Driving down the road at night we see two women on their powerscooters crossing the street.

I turn to my roommate and say "They see me rollin, they hatin'."

What has the internet done to me?

Tags: tumblr
Where am I again?: Crazy haunted orphanage apartment
Jammin to: Grand Theft Autumn - Fall Out Boy

 ...Or maybe it's just the 3am idea goblin knocking around my head.  I really wish more TV Shows/Movies would portray people with little illnesses. I mean "little" as in the everyday ones we overlook that are not life-threatening at all, just a little uncomfortable.  Like Crohn's or ovarian cysts (not the crazy kind like mine, the normal kind most women get). I keep reading this fanfiction and can't help but wonder "what would happen if he suddenly had a Crohn's flare and needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of their conversation?"  Or if she needed release 3 times a day?  I wish I could go through the stories and sprinkle it in like "here's some Crohn's for you, a cyst for you, hearing damage for your friend and ABDOMINAL PAIN FOR EVERYONE!"

Let's see how you deal with it.

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Tags: crohn's, fanfiction, ovarian cyst, rant
Feeling...: restless
Jammin to: Never Gonna Leave This Bed - Maroon 5

So for Children's Lit we're currently reading The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation Volume II and I find it interesting enough. Although most nights I find myself staring longingly at the second Kushiel book. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I'm such a picky reader.

Mom bought me a sewing machine for my birthday.  I've used it at least once every day that I've been home for Spring Break. I'm totally having a blast with it. That's probably the Dye blood in me right? But I'm begging my family members to NOT allow grandma to leave me with her warehouse full of fabric! She's already discovered that I have a machine via facebook, and so I'm hoping it's not too late....

Taking a class on Scientology this semester is rather interesting. Everytime I tell someone they always say "So what IS Scientology anyway? I don't understand!" and I have to go into the whole speech of how it came to be and L. Ron Hubbard and stuff. Speaking of that class, I'm halfway done with my 5 page essay due Tuesday. Yay!

I had my camera pill test the other day to look for irregularities in my intestines. The test itself wasn't invasive, you just swallow a pill, but the prep was a little blegh. Especially since I had to do it twice in three days due to a misunderstanding.

I found the camera today too, not sure what I think about that O.o

Tags: books, scientology, sewing
Feeling...: hungry
Jammin to: Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet

The sad thing is that it took me 4 years to find a book as wonderful as Elantris, and an Author as brilliant as Brandon Sanderson. It all happened when I got a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble after my surgery. I had no idea what to spend it on, I had recently gone on so many book shopping sprees that I was slightly overwhelmed. So I went onto B&N online and started looking at customer reviews for fantasy novels. One thing led to another and I found myself convinced to buy some new books. One of them was Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn.

I didn't read Mistborn until Christmas break, this past semester left me with absolutely no free time and I left my new books in Bedford so as not to tempt me. One of the reasons I was so interested in Brandon Sanderson was because he is the author signed on to finish Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I wanted to know what his writing style was like. Upon reading the first few chapters of Mistborn I was hooked.

Brandon has a knack for creating worlds and magic systems that are completely original. This can make for some slow going at the beginning of the read because you have to acquaint yourself with an unfamiliar system. I, however, find them fascinating and more of a hook. His originality is entirely refreshing in the Fantasy genre. It gives the reader something to look forward to every time they pick up a new book from him.

Elantris is the novel that I've read most recently by him, and I thought it was amazing. Could have been better, yes, but still wonderful. One of the great things about reading one of Brandon's books is that you can go onto his website and read annotations written by Brandon himself regarding each chapter of the book. They are a little choppy, since they are not proof read and they have some typos. But I think they add so much to the reading experience. It allows me to see into his mind while he was writing the book and thus his books feel that much more intimate. It helps me understand exactly what he wanted me to see and what he wants me as the reader to take away from the book. I'm also learning a lot about the writing process.

I encourage anyone who reads this to pick up a Brandon Sanderson book, it would be well worth it.

(I realize I didn't actually talk about the book in this post, I think if you want to know what it was about you should pick up a copy yourself.)

Tags: books, brandon sanderson, elantirs
Where am I again?: Chris' room
Feeling...: lethargic

Looking back on my year of 2009 was kind of strange. I think this is one of the weirdest years I have ever had. Definitely a year for growth. And I can for sure say that I'm pretty happy with how I turned out as a person. Realizing that I don't need others to make me happy was a pretty nice revelation. Going out and doing things for myself and no one else was also nice. I definitely enjoyed all my travels this year. I hope to see my crazy cousins again, and I have now realized just how much crazy is in my blood (the good kind of crazy). I read some pretty good book this year. I enjoyed Kim Harrison for a bit, then decided to abandon the series after she killed my favorite character. Started the Wheel of Time series. Discovered that I am for sure a Sci-Fi/Fantasy book person, but I'll read other things occasionally. Not really one that likes to read those "personal growth" stories (sorry Aunt Lanny). I like action and the thrill of adventuring off into a place armed with only a sword and a bow. Maybe a dagger.

Sherlock Holmes was awesome. Need to read the book now.

Tags: 2009, cousins, growth, kim harrison, sherlock holmes, wheel of time
Where am I again?: My Room
Feeling...: contemplative
Jammin to: Chris playing the piano

 My surgery was successfully performed yesterday at noon. Basically what happened is my doctor found an enlarged ovarian cyst on my right ovary. They needed to remove it immediately due to its size. They performed a laparotomy to remove it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparotomy). It measured 20 cm across and filled with 500ccs of fluid/mucus. Since this was my fourth surgery removing a cyst from my right ovary they decided to take out my whole ovary and fallopian tube as well. But thankfully God gave me two! My doctor said my left ovary looked great. There was a lot of scar tissue from all my previous surgeries and my doctor removed that too. Because of all the scar tissue removed it's going to be a more painful recovery than I'm used to, although she said it should also be faster because they removed the ovary (less surface area to heal).
 
My doctor is currently planning on not letting me back to school for two weeks, but if I'm doing better before then they said I can call my doctor's office and they'll let me go earlier. I'm going to be on some restrictions when I get back and I plan on discontinuing all extracurriculars until I can catch up with school work.
 
I'm going to be in the hospital at least another night. Thankfully I have had no complications and am on my way to making a speedy recovery.

Tags: cyst, hospital, ovary, surgery
Where am I again?: Harris HEB Texas Health Hospital
Feeling...: sore

Well I'm back from my weekend of sickness. The nurse said that it was most likely swine flu and that I need to watch out for relapse. Yikes.

Now I have all this school work to make up and tests to study for. Yay! .... 

Tags: school, swine flu
Where am I again?: my desk
Feeling...: tired
Jammin to: Brand New Eyes - Paramore

Spoiler warning: Do not read if you do not wish to be spoiled with what happened in this episode or what may happen in future episodes based on the books.

 Sophie-Anne! I was so happy to see her. I really liked how Evan Rachel Wood portrayed her. I always felt that Sophie-Anne had this real playful side of her, like she enjoys being in power and know how to keep that power while still having fun. I lamented the absence of her bodyguards, I wanted to see Sigbert! Overall, the queen's opening scene was hilarious. Poor Bill, he was so frustrated. 

Some questions have been brought up regarding how the queen knows Sookie, as well as why Bill didn't leave earlier. Those of us that have read the books know that Bill actually works for the queen, and that the queen is the one who ordered Bill to seduce her. I really hope that Alan Ball keeps this plot twist, just because it's fun and gives Sookie more freedom. Yes, I am a fan of Sookie/Eric, but I don't think Sookie is going to end up with Eric (unless Charlaine gets lazy). Alan Ball has made a couple of interviews regarding whether or not he will put the plot twist in, and he basically has said that he doesn't really give a shit what the fans think (which I think is bullshit, look at what happened to Lafayette!). What I believe Sookie needs to understand is the gravity of her situation, the vamps that she have befriended are powerful, and they have networks with other vampires. She knows that word is getting out about her (Steve Newlin knew she was a mind reader), so she needs to be careful. She could easily be kidnapped or blackmailed (maybe this is why Bill was kidnapped???). 

At first I wasn't a fan of them bringing Hadley in so early. I still haven't warmed up to it, but it definitely adds to the allure of the plot line and opens up some more room for Alan Ball to play in for next season. It seemed as though she hadn't been made a vampire yet though... which is intriguing. Maybe she'll live a bit longer in the show than she did in the books? Or maybe Alan Ball is wanting to give her more time to have a son (unless she already has one...???). I'm interested to see her telepathic son!!!!!

Alan Ball is AWESOME for being able to tie in something from the first season and bring it in here. No wonder Maryann came to Bon Temps! And it explains why the "voodoo woman" was killed first. It just seemed to tie up all those questions in a nice little bow. That still doesn't make me any less tired of the whole Maryann plot. I feel like they shouldn't have hinted at her supernaturalness until later. But whatever. It's almost over now.

Poor Sookie. She's really had it rough. I do like how a lot of the stuff is happening at Sookie's house, it seems like it helps those that haven't read the books a chance to understand visually a bit of what she goes through. It gives her more freedom to complain a bit and beat up some vamps.And the scene between Sookie and Mike Spencer was funny/creepy.

Jason... Ughh I thought that the show was going to redeem him a bit and I guess I was wrong. He has good intentions, but it seems now that he's just as selfish and dumb as he was in the books. At least he's more of a jerk to others rather than his sister like he is in the books. Although we might see a change in that if they introduce Crystal. ARE they going to turn Jason into a werepanther like the books?

Yay! Go Sam! Although I don't think Arlene is going to be happy when she finds out that he took her kids to a vampire bar, but it's still a nice thing to do. And safe. I loved the scene with Eric. He has this way with kids that's funny. I had never thought to wonder how he would be around them. And yay! Eric flew! I was so upset when they took away Bill's flying abilities, it made me soooo happy to see him fly. My brother who was watching it with me was like "WTF?!" hehe. And Pam's outfit was awesome.

An egg? Really?

Hoyt and Jessica... while I love their relationship, it's not perfect. Neither one of them are perfect people, and they both have areas to work on. Hoyt needs to learn how to be on his own and make decisions for himself while Jessica needs to learn self control. So it doesn't surprise me that their relationship might be doomed. They are both having a really bad day.

I loved the scene where Eric talked to Bill about giving Sookie blood the night they met. Foreshadowing Bill's orders perhaps???

Poor Lafayette, he's never gonna be able to hear a gunshot again.

Stay tuned for the finale review!!

Tags: trueblood
Where am I again?: my desk
Feeling...: satisfied
Jammin to: Why am I never listening to music????

 I really kinda don't feel like doing any of my obligations to school today. So here's me not doing homework.

Glee 1X02
Since Hulu isn't working for me right now I have to do this from memory. 
I enjoyed the opening scene with Will walking around like he owned the place, but as the episode progressed he really started to get on my nerves with his cockyness and confidence. I kinda just wanted to smack him. Rachel gets on my nerves too but her arrogance is more part of her character than Will's.

Sue cracks me up every time she's in a scene. Jane is truly a wonderful actress, and it shows. I also enjoyed Quinn in this epsiode. It will be interesting to see her in the Glee club. And her two nameless friends. 

Emma.. I like her character, and I enjoyed that she was brave enough to be the only one clapping at the beginning of the pep rally. I think she made a wise decision in not seeing Will anymore (and avoided a whole plotline cliche). Speaking of cliches, I almost threw something at the screen when whatsherface didn't fess up to not having a baby. What a cheap cop-out.

The pep rally was hilarious. That scene continues to make me laugh no matter how many times I see it. It's such a golden moment.

Rachel's song "Take A Bow" was definitely another high light. Lea continues to prove her singing ability rises above everyone else's. I hope she can take back lead soon.

Tags: glee, review
Where am I again?: my bed
Feeling...: frustrated

 So, as of right now I'm fairly pissed at Hulu.com. It's not working at all for me on any browser. I've tried restarting my comp several times. My internet is working fine, but the videos just won't load. Which means I can't watch anything...

Arrrggghhhhh!!!!

Random other rant: I think Buffy is a total B!tc# in season 2 to Ms. Calendar. I don't think she deserves the cold shoulder from the scooby gang, and Buffy needs to get the f* over herself.

Tags: buffy, hulu
Where am I again?: my bed
Feeling...: aggravated