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A daily account of profound mundanities
07 February 2010 @ 11:17 pm
With good things that are surprisingly not Conan related!

Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy

Cup of Brown Joy - been dying to put this up for the meme

Late Late Show - full version of the themesong that always cheers me up and leaves me rocking out all day

Craig Ferguson's best monologue in history - I say, I DO care which middle aged guy is on , but that monologue was spot on. I absolutely love the disrespect he has for his own show.

and quotes!

3 videos under the cut )

So quotable. Everything! I've started thinking in all sorts of UK accents, you know.
 
 
A daily account of profound mundanities
06 February 2010 @ 09:02 pm
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

What I have to say about the rest of my year ties up with how this year has been going so far.

I've thought about doing Laurie Halse Anderson's February challenge (here). Doing a whole month defeats the purpose of the challenge because I write half my material online. However, it got me thinking.

Maybe I'll give up all computer on Wednesdays. I'm home long enough to have to find something else to do. Finding something else should never be hard, but I always go to the computer out of the slightest bit of boredom. Yes, I'll give up the computer.

Though the challenge was to give up online networking and such so one could write on one's novel, just having the computer on is a big enough distraction. I need to learn how to ignore it before I can use it properly. I need to let go of a giant part of my life in order to gain my life back.

(Look! A segue!)

This isn't the only thing I've learned to give up this year--this small, young year. I have already learned a great deal and wish to apply these losses and gains throughout the rest of the year (at the very least).

Two great and wide communities of people have lost a lot over the past few weeks. These communities have mingled in America while talk show hosts speak of two things: Haiti and the NBC mayhem. With these, I think God is teaching a lot about Faith.

I can't imagine what's going on down there, but whenever any natural disaster happens, it brings things into perspective; no one is safe. Things happen without our knowing that it will happen. What keeps us from panicking in the streets about invisible and indivisible forces? We have a faith that we know what to do when it really matters. --But do we? What will keep us going when we have no one, nothing, and barely ourselves? What else can there be but a faithful determination?

And up here, the Late Night Wars have been the pop culture tragedy. I despise calling it "pop culture" because, to me, that implies cheap, nothing-but-the-most-current, nonsense. To one particular Team, it has become more than cheap nonsense. This Team has learned a great deal on how to let go of a treasure for the hope that something better will happen. Conan has lost a small media kingdom, but not his people. Though he lost something important to him, he gained what is more important: respect, love, and hope. Conan has learned who his friends and fans are. He will gain a new place on television should he bounce back--and we must believe he will because that is Faith. His fans have learned just how much they love this man, the people who have worked with him, and the people who are supporting him.

Things look very bleak in this community, but we hold on to hope, rumors, and each other. We can only guess and dream what will happen. Because of this, I'm happy.

I've said this many times and still believe that a jinxing is in process, but because of all the above, I've been--from what I can tell--more expressive at dance. First, it was rage at the network giving me a fine energy. Then, whenever I lagged, I thought "Conan has it worse," and would get back on track. Right now, inspiration wise, I don't know where I am but feel more full because of many things working for my faith. In my fandom, I've gained a group of friends and a new respect for people I already admired. With God, I've learned how to see uncertainties as blessings, something I had only thought I'd learned by moving here. I'm scared of what will happen to Conan and his staff as much as anyone. Heck, maybe I'm clinging to this late night lore as a way of staving off my own fears about the future. But, seeing as how I've already gained some confidence in how to lose with faith, clinging to an epic loss for comfort may do the trick until life gets a handle on itself. Whatever works, man. Right? For the time being, I enjoy turning a bad situation into something fulfilling.

God knows how to make things work out, and that should count for something. Though we may not like how he goes about doing it, that's the point of Faith. Isn't it?

I end with the only good thing to come from this terrible YA novel I just read.
“As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.” Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

One step at a time, even if we're not in control of those steps. Do you have faith to live a life in pieces? Do I?

In the next 365 days, I hope to: gain a stronger connection with my fellow Conan fans, lose myself in this new expression for dance, lose inhibitions for all novel writing, gain more fulfillment with books, learn how to watch God made the steps.

ETA:
Again, I can't imagine what's going on down there, where I have never been. I can only imagine that better things are beginning to happen down there because what did happen was more terrible than what happened up here.

"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near." Isaiah 55:6
This is what I'm saying, but following and preceding verses of this chapter don't match what I am saying.

What I'm saying is if he's around especially during bad times, it's the best time to call out and the most intimate times we remember.
 
 
A daily account of profound mundanities
06 February 2010 @ 12:27 pm
I don't know if I'll (if we'll) ever be able to see these videos again. I found some disturbing quotes.

On Conan's address to the fans a month before the show started, jokingly.
“You can twitter about it! … And you can put it on facebook. That's something you kids do, right?” Facebook ended up rallying fans to the Universal Lot, making his day.

And he consoled us at the beginning of the video.
“We haven't talked in a while, and it's important that I connect with you, the fans...I want to tell you how much you mean to me. …We haven't seen each other for a couple months ...I wanted you the fans to know ...Nothing will keep me from making this Tonight Show fantastic.” And we thought just 3 months away from him was bad.

On the vlog, Bley showed us the roof deck. From there, the crew was able to see Team Conan's rally at the lot.
“This giant hill was actually not here before we moved in. Jeff Zucker had that hill built so that the winds from the east wouldn't blow over his empire.”
and
“This roof deck is so nice, and they built it for us. I feel like we're not utilizing it enough.”
 
 
A daily account of profound mundanities
01 February 2010 @ 08:39 pm
Wow. While sitting through a meeting on yet another event I'm [somewhat] involved in putting together, it dawned on me. Iiiiiiiiiii'm in a heap of projects.

This week:
  • finish setting up that community on lj
  • physics test to not fail
  • draw 1 or 2 more comics
  • scan said comics?
  • polish said comics to post
  • computer science assignment from last week
  • linguistics homework doing tonight!
  • figure out what i'm doing for the RP next week
  • finish reading a few books leftover from last year's reading challenge
  • find someone to see 2 free movies with me
  • watch the last 2 episodes of Tonight Show sometime
  • post long continuation of the 30 day meme

    Next week:
  • my period >o<
  • linguistics test
  • computer science test
  • editing session for the RP
  • drop physics?

    This month:
  • flash mob planning, learning, and performing
  • fan jam collaboration - clean room, make videos, email videos, stifle anticipation

    Next few months:
  • begin editing one Nano novel?
  • make those icons

    This year:
  • new reading challenge
  • more RP editing
  • finish watching 'Allo 'Allo with friends
  • When will the other Nanny DVDs be out?!?!

    Now, imagine trying to address all these in one day.
    No wonder I have a stomach ache.
    And no wonder I keep forgetting to look for a job.

    Life:
  • look for job
  • everything else on my to do list

    Lent:
  • give up writing lists O.O
  •  
     
    Current Mood: ungh...GWUH!
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    01 February 2010 @ 10:02 am
    New challenge! Reading 15k pages of books and 100 full magazines or stray articles. For some reason, I've hoarded instead of read stray articles my mom gave me, and I barely read all the dance related magazines from my subscriptions. This challenge will only get through a fraction of what I own, but every little bit helps.

    all teh books an' the mags )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    26 January 2010 @ 11:56 pm
    Here it is. The big day of accomplishments and I can't deliver. 100 lines of poetry and 100 books. I managed neither. 5 lines away from the poetry. Quick, pick up a poem! ...Naw.

    I could possibly have gotten pretty close to 100 books, but I was wrapped in Conan O'Brien's heart for 2 weeks. (Awwwww.)

    I only had to cheat a little! I went a month over, but I technically don't count November. *wink*

    Original post below:
    All teh books an' teh poems!! )

    Books read: 79
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    18 January 2010 @ 04:51 pm
    (Team Conan icons after the long rant.)

    *Apologies for the length. Contrary to popular belief, I have a life. It's just that my life is on the computer, hence, easy access to this rant and the research I underwent that resulted in this rant.

    I'm watching TMZ's live footage of a Conan support rally at Universal Studios. I'm crying out of love. So many people.

    If you like Kimmel, you support Conan.
    If you like Fallon, you support Conan.
    If you like Letterman, you are watching him laugh while supporting Conan.
    Ferguson's translator is still working on the past week's monologues.
    If you like Leno, you need to disappear for a few years if you don't want to get assaulted.



    (written 11pm last night)
    This has been a lonely week; I don't feel like talking to anyone, spend most of my free time online on ONE subject matter (as opposed to the billion my ADD usually desires) and will probably not stop until this is resolved (minus school and work on the novels). I don't even feel like telling many people I'm upset about this because I'm afraid of finding out who would dare side with Leno on this. I was going to wait to write until I was caught up with last week's episodes of Conan, (I have 2 more episodes to catch up as of now) but, seeing as how I was tossing and turning till 5am yesterday (after seeing this vintage announcement, which saddened me incredibly because it shows how much of a hypocrite Leno is, and this interview, which also saddened me because both these people were so happy and cordial) I need to write down something instead of repeat another sleepless night.

    I have to write down my thoughts about all this, and whoever reads it reads it. Hopefully, it will help anyone who does not care what's going on to understand where I'm coming from. This takes up 3 pages in Word. I worked hard to justify my thoughts.

    How shall I begin? With a disclaimer. I am not, by any means, any form of critic. I'm just a fan who has spent the last full week immersed in articles, videos, and user comments on [info]conan_obrien. I'm just a viewer, but, as a loyal viewer, I know what I like. What I like is laughter. With Conan, my laughter is often broken into a scattering collection of giggles, squeals, and wide grins.

    I'm on Team Conan! Many people I know probably think it's silly for me to be caught up in this tension between Conan, Jay, and NBC. However, being the Conan fan that I am, it would be impossible to passively watch this horrific battle unfold. I'm honored and surprised to be part of a large group. I didn't know how large of a fan base he had till now. Celebrities, comedians, fans, online journalists, and the general public have supported each others' outrage and sorrow so well that I hope it moves Conan and the entire staff of the Tonight Show as well as Late Night on NBC.

    Why do I care about all of this? Why should I care about late night (or post local news) television, and why should you? Two reasons: for American history and for the sake of comedy. (Also, I dare say, for the sake of humanity because there will surely be an uproar if Leno tries to look like a good guy for one second longer.) Since the 1950s, history has been comforted before drifting off to sleep by a show in which variety, comedy, and oh-no-they-didn't moments reign. Recent events have led me to wonder why I, personally, ever cared about a late night interview-and-variety show other than the fact that it has been a part of all our lives regardless of our loyalty. I care enough to watch it during the day on my computer (I don't own a TV right now). This form of comedy has always been a positive part of our lives. We watch what makes us happy, what makes us laugh, and when we find what makes us laugh, this is when we transform from viewers to fans. As fans, we are able to discover differences between these late night hosts, what makes them comedians, and how to pick apart what it is they do as comedians that draws us to them. As we become educated about the art form of this late night format, we find that late night shows actually matter!

    I'll be upfront. Before all this, I was Pro Conan and Craig [Ferguson], Anti Leno, Letterman and Daly, so-so with Fallon, and had no idea what Kimmel did. As of right now, I'm Pro Conan, Fallon and Craig, respectful of Letterman and Kimmel, and pity Daly. Before this, I knew nothing of the Tonight Show's history except that it once belonged to Johnny Carson and then to Leno. I knew nothing of Letterman almost getting the Tonight Show, but knew he had a falling out with NBC when he hosted Late Night and made history with CBS.

    Much as I hate to admit it, I would not be a Conan fan--or even a late night talk show fan--if it weren't for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. When my brother was home from college, I would sneak to his room when I was supposed to be sleeping and watch TV with him. Since we did not like Letterman, or whatever the other 3 channels had to offer at that time, (this was long before we had cable) we watched Leno. Over a short period of time, I was able to stay up later and later, often making it through the full Tonight Show. When the opening theme to Late Night with Conan O'Brien played, I would see who would be on the show that night. If a celebrity I liked was on, I would watch up to that point. I did not like Conan at first. I remember telling my brother, “You'd have to be really tired to understand this.” Fortunately for Conan, I was just tired enough to laugh at his jokes. As I became more used to staying up late and less frightened of his Donald Trump impression, I began to appreciate his show. Soon, I preferred him to Leno. Conan had a classier band, less-overused jokes, and a different sense of humor. By 2004, Leno was no longer funny and I was a fan of Conan's.

    As I matured in college, I found enjoyment in picking apart mannerisms (and just plain manners) of late night talk show hosts. Watching Conan helped me see great differences in these hosts because Conan, in my honest opinion, is a poster child for interviewing etiquette. I have become the type of viewer who is a behavioral critic. How do the host and guest seem to feel about one another? How do they treat and speak to each other? If you're not too tired when watching these shows to pay close attention, you find that it matters.

    Between all the interviews I've seen regularly, (which mostly consist of Conan, Leno, Colbert, and Fallon) Jay Leno is the biggest difference I find. I didn't find myself not liking him until I paid attention to him (which is surprisingly very hard to do). The first, and most important reason why I don't care for him is the way he talks to guests who are children or elderly. He uses a different tone of voice, simplifying his responses, using a high pitched, babying quality, and asks very stupid questions. I was especially appalled by this when he interviewed any elderly women. I recall John McCain's mother and another woman, years earlier, who was in the news for holding off robbers on her own with a gun. These were clearly intelligent and brave people, and he treated them--I felt, as a viewer--like second class guests.

    Aside from this appalling find, Jay doesn't seem to be genuinely interested in a lot of his guests. I noticed this in his 10pm show, of which I watched the first few weeks. I also don't care for the fact that he needs a poorly implemented and overused rim shot after every joke.

    Not to let one giant outweigh the other, I never cared for Letterman. I can't stand to watch much of him because I'm creeped out that he won't stop licking his teeth. He has always come off, personally, as a sleaze ball, and was before the scandal with his co-worker came out. After watching a few clips during my research this past week, I can say now that Letterman usually seems angry. According to a fabulous overview of this situation that Patton Oswalt presented on a radio show, (clip here) with Letterman you know what you're getting; he's honest about his mood or thoughts. This is where Conan's class comes in.

    Perhaps I'm much too smitten with the man for my own good. (No comments, please. ^_-) While watching his last month of Late Night, I did not want to miss anything. Even if I had no interest in a guest, I watched. Because Conan takes interest in and plays off of any interview guest, (don't make me inflict the Heidi/Spencer Pratt interview on you) this makes a big difference in the level of interest I, as a viewer, have in a guest. I never got this interested in anything Leno conducted. This brings me to the skits and bits.

    Online news and gossip journalists currently criticize that Leno's bits are focused on insulting others. (ex: Jaywalking) My problem with these bits aren't their subject matter. As a matter of fact, I as much as the next educated individual love laughing and mourning over the brains of stupid people. My problem is the execution itself. In the past, I have asked friends who prefer Leno over Conan to explain to me why they prefer Leno. They named Jaywalking and Headlines as examples. I protest that these are not reasons to like Jay because these bits, this comedy, IS NOT the man himself; this is merely the man pointing things out while everyone else provides the material. Granted, from what I've researched, he used to be an observational comic, but this talent has faded considerably. What Conan gives us is himself; he gets in there and actually does something--just watch any remote.

    Mind you, I'm not completely in love with everything Conan does. I don't like the Masturbating Bear, although I do find comic genius in playing the circus music. I also believe, much as I hate to admit it, that Tonight Show hasn't been as good as Late Night because Conan did tune down the signature manic silliness (though he said he wouldn't!).

    A brief note on the other late night hosts. Though I have no desire to watch Jimmy Kimmel, I greatly respect him for pleading with Jay on the air in Jay's Ten @ Ten segment. I respect Letterman a bit for coming out of his Tonight Show controversy and feud successful. A possible time change is a terrible thing for Fallon to go through and watch because he just got this job a year ago. (I'm not a fan, but admit he can sometimes be adorable and uses the same type of Late Night humour that may seem stupid but has a strong, underlying intelligence.) Everyone pities Daly because he's as much of a victim as Fallon but nobody cares about his show at all. Craig is still Craig to me, a new mini obsession because I'm trying to learn his accent.

    About Craig, I will say that anyone who is a Conan fan seems to like him. Both have a sort of "in your face" approach to monologues; they look right into the camera at the viewer and play off the audience without relying on them completely for feedback.

    Other great sources of this debacle I have found helpful are this Howard Stern clip, parts 1and2 where he talks about Rosie's thoughts, (I don't like either, and think Rosie complains about everything too much, but they all have good points) and this short essay with which I don't completely agree, but all opinions there are justified.

    I'm done, but I make a final point with this: If you have read articles and letters about this, have you ever noticed how everyone is filled with suggestions about what Conan should do, but not about what Leno should do? They care about Conan's future and silently imply where Leno should put these suggestions.

    I close by sadly saying that when Conan began hosting Tonight Show, I knew it was too good to be true; something bad had to happen. When Conan got a concussion, I wanted to believe that the bad event I foresaw had happened. I lied to myself; the sinking feeling was still there. This is that dread come to life.

    Nevertheless, I'm extremely proud of him. Should I ever get the courage to write a fan letter, (if I emailed the NBC executives in protest, hey, I can fret over a letter to a comedic idol) I will tell him so.

    “Whene'er the fate of those I hold most dear
    Tells to my fearful breast a tale of sorrow,
    O bright-eyed Hope, my morbid fancy cheer;
    Let me awhile thy sweetest comforts borrow:
    Thy heaven-born radiance around me shed,
    And wave thy silver pinions o'er my head!”
    lines 19-24 of To Hope by John Keats


    And when all this is over, I hope South Park takes vengeance on Jay Leno. And if Conan, playing himself, could avenge himself in such an epic episode, I would be soooo happy.

    Team Conan Icons
    1.Photobucket the rest under here )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    13 January 2010 @ 08:27 pm
    Conan during one of the times he hosted the Emmys, back when he still had Late Night. With a capital T. He loves jabbing at NBC, and I'm trying to make light of the situation now.



    I missed the first day of classes on Monday. I only had one class, but having to go to bed in the middle of an important day should not happen. I'm going to bed early tonight after chilling out more.

    Since hearing, on Saturday, about the shit NBC is dealing Conan (as well as Leno, though Leno's more of an ass about this), I've had migraines/bad headaches. Coincidence? OR it could be the multivitamins kicking in; there may be something in them that sets off migraines.

    Either way, I'm miserable, in pain, stressed, and not to mention equally confused and horrified.
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    09 January 2010 @ 09:43 pm
    To bring you this disheartening rant/notice:



    So THIS is why I've been losing sleep! I only heard about it today, and people were all over [info]conan_obrien ranting two days ago. click here to find out how to help Conan and the show.

    For articles and Conan fan comments, click here.

    And now my rant:

    (The heavy metal and hot tea are cooling my nerves. Believe me, this is toned down from what I think whenever reading an article or agreeing with fan comments. The fans on [info]conan_obrien sum up what I have to say.)

    I hate politics. I don't understand corporations. I rarely have any hope in the future of any television show, especially since some of my favorite of all time have either been canceled or moved. (Scrubs, Futurama, Joan of Arcadia, Kings, Family Guy, Dark Angel...) I don't even watch that much TV any more, BUT...

    WHAT THE HELL, NBC?

    You move this man's show's staff across the country, build them a HUGE studio, lift this man's faith in your company--this man, and his staff, friends, family and fans, who you've been pushing around since the day he saved your ass in 1993--and talk about taking back the Tonight Show just because the Other Man our Conan replaced can't hold his own.

    Those are my thoughts, summed up. If you don't like them, I'll yell them.
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    08 January 2010 @ 01:15 pm
    Day 28 → This year, in great detail

    I haven't been sleeping well the past few nights. Too anxious about school. Too anxious about wondering whether I'll be unhappy. Because, whether I worry about it or not, it always happens--is it a mid-semester slump? Whatever it is, it will at least begin AFTER spring break. And since it's going to happen no matter what, I may as well enjoy it. ...Right?

    I have some new things planned for me to look forward to.


    the month:
    Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
    Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    07 January 2010 @ 11:28 pm
    Day 27 → This month, in great detail

    Lol, see days 25 and 26.

    Since January began, I've stopped working the seasonal job at Macy's. I really should send a note to thank the people who hired me, but I can't get my mind to push me to do it. I'm so bad at business etiquette. I guess getting better tat is is my randomly selected new year's resolution. ...I never fulfill those. ...So never mind.

    That's about it for this month: putting off everything that's important except reading and finishing some Allo.

    the month )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    06 January 2010 @ 05:29 pm
    Day 26 → Your week, in great detail

    Erm, yesterday was pretty much the highlight of the week, so far. (See Day 25.) This week isn't yet over, though it would have been had I done this meme when it was supposed to have been done (Dec 1-30).

    Bunnicula is awesome. Definitely worth the venture into the embarrassing Juvenile Fiction library department. Alan Daniel did a great job on illustrations. I'm going to read the rest of the series, if not for fandom then for giggles.

    C and I have to get together for Muppet Treasure Island (just because both of us have the strange temptation to subject ourselves to muppets+Curry), RP work, and various other dvds.

    This is my last week before returning to school, and I'm trying to push away thoughts of dread about returning.

    the month )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    05 January 2010 @ 10:10 pm
    Day 25 → Your day, in great detail

    Past:
    I woke up later than planned, as usual. That's what vacation is for. Jess and Cara came over to finish season 6 of Allo Allo. After 4 episodes of that, your normal speech is dappled with poor French and German accents. Very entertaining. Afterwards, the three of us idled around and they left before my mom's music students arrived to make noise. I watched half of Harriet the Spy in my brother's room because it has the only working VCR in the house, broke for supper with the family and The Nanny (OMG they left us with episodes of NOTHING after CC/Niles!), returned to finish the movie while Mom taught more, read a bit, made odd smoothies, watched another Nanny, and I got 2 stomach aches this evening because of that dreadful ham from supper. Or maybe it was from not having anything decently healthy all day. So help me if a raspberry danish, coffee, and potato chips (WHICH I CAN NOW HAVE WITHOUT A HEADACHE, WTH?) are better than cheap-store yuckies that would never taste as good as a disgusting, chewed up multivitamin which which I replaced supper.

    Note to self: Never eat asparagus again.

    Future:
    I'm going to watch Futurama with Paul(brother), shower, stretch, and finish with Conan O'Brien. ...and maybe read more.

    Tomorrow, more of the same. Going to read the Bunnicula series. ^_^

    almost )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    04 January 2010 @ 05:30 pm
    Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
    → Your favourite opera


    I don't like opera. Too long of time for far too repetitive emoting (and I complain about our RP?). The Magic Flute, however, is my favourite opera. A combination of Mozart, fantasy, and comedy makes me a fan. Papageno probably inspired my character Chuck.

    Though I don't think I could sit through another opera, I've been dying to see Don Giovanni since seeing the movie Amadeus in 5th grade.

    the month )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    03 January 2010 @ 03:29 pm
    Day 23 → A YouTube video

    This is from Late Night with Conan O'Brien, on their old, old set, long before he was as laid back as he is now. A good example of the random silliness these people flaunt. Tee, you can see Conan's freckles under his makeup.



    If you don't understand it, we'll have a little chat.

    little month to go! )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    02 January 2010 @ 10:20 pm
    Day 22 → A website

    I don't normally read blogs outside of LJ, but A Working Library for anyone who loves to read, and especially for people who love to read about people reading. (link here) In addition, there are little--but meaningful--posts on other subjects that mean a lot and come from books currently on her reading list. (I think it's a she.) It makes one want to examine life more with a sense of amazement.

    the month )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    01 January 2010 @ 08:49 pm
    Day 21 → A recipe

    Homemade Chai Latte

    In a mug, heat 1/2 milk and 1/2 water in the microwave until steaming hot. Add 2 small spoons full of sugar and 2 small dollops of honey. Stir well. Insert chai tea bag to desired strength (Tazo Chai should be removed within minutes as it's very strong, but other bagged tea brands may be left in). When tea has steeped to desired length, sprinkle a wisp of cinnamon on top. (Niles Crane, anyone?) Enjoy!

    the month )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    31 December 2009 @ 02:43 pm
    Day 20 → A hobby of yours

    I won't say much about reading because that's an obvious hobby. Also, it's not a hobby because I choose it. I CAN'T NOT read. Bad things happen to my brain when I don't. However, reading is connected to the hobby I believe I choose not to cease:

    I collect the most random shit. Books especially. I'm a devil at a wicked "$2 for one bag full" sale. It is becoming quite a problem as I rarely read the books I acquire at these random places. I just like to have them.

    I also keep a collection of pencils from childhood for no reason. My grandpa collects pencils, but he actually use them. Mine are sitting in a cup getting dusty. I collect china dolls, still hold on to memorabilia from a Japan visit that would otherwise go into the trash, random pictures of interest (usually found on DA) that take up lots of space in my computer, music mp3's, stuffed animals (why do I keep buying them when I know I'll never do anything with them?), interesting and meaningful bottle caps, random magazines (I went through a stack of Avon catalogs and got rid of most of them! Why don't I get rid of the others?), catalog/advertisement pictures of jewelry I like (but not the actual product), and much more. Idk. Go into my room and take your pick. I never throw away anything meanful, which is most of my junk.

    I'm a pack rat. That is my hobby. Surprisingly, I don't collect photos of friends and family. That's too girly. I'm a material, not social, pack rat.

    the month! )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    30 December 2009 @ 11:43 pm
    Day 19 → A talent of yours

    I'm not going to talk about writing or dancing. I'm not sure if those are even my talents; they're a lot of work. I may have a better skill at writing than most of my peers, but I love to WORK on writing.

    So here is the talent over which I have no control:

    My piano teacher nicknamed me the Rhythm Queen. Apparently, I am very good at rhythm. I rarely notice this. It stands out when a crowd of people are clapping a tempo and I get upset because they won't stop speeding up. I know you're getting excited, but everything will work out better if you'd just stick with your original speed.

    I very rarely walk anywhere without my iPod. Without, I can't get anywhere. When I have it, the world falls into place; I step off a curb when there's a change in the song--it happens effortlessly; a car bounces along the road, synchronized; the wind picks up at a perfectly dramatic moment.

    month to go )
     
     
    A daily account of profound mundanities
    29 December 2009 @ 11:06 pm
    Forgot yesterday's! I was writing a novel with Cara.

    Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
    Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy


    For Day 17, I direct you to this online gallery of JMW Turner.

    And now for something completely different: a gif of Conan O'Brien taking his desk out for a spin around the Universal lot. [info]recycleanimals posted a lot of Conan gifs on [info]conan_obrien during the first few months of the new "The Tonight Show".
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    The man should not have a megaphone, but we love it when he does. In this scene, I believe he was laughing evilly.

    little month to go )