Vacation, all I ever wanted...
Jan. 5th, 2006 12:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fredericksI copped out and told the study group that I had a "pressing engagement that came up unexpectedly" and would be unable to make it tomorrow. Technically I do have a pressing engagement - my DVDs certainly aren't going to watch themselves. Funny enough, since the women aren't native English speakers I don't think I managed to get my point across; I received a message from one of them wondering if the change of venue was the reason I'd be unable to attend. I should just come right out and say "no, I simply don't want to have to freak out about reading 110 pages in one night while writing up comprehensive notes on it during vacation - it's not my fault my book didn't arrive until Tuesday...waah! oooooh, naked Apollo!" *click* Oh well. I'll go to the next meeting and bring two units worth of notes.
Looking over my Blockbuster rental choices I seem to have had a Gyllenhaal/Ledger theme in mind:
*Point the first - Secretary with one Maggie Gyllenhaal and THE SPADER.
*Point the second - The Brothers Grimm with one Heath Ledger and Affleck's boy toy. I really wanted to like this movie, particularly since it was written (?) and directed by a Python alum, but I had a perpetual "whu?" face on throughout. Ask me now what it's about and all I can tell you is that Monica Bellucci was very hot. Oh, and Gareth from The Office and the crazy silent killer guy from Fargo were in it as well. Does that killer guy ever play sane characters?
*Point the third - The Good Girl with Jakie-boy and Ms. Aniston. A stupid rental since they seem to show it every other day on Lifetime, but I wants to see the good bits.
*Point the fourth - The Order with Mr. Ledger. I get the feeling this one is also a card-carrying member of Suckville, but when you combine Ledger and clerical robes I turn into Jayne ("I'll be in my bunk").
The last one would be a perfect candidate for "one of these things are not like the others" as it's the Battlestar Galactica mini. I was sad that it would take two weeks and change for me to get the S1 set from Amazon so I had to cave and rent it. Perhaps I'll hunker down with some green tea and watch it tonight. Yes, the thrills never stop in my house.
The football-playing brother is downstairs screaming at the TV and clapping like a trained yet crazy seal while watching whichever the hell Bowl that's on. Why must the children be so scary?
//10 Favorite music artists
1. Queens of the Stone Age
2. Queen
3. Radiohead
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. Erasure
6. Tool
7. My Chemical Romance
8. Depeche Mode
9. Metallica
10. Led Zeppelin
//09 things you're looking forward to:
1. Living on my own
2. Entering the workforce full-time in a job that's NOT retail
3. Becoming an NP
4. Maintaining a positive bank account and making a portfolio
5. Having my own practice
6. Graduating nursing school and passing the damned NCLEX
7. Seeing my brothers grow up
8. Finding a relationship (platonic or romantic) that lasts longer than 6 months
9. Finding a job. Fullstop.
//08 things you like to wear:
1. My wristwatch
2. Pair of silver bangles grandma gave me
3. Bras
4. A comfortable pair of blue jeans
5. A rather ratty Old Navy tan-colored fleece
6. Stud earrings (silver)
7. Headphones
8. Shoes (they're nifty)
//07 things that annoy you:
1. Being told that I just missed the bus/train. Thanks - how does that bit of information help me now?
2. Getting partial phone messages. Wow, I got a phone call...if only you'd bothered to write down who called and what they called about.
3. Being addressed with a term of endearment from strangers/acquaintances. Do I look like a bottle of bee vomit to you? So don't call me "honey" or any variation of it, dumbass.
4. Being told to smile. No, I don't want to - here, here's an extended pointer finger for you; good day, sir! (it's inevitably men who feel moved to tell me that)
5. DSL slowdowns. Don't take my crack away!
6. Telemarketers. I never know whether to hang up on you immediately or be polite and listen to your whole scripted spheil. Either way I ain't buyin' what chu sellin'.
7. Stores that don't take credit/debit.
//06 things you say most everyday:
1. "Goddamn"
2. "You stupid."
3. "Hee!"
4. "Your feet STINK! Take a shower!" (and I'm not kidding about that one - my brothers need industrial strength help)
5. "Nothiiing"
6. "Close the door, please"
//05 things you do everyday:
1. Surf the web
2. Read
3. Watch random TV programs
4. Eat
5. Wash my face
//04 people you want to spend more time with:
1.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
endgame50
2.arthurq
3.4. Two people who no one would know.
//03 movies you could watch over and over again:
1. Bridget Jones' Diary
2. Master and Commander
3. Finding Nemo
//02 of your favorite songs at the moment:
1. The remix of La Tortura that keeps playing on Z100 though I never can seem to catch it in its entirety.
2. Chariots Rise by Lizzie West, from the Secretary soundtrack (why is that thing going for $40 on Amazon.com?? Do they have crack sealed in with CD?)
//01 reason you have to live:
1) One never knows what tomorrow will bring
Looking over my Blockbuster rental choices I seem to have had a Gyllenhaal/Ledger theme in mind:
*Point the first - Secretary with one Maggie Gyllenhaal and THE SPADER.
*Point the second - The Brothers Grimm with one Heath Ledger and Affleck's boy toy. I really wanted to like this movie, particularly since it was written (?) and directed by a Python alum, but I had a perpetual "whu?" face on throughout. Ask me now what it's about and all I can tell you is that Monica Bellucci was very hot. Oh, and Gareth from The Office and the crazy silent killer guy from Fargo were in it as well. Does that killer guy ever play sane characters?
*Point the third - The Good Girl with Jakie-boy and Ms. Aniston. A stupid rental since they seem to show it every other day on Lifetime, but I wants to see the good bits.
*Point the fourth - The Order with Mr. Ledger. I get the feeling this one is also a card-carrying member of Suckville, but when you combine Ledger and clerical robes I turn into Jayne ("I'll be in my bunk").
The last one would be a perfect candidate for "one of these things are not like the others" as it's the Battlestar Galactica mini. I was sad that it would take two weeks and change for me to get the S1 set from Amazon so I had to cave and rent it. Perhaps I'll hunker down with some green tea and watch it tonight. Yes, the thrills never stop in my house.
The football-playing brother is downstairs screaming at the TV and clapping like a trained yet crazy seal while watching whichever the hell Bowl that's on. Why must the children be so scary?
//10 Favorite music artists
1. Queens of the Stone Age
2. Queen
3. Radiohead
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. Erasure
6. Tool
7. My Chemical Romance
8. Depeche Mode
9. Metallica
10. Led Zeppelin
//09 things you're looking forward to:
1. Living on my own
2. Entering the workforce full-time in a job that's NOT retail
3. Becoming an NP
4. Maintaining a positive bank account and making a portfolio
5. Having my own practice
6. Graduating nursing school and passing the damned NCLEX
7. Seeing my brothers grow up
8. Finding a relationship (platonic or romantic) that lasts longer than 6 months
9. Finding a job. Fullstop.
//08 things you like to wear:
1. My wristwatch
2. Pair of silver bangles grandma gave me
3. Bras
4. A comfortable pair of blue jeans
5. A rather ratty Old Navy tan-colored fleece
6. Stud earrings (silver)
7. Headphones
8. Shoes (they're nifty)
//07 things that annoy you:
1. Being told that I just missed the bus/train. Thanks - how does that bit of information help me now?
2. Getting partial phone messages. Wow, I got a phone call...if only you'd bothered to write down who called and what they called about.
3. Being addressed with a term of endearment from strangers/acquaintances. Do I look like a bottle of bee vomit to you? So don't call me "honey" or any variation of it, dumbass.
4. Being told to smile. No, I don't want to - here, here's an extended pointer finger for you; good day, sir! (it's inevitably men who feel moved to tell me that)
5. DSL slowdowns. Don't take my crack away!
6. Telemarketers. I never know whether to hang up on you immediately or be polite and listen to your whole scripted spheil. Either way I ain't buyin' what chu sellin'.
7. Stores that don't take credit/debit.
//06 things you say most everyday:
1. "Goddamn"
2. "You stupid."
3. "Hee!"
4. "Your feet STINK! Take a shower!" (and I'm not kidding about that one - my brothers need industrial strength help)
5. "Nothiiing"
6. "Close the door, please"
//05 things you do everyday:
1. Surf the web
2. Read
3. Watch random TV programs
4. Eat
5. Wash my face
//04 people you want to spend more time with:
1.
endgame502.
arthurq3.4. Two people who no one would know.
//03 movies you could watch over and over again:
1. Bridget Jones' Diary
2. Master and Commander
3. Finding Nemo
//02 of your favorite songs at the moment:
1. The remix of La Tortura that keeps playing on Z100 though I never can seem to catch it in its entirety.
2. Chariots Rise by Lizzie West, from the Secretary soundtrack (why is that thing going for $40 on Amazon.com?? Do they have crack sealed in with CD?)
//01 reason you have to live:
1) One never knows what tomorrow will bring
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Date: 2006-01-06 11:28 pm (UTC)Whu?
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Date: 2006-01-06 11:31 pm (UTC)I got it from alt.fan.pratchett which is a predominantly British populated newsgroup. So, you had Merka and Merkins when referencing those across the pond