new layout - house of leaves and poe inspired. haunted : adj. (hônt ed, hänt ed) inhabited; frequented; obsessed; pervaded
The rest of the day was pretty good too! Anne-girl got cast in the Vagina Monologues at VT! *hugs* Congrats! I am SO proud of you! I can't wait to come see you in it! Sarah M. came over and we watched Amélie and ate ice cream, then did a little shopping and played with the kitten. Fun times! She and I haven't hung out in awhile. Finally heard from the elusive S. She posted in our club. I'm so happy that you got your own apartment! I'll try to come see you sometime next semester- I may actually have full time borrowing privlidges on the car! Maybe. And you asked about my plans... *sigh* Not exciting. I'm going to be celebrating the winter holidays w/ the fam, then working a temp job from the 26th until we get back to school in mid-January. I'm going to try to do something for New Year's, as it will be my first being over 21. However, since it's not on a weekend, I probably won't get to do anything. Those are my updates! I'll be spending tomorrow getting my Monday homework done. :-P Blech. *hugs* Oyasumi, minna!
Today is a good day! I did some "therapuetic cleaning" (or as Amanda K. says, 'in other words, procrastinating') XD, and I wrote a few holiday cards, and wrapped some presents. AND I got to talk to people online! Amanda (both of them!), and Anne-girl! Yay! *hugs* And I finished this totally kick-ass book I was in the middle of called A Goddess is a Girl's Best Friend. I totally recommend it to everyone, regardless of your religion. It's very uplifting, empowering, and fun! And I made up a word. Lemaholic- n. someone who is addicted to lemony things (in the NON-hentai sense, you sickos!) Oh, and how could I forget?! Ara got a kitten! She is SO CUTE! Anyway, I'm going back to work type stuff.
Hey, it's Friday the 13th! Yay! If you see a black cat, give it a hug and a kiss! ^_~ I went to Amanda B.'s last night and hung out with her and Roommate (aka Megan- NOT Lindley). Anyway, it was because I'd forgotten my wallet with my bus pass and keys. ^^;; We had a good time, although I was royally pissed off when Amanda told me how Megan responded to her talk about Mike. What a bitch! I'm glad I wasn't there, or those cute lil' curls of hers would have been pulled out, and maybe her eyes gauged out too, for good measure. I'm not normally violent, but how dare she call Amanda a cheap slut and tell her her feelings are "less genuine" than her own, and then have the nerve to tell her she'd forgive her if she "promises never to do it again." *snorts* I am pissed. What an imbicile. *coughs* Anyway, that was not why I'm amused (obviously). Amanda told me this cute story about her Mom. She was talking to her on im... Amanda's Mom: Why is it taking you so long to answer me? Amanda: Well, I'm also talking to Jen, Mike, and Mara. Amanda's Mom: Oh. Well tell them I said Merry Christmas! Amanda: Mom, Jen's a Wiccan, Mike's not Christian, and Mara is Jewish. Amanda's Mom: Oh. *pause* Well, then tell them I said Happy Holidays! ROTF! That is just too cute! (Oh, and side note. I still celebrate Christmas! ^_~) On another note, the Leaky Cauldron lost the auction for the infamous Pheonix card. ;_; However, we raised $24,000 for charity! Woohoo! We rule! And, I am SO excited! I don't have Friday classes next semester! I just now found that out! I have always had them, and I didn't look at my week-at-a-glance schedule after I changed my schedule, but I DON'T HAVE FRIDAY CLASSES! *squeals and dances* Yay! *hugs* Everyone have a good day! I only have one more class! Yay! Of course, next week is finals, but that's ok. I'll deal.
Good news: I won grant money for my thesis work! Of course, it's only $150, but hey- every little bit counts. Bad news: I got a B+ on my history paper draft. Now, some of you may wonder why that's bad. I'll tell you. I think I'm the only student in that class whose grades are getting progressively worse. I got an A on my first paper (which I have to say, was my best paper in ages), an A- on the second one, and now I have a B+. Granted, I have a week to rewrite it and submit my final draft, but still. -_-; Good news: Vacation is only 10 days away! Bad news: Vacation is freakin' 10 days away. Good news: The week is more than half over! Bad news: It's not Friday yet. Good news: I haven't completely gone insane yet. Bad news: I'm well past the half-way mark.
Well, I finished the paper at EXACTLY noon. I raced upstairs to the history department (I finished the paper on campus) and got there 5 mins after the deadline, but luckily, she hadn't picked them up yet. However, I had to skip Japanese to finish the paper. The gods must have been smiling on me though, b/c we were supposed to have gotten our sakubun (composition) rough drafts back- the final was supposed to be due tomorrow. I was really upset that I didn't get to pick mine up, so I called my prof's office, and it turns out they hadn't finished, so they pushed the due date to Wednesday! As Ara says, we are the Lucky Bitches. Then I had to sit outside the history dept. office to distribute these bloody t-shirts, and the guy who I waited late for never showed. -_- Figures. Then I came home, and napped for too long. Again. Damn it. I now need to write a reading report for anth. ARRRRRRGH! It never fucking ends! Laur told me I need to get back into writing fics. I would love to, but as you can see, I have no time to myself to indulge in that luxury. *sigh* Amanda, I am so proud of you talking to Megan. *cheers* It had to be done, regardless of consequence. These things work out for the best, I promise you. S, congrats on reaching vacation alive! You've earned it, hon! *hugs* Have fun. I'm jealous- I still have to slog through this and next week. -_-;; I'll try to call you soon! Laur sent me this link to a site with your house and sun signs on it. This is what is said about me, pretty accurately: The Gryffindor Aries is extremely idealistic, and has a tendency to fight hard for many causes - the more lost, the better. Gryffindors born under this sign will also have very short fuses, and can be expected to fight regularly with other students, over ethical questions or over anything else that makes a good excuse. Since Mars is a planet that encourages war games and competition and bursts of hard physical activity, there may be many Quidditch players born under these aspects. A Gryffindor Aries is an open book; a truth potion would never be needed on one, because they are hopelessly honest and open. These wizards will display uncanny charisma and leadership ability, and will be among the most popular within their class. A few things for your further enjoyment: Snape as Madonna. The Michael Jackson Baby Drop game.
Last night was really fun. I went to Dean Lindemann's party and saw Melanie, Amy, and Billie, all of whom I haven't seen in awhile. It was nice to chat with them. After that, I decided that I wasn't ready to go to bed, so I called Amanda, and she invited me over to plat Catch-Phrase w/ her and some of our other friends. It was really fun! I like that game. Then Amanda and I decided to go for a drive at my suggestion. Maybe it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but it was nice. We drove for a few hours around town, looking at Christmas lights downtown and talking about everything. She and I haven't had many chances to talk this semester, so I enjoyed it very much. We didn't get back until 7am, though. So here's my 'oh shit' moment. I didn't wake up until 6pm. I set my alarm for 1pm, but our power went out! O.o; And it was dark when I got out of bed. And guess what. I have ANOTHER fucking 10 page paper due, today at noon. I was planning to go to the library at 2, not at 6:30! *dies* But I went, and I had to watch a documentary there b/c I couldn't check it out- it was on laserdisc. It was only 82 minutes, but it took me double that b/c I had to take notes and there was no pause feature on the damned player, so I had to keep rewinding it. And to top it off, I had to watch a movie too! My paper is on comparing Schindler, the HBO documentary, and the film Schindler's List, which I'm sure you all know is no short film. In fact, I finished it just an hour ago. *bangs head in Dobby-like fashion against her wall* I am SO FUCKED! I am now going to go write my paper. I have about 3 hours. I bet I can do it. *crosses fingers.* *moans* Why me?! Oh, and FYI, if you want to donate to Leaky, Inc., the deadline is tomorrow if you want to use PayPal.
I am SO glad last week is over. It was horrific. Being really sick sucks, and it was just a long week. You know what I mean? The weather yesterday was beautiful, though. It was sunny and so the 6 inches of snow we got on Wednesday night was a little bit melted, but it sparkled everywhere. It was like white velvet with iridescent glitter sprinkled all over it. Gorgeous. I love snow in the sun. Sans moved back to CA yesterday. *sobcling* Sans, I MISS YOU!! Who am going to drag to CoS a billion times?! I hope you had a good flight, dearling. Kiss Jules for me, and e-mail me a lot, or I will never forgive you. Last night I went Christmas shopping and spent my ENITRE paycheck, plus some. I didn't even buy anything for myself, even though there was a book I was dying for. See what I do for you people? ^_~ I was a little depressed while I was doing it though- no one was home to go with me, so I had to go alone. Holiday shopping alone is really not as much fun as it is with doing it with other people. Tonight is Dean Lindemann's party, which should be fun. I haven't seen Melanie all semester, and Amy only once. And it's always amusing to watch the deans drink. I have to write another freaking 10 page paper tomorrow, so I will spending my entire day tomorrow at the library. Yuck. So close, yet so far to the end of the semester. I'm currently obsessed with Stereophonics and JJ72. Go buy their cds, they rule. Yay Brit rock! Take care everyone!
New layout. I mean, it's not a new *layout*, but it's a changed layout. One of these days I'll figure out how to actually do a new *layout.* I've been wanting to do a House of Leaves/ POE layout for awhile now. I am so proud of myself! I actually put the words on the image all by myself! ^_^;; I should be doing homework. I will likely get a (well-deserved) lecture from Bethany for staying up all night again. *sighs* Well, it comes with this time of the year. I finally sent my JET app in, but I am doubting it will get there in time to be considered. I'm not sure if I'm upset about this or not. On a similar note, I changed my major back from East Asian Language to East Asian Studies. I've opted not to take Japanese semester, for several reasons. 1)I will be writing my thesis and taking a bunch of capstone requirements. 2)I don't need the added stress of a 5 day a week class that requires SO much outside of class work. And 3)I can't stand my prof. And it snowed today. LOTS of snow. This is the first real snow of the year. As much of a pain in the ass it is, I love it. There's something so inherently romantic about snow. Even the word is pretty. Oh, funny story from Thanksgiving I forgot to post. My younger cousins came over for dessert on Thanksgiving, and when they went in my 16 year old sister's room (note: she has a subscription to Cosmo Girl), they stared at the walls, and Alex then said, "Jamie, why can you see the guys' underwear?" Oh, I about died laughing. *hugs* Take care everyone, and those who have finals this week- Good luck! P.S. Click the banner and donate to the Leaky Cauldron! HP fans unite!
Does anyone else think that vacation was way too short? I sure as hell do. And what else is new- I am once again going to be up all night writing a 10 page paper that's due tomorrow. I honestly intended to write it over break, but that just didn't happen. So I came back to Bloomington early Sunday to write it. That didn't happen either. Then I stayed home today (I'm sick with a rather nasty sinus infection... it just wouldn't be fall without one -_-;), intending to write it this morning. Nope. I think I'd better just own up to the fact that I was born to procrastinate, or something. Of course, it doesn't help that a)the topic of my paper is both boring and depressing and b)Cassie put out chapter 11 of Draco Veritas and c)I was overcome with an overwhelming desire this morning to reread all of the Griffin and Sabine books. *shrug* Ah well... c'est la vie. I can't go back in time now, so I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll be up all night making a dent in the tottering and very belligerent pile of library books and writing until I'm dulled into a trance about methodology of teaching about genocide to today's youth. And speaking of Draco Veritas, look at this gorgeous illustration that was included with the posting. Really quite nice. I think I've gone to a place I've never been before. It's a place beyond the limits of stress, and even past the borders of apathy. I can't decide if it's a highly dangerous case of senioritis, or what, but I don't feel much like myself lately. So I apologize for not being very reachable online or whatnot. I'm just being stifled to death by the masses of choices gaining up on me, contantly screaming at me to just make a fucking decision already. I literally feel like I'm suffocating under the weight of my future decisions. (Well, it doesn't help that I'm choking on mucus right now, either.) I have no direction, no idea what I really want to do with my life. But I do know that if I don't get out from under this blanket that's cutting off my air supply, I'm going to suffocate. Everyone's been saying stuff like 'Oh, you're young. You have plenty of time.' And 'You need to take a break.' And my favorite, the infamous 'Don't worry, the right thing will come eventually and it will all come together in the end.' Logically, I know everyone's right. But it doesn't stop me from feeling like I have a pillow thrust over my face. Anyway, sorry for being morbid again. I really do think it's this time of year- it never affects me well. It makes me feel almost as cheerful as Valentine's Day. -_-; Hopefully soon I'll feel like myself again. *hugs* Thank you all for being patient with me. I love you! P.S. The BBC put an article about The Leaky Cauldron on their site. HP fans unite!
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Yes, everyone, you read that right. It is about 4:30am. I haven't been sleeping well lately. *shrug* At least it's FINALLY vacation. Today is a hard day for me. Two years ago today, a good friend of ours named Jason committed suicide by jumping off one of the tallest buildings on our campus. I can't believe it's been 2 years already, but it has. It's been a difficult 2 years for me, and even more so for some of my friends. But this post is dedicated to you, Jason. Cheers, and I hope you're happier now than you were before. (However, I want it understood that we have not actually forgiven you, and we're going to be taking turns kicking the crap out of you when we get to the afterlife, ok? Just FYI.) Last week two years ago, my great-gradmother also passed away... and I had my heart broken by someone I cared deeply cared for. And I found out today that one of the profs in the history department died this weekend from a freak accident- he fell off his roof while cleaning out the gutters and broke his neck, if you can believe it. Now, you're probably all wondering why I would take the time to write about this depressing stuff. Because I feel that the best way to deal with all of these painful memories is to get them out in the open. I've seen what happens when people don't, and I'd rather just accept it and use the lessons I've learned to make my life better. It's important to me to share both the good and bad things in my life with people that I care about. November is, in my experience, the absolute worst time of the year. Everyone is depressed b/c they're stressed and overworked. And it certainly doesn't help that there is a 3 or 4 week period where the world is just gray and brown. The leaves are gone, and there's no snow, so the world looks dead. Which makes it very interesting to me that Thanksgiving is this time of the year. Perhaps it's a good thing- it serves as a reminder that we should always be grateful for what we have, even in the worst of times. As far as what I'm thankful for... so much. My life is truly blessed. I have amazing friends whom I completely adore. I love you all! *big hugs* And honestly, I would not have made it this far without you. And though I don't always see eye-to-eye with my family, I love them, and they try to be supportive of me, even when they don't have a flipping clue about what I am talking about half the time. I'm getting an education. In about six months, I'm going to be a BA. It kind of boggles my mind. Granted, I'm in a tough spot at the moment, trying to find my place in the world, and what's best for me and my future. A tough decision for someone just starting in life to make; however, I'm sure the right thing will present itself. There are many other things I am grateful for, of course, but these are a handful of especially important things to me. Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone, and enjoy your very much deserved vacation. I love you! Take care of yourselves!
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Name : Jen
"True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen." ~François La Rochefoucauld
POE Ba da pa pa ba da pa pa...
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Don't cry,
And I'm haunted Hallways... always
I'll always want you And I will always miss you... Ba da pa pa ba da pa pa...
Come here
I'm haunted Ba da pa pa ba da pa pa...
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House : Gryffindor
Family : Muggle-born, both parents Muggles
Wand : willow, contains single hair from the tail of a unicorn; gentle and whispy; perfect for performing enchantments
Pet : snowy owl; gift from a secret admirer at Hogwarts; she is affectionate and reliable, but has a bad habit of eating the snacks my mother sends me in the post. I decided to name her Blodeuwedd, after the Welsh Celtic goddess of flowers, lunar mysteries, and wisdom; her symbols are the owl and the moon.
Spanish Doll : Poe
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Anne of Green Gables : L.M. Montgomery
House of Leaves : Mark Z. Danielewski
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fushigi Yuugi
Old Guitarist : Pablo Picasso
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