March 2007
Wednesday, 28. March 2007, 18:45:58
Beeks, treasures, life
Ooh! So, the other month I explored the depths of my basement and found many old treasures, such as my old Animaniacs lunchboxes and Super Mario toothbrush! Just the other week I decided to change it up and explore my attic! I dug through boxes and boxes of stuff and found:
- My collection of old Pokemon toys and figurines!
- Some Howliday Inn books! (these were kids books about a bunch of animals and a vampire bunny that had all sorts of adventures!)
- A small box that contains my wisdom teeth!
I hated getting my wisdom teeth taken out. I had this neon yellow bruise on the side of my face for weeks!! Plus, I was stuck in the house for a week, and that was at the point where I was sailing the seas of Hyrule in search for all those Triforce pieces. And I HATED that part. BLAH!
Monday, 26. March 2007, 19:41:40
life, Beeks
I am quite pleased because now I can cross off Chicago's Hancock Observatory on my list of "Famous Places Where I Have Taken a Dump." Before that, I proudly took a dump in the Pentagon. I am hoping to next go to the Vatican and perhaps the Eiffel Tower!
Sunday, 25. March 2007, 18:02:49
Beeks, life
Over my trip to Chicago I was tagged twice by G-Off and Wiidark!! I have to quote paragraph 5 of page 123 of the book I'm currently reading! I recently bought a new book called The Conjurer's Bird, but I haven't STARTED reading it yet! So I don't want to spoil anything for me! So I'm going to take two excerpts from two of my favorite Michael Crichton books, Jurassic Park and The Lost World!
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Wu smiled. "I stopped counting," he said, "after the first dozen. And you have to realize that sometimes we think we have an animal correctly made--from the standpoint of the DNA, which is our basic work--and the animal grows for six months and then something untoward happens. And we realize there is some error. A releaser gene isn't operating. A hormone not being released. Or some other problem in the developmental sequence. So we have to go back to the drawing board with that animal, so to speak." He smiled. "At one time, I thought I had more than twenty species. But now, only fifteen."
The Lost World by Michael Crichton
"Not really. All the padding."
So that last quote was boring! Oh well! Now I suppose I have to tag some other people! But who should I choose??
Tanooki!
DustyButtons!
Sam! Sam with the two dots above his name that I can't figure out how to add on this post!
NoBullet!
Khadgar!
Saturday, 24. March 2007, 16:40:53
work, life, Beefs, Beeks
GEEZ! Today has been spaz week for Beeks! First, I thrust my head into the cabinet above the phone as I was reaching for it, then when I picked up the phone I moved it towards my face too fast and cut my lip, and then I spilled tomato juice all over my car! AND I collided with someone in the bathroom! It's...it's like I'm wearing that unlucky mask in Animal Crossing that makes me trip all the time!!
Saturday, 24. March 2007, 15:58:22
life, Beefs, Beeks
The other day was my first day of volunteering at the Humane Society! I really, REALLY thought it was just going to be a fabulous morning of rolling around with puppies and kittens, brushing them, petting them, walking them...but NO! I was needed in the surgery prep room instead, holding dogs' legs open for shaving, watching a limp labrador pee all over the table, and having not one, but TWO dog uteruses thrust at me!! "Are you squimish around blood?" asked the doctor. "YES!!!" I said! "Have you seen a DOG'S UTERUS before?" and then holds some entrails out in front of me! And then it happened again later!!! I don't think they want me to come back or something, they are trying to scare me away!!!
Wednesday, 21. March 2007, 23:21:48
Beeks, work, life
....and I'm back from Chicago! I am VERY VERY VERY sad to be home in dreary Kansas after spending a fantabulous week in exciting Chicago, BUT that's how those things go! I will be posting my photos later tonight!
The 12 hour train rides went by really fast, save for a few annoying occurances. I, for one, did not know people had the gall to guzzle beer and turn their travel DVD players up to obnoxious levels during the trip. There should be rules against watching a Western film at mach 11 volumes and not using headphones--and there should also be rules against being really smelly and letting your phone ring and ring JUST so people can hear your stupid hip hop ringtone. Poop on you, Amtrak!
Trip highlights included visiting the Field Museum, oggling at the ADORABLE penguins at the Shedd Aquarium, eating TWO Chicago style hotdogs in one day, eating LOTS of stuffed pizza, and visiting the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago! I also saw a few people riding SEGWAYS around!!! I have a soft spot for Segways. I think they are positively goofy looking but fabulous in so many ways!
Visiting the Art Institute was very productive and exciting! I have been researching the Art Institutes for some time now because I have been thinking about getting another Bachelor's Degree, this time in Fashion Design! I KNOW that over 70% of you readers want me to be a video game journalist, but if I do fashion design I can finally develop my line of Nintendo fashion! I've got ideas for NES cocktail dresses, Wii jackets (that involve the blue glow via fiber optics!), screen tees, ETC! And I can still do blogging and whatnot! I just like both so much! ANYWAY, I have been up in the air about whether I want to apply to a school yet--I wasn't sure if I wanted to wait and save more money, or just wait to figure things out period, but when I visited the Art Institute I just got really excited! Plus *ANGELO*, my admissions rep, really encouraged me to apply. See, at the AI, you need to first have a phone interview (done!)--then you can fill out the application and stuff, BUT you need the person who interviewed you to write a letter of recommendation to the school to be accepted. And Angelo said he wrote a glowing letter, so I'm crossing my fingers! Plus I already have a BA in Visual Arts, so I think that will give me a good advantage! If everything goes well, I COULD be going to school *IN CHICAGO!* by October! OCTOBER!
I want adventure in my life, which is probably why I threw caution to the wind and went through the application process during my visit! I went in thinking I would definitely wait to do any of that stuff, but I have been doing this thinking for almost a year--so I think it's about time that I DO something! I don't want to get sucked into working at the bank all my life!
So now I just have to wait and see what happens!!
UNTIL then, I will pass the time by volunteering at the Humane Society! Tomorrow is my first day, and I get to walk all the dogs and puppies!!!
Thursday, 15. March 2007, 06:46:30
I am taking a train to CHICAGO this week until the 21st, so I will be *gone* and won't be blogging or ANYTHING! While in Chicago I plan to consume many hot dogs and pizza, along with visit the Illinois Art Institute in Chicago to see if Fashion Design is something I want to do. But according to the poll, I should forget that and do VIDEO GAME journalism! I kind of like that idea too, we'll see!!
BUT for now! I will be gone and will not post or respond to any messages! But I will be excited to catch up on N+ once I get back, and hopefully post a new CONTEST!
Friday, 9. March 2007, 21:28:08
Beeks
I JUST PUT A DEPOSIT DOWN FOR MY FIRST APARTMENT EVAH!!!
BALCONY! GAMING ON THE BALCONY! IT WILL COMMENCE!
I'll be moving in by the end of this month!! I'M *EXCITED!*
Monday, 5. March 2007, 05:56:53
icky stuff, Beefs, Beeks
I was getting ready to hem a pair of pants today, so I was reaching down to the floor of my room to pick up my sewing box when GGAAAAHHHH! THAT little stinker was hiding under my box, just...just waiting to spring out and bite me! I thought it to be the spawn of Gohma, seeing that just minutes before I had battled that boss in Zelda. But anyway! My concern of spiders in my basement room is growing because the other day I found a smaller one IN MY SHEETS. I think it was dead!---but GUH! *shudders violently*. This makes my need to move out even more pressing!!
Friday, 2. March 2007, 05:17:51
happenings, Beeks
Today was a generally poopy day. I tried calling 1-800 GO BEEKS to see if the number was anything awesome, but it turned out to be some old man droning about an Omnibus phone service or something. I was QUITE disappointed. With a number like that, it should have been a direct line to the Party Bus!.
And I looked at an apartment today with my friend Jenny! So let's assume the day wasn't so poopy. BUT the landlord said I could paint the walls whatever I wanted (mmmmmmmmRED?!)!! And the kitchen has a breakfast nook! At least, that's what I"m going to call the larger space next to the refrigerator. But most of all, it has a small balcony for sitting outside in the summer and drinking carbonated beverages!
I plan to move in at the beginning of April after my trip to CHICAGO!!!
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