"You know they started something I can't stand"
Getting back into the faily rhythm of my life, I have managed not to go to the gym today like I meant to. In my (not very solid) defense, it was because I got distracted by eBay and trying to organize the last-minute costume plan change we made (since I diligently didn't do a stitch of sewing after we finished the mock-up shirt :/ I really need to stop sucking at things). Our new costumes aren't as awesome as the Guybrush and Elaine ones would have been (but I can totally do those for next year or some costume opportunity before then!), but I think they'll be pretty good.
In other news, science says the internet is definitely good for you, and I finally figured out that the smartest thing to do about stretching my new boots out (they could do with being a little bit wider for optimal blister avoidance) is to take them to the cobbler. Ner. So I will do that the next time I manage to get myself out of the house in daytime. Actually, maybe tomorrow, since I will in fact be out of the house in daytime...that could work.
I'm a little annoyed by some extremely inconvenient timing that means I can't/don't want to get some medical things checked out for another week, but I guess that's life.
Unrelatedly, I have decided that I would really like to be Malena Ernman. She seems pretty awesome and she has a stellar voice. Plus then I'd be Swedish and what doesn't that make better?
PS I enjoyed watching a couple hours' worth of Brütal Legend last night, and might possibly try playing it sometime, despite "RTS" standing for "Run Run Save Yourself" in my personal language. I also think that Tim Schafer is being unnecessarily obtuse in saying it's not an RTS, because that's just nonsense. Despite this, it's an RTS I might actually try playing sometime unlike every other contribution to this genre ever published ever for any reason. ALSO I would like to say that just because I find much of Brütal Legend badass does not mean I forfeit my right to relentlessly make fun of metal culture because COME ON YOU GUYS. "The Last Winged Unicorn"? I'm not going to forget that.
PPS I'm not sure anyone here is interested, but after avatar1983 made an offhand comment about wanting to go to CMU (for the shiny tech stuff they do haha) I found another serious contender for a PhD program - the University of Pittsburgh has a Children's Literature certificate, and offers PhD concentration through either English or "Critical and Cultural Studies" - at this point, I am encouraged that it is possible to do what I want to do, and am actually kind of okay with the idea of going to Pennsylvania...(though this is nothing like an actual plan, since like I said, avatar1983's comment was a throwaway jokey one)
In other news, science says the internet is definitely good for you, and I finally figured out that the smartest thing to do about stretching my new boots out (they could do with being a little bit wider for optimal blister avoidance) is to take them to the cobbler. Ner. So I will do that the next time I manage to get myself out of the house in daytime. Actually, maybe tomorrow, since I will in fact be out of the house in daytime...that could work.
I'm a little annoyed by some extremely inconvenient timing that means I can't/don't want to get some medical things checked out for another week, but I guess that's life.
Unrelatedly, I have decided that I would really like to be Malena Ernman. She seems pretty awesome and she has a stellar voice. Plus then I'd be Swedish and what doesn't that make better?
PS I enjoyed watching a couple hours' worth of Brütal Legend last night, and might possibly try playing it sometime, despite "RTS" standing for "Run Run Save Yourself" in my personal language. I also think that Tim Schafer is being unnecessarily obtuse in saying it's not an RTS, because that's just nonsense. Despite this, it's an RTS I might actually try playing sometime unlike every other contribution to this genre ever published ever for any reason. ALSO I would like to say that just because I find much of Brütal Legend badass does not mean I forfeit my right to relentlessly make fun of metal culture because COME ON YOU GUYS. "The Last Winged Unicorn"? I'm not going to forget that.
PPS I'm not sure anyone here is interested, but after avatar1983 made an offhand comment about wanting to go to CMU (for the shiny tech stuff they do haha) I found another serious contender for a PhD program - the University of Pittsburgh has a Children's Literature certificate, and offers PhD concentration through either English or "Critical and Cultural Studies" - at this point, I am encouraged that it is possible to do what I want to do, and am actually kind of okay with the idea of going to Pennsylvania...(though this is nothing like an actual plan, since like I said, avatar1983's comment was a throwaway jokey one)