I Read the Movie Before I Watched the Book

[ithika]

Yes, it's true. And that's how I planned to write that, yes.
Viggo Mortensen is on ROVE tonight at 9.30 if anyone cares. So I'm updating this then editing it, because I'm just that nice.

Is it just me, or does the combination of Adobe Reader+Firefox gain some kind of cognitive thought and go about wreaking havoc on everyone's computers until you manage to shut down the window with Adobe Reader in it?

In other, life news, the movie I was talking about... actually... I can't tell you. I'm ashamed. Just know that lone_one and some other people (I can't remember who exactly was in the room) know which book/movie it was. They can tell you, if you like. On that note, patternsofchaos, marxipanxlii and lone_one (in order of me seeing rooms for first time), you all have a neato setup this year! Kudos!

I'm actually... really enjoying Architecture so far. Am a bit apprehensive about the (zomg) live nude that's going to be in our class on Thursday (*awkward squirm*), which I'm not looking forward to. But oh well, maybe this will let me get over my prudish habit of never drawing naked people, and let me have something interesting and different (for me) to put on my DeviantART account. Speaking of which, I've been looking at lots of things on DA lately, and am all inspired and such by the good artists there. Which is good!
Although, I'm starting to think that perhaps my habit of not "watching" people who are damn awesome ('sept for Ursula Vernon), and instead bookmarking them and watching their sites like a hawk. Hm. I'm not sure. It's certainly more time-consuming. Woo!
On the arty-note, the other thing I'm really excited about is getting serious drawing stuff. ZOMG! I will have lights and watercolours and, yes, blotting paper that won't buckle like a slinky toy under the wheel of a mac truck when wet to paint on, and pens, maybe some coloured markers for colouring with different coolness to paint and pencil, and O_o.
Oh! And I'm going to buy a cheap terracotta pot and engrave a Maian or Aztec styled serpent into it, then paint it. Then maybe make it look all old. My mum has awesome craft stuff that will help me do this. Not sure why I felt compelled to mention it here. Maybe so that if anyone reached into my head and stole the idea from my very brains you would all know it was mine first. The plan came to me on the bus thisarvo when I was reading Tandia, which I'm confident I've pimped to all of you by now, but which actually has nothing to do with swirly, spikey water dragons. It might have been brought on by my plan to somehow integrate Greek, Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec or (damnit I've forgotten the name) art into assignments and stuff, which after the lecture today I think might end up being possible, or by.. I don't know, the burning desire to buy 100 Hieroglyphics, the only thing that stayed my hand being the burning knowledge that I am completely broke. I haven't even gotten my brother a present for his birthday (tomorrow) yet! Sigh.

USHABTIIIII

Ahem. No really. I have two. Just 364 more to go and I don't have to worry about anything if I die, just so long as someone doesn't forget to bury them with me (amateurs). Not that I'll ever die.

Random Point: The best way to find awesome artists is to look at the favourites of awesome artists. To find your first awesome artist of a chain, apply luck. Talking about DeviantART again, of course. It's like finding good webdesigners. Find one then look at Affiliates (or whatever), then.. the rest "follows like lambs."
Not that that made sense. HA!

I have other things to talk about now! Haha! Yes, I have many things to say on this day.

First of all, I want my own digital camera, among other things.

I have a cunning plan. Once the "Rush" period is over and work at the Co-Op cools down, or depending how pissed they are at me, ends, I will dedicate one or two days when I finish uni early a week to going home and cleaning out my room. I'm going to get rid of all the school junk in the corner (or most of it, and yes, I'm writing this partly for your entertainment value, dear reader, but also for my own thought making and information :P), and store the stuff I'm keeping, which will be as minimal as possible, in my green chest. Which will be similarly harshly cleaned out. Next, will be the space between my desk and second wardrobe (it's very small and goes in the corner), in front of my bookshelf (crammed full of books and ornaments), and then the bookshelf itself. Much will be thrown out. I might even sell some of my junk to Cash Converters/School people/things and make money.
Then I'm going to (get my Dad to) buy a big, preferrably pine finished, shelf, preferrably about 1.5m wide and fairly deep... no less than... 35-40cm(?) shelf, which should be about as tall as a door or maybe even higher (!). Later, I will buy a big ol student desk to replace my current one, preferrably something with more desktop space, and probably a filing cabinet (maybe) in the drawer somewhere. Just because I'm dreadful with keeping track of things that are loose and paper, and filing things make life so much easier. I know because I have a cardboard one at the moment. It is filled with order.
Then the transformation would be complete, and the order could take hold.

Oh, and more RAM seems to be a perennial (the second time my Geography knowledge has come in handy today) thing on my list of "to-gets". Yay.

Ah. I'm off to teach myself to make awesome flash movies now. Then watch Viggo Mortensen on ROVE.

P.S GAH! Eagles lost to Dockers, am so ashamed. Icon not quite relevant anymore, but I don't care. It doesn't quite make me feel better, but it does a little. They were just lulling them into a false sense of security. No, I didn't watch the game, but I might have looked at parts of it if I'd remembered it was on. Oh well. Heh.

Comments

[elaran.livejournal.com]

thank you ghan.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

No problemo!! :D

[flye.livejournal.com]

Firefox and Reader... sometimes Reader can pop up a box for configuration, but it does that behind the window you'll be working in, and won't load anything in that window until you deal with the box. It's annoying... but minimise things when it does that and you should be able to see the box. :)

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, I see... thanks :) I'll try that next time this happens.
By the way, love your icon :)

[flye.livejournal.com]

Squee! :)

[volandum.livejournal.com]

Ushbati? It shall be my Vampire Count's pleasure to crush them.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Uh, what?

http://ettuantiquities.com/ushabtis_thumbnails_1.htm


EH?

[volandum.livejournal.com]

Oh, they also happen to be statues of painful doom in the game of WFB.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Ah, I seeeeeee.
Fair enough then. :)

[auntpol.livejournal.com]

Firefox and Adobe work fine for me...but I don't know anything about 'puters, really. Corrin set it all up, hehe.

Check out officeworks for cheap big bookcases. Corrin got a big, big, big (!) bookcase for under $100 (I think) from there. But it was on special. They're not proper pine all the way through, but it's pine laminate, which still looks okay. You have to assemble them yourself, but I'm sure your dad will have no trouble with it at all.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Hehe ^_^

Hmm, Officeworks aye? That's where I got my el spiffo leather high backed chair from (for cheeeeap). Assemblage is fiiine. Thanks for the suggestion. My Dad apparantly checked out bunnings today, also. Yay! Furniture :D

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

If you're looking to get a lot of stuff from Bunnings, go in, check it out and write down the finelines or barcodes, give them to me and I can pick them up for you, with my staff discount.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Joyous!
Thanks kindly :D
*happy dance*
By the way, I can probably do the same with any books (if there are any) that you need, just probably not right now, because the senior-types are watchful like hawks for people buying-things-for-not-themselves. Stationary is easy to get away with though. But it might still be cheaper elsewhere.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

Can you get me cheap slaves?

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Cheap slaves, huh? Well, I certainly can, if you want ones that will die or rebel against you before their first hour in your service is out. Worthless slags... *trails off*
Unfortunately in the business of livestock-trade, it's difficult for me to negotiate mates-rates prices. The "suppliers" are fairly fanatical about prices and such.
I can, however, ensure you get the best slaves for whatever price range you choose.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

What sort of slaves? They need to be physically able.
I don't want to get ripped off with Vegan slaves again. Goddamn Vegan slaves. Even after feeding the first half to the second half they were still scrawny and useless.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Generally our slaves are strong young males, devoid of free will from years of careful selection, though occasionally we get the secretive upstarts that attempt to spark rebellion, claiming that they have "rights" and "minds". We supply all buyers with their choice of silencing method, and a full refund for any slaves which are defective in this way.
No, I refuse to trade in Vegan slaves. They're utterly useless. However, we find that cannibal slaves work well, and are a good way of disposing of aforementioned upstarts. Cannibal slaves are a bit more expensive, however, as they're more difficult to beat into submission.
Our general stock are fed on a hearty gruel with all the nutrients they need to work 20 hour days of hard labour for as long as 5 years!

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

5 years! Thats a long time for a slave to live.
Impressive.
Perhaps you're too gentle with them though.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but then, it's not in a traders' best interest to damage slaves in their training period before they're sold, and for presentation reasons we don't like to mark the slaves we do keep, so I would take 2-4 years off for any extra discipline you feel is necessary. Repeat buyers, by the way, get discounts, especially if they buy more than 5 slaves at a time.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

Well, for a good Ziggurat I'll need probably 200 or so.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

For a shipment of 200 I'd suggest ordering an extra of 15 or so, to allow for deaths and damages in transit.

Would you need only labourers, or also skilled workers? We have some designers , technicians and the like avaliable for hire or sale. For sale they are very expensive, and not as versatile as our average slave. For rent there is, of course, a bond and suchlike, which is surrendered if the slave's capacity in their trade is lessened when it is returned to us.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

Some engineers would be useful, under the direction of my own master engineers.
Of course, it seems quite reasonable.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Well, perhaps you could send some of your master engineers down to have a browse, gather some quotes, look at portfolios?
We don't charge for queries or quotes, so feel quite free to come down yourself or send someone on your behalf.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

Well, it certainly all seems in order.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Excellent, excellent.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

And some giant statues of me.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

We have many skilled stoneworkers for exactly that purpose. If you order 500, you get 250 for half price.

[tattered-pinion.livejournal.com]

Hrm, a series of statues might be in order then.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Sounds marvellous. Do let me have a look when you're done. It's always gratifying to see brilliant monuments carved from the hands of your livestock...

[volandum.livejournal.com]

Hee.