Sleepin' Through the Evenin'

Once again I have been remiss in not updating more often :\ However, I almost have an excuse, that being the wind-down at the end of the semester. I had to put together a presentation for my digital libraries class to showcase and document the creation of a digital collection of classical piano recordings and their accompanying sheet music that was my term project for that class, while keeping my group members calm (in another class) that we could get our paper done on time, so things got a little hectic. But school is done for the semester now and I'm just waiting on my professors to stir themselves to post my grades, so here's to a month off.

Oh, right. I'm taking a class in June to keep one of my assistantships, since I've been informed that to take away a professor's GA only to assign her a new one a month later is not something my department wants to do, and they only hire me if I'm taking classes. Oh, well. I also have two other jobs this semester, since my boss at the med library pulled some strings and got me hired for June-August and my old boss at the main campus library also offered me a position. What this means is I will have some money, but I will also probably hate myself in the month of June. Whatever, this shit is under control.

I've spent a lot of time lately on the couch playing video games and reading. Still working through Warbreaker, which is quite intriguing, and have almost finished Parallel Myths, which is providing an interesting crash course in world mythology. From there I have The Hero With A Thousand Faces waiting, which I'm kind of nerdily excited about.

I have been clocking in hours on the PS2 like it's my job; I beat Shadow of the Colossus in two days and wanted to die at the end. I must salute Jake for giving me the timely advice to do it all on my own and not look up a guide; however, he did not warn me about how things turn out in the end (which he shouldn't have), so I was left an empty shell of a human being for a little while as I absorbed just what had come of my character's quest to resurrect the girl that I can only assume he loved. Moved on from that to Tales of the Abyss, which is also giving me that sinking feeling - the same one I got when I personally had to walk Cloud over to Sephiroth and fork over the Black Materia in FFVII. Great times. Good game, really enjoying the characters in this one; Tales of Vesperia is clearly its spiritual successor.

Writing actively on my book(s) has been put back on hiatus of a sort. I decided while sleeping a while back that I needed to get all my fucking background info for the world and the characters finalized and then start this shit over one. Last. Time. So I've been working on that, which is how I ended up reading Parallel Myths and buying The Hero With A Thousand Faces and The King Must Die, but what can I do. At least it's all progress.

Ben and I have gotten mired in a lot of anime, and maybe we'll finish one of the following that we're in the midst of: Death Note, Hajime no Ippo (surprisingly awesome), Battle Athletes (lulz), and Code Geass.

Also! Katie, Jeb and I are going to New Orleans this weekend (just in time for the oil slick). I anticipate ridiculous foolery and hurricanes and hopefully not waking up with no memory of the night before.

Suddenly, job offers

Oh, come on, guys. Suddenly, not only does my old boss at the main campus library want to give me a summer job, my boss over at the med library has informed me that he's trying to convince them to hire me for June and July since I won't be available for most of May. And here I thought I was going to be jobless....? This in addition to a summer class and working for a professor as a GA. When it rains it pours, I guess >.>

Nothing else exciting happening over here, except I realized yesterday that I've written nearly 30,000 words in the last three weeks if you include last night's writing. That is bonkers. Also Warbreaker is great so far.

Now, on to the real reason for this, even though I don't have enough people paying attention to this to really complete the goal here:

1: Put your music player on shuffle.

2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.

3: Put the songs in bold when someone guesses both artist and track correctly.

4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

5: If you like the game, post your own.

I am doing this with a playlist, and not all of my music, because that would be right out (if you can guess the playlist, I might have to award a real prize).

1. She's got a smile that it seems to me reminds me of childhood memories

2. You and me, meant to be; immutable, impossible

3. Hey Gloria, are you standing close to the edge?

4. Beautiful, dirty, dirty, rich, rich, dirty, dirty, beautiful, dirty, rich

5. My reflection, dirty mirror, there's no connection to myself

6. Brother Pele's in the back, sweet Zina's in the front

7. I'm wakin' up at the start of the end of the world

8. I see you blowin' me a kiss, it doesn't take a scientist

9. Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time

10. It's been one week since you looked at me, cut your head to the side and said 'I'm angry'

11. I've been watchin' you, can't believe just what I'm seeing

12. I know you want pop, you want dance, you want rock and roll

13. Cruised into a bar on the shore, her picture graced the grime on the door

14. Uptown, another endless night

15. Look at him, look at me; that boy is bad, and honestly

16. I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner

17. People don't you know, don't you know, it's about time

18. Your love is nothing I can't fight

19. And I've known, we're just like old friends

20. It's about time for a party at my house, and it wouldn't be the same without you

Truthfully, I am incredibly bored at work.