I got the bloggin' blues...

"Hello blog, nice to see you

2005-05-23T23:19:38Z

It's been a long time.
You're just as lovely as you used to be."

Lovelier, in fact, since I just spruced you up with the cover of issue #2 of the comic mini-series Mnemovore, which I find oddly compelling, despite the fact it hasn't started to make much sense yet.

webcomic fangirlish-ness

2005-01-31T03:26:02Z

I love this comic! That is all.

blueslaughing @ 2005-01-20T19:12:00

2005-01-21T00:20:48Z

I think I could have lived my life quite happily without knowledge of the hamster guilloutine... I'm quite sure of it actually. But anyway, Laura Bush looks really pretty, doesn't she?

I mean that's what we're supposed to be focusing on, right? I mean forget that our joke of a president is throwing himself nine - count 'em, nine - balls this week instead of, I dunno, doing his job... the real news is that his wife had a makeover.

How long has it been since the 'news' covered actual, significant events? It did used to do that, didn't it? Didn't it?!

MLK Day

2005-01-17T23:55:39Z

As today is what it is & the internet really is good for lots more than finding porn (like finging a way to actually experience the past), this is the full audio of:

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream"speech
& Robert F. Kennedy announcing Dr. King's assassination at a campaign stop in Indianapolis, IN, which was the only major city in America with a significant black population which did not break out in riots that night.

movies, movies, movies

2004-12-23T19:23:40Z

*long-suffering sigh* Man am I glad that semester is over... It was probably my toughest semester yet at university... grades arrived... A-'s & a B+, which I can totally roll with... I earned those babies...

Ever since school let out, I've been doing hardly anything but stuff to get ready for Christmas & watching movies... & sometimes both at the same time...

I went to the theater for the first time in forever to see the Lemony Snicket movie... Could be worse, but I was still a little bummed... Jim Carrey is an excellent Olaf, just cartoonish enough & the child actors were pretty good, but the adaptation felt rushed... which I guess makes sense, as they were trying to cram in three episodes & tie things up neatly in case there is no sequel... also, the things I love most about the books (the sheer weirdness of Lemony Snicket's narration, the legion literary allusions, Sunny's language & all its puns, etc.) just don't come out as much or as well on screen...

Also rented Collateral & the Bourne sequel... very good, both...

Dipped into my own DVD collection to watch the Manchurian Candidate (no, not the recent Denzel Washington fiasco... *boo! hiss!* I've refused to see it on principle...)the old one... with Sinatra... The cool Cold War one... yeah, Communists make everything more fun... Man, do I dig that movie... it's one of those that hits every note... There's funny & scary & a little romance & a lot of creepy & oh, that ending! Its a beautiful, beautiful thing... Sinatra actually has great acting chops & they're all on display there...

Finally, I also watched The Last Man On Earth which is still rocking my socks days later... Vincent Price is cool & in this film, he fights against zombies... but not mindless, flesh-eating zombies... no SENTIENT blood-sucking zombies... It has one of those killer endings, too... I heart zombies!

well... my thigh would fit in this dress...

2004-12-14T04:15:51Z

Helped a friend go shopping for a fancy dress today... all of us on the expedition are short & round, so we mocked the selection of tiny & ugly dresses mercilessly... was super-fun... the one she decided on was expensive, but looked amazing on her, so it was worth it...

Also received the graded copy of my big scary paper... thisclose to perfect! Yea me! I worked hard on that paper; this makes my month... also makes me worry slightly less about my final in that class.

Speaking of finals... I just found a legitimate reason to write about Lost in the final paper for my Soc class... how's that for a fan-girl?

I don't think it should ever be referred to as a 'chachi'...

2004-12-11T09:50:58Z

It is super-late... or early... I can't remember the last time I was awake & relatively coherent at this hour, but I don't want to go to bed yet, 'cause I am in the best mood...

You know those smart, literate, quick-witted people that TV characters always meet when they go away to school? After two years, I have finally met those people... the people I work with are fabulous... every one of them has the ability to make me laugh... often hysterically & helplessly & sometimes for days after whatever funny thing they've said... & the best thing about it is: "they like me; they really like me!"

We had a combination Christmas/pre-finals/goodbye to one of our elder statesmen party tonight... costume mandatory... after a couple of Guiness the three of us who feel their Irish heritage most strongly performed a few ballads for the rest of us, including 'Danny Boy'...

Some of us (the clique-within-a-clique... ooh, sinister...) discussed a slightly unsettling secret about one of the favorite profs & the messy divorce he's apparently going through...

We talked about a broad variety of topics... many of them borderline tasteless & I don't think I ever really stopped laughing all night... it went very late... There were massive quantities of liquor consumed, but everybody was okay to drive by the time we left... at the last party, everyone offered me a drink approximately once every 2.9 seconds, but this time around nobody was worried about me keeping up... I did take our lovely hostess up on a hard lemonade, which is nice because it's fizzy & doesn't taste or smell like beer... I passed on the guiness, because sadly it does taste like beer-squared...

I'm proud of Mom & Dad for not calling to check on me like I'm still in high school, even though they were probably starting to worry, since I practically never stay out late when I ever go anywhere...

I guess I should go to bed now, since I do have finals to worry about now...

catches thieves just like flies...

2004-12-01T21:51:54Z

Ken Jennings went down! It's a little sick how gleeful I am over his defeat...

Finally saw the Spiderman sequel; I missed it in the theatres... I dug it... James Franco is so good at being broody... but, bless her heart, I don't think Mary-Jane Watson is prepared for the realities of being Spiderman's main squeeze... well, "realities" such as they are in a fictional comic book universe...

I love superherocomics... & sci-fi in general, for the things that they're able to say about us... things about what it means to be human, even if the characters you're dealing with technically aren't...

blueslaughing @ 2004-11-29T23:02:00

2004-11-30T04:11:11Z

I think Rob McKenna must've stopped in town for the day-- it just keeps raining & it's the gross cold kind of rain that really wants to be snow when it grows up...

I'm becoming a mom... no, not like that... & not necessarily my mother, but somebody's stern maternal figure. Saw a bunch of jr. high kids out in the aforementioned rain in t-shirts & had a strong urge to knock their heads together & tell them to put on sweaters...

Silly quiz-thing of the moment:

B	Brilliant
L	Little
U	Unforgettable
E	Edgy
S	Strange
L	Little
A	Amazing
U	Unusual
G	Goofy
H	Hot
I	Industrious
N	Naive
G	Glorious

Name Acronym Generator
From Go-Quiz.com

Scream, scream, and run away!

2004-11-28T19:25:58Z

:) I love my movie poster background... I dig The Horrors of Spider Island, it's one of those movies that's so bad that it's inversely entertaining...

T-E-R-M-P-A-P-E-R-D-O-N-E spells relief... it's all over but the crying now, I hand it in Tuesday... I hadn't quite realized how stressed I've been about it until I finished & I'm so relieved I don't know what to do with myself... which is actually kinda bad, since I still have about three weeks until finals & need to stay on the ball...

Turkey Day was nice... lots of good food, & the relative who usually drives everyone bats wasn't bad this year... Of course, now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to start dealing with Christmas... eek! I'm still a child in the family exchange... guess I'll have to get married off before that changes...

The Master Plan on Friday was that Sis & Gramma & us cousins would go see a movie, but when we arrived at the theatre, fifteen minutes before the show, they were shockingly sold out... Missed you Mandy! We could have done the 'I-told-ya-so!' dance...

Finally got the most recent 'Series of Unfortunate Events' book... kinda bummed, I didn't dig it as much as I did some of the earlier installments... Is it possible that at 20 I am finally outgrowing kid's lit? Nah! I'm wicked excited to see the movie; Jim Carrey should be great (or should that be 'terrible'?) as Count Olaf...

this is what happens when i post something just because i think i should...

2004-11-19T02:25:19Z

I want the head of whoever gave Clay Aiken a book deal on a pike...

I've been listening to a lot of the local high school's radio station in my car when the other stations are fuzzy... it turns out to be pretty good... I think I have a musical soul-mate in whoever programs the hour between 3 & 4... it was a perfect driving-home-on-a-rainy-day set yesterday...

It's sooo warm today... it's going to be the last nice day for awhile I think :(

If I were that kind of girl (y'all know the kind of girl I mean) I could kiss my prof for giving us an extra week on our big, scary term papers...

Ok, silly quiz of the moment:

UCAUTION

IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY IT IS ADVISABLE TO KEEP BLUESLAUGHING AWAY FROM FIRE AND FLAMES.

From Go-Quiz.com

Oh, how quaint...

2004-11-12T22:56:05Z

Was pretty pleased that Ashcroft was resigning, but his successor thinks the Geneva Convention is "quaint", so maybe I was celebrating too early...

by the way... I am Batman!

You are Batman. OOOH... You're dark, brooding, and
mysterious. No time for a sense of humor or
serious love interest... You're constantly at
war with yourself -- you have to choose between
doing things your way and doing what's right.

What's your superhero personality?
brought to you by Quizilla

like i needed another reason...

2004-11-06T17:03:14Z

Jimmy Kimmel is a punk... apart from being part of the trifecta of the most useless men on tv (rounded out by Carson Daly & Adam Carolla) he's also picking on John Edwards... leave him alone, Kimmel! His career is over & his wife is dying, like he needs a sketch on your lame-ass talk show?

Who is that sitting in whatsi'sname's seat?

2004-11-05T23:50:26Z

So the class I work with was taking a quiz this morning & I was taking inventory of who was still working & saw this kid that I could not place for the life of me... I finally realized that I do know the kid, it's not that big a class after all... but until today he's always looked like Grizzly Adams (dressed up for a date): shaggy (but combed) hair, big thick (but trimmed) beard, so I totally didn't recognize him clean-shaven, with Clooney hair... Have been laughing at self all afternoon...

Time for dorky quiz of the moment:

You Are Sawyer. You're a realist, not an idealist.
Sarcasm, wit, and leers run rampant whenever
you are around. Whether it's making a racist
remark or shooting a polar bear, you're sure to
leave a lasting impression on those around you.
Add a cigarette and some beard stubble, and the
formula for redneck charm is complete.

Which Lost Character Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

I am digging this show so hard... & I am oddly okay with being Sawyer... Yeah, he's hateful on (frequent) occasion, but try to tell me he's not interesting... besides you know you wanna pick on the model like he does...

Am feeling pretty good about last exam... here's hoping it's justified...

blueslaughing @ 2004-10-31T13:32:00

2004-10-31T18:40:35Z

I have gotten so much work done this weekend... Go me! Of course there are still a zillion other things to do, but right now I'm focusing on the 'got-lots-done' thing... so there!

Something is wrong... it's Halloween & I have yet to see 'Night of the Living Dead'! Halloween without zombies? Travesty!

Anyway, am using my study break to play with my journal & take silly quizzes...
Sigh. That is probably one of the things you do
most, lifeless one. You are usually dull and
unanimated, and feel as if every day is a
waste. You probably find no meaning in
anything, and do not care about many things.
You are most likely bored almost all the time,
and people often find it hard to entertain you.
Whatever it is that is in your system, get it
out! There is no reason to feel that way. You
should not be dead so quickly and while living.
Enjoy yourself now, and look for things that
could probably be meaningful and perhaps fun.
You did take this quiz, so that means
something, haha. Anyway, hopefully you have a
Happy Halloween, Dreary One.

What Halloween Figure Are You? (MANY RESULTS WITH SIX ALL NEW ONES!!)
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I don't think I'm that dreary, most of the time... must be because I picked all the answers that were to do with solitude...

Well... James K. Polk, here I come...

blueslaughing @ 2004-10-23T15:50:00

2004-10-23T21:03:14Z

Gonna have to build an ark if it doesn't quit raining...

I recieved the following block of text in a piece of spam titled "nifty free meds here... childhood"

I'm a little concerned about what sort of connection this:
cupidity raymond covenant airport vincent causate tree mckesson hoydenish swigging slender turnkey. vast. discriminant bender flash gadget opt.
cosh decker orient statue collusion epitaxial dyspeptic bedspring. patton religion amorphous creepy. amoeba maniacal indiscriminate shivery jonquil dope muskellunge seven.
could have to anyone's childhood.

Spam=tres amusante, procrastination=moi... moi also=very rusty french...

randomosity

2004-10-20T22:58:13Z

New favorite quote: "You know what most people are? Bastards! Bastard-covered bastards with bastard filling!" I heart Scrubs.

I am officially bummed... a band I love is playing nearby, on a date I can't make, at a venue I hate.

However, my comics are about to cheer me up... Just the phrase Strip Risk is making me giggle.

A while I'm tossing around links, a little blurb about why cats purr...

At Target today, a couple of Amish women were being checked out in front of me & I almost died trying not to laugh when the cashier asked that all important question: "Would you like to apply for a TargetVisa today?"

blueslaughing @ 2004-10-17T23:42:00

2004-10-18T04:48:08Z

The Tale of Kieu is the bane of my existence at the moment... Since I dunno who wrote it & since there's no way to personify it I can't send it to the ninth circle of hell... bummer, but this was pretty fun:

General asshats
Circle I Limbo

Libertarians, Greens
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind

PETA Members, Militant Vegans
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow

The Pope, Network executives, Democrats, Republicans
Circle IV Rolling Weights

Qusay Hussein, Uday Hussein, Saddam Hussein
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled

River Styx

Hipsters
Circle VI Buried for Eternity

River Phlegyas

Parents who bring squalling brats to R-rated movies
Circle VII Burning Sands

NAMBLA Members
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement

Osama bin Laden, George Bush
Circle IX Frozen in Ice

Design your own hell

like, y'know, stuff...

2004-10-13T21:23:45Z

We got an extension on the paper from HELL! Yea! Don't have to write it tonight! Double Yea!

Anyone who's been watching the show Lost should probably prepare for its speedy disappearance, because any show I like this much is likely doomed to premature cancellation.

blueslaughing @ 2004-10-09T10:30:00

2004-10-09T18:26:08Z

Yea! Our show was fabulous! Definitely one of the best I've seen... falls just behind the first time I saw Jonny & Indigenous & beats the Dave Matthews show I saw over the summer...

The operning act, Katrina Elam was really good... kinda rock-a-billy. She sang part of her first number a capella, which was very cool.

He did of course wear those girly jeans, but his hair looks like something out of a shampoo commercial. He played a pretty long set & did the middle portion of it accoustically & played a couple of those numbers alone... very shibby! He played all the songs I knew & some I didn't, plus a couple of nice covers (that Maroon 5 song I dig during the accoustic bit & 'Freefallin'' during the encore, with this great bluesy piano intro). Also during the encore he played a track off the new album on the piano, which I did not know he played... nice surprise.

Our seats in the balcony actually turned out to be better than floor seats, as the balcony is sloped & I could see over the heads of everyone in front of me. The level of fan-girlishness diplayed by the crowd was a little extreme, but the squealing only drowned out the band once... after he tossed out an "I love you too, baby" to someone who screamed during a quiet part.

Teenage fan-girls got nothing on the lady we saw in the lobby, though. Fifty years old if she was a day & built rounder than me, but still wearing a mini-skirt, which she kept hiking up so passers-by could get a better look... She had this picture:

tattooed on her thigh. That's right... I said his face is tatooed on her thigh!

Keith Urban!

2004-10-08T21:17:26Z

Seeing Keith Urban tonight... Yea! I'm pretty excited. He plays well, even if he does wear girly jeans...

So the boss has started cracking down on the class with the attendance policy & they're upset about it, which makes sense because it is pretty strict, but for some reason they seem to think that I have a lot of sway & that if they gripe about it to me often enough I'll be able to persuade her to change the rules. Rules, by the way, that she's been operating with for ten-odd years. I hate to be mean about it, 'cause they seem like good kids (& adults) for the most part, but I do kinda wanna knock their heads together. grrrrr.....

must... get... caffeinated...

Halloween is coming! I am procrastinating!

2004-10-06T20:21:59Z

I know it's forever away & I should really be thinking about more imminent (& eminent) stuff... but it's October & Halloween is coming! Yea!! I love Halloween!

So, I bailed on my last class today so that I could come home & get some work done... and maybe squeeze in a nap, too... but here I sit, fiddling with my festive background... Man, am I responsible lately or what? I guess if nothing else I am becoming a master (or is it "mistress"?) procrastinator.

Halloween is coming!

2004-10-06T20:16:28Z

Saw a bottle of disinfectant sitting on one of the tables of the food court this afternoon with this label that reads in HUGE letters: DO NOT DRINK!!! Have been laughing about it ever since...

Comic-y goodness

2004-09-29T21:22:31Z

I wish I'd learned to draw when I was younger... maybe if I had I'd work on my writing chops & make a webcomic. I guess I'll have to settle for drooling all over everyone else's.

On that note; I LOVE Antihero for Hire & today's strip totally reminded me why.

A C? probably...

2004-09-28T22:33:26Z

So I didn't do so hot on the exam I was worrying about before... won't get the grades back for a while, but i can tell the news will not be good. S'alright, bob & weave...
It's my first 400-level class, so it's not that surprising, really... plus everyone in the office tells me that Dr. Smith's classes are much harder than an average class, which makes me feel a little better. I am a lucky girl; I love my co-workers.
So Adis, of Count Your Sheep, asked an excellent question today. If you had all the time in the world to do whatever you liked, what would you do? I think I would read. I would read every book I ever wanted to, anything that seemed interesting... and I'd write. I'd work really hard at writing well. I'd also be better at keeping in touch with people... not losing track of friends just because they weren't nearby or our lives weren't going in the same directions anymore...