Made the List

So, at the risk of sounding like I'm 13 again.... I'd like to welcome the newest member of the "Fictional Men Who've Stolen Barbara's Heart" group. He's dark, he's tragic.... Heeee'ssss.....

Out of everyone on my list I believe he'll be most friendly with Gabriel Belmont... ;) Seriously, though, I've liked him since the 2nd episode. And now that I'm in the beginning of season 2 I am all over him.

Books Update

I gave up reading Sense and Sensibility. I was about to start chapter 7. But I just can't. I'm just not into it right now. I can't even really explain what's wrong with it. It's just... boring. The movie is boring too. This is the first time I've had a problem with the Jane Austen books. For example, Persuasion, which it's packed with, was excellent. And Emma was great. Northanger Abbey was fun. Pride and Prejudiced, well, that's just classic. I'll come back to this some day. But for now I need to find something else to read.

Also I couldn't find this version of the book anywhere online. It's part of the Borders Classics series. So I just took a picture of my own copy.

National Geographic's Mysteries of the Ancient World. Been reading that before bed to help me get to sleep. I thought it was really good. It was made in 1979, so I'm sure some of this is outdated as archaeology moved on since then. But I found it informative, thoughtful, and interesting. I just wish there were more pictures. The guy writing it keeps talking about this or that that he saw or looked at but leaves out the picture. There are pictures, just not enough.

As for right now? I  have no idea what fiction book I'm reading next. I've been kinda busy with other things, like Caesar III, and I discovered Vampire Diaries, so I haven't really been reading a lot lately. My before-bed book is currently Characters and Viewpoints by Orson Scott Card. So far I've only read the intro but I already like it.

Poll...

Are you...

1. Not Interested.

2. Somewhat Interested.

3. Interested.

4. Very Interested.

5. Extremely Interested.

Tommy Update

Tommy is 4 months old now and gets cuter and more handsome every day! He was 25" and 15lbs 15oz at his 4 month checkup. He can sit unassisted for a few seconds. He has rolled over a few times. His sleeping was great, he'd sleep from 10-4:30. Then, at about 3 1/2 months, he started waking up at 2. I think he might be going back to a decent schedule cause over the last week or so he's woken up later in the night, around 3, and one night 4. I'm still exhausted though, as he's decided 6am is a wonderful time of day to get up at. I am worried about tonight though. He's more or less been asleep since about 2:00. Growth spurt, probably. Yesterday he was eating a ton. I just hope he sleeps tonight.

Basket Weave Hair

My first successful attempt at basket weaving my hair! I don't think I'm quite ready to do it without braids first, though, and I'm certainly not ready to do it french braid style like some do.

Edit: I just realized I didn't say how I did it. I followed this tutorial, only I braided my strands to make it easier to keep them separate.

Rename

I need rename ideals. I would like to rename this blog but have no idea what to name it. I have a serious inability to choose names and titles, but I would really like a different name. So if anyone has a suggestion please leave a comment or email me. I don't know if more than 1 person reads this regularly, but either way, I need a new name.

Wrapped French Braid

This hairstyle is a french braid with sticks stuck in it, then the tail wrapped around under the sticks. There are no pins in it. It's a variation of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vq6paUaF0

Fair well to Darth Flannel

To explain lapses in continuity and re-writing of canon some Star Wars fans look at things from the point of view that we are in the future, as said in the opening screen, "A long time ago...". We are basically archaeologists digging through the history of a civilization from a very distant galaxy. And as archaeology text books from today would contradict and add to text books from even 50 years ago, new movies, books, comics, games, and *sigh*, yes even tv shows, can be added and worked and hammered into place to make everything fit. Remember when Boba Fett was Jaster Mareel, exiled journeyman protector from Concord Dawn? Our archaeologists just hadn't dug far enough! Silly us! Now with the information we unearthed 10 years ago we know that Boba is his own person, his dad came from Concord Dawn, and Jaster Mareel is basically his adopted grandpa. What a wonder modern discoveries are, aren't they? Well, some people also have the theory (fictional theory, obviously) that George Lucas is actually an alien from that galaxy far, far away, and he's the major contributor to the historical records of his galaxy.

Well, I have come to the conclusion that he kept a clone of himself on backup just in case he got homesick. I do believe he has become homesick and went back to his home planet sometime last year, or the one previously, and left his clone here to run amok.

.....either that or he's dying of a terminal illness and hasn't told anyone yet and wants to tie everything up before he goes. I imagine in the next month or so we'll hear a news article about his kids in some way or other.

random stuff

Random thoughts and stuff time!

Did you know they still make Barney? I threw one on at random for Tommy and I kept thinking to myself that Barney's voice was odd and the things he was saying were odd and the whole episode in general was odd and the music was odd and I said, "This has got to be a later episode." So I looked and... 2011! Somehow that just makes me feel really old cause I've been watching Barney for as long as I can remember. And despite the hatred that show garnered I actually really liked it.

Other tv related things, I've been trying random kid shows for Tommy. Yeah, yeah, kids under 2 shouldn't watch tv, whatever. I'd go insane without the tv to distract him while I do dishes or take a shower or he's just plain bored. Remember, at this age he can't grip well and toys just don't entertain him much. I do have a rubbery type grippy ball coming in the mail, so we'll see if that entertains him! Anyway...
I found I actually really enjoy Bob the Builder. It's a fun show and I don't care if Tommy likes it or not. :p
I do not like Baby First and neither does Tommy. I have tried a lot of different episodes and he has been entertained by none of them. I'll try them again in a month or so cause it seems they could be educational.
Tommy was very entertained by Sesame Street. When they introduced the letter and played a horn noise Tommy immediately copied it himself. Awww....

I've been doing some reading to try and figure out how to write more than one character. Cause I realized all my characters in all my stories are basically the same person. In my research I've found that the name is actually Gary Stu, not Marty Stu. When did this happen? And how did I start calling him Marty Stu if that's not his name? Or have I just stumbled on the only 2 sites out there who call him Gary?

Tommy has a tooth coming in. Poor boy. He's been drooly. Sometimes I can see the moment his tooth pain hits him. It makes me cry cause I deal with tooth pain on a daily basis. My poor little boy shouldn't have to suffer tooth pain. It makes me angry knowing he has a lifetime of tooth related pains and agonies ahead of him. He'll be on the state kid medical coverage and we'll take him to the dentist on that but after he's too old for that he'll be on his own. And unless his life turns out different from ours he won't have the money to pay for dental work. I know it is all about priorities and, personally, I'm reserving my arm and leg for something I actually want to spend them on. Overall, though, I think he's handling it rather well.

Tommy's gotten so big. He was 14lbs 2oz at his 3 month weigh. He goes back for more shots on the 9th so we're doing a well check then.

Well, that was all. Back to reading how to make separate people! See, it's really hard for me cause I'm so shy. I don't interact with people well. I have social anxiety and am socially awkward. How am I supposed to make different people? They all speak with my voice. I gave one guy a certain way of speaking and I am constantly having to go back and change things he's said cause I wrote them in my voice by accident!

I'm sure this phase where I feel like writing will pass. It always does, and usually before I can get much progress in.