inquiry and bloodlust

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Thankfully, no. Music is kind of a drug in my world - it means a hell of a lot to me - but I'm always willing to live and let live.

I used to think the only exception would be dating someone who had vastly different tastes from me, and that's still true to some extent, but. Well. The reason I said "thankfully" at the beginning there is because shortly after I met Jaime, I asked him who his favorite band was. I thought to myself, "So long as it's not Smashing Pumpkins or Dave Matthews Band, we're good." Yes, I had a total hate-on for SP back then. Forgive me. Anyway, his answer was, of course, "I have pretty much everything ever made by the Smashing Pumpkins," and after a thoughtful pause, he added, "I really like Dave Matthews Band, too."

Good thing I overlooked that one. And hey, our genres agree (with a fair amount of band overlap, even), so it all worked out in the end.

In other news, I finally let a bit of my crazy slip out in lab today. I'd been doing so good at playing normal and respectable, too!

B: *after the third setback to a simple experiment* This experiment just doesn't want to be done.
Me: We've got the AntiChrist cell in there. The universe is trying to protect us.

At least he laughed it off. For my part, I was glad he was looking at the microscope, because my eyes went wide with horror. Damnit, Alex! Professionalism! Learn it!

Save the nutball for home. And livejournal.

"They're like country-music-compared-to-rock crazy, while you're like Modest-Mouse-compared-to-good-music crazy; it's so much more disappointing because you're so close."

And now, since I've been away for so long (like a week? Brutal.), it's time for an epically lengthy post of blathering and pics!

... Cut in sections for your skipping ease.

( Gifts )
( Games )
( Doodles )

Hmmm. I never even mentioned all the neat-o stuff Jaime got for Christmas. Maybe it's time for him to post once more. *poke poke* Gah, and I just remembered like five more things to talk about. No. No more here. I'll post again later.

Me: *studying for Cell Bio; reading a section header* "Secretory Vesicles Bud from the Trans Golgi Network".
Jaime: Secretory vesicles also fall in love with sales vesicles and are pestered by managerial vesicles.

So in case you couldn't tell, we're kind of hooked on The Office. It's hilarious, and the Jim/Pam storyline certainly doesn't hurt. Girl in a long-term relationship meets a guy who becomes her best friend and later falls in love with him, leading to confusion and strife, but it works out for them eventually... yeah, I like Jim/Pam. Even outside of the deja vu, Jim's great, Pam's great, together they're great... but Dwight might just be the greatest character ever created.

I wish Belles, Bourbon, & Bullets was a real game.

Anyway, this day officially marks the point where things get more awesome. As mentioned at the start of this post, I've spent the past couple days studying for the Cell Bio final. Well, that was at 3pm today, and it was the last of my finals. I'm done until next term. Exhilarating for all of you, I know. I'll give you a moment to catch your breath.

...

I got instrumentality's card in the mail today! :D Thanks so much, Madeline! Can I call you Maddie? I have this thing about nicknames, and that one just feels right... A card will be winging your way, um, soon? Ish? Thoughtfully late, so that your holiday festivities will last longer, not because I'm lame and lagging, of course. That goes for the rest of you who are expecting cards from me, too - I haven't had time to draw any, and I doubt I will, but I did purchase some that I think are awfully cute and that I might doodle in before dropping in the mail. Sorry I'm so behind, guys; hope the joy of card receiving outweighs the annoyance of belated gestures.

Well, let's close this out with three random points of glee, shall we?

- I was scouring Torrid the other day for this amazing skirt (which I'm doubly in love with because it reminds me of a skirt in Jay's PR collection - always a good thing) and found that they only had sizes way too large for me and one that was one size smaller than me left. I decided to nab the smaller one and give the fitting room a shot; lo and behold, it fit like a dream - a skosh big, if anything. So not only did I snag the skirt, but I walked out with a pretty nice ego boost too. Love it when things work out like that.

- Oh. Hells. YES. Season one was too good for words (though I'm still a bit teary that SPOILERS Nina didn't win it END SPOILERS). I'm really looking forward to this. Judging purely from the pictures, I'm putting Morgan, Jujubee, and Mystique as my starting top three. Let's see if that changes once the show's on and their personalities come out full force.

- Someone's filling one of my old prompts on the P4 kink meme! :D To celebrate, I think I may fill one I've been eying for a while...

It's just flaily time, I guess.

The school issue is still goin' strong, by cracky. Ugh. On the plus side, I'm finished with midterms, and quantum dots are cool. *shrug* You take what you can get.

There's an awesome contest going on at Lush right now, and I have a brilliant idea for it. Only problem is, it requires a bubble bar. I used my last bit of one yesterday. Not. Fair.

Project Runway this week made me literally shout at the TV. ( Cut for spoilers. )

Moving on, after a bit of pestering from a school friend of mine and some online research, I dragged Jaime out to the movies last night for a midnight showing of Paranormal Activity. Long story short, I thought it was good, though not the masterpiece of ultimate fright that everyone led me to believe, and Jaime loathed it. It all boils down to your tolerance for slow pacing. What I found suspenseful, Jaime just found boring, and the moments that I pegged as being creepy (though not scary, despite the screaming in the theater suggesting otherwise), Jaime felt were too little, too late. One thing we did agree on, though, was the ending. It sucked. I hear this one was suggested by Spielberg, and my god, should they have ignored him. When it comes to subtlety, the man's a hack. We watched the original theatrical ending for comparison. Jaime actually liked it and said it made the movie decent, but still forgettable. I loved it. For me, it pushes the film from a creepy little flick to something a tad artistic. If you do go see it, which I'd only recommend if, like me, you're a fan of being in a crowd of the noisy terrified (haunted houses are great fun, y/y?), do yourself a favor and look up the original ending afterwards. Otherwise, hold out for a DVD that includes that ending and just skip the Hollywood one entirely. The original's immeasurably better. Trust me.

Oh, and my mom should never see that movie. She'll be freaked out. Doesn't help that the house in the movie bears some resemblance to the home in Reno. Gives it juuuuust that extra bit of impact that I know would make her shriek.

In other news, I think I may put together a make-up tutorial/suggestion guide of sorts based on the little bits I've managed to collect cheaply that get the job done. Why not cut out the trial-and-error I went through and just spread the knowledge, yeah? Would anyone be interested in that sort of thing?

I'm going to make a revised Christmas list for the hell of it and go all out this time. Apple gadgets, Tokidoki swag, Pullip dolls, the works. Online window shopping is fuuuuun. Anyone else enjoy doing that?

... 13 to 10. Against Mississippi State. Jesus Hernando Christo. Step it up, Gators.

A: I've never seen fog like this before.
J: It's crazy.
A: Look, you can't even see the road down there!
J: Maybe it's gone.
A: Maybe it hasn't rendered yet.
J: This is either due to the inherent evilness of Gainesville or there's a giant eyeball hiding out there somewhere.

Bonus: I sent a contact form to Publix a few days back asking if there was any possibility they could stock Iberico cheese, which is the best cheese in the world, I swear, and only seems to exist in Trader Joe's stores. I didn't expect much to come of it. About thirty seconds ago, a guy from the Publix we go to called and said they're talking to their cheese vendors and trying to find a way to get it. Holy moly. I guess it really doesn't hurt to ask. Best store ever.

J: Hey Alex.
A: Hm?
J: I'm running 'round Paris.
A: With a tiny haversack?
J: Yeah.
A: How do you look into the future?
J: With a telescope.
A: How about drawing from the past?
J: With an eagle claw, eagle claw.
A: Why?
J: Eagle claw, eagle claw.
A: But that doesn't explain anything.
J: Ba-ba-boing-boing.
A: Take the fashion coin?
J: Slot it in the pocket of your bum bag.
A: Take it to Milan.
J: Take it to Japan.
A: Take it to the man with the fashion plan.
J: Jacquettie! ... Yeah, that doesn't really explain anything, does it?

Mary is being amazing and giving Jaime and me sooooo much stuff to take with us when we move. Kitchen tools, cleaning supplies, towels, a little sound system... I am bowled over. Absolutely stunned and grateful. We're going to have such a nice little start - here's hoping life just gets better and better.

I spilled my little jar of Goth Juice earlier. Not all of it, thankfully, but a fair amount. Sigh. I guess I needed to invest in a full-size one soon anyway.

And now, the main feature: I think Jaime stole my slash goggles. Observe.

Me: Oh whoa, I just realized something.
Jaime: What?
Me: Vince mentions that he and Howard crimp in their room in the nighttimes.
Jaime: And?
Me: Their room! This means they share a room!
Jaime: Of course they do. I don't think Naboo's place has enough space for them to have their own rooms. Anyway, they slept together on the floor of their shack in the first season. Why wouldn't they share a room?
Me: ... *torn between shame and UTTER AWE*

I've been reading House of Leaves and loving it to bits, both the plot and the form. You can read it pretty much straight through if you'd like and I think it would still be excellent, but I'm really enjoying trying to decipher everything and find hidden messages. If you'd rather find out this stuff for yourself, ( skip this cut ).

I also love this: #adamincognito. The basic gist is that Adam Savage from Mythbusters attended ComicCon today in full costume and no one managed to figure out it was him. He's been giving hints as to what he's dressed as, and he'll be doing it again tomorrow to give everyone another chance. I'm betting he's a Rorschach. We'll find out tomorrow, I suppose.

One of the best things about becoming obsessed with Boosh (in my eyes, at least) is that I've gained a lot of confidence when it comes to fashion. I figure, if Noel can wear all those crazy clothes well and with pride, why can't I? Being a girl, I should have it even easier than him! So. Yeah. It's led to me looking at sites like this one a lot (which happens to have a companion cosplay site that includes this dress. Fuck. YES.). The blouses! They call to me! I figure I'll either save so I can buy custom fitted ones that'll last a long time or work on my sewing skills until I can fabricate such goodies with my own hands. Then maybe I could develop the necessary construction chops to make vests and jackets as well. The possibilities are endless, I say! Endless!

Speaking of Booooosh, I am SUCH a happy fangirl. While I'm at it, these two older interviews are also excellent, and whether you're a Boosh fan or not, Sweet is always worth a watch. Earlier today, I was musing on the presence of slashy hints in everything Julian and Noel do together. Jaime tried to present Nathan Barley as a counter-example, but I went into full-on slash goggles mode and cited evidence. He actually said, "Yeah, I guess you're right about that." For the record, there is one exception that has no shipping fodder I can find - AD/BC. (Un)natural Acts is a bit on the sparse side as well, but there are a couple fonts of love that keep it from being barren.

Can you tell how much joy those guys bring me? The funny and the love, it's all delicious. Mmm.

Jaime and I caught up on Bullshit! tonight. The Mayan calendar episode felt like it was spooled right out of our conjoined mind, so needless to say, we greatly enjoyed it. The lie detectors one was excellent as well. I now know a trick to beat a lie detector. Not sure when that'll come in handy, and I'm kind of hoping I never have the chance to test it, but I do know. So I got that goin' for me, which is nice. Aaaaanyway, after the episode ended, I proceeded to grill Jaime polygraph-style on his past "encounters". ( It got weird ).

I am bored. Thus - stuff.
( Facts )
( Meme )
( Convo )