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The Men Who Stare at Goats and NaNoWriMo

  • Nov. 13th, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Hypnotoad
Me and my parents went and saw The Men Who Stare at Goats today. I reeeeeally liked it. My mom liked it and my dad thought it was weird. I even managed to snag a small poster (since they had them at the counter). It is now up on my wall underneath my Nightmare Before Christmas poster and next to my Whip It poster. I have a lot of posters.

There was just something extremely fun about watching a psychic-super-power-wielding George Clooney traipsing around with a bemused-but-curious Ewan McGregor. In fact, the fun-ness of it is totally screwing with my NaNo.

I finally thought of a coherent plot for my NaNo a few days ago and even started it. But now I totally want to trash it and go into TMWSaG fanfiction territory. It ended at such a great point to expand from! I don't know. Now I have a dilemma. DILEMMA!

I'm just afraid that if I don't go the fanfiction route now, I'll never get myself to go that route for TMWSaG. Damn my wandering enthusiasm.

I'll figure it out. I just need to get to it. I keep distracting myself with "Drake & Josh" fanfiction (which I just found, omg it's amazing), the WIP pixel art of the Hatbox Ghost that I'm doing, and listening to episodes of "The Bugle" (which I just found, omg it's amazing).

I don't know. I'll figure it out somehow.

P.S. I applied for a few jobs and hopefully someone will call me. Pleeease? I can't stand sitting at home anymore!

Why do I like MASH?

  • Oct. 22nd, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Norrington, Yo Ho
So I'm sitting here at my computer, getting ready to watch two hours of M*A*S*H on TVLand, when my mind starts to wonder, "Why?". It's a show that was created nearly two decades before I was born and that is based in a war that took place four decades before I was born. I am hardly the target demographic. So why do I watch this show?

Onward for rambling thoughts... )

My emotions, let me show them to you....

  • Sep. 6th, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Emo, Beckett
My emotions have been all over the map today.  I let my mind wander way too much.  I guess that's what happens when you aren't in school, you can't drive, and you have no job or money.  I slept in waaaaay too late, I kept overreacting to the little annoyances of the day, and I made the worst music choice I could have made:

I listened to some of the OST for the 2003 version of Peter Pan.  So there I was, sitting in my bed (since my brother stole my desk) with my laptop, almost bawling my eyes out at the end of the song "Fairy Dance".  And believe me, I'm NOT a cryer.  I very rarely cry at anything.

I've made up my mind.  That's it, I'm fed up, I'm doing it.  No more skirting around the issue!

I'm going to look into some classes at one of the community colleges!  I'm not going to let my parents walk all over my choices anymore.  I'm taking a proper hold of where my future is going.  I managed to totally screw it up once and I'm only 19.  Not again.  I can't stand watching everyone around me heading for their futures while I sit here like an idiot.  No more.  I started out writing this with the mood set as confused.  Now it's determined.

Making a statement? Not likely...

  • Sep. 5th, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Marlin
Went to the store today to buy some random stuff.  Mostly bath stuff.  Got a new loofa!  It's orange.  I walked by the "junior" size clothing and saw an awesome Beatles shirt.  Then I saw an entire display for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus.  Seriously considered grabbing the shirt and just setting it on top of all of the cds sitting there, just to make a point.  I, however, am too cowardly so I didn't.  Damn.  Oppourtunities missed!

Finally got to go see 500 Days of Summer.  Zooey Deschanel is very pretty, but there's just something about her characters that I don't like.  It might be their "quirk" or flighty qualities.  I don't know.  She did a good job though.  So did Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  I do have to say, though, that PLENTY of people regard Ringo as their favorite Beatle.  He's definitely in a tie with Paul for my favorite.  And Octopus's Garden?

"We would sing and dance around because we'd know we can't be found.  I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden in the shade."

Meme time!

  • Feb. 19th, 2009 at 1:25 AM
OMG, Gov Swann

I'm tired of my journal being so empty, so I'm doing a meme.  Here I go!

TEN YEARS AGO

... )

Marlin Icons, None Coming Soon

  • Jul. 13th, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Marlin

Subject: Marlin the Clownfish (Finding Nemo)
Batch: Batch #1, Icons 1-15
Themes: A Dreamers Dream, All is Right, All is Wrong, Alone, Brightness, Colorful, Embrace, Lost, Magical, Rain, Smile, Sorrow, Sunshine, Trouble in Paradise, Wicked
Additonal Notes: Please credit CHWheeler, don't mess around with the blank ones, and tell me if you take any! Enjoy!

Preview:


More under the cut! )!
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Jun. 22nd, 2008

  • 11:50 PM
OMG, Gov Swann

I'm sooooo horribly lazy and I haven't posted on  my personal LJ in a while.  But all is well!  I will try to start being more active now that school is over and I officially have nothing to do until School starts again in August!

Jon

I just wanted to do this real fast before I forgot:

YAAAAAAAAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What does it mean?  I dunno.  But I'm still happy!

Other titles that they were considering:

-The Lost City of Gold
-The City of Gods
-The Fourth Corner of the World
-The Quest for the Covenent

I am now more convinced than ever that it's about the Ark.  Why else would they bring Marian Ravenwood back?  (Other than the fact that she was the best of the three girls.  And her character didn't die.)  Dude, it's so about the Ark.

It comes out on May 22, 2008.  That's the day I graduate!!  Yay!  Bad news:  If I want to see it at midnight, I'm going to have to make sure I make it to graduation on time.  It's usually in the morning.  Oh well.  I don't care!  MAY 22!  WHOO HOO!

Sep. 7th, 2007

  • 7:19 PM
Jon
 Title: New Beginnings
Rating: At the present?  This chapter is a G.  No worries here!
Pairing: If you wear slash tinted glasses, you'll see Meckett and Sparrington sticking out like sore thumbs.
Warnings: Nothing yet!  (Well, hints of slashiness if you need a warning for that.)
Summary: In a world where blood thirsty pirates get second chances, isn't it natural to assume that good and law abiding men should too?
Disclaimer: Unless I'm Disney in 17 year old girl form, I don't own Pirates.  Darn.

Icon Fun!

  • Sep. 5th, 2007 at 8:21 PM
Jon
I was in the mood to make some icons, so I did.  First however, I needed some new screencaps.  So I watched Beckett's scenes in DMC and the bar brawl scene.  Somehow, I went crazy ended up taking 1007 screencaps.  And I didn't even watch the whole movie!  Holy cow!  (I managed to weed out 148 good ones that I didn't delete.)  I think about 800 of them were Beckett, 50 were Mercer, Gov. Swann managed to snag 50 or so pictures, and the last 200 were of the bar brawl scene.  I think I spent more time deleting pics than I did of taking them.

Onto the iconage!

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Jack [1]

Barbossa [2]
Mercer [4]
Gov. Swann [4]
Misc [7]
Norrington [2 animated, 6 not]
Beckett [3 animated, 14 not]

Wallpaper Goodness

  • Aug. 21st, 2007 at 7:42 PM
Jon

Yay!  I'm back!

Well, me and my mom went and saw Becoming Jane over the weekend and the character Lucy was swooning over Tom LeFroy because as she put it:  "He has a green velvet coat!  Very fashionable!"  Typical me, my first thought is of Beckett and his gorgeous green velvet coat.  And voila!  Out came 4 different wallpapers using the lovely pic of Beckett that I adore.  (And I threw in one other, just for kicks.)

I won't bore ya'll with the niceties on taking speech, you all know them already.  Enjoy the wallpapers!  (So it isn't too ginormous of a post, I'll just put the links.)

Here's one with just Beckett.

Here's one with Beckett and his name on the bottom.

Here's one with Beckett, his name, a quote, and a :D smily.

Here's one identical to the one above, just without the smily.

And lastly, here's one with Beckett at his desk and a quote-ish type thing.  I don't know, they're words.

Icon Dump!

  • Jul. 28th, 2007 at 1:48 AM
Jon
Yay!  Icon dump!  Or more specifically, a Pirates of the Caribbean icon dump.

Contains:

Meckett [1 animated, 1 not]
Willington [2]
Mercer [2]
Barbossa [2]
Jack [5]
Norrington [13]
Beckett [14]

You know the rules.  Please credit and no hotlinking.  If you want to take a blank one as a base, feel free (but still tell me, please)!  And comments are made of happiness, so they're always welcome.



And that's it!  Enjoy!
Jon

Warning:  There are SPOILERS, much squeeing, much talk of stereotypes, crazy stories, EXTREMEMLY opinionated opinions, much cheering, and all around obsessiveness.  Read at your own caution.  May cause seizures, spoiler-related coma, inability to drive or operate heavy machinery, squee-induced coma, and/or good old fashioned death.  Not recommended by the surgeon general...

 

Overall, the movie was AWESOME.  It was definitely the best of the series so far!  Very much fun.  And I think I now prefer the midnight showings over the boring old regular showings.  The crowds more fun and devoted!

Now I'm going to go see it again with my parents.  Yay!  (Oh, and Julie… errrr, somehow I still have your encyclopedia.  So hopefully you won't have to look up zygote any time soon.)

Five word movie reviews....

  • Jul. 5th, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Calamity Jane
Man, I'm lazy.  So, instead of writing individual reviews for every one of the 19 movies I've watched since I last posted, I'll write a five word review for each one!  Yayz!  So obviously, there are no spoilers.  How much can I spoil in five words?  (Actually, a lot.)


Since I just saw Transformers, I'll give that one a real review later.  After I post the review at MySpace.

Movies watched since June 3, 2007: 21

Jul. 4th, 2007

  • 11:51 PM
House
Title:  Most Peculiar
Rating: PG-13, entirely for a small bit of ungraphic m/m snogging
Pairing(s)/character(s):  Remus/Severus, various triangles (or are they squares?  maybe even pentagons....)
Summary:  Remus and Severus share a moment together until a person or two burst into the room....
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, obviously.  I only write these things to make my heart happy inside!
Warnings: It's very crackish.  Try not to take it too seriously.  And there's a bit of light, ungraphic m/m kissing.
Notes: The word count is 454. I wrote this a while ago and I finally posted it over in the snape_lupin comm.  I have yet to see any reviews....



Don't worry, my one or two readers!  I will continue my movie reviews as soon as I can!  I even think I'll start working on a story I've had brewing in my head for a year and a half....

Edited to add:  I hate lj cuts....

A New Format

  • Jun. 3rd, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Jon

Huzzah!  I've finally figured out a main topic to stick to.  Starting today (June 3, 2007), I will review/rant/talk about every movie I watch.  Every single darn one.  Watched today:

1) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope  (AKA The first one.  Of the GOOD original trilogy.)
2) Four Weddings and a Funeral (AKA That popular movie that I hadn't actually seen, while everyone else had.)

*BEWARE of SPOILERS WOOO I'M The SPOILER GHOST!  BOO*

Star Wars )



Total Movies watched since June 3, 2007:  Two

A picture of Crazy talk

  • Mar. 24th, 2007 at 9:52 AM
Jon
Oh my god!  Somebody commented!  Whoo hoo!  *does embarrassing little dance*  Sorry.  I have a new picture.

Look! A Real attempt at ART!

  • Mar. 4th, 2007 at 10:20 PM
Jon

Amazingly, I actually pulled off a fanart that I actually like.  It was done entirely on photoshop.  Took about 4 hours.


I'm back!

  • Feb. 28th, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Jon

Here I am, again, finally.  I have a new picture too.

I seriously need to post

  • Dec. 10th, 2006 at 9:07 PM
Jon
All of my pictures are backing up on me.  I'm trying as fast as I can to do some from my Thanksgiving vacation (even if I'm a bit late).  Seven hour drives can give some fun anecdotes.  Fun for me at least.  Here's the four pics I've yet to post:

Daydreams )

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