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Dec. 16th, 2003 10:34 amAs you all know, RotK is coming out in theaters as of midnight tonight. As most of you know, I am the biggest LotR geek there is. I'm even making a scrapbook.
Anyway, I'm not going to see the movie until next week, as it is traditional for me to see it first with my mom. She introduced me to the cartoon of the Hobbit when I was quite young, then she gave me her boxed set of the books from like 1974 when I was in the third grade. I've seen both of the other movies first with her, so of course I have to wait for this one.
So please please please PLEASE, if you must rave about how wonderful and fantastic the movie was, could you put it behind LJ cut? For me? 'Cause I'll scratch your eyeballs out if you don't?
In other news, I have all of my Christmas presents wrapped and ready for the big day. Even Snowball's. She's getting a large jar of biscuits, a package of chew bones, a candy cane shaped rawhide, a box of Scooby snacks, and a new collar. It's purkle. :) It's so much fun to watch her open her presents. She's so cute. Mom wouldn't let me get her a pretty snowflake sweater though. I may just have to go back to Petsmart and get it myself.
Mom and Rich are getting...well, I'm not saying. They read this journal. :P You two will just have to wait.
This is my final week of classes, except for Freaks, because we missed a class in the middle of the semester, so I have one more after the break. Then...nothing!...until February 2. I've got the new course catalog in my posession, (they actually sent me one this semester!), and I've already picked out a few courses:
Sign Language (I was supposed to take it this semester, but it got cancelled.)
Tai Chi
Guitar (but only if Santa brings me a guitar. Otherwise, maybe Piano.)
And the following course, the description for which is taken directly from the catalog:
Fantasy: From The Hobbit to Holes
Albert Einstein said, "The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowlegde," and Oscar Wilde stated, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." Why does fantasy appeal to children and adults? What important messages might it contain? Is fantasy even more popular during troubled times of political instability, and if so, why? These and other questions are explored against the varying backdrop of the sociocultural conditions in which each story was written. We read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Holes by Louis Sachar, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and Sabriel by Garth Nix.
I've already read half of the books on that list. Not only that, but the course is online! I can go to class in my pajamas! How hot is that??
I'm not exactly sure what else I'm going to take, but we'll see. I'm going to make an appointment with my advisor ASAP so I can get into that course.
Work is going well. Everyone there is nice, and I'm making money. So woohoo!
I'm off to write my final psychology paper. Wish me luck!
Anyway, I'm not going to see the movie until next week, as it is traditional for me to see it first with my mom. She introduced me to the cartoon of the Hobbit when I was quite young, then she gave me her boxed set of the books from like 1974 when I was in the third grade. I've seen both of the other movies first with her, so of course I have to wait for this one.
So please please please PLEASE, if you must rave about how wonderful and fantastic the movie was, could you put it behind LJ cut? For me? 'Cause I'll scratch your eyeballs out if you don't?
In other news, I have all of my Christmas presents wrapped and ready for the big day. Even Snowball's. She's getting a large jar of biscuits, a package of chew bones, a candy cane shaped rawhide, a box of Scooby snacks, and a new collar. It's purkle. :) It's so much fun to watch her open her presents. She's so cute. Mom wouldn't let me get her a pretty snowflake sweater though. I may just have to go back to Petsmart and get it myself.
Mom and Rich are getting...well, I'm not saying. They read this journal. :P You two will just have to wait.
This is my final week of classes, except for Freaks, because we missed a class in the middle of the semester, so I have one more after the break. Then...nothing!...until February 2. I've got the new course catalog in my posession, (they actually sent me one this semester!), and I've already picked out a few courses:
Sign Language (I was supposed to take it this semester, but it got cancelled.)
Tai Chi
Guitar (but only if Santa brings me a guitar. Otherwise, maybe Piano.)
And the following course, the description for which is taken directly from the catalog:
Fantasy: From The Hobbit to Holes
Albert Einstein said, "The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowlegde," and Oscar Wilde stated, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." Why does fantasy appeal to children and adults? What important messages might it contain? Is fantasy even more popular during troubled times of political instability, and if so, why? These and other questions are explored against the varying backdrop of the sociocultural conditions in which each story was written. We read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Holes by Louis Sachar, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and Sabriel by Garth Nix.
I've already read half of the books on that list. Not only that, but the course is online! I can go to class in my pajamas! How hot is that??
I'm not exactly sure what else I'm going to take, but we'll see. I'm going to make an appointment with my advisor ASAP so I can get into that course.
Work is going well. Everyone there is nice, and I'm making money. So woohoo!
I'm off to write my final psychology paper. Wish me luck!
Wow...amazing...wow...
Nov. 19th, 2003 03:17 pmI just finished watching the aforementioned extended DVD. It's A-MAZ-ING! Just...wow. They even put my favorite part of the whole series, where Fangorn forest up and moves itself to Helm's Deep, and kills the remaining orcs. Yay! Everyone and their mom needs to see this version. It's fabulous.
In other news, Michael Jackon finally got busted.
In other news, Michael Jackon finally got busted.
It's mine! My prrreciousss....
Nov. 18th, 2003 01:40 pmI know, bad Gollum reference. I couldn't help myself. However, the aforementioned LotR: TT DVD is now in my posession. It's sitting right in front of me, taunting me. I have to finish Hamlet before I get sucked into this, though. Oh, and I won a free cappucino. Yay me!
19 Hours and Counting!
Nov. 17th, 2003 05:59 pmIn approximately 19 hours (if my calculations are correct) I will be the proud owner of a brand spankin' new copy of "The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" Extended edition DVD! That's right folks, it comes out tomorrow, and I'm going straight from my physical therapy appointment to the mall to purchase my copy. Don't expect to hear from me for a couple of days, as I will be holed up in my room thouroughly examining every piece of information on all of the disks. Oh joy! Oh rapture! Numerous hours of LotR viewing pleasure! Weeeeee!
In other news, hanging out with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gothic_cowboy and melancholia33 this weekend was super fun, and we have to do it more often.
I learned how to roll sushi watching Queer Eye for the Straight Guy yesterday. I love that show. I want the Fab 5 to come to my house. They're so absolutely adorable, I want to keep them as pets. :)
My Freaks teacher hasn't e-mailed me back about the project I'm supposed to be working on yet. I'm supposed to be writing a 2-3 page abstract of the final paper, but I have no idea what this entales. So I e-mailed her to ask for some suggestions, and she hasn't written me back. The paper's due Thursday. I'm e-mailing it in to her because I'm going to see Henry IV with Richaziraphalesshop and his mom that night, but I'd like to get it out of the way in order to make time for the above mentioned DVD.
Bleh. My eyes are itchy. I think I'm going to go take out my contacts.
In other news, hanging out with
gothic_cowboy and melancholia33 this weekend was super fun, and we have to do it more often. I learned how to roll sushi watching Queer Eye for the Straight Guy yesterday. I love that show. I want the Fab 5 to come to my house. They're so absolutely adorable, I want to keep them as pets. :)
My Freaks teacher hasn't e-mailed me back about the project I'm supposed to be working on yet. I'm supposed to be writing a 2-3 page abstract of the final paper, but I have no idea what this entales. So I e-mailed her to ask for some suggestions, and she hasn't written me back. The paper's due Thursday. I'm e-mailing it in to her because I'm going to see Henry IV with Rich
aziraphalesshop and his mom that night, but I'd like to get it out of the way in order to make time for the above mentioned DVD. Bleh. My eyes are itchy. I think I'm going to go take out my contacts.
My brother is insane...
Apr. 13th, 2003 04:22 pmHe bought a new CD player for "our" car. (It's actually Mom's car, but we're pretty much the only ones who use it.) The old one was really crappy, so yay! Except he payed THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS for it. And it's not even what I would consider that fancy. Dude's crazy. I get to use it without having to pay though, so it's ok.
Went to Hoyer's for my birthday last night. It was ever so yummy.
Mom took me clothes shopping yesterday. Got two cute little summer hippie-ish blouse things for $6.21. Yay clearance rack! Mom also bought me a new spring outfit. It's a lavender suit dress. It's very cute, and (we discovered) stain resistant!
I finish re-reading LOTR this week, including the appendices. There is some very interesting information there. For instance, Bilbo Baggins is older than Gilraen, King Aragorn's mother. Doesn't that sort of break your brain?
PS, if no one calls me on my birthday, I'm going to be upset, (hint hint).
Time for ice cream cake!
Went to Hoyer's for my birthday last night. It was ever so yummy.
Mom took me clothes shopping yesterday. Got two cute little summer hippie-ish blouse things for $6.21. Yay clearance rack! Mom also bought me a new spring outfit. It's a lavender suit dress. It's very cute, and (we discovered) stain resistant!
I finish re-reading LOTR this week, including the appendices. There is some very interesting information there. For instance, Bilbo Baggins is older than Gilraen, King Aragorn's mother. Doesn't that sort of break your brain?
PS, if no one calls me on my birthday, I'm going to be upset, (hint hint).
Time for ice cream cake!
