All that and a side of squee
Aug. 4th, 2007 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azurite-Dad had hair (almost Picard-style, but a bit more, and super-shiny for some reason, very straight... fyi, my dad's hair is naturally curly. Like, Afro-style.)
-Seymour from FFX was chasing me everywhere (including into a dressing room at some department store where everyone spoke Spanish); I think he wanted to kill me, but when he finally caught up with me (and the guy I was with-- don't know who, but a good friend was the feeling I got from him), there was something about the number of memories he had vs. the other guy. I started crying and Seymour let me go-- "for now."
-At some point during the chase, though, I remember being able to fly, and while going up, I saw a squirrel attempting to jump a large distance between trees. At first, I thought it was a flying squirrel, but about two feet from the tree it was trying to reach, it stopped in mid-air and just plummeted, cartoon-style. But I think it made it, as I remember laughing despite the danger I was in, and flying onward.
-I went exploring into some house (with Dad?) in what felt like a wholly alternate universe, and it seemed to be ruled by cats, even though there were some distinctly human elements, like big beds, photos of me and my dad... I had a room, but it didn't FEEL like my room, because it was PINK (I mean, my current room is pink too, but not my any choice of mine. This other house felt like "ours," like we'd bought it and decorated it as we please, and I *DO NOT* like pink in excess... or in hot fuschia shades or whatnot).
-I had also been at some sort of conference-- sort of like the DLP, but I felt extremely out of place because it seemed to have strong religious vibes. I remember the higher-ups wanting to talk to me, and I kept finding ways to duck out of it, and I remember being fed up with all the "ducking and covering" and eventually I told the other people in my group/at the conference that they must have chosen me for a reason in the first place, and the fact is, they had to have known I was a loudmouthed, outspoken girl, and reprimanding or scaring me wouldn't change that...
That said...
(1) I finally got Auron's Mars Sigil in FFX! :D :D I still want to get the rest of the monsters from throughout Spira, just to see what that gets me... and it might be nice to SOMEDAY be able to beat one of the original creations that the crazy Monster Arena guy puts together. Plus when you do get a complete set, you get some awesome prizes, so I'd do it for that.
So far, the only two Sigils left to get are the Saturn (Kimahri, which means beating two of those horrid butterfly games) and Jupiter (Wakka, which means playing more blitzball). Should I bother...?
(2) This week I finished reading both Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic and Baby" and Diana Peterfreund's "Under the Rose," both sequels. The former is what I assume to be the last (fifth) book in the Shopaholic series, and the latter is the second of four books in the "Rose and Grave" or "Secret Society Girl/Ivy League" series. Both books kicked butt, especially near the end, but if I had to pick one to recommend with glowing reviews, it would definitely be the two "Secret Society Girl" books. The second one had a review on it from Publisher's Weekly that said "impossible to put down" and it was SO true! I really couldn't put it down, it was SUCH a damn good read! (I can give a more detailed review later)
To make things even better, I wrote to the author (I found her website and blog) and surprisingly got a reply WITHIN A FEW HOURS! SQUEE! I have yet to write BACK to her reply (she wants to know how the writing program is at CSUN), but the fact that I got a reply from an author I admire and aspire to write like one day just makes me SO happy!
And now I'm wondering if maybe I can review books or something for the Sundial this semester, assuming the editors don't send me off doing the lousy beats, like the police beat...
(3) Did I mention I may have found my dream internship? I really want to get it, and I'm thinking to myself I need to be more flexible with my wants if it means a better career after college (whether that includes grad school, I'm not sure yet). Basically, I should look into accepting internships in New York or wherever even if they're not in the summer or winter breaks... I can always take classes online, and maybe even through local universities! For an internship that actually APPLIES to my major, is PAID, and will really help me get the experience I need, I shouldn't be stingy about the when and where.
Anyway, I need to hear a bit more about what said dream internship entails, who the representative is (so I know who to address with my cover letter), and then put together a shining, perfect cover letter... which I have never done before, but I hope I can do with this new book I picked up at Borders, "Winning Cover Letters," by Robin Ryan. So far I like it, and it's got a lot of good advice and techniques-- I just need the knowledge to apply it all!
(4) Lastly, I finally have my booklist for Fall '07, and it looks like this semester's required Journalism book isn't QUITE as boring as last year... but who knows? In any case, Half.com has got all my textbooks for MUCH cheaper than the bookstore (take that, eFollett!), so I'll probably take that route once I get my paycheck and/or fin aid checks, which should come around the 13th. Hip hip hurrah! And then... my new laptop! SQUEEBALLS x2!
Speaking of balls (fuzzballs, in this case), Mokie got another haircut...! She looks so poodlesque, it's hilarious. I should take a picture of her with her bow and bandana before she manages to get it off.
Aaand... that's it. For now. Shawn is supposed to pick me up so we can see the Bourne Supremacy from Blockbuster, and then later tonight we're going to one of his friend's houses for some drinks and a movie. Sounds like a good weekend to me already!
-Seymour from FFX was chasing me everywhere (including into a dressing room at some department store where everyone spoke Spanish); I think he wanted to kill me, but when he finally caught up with me (and the guy I was with-- don't know who, but a good friend was the feeling I got from him), there was something about the number of memories he had vs. the other guy. I started crying and Seymour let me go-- "for now."
-At some point during the chase, though, I remember being able to fly, and while going up, I saw a squirrel attempting to jump a large distance between trees. At first, I thought it was a flying squirrel, but about two feet from the tree it was trying to reach, it stopped in mid-air and just plummeted, cartoon-style. But I think it made it, as I remember laughing despite the danger I was in, and flying onward.
-I went exploring into some house (with Dad?) in what felt like a wholly alternate universe, and it seemed to be ruled by cats, even though there were some distinctly human elements, like big beds, photos of me and my dad... I had a room, but it didn't FEEL like my room, because it was PINK (I mean, my current room is pink too, but not my any choice of mine. This other house felt like "ours," like we'd bought it and decorated it as we please, and I *DO NOT* like pink in excess... or in hot fuschia shades or whatnot).
-I had also been at some sort of conference-- sort of like the DLP, but I felt extremely out of place because it seemed to have strong religious vibes. I remember the higher-ups wanting to talk to me, and I kept finding ways to duck out of it, and I remember being fed up with all the "ducking and covering" and eventually I told the other people in my group/at the conference that they must have chosen me for a reason in the first place, and the fact is, they had to have known I was a loudmouthed, outspoken girl, and reprimanding or scaring me wouldn't change that...
That said...
(1) I finally got Auron's Mars Sigil in FFX! :D :D I still want to get the rest of the monsters from throughout Spira, just to see what that gets me... and it might be nice to SOMEDAY be able to beat one of the original creations that the crazy Monster Arena guy puts together. Plus when you do get a complete set, you get some awesome prizes, so I'd do it for that.
So far, the only two Sigils left to get are the Saturn (Kimahri, which means beating two of those horrid butterfly games) and Jupiter (Wakka, which means playing more blitzball). Should I bother...?
(2) This week I finished reading both Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic and Baby" and Diana Peterfreund's "Under the Rose," both sequels. The former is what I assume to be the last (fifth) book in the Shopaholic series, and the latter is the second of four books in the "Rose and Grave" or "Secret Society Girl/Ivy League" series. Both books kicked butt, especially near the end, but if I had to pick one to recommend with glowing reviews, it would definitely be the two "Secret Society Girl" books. The second one had a review on it from Publisher's Weekly that said "impossible to put down" and it was SO true! I really couldn't put it down, it was SUCH a damn good read! (I can give a more detailed review later)
To make things even better, I wrote to the author (I found her website and blog) and surprisingly got a reply WITHIN A FEW HOURS! SQUEE! I have yet to write BACK to her reply (she wants to know how the writing program is at CSUN), but the fact that I got a reply from an author I admire and aspire to write like one day just makes me SO happy!
And now I'm wondering if maybe I can review books or something for the Sundial this semester, assuming the editors don't send me off doing the lousy beats, like the police beat...
(3) Did I mention I may have found my dream internship? I really want to get it, and I'm thinking to myself I need to be more flexible with my wants if it means a better career after college (whether that includes grad school, I'm not sure yet). Basically, I should look into accepting internships in New York or wherever even if they're not in the summer or winter breaks... I can always take classes online, and maybe even through local universities! For an internship that actually APPLIES to my major, is PAID, and will really help me get the experience I need, I shouldn't be stingy about the when and where.
Anyway, I need to hear a bit more about what said dream internship entails, who the representative is (so I know who to address with my cover letter), and then put together a shining, perfect cover letter... which I have never done before, but I hope I can do with this new book I picked up at Borders, "Winning Cover Letters," by Robin Ryan. So far I like it, and it's got a lot of good advice and techniques-- I just need the knowledge to apply it all!
(4) Lastly, I finally have my booklist for Fall '07, and it looks like this semester's required Journalism book isn't QUITE as boring as last year... but who knows? In any case, Half.com has got all my textbooks for MUCH cheaper than the bookstore (take that, eFollett!), so I'll probably take that route once I get my paycheck and/or fin aid checks, which should come around the 13th. Hip hip hurrah! And then... my new laptop! SQUEEBALLS x2!
Speaking of balls (fuzzballs, in this case), Mokie got another haircut...! She looks so poodlesque, it's hilarious. I should take a picture of her with her bow and bandana before she manages to get it off.
Aaand... that's it. For now. Shawn is supposed to pick me up so we can see the Bourne Supremacy from Blockbuster, and then later tonight we're going to one of his friend's houses for some drinks and a movie. Sounds like a good weekend to me already!
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