Nutter like Nutter Butter!

[azurite]

Whoo-hoo! Yesterday was just all-around great (except for one "thing" at work that was minor but made me grumble, but whatever, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter at all!). I was pretty excited in all my classes; my first teacher is petite AND energetic like me, and though Investigative Journalism seems a bit dry, it'll be sure to be challenging, as well. I'm looking forward to this semester! I'm also thrilled I got published in the Sundial on the VERY first day back- okay, not page one, per se, but my story WAS mentioned on the front page, though the actual story was on Page 6. And it turns out the editors AREN'T so anal with deadlines, because the EIC told me I could have come in the other day 5 minutes late, no worries-- but I'd run across campus from work, coughing and asthmatic. :P

I worked until 7pm, since those are the new hours M-Th this semester, and it was just non-stop busy! Yet I wasn't exhausted when I got home... Shawn came over after a bit, and we went to see "The Bourne Ultimatum" at the Winnetka theatre. We got dinner at Subway and had no problems getting it in, and the theatre was almost empty, so we had our choice of seats. The movie was really good, too! I liked it so much I reviewed it right away when I got home (using Flickster on Facebook; check it out!) and put the soundtrack (which also kicks ass) on my iTunes alerts. When I get paid again, I might get it, but for now all my money's going toward textbooks, my new computer/iPod, and my impulsive .Mac purchase.

And it's Friday, huzzah-- Grandpa's not going to be working at the pharmacy anymore, which is both unfortunate and good. Unfortunate because I think he'll be irritated with not being able to do things, but good because he can take care of HOME business like bills, cleaning up his massive stock-tracking collection (newspapers, magazine, etc.) He's been pretty forgetful lately, which is the primary reason behind his not working anymore- if he's not careful with his own (or Baba's) medicine, he can't be expected to be careful with other people's. It's sad, but safer and better that way, for everyone all around. I've tried to be as helpful as possible within reason-- I never want to baby them, because they've always been such independent individuals, but I can see the sense in making a list of all their medications so if one of them is sick or something, we can still know what to do. Of course, Grandpa was stubborn when I tried to do that, so Fred and Susy took over, but I don't know how much progress they made. I should probably email Fred and find out.

Open up your favorite music player, baby. ;D
01. Put 'er on shuffle.
02. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
03. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

If someone says "Is this okay?" you say:
The Small Print (Muse)
...which basically means, yeah, sure go ahead, FUCK ME OVER WHY DON'T YOU!?

How would you describe yourself?
Like A Virgin (Madonna)
Yeah, except NOT.

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Zettai! [Slow Version] (Kasumi Tendou)
Someone who is determined but gentle, apparently.

How do you feel today?
Not Gonna Get Us [Remix] (t.A.T.u)
Determined, again, it seems like.

What is your life's purpose?
LightStorm (Skaven)
To play Bejeweled, I guess.

What is your motto?
Bliss (Tori Amos)
Find happiness in anything and everything you do.

What do your friends think of you?
Your Move [Movie Edit] (Various Artists)
That I'm a killer duelist?

What do you think of your parents?
24,000 Besos (Thalia)
They're only good for money? Actually, I don't know what "besos" are, so...

What do you think about very often?
Watermark (Enya)
I think about falling asleep, because that's what this music does to me.

What is your wedding day going to be like?
Tanoshii Ichinichi Deshita [It was one fun day] (Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Original BGM OST)
It better be fun. Except I don't want Elvis involved.

What do you think of your best friend?
Can't Watch This ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
My best friend apparently does some crazy shit, yo.

What do you think of the person you like?
To Zanarkand (Nobuo Uematsu)
Well, if I were to really imagine myself in Yuna's head as she was watching Tidus at this point in FFX when this song played... *shudder* Kind of tragic, really.

What is your life story?
Sailor War! (Sakurakko Club)
It's all about transforming pretty girls and kicking monster-ass!

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Sola (NANA2 OST)
A punk rock princess!

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Close your eyes (Olivia INSPI'Reira{TRAPNEST})
I think of blissful, dreamy romance sung by the Lost Lolli.

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Afer Ventus (Enya)
Because apparently I'm marrying a Celt.

What will they play at your funeral?
Moonlight Densetsu [The Finals] (Aya Hisakawa)
Born a Sailor Moon fan, die a Sailor Moon fan. And my pallbearers will have to march their way into the funeral home and make my coffin do spins. Because this is a marching tune.

What is your hobby/interest?
Angel (Escaflowne)
Er... things with wings?

What is your biggest fear?
Wash My Hands (Meredith Brooks)
Either sinning to the point of non-forgiveness, or I'm a germaphobe.

What is your biggest secret?
Luv Vibration (Speed)
...HAHAHAHAAH!

What do you think of your friends?
Myself [Original Karaoke] (Changin' My Life)
They should all recognize *ME* and sing along to my praises. And help me from doing stupid things...! Ha! Ha! Ha!

What is the worst thing about life?
Deep Breath (Shinkichi Mitsumune)
Apparently BREATHING SUCKS.

What is the best thing about life?
Kimi to Boku [You and I] (Hiro)
Life's always better when there's someone to share it with.

What is the best thing about YOUR life?
Simple and Clean [PlanitB Remix] (Utada Hikaru)
...It's not simple, and it's not clean, but I have a lot of music by Utada and I can sing. Or something. Maybe it's got to do with it being the theme to Kingdom Hearts?

ETA: I neglected to mention (out of forgetfulness, not shame, REALLY!) that today is the one year anniversary since I last updated WDKY. I would like to say I have finished WDKY25 and will be posting it sometime before midnight tonight... but we'll have to see. Right now I'm taking the Word DOC version of Stubborn-Aesthetic's edits and making it into HTML (should have just asked for the HTML version, I'm too nice...), but there's still writing to be done.

Aside from all my usual distractions -family, personal stress, school, work- what I really need is a committed, single beta who is willing not just to concrit the usuals (spelling, grammar, punctuation, flow, diction, etc.) but also the story points, the characterization, and so on. I tend to write from an outline, so there are often parts of said outline left in my un-beta'd WDKY chapters, and I'd LOVE beta-reader input on how to go about answering those questions with prose, or addressing whether or not they're even pertinent to the story.

Frankly, I'm sick of not having a single person or small team of people to always go to. I realize people have lives of their own, so it's hard to always get the same people. That's why I'm looking for a committed few who think they can dedicate a few hours out of their lives every few months to helping me out with all that is WDKY, because trying to do it on my own can and has produced disastrous results. I want more than just one type of casual beta'ing, or JUST the straight "editorial fixes." I want someone to bounce ideas off of, ask questions of me, know the latest chapters and developments, have guesses of their own... everything. Know such a person(s)? Let me know. I'm going to finish this story... well, I would say "if it kills me," but isn't that ironic? The story is "What DOESN'T kill you." RDRR.