So who's going to the Pumpkin meet tomorrow? =)

I really hope it doesn't rain too hard...

I just finished reading House of Leaves.* Has anyone else read it?


*I'm getting nervous a dark hallway will soon open up in my living room...

So I went ahead and bought this.
Why?
You'll see!

I miss my roomates and my broken dorm apartment. And eating soup out of cans. And watching TV with the wind howling in the background. And waking up in my warm bed knowing that it was Saturday and I didn't have classes.

It's weird. I'm an only child, and lived alone until I went to college. Now that I've graduated and am living back here again, I suddenly want to live with roomies again.

My oldest friend is also one of my best friends--his name is Mark. We met when we were four years old, on the first day of pre-school at our Catholic elementary school. We've stayed friends throughout all this time (we are now 22!) and even though we don't see each other often, when we do see each other, it's like no time has gone by at all.

That's what I think a real friend is--no matter how much time has passed, you're just able to pick up where you left off. You don't need to know every single detail of the person's life either; it's just this point of comfort and support that you reach.

A GREAT AMAZING WEEKEND. More to come later this week.

New userpic! Here we have Bones, Kirk, and Spock in a rather tense moment. Inspired by watching an episode of the Star Trek original series with the girls this weekend....good times ladies, good times.

Angela's Summer Reading List--The Final Results

Goals (from May 2009)
finish Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke: FINISHED!!
The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke: FINISHED!!
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks: FINISHED!!
World War Z by Max Brooks: FINISHED!!
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling: never started, lost interest
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger: quit after 250 pages
DC: The New Frontier Vol. 1 by Darwyn Cooke: FINISHED!!
Justice Vol. 3 illustrated by Alex Ross: FINISHED!!
Top Ten Vol. 1 by Alan Moore: FINISHED!!
Top Ten Vol. 2 by Alan Moore: FINISHED!!
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1910 by Alan Moore: FINISHED!!

Added Books--Not on the original list, but read anyway
Smax by Alan Moore: FINISHED!!
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie: FINISHED!!
The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice: FINISHED!!

Now Reading
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

So...I'd call my summer reading list a success! But let's not stop there! Presenting...my Fall Reading List!!
-House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
-Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
-Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
-Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
-Batman/Superman: Finest Worlds
-Batman: Arkham Asylum
-DC Trinity

update (11/6/09)
Finished reading:
-The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
-House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
-Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
-Splinter of the Mind's Eye
-Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
-Top 10 Season Two
-Transmetropolitan Vol 1

The eternal dilemma....should I save up money so that I can afford beautiful lolita outfits and costumes for Halloween and the upcoming DoVs, or can I afford to spend a little bit on "normal" clothes that I can wear to work and in the suburbs of NJ?

I tried on a bunch of outfits earlier tonight, and wasn't satisfied with the rest of them. Honestly, I'm not too impressed by this year's fall trends.

In other news, I'm so glad that Kokusyoku Sumire is going to NYAF! I've always wanted to see them live, and now I have a chance to!! NYAF was always more of a "hang-out" convention for me, as opposed to Otakon, where I would always run around and try to see everything!

I've never been to Webster Hall either, so whoooo!

Wow, I've been so incredibly busy with my job that I haven't had much time to be online. I wake up at 5 am, get to work by 8:30, and am out of work by 3:30 pm. I get home around 5-5:30, and use the remaining rest of the night to do my chores, read, play games, etc.

I wanna see my lolita girls! I haven't seen you all since Otakon. Is there a meet going on at the Madison Japanese street festival? I'm planning to go, and I want to see you guys there!

It's only natural that vampires would play baseball...they're really into bats!
Ba-dum-che!

Side note: Do the rest of you Writer's Block answerers have no sense of humor, or what?

So, is anyone on my flist going to the Dances of Vice Third Anniversary party? It looks like it's gonna be a swinging time and I'd love to see some of you ladies there!

Thursday: ....nothing! I'll just probably hang out in the clothes I came with on the bus
Friday: Alice and the Pirates "This is My Blood" JSK in maroon
Saturday: Fujiko Mine in a swinging 70s dress (complete with Lupin III!)
Sunday: Alba Rosa blue and orange yukata

My bus leaves tomorrow at noon...see you then! So excited!!

OTAKON! OTAKON! OTAKON!

Can't wait for the Tea Party on Friday! I was originally going to go from my hotel, but a part of me wants to hang around the convention center from 9-10:30 so I may just end going from there. Does anyone need a person to share a cab with? I'd be happy to join you!

Geez, I gotta figure out what's wrong with me. =( Sinus headaches? That last for days?

Anyway, new icon time! Ani and Obi <3

I've been trying to find a solid yellow tie for Mike's Lupin cosplay for ages now. You'd be surprised--Marshalls, various thrift stores, and the like have EVERY OTHER freaking color of tie ever made, but nothing solid yellow!

So I ordered one from eBay for $5.99. Not bad.

Today, I walked into a Salvation Army and lo and behold, a solid yellow tie. For $1.99.

I bought it anyway, to spite the gods that made me search high and low.

In other news, I got my Fujiko and Anthy wigs. Fujiko is pretty much ready to go!

Suppose I gave you a necklace.

Suppose that you then travel back in time ten years.

Suppose you then give the necklace to my younger self.

Ten years pass, and I then give you the necklace so that you can travel back in time to give it to my younger self.

What is the origin of the necklace?

Rapunzel. Maybe that's why I have such long hair.