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Going to a local Renaissance Festival today with my family who is visiting for Family Weekend. (A small one, I gather, compared to the Maryland Renn Fest.) It is practically behind the university, so no complaints there. I had a cosplay for The 11th Doctor all ready (shirt, pants, suspenders, bow-tie, sonic screwdriver, no jacket) but the temperatures are going to be near 80 degrees and I want to be comfortable. Shame, though, because it would have been really clever. (But the costume is not lost though, as I expect to be attending a Halloween pumpkin carving event next weekend and then, of course, there's Halloween.) But that is besides the point (and a larger paragraph than the one making the point, lol, so maybe that is the real point: subconsciously relating the demise of my Doctor costume). -CF
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In reference to yesterday's entry... Then again, could I go two years with a dissatisfying phone? And at $10 a month, that is reasonable considering I have a job. Functionally, it is also better. I am more or less a power user, taking advantage of keyboard shortcuts and whatnot. I feel that looking at it in the long-term, the better option is to go for the better phone, even if it costs me a little more. -CF
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Let me ramble... As far as I know, I get a new phone in December with Verizon's "new every two" deal. (I hope it does not pertain just to my mother, the plan-holder.) Basically, every two years one can replace their old phone for a new one, on Verizon's tab (unless the phone is too expensive, then you pay the difference). I definitely can not get the Droid for the expense reason, though the required $30 monthly data plan is also a factor. However, even the required $10 data plans are also throwing me off. As far as I know, if the phone online says it requires a $10 data plan, that is required even if I am already on a plan, which I am. (Note: my parents pay for my phone (and we're on the family plan), including the $10 texting plan which, also note, I said I would pay since I would need it despite them not being into it and expected to have to.) I want/need the full QWERTY keyboard, and the only phones which say do not require a $10+ data plan are the Samsung Intensity II, which I am detesting in looks/aesthetic and having the screen to the side, and the LG Cosmos, which is almost as bad yet slightly better looking and I think I would prefer, of the two, to have the screen to the right. However, the LG EnV3 (and Touch, despite me not liking touch screens) was also on my radar. But suddenly it has a $10 data plan so it seems out of the question. (I have LG's EnV2 and love it (until the front OK button broke) and figured if I stuck with LG most of the functions would still be there.) But even a bigger deal is the Samsung Reality, which my friend showed me and it seemed great! The only problem behind this is the additional $10 data plan requirement, which seems inescapable. On one hand, I could have an aesthetically pleasing phone, but I can not see why my parents would offer to pay for that as well. So, on a two year plan, that equates $240 over the next two years. On the other hand, I could submit to a lesser phone and save that, which could be used for a) saving, B) the iPod Touch I've been wanting c) the equivalent of a dozen medium LEGO sets (see, I think of spending money in terms of LEGO (except when it comes to LEGO itself)). Essentially I had been planning on buying a Touch this semester anyway, and rarely would I be out and about wanting internet from my phone when if I was on campus could use the wifi. Same for home. I've lived without always being connected this long anyway. tl;dr: spend $240/2-years on better-looking/using phone than "ugly" and non-extra money sucking phone and instead save money. -CF
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I decided it would be advantageous for me to get a job this semester, so I would not have to draw from the money I earned over the summer/winter breaks and likewise possibly save some of what I would earn at school. My friend mentioned he was wrapping up his job at the school's library to work at the school's computer lab. I asked if his position was open and if I could have it. He said he would ask his boss about saving it for me. Next thing I know I am meeting him in the library to talk to said boss, not so much an interview but more like "are you sure you want this?" thing. Wow! No interview? I practically have it before I even meet him? Cool. So now I work in the library, behind the scenes dealing with the inter-library loans, which is a system of connected schools and libraries across the state, country, and world that share books with each other. Perks include free printing/copying and no fines. It is minimum wage, but that was expected for a basic on-campus job. It is really flexible with my schedule, so that is one of the best parts. The other best part is not having a uniform. I am in the back mostly, unseen usually, so I get to simply wear my normal clothes. (Cargo shorts/pants, t-shirt, fleece jacket or sweatshirt when it gets cold.) -CF
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1) Found out Anberlin had a new CD (despite lack of a banner in DeeVee's sig ) so DLed that immediately. It's good, sure, but I have not come across any addicting songs like their other CDs have. 2) Made an order on an online site and it came in! In it was...army-green Blue Sun t-shirt! Woot for geekiness! 3) Speaking of geekiness, along with that order of a Firefly shirt was...the 11th Doctor's sonic screwdriver! It's all kinds of wonderful. (Also, the burgundy bowtie came in, so now I am just waiting on the suspenders. And a chance to go to every thrift store within a small radius of this school in this town to find a good tan tweed jacket that will fit me. If I can get that for less than $5 then I think I will go all out and buy a fez online. We'll see though.) -CF
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Arpy is no longer 3 time zones away, and is instead just one. Makes IMing easier...were I/we ever on. I had a similar revelation at BrickFair with people being right here. (Well, "right here" being back in NoVA and not down here 3 hours away at school.) No three hour difference then! And now I have a friend studying abroad in Scotland, so that is a five hour difference. I might be finishing up lunch while she is finishing up dinner. Makes chatting kind of hard come the evening. -CF
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Think you had today all figured out, did ya? Think ye and your gang would have a nice day out of port fer some sight-seein' or sommat? Well think again, ye scallywag! Today be International Talk Like a Py-rate Day, and ain't nothin' gonna stop it from happening! So pull up anchor, set sights on the horizon, and travel to wherever suits your fancy! You gotta be free to be a pirate! -CF
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I mean, I do get it, it's just terribly annoying. Not that my roommates and I want to relocate after this school year, and instead just keep our room until graduation, but in the event that I am in need of a new roommate(s) next year, I sure hope they don't get all riled up and play video games like Halo: Reach and whatnot the minute it comes out against each other into the wee hours of morning (well not really), making tons of noise and cursing when they "die." IT'S JUST A VIDEO GAME! Yeah, sure, I do not play,* so maybe I do not get it. The few times they dragged me into a Halo FFA I was like "oh no! I almost had you but then I died!" but I wasn't yelling my face off. (My max kills is 6. These shooter games just are not for me. I think I shall stay away from trying them out.) Calm down guys. I'm trying to study. What does it matter if you do not rise to the top? You'll always be fighting each other again tomorrow. -CF *Portal. That is what I have played. Twice. And I enjoy the occasional Super Smash Brother's round. And sure, Mario Kart is WIN, but I do not let video games control my life. Better things for my time and money.
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I hate being sick. I hate realizing that my night would be better spent lying in bed watching TV/movies on my computer* than doing homework. I don't like going through an entire box of tissues in one day. On the plus side, I am catching up on Warehouse 13. (Badger Mark Sheppherd is back!) (And I enjoyed the previous episode.) And I'm trying a bunch of new teas. But after three days, I better be better tomorrow. -CF *Not that I mind that particular activity.
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If history repeats itself, I am so getting a dinosaur. -CF
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-This weekend (tomorrow) is the freshmen retreat (Viaticus, meaning "on the journey"). I co-coordinated this with a friend and we picked up 3 sophomores to be on team (usually it's just four total). We give talks and reflect in small groups on what it means to be a Catholic freshman in college, as well as simply being away and on one's own for the first time. (We have a good problem: we have 23 participants, not counting team and two extra drivers. While that is awesome (normally it is about 10), we scrambled to find enough cars to ride down to our Adult Campus Minister's beach house, and we will have to also be sleeping outside on the porch and in tents in the yard. WOW!) -Two weekends later I and CCM friends and other Catholics from the Diocese head to ECCL: Empowering Catholic Campus Leaders. It's more of a workshop than a retreat, where we have talks about leadership and various aspects associated with Catholic teaching. -In January I have a retreat in Baltimore which I hear is super awesome: a FOCUS Conference. While my campus does not have a FOCUS group, a friend has hooked us up with us going with a college that does, so we will be tagging along with them. Should be good, as I have listened to a few of their talks on my iPod, and they are really powerful. Which is why I decided to spend the $170 on it. -CF
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I do not usually make impulse buys on music, but on Friday I heard most of Newsboy's new album Born Again and searched for stuff online tonight. So far I liked what I heard (I was up to Miracles) and decided just to check out downloading it. Amazon had/has is for $5 so I immediately purchased it. When I first heard a song off the CD I thought it was Tobymac, but my friend explained how NB replaced their lead singer with someone from DC Talk, so it all makes sense (and I can hear some of that style coming in). Now, off to finish this CD! -CF (Current mood: Hawk Nelson's Hello (sans kazoos).)
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Prithee, some possible posting postulates and probable posthaste pursuit practices of passion: With every excretion entering exactness here, alliteration is always acceptable and awesome. Why? No worries. Wonderful witticisms await. Wot wot? -CF
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Someone remind me next year that there should be some sort of Flickr meet-up at BrickFair. I only met a handful of Flickrites, and it might be cool if we had a panel or something. I'm not saying I'll organize it, but I'm not saying I won't. But come next Spring I could make a notion to something of it somewhere online, get the ball rolling... Currently addicted to "Don't Unplug Me" by ALL CAPS. While also being addicted to Heyhihello! They have this Owl City feel, but with instruments, helping then give them a Relient K feel. Both of which I found through a vlogger named meekakitty. I don't watch vlogs, until I saw hers. Crazy, random, geeky stuff of hers, oh yes. (And cute!) I am also 1/5th away from finishing The Hunger Games. (So good!) -CF
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I am only 3 episodes in, but I am loving it! They had me at "Klingon Boggle." -CF
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I got woken up this morning at 9 AM by my roommate who wanted to check where I was because apparently there was an armed robbery in my apartment. Luckily it was not actually in the halls and such, but in the shops below me. Directly below me. Like, when I got out of bed at 9:30 due to my roommates continuously talking about what was going on and thus not able to keep sleeping, there was yellow police line tape directly below my window. Three cops and a forensic guy were walking around less than 20 feet from my face. The school has an alert system which sends out texts in emergencies, this being one of them. (Maybe even the biggest emergency they have texted about while I have been here.) Basically it said there was an armed robbery in my apartment area (remember I live above shops). Lock myself into an interior room and do not come to main campus (across the street). Wow what an exciting morning! -CF (No word on if they caught the guy. We think we saw the police pick up a few bullet shells and a/the bag of money, you know being right there and able to see it, but we are not sure. I shall wait for the news report from the school and local newspaper.)
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Gotta love human innovation: I do not dunk enough (or elsewhere that I would not already have a glass of milk from dinner), but I can see it as being fun to walk around a party with this. -CF
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^Album -LEGO table -15 normal posters, 1 oversized, numerous smaller pictures -My own 12' x 12' room! And bathroom! (Which, BTW, has a Despicable Me minions sticker from work on the mirror.) -My desk has more than one Arpy item on it. I wish I had more room for posters, though. When/if I get a Scott Pilgrim one from the theater, that will go under Inception. But it looks like ordering an 11th Doctor vortex poster is out of the question. (Ironically, a landscape Amy Pond poster could go next to HP7, but, despite the Summer Glau--Serenity poster, I don't think I would go for just that) -CF
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You know how a college kid's laundry cycle is determined by how much underwear one has left? I'm out of socks. (Well, white ones anyway. I'm wearing thin boot-sock-liner, but I could have chosen dress socks.) -CF (Note: I have not done laundry since arriving here two weeks ago, so tonight that will change.)
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Well this all might change once I start my job next week, since working in the morning would be best for me and I practically get to choose the 8-10 hours I work, but for now... With class not until noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and not until 4 Tuesday and Thursday, I find myself constantly staying up late and waking up after 10. While not necessarily bad, it just is not necessary. I could just go to sleep at one and wake up at nine, no? I think right now I shall read a little, get in bed by 2, and wake up at ten, or something. Class is not until 4 and I do not have any pressing matters. (Though I do have matters to attend to, so I might as well do something.) -CF
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Packing peanuts come from the Devil: they are messy and get everywhere and are thus irritating. Bubble wrap comes from God: it is organized and nice and, quite especially, makes us happy. Things that need to be included in your BrickFair/Fest/Con shipping box: -MONEY -Bubble wrap -Return address -Username -MOC pictures (ALL of them) -Wrap Mosaic pieces up in cling-wrap. -Seal MOCs in zip-lock bags. -Bubble wrap And if you do not include money, a return address, username, and photos, there is a very high chance your MOCs will not be returned. (Seriously, I have two Hahnah crabs at home and I am kind of looking forward to keeping that armor piece.) I plan on posting something similar come next BrickFair MOC shipping time. -CF (Bubble wrap)
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1) Inception 2) No, really, Inception rocked. The real 2) Despicable Me/Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 4) The A-Team/Toy Story 3/The Karate Kid 7) Iron Man 2/The Sorcerer's Apprentice 9) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 10) Dinner for [Foolish People] 11) Knight and Day I did not get to see Salt or Predators. I guess I might redbox them if plenty of people say I should. -CF
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Just when you thought my apartment room would not have any more wallspace, the time has come to find some more. I got this big 6-feet-tall, 4-feet-wide Despicable Me poster! But better yet, my manager litterally threw five, yes, FIVE (5) Inception posters at me. (Three of the left, two of the right.) Along with two from Up of the house floating with the balloons--it looks really nice. Finally, another regular Despicable Me poster for my sister. With any luck I should be getting a Scott Pilgrim poster in the mail from my theater. It's all totally awesome. -CF
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As you know by now, I have my own room at school, and plenty of wallspace for my own posters. I just spent a few hours (off and on, not all at once) putting up my posters, and boy was it quite a task. But it was also well worth it. I am not posting pictures just now, since my room is not quite yet complete for fantastical presentation, nor are the posters in the living room up yet, but for now I shall leave you with a teaser: (Lots and lots of sticky-putty was used, especially with the Despicable Me poster.) -CF
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Seriously. I moved in on Monday. So this entry is late. But still. I have my own room for the first time since 3rd grade! (Pictures will come once I get my posters up. But I have a LEGO table dedicated to building.) Also, a "walk-through" closet to my own bathroom. The four of us share a laundry machine and dryer, so that's good. And the kitchen is better than last year's because now we have a garbage disposal, dish washer, and plenty of pantry space so we do not need extra shelves. -CF Sorry for this weirdly-scripted entry and lack of enthusiasm that I am trying to convey. It's 3 AM, I just ordered books, and I still need to get stuff off my bed since I still needed to unpack.
