As I enter my second week of sophomore year, I find myself noticing how conspicuous the freshmen are. And I wonder, was I such a pitiful, transparent mound of helplessness last year? So for those of you who are or will soon be entering your freshman year of college (at UMD or anywhere else in the wide world), here are some dangers signs. If you ( Read more... )

Remember way back in 2003, when people were all about the Peter/Wendy LJ icons and such? Well, I finally saw the movie on DVD.

( I FUCKING believe in fairies )

Snakes on a Plane is the most fucked-up movie ever. I know that there's some kind of inside joke and everyone thinks this movie is amazing, but it blew right by me and I sincerely regret wasting two hours of my life watching snakes maul people. On a plane. Although, I cannot deny the fact that Samuel L. Jackson is the man.

I went on a cruise to Alaska. For almost two weeks. And it was tiiiiiight.

I wish I could say more about the trip, but I got nothing. Other than the fact that the food on the ship was INCREDIBLE and I ate about 45 meals a day. And Alaska is gorgeous, but way too fucking cold for me.

Good times all around.

I'm seriously addicted to shoes. Don't judge me.

Skimming my past few entries has made me realize that if one were to formulate an opinion of me based solely on said entries, one might assume that I hate everything. This is simply not true. The only things that I really, truly, honestly hate, besides the musical Grease, are starlets.

( Starlets, you say? )

I hate the musical Grease with every fiber of my being.

This is NOT an exaggeration. The mere mention of Grease makes my skin crawl. AND I don't even dislike John Travolta, which may come as a surprise to some. Yes, I believe he resembles a moose, but he's not a bad sort.

So why do I detest Grease with such unbridled passion? Well, apart from ( Read more... )

I'd just like to make something clear for anyone and everyone who follows the fashion of those young startlets who wear gigantic sunglasses and have no butts: NOBODY IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE LOOKS GOOD IN STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS ( Read more... )

Anyone else think Ian McKellen is having the best month ever?

( X-citing? X-cessive? X-ponential regression? Okay, that didn't work. )

I'm sure everyone and their mother's great-uncle has seen the trailer for The Da Vinci Code at some point, but does no one else find it strange that there is a strategically placed burst of light obscuring Jacques Sauniere's naked corpse?

( Hype, albinos, and Tom Hanks's giant forehead )