A Perfect 100th Post

My friend linked this video onto my Facebook wall, and the second I started listening to it I loved it! I can't wait to go get the Mp3!



Plus, he made it for his daughter. Major bonus points.

WIN

So the third Star Trek reference in three weeks happened on Warehouse 13 today. I was very happy and excited. My aunt and grandmother were less enthusiastic, however, when the small children woke up.

BUT ALL THE SAME.

Who loves this show? I love this show!

Culture of the Week

I LOVE that tea, and have been looking for it everywhere. If anyone sees it, PLEASE buy like 1o boxes for me! It's amazing!

Quote of the Week

"I practice random acts of AWESOME."

Uncanny Parallels

So I've been rewatching Lost, and when I watched the first season, they crashed on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles- a month before I flew from Sydney to Los Angeles.

Now, when I've started rewatching it, an Australian girl (black hair, nails, combat boots, blue eyes) is learning to drive and gets in a crash- leaving her mom in a coma for years and years.

Needless to say, I'M TERRIFIED!

Mum, PLEASE don't drive with me for a while!!!

Quote of the Week

"I've always thought it would be the greatest cosmic injustice if [Star Trek] wasn't real."

(and no, this one is NOT from me!!)

Oh Boy...

Okay, so I was finally able to photograph my artwork, and then post it to my art blog. 30 posts in about an hour. Would LOVE feedback!!!!!! :(

Trek Fest

Okay, so I have much going on these days (as you can well imagine!) about Star Trek- converting my friends, learning new phrases in Klingon and Vulcan, seeing the movie again...and again...and just generally being a Trekkie.

So, first of all, THE MOVIE.

I thought it was amazing. I was going in with SUCH a high standard, particularly for Zachary Quinto. It was either met or exceeded by everyone. The story was good, the acting was fantastic (everyone nailed the characters!) a suprise apperance by Nimoy was awesome, and the special effects (in IMAX!!) were off the charts. The only issue I have with the movie is the Spock/Uhura thing....only because he's mine, and she better back off my man or we're gonna have problems. Otherwise, I'm really glad to learn that the cast is on for two more movies...yay!!!

Second is my latest assignment for art- she gave us free reign for a subject (and oh boy is she regretting it!) but here's mine:

and the original picture:

I'm working on another one of Kirk, and I'll post it when I'm finished.
(Original Picture)
(On his way!)

I've also found these shirts, and I REALLY WANT THEM.

Transformers Game

I've been playing this intensely for the last week or so, and absolutely love it. Smashing Decepticons, playing as Optimus....etc.
Absolutely loved it, only today I finished the Autobot campaign, so I started the Decepticon one...only I really hate it! I almost couldn't bear helping the Decepticons out....and when I killed Ironhide I almost burst into tears.
But! Otherwise it's highly recommended!

Culture of the Week/Warehouse 13

So I've wanted to start watching this show every since I saw the previews on Syfy, and I missed the pilot (blast!) but, (I love the times) they're all online. So I started watching them tonight, and let me say, it is RIGHT up my alley. Weird, quirky, supernatural, hard to follow, fast, intense....love it. :D

And all the stuff about the unknown....I know Grandalf joins me in that love.
The show centers around two government officials who get relocated to (literally) the middle of nowhere- and I know it's the middle of nowhere, because it's shot in South Dakota and I had to drive through it last summer. There they meet Artie, who tells them that there are many, many things in this world that we don't understand, and so we must simply "stick it on a shelf somewhere until we do." Pete seems a little more gung-ho for the idea, although Myka finally, reluctantly gives in. They make quite the duo, as Artie puts it: "He leaps, you look."


Remind you of Indiana Jones?

Pumpkin

At 10:16 Friday morning, my own little furry companion passed on. Thursday morning, I'd noticed she was lethargic, sprawled out on the floor of her cage(she's ALWAYS hiding) and with her eyes only have open. I noticed also that she was breathing rather heavily, using her whole body. I cleaned out her cage with bleach, but then had to go to my driver's ed lesson. I quickly hurried back after, and she was the same.

Muffin and I kept a close eye(s) on her the whole afternoon, and when she didn't get any better by nightfall I put her cage on my floor (where the temperature is more regulated), wrapped myself in a blanket and prepared for an all-night vigil. Pumpkin was always, always there for me to cuddle and hold and tell all my problems to. I'd be damned if i wasn't going to sit with her when she needed me! Around 4 or 5 I collapsed, but with her cage right close by my head so she'd know I was there.


Unfortunately again the next morning driver's ed pulled me away, but I explained to her that I wasn't abandoning her, I had to go and I'd be back as soon as I could be.


When I did get back, I noticed she was only worse. I gently pulled her out and held her on her side in my hand, stroking her fur softly until her breathing slowed and then finally stopped. For a few minutes after, all I could do was cry. It was totally expected, and I didn't believe that she'd make it through the day, but when it actually happened it was such a shock that my stoicism couldn't handle it. A few minutes later I called Mum and the small ones up, because I knew they should probably say goodbye.

After, I held her for a while more until I finally realized that she was gone, and wasn't coming back. I cleaned her up and wrapped her in paper towel, then put her back in her strawberry bed until we could bury her on Saturday morning.

I think what I'll miss most is the things I didn't realize I was so accustomed to- like closing my drawers gently so I won't wake her up, or the sound of her wheel at night (Friday and Saturday night I couldn't fall asleep without it). Or her nibbling on treats when she rode around in my pockets during the day (Mum doesn't realize how frequently she'd be in there- but we did all kinds of stuff together, like taking out the garbage, vacuuming- although she was scared of the vacuum) or letting her crawl around and explore my bed at night before I went to sleep.

Or, actually, when I smuggled fruit or vegetables up to my room, I'd always give her a piece or chunk. I'd love to watch her reactions to new foods! And then sit on her haunches and stuff her pouches full(once she tried to fit a whole baby carrot in there. She got about half in her pouch, sticking straight out, and the other half hanging out her her mouth. It was adorable)




Love you, my little Spider-Hamster. Hope you have lots of blueberries and exploring space where you are now.