I finished my NaNoWriMo writing! The novel is far from ready to be read, but I've got over 50,000 words so I'm taking a break. XD Then I shall revise and maybe share. I'm debating whether or not I should share the rough rough rough draft, but I don't know if I could take the embarrassment. You know how that is...

But ( LOOK! )

So, obviously, I need a new insane challege. From now till the end of December, I'll be doing this meme for you. :D

Day 01 → Your favourite song

My favorite song is so easy. I've been watching FOTC since Summer of 2007 (Father's Day, to be precise. That's the day it premiered.) One of the first things I did after watching the first episode was download a bunch of their songs.

Including "Jenny".

It quickly became a beloved song to me. I quote it a lot, with lots of different people, including FOTC fans, my dad, Kathy, Twin!Tara, etc. It's special. ^_^ My journal got its title from that song. And here, for those who STILL haven't seen it, it is...



I am always Jenny. Always. Don't even try to get me to sing Jemaine's part with you. Just no. XD It'd be like trying to get me to sing Roger's part in "Rent".

( the other days to come... )

I lost something on November the twenty ninth.
I’m afraid it can’t return.
The baby of the group I love
Has joined the father now.

You were never afraid.

I can no longer think for myself.
There is a shadow looming over your sun.
The piggies have all gone home.
And I am without you, but not within.

The thoughtful Beatle.
That’s what you were to many.
But to me
You were a light and a hope.
Cancer took that all away.

There is nothing easy to say.
I am afraid without you.
I am lonely.
I am heartbroken.

Where I am scared, you were brave.

I know that to say I love you would sound quite redundant.
You’ve heard it all before.
But believe me George, when I say it.
You were like the brother and friend I never had.
Why did you have to go?

I look at you now, see the love that you’re keeping
While a guitar gently weeps.
You’re with your friend now, you went peacefully sleeping.
Still, your guitar gently weeps.

There goes the sun.
Here comes the rain.

~

I was 14 when I wrote that. It still holds true.

I will never forget the day we lost him. My friend Carla told me not to "make the crying face". She hugged me, too, because she knew how sad I was. I managed somehow to get through classes without crying, but when I got home, Mom said, "He died, Sara. You heard, didn't you?" All I could do was nod and lay down on the couch and cry.

It was as though I had lost a family member.

Eight years later, I still mourn the loss and I still love him.

♥

I hope Dhani and Olivia can spend today together, and I hope someone gives them each a hug, because I can't from here. My arms don't stretch that far.

This just made my Thanksgiving and it's not even Thanksgiving yet! My friends Amber and Twin!Tara are in a car together... going somewhere... and hanging out for Thanksgiving. I role-play with both of them in Open Books and I play a Matthew Goode-looking (see what I did there?) character, based on Gaston.

And they and I just had this tweet conversation:

Me: I'm there in spirit! OoooOoooo! I'm in the nearest...um...doorway right now. See a doorway around? I'm waving from there.
Tara: Were you in that car that just drove by? We're on the freeway :D
Me: ...Oh. I didn't know you were in a car. In that case... I'm in the trunk? And it's hot in here.
Amber: i'll get you a fan.
Tara: I'll get you some ice cream!
Amber: I'll get you Matthew Goode!
Tara: I'll get you AND Matthew some ice cream!
Amber: I'll make sure Matt has no clothes!
Me: Oh the noise I just made! XD
Amber: I WIN!
Tara: Matthew covered in ice cream?

Just imagining them texting me all this in a car has me cracking up. I ♥ those girls!

P.S. AND MY MOOD PICTURE IS APPROPRIATE!!!!

I bet Ozymandias updates his Twitter account every 35 minutes.



That movie is on my Christmas list. XD It's still one of my 2009 favorites.

2009 favorites
(not 2009 items, but movies from 2009)

+ Watchmen
+ Zombieland
+ Inglourius Basterds (my pick for Best Picture, so far)
+ District 9
+ Star Trek
+ Away We Go
+ Up

I think that's it, so far.

Don't get me wrong, I loved Harry Potter too but I don't think it held up as well as these ones.

To days of inspiration, playin' hookey, makin' something out of nothing
The need to express, to communicate
To going against the grain, going insane, going mad!
To loving tension, no pension, to more than one dimension
To starving for attention, hating convention, hating pretention
Not to mention, of course, hating dear old Mom and Dad!
To riding your bike midday past the three-piece suits,
To fruits! To no absolutes!
To Absolut, to choice, to the Village Voice,
to any passing fad!
To being an us for once, instead of a them!

La vie boheme!

One talent I have is being able to perform all of the songs from Rent, playing one particular character.

It's time to guess my favorite Rent character. :D

And watch this:



Massive ♥

This time of year always makes me think of Rent. That, and our cat Keshi was just wearing a Santa costume and it made me think of Angel. XD

I'm a nerd.

Film!
Adventure, tedium, no family
boring locations, dark rooms, perfect faces, egos, money, Hollywood and sleeze!

One of my students said that she wants to name her new kitty Michael Jackson. XD Cutest part of today, so far.

I saw a trailer for a new Matthew Goode movie (Leap Year) last week and I haven't been able to stop thinking about him. Remember when I couldn't shut up about him last Spring? Yeeah. I put Watchmen on my Christmas list, but I think he's much better looking in other movies/real life with his real hair and real sexy beard.

I have a thing for beards. Have you noticed this?

But, so, anyway, speaking of Matthew Goode trailers, I finally looked this one up on YouTube, and oh. my god. It's an amazingly edited trailer. ♥ I can't wait to see this. Hopefully it will be good. The trailer already makes my heart hurt.



Besides Matthew Goode stuff now... I saw Cate Blanchett as Blanche DuBois in the Sydney Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire last night. It was amazing. That part was made for her. ♥ I love my some Cate Blanchett (and not just because of Galadriel).

My favorite line: I'm looking for the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters...but these girls aren't out tonight. Yes, they are! There they are, God bless them. All in a bunch going home from their little bridge party.

I think I'm watching Rushmore tonight, if my sister ever comes home.

Spoken by the wise John Green.

You are surprised to open the door and not find your chinchilla reading a magazine.

Graham Chapman's last word was "Hello", to his adopted son.

John Lennon's last words were "Yeah, I am", when asked if he was John Lennon.
George Harrison's last words were "Love one another."

Wolfman Jack's last words were "Oh, it is good to be home!"

L. Frank Baum's last words were "Now I can cross the Shifting Sands."
Jane Austen's last words were "I want nothing but death."
Charles Dicken's last words were "On the ground!"
Leo Tolstoy's last words were "But the peasants... How do the peasants die?"
O. Henry's last words were "Turn on the lights... I don't want to go home in the dark."
Victor Hugo's last words were "This is the fight of day and night. I see black light."

Benjamin Franklin's last words were "A dying man can do nothing easily."
John Adams' last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives."
Thomas Jefferson's last words (earlier the day Adams died) were "Is it the fourth?"
John F. Kennedy's last words were "That's obvious."
William McKinley's last words were "We are all going."

Oscar Wilde's last words were "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do."
Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there."
Bobby Fischer's last words were "Nothing soothes pain like human touch."

Simon Bolivar's last words were "Damn it! How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!"

I have to write a little over 1,000 words today if I have any hope of reaching today's daily goal. Ahhhhh!

Three things!

1. I HAVE A JOB!!! I am now a tutor for a Saturday morning, in-school tutoring program. I help teach kindergarteners to read. :) It's only two hours per week, $20 an hour, but it's great for experience and for my resume. Not to mention FUN and tear-inducing because the kids are SO. CUTE.

2. I'm still somehow managing to keep up with the NaNoWriMo daily goals. And I have a widget for my progress now! (I posted it on my profile, too, because I don't want to annoy you with this every time I make an entry. XD )



3. I'm thinking of trying to play with The Sims 2 again. I'm insane. Every time I install it, I play for a while, get frustrated/bored and uninstall it. XD But we'll see how this goes. I gave myself a goal this time, at least.

A meme.

• Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

alec_towser asked me questions.

1. What are your favourite fandoms, other than FotC?

Lately I've become quite a fan of John & Hank Green. I don't know if they can be considered a "fandom", but they've got a lot of fans, so maybe? I also love The Beatles and most fans of theirs that I've met have been stellar. Same with The Who. I'm a big music fan, in case you couldn't tell. :D

2. What sort of music do you like to listen to?

Hee hee, I guess you could tell. I listen to all sorts of music: classic rock, comedy, musicals, folkish stuff, classical and even a teensy bit of country and rap, but mainly only one or two of those types of songs. If it makes me cry or laugh or contains any ukulele, I dig it.

3. What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?

Uhh... I'm not the most adventurous person when it comes to food. I did once try to make a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. It turned into grilled mess. That was pretty weird. And crispy. And hard to eat.

4. If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Wellington, New Zealand!!!! Definitely. :) I'd move there right this second if I could.

5. Who's your favourite comic-book superhero and why?

I really like Rorschach from Watchmen. I hope that counts, because it is, after all, the best selling graphic novel of all time. :D

NaNoWriMo is off to a roaring start! One day in and I already have 3,762 words! (I'm becoming one of those people who talk obsessively about writing for the entire month and annoy everyone around them who is not participating and/or not interested.)

But be that as it may, here's The First Chapter on my writing journal, itswhatido. :) (Please feel free to add that journal to your friends! It likes you!)

Halloween was fun. I danced a lot to cool drummy music and ate a lot of candy. Then I was subjected to the horribly bad Flash Gordon movie from 1980 and was thoroughly entertained by the fact that Richard O'Brien made an appearance in it. I ♥ Richard O'Brien*.

Today was less exciting. I wrote and went to the grocery store. But I did have Froot Loops for dinner. So... that's exciting!

I keep forgetting that I'm not in Word and trying to click a save button in the upper left corner that doesn't exist in Internet Explorer. XD Time for no more writing tonight.

Back to watching Hank and John Green be awesome.






*Richard O'Brien is of course known by one and by all as the creator/genius behind 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Also as Riff Raff in the same film.

NEWS!!!

+ Flight of the Conchords have updated/made a new official website! Check it! I already added two photos of Bret to the Fan Photos section. ♥

+ I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this month I meant year, not month. Month's almost over, shorty... Here's my profile/page thinger. Check that as well! Please add me as a writing buddy if you're participating, too. We can cheer each other on. :) I'm probably not going to finish my novel in a month, but I'm gonna try to get at least 50,000 words by December! YEAH!

+ Planning to update my writing journal, itswhatido, with the story as I go, but probably chapter by chapter instead of NaNo update by update, cos that would get annoying real fast. XD

+ I fail at typing when I'm excited.

+ Tomorrow's Halloween, guys!!! Have a happy Halloween! I will be filming like crazy for my vlog on Sunday, so you'll see what I was up to. :) I hope you all have fun!

+ Speaking of, what're you going to be for 'Ween 2009?

In honor of Halloween, I decided that I had to make a creepy video of "The Pillowman" by Martin McDonagh. It's from my favorite play and it really is perfect for Halloween, even though it is sad, too. I'm still waiting for Tim Burton to direct a film version of it. (This is the play I saw on Broadway when I met Billy Crudup and Jeff Goldblum afterwards, at the stage door. My advice for if you ever want to meet anyone famous at a gig, play, etc.: Find the stage door ahead of time and wait there when the show is over! It's only failed me once, and that was with Judi Dench. What are the odds of meeting Dame Judi Flippin' Dench outside a stage door? I should've known she would hide. XD This is the longest parenthetical thing I've ever done, I think. It's kind of fun. I guess this is a good time to mention that Billy Crudup's cheekbones could slice bread... at least in 2005, when I met him. And also, Jeff Goldblum is ♥, sweet ♥. Okay, end parenthesis.)

Thursday's video will be even spookier. It's hard to be spooky when the cats just yawn. XD

I've never recorded myself reading so much literature. It's kind of fun, but it also makes me that much more shy about other people on YouTube watching my videos. Ah well. It's worth it if you enjoy it. ♥

I watched Rocky Horror Picture Show today and it inspired me to make this icon and one other one. Am I the only person who finds Rocky adorable? (Not hot. Adorable.) His smile is too cute. I wish Peter Hinwood was like that for real.

First time I saw RHPS: Halloween, 1995. I was eight. The next day, I sang "Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me!" for my friends at recess. Then, as I grew, I went on to teach my friends the songs and perform it with them in backyards all over Virginia Beach. I was always Frank-N-Furter and Columbia. To this day, those friends remember our "performances" and the movie makes them think of me. ^_^

Sar Bear: Corrupting Youth Since 1995.

My legs really hurt now. XD I feel like I did a dance recital instead of just walking down a street. Maybe it's cos, oh yeah. I danced. A lot.

Nevermind.

The cutest part of today:

Little Girl (about five): You have a nice costume!
Me: Oh, thank you! So do you!
Little Girl: What are you dressed as?
Me: I'm a chinchilla.
Little Girl: Oh. A chin-chill-ah.
Me: *dies from cuteness*

The funniest part of today:

Alex (my cousin, over the phone): You marched in a Halloween parade?
Me: Yep! It was fun!
Alex: What was your costume?
Me: I was a chinchilla.
Alex: Oh... Okay... Dad, she was a chinchilla.
Me: It was fun!
Alex: I'm sure it is... Everyone loves to dress as... small rodents.
Me: Small rodents are my favorite.
Alex: I'll remember that... in case I ever... need to remember that.

XD My cousin loves me.


(He's three years younger than me, btw.)

Yesterday was fairly hellish as far as having-our-parents'-pets-here went. Dylan bit my sister because he didn't want to wear a harness (even though when he wears a leash, he pulls so much that he ends up sounding like Donald Duck for the entire walk). Hank kept hissing at everyone.

But luckily, now, they've calmed down. Jenn's cats still keep their distance but Hank's not as hissy and he's mostly been sleeping on couches. Last night, he slept in Yuki's house for a little while. That was too cute.

And Dylan... is at least back to being as annoying as usual.

Besides being a Squirrel Person, I'm also a Cat Person. I love all animals, but dogs overwhelm me. :\ My sister and I are ready for our parents to come back so we can give Dylan back to them.

But besides all of that, Jenn started making my chinchilla ears. ^_^ She's going to finish tonight and I'm going to attempt to make my tail (or at least start). She's craftier than I am. I would do more to make the stuff, but she goes ahead and does it all. It makes me laugh. She's like Martha Stewart, but (slightly) less bitchy. XD

We still laugh about the time poor Melissa Joan Hart was 'helping' make a gingerbread house on Martha Stewart's Christmas show back in, like, 1999. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT CANDYCANE?!" "...Uh, I... thought I'd make a lamp-po--" "NO, IT DOESN'T NEED THAT!" "o_O"

Good times, good times.

I'm looking forward to Sunday. :)

My parents are going to Scotland for about ten days and we're in charge of their pets. Rather than going over to their house every day, we're bringing Hank (the cow cat) and Dylan (the crazy corgi) here.

Hank + Keshi + Yuki + Vlad + Dylan + Habi + Francois = four cats, a dog, a frog and a chinchilla.

o_O

This could either be really awesome or an extremely bad idea.

Speaking of pets, now that it's colder, Yuki won't get away from me. She's always sleeping right next to me. It's cute, but I think it's mainly because my laptop is on my lap and it's warm. XD

My sister had me take out an insanely heavy trash bag today. I struggled with it down the street and now my back hurts. I will get her back for that somehow. (Not literally, though.)

And now the nerdy part of this entry. You don't have to read this unless you want to see what my role-playing game characters are wearing for Halloween. XD (Harrison = Bret, so if you want a funny visual of Bret, you could look.)

( I do this shit weekly )

I am too good at this. These were ALL off the top of my head! What can I say? I ♥ Halloween.