when i joined a disappointing fan club

So I got my Star Wars fanclub packet thing today (after nearly a year since I joined). It's kinda disappointing. Two posters (both of which are ads for things - one for legos and one for a card game). A Return of the Jedi trading card, and some weird fold out thing with a picture of Jabba on the inside. The best thing is the nice little card that says ...

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when i was in a contest

Hey kids, go to Cosplaylab and vote in the Hellsing Look-a-like contest. I'm one of the Integras :B Like, there's a ton of great entries. Even if you don't vote just go look at them.

when keith richard was johnny depp’s dad

Oh COOL! From IMDB: Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp's wish has been granted - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is set to play his father in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Treasures Of The Lost Abyss. Depp has admitted that he based his character Captain Jack Sparrow on the aging rocker when he shot the 2003 hit Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, and now the stars are reportedly ...

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when we went to milwaukee

Oh yeah! Hi! I'm back. Here's what I did this weekend. Thursday: -Left the house at 7. -Ate dinner at McAllister's in Cape Gireaudo (sp? no clue.) -Got stuck in traffic in St Louis -Got lost in Springfield looking for our hotel -Checked into our hotel at 2 AM (technically friday, of course) Friday: -Slept too late, alarm didn't go off. -Ate breakfast at Walgreen's - reese's, pringles and a doubleshot. -Got ...

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when i presented a paper

I'm off to present my Study of the Social and Moral Themes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings at Marquette's Lord of the Rings Conference this weekend. See you cats on the flipside!

when i sniped an auction

Dude I just totally snipered an auction, and paid WAY TOO MUCH. Holy crap. But it's the coolest shirt EVER. Makes my heart pound watching the end of an auction...

when i updated photoshop

So I installed Adobe Creative Suite on my computer last night. the latest photoshop and illustrator and.. uh... go live... in design... image ready... and some other adobe stuff. Photoshop CS is pretty cool, but I'm so stubborn... I want it to be set up EXACTLY like 5.5 (which is the last time I "let" dad update photoshop, despite having the updates here for 5.5 through CS) and of course it's not, ...

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when i posted a quote

"Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change." - Frank Lloyd Wright

when we planned for C3

EEEE *geek spasm* I got my badge and my hotel room for Star Wars Celebration III!! And best of all, we're staying in an Omni again! Connected to the convention center via skywalk! It only took 4 1/2 hours to register, too. Geez. The site was absolutely choked with people trying to register. I just kept refreshing until I got done... Now I have to get dad's ticket, too. *makes face*

when i lost a file

CRAP. I was rearranging files on my computer last night. Good thing, it was a mess. I go to open the fanart CG I've been working on for the past week, and guess what. It's not there. Apparently I deleted it while cleaning out files. *smacks forehead repeatedly*