The Cult of Lincoln

Saturday, August 31, 2002



Five? On Friday? Quelle horreur!

1. What's your favorite piece of clothing that you currently own?
Either my "Percy is God and Boba Fett" shirt or my Lucy (Peanuts) shirt. I loff them. And the jeans I'm wearing now? I could wear them forever. I adore these jeans! ::hugs legs::

2. What piece of clothing do you most want to acquire?
New Tanjashirts! And junk for my nonexistent cosplaying exploits! Hey, Seniors are allowed to dress up for Halloween, I wonder what I'll do...

3. What piece of clothing can you not bring yourself to get rid of? Why?
hmm.... A shirt from a 5k race in 1997. It has a duck on it and the word "Quack Attack". This shirt is ratty and fading, but I love it.

4. What piece of clothing do you look your best in?
Exactly what I'm wearing now, acutally. My Lucy shirt and my dark jeans. I am dead sexy.

5. What has been your biggest fashion accident?
I don't have fashion accidents. Everything I wear is on purpose, believe it or not. Freshman year, I was elected "Most Fashionable" as a joke. I loff our Student Council. XD

Priscilla said at 2:18 PM

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Friday, August 30, 2002




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SEE Rebecca's fantabulous new layout!
SPEND 5 minutes looking for the guestbook.
GUSH about how awesome it is.
LINK to her, and make her happy.
RACE to class, because you're now late for school.

Priscilla said at 8:08 AM

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Thursday, August 29, 2002



No, Faith. We do not burn copies of Good Omens, no matter how much we [meaning "you"] dislike Neil Gaiman. Bad Faith. No biscuit. XD



But curiosity gets the best of me -- were you reading the book on the camping trip and get fed up with it, or did you bring the book for this specific purpose? Does this happen often?

Priscilla said at 10:41 PM

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...what I need to listen to is The Beatles. While my love for their music knows no bounds, I don't get as much of an urge to sing along. Lip sync, yes, but sing, no. Album of choice at the moment is Sgt. Pepper. Yaaay.

Music Priscilla has forbidden:
  • Bat Boy
  • Men at Arms (sob!)
  • Tori Amos
  • Moulin Rouge
  • Jekyll and Hyde
  • Save Ferris
  • Indigo Girls
  • Weird Al
  • most other OBCRs I have in my CD collection, whose titles I'm too lazy to type up

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    Must... sing.... can't.... ::dies::

    I hate this.

    Priscilla said at 8:55 PM

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    OC Networking can be scary, yet satisfying.

    Priscilla said at 8:11 PM

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    Rebecca -- you know I heart you utterly! I considered putting something along the lines of Rebecca/Ann/Ashley/Mimi/Faith/Cassie/Jo/etc, but I knew I'd forget someone incredibly important, so I chickened out. You were the first person on the list! Don't feel sad, because you are loffed! Mad schnoogles to all left out, because Priscellie is a bad person.

    Edit: See? I told you! I left Faith off the list! *sob*

    Priscilla said at 8:09 PM

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    "A TP signed Hardback copy of 'Thief of Time' made out 'To Rob' -- so it makes a great gift to anyone called Rob! 10 GBP."

    I love ads.

    Priscilla said at 8:05 PM

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    Elfwood Comment of the Day (re: Hermione bookmark): "You know, it sort of looks like a younger, skinnier, Rosie O'Donnell."

    Priscilla said at 5:37 PM

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    Join the Soy Revolution!

    ::wanders off to go comment fishing::

    Priscilla said at 8:28 AM

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    Wednesday, August 28, 2002



    Ha, this is pretty true. (Actually, the line might have been a bit longer than that...) Good thing I was there 2 hours early. Muah.

    And here you can read probably the most accurate review of Good Omens I've seen: "Two great writers for the price of one, alternating passages of prose that will make you grab perfect strangers and read aloud to them."

    ::sighs with Neil!love::

    Last night, I had a fairly sleepless evening, as I kept coughing myself awake. Unable to get back to sleep, I reread most of "The Kindly Ones", which is probably my favourite in the Sandman series (though I'll want to reread the lot before you can quote me on that). Yaay, Neil. I keep reading descriptions of your book signings in your journal, and I wonder if you remember me and Natalie and the tin of cookies we gave you. Or when I made you say Lincoln is better than Wilson. Or when Natalie and I became some of the only people in the several hundred-strong line to hug you. Yeah, you probably don't. But oh well. I can pretend you do, anyway. XD Hearts for Neil. Yayfun.

    Priscilla said at 10:32 PM

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    12 things that annoy you:

    * Busy intersections that don't have left-turn arrows (*sob*)
    * Not having exact change, after digging in your wallet for five minutes
    * Art slumps
    * Throat infections
    * excessively negative people
    * people that think my CGs/music compositions are childish
    * carbonated beverages (and cold medicine that only comes in carbonated beverage form! Grr!)
    * weird-tasting water
    * my dad's e-bay sprees
    * competing against friends for roles (Erin! I'm sooooorry!)
    * people without a sense of humor
    * snobs

    11 people you'd want to spend more time with:

    * Alicey
    * Renata
    * Chungy
    * Marcelina
    * Tanja
    * Sannali
    * Nancy
    * Brenna
    * Moni
    * Ben
    * You (people will hate me, I just know it)

    10 things you're looking forward to:

    * Nightwatch! Squeeeeeee!
    * The Two Towers movie
    * The Matrix II
    * Order of the Phoenix
    * the CoS movie
    * getting my Penn acceptance letter ::crosses fingers::
    * Mrs. Felice announcing the Fall and Spring shows next week
    * putting on MAA in college
    * getting my voice back
    * finishing more MAA songs, posting them, and getting hundreds, nay thousands, of comments.

    9 things you wear daily:

    * underwear
    * bra
    * shirt
    * plaid skirt of doom (w/ boxers underneath)
    * socks
    * shoes
    * thin, claspless hair elastic
    * my watch
    * my senior ring

    8 movies you'd watch over and over:

    * Moulin Rouge
    * The Princess Bride
    * Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    * MST3K
    * Spaceballs, and other Mel Brooks goodness
    * Amelie
    * Star Wars (original trilogy)
    * various Disney movies

    (whatever happened to 7?)

    6 objects you touch every day:

    * my computer
    * my sketchbook
    * my Wacom tablet
    * my hairbrush
    * my headphones
    * light switch

    5 things you do every day:

    * eat
    * sleep
    * read my friends' weblogs
    * maintain personal hygeine
    * sing

    4 foods that you couldn't live without:

    * pickles
    * cheese
    * Jack's hamburgers
    * greek or caesar salad

    3 of your favorite songs at this moment:

    You're joking.
    * Golden Slumbers, Beatles
    * Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
    * The Doom Song, Invader Zim (aka, I have no idea what to say)

    2 people that have influenced your life the most:

    * Renata
    * Kell

    1 person you could spend the rest of your life with:

    * Renata (aww, we can be spinsters together!)

    Priscilla said at 10:11 PM

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    ::stares::

    Lucius Malfoy.

    Does that cane-topper double as a bottle opener? Alicey concurs.

    Priscilla said at 6:56 PM

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    Woo! Just got my senior parking thingie! Underclassmen, FEAR MY VEHICULAR WRATH!

    ::cough::

    Priscilla said at 3:02 PM

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    Just realized that I had a very outdated link to Tendre Poisson, and updated accordingly. Yay.

    Priscilla said at 3:00 PM

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    Good news! I don't have vocal chord hemmoraging -- just a bacterial throat infection, which can be fixed up with a Z-pack and other fun medication. If I don't sing a note until Monday, chances are I'll have my voice back. This is much appreciated news, because this morning I sounded like Elaine Stritch. The only role I could have landed in this morning's condition was Vera, from Maime.

    But... not singing a note? Good gravy. That's close to impossible! Whenever I find myself surrounded by heavy background noise, I automatically start singing selections from "Men at Arms" and "Bat Boy" under my breath. In my car, singing is second-nature. How does one survive without singing? In my voice lesson today, Mrs. Glaros and I went through selections of Dido and Aeneas, trying to pick out potential audition material, and I was just itching to sing along with the piano. ::sigh:: Fast forward my life to Monday, please. I want my voice back.

    Priscilla said at 2:45 PM

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    Tuesday, August 27, 2002



    ::does the amusing flame dance:: Gravy, I love these things...

    Today's flame was sent to us by Miss Ashley Ronsgal. Nice to meet you, Ashley.

    "You know I realy don't care I about you're stupid test I mean so what if YOU don't want to read the goddamn story. Not everyone's opions are like yours. I take that back I do care about you're stupid test cause its a bunch of sh*t that makes people feel like they're not good at writing stories."

    I love it when people take that absurd test seriously.

    Priscilla said at 10:13 PM

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    Monday, August 26, 2002



    Yay, finished the drawing for Brenna's card! Go me! ::starts CGing merrily::

    Priscilla said at 10:37 PM

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    I'm upset. This morning, when driving to school, I decided to wake up my voice by belting out loud segments from "I, Comma". Because phlem is a fact of life for a singer (especially a marginally sick one), I had my Kleenex ready. To my horror, I saw blood. Okay, not a lot of blood. Actually a rather small amount of blood, but still enough to scare the pants off me. I went to Mrs. Glaros' room (my voice teacher) after our assembly, and she suggested that I talk to a vocal doctor, as I could possibly have hemmoraging in my vocal cords. Just dandy. Fortunately, this only happens when I try to sing, oddly enough. I called my mom, and she made an appointment for Wednesday. In the meantime, I'm trying not to talk much.

    And that, Mrs. McCullough, is why I'm missing your class the day after tomorrow.

    This makes me even more annoyed that all my singing auditions are in the next two weeks. Am I going to have any time at all to heal? Fortunately, because Mrs. Glaros is the one auditioning me for "Dido and Aeneas" (she already has me pegged as a Sorceress, I believe), she'll understand my inability to squawk out an audition piece. And Mr. Blaydes has heard me sing before, so I still might get a reasonable role in his musical, but I can never be sure. I think I'll drown my sorrows in pizza. I've been craving Domino's deep dish canadian bacon and black olive for about two months.

    Priscilla said at 8:48 PM

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    You still reading this, Sian? If so, would you mind telling me the new address for your blog? Thankees.

    Priscilla said at 9:53 AM

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    Sunday, August 25, 2002



    Grrr, blogback is down again. I think I'll switch to dotcomments, after all. Hail self-hosted commenting systems!

    Priscilla said at 5:48 PM

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    Why, why, why do I get a cold in the few days before auditons? Hockaday is being idiotic and holding auditions for absolutely everything during the first week of school. Now I get to try out for "Red White and Swing" (the Winter musical) and "Dido and Aeneas" with no high notes and a garbled belt. Kill me now. Thank god I have another week (or possibly longer) to recover my voice for the auditions for Jesuit's fall play. To be announced the first week in Sept.

    Alas, woe is me.

    I have chosen to blame this on... ::spins around blindfolded:: my sister and her friend RJ (who looks remarkably like Jimmy Bond). A few nights ago, they took me to a comedy club, where cigarette smoke hung in the air like a London pea-soup fog. It was barely tolerable when I was there (I spent about an hour in the shower afterwards, re-shampooing my hair and scrubbing my skin raw to get rid of the smell), and I woke up the next morning with the sniffles. I assumed it was just allergies. Now it's getting worse. Grr.

    Priscilla said at 5:39 PM

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    Does anyone know how to get rid of that annoying space between the number and the "x" (formerly "comment"). It's cramping my groove.

    Priscilla said at 5:09 PM

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    How do you like my new layout? Super-hearts to Blogger.com, whose layout I parroted. Additional hearts to Rebecca, whose LJ layout motivated me to go through with the idea. And because I can, hearts also go to Mon and Alicey, my guinea pigs.

    To all that wish to follow through with legal action: this is a joke. I heart Blogger, and I do not mean to infringe on anything. And stuff.

    Priscilla said at 3:33 PM

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    For Renata. Hope you like it. I can change anything you're not as fond of.

    Priscilla said at 12:35 AM

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    Saturday, August 24, 2002



    I am speechless. I bow in humble awe. Genius, pure genius.

    Priscilla said at 11:35 PM

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    Finally putting a name to the voices in Dido and Aeneas. I want to be Aeneas! ::snickets:: I haven't gotten the chance to sing like that since my 8th grade Music Man quartet-bass days (and singing along with Ziddler in "Like A Virgin"). Of course, all the soprano parts (Dido, Belinda, the witches, etc) sound equally fun. I could go either way. Whatever part I get, I'm going to enjoy myself!

    Priscilla said at 7:41 PM

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    Friday, August 23, 2002



    My second SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE of the week! My Sundowner just arrived! *dances merrily and drools over the lovely new art*

    My parents were incredibly impressed. XD

    Priscilla said at 6:54 PM

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    I loff my Brenna!

    Priscilla said at 6:28 PM

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    Hurrah! After singing my lungs out in the car today, I've regained large portions of my operatic voice, the majority of my low belt, and snippets of my high belt. Go me.

    Priscilla said at 2:16 PM

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    Brenna and Renata: your packages should arrive either today or tomorrow. Check your mailboxes!

    Alicey or Monica: I never got Mon's address! One of you, give it to me so Alicey and I can drown Moni in Discworld books.

    The rest of you: At ease, back to your stations.

    Priscilla said at 2:12 PM

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    Cinco de Viernes

    1. What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not?
    Unemployed student. Har. Actually, I occasionally sell my photography, so I could be considered a professional photographer. ::shrugs::

    2. If time/talent/money were no object, what would your dream occupation be?
    Broadway actress, perhaps? Of course, working for ILM would be a lot more feasable, and still awesome. Still, love of the theatre runs in my veins. [Zim: like radioactive rubber pants! Do not ignore these veins!...]

    3. What did/do your parents do for a living? Has this had any influence on your career choices?
    My dad is an architect, and while my mom has had architectural training, she's a homemaker. This has influenced me in the sense that I have been absolutely forbidden from going into architecture.

    4. Have you ever had to choose between having a career and having a family?
    ::stares:: I'm 17!

    5. In your opinion, what is the easiest job in the world? What is the hardest? Why?
    The hardest job would be one of those minimum-wage deals randomly endured by Barbara Whatsername for "Nickel and Dimed". Easiest job would be at the highest end of the spectrum, like Being Bill Gates or summat. Does he actually *do* anything for a living?

    Priscilla said at 9:51 AM

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    I just saw 42nd Street, a lovely reminder of how much I detest chorus lines. The sets were gorgeous, but most other aspects I found lacking. But I found some parody fodder for the opening number of MAA, so it's not a total loss. XD

    Priscilla said at 12:17 AM

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    I need a new blog layout.

    Right now.

    ::gets to work::

    Priscilla said at 12:10 AM

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    Thursday, August 22, 2002



    Dude! Two of my digital images are in the school calendar this year! I didn't even submit any! Great gravy.

    Priscilla said at 6:08 PM

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    ::chin trembles:: Is there supposed to be no volume? ::prods laptop with foot for good measure::

    EDIT: It's working now! Yay! I just had to restart my computer. ::dances::
    2nd EDIT: Okay, it's just working on select episodes. This is odd. I shall investigate.

    Priscilla said at 4:59 PM

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    ::piercing, 15-minute-long squeal::

    SQQQQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

    I just got my full boot set of Invader Zim episodes in the mail today! Endless smoochies and loff to Seej for being so wonderful! ::hearts::

    Priscilla said at 4:25 PM

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    Priscilla said at 1:07 PM

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    ::grins:: Loff to Nemmy for obvious reasons.

    Priscilla said at 12:18 AM

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    ...and in the end, BlogBack wins. I like the format of DotComments more (as they're locally hosted), but they were glitching somewhere, and I couldn't be bothered to figure it out. Hail my supreme laziness.

    Priscilla said at 12:14 AM

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    Wednesday, August 21, 2002



    Great. Just when Blogback starts working again... ::sigh::

    Priscilla said at 11:11 PM

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    Testing DotComments...

    Priscilla said at 11:10 PM

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    Re: Blogback

    I looked at the Blogback website, and it was down. I assume they're just having a hosting glitch, and all will be merrily sorted out soon.

    Priscilla said at 10:39 PM

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    Quote of the Day: (regarding Magsby's Cedric and Percy drawing)

    agent_starling_1999: uh oh... Mags... Percy´s right arm looks a bit short. Might be because there´s no shading, though
    agent_starling_1999: but hum... who is looking at the arm anyway?

    Priscilla said at 10:37 PM

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    My schedule:

    Odd Days:
    8:00 - 9:20 -- Topics in Advanced Mathematics, Mr. Dubsky (slightly eccentric teacher that tells us stories in class. I had him last year, and he's nifty.)
    9:30 - 9:45 -- Advisory/Homeroom/Break
    9:55 - 11:15 -- English: Civility and Propriety, Dr. Moreland (I've never had her, and I don't know much about her. This semester, though, we're reading "Emma", "A Room With A View", "The Mill on the Floss", and "The Age of Innocence")
    11:25 - 12:05 -- Form Meeting/Conference Period
    12:05 - 12:45 -- Lunch
    12:55 - 2:15 -- PE (Why am I always scheduled for PE right after lunch? Whyyyyy?)
    2:25 - 3:45 -- Advanced Photography, Mrs. Yoshii-Buenger (a bit OCD, say my friends, but she churns phenomenal work out of her students)

    Even Days:
    8:00 - 9:20 -- AP Physics B, Mr. Loh (yay! Mr. Loh is nifty.)
    9:30 - 9:45 -- Advisory/Homeroom/Break
    9:55 - 11:15 -- AP Studio Art, Mrs. McCullough (wonderful and British!)
    11:25 - 12:05 -- Form Meeting/Conference Period
    12:05 - 12:45 -- Lunch
    12:55 - 2:15 -- Y-Period
    2:25 - 3:45 -- AP Computer Science JAVA, Ms. Meek (never met her)

    Tra la. Why are all my APs on the same day?

    Priscilla said at 2:40 PM

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    Tuesday, August 20, 2002



    Someday I'll meet someone whose heart joins with mine,
    Aortas and arteries all entertwine.
    They'll beat so much stronger than they could apart,
    With chambers of muscle to hustle the love in our heart.

    Good gravy, I love that musical.

    Priscilla said at 4:58 PM

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    Woo! Go me! I just met with my art teacher for next year, Juliet McCullough, to decide which Studio Art class I should go in to. After seeing my portfolio from Parsons and my photography work (and a few CGs), she put me in AP Studio Art, meaning I placed out of Studio Art 1 and 2. Two years of art classes in one month! Go me! ::grooves:: She also said that I practically have half of my work cut out for me to begin with, as well, because my previous work would easily qualify for the "Breadth" requirement. I just have my "Concentration" to do now. Oh, I'm thrilled. Plus, this fits into my schedule perfectly. Topics in Advanced Mathematics (Honors level), AP Computer Science (Java), AP Physics B, whatever English courses I get in to (the registrar refused to tell me. I find out at book distribution tomorrow. Grr), AP Studio Art, and Advanced Photography. Gravy. Plus, AP Studio Art is considered a "solid", so I won't seem to colleges that I'm slacking off. Har! This school year is going to be fantastic.

    Priscilla said at 4:19 PM

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    Quote of the Day: I can't type to save my life. However, I'm thinking the typing-to-save-my-life thing will probably never come up. --Jack Wingfield

    Priscilla said at 1:01 PM

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    If you don't read Blogspotting, boy are you missing out!

    Priscilla said at 9:00 AM

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    Monday, August 19, 2002



    Alicey be as evil as I. Upon her, we bestow hearts and loff.

    Priscilla said at 9:58 PM

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    Alicey is complaining to me over Y!M that I haven't updated my blog in hours. This update is for you.

    Quote of the Day: "Do you have cities in Texas?" --Stephanie, at Parsons

    Priscilla said at 9:33 PM

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    ... Holy gods! I just looked at Theatre Three's website, and it says that "Bat Boy" runs from 4/24 to 5/31. Good lord on a stick! Is that just weekends, or a show every night? My mom tells me that it's probably just weekends, but I think I'm going to call my aunt and make sure. Of course, since the Jesuit spring musical would be the same time, there's no way I could be in both. It's seeming less and less likely by the minute. Will I want all those weekends spoken for right before I graduate? Doubtful. Drat.

    Priscilla said at 12:25 PM

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    Somehow, I imagined it would take less than a month for The Leaky Cauldron to choose its new layout... I'm getting antsy.

    Priscilla said at 10:22 AM

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    Well, my mom finally got her wish. The watch I've worn since the summer before 8th grade just died. *sigh* I'll miss you, watch. I wonder if this merits a burial service...

    Priscilla said at 8:52 AM

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    I am Ghandi.

    Economic Left/Right: -2.25
    Authoritarian/Libertarian: -5.85

    Priscilla said at 1:41 AM

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    Sunday, August 18, 2002




    Priscilla said at 10:29 PM

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    Seej says: "Caved in and bought the LotR DVD. So much for holding out until the extended version is released in November...*mourns her lack of willpower*"

    ...

    What extended version? Dude, if I had known that, I would have waited! Waaaah, why does no one tell me these things? ::kicks things::

    Priscilla said at 2:59 PM

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    ::dies:: Auditions for "Dido and Aeneas" are in 11 days. I get to memorize an aria of my choice. "Lament", if I want to be Dido. Good gravy. I wonder if Mrs. Glaros wants it in English or German? The CD she burned for all of us is in English, so I guess I'll go with that...

    Priscilla said at 2:44 PM

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    I'm relatively upset. While in NY and the ensuing college visits and Martha's Vineyard stuff, I obviously didn't get much chance to sing. I could sing quietly to myself when surrounded by enough background noise, but I never really got to belt my lungs out, like I do at home (in my car, ha). I was incredibly cross to find that the high belt I had been working on for three months is practically gone now. Hiss! Hopefully, it will come back soon with some work, but it's still annoying. I can't sing along with "Bat Boy" as easily ("Inside Your Heart" is deceptively high in some places), and I have to bring most of my MAA stuff down a bit in order to sing it decently. Grrr. Back to work. Of course, the Bat Boy stuff might be irrelevant now. My aunt Janet spoke with some of the Theatre Three guys, and it's going to play in April. The Jesuit spring show is early May. I'm praying that Theatre Three rehearsals are held at some bizarre time so that they wouldn't conflict, but I doubt if that's going to happen. While "Bat Boy" is one of my favourite musicals, I love Mrs. Felice, and I wouldn't want to desert her. Stupid moral dillemas.

    Meanwhile, my Fall/Winter theatre season looks promising, as Mrs. Glaros has organized an easily manageable schedule for "Dido and Aeneas". I'm waiting for Mrs. Felice to call me back regarding the Jesuit fall production, but I don't imagine it will conflict with anything. Spring will be the real challenge.

    Priscilla said at 2:31 PM

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    Yayfun! I got to see Chungy, Marcelina, and Lizziebeth again finally! We all met at Sleeny's house, where I gave her the book of Paul McCartney paintings I alluded to in NY. We went to "Read My Lips", a French movie about a deaf girl who gets in a relationship with an ex-con. I saw that the theatre's (The Magnolia, at the corner of Lennon and McCartney--actually Lemon and McKinney) midnight movie at the moment is "Amelie", one of my favourite movies, so I'm excited. They're also bringing back "The Producers", "Ziggy Stardust", and a bunch of other stuff. Har.

    After the movie, we began a rather intricate series of vehicular choreography. We decided that it would be fun to watch "The Wizard of Oz" with Pink Floyd, so we first went to Blockbuster to rent Wizard. I impulsively bought the FotR DVD as well. Hurrah! Then, because I unconsciously left in the direction of my (and Elizabeth's) house, rather than Marcelina's house, we dropped off all our stuff. Then, we went to dinner at Zuzu's, a Mexican restaurant, where we argued over who was the most corrupt. I argued that Marcelina and Elizabeth were the most corrupt, as a result of their summertime snogfests. Marcelina, Elizabeth, and Chungy declared that I was the most corrupt, as I had seen naked men in my figure drawing exploits at Parsons. I disagreed, saying that I had now been desentized against the male figure, and that if anyone ever tried to seduce me, I would pull out my sketchbook. We all made fun of Chungy for being embarrassed about the practically nonexistent nude scenes in "Read My Lips". It was amusing.

    Next, we went to Marcelina's house, where Elizabeth, Chungy, and I watched movies about pie (doubleposted in Blogspotting) while Marcelina searched the house for her "Dark Side of the Moon" CD. Eventually, she gave up, and we had to settle for the LP. Fortunately, the record player is 5 feet away from the TV, so it all worked out. Elizabeth went back to her house to get some Ben&Jerry's, at Chungy's request, Chungy drove herself to my house to have her car handy, and Marcelina and I drove back in my car, as she's been generally forbidden from operating motor vehicles due to her crash safety record. I got online to look up when you were supposed to start and flip the record and such, only to find that it doesn't work with the LP due to the time required to flip. We decided to try anyway, as we had already rented the movie. Of course, the four of us were mystified as to how to operate my dad's record player. There are so few knobs and switches -- it's crazy. We tried every switch on the player, to no avail. It had always been my dad operating it in the past; he never told me how to work it. We called my mom downstairs, who was equally stumped, and she called down my dad, whom I hadn't realized was home. I didn't see how he finally got it to work, but he did. Yay dad. We spent about 10 minutes trying to get the two in sync until we were satisfied.

    The power of suggestion is a wonderful thing. We spent all of Side One pathetically marvelling at coincidences such as "It looks like Toto is laughing!" and "If that bell had been a second later, it would have corresponded with the appearance of the witch's bicycle!". We are all complete freaks. Of course, just as Dorothy was about to leave her house to enter the world of Technicolor, Side One ended. We stared. Marcelina flipped the record as I paused the film, but then none of us had the faintest idea how to get the turntable going again. We eventually gave up and watched FotR, resolving to find a CD copy of "Dark Side of the Moon" and try again later. Ah, well. It was fun while it lasted.

    The entirety of LotR was spent in a state of MST3K, about 3/4 of the comments in reference to Cassie's "Very Secret Diaries". Pure genius, that. I lamented not getting to meet her in NYC. I showed Marcelina and Elizabeth (Chungy had left halfway through Wizard) my "Still the Prettiest" shirt and Megs' scantily clad hobbit picture. They loved them. After it was over, we watched the Two Towers preview, which was absolute gravy. And Jo is right, I absolutely adore Pippin now. Too cute! ::hearts:: Afterwards, Elizabeth drove Marcelina home, and I went to sleep. Hurrah and yayfun!

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    Saturday, August 17, 2002



    Woo! My sister just got into SMU! She had a bad year at Scripps last semester, so she needed to transfer. Now she's going to college 5 blocks from my house... gravy. But yay for her! We had to pull some major strings, as SMU already is bulging with students, but she's in. Hurrah! ::does nifty college dance:: In other college news, I sent in the first part of my early decision application to Penn yesterday. Good stuff. ::crosses fingers:: Wish me luck?

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    ::gasp:: I want one!

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    Friday, August 16, 2002



    Rebecca? Neil Gaiman.

    Script, for Alicey:
    Me: Now, if you could just say (on this recorder) "Lincoln is better than Wilson"?
    Neil: I have to say "Lincoln is better than Wilson"?
    Me: Yes.
    Neil: Okay, I just said it.
    (Natalie and I laugh)
    Me: Thank you very much!

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    I love you all. Muah.

    1. [Spell your name backwards] allicsirp (or eillecsirp, take your preference)
    2. [Where do you live?]: Dallas
    3. [Describe yourself in 4 words]: dear god not again
    4. [Who/WHAT is your worst enemy?]: other drivers
    5. [If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be?]:
    6. [What is the latest you've ever stayed up:] all night?
    7. [Ever been to Belgium?]: Yes, actually. But I was 4 at the time.
    8. [What's your favorite coin?]: penny! Lincoln power! Ha, you don't see Woodrow Wilson on any form of coinage!

    DESCRIBE YOUR
    9. [Wallet]: black, with a Paul Frank monkey head. It's a nice monkey.
    10. [Brush]: sea green
    11. [Toothbrush]: purple
    12. [Jewelry worn daily]: my watch (I've had it for three years and it's getting a tad inaccurate, but no one cares), and either my senior ring or my heart ring (my sister and I both have them)
    13. [Pillow cover]: I have several pillows. Most are festive and colorful.
    14. [Blanket]: Festive and colorful, matching the pillows.
    15. [Coffee cup]: I don't drink coffee, but I take my hot chocolate in a coffee mug I made several years ago that has a very caffinated-looking sun and the words "Wake up and smell the coffee!". It's awesome. The background is blue, with perfect white polka dots. Go me.
    16. [Sunglasses]: pretty blue polarized ones. Yay.
    17. [Underwear]: huge and granny-sized
    18. [Shoes]: size 42 Birkenstocks. Har.
    19. [Handbag]: nonexistent
    20. [Favorite top]: a blue baby doll shirt with the words "Percy is God and Boba Fett", courtesy of Tanja.
    21. [Favorite pants]: dark blue jeans
    22. [Cologne/Perfume]: eau de Gaspode (I don't use perfume)
    23. [CD in stereo right now]: Urinetown, with Renata's Tori mix CD and Dido and Aeneas up next.
    24. [Tattoos]: yuck
    25. [Piercings]: yuck again
    26. [Wearing]: said Birkenstocks, said jeans, and a dark red shirt with "CUBA" in off-white letters.
    27. [Hair]: in a ponytail, at the moment
    28. [Makeup]: evil

    WHAT/WHO (is/are)
    29. [In my mouth]: teeth, tongue, saliva
    30. [In my head]: a complex neural network
    31. [Wishing]: my friends were on Y!M. Also that the evil burn mark on my forehead would heal.
    32. [After this]: I shall get back to work on Britt's birthday card
    33. [Talking to]: no one... ::glares at Y!M window::
    34. [Eating]: a tall Tazoberry, courtesy of Starbucks
    35. [Do you like candles]: yes, but not burning in my room. That's how my cousins lost their house a few months ago.
    36. [Do you like hot wax]: yes, it's fun to play with, if you don't burn yourself.
    37. [Do you like incense]: no
    38. [Do you like the taste of blood]: zer drink zat's in zer livink vein, Is not zer drink for me... ::clutches black ribbon on lapel::
    40. [If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason?] no one. I might say I could kill someone, but I'd drive myself insane with guilt.
    41. [Person you wish you could be with right now]: Alicey. Or Tanja. or Chungy. or Sannali. or Renata. or anyone reading this.
    42. [What/Who is next to you]: my cd player
    43. [What do you want done with your body when you die]: exquisitely preserved and put on display in a public place to frighten small children. Actually, no.
    44. [Do you believe in love]: I don't know if I even am a true Bohemian revolutionary!
    45. [Do you believe in soulmates]: if so, I have several
    46. [Do you believe in love at first sight]: no
    47. [Do you believe in Heaven]: I don't think about it much
    48. [Do you believe in forgiveness]: yes
    49. [Do you believe in God]: a higher power, yes, but not the standard, Christian-accepted god.
    50. [What's something you wish you could understand better]: why it's taking so bloody long for JK Rowling to finish book 5.

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    Alicey can testify to the fact that Britt's (PDM, that is) belated b-day card is going fabulously. I'm thrilled at how well it's going! Gah, I'm so happy I'm using digital media. If I had been using traditional media, I couldn't bear to part with it!

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    My Tealin!love has just grown exponentially. Wanna see why?

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    Thursday, August 15, 2002



    My hobbits! My lovely hobbits! My scantily-clad, loincloth-wearing hobbits have arrived! Thank you, Megs! Muchas smoochies and schnoogleglomps abound!

    It looks a hundred times better in person: I heart you, Megs!

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    Seej is going to burn me a copy of her Invader Zim collection as a "thank you" for the autographed Coraline I sent her! Hearts abound! I loff you! *mad schnoogles*

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    Whee! Finished reading all my LJ friends entries! Go me! And I finally ordered my copy of Sundowner, so all is merry.

    Well, most things are merry. This morning, I had my senior yearbook photos taken, so I got all glammed up with a hairtrim (curly this time, rather than straight) and evil makeup of doom. Unfortunately, when Kurt (the hairdresser) was finishing up, he accidentally touched my forehead with the curling iron. I jerked back immediately, so the burn wasn't too bad, but still, I have this odd, pallid, discolored splotch on my left temple. Not fun. Especially because my mom kept touching it. Ouch. Fortunately, the photographer said that he doubted it would show up in the pictures, so it's all good. *nods and applies aloe to her forehead* Bah.

    But Kurt is cool, so I forgive him. Hah, he's actually the Bush girls' hairdresser, too. Yet another amusing aspect of living in Dallas! My sister was in the twins' class. Grandparents Day was always entertaining because of all Bush Sr.'s bodyguards. Har! Good times, good times.

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    Wow. My Beatles calendar is still on June. I need to get back up to speed. ::turns the page and sighs happily:: Oh, July's John is too cute for words...

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    Renata is my herd. ::basks in the Tori-ness:: She gave me a Tori mix CD and the TTB and Hair OBCRs. Yayfun!

    And everyone must watch The Grubbs, starring my friend Marcelina's older brother. Yo! Huzzah, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Coach Garra. ::does the Marcelina's brother dance:: He's also been in several episodes of "6 Feet Under", which is just gravy. Hurrah!

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    Someone is my hero. Do they know that "HP Meets the Movies" is this month's HP Monthly subject?

    Priscilla said at 2:54 PM

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    Duh, I forgot to mention this here. The "Dear God Why?" saga continues as we take a glance at the Very Secret Diary of Delphine Angua von Uberwald, Men at Arms edition. Those that don't read my LiveJournal are fools.

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    Wednesday, August 14, 2002



    Alicey insisted I scan something, but my paintings and drawings from class are huge and I'm not in the mood to piece them together in the scanner bed, so here are some doodles from my sketchbook. For Renata, Delirium and Death (Sandman), and for everyone and no one in particular, a random girl that I considered turning into Angua, but decided against. Hurrah. And there was much rejoicing.

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    Tealin! Squee!

    Priscilla said at 10:42 PM

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    Oh, this is too amusing. The Hockaday fall play is "Nightwatch". Of course, it's Shirley Jackson's take rather than Terry Pratchett's, but I am still fully entitled to be amused. Muah.

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    I'M ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

    I've been travelling since 5AM this morning, and now it's nearly 7. 15 hours, if you factor in time difference. Jolly good. Alicey, if you don't get on Y!M soon, I will cry.

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    Friday, August 09, 2002



    Oh, Renata -- I keep meaning to ask you about this. Why "Hail Balthus"? I'm confused.

    And let it be said that the phrase "Blimp of Evil" is one of the most wonderful phrases in musical history.

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    No way! Please, not the stake hitch. It's a part of who I am...

    Priscilla said at 12:20 PM

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    Muaha. Reading Men at Arms to parents can be fun.

    Quote of the Day: "I can't believe Angua was such a brazen hussy."

    I love you, Mom.

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    Thursday, August 08, 2002



    Foom. I am alive! Ta-da! My college trip of Doom is over, finally! Now it's just a few days at Martha's Vineyard, and I'll be hooooooome! Gah, I've missed home. It's horrifying, living life from day to day, never knowing where your next internet fix is going to come from... I feel like a druggie. I'll finally get some decent time to work on the thousands of gifts I owe everybody. Brenna... Britt... Brenna again... gravy. Though I must admit, I'm really looking forward to my scantily-clad hobbits from Megs. Muaha. And upon my return home, my Tori CD copies from Renata. ::hearts:: I drew Death and Delirium! I can pretend they were a gift for you! (I originally wrote that as "Renata's Tori burns". That sounds painful.) My love for "Little Earthquakes" continues to grow.

    I'm Delirium!
    Which Member of the Endless Are You?
    So true. I went into the test thinking I'd get Death, as reading "The High Cost of Living" made me think we were rather similar, personality-wise, but from the quiz questions, Delirium clearly won out. Jolly good.

    Woah! Dude! I'm currently in the Business Office at the Cornell Club, fairly close to the front desk. I can hear the bellman talking to my mom on speakerphone, who is up in our room, complaining about the fan. That was surreal. (Later: ha, we got moved to the neighboring room)

    And we have tickets for Chicago for tomorrow, which is gravy. And of course, though I must say that though it was enjoyable, Thoroughly Modern Millie (which I saw just before leaving New York) was slightly disappointing. Most of the audience loved it, but I found myself just sitting in my seat and glowering as they stole idea after idea from Men at Arms. The strains of "I've Seen His Face Before" have never left the privacy of my own head, and I had no way of ever encountering Millie's score before, but there she was onstage nonetheless, belting out song whose first few measures (and several words) were nearly identical. "No way", I said to myself, provoking my Aunt Phyllis to look at me strangely, then turn back to the show. Also, the notion of singing briefly in dwarfish (with projected subtitles) in "My Kind of Town" suddenly seemed less novel as TMM's Chinese brothers merrily reprised a song in fluent Mandarin. I seem to have noticed a lot more as a was watching the show, but on the most part, I've forgotten the numerous counts now. Grr, say I. Hiss.

    And now I try to catch up with thousands, nay millions, of LJ friend entries. Curse you all! How dare you be so insightful and entertaining! Growl.

    Saw "Signs" and "Austin Powers III" on the same night. Why don't movies learn? Aliens are only scary if you never see them. Our boy looked like the Grinch. Good gravy.

    Okay, dinnertime. G'bye, all! I'll be back soon.

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    Monday, August 05, 2002



    No, woman, I am no longer in NY. I'm currently at Yale (Hey, Bulldog!), the second stop in my College Trip of Doom. First was my beloved Penn, which remains lodged in my top-notch spot due to their droolworthy Digital Media and Design program (DMD). Be still, my heart! ::swoons::

    I don't have much time, as I probably have to get off this computer soon (I doubt I'm even supposed to be checking my logs and email and such in the first place, ha), so meh. Car trips are made merrier through "Men at Arms", as my dad wasn't taking to "Hogfather". This is paralleled with a play-by-play song list summary, which is enjoyable. Tra la. At the Penn bookstore, I found a copy of "Reaper Man" (including the uberjoyous "Night Watch" preview) to re-complete my collection, so all is good.

    Oh--and Magsby, can I keep him?

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    Friday, August 02, 2002



    Stupid pay computer... ::kicks::

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    “Now we sing dis stupid song!
    Sing it as we run along!
    Why we sing dis we don’t know!
    We can’t made her words rhyme prop’ly!”
    “Sound off”
    “One!Two!”
    “Sound off!”
    “Many!Lots!”
    “Sound off!”
    “Er… what?”

    May all the people in the world bow down and shamelessly worship Brenna. ::hearts:: You've made my day thrice-over!

    Priscilla said at 9:34 PM

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