My Aunt Rose died today.

Boo!

I was going through some of my old yearbooks last night and picking out whose life has become a complete disaster, when I came across this. At our Grade 8 graduation ceremony, every student got a silly little 'award' that their classmates thought of. Some people got 'most likely to become a movie star' or 'most likely to become the perfect person'. I got this:



...

I love yearbooks.

This is something that I posted here a while ago, and it seemed to go over fairly well, so I decided to share it with my flist!

Nothing goes better together than zombies and Glee!

Picture this: It's a Saturday afternoon at McKinley High. The temperature is mild, the wind is calm and the voices of twelve students can be heard echoing through the halls. Regionals is in a few weeks and Mr. Schuester wants to get in as much practice as they can, even if it means coming in on the weekend. Emma is there to cheer on the club while Sue considers its demise in her office.

Elsewhere, not too far from the school, a pandemic ensues. Drooling, shambling, mindless zombies are running rampant through Lima and they are fast approaching McKinley High. Their arrival is inevitable. The real question is, who in the Glee Club will survive? Who will perish? And who will become one of the walking dead?



_{NOTE: Some rather graphic Zombie!Images below the cut.}

( Click here to find out! )

That was entirely too much fun to do.

So... remember when I said that I would start making real posts when something interesting in my life actually happened? Well I somehow forgot to mention something. It's small, really, and almost not worth the mention.

( I mean, whatevs. )


P.S. I really need to start editing my entries before I post them. I keep finding the most embarrassing typos, silly misspellings and poor grammar.

-_-

Real posts will start showing when something (anything!) in my life starts moving forward. I've been stagnant for far too long. Anyways. Meme.


Reply and I'll give you three fandoms.

Heroes

01. The first character I fell in love with: Matt. He seemed the most mediocre of all the characters, which makes him a lot more accessible. Also: purrdy.
02. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Angela. I thought she was a cold, manipulative bitch when I first saw her. And she still is! But now I love it.
03. The character everyone else loves that I don't: I'm not sure how much people love him now... but Peter. 04. The character I love that everyone else hates:</b> Gretchen. Actually, I'm not sure if everybody hates her, but I still love her to bits.
05. The character I used to love but don't any longer: Hiro. He hasn't developed at all.
06. The character I would shag anytime: Can I have five? Matt, Mohinder, Tracy, HRG, Elle (RIP).
07. The character I'd want to be like: IRL? Matt. Like I mentioned before, he's the most normal of the lot. He wants normalcy, but is sometimes forced to dip into the absurd to do the right thing. He wants all the complicated shit to go away and just enjoy life.
08. The character I'd slap: Peter. Like, you're thirtysomething now. Why are you not a jaded sonofabitch? Especially after everything that's happened? Perpetual optimism/heroism gets tiresome after a while.
09. A pairing that I love: Matt/Mohinder will be my OTP forever. However, I still love HRG/Sandra and, strangely, HRG/Lauren. :O :O :O. Matt/Nathan is also kinda hot.
10. A pairing that I hate: Sylar/Anybody.
11. Favorite character: Matt! MAAAATT!
12. My five favorite characters: Matt, HRG, Angela, Mohinder (of the olden days), Nathan (not Sylar!Nathan. Just regular type)
13. My five least favorite characters: Peter, Hiro, DL, Maya, Thompson (14. Which character I am most like:</b> Matt. I don't want complications in my life (however naive that is). I just want to live life with my family and friends. I could get into all his self esteem issues... but I won't.
15. My deep, dark fandom secret: I was this close to abandoning Heroes after season 3... but now I kind of love it again.

Supernatural

01. The first character I fell in love with: John Winchester, and I don't even know why. He's kind of a dick, but I think his devotion to his family is very moving.
02. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Bobby. At first I thought he was kind of annoying, but now I flove him! I want to see him kick some major ass from that wheelchair, yo.
03. The character everyone else loves that I don't: Dean. SACRILEGE, I KNOW! I find his arrogance and stubbornness terribly off putting.
04. The character I love that everyone else hates: Ruby. I know she was a lying, evil little bitch, but I think she was a masterful manipulator. When she finally revealed her motivations, I was like "KICK. ASS!"
05. The character I used to love but don't any longer: Lucifer. I thought he was going to come topside and start fucking shit up. Instead, he's been kind of a wuss. Like, destroy the world already!
06. The character I would shag anytime: Anna!!!!! God, I love me some gingers! Also, Castiel.
07. The character I'd want to be like: Er, nobody? They are all way too flawed for me to actually want to be like any of them. Except Bobby. I choose Bobby!
08. The character I'd slap: DEAN. GET OVER YOURSELF, PLZ!
09. A pairing that I love: Castiel/Anna.
10. A pairing that I hate: John/That random woman he knocked up.
11. Favorite character: Castiel by FAR. MISHA!
12. My five favorite characters: Castiel, Anna, Sam, Ruby, Bobby
13. My five least favorite characters: Dean, Lucifer, Uriel, Alistair, Meg (Well, I love/hate her)
14. Which character I am most like: Probably Sam. I'm very much in tune with my emotions and always try to do the right thing by people, rather than 'the rules'. I also have a streak of rebellion in me that hasn't quite simmered down yet.
15. My deep, dark fandom secret: I don't like Dean/Castiel. AMG, I AM SHUNNED FOREVER.

Glee

01. The first character I fell in love with: Finn! For several reasons. He's really good looking, he's got a sweet naïveté about him, he's got a heart of gold. Also, he's Canadian. WOOT.
02. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Tina, even though she's barely had any lines. At first I thought she was going to be this punk chick with an attitude, but I can totally relate to her debilitating shyness and desire to push people away.
03. The character everyone else loves that I don't: PUCK. I just don't get why people would entertain the thought of liking this douchebag. He's a terrible person! He lies, he cheats, he steals, he sleeps with his best friend's girlfriend, he bakes drugs into cupcakes and gives them to unknowing customers. Gah, I hate Puck.
04. The character I love that everyone else hates: I've seen a lot of dislike for Emma around, but I think she is one of the funniest people on the show. Jayma is gorgeous (AND GINGER!) and plays Emma so well.
05. The character I used to love but don't any longer: None! I still flove them all.
06. The character I would shag anytime: Finn, Rachel, Tina, Emma, Quinn, Brittany, Santana, Mike Chang, Puck (he's a dick, but he's hot), Mr. Schue and Principal Figgins for the lulz.
07. The character I'd want to be like: Finn.
08. The character I'd slap: Puck. Over and over again. And then kick him in the gut.
09. A pairing that I love: Tartie, Finn/Tina, Finn/Rachel, Will/Tinkles.
10. A pairing that I hate: Puck/Anybody. He should be alone with his venereal disease forever.
11. Favorite character: Finn!
12. My five favorite characters: Finn, Tina, Rachel, Emma, Brittany
13. My five least favorite characters: Puck, Will, Terri, the Glee Club faculty adviser from the school for the deaf, Dakota Stanley.
14. Which character I am most like: Tina. Shy, unsure of myself, but comfortable with a select group of people.
15. My deep, dark fandom secret: I've seen all 13 episodes at least 5 times each x_______x

Glee IS love, y'all.

I think I need rehab or something.

Anyways. MEME TIME. I HAVE TWO FOR YOU.

Icon Meme.

Chosen by tiptoe39

1. Reply to this post, and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon squee. Whoo!


This icon expresses my undying incredulity at something, whether it be a ridiculous article or in response to a person using a total knob jockey. I usually go through phases in my life, drifting in and out of fandoms/music/whatever. My current obsession happens to be Glee, so naturally Glee icons must be incorporated into my collection. YAY SUE.


I can't remember how I found this, but it makes me lol every time. It so perfectly expresses my RAGE at a certain event/person/opinion. Or the fact that I stubbed my toe/GOT SCREWED OVER BY THE UNIVERSITY BUREAUCRACY >:[


This icon is from WAAAAAAAY back when. A LONG time ago I made friends with an awesome artist on the internet who, from time to time, gifted me with little doodles. In this case, she dressed my up in my finest and gave me a rather fancy looking pipe. HOORAY FOR THE VICTORIAN ERA.


Oh look, another fandom! I'm a little bit quiet in the SPN fandom, but I still lurk from time to time. Castiel is one of my favorite characters on TV in a while, so icons were mandatory. In this case, Castiel shrugs his shoulders apathetically either because a certain event had no effect on him, or your argument is irrelevant. MISHA MISHA MISHA.


Oh, Kurt!. For anybody who watched Glee, Kurt's drunk!face is possibly one of the best I've seen... ever. Better than real life drunk faces. It was so gloriously epic, as was the quote that followed. This icon doesn't mean anything in particular. It just makes me crap my pants every time I see it.

And, for all you Gleeks out there, a Glee meme! :DD

( GLEEEEEEEEEEE )

IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY OTHER FANTASTIC MEMES, LET ME KNOW. I MUST COMPLETE THEM

School Bans Dictionary

What the fuck is wrong with people?

It's nothing terribly interesting. While I was working on till one day at the bookstore, I was prompted to create a new password. For some reason that I will never understand, the first thing that popped into my head was "BIGBEANS...!". After that, the name kind of stuck and is now my username for a lot of sites that I'm a part of. Sadly, BigBeans was already taken by somebody else, so I had to improvise.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

Not much, but at least it's something.

Ever since I got home from England (heck, even before I got home from England) I've been doing a lot of thinking about my academic future. As it stands, I have enough credits to graduate with a major in media studies with a minor in sociology. However, my faculty offers the option of earning either a three year or four year degree. Since I went to England after my third year, I imagine it isn't very hard to figure out which of those degrees I have. The thing that I've been tossing around in my head for nine months is whether or not going back for a fourth year would be all that beneficial to my future.

Any sane person would say "Duh, of course another year is beneficial", but the thing is, I don't want a job in the field I've been studying. Stupid, huh? The reason for that is because I find my subject pretty distasteful. I've enjoyed studying the media because I like being aware of how advertising works, how hidden agendas shape the type of news we get to see and how technology has hijacked our brains, but I would never want to work in a field that is so manipulative and trashy.

Basically, after studying the media for three years, I hate the media. D'oh.

So gaining more knowledge in a field that I don't intent on pursuing would be pretty pointless. However, I recognize that having a four year degree over a three year degree could be beneficial in any job hunting I do. Beyond media studies, if I went back I could improve my Sociology minor into a major, making my degree a double whammy in uselessness.

Anyways, after going back and forth over the pros and cons for ages, I've finally decided to apply to graduate. Woo!

So I go onto the student website, type in my ID and password and nothing happens. I try it again. Nothing. I try a different ID. Nothing. I try my student number. Nothing. Basically, any combination of various IDs and passwords yield no results. So I e-mail the academic counselor I spoke to before I left for England and... she's on maternity leave. So I take forever explaining my situation to the new guy. As it turns out, I was taken off the student list or some crap. I ask to be put back on. He does this and tells me that my ID and password should work now.

And it does! I click on the 'apply to graduate' button and... my degree is fucked. Like I said, I have a three year major in media studies with a minor in sociology. The degree that is listed online says I am applying for a three year sociology major with no mention of my media studies degree.

Wtf.

So I have to go in to the registrar's office tomorrow and get everything sorted out. After that's all done and dusted I could very well be done with my educational process. Which is actually pretty terrifying.

To take my mind off my the sham of a future I've set myself up with, I present a meme!

( Another TV meme! )

I had to put my hamster Fuzzbutt down today. Poor guy was nearly three years old and had some nasty cancer.

Boo!

Remember how I said I would make my posts have SUBSTANCE? Well... I fail at that. I'm out of school right now without a job so there isn't a lot to talk about. As I wait for life to start, I'll just occupy myself with memes! Thanks, tiptoe396

Pick your five favorite TV shows (in no particular order) and answer the following questions. Don't cheat!

1. Supernatural
2. Glee
3. Dexter
4. Heroes
5. Bones

( TV meme! )

In other news, I did a silly Zombie scenario for Glee right here. It's cracky goodness!

You know my cousin Mark, who lost his baby Matthew last year? Well, he and Lisa just welcomed a slightly premature, but totally healthy baby boy into the world yesterday.

Erik is going to bring them a lot of joy.

I'm so happy right now!

So my dad referenced me to a fantastic site for downloading music. MP3Panda.com charges only $0.05 a song, or about $0.50 for an entire album, all legally! The only downside is that you can't make single purchases. You have to lay down twenty or thirty dollars and add it to your account before you can start downloaded. However, your money never expires or anything and you can get, like, 600+ songs for that amount.

So now I need music. Lots and lots of music. What do you guys listen to? Who should I tune in to? What kind of hidden gems are there that I haven't found yet?

Tell meeeeee!

1) List 5 celebrities you would have sex with without even asking questions.
2) Put all of them IN ORDER of your lust for them [5 - 1, 1 is the hottest].
3) Say which movie/show/thing it was that hooked you.
4) Supply photos for said people.
5) Tag five friends [If you haven't done it yet, what are you waiting for?] to do the same.

( t3h sexx0rs )

You're all perverts, so I expect EVERYBODY to do this.

David Phelps' voice makes me weep.



Best tenor in the world? You betcha.

So. I made a To-Do list a couple of weeks ago, listing the 'Big Things' I need to do in my life in the next little while. Things like 'Get A Job' (not done) and 'Volunteer' (not done). The last thing on the list was something that I am absolutely terrified to do.

Give Blood.

Needles have been a lifelong fear of mine, even though I rationally acknowledge that there is really nothing to be afraid of. I won't get AIDS, I won't die, it doesn't hurt that much. I get the flu shot every year, but getting needles in the muscles is different than getting it in the veins. Whenever I see something on TV about a heroin addict or somebody getting a blood test my body literally convulses. I curse loudly, curl up and begin to feel nauseous. They are literally the only tangible thing that I fear. I don't squeal at spiders, I'd more likely pet a snake than run away. Needles just... yuck.

So anyways, I told my friends Heave and Shamona that it was on my to-do list. Knowing me and my fear of needles, they offered to go along while I did it. Today was that day. Heave made an appointment and all three of us went there. As we got closer I could feel my tension level rising higher and higher. We weren't even at the building and I was literally feeling sick to my stomach. We get there, park, and I take a few breaths before I get out of the car. So we go into the building, go through the initial works (my iron level is acceptable! Woot!), and sit and wait for our turns.

I literally want to throw up. My stomach is flipping around, my hands begin shaky and I get that all too familiar lump in my throat. I'm about to throw up.

But I don't! I hold it together. Barely. Heave and Shamona offer kind words, but they do nothing to calm me. Heave and I go into the donation room together and nearly lose it. Even seeing the little bandage on the arm after a blood donation makes me feel sick. Seeing them actually giving blood. I literally thought I was going to faint. But I kept reminding myself that donating blood could save up to four lives, so it would be worth it. So I sit down on the chair, the nurse swabs my elbow...

And I chicken out. I just couldn't fucking do it. I didn't scream or go into hysterics or anything. I just told the nurse that I have a terrible fear of needles and I couldn't go through with it. I've never felt so embarrassed or ashamed of myself, because I know how much they need blood. Especially O- blood. The nurse, however, was an angel about it. She just kind of smiled and giggled and told me that it happens all the time. Lies, I feel, but kind lies. So I went back to the waiting room trying not to puke as Shamona and Heave donated.

Fuuuuuuck, God. Just typing it out is making my hands shakes.

Why can't I be afraid of something legitimate? I suck.

People are way too fucking sensitive about everything nowadays. The whole of society needs to step back, take a chill pill and really consider whether claiming a black man robbed you (when, if fact, a black man did rob you) is considered a racist comment.

Maybe it's just a twentysomething university student thing, but this oversensitivity at every civil rights/human rights/any issue that could potentially be politically incorrect is getting a bit ridiculous.

Thank you.

My good friend just went to the Karate World Championship in Ireland and got a bronze medal!

Way to go, Andrea!