The Labyrinth

Um… yeah. Pretty sure this is the first time my icon has been so appropriate.

I was in the basement, sorta half-listening to the TV and doing some reading when my brother flipped over to some random channel in his channel-surfing, and it was something like A&E or Discovery. I can't remember now, but the only reason I remember it in the first place is because he stayed on this channel, which is something he rarely does. Watching TV with him is like sitting on the couch and getting snippets of every single channel we get. He can never make up his mind, and some days that really pisses me off, but most of the time I'm doing something else and don't mind.

Anyway, sorry to ramble. T stayed on this channel for a bit, so words began filtering through to actually reach my brain instead of being white noise, and I heard "art" "famous" and "cheese". My head came up so fast I probably got whiplash.

It was about an "artist", and I use that term quite loosely, who spent his entire life creating works of art out of cheese. And I don't mean he sculpts figurines, or builds statues, or anything like that. No. He takes gallons upon gallons of cheese, melts it down, and filters it through something like a fire-hose, and then proceeds to spray it across all manner of objects to create "art".

T and I were both staring at the TV in disbelief, as the narrator went on and on about this guy's achievements and world renown he's gotten for his work. Here's the conversation I had with my brother.

T: … Come again?
Me: Um…
T: I think… I think he's being applauded on his artwork.
Me: What artwork?
T: Well, he… he…
Me: Did he just coat that entire house in melted cheese?
T: Looks like it. I think people are even paying him to let them watch.
Me: … You're joking.
T: Nope, listen.

We hear the narrator saying just that.

Me: … wtf, world.
T: Heck, if that's art, my stick-figures should fetch a fortune.

So, yeah. Seriously. Cheese? What gives? People are weird.

When I was in 8th grade, my Language Arts teacher had just transferred over from teaching at a college university and it was one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. At the end of the year, she decided to give us a final exam, like we would expect in both high school and college. All year long she'd encouraged us to read the tests through all the way before beginning them, and on the bottom of the final exam on the last page, in teeny-tiny print was written: "Do not answer any of these questions. Write your name, the date, and pass this in."

I'd gotten through a good part of the exam by then, and went up and passed it in after reading that.

Old habits die hard, I guess; I found myself checking all of my finals this year to see if there was a note like that. :D Alas, no luck. Still, it could happen this spring! XD

G'night, flist!
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Hey everyone!

I'm procrastinating in a major way tonight (this morning?) because my story for the kakairu_fest is due tomorrow, before midnight. I'm a moron and started this thing only a couple of days ago and it's turning into a monster. Well, a monster by my standards, which is only a few thousand words. BUT. I discovered (via Stef) the interesting world of Plurk. It's sorta like instant messaging, and is hella-fun.

So, yeah. As part of my procrastinating, I'm encouraging everyone to go and join up with Plurk! (just go to www.plurk.com) :D

That's it from me tonight. I'm gonna be typing like mad tomorrow, and I'll probably go to bed in a little bit.

Much love to everyone! *squishes flist*
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Happiness Meme! Last day <3


Day 8: Drove down to Borders this afternoon with my little brother, and I bought two new books with a gift card I got a couple months ago! :D I got The Codex by Douglas Preston and The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton. They're both murder/mystery/thrillers, and I've already started The Codex. :) I've got a warm, purring cat on my lap and am curled up in my room with a new book. *happy sigh* That's pretty much all I need. ;)

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Happiness Meme Time


Day 6: Sunday is definitely one of my favorite days of the week. I slept late, and woke up to my cell. It was one of my friends, calling to hang out at the mall. Now, when we go to the mall, it's just over a fifteen minute drive and we've been there so many times that we know it like the back of our hands. We rarely ever buy anything, because it's… the mall. We don't shop there, we people-watch. :D We cruised over to the section in front of Best Buy inside the mall and parked our butts on the borderline comfy couches placed out front. Then, we watched. I'm telling you, if you've never people-watched, you need to. It's absolutely hilarious in the summertime, when all of the tourists are up for vacation. We sit there and keep a running commentary on everything, from what they're wearing to their size to their looks. With Jeff, we check out potential dates. He's got the strangest scale for it, too. Instead of from 1-10, he judges from 10-100. Don't ask why, I don't know. Needless to say, I had fun. :D We chowed down Ben&Jerry's and vegged there for several hours, and had a great time. XD

The Happiness Meme

Day 2: My brother (in a spontaneous fit of generosity, no doubt) bought me a new cd! It's Kenny Chesney, Lucky Old Sun. He knows that Kenny is my most recent love, and he was in the mall today with his not-dating-just-seeing-each-other friend Kristin. Yay impulse buys! Country music is something I'd been listening to on and off for a few years now, and the I got a job at Cabela's, and that's all they played. All. The. Time. Needless to say, I got hooked. My favorites are Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins and Alan Jackson.

Ha, yeah I know, that's a lot of favorites. XD I can't help it! I like a few from some of them, and loads from others. Country music is my newest addiction.

Totally random note, but I went shopping today and got a neat tape hook up for my car that lets me play my iPod. *squees like mad* I'm so psyched! I'm always flipping through stations on the radio, since I abhor commercials with a passion. I usually drive any passengers insane as I do so, and now I have a way to avoid that altogether! XXDDD Thrilled barely begins to describe how I feel.

(Yes, fyi, I am a total nerd. :D)

Hope you're all having a good day today, flist!
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Ugh, I hurt. Like, serious pain whenever I twist my torso.

Stupid me decided that, since it had FINALLY stopped raining after TWO FULL WEEKS of downpour, I would sit outside on the deck to read. It wasn't terribly sunny out, but it was nice and warm with a good breeze.

Of course I didn't bother to put on sunscreen. What's the point when you can't see the sun? *headdesk* Well obviously, I should have. My back and shoulders are a deep lobster red, and the only thing I can wear is a tanktop, because everything else chafes like crazy and puts me in a world of pain. Sunburn and my pale skin do. not. mix. *sigh* At least typing isn't going to hurt, as long as I refrain from pulling my arms up over my head or moving too much in general.

Anyway, my boring life aside, meme time! :D This one is a Word Association Meme, prompted by genuinelies . Love you sweetie. <3

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Yeah, my rambling tendancies have struck again, I see. *sigh* Ah well, what can you do?

If anyone wants to do this meme, just let me know in the comments. I'll give you a few words to muddle through. :D

We had a jumper, and I don't think I've ever been so shocked in my life.

( Cut because… this is the kind of thing people don't want to suddenly find themselves reading about. )
Um… sorry about that. I had to get it out, and feel free to totally pass over this if you want.

Started writing for the first time in months it seems. XD I have a huge grin on my face, even though this fic is driving me insane. >_> Writing is so fun for me, and relaxing at the same time. It feels like I can breathe for once, and it's awesome. :D

*cuddles f-list* Geez, so much crap is happening in RL, my whole f-list (practically) is all down and out. It's depressing, so…

*HUGS*

You're all awesome and wonderful and I don't know what I'd do without you, so cheer up. Smile. :) It always works for me.

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