Pattern People

:: 2006 4 October :: 7.26pm
:: Mood: amused
:: Music: Scissor Sisters - Ambition

This is what happens when we run out of 'Lost' episodes to watch...

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Angel_Bob

:: 2006 3 October :: 5.39pm

To people who would like to go to the Ok Go concert on Saturday:

I could not find a time for the concert but it is apparently before the football game. (If anyone knows further details, please tell me.)

If you would like to go, respond to this entry and/or call me.

We'll figure out transportation once I know for sure who's coming. I planned on making it a day trip, leaving early on Saturday, picking up Katie at Western and hanging out in Ann Arbor once we got there (because I love Ann Arbor and I want Katie to come).

I love you all.

Angel_Bob

:: 2006 28 September :: 10.15am

My French professor joked with us the other day and he was so proud that he had made us all laugh.

A student asked how long our compositions needed to be (the last one was, at maximum, a page). He replied with a straight face saying it needed to be no more than 5 or 6 pages. We all made that stunned "wha?!" noise before laughing as he smiled.

It was hilarious. He's so French it's awesome.

I love college.

:: 2006 26 September :: 10.12pm

My sister just informed me that Ok Go is having a free concert in Ann Arbor on October 7. That is a Saturday and also the same day as Rockford's homecoming dance (ha ha on my sister).

I was thinking of going if people want to come along. It's Ok Go and it's FREE.

It's also a two and a half hour drive so this decision is liable to change. Unless I end up not driving, then I'm all for it.

(BTW, I liked them before they sold out and were famously awesome. Gotta keep up my indie cred.)

I love you.

P.S. I just realized that is also Red Flannel weekend. Decisions, decisions.

P.P.S. Emily and I will both turn 20 in France. I expect cards and packages.

:: 2006 26 September :: 9.57pm

JESSA!
Remember when we were talking about Halloween costumes for Clementine?

Well have I got some costumes for you!

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I love you.

:: 2006 24 September :: 5.53pm
:: Mood: sick

Yesterday
Nick and I went to see The Last Kiss last night at Celebration. In the middle of the movie, I thought I head a tornado siren but shrugged it off because I always think I'm hearing a tornado siren.

Nick kept pointing out that the projector was making weird noises and he was getting nervous about it which made me nervous. The whole theater was really anxious and everyone kept shifting in their seats.

I began to hear the rain start falling a lot more than it had been. It was pounded loudly on the roof but there wasn't any thunder, just rain pouring down. Suddenly there was a big booming noise and the power went out. No one screamed or anything thank goodness because I hate when people scream when the power goes out.

Anyway so the power went out and we just sat there. Nick (thank goodness he was there) grabbed my hand and started talking to me. He just kept talking trying to calm me down as the power came back on. I told him I was okay, just surprised and we sat in the theater murmuring for thirty seconds just waiting for someone to tell us what to do.

As a girl got up to leave the theater and see what was happening, someone came into the theater: "There's a tornado warning and we need you all to come into the hallway."

There was no hesitation as we all gathered our things and left the theater. As we got outside, Nick noticed I was shaking and he talked me down again. My parents were gone this weekend so I was worried about Hannah and Nathaniel. I called them and they were okay so I was okay.

We sat in the hallway for about half an hour and in that time we were told that two tornadoes had touched down and were heading north towards us. The tornado warning was over at 6:30 but then extended to 6:42 so everyone just sort of sat around waiting. We got free passes to another movie so it was okay.

Yeah, it was fun. Tornado warnings have always freaked me out, ever since I was a little kid. The first one I remember was when I was in first or second grade when we lived in McHenry, IL. I was in the kitchen at the table with my mom and a tornado warning came on the little TV.

I love you all.

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:: 2006 22 September :: 1.28pm
:: Music: Garbage - It's All Over But The Crying

Recent Happenings
Joe sent this to me earlier this week. This uproariously funny Craigslist entry more than makes up for the dozens of weird/random/pointless links he'll sent me on a daily basis. ;-)
Free to a Good Home

Michelle, Steve, and I went to one of my favorite films this year last weekend. The Museum of the Moving Image hosted a couple screenings of "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints." Set and shot in Astoria, Queens, it's loosely based on first-time writer/director Dito Montiel's memoir of growing up in the city. Normally I'd have a tough time getting into a gritty story like this one was, but this film had a lot of heart, and by halfway through you are completely sucked into the story, somehow actually identifying with the characters as a nice change of pace. Mr. Montiel and actor Chazz Palmentari were on hand after the screening(s) for questions. It was a lot of fun.

Also a riot of a time was Wednesday's taping of "Late Show with David Letterman" that Michelle scored tickets to. After being cattle-herded around the theater, inside and out, for a combination of an hour and 45 minutes over the course of the day, we got our seats (which were surprisingly good). I wondered whether it was because we were seeing it live, but I thought to myself at the time, "This show is never this funny." Sure enough, seeing it aired later that night, it wasn't quite the same, but the nonetheless I found that evening's materials (if not the guests) to be very solid. Nothing like getting tater tots shot at you through a pneumatic gun. If you taped the show, look for Michelle and I when they show upcoming guests towards the end of the hour. We are 6-7 rows back, center stage, wearing light blue and teal. Feel free to use the obnoxious goateed guy who sat next to me who's flailing his arms as a reference point.

TaoMan1121 (10:50:08 PM): durp
Franz1939 (10:50:24 PM): durp yourself whore

:: 2006 20 September :: 8.33pm

I just wrote my first horrid paper of the semester and told my boyfriend that I didn't want to see him this weekend because all he does is play WoW.

Yay.

I'm in a mood. Damn period.

Angel_Bob

:: 2006 17 September :: 10.23pm

I am so excited for France that I just want to get out of here!

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And Jessa inspired me to change my layout. Even though it doesn't fit on my screen it's still awesome and so is the song.

I LOVE YOU.

:: 2006 12 September :: 6.10pm

I've got to find a way to simplify my life. I've got too much swimming around inside my head. Trying to accomplish too much. I should just make a list, pick my top 10, and let the rest go. I have absolutely no idea how to do that.

Lately my stubborness has been paralyzing.

:: 2006 11 September :: 10.15pm

I don't know if any of you knew Linnae but her father (who taught at Rockford) passed away last night.

:: 2006 10 September :: 6.34pm

My sister and I were digging through our old VHS tapes and we found The Princess and the Goblin. It wasn't as wonderful as we remembered.

We also found our old Hello Kitty tapes. I love Hello Kitty. We watch Hello Kitty Cinderella and Hello Kitty Heidi. It was fantastic.

My father comes home at some point today. His flight was delayed.

I have homework to do whenever I become not lazy.

I love you all.

P.S. I bought Nick an alarm clock. It's also a night light.

P.P.S. The Princess and the Goblin had a preview for Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland before it. I love that movie too.

:: 2006 29 August :: 4.57pm

There was a great big moose.

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:: 2006 28 August :: 2.11pm

I'm not sure why Netflix articles grab me as much as they do, but...
Tear, Slap, Clack