The Cult of Lincoln

Sunday, September 30, 2001



Time to recreate more entries that were eaten by my evil ISP of doom! This one is from last night, but I'm rewriting it from today's viewpoint, as that seems a bit more logical in my opinion.

Yesterday, my dad bought a record player for the family. We *do* have one already, but it's nasty and semi-broken and old and I wouldn't trust it with "The Olsen Twins: Live in Concert", much less any of the superfroody priceless old albums my parents have. My dad called me down that evening to listen to a Whiffenpoofs (an all-male a cappella group at Yale) recording from the 60's. They were fabulous, and I was completely enchanted with the record player. I was bitten by the nostalgia fairy, I suppose. Anyway, after listening to several songs, I started leafing through my parents' record colection, which is absolutely huge. I only went through one stack, but what I found made my entire weekend. Amid the bunch of Bob Dylan albums, Rugby songs, and scores of folk artists and soundtracks I had never heard of, I struck gold. First, I found a 33 1/3 record of Abbey Road, which is probably my favourite album of all time. Next, I found the Beatles 1964-1966 Anthology, which has a bunch of songs I absolutely love. But nothing could prepare me for what I found next. An unopened copy of The Beatles 1967-1970 Anthology. Mint condition. Original packaging. I don't even want to think about how much that baby is worth to a collector! Evidently, my mom had bought it when it came out, knowing that it would probably become a collector's item. Ye gods. I can't wait to break the news to Marcelina and the rest of my Beatles-worshipping friends! ::cackles with glee and prances happily about:: JOY!

I also have to say that I absolutely love listening to records now. They just seem to have some special quality or aura about them. Also, they're a bit clearer, as I was able to understand some of the lyrics on Abbey Road that I wasn't able to hear properly on CD. Also, the "ending" to "She's So Heavy" makes a whole lot more sense now, as the end of that song is at the end of that side of the record. When it just cuts off, and immediately goes into "Here Comes the Sun" on CD, it seems a bit strange.

I can't wait to look through the rest of my parents' albums! I only looked through about a fifth of them, so I'm sure I'll come across even more treasures along the way! ::skips about merrily:: Feel free to comment in my blog about how insanely jealous you are about this whole thing. Go ahead, make my day. XD

Priscilla said at 8:37 PM

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Went to Borders... bought "The Truth"... swore a pact with her mother that she would finish reading the "Joy Luck Club" again before she started on "The Truth", as she has to write a research paper about it... already regrets her vow...

Bah.

Priscilla said at 8:22 PM

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My neck hurts. Especially when I have to turn around weirdly to look over my left shoulder when driving. I have to ask Ms. Childers (yoga instructor) about that tomorrow. And I want to know what sprachkenntnisse means, darnit!

Priscilla said at 8:11 PM

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Hey! I could have sworn I'd posted about Rebecca's froody new blog layout, but evidently Blogger ate it. My internet has been going up and down faster than an amusement park ride, so I've been losing entries rather frequently. Blame it on my evil ISP of doom.

Priscilla said at 8:08 PM

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My mom: I have to go to the bookstore this evening. Want to step out to Borders with me, as a diversion?
Me: What kind of a question is that!?!

Gotta get out of the house. Gotta get out of the house! FLAAAAAIIIIIL!!!

I have so much to do, yet I'm bored out of my mind. Gotta get out of the house.

Priscilla said at 6:12 PM

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Does anyone know what the German word "sprachkenntnisse" means? I have to know if I'm being complimented or insulted.

Edit: after playing with Babelfish, I have broken it down into sprach (spoke) + kenn (know) + tnisse (?). Can anyone help me from there?

Priscilla said at 5:48 PM

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I've got to admire The Onion. When I saw the link in Ann's blog, I expected them to make fun of the whole event. Well, they did so, but very, very tastefully. Go read some of the articles.

Priscilla said at 9:42 AM

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Ooh! Sannali's blog has a semi-new layout! Pretty new images! Go see!

Priscilla said at 9:32 AM

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Saturday, September 29, 2001



::cries::

Elfwood is down due to a disk crash.
It's being repaired.
Updates and information can be found in Elfwoods LJ, http://www.livejournal.com/users/elfwoodtech
Also see Elfwood LJ forum: http://www.livejournal.com/users/elfwood

Priscilla said at 9:56 AM

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Cairnsy has been added to the list of bloggy goodness. Yay!

Priscilla said at 9:54 AM

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Woo! Rebecca got a tablet! Admire her improved froodyness!

Priscilla said at 9:09 AM

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I'm so amused. I have no idea how this happened, but when you look at the results from my poll, the word "gambling" becomes a link to some online casino. This is too amusing for words.

Priscilla said at 9:05 AM

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Friday, September 28, 2001



The Moulin Rouge DVD comes out December 18th. I know what *I* want for Christmas!

Priscilla said at 10:58 PM

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New poll. It's stupid, but so was the last one. And the last one was up WAY too long.

Priscilla said at 8:58 PM

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I was bored in English class. This is my assignment book.

Yes, indeed.

Priscilla said at 8:41 PM

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What I learned in school today.

Who needs to get a life? Oh yeah. That was me, wasn't it?

Priscilla said at 8:32 PM

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I've been using "summat" so often that I just accidentally typed "sumthing". Good golly.

Priscilla said at 7:05 PM

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I just called Elmo, one of my good friends from RML. Last weekend, his boyfriend was killed in a car crash. Send him consoling vibes, will you?

Priscilla said at 7:03 PM

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I meant to type "Discworld". What I really typed was "Discoworld". This gets the award for most amusing typo of the day.

Priscilla said at 6:51 PM

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I'm envious. November 9-11th, Curtis Cregan is playing Finch in a production of "How To Succeed" at Columbia. I wish I lived near there... Someone must go and make me boots and such. Gah, these people at Columbia have really good taste. They're also doing Little Shop of Horrors in late November. I love that musical...

Priscilla said at 6:46 PM

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The JETS loved my Artemis designs. We're going with the one on the left! It's going to be huge, on the back of our t-shirts for this year. Blue shirt with happyjoyous black writing and et cetera.

Priscilla said at 5:41 PM

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I've been working on potential JETS logos for this year. Our robot, following our tradition of naming after powerful females from Greek mythology, is named Artemis. Previous years include Athena and Hippolyta, plus a catapult named Sullis. Which one do you prefer? Facing inward or facing outward?


Priscilla said at 7:59 AM

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Thursday, September 27, 2001



Amusing quotes of the week:

This is a "round peg to square hole" conversion adapter. --Mr. Taylor, Multimedia Engineering

It's the shiny blue plastic moose call... of Physics! --Mr. Lohstreter, Multimedia Engineering

For all those mooses that like A's two octaves below middle C, this will get them coming! --Mr. Taylor, Multimedia Engineering

Mr. Taylor: Something's got to give. It's either you or the car.
Me: The other car!
--Referring to the physics of car collisions in Math Phys class

The first thing I do when I get to Y.O. [Ranch] is say "Let me see your E-shaped fence". --Mr. Dubsky, referring to a calculus problem featuring an E-shaped fence, which amused us greatly

Yes, Dubsky is going to spend his Yom Kippur at Six Flags. --Kristen

Chungy: I'm going to be a janitor!
Me: At The Pentagon? Wow, that's what I'm going to do with my Hockaday education!

Priscilla said at 11:54 PM

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God help me, I've started a Green Glass Doors revolution!

Priscilla said at 11:48 PM

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All these wonderful people are drawing Procent and Bob for Tanja's cards! I'll feel so unoriginal by the time I finish mine!

Priscilla said at 8:06 PM

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Stolen from Ann. You wanna make something of it?

1. What was the very first fandom you got involved in: Animorphs

2. What is the most recent fandom to catch your interest: Discworld, though I remain loyal to Harry Potter

3. Fandom you've stayed loyal to the longest: Animorphs, I suppose

4. Fandom(s) you're most passionate about: Harry Potter (fan art, specifically)

5. Fandom(s) you wish you could get into, but can't: ::shrugs:: I wanted to get into the X-Files fandom, but never really made a name for myself. Of course, now that X-Files has gone down the drain, there does that idea.

6. Fandoms you're curious about, but never had the chance to get into: HP fanfic, Red Dwarf, Discworld (considering. I haven't really made steps)

7. Fandom that's been the most fun to be involved in: HP fanart and WOFS in general. I love my WOFSers.

8. Fandom that's been the least fun to be involved in: X-Files, I suppose? Dunno. Noromos are a definite minority.

9. Fandom you're ashamed to admit you were involved in: Animorphs

10. Are you looking for a new fandom, or actively avoiding getting sucked into something new? I'm probably going to end up in the Discworld fandom eventually, but I figure that with fandoms it's best to let nature take its course. I don't usually do anything out of the ordinary to switch fandoms. It just... happens.

Priscilla said at 8:05 PM

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Priscilla's Weekend Agenda:

This weekend: Work my fingers to the bone on JETS
Next weekend: Work my fingers to the bone on JETS
Weekend after: Work my fingers to the bone on JETS
Weekend after that: Work my fingers to the bone on JETS, Demo Day
Weekend after that after that: Hope to god that I've worked my fingers to the bone enough, Regional Competition

Priscilla said at 12:42 PM

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Looking at the Espresso Ferrets website, I realize again just how much my muse picture terrifies me. I want to make a different one. One where I don't look like some freakish wrinkly old bat with enormous eyes and really disturbing facial features. Yeah, that sounds nice... ::shivers:: (First things first, though. Rebecca and Tanja cards, coming up!)

Priscilla said at 9:58 AM

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::laughs:: I love you, Sannali! For those less acquainted with my friends' blogs, Sannali just made a joint birthday card for all the members of Espresso Ferrets together! Featuring: Luna (Rebecca), Sailoy Soyuz (Ann), Procent Hydronium-Vainamoien (Tanja), and Bob the Pro-Gender-Equality Veela (yours truly). Imagine my joy at getting a birthday present two months early!

Priscilla said at 9:56 AM

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Spontaneous flail session! ::flails::

Priscilla said at 9:42 AM

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Wednesday, September 26, 2001



Though exhausting, today was a great day. As I've probably mentioned already, I'm in a Yoga class for P.E., and today we talked about Yom Kippur and forgiveness. I happen to share the class with Rachel B, who was my best friend all through middle school. However, in 8th grade, there was a big nasty breakup, leaving us both incredibly depressed, friendless, and hurt. Last year, we patched up and we've gotten to be friends again. Today, all during Ms. Childers' talk, we mouthed "I'm sorry" and other such phrases across the room. When she dismissed the class, we got up and hugged for nearly an entire minute. Even though I was no longer bearing a grudge against Rachel, it still felt like a huge weight was lifted off my chest. I think Yom Kippur is my new favourite holiday. Why don't more religions have a special week for forgiveness?

Another great thing that happened today was my weekly meeting with Mr. Dubsky. Mr. Dubsky is my Applied Calculus teacher and an absolute genius. He easily one of my favourite teachers at the school. Anyway, today he decided to talk to me and Chungy about Chaos theory. It was fascinating! We did all these groovy things on our calculators and read from a book on Chaos by James Gleick. He told us about a man (whose name I can't recall at the moment) studying the possible links of chaos theory to Tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Mr. Dubsky and the man who remains unnamed are currently doing research on the subject, and Dubsky wants Chungy and me to join him! ::giddy smile:: This is going to be fabulous!

What a happy day! Now I'm ready to go to sleep.

Priscilla said at 10:00 PM






New on the JETS lab door:

ACHTUNG!

Das Equipment ist nicht fur Berfingerpoken und Mittengrabben.

Ist easy schnappen der Springenwerk or blowenfusen und poppencorken mit Spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gemerken by das Dummkopfen.

Das Rubbernecken Sightseeren keepen das hands in das Pocketen.

Relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlights.

Priscilla said at 9:00 PM

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I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink
I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink?
Ice water or orange juice would do quite nicely.

Priscilla said at 8:50 PM

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Woo! I forgot Alicey had a blog! It's been added to the List of Doom. Go read!

Priscilla said at 8:47 PM

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Go buy Tanja shirts. Now. ::ponders how she's going to convince her parents to let her get new cool stuff::

Priscilla said at 8:37 PM

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Tuesday, September 25, 2001



I got to stop by Blockbuster this evening after dinner. (Taco Diner -- best tortilla soup and nachos in Dallas, in my opinion. Let's see them print that in their advertising campaign!) I picked up The Producers and Tick, Tick ... Boom. At the moment I'm listening to TTB. From listening to the first few songs so far, it's no suprise that it was written by the same man as RENT. ::happily listens away::

Priscilla said at 8:46 PM

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Happy 1/2 birthday to Tanja! I'm still working on your and Rebecca's cards. Apologies for lateness!

Sidenote to Ann: Your cards for Rebecca and Tanja are so amazingly froody that my frantic babbling couldn't even begin to do them justice. You get cookie points.

Priscilla said at 7:53 AM

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No WAY! This is like a dream come true! YAAAAAAAYYY! I was just pondering about this the other day. They're making a movie out of "Good Omens", the work of genius by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. And it's being directed by former Python Terry Gilliam! ::dances:: I just hope it makes the translation well. Like Douglas Adams and Dave Barry, a whole lot of the humor is in the commentary, as opposed to the actual action. I'm fairly confident that Gilliam can pull it off, though. ::nods:: Joy, joy, joy, joy...

Priscilla said at 7:46 AM

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Monday, September 24, 2001



::screamsqueals loudly:: It's Procent and Bob on Kell's bookmark for Tanja! YAY! ::does the happy dance of groovyness::

Priscilla said at 12:33 PM

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Sunday, September 23, 2001



I love the knowledge that I can work in natural media now. It gives me so much more confidence! This evening, I was playing with a ruler I got at the BEST kickoff (they like to give us random Raytheon stuff. It's really cool.), and I realized that that I could take it apart and change out the little piece of paper advertizing Raytheon. I pulled the cover off and saw that the Raytheon ad was just two pieces of 12x1.5" paper, with printing on one side and a white back. I flipped the papers around and smiled at the potential niftiness that awaited me. Pencil and crayon, definitely. Now I just need to figure out how to print onto the paper slip things that came in the ruler, as whenever I try to use crayon on pencil, it gets messy and smeary and annoying. (I printed a duplicate when I went to color my Men at Arms picture.) I suppose I could ink my sketch, but I really don't like strong outlines and frankly, I'm not very good at inking. I suppose I'll draw something, scan it in, and print it in two pieces, then glue the whole thing together. Or maybe I could make a photocopy and save myself the trouble. I'll have to see how well Xeroxes hold up under crayon.

If this is a success, I'll have to ask the other JETS if they kept their rulers. I don't see why they wouldn't. There were five of us, so that makes ten joyous pieces of art! Yay! Now I just need to figure out what to draw!

Priscilla said at 9:32 PM

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Happy Birthday to Rebecca! I'll be starting on your card any time now! ::curses SAT::

Priscilla said at 11:31 AM

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::looks at depressingly small number of comments and shakes her head sadly:: Is there any reason why no one is blogging today? It's all lonely!

Priscilla said at 12:04 AM

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Saturday, September 22, 2001



Priscilla's CD Wishlist:
1. Tick, Tick ... Boom!
2. The Producers
3. anything by Christine Lavin
4. Various Beatles CDs

I wonder if I could find time tomorrow to pick up TTB or The Producers... That would be nice. ::nods::

Priscilla said at 11:25 PM

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::glares at everyone not commenting religiously in her blog::

::gives Sannali a smile for using the word "flailing"::

Priscilla said at 11:21 PM

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::pokes Elfwood:: Please say it's just my computer acting funny...

Priscilla said at 11:00 PM

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Cherise: In some Arab countries, women are beaten for just putting their left hand out.
Me: How do they do the Hokey Pokey?

Priscilla said at 7:52 PM

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Would you believe it? My necklace broke AGAIN! I think I'm going to have to get a new cord and a new claps and try to redo it. Bah.

Priscilla said at 7:17 PM

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The Dakota (by Christine Lavin)

This song was written about John Lennon's death, but it's been stuck in my mind a lot recently, especially when I think about Tuesday's disaster. I reccomend downloading it if you can find it anywhere, or better yet, buying a copy of "What Was I Thinking", which has a lot of her songs that I really love. Anyway, I wanted to post the lyrics, so here they are.


It was a Monday morning, I was coming in from a long trip on the road
I flagged a cab down near the East Side Terminal; I said "Please take me home".
We drove up along Third Avenue and crossed through Central Park.
When we came out at 72nd street, I felt a chill in my heart.

Every time I see the Dakota, I think about that night.
Shots ringing out, the angry shouts, a man losing his life.
Well it's something we shouldn't dwell upon but it's something we shouldn't ignore.
Too many good men have been cut down. Let's pray there won't be any more.

Rush hour traffic was bottled up. We slowly inched by.
I didn't want to look, but I couldn't help staring at the scene of the crime.
There was an old man sweeping last night's dirt out of a darkened vestibule
And a uniformed guard in a gold-trimmed cap watching the world pass into view

But very time I see the Dakota, I think about that night.
Shots ringing out, the angry shouts, a man losing his life.
Well it's something we shouldn't dwell upon but it's something we shouldn't ignore.
Too many good men have been cut down. Let's pray there won't be any more.

I don't believe in coincidence, so why then on the radio
did an old familiar voice echo back from not so long ago
He said: "Imagine all the people living life in peace"
Oh, that's hard to do when you're on his bloodstained street

I wish I had the answer to the simple question "why?".
I wish this taxi would go faster, oh I wish the driver would try
To leave this street and leave this old building far behind.
I wish if Barbara Walters wants to interview murderers she changes her mind.

But every time I see the Dakota, I still think about that night.
Shots ringing out, the angry shouts, a man losing his life.
Well it's something we shouldn't dwell upon but it's something we shouldn't ignore.
Too many good men have been cut down. Let's pray there won't be any more.

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

Priscilla said at 6:29 PM

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We had to write love letters to ourselves for Yoga class, which is my P.E. for this quarter. Fun stuff. Here's my lovely letter.
Dearest Priscilla, how I love you. You are truly the woman for me. You are more beautiful than Hillary Clinton. Your hair cascades down your shoulders like a herd of wild goats stampeding down Mount Everest. Your eyes are two tubs of blue Jell-O. Your teeth are like white Chicklets. Your lips are the color of strawberry jam on toast. Your nose turns up like the ski jump of love. Your breasts are like two pinheads on a breadboard. Your figure is like a beanpole in the Garden of Eden. Marry me.

Your not so secret admirer
I hope Ms. Childers has a good sense of humor. XD

Priscilla said at 5:50 PM

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I just got this mental image of a "Newsies" parody about life on the internet called "Newbies". Typos are truly the spark for creative genius.

Priscilla said at 5:30 PM

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I don't think Mrs. Felice is too keen on letting us do "Mort" for the Spring play. Bah. Oh well. ::trods off::

Priscilla said at 5:28 PM

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Hell. My brain just made the connection. In addition to being the date of the State BEST robotics competition and the 3rd "Ten Little Indians" production, November 16th is also the opening day for Harry Potter. Isn't this an interesting development.

Priscilla said at 5:20 PM

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I need the Tick, Tick ... Boom! cd. Otherwise Renata will hurt me. Jonathan Larson is God.

Priscilla said at 3:03 PM

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Fun stuff today! As I mentioned yesterday, I spent the night with my groovy aunt and uncle. In the morning, my aunt made us biscuits, scrambled eggs, and bacon. She makes perfect bacon. Not too crispy, not too fat, not too raw. PERFECT bacon. I worship this bacon. The biscuits were to die for, too. Then my uncle took me to school on his motorcycle (!) for the Junior Car Wash, where I got to hang out with Mack and Chungy and many other cool people and wash cars. JaMes Sloan and Julia Ford were standing on the street, waving posters, filking various songs to try to get people to come to the car wash. My personal favourite was to the tune of "Lady Marmalade":
Getcha getcha getcha car washed
Getcha getcha car washed here
Getcha getcha getcha car washed
Get it washed at Hockaday

Voulez-vous lavez avec moi, ce soir?
Voulez-vous lavez avec moi?
We all laughed.

Anyway, afterwards, we had a JETS meeting. We didn't get a lot done, but we had fun. Loh showed us this really cool chalk line thingie that we all got to play with, Marcelina and Rachel talked about Farscape, a bunch of us made jokes about what was beyond the green glass doors**, and we just had fun in general.

Now I'm going to lunch.

**See if you can figure out why things are behind the green glass doors and why some things aren't! Priscilla, Ann, Sannali, Rebecca, and Kell are behind the green class doors, but Tanja is not. Harry and Ginny are, but Percy, Hermione, and Ron are not. Carrot, Cheery, and Nobby are, but Angua, Vimes, and Rincewind are not. Balloons are, but string is not. See how far that gets you. I'll explain in a later entry.

Priscilla said at 2:55 PM

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Friday, September 21, 2001



Let it be known that Good Omens is the most hilarious book in existance. I can't go two paragraphs without laughing my head off out loud. I get lots of weird looks because of this. Especially when I get to explain what it's about. ::snickers:: Read, read, read. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett are gods (but we already knew that, didn't we?).

Priscilla said at 7:31 PM

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I'm spending the night with my aunt and uncle! Yay! I'll probably recount all my groovy stories tomorrow. To keep you amused in the meantime:

Men at Arms: the Musical! In crayon. I'm incredibly proud of this, because it was my first real piece of art in crayon and the second thing I was actually proud of that wasn't in CG (the first being that colored pencil picture of Harry, Ginny, and Fawkes in the Chamber of Secrets) Sure, I messed up a lot, but I still love it.
Kell is 22! Happy Birthday! Yay! I can't draw! You should see the other junk on the page with Indy. Actually, no. You shouldn't.

Priscilla said at 5:56 PM

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Thursday, September 20, 2001



Thank you, President Bush. Good luck, and God bless.

Priscilla said at 10:08 PM

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Go Rebecca! High five, fellow GIR!

# 2 Dib
# 3 Keef
# 4 ZIM
# 5 Yard gnome
# 6 The ALMIGHTY TALLEST!
# 7 Squirrel
# 8 Ultra-Peepi
# 9 Gaz
# 10 Mrs. Bitters

Priscilla said at 8:29 PM

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Thanks for the art-preservation tips, everyone! It seems the verdict is hairspray. ::grins::

Priscilla said at 7:37 AM

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Why the heck are the Sundowner characters so bloody impossible to draw?!? ::flails at erasermarked page of failed sketches:: (this should have been posted last night, but Blogger was being evil)

Priscilla said at 7:35 AM

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Wednesday, September 19, 2001



::flails a great deal:: Can you guys just please STOP having birthdays for one second! Ye Gods, I have enough cards to make! Kell on the 20th, Rebecca on the 23rd, and Tanja's 1/2 birthday on the 25th. ::frowls at birthday girls and goes off to draw::

Priscilla said at 8:35 PM

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Tuesday, September 18, 2001



I finished "The Fifth Elephant" last night, which was utterly fabulous. However, this has left me feeling in a bit of a slump. I've read all the Watch books. Well, I suppose there's always "The Truth", but the Watch play only minor characters. Sadness. I guess I could reread the lot of them...

Priscilla said at 8:56 PM

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The must frustrating thing about my sketchbook is the smeariness. After a sketch has been in the book for about a week or two, the graphite starts getting everywhere. Does anyone have a cure that doesn't involve inking?

Priscilla said at 8:51 PM

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Monday, September 17, 2001



Rehearsals, dinner, shower, homework, power-reading. I don't have much time or content for a coherent blog entry. So sue me. ::mischievously pokes readers with a stick::

Priscilla said at 11:26 PM

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::laughs so hard her eyes water:: I love you, Sannali! Men at Arms: the Musical! (specifically here)

And if it makes any difference, her full name is Delphine Angua von Uberwald. ::nods:: And your coloring is fabulous! Not sure if we'd see all those mountains and trees and grass in Ankh-Morpork, though. XD

For those that care, my CG is nearly done. I just have to decide what on earth to do for a background and if I should keep the colors I chose for Angua's skirt and cape. I borrowed the skirt from Paul Kidby's Angua illustration (which, surprisingly, isn't on the man's website, yet is on this random fansite), which is in black and white. Bah. Sannali's color choices inspire me, though. ::nods:: Happiness and joy!

Priscilla said at 10:43 PM

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Sunday, September 16, 2001



I love my bookmarks. One is holding a place in "The Last Continent" and the other in "The Fifth Elephant". I'm so obsessed with these bookmarks! I would probably go up to random people on the street and brag about their niftyness if I actually got out more often. I of course showed them to all my friends at the JETS sleepover/Christine's B-day/Nancy-is-home-for-the-weekend party, and Nancy really wants one. If Kell continues the bookmarks business, I think I'll get her an Outlaw Star one for part of a Christmas present, as I assume Kell is morally opposed to drawing anything for Dragonball Z, Nancy's favourite anime. ::visible shudder:: Maybe Evangelion or Gundam Wing or summat. I dunno. ::waddles off to read her happy books and look at the luvverly bookmarks some more::

Priscilla said at 11:07 PM

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::laughing so hard she can barely breathe:: Go... now... Kell's... weblog... Potter... brochure... Bible... ::chokes and coughs and laughs some more::

Priscilla said at 10:57 PM

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See the lovely bookmarks! ::hugs Kell again::

Priscilla said at 11:29 AM

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Saturday, September 15, 2001



::lets loose a scream of utter joy:: I got Kell's bookmark today! And it's JOYOUS!!!! She gave me two of them, in fact! One happy nifty Percy and one canon stern Percy. And she also enclosed an amusing note with an absolutely hilarious drawing of Harry as Sailor Moon and -- get this -- the original drawing for my 1/2 birthday present! ::screamsqueals:: JOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYY!!!! ::explodes::

Priscilla said at 3:52 PM

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Yay! Sannali read "The Color of Magic" and now she's going to read "The Light Fantastic"! Yay! ::does the "we all love Rincewind because he's darn shibby" dance::

Priscilla said at 7:45 AM

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Well, Chungy finished "Guards! Guards!" today and she absolutely loved it. Now she's lending it to Mackenzie. Happiness! Joy! I'm bringing "Men at Arms" for her tomorrow. ::nods::

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Friday, September 14, 2001



I got the role of Emily! Go me! ::does a little dance:: The other Emily is Casey Potter, who played a secretary in "How to Succeed". She's so groovy. Yay!

Priscilla said at 8:45 PM

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Go worship Alicey. She never fails to amuse the heck out of me with her WOFS art challenges. Which reminds me -- I was supposed to CG one of her images. Gah, I really have to start writing this stuff down...

Priscilla said at 7:57 AM

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Kell, have the bookmarks been sent out yet? I'm still flailing about with an empty mailbox, which makes me sad, because next week my parents are going to Italy to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday (ahem-- 25th birthday) and we're getting out mail held at the post office. Now it'll be another week before I get my happy Percy bookmark! ::flails a bit, then sits down and sulks::

Priscilla said at 1:07 AM

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Why is my FTP being so annoyingly slow? I have a lot of work to do! (superhuge hugs for Sannali)

Priscilla said at 12:09 AM

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Much has been accomplished! Six rolls have been developed! Such work to be done, such fun to be had!

Priscilla said at 12:00 AM

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Thursday, September 13, 2001



The song "Hand in Hand" by the Rounder Girls is just the song I needed to hear regarding the tragedy Tuesday morning. Download it from me on KaZaA. I'll put it up in a few minutes.

Priscilla said at 10:22 PM

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I'm off to the darkroom to develop my England junk. My mail will still be there when I get back. ::wrinkles nose and sighs::

Priscilla said at 10:16 PM

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Want to help? There are a thousand and one links to 9/11 charities in Ann's blog. There's no use reinventing the wheel. Just go there. Find a charity and donate whatever you can spare.

Priscilla said at 9:48 PM

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::points to updated sidebar:: Speaks for itself.

Priscilla said at 9:40 PM

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We had callbacks for "Ten Little Indians" today. The only role Mrs. Felice had me read was Emily, the psycho Christian fundie nun person. Originally I was a bit disappointed, as I wanted the role of Vera, the only girl who makes it through the play alive and gets to have fun mental breakdowns and such. However, while I was reading through the script with various other actors, I began to realize what an awesome role Emily could be. In one scene, I got to blow up at a girl and start reading passages from the Bible about sinners and hell and such. I had so much fun with it! By the end, I was spouting scripture with such fury that I was shaking. When I finished, Mrs. Felice shouted "Amen, sister!". I started laughing when we broke character. The entire experience was incredibly therapeudic. I think I have a great chance at landing the role, as there were only three or four girls called back for Emily, and the show's females are double-cast. Funfun! Cross your fingers, kiddies.

Priscilla said at 9:33 PM

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Well, yesterday's day of blog silence is over. We return to your regular scheduled programming.

Yesterday, I wanted to comment about the Iraquis and the Palestinians and the Egyptians celebrating in the streets, but it makes me sick to my stomach to even think about it. If you want to read about it, I'm sure that some internet news sources will have more than enough information for you. I don't know how much more of these news reports I can take. On CNN last night, they kept talking about war. The scariest part was when the leader of some conservative organization (sorry, I don't remember his name) gave a speech about how he wanted the country to go to war. He thought it was inevitable. That just scares me to death. However, instead of focusing all my thoughts on this and depressing my blog readers any further, I wanted to share an article that my friend Nancy sent to me. It made me angry, but it also made me feel a bit more optimistic. Hopefully it will have the same effect on you.
America: The Good Neighbor.

Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:

"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.

When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.

When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans.

I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?

Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times and safely home again.

You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.

When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke.

I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.

Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those."

Stand proud, America!

Priscilla said at 7:38 AM

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Tuesday, September 11, 2001



Ever wanted to wear my art? Now you can, using the groovy new Fiction Alley store. A lot of the merchandise features the oh-so-groovy collaboration image I did with Monica for the front page. Coolness?

Priscilla said at 10:03 PM

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::pokes blogger:: I hate it when Blogger refuses to post my stuff on occasion. ::wrinkles nose::

Priscilla said at 9:55 PM

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Quotes are back.

Priscilla said at 9:54 PM

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So far I've managed to restore WIAN, my blog, and the sketchblog. Next up is the Quotes section. I'll try for the /art/ subdomain after, but it was really just a bunch of random stuff. Gah, I'm such a moron.

Priscilla said at 7:55 PM

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I just deleted nearly all of t9m.n by accident. I'm a complete moron. Thank god for backups. If you find anything missing, tell me and I'll try to find the files and upload them.

Priscilla said at 5:56 PM

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CNN.com is saying that there's still one missing flight. No one can find it. And it turns out that it was a plane that destroyed part of the Pentagon, not just a bomb. A plane with bombs. And Dallas may be a target, for all we know. When will the nightmare stop?

Priscilla said at 12:58 PM

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I don't want to have to go to war! America is supposed to be a perfect country! I was supposed to have a perfect childhood and adolescence! You can't expect me to live through a war! Please don't let us go to war. I keep expecting to wake up any moment; as if this were some awful nightmare or some terrible joke in incredibly bad taste. My mind keeps comparing to Orson Welles' rendition of "War of the Worlds"; I can't seem to accept that this is really real. My head hurts whenever I try to wrap my brain around the gravity of what's happening here.

Dr. Magee, the headmistress, is insisting on maintaining a normal schedule, acting as though nothing has happened. It drives me nuts that we're still having to go to our normal classes. It's like when Mrs. Brennan died last year, only thousands of times worse. I can't even begin to comprehend what it's like for the people of Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, and New York.

Priscilla said at 12:43 PM

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I'm scared out of my mind. We watched CBS all through Engineering class, and they keep mentioning Dallas. I don't know if I've ever been so scared. Bombs at the Pentagon and the White House; plane crashes in the World Trade Center, outside Pittsburgh, and near Camp Davis. I just want to go home! Or better yet, to Mackenzie's farm, which is well outside of Dallas. I'm so scared for all my friends in New York -- Tara, Mrs. Marcus, Jamie, Walter, and Christolphe, among countless others I met at MTC and Cambridge. I really need a stuffed animal just about now.

Priscilla said at 12:32 PM

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I've heard the news, but I still can't believe it. How is it possible for anyone to bomb the Pentagon? How could terrorists manage to hijack a couple of planes and fly them into the World Trade Center. My God.

Priscilla said at 10:33 AM

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This is Priscilla
At her lovely computer
Speaking in haiku

(inspired by a WOFS thread, with friendly pokes in Sannali's direction)

Priscilla said at 1:44 AM

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Monday, September 10, 2001



Gah, when will Fiction Alley and fanfiction.net ever reconcile their differences and get over this whole silly feud? It always makes me feel so uncomfortable, because there's no way I could take a stance on either side of the issue. Bad blood is never fun to be around. It's made especially irritating because I have friends on both sides. I'm an Art Chaser for Artistic Alley, where I get to be with good friends Monica, Mack, and Phil. At the same time, I wouldn't hesitate to include Cairnsy among my best friends online, and she was one of the ff.n reps responsible for the removal of Cassie's fics. Why can't we all just get along?

Note: I debated for quite a while as to whether I wanted to publish this entry or not. I eventually decided to go for it. I don't think this should offend anyone, but if it does, I apologize in advance. The last thing I want here is another heated debate!

Priscilla said at 11:59 PM

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I went to auditions for "Ten Little Indians" today. There's another day of auditions tomorrow and callbacks on Wednesday, so I won't know anything for several days. I think I did relatively well. My top choice at the moment would be Vera, as she's the only girl who lasts the whole way throught the show and she gets to have a mental breakdown and such, but I'd also love the role of Emily. She's this religious fanatic nun, which would be only too much fun. Only 6 girls will make it (it's double cast), so wish me luck. There are oodles of girls trying out!

It's so great to be back at Jesuit. I got to see Colin, who played Biggley, and Tom, who played Bratt. Tom took over Ricky's position as Stage Manager, so unfortunately I won't have any more fun Percy clone moments. I only wish I had gotten a better picture for you guys! ::snickets:: Some of the other H2$ guys were there, too, like Lindsey and Nick, and some of the girls, Casey and Jackie. Lotsa fun. I'm sure these names mean nothing to you, but frankly I don't care at the moment.

This story could continue, but I don't feel like ranting about evil carpools of doom. Maybe tomorrow.

Priscilla said at 10:39 PM

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I got my nifty lapel pin thing from "Who's Who in American High School Students" today. Now I can wear it on my blazer with my prefect badge! ::does the nifty blazer dance::

Priscilla said at 10:18 PM

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"Anthromorphic Percys" would make a great band name.

Priscilla said at 10:07 PM

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Whatever you do, don't let Tanja listen to anything Moulin Rouge-related! Let her experience it for the first time in its entirety! Don't spoil it!

Priscilla said at 9:24 PM

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Sunday, September 09, 2001



Check out the Daily Sketch! Ooh, I love this picture.

Priscilla said at 10:42 AM

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I'm parched. Would you be so kind as to fetch me a glass of water?

Priscilla said at 12:02 AM

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Saturday, September 08, 2001



Jesus H. Christ in a tweed suit on the Jerry Springer Show! Does Malfoy have a ponytail?!?

::cowers::

See for yourself. Be very afraid.

[moments later]

But you can be happy as well! See the Weasley twins! Joy! And see all of them here.

Priscilla said at 11:29 PM

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The more I read of Discworld, the more I'm convinced that JK Rowling is a Pratchett fan. Sure, a lot can be explained away with WIAN, but still. It amuses me to see all the references to Fred (Colon), (Wee Mad) Arthur, (Foul Ole) Ron, and the like. Fun Weasley names! I was surprised to see a character named Lupine Wonse in "Guards! Guards!", especially because he was first referred to as Lupin Squiggle. And mental comparisons of Nobby and Dobby never fail to amuse me. Okay, now that I actually write it out, it's rather trifling, but still. I'm sure that others who have read both will agree. Okay, so the Wierd Sisters are a bit far off from the "Wyrd Sisters" and Unseen University is rather different from Hogwarts, buy I still think they're rather similar. Erm... I think I'll just shut up for a while. Kay?

Priscilla said at 9:49 PM

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Woo! Check out all of Claudia's joyous new art! (here, too) Personal favourite: ici. This is fanart? Ah, my sides! Also, I think Kell will find some stuff that she will definitely enjoy. Yay!

Priscilla said at 9:39 PM

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Thieved from Kell's blog.

1. TIME YOU STARTED: 7:35 PM
2. BOREDOM LEVEL [1-10]: 4
3. WHY ARE YOU FILLING OUT THIS SURVEY?: I saw it in Kell's weblog and felt like filling it out while waiting for pizza

-----------THE YOU SIDE--------------------

4. NAME: Priscilla Nelson Spencer
5. SCREEN NAME(S): Priscilla, Ellie
6. AGE: 16
7. SCHOOL: high
8. GRADE: 11, though I still think of myself as a sophomore
9. SEX: female, thankyouverymuch.
10. BIRTHDAY: November 23rd
11. ZODIAC SIGN: Saggitarius/Scorpio cusp. Still considered Saggitarius, though.
12. HOSPITAL YOU WERE BORN AT: Dallas Presbyterian Hospital
13. LOCATION: USA, Texas, Dallas, Highland Park, my house, sitting on my bum in front of my computer
14. NATURAL HAIR COLOR: bright blonde when younger; now light brown
15. EYE COLOR: mainly light blue, but also grey, yellow, green, and dark blue. I have the scariest eyes I've ever seen.
16. SIBLINGS: Sister. Melissa. 19.
17. PARENTS NAMES: Mum and Dad (Brenda and Nelson)
18. HOBBIES: CGing, drawing, reading (Harry Potter and Discworld in particular), CGing more, photography, and extreme robotics.
19. ROMANTIC INTEREST: cold fish
20. BOYFRIEND: a boy named Jon Kinsey when I was 8 years old. He was 7 and distinctly resembled Macullay Culkin. It was true love. ::nods::
21. IF YOU COULD GO OUT WITH ANYONE, WHO WOULD IT BE?: Percy Weasley
22. WHEN AND WHO WAS YOUR FIRST CRUSH?: Jon Kinsey! ::laughs::
23. WHAT DO YOU FIRST NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX: hair, I suppose. Maybe piercings next, because I hate piercings.
24. YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT DATE?: great movie, bowling, burgers at Jack's, and arcade games. My friend Chad seems to realize this. XD
25.HOW ROMANTIC ARE YOU? [1-10]: can I be negative?
26. IDEAL GUY: Daddy. Or Mr. Stebbins, my duck pencil topper that lives on my stereo antenna.

--------THE PAST--------

29. MEMORY [THING] YOU MISS MOST: playing in the creek with Tiffany Lee. We carved our initials in the creek bottom, but they were gone after 3 weeks.
30. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?: 1960's. I'd meet the Beatles, buy an absurd amount of merchandise, and sell it for millions on eBay.
31. FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: erm... going to state in JETS and being in "How to Succeed".
32. WORST HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: losing my best friend at the time, Rachel B. Well, this was 8th grade, but I don't care. We're friends again now, though.
33. WHAT'D YOU DO YESTERDAY?: school, Monty Python on the big screen, book shopping spree, dinner at La Madeline, then lots of drawing and reading of Discworld.
34. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE: Aunt Janet or Christine. I forgot who.
35. LAST THING YOU SAID: take two (referring to tipping the pizza guy)
36. LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO: Big Yellow Taxi a cappella (by Duck Viking)
37. TV SHOW YOU WISH WOULD RE-AIR AGAIN: Bill Nye

------------THE FUTURE--------------

38. OCCUPATION: student, slacker
39. DREAM CAR: VW bus, but with a hybrid engine. And fuzzy dice. And a sky blue paint job.
40. MARRIAGE: unlikely
41. KIDS: not a chance
42. FUTURE SON'S NAME: Inigo Montoya, Conquistador Al
43. FUTURE DAUGHTER'S NAME: Delphine Angua von Uberwald, Procent Hydronium-Vainmoien (pardon the butchered spelling, I don't feel like looking it up)
44. HONEYMOON: see above
45. WHERE WILL YOU LIVE: elsewhere
46. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW: sleeping

----------FAVORITES-----------

47. FOOD: Taco Diner tortilla soup and nachos, Amore minestrone soup, Macaroni Grill farfale al sugo bianco, Black Forest cheese soup, Domino's canadian bacon/black olive pizza, California Pizza Kitchen kalamata olive/canadian bacon pizza, Sushi on McKinney sprouts and miso soup and tori kago and gyoza, and Kosta's avgolemino soup.
48. DRINKS: water or strawberry/banana smoothies at Jamba Juice or Smoothie King
49. TV SHOW: Invader Zim, the Simpsons, MST3K
50. MOVIE: Star Wars, Shawshank Redemption, Moulin Rouge.
51. HOLIDAY: Christmas
52. BRAND OF MAKEUP: mother nature. I hate makeup with a passion.
53. ACTOR: any and all Pythons
54. ACTRESS: myself! duh!
55. DAY OF THE WEEK: Saturday
56. WEEKEND ACTIVITY: computer stuff
57. MONTH: June
58. BOOK: Harry Potter, any and all Discworld books, Sphere (Crichton), Ender's Game/Shadow.
59. NUMBER: 1, 42
60. COOKIE: triple chocolate at La Madeline
61. PHRASE TO OVERUSE: et cetera, and whatnot, meanwhile...
62. TOOTHPASTE: Aquafresh, just because it's there
63. ICE CREAM: World Class Chocolate at Baskin Robins, chocolate chocolate chip at Paciugo (heck, ANYTHING at Paciugo!). Anything chocolatey from Ben & Jerry's.
64. CANDY: Smarties, grape Jolly Ranchers, Sour Patch.
65. TEACHER: Kendall Davis, Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. Radtke, Mrs. Felice (yes, she counts), Mr. Lohstreter, Mrs. Deaver, et cetera.
66. SCHOOL SUBJECT: lunch
67. RESTAURANT: Paciugo, Sushi on McKinney, Kosta's, Taco Diner.
68. CHANNEL: sci-fi? comedy? dunno.
69: RADIO STATION: I don't listen to the radio
70. CANDY BAR: Crunch
72. SPORT TO WATCH: Quidditch
74. RELATIVE: my mom, my aunt and uncle
75. HANGOUT: Chili's
76. FRIENDS: Chungy, I suppose. ::shrugs::

------------THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW---------------

77. FUNNIEST: Cherise and Ann
78. WEIRDEST BELIEFS: Chungy the Ardent Republican
79. MOST FUN: Chungy and Tanja
80. IN YOUR BUSINESS THE MOST: Mom (*too* in my business. She never leaves my room!)
87. MOST THOUGHTFUL: Mackenzie
88. BEST AT KEEPING SECRETS: Mom, I guess. I don't really have secrets.
89. WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU: Chungy
90. SMARTEST: Mackenzie and Tanja
91. MOST INNOCENT LOOKING: Chungy
92. MOST SELFISH: definitely me
93. HOTTEST: me! ::grins:: No, I guess Cherise.
94. UGLIEST: ::blinks:: I really don't think of my friends as ugly.
95. HYPER: Chungy, easily
96. BIGGEST PERVERT: Tanja!
97. QUIETEST: Mackenzie

------------THE ONE OR THE OTHER---------------

98. GARTH BROOKS, SANTANA, OR AEROSMITH: Not sure about Aerosmith or Santana (what's Santana?) but I hate country music, so Garthy is out.
99. BOXERS OR BRIEFS: boxers, certainly
100. MATT OR BEN: who?
101. CMT, MTV, OR VH1: never touch the stuff
102. APPLES OR BANANAS: bananas, easily. I hate the sound you get when you bite into an apple.
103. VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE: most certainly chocolate
104. FLOWERS OR CANDY: neither. Flowers make me feel nervous and I try to avoid candy when it's not necessary
105. Dawson's Creek or Felicity: the horror!
106. ROMANTIC, COMEDY, OR HORROR: comedy, without question
107. BOOK OR MAGAZINE: book, again without question
108. TV OR RADIO: neither
109. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY: full. It's not a vacuum, you know.

------------BELIEVE OR NOT----------------

110. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ANGELS: ::shrugs::
111. ALIENS: definitely. I believe in Tanja.
112. HEAVEN AND HELL: ::shrugs again::
114. YOURSELF: I hope so. I shudder to think of the mental condition or the person who could think me up!

----------------HAVE YOU EVER----------------

115. BEEN ON A PLANE: countless times
116. CRIED IN PUBLIC: I laughed and cried at the same time in the middle of Barnes & Noble when I saw my pseudonym and outdated website listed in (NAME REMOVED)'s book. This guy in the video/music section kept looking at me funny.
117. CLIMBED A TREE: yes, but it's been far too long since.
118. FELL ASLEEP IN A MOVIE THEATER: nope
119. MET A CELEBRITY: Luke Wilson, Adam Pascal (and lots of other happy RENT characters), and Jane Goodall.
120. MET THE PRESIDENT: no, but I've seen his daughters. My sister was in their class.
121. WHAT TIME IS IT NOW? 8:20 PM

Priscilla said at 9:20 PM






::frowls angrily:: All reblogger comments are a thing of the past. Fie upon their evel server. If you posted anything you don't think I saw, post it again.

Priscilla said at 8:35 PM

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My mom tried to take a pinhole image of me while I was sleeping this morning. Is there no privacy left in this world? Oh well. I remembered my dream! And it was really messed up! My mom and I (and one other person I can't remember) were cavorting about the Texas hill country in a small, British double-decker bus. We were being chased by two guys that acted exactly like the mummy guard dudes in the bus scene of "The Mummy II". I managed to turn one of them into a roll of ducttape somehow, then I threw it out the door. It untangled itsself and bounded after us (this looked absolutely hilarious). Then I turned to the other dude, who was just standing inobtrusively in one of the aisles. I hefted a huge double-bladed axe (that happened to be lying around) and buried it in his shoulder. He looked at me in an amused fashion and said "It's only a flesh wound". Using the axe as a guide tether, I managed to shove him out the door as well. So now the roll of living ducttape and the shoulder axe guy were chasing the bus. My mom decided to randomly stop to pick up some really pointless thing and told me to get it. She threw me out of the bus and jammed on the gas, planning to head me off by going in a semicircle when I went straight. I barely made it back into the bus. Shoulder boy was about 5 feet away from the bus when I slammed the doors shut. Then my mom woke me up. That was a pointless dream.

Priscilla said at 11:06 AM

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Friday, September 07, 2001



I used the phrase "Buggrit, Millenium Hand and Shrimp" thrice in normal speech today. I'm so proud!

Priscilla said at 9:52 PM

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And I return! The JETS got together and saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail on the big screen! ::melts:: I got a really cool t-shirt that has the lovely poster logo on the front and a strongly worded French taunt on the back. It's wun-der-bar! The movie is so much infinitely better on the big screen! You can understand the song lyrics a lot better and you don't have to squint to read the initial credits. Plus, it had the scenes that they cut from the video version. How cool is that? I also got free a bunch of froody postcards (some of you can expect them in your mailboxes soon) and a starter pack of the MP&tHG collectible card game. It's so happy! I'll have to scan my favourites. We also got to stop by the Bookstop next door, to my joy. I picked up Good Omens, The Last Continent, and The Fifth Elephant, as they didn't have Jingo (oh the humanity!). However, on the way home, we stopped by the SMU Barnes and Noble and picked up Jingo, then Christine, Marcelina, and I got lots of froody school supplies really cheap in the connecting SMU campus store. I love living a few blocks from a college! Anyway, I got some happy folders for my science classes, more joyous happy mechanical pencils that I like to use for my sketchbook, a kneaded eraser (finally), some blue pens ('cause Mr. Dumaine doesn't like pencils), a comp book for my English journal, and a quad book for Multimedia Engineering. I ogled all the cheap computer software with relish, but couldn't find anything I really really needed, so I had to tell it goodbye for another time. Then we had dinner at La Madeline, which was oh-so-yummy. Then we went home. Yay! Now I'm off to watch "Ten Little Indians", which my mom rented for me. Yayfun!

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Thursday, September 06, 2001



Don't tell me that post didn't just not work.

Priscilla said at 11:15 PM

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I'm going to Bookstop tomorrow. I plan on picking up many happy books. Vote on what I should choose. Here are my reasons for purchasing the jolly books of happiness. I'm counting on you to narrow it down for me so that I don't get in trouble with my parents.

  • Eric (Discworld) - a parody of Faust. Involving Rincewind, the most hilariously amusing character in the history of Fiction. And the Luggage, which is always a plus.
  • Reaper Man (Discworld) - This comes highly reccomended from some folks on HP4GU. A semi-sequel of sorts to "Mort", which I adored.
  • Jingo (Discworld) - starring the City Watch, whose individual members might not be as groovy as Rincewind (in my opinion. Please don't hurt me), but certainly outmatch him with the sum of their parts. Carrot, Angua, Vimes, Nobby, Cheery... they all just rock.
  • The Last Continent (Discworld) - Another Rincewind book. This one stars Rincewind, which puts it one notch above "Eric", but Eric comes earlier in chronological order. Not that I really care about chronological order, as one can obviously see. Of course, this is the most recent Rincewind-centric book, so I might want to save it for later.
  • Good Omens (Pratchett, but not Discworld) - Worshipped by many; heralded by our own Ann Larimer as her favourite book.Now advise me! Jingo goes without saying, but I need to choose between Rincewinds (or even to get one with Rincewind) and whether or not to get Good Omens.

  • Priscilla said at 11:07 PM

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    Ann's done it again. If you haven't seen her gorgeous and hilarious "Disney Coloring Fun" series, you're seriously missing out. Get them fresh from her weblog here.

    Priscilla said at 10:51 PM

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    Buggrit, Millenium Hand and Shrimp!

    Priscilla said at 12:47 PM

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    Auditions for "Ten Little Indians", the Jesuit fall play, are this Monday. Wish me luck! ::skips about happily:: I think I'll read the book before then, just to amuse myself. It's Agatha Christie, right? "And Then There Were None"? I've been in a really read-happy mood. I'm finishing up "Strata" and reading "Witches Abroad". Yayfun!

    Priscilla said at 12:44 PM

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    Elizabeth: What's "A Streetcar Named Desire" about?
    Me: It's about a woman named Blanche Dubois who relies on the kindness of strangers!

    Muaha. I've discovered that even better than watching the "Wishbone" is just watching The Simpsons instead.

    Priscilla said at 12:42 PM

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    Kell's dad does not make me happy-happy. He hadn't even *sent* the bookmarks! ::sulks::

    Priscilla said at 12:38 PM

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    When will Elfwood's search come back up? That's so irritating.

    Priscilla said at 12:39 AM

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    PAY ATTENTION TO ME!

    Priscilla said at 12:37 AM

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    Did you know that the English system equivalent for grams (measuring mass) is "slugs"? I bet you didn't. This is the stuff we learn in my Applied Calculus course. I love Mr. Dubsky.

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    I love drawing Carrot. CarrotCarrotCarrot. Drawing Carrot has become an endless source of amusement for me. I think it's because he's the only character I draw who comes even remotely close to the vision I have in my head. ::nods:: And more Terry Pratchett joy! I was flailing about the library this afternoon, remembering my grudge I started last year with the Fiction section because they didn't have any Discworld books. Well, the librarians have wised up. Slightly. There, on the shelves, was "Strata", one of Pterry's much older books, that in my opinion convinced him to start writing about a flat planet called the discworld. It's so strange, because you'd never know it was Terry Pratchett just reading it. It's like your run-of-the-mill, standard science fiction. ::nods again:: I hope I manage to weasel my dad into letting me stop at Barnes and Noble (now 6 blocks from my house! Score!) sometime soon. I think I'm in Rincewind withdrawal. Or maybe I could get another of the Watch books, as all the Watch characters are so darn shibby. Have you started "Guards! Guards!" yet, Tanja? ::offers yummy soup::

    I think I'm going to scare my English teacher. He's asking us to keep a log of our outside reading, which is probably a class average of (compensating for the slackers) something like four pages. Three books in as many days might frighten the poor guy. ::sigh:: Still, I should read more. Maybe if I didn't spend all my time playing on the internet, starting fan clubs for myself, drawing fanart, and doing homework, I might have time to actually accomplish something. Kids today.

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    Wednesday, September 05, 2001



    Tanja's poll isn't too far off the mark. Today was the club fair at my school, and I had 12 people join the Priscilla Spencer Fanclub. Oh yeah, who's cool?

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    Stolen from either Ann or Kell: The Dada Server

    Your secret name is Bloodstain.
    The animal which symbolizes you is Eva Peron.
    The color of your soul is Hail.
    The celebrity you most resemble is Tennis.
    Your special pain or illness is oblongulate.
    Your most important time of day is hair .
    The shape of your life is Armand.
    And the flavor which identifies you most is capibarra.

    Priscilla said at 7:21 AM

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    ::glares at post office:: How long does it take to mail a bookmark from Tennessee to Texas? Kell said she sent it last monday! ::flails a great deal::

    Priscilla said at 12:05 AM

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    Tuesday, September 04, 2001



    TANJA! What are you doing awake, young lady?!?

    Priscilla said at 11:42 PM

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    ::is severely irritated at the distinct lack of Kellness going on::

    Priscilla said at 11:27 PM

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    Don't play with your food!

    Priscilla said at 10:56 PM

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    Yay! Hally is back! Go see! She even has a page dedicated to Procent and Bob! Okay, actually just Procent, but still! It has pictures of Bob! ::dances:: And you all must read the first chapter of Tanja's happy fanfic, starring Bob and Procent.

    Froodyness Rating: Four Percys

    Priscilla said at 10:51 PM

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    I talked to Rudolph Hein this afternoon! He's so groovy. He's the German professor that managed to publish his equivalent of WIAN. It motivates me to hope that Ballantine will actually answer my query letter and I'll get WIAN published. ::sighs happily::

    Priscilla said at 6:05 PM

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    Why does my blog hate pasting multiple URLs? I shall now correct my previous error regarding Sannali's website. Allez ici.

    Priscilla said at 5:34 PM

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    C'mon, everybody! DANCE!

    Priscilla said at 1:18 PM

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    How nifty! Scientists have managed to grow blood cells from stem cells. Now that's just froody.

    Priscilla said at 1:13 PM

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    Woo! Sannali rocks! Check out her gallery on Four and a half Muses. I urge everyone else to follow her lead! Tanja and I need to set up one for our collaborations. Yeah... all two of them... ::blinks:: Ooh, and Iteration 8 of None of this Nonsense, Please is up, too! Joy!

    Priscilla said at 1:05 PM

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    My dream: It had three parts. In the first, a bunch of my friends at camp were conspiring together against another girl in my cabin. This involved cat's milk somehow. Then, I was a CiT, helping out all these kids. Half the boys had crushes on me. It was cute. For the second part, Bart, Milhouse, and Martin (the Simpsons) were playing in this glue factory, and something exploded. There was this big chase scene thing featuring is running away from an extremely fast tidal wave of glue. Part three featured an evil Qudiar (Sundowner), who was trying to take over the world via a "all-powerful, all-reaching, super-petition". Kyte was trying to talk sense into him. They were currently in the army, but they could get out of awful duties really easily, as the guard dudes were really stupid.

    So that's my dream. Take from it what you choose.

    Priscilla said at 7:38 AM

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    For those that care: Faith's Vimes

    Priscilla said at 12:36 AM

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    Daily sketch. Twice in a row, to boot. And yes, I realize it's only 11:28 here and not yet time for the 4/9 sketch, but I knew that I wouldn't have time in the morning to post. So go visit and comment like you never have before!

    Priscilla said at 12:29 AM

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    Monday, September 03, 2001



    New poll! Go vote, as the old one was stupid. Most of my polls nowadays are, but I like this one. I think that from now on, I'm going to rig my poll so that the last answer choice is always "Tanja". Let's see how long this lasts.

    Priscilla said at 11:43 PM

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    ::listens to ABBA::

    Priscilla said at 11:18 PM

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    I need to start drawing Beatles-inspired stuff, instead of just having my sketches quote obscure Beatles lyrics. I was too amused by Tanja's daily sketches.

    Priscilla said at 11:14 PM

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    If it makes you feel any better, I found my A Capella CD.

    Priscilla said at 11:09 PM

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    Rebecca gets the super-nifty award of coolness (SNAC) for commenting in my blog a lot. I'm going to have to make you a little award thing.
    "Comments are like oxygen! Comments are a many splendered thing! All you need are comments!" --my idea of Christian's (Moulin Rouge) blog

    Priscilla said at 10:46 PM

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    He's not false, counterfeit, forged, and illogical! --My mom, referring to my little duck (formerly "Maurice" or "Ducky Bob", now Mr. Stebbins), helping me with my vocabulary SAT stuff. The word was "spurious".

    Priscilla said at 10:40 PM

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    Did I say anything negative about the Night Watch books in the Discworld series while I was reading "Feet of Clay"? If so, I take it all back. Reading "Guards! Guards!" and "Men at Arms", I've come to love the guards almost as much as Rincewind. Possibly equal. Now *that's* impressive. ::annoyingly waves Carrot/Angua shipper flag:: Ooh! And I nearly forgot! I was looking through some Discworld fanart earlier today, and guess whose art I found? Faith! Yes, that Faith! Authoress of Demonology 101! ::dances:: Her Vimes is so shibby. At the moment, I'm CGing that silly Rincewind and Conina sketch that I posted at WOFS ages ago. I think it'll go in today's daily sketch just for the heck of it. And tomorrow's daily sketch shall be an equally stupid drawing of Carrot, Angua, and Nobby. ::snickers:: Nobby is my hero.

    Priscilla said at 9:48 PM

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    What the heck? My new BOCA A Cappella CD just vanished! I had it in my CD player this morning! ::flails:: I must listen to those songs! Curses!

    Priscilla said at 9:41 PM

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    My new favourite haiku:

    To express oneself
    In seventeen syllables
    Is very diffic
    -- John Cooper Clark

    Priscilla said at 6:41 PM

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    Joy of all joys! Artistic Alley is semi-open for business!

    Priscilla said at 1:48 PM

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    Kell gets home tomorrow. It's about time!

    Priscilla said at 12:19 PM

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    Sunday, September 02, 2001



    according to Karalyn on RML:
    Cary Elwes (Wesley, from the Princess Bride) is going to be on the next season of XF. and Chris Carter said he'd make him say "as you wish".
    Take whatever amusement you want from this. Personally, I find it hilarious.

    Priscilla said at 10:04 PM

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    It's nice to know that Tanja appreciates my beta-ing!

    Priscilla said at 10:01 PM

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    BEWARE THE GROOVE!

    Priscilla said at 5:33 PM

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    I fixed the link to Rebecca's sketchblog. I accidentally was linking to Tuppence.

    Priscilla said at 5:30 PM

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    I'm looking for coloring books to mutilate so that I can be cool like Ann. Where on earth do you find coloring books? Besides in the grubby paws of young children, of course.

    Priscilla said at 5:28 PM

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    mica mica parva stella
    mirror quenum sis tam bella
    splendens e minus in illow
    alba velut gemma ca'elo

    Priscilla said at 4:40 PM

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    I had sparkly glitterpolish in my dream last night. I was on stage on these skanky risers, and Rachel B kept yelling from the audience for me to show the audience my sparkly polish so that she could take a picture. Then people ran around the risers and we had to hit as many as possible with these foam bats. Don't ask.

    Priscilla said at 4:34 PM






    I have an insect bite right behind my left ear. How did that get there?!? It's itchy.

    Priscilla said at 3:41 PM

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    More amusing quotes! This one from a letter from Tanja containing ch1 of her fanfic: "Beta me. Thrill me. Correct me. Kill me." ::giggles::

    Priscilla said at 1:06 PM

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    ::laughs:: This has got to be the funniest WIAN submission I've ever read! ::hugs Cincoflex::
    I was cruising the supermarket and saw that a 'Mafalda' is a minature lasagna noodle. I guess this would mean that the woman from the ministry of magic chiding Harry about his unauthorized work--AKA Mafalda Hopkirk-- would translate as 'a pasta that leaps over a church'.

    Maybe it was because he was 'noodling' around with magic?

    Cincoflex@aol.com

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    Saturday, September 01, 2001





    Go read the infamous Tanja 1/2 comic in the Sketchblog!

    Priscilla said at 4:41 PM

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    I fixed my scanner! Go me! ::does a groovy dance::

    Priscilla said at 1:16 PM

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    Yay! I've done all I can for Fiction Alley for the moment, so it's just a matter of Phil and the other techies getting everything up. I have free time! Yay! Now where's that stupid "to do" list?
    . . .

    1. Work on web designs for JETS, tnm.n, WIAN, etc. Come up with a new tnm.n design now that I can't use the Roy Lichenstein one
    2. Make the site banner for some random person I talked to a month ago...
    3. CG some of my stupid line art
    4. CG Monica's Triwizard champions image
    5. CG Rydia's HP Calendar image; start my own
    6. Add 50 trillion new findings to WIAN; update the Fanart section
    7. Update the Daily Sketch for once
    8. Find out what the gerbil is wrong with my new scanner
    9. Countless other stuff

    Priscilla said at 12:00 PM

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