Super Ninjas

L-Dub
• Adam is going to kidnap you and FORCE you to get your driver's license

Ben
• tell him good luck with that. first he'll have to find a time I'm not working when the dmv is open.

L-Dub
• Adam is like a ninja. He can do it.

Ben
• lol
• uh, off all the qualities Adam has, I'm not sure being a ninja can be counted as one of them
• I mean

L-Dub
• you don't know that
• I am telling adam!!!

Ben
• Ive never seem him with a black mask
• you can't be a ninja unless you wear one all the time

L-Dub
• psh!
• ridiculous!!!

Ben
• unless his mask is invisible
• which would make him a super ninja
• because only super ninjas have invisible masks

L-Dub
• omg...SUPER NINJAS EXIST?!!

Ben
• yes
• I am one
• which is why Adam will fail
• super ninjas by the laws of physics cannot kidnap another super ninja
• the world would implode

L-Dub
• lol
• you should just put this conversation in your "about me" section

Ben
• but then everyone will know I'm a super ninja
• and I can't have that

L-Dub
• lol
• no that would be bad

Ben
• unless it sparred on an epic super ninja war
• then it would be awesome
• why posting that info on my facebook would do that, I cannot say
• I'm just saying it'd be awesome

The Witty Comment

The Witty Comment
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane

TACT

Pronunciation:

\ˈtakt\

Function:

noun

1 : sensitive mental or aesthetic perception
2 : a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense

I just wanted to make sure you knew what it meant.

I HEART McSweeney's

Someone should buy me this. Why? Because....

I could really use a break, every one in a while. Gee wiz...

Quote of the day

Sam: "Would you rather I be like 'zOMG she's so hawt lolz u dont u look liek her?!?!?'"

I am the bile that burns your throat

There is nothing more that I enjoy more than everyone I know making me feel so insignificant, so pathetic, so disgusting, that I want to waste away into nothing. I want to thank all of you for helping me to realize how tiny and pitiful I am. I'm glad that I can be your villian; I rejoice in the thought that I am the Richard III to your Clarence. Please feel free to continue your high school antics of talking behind my back, joking at my expense. Let me being the focus of your rage; the reason why your life is hard or difficult. Please project your anger towards me because I am the rationale of why annoying things happen.

If life were like a movie

"With a prompter in every cellar window whispering comebacks, shy people would
have the last laugh."
-Amelie

Can you smile?

Quick: name three things that make you smile. Don't think. Just do it. Can you name three things?

Tomorrow

Macbeth:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

 -- William Butler Yeats

Plea

"I pray you, in your letters,
When you shall these unlucky deeds relate,
Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate,
Nor set down aught in malice. Then must you speak
Of one that lov'd not wisely but too well;
Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought,
Perplex'd in the extreme. . . ."
Othello Act V, Scene ii

At your gate

"Make me a willow cabin at your gate
And call upon my soul within the house,
Write loyal cantons of contemnèd love,
And sing them loud even in the dead of night;
Hallow your name to the reverberate hills,
And make the babbling gossip of the air
Cry out ’Olivia!’ O, you should not rest
Between the elements of air and earth
But you should pity me."

--Twelfth Night (Act 1, Scene 5)

Too young to leave

Too young to leave
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane

A Tried Expression

A Tried Expression
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane

"We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him."

1 John 4:13-16

Something about Static

They are playing some song by Quad City DJ's at Cassils. Great.

Clutching to a root of familiarity

Counterfeit Pen
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane

"What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,
You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water."
- TS Eliot "The Wasteland"

Voicemail and Movie Quote Game Scores

Week One Quote:
"We won't need eyes where we're going!"- Event Horizon

Week Two:
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures. "- Army of Darkness

Week Three:
"I bought a house....it's on the lake"- Lake House
BONUS QUESTION:
What quote from that movie's trailer drove the entire staff of the Springfield 8 nuts?
Answer: "Oh you're gonna think I'm crazy!"

Week Four (we are currently on this quote):
"Water...cold..."
BONUS QUESTION:
Who sent me a text message with those exact words at midnight?

Kevin: 0
Ben H.: 1
Nicole: 0
Ashley H.: 0
Eryn: 1
Natalie: 1
Becca: 1
My Mother: -1
My Father: 0
Andrew: -2 (see explanation below)

0 points will be awarded for NO GUESS
-1 point will be awarded for an incorrect guess
-------------------------------------

1. Guessing GHOST BUSTERS 2: Mystery of the Ooze on the quote that was CLEARLY Lake House
2. Trying to convince me that they actually SAID that quote in Ghost Busters 2

...Andrew for this you have received -2 points and may God have mercy on your soul.

Hard Luck in a Red Kimono

Hard Luck in a Red Kimono
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane

For my final series in my Medium Format class I chose to do somewhat of a photo documentary on the kids I work with. I've never felt so attached to a series of photos before. It's strange.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Is it possible to be friends with someone you don't have any respect for? This question has been bugging me a lot lately. I feel like, as a Christian, I struggle with knowing that I need to love the people around me but can I feel love for someone whose life disgusts me, who I don't trust, whose personal integrity is a joke? I mean, how can I be FORCED to respect someone. I don't know.

"Respect is an assumption of good faith and competence in another person or in the whole of oneself. Depth of integrity, trust, complementary moral values, and skill are necessary components."-wikipedia


Romans 12:10
"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves."

This week's scores!

As some of you might know, I changed my voice mail so that now it is LAURA'S VOICE MAIL AND MOVIE QUOTE GAME!!!

Last week's quote:
"We won't need EYES where we're going!"

Answer:
EVENT HORIZON!

Scoreboard:

Eryn C.- 1
Ben H.- 1
My mother- -1
Nicole A.- 0

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know"

"Judgment rarely marked her work; only an eagle's eye for composition and for the perfect moment – as well as her sympathy for people she likely saw, oddly given her background, as fellow outsiders."

"July 1971, Arbus committed suicide in Greenwich Village at the age of 48 by ingesting a large quantity of barbiturates and then slashing her wrists. Rumor held that she photographed her suicide, but no photos were discovered."

Put it on my tab, good sir!

iTunes: "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon and Garfunkel

It's good to know that all that money I spent at Cassil's Coffee in an attempt to see and/or talk to hot coffee boy, resulted in nothing except a significant decrease in my bank account. If he still worked there (a little bird told me that he quit this past week) then maybe it would have been worth it, but noooooo. Nadda. Oh but I shall dream of that wonderful head of hair ::sigh::...

Bruce Campbell vs Jack Bauer

I dare propose this ever important, life-changing question:

Jack Bauer and Bruce Campbell; who would be able to save us in the ever imminent zombie apocalypse?

People, I present to you the facts:

Jack Bauer:
-HE FREAKIN' SHOT SOME GUY'S WIFE IN THE LEG, RAN INTO A ROOM FILLED WITH NERVE GAS, AND HIJACKED A PLANE TO SAVE AMERICA!! That's pretty hardcore! Not to mention any man who can defeat terrorists that many times is clearly capable of defending us against a horde of undead.

Bruce Campbell
-The man cut off his own hand and replaced it with a chainsaw....whoa. That...is....awesome. Need I mention he defeated an ARMY OF DARKNESS?! Who could ask for more?

Circumstances under which I would eat a baby

1. It was a baby CHOCOLATE bar or if the baby was made of chocolate
2. Jesus or Bruce Campbell told me to do it

Facebook Smiles

At some point I became addicted to facebook. I don't even know how it happened. I spend way too much time on it.....it's like a drug. Facebook has these cool new applications that you can add, one of which being HONESTY BOX. It's this nice little box that you put on your "profile" in which people post anonymous comments about you. To be completely honest, I only put it on there because in order to comment on OTHER people (in THEIR honesty box) you have to have the application yourself.

I never really liked the idea of being critiqued in secret or laying out a door mat that says "Annonymously tell me things that you hate about me!". I always meant to remove the application but I forgot. By chance, I checked it today.

This is what I found:
(From a boy)
"This'll sound really weird. I barely knew you at all in high school. A mutual friend said something about you wanting me to ask you to a dance or something like that. I said no, but ended up regretting it because the few interactions I had with you I realized that you were cute and funny. This'll torture you I'm sure, hah hah. But really, this is actually creepy of me, because I haven't even spoken to you since high school."

The nice thing about HONESTY BOX is that you can respond to that person. Here is what I said:
"Creepy? Nah! One time Linzy, Tamila, and I drove to some guy's house to grab grass from it because Linzy was obsessed with him. Now THAT'S creepy. Good times...good times.

Thanks for the compliment."

I have a vague idea of who it is just because only FRIENDS who have the Honesty Box application can comment and I'm pretty sure I know who it was. I am flattered and it makes me smile.

It's always cloudy when you look into the past

iTunes: The Take Over, Break's Over by Fallout Boy
I am: bored out of my mind

I am not apologizing for listening to Fallout boy. I like their music and I could care less if everyone thinks they're douchebags.

My trip to see my sister is over and I regret not staying longer. I only get to see her approximately twice a year (Christmas and maybe Thanksgiving) so you can only image how exited I was to have this little trip to see her. I am going to see if I can make plans to come and see her over Spring Break or something. I'm sure she's glad to finally have me out of her hair. I ate a significant amount of her Easy Mac and Snicker Bars. I think I'm going to order some and send them to her as a thank you.

I am one of those people who, when I walk into a restaurant I pick the strangest thing on the menu and try it. This amazed my sister. Fried oysters, Corn Nuggets, Squid Sushi, Japansese Pickle Sushi, among other various things are what I have tried on this trip. I forced my sister to try all these things as well. It worked out about 80% of the time. The Squid Sushi was.....rubbery and not that good and the Pickle Sushi was good but not very flavorful. The Corn Nuggets were AMAZING and my sister is in love with the Fried Oysters.

I should have brought my copy of Julius Caesar but unfortunately I brought Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted. Reading the first few chapters of that book has been a very traumatic experience for me. It is a rare occasion that I actually want to THROW AWAY or even GIVE AWAY a book I had bought for myself but I do not think I can finish this book. Things getting stuck in sexual organs, people biting through their own large intestines, ripping a child from a mother's womb and stewing it and feeding it to her, people eating their own extremities, assassination through the art of foot massage, I could go on and on. It's just too much. Mr. Palahniuk is a wonderful writer but I just can't stomach it.

It appears that my once beautiful tan has faded and I am back to my disgusting pastiness.

This is what happens in Atlanta

This being the first time I had ridden a plane by myself, one can only imagine who stressed I was. There was always the fear of my plane being delayed or even worse, the gate changing at the last moment. So as I sat in the Atlanta airport for four hours I gave myself an ulcer worrying about the weather getting progressively worse. Thankfully the clouds disappeared and I was able to fly out on time.

I was able to take this shot while I waited those amazing four hours.

11:30am in the Atlanta Airport

He is wearing a Goosebumps t-shirt; authentically vintage. He reminds me of a past crush. It’s the way his hair is cut, it’s the way he crosses his legs, it's the awkward way he sits there and it’s his plaid green shorts. His slight 5 o’clock shadow brings attention to his defined jaw line. He is eating. He is eating Burger King of all things. I hope he is on my flight. I imagine the awkwardness that might ensue if he has the seat next to me. Will I stare at him? Will we make small talk? I remember a line from Pulp Fiction that refers small talk.

He has a macbook and a guitar case.

I hope we randomly meet in Gulfport. Maybe we will bump into each other while fishing for our suitcases at baggage claim. Maybe we will awkwardly make eye contact and smile in that way that reminds me of indie romance flicks.

Life should be like a Jane Austen Novel

Elizabeth was much too embarrassed to say a word. After a short pause, her companion added, “You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.” Elizabeth feeling all the more than common awkwardness and anxiety of his situation, now forced herself to speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave him to understand, that her sentiments had undergone so material a change, since the period to which he alluded, as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure, his present assurances.

Suffocating Cloud

Suffocating Cloud
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

A storm is coming. I can feel it.

I think I'm going to puke.

Looks like I'm not the only one who doesn't update

Postsecret has skipped it's Sunday update. Frank enabled comments this week and it looks like the general public is upset that they haven't gotten their weekly dose of other people's secrets. It's actually quite funny.

Photographs and memories

There is nothing more delightful to me than going through old family photo albums. A few days ago my dad pulled down about 6 boxes from the attic, all filled with albums. It was like Christmas came early.

Dear Angry Nitpicky Grossly Emo Rage-a-holic,

Oh my goodness you have a problem! Someone needs to take a chill pill and quick. What I have seen of you the past month or so has made me fearful of your future. I don't think I've ever met anyone who has such a rage problem as you. I have yet to spend an hour with you, without you flipping out over one thing or another. What scares me the most is that your anger is explosive; it comes in unforeseen bouts. I'm seriously concerned about being around you. You remember that Alanis Morissette song "You Oughta Know"? You remember how hostile that song is? I'm convinced that you wrote that song. It reeks of your whiny, vindictive tone.

Here's the underlined issue; it's hard for me to trust you when I never know when you're going to turn on me and go on some rant about how I did or didn't do some little thing that annoys you. I know about your little discussions that you have had with others in the past few weeks. I'm aware of your random fits animosity. What's funny is that I find this behavior more pitiful than anything. True, I could get all pissy about all the things you've said and done but I feel more sorrow for your life more than anything.

It will hurt when you hit rock bottom

It bothers me that I am losing respect for you. I know it is only a matter of weeks, if not days that I won't even know who you are any more.

iTunes: "Leave me Alone" by Michael Jackson

Geeze what is today, some kind of "Let's Dog on Laura Day"? Hold on, let me check iCal... National Brother's Day, International Tiara Day, National Escargot Day....nope nothing.

That mythology class is paying off

Did you know that Medea is often referred to as "The Tigress" because when her husband Jason decided to leave her for a younger woman, Glauce, she killed Glauce, her father, and most importantly the children that Medea had with Jason? That's right; she killed her own children.

You learn something new every day.

Sway

"I wonder about the trees.
Why do we wish to bear
Forever the noise of these
More than another noise
So close to our dwelling place?
We suffer them by the day
Till we lose all measure of pace,
And fixity in our joys,
And acquire a listening air.
They are that that talks of going
But never gets away;
And that talks no less for knowing,
As it grows wiser and older,
That now it means to stay.
My feet tug at the floor
And my head sways to my shoulder
Sometimes when I watch trees sway,
From the window or the door.
I shall set forth for somewhere,
I shall make the reckless choice
Some day when they are in voice
And tossing so as to scare
The white clouds over them on.
I shall have less to say,
But I shall be gone."

The Sound of the Trees by Robert Frost

Selected Songs from various playlists on my iPod...

Emo Song:
Paper Bag by Fiona Apple

Happy-Sappy Song:
Shimmy Shimmy Quater Turn- Hellogoodbye

Guitar Hero Song:
Crazy On You- Heart

Sweet Lovin' Song:
Here In My Room- Incubus

Party like it's 1990 Song:
Mr. Jones- Counting Crows

The Joggin Mix Song:
Dragula- Rob Zombie

Photography Inspiration Song:
First Snow- Composed by Clint Mansell

Sleepy Time Song:
Complainte De la Butte- Rufus Wainwright

Muse Song:
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want- Muse

Me do good, me do good photo?

Today I stumbled upon a set of engagement photos for some people that I know. I wouldn't call them my friends...we don't really hang out, but I have known them for quite some time, and they know me. As I was flipping through this set of photos a wicked self centered, egotistical thought crossed my mind. I actually said to myself, "Wow. I could have taken better photos then these." I immediately realized what I said and reprimanded...myself. But why? Why should I apologize for acknowledging that I am a good photographer: that my portraits are full of life and have a less cliche feel to them? I'm sorry but there are a lot of crappy photographers around who think that posed pictures are "shizknat". Last year I took some engagement photos for my good friends Jarrod and Sarah (to the left) and I couldn't have been more please with the results. Granted, I did have a few shots that we not up to par, but that's why I took 3 rolls!! THAT'S WHAT YOU DO!! You take tons of photos so you can weed out the crappy ones. I promised myself that I would never become one of those pretentious photographers who thinks that they're the best of the best and I don't. I KNOW there are some really fantastic photographers in town who are MUCH better than me. BUT...there are also a crap ton of photographers in town who are much less talented than me and it pisses me off that they are getting paid...more than me....to take crappy shots.

Marriage Day

I feel completely terrible because I missed probably one of the most awesome wedding in the entire world. "Why?" you ask? Let me explain in ghetto style:

I am so poor I use cheerios as earrings!
I am so poor that I chase the garbage truck with a shopping list!
I am so poor I can't even to pay attention!
I am so poor that I eat cereal with a fork to save milk!
I am so poor that burglars break into my home and leave money!
I am so poor that I watch television on an Etch-A-Sketch!
I am so poor that even the Republicans were willing to give me welfare!

I'm guessing that you get the gist of what I'm sayin' here. The wedding was out of state and would have required me to go 3 days without work and I would have had to pay for food and a hotel room. Things are a bit tight right now and I just didn't have the money to go. I even attempted to budget for it but in the end I had to use that budgeted money for my insurance bill. It sucks because I bet it was the most awesome wedding ever. Blah! So Mr. and Mrs. Sonner if you are reading this I am terribly sorry that I did not attend your wedding. I hope you had a fantastic "Marriage Day!"

iPod, therefore I AM

Put your iPod on shuffle and go down the list to answer the questions.

How am I feeling today?
Coffee and TV- Blur

How will I feel tomorrow?
Rockafeller Skank- Fatboy Slim

Daaang right

Will I get far in life?
The Poison- Alkaline Trio

How do my friends see me?
Roadhouse Blues (Live)- The Doors

Where will I get married?
The Lonely Man/Incredible Hulk Theme- Composed by Joe Harnell

What is my best friend's theme song?
Have You Ever- Incubus

What is the story of my life?
Here By Me- 3 Doors Down

What was high school like?
Times Like These- Foo Fighters

How can I get ahead in life?
Candy Perfume Girl- Madonna

What is the best thing about me?
Spice Up Your Life- Spice Girls

Side note: Look....I know I shouldn't have the Spice Girls even CLOSE to my iPod...but well...I love 90's pop.

How is today going to be?
One Angry Dward and 200 Solemn Faces

What is in store for this weekend?
Right Where I belong- 3 Doors Down

What song describes my parents?
Burn- Three Days Grace

What song describes my grandparents?
Classical Gas- Eric Calpton

How is my life going?
Favorite Things- Incubus

What song will they play at my funeral?
With A Little Help from My Friends- Joe Crocker

Some of these answers are a bit eerie.

How does the world see me?
Shrinking Universe-Muse

Will I have a happy life?
All This Love- The Similou

What do my friends really think of me?
Downfall- Trust Company

Do people secretly lust after me?
Ex-Girlfriend- No Doubt

How can I make myself happy?
The Delicate Place- Spoon

ROFL!

What should I do with my life?
Old Friends/Bookends- Simon & Garfunkel

Will I ever have children?
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly- Blues Traveler

What is some good advice for me?
Fair- Remy Zero

How will I be remembered?
Cry to You- Cadet

What is my signature dancing song?
Death Is A Disease- Composed by Clint Mansell

Side note: The Fountain soundtrack is amazing. If you don't own it, BUY IT TODAY.

What type of men do I like?
Go- Blink 182

What kind of job will I have in the future?
Around The World- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Double Trouble

Double Trouble
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

I have rediscovered the fun that I can have with Photo Booth. Lord help me.

Tardy people and their tardiness!!

I've always been a big stickler about tardiness. I made very sure to never be tardy in high school and I make it my goal to NEVER be tardy in college. There is nothing more disrespectful then a person walking into class over 15 minutes late, interrupting a lecture that could be detrimental to my college success, just because they overslept. I am more annoyed by the people who are consistently late to class (when I say "late" I am referring to over 10 minutes). If you KNOW that it's going to take you 25 minutes to drive to campus 5 minutes to park and 5 minutes to walk to whatever building you need to be in the PLAN ACCORDINGLY. I do. If I can get to class on time and live in freakin' Egypt, then you can get to class living wherever you live.

and gives us an extra ten minutes to get to class. He doesn't mind if we're running a little late because he understands that is it hard to get to a class that early in the morning. THIS GIRL runs 45 minutes late. How ridiculous is that? Last week we had a critique and we started just around 8:05 am. My teacher had begun by asking a series of questions about what we considered art and what we considered "good art". We begun looking at Which brings me to the Queen of the Tardiness. The teacher for the 8am class is pretty lenienteveryone's photos and talked about the ones that stood out the most. Right at 8:50 am SHE walks in. She notices that everyone's photos are on the wall. Of course the teacher stops...there is an awkward pause as we all stare at her. She pins her photos up on the wall and sits down. My teacher begins to talk again. About 15 minutes later her CELL PHONE rings. Naturally this completely distracts for the current discussion that we were having. Alan tells her to turn it off and gives her the look of death. She looks at him and says, "It's a client." As if that is justification for keeping your cell phone ON during class...a class that your significantly late to.

There is no excuss for being THAT late to a class. What upsets me is, she is being disrespectful and she doesn't even care. Her attitude about it (the "whatever" attitude) is bothersome. I can't understand that. If I PAY for a class, I'm sure as heck going to attend it.

Cletus and Baylee-Ann visit the movie theater

There are few amusing stories that tickle me quite like this one.

Justin had just arrived to work and we were discussing normal manager things. After I caught him up on all the day's drama I left the comfort of the office and walked into the manager station only to be struck with the sight of two CUSTOMERS sitting AT THE MANAGER STATION in our comfy MANAGER CHAIRS feeding each other Dippin' Dots looking as white-trashy as possible with their MATCHING overalls (both looked like they were straight out of central casting). I must admit that there was a second there were I was completely dumbfounded. I thought to myself, "Really? REALLY? You're sitting in our MANAGER STATION.... by our COMPUTER.... enjoying the comfort of our MANAGER CHAIRS...REALLY?" After I collected my thoughts I forced what words I could, out of my mouth:

"Um...Hi."
"Hello"-the Male who was feeding his girlfriend the Dippin' Dots-
"Uh can I help you?"
"No."
"You need to leave. This our manager station and you should not be here."

I couldn't help but hold in my giggles as I ran into the office to tell Justin what had happened. As I am finishing up the story our loyal employee Greg enters with the same dumbfounded look I had on my face and asks, "Did you know them?" to which I responded "No. Definitely not."Because I want to give you an ACCURATE PICTURE of what these lovely people looked like, you will find a photo attached to this note. I'd like to note how they went with a subtle green overall and plaid shirts.

I think I'm in love

My new boyfriend
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

Ah yes...my baby. It is wrong to hug a camera this much?

A time and a place

A time and a place
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

.....`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'..

-Edgar Allen Poe
The Raven

God Bless Don Hertzfeld

Through the wonder of text messages:

Kevin sends me this:
I send him back this response: "?"
Kevin texted me back...: "My spoon is too big"
I send him this: "Haha!"

My head is a SUPER MASSIVE BLACKHOLE

iTunes: "Broken" by Pennywise

I dyed my hair black (hench the "my head is a super massive blackhole). I can now pull of the emo look with great success!!

Dead people=Digital SLR

iTunes: "Mil Besos" by Patty Griffin

While flipping through the channels the other night in an attempt to find some source of entertainment I accidentally stopped on TNT which happened to be showing Titanic...for the 5 millionth time that day. It happened to be that very emotional moment (pssh!) when future-old-decrepid-Rose is finishing up her heartwrenching story. Her exact words were "1500 people died that day. I'll never forget.." At that exact moment I said alloud, "Wow if I had a dollar for every person who died on the Titanic, I'd be able to buy a Canon 30D."

As morbid and heartless as that was...it's still true.

Rule number one: take it EVERYWHERE

Lomography- n.
a commercial trademark of Lomographische AG, Austria for products and services related to photography. The name is licensed from a former state-run optics company LOMO PLC in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 35 mm LOMO LC-A camera employed an unusual lens which produced large amounts of distortion at the edges of the image whilst keeping the center sharp, and was 'discovered'/promoted by marketing students/businessmen from Austria with a viral/tribal marketing strategy heavily based on their internet site.



Lomography emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Accidents such as over-saturated colors, lens artifacts, and exposure defects are rehabilitated to produce swirly, abstract effects — a trait emphasized by practitioners. Others use the technique to document everyday life, because the small camera size and ability to shoot in low light encourages candid photography, photo reportage and photo vérité.

The following are the company's 10 Rules of Lomography:

1. Take your LOMO everywhere you go & whenever you go.
2. Use it anytime — day or night.
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.
4. Shoot from the hip.
5. Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible.
6. Don't think.
7. Be fast.
8. You don't have to know beforehand what you've captured on film.
9. You don't have to know afterwards, either.
10. Don't worry about the rules.

1408

When Stephen King's novel "Everything's Eventual" first came out, I ran to the bookstore to get it. I consider Stephen King one of the few authors whose descriptive writing can scare the crap out of me. Early reviews of "Everything's Eventual" raved about the frightful stories within. I must say that though most of the stories were quite disturbing, the story that really got to me was one titled "1408". The story begins by introducing the main character Mike Enslin an author who wrote several books about Haunted dwellings that he stayed in over the years. Even though only 9 pages of the story take place in the room, it is those 9 pages that I became so freaked out that I vowed to never stay in a hotel again (obviously I got over my fear of hotel rooms). Anyway, today, while on my daily trailer hunt, I found a trailer for 1408 starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. You might remember THIS post in which I first mentioned the talks of a movie being made. At first glance it is abundantly clear that they have changed the story a bit. In fact, there are a few moments that I found almost comical. As disappointed as I am, I still have a desire to see this movie.

Check it out for yourself HERE.

Can't Sleep

Do flies have tongues? Random but...really...do they have tongues?

"Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain."
--Ella Weeler Wilcox

I wonder how much blockbuster paid for this...

iTunes: "Changes" by 3 Doors Down

Not only is this the greatest EMO moment in movie history but it is also the most shameless use of product placement in movie history.

Sleep?

iTunes: "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" by Lauryn Hill

I've been hit with the feeling that I have done something terribly wrong at some point. I'm not sure what that thing is quite yet but the feeling seems to still be there. Hm.

Side Note:
Someone please buy me THIS

On the first day back

As expected, the first day back to classes was uneventful and cold. The only slightly entertaining point of the day was the pot head in my history class. Yes, that's right: someone actually came to class high. Keep in mind this isn't the middle or end of the semester...no this was the FIRST DAY OF
iTunes: "Limp" by Fiona Apple

CLASS and this dude is stoned out of his mind. Naturally he decided to sit in the front row and proceeded to make commentary about what the teacher was saying. I couldn't help but giggle slightly.

Professor: ...I know that I am giving you a lot to read...
Pot Head: [interrupting] yeah...reading sucks man...awww..man...

The constant "aww man...yeaah..oh yea.." coming from the front row seemed to make syllabus day a little more interesting.



And in case you are wondering what I would like for my birthday....

"Birfday"

iTunes: "Snow (Hey Oh)" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

My birthday is quickly approaching and for the first time in several years, I have yet to make plans. I'm quite upset that Natalie and Hannah will be out of town but I'll deal. To be honest I don't really want to make plans. Becca and Deborah want to take me out to some "smancy" bar called Ophelia's and I think I'm fine with that. Unfortunately, since I do have under-age friends, and friends who just don't like bars I am going to have to force us to go to some restaurant instead and then end up bowling/shaking/some other random activity. Again, I have no problem with that. I feel so... impassive to anything that relates to my birthday. In fact, I just don't have any enthusiasm about the night what-so-ever.

For the love of Bruce: Part II

#3. Mmm...more Bruce...more deliciousness. This goes along with the whole "Pop Art" theme again (as should ALL OF THE CARDS). On this one I'll have a message on the back that says something like "Baby...you make me see quadruple!" I really like this one. I think it's the neon pink that really makes me happy. I might use this same image in another layout just because I like it so much. God bless photoshop!










#4. Tehehe...oh silly Bruce!
You can't really read this thumbnail but it says "Give me some sugar, baby". I am going to probably use this one but alternate the message between the one shown and "Hail to the king, baby". I might end up messing with the size of the actual image as well. I want it to be a tad bigger.

For the love of BRUCE

iTunes: "Crazy on You" by Heart

As many of you might know, I am crazy about Bruce Campbell. So when I was hit with the fact that Valentine's day is less than a month away and that it was time for me to make some contemporary, Valentine's Day cards, there was no one else in my mind who could truly encompass the idea of rugged love other than Bruce Campbell himself.



#1. I'm going for this "POP ART" idea. Even though I like this idea, I have a few issues with it. Do I like the whisper bubble as apposed to any other type of bubble? Do I like how the"Groovy" sticks out of the bubble?













#2. The more the merrier right? I thought about a cute little message saying that on the back. Maybe something like "Double the pleasure.." or "Double Trouble". I like the double image and the neon pink is a nice idea that plays well off of the blue but is it dark enough? Do I need an outline around the hearts? If I make the pink darker...I really don't need an outline, right?

That's all for now. More drafts to come...

Ah yes, another Wednesday Night

a reminder about the Young Married Couples Group meeting on Wednesday night flashes on the large screen at Church...

Andrew: I'll never be in that group ::sigh::
Me: Pshh! ::pretends to play a tiny violin in an attempt to mock Andrew's emo-ness::
Andrew: You're never going to be in there either...
Me: You suck.
Tanner: Ha ha!
Andrew: ::looking at Tanner:: I don't know what you're laughing at. No one's ever going to marry you....

Don't see a movie

There are four days out of the entire year that the theater is the most busy:

4. New Years Eve
3. Christmas Eve
2. Christmas Day

and yes, THE BUSIEST IS...

1. New Years day

Every year it's the same thing; we're dead until 1pm. See, that's when the hangovers pass and everyone decides to come and see a movie and whine. I could add up all the complaints that I've gotten from customers all throughout 2006 and that will NEVER add up to all the complaints that I will get tomorow.