To-do list

- survive this month, or until Spring Break (April 3!)
- don't go insane (entirely possible)
- fill out FAFSA form (ugh)
- apply to UMF (Maine or bust!)
- find a job (guh)
- find and read a copy of Watchmen (before March 6th?)
- finish Buffy and Angel before summer (May 22!)
- other stuff I am forgetting (it happens.)

I also seriously think I need to get away from the internet for a week.

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Celebrity Girl Crushes

We women are goregous creatures. We just are. Deal with it.

That said, here are my Top 8 Girl Crushes of Hollywood, complete with pictures for your enjoyment. :D


8. Felicia Day. You probably know her from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (if you don't, fix that now), but her other credits include appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as writing for, producing, and starring in the web series The Guild. And she's adorable. Look at that.

7. Katee Sackhoff. I first got acquainted with Katee via her role as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace on Battlestar Galactica (pictured above). Not only is she gorgeous (not convinced? click here), she can also kick your ass. What more can you ask for?


6. Jewel Staite. I love love love love her in Firefly and Serenity. Just... endless amounts of love. She's just so adorably beautiful. I don't understand it.


5. Eliza Dushku. You may know her as Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but if you're not watching Dollhouse (9pm, Fridays on FOX), you need to start. Aside from it being more Joss Whedon, Eliza stars as Echo, the main "doll" or Active that the show follows. Two episodes in, I'm getting the feeling that each week we get to see Eliza tackle a brand new role as her character acquires new memories, skills, and even a unique personality required to complete different "Engagements", which is pretty neat, if you ask me. Plus, she's so pretty. (Catch up on Dollhouse here.)

4. Grace Park. Yet another regular on Battlestar Galactica. (Hey, it's a good show.) I'm not sure what it is about her, but every time I look at her, she just draws me in.

3. Amy Adams. Honestly, need I say more?


2. Tina Fey. I love Tina Fey. She's beautiful, hysterically funny, and a genius. There's seriously very little that is more sexy than an intelligent woman who can write, friends. ;) (And yes, I know. I need to start watching 30 Rock.)


1. Alyson Hannigan. I absolutely adore Alyson Hannigan. Not only is she insanely attractive (click here to see another picture I found), she's quite possibly my favorite actress out there for the moment. I have yet to see her on How I Met Your Mother--it's on my list, though. Trust me. I'll get there--but what I've seen so far of her work on Buffy (currently finishing up Season Six), she just keeps getting progressively more awesome. Love it!


Well, folks, there you have it. Not only do you now know my girl crushes, you probably noticed that I overuse parenthetical asides, and that I'm a little addicted to hyperlinks.

I'd also consider doing one of these featuring male celebrities I find attractive, but that list would probably be at least twice as long as this one, and it'd take me forever to decide who makes the cut.

...But you never know. ;)

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A Change of Scenery

I must confess that I've gotten super bored with the layout of my blog, so over the next couple of days I'll be trying out new templates. I'm also not very good at html, so my apologies if you happen to drop by and it's really, really funky.

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My pets need to stop dying, and other interesting statements

In the span of a little over a month, I have lost three goldfish (River, Kaylee, and Simon) and a dog (Sandi). The goldfish were only mildly disappointing, but Sandi... well, we've had her for a long time. So she was old, it was just... very unexpected. I just hope it was painless, poor thing. -sigh- Rest in peace, darling.

Long story short, my pets need to stop dying.

I have a week to finish my transfer app for Chapman. Whoever invented the Common App should be shot, is all I have to say about that.

I also have a short story due on Tuesday, and I still have no idea what to write about. It's kind of awful. But I think I work best under pressure when it comes to school assignments and things, so I'm hoping for something good in the twilight moments before my class on Tuesday. And by twilight moments, I mean Sunday and Monday. I'm not that crazy.

Lastly, I think I've stumbled upon something of an epiphany. Not anything huge, and I suppose it's pretty obvious, but sometimes it's the obvious things that are hardest to strike at.

"I honestly don't know why I feel such an obligation to make others happy, even people like E*** and B**** who are just so draining to talk to, but I'm trying. I suppose it's a whole work in progress thing. Start small and all. And I think a part of it with [my sister] is that I feel so helpless because I can't do anything, and it's eating me up. I generally don't appreciate feeling helpless, you know? But I guess it's just a matter of accepting things for how they are, and not trying to change them so desperately. Like beating your head against a wall hoping it moves at some point, I suppose. It's just kinda pointless in the long run and it hurts you really bad." - from an email I wrote to Morgan.

Like I said, obvious, but still pretty impressive, if I do say so myself.

Well, that's about it for this post. Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, the next post shall be much more entertaining. I just want to see how Maya pulls hers off, first. ^_^

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Appearing for the first time in publication, it's...

(Courtesy of Gretchen. Make your own superhero HERE!)

Mwahaha. You know, she looks more like a villain than a superhero, but that's fine by me. Except the name almost sounds like Chingrish. Rather intimidating, though. Just look at all that spandex.

Random facts of the day, brought to you by Maya texting me from Borders whilst reading this book:
- In Alaska, you can't push a live moose from an airplane.
- In Arkansas, it's illegal to pronounce 'Ar-kan-sas'.
- You will break the law in Connecticut when your bicycle reaches speeds in excess of 65 mph.
- You can't tie a giraffe to a lampost in Georgia.
- Kansas condemns the use of ice cream on cherry pie, whale hunting, snowball fights, and screaming at haunted houses.
- In Mississippi, it is illegal to teach others the meaning of polygamy.

It's ridiculous laws like these that make me want to take a road trip across the country with the sole intention of breaking them.

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Wonder

I wonder about lots of things. Little things. Like why I still wear this pair of jeans despite the fact that they are broken (long story). I wonder why I haven't been writing much lately. I wonder what the title of this song is. I wonder about crickets, and what they do in a rainstorm. I wonder why I adore foreign accents so much.

I wonder if it is considered rude and bitchy to simply ignore someone who has attempted to contact you via Instant Message.

Thoughts?

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