Insanity at a glance

For many years I've been toying with the idea of making bumper stickers. I'm, of course, inherently lazy and never really feel like looking up where I could get some printed. However, I've noticed that bumper sticker can suck and be terrible to take off (how many here see cars with "Gore 00'!" still on them?), which is why magnetic car signs appear to be the way to go.

These seem like a perfect temporary solution to sticky...stickers that can be hard to take off.

Maybe I should get a few magnets of Zapp and Zill, to promote our Comic-Con! This could be a great sneaky way to advertise.... I could stick them on any large magnetic surface.

Build a Sign also creates other types of signs, so I could even get a few print outs of Zapp and Zill to stick in our building's windows. What a perfect way to advertise!

Oh man, I could go crazy with this site and print any sign I've ever desired....

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Fast post because it is far too late (damn you exhibition and comic websites >.<) and I need to get up early tomorrow.

While most of my friends looked forward to the release of the new Harry Potter film and book, I grew lazy and saw neither (nope, not even in a bookstore). What I was gearing up for was a small little film about a tiny family in quaint Springfield.

Now that film has come out and I plan to see it tomorrow then spend the rest of the day wallowing in Simpson glory (i.e. giggling and totally destroying my boyfriend in the Simpson Trivia Game). I haven't seen a movie in a theatre in about a year I think. This decision of cinema-celibacy was made for a few reasons:

1. I'm cheap and don't want to spend $7-9 to sit in some room with a bunch of people I'll learn to loathe.
2. I'm antisocial and really don't enjoy watching films in groups unless it's will a few friends.
3. I'm lazy and don't feel like driving to any cinema because that means I'll have to actually make an effort to do something outside of the house for entertainment. Ppft, screw that.

So yes, good for you Matt Groening, you have successfully ejected me out of my comfortable room and squishy downloaded movies into a real house of overly priced entertainment. And lo, when I enter that sticky dark theatre and sit down in those chairs that while large and with fabric cupholders do not allow for proper cuddling I will have this look of contentment on my socially-retarded, homebody face:


I may also be riding a donut contact high...

Yes, for me the Simpsons has been one of the most stable parts of my long, young life. With a show as old as I am and my addiction to television quite rampant, how could I ignore this 5some family from good old Springfield USA? I've stuck by the Simpsons like Lisa sticks by her id identification, faltering only when the writers suffer a lapse of stupidity.

Yes I'm proud to say that I have seen all 400+ episodes multiple times and will continue to watch, even when the episodes really suck. I know as much about the Simpsons as I do about my own family, which is saying a lot because gossip tends to travel well within my clan.

Once the Simpsons end, which will happen eventually, I really don't know how I'll be able to spend my Sunday nights. I'll feel so empty missing out on my weekly dose of underbite wielding citizens of absurdity. I guess I'll have to hope that Futurama stays on the air this time. Another Groening fav of mine.

So keep your pirates, wizards and superheroes. All I need is a nice red couch, a pink sprinkle donut (to match my unfortunately dyed shirt)and a t.v. that defies all logic.

mmmmmmm 20+ years of yellow entertainment filled with fried dough....galargalgah *drools*

I hate traffic on 495.

Today I was going a good 5mph from the first merge off of 270 to the Dulles exit.

Ugh.

I also feel a bit bad that I missed class tonight, seeing as how I did have my speech. However, hopefully he'll look at it next week, and I still have Jamie-dear to fill me in on what I missed.

oh well -.-;

Last night I was cruising down the road in the unspeakable hours of night. My radio tuned to good rock music, my air conditioner on slowly freezing my fingers but leaving the rest of me comfortable. It was a good drive. Until, a certain smell came wafting through the AC. A very noticeable smell.

The smell of onions

*bit o' backstory: You know how people tend to associate certain smells with certain relatives? I think this is more prevalent with older relatives, but for instance if your grandfather smoked a pipe you'll associate him with that smell. If your great aunt ate a lot of mints, you'll probably associate her with that smell, etc. Well, my grandfather (dead as of a few years ago) had a penchant for onion bagels. He loved them along with other oniony and garlicy foods. I have a very clear image in my mind of his icky dried fingers applying loads of cream cheese onto a freshly toasted onion bagel. Along with his love of "engineer shirts", checkered work shirts always adorned with McDonalds napkins in the pocket and some sort of mustard/ketchup stain roaming the shirt.

He also was the one who drove my car before I recieved it. He was never a big maintinence guy. When I got the car I decided to clean every plastic surface. Good idea, since my towels came back much darker and grimier than I expected.

Pair his love of onion bagels mixed with a car he used to drive and I come to two conclusions:

1. His spirit, taking the form of a smell, haunts my car. Ever wishing I would drive it to a McDonalds.

2. He somehow stuffed an onion bagel into the AC vents. There it sits, rotting away like an unwelcome bagel air freshiner.

I should add that the first time I got the car, it did reek of onions for days. Now the smell comes back rather randomly and I can safely say that I have never eaten or had an onion bagel in that car. Never.


*not as amusing sidenote: My laptop's charger broke again (2nd one in less than a year) so I'm not going to have the joy of easy internet access for a little while. I probably won't really update either. Hopefully I'll be back online before next week though.

This is really just another nail in the coffin for my poor laptop >.

I just wanted to say that I'm quite happy today because of a few things.

1. My lovely boyfriend. He's just plain awesome.

2. The addition of God of War to my mountain of PS2 games I need to play/finish before Jamie-dear begs for his console back.

2.5. Getting through a good portion of God of War without feeling like an idiot n00b.

3. Mr. Bob, one of my sequential art professors, for his willingness to give me the address for a very special comic artist we want to invite to the con/help with the exhibition.

4. The internet, because I am a master at finding information. Like said comic artist's phone number.

5. Vacations, which means I don't need to go into work next week at all.

6. Bill Bailey, his brand of surreal humour makes me giggle with glee.

Today was a success. Everything was moved out of the old office and now I know exactly what I need to do next week when I'm home.

*raises arms* huzzah!

I seem to have updated DeviantArt.



Quick update I suppose. Internship is going swimmingly. It's nice and I enjoy getting work done at home frankly.

This weekend I was able to finish a press release, get contact info, and start on the website design for the con.

Hooray?

I just spent a good half hour working on closing my new lip ring. Which I got from Painful Pleasures. Funny enough, they're located in Owens Mill, MD. So considering I ordered it at night on Friday and got it today, that's pretty good.

I got this ring, in black. As well as a tongue retainer...for my lip piercing. Unfortunately, my lip hole is too long for a labret retainer but a bit too short for a tongue one. I might have to cut the retainer...no big deal.

The only issue was getting those damn things in my lip. I've been wearing a much smaller (gaugewise) ring for the past few days, because it's very easy to take in and out. I didn't quite expect for the hole to begin closing up. Long story short, I ended up having to force a larger gauge through my lip, causing much discomfort and a bit of blood (hooray).

MMMyep...photos to follow in a friends only post.

I got my jewelry today! I finally recieved the first purchase I made entirely with PayPerPost money. I know it's not much, just two lip pieces, but it means I've established that I can make real money with it.

Perhaps a picture to show my vain lips :P