Skipgunner

The Great Pocket Disaster of Aught 9

2009-08-18T01:32:03Z

People seem to have a much higher opinion of my sewing skills than I deserve. My family keeps asking me to sew things for them or help them sew other things. Here it is - I'm not that great a seamstress. In fact, I can't even sew a straight line. They only ask because I'm willing to make things up. I'll finagle patterns or make up my own. But, it never works out quite right, so I'm left wondering why they keep asking! You know on aptitude tests or whatever, where there's a box laid flat and you have to tell which symbol would be on the top if the box were folded up. Just because I can fold up the box, doesn't mean I have some sort of magical spatial relations powers that enable me to brilliantly produce a dress or a skirt or a even a doily. I can't! My sister asked me to make her a skirt - just whip that out of my back pocket - and it was a disaster. I forgot how to make pockets. Pockets! That's how much I don't know what I am doing. So, please, take this into account before you ask me for things. I'm just saying.

In the meantime

2009-08-09T06:22:45Z

My life currently consists of "in the meantime".

I'm waiting for my graduation paperwork to go through so I can be endowed with the somewhat dubious honor of a University degree and I'm looking for a job to go with said degree, so that I can find a place to go with said job.

"In the meantime"... I'm kickin' it at my parents' house (don't have to tell anyone how much fun that is), applying for any job that I can possibly do (or that a trained rat could do), and doing a remarkable number of favors to fill the time (babysitting, sewing, free-handing, whatever).

I hate "in the meantime". It's just filler. It's pretend life. "Could you hold this and this and this, while I sort out this over here and then I'll have figured out what I want to be when I grow up?"

I know I should probably make it count, you know, fill it with worthy stuff. But, I'm also sick. So, 'in the meantime', I just don't care.

stargate universe panel

2009-08-07T03:39:53Z

So, I'm listening to the Comic-Con Panel for Stargate: Universe and, wow, is it appease the fans day or what? I just noticed that they're not really playing to a new audience. Their addressing the outstanding, old-school Stargate fans - you know, the ones who are concerned about the how this new series is going to play out. I just think it's interesting that they feel obligated to hit us up, rather than trying to build a new audience. Shout out to the Sci-Fi and the new SyFy fans.

Country Roads

2009-07-24T00:56:52Z

Heading home on Saturday. Ridiculously sentimental and weepy. Fortunately, too tired to be fully desolate. That'll probably hit me sometime on Monday - post jet lag. I've really loved living in Germany. Freiburg is glorious. It's so beautiful here and, I know it sounds dumb but, so German. There's no other way to describe it.

I'm not sure if I'd call this the best summer of my life, but it's definitely in the top percentile.

Day 22

2009-06-23T19:11:16Z

I'm at Day 22 in Germany. It's pretty awesome here - it's beautiful. Unfortunately, my internet connection sucks. I can't log on to anything I need from my University. And, I can't rock hulu, when I really just need someone to speak English. I downloaded HotspotShield and it knew!!! Hulu is psychic. Crazy! I'm also exhausted. No real point - just throwin' that out there.

Y'all are out there, somewhere...!

2009-06-23T19:07:03Z

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

On the road, or the plane, whatever

2009-06-01T13:08:58Z

I'm so embarrassingly slow at updating. But, I'm all packed and ready to go. To GERMANY!!!! For 7 weeks, I get to pretend I can speak German and, of course, I remember nothing. Wie sagt man 'I'm a dumb American, please Help me'? What have I done?! Oh well, sink or swim, Baby. Sink or swim. *sighs in resignation*

I don't eat fish

2009-05-06T18:27:44Z

Well, whadya know?! :D

Created by Recipe Star

Why?! Why is there no embed code?!

2009-04-22T23:04:33Z

My sister sent me this amazing little blip. At first, I wondered, then I was amazed, then, I was awed.

Once again, I can't embed. There's no code!!! How lame is that?

Here's the link: http://blip.tv/file/1816913

Enjoy :D

Recovering from Emotional Trauma with Youtube

2009-03-27T19:23:26Z

Still on an emotional roller coaster ride. Got some bad news. Maybe good news. Not what I wanted, but maybe for the best. Never know.

In time of need, cruisin' youtube. Word.

Found this awesome vid, though it won't let me embed. Link at...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En3atiTAHXM

Also, youtube all things Eddie Izzard. Worth every second.

Bulgarian Idol & Freaking Out

2009-03-25T18:23:16Z

My professor assigned a paper utilizing emotional vulnerability in our fieldwork. I kind of hate her right now. I'm so raw, I could scream. Or throw up. It could go either way at this point.

I had to take a break, so for a little chillaxation, I found this on youtube. Oh, youtube. *pat, pat*

Oddly, it was my father, recently returned from the Phillipines, who showed me this video. Hmm...

Enjoy! :D

What Slanguage Do You Speak?

2009-03-16T03:04:24Z

You Speak Aussie Slang

Aussie Slang: 50%

Prison Slang: 50%

Canadian Slang: 25%

New England Slang: 25%

Southern Slang: 25%

British Slang: 0%

What Slanguage Do You Speak?

Wizard's First Rule - Review

2009-03-12T18:07:22Z

It's later than promised, but I read the book in a marathon event and it took some time to process it. So, without further ado...

Overall, AWE.SOME!!! It's an amazing concept in an exceptionally rich and vivid world. One downside of that, Goodkind likes to take his time getting anywhere. Be prepared. I usually read books for the purpose of getting somewhere, but this book (this series, apparently - yes, I have started reading book 2) is about the journey. Word of advice, just sit back, relax, and let it happen in its own sweet time.

The other downside is that it can also get a little graphic, but that only serves to keep it real (ish. It is a fantasy novel.) and incredibly tense. I was especially concerned for Rachel, every time I read anything about her.

I would have liked to have seen the book broken into parts, but that's a personal preference (just the author in me). The lack thereof isn't any detriment to the book.

Fantastic characters, I'm pretty much in love with Richard and Chase. I did have the occasional complaint with Kahlan. I felt like Goodkind was writing himself, having her do what he would do, rather than staying true to her nature. Her responses were sometimes too male for such a hyper-feminine character.

To the good stuff... My Favorite Parts!

When Richard & “commands” the wind and both Zedd and Kahlan look around, fully expecting the wind to comply.

When they go to the inn and the guy calls Kahlan a whore. Her response is priceless. *laughs and wipes tear from eye*

When Richard “greets” Savodlin. The respect is overwhelming. *g*

And, of course, when Zedd explains the Wizard's First Rule. Brilliant.

Something I didn't understand, but is explained in book 2...
How Darken Rahl planned on impregnating Kahlan without being confessed.

Warning!! Do not compare the book to the TV series. It will only bring you heartache and despair. And annoyance. The show is amazing - it is a visual masterpiece. But it is not the same. Instead of trying to reconcile the two, try accepting each on its own merit.

Happy Reading! :D

It's Totally True!!! and Coming Soon!!!

2009-03-02T19:03:52Z

I've started reading the Sword of Truth book series by Terry Goodkind. I'm about half way through Wizard's First Rule (Book One) and should finish by the end of the week. I plan on posting a review, so if anyone's open to discussion, bring it on.

Thus far, totally diggin' it. :D

X-Men Quiz

2009-01-24T04:57:50Z

Who Knew?! :D

You Are Wolverine

Small but fierce, you're a great fighter.

Watch out! You are often you're own greatest enemy.

Powers: Adamantium claws, keen senses, the ability to heal quickly

Which of the X-Men Are You?

tv meme

2009-01-21T20:46:16Z

The things I find. Or rather, the things wraithfodder finds and I subsequently snerch. Yeah. Well. You would too.

Bold all of the following TV shows which you’ve ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime. Bold and Italicize a show if you’re positive you’ve seen every episode of it. If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).*

24
227
7th Heaven
A Different World
Adam-12
Adderly*
Aeon Flux
ALF
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias
Allo Allo
American Idol/Pop Idol/Canadian Idol/Australian Idol
America’s Next Top Model/Germany’s Next Top Model
Angel
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Arrested Development
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
Barnaby Jones
Battlestar Galactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead [Not my fault - husband loves it]
Beverly Hills 90210
Bewitched
Bionic Woman
Bonanza
Bones
Bosom Buddies
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bug Juice
Captain Planet
Carnivale
Chappelle’s Show
Charlie’s Angels
Charmed
Cheers
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Coupling
Cowboy Bebop
Crossing Jordan
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dallas
Dancing with the Stars
Danny Phantom
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Davinci’s Inquest
Dawson’s Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadliest Catch
Deadwood
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate Housewives
Dharma & Greg
Different Strokes
Dirty Jobs
Doctor Who (new Who)
Doctor Who (original)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Dragnet
Due South
Earth 2
Eerie, Indiana
Emergency!
Empty Nest
Entourage
ER
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Family Matters
Family Ties
Farscape
Father Knows Best
Fawlty Towers
Felicity
Firefly
Flipper (original series)
Frasier
Friends
Full House
Futurama
Get Smart
Ghostwriter
G.I. Joe (original series)
Gilligan’s Island
Gilmore Girls
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Green Acres
Green Wing
Grey’s Anatomy
Growing Pains
Gundam Wing
Gunsmoke
Happy Days
Hart to Hart
Head of the Class
Hell’s Kitchen
Hey Dude
Hogan’s Heroes
Home Improvement
Homicide: Life on the Street
House
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
Instant Star
Invader Zim
Invasion
JAG
Jackass
Joey
John Doe
Johnny Quest (original series)
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
jPod
Just the 10 of Us
Kate & Allie
Kath and Kim
Kim Possible
Knott’s Landing
LA Law
Laverne and Shirley
Little House on the Prairie
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Major Dad
Malcolm in the Middle
Mama’s Family
Mann and Machine*
M.A.N.T.I.S
Married… With Children
Medium
Melrose Place
Miami Vice
Millenium
Mission: Impossible
Monk
Moonlighting
Mork & Mindy
Murphy Brown
Mr. Show with Bob and David
My Family
My Life as a Dog
My Name is Earl
My Secret Identity
My So-Called Life
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
Mythbusters
NCIS
Night Court
Night Heat*
Nip/Tuck
Northern Exposure
Numb3rs
Nurses
One Tree Hill
Out of This World
Oz
Perry Mason
Picket Fences
Pokemon
Power Rangers
Prison Break
Profiler
Project Runway
Pulaski: The TV Detective*
Psych
Quantum Leap
Queer As Folk (US)
Queer as Folk (British)
ReGenesis
Remington Steele
Rescue Me
Ripcord
Road Rules
ROME
Roseanne
Roswell
Sanctuary
Salute Your Shorts
Saved by the Bell
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scrubs
seaQuest DSV/2032
Seinfeld
Sex and the City
Sheer Genius
Simon & Simon
Six Feet Under
Slings and Arrows
Smallville
So Weird
South Park
Space:1999
Space Ghost
Spaced
Spongebob Squarepants
Sports Night
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Starsky & Hutch
Step By Step
Stingray (Nick Mancuso)*
Strange Luck
Superman
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
SWAT
Tales from the Dark Side
Taxi
Teen Titans
That 70’s Show
That’s So Raven
The 4400
The Addams Family
The Amazing Race
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Brady Bunch
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Drew Carey Show
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Hogan Family
The Honeymooners
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The L Word
The Love Boat
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mighty Boosh
The Monkees
The Munsters
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Partridge Family
The Pretender
The Real World
The Shield
The Simpsons
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sopranos
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Tomorrow People
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
The West Wing
The Wonder Years
The X-Files
Third Watch
Three’s Company
Thundercats
Top Chef
Top Gear
Transformers (original series)
Twin Peaks
Twitch City
UFO
Veronica Mars
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Weird Science
Wings
What Not To Wear
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)
Will and Grace

* These are the shows wraithfodder added.

Post Script

2008-12-26T02:31:08Z

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

JOYOUS KWANZAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY HANNUKAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

Meme: Movies

2008-12-26T02:29:30Z

The 100 top grossing films of all time (not adjusted for inflation); bold what you've seen, underline what you own. Snerched from <lj user=wraithfodder>wraithfodder

300 (2006)
Aladdin (1992)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
Armageddon (1998)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Back to the Future (1985)
Batman (1989)
Batman Begins (2005)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Dark Knight (2008)
Da Vinci Code (2006)
Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Exorcist (1973)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Ghost (1990)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Gladiator (2000)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Hancock (2008)
Happy Feet (2006)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Home Alone (1990)
I Am Legend (2007)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Incredibles (2004)
Independence Day (1996)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Iron Man (2008)
Jaws (1975)
Jurassic Park (1993)
King Kong (2005)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Lion King (1994)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Madagascar (2005)
Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black II (2002)
Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mummy Returns (2001)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Passion of the Christ (2004)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Ratatouille (2007)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Shrek (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Signs (2002)
Sixth Sense (1999)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Superman Returns (2006)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Titanic (1997)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Transformers (2007)
Twister (1996)
WALL·E (2008)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)</lj>

skipgunner @ 2008-12-05T22:53:00

2008-12-06T05:54:58Z

snerched from wraithfodder

How To Kill A Tree

2008-12-03T22:08:00Z

It was my somewhat dubious honor to copy survey forms at work today. Following the copying, all 400 of the copyings, I had to cut each copy in half with a remarkably ineffective papercutter. I know, right. The fun never stops or at least it kept on going for a good hour.

"Oh, my Gosh," I hear from my bosses' office. "I just got an e-mail telling me to disregard the survey sheets she sent before and use this one."

I just started laughing.

"I'm not doing it," my boss declares. "Or rather, I'm not making you do it. And, I'm not killing another tree."

At least I'm more important than the tree. :D

Here's to you, little guy... Don't worry. No one's gonna hurt you, now.

Pat, pat.

remember when i used to post

2008-11-20T20:38:32Z

So I log onto LJ today, out of boredom basically, cuz I still have half an hour at work and I see it's been 6 weeks since I posted. How lame am I?

I could say I've been busy or there's been drama or whatever, but would any of those excuses really salve the gaping wound of silence? I think not.

So, here I am... All Apologies.

More to follow. Promise.

P.S. Everybody's Gonna Love Today!!!

also

2008-10-06T23:02:19Z

snerched from wraithfodder

\O_O/

You Are a Spoon

You are a well rounded, balanced person.

You are friendly and welcoming. You get along with everyone.

You are easy going and laid back. You don't have any hang ups.

Non judgmental and accepting, you are a comfort to people around you.

What Utensil Are You?

my new car

2008-10-06T17:40:10Z

I Wish.

Witness the dream...

http://autoshow.autos.msn.com/autoshow/Paris2008/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=10877935

good deeds and weak punishments

2008-10-03T00:00:20Z

Okay, it was just the one good deed. My University campaigned a shoe donation for Cameroon, so a bunch of the students literally pulled the shoes off our own feet for donation and went the day, barefoot.

Ouch. Just ouch. I can't imagine living my everyday life sans footwear. My feet hurt after a mere 9 hours. One of my instructors used to live in South Africa and she said the people there walk all over the place with bloody feet because they don't have shoes. That's the thought that got me through this day. I can handle a day of tender toes and the price of new shoes.

how much do you love your dog?

2008-10-01T17:27:59Z

Just found this article about a man who punched out a shark to save his dog.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26956958/?gt1=43001

There aren't a lot of details (like how big was the shark?) but it's pretty awesome, that the guy thought his pup was worth a mauling.

Right on. *fist in the air* :D

P.S. I've quite given up on LikeBoy. He totally ignored me today and I'm so annoyed. That's just rude. Even if he doesn't like me, I thought we were at least friends. Apparently not. Well, time to make new friends.