JIM MORRISON!!! easiest. question. ever.

Edit:

...Okay, and maybe Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

( We Started This Op'ra Sh*t )
</div>Because I don't necessarily want everyone bombarded with my delirious music everytime they check their friends' page, I'm keeping the playlist under a "cut" but I'm getting really tired of myspace bumping my playlists just because they want to limit people to their system. It's crap

I did a google search on "Trent Kalamack" to see if there were any decent Trench sites out there, and my LJ was at the bottom of the first page. *slams head against keyboard, curls up, and dies* Oh my god! My wordpress account has way more Hollows fan stuff on it than my LJ does... so why did this site come up instead?

*deep breath*

I'll get over it. I think it only startled me.

eternal life is now on my trail
got my red glitter coffin man, just need one last nail
while all these ugly gentlemen play out their foolish games
there's a flaming red horizon that screams our names

and as your fantasies are broken in two
did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you
you better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal
angel

racist everyman, what have you done
man, you've made a killer of your unborn son
crown my fear your king at the point of a gun
all i want to do is love everyone

and as your fantasies are broken in two
did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you
you better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal
angel

there's no time for hatred, only questions
what is love? where is happiness? what is life? where is peace?
when will i find the strength to bring me release?

tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said
man, it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead
and i've get a message for you and your twisted hell
you better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal
angel

-Jeff Buckley (Eternal Life)

I don't know when it became "uncool" to believe in God.









Like, really...

What the fuck?

Hey Jude, remember that awesome story we started writing the first time we ever hung out? Well, I've picked it up again (finally) after many months of just talking about it. Plotting and theorizing over our story was one of our favorite past times, and even though we're an entire country apart, I want to keep it up!

So this is for you. I've got a bit of dialogue worked out between Gabriel and Sarah (which I'd like you to go over to suggest things or at least get your spin on it. Likes, dislikes, or hell just your aproval on the scene), and a plotting synopsis of book two for what I've worked out in my head so far. A lot of things got changed when I started fleshing it out on paper, so I know a lot of this we haven't discussed. Let me know what you think and whether or not you like it! Check it out.

Gabriel will be G, and Sarah will be S:

( Gabriel and Sarah dialogue )

That's all I got for that. :p
Now, onto the synopsis for book 2. The visual aids of "- - -" signify a possible break in chapters. Obvious shortness in the length of chapters means I think there's a lot of space to play around with details and dialogue.

( Book 2 synopsis- in progress )

I'm walking in your window
And I’m sailing on your sea
But I’m drifting, drifting away
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . weigh my love down . . . weigh it down

I'm drifting in an ocean
Being swept beneath the waves
In some deserted mood. . . I am
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . throw your hair down . . . tie my heart up

I’m floating beside her
Found a harbor in her hair
Heart's one, set sail, it's a new day dawning
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . Weigh my love down, so i can fly

-Abe Quigley (Anchor Me)

Okay, so I went over to Danny's house to do some laundry (Danny is Julie's brother). It was the four of us: Danny, Julie, John and me- and we go out for Chinese, but on the way home we go to a cigar depot. We go back to his house to finish laundry and we all end up shooting the shit in his front yard smoking cigars (except for Julie because it could kill her). Then we had a couple beers and played Rock Band until 2 o'clock in the morning.

It was good, but I need to shower and brush my teeth. Like... right now.

So, as you all know, I'm ridiculously obsessed with the Hollows series. It all comes down to Rachel Morgan and Trenton Kalamack (okay, maybe a bit of Kisten Felps and Algaliarept- but mostly Rach and Trent. So, in honor of the obsession, I'm posting some of ValliantCreations AMAZING fan art to introduce you "unfortunate few that haven't read the series" to the freaking awesomeness of the characters.

I'm a Trench shipper all the way. Yeah, I know he's the bad guy, a murderer, drug lord elf, and into genetic manipulation at the cost of lives... oh yeah, and he's tried to kill Rachel a couple times but... they're really hot together. And granted, Rachel would rather lock him up in jail than be classified beside him, but they're so-o-o lovely.

Here's a lovely image she made of Rachel and Jenks (her pixy).


And of course... Kalamack.

Val's latest creation is this lovely pic.
O.O
She's seriously got him down to a freaking T.

This might get me in serious trouble if Corporate GameStop ever sees this entry. But since I don't work for them anymore... meh, I really don't care. I will tell you RIGHT NOW that everything the squirrel says is absolutely TRUE. And the bit about the line forming behind the customer- I seriously can not tell you how many times this happened to me when I worked there.

Toodles.
xx

I haven't gotten very far and it's already a quarter into the month. The goal is to write 50,000 words within the month of November, and I'm experiencing epic failure. Seriously- I'm only 2,500 words in. I just can't stay focused! It's infuriating! I need to get a move on!

Edit @ 12:50am

False alarm. Back in the habit up to 4,000. XD

This girl made me laugh so hard I cried! I warn you though, you'll only get it if you've read the series. This is her rant on book seven in the Hollows series "White Witch, Black Curse" and it's going to sound really strange, but reading the books- - - your mind really does go to places like this. My personal favorite moment, is when she calls Gordian Pierce "Cock Blocker Number Two!"

I HATE TITANIC!! Stupid movie made me cry like a baby! The whole film I'm fine. Completely fine! Kate Winslet "flying" at the bow- I'm fine. The montage during the string quartet's final song- I'm fine. Leonardo DiCaprio dies- and I'm peachy damn keen. But that final shot where you know Rose has died and her spirit returns to the Titanic, and everything becomes like new, and she takes Jack's hand, and they kiss, and everyone claps because they're reunited... damn it! Gets me every single freaking time, and I hate it. *wails*

So, I got home from work tonight, and realized that my room is pretty much ridiculous. I have a stack of CDs on my bedside table, and other than that I have a few journals and books scattered about my room. Kim Harrison, Karen Marie Moning, Stephenie Meyer, Anne Rice, Terry Goodkind, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Francesca Lia Block, Vicki Pettersson... I can't make up my mind on what to read, and the result is it looks like a literary tornado went through in my room.

It was a good night at work. My last customer was a man from the Dominican Republic (ugh, did I spell that right?). He came into the store wanting a bunch of "good movies" since he can't get a lot of them where he's from. I asked him what kinds he liked, and he said he liked the ones that got awards. That and Nicolas Cage movies. :p

The Rock? He had it.
The Godfather? He had it.
Braveheart? He had it.
Lord of War? He had it.
Alright, so I was getting a picture developed in my head.
I got him to buy Windtalkers, V for Vendetta, The Departed, True Romance, Se7en, the latest Michael Jackson album "This Is It," a magazine, and our loathed Werewolf mask. :p It helped that everything I recommended, his American friend agreed with getting. "Oh, that's a great one! So is that! Oh, you have to see that one if you haven't!" I would say that the werewolf mask was an impulse, but it felt like the entire sell was an impulse. I squeezed that lemon dry. Cha-ching!

Oh, and I sold a system today. Wii rocks my socks. No PRP though (PRP=Product Replacement Plan).
:-( Sadness.
My only semi-decent number right now is my UPT (aka Units Per Transaction).

I'm officially addicted to Kim Harrison's wordpress, the Drama Box. I created a wordpress just so I could interact with her. She's already replied back to me a couple times and it always puts me in a great mood. At first I thought it might be a fan site, where only the network of people working for her left friendly responses. But then I listened to a radio interview with her where callers could ask her questions about her books, and my jaw nearly hit the floor when she asked the different callers "Oh, are you *so-and-so* from the Drama Box? Hey! Great to hear your voice!" After that I was like, "Okay, I've gotta get myself in on this so I can talk to her!" She just recently released the cover for Black Magic Sanction and it looks INCREDIBLE! I'm dying for White Witch, Black Curse to come out in paperback so I can buy it already!!! Come on December!!!

The workers at Books-A-Million are getting to know me really well. I'm in there almost every day when I go to work. Where else am I going to kill my half hour break? But I think the S.M. might be getting annoyed, because I keep coming in and asking about different series but I don't buy anything. Unfortunately, rent comes first. :p That's okay though. I have enough books in my library to keep me busy until WWBC is out.

As for my writing. My biggest focus is Icaria (finally returning to it), and secondary focus is After Dusk. Although, I'm not publishing anything for Icaria on FP yet. After Dusk will be chapter to chapter updates, but I'm not putting Alice, Cillian and Laertes out there again any time soon. Also, I'm still slowly chipping away at the Nick & Bridges story, but I want to see how Icaria turns out before I get too crazy with the sequel. Writing Nick&Bridges: 24Prompts did help flesh out Shaloe and Hara'strom, so it's good that I'm webbing them at the same time.

Andrew Niccol is set to write and direct. If ya'll don't know who he is, he wrote The Truman Show, Lord of War, and The Terminal. He also directed Lord of War (one of my personal favorite films). It should be good! I can't believe all of Stephenie Meyer's books are hitting the big screen.

From The Hollows, book three "Every Which Way But Dead."
I'm really having a blast with shading. She looks so filthy! (grin)

I would take Michelle with me to 1970, so we could see The Doors in concert... maybe molest Jim when no one's watching. >.> And of course I'd return to my own time after that. The 70's were freaking crazy.

Work-Rant:

WHY??? Oh, why do we have to start watching Christmas movies at work??? It's only November 1st! We watched a collection of Christmas shorts, Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman. I can't believe it. I haven't even kissed Halloween goodbye yet, and here we are setting up for the big X.

(laughs) Anyway, in other news...
Called Stephanie back when I was on my break. Pepper picked up her cell instead since she was still on her shift. They've decided on a date: September 25th, 2010. He has family in Pennsylvania, she has family in California, and of course... there's me to consider. :p (Jeez, I'm self centered!)
Pepper actually mentioned that was a big part of explaining the wedding location to his family. His folks were pressing for the wedding to take place in the north east. He told them that this way, family and friends from Cali, Penn, and Florida have the same journey to deal with. Everyone's travelling to Texas and no one's getting the short end of the stick when it comes to travel. We all have equally short sticks!!! (grin) How awesome is that? Steph and I were also talking about the possibility of me becoming a bridesmaid, but I'm not going to hold my breath on it. She's counting on her sister to be Maid of Honor, and of course there's Michelle (my bff is her cousin, lol) and all her other friends. I'm just so thankful they were considering me when they agreed on location. And I'd love to go back to Texas to visit! I definitely want to check out their night clubs.
Right now, the main concern is getting up on my two feet so I'm financially stable enough to take the time off and actually go! Thank God it's nearly an entire year away!

Sweeeeeet nectar of life: double tall affogado mocah frappacino, no whip, extra chocolate. It's death in a cup. Excellent.

1) Work, work, oh- and more work. I'm going in in an hour. Yay!
2) Look for second job- preferrably a server position.
3) Scope out apartments in the Brandon area. I like the apartment I'm in with John and Julie, so I might stay at Townsgate once I'm up on my feet. But Brandon's just a little busier than Plant City and I think I like the pace more. :-)

I've been drinking a lot of coffee lately. And I mean crazy coffee: two grandes a day with affogado shots. I really hope I don't kill myself. >.>

Michelle left Elias. I think it took me leaving California for her to finally say enough of enough. It was getting really bad between the two of them. A few days ago on the phone she asked me "If I lose my job, can I come live with you in Florida?" My answer was "Wah? Why would you lose your job?" Her company might be going out of business.
I miss her a lot, but I don't think she'd know what she would be getting herself into down here. It so different from California- Michelle and Dan in particular would seriously need passports to come down here. And to move here? I think she might've just been high strung and emotional.

But! In other new, Stephanie is now engaged to Pepper! They went out dancing and the DJ cleared the stage and set a spotlight on the two of them. He got down on one knee in front of EVERYONE at the club and asked her to marry him.
I. Love. Pepper. He treats her so good.
And their apartment is so cool! It's got those old saloon doors you see in westerns to divide the sink area and the bathroom. Pepper used to be in the rodeo... how awesome is that? We're trying to get Stephanie to buckle under and watch Star Wars (at least episodes 4-6). If anything, for Harrison Ford, right?

I really think my next MAJOR move is going to be Boston or something. Why not hit all four corners of the continental US? The crime rates there are kind of ridiculous, and it's reee-eee-eally far away from anyone I know, but if I can actually get something published and it turns into a success... who knows? There are a lot of publishing houses on the eastern coast and particularly in the north. :)