The interview went well yesterday. :) It was very laid back and creative. I had to draw a picture and tell a story. I approached it like it's something I always do (which it is) and I made Joe (my future boss [I hope]) smile. He called back about an hour ago and asked me to come to the DC location on Friday at 10:30 for an interview with him and the owners.

My first thought was, "OOH, FUN!" XD Maybe they'll ask me to play with a stuffed animal this time.

My one worry is always that I'll be late. But pfft. I'm getting up at 7 and taking the Metro so I'll probably be early and have time to stroll around and enjoy DC.



I don't even have the job yet and I'm already thinking about asking for Friday, 9/11 off to see The Black Seeds in NYC. I'm not holding my breath, but it would be rockin' if I could make it work. Especially because I might be able to FINALLY meet sunnyringo and illusionedwords! ♥ ♥

Please cross your fingers for me. ...And... take a picture of yourself doing that?

You don't really have to do that last part. XD

But it would make me laugh.

joining the bandwagon - September 10th, 2005.

I was coerced into joining LJ because my friends used it and I wanted to be able to talk to them on it. And I've never looked back... well, except to answer this question.

Today's the day I'm going to call the toy store and set up an interview. Why am I so nervous about THAT? I could understand being nervous about the interview, getting there, etc. but about setting up the interview? That's not normal, is it?

I'm mainly worried that I'm going to say something idiotic and they won't like me, before they even meet me. :\ My self-esteem is hiding.

ETA: INTERVIEW IS SET UP FOR TOMORROW AT 3! :D I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED!

THE (✔)-(✖) MEME // my thread


I mainly like this because of the fancy check and x. >_>

While going over the potential jobs I could love, I realized that I'd be right at home in a toy store. As luck would have it, there was a listing for a new store opening and in need of all kinds of workers. So I sent in my application (and they said they especially wanted adults who still love to play with toys!) two weeks ago. Since it was two weeks ago, I thought it was over and I wasn't what they wanted.

They called today and left a message, telling me to call Monday or Tuesday to set up an interview!!!

Can't you just see me working in a toy store?? It wouldn't even be like a job for me. It'd be getting paid to have fun. I hope I get the job, but I'm pretty confident. Especially cos, when they interview me, they'll see how childlike I am (in a good way). :D

When I interviewed for Hallmark two years ago, my supervisor said, "You're always smiling. That's something we need more of."

*EXPLODES into rainbow-colored sprinkles*

+ Woke up early to go to the DMV and take my road skills knowledge exam for my learner's permit again. I have such horrible test anxiety that I fear I will be taking this exam for the rest of my life. Studied studied studied for a solid week beforehand and felt really prepared, only for them to tell me that the cameras weren't working so I'd have to come back. Fate either doesn't want me to ever drive or just didn't want me to take the test today for some reason... So I'll be going back next Saturday (at 8 a.m. X_X) to try to take it.

+ Went with my sister to get her car inspected. It failed the emissions test because the check engine light was on. Luckily, my sister's car is still under warranty, so we took it to the dealership to get it fixed. They told us it might take an hour or three. We gave them the keys and walked to IHOP for lunch. Then walked all the way back to our apartment... Then took three-hour naps. Still no call. So she called them. They had lost the paper they'd written her number on. Sigh. And they didn't have the part they needed. So no car till tomorrow. And we were stuck walking everywhere. So-o-o, we walked back to the dealership, got her other keys so she could drive the car at my parents' house, and walked back to our apartment. At this point, I wanted to do an angry dance. Then it started pouring down rain. Fabulous.

+ After we commandeered my parents' car (one of two), we went to Blockbuster and rented What About Bob? (funny!) and had Mexican casserole for dinner.

Today's movie title would be "Anti-Climactic" because we did all this stuff, went all over town, and nothing came of it. Except for Bill Murray and casserole.

But that's okay. There are much worse ways to waste a Thursday.

Best Quote From Today: "I can't remember the other Jackson boys. There's Tito and Jemaine... Wait, no. That would've been The Conchord Five." ~ Mom

From emeraldqueene

+ Leave me a comment saying "I AM THE LIZARD KING, I CAN DO ANYTHING."
+ I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
+ Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
+ Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

1. What was the first fandom you got into?

I suppose it would've been The Beatles, when I was twelve. John first attracted me. He had me at "I now declare this bridge OPEN!" :) Unless Jim Carrey counts as a fandom, they were the first major major thing I fell in love with. I immediately bought all of their albums on CD, I bought VHS copies of their movies, I bought books. I went berserk. And I still love them to this day. It's hard to not love The Beatles. (And my favorite is George.)

2. What made you first love FOTC?

I was watching the first episode when it first aired on HBO. I was on my computer at the same time and not really paying attention. :O I now am shocked at my stupidity. But, during "I'm Not Crying", I looked up and saw Bret and heard him say, "I've just been cutting onions. I'm making a lasagna...for one." I nearly died laughing. And I've been in love with him ever since. ...Yeah, I'm a fan because of him.

3. What movie will always make you happy?

Oh, Alice in Wonderland, definitely. When I was really sick with that unknown stomach pain problem that never got diagnosed, I lay down on my bed and watched Alice and it helped me calm down and fall asleep for the first time in the 48 hours I was sick.

4. If you had to pick one CD to take with you to a deserted island, what would it be?

This is difficult. I have a LOT of CDs... Um. Probably Video Kid's "Prototype". I've got to have Bret with me and "Slip Away" would be perfect to listen to on an island. ♥

5. What is the best trip you've ever taken?

I've only been overseas once... But I don't know. Scotland was cool, but I love Disney World. XD I once went to Disney World and rode The Haunted Mansion five times in a row, and then some more later that same trip. Scotland has ghosts, but they don't sing.

That's such a dorky answer, but at least it's honest?

I'm planning for Halloween already.

I think, since I just got my hair cut so, so short, I might dress like Roxie in this song. (I'm not going to go as Roxie. But the idea of dressing like a 1920s marionette puppet really excites me. XD I'm probably either going to go as a puppet or as a similar looking clown.)



Originally, I was thinking I could be Columbia from RHPS. But I've done that before and I hate to repeat.

Suggestions?

So I discovered a baby tick on me a while ago and I've been panicking about it but I looked it up and I'm fine. It was on a previous bug bite, so no bite from it. No scary bulls-eye ring thing. No sick feelings whatsoever. Whew.

The thing I'm wondering is... How the hell did I get a tick on me in the morning? The only answer I have is that it was on something in our apartment. That's scary. o_o The good thing is that, so far, that's the only one I've seen. The cats and chinchilla are fine.

WTF.

"He's not a tick OR a dick!"

Chin-chillaaaaaaaa!





It's so funny to me how pronounced their noses are. Habi's mouth is under it and back toward his eyes. They look like Simpson's characters, basically. XD

In other news, Hank's going in to see the vet tomorrow. He's lost a lot of weight lately, since Manny died. :\ My sister thinks he might be hyperthyroid. I hope he's okay. I ♥ him.


Not much else to report. It's been requested that I do my impression of Sharon Osbourne tomorrow. Any other requests*? You know I like to fill requests for things! Don't forget the Google Meme and the Questionnaire I've done on there. Questions, strange things to (try to) wear, songs to sing, etc. Have at me! :D You know you want to make me look ridiculous!


* Within reason.

I just sent my parents a picture of FOTC when I meant to send them a picture of Dad, Jenn and me from dinner last night.

I am awesome.

I think I made one of the most important decisions of my life tonight.

I am going to be a teacher. An elementary, K-3 teacher. Of children.

There's a nearby university that offers a one-year Master's program in Education. I am going to enroll as soon as I have enough to pay for it. I need to email three of my professors (my three favorites, no doubt) and also JMU because I need two copies of my transcript. My GPA is a teensy bit less than 3.0 due to me being a theatre major the first two years and not knowing what the HELL I was doing in that department. But they'll probably wave it because it improved and I had good grades in the important subjects. AND my chosen three professors loved me.

I don't know how soon this will occur, but I'm so excited about it. I'm hoping to get a job as a receptionist or something in a school's office until I get my teaching certificate. But cross your fingers for me, okay?

I ♥ CHILDREN.

Oh, and if you are or have been a teacher, any advice you can give me would be amazing.

Flight of the Conchords. >_> Although, I'm sure eventually it will be my chinchilla.

And that't not a euphemism, Dirty McDirtison.


I finally got what was supposed to be my computer desk delivered to me. Only now it's going to be my nightstand because I need that more. I've been using my hamper... which is awkward. I use my lap for my laptop now and I kind of like it. It's flexible in case I have to get up quickly. I now know why it's called a "laptop". XD Just kidding.

The only problem is that I have to put the desk together and I don't want to. :P If it was a chinchilla cage, it would be fine. But it's a desk.

Doo be doo be doo.

So, I'm going to have a pretty eventful weekend. Tomorrow, I'm going to Barnes & Noble to try to apply and also get Filter with the Conchords in it. Then, I'm going to my dad's work friend's son's high school graduation party. He's a magician and I've been wanting an excuse to meet him for a long time.

I love magic.

I'm thinking of writing a novel about a magician. Maybe I actually will.

Then, on Sunday, we're doing dad stuff because it's Dads Day. ♥ You know about my dad (or you should!) so you know it will be pretty awesome. My sister and I ordered him a funny t-shirt.

Just need to get my driver's permit and then everything will be pretty good.

First things first:
If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

Second things second:
( musings about Bret AKA something Sara does a lot )

Last things last:
My sister's toe got carred today. Wait. My sister's CAR got TOWED today. Yeah. But everything's okay now. It was just a stressful way to wake up.

What do you think fuck muffins would taste like?

Really quick before I go spend time with Habi and go to sleep!

IF YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so i can fill it out for you?

♥

I CAN HAS A CHINCHILLA!!!

This is Habi. :)



He is more active at night, so I'll be filming him and trying to take pictures of him tonight. We'll see how that goes. XD

Here's a meme!

1. Randomly pick a song from your music library.
2. Find the lyrics for the first four verses/chorus [I just did the first verse :P]
3. Go to Google translation and translate the lyrics from English into German.
4. Take the new German lyrics and translate them into French.
5. Take the new French lyrics and translate them into English.
6. Post the NEW English lyrics and have people guess the original song.

I was walking down the streets of the city,
Hiking through the paths of time,
If from nothing fell into my eyes, a girl
and eyes by chance, fell on me.

I am so amused.

TOP TEN MOVIE SCENES THAT MAKE ME CRY!

Do you ever see a movie and come to one moment where you really cannot hold back the tears? It's embarrassing at times, but it can also make your fondness for the movie go up by heaps. Here's the top ten scenes from movies that make me cry (subject to change, of course).

*Note: These are not my top ten movies. If I based my favorite movies on whether or not they made me cry, I think 99.99% of all movies, ever would be my favorites. :x

#10: 13 Going On 30 ~ Jenna goes home. I was an idiot and watched this my freshman year of college. My first time away from home for a prolonged period of time. I was homesick, I was lonely, I felt lost, and I should not have watched this scene. But there's something so poignant and beautiful about it that STILL makes me cry.



#9: Forrest Gump ~ Jenny I watched this recently and cried and cried when Jenny died. Then my roommates came in my room to talk to me and I was embarrassed.



#8: Edward Scissorhands ~ "I can't". I have so much compassion for Edward. I would've stayed up there with him.



#7: A Charlie Brown Christmas ~ Linus. I'm not even religious and this makes me cry every year!



#6: The Hunchback of Notre Dame ~ End Scene. I love Quasimodo SO MUCH. That little girl touching his face and his reaction is the cutest moment in a Disney movie, ever.



#5: Finding Nemo ~ Dory This monologue is beautifully done by Ellen Degeneres, whom I love. I also always forget that these characters are not real at this point.



#4: Philadelphia **okay, this whole MOVIE does, but this scene especially** Need I explain this one?



(I also lose it whenever I watch Tom Hanks' Oscar speech from when he won for this. Ugh, I love it so much it hurts.)

#3: Toy Story 2 ~ Jessie's story. I love Disney, can you tell? This story really gets to me because I am a sentimentalist who never gets rid of her beloved toys. I save them for posterity and because I love them. Also, Sarah McLaughlin makes me cry, always. Even in those ASPCA ads which air all the time. I cry all the time cos of those!



#2: Bridge To Terebithia ~ Climactic moment. I think I can say that this movie was the first one that made me bawl my eyes out in the theatre, then bawl my eyes out every single time I watched the DVD. Kathy, Christina and I watched it together and we ALL cried. It's the saddest thing, ever.

( This is a massive spoiler so click at your own risk!!! )

#1: E.T. ~ Goodbye. I cry just thinking about it...

Of course they do! I've got three cats and they all have unique personalities. In many ways, they're like kids. And whenever they do anything naughty or just plain stupid, they either learn not to do it or they change the way they do it. XD

When Takeshi is bad, he gets a guilty face on and starts purring and being all cute. Lately, he's been trying to get into the frog's cage. When we yell at him or pick him up to get him away, he gives us a pitiful "I'm sorry" meow and acts sweet.

...Then he approaches it from a different way.

So he either has regret for upsetting us or he regrets getting caught. But either way, he feels regret!

I changed my layout again. XD racistdragon The pink layout was getting to my eyes and it was kind of a transition layout anyway. I fell in love with this one as soon as I saw it. I think because of the black stripes. I don't think I've ever had a black layout so it's pretty fun. And I ♥ my header. Simple, yet perfect.

I got my chinchilla's cage today! No actual critter yet, though. I'm waiting on the lady to tell me when she can bring him over. I might have to resort to contacting another owner if she doesn't get back to me soon. But luckily people in my area do keep posting chins for adoption.

:-\ Still. The waiting is killing me. You should've seen me putting the cage together (well, the part I didn't film...) I looked like a kid on Christmas who gets a Barbie Dream House but has no Barbies yet.

Francois got a new aquarium last night too... because he got out of his old one. But this one's bigger and he seems happier in it. I was the one who saw his little green head pop out of the top of the smaller aquarium. I was also the one who noticed that Takeshi was missing and found him in the stairwell, looking terrified.

Me.

I'm proud of myself.

Stolen from kalaidascopeeye:

You're not supposed to think too long or too hard on this one. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- list the first 15 you can recall in 15 minutes. Don't take too long to think about it.

1. Alice in Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
2. Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
3. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
4. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
5. The Color of Water by James McBride
6. Lennon by Ray Coleman
7. Bunny Bunny by Alan Zweibel
8. A Liar's Autobiography by Graham Chapman
9. The Best Christmas Pageant, Ever by Barbara Robinson
10. Socks by Beverly Cleary
11. Babysitter's Club: Aloha Babysitters! by Ann M. Martin (Shh! It's fun!)
12. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
13. Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
14. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
15. Live From New York by the casts of SNL, edited by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller

I really do have a thing for nonfiction.