You Can Call Me "Captain"

happy thanksgiving, pilgrims

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:46:41 GMT

Two of my cousins are pregnant. For one this will be her first child after a long time of trying. For the other this will be her fourth child, this one the first unintentional. My grandfather is the only one in the family more cynical about these things than I am. He turned to me today and said, "WITH ALL THESE NEW ONES BEING BORN, SOME OF US ARE GONNA HAVE TO START DYIN TO MAKE ROOM."

I replied, "I think we'll have enough room for a while. . . "

Also, nobody in my family hassled me for my politics or my lack of boyfriend. So it was a relatively peaceful gathering.

Hope everyone had a fab thanksgiving. Stay safe if you're going shopping tomorrow.

Meghan McCain!!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:52:45 GMT

Worked from 7 to 4 today. Then drove down to Muncie to see Meghan McCain speak at Ball State.

Omg, she is probably one of my biggest political crushes right now. EVEN though she's a Republican. I can't help but love her. Especially since she's a "Progressive Republican." So seeing her, and especially tonight, seeing other young Republicans who don't have the bigoted views of their parents was very nice. I'm all for the revitalization of the Republican party b/c I think that if BOTH parties can get to the point where we aren't polar opposites on certain issues, like marriage equality, it'll be better for the country as a whole.

She was a decent speaker, I guess? But she really shined during the Q&A which is so crazy of her to do. Especially since she pisses off both Republicans and Democrats. But she was amazing and kept her cool the entire time. (Though she did drop the f-bomb. lmao)

She wore black, like she always does pretty much. AND BRIGHT RED GLITTERY PUMPS. I'm in love.

I thought about waiting around to say hello to her and maybe get a pic but idk what I would say other than "will you get gay married to me in massachusetts."

Lindsey met up with me for coffee afterward. I always forget how nice it is to get coffee and just talk with friends for a while. But then I had to get back home.

I only got lost a couple times, but my fingers hurt because I was biting them from the stress of trying to find my way through unfamiliar streets.

And I listened to gaga the whole way there and back mostly so now she's #1 on my last.fm. Shit.

I hope my super catholic family gets pissed off because I have the words "gay republican" in my fb status right now.

yeah yeah

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:42:07 GMT

Okay, I was so lazy I didn't even leave the house today.

I meant to. I really did. I even looked up movie showtimes. But then Precious isn't playing anywhere near me. So I figured, why bother.

Also, no one was home all day, so it was nice to have the peace and quiet for once.

On the bright side, this also means I didn't spend any money! Hooray!

Also, couldn't manage to get Gaga tickets for her Purdue concert. ffff

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:15:30 GMT

My sister currently won't let me watch the episode of Glee I have taped because she wants to watch a show on TLC about flower arranging.

Seriously!

That's okay, I guess. I have to finish this essay anyway.

Why am I struggling so much on a paper relating to feminism???

i read his journal, it was very revealing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:38:54 GMT

Reorganizing f-list, mainly communities I'm watching, but just fyi, if you were looking for a time to defriend me, now would be cool. No hard feelings.

Though also, if there's any cool shit or rad journals you're watching, let me know. I could use some new stuff in my life.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:07 GMT

Psych "Kink" Meme
Join in, have fun!

Whee.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:24:51 GMT

why did i think i could do nanowrimo this year? oh god oh god there's no way.

ffff

also, i handed out candy to trick or treaters tonight because our street was so lame and like half the houses didn't turn their lights on. so i bought some candy last minute and sat outside in the bitter cold to hand some out to the few kids that came lol.

sleep time then work then maybe writing or maybe feeling like shit and not doing that.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:23:51 GMT

heyo

weird schedules at work killing me.

can't stay up. can't sleep in. so crazy.

we're already preparing for holidays and i . hate. it.

bleh.

on another note. Brothers & Sisters was sexyyy tonight. I was scared that Kevin and Scotty were going to break up because they can't have too many couples happy at once on that show. But they made up, so it's okay.

Am I still the only one watching this show???

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:37:04 GMT

I'm barely a sophomore right now. Why am I fantasizing so much about grad school?

I don't even know if I want to keep going after I get the degrees I'm pursuing right now, but I'm already thinking, which school do I want to try and go to?

idk, I think the idea of going to school, focusing on academic endeavors, NOT having a full time job, and just learning sounds so nice. Almost romantic even.

But really, me, a psychologist? Can you imagine?

Which is more ridiculous? Me being a grad student or the idea that in a few more years, I could be. . . not living in this town? Man, I'm a sophomore.

Anyway, this was on my mind today. I'm feeling a tad restless.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:37:12 GMT

Did anyone ever find out why Andy Samberg wasn't on SNL this week? I can't find any news that explains where he was or anything, and I have a tendency to worry. :(

Psych fall finale

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:27:33 GMT

Okay, I haven't posted thoughts on the rest of the season, but I wanted to comment on a few things.

OKAY SHAWN, I LOVE YOU, BUT WHEN YOU ARE BEING CHASED BY A GUY IN A BLUE JUMPSUIT, DON'T SUDDENLY TRUST THE NEXT GUY YOU FIND WHO HAPPENS TO BE ALSO WEARING A BLUE JUMPSUIT.

But it was kind of cute when he kept asking the guy to call Carlton Lassiter. Awww, Shawn.

I like the interesting team ups in this episode too. Gus + Juliet and Henry + Lassie.

Lmao, mentalistspoilers.com. I love this show's writers sometimes. Instead of playing "find the pineapple" it should be "find the Mentalist reference" every week.

Also, I definitely prefer Shawn/Juliet to Shawn/Abigail.

Omg Lassiter car chase! GO TEAM!

LOL @ them yelling about Fast & Furious. And nobody wanting him to jump on their car.

Car surfing and shooting guns at the same time!? I can't handle this kind of action.

"Nice shooting, detective."
"Did you just call me detective?"
"No."

Aww, I really liked this episode. I think I missed the last couple of them, but out of the ones I HAVE seen, this is my favorite of the season.

On Hugh Hefner's twin girlfriends

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:46:49 GMT

Sister: Do they have matching tattoos? Yes, matching tramp stamps.
Me: Ew, omg. That's gross.
Sister: I mean, we're getting matching tattoos but not tramp stamps. . .
Me: And we're not completely identical, wear the same clothes, sleep in the same bed, and share the same old guy.
Sister: . . . Well, that'd be rad if we did.
Me: That'd be freaking awesome if we did, but we don't.

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:08:58 GMT

Aah, so excited for Where the Wild Things are. I actually asked for the 16th off work so I can go see it at midnight for SURE. Nothing will stop me.

Coworkers want me to go with them to see it. I told them that I was definitely going to go see it at midnight and would meet up with them if they went, but if they ended up going the next day, I might go with them a second time. BUT IF THIS MOVIE TURNS ME INTO A SOBBING WRECK, I DON'T WANT MY COWORKERS TO SEE ME THAT WAY.

Been listening to the soundtrack nonstop too.

doot doot doot

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:53:49 GMT

Even though my mother and I frequently bond over television, we have one difference that has put considerable strain on our relationship lately.

She is a Letterman fan. I am a Conan fan. What are we supposed to do, just get along? It's impossible. We're entirely different people.

And I'm not even kidding, we're downright mean about this. Our fights vary between Letterman beating Conan in ratings to Conan not being a womanizing douchebag like Letterman and so on.

I'd like to say this is the weirdest or most dysfunctional part of our relationship, but sadly, I'm sure it isn't.

I wanted to look for some Conan dvds from when he was on Late Night or something because I never watched him back then and she was acting like it would be a tragic mistake for me to do so. She told me to check the library first, even though that probably means I'll be racking up late fees anyway.

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:24:35 GMT

My mother and I are watching The Amazing Race. We sometimes kind of skip most of reality shows, but then randomly watch a couple episodes for no reason and try to figure out what's going on.

She kept saying, "Are these guys gay farmers? Are there gay farmers? I think they're gay farmers." Then we find out two minutes later that they're father and son and we're both like "eew." But there's another team that's two gay brothers, so our interest was piqued again.

Also, related to gays~ One of my coworkers and I were discussing politics and social issues and whatnot, and he used the term "straights" to describe heterosexuals. I guess it makes sense to say that because people say "gays" all the time, but I don't think I've ever heard it before. And it was weird for me to hear him say it because he's a chubby geek that loves bowling and football and he told me that he wanted a president to just make gay marriage nationally legal and shove it in all the religious nutjobs faces and I was like 8D LOVE.

you turned from me

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:18:09 GMT

I promised myself I would type up my thoughts on Glee this week.

So here.

How can I say how much I loved this episode? Because I loved it. A lot.

I have seriously not been able to get Single Ladies completely out of my head since.

But honestly, Kurt's storyline was the best. I'll admit it, last episode I was tearing up at the end. At the end of this episode, when they're at the football game and his dad is in the stands and his dad is played by Mike O'Malley who is just there like :| the entire time. AND THEN THE KICK AND SUDDENLY HIS DAD IS SCREAMING "THAT'S MY BOY THAT'S MY BOY" and everyone is freaking out. Omg, I fucking lost it, I was crying, man. And then when he came out to him afterwards and his dad is like, "I still love you just as much." omg omg omg.

I am such a sucker for gay stories with happy endings. Now get this fierce bitch a man already.

But we are learning so much else from this show. Such as. Women use pregnancy as hideous manipulation towards the men in their lives. And the men will fall for it. Every time.

Except, I understand why Finn would fall for it. I love him, but bb is not the brightest crayon in the box. That is starting to become the main source of his charm, honestly. Also, the fact that he experiences premature ejaculation every other episode. How many times has he randomly had an orgasm on this show?

Sometimes I just want to smack Will and Rachel though. Those kids need to get it together.

In summary: Yay, Glee! Glee kids hooray!

man

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:49:52 GMT

Shit, I've been having weird dreams lately.

Last night I had a dream that I had a bunch of wolf-dogs and dachshunds but they were all super aggressive and out of control. So I had to keep finding places in the house (which was definitely not my house but more of a combination of people's homes I know) where I could keep them or store fragile things that they would break. Seemed like as soon as I found a place where they could be controlled, they'd bust out again and be off breaking or attacking something. So I ended up talking to someone who I thought could help me, but while we're having a conversation about dachshunds or something, I kept gagging and having to pull a snake or worm out of my mouth before continuing the conversation. (Ugh, snake dreams are so obviously Freudian.)

This is after I've been haunted by a dream I had a few nights ago. I dreamed that one of my coworkers, a fat obnoxious jackass, proposed to me just completely randomly, when we haven't dated at all. I was disgusted by the idea of spending the rest of my life with him, but I accepted his proposal because I was afraid that no one else would ever love me. Like, this was seriously my concern the entire dream. He was off being fat and obnoxious and I was dealing with horrible in laws and trying to keep this cheap engagement ring on my finger that just didn't fit. And I just kept explaining to everyone in my life as they were so confused that he was probably the only person that would ever be attracted to me so I had to marry him.

So crazy.

WHAT IS THIS

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:46:27 GMT

TONIGHT I SET THE DVR TO RECORD HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER AND THE BIG BANG THEORY BECAUSE I HAD TO WORK.

BUT THEN MY MOTHER SET IT TO RECORD HOUSE FOR SOME RIDICULOUS REASON AND MY SISTER DIDN'T WANT TO WATCH THOSE WHILE IT WAS RECORDING, SO SHE JUST ERASED THE BIG BANG THEORY.

I AM IRATE. TELEVISION IS MY WHOLE LIFE RIGHT NOW.

plus CBS hates Hulu. Where can I watch this online?

(at least How I Met Your Mother was good.)

Also, conversation tonight between my mother, my sister, and I.
Sister: *looking at angel cards* She's gardening.
Me: Angels can garden?
Mother: Angels can do anything~
Me: Can they have anal sex?
Mother: IF THEY WANT TO.

come back with some money

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:07:53 GMT

I hate when people around me are sick. Because I haven't been sick in so long that I don't even understand it anymore. My sister is like coughing and losing her voice and crap and I'm like, "OMG SHUT UP."

Also, I think it's funny that Snoop Dogg rapped "bitch please" and I seriously thought that was what we women and gays used. Gosh.

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:19:01 GMT

I have mental problems.

I think I'd better take a shower and wash the stank off me.

i have dreams

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:08:50 GMT

I love my town. Went out tonight and was reminded how great people are. Fuck anyone who can't appreciate this place.

I feel like I complain a lot about idiots irl that are psychotic wingnuts, but honestly, when I'm around good people it's so easy to just forget about all of them and let it all kind of wash away. It's so easy to feel alone when your coworkers are complaining about Obama or coming up to you and telling you racist jokes, but when you're out with good people and you meet up with more good people because you're in a place with good people, it's kind of a reminder that there are more good people out there if you just know where to look.

So fuck anyone who update their facebook status with how much they hate the town that raised them and how bored they are. They're the problem, not this place.

okay so

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:41:59 GMT

On like the first day of one of my classes, we all had to introduce each other and say why we took the course and this one girl said she writes book reviews online and wanted to be better at interpreting literature. And the professor asks her where she blogs and she was like, "oh blah blah blah and LIVEJOURNAL."

And of course I perked up but kept it cool. But the more I thought about it the less I ever wanted to mention that we had something in common because this is a huge site and she could easily be on one of the freaky communities on here or be a total weirdo writing underage furry porn or something. I don't know. We have a lot of weirdos.

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:43:04 GMT

Taken from beggar_always

1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb, and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. No Googling/using IMDb search functions.

1. ~~I'll bring us through this. As always. I'll carry you - kicking and screaming - and in the end you'll thank me.~~ Fight Club -

insertpunhere

2. ~~And doctor, again with the greatest possible respect, zip your howling screamer.~~ Treasure Planet -

blazingfields

3. ~~No one gets left behind! No one gets left behind! Outstanding soldier!~~ Little Miss Sunshine -

zeitgeist_10

4. Yeah, that... and my pants are filled with starfish.

5. Was that the first time someone sang the National Anthem into your ass?

6. Once you've met someone you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.

7. ~~If I believed in fate, I wouldn't be playing with loaded dice~~. The Road to El Dorado - blazingfields

8. ~~I don't remember a time when I didn't want to be a police officer... apart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog.~~ Hot Fuzz -

beggar_always

9. ~~Yeah, I bet she's pretty cute once you clean all the shit off her.~~ Dazed and Confused -

insertpunhere

10. ~~Oh, it's not the first time I was tossed out of a window, and it won't be the last. What can I say? I'm a rebel.~~ The Emperor's New Groove -

blazingfields

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:58:38 GMT

You can learn a lot about someone by the music they listen to. So here is the game! Hit shuffle on your ipod or mp3 player and write down the first 25 songs. No cheating or skipping songs that are shameful. That is the fun!

1. "These Exiled Years" - Flogging Molly
2. "Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. "Don't Do It" - Young Jeezy
4. "Ooh" - Rivers Cuomo
5. "The Purification of Water" - Rivers Cuomo
6. "Disco Club" - Black Eyed Peas
7. "If I Ever Leave This World Alive" - Flogging Molly ( THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVE SONGS )
8. "The Show Must Go On" - Queen
9. "Auf Achse" - Franz Ferdinand
10. "Iran So Far" - The Lonely Island ( I AM SO GLAD THIS ONE CAME UP )
11. "Tits On The Radio" - Scissor Sisters
12. "Come Around" - M.I.A. feat. Timbaland
13. "See The World" - Gomez
14. "My Day Is Coming" - Rivers Cuomo ( WHAT THE FUCK RIVERS GET OUT OF MY MEME NOBODY EVEN CARES ABOUT YOU ANYMORE GODDAMN )
15. "Blessed By A Nightmare" - Autopilot Off
16. "Better" - Antigone Rising
17. "Skinny Love" - Bon Iver
18. "Calvary Scars" - Deerhunter ( OH GOOD NOW MY INDIE CRED IS SHOWING UP )
19. "How Do You?" - Radiohead
20. "Duet" - Rachael Yamagata
21. "80s Radio" - Rivers Cuomo ( FUCK )
22. "Sweet Is The Night" - ELO
23. "Everybody Dance" - The Lonely Island
24. "Fear City" - Elliott Smith
25. "Buddy Holly" - Weezer

WOW, I THINK MY MUSIC MAKES ME SEEM LIKE KIND OF A WEIRDO. SORRY.

NOW I'M GONNA SWITCH BACK TO DEERHUNTER 'CAUSE I'M IN THE MOOD.

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:20:26 GMT

I'm making my sister watch Psych with me. But she just fell asleep. Boo.

Can't win 'em all.