Life has been hectic at best. Like...crazy hectic. Some in good ways, others in really bad ways, but I'm still around. Sorta. Just not exactly how I used to, which is really shocking compared to how I used to be. ;)

But, anyway... Some things:

* My brother's baby is going to be a BOY. :D I was hoping for a girl since I already have two brothers and most of my cousins are male, but it's a boy and the due date is estimated on March 14th. Five days before my birthday. :)

* I'm looking for a second job. No luck yet, but I need it so I'm going to keep looking.

* Classes start up again on Thursday for me. It's just one day this week, which is stupid, but I'm REALLY looking forward to it. Especially since I'm going to CSU East Bay now and I just can't wait. I don't even care about the commute!

* My fangirliness for DJ has (*gasp*) died down lately with everything that has been going on. I just haven't been able to keep up with all he's doing (Disney has managed to take out more photoshoot, press releases, etc than any other studio. Which I LOVE because it's DJ, but I HATE because I can't keep up!). This weekend I'm planning on having a DJ!weekend, though; his movie comes out Friday. :)

...that's all I can come up with. ^_^;; If I can add anything else, I'll add later.

♥

I'm going to be an aunt by late March of '08.

All I can say right now is YAY for another March birthday. Other than that...I'm still in shock/something else I can't quite define.

Summer school's almost over! Two more weeks. Today I have another midterm - my last one 'til the final. It's not until 6pm, so I'm not fretting too much right now. In fact, I'm trying to keep myself distracted until then, because I'll be nervous all day if I don't. :X

The weekend was really mellow. The BF had to work Saturday all day, so I just went out shopping and re-watched Zodiac with the family. Ooohh, I also started watching Jericho! It's a good show, I'm glad the fans were able to convince CBS to bring it back. Hee, and I find it very amusing that Ashley Scott plays a character that's a lot like Deni from Walking Tall. :D I've watched three episodes already, and tonight (after BF leaves) I'll probably continue. *g*

I was going to do a muse update, but right now I just want to shake Michael for how he's acting. So, I won't. Instead, I'll just share a new DJ pic. Because...well, he looks damn good tanned, in shorts, and wearing a wifebeater! Do I need more reasons than that??

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I'm on page 400+ in the Deathly Hallows, and so far it is very good. I had been hoping to be done by now, but Saturday was pretty busy, and couldn't start the book until after midnight. Amazon did deliver first thing Saturday morning, though, so I was VERY thrilled over that. :D I just have 300+ pages to go! (Oh, and I'm seriously considering not reading some of the communities my characters are in, because people are already posting stories with spoilers in hem. *headdesk*)

Also! Since Maroon 5 is coming in November, the BF and I got tickets. XD I'm SO excited over it! M5 was the first group I ever saw in concert (on 05/05/05), and now I get to see them again, so...yeah. Excited. *g*

Other than that, not a lot has been going on with me. ...well, there might be, but I've been sworn to secrecy until the 26th. So, I guess, until then I have no real big news, lol. Oh, and my Kobester has been with us for a year now - his "anniversary" was on the 21st. :) The year really did fly by, and I can barely believe it's just been a year (in a good way)!

OH! I joined Shelfari, mainly because I was very bored at work and a friend recommended it. So, if you'd like to join and wanna friend me, my profile is here. *g* I barely started adding books I've read, and I know I'll be missing plenty, but it's still pretty cool for any bookworm. *points to self*

I just realized all my muses are angsty, for one reason or another. (And, OMG, I wrote for all three over the weekend! XD ...actually, that means Mike's not talking, so maybe I shouldn't be celebrating...?)

Elie's angst will most likely pass soon (yay for her being in London and happy with a friend!), my new boy is... ...actually he is kind of angsty anyway, and Mike... Well, he's a big mess of angst lately. I'm starting to question whether that's a good thing or not.


On the RL front, I got to watch Harry Potter TWICE this weekend. XD One during with a friend from school in IMAX, and the other one with the BF on Sunday at the regular theatre. I think I like the regular one better, truth be told; I got dizzy in a few parts in IMAX. But, both awesome. OotP is my favorite book from the series, and I wasn't as disappointed as I could have been. :) Now all that's left is wait for the last book to come out this upcoming weekend, and I'm very excited about it. Hee, can't wait. *g*

Today kinda sucked, but that's okay. There are a LOT of new DJ pics out, and that makes me happier than it probably should.

( I'm just sharing because this man's hotness NEEDS to be shared. )

The teaser trailer for Get Smart is out! XD DJ is barely in it for about a second, but DAMN he looks good. (And you have no idea how thrilled Mike is that DJ has finally made a movie where he's a spy in it *G*)

On other movie notes: Transformers rules. Same with Die Hard. Even Mike was thrilled, and that's a hard thing to accomplish nowadays. This weekend it's Harry Potter (OMG), so...another yay!

(Sort of a pointless post, I know, but I'm trying to get into fic-mode and there's nothing else that important going on with me. Just that I'm taking a summer class. Stats, to be exact. Yes, I'm insane, why do you ask? ;) SIGH. Tomorrow there's a muse update I really need to do. *jots down in to-do list*)

Finals = OVER. Thanks to being in a JC for a couple of classes I JUST finished my Spring quarter, but woo-hoo!! Of course, I'm debating on whether or not I should take a Summer class, since it seems I'm a masochist that way, but that's another story! You know, I never realized how much I had learned about the American Revolution until I started writing my essay for the final. I wrote six and a half pages, single spaced. o_O I'm so glad it's over; I was fretting about the history final more than anything, and I'm actually pretty confident about it. :)

Since my muses have also been eating up my time, it's only fair that I update about them as well. So, first we'll start with Mike and what a pain he's been.

* Ever since he found out that Jack went near Tess he's been on a rampage in my head. Usually he broods in silence, but right now he's just downright furious. FUN. -_- I'm loving the angst, though, so I definitely don't regret it. :D He wants to go on a bit of a rampage in game, too, by going after someone while he looks for Jack, and...I don't know if I want to write that. :X I already know he'll get carried away, and it's going to be disturbing, to say the least. But, at the same time, if I don't write it/let him do it, then it's not true to his character because that's just how he reacts. Or used to, back when he was still a not-so-good guy. Decisions, decisions.

* Elie's quiet right now, which is weird because she was really talkative over the weekend. I should update something for her, but Michael and his rantings (oh yeah, and my finals :D) have been taking over my time. Hopefully tonight. *crosses fingers*

* To the two new muses that want to make their way in: NO! I have enough right now with the muse in the first point, thx. :P

Hee, I'm so glad I'm FREE... XD If I do take a Summer class I'd have to start by next week, but for the first time in MONTHS I don't have homework to do that's due Monday. That alone makes me SO happy.

I heard about this earlier, but I couldn't believe it. Right now it's four hours later, and I still can't believe it.

this wrestler used to be one of my favorite ones, when I still watched it. He was such a good bad guy when The Rock was still around, and they were "enemies" most of the time, but he was an awesome wrestler. He really, really was. I think I liked him even more when Heather, my brother and I got his autograph one time when we went to get some tickets for an event. He was such a down-to-earth, very friendly, and just... Everyone is in shock over this. *I'm* still in shock, and I've been away from wrestling for years now. I just... My God, I just can't believe it.

I just realized tomorrow morning I'm going to be away pretty much all morning for a school thing I need to do. Which I'm very excited about, but I need to leave from home at 7.30 AM to be able to make it. That's when I'm usually waking up! :( Ah well.

Heh, and I have a feeling I'm going to be writing *something* while I'm away, too. If I have time, I mean. The muses (notice it's plural... *glares at them*) have been very chatty lately, but I've been distracted by work, school, and Kobe getting sick (some wasps stung him :/ ).

( So, things I need to do for the muses )

Is it just me, or has this week gone by really slowly? x_x It feels like it should be Friday, not Wednesday...

My dad went to Mexico for a week, and he's coming back tonight. :) I think the one that missed him the most has been Kobe, because every morning he goes to my parents' room to look for him and then lays down with a huge sigh when he realizes he's not there, lol. My poor kiddo. Tonight he'll be very happy, though, seeing him back.

You know, looking at my Netflix queue, Mikey is going to be a VERY happy pup this weekend with the action flicks I'm going to be getting. Since Die Hard 4 (? it's four, right?) is coming out soon, the BF and I are going to watch 1-3 before the new one comes out. AND I'm also getting Escape from NY, because for the life of me I just can't remember that movie and now I really want to watch it, lol. I think this is one of those instances when TM pups make me curious about the actual movies (or shows, in some cases) are in. *g* So...yes. Action flicks this weekend.

On the pup front:
* Well, since his kid's birthday passed, it's been another year since he died, and it's almost going to be a year since his brother passed away, Mikey is angsty. Actually, he's actually been going from angsty to sort of cheerful (reason: Tess :D), and I'm starting to think I need to plot out the rest of his whole Secrets SL....? I'll see if I remember to do so when I come back from hanging out with the BF. ;) (Andi, and if I don't, remind me? :D? I don't want to wrap it up TOO soon, but...you know. We can give the happy couple a little angst later on, if you want!)

* I've actually been trying to write more with Elie, who has chosen to bring into her storyline the character I was going to use for NaNoWriMo last year. So...the Liam that she mentions? I was going to write about him, but now he's become a secondary character in her SL. Ah well. They're cute together, and I'm probably going to keep writing about them in fics. :)

This is another of those "OMG, I need to be doing homework/something else (like sleeping!) but I can't fall asleep until I post this" type of post. I've been meaning to do this ever since I found out about DJ and Dani separating, but haven't really gotten around to it until now. Just because I really don't want to go back to homework, but that's not the point, lol.

( My thoughts over the whole thing, feel free to skip. )

I'm on my way out, and I REALLY shouldn't even be online *is so late for dinner* but I just...

They split up.

I'm...sad, actually because I never thought they'd be another couple plagued with The Curse Hollywood seems to have. My god, that's just... I'm shocked. I don't even really know what to say.

I'm thinking about getting a new journal. Which is probably very hypocritical of me, with all my "OMG, I'm about to ditch LJ" I've done these past few days, but... Well, I still want a journal!

See... I had hugsiez where I used to rant/ramble all about my personal life. I stopped using it some time last year, though, even if I still check the good ol' flist, but posting in it doesn't quite seem right anymore. I got that journal some time in 2003 (I think? It was after I graduated HS, I know that much), and when I first started it I was going through some serious drama in my life. Despite of, you know, the dorkiest screename possible in the history of screenames. I never fully wrote about it, but reading some entries bring some memories back that I could do without. At the same time, though, I made some really great friends with that journal, so I sort of miss actually sitting down and writing about my life, for a change. Not that it's THAT interesting, really, but some times I want to make myself write about ME rather than...oh, I dunno, Mike or Elie.

This journal (mun_notes) was originally inteded for mun stuff (as you can see in the username), but it has become more of a fangirling journal, it seems. I post about RL stuff here since I don't post in hugsiez, and I love my little flist, but I want to join both my flists in one journal. If I do end up doing it I'd probably just make filters for muns when I write about any of my characters, and that could be the solution to my problems. But... Well, I'm still contemplating it. Doesn't seem like a big deal (and in the big scheme of things it really isn't), but I don't want to make a journal and then ditch it later.

So, what I'm thinking now that I'm staring at my calendar, is that depending on what happens nineteen days from now I'll make my decision. I'm waiting on some news that I really, really don't want to jinx (which is why I haven't mentioned anything :X Yeah, I guess Mike got that from me -_-), so on/after the 20th I'll see if I'll make a journal or not. Meanwhile, I'll just keep updating this one as usual. Well, maybe not with that many DJ stuff since he has disappeared, apparently, (he's filming, so no news for a while) but...you know. I'll write about other things, instead. :)

See the penguin in my icon? I think that penguin represents the fandom community in LJ. We get poked, we'll "poke" back.

In case anyone's interested and hasn't read it yet, there's response. I put my opinion somewhere in the 34th page; every time I refreshed the page there were at least two more pages of comments added.

Heh, and what I said was actually true. For a second I actually contemplated on getting a permanent account for Mike and I wanted to open a new personal one for me (I got late birthday money, so it seemed right to splurge), but...no thanks.

Damn you, GJ, for having weird comment pages! If it wasn't for that, I'd be over there in a heartbeat. But that doesn't really matter, because I'm going to make a GJ account for my characters nonetheless. (You know, and I'm SO curious right now as to how many GJ accounts were opened on these past couple of days alone.)

What has outraged the LiveJournal protesters is that the purging of discussions and accounts went far beyond what they say was necessary to target pedophilia. One post noted that two journals were deleted on the grounds that "they in some way encouraged illegal behavior" even though the accounts belonged to clearly labeled fictional characters in a role-playing game. Another deleted community was reportedly home to Spanish-language discussions of Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel Lolita.

The article is here. A fandom roll-call can be found at fandom_counts (9,800 journals/fans as of 5:17PM, PST).

As someone mentioned in news, look at the people who have joined. If you figure some of those members hand over money for a paid account, can you imagine how much money that is? For a fandom? Add that to RP journals that mostly have paid accounts (with extra pics, no less), add that to multiple RP journals and gifts for other RP characters or just friends, and how much money are we talking about here? A shitload, and LJ says nothing about how they're letting things get out of hand?

Yeah. Way to go, LJ.

I'm aware it's a sucky situation. I get it. And yeah, they're doing what they have to do so they can avoid lawsuits. But the members NEED NOTICE. Some of us PAY for our service. And if they didn't do it before, why not now?? The article says that LiveJournal confirmed that this week they have already deleted 500 journals, so it's been going on for a few days; couldn't they type up something? It takes an hour, if that, to come up with something. It's damn ridiculous, if you ask me, and people are getting even more pissed as time keeps passing so I hope they get their head out of their asses and face this. It won't go away just because they're ignoring it, I don't know why no one seems to notice that.

The Rock vs. Gerard Butler? ;)



So why do they call him The Rock? The man explains it himself!


( ETA: *dies!* )

Right now I have three pups that are being social, so if you see them running around don't be too surprised. ;) I have three muses who want to be at the W&O reception at once: Mike (of course!), Hannah (who insisted on having her own journal for this), and Elie. :) I don't think I have major plans for the weekend (and the boyfriend works tomorrow night), so I'll probably be around unless something comes up at the last minute.

Things to do for muses:
- Mike/Lauren post (dated May 25th) Canceled; will do a Hannah/Mike fic instead (DONE)
- Mike's TM post: Will be done for May 30th.
- Elie's random fic prompt: Mike's angsty enough for all my muses right now (especially with the 30th coming up), so this will be postponed.
- New layout for Mike(?). Will get to it soon. Instead, profile got a make-over.
- Icons (all) ...dammit.

Kobe has a webpage now, too! :D While looking at Sasha's page that Andi made, I saw the ad for dogster, so figured my kiddo needed one too.

Oh, and POTC was sold out last night by six in the afternoon, so I couldn't go. I'm going to have to wait 'til Sunday! :( Ack.

But, in better news, it's Friday of a long weekend! *celebrates*

Before I go to bed I wanted to post this, because I've been looking forward to today (May 18th) for weeks now. And, for the subject line: Kobe is his first name, Rocky his middle name, and P is the initial of his last name. ;)

Today is my baby's birthday. And by "my baby," I mean my puppy. Who is no longer a baby puppy, I guess; now he's one year old, to the day. In July it's going to mark a year since he's been with us (we got him when he was eight weeks old), but the lady we got him from knew the day he was born, and that's the 18th. :)

I've got to admit, I had never, ever understood the love that a person could have for their pet until I got one of my own. Technically he's supposed to be my brother's dog, but Kobe might as well be mine. I'm the one he looks for when he's tired and wants to curl up, I'm the one who takes him for walks after I get home from school. Heh, I'm the one who sleeps with him every night, and who stays up with him when he gets insomnia. He looks at me with those beautiful eyes he has, and I just melt no matter what he's done. Getting home from having the shittiest day is actually a joy, because there is no one in the world that can give me a better greeting than the one my baby gives me, and I look forward to seeing him jump and run around in joy because his mama's home. I adore my little Kobe, so much that...I just never had any idea I could love a puppy like that, you know? But I do, and I'm so, so grateful that he's in our lives. I'm so glad we're the family that got to take him in, and that spoils him rotten.

Happy first birthday, Kobe! ♥

After a craptastic day on the personal front (school has been, magically, actually bearable), I get home and I find the trailer of DJ's new movie. Do I really have to say how much THAT cheered me up? ;D

( He's, of course, such a dork. )

I don't know how I feel about DJ being a superhero. I guess it'd be really cool, because it could become a big thing for him and that would be very awesome. Yet there's always that "But..." and I don't feel like a very good fan thinking about that. :X (Hee, but I can't wait for September (even if it means school starting again..........) for his Disney movie. I think it'll be very cool to see him as a dad, finally!)

Today it was confirmed that guys who think they're perfect, know-it-all and all sorts of awesome are just NOT attractive. At all, no matter how much they think so with their expensive sunglasses and fancy clothes. But maybe it's just me, so what do I know. -_-

On the pup side of things, as a just in case mun-to-mun sort of thing, I apologize if Michael is sort of...overly grumpy to anyone who's not Tess. His birthday made him cranky (aww, my boy's thirty now), and me forgetting it for the most part certainly didn't help. x_x I'm going to see if making icons for him helps, but...we'll see.

Ah, Thursday night. How I love you. No school tomorrow, and the weekend is here. Yay!

Okay, so today is the birthday of my favorite celebrity, so I need to make a pic!post before it's no longer the second. I technically have one more hour before it's the third, so it still counts!! ;)

( Happy 35th, DJ!! )

Ack, remind me again why I have to do my homework...? X( And it's not like I can't do it, since the teacher actually collects it. ARGH. (I just remembered that one of my professors won't be in tomorrow, though, so YAY!!! ...even if that was the homework I was mostly done with. .... *headdesk*)

Anyway, while I procrastinate on the math homework (*whimpers*), can I just mention how much I adore Details magazine just because they have now put on the cover two of my favorite men?

( Need examples? Gladly! (Gives me more chance to procrastinate that way. ;)) )

So, like I was saying? Details is awesome. *nods*

...crap, now I have to go finish homework.

Mike is glaring at me like you wouldn't believe, but this is just too funny to pass up. I found a clip of SNL from DJ's first appearance, where he dressed up as a woman. *G* So, of course, I uploaded it.

( Just so it doesn't kill your flist... )

From thalassatx and twelfth_sign: My birthday..thing. :D (Along with the ones for Mike and DJ, 'cause I'm a dork that way. ;) Also, I don't want to post another meme for Mike until I manage to actually *write* something, so...)

( This is very cool. )

Now, Mike's. ( Read more... )

And DJ's: (He's on the celebrity list, too! XD) ( Read more... )

I was going to post this over at dear_muse, but it got kinda long so I'm keeping it here.

( My dear, dear annoying and stubborn pup... )

Mike just went to shoot something after he read the whole "If you could pick anyone in the world, alive or dead, to be your parents, who would it be and why?"

*sigh* I mean, it's kind of interesting, but he just clammed up even more now when I had been hoping he'd start talking again. *headdesk*

ETA an hour later: Okay, he's no longer quiet. Now he's ranting, so... At least that's a start. -_-

This weekend was actually pretty good. Mellow, normal. :) We took a whole bunch of pictures of Kobe, so I need to download those to my computer and make a Kobe!update because there are some pictures that are adorable! *G*

Alright, the pupdate:

* I'll start off with Michael, since he's (usually) the one who's around the most. I've been a little lazy with some fics that I need to write for him so he can try and hopefully start acting normally again, but I can't quite get a grasp on him just yet for some reason. And it's annoying, because I don't want to post something that's OOC, and what I've been trying to write just feels OOC for him/how he is, so I'm hoping for the right moment to just...make him talk. ...hopefully.

* While Michael's being quiet, I'm going to try to get Elie to write some things just for the hell of it. Maybe Stephen, too.

Oh, and... Why is it that my NPCs seem to think that they can all somehow come forth and play?? First it was Stephen. I got him his own journal because he was important in Michael's Secrets storyline, so I even made him join Muse Playground. Now, you know who's just dying to be allowed to play? Michael's youngest sister, Hannah. And it's not recent - Elie was actually supposed to be sort of like Hannah, except older, and that way I wouldn't have to have Hannah be around much and I could get a girl muse. Now, a month later, Hannah is *still* insisting that she should be allowed to be around. If I do NaNoWriMo this year, I got an idea that would be another Future Mike!AU, but revolving mainly around Hannah, and if I do that then 'exploring' the character wouldn't be bad. I don't want to open another journal, though, so if I suddenly get inspired and want to start writing I'm just going to use the journal I had opened for someone else (magicalsorts). She has five icons already, and if eventually I dare to let her venture out and join Muse Playground too then I'll come up with an explanation for the screenname. -_-* I guess that just goes to show how much Michael and his little world has taken over my brain, hmm? *headdesk*