October 2006 Archives

igår rian and i started to learn svenska. after listening to lots of sound files of singsong phrases, we decided we wanted to immerse ourselves in the language and watch a swedish movie. about love.

so we went to the wikipedia entry on swedish cinema and decided on fucking åmål. we found a torrent to download, and eight years later were sitting in a lecture hall with egg & duggan & seohyung as the movie began to play.

then we realised the subtitles were in portugese. and only about one-twentieth of the lines were translated.

but we watched the movie anyway.

ps: white hoodie + white tee + white skirt + white leggings + stolen socks from lauren because apparently i don't own any white socks + pink legwarmers + white belt + glittery pink yarn tail + yellow construction paper horn + pink headband + shiny gold shoes = UNICORN COSTUME.

so cute.

also there's a live webcast of a brain surgery at one today.

i am in love with marjane satrapi.

here are some opinions that she has that i like:
- cigarettes
- other people
- war

[she spoke at mitty school tonight.]

make me feel good.

tasty tasty lunch.

i know so much about the anatomy of the brain.

[kyrstin] FORNIX, AMYGDALA, HIPPOCAMPUS, HYPOTHALAMUS. i can tell you where they all are.

for example, if you are a zombie with a preference for the basal ganglia, perhaps, i could be like. HI. IT'S RIGHT THERE. EAT UP.

box of clothes came in the mail. dugan & i played dress up in catsuit & coveralls. i put a dress on backwards and showed a lot of cleavage.

i found a pink plastic headband with glittery gold baubles on springs in a suitcase last night.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

also i have a new boyfriend. his name is kurt halsey. i basically love every single thing he draws, even though they are often mushy.

like: 'always exacting.'

one time i cried when i read a book and the villain died.

buying flowers and giving them to people.

parents & sibs visited. met my friends. bought me meals.

it's so weird that these people i lived with for so long are now just visitors. for a few days. i guess that is what GROWiNG up and BEiNG iNDEPENDENT is all about. still weird, though. i miss them, i think. even though i love this. this independence.

stayed up talking late last night. a lot of nonsense. i don't know what to do with myself sometimes. i am stubborn and confusing.

i found a pet balloon. a little grey slug on a red ribbon leash. clacky kidnapped it a lot. and then i left it in rian's room. i miss it.

i'm pretty sure i was on the verge of tears when it disappeared and i didn't know clack had hid it. hormones? i don't know.

also jazzy gave me a black and white photograph. of boston across the river and boats and a bench. it is the BAD version. i like it. but i left it in rian's room, too. FORGETFUL.

i went through all my classes' websites and i don't have any urgent work to do. i have no idea how i will spend my sunday afternoon.

that's a lie. there are a thousand million things to do.

instead of reading for my hass class or starting my bio pset, i think it's a good idea to scan pages of my notes and collage the doodles together to make a new layout. also photograph my chaotic couch and turn up the saturation.

here is one reason i am less than grat:

i'm too lazy to make the comments page look any less shitty. soz, but you'll have to deal.

i had a spectacular four day weekend, thux for asking.

some highlights:
* pirates of the caribbean 2
* be nice to clack day
* islands
* canadian thanksgiving
* delicious housemaster dinner
* boy.
* sleeping all day
* reading my neuroscience textbook in the space center because CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE TOO NOISY OUTSIDE

overall a success.

um tomorrow i am fasting? from 5:20am - 6:10pm? i know. what? i don't know. i guess it is to help hungry people or some shit. i'm also supposed to "try my best to refrain from negative speech/thoughts." LOLOLOLOLOL. we'll see.

BEAD ME A SHIMMERING DANCE.

i am looking at this.

i want a knitted brain so badly.

[link courtesy of mcass.]

also, whoever sent me the issue of scientific american mind is wonderful. [edit: thx, oma&opa!]

boys boys boys.

feelings feelings feelings.

boys. feelings.

lauren is a stinker.

feelings.

i've been sitting here for far too long, customizing my dock icons instead of reading let me speak! or starting to think about writing a paper.

and it's all someone's fault for making me download stumble. :P

watching bbc wildlife specials for class, oh yeah.

hi i'm still alive.

life is pretty swell.

i bought some nice things yesterday. like a hoodie covered in stars.

okay good night.