Queen of the Superficial

People with computer knowledge?

2008-07-18T14:38:11Z

Any of my friends who are techies: Does anyone know why Firefox keeps deleting my history, favorites and bookmarks? It will allow me to save them, but then every time I open the program again, they're all gone.

If my life were a movie soundtrack

2008-07-06T03:12:37Z

1. Open your music library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing

Opening Credits: "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"--Neil Young

Waking Up: "Fluorescent Adolescent"--Arctic Monkeys

First Day At School: "Golden Hair"--Syd Barrett

Falling in Love: "The Reaping"--Coheed & Cambria

Fight Song: "Brownie Bottom Sundae"--AFI

Prom: "Falling for You"--Weezer

Life: "Bulls In Brooklyn"--The Academy Is

Mental Breakdown: "Sunburn"--Fuel

Driving: "Shoot the Runner"--Kasabian

Flashback: "The Warmth"--Incubus

Wedding: "Self Esteem"--Offspring (er...not the best wedding song?)

Birth of Child: "Globes & Maps"--Something Corporate

Final Battle: "Kashimir"--Led Zeppelin (a pretty badass battle song, if you ask me)

Death Scene: "To the End"--My Chemical Romance

Funeral Song: "Why Pt. 2"--Collective Soul

End Credits: "Blood on our Hands"--Death from Above 1979

boondockfiction @ 2008-06-26T17:20:00

2008-06-26T21:28:03Z

I did something today that made me really proud of myself.

There is this one guy I work with, an older guy, who pretty much constantly--at least a few times a day--makes comments about how fat and overweight I am. What's funny is that he's not exactly slim himself...his gut literally sits in his lap when he sits down. I usually just try to shrug it off, or just run in the bathroom and cry or something. But today, at around 12:30 pm and after about the 8th "fat" comment of the day, I just snapped. I said something along the lines of :

"You know what? You can shut the hell up. I'm NOT fat. Day in and day out, you are constantly making cracks about me being overweight, and I'm getting pretty fucking sick of it. You can keep quiet about my weight from now on."

There was silence in the truck for about ten full minutes.

I'm probably going to get fired, but I don't even care =D

Preliminary ruling on the new Offspring album:

2008-06-18T00:23:03Z

Now bear in mind I've only listened to it once thus far, but as it's been almost five years in the making, I'm quite excited to get this out there.

So, based on listening to it once: It's no Smash, and it's no Americana, but it's also no Splinter or Conspiracy of One. Thank God for that!

A longer review to come later, when I've listened more than once. =D

I need you like water in my lungs

2008-06-13T13:27:22Z

I've been on a Brand New kick lately. They're one of my favorite bands, but for some reason I always forget to listen to them...then I think, "Why don't I listen to them more?" They have great lyrics that often fit my moods. "Play Crack the Sky" sums it up pretty well:

We sent out the SOS call
It was a quarter past four when the storm broke our second anchor line
Four months at sea, four months of calm seas
To be pounded in the shallows off the tip of Montauk Point
They call them rogues, they travel fast and alone
One hundred foot faces of God's good ocean gone wrong
What they call love is a risk, 'cause you will always get hit out of nowhere
By some wave and end up on your own.
The hole in the hull defied the crew's attempts to bail us out
And flooded the engines and radio and half buried the bow.
Your tongue is a rudder, it steers the whole ship
Sends your words past your lips or keeps them safe behind your teeth
But the wrong words will strand you
Come off course while you sleep
Sweep your boat out to sea or dashed to bits on the reef.
The vessel groans, the ocean pressures its frame
To the port I see the lighthouse through the sleet and the rain
And I wish for one more day to give my love and repay debts
But the morning finds our bodies washed up thirty miles west
They say that the captain stays fast with the ship through still and storm
But this ain't the Dakota, and the water is cold
We won't have to fight for long
This is the end.
This story's old but it goes on and on until we disappear
Calm me and let me taste the salt you breathed while you were underneath
I am the one who haunts your dreams of mountains sunk below the sea
I spoke the words but never gave a thought to what they all could mean
I know that this is what you want, a funeral keeps both of us apart
You know that you are not alone, I need you like water in my lungs

Mash Game: Predict Your Future at eSPIN-the-Bottle

2008-06-11T03:32:07Z



		I will marry Sufjan Stevens.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in London in our fabulous House.
		We will have 58 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Black 1957 Chevy Bel Air.
		I will spend my days as a Rock star, and live happily ever after.

boondockfiction @ 2008-06-09T00:06:00

2008-06-09T04:09:34Z

To everyone who was nice enough to hang out with me this weekend: I had a really fun time. It was just what I needed to lift my spirits a little. =)

(Short) return to the 'Burgh

2008-05-29T02:38:03Z

Due to a fortunate turn of events, I am going to be visiting the 'Burgh June 6-8th!

...if anyone cares. =D

ANSWERS and winners

2008-05-03T04:46:47Z

1. Nirvana--About a Girl
2. Blink-182--I Miss You
3. Franz Ferdinand--Take Me Out
4. Matchbox 20--Real World
5. Jimi Hendrix--Spanish Castle Magic
6. Everclear--So Much for the Afterglow
7. Tom Petty--Mary Jane's Last Dance
8. Bob Dylan--Shelter from the Storm
9. The Academy Is--We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands
10. Better than Ezra--Good
11. Interpol--NYC
12. Nick Drake--Place to Be
13. Kasabian--Cutt Off
14. Weezer--In the Garage
15. Neutral Milk Hotel--In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
16. Offspring--Gotta Get Away
17. Guns 'n Roses--Patience
18. Stone Temple Pilots--Interstate Love Song
19. Led Zeppelin--Black Dog
20. The Velvet Underground--Femme Fatale
21. Death From Above 1979--Blood on our Hands
22. The White Stripes--The Denial Twist
23. The Killers--Smile Like You Mean It
24. Panic at the Disco--There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of it Yet
25. Arctic Monkeys--I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

And the scores are as follow...I gave half a point if you got just the artist or just the song name.

jiveturky wins as usual, with 11
richardrahl got 8
harvestmonkey got 5
mizukaze got 4.5
bsims1015 got 2

All I do anymore is steal memes from Kyle

2008-05-02T03:49:33Z

In other news, I successfully set up wireless in my house today, and am coming to you live from my living room couch. Anyways, I stole from Kyle...you know the drill, I give you the first line of a song, you give me the name and artist! Hopefully it will help your boredom as much as it helped mine! =D

1. I need an easy friend, I do with an ear to lend

2. Hello there, the angel from my nightmare

3. So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you

4. I wonder what it's like to be the rainmaker

5. It's very far away, it takes about half a day to get there

6. This is a song about Susan, this is a song about the girl next door

7. She grew up in an Indiana town, had a good lookin' mama who never was around

8. 'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood

9. I've got that lefty curse, where everything I do is flipped and awkwardly reversed

10. Looking around the house, hidden behind the window and the door

11. I had seven faces, thought I knew which one to wear

12. When I was younger, younger than before, I never saw the truth hanging from the door

13. John was a scientist, he was hooked on LSD

14. I've got the dungeon master's guide, I've got a 12-sided die

15. What a beautiful face I have found in this place, that is circling all round the sun

16. Getting edgy all the time, there's someone around me just a step behind

17. Shed a tear 'cause I'm missing you, but I'm still alright to smile

18. Waiting on a Sunday afternoon for what I read between the lines

19. Hey hey mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove

20. Here she comes, you better watch your step, she's going to break your heart in two, it's true

21. I'm leaving while you turn away, in the basement is where I'm gonna stay

22. If you think that a kiss is all in the lips c'mon, you got it all wrong

23. Save some face, you know you've only got one, change your ways while you're young

24. Please leave all overcoats, canes, and top hats with the doorman

25. Stop making the eyes at me, I'll stop making the eyes at you

Memes!

2008-04-26T22:53:41Z

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Take the quiz.
Post your results.
1) What is kaylaladida's favorite color? I don't know.
2) Is gipsyqueen 1337? Is she what?
3) Does michifus have a crush on devilprincess04? Hell, he might for all I know!
4) Is gipsyqueen athletic? I think she probably could be if she wanted to
5) What would you do if you found out harvestmonkey has a crush on you? I'd die of happiness. He is God's gift to women, after all.
6) Would kaylaladida and jessmaxon look good together? As partners in crime? Yes. As a couple, probably not. =D
7) If rocketscience4 and richardrahl were spliced together, what would be its name? Kyri MacBishop
8) What animal should krakenman64 be combined with? For some reason, a cheetah immediately popped in my head
9) What would lilduck86 do differently in your shoes? She'd be much nicer to everyone
10) Does rocketscience4 do drugs? Not that I know of, unless she's changed drastically since I last saw her.
11) Would you ever date jiveturky? Hmm...that's interesting. At one time I would have given an enthusiastic 'yes', but we know each other better now and we're too different to be anything more than friends. So I'm gonna have to go with no.
12) What video game does missojosazules remind you of? One of those Final Fantasy ones, because she vaguely resembles an anime character. In a good way! Mostly because she has really big, pretty eyes.
13) How would thecoffeepirate conquer the world? It would involve swords and coffee.
14) One quality you find attractive in thecoffeepirate? He's always fun to be around!
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16) Is uberdude86 an emo? HAHA...well...he can be, sometimes. =D
17) Thoughts on anniedisaster09? She's freakin' fabulous!
18) How many monkeys could alpha0mega221 fight at once and win against? 167
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20) Is krakenman64 in a relationship? Not that I know of. But he might be.
21) What comic book character would missojosazules be? I don't know, as I don't really read comic books.
22) Is richardrahl a nerd? Yes, yes he is. In a good way!
23) What mental disorder does rocketscience4 remind you of? OCD, definitely
24) How would krakenman64 kill rocketscience4? I'm not sure, but again, I think swords would be involved.
25) Is krakenman64 introverted or extroverted? From what I know, he seems like he could be either, depending on the situation.
26) Does richardrahl have a big secret? Probably
27) Which of your friends should alpha0mega221 go out with? He's already going out with one of them!
28) Do you have a crush on harvestmonkey? Um....um....I plead the 5th.
29) Where was devilprincess04 born? I don't know? I think PA?
30) Does kaylaladida travel a lot? I think she would if she could.
31) Would alpha0mega221 and pulpficktion make a good couple? They're both guys, but I can't really see them being that good of friends, even. I think their personalities would clash way too much.
32) Is anniedisaster09 a high school student? Not anymore
33) If richardrahl commanded an army, who would be his/her followers? Awesome people.
34) What rank would lilduck86 have in a giant robot army? The leader!
35) Is richardrahl dead sexy? Oh yes.
36) What is devilprincess04's shoe size? I believe about a 7? I know that they're only bigger enough than mine so that she can't wear my shoes. =P
37) Does anniedisaster09 drink? Haha yes, shorty gets low sometimes.
38) Does alpha0mega221 know kaylaladida? I'm not sure. They've probably met in passing at soem point.
39) Is lilduck86 related to alpha0mega221? I don't think they're actually related.
40) Is jiveturky single? Nope
41) What exotic animal would merelistener like as a pet? Hmm...a tiger?
42) If jiveturky and colonelslick were siamese twins where would they be joined? Probably at the head.
43) What is kaylaladida's favorite food? No clue.
44) Where did you first meet krakenman64? On the excursion to the Waterfront to see Snakes on a Plane, beginning of junior year.
45) Does kaylaladida have a dog? I don't know.
46) If seiya374 took over the world, who would be happy? Everyone!
47) What is gipsyqueen's favorite game? I don't know? Maybe scrabble?
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49) How long have you known pulpficktion? Hmm...a long time, actually. I think about seven years!
50) What would missojosazules think of gipsyqueen? I think she'd probably like her, if only because I can't see Heather not getting along with anyone.

Stealing this from Kyle

2008-04-16T04:45:53Z

...because it might be good for me to actually get things off my chest rather than bottling everything up. Some people who these are about will see this, some will not.

*I'm so scared and worried for you. You're being forced to deal with more than you can handle right now, and you say you're fine, but I know you well enough to know when you're lying, and I can see that you are decidedly not fine. I wish there was something I could do to help.

*You can't throw a tantrum every time things don't go exactly the way you think it should. You won't always have people who are willing to deal with it.

*I think I had a couple of openings with you. I really wish I'd taken them. I also wish that, if I had, the timing wouldn't have been hilariously awful.

*You are simultaneously one of the coolest people I know and one of the biggest tools I've ever met.

*I wish I'd been nicer to you when I first met you, rather than being a jealous bitch.

*You flirted with me, led me on, and got my hopes up, which would have been all good and fun and games if you hadn't known that I actually really liked you. But you did know that I really liked you, and even though you didn't feel the same way about me, you went ahead and fucked with my head anyway. Why would you do something like that?

*I feel like a small part of you still resents me for something that happened a long time ago, and which I didn't really have any control over. Even so, I'm really sorry for it, because it's driven a wedge that can't be dissolved.

*I wish you could see that she's right in front of you, and that she really loves you.

*I wish I'd known of your awesomeness sooner. We would have made a adventure-having, crime-fighting team like no other.

*I wish you were straight. (And no, that's not directed at Jon.)

Is it wrong? WARNING: This is boring. And ridiculous.

2008-04-15T05:18:50Z

But I'm bored, and keen enough on avoiding actual work to do this instead.

How wrong is it that I think David Bowie is incredibly hot?

My mom, when I told her about this, decided to inform me that I really have a thing for the skinny Brits. I denied this at first, since I've always maintained my thing for snarky Russian chefs. But then I decided to go through my Hot Men Folder and employ some basic mathematics to see if maybe she had a point.

We have on tap (and you likely won't know who some of these people are, so I'll clarify both claim to fame and nationality):
*Alex Turner (lead singer of Arctic Monkeys and he who is my userpic for this entry, English)
*Andrew McMahon (lead singer of Something Corporate, American)
*Zach Condon (lead singer of Beirut, American)
*Christian Bale (born in Wales but apparently of English origin)
*Christopher Eccleston (you've seen him in stuff...he was Claude in Heroes and the one army dude in 28 Days Later...also the 9th doctor in Doctor Who but that probably doesn't help most of you. English)
*Cillian Murphy (Irish)
*Claudio Sanchez (lead singer of Coheed and Cambria, Puerto Rican [NOT MEXICAN, as some peope I know insist {coughAMANDAcough}])
*Colin Baker (Not as he is today, but when he was the sixth doctor on Doctor Who. English)
*Conor Oberst (lead singer of Bright Eyes, who I freaking hate but that doesn't change the fact that he could pass for Milo Ventimiglia's skinnier, paler, dorkier brother. American)
*Damon Albarn (formerly of Blur and now the main voice behind the Gorillaz. English)
*David Tennant (Scottish)
*Ricky WIlson (lead singer of the Kaiser Chiefs, English)
*Sebastien Grainger (former singer/drummer of Death From Above 1979...apparently Canadian, but I'd guess him to be a pretty French Canadian considering his name)
*Diego Luna (from some of my crazy foreign films, but you know him as the pathetically adorable guy that drives the golf cart around in The Terminal, Mexican)
*Elijah Wood (American, I think?)
*Gael Garcia Bernal (again from my crazy foreign films, you might know him from Babel and The Motorcycle Diaries, Mexican)
*Zachary Quinto (Sylar from Heroes, American)
*Paul Banks (lead singer of Interpol, American but was born in England)
*Jake Gyllenhaal (American)
*Javier Bardem (he was the evil guy in No Country for Old Men, Spanish)
*Jesse Lacey (lead singer of Brand New, American)
*John Barrowman (CAPTAIN JACK in Dr Who, Scottish)
*John Simm (another random skinny pale Brit from Dr Who, English)
*Michael Cera (whom you certainly know from Superbad and Juno, Canadian)
*The guy who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies (I don't know his name but he has gotten INCREDIBLY hot, I swear to freaking God...Google image search him if you don't believe me. He looks like a cross between a younger Clive Owen and Jake Gyllenhaal. He's English, obvs.)
*The guy who plays Owen on Torchwood (English)
*Sufjan Stevens (American)
*Syd Barrett (original lead singer of Pink Floyd, English)
*William Beckett (lead singer of The Academy Is [SHUT UP], American)

*That gives us 29 men.
*13 of these are British in origin, 14 if we count the one who was merely born there. Depending which way you cut it, that's either 48% or 45% British.
*More puzzlingly, 4 of these guys are of some sort of Hispanic ancestry. That's 14%. Apparently I've got a thing for the Latinos that I didn't know about.
*0% of these people are Russian chefs. Hell, none of them are even Slavic!

My point being: Maybe my thing for the Russian chefs isn't as strong as I thought.

Also, it needs to be June 17th now, so that the new Offspring album will be out!

I'VE DELETED ALL MY ENTRIES!

2008-04-14T15:48:35Z

BECAUSE THEY'RE EMO!

AND A BAD INFLUENCE ON ME!

I'M GOING TO TRY BEING HAPPY! =D

And as more of a to-do-list for myself rather than an OH GOD I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO ARGH BLAH thing, I have to do these things:

*Theory 2 analytical essay Cancelled because Burkhart forgot to give us the assignment =D Truly, he is magical.
*Wild West written exam
*Women and the Performing Arts in Japan and Korea term paper
*Musicianship dictation exam
*Musicianship written exam
*19th Century Brit Lit final exam
*Wild West term paper
*Theory 2 final (the only thing I actually have during finals week, and it's not til FRIDAY, gah)