"There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself."
-- Anthony Rapp

Goodness, I've been informed that David Cook has just added dates in Seattle, Yakima and Spokane. Spokane is obviously too far, but Seattle is doable and Yakima is even... I would drive that far for Boyfriend, not gonna lie.

Problem is, the dates are back to back and I don't have any idea how I'd get to both? Like drive all the way to Yakima one day (four hours!) and back and then Seattle (three hours!) and back the very next day?? *sigh* I don't know. For a brief second I thought about road-tripping the whole thing in a giant circle, but I suppose doing that alone is not a very good idea. I mean, I can already hear Brittany yelling at me for even tripping to one of those places alone. And then two days in a row.

But I totally want to have my moment as Crazy Fangirl who follows him all over the state, okay? Just once? Ugh. But it might be too much to do in a 48 hour period.

Unless someone wants to go with me? To the Yakima show maybe? That's the one where the driving is concerning me because it's so far. If driving is shared it wouldn't be so bad. The ticket prices are the cheapest thing ever, it's just the organization.

Not to mention the fact that if I did somehow get a job sometime soon (ha!), the Seattle show (the one I'd be more likely to go to) is on a Monday. A typical work day. Though, I thought, it probably wouldn't be hard to drop some David Cook tickets on Craigslist, and they're general admission so it's not like someone wouldn't possibly want one ticket because their friend is already going.

And maybe I'm just being ridiculous right now because I am already going in September. For certain. andibeth82 is coming out for that one and I was given my birthday present (the tickets to this show) early by someone I'm not supposed to say who because said person told me not to. So, I'm going. But it's my BOYFRIEND. I voted 437 times, remember? I WISH I WAS RICH AND COULD HOTEL ALL OVER FOR HIM.

Um, anyway. The point is, I'm thinking out loud here because the tickets for Seattle go on sale tomorrow and for Yakima on Friday. And if I'm going to get them I want to get them as soon as they go on sale because I'm thinking that business is selling out fast, yeah? Probably. So I better decide. I mean, even all in all if I ended up buying a ticket and not going to one of them, it's not a totally devastating financial loss ($25!), but.

Have I made this confusing enough yet? I think the real question, besides the uncertainty of employment, is do I want to drive to Yakima one day and Seattle the next? Or even Yakima and not Seattle at all? The Yakima show is on a Sunday. I forgot to mention that, so that gives the Yakima show a bonus on its side since its the weekend. GAH.

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO??


...
In other news, it's HBP day. I TOTALLY FORGOT. I've become a lazy HP fan, obviously. (Look, I was distracted by Archie, okay??) Turns out it might save my life, it's supposed to be reaaaally hot today and I could use a few hours in a darkened refrigerated room with a couple of teenage wizards.

WHAT?

Oh and,


Now there's a good inbox day, if I do say so myself.


"Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun,
And baby when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun."
(Seriously best line of this entire song, no lie.)

Less talk, more visual. Ready? Set... GO.

( +21 of Archie )

Oh yeah, Danielle reminded me that there was some other girl there too? Demetria Delvarto or some ridiculous thing? Hmm.

( +10 Demi for Dani )

Um, I completely forgot it was Half-Blood Prince movie day. Oops?

Archie is back in the Summer of George lineup. What is wrong with me?

I am currently in a quandary as to whether I should buy last minute tickets to see Demi and Archie in Seattle (Tuesday). I don't want to drive that far really and it's only half Archie (less even, I suspect) but... would someone just say they're going to reschedule Portland so I don't have to stress about this ridiculous thing? *pouts* I wanna see Archie. D:

[/moment of fangirly whining]

I mean really.



No wonder I was hooked on this stuff when I was fourteen, it's amaaaaazziiinnng. O_O

Then again, there is this:



Dang, I still think Kevin is cuuuute.

I'm gonna be up all night watching Newsboys videos now, Tyler, thanks a lot. XD

....

Tyler and I went to see Tori Amos tonight. I will report back on it later. Let's just say our topics of conversation during the long car ride were wide and varied. From Jesus Freak music to putting nasty words into David Arculeta's mouth.

Maybe I shouldn't post at three in the morning.

I don't know why I've taken so long to post this. Again, I Twittered myself notes basically, which you can see now, as follows. Of course I have commentary of a sort after it.

( AI7 needs to run again, I'm just sayin'. )

La la laaaa. As I continue to avoid writing my American Idols concert review thingy (actually, that might come up by the end of the day, but anyway), I do this meme for your entertainment (?).

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

The beautiful clionona gave me the letter "F". Way to be tricky, Clio, I couldn't think of one "F" song off the top of my head, and it turns out I don't have many (on my computer anyway) and half of them happen to be by McFly. How weird is that?

Since I decided to be lazy and not upload the songs, and you know how much I am addicted to YouTube, I have video-embedded my songs after the cut, which are as follows:

Fairweather Friend by To Have Heroes
Fall Back Into Me by David Cook
Feed Your Ego by Axium
Fight by No Vacancy
Five Colours In Her Hair by McFly

( Here's a little music for you to try... )

diurnal • \dye-ER-nul\  • adjective

1 : recurring every day

2 : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime

Being a rock star was seriously killing David's diurnal lifestyle. Lately he had been calling his mother over breakfast... at two in the afternoon.


Oops, I meant to have like, a strange French phrase or some other word trivia, but I didn't come across any interesting ones lately. Sorry?

Okay, so the day is almost over, but I declare this YouTube Tuesday. I watch too many YouTube videos, so I might as well spread the virus that it is, right?



Eh, I Facebook and Twittered this, which is probably annoying. I'm sure those will drop off. Oh hell, let's be honest, I'm lame at anything like this, so this will probably last two weeks before it dies a horrible death.

OR WILL IT. I've finally remembered that Word Nerd Wednesday is tomorrow, so I'm on the right track here, okay?? I don't know, I'm trying to be falsely interesting.

LOOK, JUST WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LOVE MCFLY, OKAY??

I'm a terrible Internet person lately. For like two months, geez. Like I scroll LJ but don't really read it, and read e-mail but don't reply to it -- what is wrong with me? I'm still somehow in front of the computer all the time still. I AM PRETTY LAME. I mean, I'm not even wasting time in my Cook and Archie fandom like I used to. What the hell have I been doing?? Like I'm not even wasting time properly, that's pretty pathetic.

Okay, I'm making a vow to read at least some LJ more closely. It'd help if I cleaned up my friends list a little (mostly of communities I don't read). I'm totally in that "It's so intimidating how much I've missed" state. BLAH.

I was thinking about arranging some things in the living room and cleaning the kitchen today, but now I think I might sit down and write a little. And check out classes for fall, if I remember to. Oooh, and fill out the financial aid forms I need to. Oops, better do that.

Tyler's taking me to Tori Amos on Friday. Pretty exciting! He's making me drive to Seattle though. I guess it's the least I could do. :)

Today's still a little blah. Maybe I need to go see 17 Again again. Lord knows I wouldn't refuse those oceanic eyes ten feet tall once more.

I leave you with this terribly adorable video of Drake Bell. Wearing clothes he stole from Joe Jonas, clearly.

Future hands!

Sweet Heaven, I'd have babies with his eyes alone.

Well, I was going to post about the American Idol concert, but I'm too lazy to right now. I will later? I promise. You know I will.

Facebook will not upload my pictures I want to upload. Screw you, Facebook!

It's suddenly overcast and I have like, a funky depression-esque feel going on today. What?

I think I'm going to go see 17 Again today since it's playing at the three dollar theater now. Zac Efron will cheer me up?

Happy Birthday, America! (There's still 14 minutes here, okay? Give me a break.)

Happy Birthday, Isa! (ILU!)

American Idols Live! concert tomorrow with my niece! (Exciting?)

It's freeaakiinngg hoooootttt here. Or it has been. (I am allergic to summer, I swear.)

My brother should not be allowed near explosives of any kind, omg. (You'd think 72 sparklers couldn't be used for evil, wouldn't you?)

DavidArchie: Oh my heck, haven't really had sweets lately and just had some cookies. totally on a cookie sugar high right now.

Uh huh, Archie, we know what you're getting at. We understand your cryptic messages.


OMJ, I still have some pretty sketchy Internet access right now, so I haven't been keeping up on LJ and thus I am the last person on earth to find out that K2 flew to Jersey this morning to propose to his Ladyfriend (also, my Twitter alerts are only coming in sporatically, what?). You told Ryan Seacrest she was an "old Jersey friend", Kevin. How dare you.

Oh, okay, so it's kind of exciting. ♥

Kid trades iPod for Walkman for a week.

Ahh, cassette tapes. How I totally don't miss you at all. ♥ (Though nothing compares to a good mix tape these days. Those took some work, okay? You totally knew someone loved you if they made you a mix tape.)

OMG, I love the bit about him not flipping the tape over! XD

For the most part (lies, this totally got long), this JoBros recap is going to be my Twitter transcript. Thus the following video is totally appropriate. There will be a few comments at the end. And by a few, I clearly mean many.




( Everybody needs a little... )

I think the review for RENT night two is really just me going over things I forgot before. Picked up Tyler and we waited for Aubbie outside... everyone was on time! I was totally afraid of people being late for some reason.

Okay, off we go:

( Read more... )

I mean seriously. SERIOUSLY.

Okay, tonight's excuse was all, "Anthony has a reading at a book store all the way across town that we didn't ever let Bobbie know about and besides Tyler and Aubbie probably don't even want to go to that and the entire cast is going to go see him there so PFFFTTT."

Yeah, well, guess who did have the time??

( +3 )

I knew I always loved the right one. ♥ Anthony ♥

First of all, there can be no Summer of George reference, without the Summer of George origin. Observe:


Now that we have that out of the way...

( WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY. OH WAIT, WE PAID A LOT, ACTUALLY. )

OTHER BUSINESS
1) Demi Lovato concert canceled in Portland. WHAT? Website says due to "scheduling conflicts". GRRR. BRING BACK MY ARCHIE, DAMN YOU!! *shakes fist*
2) This is sort of countered by the news that I will apparently be all up in David Cook's business during the show in September. Like right there. Belly-up to the stage nearly. I have never hoped someone would trip and fall off stage so much in my life. Into my open arms, of course. XD
3) I think I will Twitter from the JoBros concert tomorrow, so if you want to follow, my username is "fieryrogue" on there. If I figure out how to Twitpic I'll do that too. Not that I'll be able to see a damn thing from where I'll be, but we can dream.
4) I may Twitter from tonight's show too, just so I don't forget anything major. Like if Adam actually does the handcuff dance, I don't know.

Over and out. Time to get ready for tonight's show, where Tyler has decided we're slumming it fashion-wise and wearing jeans. Honestly, I'm kind of relieved. ♥

It's probably a good thing I don't have regular access to Nickelodeon and a DVR. Because now I've found a new boyfriend. DANG IT.



Hiii Drraaaakkke. *dies*

I was sooo going to respond to a bunch of LJ comments while I was on, but OMG this computer. I will be home tomorrow and running normally again. Like this post took long enough, GAH. I swear I'll catch up. Promise. With RENT recap too, don't let me forget. (I know you won't.)

In other news, I declare Summer of George back on track, despite Adam!disappointment. But I will spoon feed the reason why to you later. Because I am evil like that. LET'S JUST SAY #1 BOYFRIEND IS INVOLVED.

I'm gonna go watch Drake & Josh now. And the five thousand episodes of iCarly sitting on the DVR. Dude, why is it on 5000 times a day?

Adam Pascal. Best Roger I've ever seen.

Yeah, I said it, what? XD

Anthony is getting too old for this. His spastic dancing was not as spastic as times gone by. (Though still pretty spastic and wonderful.)

I failed at the taking pictures at the after party thing because... uh, I just do. I felt a little too much like a paparazzi, I think. Also? Crowded and kinda weird and hot. I actually think I prefer stage door lines. I don't know, I'm tired and rambling.

( +4 )

I think I cursed myself by declaring a Summer of George for myself. Guess who was too cool to show up for the party?

...

That is the sound of me crying into the pages of my RENT program. I hate you Adam Pascal, I really do. And so does that group of thirteen year old girls who were toting around candles for you to sign.

I decided pretty early on that I would get my posed pictures on Friday, but that doesn't really help Kim who was with me, the poor girl. I told her to just come down and stand by stage door one day this week. She was amused by my suggestion at least. (Oh, Tyler and Aubbie, you do know we're stage dooring it, right? I mean, you can leave me if you want, but...)

OMG, I'm going to bed. And that's even without a total recount of the whole night. We seriously almost died.

Seriously.

I don't actually have time to make this post, but I'm doing it anyway? I have to declare Summer 2009 the Summer of George before the first event happens (which is tonight!). In fact, this week is a heck of a kick-off to the Summer of George, what with two RENT shows, a RENT after party and a JoBros concert wrapping up the week.

Anyway, being so titled Summer of George because I am umemployed and intend to have as much fun as possible, just as George intended. Hopefully, unlike our friend George Costanza, I won't break my leg or whatever and be laid up all summer. My Summer of George will succeed.

Okay, see you all after the show! (or tomorrow, whichever.) I love you! ♥

Oh, hi! I am here. Sorta. Not like here as in home but here as in where I am. Which is not home. It is Kalama, where I am watching some dogs. Not my sister's dogs. Someone else's dogs. Dogs who are spoiled and go to the bathroom in the house if you don't eagle-eye them and who have five thousand medications and have a bedtime.

And dogs whose owner have the sloooooeest. Internet. Connection. Evvveeerrr. Like I'm barely functioning here. It's totally true that you don't know what you've got until it's gone. But I'm posting at the moment, which means the computer is behaving enough for me to do so. Hopefully.

Um, I've done like... *counts*... thirteen crossword puzzles while waiting on the computer to do things (in the last two days), if that tells you anything. I mean, they're easy ones, but still. Wow.

Oh, I'm like 30 miles from home, hence why I am dealing with this and not like, racing home every four hours or something. XD

Today I tried to DVR things? I tried to DVR Jonas (I don't care if it was a rerun, I'm booorrreed), but in reality it seems Hannah Montana was actually on. O_O Noooooo. I have also learned that iCarly is on CONSTANTLY. (There are only about fifteen thousand hours of it on DVR now, what?) And that Good Eats is on like once a month or something. Come on, Cable, work with me! I guess it continues to give me reasons to not get it myself if it's just going to be ridiculous. Besides the cost, that is. ANYWAY, I AM JUST RAMBLING BECAUSE BOOORED, OKAY?

There are too many snacks here, OMG, go awaaaay.

I'm heading back to town tomorrow to make strawberry jam with my sister. I am still responsible for puppies until Thursday. Tuesday I am going to RENT with Kim. Friday I am going to RENT with Tyler and Aubbie. (I should... remind her?) Saturday, JoBros. I should... get ear plugs probably, gah, the screaming. Which reminds me I should stop admitting to digging JoBros because... I mean, I am aware they're bad, okay? (Well, they have "catchy tunes" going for them and "kinda cute in a weird way", but srsly, folks.) But they entertain me, okay? LOOK AT ME CONTINUE TO RAMBLE ABOUT IT, JEEZUS. Tyler redeems me by taking me to good music events? I don't think it counts if Tyler does it.

OH, I keep getting reminded by the planning committee of my high school reunion that... I haven't RSVP'ed for my high school reunion. Um, I kind of don't want to go? Like the two people I was friends with in high school I am still friends with now. Why would I drive all the way up here, and spend money, to spend precious Internet time with people I don't necessarily like? HA. I mean, it's only ten years. Catch me in twenty-five, okay? Eh, I DON'T KNOW.

However, I was thinking I'd totally go if one of my gay friends went as my date. Either one of the girls to pretend she's my girlfriend, or one of the guys to pretend he's my husband and then act totally gay. (Hell, this is not much different than my high school boyfriend anyway, just sayin'.) THEN I might have a good time, okay? Of course, that would mean me torturing one of my friends with people who are from Kalama. I mean, that's just not fair.

Oh dear, anyway. Look at me ramble. I'M DONE NOW. I love you all. ♥

Things I have done so far today:

• Watched Dan In Real Life. Forgot Norbert was in it, and realized that it's probably why it was on my Netflix list in the first place.
• Did unemployment business while watching said movie.
• Wrote an e-mail that was probably too fangirl angsty to mention.
• Had toaster waffles and strawberry yogurt for brunch.
• Read a chapter of A Wind in the Door. Wow, it's been so long since I read a non-school book, I forgot what it's like to enjoy reading something.

I am currently:

• Watching the first episode of the first season of SNL.

To still be done:

• Sweep up the entryway and tidy up the general area. (Hmm.)
• Run dishes. (Do these ever go away? GEEZ.)
• Read Maria's story (or at least begin reading it... it's looooonng).
• Take Stella out on the road (I named the bike Stella, by the way, LOL). I have made myself take her out at least for a few minutes every day. I am incredibly out of shape/fat so it doesn't take long for me to want to collapse. But I'm still making myself go out and do something. Even if it's a pathetic few laps around the block. *sigh*
• Install a playing card to Stella's back tire. At least, I think I will do this, at least until I get some spoke beads. Which card should I use? Joker (so as not to ruin the deck), Ace of Spades (classic high card) or queen of hearts (because hi, she's the queen of my heart XD)?
• Take a nap?
• Water the garden.
• OMG, WORD NERD WEDNESDAY. I have failed at this sooo badly. I better do this immediately.

If I have time (haha, what??):

• Screencap "Band's Best Friend" and "Chasing the Dream" episodes of JONAS.
• Create an elaborate "Joe vs. Nick singing time" chart for Lines, Vines and Trying Times. I think Joe's getting the shaft.
• Date the 60+ photos I just ordered so I can put them in my collage frames and actually, I don't know, put them up somewhere?

I like how these old SNL sketches are short. Nothing makes me hate SNL more than a sketch that just won't end, you know?

OMG, this sketch has MUPPETS. Haha, and one of them sounds like Oscar the Grouch and the other sounds like Fozzie Bear. XD

Oh Lord, and two seconds later, George Carlin and his "Why is there no blue food?" Oh dear, I should take these in stride, I think. :D

Ooh, I almost forgot! The answers to the meme from the other day. I have highlighted the ones no one ever got. Some I am surprised, and others not. Overall, good job, guys! I would seriously fail at this kind of test, even with my own music. *sigh*


01. I got life, mother. I got laughs, sister. I got freedom, brother. I got good times, man. "I Got Life", Adam Pascal [Hair]
02. Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance. "Hangin' Tough", New Kids On The Block
03. There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet. "All Right Now", David Cook [Free]
04. Look, I find some of what you teach suspect because I'm used to relying on intellect. "Life Support", RENT
05. So scared to love, so scared to take the fall. "The Ringing In My Ear", Adam Pascal
06. Dear God, I hate to be a bother but I gotta say, this world is getting crazy with every day. "Dear God", Nicholas Jonas
07. Recently I've been hopelessly reaching out for this girl who's out of this world. "Obviously", McFly
08. Once I was a boogie singer playing in a rock and roll band. "Play That Funky Music", Wild Cherry
09. I'm doing this tonight, you're probably gonna start a fight. "Bye Bye Bye", N'Sync
10. Young hearts, I believe that we are not far from becoming who we truly are. "Love Is On Its Way", Jonas Brothers
11. During the time of which I speak it was hard to turn the other cheek. "Love's Recovery", Indigo Girls
12. This was never the way I planned, not my intention. "I Kissed A Girl", Katy Perry
13. I'm through with standing in lines to clubs I'll never get in. "Rockstar", Nickelback
14. Cigarettes and chocolate milk, these are just a couple of my cravings. "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk", Rufus Wainwright
15. Secure yourself to heaven, hold on tight, the night has come. "Secure Yourself", Indigo Girls
16. I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that. "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard
17. I've got chills, they're multiplying, and I'm losing control. "You're The One That I Want", Grease/John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
18. Please understand I'd take your place in a heartbeat. "AC", Axium
19. In the night I hear them talk, coldest story ever told. "Heartless", Kris Allen [Kanye West]
20. I've been waiting for my dreams to turn into something I could believe in. "The Time of My Life", David Cook

DavidArchie: Oh my heck, there are cats outside fighting and they're really loud! Hush cats! People are trying to sleep! You shouldn't fight anyway.


I call "not it" on being the one to tell him they're actually sexing it up, btw.

And to think I almost didn't go garage saling (that "word" looks funny in print) with my sister today. Shame.

( EPIC GARAGE SALE WIN. )

What am I even doing? I'm supposed to be writing a paper here. Doesn't negate the fact that McFly covered "I Kissed A Girl" and I sort of love it. (I liked it?)

Also makes me want Anthony to cover it. I mean, he sang "Take Me Or Leave Me" with Alice Ripley, right? Sang that line about "this girl satisfies".

I'm just sayin'.

Stolen from my new friend rampantfangirl:

This is a just-for-fun meme. What you do is, set your iPod/iTunes/iWhatever to shuffle, then scribble down the first line of the first 20 songs. Then post the results and see how many people can correctly guess the song title and artist. (Trust me, it's harder than it sounds!) The point is that you get to find out a bit about the musical tastes of your friends and test your own musical knowledge.

*of course you could cheat and simply Google the lyrics - but where's the fun in that?!

Here's mine:

01. I got life, mother. I got laughs, sister. I got freedom, brother. I got good times, man.
02. Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance.
03. There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet.
04. Look, I find some of what you teach suspect because I'm used to relying on intellect.
05. So scared to love, so scared to take the fall.
06. Dear God, I hate to be a bother but I gotta say, this world is getting crazy with every day.
07. Recently I've been hopelessly reaching out for this girl who's out of this world.
08. Once I was a boogie singer playing in a rock and roll band.
09. I'm doing this tonight, you're probably gonna start a fight.
10. Young hearts, I believe that we are not far from becoming who we truly are.
11. During the time of which I speak it was hard to turn the other cheek.
12. This was never the way I planned, not my intention.
13. I'm through with standing in lines to clubs I'll never get in.
14. Cigarettes and chocolate milk, these are just a couple of my cravings.
15. Secure yourself to heaven, hold on tight, the night has come.
16. I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that.
17. I've got chills, they're multiplying, and I'm losing control.
18. Please understand I'd take your place in a heartbeat.
19. In the night I hear them talk, coldest story ever told.
20. I've been waiting for my dreams to turn into something I could believe in.


LOL, I love my music. Also, several covers, so I should be lenient on that part. 'Course, you might get extra Cool Points if you can guess whose version of something I most likely have. Heh. Um, good luck?

Ha ha, someone just drove down my street blaring Ace of Base.

I don't know what's worse/better? That they were listening to it or that I recognized it? To be fair, it was "Don't Turn Around", which, who doesn't know that song, honestly?

Now it's gonna be stuck in my head all day. I guess it at least bumped "S.O.S." which has been stuck in my head for four days.

Awesome
♥ My nephew was married on Saturday and the whole thing was quite lovely and I can't decide if it's the first proper church wedding I've ever even been to? (Tony & Tina's Wedding doesn't count.) Because most weddings I've been to have been in community halls and stuff.
♥ Personalized Inbox!fic
♥ Going to lunch today with old co-worker should be awesome.
♥ New episode of JONAS. Finally. (Even though LAME: Netflix has audio problems and I'm still waiting. GAH.)

Lame
X. My living room is a disaster. Beyond disaster. And I feel awful about it for some reason but also don't want to do anything about it.
X. My flower beds need weeding. I dun wanna! (Also? I'm killing the next cat I see in my yard. This is not your bathroom, kitty!)
X. Sink full of dishes. FULL. Gross.
X. Finals. BOOORINNNG.


Will someone summarize what's going down in cookleta for me? I am too ADD and it's like toooo tl;dr for me to catch up. I need a three sentence summary? Or will I just not care enough? You cookleta people be the judge.


TODAY'S RE-ENACTMENT:
(Bobbie is walking with her friend Devon to her next class.)
DEVON: (speaking of French class) So I think I'm finally getting the difference between passe compose and imparfait, what about you?
(A cute girl passes by. Bobbie stops dead in her tracks.)
BOBBIE: That girl smelled like vanilla.
DEVON: What??
BOBBIE: I'm just sayin'.

Maybe you had to be there. It maybe just proves my apparent ADD. Anyway. I've been a little absent, how is everyone?

Ha ha! I have returned from my French oral exam unscathed! I was sorta freaked out because the activities we had to study were like... impossible. Well, I didn't really know how it was going to go down, and I thought, "What if I have to respond off the top off my head with this stuff?" UGH. I CAN'T FIT IT ALL INSIDE MY HEAD. Like I figured I would have to do that because it's an oral exam, right? Nope, we were able to look at the questions thus making it a bit easier to respond because just listening? Is hard, people. I am not at that level and neither is anyone else. Whew.

Turned out it wasn't so bad, but I was kind of freaking out just a little bit. Of course, then I thought about the idiots in my class and realized it couldn't be that bad.

So anyway, le professeur's brief feedback was generally good! I messed up some minor things like gender agreement, of course, because I swear I'll never get that perfectly. GAH. The biggest thing I did that made me go "D'OH!" was that I said "J'ai allée" instead of "Je suis allée", DANG IT. So easy. Damn you, you être verbs. *shakes fist*

BUT. The best part was his general comment to me, thus:

"Your pronunciation is very good, you speak fluidly and a native French speaker would understand what you were saying."

ORLY?? That made me like, all kinds of giggly inside, okay? I was like, "NEXT STOP, PARIS." I mean, no one's ever told me that before so like, DUDE. Dude. Awesome.

I think I should celebrate. How shall I do it, I wonder? I think to start I will allow myself to watch this totally inappropriate NickJ video at least eighteen times in a row. And I will ignore your groans and snickering, you hear me? JE SUIS LA REINE.



Nick Jonas is really twenty-five. I will repeat this until all the world understands.

I wonder when people are going to start defriending me over JoBros (if they haven't already). DON'T WORRY, I DON'T BLAME YOU.

Okay, I love that I can now watch Conan O'Brien and then Craig Ferguson. I don't have to choose anymore. HOORAAAYY.

♥♥♥

Again, Grocery Outlet is like, the best place ever if you want to have a grocery shopping adventure.

Observe:



NINETY-NINE CENTS, okay? I bought two. They were the same price as the regular kind.

Seriously.

But wait! THERE IS MORE. These "lunch pouches" have three, count them, THREE pouches in one bag. Like there is the bag, right? Then there is another smaller bag at the front. THEN, there is a pocket in between. I mean, really. Science is amazing, isn't it?

( Allow me to show you how it works: )

Following is my unbiased, professional review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine:

( *ahem* )

Why is this the only icon I have with Gambit in it? It's soooo saaaaadd...

DavidArchie: Lady comes up to me and says "excuse me, but has anyone ever told you you look a lot like David Archuleta?" I say oh a few times. Haha

(I remembered this time!)


Pretty Nerdy Word:
obnubilate, \ahb-NOO-buh-layt\, verb
: becloud, obscure

Words in French that don't mean what you think they do:
une commode: a chest of drawers/dresser
une douche: a shower

DAVID COOK, YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD, YOU FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A WEST COAST.

PEOPLE. PEOPLE. IT'S SEPTEMBER 5. MY BIRTHDAY IS SEPTEMBER 6. I NEED TO GO TO THIS THING. LIKE YESTERDAY. TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE 14. I WILL CANCEL MY LIFE TO BUY THEM. OMG.


OMGGGGG.

O_O

OMG. BWA HA HA HA HA.

I am sorry. On the floor right now. On the floor, doing a little kicky/arm flaily thing. Seriously. Shaking for some reason, which is stupid.

All I can do is laugh right now. Laugh laugh laugh. Because something inside me finds this all so hilarious.

For the record? I DO LIKE ADAM, OKAY. SO DON'T EVEN HATE ON ME. And I was nice and quiet all this time and you know it SO.

Hehehe, I can't think of any other words right now so. Um, byyyyyyyyye.


(Not bad for a show that I totally "didn't" watch all season.)

I just have to jump in here real quick and be publicly amused that in my poll question of "Who will win American Idol 8?", you guys above and beyond choose DAVID COOK. BABY IS SO PROLIFIC THAT HE WINS ALL AI COMPETITIONS, OKAY? Clearly.

Today has been insane and sleepy and I've gotten very little of what I wanted to get done, um, done. *shakes fist at universe* So I better get on some of that before Idol starts.

Speaking of Idol, as it is after 5:00, and I know some of you have begun your Idol watching for the evening -- I'm leaving lest I spoil myself to anything. I know you're thinking, "Spoil what? It's so obvious what's going to happen and we're just waiting for it to be official."

Oh, but is it? IS IT? I'm starting to wonder...

SEACREST OUT.

Feliz cumpleaños a mi mamá, lire_casander!!

Mamá, tengo un regalo para ti, pero que no está listo. Espero terminarlo antes de finales de hoy.

Te quiero y espero que todo lo que desee obtener hoy!

(Y espero que mi español está bien ...)

Aussi, je t'aime avec tout mon coeur! (I couldn't help it! ♥)

Ultimately, I am not explaining myself. I should, however, use polls more. They are fun.

Poll #1402391 Am I having a midlife crisis early?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

I should see the following concerts this summer:

I would potentially pay for these events by:

Who is going to win American Idol 8?

I need to practice my poll-making skills. This one has no entertainment value whatsoever.

EDIT: Also, if David Cook suddenly decides to show up in Portland any time soon, I am screwed. Maybe it's a good thing he isn't yet.

Knowledge and ability to use the following office equipment: computer, telephone, copier, fax, calculator, and stapler.

Stapler. I don't know if I can handle it.

DavidArchie: Whenever I see Hugh Jackman I always think it's Michael Johns at first.. It gets me about every time. I'm going to explode from breakfast.

Awesome:
♥ Kris in Top 2! Kris in Top 2! I've won already, because that's the least I ever wanted.
♥ I can watch JONAS on Netflix. (SHUSH!)
♥ French Club field trip to the Portland Art Museum! Bad bento and good French pastries (we should have stayed at the French place for lunch, srsly) made it complete.
♥ Cookleta are back in town! Well, I mean, together. And David Cook said that Archie makes him breathless. I can't. Even.
♥ Lots of new music lately, woo! I may... catch up in the music world some day? I seriously checked out in like, 1995.

Lose:
X: I fumbled my very first Word Nerd Wednesday, which I was going to begin yesterday. Shoot!
X: My brother-in-law is in for a serious talking-to. He's my landlord, okay? And yeah, he does work around here. Fine, lovely, but today while watering the plants I discovered my lily had been trampled. NOT. OKAY. (Especially after he 1) took out half my tulips before they even bloomed and 2) killed a huge spot of grass in the middle of my lawn.) I know he was around pulling out some old ugly shrubs and stuff, so it was definitely him. And I swear to Nicholas that if he uses my hose again without wrapping it up right and without turning the water off again, I'm calling him at midnight to come fix it. SERIOUSLY. He'd be pissed if someone did that to him, have a little respect, bro.
X: That previous sentence was way too long for a bullet list, but COME ON.
X: French test of DEATH tomorrow. There's no way I'm passing this thing. I hate my new teacher, he is SO lame.

That is freakin' right, America.

Thank you for not making me go on a gun-toting rampage.

My list of girl crushes now includes Katy Perry.

Good night, everyone! *mwwaahh!*

Dear Starbucks and Every Grocery Store,

Today, at the Clark College Bakery I purchased one (1) loaf of bread and one (1) blueberry scone. Grocery Stores, please note my loaf of awesome home-baked-like bread was $1.75. Starbucks, please note my blueberry scone was sixty cents. SIXTY CENTS. And HUGE. I am so over you both for my bakery needs.

Regards,
Bread and Pasty Lover No. 5

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Dear Clark College Bakery,

You are awesome. Keep on keepin' on.

Regards,
Your New Best Customer

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Dear mangojellytoast,

Last night I spent my time Google image searching Nick Jonas instead of doing my homework. I don't think anything else needs to be said.

Love always,
The Future Mrs. Nicholas Jonas (after September 16, 2010) (at which time I will be 30) (OMG)

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