VBS and HP!

ACRONYMS GALORE! WOoT!

haha

neway, just wanted to let you know that vacation bible school started today and w0ah is it fun - but a LOT of hard work! hopefully i'll have pics for you soon!

also, in case you didn't hear, the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince goes LIVE this Tuesday, July 29 at 9:00 p.m.!!!!!

EEEEE!!!!!

stay sexy,

n!ck

Wii Fit Satire

Check it out - hilarious!

http://view.break.com/541145 - Watch more free videos

Meryl Streep!

As I'm sure you read, Mads has just posted a YouTube vid they found, in which Meryl Streep talks briefly of her days at Vassar.

I'd never known when she'd graduated, so when she said 2 years it was all female, 2 years coed, I found that very interesting... She probably has a really good perspective on what the shift was like.

Incidentally, she was on the Late Show to promote her new movie, Mamma Mia! which opened to lukewarm reviews... In fact, my latest issue of "Entertainment Weekly" downright slams it:

"Most of the film's numbers consist of Meryl Streep, her two fellow feisty broads (Christine Baranski and Julie Walters), and a handful of other actors who can sort of sing cavorting on beaches with happy amateur glee, as if it were the first day of rehearsal and the director, Phyllida Lloyd, had tried to tune everyone into the ecstasies of ABBA by declaring: Let yourself go!"

The film got a C+ overall. Ouch.

Fall is Almost Upon Us....

37 days till I go back to Vassar! WOOT!

Anyway, the major TV networks have begun posting their fall schedules! The fall premieres I'll be watching are:

Grey's Anatomy - Sept. 25

Desperate Housewives - Sept. 28

Brothers & Sisters - Sept. 28

Pushing Daisies - Oct. 1

Private Practice - Oct. 1

Gossip Girl - Sept. 1

90210 - Sept. 2

Heroes - Sept. 22

OH, and DENNY IS BACK FOR SEASON 5 OF GREY'S!!!! I hope it's not one of those weird twisty episodes... It prbly will be....

Oh, and NEW HEROES PREVIEW!!! It looks fab! Check out Claire's brown hair!

GO. NOW.

He is the reason this movie is great. He is the reason people are going to see this movie. He is the reason that this movie broke the record for biggest opening weekend in history - $155.34 million. GO. NOW.

BUSY TOMORROW

Seriously....

I'm gonna be waking up at 7:00 to hit the end of the 7:30 a.m. mass, and I'll be doing all the masses tomorrow morning for VBS registration. We have 36 kids registered, hoping to hit at least 50 by the end of masses.

THEN I go to work at 2:00, there till 7:30.

And I just pre-ordered my tickets to see The Dark Knight at the cinema in the mall at 8:00. So I'm gonna be busybusybusybusy tomorrow!

I finished Twilight last night, btw.... If you haven't read it, you MUST! The whole concept sounds ludicrous and a bit silly (vampires and humans falling in love.... and vampires that try not to drink human blood, no less....), but it is truly a masterpiece! I've already started New Moon - hopefully I'll be able to finish it and Eclipse in time for the midnight release of Breaking Dawn!!

that's all! MUAH!

♥

I Dare You Not to Fall in Love

With the Twilight Saga.

SOOOOO remember how I said I might be done with Twilight by the end of next week? Yea... uhmmmm.... I'm 100 pages from being done with it so that's prbly gonna happen tomorrow.

So in anticipation for that, I just went out and picked up New Moon and Eclipse for $13.99 apiece at Target. YAY!

OH, and I stopped at Borders and reserved Breaking Dawn. I don't think I'll be going to the midnight release party, as I know absolutely no one who reads the books around here, but we'll see.... MARGARET you should come visit me that weekend!!!!

So yea. That's about it. I'm in love with Edward Cullen. I think this is the first time I've ever been in love with a fictional character, but I am in love with him. To quote that one girl from Ten Things I Hate About You, "We're INVOLVED." haha

peace.

♥

BUSY AS....

Hell. Fuck. A bee. You get the picture.

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile... VBS and work are really bearing down...

The registration situation no longer seems as dire as it once did... We're up to 28 registrants now, and after I made a few phone calls, that will undoubtedly reach 30 by tomorrow... I hope and pray the weekend brings a lot of last-minute registrants in....

Secondly, I missed the ProRun premiere tonight, partially because I was working and partially because I don't have premium TV here... SO I am anxiously awaiting someone to upload it. It's coming. Just a waiting game. grrrrr

Thirdly, I've decided how I'm going to confront my laptop woes: with a desktop. Macs are just too much freakin' money. I can get a juiced up desktop with great RAM, an awesome processor, a souped-up graphics card and a 19" LCD monitor for a little over half what I would pay for a MacBook with a 15" screen and none of those things. haha. It's a no-brainer: I'll keep my laptop for trips to the library, but otherwise use my desktop for things... like gaming... muahahah.

I LOVE "Command & Conquer" and Red Alert 3 is coming... Red Alert is my fave C&C series... AND if I get that comp soon, I can play C&C 3: Tiberium Wars while I wait...

Fourthly, I created a Second Life account yesterday because I wanted to see what all the hoopla is about, as well as Vassar Island. It's pretty cool. My avatar does not have genitals. I am confused as to how it can have sex. Oh, my name's Silas Twine. I think that's badass.

Fifthly, I just picked up Twilight on Monday and I am HOOKED. I'm like up to page 200 already. Wouldn't be surprised if I'm done by the end of next week.....

Sixthly, I miss you all and cannot wait to see you again!

muah!

♥

Uneasiness

OOOOooo no. Ohdearohdearohdear.

This is the last week for VBS registration, and we only have 25 kids registered so far. Our limit is 70. That's what we're buying for.

Last year we got 54.

I see no scenario in which we can possibly get 20 more kids over the weekend. It would probably take a miracle. Or faith.

I should just leave it all in God's hands... things usually have a way of working themselves out... But to go through all this planning and effort for less than 50 kids? If our final attendance is lower than that, we may have to reconsider our efforts for next year... Ohhhh my... we have a budget that's growing closer to $2000 every day.... for 25 kids? That's like $80 a kid.

This is NOT GOOD.

I just made phone calls tonight to the parents of about 20 kids who participated last year but had not yet registered for this year. I got one additional registration. I left messages on the rest of them. Oh. my.

Life 2.0

SOOOOO after yesterday's awful iTunes server shutdowns, which prevented moi from upgrading my iPod touch to version 2.0 software, early this morning the update finally went back up and I was able to download it! YAY!

For those who aren't in the know, this basically updates my iPod to have iPhone 3G-like abilities, minus obviously the 3G, the phone, and the GPS.

Let me just note it took OVER AN HOUR to update it, as not only did it have to download the new software, it had to backup everything on my iPod, COMPLETELY wipe it, install the new 2.0 software, and then restore everything from the backup file.

The biggest addition to the iPod is the new App Store. You know those buttons on the iPhone/iPod touch screens? Now, Apple is allowing 3rd parties to create their own applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Of the apps I've downloaded so far, the ones I've found most useful and cool are: AIM, Remote (which lets me control my iTunes library using my iPod as a remote), WeatherBug (which is infinitely more useful than the Apple Weather app - it has built-in radar!), and AOL Radio - finally radio on iPod!

Of course, all these things require a WiFi hotspot....

One minor thing that I do not like about the new upgrade is the new calculator look... it used to be very refined, with circular buttons that glowed with a burst of light when you pressed them. The new one has square buttons that don't do anything special when you press them. Ugh. However, when you turn it sideways, it now converts to a scientific calculator, so I guess that's a plus....

kthat's all for now! muah!

♥

HAWWWTTTT

The new issue of Entertainment Weekly, out tomorrow:

DAYMN I need to get mah hands on these books! Just about 200 pages left in Eldest......

Hannah MANtana

Well, at least I thought the post title was clever.....

Anyway, today they took down the No Bad Days tees display... I was all like oooo what are they putting in? Long sleeves, finally? (customers have been asking for those for AGES, believe it or not...)

But no.

A HANNAH MONTANA display of blankets and comforters! In the middle of the men's dept.! Granted, we are near the home dept., where they would usually sell that sorta stuff, but still... it's PGA Tour golf shirts on the left, Dockers shorts on the right and BAM Hannah Montana bedding smack in the middle... Wow....

While I'm on the subject of all things DISNEY... It has just been announced that the High School Musical 3: Senior Year trailer will debut this Monday, July 14!!! EEEEE!!! I'm SOOO EXCITED!!!

That is all.

muah! ♥

In One Month

It'll be 08/08/08!! Does anything special happen on this day? Like, last year 07/07/07 was big cuz it was all like LUCKY SEVENS WOOOO... and then the year before it was like BURN IN THE FIRES OF HELLLLL becuz it was 06/06/06.... HMMMMMM

ANNNYWAY i've been hanging tight at JCP.

Yesterday I went over to my cousin Colby's house to lend him my Nintendo Wi-Fi Connector... Now we can play Super Smash Bros Brawl over the internet, and it's just like if he was right there! Apparently when you have a direct connection to a friend, it's normal speed... Usually when I play with random ppl online it's mad slow.....

SO bad news today - as reported by ComingSoon.net, the HP6 trailer WILL NOT be in front of The Dark Knight as was widely speculated.... Bets are now for either The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor or Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The former comes out August 1, the latter August 15.... DAYMN they're waiting a long time!!

ugh....

Going to go pick up our VBS t-shirts now! Yay! Cya!

muah! ♥

OMG GREY'S NEWS

So I know at least ONE of you will appreciate this... coughCLAUcough

In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, there was a small snippet regarding the upcoming fifth season of Grey's Anatomy:

"Seattle Grace is adding another hot M.D. to its rotation: an ex-Iraq-war doc who may or may not jump-start Cristina's ailing heart. And here's a hint about the actor currently circling the role: He comes with his own built-in McMoniker."

Hmmm... his own built-in McMoniker?? Meaning like his name already starts with Mc?? Like James McAvoy??? That's the only one I can think of right now....

Ok..... Just did some digging and found KEVIN McKIDD is in talks to take on the role:

Apparently he was in the now-dead Journeyman last season... He's not a bad looker... and Scottish.... Euros are always cute!!

I Am WAYYYY Overtired

I think this is laugh-your-ass-off funny right now... Plz prove me wrong hahaha

Another 4th Gone

I worked 2 to 8:30 today! JCP was open company-wide till 8! The mall closed at 5! WTF?!

Anyway, afterwards I went to my aunt's house and blew off some fireworks, and watched the town fireworks which were fab.

Butttt as most of my friends from Vassar found out, the fireworks reminded me of founder's day which reminded me of college which reminded me of you. And the vast amount of distance that separates us all. *sigh*

I've recently come to the conclusion that I need a cuddle buddy. Screw sex. Cuddling is the new sex for me. I need to feel wanted.

Also, I went on a mini shopping spree (read: $40) yesterday at AE and Hollister and picked up a pair of AE jeans - WAIST 32!!! EEE!!!! And a beautiful sapphire blue tee from Hollister - pics on my fb prof. I LOVE THEM.

The best thing about Hollister is that I can go there and pick out a medium without trying it on cuz I know it'll fit me perfectly!

that's all for now! muah!

♥

Yay For Credit Card Debt!!

It's official! I've signed up FIFTY people for a JCP Charge since I went back to work in May!

That means I get this nifty little bronze award pin! YAY!

In other news, I'll probably have my credit card all paid off soon! YAY!

Then I can finally start saving for my MacBook! YAY!

XD

HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

It seems as if the publicity machine for the 6th movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is FINALLY beginning to ramp up! Due to debut on the 21st of November, this is the latest we've ever gone without even a trailer... it'll be out in just under 5 months!

But fear not! USA Today just posted a short but sweet preview of the film here, and EMPIRE's latest issue features a bloody (literally) Harry on the cover:

From just this, we can safely assume that Dan Radcliffe will be giving Rupert Grint a run for his money over who's the hottest boy wizard. ;)

Ohohoh, and one more thing, as if I haven't been anticipating The Dark Knight enough, rumor has it that the trailer for HP6 will be released just in front of it! EEEEE!

Oh, and they BETTER NOT FUCK IT UP. It's my fave book in the series, you see.

muah!

My Life (or, Work)

Yeaaaa so i just discovered that I'll be working 40+ hours this week! Yay for overtime!

I don't think my managers will be too happy about that... hmmmm....

So yesterday was Canada Day, marking Canada's 141st birthday! The reason I know this is that Canadians swamped the mall yesterday, and I got SIX charge applications, all from - you guessed it - Canadians!

HOLY SHIT IT'S JULY ALREADY

Finally, I should note that in the coming weeks my updates will become more sporadic, as plans for VBS are ramping up nicely. However, after VBS I should be posting at least once a day again!

LOVE YOU!

muah!

I Cringed

When I watched this....

It's about terrorism... Skip ahead to the 58 second mark, and you'll see what I mean....