On Doing Nothing

This summer has largely been uneventful and relatively unproductive. Turns out my brain works better when I have something to consistently do every day. Shame the job market sucks (though kudos to you clever folk who managed to beat the system and stay employed this summer!) but school will be resuming soon and hopefully then my mind won't seem so utterly stagnant.

Let's see...

Daytime television is the worst.

Thank god for DVR.

The horror movie franchise is more lacking than ever.

Despite the fact that superhero movies kind of suck (seriously, they're all set-up movies and you can TELL that they are!), I have been enjoying them of late. Saw the Hulk back when it came out because of Reasons (okay, because of Edward Norton) and thought that would be the end of my Marvel-inspired movie watching until Certain People insisted I see Thor, Captain America, and at least the first Iron Man. I have finally done this, and now I can FINALLY see the Avengers. So that's good. Also, Dark Knight Rises was a relatively satisfying end to the trilogy. Not as good as Dark Knight, of course, but still! I thought it was going to be uber shit-tastic, and was pleasantly surprised.

Also I kind of want to write about superheroes now. But where to start! And lord knows I don't need another project on my plate, but when have I ever been reasonable?

Alrighty, hopefully this is a sufficient enough post for Rachel to not feel awkward about posting her Very British Adventures, which is what we all really want to read about, right? :D


Musics:


This is not a new song for any of you (I hope!), but Jen showed me thissss weeks ago, I want to say, and I LOVE IT. Howl's Moving Castle and Florence+The Machine? Yes, please!!

cabinet of curiosities

i got a new bookshelf.
by which i mean my mother bought a new cabinet at an estate sale, didn't want it, and offered it to me in exchange from my desk. i agreed to the swap because i think it's adorable, even if it's top drawer smells profusely of parchment. which is weird, but oh well.
the cabinet is meant for displaying commemorative dishes or porcelain plates from china (made circa 1763 or something, maybe before then, whenever it was that the chinese had the secret of how to make porcelain and no one else did).
but instead of dishes with niagara falls on them or prettily painted porcelain i am putting all of the books that currently reside on the surface of my desk in the cabinet. plus some weird nicknacks i've collected throughout the years, so there you go. 
the title has been explained.
in the process of moving books i have also gotten, like, three spider/mosquito/mystery bites. thankfully i'm too sleepy to have a panic attack. 
also it is far too late early in the morning for capitalization. fuck that shit.
 future me is probably experiencing regrets about the lack of proper capitalization. well, whatever future me.
you'll be fine.


so! here we go!

music!

 or 

portions from the soundtrack of me moving books and nicknacks and sneezing like the seventh dwarf

"always gold" by radical face
rating: omg feelings, what is this doing to my heart, this is gorgeous

"stubborn love" by the lumineers
rating: i love this band this is my favorite song holy kitten tits i love this song

also, it has been taken from youtube last i checked so follow the link below
http://supercon.tumblr.com/tagged/%5BThe-Lumineers%5D


"would you go with me" by josh turner
so, i often stuff notes, b-day cards, and other papers of importance in between books. i found a lot of stuff tonight and one thing was a typed letter addressed "To my good friend Rachelle, who has found the way," and was signed in windings, but, because of the writing in between, we'll just take a wild stab in the dark and - aha! i have accidentally stabbed a trisha.
how it ended up in my room i have no idea, though it had been next door neighbors to a map of the paris metro and two birthday cards from when i turned four. idek.
but anyway, the note was comprised of quotes and a line from this song was one of the quotes and the only reference i couldn't figure out. thank you google.

rating: fuck this song is cute, omg cute, now i will attempt to sing along - oh god how does your voice go that deep?

"oh dear!" by good for grapes
rating: instrumentssss - let's dance and spin around a camp fire

"forever" by walter meego
rating: yes, yes good

"runaway" by mr little jeans
rating: what kind of band name is that?, more awkward dancing than book moving happening

i also listened to ridiculous things which i won't post here because they are very silly. like, "call me maybe" was included, the opening song to the film boondock saints made an appearance, as did the incredibly sexy female cover of "whatever you like"... which, actually, if you're unfamiliar with the anya marina version you should probably go listen to it and possibly swoon a bit. or maybe it's just me lol.


so i started proofreading this. why do i allow myself access to the internet this late? i'm at the point where if i keep fixing shit i'll just delete everything so i'm gonna just post it.

apologies for excessive obnoxiousness. 

i love you all, darlings

Summer Songs

Guys.
Guys, I need more summer music.
What's going on in my life is inconsequential.

Just post some friggin' music.

Aziza showed me this the other day and I friggin' love it. Easily sitting at the top of my "Favorite Music Videos of the Summer" list. Think you can top it? :3

First Lazy Week

So the semester ended and I barely noticed. Seems like I notice less and less after each school year, to be honest. One day I'm hustling off to class, and then suddenly...I have nothing.

The first week is always super lazy for me. I sleep a lot more than I usually do, and I attempt to make schedules for productive days that never really happen. Hell, I still haven't unpacked most of my crap from the car(s) yet.

But next week I should be more active, so I hope we can get to some of the excellent things Rachel has listed in her post. I feel like we're running short on summers where everyone is going to be here, so let's try and take advantage, yes?


Also, this kid. Holy shit.

I was completely thrown.

NaNo in the Summer

So I'm just going to spam all of our blogs with this--Camp NaNo is now open, and for those of you who don't know, it is essentially NaNoWriMo, but in the summer. This is great since November is always a tricky month for a lot of us who still have to deal with finals, and the months of June and August are blessedly finals-free! The rules are the same as standard NaNo: write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I personally intend to participate in both June and August, and I really hope some of you will join me. It's a great experience, and one you should definitely have if you've ever entertained even slightly the thought of being a writer.

Here's the link:  http://campnanowrimo.org/sign_in

You really have no excuse. So do it.




Song: 

I apologize any potential creepiness. 

Sunshine, Celery Stalks

Woooo summer is almost heeeere!

When do you all finish up with your finals?  I will be done by the 11th and in town by the 13th or 14th, I am thinking.  I will probably bring the Brendan with me at some point in May, so if any of you have yet to have an official encounter, we can plan something.  Maybe a city day.

Also, my dilemma is over.  My indecision is gone.  I will be returning to Chicago for the summer, as I have received a really nice, solid job offer (something I was unable to find in Milwaukee).  It's official.

But I don't think I'll be able to sublet my apartment because I made this decision too late, so it will still be available for visitations, summerfest purposes, etc.  I think that will be nice because the only things you can really do in Milwaukee are eat and drink... and a lot of us are turning 21 this summer (or are already 21), soooooo that might be a lot of fun.

Finally, I figured it was time to divulge a well-kept secret.  Not really, this isn't even a secret probably: I think My Little Pony is so cute.  Season 2 just ended, and I watched it all.  The animation is just really cute, and it is not bad for a children's show.  It restores my faith in cartoons, to be honest. It makes me smile.  I even like the songs.


But I do not like to talk too much about it because I am not a huge fan of the community members sometimes.  I do like some of the shitty pony music they make, though.  It is so catchy.  Here is an example:

Blargh

Haven't posted in a while. Don't have much to say, really. I have one more full week of classes before finals, and then freedom--well, freedom of a sort. I'm still trying to figure out my summer plans--working, and all that business, as I have to get ready to move into my off-campus apartment with my roomies come August. So that'll hopefully be fun!

The only interesting things I've done in the past week or so is throw caution to the wind and write a paper on BioShock. I was terrified when I handed it in, but we'll see how that goes, haha.

I'm in a bit of a weird mood at present--I want to write something, anything, but I seem to be permanently stuck in the plotting/scheming stage, and no matter how badly I'd like to move on and actually start writing...I can't.

It kind of sucks.

Maybe some new reading material and music can help; both have certainly helped me before. But I'm starting to think this is one of those cases where I need a change of scenery. Sitting in my dorm, all I can think about is all the things I ought to be doing, and not doing any of it because my laptop broke and my netbook can't handle much and the stupid computers in the lounges here on campus haven't been updated to include the versions of the programs I need in order to do half of the crap I have to do anyway.

So I play Kingdom Hearts instead.

Blargh.

Any reading and/or music suggestions? I bought a new book the other day that is quite lovely, but maybe having a nice stack of new things to read once I'm out of the dorms will get me out of the constant state of doing nothing I'm finding myself in.

Occasionally my mom and I will delve into the past and listen to the stuff we listened to in the 90s. Alice in Chains (original line up) was one of our favorite bands.