Ze End of Ze World

Hello, lovelies.
It was a most amazing development this morning. I walked outside this morning and it was cool! I was sweating yesterday when I was scurrying around before freehand. But yeah, unexpected as this was, it means I get to wear sweaters and hoodies and all that fun stuff. :D
We swapped desks in studio at the beginning of the week so the three sections would be together. I'm waaaaaaaaaaay in the back corner by the meeting area. Need to pick up a light today so I can work at night. And we got our first grades back yesterday. I got a B- on my project! And I'm saying that in a good way. C means "good," B means "really good," and A means "why are you wasting your time in school?!"
Happiness. And I brought home some A's in English and freehand, too.
Woot, the gradeness... It made my day. Otherwise I'd just be hot and have sore muscles from working in my floor.
I'm getting a digital camera! Yes, that means I'll actually start updating my site again.
But I think for now I'm gonna run along and run some errands, maybe (probably) work on physics, and ... stuff.

6:14, everyone sign the sheet and run!

Hello! I don't have freehand tonight due to the university's fifteen minute rule. :D
Okay, Atlanta:
Atlanta is a big city, not too unlike Nashville, except there are more peach references and no Batman building. They have another BellSouth building, though...
They have monster hotels with fancy-shmancy lobbies and fun elevators. Whee!!! And rotating restaurants...
There was also a transvestite convention while we were there. And everyone must follow the guidelines in order to safely and comfortably ride MARTA. Club hopping is for people who have a life. Hotel hopping is for architecture students.
And it is fun to go to expensive stores and watch your guy friends try on jackets (woot, the Hugo Boss) and sample cologne. Kenneth Cole "Signature" is good, so is "Aqua" ... um, I think by Bulgaria or something that is spelled like it...
Emory has declared war on Wash U. I didn't know the SGA could have a department of war.
Very, very important: Maggiano's Little Italy. Gooooooooood Fooooooooooood. And the live jazz in the background is a plus, too. Nice date location, and not uber expensive. In case you're ever in Atlanta and need such a place...
Anyway, must do physics homework and save my butt from being eaten in studio! Later!

The Statue of Liberty? I thought it was taller... No, it's just a hologram.

Hey from Atlanta! The bus ride was pretty easy, just chilled and listened to the iPod.
It's really a lot like Nashville here, except instead of the BellSouth building there's Georgia Power. My roommates and I went to the Hard Rock for supper. Good food, loud music. Always an appropriate activity after riding a bus.
We also wandered around one of the mega hotels. The interior was too cool, and the elevators speak. Two good indications that it's too expensive to house college students. But I got some (hopefully) good shots for my portfolio.
Before the end of the trip we're definitely going to ride the rail system and hit the mall.
Tomorrow we're touring the Community Housing Resource Center and some building on and around the Emory campus. Then free time starting at 5! Woot!
Yeah...I'll talk to you guys later...
And I miss Dennis... :P

This is me procrastinating.

Let's see how I fared...

Put an X by the movies you've seen.
If you get more than 70, you're a movie freak.
COPY and REPOST! PLACE YOUR SCORE IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

()Pirates of the Caribbean
(x)Boondock Saints
()The Mexican
()Fight Club
()Starsky and Hutch
(x)Neverending Story
()Blazing Saddles
()Garden State
(x)The Princess Bride
(x)Young Frankenstien
(x)Anchorman
(x)Napoleon Dynamite
()Saw
()White noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
total here : 6

()50 First Dates
()Jason X
()Scream
()Scream 2
()Scream 3
()Scary Movie
()Scary Movie 2
()Scary Movie 3
()American Pie
()American Pie 2
()American Wedding
(x)Harry Potter
()Harry Potter 2
()Harry Potter 3
()Resident Evil I
()Resident Evil 2
()The Wedding Singer
()Little Black Book
total here:1

(x)The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo
()Finding Neverland
()13 Ghosts new or old
()Signs
(x)The Grinch
()Texas Chainsaw Massacre new or old
()White Chicks
(x)Butterfly Effect
()13 going on 30
()I Robot
(x) Dodgeball
() Universal Soldier
() A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came A Spider
() Deep Impact
total here : 6


() Kingpin
() Never Been Kissed
()Meet The Parents
()Meet the Fockers
()Eight Crazy Nights
()A Cinderella Story
(x)The Terminal
()The Lizzie McGuire Movie
()Passport to Paris
()Dumb & Dumber
()Dumb & Dumberer
()Final Destination
()Final Destination 2
()Halloween
()The Ring
()The Ring 2
()Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
()Practical Magic
()Chicago
()Ghost Ship
()From Hell
()Hellboy
(x)Secret Window
()I Am Sam
()The Whole Nine Yards
()The Whole Ten Yards
()The Day After Tomorrow
()Child's Play
()Bride of Chucky
()Ten Things I Hate About You
()Just Married
()Gothika
()Nightmare on Elm Street
(x)Sixteen Candles
()Bad Boys
()Bad Boys 2
()Joy Ride
()Seven (SE7EN)
()Oceans Eleven, new or old
()Oceans Twelve
()Identity
total here : 3

()Lone Star
()Predator I
()Predator II
()Independence day
()Cujo
()A Bronx Tale
()Darkness Falls
()Christine
(x)ET
()Children of the Corn
()My boss' daughter
()Maid in Manhattan
()Frailty
()Best bet
()How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
()She's All That
()Calendar Girls
()Sideways
()Mars Attacks
total here : 1


()Event Horizon
()Ever after
(x)Forrest Gump
()Big Trouble in Little China
()X-men 1
()X-men 2
()Catch Me If You Can
()The Others
(x)Freaky Friday, new or old
()Ring of Fire
()The Hot Chick
()Swimfan
()Miracle
()Old School
()Ray
()The Notebook
()K-Pax
total here: 2

(x)Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x)Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x)Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
()A Walk to Remember
()Boogeyman
(x)Hitch
()Back Door Sluts 9
()Anal Acres 1
()Anal Acres 2
()B-Cup Divas
()The Fifth Element
(x)Star Wars episode I The Phantom Menace
()Star Wars episode II Attack of The Clones
()Star Wars episode III Revenge of The Sith
(x)Star Wars episode IV A New Hope
(x)Star Wars episode V The Empire Strikes Back
(x)Star Wars episode VI Return of The Jedi...
()Troop Beverly Hills
()Swimming with Sharks
()Air Force One
(x)For Richer or Poorer
()Trainspotting
()People under the stairs
()Blue Velvet
(x)Sound of music
(x)Parent Trap new or old
() The Burbs
()The Terminator
()Empire Records
()SLC Punk
()Meet Joe Black
()Wild girls
()A Clockwork Orange
()the Order
(x)Spiderman
(x)Spiderman 2
()Amelie
total here: 13

(x)Mean Girls
(x)Shrek
(x)Shrek 2
(x)The Incredibles
()Collateral
()The Fast & The Furious
()2 Fast 2 Furious
()Sky Captain Of The World Of Tomorrow
() Closer
total here : 4

()Titanic
()Saved
()Bowling For Columbine
()Farenheit 9/11
()The Sixth Sense
(x)Artificial intelligence (AI)
()Love actually
()Shutter
()Ella Enchanted
(x)Princess diaries 1
()Princess diaries 2
()Constantine
(x)Million Dollar Baby
()Envy
()Eurotrip
()Malibu's Most wanted
()Big Daddy
()Black Sheep
(x)The Breakfast Club
(x)West side story
total here : 5

(x)A Christmas Story
()Spanglish
()Pulp Fiction
()Sleepover
()The Evil Dead
()*Killer Klowns From Outer Space*
()The Seed of chucky
()Vanilla Sky
(x)Nightmare Before Christmas
()Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
(x)Interview With The Vampire
()The Crow
()Purple Rain
()Reservoir Dogs
(x)Wayne's World
total here : 4

()Wayne's World 2
()21 Grams
() Blow
(x)Edward Scissorhands
()Clerks
(x)Beauty and the Beast
()Guess who
()Monster In-Law
()Elf
(x)Stuart Little
()Stuart Little 2
()Mall Rats
()Chasing Amy
()Dogma
(x)Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
() Jersey Girl
total here: 4

(x)Beetlejuice
()The Last Samurai
()The Amityville Horror (old or new)
()The Aviator
(x)Romeo and Juliet any version
(x)Barbershop
()Beauty Shop
()legally blonde
()legally blonde 2
()the forgotten
()confessions of a teenage drama queen
()grudge
total here: 3

()Lethal Weapon 1
()Lethal Weapon 2
()Lethal Weapon 3
()Lethal Weapon 4
(x)The Matrix
()The Matrix: Reloaded
()The Matrix: Revolutions
(x)Happy Gilmore
total: 2

Okay, 54. Not a movie freak, but still fairly well-rounded in my viewing...
Heather, how'd you get that many?!
(BTW, I should have been working at the studio instead of doing this...)
(Later: I met Dennis a month ago today! :D )

Great, now I need to explode one of these joints...

Hey to everyone spread over the southeast and Maine. I hope you're all having a relatively stress-free week. This is my whining session.
Tuesday night I'm high on caffeine. In the studio everyone is being friendly - working on paraline drawings, studying for the physics test, buying snacks to raise funds for NOMAS - it's all cool. Except someone brought sushi and it smelled. Eww. Dennis dropped by for a little while and was amazed that it took me ten minutes to draw a square. Got a lot of work done despite the distractions.
4:00 rolls around and I finally go to sleep. Alarm is set for 6 so I can scan my notes before going to take the test.
8:52. Crap. I'm screwed.
Emailed the prof to explain why I missed the test. No sympathy for the exhausted architecture student. He even suggested that I withdraw from the course, but with my major, that would mean dropping out of the university for the rest of the year. Not happening. So I emailed him back saying that I can make a B in the class if I work really hard and to expect me at 8:00 Friday morning.
Take that, Baron von Jerkoff!
One of my studio friends offered to give me a wakeup call before that class for a while. Fair trade. I scan stuff for her with the HP, so it's all good.
And I have plenty of people in studio to study with. We're getting close. Good thing, too, since we'll be seeing a lot of each other for five years.
Anyway, Atlanta next week. Lots of drawing, lots of walking, hopefully not too much dealing with drunk people.
Cute nerd story: Dennis created a character in his Final Fantasy game and named it after me. I feel special.
I'll get a picture soon and show it to you guys. :)

Ear-gasm

Everyone click the link. Me encanta.
Yeah, exploring soft jazz and swing. Makes me wanna dress up and go to one of those classy nightclubs a la 1940's. Good mood music... ;)
Yeah, somebody had some playing when we got in from our walk last night. Sly devil.

Terry Tate: Office Linebacker

Now, am I mistaken, or are weekends supposed to be for relaxing? Right. Being the frugal type, instead of purchasing a drafting board, I drove to Lowes and got a smooth hollowcore door and had it cut down. Save money there, spend it on a 20-yard roll of 36" wide vellum. But mention design studio at the Chalet (which does exist, I know because I've been there) and they'll give you a discount. Whee, discount!
Anyway, drafting stuff now. Orthographic and paraline drawings this week. It's not hard, just very tedious. OCD on a blank white sheet.
Happier news (at least for me) - I'm back with Dennis. *Prepares for Whit rant*
I swear, he isn't the devil. Just a third cousin of the devil... I'm kidding! Dang...
He treats me well, and I know how to keep him purring like a kitten. A very large kitten. Literally over twice my size...
And yeah. I've got a pretty full week ahead of me. Physics test Wednesday, more studio stuff than should be given to a sane person, who knows what in Comp, freehand, and lab...
Good night, lovelies.

Victory!

Finally! I have cable in my room! Woot for TV!
Starting labs today. Woo...
Anyway, gotta do that, get my final model finished, work on my physics homework, and do some sketches for freehand. Blargh. Probably take some time off to watch "The Longest Yard" on the Drill Field with Dennis and crew. (The crew being Joseph, Jesus, and ... Derek?)
Oh! And I got a card from Whit! Thanks Whit! It's good to know somebody loves me...

I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth

Back from my weekend. And I still need wood or museumboard for my model.
Hey, I did manage to finish my homework for English. Be proud of me.
I had a chicken-filled weekend. Saturday morning - chicken biscuit. Saturday evening - chicken parmesan salad. Sunday afternoon - chicken cordon bleu. Sunday evening - leftovers from Saturday evening. Tonight - chicken pot pie soup.
I'm gonna go on a burger/pizza binge next. After I convince myself to put down the cheetos. Gah, cheetos!
Anyway, it was good to see those of you who were cool and didn't have to fly up to Maine for school. That's just screwed up, starting class on Labor Day! Blasphemy!
My air conditioner still leaks, so I'm hoping the fan will be enough to keep me cool until I can get maintenance up here. Ruby isn't even listed on the web form they use for complaints. Stupid.
There's a lot of crap on my bed. Might want to lose some of that and get some sleep.
Good night.

I feel I've been here before...

Hello, Lovelies!
I'm back in J-town for a couple of days. Hopefully I can find a parking spot when I return to campus Monday :P.
It was really cool when I began driving north. The sun was beginning to set and the whole color scheme was very end-of-summer-y. You know the one. Still warm, but starting to cool off and blur together. Driving at night is the way to go. I pulled into my driveway 3 hours and 3 minutes after I called to let the family know I was on my way. And you can sing along with the radio (or iPod...) and nobody will look at you funny! :)
Also, there are armadillos in Mississippi. Which is a relief, because I saw some on the side of the road and thought, "Hmm, either that's an armadillo, or there are mutant dogs running around."
Anyway, I wanna check out the bistro where Bubba's used to be sometime before I leave. Hope to see everyone who's in town!

"But you see, gods can play at will. I am a sex god."

Evening!
Little or nothing happened today, but I figured I'd post something.
Gonna try to come up for the weekend, but if I can't get gas tomorrow, it won't happen. Adri, $5 for fuel is insane, and the trip from Atlanta is, what, 7 hours?
Heather, you be the Hot Dork Girl for Madison County, and I'll be the Sexy Nerd Girl for Oktibbeha County. Just stick to coffee shops and bookstores to find suitable flirting material. Jenn can be whatever she wants for Dancing Rabbit. Miki will just be cold in a couple of months...
Miki, have fun moving back in, and try to make the best of an awkward situation. Never assume something is going to happen until it already has.

Different tangent time. I saw Dennis earlier and we're still cool. One of his friends (who had actually called and interrupted us before dinner Friday) kept yammering about his new girlfriend yesterday. Guys are dense. But anyway, Dennis gave this guy a call while we were walking around the Quad, and guess where he was, hmm? Haha, got what he deserved! (Crazy redhead ;) ) Oh, and he's heard news about his house - minor damage, great shape compared to most of the town.
Here's a smooth post-breakup move: give the girl a handshake the next time you hang out. Mm hmm... [/sarcasm]

All for tonight. Fuel hunting in the morning. After physics, of course...

We interrupt this program to issue a retraction.

I'm single again. Decided I needed to get my priorities straightened out and stay focused on my work for now. Dennis is cool with it. In fact, he suggested that I mull it over. We're still friends and he's gonna move the furniture back to its original position. He hurt himself too much with the temporary arrangement, anyway.
So I welcome myself back to the land of sanity! Or at least my personal brand of sanity...

Ride it out...

Hello, lovelies!
The hurricane came and went. Didn't do any major damage here, but I'll tell you guys how it went.
At lunchtime the wind was starting to pick up a little and the rain turned from mist to a steady shower. Sustained force, but not too strong, and not much gusting. By 5 there were sheets of rain and stronger wind. Low-lying areas were flooded, and some car windows had been broken out, whether by wind or flying debris. Still safe enough for people to be outside for short intervals of time. In fact, some guys were doing body-luge down the hills south of Barr Avenue. Dennis and I were watching from the 5th floor balcony with some of the other residents.
Shortly after that it got too windy to stay outside. The eye passed about 20 minutes from here, and we think the storm may have still been a category 1 hurricane when the strongest part hit our area.
After dark, tree branches were starting to break and take out power lines. We saw a few small explosions and some live wires dancing around near Suttle. Didn't regain power until early morning.
Classes and offices have been closed since noon yesterday and should reopen tomorrow morning. Cleanup crews are busy picking up branches around campus, particularly on the west side. There was one pane of glass blown loose in the first-year studio, so there are probably a lot of materials inside that need to be picked up, but again, no major damage.
Overall, it was less dangerous than tornadoes. The wind is pretty evenly spread, but the rain is worse. Plus this is much easier to prepare for than tornadoes.
So here's to Katrina for breaking all or most of the physical records!
Dennis is going to find some way to get back home this weekend to see if his house is still standing, or to help with the cleanup.
Hope everyone else managed to stay reasonably dry. If I hear any whining from Jackson, I'll say you should be beaten with a fish from the Gulf.

Drowning in a parking lot.

Got this in my inbox earlier tonight. Ethernet isn't working in my wing, so if the wireless craps out, I'm not gonna be informed. Technology can suck so bad!

Residents:

The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Advisory for the Starkville area beginning on Monday and extending into Tuesday. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 Hurricane is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Monday. The Starkville area is expected to be affected between Monday and Tuesday, with hurricane-force wind gusts beginning Monday night through the day on Tuesday as the hurricane moves into Mississippi. We are advising residents to take all necessary precautions in preparation for this storm:

-Please bring all outdoor items indoors by Monday. If high wind gusts are present, outdoor items can become dangerous if they are picked up and carried by wind.
-Please ensure you have flashlights, batteries, water, and ready-made food available in the event of power outages. Please avoid using candles during power outages because they are prohibited.
-If weather conditions become dangerous, please seek shelter indoors, away from windows.
-Use common sense when deciding whether or not to travel in hazardous conditions.
-Stay tuned to local and national weather updates. Remember, hurricanes can produce damaging wind, flooding, and tornados.
-Please remain indoors if debris or downed power lines are present.

If MSU announces closings, it will be posted on the MSU website, but no such announcement has been made at this time. Campus officials will meet on Monday to decide what steps are appropriate in preparation for this storm. Please check the MSU website periodically throughout the day tomorrow for any announcements.

See you guys once we've dried out. I plan to come up Friday night.

If you know, you know. If you don't, I'm not gonna tell you.

Hello, lovelies. Just checking in. They have granted us freedom from the charcoals for a while in studio. Now we get to make models! Woot! So that's what I'll be doing tonight.
I told Dennis I would plug one of our favorite shows to watch. Everyone needs to check out "Scrubs." Now!
Okay, I'm gonna throw on some studio clothes and head over there. Good night!

Everyone bring your box cutters Friday, just in case the lecture starts to run long.

Another $75 sunk in art supplies. I wound up going to the Campus Book Mart. Can't find the Chalet, and frankly, I don't think it really exists.
Hoolay for Friday! I think we're going to put the charcoals down for a little while and start working with cardboard today. It'll be nice to be clean again.
All my books are in for Studio. It's really fun to get packages of any sort down here.
Lost my wireless connection in my room yesterday, and also managed to lock myself out. Dork. Cost me $5 to get back in. :P
Somber note: Thomas Caudill died earlier this week. He graduated from JCM back in the spring.

I was white before I decided to become an architect.

More charcoal drawing yesterday. Some people were fortunate enough to have cameras, so they just took pictures of their subjects and used the zoom feature. Yarr. I was outside from 1-ish to nearly 4. Then it was time to take a break from that confounded wall and do some laundry. It costs $1.50 to dry your clothes here! Insanity!
Anyway. Did that, finished my reading for English, email, supper, bla bla bla...
Went back to the studio to finish shading and highlighting. Must've been there for at least 2 and a half hours. Fortunately Dennis dropped by to see what this crazy profession is all about. Finally finished the sketches and almost died trying to pin them up. My life is an exciting adventure.
Then I just had to go watch Ghostbusters 'til 1 this morning. *sigh* I should know better, especially when I have a class at 8.
Anyway, that's what's been going on. Miss you people!

Thank you, tree, for offering a little relief from the heat. Wait, why am I talking to a tree?

Too hot!!!
I passed out in my room not long after I got back from supper. How I managed to eat food, I may never know.
Anyway, physics this morning went well. The professor seems like a decent fellow. Didn't assign twelve hours' worth of work over the weekend or anything. I did... Wait, I know I did something for the four hours between that and studio...
Probably doesn't matter...
I was alive, I had lunch, I went to studio. They made us go out in the heat to draw. And they laughed, I know it! But I have my desk and most of my supplies, so whee.
And I get to draw for about a billion hours this weekend. :P I'll go shopping when it starts to get hot. Need food...
Don't know if I'll keep the same meal plan next semester. The food's good, but I'm not entirely convinced I'm saving all that much money. Not a particularly big person here.
Enough of this.

I have escaped from the Chicken. Now all I have to worry about are chemical engineers.

Hello, lovelies. Went to class this morning. My English prof seems okay. Not too spacey or anything. And we were fortunate enough to be moved closer to civilization sometime this afternoon. From now on (barring any further adjustments) I'll be on the Quad.
And that was all the academic progress for today. While I was standing in the bookstore, waiting for materials that don't exist, another guy comes up, starts chatting with me, and invites me for coffee at the bakery. I don't drink coffee, but I did accept a cookie. This one's a couple of years older than we are, tall, and likes to cook. He also had a bunch of Family Guy episodes on his PC. Chemistry guy, but not really the scrawny lab type.
So continues my conquest.
Anyway, physics and architectural design tomorrow. With about four hours of dead time in between. College is weird.

Muskadine Ripple. Kinda like strawberry...

Woo and yay! Classes start in the morning! And I now know where the poultry science building is. Basically, I get off the bus at the first stop on Sorority Row and scurry across the street like a squirrel. The bus driver was nice.
Also, Adri called today. *waves to Adri* It was nice to hear someone who wasn't related to me for a change. Hope you like it at Mercer!
They had an ice cream social at the honors dorm tonight. I saw a couple of the guys from the architecture department and met one who is majoring in chemistry. He was amazed out of his mind when I didn't react negatively to the word "chemistry."
The sororities seem to be having some sort of party ... thing. It looks like a freakin' beauty contest, minus the sashes.
Oh, yeah. I also met a guy this morning who lives in my dorm. He's pretty cool. However, he's in ROTC and has to get up for drills at the baseball field at 5:30 every morning. I envy not his schedule. Not bad looking, kinda athletic. It's all good. If nothing else, I can have a friend who doubles as a bodyguard.