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My friend asked why I enjoyed being a dork (or as I prefer, having quirky behavior). I think I was able to sum it up into one phrase quite nicely: "The world is too 'normal' as it is. Why take it seriously?" -CF Quote of the Day: 'Normal' is just a setting on a washing machine.
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We're probably the only school in the area that is still having classes with 7 inches of snow on the ground. Elementary schools, high schools, the other colleges in the are--all off for snow. Except for us. -CF
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It's five in the morning. Drowsily, I sit up on my elbows, reach over to my desk, and turn on my computer. Everything is louder when half-asleep (or all asleep?), so I was worried I'd wake up my roommate. Look over at his bed. Empty. Oh, ok, so he was going to stay up all night playing Mass Effect 2. No worries there. Somehow I get past the GRUB and make it load Windows instead of my half-dead Ubuntu, and then even press a key so it doesn't scan the disk for errors that aren't there. Log-in screen, good enough, and I shut the lid and go back to sleep. When I got back from class and went to my computer, I'm impressed I was even able to get through the hoops to turn on Windows and I wasn't just half-dreaming it as it turned on. Why I didn't just hold down the power button, I don't know. Probably because I think that's a bad idea, even at 5 in the morning. Related entry: Sleep-texting. (This has to stop.) -CF
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Thanking Arpy For The Birthday Card And Sticker
ChocolateFrogs posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_113
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Or at least, I didn't use to. During high school it would just be one or two Stargate SG-1/Atlantis episodes a weekend. Other than that there was not anything on I wanted to watch. (No cable, not that I needed it...and I had homework to do when shows like Lost (hehe, DV) and Heroes was on.) But things have changed. My friends and I watched Firefly first semester freshmen year. I finished up Stargate Atlantis during school. Come summer 2009 I was overjoyed Hulu had Warehouse 13 right after it aired. I just finished up watching the new series (9th/10th Doctors) of Doctor Who on my computer. Dollhouse is on Hulu (or digital copies on my computer). Both V and Stargate Universe are also on Hulu, meaning I do not have to plan my life around the TV. (Though with needing more time I may just drop watching V...for now. I dropped FlashForward after it became too drama-ish.) And there are a bunch of shows I have on my computer I want to watch. Torchwood, Santuary, Chuck. I also have Leverage, but, as good as they are (basically Oceans 11 intensity every episode), I am probably not missing out (as opposed to if I drop Firefly at a party--that can start a conversation). (On the note of Torchwood, I also have Sarah Jane Adventures. :3 Good/bad, Tilius? I just watched the first episode and I think I may have to pass on this due to other, more pressing shows (Torchwood, Dollhouse, Stargate, Santuary) and I might have to delete it due to space.) (I really wish those popular out of country shows came to America, but then again I guess those out of country might want our shows. Now I know how BZPers feel seeing that the USA is always getting sales.) So I don't watch TV. I watch TV shows on my computer. -CF
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Monday morning. My alarm goes off at 8:30 so I can get up in time for classes and get a package before hand. Hit the snooze button a few times because I know my roommate is already up, so it won't bother him. A little background before I continue: Freshmen year I turned off my alarm right as it went off once, causing my roommate and I to miss our 9 o'clock class (and we would have missed our 10 o'clock one as well if my friend hadn't called the room phone at that time). Earlier this year (sophomore), I also did something similar, turning off my alarm in my sleep (and then waking up later just in time). Here's what happened on Monday though: Alarm goes off, twice now, and I'm groggy and half asleep. Something in my brain from whatever I had been dreaming about however put a few words in my head, to which I though that I should write those down for later. So what do I do? I open my phone up, go to the notepad (not the easiest or simplest task in my phone) and type in "park snowman feud" (and then probably drop my head back onto on my pillow). Park. Snowman. Feud. What was going on in my head? And wow I can function weirdly sometimes. -CF
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Done it a few times (though admittedly never completely w/o an aid, but I'm getting better at figuring out why things work the way they do)* and even made the center color different than the one around it. It's cool. I keep wanting to pick it up again, mix it, and try to figure out a little bit more. (But alas, homework looms.) -CF *(or just straight memorizing?)
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When I got back to my apartment after dinner a bunch of my friends were hiding with the lights off to...surprise me! Yay I get a surprise party! They had a cake and ice cream and some decorations and balloons, and my parents even sent down a gift wrapped up and all. (They actually coordinated most of this.) So there were supposedly 15 friends there (you think I would try to count?). My parents got me the Sherlock Holmes soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, and my friend got me the Rebel Trooper Battle Pack. And then they randomly popped in Empire Strikes Back, so then we watched that. Quite a fun birthday, if I do say so. -CF
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I mean, realized it the first time I saw the movie, mostly in the scene where they sync with their Avatar, but seeing in a second time really drove the aspect home. (When Neytiri is holding human Jake.) On that note, I saw Avatar again tonight! It was a friend's birthday and she wanted to see it again, so 6 of us pack into a friend's truck (NOT the bed) and go to the theater. Yes, I paid $14. (Actually, if we were going to my theater's chain, I would have tried to get free tix.) It was $13 for a normal ticket, or IMAX for another dollar. (Though really, the screen wasn't that huge. I think a bunch of us are going to go see Iron Man 2 in IMAX with Udvar-Hazy's SIX STORY IMAX SCREEN!!!) But hey, bigger screen, so I might as well enjoyed what I paid for. Cool all over again. Knowing the story, I focused more on the graphics/world/animals, and went WOW all over again. Great movie. -CF
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It's amazingly annoying. I may hate the ribbon in the new Word, though I use WordPerfect (or Open Office), but adding it to MS Paint was the worst idea ever. Things that use to be plainly visible now have to be clicked through to be accessed. I can no longer go Ctrl+R to rotate/flip or Ctrl+F to see the fullscreen view. Right clicking on a color does not make it the secondary/background color (now I have to do two clicks: One to select the fact that I want to use a background color and one to choose it). I guess there are a few nice features I'm glad they finally added, like holding down Control and then scrolling to zoom. Or allowing ratios when resizing (thank goodness they kept Ctrl+W). I don't think those make up for the fact that a few other things are now inconveniently taken away. I'll probably find more problems as I keep using it. (Oh look, I just realized that Ctrl+I doesn't do anything anymore...) -CF
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I could go "IT'S AMAZING ZOMG EVERYONE SHOULD UPGRADE!!!" but I will not. Why? Because, aside from realize how much of a memory and hard drive usage and RAM Vista hog was and how 7 only uses a fraction of that, I really enjoyed Vista (if it was working properly). However, 7 is pretty sweet. Aero Snap (which can be downloaded for Vista) is cool, and 7 is an improved OS in general as far as introducing other new features. It continues to look nice. I'm enjoying it over Ubuntu...for now. I guess that's it for now. -CF
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My friend's birthday is on Friday and so a bunch of us are planning on going to the movies that night to "celebrate." The plan is to see Avatar in 3D. However, I've seen Avatar (in 3D), and while I feel a want to see it again, I don't want to see it that badly, and, of course, I try not to pay. Also, if all goes right, I'll have plans on Saturday night that would require some money spending too (including a movie). ;-) BUT, would I be a bad friend to not hang out with my other friends, especially the one who's birthday it is, just because I don't want to pay $13 for a movie I've already seen? (And it's not like I was expecting this expense.) (And for the record, I already got her a present.) -CF
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Looks like America did get it! So I saw it at my theater with some friends on Friday. It was good. Alright. Well, it was fun and creative. Imaginative. However, I would wait to see this on DVD. It's a story and you just have to go along with it, and while it is cool and the worlds are interesting, there is not much in the way of actual plot. There is conflict, but nothing really grabbed me to make me really think. There might be a few deep things, like how people had different imaginations and things, but in the end you just watch and leave. The actor's performances, however, were excellent. From Ledger to Depp, Law, and Ferrel (who I had never heard of), and Plummer (the voice of 1 in 9). -CF
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Isn't this great‽ -CF
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JUST KIDDING! (My family isn't that bad.) Among my "loot" was thus: -Star Trek (2009) -Train's latest CD, Save Me, San Francisco -New set of linens, since my school ones are getting thin -Bread plates, for the dorm, since I don't feel like using a big one for only a pop tart -2 much needed dress shirts. Darkish blue and darkish green. And a snazzy tie -Oh yeah, a waffle maker! Woot! (I'm getting the family one fixed.) -A Rubik's Cube. It's been interesting. -A "retro" Transformers shirt (80's Autobots) -At BrickFair my mom and sister had the Brick Engraver engrave CNU onto a blue minifig torso,* and then they put a pirate hat on the fig, because Christopher Newport was a pirate privateer pirate. I got my mom (and dad) a Melting Pot gift card, my dad a new thermos, my brother a Toby Mac CD, and my sister some ballet leg warmers. -CF *(Alas, another LEGOless Christmas. Let me know about sales on the Pirate Tank...)
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It seems that, unfortunately, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is only showing in 4 theaters in the United States, in New York (City presumably?) and LA. (The UK and New Zealand got it in November....) So obviously I won't be seeing it any time soon. I guess the best option is to wait for the DVD. More importantly, however, is why is it not being shown across the country? My theater, in VA, even had a trailer for it. Why would corporate choose to show the trailer outside of NY and LA? I guess I'm disappointed and ticked off. -CF
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Guess I actually have another blog entry for today, but I'd rather continue bragging.... So if Nukaya, hopefully Arpy, and maybe Xccj are coming to BrickFair, then Bunda has to come as well to complete a list of awesome. Please? Also, Binkmeister needs to come too. I haven't seen him since 2004. Also also, we really should ask TLG to send GregF over with the next wave of LEGO employees that come. I should go start a petition topic or something...but not here. This entry discusses getting Bunda to BrickFair 2010. I suggested we all swim to Hawaii and kidnap him, but Nukaya simply said we need a teleporter. Edit: And T-Hybrid. Edit 2: OK obviously there are a few more people I want to meet as well, but for now the focus is on Bundalings. -CF
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Typical of my friend's family, they had plenty of fireworks and such to celebrate the new year's beginning with. Including one pipe firework (like, a real one that would shoot into the sky), some roman candles, sparklers of various sizes, and firecrackers (way fun). But that was at midnight. During the day we played Apples to Apples and Sardines (in which I was amazing and hid behind a curtain for about 20 minutes), and watched Juff Dunham's Spark of Insanity and showed a friend the first episode of Firefly. Stayed up until 3. Woke up at 9 for church (New Years Day was a very inconvenient day to pick as a Holy Day of Obligation, IMO), and then had to work at 5 so I had to leave and leave my friends ;_; while I went home. -CF
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I'll blog about my New Years Celebrations later, I guess, but for now I really feel like sharing a random text I got right after it began: Random 202 (Wash DC) phone number>>HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! May 2010 be wonderful and blessed. Me>>who is this? 202>>This is Marco. Me>>Polo? or Marco from Animorphs? Marco>>Yes, Polo Me>>I don't think I'm the droid you're looking for. Marco>>Your Michelle right? Happy new year even if u dont remember me ;-) Me>>yeah...um this is a dude. but when you find her number could you give it to me? (That last line was suggested by my friends as I told them about this conversation with "Marco.") -CF
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He's such an amazing detective. You know, "Elementary, my dear Watson," and all that jazz. Oh, you thought I meant the movie? Well I do! Saw the movie last night (for free, and with good friends) and it was cool. Lots of cool scenes, the mystery/mysteries playing out, etc. And RDJ and Jude Law did amazing jobs, along with the rest of the cast. Not something you'll regret seeing. (Unless you really want fast-paced action, in which case you should remember that this is a mystery movie. It doesn't go like that.) -CF
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You know how recently in movies there have been scenes where the camera seems to be shaking slightly (or a lot)? Not when there's an explosion but more so times when it could just be still. (And not how they were seemingly walking with the camera in Public Enemies, or whatever they did in Cloverfield (never saw it).) It's a little annoying, don't you think? (And a lot annoying to my dad. I get him complaining every time after a movie.) I'm watching the Star Trek extras, specifically the making of the film, and they are talking of how they tried really hard (and how J. J. Ambrams had a knack) to make the camera shake. On the Star Trek note, I definitely noticed it when it was not needed. I fear that this is something that is going to continue to be put into films until enough directors realize it's a bad idea and that keeping the camera still is fine. -CF
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Please may I reply sarcastically to the customers? I promise only to do it to the ones who ask stupid questions and should know better to look around for a moment and figure the answer out themselves. >>Where are your straws? >>Do you have any straws? >>Where is the bathroom? >>Where is the water fountain? >>*walking out of the theater* How do I get out? >>*walking out of the theater* Where is the bathroom? Just think for a minute! (But oh, that's right, America...or just humanity.) -CF
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First, non-spoilers: Avatar is not a science fiction story. It's science fantasy with action and adventure combined with an epic tale of an alien race and their beautiful world. I've been anticipating this for quite some time now, and have been reading little bits almost every day for the past few weeks on a geeky website. I was pumped to see this. Consequently, my expectations could have been shattered if it was terrible. Then I read reviews, and James Cameron does not go half-way. He goes over 100%, especially something like this that he's been working on for over 12 years. The thing that stands out the most is the graphics. He is like George Lucas making Star Wars: he had to make this technology himself to build his dream. And boy was it worth it. This movie would be so different if he decided just to shoot in a rain forest on Earth. No, he had to actually go to Pandora to make it. Which leads me into another part: the setting. The CGI allows for another whole world to be made. The jungle is rich with plant and animal life almost unlike anything found on Earth. Yes, the trees have leaves, but we don't have inter-cone plants that *shoop* into the ground with a touch, or spiraled, curled things sticking up from the forest floor, etc. Pandora is beautiful. Along with that, the animals are something else. Six legs! Six! (I think I might want to build a MOC like that.) And it works. Plus, those dragon-like animals are amazing. All the animals, actually. Some are like Earth animals, like horses and dogs, but even then it is not an exact copy (and not just because of the six legs). And finally, the story. This is why I say "epic." The situations, the characters, everything to make the movie move, or slow down. It was 2 hours 40 minutes, which is not everyone's cup of tea, but if they took out any bit of it some aspect of the story would have been lost. You really are immersed into the planet, the tribe and the characters, and makes you appreciate the storytelling going on. Final verdict? See it. Preferably in 3D, because it really adds to the feel. (But seeing it in 2D will still give you the beautiful view of Pandora's setting, and the story will still be there.) -CF I still, however, think Star Trek was the best movie of the year. (As for sci-fi. Avatar might just beat out Terminator: Salvation? IDK.) Second, spoilers: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «The dragon-like animals are really cool. I wasn't expecting Jake to ride the Last Shadow. I like how everything on Pandora is connected. Not just through their roots and the "tree of life" (or whatever it is called) but how those hair-fibers allow for connection with almost every animal. When Neytiri connected to the big dog-thing (which I was hoping for after Jake and the Last Shadow), I realized there could be a whole tribe that rides the hammer-head rinos, or something. All they need are the link.
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Christmas Eve Mass and then Outback Steakhouse with my family and grandma. Then she came over the next afternoon for gifts and dinner. It was a good day. It was even white! (Though by default since the snow had come on Saturday.) -CF