I look forward to killing you soon!
-Steph
PS:
Askaninja.com
Worked another 8 hours today. Loads of fun. It's a shame they don't recognize Thursday clothes as a part of the uniform. Except for the Thursday tie. That worked just fine.
Not much else has happened this week except for work. It's a little depressing. ^^
But next weekend is the AX!!!!!!! Me and Carolyn and Jacqi and Jennifer and Jacqi's friends Greg and Evan are going down to Anaheim and are gonna spend the whole four days! It think it's the first time for any of us to stay all the days. We're pretty excited about it.
Except it also means we only have a week left to finish (or ..start) our costumes, and that's crazy, since we've had all year. XD Want a list of who we're gonna be, even though you don't know anything about anime? Alright:
Me: Kurogane, Aizen
Carolyn: Syaoran, Ichimaru Gin
Jacqi: Tomoyo-hime, Rukia
Jennifer: Fai, Kira
Greg/Evan: I'm not sure exactly?
The first one for each are all from Tsubasa Chronicle, the second from Bleach. We're into the group cosplay. I'd round up some pictures if I wasn't so lazy. But there'll be pictures of us after, and I'll be sure to post some reference pics for your viewing pleasure.
I kinda feel like sleeping now. ._.
Oh, but maybe here's a sorta glossary:
AX: Anime Expo. A convention held in Anaheim, New York, and Tokyo once a year for anime fans to come and geek out and spend money on anime junk.
Bleach: An anime/manga about "shinigami," some samurai-type people who fight monsters and rescue Rukia.
Cosplay: Literally "costume roleplay." It's where over-enthused fans create costumes of anime characters and wear them in public, where other fans take pictures.
Tsubasa Chronicle: Also Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Anime/manga (the manga was first and is way better) about some people who are traveling to different worlds to gather all the bits of Sakura's heart, which turned into feathers and scattered to all worlds.
Anime: "Japanese cartoons"
Manga: "Japanese comic books"
Happy Thursday!
-Steph
PS:
Askaninja.com
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Wow Guys, Did You Know...
That I've been writing this thingamajig for a year now? A calendar year on the ninth, last Friday. But my first email was to you all before I ran off to graduation, remember? And now here I am, after going to my very own lil' sis' graduation, and it's been a year of Thursday messages.
That's like, unbelievable.
That means I've had access to a computer and the internet on EVERY THURSDAY of this year. It also means I've sent out half of a hundred messages. And that I've worn this same shirt once a week for most of the whole year. I think there was maybe one or two times where I wore a different shirt. And I've also said aloud the phrase "Happy Thursday" on each one of those days. That's probably a world record or something. I should be famous.
Yesterday I started work at Vons. So come in on Sat and Sun and say hi to me. I can see three things happening at this job: 1) I just go and come home and it doesn't bother me, 2) I really start to hate it and resent food, or 3) Something happens to make me really like it. So come and say hi to me, help stem the tide of inevitable disgruntlement.
ST:BWLB (see last post if you're confused) is actually making motions of writing new eps, so I'm excited. The founder and guy in charge, Jeremy, scrapped his pitch for the next ep, so now we all have a say in what it's going to be. And after that is the season finale, which will mark the start of the "new staff" breaking away from the path the orginal staff had in mind, and the second season will be completely ours. I wish that I could garner fans or appreciators from this. The project really could use some love. It's good stuff, but I understand it's not for everyone, and that's a shame. In any case, my debut as a teleplay writer is rapidly approaching.
In a similar vein, I'm also planning my own series. It's a story idea that I actually cultivated as a tv concept, not a short story or novel endeavor. Seeing that people write scripts for others to *read* prompted me to start thinking about it, and any day now I'll start writing the pilot. I still have to grind out more details about where I want it to go, but I think it's very promising. I'll tell you what it's about, so maybe you'll be interested and supportive:
An alternate world, where protected Classes were developed somewhere in time. Classes like Pirate. Ninja. Cowboy. The Classes are made up of Houses; different families that carry on the distinguished line. But each Class sees itself as the best, and practically scorns the others. Sick of this prejudice and pointless self-promotion, a young Pirate man leaves home to settle in the new world of equality, throwing away his family ties and the responsibilities attached to them.
He becomes Dante, small business owner in a major city on America's famed West Coast, and is able to blend into common society. He befriends an ex-Cowboy who becomes Paul, a man with an uncertain past. Together, they run The Corner Store, your local video rental shop. One day, their lives change again, to include a young Ninja who has been hunted by her own. She becomes Kuno, a new name for a new life. Together, they will show the world that you are not who you were born, but who you will make yourself to be.
And it'll also be funny, I promise.
Other Classes include Knight, Samurai, Viking, and Indian. There may be more. I'm having fun with this project, and I hope it becomes a hit with you. And maybe one day America. (It would air on Thursdays, of course)
Happy Graduation, Michelle and Others, and Happy Thursday to All!
-Steph
Although, Michelle and Others are partying their brains out at Grad Nite, so they won't be able to see this til tomorrow. Don't hit the Pixie Stix too hard, guys. You won't be able to go in the Bounce House. *knowing nod*
That's like, unbelievable.
That means I've had access to a computer and the internet on EVERY THURSDAY of this year. It also means I've sent out half of a hundred messages. And that I've worn this same shirt once a week for most of the whole year. I think there was maybe one or two times where I wore a different shirt. And I've also said aloud the phrase "Happy Thursday" on each one of those days. That's probably a world record or something. I should be famous.
Yesterday I started work at Vons. So come in on Sat and Sun and say hi to me. I can see three things happening at this job: 1) I just go and come home and it doesn't bother me, 2) I really start to hate it and resent food, or 3) Something happens to make me really like it. So come and say hi to me, help stem the tide of inevitable disgruntlement.
ST:BWLB (see last post if you're confused) is actually making motions of writing new eps, so I'm excited. The founder and guy in charge, Jeremy, scrapped his pitch for the next ep, so now we all have a say in what it's going to be. And after that is the season finale, which will mark the start of the "new staff" breaking away from the path the orginal staff had in mind, and the second season will be completely ours. I wish that I could garner fans or appreciators from this. The project really could use some love. It's good stuff, but I understand it's not for everyone, and that's a shame. In any case, my debut as a teleplay writer is rapidly approaching.
In a similar vein, I'm also planning my own series. It's a story idea that I actually cultivated as a tv concept, not a short story or novel endeavor. Seeing that people write scripts for others to *read* prompted me to start thinking about it, and any day now I'll start writing the pilot. I still have to grind out more details about where I want it to go, but I think it's very promising. I'll tell you what it's about, so maybe you'll be interested and supportive:
An alternate world, where protected Classes were developed somewhere in time. Classes like Pirate. Ninja. Cowboy. The Classes are made up of Houses; different families that carry on the distinguished line. But each Class sees itself as the best, and practically scorns the others. Sick of this prejudice and pointless self-promotion, a young Pirate man leaves home to settle in the new world of equality, throwing away his family ties and the responsibilities attached to them.
He becomes Dante, small business owner in a major city on America's famed West Coast, and is able to blend into common society. He befriends an ex-Cowboy who becomes Paul, a man with an uncertain past. Together, they run The Corner Store, your local video rental shop. One day, their lives change again, to include a young Ninja who has been hunted by her own. She becomes Kuno, a new name for a new life. Together, they will show the world that you are not who you were born, but who you will make yourself to be.
And it'll also be funny, I promise.
Other Classes include Knight, Samurai, Viking, and Indian. There may be more. I'm having fun with this project, and I hope it becomes a hit with you. And maybe one day America. (It would air on Thursdays, of course)
Happy Graduation, Michelle and Others, and Happy Thursday to All!
-Steph
Although, Michelle and Others are partying their brains out at Grad Nite, so they won't be able to see this til tomorrow. Don't hit the Pixie Stix too hard, guys. You won't be able to go in the Bounce House. *knowing nod*
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Star Trek: Beyond What's Left Behind
Any Trek fans? Among those, any DS9 fans?
I am! And I have a new "job" of sorts that fits me good.
There's a whole net society interested in "virtual series," fan-made continuations/reduxes of cult hits. There's a decent number for Trek alone, that I know of. TrekOnline.org sponsers a few; a continuation of Enterprise, a redo of Enterprise, and a continuation of Deep Space Nine, among others.
Star Trek: Beyond What's Left Behind is a look at what happens to those left on DS9 after the series ended. They have a whole season written (for the most part), and for the season finale and season two, I'm on the staff. That is, I'll be writing episodes for them in the near future. 've already pitched one.
Not to be filmed and actually seen on the tv; there's no one to do that. It's just like a big, involved fanfic exept in script form, not prose.
All in all, I'm excited, 'cause it'll teach me at least something about the whole thing that is tv writing. Even if it is just some amateurs not getting paid for it. I'm seeing it as an internship--it's exactly what I want to do for a living, just for fun.
Another fun thing that sorta got run off the road by this Star Trek thing, is my little online game. One of those "you're in a dungeon. What do you do?" things. If you're bored: http://www.geocities.com/hideousdoom/ . When you get to a graveyard link, go ahead and click it, 'cause it'll go to the guestbook.
Oh, yeah, the main site for BWLB is here: http://trekonline.org/bwlb/ .
Oh, and I got hired by Vons, still waiting for the drug test to come back so I can come to work.
Other than that, I gotta eat.
I am! And I have a new "job" of sorts that fits me good.
There's a whole net society interested in "virtual series," fan-made continuations/reduxes of cult hits. There's a decent number for Trek alone, that I know of. TrekOnline.org sponsers a few; a continuation of Enterprise, a redo of Enterprise, and a continuation of Deep Space Nine, among others.
Star Trek: Beyond What's Left Behind is a look at what happens to those left on DS9 after the series ended. They have a whole season written (for the most part), and for the season finale and season two, I'm on the staff. That is, I'll be writing episodes for them in the near future. 've already pitched one.
Not to be filmed and actually seen on the tv; there's no one to do that. It's just like a big, involved fanfic exept in script form, not prose.
All in all, I'm excited, 'cause it'll teach me at least something about the whole thing that is tv writing. Even if it is just some amateurs not getting paid for it. I'm seeing it as an internship--it's exactly what I want to do for a living, just for fun.
Another fun thing that sorta got run off the road by this Star Trek thing, is my little online game. One of those "you're in a dungeon. What do you do?" things. If you're bored: http://www.geocities.com/hideousdoom/ . When you get to a graveyard link, go ahead and click it, 'cause it'll go to the guestbook.
Oh, yeah, the main site for BWLB is here: http://trekonline.org/bwlb/ .
Oh, and I got hired by Vons, still waiting for the drug test to come back so I can come to work.
Other than that, I gotta eat.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Not Interesting
I have nothing interesting to say.
Some would say I never have.
It's not my fault we have different interests; we are different people.
I'm going to write about whatever I feel like, and maybe for once not feel like I'm being judged for it.
This doesn't really have to live up to your expectations, or be interesting to you.
Because you're not a captive audience.
So if you don't feel like reading this, then do us both a favor and don't.
Since I think that the majority of this audience of mine has drifted away in disinterest by now, anyway.
I don't have to cater to you, invisible people.
I don't have to worry if my post is "good enough."
I've been doing this for about a week shy of a year straight, and I'd be lying if I told you I completely looked forward to it every week.
Shouldn't be a duty.
"Happy Thursday" has become a part of my life, and I suppose I asked it to become a part of yours, but it didn't seem to take.
So I wish you all a happy Thursday, because I don't let a Thursday go by without wishing it aloud to somebody.
Because that's just who I am.
-Steph
Some would say I never have.
It's not my fault we have different interests; we are different people.
I'm going to write about whatever I feel like, and maybe for once not feel like I'm being judged for it.
This doesn't really have to live up to your expectations, or be interesting to you.
Because you're not a captive audience.
So if you don't feel like reading this, then do us both a favor and don't.
Since I think that the majority of this audience of mine has drifted away in disinterest by now, anyway.
I don't have to cater to you, invisible people.
I don't have to worry if my post is "good enough."
I've been doing this for about a week shy of a year straight, and I'd be lying if I told you I completely looked forward to it every week.
Shouldn't be a duty.
"Happy Thursday" has become a part of my life, and I suppose I asked it to become a part of yours, but it didn't seem to take.
So I wish you all a happy Thursday, because I don't let a Thursday go by without wishing it aloud to somebody.
Because that's just who I am.
-Steph
Thursday, May 25, 2006
My Nor Cal Trip
2 Soft tacos at Del Taco: $1.48
Small Frosty from Wendy's: 99 cents
Ghirardelli hot chocolate with whipped cream: $3.19
Roundtrip ticket on the BART: $8.50
Two tickets for the cable car: $10.00
BBQ burger at Bubba Gump's: $17-something
Bag of taffy at Pier 39: $8.50
Water bottle at Ghiradelli Square: $2.50
Chicken strips at Lori's Diner: $7-something
Pinball in the back: 25 cents a game
Tamale combo at Guadalajara: $7.00
2 soft tacos, 1 Double Decker, and a small Dr. Pepper at Taco Bell: $4.28
Your share of the gas money: $30.00
Summer roadtrip/reunion with college buddies: Priceless
Look for pictures at my Flickr account. Which I'll put a link to on the page somewhere.
Small Frosty from Wendy's: 99 cents
Ghirardelli hot chocolate with whipped cream: $3.19
Roundtrip ticket on the BART: $8.50
Two tickets for the cable car: $10.00
BBQ burger at Bubba Gump's: $17-something
Bag of taffy at Pier 39: $8.50
Water bottle at Ghiradelli Square: $2.50
Chicken strips at Lori's Diner: $7-something
Pinball in the back: 25 cents a game
Tamale combo at Guadalajara: $7.00
2 soft tacos, 1 Double Decker, and a small Dr. Pepper at Taco Bell: $4.28
Your share of the gas money: $30.00
Summer roadtrip/reunion with college buddies: Priceless
Look for pictures at my Flickr account. Which I'll put a link to on the page somewhere.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
YEAH THURSDAY@!!!!
Ok, here's what I did today:
I woke up at 9 AM (gasp!) to the song that was going through in my head. It was at the end of a dream in which Santa had come, and there was a singing concert by old schoolmates (highschool and college alike), and then for some reason, a guy was using cookie cutters to "make mangy mangs out of mangled cat mangs." And that quoted part was the song. I blame the mangy mango.
Then I got dressed and stuff, and went downstairs and watched Barney. We learned how to tell the difference between "in" and "out," and about how catepillars go into a chrysalis before they become butterflies.
Then I played some tetris and while I was doing that, Carolyn came!
We went to Buena because that's the type of thing we like to do over summer break, and because I had to return Zack's Go book to him that I had taken out of the Go Club last time we were there. And we tried to go to Mrs. Lyans, but she wasn't there, and then we found her, and we looked at the Pawprint (WOW what an emo, poetry-filled school I went to), and then we helped her carry stuff to her car, and then we went to the office and sent a call slip to Zack to come and get his book. We hope you got it, man.
Then we went to my house, and then we went to Lowe's. There got dowels for costume staffs (staves?), and rope for weaving sandals. We tried to find the round things because last time we saw them next to my little hat, but we couldn't find either this time.
Then we tried to go to Arby's, but it was too dangerous.
So we went to Michael's, and bought a round thing. I don't want to work there anymore, because getting up at 9 was hard enough, and I'd have to get up at 4 to work there.
Then we went down to Carl's Jr. and got the long-named burger that we saw on the tv last night. It was pretty good. Has ranch on it. The fries there are very small.
Then we spent a while in Toys R Us making fun of the toys. When we were playing with the doll house, some lady watched us and then asked if it was for Barbies. We didn't know. Then we found the electronic pogos, and Carolyn's insides started not to work. So we left.
Then we went across the street to her parent's shop. We had to go around to the food court of the plaza and order a bunch of food for a thing that Carolyn doesn't know the word for in English.
Then we went to the library across from Foothill and picked up Steven. He wanted to go to the Salvation Army to look for camo, so we went there for a minute. Then we went back to Buena to pick up Sam.
Then we ended up at Ralph's because we needed to buy pound cake. Sam walked home from there, and we listened to Linkin Park in the car while Steven ran in to get it.
Now we're at her house, and I explored the new clue for the Lost Experience from yesterday, and we're listening to Steven play Soul Caliber, and soon we're going to make shoes for our Bleach costumes.
That's all.
Happy Thursday
-Steph
I woke up at 9 AM (gasp!) to the song that was going through in my head. It was at the end of a dream in which Santa had come, and there was a singing concert by old schoolmates (highschool and college alike), and then for some reason, a guy was using cookie cutters to "make mangy mangs out of mangled cat mangs." And that quoted part was the song. I blame the mangy mango.
Then I got dressed and stuff, and went downstairs and watched Barney. We learned how to tell the difference between "in" and "out," and about how catepillars go into a chrysalis before they become butterflies.
Then I played some tetris and while I was doing that, Carolyn came!
We went to Buena because that's the type of thing we like to do over summer break, and because I had to return Zack's Go book to him that I had taken out of the Go Club last time we were there. And we tried to go to Mrs. Lyans, but she wasn't there, and then we found her, and we looked at the Pawprint (WOW what an emo, poetry-filled school I went to), and then we helped her carry stuff to her car, and then we went to the office and sent a call slip to Zack to come and get his book. We hope you got it, man.
Then we went to my house, and then we went to Lowe's. There got dowels for costume staffs (staves?), and rope for weaving sandals. We tried to find the round things because last time we saw them next to my little hat, but we couldn't find either this time.
Then we tried to go to Arby's, but it was too dangerous.
So we went to Michael's, and bought a round thing. I don't want to work there anymore, because getting up at 9 was hard enough, and I'd have to get up at 4 to work there.
Then we went down to Carl's Jr. and got the long-named burger that we saw on the tv last night. It was pretty good. Has ranch on it. The fries there are very small.
Then we spent a while in Toys R Us making fun of the toys. When we were playing with the doll house, some lady watched us and then asked if it was for Barbies. We didn't know. Then we found the electronic pogos, and Carolyn's insides started not to work. So we left.
Then we went across the street to her parent's shop. We had to go around to the food court of the plaza and order a bunch of food for a thing that Carolyn doesn't know the word for in English.
Then we went to the library across from Foothill and picked up Steven. He wanted to go to the Salvation Army to look for camo, so we went there for a minute. Then we went back to Buena to pick up Sam.
Then we ended up at Ralph's because we needed to buy pound cake. Sam walked home from there, and we listened to Linkin Park in the car while Steven ran in to get it.
Now we're at her house, and I explored the new clue for the Lost Experience from yesterday, and we're listening to Steven play Soul Caliber, and soon we're going to make shoes for our Bleach costumes.
That's all.
Happy Thursday
-Steph
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Yazoo!
Happy Thursday!
I have been home now...for a week? Forever? I can't even tell anymore.
It's been good, full of cooking, and watching tv, and playing tetris, and going to schools that I don't need to go to, and hanging out with cool people.
Today, y'know, I was sleeping, then checking out the usual online stuff, and then I went downstairs and watched Star Trek: TNG and made Jello. I put fruit in it! Hooray for mangy mangy mango!
And has anyone else noticed the increasing quality of commercials these days? They're so funny! Or just creeper/weird. The Geico ones are pretty good, and if you get the chance, check out the Red Stripe beer commercials. Probably the funniest ones I've seen in my life.
Oh, random, but can anyone take a look at the code of this page and figure out what's wrong with it? In the sample pages, the profile bar is adjacent to the bloginess, but as you can see, that's not the way it works in practice. Like in the old layout, it was down at the bottom. What's up with that? The template isn't written in a way where I can easily read and understand what's wrong. So. View Source, somebody!
"Of all the genetically-compatible women, I don't know why I've fallen in love with you." -courtesy of the guy on the tv just now. I think that that's a very deep statement. Star Trek is a deep show. And now it's time for Kim Possible!
What, don't call me a tv junkie. I'm clearly an internet junkie.
Oh, and happy birthday, Jacqi~! Thursday Birthday all around! Good luck with the rest of your schooleheheheheh !
Hmm, and now I'm hungry! I think that's a problem that should get all fixed. so. Happy Thursday and adventures!
-Steph
I have been home now...for a week? Forever? I can't even tell anymore.
It's been good, full of cooking, and watching tv, and playing tetris, and going to schools that I don't need to go to, and hanging out with cool people.
Today, y'know, I was sleeping, then checking out the usual online stuff, and then I went downstairs and watched Star Trek: TNG and made Jello. I put fruit in it! Hooray for mangy mangy mango!
And has anyone else noticed the increasing quality of commercials these days? They're so funny! Or just creeper/weird. The Geico ones are pretty good, and if you get the chance, check out the Red Stripe beer commercials. Probably the funniest ones I've seen in my life.
Oh, random, but can anyone take a look at the code of this page and figure out what's wrong with it? In the sample pages, the profile bar is adjacent to the bloginess, but as you can see, that's not the way it works in practice. Like in the old layout, it was down at the bottom. What's up with that? The template isn't written in a way where I can easily read and understand what's wrong. So. View Source, somebody!
"Of all the genetically-compatible women, I don't know why I've fallen in love with you." -courtesy of the guy on the tv just now. I think that that's a very deep statement. Star Trek is a deep show. And now it's time for Kim Possible!
What, don't call me a tv junkie. I'm clearly an internet junkie.
Oh, and happy birthday, Jacqi~! Thursday Birthday all around! Good luck with the rest of your school
Hmm, and now I'm hungry! I think that's a problem that should get all fixed. so. Happy Thursday and adventures!
-Steph
Thursday, May 04, 2006
It's Summer, Man!!!
Happy End Of School Thursday! I definitely am wearing my snazzy tie today! Because I finished my last final at 2:15 yesterday!! *dances*
Ok, but you know what was NOT cool? Tuesday night. For some reason I was already up late, just going to bed at around 1. But it takes me a long time to fall asleep, and what didn't help was somebody drumming nearby. Like, on drums. Brianna supposed it was a "silent drum kit" that they didn't realize was anything but silent. And when she got our RA to go down there at 2 in the morning, we found out that she was right. "It's for our final today" they said. Yeah, well, practice your drumming before the morning you need it, ok?
So, I haven't been asleep for even an hour, when at 3 am somebody pulls the fire alarm.
Yes. The fire alarm.
Because that's the cool thing to do at 3 in the morning in Trinity on finals week.
So we all tramp out of the building into rain-like fog, and stand around for twenty minutes while they make sure there isn't anybody trapped in the fire. ><
Because there is no fire, just somebody who needs to be killed by a ninja very soon.
I wouldn't have minded so much if it had been like last night or this night, when I don't have finals. But I actually needed to sleep that day because I had two, with the first one starting at 9:15.
And then all today people have been driving through the alley behind my room with REALLY loud music blaring from their trucks and such. Gosh, college students. So full of themselves.
I've sorta started packing, but I seem to have more stuff than I thought I did. All my clean clothes from the closet fill up the big suitcase that I have here, and that's not counting anything from the drawers. And some people have already packed up and moved out. It's pretty weird, that we're like all sophomores now. Except Brianna, she's in her last final now. But I think she's leaving tomorrow.
Tonight we're (a lot of us) going to Aubrey's sister's school play. They're doing Beauty and the Beast, and I've got to drop by the caf before we go, so I don't have to try to cram my last two meals in tomorrow. 'Cause I don't want to have to wake up for lunch.
Yeah, summer's sounding very good.
So Happy Thursday, and I hope your Cinco de Mayo and the last month or so of your schooling goes shimmeringly!
-Steph
Ok, but you know what was NOT cool? Tuesday night. For some reason I was already up late, just going to bed at around 1. But it takes me a long time to fall asleep, and what didn't help was somebody drumming nearby. Like, on drums. Brianna supposed it was a "silent drum kit" that they didn't realize was anything but silent. And when she got our RA to go down there at 2 in the morning, we found out that she was right. "It's for our final today" they said. Yeah, well, practice your drumming before the morning you need it, ok?
So, I haven't been asleep for even an hour, when at 3 am somebody pulls the fire alarm.
Yes. The fire alarm.
Because that's the cool thing to do at 3 in the morning in Trinity on finals week.
So we all tramp out of the building into rain-like fog, and stand around for twenty minutes while they make sure there isn't anybody trapped in the fire. ><
Because there is no fire, just somebody who needs to be killed by a ninja very soon.
I wouldn't have minded so much if it had been like last night or this night, when I don't have finals. But I actually needed to sleep that day because I had two, with the first one starting at 9:15.
And then all today people have been driving through the alley behind my room with REALLY loud music blaring from their trucks and such. Gosh, college students. So full of themselves.
I've sorta started packing, but I seem to have more stuff than I thought I did. All my clean clothes from the closet fill up the big suitcase that I have here, and that's not counting anything from the drawers. And some people have already packed up and moved out. It's pretty weird, that we're like all sophomores now. Except Brianna, she's in her last final now. But I think she's leaving tomorrow.
Tonight we're (a lot of us) going to Aubrey's sister's school play. They're doing Beauty and the Beast, and I've got to drop by the caf before we go, so I don't have to try to cram my last two meals in tomorrow. 'Cause I don't want to have to wake up for lunch.
Yeah, summer's sounding very good.
So Happy Thursday, and I hope your Cinco de Mayo and the last month or so of your schooling goes shimmeringly!
-Steph
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