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C'est la vie, non?
What a weird week this has been.
Last week started out alright. I can't remember much of it, but I do remember that I was pretty pleased with my midterms. Then there was group drama. Forcing school away for a bit, Jaime and I unwound by making slightly belated sugar skulls for El Dia de Los Muertos (which I may post pictures of, if I'm ever motivated and emotionally stable enough at the same time). But the day after I made a skull in Odie's honor, Stitch died. So I spent a lot of time crying, over her and over school and over everything in general. Add onto that some health issues (nothing serious, but annoyances - GI + girly + mental - add up, y'know?), and I was in a pretty sorry state.
Then a strange thing happened.
I slept. Okay, so that wasn't good as it sounds at first blush - one of the medications I got put on disagreed with me pretty strongly, and I spent the weekend nauseous and dizzy and so tired I could barely drag myself around the apartment. Needless to say, I stopped taking the drug (and haven't told my doctor yet - I will, I will! Jeez.). At this point, I think it's pretty much out of my system. Somehow, coming off of that, even with some lingering group drama (though there's a spark of hope there that appeared earlier today I'm absolutely giddy about) and health monitoring (again, nothing serious - this one was actually left up to me as to whether I wanted it or not, because the doctor doesn't think there's anything wrong, but anxiety makes me craaaaaaaazy, so I went for it. So far? Nothing wrong.), I'm almost energized. Yeah, life can suck sometimes, and I really want more than anything to just be healthy and have everyone I love be healthy too, but nothing's ever perfect. You have to take what beauty you can from the quiet moments and hope that the chaos ends in your favor.
Well, and sometimes you have to not be a pretentious twat and just have light-hearted fun.
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And on to the light-hearted fun!
Ever since the kink meme punted me face first into this hilarity (Note: Spoiler-free! :D You don't even have to know P4 to laugh at it, either - just know that the guy in the suit eats a lot of cabbage...) earlier today, I've been all about the P4 fanvids. So! I thought I'd share a few of my favorites with you lovely people.
Warning! The following videos have MASSIVE Persona 4 spoilers!
Eyecatches, Gurren Lagann style - Such suiting poses. Rise with the heart-mouth, d'awwwww.
Hero Get Down - Never fails to make me bust out laughing. If only it had a different intro...
Caramelldansen - Always a classic. I love poor frozen Kanji.
Azumanga OP! - Probably my favorite P4 vid ever. Everything just... fits. And it's adorable. And I love both things involved. Whee!
End P4 Spoilers
Just to let those of you who haven't played P4 in on the fun, here are a couple spoiler-free vocal edits I found amusing:
Yosuke's Descent into Madness - He's more the awesome type, y'know?
Teddie has a Panic Attack - Damn that party. Always in danger. You're stressing poor Teddie out, guys!
So that was today's entertainment. Last night's, on the other hand, was a heaping helping of Boosh in the background while we puttered about the house. I didn't tell Jaime at the time, but the reason I got such a strong sudden urge to rewatch some Boosh was because I watched a fanvid online. A... um... kinda cheesy, fairly slashy vid set to a Panic at the Disco song. I know, I know, but I enjoyed it, so maybe you will too: check it. Oh, fair warning - it does contain scenes from all of the series, so I guess you could call it spoilery. It's not like Boosh is OMGPLOT or anything, but better safe than sorry. It does contain that one moment from season three that everyone reacts to strongly one way or the other, so if you want to stumble into that one blind, don't watch it. Otherwise... eh, whatever. I'm done blathering. It's just a fun little video. It doesn't merit such a frothing preamble. Watch if you want. *shrug*
Oh yes, and I managed to get caught up with SYTYCD and stay caught up with Project Runway. I have thoughts.
SPOILERS FOR PROJECT RUNWAY
Eliminating Gordana over Althea was bullshit.
END SPOILERS FOR PROJECT RUNWAY
Okay, so I didn't have many thoughts on that one. This one's bigger, promise!
SPOILERS FOR SYTYCD
Why do they keep insisting that this is the first time they've had tappers in the top? Season: First. Name: Sandra Colton. Dance Style: Tap. WTF. On the other hand, I'm really glad the tappers weren't the first ones gone this time, though we have lost two of the three already. At least the one left is Peter. I think he's my favorite so far this season. I'm also pulling for Mollee, Nathan, Ellenore, Russell, and Karen pretty hard. There's a lot of good people this time around, though not as many stand-out individuals, I'd say. Makes it tough. It's the same issues I've had with Runway this season - if I marginally like everyone, victories are never particularly sweet, and while losses are never too brutal, they're always a little painful. Damnit, I don't want to root for everyone! There's no fun in that!
Anyway, here's hoping Peter keeps his tapping little self around for quite a while longer. Full disclosure: tap was my speciality, so I may be a bit biased. Tap is love. <3
END SPOILERS FOR SYTYCD
Okay, moving on to more TV fun...
SPOILERS FOR THE VENTURE BROTHERS
I SO CALLED IT.
I was like, "21's gonna go all path-to-darkness on us, and I love it." So last episode, when he kidnapped Hank and Dean, I was approximately like this through the whole episode: d o_o b I think there's still more to his development; sure, he seems to have backed away from the vengeance thing for now, but given the freaky after-credits bit, I doubt he's going to be stable through the rest of the season. Ooo, I love this season so much. I was a bit skeptical all through last season and not loving it as much as the first two, but this one so far... oh yeah. Excellent.
END SPOILERS FOR THE VENTURE BROTHERS
And that other show I watch via the beauty of AdultSwim.com on Monday nights...
SPOILERS FOR METALOCALYPSE
Charles! <3 I was so fucking worried. Augh, you don't even know. The start of that episode broke me. I kept gaping at Jaime and whining, "He can't really be dead, right? They have to bring him back, don't they?!"
Aside from the badassery that is Cool-Dude-Scar-CFO, how interesting was that little flashback at the beginning? So Toki wasn't there at the start? You just know they're going to delve into that some more. I don't want to anticipate it too much, to avoid a letdown of Dethlessons caliber again, but... but... eeeee, backstory. Metal.
END SPOILERS FOR METALOCALYPSE
So a few weeks back I picked up FFVIII again. I'm not done with Nocturne yet, but I got this wave of nostalgia one day, and then Jaime was playing a song from the soundtrack... I couldn't resist. I've been playing in bursts as I get free moments - weekends, some evenings, during meals a couple times - and I managed to finish the first disc already. It's just as awesome as I remember. I breezed through the TV Tropes CMoA: Final Fantasy page a couple days ago, and just reading descriptions of some of my favorite parts got me all giddy and choked up. It's a very good pick-me-up when I'm upset about my "professional" life. A Jaime by my side and some Triple Triad under my fingertips - what could be better?
I really don't have much to say here. I just want to pimp both Michelle Phan's make-up tutorials (the "everyday" ones are kind of ridiculous, but the costume ones are great fun to watch) and this spot-on parody. What can I say? I like YouTube stupidity.
The first real bit of my holiday shopping came in the mail today. I'm marvelling at my little stack of goodies and just flat-out bouncy at the thought that I'll get to send these off to the people I care about this year. Having an income is a wonderful thing.
Having a Jaime is also a wonderful thing, especially one who's replaying No More Heroes, as are dark lagers, hard salamis, and cheddar. I happen to have all of them to boogie with tonight. I feel blessed, no lie, no sarcasm.
Ugh. Being happy's kind of exhausting. But there's no time for rest! Gotta get as much in as I can before it's back to the lab tomorrow!
Oh! And if you haven't signed up to get a holiday card from me yet, please do! Sign up for a glittery greeting here!
Last week started out alright. I can't remember much of it, but I do remember that I was pretty pleased with my midterms. Then there was group drama. Forcing school away for a bit, Jaime and I unwound by making slightly belated sugar skulls for El Dia de Los Muertos (which I may post pictures of, if I'm ever motivated and emotionally stable enough at the same time). But the day after I made a skull in Odie's honor, Stitch died. So I spent a lot of time crying, over her and over school and over everything in general. Add onto that some health issues (nothing serious, but annoyances - GI + girly + mental - add up, y'know?), and I was in a pretty sorry state.
Then a strange thing happened.
I slept. Okay, so that wasn't good as it sounds at first blush - one of the medications I got put on disagreed with me pretty strongly, and I spent the weekend nauseous and dizzy and so tired I could barely drag myself around the apartment. Needless to say, I stopped taking the drug (and haven't told my doctor yet - I will, I will! Jeez.). At this point, I think it's pretty much out of my system. Somehow, coming off of that, even with some lingering group drama (though there's a spark of hope there that appeared earlier today I'm absolutely giddy about) and health monitoring (again, nothing serious - this one was actually left up to me as to whether I wanted it or not, because the doctor doesn't think there's anything wrong, but anxiety makes me craaaaaaaazy, so I went for it. So far? Nothing wrong.), I'm almost energized. Yeah, life can suck sometimes, and I really want more than anything to just be healthy and have everyone I love be healthy too, but nothing's ever perfect. You have to take what beauty you can from the quiet moments and hope that the chaos ends in your favor.
Well, and sometimes you have to not be a pretentious twat and just have light-hearted fun.
...
And on to the light-hearted fun!
Ever since the kink meme punted me face first into this hilarity (Note: Spoiler-free! :D You don't even have to know P4 to laugh at it, either - just know that the guy in the suit eats a lot of cabbage...) earlier today, I've been all about the P4 fanvids. So! I thought I'd share a few of my favorites with you lovely people.
Warning! The following videos have MASSIVE Persona 4 spoilers!
Eyecatches, Gurren Lagann style - Such suiting poses. Rise with the heart-mouth, d'awwwww.
Hero Get Down - Never fails to make me bust out laughing. If only it had a different intro...
Caramelldansen - Always a classic. I love poor frozen Kanji.
Azumanga OP! - Probably my favorite P4 vid ever. Everything just... fits. And it's adorable. And I love both things involved. Whee!
End P4 Spoilers
Just to let those of you who haven't played P4 in on the fun, here are a couple spoiler-free vocal edits I found amusing:
Yosuke's Descent into Madness - He's more the awesome type, y'know?
Teddie has a Panic Attack - Damn that party. Always in danger. You're stressing poor Teddie out, guys!
So that was today's entertainment. Last night's, on the other hand, was a heaping helping of Boosh in the background while we puttered about the house. I didn't tell Jaime at the time, but the reason I got such a strong sudden urge to rewatch some Boosh was because I watched a fanvid online. A... um... kinda cheesy, fairly slashy vid set to a Panic at the Disco song. I know, I know, but I enjoyed it, so maybe you will too: check it. Oh, fair warning - it does contain scenes from all of the series, so I guess you could call it spoilery. It's not like Boosh is OMGPLOT or anything, but better safe than sorry. It does contain that one moment from season three that everyone reacts to strongly one way or the other, so if you want to stumble into that one blind, don't watch it. Otherwise... eh, whatever. I'm done blathering. It's just a fun little video. It doesn't merit such a frothing preamble. Watch if you want. *shrug*
Oh yes, and I managed to get caught up with SYTYCD and stay caught up with Project Runway. I have thoughts.
SPOILERS FOR PROJECT RUNWAY
Eliminating Gordana over Althea was bullshit.
END SPOILERS FOR PROJECT RUNWAY
Okay, so I didn't have many thoughts on that one. This one's bigger, promise!
SPOILERS FOR SYTYCD
Why do they keep insisting that this is the first time they've had tappers in the top? Season: First. Name: Sandra Colton. Dance Style: Tap. WTF. On the other hand, I'm really glad the tappers weren't the first ones gone this time, though we have lost two of the three already. At least the one left is Peter. I think he's my favorite so far this season. I'm also pulling for Mollee, Nathan, Ellenore, Russell, and Karen pretty hard. There's a lot of good people this time around, though not as many stand-out individuals, I'd say. Makes it tough. It's the same issues I've had with Runway this season - if I marginally like everyone, victories are never particularly sweet, and while losses are never too brutal, they're always a little painful. Damnit, I don't want to root for everyone! There's no fun in that!
Anyway, here's hoping Peter keeps his tapping little self around for quite a while longer. Full disclosure: tap was my speciality, so I may be a bit biased. Tap is love. <3
END SPOILERS FOR SYTYCD
Okay, moving on to more TV fun...
SPOILERS FOR THE VENTURE BROTHERS
I SO CALLED IT.
I was like, "21's gonna go all path-to-darkness on us, and I love it." So last episode, when he kidnapped Hank and Dean, I was approximately like this through the whole episode: d o_o b I think there's still more to his development; sure, he seems to have backed away from the vengeance thing for now, but given the freaky after-credits bit, I doubt he's going to be stable through the rest of the season. Ooo, I love this season so much. I was a bit skeptical all through last season and not loving it as much as the first two, but this one so far... oh yeah. Excellent.
END SPOILERS FOR THE VENTURE BROTHERS
And that other show I watch via the beauty of AdultSwim.com on Monday nights...
SPOILERS FOR METALOCALYPSE
Charles! <3 I was so fucking worried. Augh, you don't even know. The start of that episode broke me. I kept gaping at Jaime and whining, "He can't really be dead, right? They have to bring him back, don't they?!"
Aside from the badassery that is Cool-Dude-Scar-CFO, how interesting was that little flashback at the beginning? So Toki wasn't there at the start? You just know they're going to delve into that some more. I don't want to anticipate it too much, to avoid a letdown of Dethlessons caliber again, but... but... eeeee, backstory. Metal.
END SPOILERS FOR METALOCALYPSE
So a few weeks back I picked up FFVIII again. I'm not done with Nocturne yet, but I got this wave of nostalgia one day, and then Jaime was playing a song from the soundtrack... I couldn't resist. I've been playing in bursts as I get free moments - weekends, some evenings, during meals a couple times - and I managed to finish the first disc already. It's just as awesome as I remember. I breezed through the TV Tropes CMoA: Final Fantasy page a couple days ago, and just reading descriptions of some of my favorite parts got me all giddy and choked up. It's a very good pick-me-up when I'm upset about my "professional" life. A Jaime by my side and some Triple Triad under my fingertips - what could be better?
I really don't have much to say here. I just want to pimp both Michelle Phan's make-up tutorials (the "everyday" ones are kind of ridiculous, but the costume ones are great fun to watch) and this spot-on parody. What can I say? I like YouTube stupidity.
The first real bit of my holiday shopping came in the mail today. I'm marvelling at my little stack of goodies and just flat-out bouncy at the thought that I'll get to send these off to the people I care about this year. Having an income is a wonderful thing.
Having a Jaime is also a wonderful thing, especially one who's replaying No More Heroes, as are dark lagers, hard salamis, and cheddar. I happen to have all of them to boogie with tonight. I feel blessed, no lie, no sarcasm.
Ugh. Being happy's kind of exhausting. But there's no time for rest! Gotta get as much in as I can before it's back to the lab tomorrow!
Oh! And if you haven't signed up to get a holiday card from me yet, please do! Sign up for a glittery greeting here!
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