Officially Official

                                 I AM OFFICIALLY COOL!!!

Now, I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but yes, I was not always awesome. ;)
Yes, yes, this is another confession. A deep, dark, super secret confession.
Are you ready?


For years I have had a children's library card. 

OH  THE HORROR!!
I know what you are thinking, I thought it too. "How has she suffered through the years?"
I will tell you,my dear reader. It wasn't easy.  I would glumly hand over my little kid card and watch embarrassed as they scanned the card and handed me my copy of The Actor and the Housewife.
But, through much perseverance, I persevered!  (Isn't that redundant?)

And my determination won out in the end!! I  now have my own, my precious, silver, shinny, adult library card!
It is etched with the names of the greats!
Dickens, Da Vinci,  Milton, Tolstoy!  
The back, written in Sharpie, is my own name.  My very own,  Not as impressive as those on the front. (I blame the Sharpie, I mean, who can write neatly with a Sharpie!?)  But still.
It has made me very happy.

Oh, and, one of the carts at the library was named Sherlock Holmes.
It totally beats out the Jacob Black cart.
I hope that one breaks a wheel.

So remember, my fellow nerds and avid readers, though it may be hard, that at times it might be difficult, you too, can all be awesome!!

                                         Image brought to you by  THIS person who is also awesome.


I believe the image is encouraging you to go read a book in purple mini shorts. But that's just my guess. Art is so abstract these days.

Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust

I have another confession to make.
I like fairies.
I begged my sister to watch the new Disney Fairy movie with me and finally watched it last night. We had to use the PlayStation because the DVD player doesn't work and it took awhile to figure out how to use the controller as a remote. 
Now, I'm not a huge fan of Tinker Bell, she's too... commercialized. I guess is the word I am looking for. But I've always had a bit of a fascination with the little pixies.  I haven't built a fairy house, or gone searching for them in fairy circles, but I do like to color them. My favorite place to get fairy pictures is at PheeMcfaddlle's website, she draws the most amazing fairies. And I have a collection of them in my room.
Hidden under my bed.

That's all.

A Girl Moment

I have a small obsession with all things British.
Most of the books I read are British. (I've never been a huge fan of American literature.)
The accents are soooo adorable.
And the guys are really cute.
Well, some of them. *cough* Skandar Keynes *Cough*

And my 'when I grow up' dream is to go to London to study abroad as an English lit major and then meet a super cute British boy who is my boyfriend.
...the other, even less realistic side of that dream also has to do something with the 221b house and a secret journal that proves Sherlock Holmes' existence.

*blink, blink*
Anyway.

Back to what I was talking about.

Actually, I better just quit while I'm ahead. I'll shut up, but first, here's somethings you should know:

1. I laughed really hard.
2. Yes, I did grin and giggle like mad when he started talking.
3. And, if you happen to watch any other videos, he sings.

Watch The Video

Delaying The Inevitable

I get to speak in front of people tonight.
For those of you who know me, you'll realize just what a big deal that is.

I'm talking glossophobia 100%   I fit all the symptoms. Yay. I have a phobia to go along with all my weirdness.

So what do I do when I'm nervous about talking in front of people? Do I go over and write and rewrite my talk? Do I memorize everything I'm going to say?

Nope.

I procrastinate.

And it probably didn't help that I was extremely bored. So while I am counting down the awful hours, I have some YouTube videos that I've been watching to take my mind off the deplorable event this evening.


We are all aware of my Sherlock Holmes obsession. The one that beats my Star Trek obsession into the ground.  So these videos should not be surprising to you in anyway. No, this is not Wassup Holmes again, even though that has to be my favorite YouTube video of all time, these are just random little videos.. that well, my Holmesaholic self finds hilarious.

And I can also blame my amusement on my nerves and the fact that when I found these, I had eaten five chocolate chip cookies.

Oh, and my only explanation for Watson is that my Watson is much better. (Go Jude Law!) so just excuse the teddy bear looking man.  Lemon Tree

Since you are probably all bored/appalled after that one, I won't make you watch my other favorite one unless you really want to. And if you do, it's right here.

And for those of you who have sat through all of this, a more amusing one just for you. Sherlock Holmes and The Safety Dance. You know that as much as your not-nerdy self is rebelling, you really want to watch.
Go ahead. It's right here. And all I have to say for this. 0.5 EPIC WIN! 0.39 LOL!

I think I need to renew these episodes from the library, they look awesome.

I think I need help.

Help.

Shake That Ting

I don't really like dancing.
I like Napoleon Dynamite, Evolution of Dance dancing.

And if it's not freestyle, it's too restrictive. Dance in this square.. hold his hand here... blah, blah, blah.
I JUST WANNA DANCE NOT DO BRAIN SURGERY!

So dancing... not really my thing.

I have a dance this evening- Wait, scratch that, I have a rhythmic ceremonial ritual.  And if I don't go, Holmes is going to go get Darth Vader from Vulcan to melt my brain.

I think I better go.
I like my brain.

And now we enter into the confessional stage of things...

I like Hugh Grant movies.
What does this have to do with dancing?
Well...

Everything. Absolutely Everything.

Have any of you seen this movie? I love this movie. It's probably my favorite of all the Hugh Grant movies I've watched.

And Hugh Grant is adorable in it.  And he can sing! Which makes it even better.


Watch this music video from the movie and realize that I will be dancing the exact same way this evening.

Oh, and please note the date of the music video.  :D
Music Video

Confession 98734

My first movie crush was Westley from The Princess Bride
...still is actually.

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And my first T.V show crush was from.... well... E.R.

I watched that when I was really little too! You would think my first memories of T.V. would be Barney or  or something, but no!  I have vivid memories of watching that show. One of the most vivid memories is when they are trying to save somebody and do the funny little shock things and yell "CLEAR!"
...I've been slightly obsessed with doctors every since.
Hey! Maybe this explains why I laugh so hard whenever I hear "Stat"
..... that show would explain a lot about my personality.
HECK, I even remember the theme song!!
...what's wrong with me?


Ok.. so do you want to see who I had a crush on now? This is actually really embarrassing.... I don't know if I want to tell you. I couldn't have been more than six!!!
...what did I ever like about this guy?

Man.. ok. I can't do this. You will never ever speak to me again.

Um.. just never mind everybody!!   I guess this doesn't exactly count as a full confession now because there are somethings I'm still not telling.

Just... carry on.

 :D Please. Go away.


AH OK! FINE!!!

HE'S BALD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!! AND HE WEARS GLASSES!!  (Oh.. maybe this was the beginning of the 'nerd' thing)
AUUUUUUUGH!! I NEED HELP!! WHY ON EARTH DID I EVER LIKE HIM!!?!!

*sobbing uncontrollably*

I think I need a therapist.

*Glares* This is all your fault!! I never would have shared this if it wasn't for your curious, evil little mind!!


*Head on desk*   Thank goodness I'm going to go watch some Harrison Ford today.
I need it stat.

Vertigo, where'd he go?

...Holmes, Wonka "Sees you" *Shudder*

I watched Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory in English today. Not the new one, with Johnny Depp, but the one with the bug eyed, old Wonka.  We were watching it because Willy Wonka is very fond of using rhetoric. Yes. Willy Wonka, the chocolate addict uses rhetoric.  Which is really hard to believe when you watch this video


I caught the flu again, but am feeling much better today. It gave me a chance to finally finish all of the Sherlock Holmes books. (That will get a separate post all by itself, believe me)  So beside modelling the latest grunge look, I haven't done much.

I am just telling you this so as to give me an excuse for what I am about to tell you.

Willy Wonka nearly always gets my mind spinning in random circles and today was no different.
I have the sudden desire to write a Star Trek meets Willy Wonka fanfic and run it along the lines of Spock's worst nightmare. 
MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

                                                               Huh?


Doesn't that sound special!?  In order to pull it off, I'm gonna need lots of chocolate, my 'stretchy pants', a few  late night hours and 80's music; oh and Green Lantern's power ring. Miracle Max's holocaust cloak wouldn't be too shabby either.

So if I end up pulling this new bizarre story off, I'll let you know.

Help

I need help.

I found something.
Something marvelous, wonderful and absolutely nerdy. It was even filed under "Geekery" if you can believe that.

Etsy is a very dangerous place for those with weakness in the all things nerd department. I'll ease you in slowly, it will just get worse as we go on.

I'm a fan of Steampunk. Steampunk is a Victorian meets Sci-fi clothing style and I think some pieces of it are very beautiful.

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Just get rid of the skull and I'm sold.  And besides... the pocket watch is a bit more in my price range.

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Now.... for the heavy duty stuff. The really nerdy. The geeky, the source of my amusement!

Star trek!
... you saw that one coming didn't you?

Alright, this next segment is picture heavy, so just bear with me.

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                                                      Spock out.

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I want that necklace to go with my dog tags.

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This is just cute. Though my Spock would have little green blushes.

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*Not going to laugh*  Holmes, one word: "Lounge"

                                                         (Source) I want this one too. Epic.

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I need a bag to put those on...

                                                                       (Source) I want these ones even more. I want them as magnets to go on my magnet board that has Spock lights framing it. Ironic that when I posted this picture, Doctor McCoy's song started playing over Itunes... a sign, maybe?
...oh wait. I just noticed one of the buttons swore. Just... avert your eyes.

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I wish I wasn't allergic to metal.  I want these. And they are the only thing on the site in my price range.

Ok! That's it! I won't bore you with my coveting/wish making any more. Just go.... and... do....and think about things... like how Christmas is *cough* not too far away.

How To Train....

Your emotional girly self not to cry over animated movies.

I watched How To Train Your Dragon over the weekend. Twice. The first time, I was with Holmes and we ate a whole container of popcorn and M&M's and then there was an accident involving her dog and guacamole. So I was ok that time.  No tears!
The second time, was yesterday. And for some reason, don't make fun of me- I teared up at all the 'beautiful parts'.  By the time we got to the end of the movie, where that thing happens, I'd lost it and was crying quietly and trying to hide my tears from the rest of the family and wipe them on a green velvet blanket. (Water and velvet do not go well.)

I tend to cry in animated movies more than any other genre.

I cried through Up. In the movie theater. With my Mom.

 I bawled through Toy Story 3. Joining half the theater audience in tears as Buzz and Woody prepared to face the end together in the incinerator and then waved goodbye to Andy as he headed off to College.


I also tend to cry in the sequels of the Lilo & Stitch movies. But that's not always a given.  So now that my true movie watching self is feeling like Dumbledore in Harry Potter Puppet Pals, let's change the subject.

I laugh at all the random scenes in movies.
The ones that aren't supposed to be funny.

Like in Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark  when Indy threatens to 'blow up the ark' with this really deep manly voice. Or the Nazi car chase scene. But my favorite part, has to be when creepy bald headed Nazi man is on the screen. One look and I'll start laughing. Like when he burns his hand or gets out his nunchuck coat hanger thing.

So... do you get the point?  I have a very odd sense of humor.

To further prove the point, I have a youtube video for you.

Groovin with Ken

*Snicker* I'm going to see if I can quote this to anyone today.

Confession (One of many)

I hate Star wars.

There is nothing wrong with it. Personally, I am rather fond of light sabers, Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi.
But it's just so...blah. For three reasons
1. Luke, get a clue
2. Leia, put some clothes on
3. Anakin, you are a self conceited moron.

There. I said it.

And it's just so violent! When they're not shooting each other with the incredibly annoying sounding laser guns, they're chopping limbs off with glow sticks.
 And if hacked off appendages aren't your thing, they have long, I mean long, sections of the movies devoted to space politics. How.... fascinating.

So Star wars, not a fan.   But this was sort of cute...  It made me change my mind a little bit. At least, to the cute side of the galaxy.

Han Solo. The adorable bear that you can hug! (Complete with gun, bullet proof vest and dagger hidden in bootleg.) Absolutely cuddly!

Just kidding. I don't know about the dagger. It's a working theory.

But he is pretty cute, I mean c'mon, as long as Han doesn't shoot first, you gotta love him!

So put away the comic books, step away from the platinum DVDs and go buy your blue, furry Gonzo, I mean Solo, today!