Alas!

I didn't get accepted into this year's NULC. Sad day. On to better writing so that I can get in next year! Huzzah!

*Starts scribbling furiously for next year's submission*

I am an Impatient Person

About a month ago I sent in my submission for the National Undergraduate Literature Conference (NULC). They said that on Feb. 28 (ooh, look, that's today!) they would send me an email telling me whether I got in or not. Today is that day. There is no email yet.

Fitz is starting to worry about my constant pacing and overly repetitious listening of dubstep.

What No College Kid Should Live Without

A rice cooker. And a 20-lb bag of Jasmine rice.

Poor Roomie

She doesn't realize that I blog-stalk when I'm bored.

Netflix is my Friend

I was going to post today, but thought "I just posted yesterday (multiple times), no one wants to hear me today". And then I remembered that I decided to post every day.

I started watching Firefly with my roommate and our friend. Other than the first episode being the full length as a Sherlock episode, a couple main characters with terrible acting (pfft...men), and a couple awkward moments with a space hooker, it's pretty good. I'm really excited to watch it again tonight.

What else am I watching, you ask?

-Gargoyles. Ah, '90's nostalgia, curled up with amazing growl-y sound effects, fashionable mom-jeans, and tactful wit that modern cartoons lack. And one of my favorite theme songs of all time.

-FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. And here my nerdness comes out. I love the idea of this show, the execution of this show, the theme songs, the animation, the character development...the only thing that I don't like about this show is that it only has three seasons, and then it's done. And I'm on season 3.

-Lie to Me. Even though it's been a while since I've watched this, I'm still watching it. I took a breather from it so that I could it enjoy it for as long as I could. They cut the show off after three seasons (what's with me and shows with only three seasons?).

-Young Justice. Except, oh, right, it's taking forever for that show to air new episodes!

-Dr. Who. Only occasionally. It's one of those shows I can only watch in short spurts. Probably because it's not a casual watch--understanding takes all of my attention.

-Once Upon A Time. I'm really behind on this show, but I love it. At first it was so cheesy, but now it's so dark and twisted and complex that it's like metaphorical candy. I adore Rumplstiltskin.

-Criminal Minds. I'm behind on this show, too. What I love most about this show is its character development. Especially Reid's. Fangirl giggles.

And now for the show that I'm looking the most forward to watching:

-Avatar: The Legend of Korra. Jeez, Louise! I can't wait for this show to finally air! I have high expectations from it, but from what I've glimpsed, this show is going to be so amazing.

Today I Bought "Beetlejuice"

I might have a slight obsession with Winona Ryder. Especially in Tim Burton films.

A Blog Post A Day....

I've had this dream. Always. Always being ever since I saw Julie & Julia for the first time. I've always wanted to be able to post every day and have it be meaningful and entertaining. I was born wanting to entertain people.

My problem?

I have nothing to say. Really. My life is kind of boring. I wake up, I go to school, I procrastinate homework, I watch Netflix, I go grocery shopping every week.

I have no idea what to blog about!

Here's my idea list:
-My dreams
-The current paper I am writing
-Whatever I learn in school that day
-Any movies I've seen recently, or that I really want to see
-More adventures with Fitz the Owl
-Any wacko dreams I have
-My current favorite book/song/artist/movie/TV show
-The books I read in general, especially for my YA Lit class
-Any new recipes I've tried out and liked
-The week's sales at the store
-All of the above

Hmm...maybe I do have something to blog about. But if you have any ideas, please comment them! Anything that you want to read about specifically, because, honestly, I pretty much write this for you, my readers.

What do you want to know about the secret life and times of Apricot?

Julie & Julia

This movie always makes me want to blog. And cook.

Writer at Heart

Sometimes I forget that I'm a writer at heart, and I make things harder than they have to be.

Maybe it just takes me time to get back into the writing gist after a while without having written. And by a while, I mean a couple of days.

One of Those Days

It's time for a shower. A very, very long shower.

And a magic gnome to finish my paper.

FYI

Any quarrels with roommates will probably be because, start with, and result from the dishes.

Friday Night Fitz

I enjoy Friday nights. Fitz and I get to hang out after everyone else has gone to bed (which is surprisingly early). I watch a few shows, he sits on my shoulder and picks off bread crumbs from the heavenly bread I baked with him.

Marathon

I got all three "Lord of the Rings" movies from the library.

Guess what I'm doing this weekend?

Is it Friday? Is it Really, Truly Friday?

I had the BEST dream last night!

In my dream, I was with Sherlock while he was solving one of his crimes. This guy (who looked remarkably like the cab driver from 'A Study in Pink') had friends who were hallucinating, and Sherlock told him that if you're hallucinating, you see something move out of the corner of your eye. And then we all saw something swoosh by out of the corner of our eye. Eventually we saw it. It was a green rabbit. Or rather, someone dressed in a green rabbit costume. Kinda like Donnie Darko...but not trying to warn anyone of the coming apocalypse.

So we end up back at my house and stuff happens and people leave, and Sherlock is still there. And (here's the best part) he starts laughing. He's really good-natured and quite funny. There was that part where he was all like "I know you like me a lot, but you know we can't be together." (While he's hugging me, by the way. His coat is very comfy.)

And I'm all like, "Yeah, because of John."

And he looks surprised and goes "What? No. It's because I don't like anyone that way."

So we were all happy and laugh-y and he offered to do my dishes because it was the polite thing to do. Then something happened outside and we went down and John was investigating a corpse in the street or something so they met up with each other again and none of us ever saw the green rabbit again.

So that's my dream. Or, at least, what I can remember about it.

Time for breakfast on a fantastically beautiful Friday morning!