Just me talking
09.30.02
Just so visitors are aware: I can and will edit comments that I find annoying. Yes, that's dictatorish, but it's my site and I'm the princess here, so nya nya nya.
Grade update: I'm not sucking like I thought I was going to. 27/30 on my intro to public admin quiz. 78% on my abnormal psych exam, but the highest was an 86%, so somehow the 86% becomes 100%, making it impossible for me to figure out what I really have. 10/10 on a criminology quiz. 3 different quizzes in deviance class at 10/10 each. 37/38 in astronomy homework points. And I'm surprisingly not overwhelmed by taking six classes like I thought I was going to be. It looks like that 4.0 I'm aiming for isn't too farfetched.
And now it's time for my snobby, bitchy fashion rant.
1) Why are people still wearing saggy-butt tapered-leg jeans? I didn't even know you could BUY them anymore. They are NOT flattering people, not when you have enough material in the seat of your pants for two more of your asses and your pants taper to a stop an inch above your sneakers. There are plenty of styles out there that aren't ultra-low cut or have huge bellbottoms on them, if that's what you're afraid of.
2) Do yourself a favor. Go look in the mirror. If your roots are 10 shades darker than the rest of your hair and extend three inches or more out of your scalp, fix it. If you're not going to maintain your hair color, don't dye it. I don't care if you do it the expensive way by going to a salon every six months or if you do it the cheap way by getting a box of hair dye at Walgreens. Don't want to be bleach blonde anymore? Go pick a box of hair dye that matches your dark brown roots.
3) The only plaid that looks classy is Burberry.
11:05 PM [link]
Anger Management
09.29.02
I ended up trading in 10 CDs this weekend, and do you know how much money that got me? Twelve bucks. Talk about a rip-off. It would have been $20 if I'd traded it in for a used game, but since I bought myself a brand spankin' new copy of StarFox Adventures for the Gamecube, it only counted as $12.
I have decided to give certificates to Anger Management classes for the holidays this year. I have a list of people they're going to, does anyone else want one? Let me know your name and what holiday you celebrate, and I'll make sure it gets there on time. Topics discussed at these classes include "How blowing up about little things is stupid", "What it REALLY means when someone has an attitude", and "Why 'get lost' is not a correct answer to any question and only makes you look immature".
10:10 PM [link]
CD cleaning
09.27.02
I'm going through my collection of CDs to get rid of ones I don't want. I plan on trading them all in for a video game at my favorite used CD and game store this weekend. Let's see what I pulled:
TLC, Fanmail
Aaliyah, One in a Million
Aaliyah, self titled
Mary J. Blige, No More Drama
Blu Cantrell, So Blu
Brandy, Full Moon
Brandy, Never Say Never
Do you see a pattern here? No more buying R&B albums for Brookey. I don't think I like them very much. *g*
I'm also getting rid of one by a group called Smartbomb. It was an impluse buy when I was in LA and found it for $9.99. It's not R&B at all, but I don't like it. *g*
12:58 AM [link]
Poof
09.26.02
luckycorvettegrl: Oh, and then I got this fortune..not that they're true..but it said, "the love of your life will appear in front of you unexpectedly"
SlayTPG1: Like, poof?
luckycorvettegrl: like poof
luckycorvettegrl: poof hasn't happened
Damn that poof.
12:14 AM [link]
New Buffy, new site pic
09.25.02
My heart's in a flutter after the new Buffy premier. I love this show.
In celebration, Buffy herself is joining us. *points to the left*
I'm working on adding Riku (no less loved now that she's gone) to the "past" section of the "Restless?" page, but my batteries are quickly running out and I need to go recharge. After two exams, two days of recruitment, and Bid Day all in the past four days, I need some rest. My point here? (And I do have one) Don't mind the messiness of the aforementioned page.
BTW, if any Buffy lovers out there want to join a high-volume, highly intelligent discussion list, go to Yahoo Groups and search for "JossBTVS". It's run by the all-mighty Little Willow, the most kick-ass webmistress in the universe.
02:15 AM [link]
New baby dovies!
09.24.02
Tonight was Bid Night for our newest Sigma Kappa members, only 10 of the 14 sororities on campus filled their quota, and of course my fabulous women were one of those 10. Now we only have three spots to fill during informal rush to meet our ceiling, which is the max number of girls we're allowed to have.
My roommate: "Brooke, you're a trip." That's a good thing, I think.
HAPPY NEW BUFFY TUESDAY!!! SEASON 7 PREMIER AT 8 TONIGHT!!!
12:44 AM [link]
Words of wisdom
09.23.02
And people wonder why I hate my Intro to Public Admin class. Here's the prof's shining words of intelligence today:
"Let me tell you about open systems. Open systems are systems that are open. They are not closed."
Thank you for wasting an hour of my life.
06:04 PM [link]
Being antisocial
09.21.02
This sorority rush thing is really getting me down. After meeting 500+ girls last weekend, spending hours each night with my sisters getting ready and decorating, and having 100 women through the house tonight, I'm ready to lock myself in a room away from people for a few days. And if you want to come see me, you have to bring chocolate and sushi and backrubs. And a margarita. I could really use one of those right now.
If I had a dime for every person who's ICQed me and just said, "hi", I would be fucking rich. Here's a hint: if you really want me to talk to you, you have to say something other than:
1. hi
2. Wanna fuck?
3. Anything including enough punctuation marks to feed a starving nation for years.
And I'm STILL furious that someone tried to hack my GUESTBOOK, of all things. Perpetrator: identify yourself!!
01:42 AM [link]
Guestbook hacking SCUM
09.19.02
FYI: The password to my guestbook is NOT any of the following:
butterfly
riku
restless
4480752
youcanseethepasswordsienter
Thanks for trying, but no prize for you. Scumbag.
10:45 PM [link]
Accomplished
09.19.02
I'm starting to feel like I'm accomplishing something here. I have four links under music opinions, three for books, and two for video games. I have a smattering of fanlistings and a few links, as well as buttons to use when you link back here. And most importantly, I have a TITLE!! Took me damn long enough to think of one. Coming attractions: a page about the webpage, my old photography from senior year advanced photography class when I get home to scan it, more opinions, more complaints in the blog, and in the not-so-near future, stuff that I've written. I say not-so-near future because the stuff I used to proudly display was written when I was 14 and 15, and it has NOT stood the test of time; plus, I've had the accursed WRITER'S BLOCK ever since then. I wonder if my parents would support me dropping out of college and moving to the beach; it's supposed to be inspirational.
02:28 AM [link]
Fucking incompetence
09.18.02
I do not get how I am supposed to learn anything in a class where A) the professor does not talk about anything discussed in the textbook and hands out notes he wrote that are nothing but chicken scratches and B) the textbook is filled with typos, punctuation errors, and massive run-on sentences. I have a quiz in this class on Friday, and I am going to fail it.
06:46 PM [link]
Yummy Nick Carter
09.17.02
My yummy boy Nick Carter has released his first solo music video. Click here to see it.
I watched him on MTV's Making The Video yesterday, and it confirmed that he's a dork.
Quote: "The lyrics are about what I was going through during this time. They mean help me figure out the difference between right and wrong, weak and strong."
Which are the exact lyrics. This isn't the first time he's quoted the lyrics to try to explain them. Back during an MTV Backstreet Boys special, he was trying to explain the depth to the song Show Me The Meaning (Of Being Lonely).
Quote: "If you listen to the lyrics, they mean, like, show me the meaning of being lonely."
Thank you, darling. I always knew there was a reason why Melantha and I called you the Blank Stare Blonde Wonder.
I'm still going to marry him though.
11:14 PM [link]
Hitting Steven Tyler
09.17.02
Great. My sister gets 24th-row seat tickets to an Aerosmith concert, and she hits Steven Tyler in the head.
Chibi Courage: they were walking up to a stage in the middle of the lawn and i squeezed through these two fat ladies infront of me and put my hand over the securityguards and i tried to get a high 5 but he wasnt watching and i slapped him in the head
Chibi Courage: i felt soooo bad i just *thwack*
Chibi Courage: he kinda smirked
Chibi Courage: but they kept going
12:35 AM [link]
Sigmund Freud hatred
09.16.02
I'm now reading my Abnormal Psych textbook, and I'm reminded of how much I hate Sigmund Freud. He is the most sex-obsessed individual I've ever met. Even though he's long dead, he insults me with how he thinks humans are nothing but a bunch of animals barely keeping their sexual heat in check. Last semster, in my psych intro class, I was literately snorting out loud whenever the prof brought up a Freudian theory. His Oedipus complex is my favorite theory to mock. He must have been on drugs. HAD to have been on drugs.
08:44 PM [link]
Hate crimes
09.16.02
Just finished a book about hate and violence for my Minority Groups class. This book, along with that chapter about suicide in my Deviance class, has made for a rather depressing week in homework.
One thing I don't get is this idea about hate crimes. WHY should we punish someone more depending on their motivations? If three people tie a man to the back of a truck and drive with him hanging off the back for three miles while he's alive and conscious until he's decapitated by a rock...well, no matter WHAT their motivation was, the punishment should be swift and sure and harsh. Who cares if the three idiots did it because they didn't like his race? If we're giving them a worse punishment for their bigotness, does that mean someone who repeats that crime but is motivated by the money in his back pocket instead should get a lesser punishment? Look at the Matthew Shephard incident...everyone was screaming "hate crimes!" during the trial, but who cares? It was a heinious, disgusting, horrifying crime whether it was motivated by his sexuality or not. I feel like labeling certain crimes as "hate crimes" does nothing except to remind everyone that there are groups of people who are labeled by society as being different than other groups. HARDLY the path to acceptance.
07:06 PM [link]
Men
09.16.02
Men are assholes. Sorry if I offend any of you y chromosomers, but I have yet to meet a member of the male species that has proved to me that they're not fucking idiots. What gives ANYONE the right to tell me what I need to be happy, and then sit there and pat themselves on the back saying, "I did a good thing, I saved her from making a mistake, she'll thank me later." Yeah, thanks, make my decisions for me, someone's obviously just playing games here.
And just a few months ago, a stupid ex decided to try to win me back, spending three weeks telling me he loved me and that he wanted to make up for all the times he had screwed me over during the past three years, only to disappear for a month and come back married to a girl he knocked up. Yeah, thanks, good thing I didn't put any faith into what you were saying when you were serenading me with pretty words. Sometimes being cynical can save your ass.
So that's me, cynical girl now. Guys suck. They're uncompassionate idiots who don't realize that the things they say and do have an effect on me. A big effect. Either they don't know or they don't care, which I can't figure out because they never tell the entire story. Heaven forbid you tell someone the REAL reason why you decided to kick them in the ass.
New rule: If you're male, and your name isn't Nick Carter, and you're not in the Backstreet Boys, I don't want anything to do with you.
01:00 AM [link]
Perverts
09.13.02
Gotta love perverted internet stalkers. This morning when I woke up, I had an ICQ message from a man saying (verbatim): "Hi.......I'm an attractive, very fit, older married guy, who's keenly interested in experiencing a younger woman. I realize this may seem a bit bizarre, but what can I say.
12:16 PM [link]
By chance, my ass 09.12.02
(AP) - On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a date often repeated as 9-11, the numbers that popped up for the New York Lottery were 9-1-1. "The numbers were picked in the standard random fashion using all the same protocols," said Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman. "It's just the way the numbers came up." More...
01:09 PM [link]
Yay me 09.11.02
You are now reading the words of the new House Manager for Sigma Kappa sorority, Theta Upsilon chapter. Yay me, I have more responsibilities now. Although I don't know what they ARE. *g* I have to hunt down the house manager handbook.
12:13 AM [link]
I'm blue 09.10.02
I'm thinking of turning the pink to blue. Good idea? Bad? Let me know.
02:36 AM [link]
Drunk Weekend 09.08.02
This weekend has been an interesting weekend for drunk people. I didn't get drunk, because I don't quite appreciate the taste of the cheap horsepiss beer people serve at parties. But everyone else seemed to, and they left me with some interesting stories.
04:28 AM [link]
Teacher's pets 09.07.02
Know what I hate? I hate college-level teacher's pets. For example, there is this guy in my Criminology class. He sits in the middle of the third row, and he has this really BAD haircut (Yes, the haircut is important, I'm superficial, okay?). During lectures, he loudly finishes the professor's sentences, adds his own points to her statements, and answers all of her questions. That one is REALLY annoying, since the professor is looking for people to raise their hands and start discussions, and here he is just belting out all the answers without even looking to see who else might want to talk. I feel like asking him if he wants to teach the class. Who interrupts a professor to finish her sentence? It's also scary how much he knows about different laws. I think he must have been arrested many times and learned about them first hand.
01:55 AM [link]
What a jerk 09.05.02
Melantha passed an idiot off to me to play with. Here's her comments on him:
01:23 AM [link]
American Idol finale 09.04.02
I admit, I'm an American Idol addict. And I, like the gooberhead I am, got teary eyed when Kelly won tonight. But damn, did she deserve it. You don't hear a set of vocal chords like hers every day. She wowed me from the beginning. Justin's darling, and he's going to be a star too, but Kelly definitely was the one worthy of the "American Idol" title.
10:09 PM [link]
Gaming Banned in Greece 09.04.02
From GameSpot:
12:18 AM [link]
Here's a tip: don't give road head during the day in heavy traffic 09.03.02
I'm back at school after the three-day weekend, the two-hour drive back was uneventful and boring. The drive home on Friday, on the other hand, was quite interesting. I was flying down the left-hand lane, 10 miles over the speedlimit, not wanting to go any faster because I had already passed 5 cops pulling people over on their holiday-weekend vigil. I was passing all the cars in the right-hand lane, and so far hadn't encountered any impatient people wanting me to drive faster.
03:28 AM [link]
Transparent me 09.01.02
I hate being pale. Today I went shopping for foundation at the Clinique counter. They have this new one called "Halo Effect" that has light reflecting things in it that make your skin glow. I fell in love with it...until I tried on the lightest shade and saw how dark it was on my skin. I'm even a little bit tan right now, too. *sigh*
05:46 PM [link]
Serving Sara 09.01.02
I saw the movie Serving Sarah last night. It was really cute, plus I"ve always loved Elizabeth Hurley. One thing that left me wondering: is sticking your arm up a cow or bull's ass such a common occurance that warrents its presence in so many movies? Say It Isn't So is another movie that pops to mind right away that has the main character sticking his arm up a bovine's nether regions. In Serving Sara, it seemed so crude compared to the rest of the comedy. It's like they called Tom Green in and asked, "What can we do to make this funnier?" and he said, "Insert this scene right here, and bingo! Cheap laughs."
03:46 PM [link]
It was 8:30 in the morning, I'd gotten five hours of sleep, I was cranky, bitchy, and not quite awake. I replied with the only word that popped into my head.
"Freak."
I got back from class and found another message: "lol Hardly...but at least I know where you stand.. :)"
This guy likes smiley faces too much.
Anyways, as I was extremely put off by this guy, I had to reply again: "Dude, you're married, and you're old. You should have "experienced young women" when you were young. Lolita was a MOVIE, you know."
Him: "lmao And you're young and naive.. lol Age is a state of mind, my friend, which you'll discover some day..... and movies often have at their core a kernal of truth.. *smile* Anyway - thanks for the laugh... good luck to ya.. ;-)"
He has the nerve to say I'm amusing him. His stupid smiles and laughs and smiley faces are DOUBLY pissing me off now. You're a man, or so you say you are, stop GIGGLNG.
He's from around my hometown too, which is even worse.
Me: "I'm hardly naive, thanks, I'm just pissed you have the audacity to IM random young women and ask them to sleep with you. It's rude and perverted and insulting. I also think you're extremely arrogant to believe any of them would agree."
This man is the cause of all our social ills, I swear. He hasn't replied to THAT yet, I hope he gets angry.
OH COME ON!! Give me a BREAK. This is the sickest publicity stunt I've ever seen. The numbers were picked by chance, my ass.
I read a whole chapter on suicide in the textbook for my Deviance and Social Control class. Talk about bringing down the morale. Send me happy thoughts.
Little sister...UNBLOCK ME!!
1) I went to a party at a friend's house Friday night. I had forgotten how snuggly drunk people get until one of my sisters standing next to me, put her arm around my waist and her head on my shoulder. No lesbian undertones here, all you boys out there, sorry.
2) Melantha was chatting with a drunk boy who announced that he was a bunny. I'm kind of jealous, I've never met a bunny before.
LokiDiedForYou: i'm not a very good whore
incandescent0: but you're a great bunny
incandescent0: just keep being a bunny, and everything will be ok.
LokiDiedForYou: that was my thought
LokiDiedForYou: bunnies are in much greater demand than whores
incandescent0: yes, whores just aren't that cute and cuddly
incandescent0: can I slap your cotton tail?
LokiDiedForYou: gently
LokiDiedForYou: and only if it procedes fucking like bunnies
incandescent0: oooo so that's how you like it
incandescent0: hmmm
incandescent0: how DO bunnies fuck?
LokiDiedForYou: copiously.
LokiDiedForYou: minus one of the "o"s i think
incandescent0: no it's spelled right
incandescent0: do bunnies even HAVE o's?
LokiDiedForYou: we have bunny "o"s all the damn time
3) My best guy friend, Matt, is a freshman at Central Michigan University, and he's getting his first taste of drunk people.
MColbyB: I just gave the phone to my roommate telling him that the phone was for him
MColbyB: no one was on the phone
He's already learned how to mess with intoxicated peoples' minds. Good boy. He's not so good with supervising them...
MColbyB: I GOT TO GO MY ROOM MATE IS CRAWLING OUT THE WINDOW
MColbyB: they really are on the roof
MColbyB: they crawled out the window
MColbyB: omg
SlayTPG1: Tell them there's porn on TV
MColbyB: why do I feel like this is my last weekend alive?
MColbyB: like I am going to get skinned alive
Oh boy. Gotta love 'em.
Another college-level teacher's pet I hate is someone who writes down EVERY word the professor says. There's this girl in my honors astronomy class who does this. On the first day of class, the prof said that we would be using scientific notation throughout the entire semester so we should make sure we were comfortable with it. The girl writes in her notes: "Scientific notation: IMPORTANT, used lots in astronomy." I felt like smacking my head on the desk.
incandescent0: oh brother... this guy from a night or so ago is msg'ing me...apparently he lives near by... he wouldn't quit inquiring about my age, and THEN he starts asking about my SEX LIFE, and automatically assumes I'm single and it's been awhile and I want him
incandescent0: at the end of his one sided conversation he asked me for my phone number
incandescent0: he was SHOCKED that I didn't give it to him!
So I IMed him and started pestering him about HIS sex life and location. He came here and found my first name and picture
SlayTPG1: I'm a friend of [Melantha's], and although she didn't want any action, I did.
robinmpatterson: so uh, do you have pics
robinmpatterson: i assume that is you on the reasons to love me section of your websight
SlayTPG1: Yeah, so you have pictures now
robinmpatterson: i only have one picture
robinmpatterson: and brooke, i want more
robinmpatterson: a full body picture of course
SlayTPG1: Ooh, you said my name, I'm getting chills now
I asked him for HIS picture, and his reply:
robinmpatterson: probably this conversation and any pictures i send you will show up on your blog
robinmpatterson: and you are creeping me out
*dies* It sounds like Mr. Robin has had his coversations posted before. And he says I was creeping him out? What does he think he's doing when he IMs people like Melantha and plays 20 questions? I was laughing like a maniac for five minutes after he said that.
If you IM him, tell him you're feeling dangerous. *g*
I don't feel so obsessed now, some of my sisters are running up and down the halls of the sorority house screaming, "Kelly won!" Hee hee. : )
"The Greek parliament has voted in a new law that effectively bans all forms of gaming, including console, PC, handheld, and cell phone games, in both public and private areas. The law was originally meant to punish gambling establishments, but the law's broad language actually encompasses all forms of electronic gaming. Those caught breaking the law can face up to three months of jail time and a 5,000 euro fine, while repeat offenders can face up to a year in prison and a 50,000 to 75,000 euro fine. Currently, two Internet café owners are scheduled to stand trial on September 10 in a Thessaloníki court for allowing computer games in their establishments. We'll have more as it becomes available."
I don't GET this. HOW does a law go from banning gambling to video games? And if it's just the broad language that makes this true, WHY are people enforcing it? WHY not reword it? I don't GET this. And I'm just glad I don't live in Greece, I would die without my video games.
Soon there's this red car behind me, so close to my tail that I can't see his hood. It scared me, because when you're doing 75 mph, you don't want to risk tapping someone's bumper. After about five minutes of him following me like this, when he had plenty of opportunities to pull into the other lane and pass me, I started to get pissed. FINALLY he pulls around me, and when he does, a girl looks up from his lap. Brushes her hair out of her eyes. Lowers her head back down.
As Melantha quoted me saying, "He almost rearended me because he was getting ROAD HEAD!!!"
Please people, come on. Not near my car. Thank you.