Minor Updates

In between falling into Homework Hell and climbing back out, I got nothing done. At least, nothing constructive towards writing.

Work is busy and getting busier.

I got five points back on an assignment I didn't do so well on. :)

I feel like a dork cause I posted like five times on a certain website saying that the stupid link to my blog wouldn't show up. I posted three times, the first one with the link. The second two showed up, the first didn't. I posted like four times after that trying to get it to work. Nada - or at least on my screen. I gave up. Went back today, and guess what had appeared? All of them! Loser, I can be. Technology is not my friend.

I'm reading a book I'm not entirely a fan of, and am debating selling it afterwards, except that I'm debating collecting all the books of that author. I think for her, with me, her books are a hit or miss thing. This is one of those misses. *sigh*

I saw Twilight. What to say?... It was oriented towards a younger audience than the books. It was good, not great, but good. I liked a few things they added/changed quite a bit. Jasper reminds me perpetually of Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka. He just does. Edward didn't seem all that intelligent at times. Rosalie kicked ass. Edward bugged me whenever he talked to Charlie. They could have added so much more if they had done some internal dialogue like they did at the beginning throughout the movie of Bella. Afterall, it was a first-person book. When everyone leaped together in the baseball field, looked hokey. All "running" looked hokey. Climbing kicked butt. Rosalie was great. Alice not so sure. Emmet was great as well. Not entirely sure I liked Esme. Carlisle seemed strange half the time. I have a nice, happy, very happy, new respect for James being the new hot man on the block. He didn't seem overly anything in the pic I saw outside the movie. In the movie, his hair sucked. But, BUT, he was a sexy, badass villain. Attractive in his evilness!!! I liked, a lot, how there was more than one race at school. Kudos to the director on that note. I think I like Eric better as a perky guy than before. Annddd... I think that's it for now. It was a decent move, especially as a book adaption. They covered all the main points, but it kind of felt like they were just sequencing it all too fast with no building. Again, the internal dialogue would have done wonders. Overall, it was good. Young, but good. I can see why it got bad reviews, being expected as a movie for all ages. It definately adds a new/interesting dimension to the book. I suggest seeing/reading them both for the full experience. Now I just need to see Bolt. And Madagascar Two. And Role Models. And maybe Zack and Kiri. Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist was ok. I really liked all the side characters much more than the two main. Probably not a good thing when that happens

I was reading that book mentioned above and in the book someone just popped a raspberry in his mouth fresh off the vine. Nice, right? Nope. The only idiotic thing I could think of was that he hadn't washed it. How reflective in our society that we feel ingrained to wash fresh produce. Bugs, fertilizer, pesticides. Obviously, not used in this fantastic private garden. Or he just has fewer health compunctions than I do. I'm thinking the pesticides are out - the gardner uses manure. Anyways, it just bugged me and I had to share.

Here's a question. Has anyone seen the art of telling the future through a painting anywhere else than in Heroes and that new movie with super-powers in it? My friend told me the director or something of the movie tried to sue someone of Heroes for stealing the idea. I could have sworn it has been done before. It seems so obvious! I have yet to think of an instant.

I think that is it for now.

My shoes are beginning to fall apart at work. I think it is time to buy some new ones. Dang.

Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving! Unlike Christmas, if you are American you should be celebrating this one, regardless of the negative hype of Columbus and the stupid stuff he did. I kind of want to go back in time and shoot the man. Only, if I did, being my pretty white self, I would probably not exist. Which means I kind of have to support him in a way. How bizzare.

I know what a scoundrel wants!

Contest

Again, a contest. I have written nothing, as I am behind on homework and everything is coming due now! Now! However, I can always make time to read stuff, and that includes my short list of blogs. Soooo... I have contest to post. :)

This is the link for a contest for the new book of Carrie Lofty by Ann Aguirre, http://www.annaguirre.com/blog/. I'm trying to figure out how to put a widget in my post...

I think I did it in a seperate post... so we shall see...

Head on over there and check it out, cause she has many, many books to give away!!!

~BK

P.S. The semester is almost over, and when that day comes I am going to write, I swear! You shall have a chapter up almost immediately!!!

Supernatural Fanfiction?

Should I or should I not? That is the question... I thought of a random tiny drabble of Supernatural, and I think that I might go ahead and write it. It amuses me, and would be quite short. Haven't ever gone out of Inuyasha and Yu Yu Hakusho fanfiction before, and here I am leaving anime all-together. Huh. We shall have to wait and see. I do like the term wincest, that one amuses me. Hehe. I have a dirty mind. Unfortunately, my little drabble wouldn't be at all dirty. I think I shall write it. :)

Tchao
BK

There!

There, I updated! Granted, it was a short chapter, but a chappie nonetheless. I am once again ashamed to admit I forgot most of what happened. How sad. I'm all like going back chapters to remember what the heck I wrote. I surprised myself at several points... I definately forgot what I wrote. So, I'm thinking I'm going to have to go back and reread all that I have written. I kind of cringe at the thought, since the story kind of sucks in the beginning. I know this, but I don't really want to edit it and fix it up. Rule is don't edit seriously like that until you are done, otherwise you shall forever be caught up in edits. If it had been me as a reader, I wouldn't have gone on unless I was desperate for something new to read. And my summary kind of sucks too... *sigh* Anyways, I updated. I did write, obviously, after my last post, but it wasn't as much as I would have liked since I had to leave and I can't really go farther until I reread.

In other news, there is none. :) So far everyone has kind of liked the chapter, which is good. I'm trying to keep people in character, and I really think I succeeded. For those you thinking about Yukina, think on. :) There is your hint, faithful blog readers.

So I was thinking, this probably would be a decent story to have standing on its own, as in note as fanfiction. I wouldn't mind doing this, either. I wrote the whole thing in the first place, so it would only really seem like a second draft. I would just really have to change up all the characters. It would be a fun project to do, I think. Maybe, after I finally finish this, I can start there. When trying to actually write a whole story, I seem to have trouble with getting down a plot, and characters. So far, I can run in fanfiction with a simple plotline and have it change to its heart's content. However, through the shows, the characters are all well developed. That is where I need to start, making really in-depth characters that are revealed slowly in the story. My goal for whenver I finish then.

Did anyone else read about the "cure of AIDS"? I was totally excited when I heard about it, but it turns out that this isn't a new thing. Apparently, in an older study of almost the same thing that these guys did cured two people. So, we probably aren't that much closer to an AIDS cure than before. Still, it's cool. Imagine the thoughts of that guy - leukemia and AIDS, and then wham! down to one. Still shitty with leukemia, but just a little bit better. I hope, for his sake, that it doesn't come back. Six months and counting. And, I happen to think that it kicks ass that there are people who can't get HIV, period. People can inherit a gene from both parents that prevents the HIV virus from attaching to cells (or so I understand - don't quote me!). I really want to go and get checked to see if I can't get it - that would just make my day, and probably month. My friend tells me, since he has looked into stuff like this for years, that the likely people to be safe from HIV are those that have ancestors that had the black plague. Apparently, the virus of HIV is really similar to the black plague, so those that survive built up an immunity to it. The area is kind of upper/central Europe, I believe. How cool is that? That's one of those useless facts that you will probably never use nor ever forget. :) I can't wait to share it with more people.

In an editorial in my school paper, someone brought up the stupidity of black people being allowed to call each other "nigger" without it being deemed racist. Not fair - should be bad for everyone.

Also, who the fuck cares what type of dog Obama gets his little girls? Yeah, it will be cool to see a cute puppy that becomes the First Dog, but really, can the type of dog speak for anything politically? No. End of story.

And that is all. I expounded on everything, so enjoy it! Respond!

Tchao!
BK

In a Bind

So I read In a Bind, by Stephanie Bond, and I'm debating whether or not I like it. It was well written - she is a great author, and one of my fav romance authors. Yet, her story bugged the hell out of me. Her two main characters have an affair, both with other people and one of them about to get married. The ending kind of left me wanting - it was not a don't cheat ending. I don't believe in cheating, and it kinda pissed me off that this book put a happy spin and ending on it. Shame on the characters. :( I was just so disappointed that I had to come and point it out.

BK

PS I'm off to write. I know, contain your cheer. I have to decide what I want to write it on. I want to write on Ultimatum, but I'm in the middle of NaNoWrimo... Choices, choices. I think I'll leave off of NaNoWrimo for now, and crash on that when I need to beat my sister for the bet. Cause I'm really feeling in a fanficy mood. Really, really, really fanficy. :)

Happy Veteran's Day!

Happy Vet's Day to all vets out there! Thanks for saving our country time and time again, thanks for all you do!

I happen to have a passel of family members that are currently enlisted or were. So, this day has some nice importance here.

So I've written nothing, which shouldn't be a surprise to any of you. I realize how sad that sounds. NaNoWrimo is a bust this year, I think. One thing after another lately. I'll just have to write a bit at the end to win a bet and get a complimentary foot rub. :) Honestly, with how much else is going on and how busy I am, I don't even feel bad about not doing - it's not like I'm being lazy, or have nothing else going on. Of course, I do recognize that to succeed at anything like writing and being an author, you have to make time in your busy schedule. I know. I guess my problem is just not being empassioned about any tale that absolutely needs to be told. Ultimatum is kind of at a standstill in my head, so I'm not feeling any need to get back to it right away. We are going to have to see how well this path is going to travel.

I had to get four new tires this weekend, partly why I had no time to write. My savings are going dowwwwnnn.... How sad.... Also two birthdays and a holiday. More dooowwwnnn.... I kind of had an extended holiday - I attended one class on Monday! And that was only for a test. But, I bought a cheap movie about a mouse, Mouse Hunt, and an African Sounds cd - I like it quite a bit and am enjoying my purchases. :)

I got a comment, just now - or at least some time today, on a post back in July. This came as a shock to me. Pllleeeaaassseee comment again and tell me more - what exactly of that post did people need to read??? Was it about my story?? Or was I supposed to follow a link??? And why the heck did you read all the way back to July? I know I don't have a lot of posts, but wow. Please talk to meeee!!!

And that is all. I am busy being engrossed in Trickster's Queen, by Tamora Piece. I put of reading this duo of books by her since I'm not too keen on moving through generations of characters, but I have ended up really liking this series. Her main character is a spy, and it is interesting to see just how far her web is spreading. I only wish she had made the series longer, and extended all that is happening. She could have gone into so much more detail, especially with all the information and spies and networks! Unfortunately, I am able to predict where most of this is going. A tad bothersome, but the book is good. I do so love Tamora Pierce. :)

OBAMA the 44TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH! I voted and my votee WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rock on, Obama!

I'm not political, so I won't get more into it than that. However, and it is a rather sad and depressing yet truth of this country that I speak of this, please don't get assassinated. Stay safe. Don't become more than a swift martyr. We have had enough of those.

In other news, nothing written. I'm beginning to think that I have signed up for NaNoWriMo for nothing. At the same time, I feel validated in how I am spending my time. I went to the bookstore, and in a matter of two trips I bought seven books, and would have bought another had it been in stock. First day of five books, I read two - one small the other big. It was great. I slowly started a YA that I am familiar with while waiting for Swallowing Darkness to come out. It came out, on election day. How perfect is that? So... I read the comic I bought today with SD, giggled aloud, watched election news for a couple hours while reading, moved on to SD and got absolutely shit done today. No homework, none. I am moving on to it now, sacrificing sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a hard day, Thursday an even harder one in all the homework I am trying to catch up on. I am finding that I am willing to shunt more and more aside as things get busier, and that is bad. I should be able to better manage my time than this, to get stuff done, to succeed in life. So far, my only gratification lies in maintaining that 4.0, which was harder than I expected this year. I kind of want to go back to being easy. Kind of. At the same time, I am enjoying the challenge and the material. Anyways, nothing written on anything. But, I am reading. My joy in life is once again a part of my daily routine. Finally. I missed it.

Ok, I lied. More politics

Arpaio is still on. Yes, that puts me in AZ. Not sure how I feel on that. I voted against him, but at the same time kind of wanted him to stay on. I like quite a bit of what he has done, but in other areas he has crossed the line. It almost reminds me of the movie coming out, Frost/Nixon. Don't know if I'll go see it, but there is this one striking line. "Mr. President, are you saying the president can do illegal things? -- No, I'm saying when the president does it, it's not illegal." Not properly quoted, I'm sure, but that is what I am reminded of. Arpaio has crossed a line, somewhere. So while I kind of like him, he has crossed that line and should thus be kicked out. Interesting that he stayed on. I thought for sure that he wouldn't make it another term. Very interesting. For that matter, I thought AZ would go blue. I really wanted it to, but in the end I am glad McCain at least kept his own state. He had a great "I lost" speech. Glad I watched it, honorably done. It seemed memorized, as did Obama's. Do they both memorize a winning and losing speech for either instance? How strange to have to prep for that. I would fear of slipping between speeches and suddenly start spouting the wrong one. Major oops on national television.

Prop 102 won, which makes me very sad. It wasn't even by a small margin, which would have made it a bit more bearable. I had thought we could move forward in this. Perhaps next time we can get another prop out there to fix this one. I liked how in Obama's speech he mentions gays and lesbians. Very nice inclusion - definately touched more people that way.

Prop 105 lost, good.

And that's pretty much all I specifically remember voting for. I voted for more, but mostly just went down the line of democrats. Next time, I shall be better prepared. This time, I had two things to vote for: Obama and 102. Glad I won on at least one count.

Yet another matter. I disliked, when it was announced that Obama won and they cameras kept showing diffeent views of cheering people, that at one location it was all white people in a group, and at the other location it was all blacks in smaller groups. There are more than just the black/African Americans that voted for Obama, and while this is certainly a momentuous occasion for them, and I don't want to lessen that (perish the thought), I kind of felt slighted at that one location. And I'm white - I had the other bloody location. What about the other minorities that voted for him, that helped him win Florida and other states, that were continually mentioned by the newscasters (at least on my station)? Obama represnts the black man as president, but also the non-white man, which is much more than just black. I was kind of mad that they failed to represent this with their views. I'll probably get hate mail, or comments, if anyone ever reads this, because I recognize how racist this could be taken. Reverse-racism, is what I believe the term is called. If not, I made it up and it sounded good. I am offended as a white person by the one city, and yet also offended at the other city of only white people. I guess it is simply interesting, at the very least, that we still seperate into colors on national television celebrating a momentous, racial moment. We can't seem to overcome that hurdle, to move beyond being one or two groups, but all groups, because as the United States, that is certainly what we are.

For that matter, certainly useless at this point, but simple reflection. What about Jane the Plumber? Or Jane Sixpack? (It tickles me pink that it is hard to translate sixpack into another language like French.) OR, what about Jesus (is that even spelled right?? Hesus?) the Plumber? Or Jamal? Or any other racial name? I'm not enough of a connieseur of names to name too many more, so I shall cut it off there. I just feel the need to point out that Joe the Plumber is extremely limiting in what it translates as to the public. Maybe we should be challenging Joe with Jane or Jamal. Yet, for Obama to have done so, it would have seemed like throwing stones, which we all kind of hate. And I don't think that McCain really wanted to limit the group he was addressing - it was just a common phrase used.

And, I was rather pleased with out democratic audiene in Chicago vs. the republican one in Phoenix. When Obama was mentioned by McCain, the crowd booed. He trid to shut them up, and to his great credit he applauded his opponent and gave a great speech. When Obama spoke, and mentioned McCain and his greatness, the democrats politely clapped and cheered. We were more mature. Pointing it out now certainly isn't, but oh well. :)

Finally, less political but still in that arena. I felt like I should be whooping with joy like at football when your team scores and you win the game last minute. I went and listend to the theme song of Remember the Titans directly after the news, so I really had this feeling. Yet I couldn't really whoop. I went and told my roommate and her date that Obama just won, and I called a few people but that was it. I wanted that occasion where everyone is tensely waiting in all their Obama shirts and then cheer and hug and whatnot. I'll need to have a baby party next time. I want to whoop with joy, and be in a situation where I can. Definate goal in the next four years. And I'm not even a fan of football. Hehe. :)

I think it is great thing to finally have children in the Whitehouse once more. I would love to be there to see the changes wrought. So different from everything that we have now. So much more, more vivacity and life. I like how they won that new puppy to bring home. I laughed out loud at that. And then, everybody kept saying how they get to house-train a puppy in the Whitehouse. Does anybody else imagine a little a puppy ruining hugely expensive rugs that have been there for generations of presidents? I kind of cringed while lauging at that thought.

Democrats hold more seats in Congress now. Woot!

When I went to vote, I had to go in the afternoon since I was afraid I would miss my classes if I had to wait in line too long, and that would have majorly sucked with tests coming up. I also had to drive a bit to get there since I registered where my parents live, since I live there when not on campus. I was expecting at least an hour to two hour wait. Everyone even told me to expect a wait. So I packed an entertainment bag - a new boo, homework, candy, water, sweatshirt in case I got cold, etc. I got there... NO LINE! I was so shocked and surprised. I didn't even have to fight for parking in a really small parking spot. Afterwards I called my dad who had to come in the morning before work since he wouldn't be able to go afterwards, and he had to wait at least an hour. Hehe! Sweet reversal. So, I get in there. I have no idea what I am supposed to do, having no idea what even the setup is. I'm lead to the proper table, and they ask me, "Is this your first time voting? -- Yep! -- WE HAVE A FIRST VOTER OVER HERE!" And the whole room broke out into small cheering and clapping. It was great. I turned around and did a small bow, grinning all the time. It was awesome. We really empowered our first time voters this year. How awesome. Of course I can't say if they do the same thing every election, since this is my first. But I'm thinking it's rather special. At least it was to me. It occured two more times while I was filling out my ballot. :) Then, when I was done, my envelope, sealed with my own spit - making it rather more patriotic and individual, was slid into a box. And I was done. My very first vote. I almost forgot to write about this, which is why it is at the end of the post. It was overwhelmed by the election. Yet, it is hugely important. I felt a great connectione with my grandparents when I learned they vote, an vote democrat. I am loving that connection. It's another link between the family. One great moment in Obama's speech that I absolutely loved was when he spoke of a voter, I forget the name, who was casting her ballot at 106 years old. She is over a century old. Thinking in my fantasy-world, I want to go something along the lines of she seems kind of elven, when you can say over a century old. Or vampire or fairy or something. Elf sounds nicest. And Obama spoke of how she was born a generation after slavery, black and a woman, and she represented the change in America, the change of freedom and voting. Damn, that was an awesome point. If nothing else, I want to live that long to see the changes. That would be an awesome moment to be able to identify moments like that. Much more so that 'in my day' moments. :)

And finally, I think that is all I have to say on the election. *sigh* It is all done for another four years. Peace out.

BK

Meager Updates

Meager updates:

Have written nothing for NaNoWriMo. Currently a failur. Everything keeps popping up.

Haven't done as much homework as needed this week.

My achievement? Voting. :) BO

Nothing on Ultimatum.

Maybe next week, if I write like 2500 words a day. Damn.

BK