And His Wife Could Eat No Lean
Thanks for saying that you read about Jani, BA, because it brought to my attention that I have mentioned her in every post ever since I read the LA Times article. Just because she’s haunting me doesn’t mean she has to haunt this blog.
So I’m not going to mention her unless it’s new, or an update or something. Okay?
I spent the weekend working to clean up a building (you should know what this is for, BA). It’s an older building, probably swimming with asbestos, but it’s huge. Which is really, really good for what it’s needed for.
I tell you, though, the previous owners had smashed holes in the walls. In the walls! I mean, you’d think there was a juvenile detention center there before, and there wasn’t. It was pathetic.
But I worked, and I got volunteer hours for school next year, and I lived. There’s something about manual labor, anyway, that I like because I can just think and not feel lazy. Plus then I’m tired and can justify spending two hours reading The Fourth Bear, because I think that Jasper Fforde is a genius. Did I mention him before? Because he is. The Nursery Crime books are fantastic and very whimsical, which I love. Recommended highly, though I can’t seem to get into the Thursday Next mysteries right now. It’s probably because Jack Spratt awaits and I like him so much better.
Anyway. That’s a longer blog than I’ve had for a while, which is good because I feel like I’ve been neglecting lwctpb (look who’s calling the pot black. I like the title better, but that doesn’t mean that it’s more convenient). I’m glad I have to hang out at the mall so much, because then I can converse with my best friend and post more. I miss you, BA. I’m sorry I’ve been so AWOL.
~DreamingOfNothing
BBYA SOS
Apparently YALSA wants to get rid of BBYA. This doesn’t make me happy.
I don’t really have anything to say that Elizabeth Burns hasn’t said, but I figured I’d throw this out there. I mean, because I have such a large reader base. Right.
So. If you care about BBYA. Which I do. Spread the word, people!
No, I haven’t forgotten Jani yet. Her dad has a blog, and I almost wish I hadn’t found it because it makes me so sad. But it definitely throws me back into my studying. Yes, I know it’s summer. I’m a freak, is that news?
~DreamingOfSomething
Katniss RETURNS!
Steph’s giving away a Catching Fire ARC at her blog, and you guys shouldn’t enter it because I want it, but I’m just throwing it out there.
For those of you who don’t know, Catching Fire is the sequel to The Hunger Games by Susan Collins (of Gregor the Overlander fame), which is a fantastic book and you should all read. Because it’s amazing.
The plot, essentially, is about a girl named Katniss who has to participate in The Hunger Games. I’m not giving you any more than that. Read it yourself. I mean it, BA.
Still thinking about Jani. I don’t know that I’ll ever not be thinking about her, to be honest.
~DreamingOfNothing
Blast from the Past
Pandora just played “Just Missed the Train” by Kelly Clarkson just now, which I haven’t heard in years since I adored it and had in on loop while reading HP fanfic. Even though it had nothing to do with it except trains and the song’s not really all that cheery. It’s got a great melody, though, and it makes me want to sing. The melody sounds happy to me.
Now it reminds me of fluffy Marauder fic. *Smile*
It’s these things that make me happy. You can see that I’m still kinda broke up about Jani.
~DreamingOfNothing
Jani has a cat named Emily 54
It makes me want to cry. This is why I’m studying biology and psychology – because somebody needs to get into this child’s head and fight off her monsters. Which are literal to her, and out to get her.
She’s a smart girl, too. Very high IQ, needing constant stimulation – her delusions are named after days of the week and numbers. Schizophrenia is more common among the very intelligent (John Nash, for instance) and I want – I want her to be able to use that intelligence to its full extent. And right now she can’t. And I don’t know if I’ve seen anything more heart-rending.
I sure hope God knows what he’s doing. Because he’s going to have a lot to answer for.
~DreamingOfNothing (WishingForSomething)
Listen close to everybody’s heart and hear that breaking sound
Quick pimp time: Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. If you haven’t watched it, watch it now. Yes, it’s 45 minutes or so, so don’t start it if you don’t have that time right now. But definitely make sure you watch it, because it’s freaking brilliant and I love it to death.
Also, Neil Patrick Harris. Duh.
~DreamingOfNothing
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Buffy vs. Edward and HP… The Musical
I have about thirty seconds before I have to go have my writing critiqued (a word which here means “shredded’) but I must say that this has made my day. I don’t really know Buffy the Vampire Slayer, though it’s something I’d like to check out when I have, yanno, time, but I love her now. Honestly. Because she could totally beat Edward. Also, with the exception of the differences in camera distance and lighting (which is a bit jarring) I thought the vid maker did a fantastic job of mixing the two.
So yeah. It’s at the linky above.
Also, there’s this girl here who’s a Harry Potter obsessive (she admits it, even. Huge joke regarding that that will have to wait for a later post because class is like right now) but this might be over the top for her. I think they win at life, even if it’s a sad, pathetic life.
Toodles peeps. (Being in English Lit/Comp for five hours a day is degrading my vocabulary away from class)
~DreamingOfNothing
Doing Sekrit Things
And loving it.
Well, I’m here, for better or for worse. Hopefully better, though – I’m really excited so far, and it should be fantastic. I might post about this Sekrit Thing later, or I might just post for my friends. But you will hear, BA, so don’t be worried.
Happy Juneteenth, everyone! If you don’t know what it is, get yourself over to Wikipedia and look it up. The wiki page is pretty inclusive.
It’s also the first anniversary of my meeting with CM. It doesn’t seem like that long. Time flies too damn fast.
~DreamingOfNothing
How
Do I get you to talk me into these things, BA. My god. It’s two in the morning.
Quick rundown of my life, because I don’t have the brainpower for the entire post I had planned.
-I’m signed up for Modern Dance classes this summer. We’ll see how that goes.
-I’ve moved into flats and sharps in DreamingOfNothing’s Exclusive Piano School. Meaning that I’m trying to teach myself and hoping I don’t screw up too much. I can read notes, and we have a few piano-teaching books. So I’m DIYing it. As in Do It Yourself. I like piano, though. It’s relaxing and decompressing for me.
-School lets out soon. Thank God.
Also, watch Joyeux Noel, the English/French/German film. It’s fantastic. The Christmas Truce is one of those random awesome things you never hear anything about.
~DreamingOfNothing
