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September 22nd, 2009
 | 01:36 am - o hai.
I'm still alive, hooray!
I've started the fall semester, and I count myself lucky to have gotten the classes I needed. I know many people who didn't get classes they needed, and some who didn't get any classes at all. Thank you very much, California State Legislature for pulling the rug out from under the state funded public education system and royally screwing the students and teachers. Lord knows you can't cut your salary to help out or anything like that.
Ahem. So, TV is back!
Glee is absolutely glorious. I love it more every week.
Bones is still as entertaining as ever. :)
Looking forward to a whole mess of premieres this week: Heroes, CSI Miami, SVU, Criminal Minds, CSI, Cold Case, and whatever else I'm forgetting.
I've been trying to catch up on my LJ flist. I too am so sad about Patrick Swayze. I feel compelled to watch To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar now. :(
I hope you are all well.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/stressed.jpg) stressed
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July 5th, 2009
| 04:24 pm - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CASSIE!
Everybody be sure to wish ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) danamulder a happy birthday. She is great and brilliant and funny and awesome and we love her. Happy birthday Cassie! :)
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/relaxed.jpg) calm
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July 3rd, 2009
| 01:06 am - Happy Birthday to Angela!
I know I'm about an hour late from saying this on the actual birthday, but I want to wish hitwoman a very happy birthday! Angela is really, really amazing, and I hope she had a lovely day. Love you! :)
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/good.jpg) good
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June 29th, 2009
| 01:02 am - Death needs to take a freaking break.
Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays. Apparently, everyone who has ever been on television is in danger. I was on TV once (a brief appearance on The Price is Right). Should I be worried?
Seriously, something is going on. This is not normal.
Also, my mother tells me that Howie, the ginger moggy who's been struggling with cancer for a while, probably won't live out the month. So he likely won't be there when I come for a visit at the end of July. I can't think about that too much or I will cry.
Changing the subject, if any of you haven't read Michael Grant's book GONE, you need to find a copy and read it right the hell now. It's technically a young adult/teen book, but we all know full well that teens aren't the only ones who read "teen" books. GONE is like Lord of the Flies with superpowers set in a small suburban beach town. I know that sounds weird, but IT'S FANTASTIC. Grant is an excellent writer; the story is well paced and deftly unfolded, and there is an abundance of great characters to get into. When the book was over, I was sad because I just. wanted. more. And luckily, there is! The next book in the series, Hunger, was just released not too long ago! Awesome. Read this stuff. You won't regret it. :)
Summer is nice because I can read for fun. :) Now all I have to do is whip myself into shape and get writing again on a regular basis. I'm so tempted to be lazy, but I can't do that. Must be disciplined!
Bedtime. Night, all.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/silly.jpg) crazy
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June 12th, 2009
| 12:28 am - I was hiding under your porch because I love you.
I saw Up. It was wonderful, and I laughed and cried my way through it. :)
I'm starting to get nervous about my work situation. We keep hearing rumblings from upper management corporate types about shutting down stores and whatnot, and most people think it's just empty threats to squeeze more profit out of us (not that there's a recession on, or anything...), but it worries me. Where would I find another job that would fit my scheduling and school needs? I like my job. I get to work with my hands and not with my brain. It's a nice break from grad school. And my co-workers are the best. I really hope they don't end up closing my store...
My friends list on LJ seems to have dwindled. I haven't seen lots of people for a while. Where the heck is thepresidentrix? I usually can't get her to slow down and breathe in between sentences, and now she's not here anymore. Hmm. I mean, she's my sister, so if anyone knows where she is, it would be me. I mean, I know where she is right now, but where online? No idea. She's a crazy one, my sis. :)
I wish I could take a trip somewhere really cool, like the UK or New Zealand. If only I were rich. :)
I'm dead tired. I wonder what it feels like to be rested or refreshed or not exhausted, like all those people on the sleep aid commercials seem to be. I don't think I've had a restful sleep since I was a very small child, regardless of how many hours it lasts. I have these fun permanent dark circles under my eyes that actually purple when you look at them up close. Purple! And when things get really bad, they start to look almost dark blue. Crazy.
Hey, if anyone wants to follow me on Twitter, my username is ellen[underscore]g. I like Twitter. I'm on it all the time. I even had a conversation with Clare Kramer once. :D
Speaking of tired, I need to go to bed now. Goodnight. :)
Current Mood: good
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May 21st, 2009
| 09:12 pm - Happy Birthday to Anne!!!
Everybody be sure to wish arknflark a happy birthday today! She is a wonderful lady and a great friend. Many happy returns, Anne! :)
In other news, I have just completed all my school work for the semester, and I am free to loaf about all summer. Besides continuing to go to work, of course. But I like my job, so it's all good.
Still haven't gotten to watch the LOST finale yet, so don't say anything!
I still catch myself giggling about how great Star Trek was. Now I'm hoping to see Terminator Salvation! EEEEEEEEE! Too many good movies right now.
Current Mood: good
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May 10th, 2009
| 05:59 pm - Happy Mother's Day!
I hope every mom, aunt, grandmother, friend, and general nurturer out there is having a lovely day. I appreciate all that you do for me and the rest of the world's perpetual children. :)
Also, Star Trek is unspeakably awesome. I need to see it again. So great. I cried.
And now back to the homework!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/happy.jpg) cheerful
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March 23rd, 2009
| 03:05 am - Battlestar Galactica: The Endening.
I still don't feel like it's safe to talk about the series finale. I think I won't have fully processed it for another week.
For now, I will only say that Rosie and I cried so hard, we needed a box of tissues near us at all times.
As much as I love the show and still love it for the ending (I think), I'm pretty sure BSG broke my heart like no other television show ever has. Not even the Assassination of Cordelia Chase hurt me this bad (although it's close).
That said, when you come to the end of a show you've poured so much energy and emotion into, I don't know if having a broken heart is a good thing. Maybe I will know more about how I feel after it's not so darn raw. Rosie and I only saw it yesterday...
thepresidentrix, maybe you understand. :)
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/shocked.jpg) shocked
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March 19th, 2009
 | 01:19 am - Terrible news.
Natasha Richardson makes me sad.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/sad.jpg) sad
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February 26th, 2009
January 18th, 2009
| 03:48 pm - Writer's Block: Honey Bear
Eeyore and, oddly enough, Rabbit. It always used to drive me crazy when Tigger would come wreck his garden. And I totally understood Eeyore's pain.
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December 30th, 2008
| 08:20 pm - Writer's Block: Internal Assets
Okay, this is the first time I've seen one of the writer's block prompts and actually felt compelled to answer.
I would totally consider selling a kidney. Or part of my liver. If I needed money enough, I could part with those.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/amused.jpg) amused
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November 8th, 2008
| 02:18 pm - birthdays, birthdays. :)
Happy, happy birthday to lovinlorne! I hope you are having a very nice day, Carole. You are great, and I'm thinking of you today. :)
And a belated happy birthday to cantinera! I'm sorry I missed it. I hope it was good, because you are awesome.
And now, I have to get back to the mountain of homework I have to do. :(
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September 12th, 2008
| 09:08 pm - A message from danamulder.
I got a call from Cassie this evening, and she is safe with her family (minus Ethan, who elected to stay in his apartment) in a hotel in Fredericksburg. So, hopefully the storm will pass and everything will be okay in a couple days. So, everybody keep danamulder in your thoughts and prayers. :)
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/awake.jpg) awake
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August 30th, 2008
| 03:12 am - Clever, GOP. Clever.
This McCain/Palin business only further convinces me of two things.
1. Republicans are still only interested in oil, drilling for more oil, money from oil, destroying Alaska for oil, ignoring alternative fuel sources for oil, bombing Iraq for oil, oil, oil, oil. And screwing the middle class out of every penny they can.
2. I will be bitter about Hilary not being on the Democrat ticket until 2012 when she finally becomes president.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/annoyed.jpg) annoyed
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July 18th, 2008
 | 11:44 pm - EVERYONE.
I went to a midnight showing of Dark Knight last night. It was incredible.
SEE IT NOW.
I'm doing better in the apartment now. I still don't sleep well, but at least it's not so depressing anymore. I'm flying up to Oregon for a few days in a couple weeks, so that helps a lot. I want to thank everybody for being so encouraging. Especially arknflark. You're, like, my favorite. :D
I start school in about a month! How crazy is that? :)
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v41/argel/excited.jpg) excited
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July 4th, 2008
| 09:08 pm - Happy Independence Day, America!
For all the Yankees on my flist, I hope you are all having a good day off. I know I am. I spent most of the day catching up on several hours of lost sleep.
I'm grateful that the American Revolution (or rebellion, depending on how you look at it, lol) means that I get to sleep in until roughly 5 PM. :D
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Spongebob
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July 2nd, 2008
| 08:21 pm - Happy birthday to hitwoman!
Everyone wish Angela a very happy birthday because she is freaking awesome. You hear that, Angela? FREAKING AWESOME. I hope you had an excellent birthday, dude. :)
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June 30th, 2008
| 08:43 am
So, my mom and the cats are now on their way to Oregon. The house is all wrapped up and everything.
I don't quite know how to react to a twenty-four year stage of my life being over.
In other news, I got less than an hour of sleep last night! Not for lack of trying!
Current Mood: annoyed
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June 19th, 2008
 | 11:08 am - Muffler, anyone?
Holy crap.
Here I am on my day off, trying to catch up on some desperately needed sleep, and someone on the expressway thirty feet from my open window (because it's freaking hot and I need the fresh air) revs their engine and speeds down the road like there's a zombie invasion or something. And this vehicle was so loud that it ripped me out of a deep sleep and almost made me fall out of bed. I thought something was exploding in the apartment complex, it was that loud. It scared the freaking crap out of me! I mean, people have loud engines all the time here, but this was ridiculous! I thought something terrible was happening right outside my window, but it turns out it's just some asshole driving a planet-killing, ego-boosting machine without any kind of muffler.
I can't wait for it to be cold so I can keep my windows closed all the time. The noise isn't a problem when the heat doesn't force me to open so many windows...
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