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. . . . . entries for 31.8.06 . . . . . There's a grain or three of truth in this.
I do not think another white American girl has ever cried over Ghengis Khan. Why the hell did the rulers of Europe have to go and screw the world over? And where are we supposed to go from here, without a Great Khan in sight? UP AND SHOWERED AND DRESSED AT 9 AM!? THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT! . . . . . entries for 30.8.06 . . . . . So I was talking to Max about Kafka, and when I went downstairs to watch Project Runway, I picked up a fortune cookie. It says this: "Life is not a problem to be solved but rather a mystery to be lived." My brain hurts. I want to go back to school. :( Hmm. I kind of want an Actionkino shirt. Because, well. . . go look. It's pretty extraordinary. And German. And with a platypus. I want to play Dark Cloud. But I shouldn't. >.o I have been alerted by Goofball #1 that Goofball #2 is looking for me. :P I regret to inform Goofball #2 that Goofballs #3 and #4 have decided that all I can do today is work on college applications. . . . so they tell me. >.> I suppose I am a diva, as my dear mother says, but damn it, I can't write something like this as well when I'm under a false deadline. (A real deadline would just spur me on; parental bullshit tends not to, since it's, you know, parental, and bullshit.) In any case. That's what I'm doing today, one week from the beginning of school. :P Hoorah. . . . . . entries for 29.8.06 . . . . . Well, yon soiree was definitely an experience. I don't think I'll ever really be a soiree person, but hell - it was good. Especially singing along with the pianist. Hmm. I bet my voice is all warmed up now. >.> I have got to clean my goddamn room. Have you ever felt like you're fooling almost the entire world, but not yourself? I feel sort of like I never quite know what the hell is going on anymore. This is probably due to my godawful sleep patterns. It is hard to correct godawful sleep patterns. Very hard. Voila! Jpeg. :D Elle corrects me - non-writing-intensive classes get it to. Geometry, for example. Why, o Lord? . . . hmmm. That bmp is tiny. Maybe I'll change it to a jpg. xD So. The administration of Ellen's high school decided that their standardized test scores were not high enough. In order to ameliorate this, they mandate the handing-out of this in every writing-intensive class, at every level, from regular to AP. What. The. Fuck. Senior AP English. "Repeat yourself, kids! If you feel like you're ready, think about using a hook in your first paragraph!" Those ASSHOLES. I cannot think of a punishment severe enough for them. They think this will *improve* standardized test scores, I remind you. >.o . . . . . entries for 28.8.06 . . . . . I have laughed more this evening than I have in a loooong time. This is partially the fault of Dan, partially the fault of Billy, and partially the fault of Cassie, but, I think, mostly the fault of me. Go me! I am talking to Billy about colleges! He is at Rice right now. It's exciting. :D So Mom calls and tells me that Scripps might give me a full scholarship if I apply by November 1st. This is pretty sweet. I go to their politics and international relations major breakdown page, and I see this: "Requirements for Major Majors are urged to satisfy their mathematics requirement with statistics." Ah. . . a major after my own heart. xD I am happy that I feel like so many of the schools I'm applying to are, indeed, after my own heart. It's just going to make whatever final decision damn difficult, though. >.o . . . haaaaaaa. xD Today strikes me as weird.
YES. So I showed Mr. Earle the Teaparty, and he had this to say: Dan: ....KAFKAINYOURBASEMENT I feel I shall use that as an exclamation from now on. Me: xDDDDDDDDDDD it'd be so freakin' weird/cool/whoa to have Kafka in my basement. Dan: That is why it makes a fine exclamation. It's has a range of emotions tied to it. Me: xD a range of really weird emotions. on the one hand, there is a very dark, possibly disturbed writer in my basement. on the other, KAFKAINMYBASEMENT. did you ever see winking Kafka? xD Dan: I did. KAFKAINYOURBASEMENT. Me: HOW AMAZING WAS THAT Dan: IT WAS KAFKA-IN-YOUR-BASEMENT AMAZING! Me: I think Kafka is my new random, apparently senseless cliche. Dan: YES. :D Me: in a way, it's funny. in a way, it's intellectual. in a way, it's fucking weird. I love Kafka. xD Dan: in all ways, it's KAFKAINYOURBASEMENT. Me: YES. ::happyflail:: :D Dan: ::has been happyflailing since he read that:: :D Blog. Me: xD I was just thinking about how I never blog IM conversations anymore. . . . . . and if you are confused, I'm not very sorry. KAFKAINYOURBASEMENT. . . . . . entries for 27.8.06 . . . . . I love the Uncommon Teaparty. xD I love it dearly. ORLY? xD Which character are you in Pirates of the Caribbean? You are Elizabeth! You tell yourself you are in love Will, but in your heart, you know you love Captain Jack Sparrow. He is the bad boy that you always dream about... but you would never tell Will that. You are controlling sometimes but still sweet. Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code Also, no garden party today. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, because today is somewhat rainy and miserable. I have basically done nothing all day. It's somewhat depressing. I did watch a movie with my dad, who fell asleep off and on during it - Assault on Precinct 13. (The remake, not the original.) It was good, and reminded me, in the end, of the sort of impossible human cooperation this world really needs: people with contrary desires putting their shit on hold to work together for mutual benefit. Sigh. I doubt. From what I can gather given my recent readings, my dear buddy Temujin (AKA Ghengis Khan) did, in fact, create the modern world completely by accident, mostly out of his natural instinct. I love history. . . . . . entries for 26.8.06 . . . . . Interesting fact for all of my avid stalkers: tomorrow, I am going to a garden party, to which I will be wearing a funny hat. o.O . . . . . entries for 25.8.06 . . . . . Okay. So I finally know what the hell NEDM (a very prolific YTMND fad involving a gray cat) is. The funny thing is that I was watching one of the sites on it when my dad shouted: "ERIN! It smells like something's burning! Could you check on that?" I checked on my cat. He was not on fire. If this makes no sense to you, go here. All shall be made clear. . . . . . entries for 24.8.06 . . . . . Oh god. The creator of YTMND went to Wesleyan. Ha. Haha. Hahahahaaaaaa . . . HA! I sometimes wish people had a little more foresight. . . . . . entries for 23.8.06 . . . . . Recipe for perky, dancing, posing-in-front-of-mirrors Erin: Project Runway + low rise pants + belly-exposing tank top + Cherry Lips. Oh GOD it's awfulwonderful. I really want to hotlink an image from this site, but it won't let me control-click it for whatever cruel, terrible reason. Chances are good that you won't find this as funny as I do, but scroll down apiece until you come to a picture of Kafka at the beach. Now look at the headshot. Keep looking at it. Isn't that WONDERFUL? Also, if you're interesting in getting a brief introduction to the nature of YTMND, try this one. I think this is pretty damn hilarious. . . . . . entries for 22.8.06 . . . . . Survey time! Who should I cosplay, if ever I do? Phew. It looks okay now. Ummmmm. What happened to my blog layout? Gosh. I was horrifyingly terrible in middle school. Shoot shoot SHOOT. I think I lost my sheet of ideas for the Uncommon App essay. (And my sketchbook, but that seems startlingly unimportant.) My iPod is being sort of sketchy lately. I hope it does not die. College app app app app app. . . . . . entries for 21.8.06 . . . . . I am back! And not applying to Wesleyan or Yale! Connecticut is just not my kinda place. :P I did really like Tufts and, somewhat to my own surprise, Brown. Gosh. College apps. AAAAAGH. Random chest pains at Yale today. That was no good. I am glad to be home. This week I will (hopefullymaybe) do some work on app stuff. MRAAAAH. *pfoomph* . . . . . entries for 19.8.06 . . . . .
What Is Your Hogwarts Life Like? (Boyfriend, BFF, House,and Love Story) House: Gryffindor BFF: Cho Chang Lover and Love Story: Harry, he aksed you to the Yule Ball After Cho turned him down, you said sure, ok, trying to hide your over bubbling excitment. Harry had been you crush since day 1. At the ball you see you ex with Fleur Dalacour. You start to tear up when Harry cradles you in his arms, you look up too him and his kisses you more passionatley then you've ever been kissed. Since then, you've been so in love. Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code Oh brother. xD But it begs the question: How close in personality is the guy I'm dating to Harry Potter? o.O (Why yes, I am dating someone, and yes, I suck at being subtle.) This is quite something, and is related to the link below. (Again, this is what I do in my spare time. I am weird. Very weird.) Me: I originally addressed these to the Christian thread's creator, but I thought I'd ask you too, since you're Christian too. I hope you don't mind. What makes someone a "good person?" I mean, aside from holding to the commandments. Anonymous Gaian Christian Dude: knowing he exsist, helping others, and trying to do there best Me: Would God forgive anything? If someone really believed in Him, would He forgive them for theft, or rape, or murder, or betraying his friends and his country and mankind? Would God have forgiven Adolf Hitler or Saddam Hussein, even, if they were sincere in their belief and love for Him? AGCD: yes he would if they really really wanted it not just for a quick pass to heaven Me: Also, why do you have to believe in Jesus Christ to go to Heaven? Can you be a good person without being Christian? AGCD: NO, you have to beleive in him Me: Doesn't that last part bother you? I mean, do you think God is right to condemn all people who don't believe in Him? AGCD: woops i read it wrong no you dont have to believe in jesus but yes god jews will go to heaven ^^ sorry for the wrong idea Me: What about being agnostic or atheist? Does God condemn those people to Hell even if they've led good lives? AGCD: dont know what they are sorry but going into heaven withought beleiving is god is like saying a terorist wont kill you if you dont hate him Me: . . . did you just compare God to a terrorist? AGCD: not that way, quite trying to twist what i say it was just an example asshole * * * * * * * * * * . . . isn't that. . . fascinating? This, ladies and gents, is what I do in my spare time. I think one of my favorite things about Cape Cod is the shag carpet in my grandma's house. It is so soft. . . . . . entries for 18.8.06 . . . . . I want to go on a walk. The stars are so clear here. I am in Cape Cod, on my grandma's computer. My grandma has a computer. THIS IS SO WEIRD. Anyway. I might at some point try and help her get familiar with it, if she wants. It's a PC, but a lot of the stuff is more or less universal. I liked Tufts. The admissions guy really sold it as being a lot of the things I'm looking for. I think, therefore, that it joins Middlebury as my second reach school - but not as a pie in the sky school, my silly fourth category, which includes Harvard, Princeton and (maybe) Yale, depending on how Monday's visit goes. In any case. I don't plan to sit around on the computer a lot, since I am, you know, on Cape Cod. o.o Bizarre. . . they have the internet out here. Who'd have thunk? And we're off! . . . again! . . . . . entries for 17.8.06 . . . . . It's looking kinda like I could use some good old-fashioned BLOG CLUTTER. Susan and I invented a new verb: to male. MY GHIRADELLI TWILIGHT DELIGHT 72% COCOA CHOCOLATE MELTED. . . . which isn't so bad. It's mostly solid again now, and it's stuck to the wrapper in a thin sheet. It's fun to peel it off. xD Seeing as I am getting up bright and early tomorrow to go to Tufts en route to Cape Cod, I will be woefully unable to see Snakes on a Plane on opening night. . . . . . entries for 16.8.06 . . . . . SYTYCD is over. O.O I decided at the last minute that I don't, in fact, think Benji is a son of a bitch. He's okay. I still wish Travis had won. Travis is so cute. <3 Tomorrow I'm not doing anything, which is to say, you could totally ask me to do something. >.> Wow. And from two years ago today, we have fantastic D&D geek humor from Colin. Wow. I just read a blog entry from one year ago today. It's kinda surreal. xD I was flipping out about all my summer homework. This summer, I HAVE NO SUMMER HOMEWORK. (Aside from, you know, flipping out about college.) Times are a'changin'. Also: I got my proofs for the senior pictures. This is a striking event because I have pictures that I cannot put on the intra-webs in any capacity whatsoever. WEIRD. I like them. They turned out better than I thought they would. I am going to get a serious, unsmiley 8x11 and put it in a frame to the right of Cassie's seriou, unsmiley 8x11, so we will be serious and unsmiley together, and both seventeen at the same time. ALSO WEIRD. There's a flock of (apparently) teenaged people lurking on the bikepath near my house, looking over here. IT'S FREAKIN' ME OUT. So yes. I am back. At least for tonight. I liked Dickinson and Princeton, and sort of didn't bugger around with Gettysburg. I am visiting Tufts sometime in the very near future. I saw Williams a few days ago, but I didn't really study it in detail. I went to the Clark (an art gallery in the middle of nowhere) on that trip. There were lots of rather famous artworks, but the one that interested me the most - I being, as it were, me - was this one: . . . which is Van Gogh. In case you don't recognize Night Café, be informed that it's one of his more famous paintings, and it was painted in the South of France when our dear friend Vincent was largely unhinged. My mom really likes it because she thinks it shows how unhinged he was while still showcasing his artistic talent. I just like Van Gogh. Woooooo lines of movement! . . . . . entries for 14.8.06 . . . . . Aaaaaand we're off! . . . . . entries for 13.8.06 . . . . . Cherry Lips is SO FREAKING CATCHY. Which is to say nothing of Female of the Species, which is just fantastic. (In related news: Pirate Dan rocks my socks.) I just returned from JP's dungeon part zwei. She made us little clay turtle pendants, which are very adorable. Good times. :D And then! . . . and then, when I came out to my car, NATALIE WAS THERE. Omg it was exciting. xD We went out and got ice cream. I have eaten so much junk food today, and tomorrow promises to be at least as bad, what with the traveling. Yuck. Today is preparation day for yon tour de colleges. On the route: Princeton, Gettysburg, Dickinson, and Tufts. We may or may not stop by William & Mary and/or Yale. Apparently MIT has a new ES major. BUT I DO NOT EAT MATH FOR BREAKFAST. (If at all possible, I eat no math at all.) Ergo: no MIT. . . . . . entries for 12.8.06 . . . . . If Dan Earle were not sending me music right now, I would so totally be asleep. Or trying to be asleep. Or something. I've got to lay off the late-night Gatorade. o.o;; . . . . . entries for 10.8.06 . . . . . I love Twinrose. xD You Are A: Lawful Good Human Cleric Fighter Alignment: Lawful Good characters are the epitome of all that is just and good. They believe in order and governments that work for the benefit of all, and generally do not mind doing direct work to further their beliefs. Race: Humans are the 'average' race. They have the shortest life spans, and because of this, they tend to avoid the racial prejudices that other races are known for. They are also very curious and tend to live 'for the moment'. Primary Class: Clerics are the voices of their God/desses on Earth. They perform the work of their deity, but this doesn't mean that they preach to a congregation all their lives. If their deity needs something done, they will do it, and can call upon that deity's power to accomplish their goals. Secondary Class: Fighters are the warriors. They use weapons to accomplish their goals. This isn't to say that they aren't intelligent, but that they do, in fact, believe that violence is frequently the answer. Detailed Results: Alignment: Law and Chaos: Law ----- XXXX (4) Neutral - X (1) Chaos --- XXX (3) Good and Evil: Good ---- XXXXXXXXX (9) Neutral - (-3) Evil ---- (-3) Race: Human ---- XXXXXXXXX (9) Half-Elf - XXXXXXXXX (9) Elf ------ XXXXXXXX (8) Gnome ---- X (1) Halfling - XXX (3) Dwarf ---- XXX (3) Half-Orc - XXXXXX (6) Class: Fighter -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Barbarian -X (1) Ranger --- XXXXXXXXX (9) Monk ----- XXXXXXXXXXX (11) Paladin -- XXXXXXXXX (9) Cleric --- XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Mage ----- XXXXX (5) Druid ---- XXXXXXXX (8) Thief ---- (0) Bard ----- XXXXXXXXXXX (11) Also: do any of you Nisky kids know anything about the senior pictures? I don't know where my letter went. "God gave Noah the rainbow sign: No more water, the fire next time!" That reminds me of global warming. And it's absurdly catchy and inclined to stick in one's head. My mother and I went to the 9:30 showing of World Trade Center, and got back not too long ago. It was a good movie, definitely worth seeing, even if you think it's too soon, or too much of an emotional burden. Test yourself. You might be surprised. And if you won't do that, at least go outside for me at midnight sometime in the near future. Look toward the moon and then turn around and watch your shadow. Run your fingers through freshly mowed grass and inhale the scent of the dew. You won't be disappointed, and hey, it's not even political. It's just Earth. . . . . . entries for 9.8.06 . . . . . My o my, I have weird dreams. o.O . . . . . entries for 8.8.06 . . . . . Wow. I am starting my U of C application. AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. Today was the perfect day for a walk. I am delighted, therefore, that I actually went on one for once. Wow. That is the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. It is. . . wow. o.O . . . . . entries for 7.8.06 . . . . . Also: here is my updated life soundtrack, in alphabetical order by artist. xD Kein Liebesleid (trans: No Lovesong), Andreas Dorau No Rain, Blind Melon Sheep Go To Heaven, Cake The Scientist, Coldplay Skin, Collective Soul The Island, Dolores Keane Because, Elliott Smith Melodies of Life, Emiko Shiratori Civilians, Erin McKeown All We Have Is Now, The Flaming Lips Problems and Bigger Ones, Harvey Danger P.S., James Freetime, Kenna Lullaby, Loreena McKennitt The Philosopher Song, Monty Python (Are You) The One I've Been Waiting For?, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Odeka de Chocobo, Nobuo Uematsu Talk Talk Talk, Ordinary Boys Every You Every Me, Placebo Loverboy, Queen Fake Plastic Trees, Radiohead Sailing By, Sinéad Lohan So Ha, Splashdown Lazy, Suede Shake the Sheets, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2 War on War, Wilco One might even say I have eclectic tastes. :P I wasn't terribly impressed by Clark or by Wellesley. As is now, I figure the approximate list o'colleges reads thusly: Ones I will definitely apply to: American U Cornell Ones I will almost definitely apply to: Middlebury U of Chicago Ones which require further consideration on my part: Tufts Clark U Reed Princeton Harvard St. John's U of Pittsburgh Ones that my parents think I should look at that I actually have little to no interest in: Yale Wesleyan Geneseo Kenyon Clark Clark Clark. Wheeeee. . . . . . entries for 6.8.06 . . . . . And these are from the flood a while ago! If you're familiar with the big tree behind my house which has been known to eat kites, you know that there is something strange about this picture. Also: fish in my backyard. :D I am going to post pictures. Here is one from Middlebury - again. xD Colin's soundtrack CD is really a *damn* good mix. Going to visit Clark (and maybe Tufts and/or Wellesley) tomorrow. Wheeeeeeeeeeee. . . . . . entries for 5.8.06 . . . . . I went to not one but TWO D&D games today. xD Whooo! The Nisky gamer crowd is so amazing that we get bored during boss battles and go through dungeons backwards. We rock. We rock really damn hard. Who wants to see Accepted with me? xD Seeing as that we rising seniors are in the middle of the college muck, it only seems appropriate. . . Have you ever experienced a moment when you realized you were just living totally backwards? . . . . . entries for 4.8.06 . . . . . Incidentally: wasn't the world supposed to end today? Hmm. Interesting dream. I sense another Dreamscape coming on. (Remember University? I bet you don't!) You know you're a nerd when all of your upcoming social engagements involve tabletop gaming. . . . . . entries for 2.8.06 . . . . . My least favorite part of entering college, no matter where I go, will be the math placement test. >.o Finally, a college with exactly the right concentration! And today, Erin wears her mother's red disco dress, not because she is dancing but because it is freaking hot out! . . . . . entries for 1.8.06 . . . . . Well, boys and girls, another school year is coming, and so. . . The debate bullshit resumes! . . . ah yes. That. I remember now. White rabbit. I just finished reading Going Postal. I love Terry Pratchett. I really, really do. I should reread some of the older books, as I was probably too young to appreciate them at the time. Then again, I also think Pratchett has gotten better over the years. I don't really want to disappoint myself. So here are all the Pratchett books I haven't yet read. A Hat Full Of Sky (coming out this August!) Johnny and the Dead Only You Can Save Mankind The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents The Art of Discworld The Bromeliad Trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, and Wings) The Wee Free Men Thud! Wintersmith That's mostly for my own personal reference. A Hat Full Of Sky comes out on my dear mother's birthday. >.> I think that's pretty exciting. First: An Inconvenient Truth is probably my favorite movie now. It's strange. I feel like a tired act now. Al Gore has already laid it all out for the world. If anyone who reads my blog intends to understand what I want to do with my life and why, go see that movie. Imagine that you anticipate each next step in Al Gore's reasoning, because you have thought it before. Pay special attention to the ending. All that is me. I hear he teaches at Princeton. The Internet shall be searched to verify this fact. I would like nothing better than to be a student of Al Gore. Second: Terry Pratchett is an amazing writer. So maybe Discworld is technically fiction, but in some ways, it's considerably more real than what people call "the real world." I hope someone can read it and not only be enchanted with the story and the characters, but feel that incredible mesh, like I felt with our very-nearly-President Gore. I want the protagonist (for lack of a better word) to be real. We need someone like him. And last: Well-crafted media, at least in my case, lends itself to being mulled over. Whenever I mull anything over, I end up mulling myself over as well. At the end of the day, I am damn proud of who I am, what I believe, and what my life will become if I push it. I am also arrogant enough to believe myself completely entitled to this pride. And I think that is all for now. I need to go write to Mr. Bloom. I've been putting it off or forgetting about it for a while now. I think now is a good time. come home? |
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