-It's been really rainy here lately. I've been enjoying it because usually July gets too hot for my liking, and it's been nice and cool. Not to mention that we really need it, and it's been fun to watch it pour from inside the bakery where I work. What can I say, I like rain. And Alberta doesn't get a lot of rainy days like this.

Contemplations don't really go anywhere conclusive. Just so you know.

-In other news, life continues on. Work's calmed down, the summer anime season's left me in despair, and I study for my learners.

Meme stolen fromtash_dragon and neonsoap, since it seems to be going around.

Granted I don't have a shiny table or anything so you can choose from Roxas/seasalttwilight, Sam/cbucksrules, or Sakura/chibicardcaptor. 


TELL YOU:
→ why I decided to play this character
→ my favorite scene or bit of interaction concerning this character to date
→ my favorite original aspect about this character (headcanon)
→ the last thing they did "off screen"
→ what their last words would be if they died tomorrow
→ what the next thing I'm doing for them is (narrative, post, shelving, whatever)


-Work is proving to be quite stressful. I have to keep up the good work, or else I'm gone. Out of the people I knew when I started there (and not counting those that transfered from the branch that closed) Me and one other person are left. Everyone else "doesn't work there anymore" and only one will be offered their job back if they want it in September. Who knew you could get in such trouble working at a bakery. Although, I'm in the good books and I intend to stay there. Finding a job still looks like its proving difficult.

And that is currently life. I need to to study for my learner's. Even though it's late. 5 days or so until I take the test.
 

-Been contemplating this whole Michael Jackson thing. I heard about it over the radio at work, and it's kind of a shock. I mean...he was younger than my parents. I was never really an MJ fan, but he was just sort of someone that you knew, a name you recognized, like Elvis Presley or Paul McCartney. I liked a few of his songs. He went a little crazy at the end there, what with the dangling babies and the lawsuits,  but still, it kind of sucks.


100books Update:


 

And with that, I'm off to bed.

 -Saw Transformers 2 today. It was pretty much what I expected. Even more Giant Robots blowing even more stuff up. Although, this one actually had more plot to it, and I was really enjoying it (the backstory and everything was cool). And I was sort of able to tell Megatron and Starscream apart this time (During the first one I was having issues. All the Decepticons look the same to me). I found that several of the characters had more personality than in the first one, but I wish there could have been more focus on the other Autobots. Other than "Oh look, they're there, blowing stuff up." Oh and Rainn Wilson (Aka: Dwight Schrute from The Office) was in it, which surprised me. It was just a small part but I enjoyed it.

There is totally going to be a third movie.

In terms of the movies coming out, I think I'll be giving 2012 a miss (Not a fan of end of the world disastor flicks), although The Last Airbender does look cool, M. Night Shaylaman (sp?) aside. I haven't really seen a lot of Avatar, but it could be fun. Next year though.


Ask me for words and I'll try to give you five things I relate with you. Volunteered for tag, words from Tash.


 

And that's about all for me.
 

-So, yeah. I beat Pokemon Platinum last night.  Megan vs. The Elite 4 Round 3 turned out to be the charm. Granted, it did take two runs at the Champion to do it. Stupid Lucario. Anyways, now I've unlocked all the pretty sidequests and the National Dex so it's onwards and upwards in the game.

On the main part of the game:
Platinum, and by extension Diamond, were pretty much what I expected. Your typical pokemon game. Catch pokemon, beat the gym leaders, save the world. I enjoy the mindlessness of it. I really enjoyed the added cutscenes with Team Galactic in Platinum, since it added a lot more to the story. The villains were actually developing, and there was more of a relationship with the Champion, Cynthia. Still, they could have done more with the characters of Looker, Charon, and Pluto. It was still fun though, and very challenging.

Now...if only they could release Soul Silver. Now.

-358/2 Days. September 29th. Three days after my birthday.  Hell. Yes. I'veonly been waiting, like, 2 years for this annoucement.  I am totally expecting a delay (since it is Square Enix), but still. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN! THE GAME I HAVE LONGED FOR! THAT STARS ROXAS!!! YES!!!!! /end fangirl.

-Work situation has hopefully been resolved. I went in to talk to my supervisor today, and she said she would do her best. So hopefully, that means I'll at least be getting more than one four hour shift. I apparently was mistaken for a high school student. I can see how that happened, but still. At least she said grade 12 and not younger. Things are looking up though, but I'll keep looking for another job just in case. It may be time to make a grand return to the library.

And that's about all for me. For now.
 

-Gintama...why can't you be this intense all the time? Like seriously, I haven't gotten this excited over an anime since I watched the Benizakura Arc (same show). This is the thrill I have been seeking! Damn, why don't they make animes like this anymore? Combining comedy with action-packed fight scenes? Best anime ever.

-It looks like I'm getting more hours at work again, which is good. They call me in for extra shifts, which I don't mind, Since I can always use the money. Still, 10-4 shift tomorrow. Not exactly thrilled, since the bakers will still be going, and the Air conditioning in the store is broken. Opening both doors usually works, but still.

-I can has Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days now please? Please? I've been waiting for this game for like...two years. Although, knowing Square Enix, we probably won't get it for another year. Still, pretty opening video. For a guy recording it off his DS with a camera. I want my roxas-game please.

-I've decided I need to see Star Trek again. Don't know how exactly, but it's going to happen. I've found myself growing more and more partial to the original series, since it airs on Space and I kinda flip between it and Torchwood. Once you get past the cheezyness, it's not bad. *continues contemplation of apping Sulu or Chekov at <lj user=plutoix>*


 

And that is my life at the moment. Big Bang fic continues. Something exciting needs to happen.


 

-So, I'm home safe and sound. Trip went rather smoothly, except for the fact that I had to get up at 6. The flights weren't toobad either, The first one we were on, from Baltimore to Chicago, was playing The Office, so that kept me occupied for an hour. Chicago to Edmonton was just really long, but on the plus side I did finish two of the books I brought and managed to figure out where my Bigbang project is going. Sort of.

-We wandered around Washington D.C. before the concert, because that's where it was. The National Mall is huge. And the Lincoln Memorial is quite spectacular. I wish that we had had more than a day, so that I could explore the Smithsonian with a bit more depth. We only got to the museum of Air and Space.

-The concert last night was AMAZING! Bruce was late, like usual, but when they finally came on stage, they just broke into Badlands and then went straight into No Surrender, and it kept going from there. He did a version of The Wrestler which was just beautiful. And I liked the requests he chose to do. Out in the Street and Blinded By the Light were great. Boss concerts are just so much fun. The only thing I regret is that he didn't do Thunder Road, and he always seems to do it the concert before the one I attend. Still, I'd go again. Even if it means following him all the way to Europe to do it. And my Dad managed to get his information wrong, stating that neither Patti Scalfa (Bruce's wife) or Max Weinberg (The drummer) would be in attendence. They were both there. It was great.


-100books needed an update.

-My Bigbang project is officially underway. I finally settled on writing a Final Five Origin story. I managed to get a rough outline today on the plane, and was working out various ideas throughout my trip. One of the things that I love about BSG is that the main theme is "all of this has happened before, all of this will happen again" so I basically have a bunch of templates, and I get to show the before part. It worked out rather nicely.
The only problem I've run into is one idea. We know that Cavil was created in Ellen's father's image, so I figured, could that be true for the other human models. So I've created a bunch of characters that will be the templates for the human models, and they'll interact with the Five. My issue? I like them too much. But they have to die because of the canon. I've barely written anything, and I'm balking at killing characters already. So it's not a huge problem, it's more of an aversion.


-I finally got around to watching the season finale of The Office, which I somehow managed to miss on Thursday. That was a good episode. I liked the end. I still think that it's getting stale though. The prank at the begining was amazing.

-I've developed an obsession with the song Spaceman by The Killers. I borrowed my brother's ipod on the way to the airport, and listened to it like 5 times. I don't know what it is about it, but I really really like it.

-And now I'm going to watch anime and relax.