Dress Rehearsal

Call and Support t3h Ghey S3xx0rz

2008-05-01T04:09:04Z

Text quoted from the AFA website:

"Procter & Gamble has resumed using explicit, open-mouth homosexual kissing in their soap opera, "As the World Turns." P&G decided to include this type of content as a commitment to "diversity." P&G stopped showing such scenes some months ago, but has now decided to again help promote the homosexual agenda which includes homosexual marriage.

Gay activists are hopeful that the P&G effort will desensitize viewers to the homosexual lifestyle and help make the unhealthy and immoral lifestyle more acceptable to society, especially to children and youth.

View a scene [link removed] from the April 23, 2008 episode by P&G. WARNING – content is repulsive! (Actually, this is the scene they link to. Such repulsive affection!)

"As the World Turns" is owned and controlled completely by P&G. No network made this decision. P&G alone made the decision to support the homosexual agenda."

P&G is conducting a phone poll to see if people are for or against the Luke/Noah storyline on As The World Turns. Even if you don't watch the show, please a moment to thwart homophobic bigotry. The poll is completely automated. You don't have to talk to anyone. And it takes all of a second to register your opinion.

Call 1-800-331-3774. Follow the automated menu to the poll on the Luke/Noah storyline, and please vote to support it.

ATTN: Fans of Jonathan Coulton and/or the Code Monkey Dance and/or getting attention

2008-03-13T22:36:01Z

Seriously, people? Do this. I need submissions, and it would be cool to be able to edit some people I actually know into the montage. :)

Unrelated: This video is made of amazing and win and I am now obsessed with the song. But why isn't Tinkerbell involved? She's one of the "bitchiest" Disney gals out there. Maybe it was too easy.

In a similar vein to the above: this.

Friends Only

2008-02-17T05:01:34Z

Comment to be added to the dance. :)

a_leprechaun @ 2008-02-04T22:29:00

2008-02-05T04:46:44Z

*deep breath*

GOOOOOOOOOOO GIANTS!!!!

Seriously, this was the first Super Bowl I've been interested in for a reason other than the commercials or the halftime show. And my team WON. WHEE!

A queez!

You are breakfasty, like a pile of pancakes on a Sunday morning that have just the right amount of syrup, so every bite is sweet perfection and not a soppy mess. You are a glass of orange juice that's cool, refreshing, and not overly pulpy. You are the time of day that's just right for turning the pages of a newspaper, flipping through channels, or clicking around online to get a sense of how the world changed during the night. You don't want to stumble sleepily through life, so you make a real effort to wake your brain up and get it thinking. You feel inspired to accomplish things (whether it's checking something off your to-do list or changing the world), but there's plenty of time for making things happen later in the day. First, pancakes.

50 BOOKS 2008
7)) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard

I promise an actual post tomorrow, when I have more than 5 minutes to spare.

2008-02-03T00:25:57Z

It has been an exhausting weekend.

.....

Now to dance! (with Bit ~_^)

A quick note

2008-01-31T23:55:44Z

Off to the airport! It's been snowing a lot today, but my flight is still on, albeit delayed. Wish me luck!

While we breathe, we will hope.

2008-01-28T03:21:51Z

I have tears in my eyes.

This is a post.

2008-01-26T21:58:24Z

DCP is in an hour. Um, rar?

I spent at least an hour today playing 'Earthbound.' Whee!

That is all. I don't like writing boring posts, but that can't all be winners. :P

What Classic Movie Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

2008-01-22T22:07:29Z

Actor Heath Ledger is Found Dead

.......

And just when I'd recently begun to recognize what an extraordinary actor he was.
I had so much respect for his talent.........

Damnit.

Now that you're here, now that you're near

2008-01-21T02:11:21Z

50 BOOKS 2008
3)) Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw
4)) The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote
5)) Changeling: the Lost from White Wolf Games
6)) Fallen Angels by Noel Coward

"USA! USA!"

I has a USA Bear.

So does John.

Pictures from the more interactive parts of B-Fest. The Wizard of Speed and Time where we get onstage and stomp our feet to the music:

And Plan 9 From Outer Space, where we add to the special effects whenever the UFOs appear onscreen:

I wasn't able to stay awake the whole 24 hours, but I caught at least some of every film shown. The sleep deprivation made my cold go OH NOES, but 12 hours of sleep later I felt much better. I also stayed in today with John in order to further facilitate recovery- we're watching the Packers/Giants game now.

I have a bit of a headache... There's more news, but I'm too tired to write out more of a post.

ETA: I am being such a girl right now. LOOKIT THE PRETTY RINGS

a_leprechaun @ 2008-01-19T20:54:00

2008-01-20T03:00:25Z

Eurgh.

I've been waiting months to use this icon:

2008-01-18T17:16:58Z

The Bad News: I still have a cold.
The Good News: During the night it's moved from my throat to partially in my nose, so singing shouldn't be very painful.

TO DO TODAY:
-Decide which songs I'll be singing for auditions.
-Blockbuster to return movies
-Jewel to pick up B-Fest supplies
-Jewelry store to pick up my finished pendant
-Pack B-Fest bag
-Audition
-B-Fest!

Here, have a meme.

2008-01-18T01:28:19Z

From roguebelle.

Describe me with...

...just one single word...

Leave it in my comments section. Be anonymous if you choose, it won't be screened. Then post this original message on your journal and see how many strange and interesting things people say about you.

A-yup.

2008-01-13T23:47:22Z

This is a post.

Yup.

If your life were a newspaper, what would today's main headline be?

Mine would be: NOSTALGIC LOOK BACK COINCIDES WITH STEPS FORWARD.

"That is one tasty burger!"

2008-01-12T00:24:33Z

So because I didn't have much to do today between a short audition and 8 o'clock, I went to Blockbuster and rented two movies- Pulp Fiction and Benny and Joon. Mostly so people will stop telling me I have to see them every time I mention I haven't.

Blockbuster also had Plunkett and Macleane, which ZOMG FLAIL YAY. Assuming the disc's in good shape, I'll be forking over the extra $10 so's I can keep it.

Update on the freak-out scenario from a few days ago: someone crossed their name off in the 5 o'clock slot, so now I can have my B-Fest and audition too. :D Joy and jubilance!

Tonight there will be more clubbing as we go downtown to celebrate a birthday. Goooood times.

<3

a_leprechaun @ 2008-01-10T21:06:00

2008-01-11T03:12:17Z

85% Chris Dodd
84% John Edwards
83% Barack Obama
81% Hillary Clinton
78% Mike Gravel
78% Bill Richardson
76% Joe Biden
70% Dennis Kucinich
50% Rudy Giuliani
47% John McCain
38% Mike Huckabee
33% Ron Paul
33% Mitt Romney
33% Tom Tancredo
25% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

a_leprechaun @ 2008-01-09T11:56:00

2008-01-09T18:11:45Z

50 BOOKS 2008
1)) I Am America and So Can You by Stephen Colbert
2)) The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs

First of the all, The Year of Living Biblically is a book I recommend highly. It's non-fiction, the diary of a Jewish-born, agnostic New Yorker who spent a year trying to live his life while taking the Bible as literally as he could.

SIDE NOTE: He also has another book, The Know-It All, which chronicles his reading the entire Encylopedia Britannica. Haven't read that one yet.

Anyway, reading it caused me to think a lot about my own spiritual health. I've spent the however-many years (5? 6?) since I started building a spiritual life for myself being very inward-focused. Who am I, what's my purpose here, etc. Those are all good questions to ask, and I feel like I've been finding at least part of the answers, but recently it's had me feeling (whadda-ya-know) very self-centered. I need to start reaching outward- recognizing more of the mysticism and spirit of the world and people around me, not just myself.

I think I can start by being more thankful. There's a passage in The Year of Biblical Living where Jacobs describes the thanksgiving prayers he gives before every meal, and it resonated as something I could try. Maybe not necessarily thanking God for the food, but thanking the animals that gave their lives, the plants which grew their fruits, the farmers who raised them.

The first thing I went to eat after thinking about this last night was a Fruit Roll-Up, and I wondered whether I'd be thanking a bunch of chemists for that, so I looked at the side of the box. The first ingredient listed is pear, and sugar cane is on there too. I imagined a pear tree and sugar plants, and thanked them just before I took the first bite. It was delicious.

a_leprechaun @ 2008-01-07T01:01:00

2008-01-07T07:09:43Z

Your Score: Fun Loving Soul

You scored 15 Extroversion, -1 Sensitivity, and 21 Openness!

You are an open and social person. When you are left alone you tend to get bored and restless, and too much time without social contact makes you fade away. A good night surrounded by friends and laughter soon perks you back up.

You are trusting and truthful, and you aren't good at hiding your emotions from friends or strangers alike. People need to take you as you are - and often they do. You are confident but not overconfident, sensitive but not touchy. You aren't afraid to give your opinion, or to let someone know when they have offended you, but you don't constantly fly off the handle. You simply want to make your thoughts and feelings known, and you are just as open to hearing others' points of view. Sometimes your friends feel slighted by you, because they aren't as open about their feelings as you are, and so you don't always notice when they are feeling hurt or down.

Your daemon's form would represent your social and emotionally honest nature, as well as your balanced sense of self. He or she would constantly be throwing him or herself into the moment - enjoying the feel of the afternoon wind, the throbbing beat of music in the club, or helping you argue your point.

Suggested forms: Meerkat, Labrador Retriever, Sea Lion, Lemur

Link: The Golden Compass Daemon Test written by wolfcaroling on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test
View My Profile(wolfcaroling)

P.S. *points to current music* THAT will be the ~~first?~~ song I do the next time I go a'karaoke-ing. Hells yes it will. *dances*

Now sleep. ZzZZzZzzZzzzzzz........

An awesome meme from pookamadness

2008-01-04T06:16:25Z

1. Go to wikipedia, on "random":
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
Dobe'a

2. Go to Random Quotations:
The last three or four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
"I was not a child prodigy, because a child prodigy is a child who knows as much when it is a child as it does when it grows up."
--Will Rogers (1879-1935)

3. Go to flickr and click on "explore the last seven days":
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4. Use Photoshop or similar to mix it all up. Post it.

Awesome meme is awesome. :D
I feel like Dobe'a is an Electro group.

Eeerg.

2008-01-04T04:00:26Z

Ugh. Day 3 of Blog365 and I'm already pretty sick of myself. Hopefully you aren't.

I stopped by Starbucks today to pick up a Peppermint Mocha and a job application.

Other places I will probably/maybe apply:
-Urban Outfitters
-GameStop
-Blockbuster

Also, for those of you who follow far_aman: yup, I finally fixed the username.

ETA: OBAMA WON IOWA? OMG HOORRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY

*cough*

Blog365 Post #1 ;)

2008-01-02T02:59:16Z

In the tradition of New Years having a certain feeling to them, 2008 seems to have snuck up on me while my back was turned, in a rather friendly "HI THERE SURPRISE!" kind of way.

Party last night was party. I have blackmail footage of everyone singing along to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' quite vehemently. There was a higher ratio of champagne to people than there was last year. We played Rock Band. WHEEE.

Yuletide authors have been revealed! Here be my contributions:

Emancipation. 'Escaflowne', post-series. When even Allen himself realizes he's gone a step too far, it may be time to finally start letting go. PG.

Prodigy. 'Earthbound'. Little Paula was quite the artist. PG.

And there's more fic! This one was written especially for rosesfade, who requested "a Stebbins Christmas snippet" and is getting something slightly different: a Stebbins New Year's snippet. Still, it wouldn't have been written without the prompt.

TITLE: 31 12 97
RATING: G
FANDOM: Harry Potter
CHARACTERS: Stephen Stebbins and friends ;)
WORD COUNT: 531
SUMMARY: Even in the bleakest of times, good friends manage to come together for the New Year.

( 31 December, 1997 )

http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics - MySpace Layouts - Speak Teen Community

Moving closer to the sun

2007-12-31T18:22:55Z

SQUEE! I just finished having a 10-minute conversation with Roomie!Em through Skype! She is all the way over in Germany, where it's already a quarter to 7, which means she was getting ready to go to her New Year's party, but we had a nice little catch-up/OMGSQUEE conversation before she had to rush off.

This combined with the fact that Jessie will be back here in a few weeks, and and and and and and YAY!!!!! *bounce*

For all the woes our modern world has to offer, it's things like this that make it seem worthwhile. Instant communication with the friend who's an ocean away, the ability to send messages so quickly that you know in advance when someone will be coming back close to you. I am full of squee and warmth.

Happy New Year, everyone :)

January: My Astronomy teacher is Professor Taam, pronounced "Tom," which does not stop me from giggling internally whenever I think about it.

February: REC! Why You Should Watch Battlestar Galactica: An essay in picspam form by ack_attack

March: And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

April: I didn't want to post this yesterday, lest anyone think I was April foolin': I've been accepted to BADA!!!!!

May: Celebrated Beltane with an attempt to thin the veil even further.

June: So I had 1 gin & tonic and 1 bailey's on the rocks, and I was eating at the same time: is there any logical reason I should be this tipsy?

July: So remember how I said there'd be no internet access at BADA?

August: Wizard Celebrity Dossier number: 707 You're rather famous in the wizarding world, so of course there's a Death Eater file on you.

September: My computer feels foreign to me.

October: I has an idea for this year's Nano!

November: I have a main character, and the set-up for a plot.

December: I've been writing my final Linguistics paper for the last two hours, and I'm about 3/4 of the way done.... I think I can save the rest for tomorrow.

2007 SUMMARY

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? As per usual, not chronological, but in the order I think of them: Bought a guitar and started learning how to play it. Rented a car and went on a road trip. Attended Burning Man. Lived in the same apartment with males who weren't related to me. Played a man onstage. Sat in the same room with Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons. Danced onstage with Jonathan Coulton. Got sick from too much drinkin' (NEVER AGAIN PLEASE). Went punting. Used Skype ;)

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I failed to reach 50 books...again. Maybe third time is the charm. Aside from that, any resolutions I made would be in connection to things I'm already trying to do, like advance my acting career.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My brother's best childhood friend's sister is pregnant. That's as close as we got this year.

4. Did anyone close to you die? No, luckily.

5. What countries did you visit? Jolly Olde England.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? A paying job.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory? September 28th.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Going to Burning Man! I bought the tix in January; many months of planning and not knowing if we'd have to up and sell the tickets later, John and I went.

9. What was your biggest failure? Not completing NaNoWriMo?

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing serious.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Tickets to Burning Man.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Katy, the director of Travesties.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? .....

14. Where did most of your money go? Burning Man.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Travesties, Burning Man, BADA, Celine Dion in Las Vegas!!!

16. What song/album will always remind you of 2007? 'Rehab' by Amy Winehouse. John&I heard it SO MANY TIMES walking around the playa.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? I never know how to answer this one.
ii. thinner or fatter? A few pounds thinner.
iii. richer or poorer? Still living off my parents.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Hang out with my acting class.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Sulk.

20. How did you spend Christmas? As per usual, part at home at part at my cousin's house.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007? I was already in love. :)

23. How many one night stands in this last year? Ze-ro.

24. What was your favorite TV program? Battlestar Galac- no wait, Hero- no, sorry, the Off- GAH!!!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope.

26. What was the best book you read? American Gods, Neil Gaiman

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? The 'Lord of the Rings' musical!

28. What did you want and get? To go to Burning Man. To be cast in a show. To go to BADA. A good seat in the audience of 'Lord of the Rings.'

29. What did you want and not get? To be cast in a musical. For a certain someone not to die in Deathly Hallows: I still haven't carried out my promise of burning something >:(

30. What was your favourite film of this year? Hot Fuzz.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I was 21; whaddaya think I did? ;) After a night of partyin' it up with close friends, I hung out with my parents during the day, had a fancy dinner, then a joint birthday party with my next-door neighbor that evening.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Err...

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? A lot more 1970s than it used to be.

34. What kept you sane? John, my guitars, and the occasional bout of insanity.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? Jeremy Irons. His philosophy on acting = LOVE AND AGREEMENTS. Also his fashion sense, hurray.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? Abortion.

37. Who did you miss? Big-Me Emily and Jessie.

38. Who was the best new person you met? Andrew Wade :D

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007. Acting is more than just acting, there's this whole professional bit that goes along with it (you'd think that would be obvious, but I didn't really understand it until I went to BADA).

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?

One day I'll find a place to look
And I'll see the chances that I took
Cause I'm moving closer to the sun
And I'm passing clouds by one by one
And I tell all my secrets to my guitar
And I'm looking for answers to where we are
Cause I want the world to know my name
And that's all I need from you now, each day

Cause I tell all my secrets to my guitar...

-High Child

Amid the snows of winter, when half-spent was the night

2007-12-26T06:12:59Z

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

The result of telling everyone that I like LUSH products? Way too many LUSH products for Christmas and Chanukah. On the other hand, I've been pampering myself most nights the past week. My feet smell all minty-fresh!

More swag included Season 5 of 3rd Rock, the complete Planet Earth series, Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You), Changeling: the Lost (OMGSQUEEEEEEEE SO. MUCH. AWESOME OMGOMG), the Onion's Our Dumb Planet, the Sweeney Todd soundtrack and the original novel, the usual clothes, and a shiny new digital camera (it's red! ooooooooooooooo).

Also... a new hat. I IZ A FOX!

Went to my cousin's house, where we sang carols as we are wont to do...

OH! And my Yuletide fic! Please Turn Out the Light (Four Things Kee Lost Onboard the Tomorrow). 'Tis a Children of Men fic; an idea I slipped in to my requests cause I thought it would be cool, but of the four requests I made I didn't expect that one to actually get written! So, a lovely surprise for my first Yuletide year.

I's tired now. Sleeptimes! Hope everyone who celebrates it had a Merry Christmas.

a_leprechaun @ 2007-12-23T21:41:00

2007-12-24T03:53:05Z

*sigh* Well, I've done it. I've left fiery_inception.

Somebody promise me that the next time I get the urge to go and join an HP RPG they'll smack some sense into me. I just don't. have. the time. Or energy.

Oh well. There's always quiveringmember if I need a quick fix. Plus I've been working on that Christmas story for rosesfade. Hmmm...

And at least I actually left this game with, like, a post. Instead of gradually fading away and disappearing like I usually do.

I still feel like crap, though. *headdesk* There were plot-lines to be had, dammit!

What happened then? Well, that's the play

2007-12-22T22:03:05Z

Sweeney Todd is made of Win, Awesome and Potential Halloween Costumes.

As someone who's never seen a production of the show and only knew a few of the songs ("Joanna" is a popular audition piece at NU), I was very impressed.

And grossed out o_O But mostly impressed.

Whenever Helena Bonham Carter does anything in a movie, they should put words at the bottom of the screen: "Professional actor on a closed course. Do not attempt."

Sacha Baron Cohen made me squee to ridiculous lengths.

I'm not sure anything needs to be said about Johnny.

I would love to talk about the story and the characters and analyze and discuss, but at the moment I'm too much like WHEEEEEEEEEEEE.

(no big spoilers up there, but cut just as a courtesy. also I really wanted to use that cut text :D)

~~P.S. Photobucket is not working!!!!! I want to use shiny new Sweeney icons. :(~~