So, in the wake of some drunk asshole spilling beer all over my Macbook and ruining the keyboard, my mom, who I will occasionally admit is amazing, has graciously purchased me a new laptop. This time we’re giving a Dell the go-around.
I forget what model it is, but it’s a pretty decent on. 4 GB RAM (same as my Mac), 500 GB hard drive (twice that of my Mac). My mom upgraded some of the features on it because if my Macbook can be fixed, this one is going to be hers, so I guess that’s why she didn’t mind pimping it out a little bit.
I am going to treat this like it is my first born child. I said that about my Macbook, but that was before I truly knew what I was saying. Nothing will be allowed near it. Ever.
I think most of my excitement for this stems from my annoyance at having to buy my music lately. iTunes has never made as much money from me as it has these months I went without a computer I could illegally download from.
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there is something wrong with me
Nearly every day, I wish I was more of a ginger. You know. Redder hair, whiter skin, more freckles.
Who asks for that? Who, in an age where South Park has taught our children that gingers are evil, soulless beings of the underworld, not just wishes to be one, but wishes to be more of one?
Me. And only me.
To make matters worse, I’ve been trolling through Fuck Yeah Red Hair, lusting after everyone. Except for the foreign male model with Rapunzel-like hair. That sort of creeps me out. But other than that, my jealousy is overwhelming.
Of course, I won’t actually do anything about it. And it would be easy, too. I have to go outside every once in a while to achieve a slightly more freckled state, and all I’d have to do is dye my hair.
I just can’t bring myself to do it. I have some strange attachment to being able to think (or say), “It’s natural,” when people compliment my hair color (except for a section of blonde underneath). I guess it’s because I’m one of the few people I know with (almost) all natural hair color, and I feel like every little old woman in the world appreciates that. I don’t want to disappoint somebody’s grandmother.
I need to just get over it and grow a pair. By this Saturday, when I am getting my hair cut.
Sigh.
I’ll leave you with a few (I use the term “few” loosely here) pictures of gorgeous redheads:
And I can’t forget the stunning, gorgeous, beautiful, etc. Cintia Dicker, who I kind of feel is perfection personified (and if you disagree, you can meet me on the playground after school):
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Because I am, apparently, a glutton for punishment, I have decided to take French to fulfill a general elective requirement.
Let me correct myself. I have decided to take online French to fulfill a general elective requirement.
Let me make one thing very clear:
Me taking French at all is laughable.
Me taking French online is just appalling.
In the one chapter that we’ve covered so far (which wasn’t even a real chapter; chapitre préliminaire, which, as I’m sure you can deduce, is the preliminary chapter. You know, the one that gives you a very, very basic introduction to the language by teaching you how to count and how to say the names for letters.), I have not learned much French. What I did learn, however, is that my accent is something akin to a baby with a lisp learning how to talk, except without the cuteness. It isn’t pretty, and it certainly isn’t the sexy, husky voice that one might imagine.
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yeah… it’s sunday… so what?
Something bad happened tonight.
I discovered Lazy Dork, a site dedicated to drinking games for movies. This is… terrible for me.
Tonight’s choice? Mean Girls.
Drink Every Time . . .
1. Cady talks about Africa or the animal world
2. The “Burn Book” is shown or mentioned.
3. Karen’s boobs are said or shown to be able to predict to weather.
4. Gretchen says “Fetch!”
5. Regina scolds anyone.
6. Someone does math.
7. The “Plastics” are mentioned as a group.
8. Coach Carr is shown or mentioned.
AND IF YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT TO GET WASTED . . .
Anytime Cady changes outifts. Cute!!
HERE IS A PLAY BY PLAY.
Tonight’s drink of choice is Miller Chill and Calico Jack with Wild Cherry. First up is the Chill. Mind you… we already pregamed with a game of Circle of Death… And now I only have the Jack.
First drink… 11:59.
It’s 12:12. I’m fucked. I can tell.
“GET IN LOSER. WE’RE GOING SHOPPING.”
My nips are too small for piercings okay.
“HE’S YOUR COUSIN”
“YOU GO GLEN COCO.”
“AND NONE FOR GRETCHEN WEINERS, BYE.”
Lucy ate all her shells and cheese. I am sad.
Aubrey just suggested using an empty case as a purse. I want her to do that so badly.
Jesus Christ we’re done. The sexy black principal is holding an assembly because they girls went batshit crazy.
Aka
SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE.
Good night, world.
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introducing… stumbleupon sunday!
As part of my (many) (year-long) (futile) efforts to get my blog rolling, I’ve come up with several ideas for weekly posts, all complete with hokey catchy alliterations. After much deliberation, I decided to kick off the festivities with StumbleUpon Sunday, an entire day devoted to the fascinating corners of the web that StumbleUpon leads me to.
For those sad few not familiar with StumbleUpon, it is a website and FireFox add-on that allows its users to tell it what sort of websites they want to be taken to, such as humor, Windows, drugs, Japan, and idependent films. The options are virtually limitless. Users may then hit the “Stumble!” button on their toolbar, and SU will then take them to a random website (or image) that falls under one of the categories the user in which the user is interested. You then have the option to “like” something, which saves it to your profile should you ever want to visit it again. This is super handy if you don’t feel like adding it to your browser’s bookmarks. StumbleUpon is immensely entertaining and definitely not for those who already have procrastnation problems, such as myself.
Anyway, without further ado, I present StumbleUpon Sunday!
1. The Kraken.
2. Bedroom Quirks of 10 Great Authors.
3. 400 Costumes to Die For.
4. A Little Competition Never Hurt.
5. Someone Once Told Me.
6. Unusual (and fun!) Date Ideas.
7. Six Word Stories.
8. Terry Border Makes Everyday Objects Come Alive.
9. 20 Incredible Lego Artworks by Nathan Sawaya.
10. America’s View of the World.
11. Cell Size and Scale.
12. Fiction Writer’s Character Chart.
Leave your favorite Stumble discoveries (recent or not) in the comments 
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I have a confession to make.
I play the Sims 3.
No, no. That isn’t the confession. Sure, it’s a certain level of nerdy that some people wouldn’t appreciate, but I still know other people who love to play the Sims.
I just take mine very, very seriously. I put in an epic amount of thought into my gameplay to the point where I attempted to make one Sim, Elle, fall in love with her boss, Jared. I wouldn’t let them talk about work around each other because I didn’t want them to be reminded that Jared was her boss and that them dating would be inappropriate. Because, you know, Sims think logically like that.
Eventually, they did fall in love and moved in with each other (and Jared’s creepy brother), and then, out of nowhere, Jared proposed to Elle without me telling him to. I was a ridiculous amount of annoyed that he did something that monumental without my permission. When I was going through his friends to see if he had any that Elle could cheat on him with, I discovered that he actually not only has an ex-girlfriend, but also a daughter. I then proceeded to become annoyed when neither his ex nor his daughter wanted to talk to him on the phone, and ~retaliated by getting Elle pregnant.
I really, really need a life.
In other, almost-as-pathetic-news, I am overexcited about the fact that I have nearly mastered bridge shuffling cards in the air.
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Somehow, I have gotten it into my head that I am going to breed betta fish. This cannot possibly end well, considering the disastrous results this same experiment ended with in sixth grade. (Okay, I wouldn’t say they were “disastrous,” really; the fish just never took to each other and thus I never put them in the same tank and they eventually died of natural causes. I just wanted to be melodramatic.)
However, I am older (seven years older, to be exact), and much more prepared this time around. I have purchased a 10 gallon tank to be used as a “breeding tank” (sounds kinky, right?), several plants and other decorations for the female betta to hide in should the male decide to pull a Chris Brown on her, and misc. other materials that my Happy Pet: Betta book suggested I purchase.
Most important, however, I have chosen my perfect fish. Meet Ginny and Draco, respectively (And thus my Harry Potter and Draco/Ginny OTP obsession is introduced to To The Sleepless)
(Excuse the poor photography; it’s rather difficult for me to manage a decent picture of the two.)
So far, this plan seems to be going well. I am about 99.9% sure that Draco has begun building a bubble nest for Gin, which is lovely, though he really should have waited until I moved them to the big tank (I hope that his relocation doesn’t stop him from rebuilding :/), and he hangs out at the side of his bowl next to Ginny’s bowl. He also flared his gills and me when I kneeled down next to his bowl to study his “nest,” as if he was attempting to ~protect Ginny. It was really sweet :’)
I just hope that they don’t kill each other when I try to put them together. Ugh. That would be my luck.
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Yoga.
Specifically, yoga from the Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga DVD I picked up at Target earlier this week. I won’t lie; about 67% of my motivation for choosing that DVD was my attraction to Bob Harper on the cover of it, with the rest of my reasoning being the “weight loss” part of the title. I took a chance when I bought it, because I buy a lot of things that go to waste (I’ve done my Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred a total of 0.5 times, for example), but I got lucky with this one.
It’s pretty amazing, especially for people like me who have no idea how to work out. It’s a six week program, so it has a specific routine for weeks 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6, and has a “maintenance” section for after you’ve completed your six weeks as well. I used to be one of those people who was a little hesitant to try yoga because I wasn’t sure how it actually helped other than stretching your muscles, but oh my God. It works you up into a good sweat and your muscles ache so amazingly, and it’s probably just a placebo effect, but I feel longer and leaner already, and I’ve only been doing it for three days.
It says that I should do the routine 4-5 times a week, but I’ve been doing it twice a day because I feel so amazing after I complete it. I hope this isn’t bad for me.
Skinny called me early yesterday morning because I told her I started doing yoga, and she wanted to know if I want to take a class with her since she knew I was interested in it. I’m a little hesitant to start a class because I know I look like an idiot when I do it, but if it’s in the privacy of my own home, it’s fine. If I’m in an actual class, I don’t know how I’ll feel. Everybody else will be better than me and I’ll probably be pretty embarrassed. I told her I would do it, though, so we’re looking around for classes. My gym offers them to members for free, but I don’t know if non-members can attend, even if they pay.
I have also decided that whenever I am in what I consider to be good enough shape, I will be treating myself to this ditty of a tattoo:
(I have no idea who the original artist is; I found the picture on some website and fell in love.)
I will be getting it on my side (ribs) and the bird will be modified to be a cardinal, my late grandmother’s favorite bird. I’m really hoping they’ll be able to execute that style of coloring. I’ve seen a lot of watercolor style tattoos, so I have hope. I’m super excited about it. I just can’t be all rolypoly when I get it, and that will give me enough time to save up for it as well.
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I am writing this from my recently found iPod Touch. I lost it in December, and while I was rearranging my room, I found it behind a dresser. My excitement is ridiculous.
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to the sleepless …
... because "the life and times of a 20 year old, vegetarian, borderline alcoholic, insomniatic, nerdy, struggling actress" was too long.
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