Why do I Keep Getting Cancelled?!?

Well, not me, but my favorite shows. Actually, I think every show I watched last tv year was renewed but that sort of thing is pretty unnatural in the luck of me. I've been watching shows I like that'd've been cancelled because YouTube generally has at least the first episode.

I've been watching Touching Evil (which I didn't watch when it was on tv but I still don't see why it was cancelled- Jeffrey Donovan's a hottie x 17). I'm trying to see the rest of the episodes because the pilot (2-hr surprise gah I never sleep) was so intriguing and Jeffrey Donovan was AMAZING (in all caps, so you know it's true). Very handsome too with the scruffy look. Although the one suit he does wear just looks awful on him- makes him look short and petite.

I've also been watching Hey Arnold! but it seems very few are online. I used to love that show. All the old Nicktunes. I guess the city in the tv show is based on Seattle mixed with New York-ish elements. And the Pig Wars really happened here! Nifty nifty. I liked the movie though, so there'll always be that.

I also found Now and Again online, which was super my favorite tv series when it was on the air. Eric Close of Without a Trace fame, but a little bit younger and a lot prettier. Maybe he's supposed to look gruffer because he's a cop in Without a Trace. But the pilot didn't really suck me in like it did last time, so I guess I'll have to see with episode two. He sure is good looking, though.

I might also look up Stark Raving Mad, Dag, and some of the other old shows I liked. Most of the ones I really enjoyed are either available on dvd (Firefly) or I have already (Jake 2.0). Hoorah for modern technology.

Something Interesting?

I'm sure something interesting must have happened in the last few days but nothing floats up immediately. I saw the first episode of the U.S. version of Touching Evil and Jeffrey Donovan is again a sexy beast (possibly even hotter than in Burn Notice). I read an interview with him on jeffreydonovanfans.com and was unimpressed though- his Touching Evil interview was so funny! I like to think it was just an off day... Anyway, I'm now downloading the most recent interview video on the website, and we'll see then, won't we? Honestly, how can a man who refer to an image of himself as "Jeffrey 'airbrush' Donovan," not be wonderful? It is better for my fantasies if he is, so we'll leave it at that.

I'm trying to add ReBoot terms, as well as other nerdy elements, to my vocabulary. From ReBoot, I have: "By the Code!", "Alphanumeric!," "Pixellacious!," "Totally random!," and "Stay frosty!". Obviously, these will be easily incorporated. When my ReBoot pin comes in, I will be so awesome, it will be ridiculous. Try to hold in your massive excitement (and don't explode). Unfortunately, some of the catchphrases from other shows are just too common (as in, too cool to be of the nerdy level I attempt to achieve): "Engage," "Make it so," "Trust no one," "I want to believe," etc. etc. etc. Instead, you have to alter them, to say things like "pull a Picard" or describe your belief as "Mulder-esque" or call someone a Scully (though I guess she's not the skeptic in the latter seasons O.o ruins me for life.)

I usually can go into a sidetracked happiness with a few lines from Beauty and the Beast or the Sloppy Seconds Song "I Don't Wanna be a Homosexual". Namely, "It's true, Lefou!" and "Don't tell me that!" fade into song. If you do it deadpan, people don't recognize what you're doing right away. Hoorah.

Okay, so I just watched the interview for Burn Notice and Jeffrey Donovan is too cute in it to be real. He is obviously a figment of my imagination. God, I love imagination. It's so sexy and spy-y. New season yay but I will have to wait another week. In the while, I'll submit to Buffy-ness, Angel-ness, Lois and Clark-ness, and, if ever if finishes bloody downloading, Jeffrey Donovan Touching Evil-ness. Oh, and I guess, In Plain Sight-ness because Marshall tugs at my heart strings galore.

I may watch to much TV....

Favorites!

And I'll build on it later.... because this is me being very lazy! gah!

Music-
Song: "Konayuki"- Remioromen
Group: Voxtrot
Singer: Regina Spektor
Album: "Once OST"

TV-
Show on TV: Burn Notice
Show off TV: Jake 2.0
Cartoon: Hey Arnold! (on air still= Madame Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends probably...)
Character: (I'll have to pare down later, so I'll just list who pops to mind and figure it out later ^.^)- Marshall- In Plain Sight, Glitch Bob- Reboot, Radar- M*A*S*H, Randy Disher- Monk, Gus- Psych, Arnold- Hey Arnold!
Series Finale: Sex and the City

Movies-
Favorite: Big
Animated: Meet the Robinsons
Documentary: Wordplay
Movie I tell people is my favorite if I'm trying to be impressive: Afterlife
Disney (old): Beauty and the Beast
Disney (new): Meet the Robinsons
Character: Wilbur Robinson- Meet the Robinsons

Literature-
Author: Neil Gaiman
Book: There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom- Louis Sachar
Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians- Rick Riordan
Story: The Yellow Wallpaper- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Play: Laramie Project- Moises Kaufman
Comic- "Portrait of a Morning Glory"- Megumi Tachikawa
Quote- "My candle burns at both ends/It will not last the night;/But ah, my foes and oh, my friends-/It gives a lovely light."- Edna St. Vincent Millay

Figures-
Hero: Alan Alda
Actor: Edward Norton
Actress: Kate Winslet

Other-
Color: green (Kermit the Frog green)
Scent: Bath and Bodyworks' "Temptations" Cinnamon Bun Roll (discontinued T.T)
Food: Dulce de leche

My Lips Spew Only Deception!

So I went to David Sedaris' book signing/reading at Third Place Books today/tonight. What a long evening- we were there from 6:30 to 10:30 but it was definitely worth the time. He read a story that isn't published ^.^ so I feel very exclusive... or something... it's too late for grammar!

Anyway, when we got to the front of the signing line (fifty minute AFTER they called our signing group's letter) David Sedaris chatted with us (like everybody- don't get the idea that I was special). So we got to talking about Japan and I told him a story that someone else told me gah! I said it was me but it was a lie. But I don't feel guilty. That must mean it is okay. Thank God for that. I'll sleep well tonight then.

This is why I'm a Nerd

So, I was prettying my face a little bit ago when I discovered an evil mutant ant lurking across my neck. Like any decent person, I immediately shrieked and brushed the villain away- casting him onto the floor. I vanquished the monster via a long piece of toilet paper, carrying him on the sheet to safety outdoors/the deck where he will surely fall victim to one of the trillion birds milling about.

Then I got to thinking how this monster had gotten onto me. And then, my nerddom shone. Presented in the order that I thought them, here are the explanations:

Answer 1) It had come from my ear, wherein a colony of such insects reside working toward my brain to gain control. When they have succeeded, they will use me as a host to their nefarious schemes. I believe this plot came from the X-Files, though it may have been a different type of creature. Also reeks of Animorphs, Men in Black, Star Trek, and urban legends surrounding ear wigs. Those stories used to creep the heck out of me as a kid.

2) I had unconsciously drawn the ant to me with my telepathic ant-communicating powers (ala Ant Man). He was merely a little friend coming to help me fight off the forces of evil. More will follow (shiver!).

3) An omen that the Avengers movie will be awesome despite the cheesiness of the Ant-Man origin story/powers. Both Edward Norton and Robert Downy Jr. will get shirtless scenes. God's in His Heaven, All's Right with the World (also the NERV logo O.o)

4) A vampire ant coming to drain my blood (very slowly... and where would it all go? He's tiny!).

The fifth explanation, probably the most logical, is that the little fellow climbed onto my hand without me noticing it when I pet my cat, Margaret. She'd just come in and was oozing with outdoorness. Then he proceeded up my shirt and onto my neck, trying to figure a way out. And then, without any warning, he heard a gigantic high pitched sound and found himself thrown to the ground. He was then coerced onto a certainly unstable surface, brought into the air and carried across a vast expanse of land in seemingly a single bound. He then found himself set down on a familiar surface though far from his home. Luckily, he is a carpenter ant and has the advantage of his size for finding the nest... unless it really is in my head gah!

What to do

There are a lot of options. I will be graduating next June and I'm not sure what I will be doing afterward. I've signed up to take a GRE prep class and the actual test (not just taking class to shoot the breeze) so probably Master's. But in what? Or doctorate with masters? And maybe Law school is the best option? Or maybe just going straight to work and working on my writing (which obviously is in dire need of sorting out). Or go to Spain? (why not?)

For Master's programs, there is still the option of what to study. I'm an Asian Studies major but it can be totally unrelated. If I'm going for the PhD afterward/with- then I can do Buddhist Studies, Asian Languages and Literature, Asian Studies, Ethnic studies, and other hippie degrees hoorah. Otherwise, I should go for a career-oriented major- like International Studies-- East Asia or Linguistics or ESL teaching.

I just want to be a writer but I don't want to be broke. T.T

I Don't Want to Study!

I want to decorate my Pieces of Flair board on Facebook. Or play the piano. Or work on my story. Or try to finish The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Or go see Kung Fu Panda. Or finish season four of Buffy or one of Angel. Or pretty much anything that isn't studying. Sometimes I wonder what the consequences would actually be if I didn't study for a final- hm...

www.impsandmonsters.com

Apart from Edward Gorey, Justin Hillgrove is my favorite. I really like monsters in art. Gris Grimley is also very good. I try to collect children's books with really good artwork in them. Some time, I'll put a list on here. It's hard to get them for cheap though, which is frustrating.

Some are online, like the Gashlycrumb Tinies (http://users.aol.com/emarko/gorey.html). I used to have this book but it was disappeared by some untrustworthy borrower at some point... I use the word "some" a lot...

If I had one superpower it would probably be telekinesis because you could use the power to propel air and make yourself fly! And other stuff, like control flames and water. It reminds me of the end of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel when the title characters are stuck in this warped space that is always dark and rainy. But I probably wouldn't have it like that at all ^.^* And they were working to put an end to that at the end of the book (I hope she writes a sequel!).

I'm working on learning "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu for piano. I have an accompaniment part from Josh's Anime Sheet Music (http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/) and the mp3 (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AK5ZVQ3Y) but haven't got it quite down yet. It's pretty and piano-heavy so it'll be fun when I have it.

I need to stop wasting my time and go to sleep!!!