I am completely and thoroughly confused at the news that Disney is doing a remake of Yellow Submarine.  WTF??????

I'm with the author of this article- LEAVE IT ALONE.  There is no way to redo it that would come close to matching the original (it's pure, drug-induced 60s insane animation.  You couldn't duplicate it without being on major amounts of acid!!)  Plus.... what's the point?  Just go watch the original!

Normally, I am all about new Beatle-y things.  But this?  NOOOOOOOO.

I spent the afternoon doing a much-needed closet clean-out!  I tried on almost everything, and filled a garbage bag with almost 40 pieces of clothing to donate to charity!  Included in that count are 8 skirts/pants that literally FELL OFF OF ME when I tried them on, because I have lost so much weight!! HEEEEEE.

I am celebrating with a few slices of the Lou Malnati's pizza that was sitting in my freezer for the last 2 months, because now it actually TASTES like pizza!!!  So, all around, a very good day- and no school tomorrow!!!

In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?

Stoled from stormypup

Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.
Instructions:
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read ENTIRELY
2) Add a ‘+’ to the ones you LOVE.
4) Tally your total at the bottom.

( the list.... )

We'll start with the bad: it has been raining all day, and storming since noon- like, crazy lighting and thunder, which made the drive back from Baton Rouge not all that fun :P Also, my tonsils are rather swollen, so swallowing is now even more difficult (just what I needed, right?)

Ugh.

Onto the good! I only have FOUR MORE RADIATION TREATMENTS!! I am so ready to be done with the tiredness and the nausea and all the other crap... I know it will take a few weeks for all of my side effects to go away, but at least then things will be getting better instead of worse. WOOT!

Also fun was a box I picked up today- I had a few gift certificates from Amazon, so I went and ordered the first four seasons of Supernatural!



HEEEEEEEE

and with the gift certificates, they cost me a grand total of..... $8.96. HEEEEE!!!

Edit: The squid has a name! He is officially Cal-zilla McAngrypants. :D

I have a giant squid!! Really!!!



My awesome friend tokoz made it for me and I got it today, and I LOVE it!! It made me smile, which was needed after yesterday (a day of nausea and exhaustion and just general ICK!)



Honestly, how cute is my squid? Even though he is angry, I love him! And he is HUGE- almost as tall as me!!

Any name suggestions?

You (like Paul in my icon) are probably scratching your head at that subject- there are things about cancer that do not suck? Amazingly, yes. Of course, those of you who know me well know what an incurable optimist I am, and probably figured this was going to show up eventually.

( So- the list )

***The BEST thing (and this is the ONLY good thing about being sick that really matters) is that I have found out just how many people care about me. The outpouring of love and support from my family and friends has been amazing, not to mention all of the other people- everyone at my school, friends of my parents, and even friends of my aunts, uncles, and cousins! My best friend from college mentioned to one of her co-workers that I was going through all of this, and the co-worker asked for my name so that she could pray for me. Things like that- as awful as the last 7 weeks have been, that is what has gotten me through.

I am back in my own apartment now, and am going back to school tomorrow (just for half days) but I am ready, and hoping that these next three weeks will go smoothly and easily while I finish radiation!!

The sun, trying to peek through the clouds- this week, the trend has been for it to be really hot all day with a storm in the afternoon, and after the storm it is even HOTTER and more humid, usually just in time for afternoon carpool. UGH.

But, the first week is going decently well- I have felt very zen-like- like, I know exactly what I want to do, and I feel really confident in my abilities. I love that!! Plus, my smart board is REALLY FUN!!!

The two stickers I gave out today- we did a story map together on the board, and the kids just needed to copy it down, and put their name on the top. If they wrote their name? Happy Face! Otherwise- NO NAME?? :D

It is hard work training these kids to do things the right way!

As we were driving down from Chicago, my dad informed me that my front tires were VERY bald, so last week I had to go get two new front tires, plus getting my car re-aligned. BLEGH. I just hate spending all that money at once!!! (Especially since I really can't afford it, but I also can't afford to have a tire blow out on me. Sigh.)

The second pic is my printer/scanner- I've had it for almost 3 years now, but I have the feeling I am going to be using it almost every day of this school year- one of the side effects of getting my Smart Board is that all of my transparencies? USELESS. So, lots of scanning so we can use them.

First day of school went well, I really can't complain yet- the kids are going to be a bit lower, academically, than the last few years, but we'll see. AND I didn't have to take ANY painkillers OR Advil today....HOORAY!!!

We got back to Louisiana on Wednesday, my dad driving for 11 out of the 14 hours (YAY Dad!!!) On Thursday we dropped off some things at school, then came back to my apartment to build my new bookcase that I got for $35 at IKEA- I really needed it, especially since I brought back 2 more boxes (of mostly books) from IL. This is my new favorite shelf- ALL of my Beatles books, all in one place! :D

Dad golfed on Friday, so I spent a few hours in my classroom- but only a few, because the A/C wasn't working and it was about 90 degrees in there!! My sister had arrived late Thursday night, so then I met up with her and other friends for lunch, and then we just sort of hung out all afternoon.

All well and good, right? Yes, at least until Saturday morning when I woke up with my face hurting again :P

( Saturday and Sunday- not fun. )

( Monday- EVEN LESS FUN )

( So, what now? )

That is all I know right now, but any prayers, good thoughts, and good karma sent my way would be helpful!

*sigh*
So, I know I have been a failure at my picture project this month, but at least I've had an excuse for the last week or so- gland swollen again, etc. etc. etc. But, (other than that) it's been an interesting few weeks....

July 23:

( RWAR )

July 24:

( Beep Beep! )

I spent Saturday, Sunday, and Monday pretty much in bed, sleeping as much as possible and trying to let the antibiotics get some of the swelling down to where I could open my mouth (I was on basically a liquid diet for about 3 days because I couldn't open my mouth or chew. Ick!) I'm still taking lots of Tylenol, but am not feeling like death anymore, so that's good.

July 29:

( Family Fun )

Which brings us to today!

July 31:

( New Purse! )

So, yeah, it's been a crazy week! Only a few more days left in Chicago- my dad is driving back to Louisiana with me, and we're leaving on either Wednesday or Thursday, and then it is time to get ready for school to start!!! EEEEK!!!!

ok, the past week has been crazy and about 80% crap, but I shall post on that later.

THE INSANITY:

There have been, of course, a LOT of pictures of David Tennant at Comic-Con.  So, I was looking at this one, here.

Then, I remembered that akarui_sekai  said that she had been in the 2nd row for that panel.  So, I look closer. 

AND THERE SHE IS.  

akarui_sekai  is on the far left, just above the girl in the KISS makeup- green shirt, with her arms in the air.  Beside her, with the camera, is brianrubin .

I really would have been useless at Comic-Con this weekend (stupid gland flaring up again) but ZOMG AM I JEALOUS!!!

Of course, she also sat about 20 feet away from David at a restaurant the night before, but if I think too hard on that I might just have to kill her LOL.

I spent the majority of my weekend in (or getting to and from) Indiana, visiting friends from college! I haven't seen a few of them in 3 years, and some of them not since we graduated (7 years ago!!)

So, we had a get-together at Amy's house, and we pretty much just talked and ate and watched the babies play :) It was great to see everyone!!

Oh, and the random bonus pic I got on my way home: wind farm!

A lovely, lovely afternoon spent with akutenshi7, putting together wedding 'Save the Date' cards that I helped design! I think they turned out rather nicely :)

Also, today I have discovered the wonder that is peanut butter frosting. I think this is possibly my new favorite food :D

* Post 12 pictures you currently have on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.
* NO CAPTIONS! It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.
* They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr!
* You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like.



( A picture is worth a thousand words... )

Yes, I know I have been a failure at pictures this week- honestly, I didn't do much at all for the first part of the week, then the second part of the week suddenly got REALLY busy (but fun!)

The top pic is from "J-Con", our mini-con of gaming and awesomeness. This stack of dice was SOLID- even attempting to shake the table didn't bust it!

Today we got last-minute Cubs tickets- baseball is my favorite sport, and I NEVER pass up a chance to go to Wrigley Field and see the Cubbies (though it did mean missing a day of gaming :P ) The stupid Cardinals won, but I got some more cool pictures

The past week has been long and tiring, but also lots of fun! Here is a day-by-day breakdown including pics of the day, but you have been warned: It is LONG!!!

( Monday, June 29 )

( Tuesday, June 30 )

( Wednesday, July 1 )

( Thursday, July 2 )

( Friday, July 3 )

( Saturday, July 4 )

( Sunday, July 5 )

All in all, it was a fun trip with lots of silliness and good memories. More cosplay pics can be found here, and more non-cosplay (trip pics) can be found here.

Oh, and..... QUOTES!!

"I'm so happy about how that looks!" "No, that's just the paint fumes."
"Look at what I drew! And after a half liter of shōchū, too!!"
"You could just suck my pants." (said completely deadpan)
"Mob him a little bit!"
"You know why Los Angeles is so confusing? It is built on a Z-axis as well as the usual X and Y"
"This hotel is made of circles and stairs and FAIL!"
"Shut up, President Cylon!!"
"Bunnies are not purple. This is wrong."

Yesterday was pretty busy, yet nothing was really picture-worthy, so we have two today! My giant book (my cosplay prop) is done!! I printed out the Odin Sphere logo and traced it onto the fabric, then went in and sketched the letters before filling them in with the gold paint marker. I think they turned out really well, especially for doing it freehand!

Then I got my white fabric and spray adhesive, and glued it all to the styrofoam. Even my mom said it looks like a book! Yay!!

This is my friend's cat Portia, who spent nearly an hour hiding out under this box. It was a good hiding spot from the baby, who thinks of Portia as a big, moving stuffed animal, and likes to pull her tail :)