My boss totally thought I took today off. And I know I was thinking it, but I never formally requested it! I have a ton of work to do though so even if I did request it, I couldn't take it in good conscience. Damn responsibility!

Leaving for Comic Con this afternoon. I am hoping we get to town early enough for sweetcynic23 to pick up her pass for the weekend, then we're settling in with starspentswell and behindyou for SYTYCD tonight. Let's go, Mark!

Tomorrow is the Twilight panel. I'm honestly terrified. I don't really do fandom for Twilight and Heather's stories about the TwiMoms and the Lexicon weirdos and how hardcore they are make me feel really weary. But, I am interested in that cheesy as hell piece of celluloid and what the actors/director have to say about it, so, I guess I'm gonna have to take a valium and deal.

My main can't miss panel is The Office one on Saturday (MINDY!!!!) and I have yet to actually ever see a Heroes panel so I am going to that, too. I gave up on the show, but I haven't given up on seeing Milo Ventimiglia or Greg Grunberg in person. I think our other musts are Pushing Daisies, the Dr. Horrible panel and evening screening (Oh, NPH, how I love you), Fringe and maybe Dollhouse? I don't know. I'll be Twitter-ing throughout. I'm most excited about hanging out with my Team Logan girls and working on my Slytherin scarf during panels.

Tags: comic con, sytycd, team logan, the office us, twilight
absorbing:: Ralph doing the Showbiz Beat

Heh - I have a ton of work on my desk, but I'm here instead. Ooops.

So, REALLY, Emmy's? Boston Legal (which isn't really even a drama, right?) and Damages, but not The Wire for Best Drama Series? You couldn't even just throw it a token (pun not intended but hey...) nomination in that category?

Anyways, whatever, who cares, it's not like I'm gonna boycott the ceremony or anything.

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So...So You Think You Can Dance

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Mamma Mia! tonight and I AM SO EXCITED. I have ABBA on my iPod to torture sweetcynic23 with later.

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OH YEAH. So, I went to Starbucks on my way to work this morning because I slept poorly last night and needed some caffeine. When my order was ready, the barista called out, "A soy vanilla latte for... (*reads cup*) Sean!" I stepped up and said, "Is it Susan?" And she says, "Oh, Susan, yeah." I thought, wow, the girl who wrote on my cup must have some funky handwriting, so I look at the cup when I get it, and it looks like this:
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I know the poor girl has probably been up for ages but I thought it was funny that she read that as Sean. Damn good latte, though!

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OH HEY - one more thing. My brother called this morning with a question - he was thinking of a video from the 1980's, or early 1990's that took place at a circus or had clowns or a fun house or something like that. I guessed Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" since I knew that was at an amusement park and Usher's "My Way" since I think that has clowns or something but he said it was from earlier than that. Any guesses?

Tags: too lazy to tag
feeling:: working
absorbing:: Until the End of the World - U2

Wooo - I just heard from my boss Luther and my unit has released me from my position here and I start my new job on the 28th - right after Comic-Con. Soo, it looks like I might be bailing kind of early on that Sunday so I can get some proper rest. I don't have a ticket for the Con on Sunday anyway so it's not such a big deal. I'm waiting to hear from my new boss so we can talk schedule and start time and objectives and all that. Now that I won't be fighting traffic, I am hoping to start work later in the morning so I don't have to get up so early!

Anyways, that was a detour from what I intended to post. At work, we regularly watch movies during our lunch hour and last week one of the guys brought in this movie, Solstice. I'd never heard of it and wasn't really planning on watching until I saw that it starred Amanda Seyfried and Shawn Ashmore. It was pretty much the worst movie I've seen all year. But in like that "this is so stupid it's funny" way! So actually it was kind of entertaining. It's this faux horror film about teen-agers who have recently lost one of their group to suicide but decide to go to the Louisiana bayou for the summer solstice. THEN the dead friend starts sending messages to her twin sister. OR DOES SHE?? Apparently, it went straight to DVD (not a surprise) so if you ever get super bored I say check it out sometime.

It's movie week out here! Heather and C picked up passes for the Step Brothers premiere and I am not passing up a chance to see John C. Reilly in person so I am tagging along. I'm also going to see Mamma Mia! this week (So excited to see Amanda on the big screen! Singing!) and then OF COURSE The Dark Knight on Friday. Batman is my favorite superhero so I am so ready for this movie to show up and be awesome.

Comic-Con planning is already giving me a headache. But I am COMMITTED to having a good time and not having a stress meltdown like previous years. I also need to remember to stock up on some Lara Bars so I don't die of starvation while waiting for all the panels. Now I just need to decide what day to go get sloshed on post-Con margaritas.

Tags: comic con, fuzz department, movies, team logan
feeling:: busy
absorbing:: Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

From a quick glance at my friends list, I am seeing I am a bit out of sync with the show this year. There is serious ranting underneath the cut.

( So You Think You Can Dance )
Blah blah blah - I am concerning myself too much with this show. I had a crappy work day so that's my excuse. Hurry up, Friday! Oh wait, it's going to be 101 on Friday. DAMN.

Tags: ranty!, reality tv, sytycd
feeling:: aggravated
absorbing:: the aggressive whirring of my fan

Hey everyone, life has been extremely difficult for me the past month so I ended doing a friends cut to simplify at least this part of my life. I find that I'm kind of immersing myself in LJ when I should be focusing on other stuff. It's nothing personal and if I didn't cut you and you wish I had, feel free to pull the trigger.

Trying to get over a terrible headache, so why not procrasti-post a meme? Snagged from whirlygirly

Who was your FIRST prom date? Nobody! I didn't go to my prom. The guy I wanted to go with asked some other girl, then I asked this one guy I worked with and he was like, "Heh, no."

Do you still talk to your FIRST love? Not in a long while, but we are MySpace buddies.

What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? Other than "tasting" my mom's wine at various special occasions? My friend Crystal and I split a peach wine cooler once in high school. SPLIT. A. WINE. COOLER. HAHAHAHAA, that sounds so stupid now. I was not really an *~experimenter~*

What was your FIRST job? I baby-sat a ton, but my first job that gave me a real check was at McDonald's.

What was your FIRST car? 2000 Toyota Corolla that my mom let me take over her payments on. I think most of you know that I didn't start driving til I was 22.

Who was the FIRST person to text you today? Art surprised me with an early morning text.

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Tags: memes/quizzes
feeling:: hopeful
absorbing:: Odalisque - The Decemberists

My new favorite website: PassiveAgressiveNotes.com. A week or so ago, I came across the site and lost a ton of time going through all the archives. People are so petty!

Now that American Idol is done for the year, it's time for the summer fun of So You Think You Can Dance. I was really excited for the show to come back and set my recording on my DVR for the show nearly two weeks ago. But, as this crappy (non-TiVo) DVR is wont to do, it "forgot." So I missed the first 25 minutes of the show and WAS SO MAD. Anyways...

( SYTYCD )

Oh, and I did the handwriting meme that's been going around.

1) Your handle/name/username
2) Left or right handed?
3) Favourite letters to write
4) Least favourite characters to write
5) Write "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
6) Tag 5 people

Yes, I am lazy and took the photo with my cell phone. Click for larger.

Tags: blogosphere, i watch too much tv, memes/quizzes, reality television, sytycd
feeling:: indifferent
absorbing:: Kevin & Bean:Ask a CSI

I am a failure! I didn't finish my 12 of 12 this month. But I have a great excuse! I started it, but then after work, I went to grab my camera and it wasn't in my purse! I figured I had left it at work so I just kind of blew off taking photos. The next morning I was getting in my car to go to work and the camera was right there, sitting on my passenger seat. D'oh! So, I'm toying with the idea of doing a 12 of 16 since it's my day off. I know, I'm a cheat.

So, exciting news - I bought a new car! Well, a new to me car. It's a 2006 Honda Civic coupe. Art and I had been a single car family for quite some time, but that wasn't quite working for us anymore, particularly since I have a ton of summer plans coming up. I'm kind of geeked out about this because I've never owned my own car before. My previous (and only) car was given to me by my mom (I just took over the payments) and after that I drove Art's cars. So this one is mine, all mine, and I feel like a grown-up. I took photos, but I'm too lazy to find my camera cord, so here is a stock photo. That's the same color and everything!

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Office finale tomorrow! I am actually really excited which is more than I can say for pretty much anything else on tv. What a waste of 30 minutes HIMYM was this week and The Hills finale was so stupid it bordered on ridiculous. Wait, bordered?? Scratch that. That show needs more Brody.

Right now I'm reading Billion Dollar Kiss, a biography of a television writer, and I'm finding it fascinating. I really like the peek behind the scenes that the book offers, particularly since I've been a tv junkie for so long.

Oh - one last thing - is anyone else watching the Jeopardy! College Tournament?
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Tags: too lazy to tag
feeling:: accomplished
absorbing:: Kevin and Bean show, "Prom Nightmares"

This showed up in my e-mail originally but I thought I could use it for LJ fodder. This is also me wasting time before I go to visit my mom.

( Survey Says )

--You guys, I'm not going to lie, but I am actually NERVOUS about The Office finale on Thursday. What's going to happen?!
--I was horrified when I opened up the Sunday paper today to read the Twilight article (wait - that wasn't the horrifying part) and found a GIANT picture and article about Spencer and Heidi. That was so not on, LA Times. Proof of the horror!
--Possible unpopular opinion alert, but, I honestly would not care at all if Moonlight is not renewed this week. This past episode was so ridiculous, you guys. Jason (and Alex for that matter) deserve a lot more.

Crap - I need to get moving. I told my mom I'd be there in an hour or so.

Tags: memes/quizzes
feeling:: tired
absorbing:: Come Undone - Duran Duran

Real life is not so fun right now, so how about some distractions?

The new Martha Wainwright album leaked a couple of weeks ago and I think it's a winner. Of course I'm biased because I have a big girlcrush on her. She's playing the Troubadour in June and I am so there even though I made a resolution to only see live shows for artists I've never seen before. Screw that, it's Martha time!

Couple of tracks to preview: You Cheated Me and an oldie but goodie (plus new studio version) Jimi.

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Did some retail therapy this weekend at Target (natch).

( Bought some stuff for the house )

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Didn't watch Moonlight til today because honestly that show bores me. But, it ended up cheering me up so much that I'm glad I watched it. Here's a few caps from my favorite scene.

( Josef's been doing some dazzling )

Weekend's over. I'm going to bed because tomorrow is sure to be another day.

Tags: free music uploads!, girlcrush: martha wainwright, head change, i watch too much tv, jason dohring, moonlight, picspam, shopping, weekend wrap-up
feeling:: blank
absorbing:: Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

I stayed up all night last night for the first time in a very long while. Since it's so hot and sunny I could only manage to sleep for about four hours and now I'm up and doing laundry. It is due to this punchy, half awake feeling that I am going to now post about the Twilight series. I am both sorry and excited! This is TOTAL CRACK that produced actual flailing - looking back I feel a little cheap and powerless, but whatevs.

( I prefer brunettes )

So, I lost about five whole days to this cracktastic book series and now I've lost my mind. Bring it, other Twilight fans, let's talk this out. Also - link me to your reaction posts! Fave comms! Tell me your favorite cheesy lines! I fear my sanity is gone for the long haul.

Tags: edward cullen has style, old lady perv, sufficiently dazzled, twilight series
feeling:: accomplished
absorbing:: Art playing the guitar

Oh man, I LOVE rock band drama! Is anyone else following the Velvet Revolver split and relishing it? It's been this big protracted drama for a while but it has been coming to a head the past few weeks with Scott Weiland announcing from the stage that the band was done (while they were in the midst of a tour in Europe!) and Weiland also going to the media with the news of the Stone Temple Pilots reunion.

So last night I read on Idolator that Velvet Revolver essentially fired him as soon as the tour ended and Slash was quoted saying, "This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn't 100 percent committed to either." SNAP!

As I was making my rounds this morning though, I see Entertainment Weekly has a story that includes Scott Weiland's reaction to that quote and it's kind of hilarious. He's all wounded and stuff: "After reading the comment by Duff, Matt, Dave and the illustrious "GUITAR HERO," Saul Hudson, a.k.a Slash, I find it humorous that the so called four "founding members" of Velvet Revolver, better known to themselves as "the Project" before I officially named the band, would decide to move on without me after I had already claimed the group dead in the water on March 20 in Glasgow." That sounds like, "You can't fire me, I QUIT!!"

So Weiland comes off a bit like a baby but whatever, I'm totes Team Weiland - he was one of my first rock star crushes back in the day. Plus, HELLO STP REUNION! I am already putting together a carpool!

Tags: celebs, music
feeling:: entertained
absorbing:: I Feel it All - Feist

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, superbonbon4!





Happy birthday to my one and only BFF! I love you so very much and miss you all the time. Thank god for daily e-mails.

I'm wishing for you all the happiness that you desire and all the blessings that you deliver to come back to you tenfold. You inspire me to be much less selfish, which is no easy feat.

I am so sappy!

Tags: birthdays, superbonbon4
feeling:: cheerful
absorbing:: Momentary Thing - Something Happens (whoa)