20101 / 50000 words. 40% done!

Almost halfway! I've been really busy lately. I should actually be working on a paper right now, but.......internet.
The story I've been working on isn't quite what I'm used to, so it's been a bit of a struggle mentally. I'm starting to get into it, though.
Cool things that have happened recently: uh, mostly naps. I have a tiring schedule this semester, so that's fun.
Oh I saw Spring Awakening a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing!!! If enjoy musicals and awesome things, do whatever you can to get tickets! Sell your soul, your body, your houseboat, whatever it takes! Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

Everyone remember to go see The Boat that Rocked! Oh, I mean Pirate Radio. Cause I guess Americans can't identify with boats...or rocking.

Tattoo pics!

( Puppyyy )

Lots of stuff has been happening!
School started on Monday, I cut my hair, I re-watched the entirety of Buffy, had a week of adventures and I'm getting my tattoo tomorrow.
I also found out that there are life drawing sessions run by the animation club at my school, so I went last week and it was awesome. Three dollars to draw naked people for three hours is a fabulous deal, and all the people there are so talented and have such varied styles. I'm hoping to go at least once a week.

I must also profess my love of Daiso, the Japanese dollar store (essentially). I love things that are tiny and colorful and shiny and wacky because inside I am pretty much a child, so Daiso is like a magical wonderland of crap. Here's a picture of me and Reggie getting acquainted with my favorite purchase, Twinkle McStarson.

I've also been think more and more about Nano. The idea I'm working with is something I came up with a couple of years ago, and I'm pretty excited about it. The problem is that it's less fantastical and requires a lot more research, and it's also the first story that doesn't take place in the Funnily Enough setting (though I'm not dropping that universe any time soon). It's more unfamiliar than anything I've done before, but I figure that if I could get through a story as difficult and convoluted as last year's, I can definitely do this.

Oh gosh, I'm starting to get nervous about tomorrow. I hope it turns out well!

Finally!

Got back from San Diego yesterday. It was quite a weekend.

I'll put together a compilation post like I usually do. I spent a lot less time on the main floor this year, and went to more panels than ever, which really helped save my feet from being rendered completely unusable.

Panels what I done sawed: Stargate Universe, Battlestar: The Plan/Caprica, Big Bang Theory, Stan Freberg, Mighty Boosh, True Blood, Watchmen Director's Cut screening with live commentary by Zack Synder, Doctor Who, Being Human, Torchwood and a gigantic audience participation screening of Once More With Feeling. That's not all we saw, but those were the most notable ones. Holy crap.

Even though the passes sold out last year as well as this year, it did seem bigger than ever before, like it's becoming increasingly unsustainable. I have a theory that, like a dying star, its mass will continue to get bigger and bigger until the process reverses and it collapses in on itself and becomes a black hole. If an event horizon starts to form in San Diego, don't say I didn't warn you.

So I spent last week with my dad and it was the most time I've ever spent with him and that was interesting. Learned lots about my family and saw relatives I'd never met before.

Saw Harry Potter last night with friends and had lots of fun. It was hilarious. And then afterward I fell in the parking lot and hurt my foot and this morning I couldn't walk and had to go to the hospital. D;
It's not broken but I have a weird shoe thing and crutches now. It feels a lot better now that I've rested all day and I'm sure it'll be okay by Comic-con, but still...this morning was not fun at all.
Oh well. More time for arts and stuff, I guess. Yay?

Here's what's going down lately: I have a problem with my feet so I can't get an actual job until that is sorted out. So instead, I'm trying really hard to get into this life drawing class so I can keep busy, be off my feet and expaaand my creative horizons, or something. Hoping that comes through.

I think I forgot to mention this before, but The Boat That Rocked is an awesome movie, and everyone should see it when it comes out in America. It didn't get the best reviews because it doesn't really have, like, a STORY, per se. It's basically just a couple of hours about the antics of a bunch of people on a boat who play awesome music from the 60's on a pirate radio show, but those people also happen to be made up of Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Chris O'Dowd, Rhys Darby AND MANY MORE. I found it really charming and genuinely funny, mostly because of the characters and the overall sentiment. Anyway, awesome movie, go see it.

I've been home for a week now. It's still weird, but I'm getting used to it. I went to the mall a few days ago, which was a bit like being thrown headfirst into the cultural pool.
It sucks coming home before any of my friends are out of school, cause everyone is busy and no seems to have time to talk or hang out. I have so many stupid stories to telllll.
I've been trying to catch up on all my shows and stuff. Also need to start drawing again.

Wolverine was okay.
Let the Right One In was pretty cool.
Star Trek was awesome. (ilu silo)

Also: I GOT A PS3 YESSSSSSSSS!!!! My ID is Tinstars, so add me if you can! Right now I only have LittleBigPlanet, but I'll get more on my actual birthday. Stephen Fry, I love you!!

K BYE

See all y'all on the other side of the world!

		I will marry Charlie Brooker.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Horribleville in our fabulous Shack.
		We will have 7 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Green Ferari.
		I will spend my days as a Cheese maker, and live happily ever after.

If you stare at this long enough, it goes from being ridiculous to amazing, and then back to ridiculous.


I'm going back home in less than two weeks. I could say so much on that, but I'll refrain for now. There are definitely things I'll miss, and things I'm looking forward to.

Tomorrow we're going on a trip to Stratford for the Shakespeare festival. It promises to be an extremely nerdy and epic adventure. I get to be in the big parade on Saturday too! I'm pretty sure I never thought I would be in a parade any time soon.
:D x ∞

The next couple of weeks are going to be so busy and stressful. And then I'm going home.
Hmmm.

Okay, new Red Dwarf series is officially awesome.
No live audience, but the jokes are blatantly raunchier. Now that the premise has been revealed, I enjoy it muchly. They could still change it all in the next one, but it's pretty bitchin' so far.
Also, does Danny John-Jules age? They all still look great, but come on!

Also loved the new episode of Doctor Who, and the next one looks really cool too.

Spring break was tiring and a lot of fun. Hopefully someday I'll have the energy to do a write up.

Blehhh, I'm a little sick. Going to an Easter picnic tomorrow, though!

Brb, GOING TO SPAIN AND ITALY AND FRANCE.

Sorry I haven't been around/blogging/commenting, but this week in particular has been crunch time, as spring break starts soon. Well, technically I'm starting it tomorrow, but there's supposed to be one more day of school. But oh my god I don't care anymore, I'm going to be in Barcelona tomorrow!
I will have extremely limited internet access, but I'll be posting hella pictures and everything when I get back.
Like London, I'll probably be tweeting when awesome stuff happens. Or no-so-awesome stuff.


A few things currently rocking my face off:
- NEW EPISODES OF RED DWARF START IN A FEW WEEKS AAAAAAHH
- Erik is supposedly coming to visit after I get back! It's gonna be sweet.
- the new Decemberists album, Hazards of Love. I've been listening to it nonstop. The story is amazing. Just when I thought I'd had enough, they pull me back into their clutches!

SEE ALL Y'ALL IN TWO WEEKS!

Brb, GOING TO CARDIFF.

I liked the movie a lot. I'm definitely going to see it again this week, and I'll probably like it more and more each time.
I even cried more than I thought I would. I cry at movies all the time, and I was completely expecting it because of the nature of the story, but....this time it started in the opening credits with Silhouette's murder, and kept going sporadically until the end.
The group being named "Watchmen" still annoyed me, but at least they didn't play it up.
Also, the actors were pretty much incredible. I can't think of a better group of people for it. Especially Jackie Earl Haley. Goddamn, son. His facial expressions alone made me bawl during his emotional moments. I swear, if they'd left in the scene where he goes back to his room to get his costume and looks at the little boy, I would have imploded. And yet, I still didn't think there was enough Rorschach. There wasn't enough of any of the characters, but I guess that's the nature of a story so complex being translated into a medium like cinema.

One thing I request of anyone who plans to see the movie and has not read the graphic novel: please don't judge the quality of the original story by the quality of the movie until you've read it. Even if you liked the movie. I've seen people doing this, and it's really unfortunate. In my opinion, one of the biggest differences between these two versions is that the movie doesn't quite live up to the hype, while the book does completely.
Not that everyone who reads the book loves it, but an overwhelming number of people do. Certainly more than most stories.
I dunno. It's kinda like judging a play by watching a single performance of it. I think Hamlet is one of the most incredible stories in western literature, but if I'd judged it by the first performance I ever saw without reading it, I wouldn't have been impressed at all because it wasn't a very good production. Wow, that thought was barely coherent.

Despite the problems, I think they did well considering the magnitude of the story/following and the constraints they were under. If I met Snyder now, I'd probably shake his hand and say "nice job".

Congrats to Conan!
I wish I could watch, but I'm sure it'll be on the internet someday.
It's kind of sad, but pretty awesome. I remember watching my dad's tapes of the early episodes, and all the magical adventures over the years, and now it's all going to chaaaange.
Don't go all hollywood on us, Conan! Oh wait.......what?

Snow!!! I wish it was still here.

Official tour of Bath. This was a few weeks ago, but I've been really busy. The next video will hopefully be up soon too.

Ugh, I gotta sleep but I haven't finished packing!
I have a few videos that I still need to put together, but I'm going to be in London until Sunday, so I definitely won't be putting them up until next week.
I'll be offline while in London, but I might be twittering some updates on what happening via text. Y'all can check it out at my Twitter if you want.

Have a lovey-dovey weekend guys.