Observations on a worlde gonne madde

Yet more Spam

2006-05-29T09:28:00.000-06:00

Ahhh, I love random word generators

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2006-05-28T14:01:00.000-06:00

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"satin walnut Scotland yard," eh?

I had no idea...

Or not...

2006-05-05T20:43:00.000-06:00

As you can see, these photos were taken on the 26th, a mere 12 days ago, when I went for a walk in the park to the south of us, nestled in the foothills. It was a georgeous spring day, and tue weather continued like this- sunny, cloudless, warm- all the way till the first of May, when the weather decided that his had been too easy on us, and had to show us uppity Coloradoans who is boss. Any rate, it is currently 45 degrees out (it was as low as 35 at 10:00 this morning), cloudy, and has been raining on and off since Wednesday. "Earl Grey weather" as my dear english friend put it.

Not that any of you really care about the weather here, but Just sayin'.

Harry Potter, etc

2006-04-22T11:20:00.000-06:00

Here's an interesting page: a very well-thought-out essay detailing why the author believes that Dumbledore is still alive and Snape never really went back to Voldemort.

Dumbledore Vivens, Snapeque Bonamicus

Scroll down past the links to where you see the spoiler warning; the essay starts below that. It takes a little while to read, but it's worth it.

I do enjoy the Lexicon. Does anyone have any idea when the next book is coming out?

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Two more links, one funny and one awesome beyond belief.

Skiing Pix

2006-04-03T21:09:00.000-06:00

From top to bottom:

Looking up the Imperial Superchair from the bottom

Poppy, who decided that the car would be a great place for a nap

A four-foot long icicle

Looking up to the top of Peak 8, just above the Imperial Superchair

Looking West from the top of Imperial

The highest lift in North America

A panoramic view from the top of the lift

The halfpipe on peak 8

Skiing, etc.

2006-03-30T08:23:00.000-07:00

Went skiing up at Breckinridge on Sunday. It was horribly windy, but fun, anyway.

Drove up to Glenwood on Tuesday, stopping at Beaver Creek. It was a great resort, but blue runs were few and far between. I Like it better than Vail, anyway. On Tuesday evening, we swam at Glenwood Hot Springs- Possibly the biggest hotsprings pool in the US, or maybe the world. I'm still too chicken to actually dive of the diving board anyway.
Skied at Breck on the way home yesterday. Ahh.. A nice break.

Hmm...

2006-03-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

I'm probably going to regret this, but too bad.

And here's another one, to make up for it

Bodyworlds

2006-03-25T09:41:00.000-07:00

Hey, I'm back. The yeti didn't get me, but the bouncy, plasticized liver did...

On Wednesday, we drove off to Denver to see the new exibit at the natural history museum- Bodyworlds! It was so cool, somewhere between science and art. Bodyworlds is a traveling exhibit of plastinated bodies and organs, created by german artist Gunther von Hagans. Some of the coolest displays:

"Muscleman"- A man who is all muscles, standing in front of his own skeleton, as though the muscles had just steppped away from the bones for a moment. (see picture)

"The X-lady"- A woman standing with her legs crossed (hence the x) and her face flayed open so that you could see all the different layers.

"The Diver"- A woman in mid-spring, but her torso was split into 3 parts: the part going forward, the organs in the middle, and a part going backwards.

"Drawer Man"- A man with parts of his body pulled out like drawers, holding a pice of his own skin away from his body.

"Ice Skaters"- A pair of ice skaters in the middle of a complex dance move, flayed to the muscles, to show the differences and similarities between a woman and a man.

"The Angel"- A woman whose back muscles had been pulled up so that they resembled wings and whose heels had been molded into stilletos.

"The Ponderer"- A man sitting bent over so that the spinal cord can be seen, and most of the muscles pulled out so that most of the nerves are visible. (see picture)

"Soccer Player"- A man in mid-kick, with his foot at eye hight, and a soccer ball balanced on his (skinless) foot. (see picture)

All of the full body displays were not encased in glass, so that you could come within milimeters of them, and walk all around them and see them from every angle. This was awesome beyond belief; If it ever comes to your city, go see it!

Doll Clothes and Sickness

2006-02-21T18:33:00.000-07:00

Plllbth.

I am still sick.

Nasty, disgusting snotty cold.

bleah

Oh well. Made some doll clothes yesterday- for Romeo & Juliet dolls. Teeny-tiny hems are insane!! Friar Lawrence has a brown velvet robe, a mieature copy of the bible, and a basket of 'baleful weeds'. Lady Capulet has a grey silk dress and veil, and Juliet has a green and white silk dress with a silver headband.

very cool, IMHO.

Must put up pictures, eventually.

ewwww...

2006-02-18T09:47:00.000-07:00

I am sick, sick, sick.

for the second time in two weeks.

I am supposed to be enjoying my vacation, but no chance of that now.

blechhhh...

Ok, I'm done now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-14T21:59:00.000-07:00

Hey, guys!

Happy Valentine's day/National Singles Awareness day! A Valentine/Pineapple to each and every one of you.

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CLUE was awesome. It was well-acted and very well executed.

The Plot:

The play begins with Colonel Mustard being admitted to the house by Wadsworth, the butler.
All the other 'players' arrive: Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, and Mrs. White, and are shown to the study, where they meet Yvette, the maid. Dinner is announced, and they go to the dining room, where the 7th guest arrives; Mr. Boddy, the man who has been blackmailing all 6 of the 'players'. It is revealed that all 6 live and/or work in Washington D.C.

After dinner, the guests retire to the study and reveal the secrets which Mr. Boddy has been blackmailing them for.

Miss Scarlet: Running a house of ill repute
Colonel Mustard: Frequenting said house
Mrs. Peacock: bribing Politicians
Professor Plum: Having affairs with his patients
Mrs. White; accused of murdering her husband(s)
Mr. Green: Being gay

Mr. Boddy gives each of the players presents. They receive, respectively, the Weapons: a candlestick, a wrench, a knife, a revolver, a rope, and a lead pipe.
He tells them that their only chance of getting out of the house with their secrets intact is to kill Wadsworth, who called them all there and has called the police.

the lights go out, there is a shot, and the lights come back on to reveal...

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Yawn. I'll write more tomorrow...

CLUE

2006-02-03T18:21:00.000-07:00

Huzzah! off to Clue this evening.

Can't wait. Full review coming soon!

2006-01-22T09:46:00.000-07:00

On Saturday morning, my alarm clock woke me up at 6:30. I rolled out of bed, grabbed some clothes, ate breakfast, and was out the door by 7:00. It took us ages to get to the airport, but the drive was relativly pretty: a magnafied moon setting bhind us, and and the sun rising in front. Once past security, we sat at the gate and waited to board.

The plane flight was georgous: in a relativly unclouded sky, I saw the rockies spread out under me, and watched as they melted into the sun-baked salt flats and plateaus of Utah and then Nevada. We flew over (possibly) Zion National Park, as well as Lake Mead and the Hoover dam.

Once the plane reached LA, it was rather easy to get off, get out and to catch a shuttle to te rental car agency. From there, we drove off to the La Brea Tarpits. The museum was very well done; far more interesting than I thought it would be. Did you know that out of the thousands of skeletons they have found, there has never eveer been a raccoon?

We then took a long, winding route through Beverly Hills (which, to my suprise, are actually rather mountainous.) and stopped at the house of my aunt Mary. They have a really nice house looking over the valley and with a garden full of azaleas, bouganvilia, and lemon trees. After visiting for a while, we were back in the car and off to the Universal Hilton- situated, to my amusement, on Buddy Holly Drive. I swam in the outdoor pool for a while, then dress and went downstairs to the party. It was loads of fun talking to the Relatives, accompaned by good seafood: sushi, sashimi, lobster, crab, and alarmingly, a raw oyster bar.

The next day, we got up, packed and left for the Getty, stopping on the way to take some pictures of the ocean. The Getty is very pretty, and had a section of pictures from the 30's to the 60's taken by famous photographers that I'm sure Jasper would have loved.

At 1:00, we left and got to the airport just in time. LAX is so badly organized! It took us 45 minutes to get through security, leaving us only a few minutes to get to the gate. As we flew home, the Pilot talked aboth the landmarks we were flying over, including Santa Catalina, the Hollywood sign, the Salton Sea, the San Juan Mountains, and the Grand Canyon. We were home, barely 34 hours after we had left. Quite the whirlwind trip, IIDSSM.

Pictures, from top to bottom:
The plane heading east, the moon setting over Long's Peak on the way to the airport, another picture of the getty and gardens (taken from standing just in front of that yellow rose below), a complete mammoth skeleton at the La Brea Tarpits museum, another picture of the Hoover Dam, a fountain at the getty, obvioustly based on the gardens of The Alhambra, and seagull at the beach, seconds before my shoes were swamped by a sudden rush of seawater.

LA Pics, part II, and my 60th post.

2006-01-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

LA Pics

2006-01-19T15:23:00.000-07:00

Looking west from the Getty, Some of the 1600 dire wolf skulls found at the La Brea tar pits, The Hoover dam from the air, The main garden of the Getty, The sun rising over Denver on our way to the airport, and the Rockies from above.

Really fast entry

2006-01-13T22:35:00.000-07:00

Off to LA tomarrow for my aunt's birthday. Pictures later!

Ifilm is rather interesting...

2006-01-12T17:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, so the Numa Numa song has become very popular over the past few years, mostly due to the efforts of 19-year-old Gary Brolsma, who was immortalised forever in his rendition of the song. (see here: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/numa.php for details). Now it turns out that it's the theme song of a children's tv show in Isreal! the language is Hebrew, not romainian, as some originally thought. So here, without further ado, the TV show film clip and the translation.

Video:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2681934?htv=12

Translation:

http://forums.ifilm.com/posts/list/3474.page

More Pictures

2006-01-12T16:35:00.000-07:00

Some random pictures of ducks on the creek, including Mallards and American Widgins (sp?). A georgeous cloudscape, and a beautiful sunrise reflecting off the creek.

Oops.

2006-01-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Sorry It's been so long, guys! I've been really busy lately, and just haven't had time to get on and post. Here are a bunch of pictures I've taken with my new camera!

Pix, form top to bottom: Now you see her, Now you don't: poppy being camoflaged. Keystone valley from above, and going up the lift.

Hmmmmmmm...

2006-01-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

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2006-01-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

You're Canada!

People make fun of you a lot, but they're stupid because you've
got a much better life than they do. In fact, they're probably just jealous.
You believe in crazy things like human rights and health care and not
dying in the streets, and you end up securing these rights for yourself and
others. If it weren't for your weird affection for ice hockey, you'd be
the perfect person.

Take the Country Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid

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I never really did identify with Canada. more with like, Switzerland. This Quiz may be broken...

Err... ok

2006-01-02T18:08:00.000-07:00

You're Prufrock and Other Observations!

by T.S. Eliot

Though you are very short and often overshadowed, your voice is poetic
and lyrical. Dark and brooding, you see the world as a hopeless effort of people trying
to impress other people. Though you make reference to almost everything, you've really
heard enough about Michelangelo. You measure out your life with coffee spoons.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

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Hmmm... mostly true, but I don't belive I own any coffee spoons.

Happy New Year!

2006-01-01T16:02:00.000-07:00

Stayed over at Jasper's house last night, as I had drunk too much champagne to get home. (jk, of course. I don't really like champagne) Had a lovely dinner with the Twinlets next to the fireplace and played board games untill midnight (hooray!). Not really much more to say. New blog is nearly up and running, but it still needs work. look for it soon!

Skiing with Apes (or not, as the case may be)

2005-12-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Sorry about not posting for a while: the holidays have been a bit busy for all of us.

Went skiing for the first time this season at Keystone on Tuesday. It was fun, but I froze a bit untill WHB lent me his sweater. I have a pair of utterly useless gloves: they are mittens, but they have glove pockets inside. All the downsides of mitten and gloves combined: cold and with little mobility. At least I didn't freeze too bad; hand warmers are my savior. Pictures coming soon!

In other news, I went to see King Kong with Jasper and Bert today. It was so incredible, It's hard to write a review. Where to begin? The acting was brilliant, the special effects were (as predicted) georgeous, and, well Fran walsh and Phillippa Boyed do wonderful screenplay. but don't take my word for it: as soon as you have three hours free, go see it!

For now is the time for Christimas

2005-12-25T10:52:00.000-07:00

Merry christmas to all, and to all a good... *yawn*...night...zzzzzzzzz

The Shortest Day

And so the Shortest Day came and the year died
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
They lighted candles in the winter trees;
They hung their homes with evergreen;
They burned beseeching fires all night long
To keep the year alive.
And when the new year's sunshine blazed awake
They shouted, revelling.
Through all the frosty ages you can hear them
Echoing behind us - listen!
All the long echoes, sing the same delight,
This Shortest Day,
As promise wakens in the sleeping land:
They carol, feast, give thanks,
And dearly love their friends,
And hope for peace.
And now so do we, here, now,
This year and every year.
Welcome Yule!

-Susan Cooper

Revels!

2005-12-17T22:58:00.000-07:00

rev·el Audio pronunciation of "revel" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rvl)
intr.v. rev·eled, also rev·elled rev·el·ing, rev·el·ling rev·els, rev·els

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.
2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

n.

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellre, to rebel. See rebel.]revel·er or revel·ler n.

revel

n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: revelry] v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy] 2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]

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That's what we did today. The first two shows (one from 2-4 and one from 7-9) opened today, and we had a lovely time. We seriously messed up Now is the time for Christimas at the 2:00 show, but we practiced a bit, and it was fine by the time 7:00 came around. I have become a ladies made for several of the children, as I am good a putting hair in order, and they have taken to calling me 'Hyinga' for no apperant reason. Between the two shows, The others of my ilk and Bloke with and English accent all wandered down to Illegal Peter's for tacos and a break from singing. Loads of photos were taken, and will probably be up on the site soon. (I am in one, and you can't really see my face too well). The relitives are showing up tomorrow to see me. I hope I can deliver my lines properly.

Phew. 'Night all!

2005-12-16T21:51:00.000-07:00

Tango Hotel India Sierra

India Sierra

Victor Echo Romeo Yankee

India November Tango Echo Romeo Echo Sierra Tango India November Golf

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/FAA_Phonetic_and_Morse_Chart.gif

Hooray for morse code!

Yet more Freakishness

2005-12-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

Ususally I don't post my dreams, as they don't make a lot of sense, but this was the most vivid I've had in a long time.

I was back at my high school, except it was a school like Hogwarts in the books by JKR- one for training the magically gifted. All of my fellow revelers were there too, even though we are a bit old for schooling.

We were sitting on a high hill in the center of the vast courtyard. The ground was snowy, but we had blankets and hot cider. down the hill from us a bit, some boys who I thought i knew once were playing a pushing game. nearly all the royally-dressed, somber party on the hill was looking expectantly out over the huge, icy lake- very few were watching the boys.

Suddenly, one of them cried out and went tumbling down the steep and rocky hill, toward the lake. The party watched in horror as he skated out on his belly across the white surface of the lake, but then bounced back upon hitting a snowbank and nearly reached the edge again when the ice broke and he sank into the icy waters.

With a yell, a man who looked a lot like Dumbledore jumped to his feet and went runnning down the hill. A man in black robes with white hair and reddish eyes- a teacher, of course- on his heels.

The next thing I knew, the party of midwinter watchers headed back to the castle. all the teachers had not been able to find the boy's body, only a huge metal key as long as my arm from fingertips to elbow. The headmaster told me yo take the key back to his rooms, and gave me a broom so I could reach them. I climbed onto the broom and flew up to the open window. Once inside, I placed the key and broom on the bed and let myself out of the room, softly shutting the door behind me.

As I reached a junction of the hallways , two figures dressed in black swept by. one was the albino teacher, the other, a young man who had once been in revels- Ryan. I followed the two of them down the hallway. we reached the courtyard, and they ducked under a staircase, raised their wands, and pointed them at the railing ot the stairs.

there was a soft snap and the air rippled with the force of the spell. The two black figures turned and dissappeared into the belly of the school. I turned, and there, hanging from the rail of the staircase was a body- the body of the boy who had fallen in the lake.

I screamed and ran, back up the stairs and found myself among a group of the other ladies from revels, including Abigail, Elizabeth, Janice, and a few others. They caught me , held me, as I sobbed. I knelt, burying my face in my dress, and the dream went dark.

The next thing I knew, I was in a busy bar, lying on the floor. Next to me was Abigail. She was wearing a blue dress, and her hair was up in an elaborate style. He nails were long, and painted a deep bloodred. No one else seemed to notice us. She leaned over to me, and i saw that her teeth were black and sharp. She told me that I could bring the boy back if I wanted. all it would take was a small sacrifice from me. I asked her what it was, and she told me- my own two eyes. she reached toward my face with the long evil claws, and I screamed and covered my eyes. she attacked me. I fought back, butshe pushed me backwards, slamming my head against a chair. the dream went dark again, and I woke up,

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Now as that freakishly messed up or what?

I have no idea how I go the last bit, but the others pieces I gleaned from various books and movies:

*Harry potter for whole messed up premise
*The last scene from a book called Rebel Angels, by Libba Bray
*Bits and pieces from Narnia
*The cast from Revels
*the white haired teacher from Dan Brown's The Davinci Code trailer.

Wierd Wierd Wierd....

Utter and total confusion

2005-12-12T12:06:00.000-07:00

Well, this is wierd beyond all reason. I found it on my computer, but I sure didn't write it. It sounds a lot like some dreams I've had, oddly. maybe I type in my sleep?

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Fever Dream
I watch myself from outside my body and I am sitting inside a large
factory. The traditional 19th century factory with cogs and gears and
machine parts. No computers, no lights save from the windows where
harsh sunlight streams in. I am sitting on the floor, my hands over
my knees and my head slumped to my shoulders. I look tired bout I can
not tell because I am outside myself.
Across from me at first is nothing and everything is eerily quiet,
suffocatingly quiet. Almost unbearably loud it's so quiet. The large
machines are on either side of me, and I sit in the middle of a wide
row that spans the gap between them.. The sun begins to sink and the
room is tinted with orange, which quickly shades into red.
A disconnection of conciousness, a jump cut from my former scene and
now I am inside my body. My head is up, and I see a girl sitting
across from me. She is blonde but her face is indistinct. Not blurry
or covered or blackened, I simply can not distinguish a feature. She
is wearing a blue dress and sometimes a white veil. She reaches out
her arms to me and I begin to hear the tinkling of bells. Soft
chimes, first barely distinguishable from the roar of total silence.
Then getting louder as she begins to walk towards me. Just as she
gets near and the chimes become urgent, the machinery starts.
Deafening noise as the yell of the engines drowns out the bells. I
clutch my ears, but the noise comes from inside my head and my
attempts are in vain. She disappears. From the machines, angry men
spring out, breaking through the steel and whirring gears. I hear the
crash of cogs and metal on the ground. They rush from both sides,
outfitted in laborers clothes. Equipped with poles, chains, mauls,
spikes they rush from each side and attack eachother. I am in the
middle of the fight and the noise paralyzes me. I can not move, I can
not speak, I can not scream.
My clothes are drenched in seweat and it stings my eyes. My heart
pumps pure adrenaline and my body shakes. I'm hot, unbearably so,
even with no blankets, so I leave the house. I go to a park, down
the street, and feel nature as I lie on the Earth. There is no noise,
there is no silence.

And so Begins the Week of Doom...

2005-12-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

Had a lovely time at the party that my friends took me to last night. Burt, Jasper, Peaches, GreenDay and I all went together and had fun. The music was... interesting. Among the requests (I know some strange people...) were the Numa Numa song (you know: Maria hee, Maria ha, maria hey, maria hoo hoo...), the six flags theme song ( we like; we like to party, we like; we like to party) and Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl'.
Not exactly my kind of party. Or music, for that matter. But it was fun talking to KG, Eardie, Rapookie, Short'n'hyper, Jazz and Co, so not a complete loss, anyway.

I was going to write about the week of doom. Right-here goes.

As many of you know, I am involved in the Christmas Revels, a nationwide show that celebrates Yuletide, the rebirth of the sun, and the birth of Christ all in one. It involves carols, readings, and dances, poetry, and-occasionally -a plot. Our show opens on Saturday, so this is *C minor theme music* Dress Rehearsal Week! Five nights of four-hour dress rehearsals (Sun-Thurs), a dark night (Fri) and the three performances (two on Saturday and one on Sunday.) Eurgh. Oh well... at least my costume is rather nice. I am playing a high servant, so I have an underdress of some freakish burgundy (always burgundy) fleece, an overdress of raw brown silk, a (yet again) burgundy apron made of some brushed cotton fabric, and some type of head cloth to be tied over my hair. (It turns out that I didn't need that $30 fake ponytail, so I sold it to a fellow cast member.)

Wish me luck. I'm not sure I can make it through this week with my sanity intact. Also, I may not get to post much, but I'll do
my best. Ta-ta dears. Be good until I'm back.

For more about what revels is, go to the page below

http://www.revels.org/about_revels/about.htm

The Complete Cinephile, Part Two

2005-12-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Alright. this is the revised list of Movies that Snowy reccomends you see this winter. (See my earlier post)

1.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Well, this was cool. Worth seeing, but it certainly did not do justice to the book. (Make sure you read it first; it will make no sense at all if you don't.)
Pros: Voldemort is awesome. Come to think of it, the darkest, freakiest parts are the best bits: The dream sequence, the second task, the maze,the graveyard sequence.
Cons:Dumbledore is terrible too violent, not human enough. Or maybe too human. I can't decide.

2. Pride & Prejudice
Wow. This is one of the most wonderful, touching, funny movies I've see all year. It is beautifully done. Yet again, I reccomend that you read the book first, since some wonderful snatches of dialogue are left out.
Pros: Mr. Darcy. Wow... Kiera Knightly does a great job- although some of my friends complained that she was too pretty. Mr. Collins, is funny and does darn good job of looking stupid.
Cons: None at all. *sigh*

3. The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
I wasn't so sure about this one when I went to see it: I am no fan of Christian symbolism. But I loved the books as a chid, so I went to see it anyway, sure that the director had made it blatently, unpleasantly christian. (warning: may contain some spoilers if you haven't read the books)
I was-happily- wrong. The symbolism is there only if you are really looking for it. This is a special effects extravaganza filled with beautiful mythical creatures and incredible scenery (no suprise at all, since the effects were done by WETA Workshops and this was filmed in New Zealand and Eastern Europe). I dissagree with many reviews: I think the children- especially Lucy- do a convincing job of acting. Not Oscar-worthy, perhaps, but better than some make it out to be. This is one of the best movies I've seen all year. Up there with Pride & Prejudice and Batman Begins.
Pros: effects, scenery, acting (Tilda Swinton in particular)
Cons: Christian symbolism (see above)

Movies that Snowy Still Wants to See

1.Memoirs of a Giesha (Sayuri)
Looks good, but the reviews disagree. I think the book is better.

2. The Producers
This looks well-done and funny. But then, isn't anything with Will Ferrel in it practically guaranteed to be funny?

3. King Kong
Directed by Peter Jackson, maker of the legendary LOTR trilogy. O_O I can't wait till the 14th!

4.Aeon Flux
Comic-Book heroine brought to life. Awesome-looking, but The reviews don't look promising.

5.V For Vendetta
A distinctly Orwellian vision of the future, set in england, starring Natalie Portman as the unlikely apprentus to a terrorist and a rebel. Parts of this are filmed in the Parliment. Sadly, we still have months till it opens. :-(

6. Hoodwinked
Well, this is really wierd... A new spin-off of the red riding hood story with Anne Hathaway and Glenn Close. Looks funny, anyway.

7. The DaVinci Code
Crap trailer, but the book was damn good at keeping you on the edge. Once you get around to reading some of Dan Brown's other stuff, you realize that he recycles the same formula over and over to get a good response from the public. I only want to see how well the movie can carry this plotline. Parts of this were filmed in the Louvre.

Auggh...

2005-12-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

What Greek God are You
brought to you by Quizilla

Darn, she's kinda ugly, isn't she?

Awesome!

2005-12-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

My friend sent me this page. some of the ads on the page may be NSFW, but the content is fine.

href="
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=health&category=other.diseases.ailments&conitem=98f183b403517010VgnVCM200000cee793cd____

I want to try some of these and find out if they are real or not.

Oh dear god, I have issues.

2005-12-04T09:51:00.000-07:00

Severus Snape
You clearly do not scare easily. You want a man
who is sharp, intellectual, cultured, and not
too mushy. Get underneath his cool, sarcastic
exterior and who knows what treasures you might
find.

Who is your Harry Potter love match? (for girls)
brought to you by Quizilla

That can't be right... Augh! I don't even want to think about that...

Augh! *shakes head,trying to dislodge painful images*

Quiz happy

2005-12-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

Albus Dumbledore: Witty and strong, you are
the only man other than Harry to duel Voldemort
and live!

What Harrry Potter Character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

How true, how true...

2005-12-03T16:57:00.000-07:00

You are a fake(in a good way^^) You pretend to be
who your not because you feel no one will like
you for who you really are.
You hate when people see you for
who you really are and when they do you tend to
get very angry. You have probably been hurt
badly and now try and hide everything. How you
feel and what is going on in your mind. No one
knows and you feel no one cares to either.

Quote:Behind this smile is everything you'll never
understand

What takes over your soul(beautiful dark pictures, music, and quotes)9 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES
brought to you by Quizilla

The Star

2005-11-30T20:42:00.000-07:00

You are the Star card. The Star is the light of
hope. Shining in the night, sending light into
darkness, the stars provide direction to
sailors and are a field on which to dream.
Humanity used to look up at the sky and desire
to be there, to find out what it all meant, and
now we have been a distance into space and have
elementary ideas of the makeup of all the
different stars. This kind of achievement adds
further fuel to our hopes. The eternal,
slow-moving stars that will be long shining
past the end of our own existence provide hope
of immortality, and the vast space they suggest
and the very mystery they hold provide us with
excitement and knowledge yet to be discovered.
Image from: Danielle Sylvie Taylor
Obtained from the

'Which Tarot Card are You?' Quiz by quizilla

Mmmmmm...

2005-11-30T08:14:00.000-07:00

Joined wikiHow, added two recipes :
Rolls, and
a shake.
and this... well, this is just sad.
Is this what they teach our kids today?

I mean, really. I may be too judgemental, but doesn't everyone know that I's should be capitalized and days (plural) is different from day's (possesive).

Some other gems: (I added the italicizing)

"Dinner was fantastic we went to an indian resturant i got the beef vindaloo it could of been hotter i love spicy food but the flavour was beautiful i will definatly be eating there again."

"she came home realised and now she wants to kill my cat ooooops so now i have an even shitter home life than i did before cos she actually hates the cat and wants to kill it and likes to tell her every time she walks past."

"i have a 2 cats that dont go out side she knew this before she moved in. she has been trying to convince me to put my cats out side I DONT THINK SO."

Snowed again this morning. Yay!

UPDATE: Sarah published a scathing retort in response to my above comments, titled SNOWY IS A DICKHEAD. yup. all caps again. I won't quote it here- 'cause she asked me not to-but it was certainly frightening.
Oh, and Sarah, dahling: I'm a gal, not a guy.

Wierd Subject Line Contest!

2005-11-29T19:28:00.000-07:00

..aand here you are, o hopelessly disorganized people:

___________________________________

Yes, It's that time of year again. A time for Friends, old & new, to
come together in utter silliness and enter...

******THE WIERD SUBJECT LINE CONTEST!******

So many of you are probably going 'what in heck is she talking about?'

A couple years back, I got the Idea into my head that I could start a
contest. so I did, enlisting the help of Deraj as the judge and
asking dozens of friends to join. It worked well, and so, back by
popular demand is The Wierd Subject Line Contest!

***DA RULES***

I am very *coff coff* strict about these. besure to read them carefully.

1. send one (1) entry to me.
It should have your subject line in (well duh) the subject line, and
WIERD SUBJECT LINE written clearly in the body of the email.

2. The entry should be your own, original work. This goes without
saying and means NO RE-USING previous entries, copying them from news
stories, etc.

3. one entry per person.

4.your entry should make sense in a wierd sort of way. Humor is good,
gibberish is bad.
EX.
good-
President shakes hands with CEO of arms factory
or
The oven burned my peppermint carrots
bad-
The severed stars of heliotrope circle while moose run
wild on the planet boogagg
doomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoomdoom aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

(these are all real entries, BTW)

you can tell the diference- use your discretion.

5.All entries MUST be submitted before 12:01am on Saturday, December
17th. this gives you about two weeks to figure it out and mail it in.
Prizes (yes, prizes- and wayyy better than last time's, I promise!)
will be awarded on the week we return to school.

~~~~

Any questions may be directed to me. All this info will be posted on
my blog, as well, in case you happen to be hopelessly disorganized.

I look foward to hearing from you all!

-Snowy of Narb
Snowy Creations, Inc.
Colorado, USA

Sigh

2005-11-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, I went to see Phantom of the Opera on Saturday. It was incredibly well done, complete with skulls spitting fire, firepots, and the phantom disappearing into a chair at the end. We sat right in the front row, so we could see every detail of the georgous costumes. *sigh* I am still starry-eyed.

On sunday, MK, KK, S & I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was darn scary, wall-to-wall action all the way through, but well done. The director had a hard job picking out which scenes to keep and which to toss. *grin* I'm going to see it at least twice more, though.

Not much more to say...

Movies I really, really want to see

2005-11-16T19:17:00.000-07:00

ok. here, in order of Awesome to cool are the movies I want to see this winter:

1. Duh. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4659
oooooh. Two more days! Two more days!

2.Memoirs of a Giesha (Sayuri)
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/memoirsofageisha/
Wow-This looks incredible. Now I really, really want to read the book!

3. Pride & Prejudice
http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/pride_and_prejudice/
It looks Wonderful. What more can I say?

4. The Producers
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_producers/medium.html
Uma Thurman replaced Nicole Kidman in the role of the secretary in this Mel Brooks musical. Laugh-out-loud funny!

5. King Kong
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/kingkong/hd/
Directed by Peter Jackson, maker of the legendary LOTR trilogy. O_O

6.Aeon Flux
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/aeon_flux/
Comic-Book heroine brought to life. Awesome

7.V For Vendetta
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/v_for_vendetta/trailer_large.html
A distinctly Orwellian vision of the future, set in england, starring Natalie Portman as the unlikely apprentus to a terrorist and a rebel. Parts of this are filmed in the Parliment.

8. Hoodwinked
http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/hoodwinked/trailer/
Well, this is really wierd... A new spin-off of the red riding hood story with Anne Hathaway and Glenn Close

8. The DaVinci Code
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/da_vinci_code/hd/
Crap trailer, but the book was damn good at keeping you on the edge. Once you get around to reading some of Dan Brown's other stuff, you realize that he recycles the same formula over and over to get a good response from the public. I only want to see how well the movie can carry this plotline. Parts of this were filmed in the Louvre.

Hahaha!

2005-11-15T10:30:00.000-07:00

can't write much, but this is Haliarious!!
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2675149

heeheehee...

Song lyrics :)

2005-11-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

Don't be the Bunny
From Urinetown, The Musical

Cladwell
A little bunny in the meadow
Is nibbling grass without a care
He's so delightful as he hops for you
You say, "Hi, bunny"
And he stops for you
You pull your trigger
And he drops for you
Goodbye, bunny-boo
Hello, rabbit stew!

Get me, boys?

Staff
You tell 'em, boss!

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the stew
Don't be the dinner
You have better things to do
That's why it's funny
So take your cue
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the bunny

Hope
But Daddy, we're talking about people, not animals.

Cladwell
People are animals, Hope dear.

Hope
Animals with huge incisors and big floppy feet?

Cladwell
Look closely, you'll see them. I do. I see them...everywhere.

A little bunny at a toll booth
He needs a measly fifty cents
Our little bunny didn't plan ahead
Poor bunny simply hasn't got the bread
He begs for mercy, but gets jail instead
Hasenpfeffer's in the air
As the bunny gets the chair!

See the moral, people?

Staff
Clear as day, boss!

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the dope
Don't be the loser
You're much better than that, Hope!
You're born to pow'r
You're in the money!
Advice to you

McQueen and Fipp
In Re: The Bunny

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny

Hope
A little bunny at a tollbooth?

Cladwell
You heard me.

Hope
But Daddy, bunnies don't drive cars.

Cladwell
Oh, don't they?!

Hope
No, actually, I don't think they do.

Cladwell
Live long enough, Hope dear, you see...many things.

Hope
Even a daughter doubting her father?

Cladwell
A little bunny in a shoe box
He thinks he's found a brand new home
So snug and cozy on your closet floor
Now what's that bunny in my closet for?
With a mallet and some clippers
You find out: new bunny slippers!

Grasp the message, staff?

Staff
Right behind you, boss!

Cladwell and Staff
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the shoe
You don't get stepped on -

Cladwell
No, the one who steps is you!

Cladwell and Staff
You're stepping up
To where it's sunny
Step on the poor!
Don't be the bunny!
Don't be the bunny!

_________________________
Cop Song
From Urinetown, The Musical

Lockstock
If there's one thing I've learned in my many years of enforcing the laws
of this city, it's that the journey down to Urinetown offers no
surprises. Not even from the very toughest amongst us. On that journey
expect only the expected.

It's a hard, cold, tumble of a journey
Worthy of a gurney, a bumble down
A slapped face, smacked with a mace
Certain to debase is our stumble down

It's a path that leads you only one place
Horrible to retrace, a crumble down
A hard, cold, tumble of a tourney
Jumble of a journey to Urinetown

Lockstock and Barrel
Julie Cassidy
Went to a field behind a tree
Saw there was no one who could see

Lockstock
Her pee -

Barrel
-except Me!

Lockstock and Barrel
And Jacob Rosenblum
Thought he was safe up in his room
Didn't know the jars he kept up there
Would obligate a trip to Urine-tomb!

Lockstock
There are those who think our
Methods vicious -

Barrel
Overly malicious -

Lockstock
A bunch of brutes, but it's we who
Gather for the people -

Barrel
Tavern to the steeple -

Lockstock
Lawful fruits!
Our task: bring a little order -

Barrel
Swindle out a hoarder -

Lockstock
From what he loots, as the book says
"Certainly a season" -

Barrel
Trample out a treason -

All
With hobnail boots!
Roger Roosevelt
Kept a cup below his belt
Cup ran over when he knelt

Lockstock
He smelt -

Barrel
We dealt!

All
And Joseph "Old Man" Strong
Held his pee for much too long
Hoped his son might bail him out
His guess was good but also wrong!

Lockstock
Years past all lived in a jungle
Scooping out a bungle, nature's bowl
Life of constant deprivation
Certain aggravation took its toll

Soon learned power of the truncheon
Organize a function king to pawn
So if peace is what you're after
Urinetown's the rafter to hang it on!

Girl Cop 1
Julie Cassidy -

Boy Cop 1
Jacob Rosenbloom -

Boy Cop 2
Roger Roosevelt -

Boy Cop 1
Jacob Rosenbloom -

Girl Cop 1
Julie Cassidy -

Boy Cop 3
Joseph Old Man Strong -

Lockstock and Barrel
Don't be like them! Don't be like them!

Lockstock
It's a hard, cold,
Tumble of a journey
Worthy of a gurney,
A bumble down
A slapped face,
Smacked with a mace
Certain to debase
Is our stumble down Female Cops

It's a hard, cold,
Tumble of a journey
Worthy of a gurney,
A bumble down
A slapped face,
Smacked with a mace
Certain to debase Male Cops

It's a hard, cold,
Tumble of a journey
Worthy of a gurney,
A bumble down
A slapped face,
Smacked with a mace

All
It's a path that leads you only one place
Horrible to retrace, a crumble down
A hard, cold, tumble of a tourney
Jumble of a journey to Urinetown!

____________________

The Ballad of Serenity
(guess where it's from)

Take my love,
Take my land,
take me where I cannot stand.
I don't care,
I'm still free,
you can't take
the sky from me.

Take me out,
to the black
tell 'em I ain't coming back,
Burn the land & boil the sea
you can't take the sky from me.

There's no place
I can be, since I found serenity.
you can't take the sky from me...

Serenity Awesomness

2005-11-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

O_o

these are Cool! freakish, but cool!

http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=2799

*shivvers*

and in case you didn't see it before, here are the first nine minutes of the movie

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2681478?htv=12&htv=12&htv=12

and here's the official site:

http://serenitymovie.com/main_site.html

*sigh*

I loved this movie!!

Weird, weird, weird

2005-11-06T11:25:00.000-07:00

OK, this one is just disturbing. It was Co-written with KF and Burt, Hedgehog Extrodinare. KF wrote the beginning, Burt wrote the middle, and I finished it. If anyone can think of a good title for this one, let me know.

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Maddi had been waiting for the Angeline High School production of 'The Phantom of the Opera' for a long time. She, like the rest of her family, had always been part of the crew of the plays put on at school. Her sister had been stage manager and her brother had been head of lights. Now, Maddi was head of the sound crew.
At the last rehearsal, things had started going wrong. The director had fallen ill and would not be able to make it to the rest of the rehearsals, so the assistant director had taken over. He was pompous, flamboyant, and liked to flirt with the girls in the show. The star of the show, who was supposed to play Christine, had to go to California because of a death in the family and her understudy would have to take her place

Maddi went to the theatre the night before the first show. She got her tech suit on, went in to the tech booth and started to fix microphone number four. After a while, she looked up and cocked her head, as though listening for something, and realized that there was nothing to be heard- strange for the usually bustling AHS theatre. Perplexed, she set down the microphone and went understage to see if 'The Phantom' was ready to test his mike, but the dressing rooms were completely empty. Maddie walked back up onto the stage, but found only the sleazy new director.

"Hey baby," he said. "What's wrong?"
Maddi gave him a disgusted look and turned on her heel, back into the dressing rooms. She slammed the door behind her and began to pick up some of the discarded clothes and props that lay strewn around the room. Geeze, thought Maddie, You would think that they could pick up a little bit! As she bent over, the solitary bare bulb flickered for a second and then went out. Odd, Maddie thought, I just replaced that. She straightened up, finding herself face to face with a tall man in black opera dress and a white mask.
When the locksmith was finally able to force open the dressing room door, it was empty, save for a crushed white mask and a torn black cloak.

____________

*shivers* I scare myself sometimes. I kinda like the title 'Understage', but I'm not really sure.

TGIF

2005-11-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

Thank gods it's friday. Now I can finally catch up on my sleep- I mean work.
Was out late,late late last night because it was Jasper's Birthday and we went out to a concert. Hooray for herrrzzzzzz...
Her actually party is on saturday- we're all dressing up in black and white and going out together.
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ok. I keep zoning out. I really need a nap.
Here are two movies I REALLY want to see: (you need quicktime to view)

Here (it's the fourth option down)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=king+kong+trailers&btnG=Google+Search

and Here (third option down)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&q=+The+Producers+trailers&btnG=Search

Oh- in other news, I am going to see-yes, the one opera I always hoped to see for real- The Phantom of the Opera!
We have the tickets, and darn good seats they are too.

yawn-I think Ill go take a napzzz
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2005-10-27T21:26:00.000-06:00

Off to see Urinetown tomorrow nite with Eggplant & Co. My week has gone pretty well:

Number of times talked to earring on the phone: 9
Number of awkward pauses in above-mentioned conversations: approximately 17,423,598
Number of times I felt really annoyed with myself: 4
Number of times I felt all happy and glowing: 4
Number of alchoholic drinks consumed: 0
Number of parties gone to: 1
Number of times I watched Firefly: 16

*sigh* I need a life.

More strange and demented stories coming soon!
Hey, maybe I'll sell them to jasper and she can make them into strange and demented punk novels.
It's an idea...

Different

2005-10-21T23:26:00.000-06:00

From the beginning, she knew she was different from the others. She thought differently, dressed differently, acted differently. Her classmates in grade school ignored her, beliving her to be too strange to be friends with. Over time, she learned to copy the emotions, habits, speech and clothing of those around her hiding the differentness behind and empty mask. But sometimes, she would let the mask slip a bit, showing the strangeness beneath.

And every time she let that happen, it was taken note of, recorded.

It was long past midnight when they came to her house, wearing black and walking with padded feet. This was to be a stealth operation. Their orders were to take the child and leave, with the minimum amount of fuss. the door clicked open, and nine black figures slipped inside...

Rain, Rain, Rain

2005-10-19T09:17:00.000-06:00

Ahhhhh... I do love autumn rain.

humm. this seems like it may be another pointless post. oh well.

~I woke up this morning at 6:25, and looked out the window; it was as dark as it had been at 10:00 last night. I dressed and went for an early morning walk, taking my homemade mocha with me. as I wanderd throught the rrain drenched neighborhood, I heard a sudden clicking, hissing noise and turned aroung to dee three nearly full-grown racoons following me. they were really cute, all wet and fuzzy, but they made me jump.

~Watched some more episodes of 'Firefly' yesterday. too bad that Fox canceled it; it had real potential. the best we can do is hope that something come of the rumor that there are two more movies coming after 'Serenity'.

~A couple of my friends and I have made plans for getting together to see the fourth Harry Potter. November 18th, here we come!

I think I shall snuggle up with a cup of tea and a biscuit. The only question: Orange Spice or Blueberry?

Serenity

2005-10-09T10:08:00.000-06:00

Oh My Gods

I just went to see serenity last night. wow.

For starters, this movie is NOT for the faint of heart. It involves many people dying in violent ways (like throwing themselves on their swords and being pulled off the back of a moving vehicle and getting ripped to pieces and... well... you get the idea). If anyone has ever read 1984, this is kind of like that: the nearly totalitarian government trying to meddle with people's minds, to make the world a better place.
Serenity plays to some of our worst fears. Unlike Star Wars, there was no need to invent horrible aliens: the humans are bad enough. the Operative is the perfect assasin, calm, cunning and cruel. And the Reavers-are worse than you could belive.

Now don't get me wrong here. this movie is a classic space western, a cross between Star Wars (space battles, blaster guns, etc) and Lord of the Rings (orc-like..things, LOTR moments). the dialog is beliveable- rather different than Star Wars-and peppered with jokes and social commentary.

If you get the chance, Go and see this movie. Watch the trailers first , and read Ebert's review . he gave it a good rating, and I can practically guarantee that you will love it.

TINY PLAID NINJAS!!

2005-10-04T18:41:00.000-06:00

THIS IS A LINK FOR PEOPLE WHO DID NOT SEE THAT AT FIRST: Hahahahahahahahahaha...

This is GREAT!! Winkey, my dear, you are going to love this one.

you have soiled my honour!
-You have broken my honor!
-you have no Honour!
-you spell 'Honor' like a brit!
-Have at you!

hahahaha...

Sorry guys. I haven't posted in ages cause I have been working a lot. A new entry is coming soon, I promise!

Eyes and Roses

2005-09-25T17:20:00.000-06:00

Hey, look, more photos! The rose is one I found on a walk yesterday, and the dumplings looked so artistic on my plate that I had to photo them...maybe I should start my own food magazine! The eye is for Boo's Snowy Art Installation. I tried to take a picture of by big toe for you to see, but it was so ugly that I got rid of it.
How was the party you went to last night, Jasper? Did Burt & Co enjoy it? It was too bad that I couldn't go, but maybe next year. Come to that, was it even worth going? I took Coda on a long walk yesterday, (6:00 to 8:15ish) went to se if AMS was home. he wasn't around, though, so I climbed up to panorama point instead. Coda just adores being walked- Her owners never do that, so they asked me to take her out once in a while.

*pauses, Looks back at writing* y'know, that didn't make a whole lot of sense. oh well, seeya!

2005-09-24T11:34:00.000-06:00

More Pics from my Camera-carrying day. The first four are dahalias and one morning glory, and the last one is a pic of some postcards from MK in Poland. (see, she sent them two months ago, and they just arrived) I feel really bad today- my nose is so clogged, that I have to breath through my mouth, and my throat really hurts. I hope I'll be able to sing on Monday.

On another topic, I went to see my friend AMS today. (for those of you who don't know, he recently had a cancerous tumor removed from his brain.) he looked alright, but skinny, although his mom, who had com to stay with him, had lost like 20 lbs. The tumor was in a part of the brain that generated his speech, on the left side of the brain, so, in addition to being very clumsy with his right hand, he cannot speak. He has learned some sign language, so he can communicate a little, but he his terribly frusterated. He can walk a little, but going downstairs is very dangerous. His radiation treatment will start soon, and his beautiful blonde hair is going to get shaved off., but overall, he is doing better than expected, and is back at home, where his parents are careing for him.

Had a little helper on my desk today. Poppy came to visit and wandered about on my desk and keybored. I took a few pictures of her. isn't she cute?

Photo happy.

2005-09-22T17:20:00.000-06:00

Yup. I had a camera today. *grin* was a sad, grey sort of day, although there was a bit of sun in the morning. (3rd and 4th pictures) I took an early- morning walk today and photographed the last of the summer roses, dahalias (arrgh! spelling???) and morning glories. The last picture was taken at lunch, looking west, and as you can se, the mountains were almost completely shrouded in fog. I do just love grey cold days. I will try to add another post with more of my lovely photos.

Links! Beautiful glorious LINKS!

2005-09-20T16:18:00.000-06:00

(craps. is my title a Monty Python refrence? I have a sneaking feeling it is...)

Oh my holy cows...

Ok guys, I kind of went on a Harry Potter Binge these past few days, so here are some links I found.

~ J.K. Rowling's Official Site: Ok, guys. this is an interesting site, but (more importantly) It is a miracle of website creation. Browse around, but take care- if you're lucky (and very, very, very patient) you may see Peeves.
www.jkrowling.com

~ The Harry Potter Lexicon: A site for and by the truely obsessive, this website (reccomended by Rowling herself) is an encyclopedia of the Harry Potter world. It includes maps, dictionaries, and detailed chapter-by-chapter notes on each of the 8 books that are published so far.
www.hp-lexicon.org

~The New 'Goblet of Fire' trailers: OH MY GODS, these are amazing. wow. The special effects are so incredible, they left me gasping for air. If this movie looks freaky and dark, imagine what the 6th and 7th ones will be like...
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=4659

~Apple Trailers: Yup. this is where I waste my time when I'm not on the MOH. It has trailers of recently released mocies and some 'coming soon' ones. 'Everything is Illuminated', 'Serenity', and 'V for Vendetta' look particularly interesting.
www.apple.com/trailers

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Not much happening here, although I did go shopping on Monday, and bought some Ballet Flats!! hoorah!. *grins manically*

Going out for pizza tomarrow. yum...

oveah and out, mates

Whahooo!!!

2005-09-16T17:10:00.000-06:00

Yessssss... It's the weekend!!!!!
well, just found out that next summer is finalized. Here's what's going to happen:
JFB and I are going to spend ten days in Austria.
We will then meet the familiy and take the train to Southern Italy and hang out there, or take the train to Italy and then a ferry to Greece.
After two-three weeks, the family will all fly home except me, who will go fly off to Worclaw, Poland (Pronounced Rot-suave). I will spend two weeks there at MK's house, and then fly home. The one condition? I have to learn Polish-it would be nice to be able to talk to MK and company in their language. Yayyyyy! Poland..How cool is that?

Brrrrrr...

2005-09-13T22:09:00.000-06:00

Was dang cold here today-had to wear my sweater all day long. Walking past Richard's garden this morning, I say the last of the summer roses and morning glories blooming- I will try to take pictures tomarrow. Went to the first Christmas Revels rehersal (http://www.revels.org/revels_nationwide/revels_national.htm) last night, and was assigned part of head servent and also the part of the doctor in the mummer's play. How cool is that? Acci- have you ever seen a production of Christmas Revels, being an East-Coast type, have you ever seen one?

I will write up a longer and more complete post tomarrow or Thursday. Later, all!

Pictures and more pictures and some links

2005-09-05T12:10:00.000-06:00

Pretty pretty pictures- the first one is of a Utahraptor that I made and found while cleanng my desk. Utahraptors are about 6 or seven feet at the shoulder, and solid muscle, with long, curved claws on their big toes. They are cousins of Velociraptor- 3-4 feet at the shoulder. If anyone has ever seen Jurassic Park, these are actually the creatures that are called velociraptor in the movie. I made this 2" high model after reading the book _Raptor Red_, which is a great read for anyone even slightly interested in Dinosaurs.

The second picture is an earring tree that I made myself. this particular 4" tree holds 9 pairs of earrings (post and hook), although much larger ones are in the works. (Guess what bunches of my friends are getting for christmas...) If anyone is interested in getting one, contact me, and we can work something out.

Links

I simply must share these with you; I adore albino blacksheep

End of the World: This is by far my favorite, although many of you will dislike it because it has a lot of cursing. turn the speaks on low, sit back and enjoy!
Penguin Calls: Close second to End of the World. do have a care, however: you will find yourself quoting this rather often. (no cursing)
Forehead Shavecut: ok, guys. No cursing, no violence, but deeply disturbing images which will leave you confused for several days. If you ahve about 4-5 mins, watch this, and tell me what you think.

Later, all!

Earrings!! heeheehee...

2005-09-04T15:06:00.000-06:00

I finally got my ears pierced! whooo-hooo!
On Saturday, I got an appointment at Enchanted Ink, a local tatoo/piercing place run by nurses down at the mall. When we arrived, it looked like a miniscule dentist's office, complete with moterized chairs and that 'scrubbed clean' smell. the receptionist had me read and sign an agreement with the usual legal jargon, and I picked out a pair of earrings: blue titanium rings with royal blue bead clasps.
My friend MK came with me into the piercing room, where a nurse, Wolf, introduced herself and explained the procedure. She dabbed numbing gel on my earlobes, and carefully marked the dots where the holes would go. She had me check the spacing, as well as MK and a receptionist.
Useing just a sterilized needle

Remember...

2005-09-01T17:51:00.000-06:00

I was looking through old videos from my juinor high and high school years- ones taken of my orchestra concerts- and it made me get all teary (pachabell's canon makes me really depressed for some reason). I don't miss the school, but somtimes I wonder how my friends are getting on...

I also found this poem that I think I wrote at the end of juinor high. Enjoy it, 'cause that's often the best my poetry ever gets.

As this summer draws to a close,
shut your eyes:
remember the sun on the creek
the blanket of cool silk.
remember the pool,
meditations 3 feet beneath the surface.
remember the ting of swords
the intensity of the expression on
your opponent's face.
remember places traveled,
well-worn paths walked again.
remember the shooting stars,
the milky way spread across the sky.
remember the last dance,
the first kiss.
remember the summer.
remember...

well, dang, I didn't write it!

...wait, maybe I did.

as you can see, I enjoyed tubing, swimming, and fencing: I still like all of these things.

oops.

2005-08-24T11:10:00.000-06:00

well, sorry I haven't been writing a lot, guys. but I've been so busy. I probably won't be writing a lot in the next couple of weeks, so I'm letting you know now.

She's Baaaaack!!!

2005-08-12T20:29:00.000-06:00

Well, guyzos, I'm back! got out of the backcountry today, and drove back to Reno. Now that we're showered and clean at last, I wanted to let you know that we're all ok and doing fine. as son as we reach Colorado, I'll put in a biggg blog enty about the trip, pictures and all. To quote Boo (and I have found that you are amazingly quotable, my friend) "Huzzah for camping" or something to that effect... :-p

Chilly In California

2005-07-24T14:59:00.000-06:00

Well, here it is, folks.
I've put off writing it for too long.

Tomarrow, we leave for Burnam Hill on the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe, California.

We plan to drive north through Wyoming and spend the night at Salt Lake City. The next day, we shall cross the rest of Utah, and all of Nevada, stopping for the night at my grandmother's house in Reno. the next day we shall drive up to Burnam Hill for the wedding of my cousin.

The week after that, we shall embark on an 11-day backpacking trip in the high sierras, near Bridgeport.

Finally, we shall head home, by the same roads we used to get there.

If you have ever seen the play "The Music Man" by Meridith Wilson, ("76 trombones led the big parade, 110 coronets came behind...") you will know that the main character is called Harold Hill. The real-life Hill and Wilson were great friends, and Wilson called his main character after his friend. Mr. Hill was nothing like the music man, of course. he was stuffy and uptight, nothing like the friendly, jovial man in the play.

Anyway, Mr. Harold Hill and his cousin, Mr. Clark James Burnam founded Burnam Hill around 60 (maybe?) years ago. It is a large piece of property on the Truckee River, with around 6 cabins surrounding a large, spring-fed pool. It is great fun to visit, and very near both Squaw Valley ski resort (although, of course, no one can stay there in winter: snow up to the cabin rooftops) and Tahoe City.

Once we leave Reno, I have no guarantee that I shall be able contact any of you, by email, blog or otherwise, so don't panic. *wink* The earliest I expect to reach you is at least three weeks from now.

Have a wonderful summer, and don't get into too much trouble while I'm gone! There will be a bigggggggg entry when I get home, so come back then!

Over and Out, Friends.

Twelfth Night

2005-07-23T18:57:00.000-06:00

Went tubing for perhaps the last time this summer.Water was very nice, if bone-chillingly cold.
Bought wire and clasps for anklets. Pictures later.
Bought about 30 books at the local (HA! take THAT, Borders!) bookstore.
Going off to see Twelfth Night at Shakespeare under the stars. Not very starry, however. In fact, decidedly cloudy. Must decide what to wear. humm..I could wear my cape and really annoy Jasper...
Heeheeheeheehee....

Inner Tubes and Deer

2005-07-22T16:37:00.000-06:00

Got up reallllly early today: 8:30!!!!!!!!!!!! *gasp*Tubed with MMM and ORB this afternoon: loads of fun. We ran the creek four times, and I tipped over for the first time this summer. not much else to say, so...
over and out
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Just for Accipter:
Pronking: when a deer or antelope is frightened, they bounce away on all fours: Pronking.

Toooobing

2005-07-21T16:56:00.000-06:00

brrr.. Just got back from tubing with ORB and MDWC. Loads of fun, but it was reallllly cold. Went to the Pottery Lab today and finished my sculpture- I'll add pictures later. It still has to be bisqued, glazed (tomato red!) and fired, but the hard part is done. I also made a beautiful white clay bowl with plant designs all around the edge. I am going to the King and I tonight- ORB is acting in it! Nearly finished re-reading Harry Potter #5. yayyy! I didn't remember how dang dark it was. Got to go now- Later!

Mice. Oh, Mice

2005-07-20T23:36:00.000-06:00

Oh, guys, I just figured something out. I am soooo confused right now. Some explaining has to be done. Right, here goes.

So, I was talking about the MOH Forum the other day, and Gawain told me that he had been on there, and had posted on the 'Extremely Good Ghost Picture' as Skeptic/Sceptic and english teacher, among many others. He has also apparently posted on many other threads. he had apparently and accidentaly insulted Mark'N'Jen, Charybdis, and Hairy Houdini.

He would like to say that he was extremely sorry for any confusion that this may have caused, and that he shall no longer visit the Forum.

Why look, more comments!

2005-07-19T11:55:00.000-06:00

Yay for Chary! he got himself a blog!!!!
Still waiting for IMW to show up. I think I'll call her and see what is up.
no answer. left message.
hummph. IMW is late. grrr...
May go tubing with ORB and IMW in the afteroon, if IMW ever shows up.
Met AMS's cousin HEH last night. funny interesting person, knows IMW and my friend AP.

Y'know, that made barely any sense to me, so don't feel two bad. Later!

Visitations from Boooooooo...

2005-07-18T17:30:00.000-06:00

Yes! Finally, I got Boo's blog address!

COS, who played Tony in West side story at the local high school was in my living room. wow... he is even nicer looking up close.

Went tubing again with ORB in the afternoon. tomarrow, I go tubing with IMW. That's all for now.

Capybaras, Lonely Roads, and Harry Potter

2005-07-18T09:44:00.000-06:00

Did you know that in Bolivia, Capybaras are considered fish ( because they spend so much time in the water), so they are eaten guilt-free during Lent? They have a big 'Capy Roundup' before Lent and eat them all month long. yummy...
STILL singing that dang Greenday song. Jasper tells me that the fact that I am singing Greenday sends me on the path of greater musical enlightenment, but I am not so sure.
Bought Harry Potter and the HBP, but I WILL NOT be reading it until the huge long car trip to California. *siezes hand thatr has been crawling sloooowly towards HP book* must...not...read. JFB says book is darker and sadder than book 5. No suprise there, eh?
Going tubing again this afternoon. Yaayyyy!
Be sure to visit one of my favorite websites in the world, The Museum of Hoaxes
Have a lovely day, and Leave A Comment. See ya!

Tubing and So On

2005-07-17T19:20:00.000-06:00

Went tubing down the creek today, from just below the park to the peace garden. I ran it 3 1/2 times, then went back home to do some more work. Going tubing again on tuesday, if not tomarrow.
Dinner was fried rice and broccoli (mmmmmmm).
Running around with Jasper, ORB and AMS, hitting each other with swords.
Had 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' by Greenday stuck in my head all day. You know the one: "I walk a lonely road, the only road that I have eveah known..."
Not much else to say. Over and out, friends!

The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La!

2005-07-16T18:21:00.000-06:00

Just got back from a production of The Mikado. Very, very funny. you must look into it.
For those of you who are confused at the title of my blog, you have never read Terry Pratchett's _Moving Pictures_. Very good book. If you haven't read it, you have a treat coming.
Be sure to check out my friend Jasper's blog.

Thank you, thank you very much

2005-07-15T18:54:00.000-06:00

Yay to all my friends who are coming to visit my lovely blog (and posting comments, hopefully).

It is very interesting, is it not?

and unlike a diary, I am on the computer every day, so (hopefully) I can write on here a lot.

Above is a moth I found on my porch. Pretty, isn't he?