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Thursday, January 31, 2002
 More "Kids Rewriting History":
Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent. Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theater and got shot in his seat by one of the actors in a moving picture show. They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposingly insane actor. This ruined Booth's performing career. Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions which produced a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was very large. Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he wrote loud music. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died for this. The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts and inventions. People stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machine. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. Cyrus McCormick invented the McCormick raper, which did the work of a hundred men. Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabbits. Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Species. Madman Curie discovered the radio. And Karl Marx became one of the Marx Brothers. For those that asked about joining this humor list, the registration is down right now, but you'll soon be able to join by going here. Priscilla said at 7:22 AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2002
I just had to share these, for those that don't get "Joke a Day". I'm so amused.
Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of the Sarah is such that all the inhabitants have to live elsewhere. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread, which is bread made without any ingredients. Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten commandments. He died before he ever reached Canada. Solomon had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines. The Greeks were a highly sculptured people, and without them we wouldn't have history. The Greeks also had myths. A myth is a female moth. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out: "Tee hee, Brutus." Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw. Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen." As a queen she was a success. When she exposed herself before her troops they all shouted "hurrah." It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper. The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter. Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couple. Romeo's last wish was to be laid by Juliet. Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained. Priscilla said at 8:59 PM Quote of the day: "Sure, they're going to ruin it, but at least it will be Baz Luhrmann ruining it." --me, regarding the "RENT" movie
Priscilla said at 8:48 PM As promised, the Quiz Results!
Of the following, which is my favourite musical? How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- close, but no cigar. Camelot -- a favourite, but certainly not number one The Pajama Game -- I loathe this show Moulin Rouge -- Baz Luhrmann is my God Men at Arms -- You don't think I'm *that* full of myself, do you? What is my family's nickname for me? Pris -- anyone calling me "Pris" will be promptly disposed of Cilla -- ditto. Pip -- I've had this nickname since birth, almost. Pippin -- I'm not a hobbit. Priscellie -- Just my friends online. What were my dogs' names? Snoopy and Woodstock -- these were Sparkey's parents, named for "Peanuts" characters Cookie and Sparkey -- my sister named them both Cricket and Buddy -- Cricket is my friend Tiffany's dog. I have no idea about Buddy. Goomba and Indy -- These are Rebecca and Kell's dogs. If they missed this, they deserve the score they got! Gaspode and Big Fido -- two dogs out of the "Discworld" series. When is my birthday? February 12 March 7 July 19 September 21 November 23 Which is my favourite Star Wars movie? IV: A New Hope -- It doesn't have the "oomph" of the other two classic trilogy films. V: The Empire Strikes Back -- What's not to love about this movie? VI: Return of the Jedi -- my second favourite. It was the ewoks that demoted it. I: The Phantom Menace -- Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar Binks. Case closed. II: Send in the Clones! -- Kill me now What is the Chosen eating utensil of the Gods, according to Priscilla? Knife Fork Spoon Spork -- easily the greatest piece of silverware, but pales in comparison with chopsticks. Chopsticks -- Don't you remember the debate over this with the PDM? Chopsticks are the chosen eating utensil. What is Priscilla\'s favourite type of poetry to overuse? rhyming humor (like \"Dischord of the Rings\") -- my favourite to write, but not to overuse. non-rhyming, deep, introspective poetry -- I loathe this medium. e. e. cummings-ish stuff -- okay, but I've never written it myself. dirty limericks -- I love limericks, but they're all clean, thank you very much. haiku -- any RMLer should know this. Percy knows how many haiku parties I've tried to initate. What is Priscilla\'s favourite Beatles CD? Sgt. Pepper -- this was my favourite for ages, but it was usurped by Abbey Road. White Album -- a close second Abbey Road -- I couldn't last a week without listening to this CD. I adore this music. I wake up to this music. I often drive with this music. Abbey Road. Let it Be -- my third favourite. I love the late Beatles work. Puzzling that the Fab Four hated this one. One -- I don't even own it. What CD has Priscilla been overplaying recently? Let it Be -- I overplayed it a few weeks ago. White Album -- overplayed during the summer, then during my Digital Imaging class. Running With Scissors -- could never be overplayed Jekyll and Hyde -- Haven't you seen the references in my LiveJournal? I listen to this while driving about 97% of the time, then frequently play it while CGing. a burned CD of my in-progress "Men at Arms" stuff -- at the time this test was written, this didn't exist. I just burned a copy of "Whatever Happened to Honor" at my mom's request. Priscilla said at 8:31 PM I am so amused by Stupid Translator. I love you, Ann.
Ampere-hour, communicated no miracle Monica not on " the unconscious Argentinier " for the last seven years. It received a LiveJournal . LOTR letter: Samwise Gamgee ! I am Samwsie Gamgee the main header bit. I am to be had rather lucky, crappy a part to follow ass of the wood Elijah around the sentence for fifteen months and each coffee get. LOTR sort: Eleven ! I am eleven, like Legolas or Arwen. Prance I around in the forests and in in the morning with one with nature. I have ears and people also measure-formed to give me merry of views. Flehen it on! Renata bloglayout a new! And it is rosafarben! Priscilla said at 8:24 PM Ah, no wonder Monica hasn't been posting in "The Unconscious Argentinean" for the past seven years. She got a LiveJournal.
Priscilla said at 11:25 AM
Tuesday, January 29, 2002
::stares::
The Jesuit Spring Play is going to be a stage version of St-Exupery's "The Little Prince". And to think I was getting excited over the prospect of "Arsenic and Old Lace", one of my all-time favourite plays. Good lord. Are there even any women in that show? I know there aren't any in the book. We read it last year in French class, which destroyed the book for me. Ugh. I know I should at least give the English translation a second chance, but it brings back bad memories of French III. A bit like how I get squeamish around all Tolkien novels. So many of my friends love it, but I really dislike that book. Hiss. Oh well. I guess it's better than trying out for the Hockaday/St. Marks production. I've mentally forgiven him, but I'm still not incredibly fond of Mr. Blaydes, the Hockaday/St. Marks drama director. Mrs. Felice, on the other hand, I love. The Hockaday production for the Spring is "The Twelfth Night", which I got to see performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company on my trip to England last summer. I loved it. In fact, it remained on my brain to the extent that the night after, I dreamed a Harry Potter/12th Night crossover. Of course, one must remember that unless one is a senior, one has no chance in Hades at getting a good role in a Hockaday production. I'd like to see Olivia Jennings as Olivia. Muaha. Cesario would be such an amusing role, especially speaking as one who spent most of her youth playing boy's roles in theatre productions. Oh well. I'm sure Jesuit will be fun. It always is! Priscilla said at 11:03 PM LOTR Character: Samwise Gamgee! I am Samwsie Gamgee the Hobbit. I'm quite happy to have a crappy part following Elijah Wood's arse around the set for fifteen months and fetching everyone's coffee.
LOTR Species: Elf! I am an Elf, like Legolas or Arwen. I prance around in forests and am at one with nature. I also have malformed ears and people give me funny looks. LOTR Place: Rivendell! I would stay in Rivendell where I would hide away from the rest of the world and often attack visitors and relatives with mighty floods in the shape of horses, or at least computer graphics. But everyone would like me anyway (naturally) because I have good taste in decorating. LOTR Actor: Sir Ian McKellen! I am Sir Ian McKellen, and everybody BETTER remember it! I prance around for most of the film in a stupid hat, much like my last movie blockbuster, although the hat is now slightly better. Priscilla said at 7:18 PM Woo! Renata has a new blog layout! And it's pink!
Priscilla said at 7:11 PM My license plates finally arrived today! ::squeals with glee::
Priscilla said at 7:26 AM
Monday, January 28, 2002
What's with the surge of character selectors recently? Where do you people find them all? Today, in advisory, we all did the Goddess Quiz. We mocked Elizabeth, who got Hestia. ::points and laughs::
In other news, "The Pajama Game" is slightly nuts. Today was our first time running Act I in its entirety (and only the second time running several scenes), and the production is next week. Last friday was our first run through Act II. At this time in "How to Succeed", we were just working out the kinks. This is nuts. Most people barely have their lines memorized! Disasterous. Gah. Priscilla said at 11:48 PM 
Jane is cynical, intelligent, and talented (she is a budding artist). Like any good artist, Jane constantly explores the passionate and emotional side of the world. She believes paint-by-number kits are inherently evil. Priscilla said at 10:49 PM ::squeals:: Thanks to aint-it-cool news...
"Thought your site may be interested in a touch of upcoming movie news that one of our staff members overheard whilst dining last night. Our staff member was sitting close enough to Australian director Baz Luhrmann, recent winner of Best Musical for Moulin Rouge at the Golden Globes, to overhear some good news. As you may know, Baz Luhrmann announced today he will bring the opera "La Boheme" to Broadway on December 8, 2002. It will be co-produced by New Yorkers Jeffrey Seller and Kevin McCollum, who produced the stage musical RENT, which in turn is based on "La Boheme". This will be followed by possible stage versions of Luhrmann's recent movies MOULIN ROUGE and STRICTLY BALLROOM. Well, here's the scoop. According to my staffer's inside information Baz Luhrmann's next motion picture will be RENT and it will also be co-produced by Jeffrey Seller and Kevin McCollum. As you may know Rent almost began production in 2001 with Spike Lee directing and N'Sync's Justin Timberlake possibly starring. A script was developed, but it fell through with the studio declined the concept. Well now it's back on - with a mid-2003 filming start-date. Starring names being mentioned: Australia's Kylie Minogue (who starred as the Green Fairy on the Absinthe in MOULIN ROUGE) and Christine Anu (who also starred in Moulin Rouge as a bit-part dancer, and also starred in the Australian stage production of Rent), and a mostly unknown American cast. Cheers, The Narcoleptic Argentenian" Priscilla said at 10:35 PM
Sunday, January 27, 2002
Score! I just found my Aida CD! Now I can give my mom her copy back! My mom insisted that I burn her a copy of my song, so I was looking for a case to store it in. I randomly chose one of my "empty" cases, which in reality held one of my A Capella CDs (the Hangovers -- they're hilarious) and beneath it, Aida. Today is just a good day for musicals! I saw an SMU production of "Anything Goes" this afternoon, which was just fantastic. The singing wasn't stellar, but the acting and dancing were wonderful. Plus, it gave me a few MAA idea tidbits. Gah, inspiration is everywhere. I'm in such a good mood right now.
Hearts to Brenna for being a wonderful reviewer. You know that high you get when someone gives you gushing compliments on art? Multiply that by about 15 and you'll have some idea on how good it feels to have someone compliment your music. Parvati gets hugs, too. I'm eager to see what tomorrow will bring! Priscilla said at 10:30 PM I posted the first completed "Men at Arms" song in my LiveJournal. If you don't already read both my weblogs, you should. XD
Priscilla said at 8:59 PM Tsk, tsk, tsk. Nothing better than a 60 as of yet on my Quiz. Shame upon you all. I think I'll post the answers on Wednesday. Or something.
Rebecca gets superpoints for reading "Guards! Guards!" It's so much fun to corrupt you all! Hmmm.... Renata is reading "Good Omens", so I may be able to get her hooked on Pratchett from that... ::ponders:: Then there's Mrs. Radtke, Chungy, Mackenzie, and Sannali. Plus Nancy, who is reading "Guards! Guards!", then Mimi and Mrs. Felice who are both reading "Maskerade". Mimi was gushing to me about "Maskerade" the other day. I hope I can tempt her with the Watch when Nancy gives me my book back. ::continues to plot fiendishly:: Priscilla said at 8:19 PM See which Greek Goddess you are: Artemis
Muaha. My favourite Greek goddess! On the X-Files Character Test, I was revealed to be most similar to Langly. Hurrah! #1, 2, and 4 were the Gunmen and #3 was Lab Geek Pendrell. I love Pendrell! ::hearts Pendrell:: And Langly is definitely my favourite Gunman, so it's all good. Priscilla said at 4:51 PM Woah! When did Rebecca get that groovalicious new format? Gah, this is what I lose when I just look at people's journals with the "Friends" function...
Priscilla said at 11:21 AM I don't get it... Random Blasphemies. Rebecca confuses me.
# 1 Highly Intelligent -Way to Study and show thyself approved unto GOD- # 2 What are you? Mormon? Atheist? Agnostic? False religion? # 3 Dumb-Church of Christ denomination stupid. # 4 Saved-Keep growing on the milk of the word.-NonDenominational # 5 Smart-You aren't a babe, but you aren't an Apostle keep studying. -Assembly of God Priscilla said at 11:20 AM How deeply in love am I with my new lens? There are no words to describe it.
Dandelion -- they're much more fun close-up. I wish I had used a wider depth-of-field, but I'm not complaining. Theresa -- this is one of the pictures I took to evaluate the portrait lens capabilities. Just testing in the store. Keep Out -- this fell down randomly when I was about 15 feet away, photographing some weird piece of equiptment. I decided that the Photography Gods wanted me to notice it. Fruit -- I'm not sure exactly what it is, but it was broken open and rather smelly. Cross -- someone had a Halloween party in a small clearing down the trail I got hopelessly lost on. They had a bunch of fake headstones and wooden crosses. Renata, how goes the 2004 Presidential Campaign? Do we still have "Legalize marriages to inanimate objects" on our political platform? Priscilla said at 10:28 AM See Sannali's super-cool new layout! Happy mildly belated Birthday to "None of this Nonsense, Please"!
Priscilla said at 9:10 AM How well do you know me? Take the Quiz!
Priscilla said at 9:04 AM
Saturday, January 26, 2002
I actually got Madam Hooch, but Trelawney was 2nd place and I like her description more. So there.
Take the Which Hogwarts Professor are you? Quiz! Sibyll Trelawney Priscilla said at 9:11 PM Holy hell on a stick. "The Pajama Game" is in two weeks. ::dies:: I'm sure that we were much further along by this point in H2$. Right now, people barely even have their lines memorized. Gack?
Priscilla said at 7:41 AM  Priscilla said at 7:30 AM
Friday, January 25, 2002
::hisses at The Wayback Machine:: If it has all of Kell's old stuff from her ancient pages, why doesn't it have anything from my old stas.net website? That died almost exactly one year ago. ::growls::
Priscilla said at 6:50 PM I never knew my classmates had such an appreciation for puns. We were talking about the definition of the word "Thanatopsis*", and Mr. Dumaine mentioned the root connection to "euthanasia". He asked us if any of us knew what it meant. As no one knew, I suggested it was students in China. When it clicked for everyone**, the class exploded with laughter. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it took more than a minute for the laughter to subside. My ego has never felt inflated in a classroom environment. Muaha! Score one for the pundit***!
* "A view of death" ** Youth in Asia ***Literally, an expert at speaking puns Priscilla said at 6:33 PM
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
I suppose I should write a half-decent entry before posting any more quiz results. Percy, those things are addictive. I blame Marcelina, who approaches me in school every day asking why I don't have any new quizzes in my blog. I love you, Sleeny. XD
Anyway, I told Mr. Dumaine and Mr. Loh about their name angrams. Hilarity ensued. Various people chuckled at the Legolas angram, except for Chungy, who was horrified. JETS seemed to go over well. In other news, Mrs. Radtke emailed me last night saying that she'd finished "The Light Fantastic". This was much appreciated, as a week ago, a was wondering what on earth I had done with my copy. I need to make a book lending chart. John Lopez still hasn't given me back my copy of the omnibus "Hitchhiker" trilogy thing, and he borrowed that in March. The next time I suspect he's back from college, I'm going to go harass him. Anyway, I gave Mrs. Radtke "Equal Rites" to read next. I wonder what will happen when she gets to "Guards! Guards!", which Nancy took to college. ::ponders:: Incidentally, the letters in Susan Radtke can be rearranged to spell "A tanked USSR". Nancy Holman spells "Canon Hymnal". John Lopez is "Help Jon Oz". Another reason today was enjoyable was my new lack of a first period class. Every other day, I won't have class until 10. Of course, I'll want to go to advisory, which starts at 9:20, but heck, this means that I'll be able to stop in for a bagel or a Chick Fil A breakfast every so often. I'll actually be able to get work done in the morning! My mother has forbidden me from sleeping in. The letters in "Chick Fil A" can also spell "Chia Flick". "Sleeping In" becomes "Peeling Sin". I also got a 94 on my Multimedia Engineering exam. So that's my story. Priscilla said at 11:01 PM Go me.
 Priscilla said at 6:19 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
I'm having way too much fun with the Internet Angram Server. Thanks for the link, Tanja. ::snickets merrily:: This is why I love Blogspotting!
Random stuff: Priscellie = Lice Perils, Ice Spiller, Relic Piles. ("Lice Perils" would make a fabulous horror movie) Abe Lincoln = A Libel Conn Hockaday Jets = "Shy? Date a Jock!" (personal favourite) Procrastination Ills = "Priscilla is ant or not" Books: Sam Vimes = Eva Simms Captain Carrot = Tropicana Cart (does he share my love of orange juice?) Delphine Angua = "Egad! Eh... a lip nun!", Egad Alpine Hun, A Hanged Lupine. Or "Egad! Inhale Pun!" Fred Colon = Condor Elf, Cloned For, Clef Donor. (am I the only one seriously amused by "Condor Elf"?) Esme Weatherwax = Extreme Awe Wash Magrat Garlick = Calm ragtag irk Frodo Baggins = bas of ring god Legolas Greenleaf = Real Glee: Snog a elf (personal favourite) Aragorn: let of kin = for not a real king My Teachers: Norman Dumaine = Mr. Noun: a maiden? (my English teacher) Richard Taylor = Charity or Lard (my physics teacher) Richard Dubsky = "Kids Cry: Rah Dub!" (my calculus teacher. We occasionally call him Senor Dub) Gwen Johnson = New song John (my history teacher) Pete Lohstreter = Trestletree Hop, Pet to Shelterer, To Repel Tethers (my MME teacher & advisor) Rod Blaydes = Dr. Soy Blade (Hockaday drama director) Linda Felice = "Nice Flailed" or "Fille can die" (Jesuit Drama Director -- this could be interpreted badly. Let's keep this in the context that she's a great actress, and she could do a death scene quite well!). Online Stuff: Espresso Ferrets = Represses forest Cult of Lincoln = Occult Fill Non Sannali Matheson = I'm non-Athena lass, Athena: Man is Loss, "No, a thin salesman". Swussian Tanja = Satan in U.S. jaws (personal favourite) Ann Larimer = Inner Alarm, Mineral RNA Kell Yarwood = Lewdly a Rook, A World Yokel Rebecca Grabman = A Rare Cab: NBC gem Priscilla said at 7:02 PM "Beware the Ides of March", Mrs. Johnson said.
Our due date for the second research paper. Yuck. It seems like I just finished with my "Joy Luck Club" paper! This year is the first time the Junior class has had two research papers. In the past, juniors have had one paper, discussing historical and thematic tie-ins with a novel. This year, we have one paper for the English department, discussing literary criticism, and one paper for the History department, discussing Percy knows what. I still don't quite get what we're doing, but I'm guessing that we have to talk about an element of American society and culture and its effect on history, or vice versa. Arg. Priscilla's Top Ten Research Paper Topics They'll Probably Never Let Me Write: 10. I Heard it was a Lone Gunman: Three Decades of Kennedy Assassination Theories 9. "In the Name of Free Soil, I Will Punish You!": The Real Abraham Lincoln 8. Al Gore's Internet 7. From Rags to Riches: A Brief History of People Who Are Disgustingly Rich 6. The Salem Witch Trials: A Religion Pokes Itsself in the Eyeball 5. Terry Pratchett: Mocking History, Society, and Literature in General 4. Like Father, Like Son: A History of Moronic Father/Son Presidents, from the John Adamses to the George Bushes 3. The Impact of The Beatles on All Music in General 2. Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A History of High School Student Abuse 1. The Space Race: Kicking Commie Behind on the Final Frontier Priscilla said at 1:53 PM To answer Sannali's question...
"Priscellie" is pronounced Prih-SEH-lee. Just a combination of "Priscilla" and "Ellie". Priscilla said at 1:30 PM
Monday, January 21, 2002
After pondering this for quite a length of time...
How do you pronounce "Sannali"? Priscilla said at 4:22 PM Hurrah! The results of the Golden Globes! Much applause to Moulin Rouge for winning "Best Motion Picture -- Comedy/Musical". Kudos as well to "A Beautiful Mind" (best motion picture -- drama), Russel Crowe (best actor -- drama), Gene Hackman (best actor -- comedy/musical), Nicole Kidman (best actress -- comedy/musical), Jim Broadbent (best supporting actor), Akiva Goldsman (best screenplay -- A Beautiful Mind), and Craig Armstrong (best musical score -- Moulin Rouge).
Now I'm really motivated to see "Gosford Park". My mom told me it was fabulous. It must be, to beat "A Beautiful Mind", "Lord of the Rings", and "Moulin Rouge" for "Best Director". I also want to see "No Man's Land", a Bosnian film. I was certain that "Amelie" would win "Best Foreign Film"! All in all, very pleasing results. Hurrah! Priscilla said at 9:22 AM Elfwood's crusade against Harry Potter fanart seriously bothers me. I respect his right to define what fantasy is and isn't, as Elfwood is privately owned, but I just wish I could understand his logic. Quite obviously, the series is fantasy, but Thomas doesn't seem to care. I was looking around Monica's Loth gallery (which has already been ransacked) and noticing that nearly all the images they removed were Harry Potter-themed. Some of her pictures have absolutely nothing to do with fantasy, much less "high fantasy", as Thomas now requires (such as La Belle Dame Sans Merci and the masks). Other pictures are about fantasy but don't show it, such as Claudia. Others only fit within fantasy because she says they do, for example the vampire, Hechicera, Louis, Sierva Maria de Todos los Angeles... I could go on. It seems to me that the only borderline images Elfwood kept were saved because the subject had an unusual skin color.
From what her artwork shows, Draco Malfoy has the same fantasy quotient as Aragorn; pardon the unintentional double-meaning. Legolas and Galadriel qualify simply because you can barely see pointed ears under their hair. If Thomas wants me to start drawing ears on my Harry Potter characters, I'd be more than happy to. I guess I'd be safer with my HP art in FanQuarter and my Discworld art in Loth. ::hisses:: I'm actually looking forward to seeing what images of mine they decide to destroy. In a grim, bitter, ironic sort of way, at least. My sphinx? My house elves? My "Chamber of Secrets", which has a sword and a phoenix? Mad-Eye Moody, who reeks Fantasy from every misshapen pore? Harry and Cho, suspended on broomsticks? Lavender and Parvati, surrouded by wandlight? Wormtail, summoning the dark mark? This is going to be interesting. Ditto with Kell. A bunch of her images are undisputably Fantasy, but they will most likely be removed simply because they're Harry Potter related. I just dare them to try anything with Dumbledore and Fawkes, Hagrid and Norbert, Harry and Fawkes, Harry and the dragon, Hermione in Potions, or Harry playing Quidditch. Priscilla said at 9:06 AM
Sunday, January 20, 2002
That's frightening... a few minutes ago, I heard a few shots ring out. Sure, it sounded like gunshots, but I wasn't sure. Up until now, I had myself convinced that they were fireworks, despite them not sounding quite like fireworks, but now I hear the sound of an ambulance. Yipes. This stuff doesn't happen where I live...
Priscilla said at 11:09 PM Now that's just typical of me. I was looking over the list of nominees for the Golden Globes, oozing blatant favoritism for Moulin Rouge, when I noticed that the song "Vanilla Sky" from the movie of the same title was written by Paul McCartney. Now I find myself torn between "Vanilla Sky" and "Come What May" when I haven't even heard the song yet. Goof. ::goes off to download::
Priscilla said at 10:38 PM I'm Rasheequa.
I just got back from Cherise's birthday party. We all met at Hockaday, then Cherise drove us to her house, which is way out in the boonies. We ordered pizza and watched movies. Two out of three of the movies I just watched to figure out what in the world everyone was talking about. First, we watched Trainspotting, which was highly disturbing, as every time I saw Ewan McGregor, I'd think of Christian in Moulin Rouge. Very jarring. After that, it was Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I was so amused at the point when the guy announces he got the role of Angel in RENT. I thought to myself: "but Angel is supposed to have feminine features! He's not girly enough to be Angel!". Then I remembered that that character in the movie was played by a woman. I started laughing hysterically, leaving Cherise, Chloe, and Chungy wondering what on earth was going on in my head. I wish I could say that I liked Hedwig and Trainspotting, but they just didn't really appeal to me. Bah. Anyway, after that, we watched Josie and the Pussycats, which was at least amusing. I love Alan Cumming. So that's my evening. Priscilla said at 10:21 PM
Saturday, January 19, 2002
I just dare you to check out my Sketchblog. Fabricati diem, pvnc.
Priscilla said at 11:32 PM This may be a bit of a tacky subject to follow that last entry, but what else was I going to post, quiz results?
Sannali posed the question of what would happen in a deathmatch between Bun Bun and The Luggage. So follows my thought processes: Idea One: The Luggage would win, as sapient pearwood isn't truly living, and therefore can't be killed. Idea Two: What about Bun-Bun's unfathomably destructive weapons arsenal? He could bomb the Luggage. Tangent: Yeah, but the Luggage wouldn't die. It would just be a bunch of sapient toothpicks. Tangent: Does that count as dead? Tangent: It certainly gives Bun Bun the victory. Idea Three: Wait. The original question was if Bun Bun attacked Rincewind, then the Luggage had to defend him. Obviously, if Bun Bun attacked Rincewind, Rincewind would be a distant spot on the horizon in almost no time flat. The Luggage would follow him, essentially forfeighting the fight. Bun Bun would win. Tangent: Yes, but would the Luggage forfeight that easily? The canon suggests that he'd stay and fight Bun Bun. Provoking Question: How easy is a mini lop to swallow? Memory Tester: Has Bun Bun been eaten before? Recollection: Yes, Aylee ate Bun Bun early on. If Aylee can eat Bun Bun, the Luggage surely can. Tentative Conclusion: So that's it! The Luggage would eat Bun Bun. Counterpoint: Yes, but this is Bun Bun we're talking about. Bun Bun survives everything. He'd probably get lost in the transdimensional portals the Luggage seems to offer, eventually turning up somewhere in the L-Space folds of Unseen University's Library. Which leads us to another thought-provoking question: Who would you rather not fight against? An enraged minilop with a switchblade or a maddened Librarian with a badge? Priscilla said at 9:33 PM Offer condolances to Rebecca G, who lost her grandfather this morning.
Hearing about this made me remember the events leading up to my grandfather's death. A few years ago, he had a series of mild strokes, giving him symptoms similar to Alzheimer's. Kell should find it amusingly ironic that he was diagnosed with "Sundowner Syndrome", in which the patient is fine during the day, then exhibits Alzheimer symptoms in the evening, when the sun goes down. I'm thankful that my family had so much time to get used to the fact that my grandfather was dying. Sure, we'll miss him, but I'm grateful that he let go when he did. It was tragic to think of how such an energetic, gifted, strong-spirited man could be reduced to a mere shade of what he was before, incapable of feeding or clothing himself or even walking without assistance. I'm not sure if he even recognized me or my sister at the end. Know that your grandfather is in a better place, Rebecca. No matter where you go, he'll always be with you, in your thoughts and in your heart. Think about all the good times you shared. I remember talking with my mom a few days after my grandfather died, recounting anecdotes from when I was a baby to my early teens. Laughing and crying, it was a very healing experience. I suggest you do the same. Know that your family and friends will always be by your side to support you in these times. If you need to talk, I'll give you my phone number and we can pour our hearts out. You'll get through it, Rebecca. Life goes on. Priscilla said at 9:00 PM
Friday, January 18, 2002
Priscilla said at 9:33 PM Exams are over! ::grooves:: Now I have time to do stuff. I think I did better on my history exam than I thought I'd do, so that's always good. Plus, Mrs. Johnson is a really nice grader when it comes to essays, and our two essays made up 40% of the test. Muaha. Then I badgered Mr. Taylor into telling me my grade, as his test was entirely on scantron, and I got a B+. Go me. ::rejoices and goes off to draw::
After exams, we decided to celebrate Cherise's birthday over lunch at Cafe Istanbul. Afterwards, Marcelina and I went over to Bookstop to get 2002 calendars. I was instantly drawn to a Beatles calendar, which turned out to be the last one in stock. Marcelina hated me for that. I told her to get one of the HP calendars or the MC Escher or Far Side or TheOnion, but she ended up leaving calendarless. ::gazes up at her lovely Beatles and listens to "Let it Be". I also got a copy of "Thief of Time". I love my life. In other news, I was complaining to Mimi about all the CGs I had in my future, and she mentioned that her birthday was next week. I hissed at her, then grabbed my sketchbook and dedicated a random sketch to her. It turned out to be Dr. Whiteface, leader of the Fools Guild in "Men at Arms". I was amused. She was slightly terrified. We then spent quite some time talking about how scary clowns could be. I've never been afraid of clowns -- I just really disliked them -- until last night. I had the most terrifying clown dream imaginable. ::jumps at small noises:: So that's my story. Off to the drawing board! Priscilla said at 1:27 PM
Thursday, January 17, 2002
And Sannali as well! ::sweatdrops:: Gah, I knew I was forgetting someone on the Birthday card list! I forgot Rebecca M. as well. Good golly. Thanks for reminding me, Sannali. ::flails a great deal and whimpers slightly, compiling a to-do list::
Priscilla said at 9:14 PM You know you've been studying History for too long when you thing "Chesepeake vs. Leopold" reads "Cheesecake vs. Leopard".
Priscilla said at 6:22 PM Why didn't you tell us it was your half-birthday, Alicey? ::flails:: Which reminds me: I still haven't done a card yet for Tanja yet, have I? ::crawls under a table to hide:: I'll draw something during my next study break, then CG them after my History exam tomorrow morning. Gak.
Priscilla said at 5:05 PM Priscilla said at 1:54 PM ::snarls:: I knew it! I was actually named after one of the evil stepsisters in "Cinderella". Thanks to the Elfwood Artist of the Day, Lisa Coleman.
Priscilla said at 9:49 AM
Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Daily Sketch updated!
Priscilla said at 8:18 PM There's got to be someone sinister behind this. Usually, whenever I'm looking for chapstick, I keep mistaking a glue stick for the chapstick tube and narrowly avoid disasters. However, when I'm looking for a glue stick now, all I can find is a random tube of chapstick. Is there something wrong with this picture?
Priscilla said at 12:39 AM
Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Note to self: Never, never, never leave completing your Physics notebook to the night before. Even if you have the day off to study for exams. It's just not a smart choice. ::growls at physics notebook of doom::
::enters whine mode:: I still need to finish my physics notecard, as I know squat about various formulas and stuff and glue and et cetera. Yes, I realize that's poor bilingual grammar. A bit like "The La Trattoria" in "Mickey Blue Eyes", eh? And I still need to study more for Calculus, though I have 2 1/2 hours between exams to study for that. And I need a break. And the Physics Notebook of Doom isn't going to get done on its own. And I'm complaining incessantly. I should silence myself, grab some orange juice, and get back to work. Hiss. Priscilla said at 11:35 PM Good Percy almighty. Worship Alicey, the new keeper of HPMonthly!
Priscilla said at 8:07 PM ::hisses:: that's the third time I did that! Posting in the wrong blog. Gah.
Take the Which Breakfast Food Are You? Quiz. Priscilla said at 8:05 PM I'm Galadriel. Go me.
Ghandi, Obi-Wan, Galadriel, you - old souls all. You seem to exude fathoms of insight and experience, the kind you couldn't possibly have come by in one lifetime. Often looking younger than your years yet wiser than your peers, people have this sense of you being somehow other-worldly. Which is sometimes cool and sexy but sometimes it's just a bit smug and annoying. Calm and measured, you rarely let fly with a careless word. Rather every utterance drops from your lips as crystallised wisdom. And you're the kind of person about whom the masses sit, reverent and adoring, waiting to hear your words. Beautiful and serene, people are always falling in love with you. But there's a hint of sadness about you too, as though you mean to tell us, "the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." Which works wonders on hormonally charged adolescents and incurable romantics but just occasionally you could do with a good slap and being told to lighten up. Gracious and kind, your elfin charms are powerfully seductive: be careful how you use them. Calling the website "The Blue Carrots" toyed unmeasurably with my brain. It's like a Potter fan repeatedly hearing the word "serious" in a conversation. Priscilla said at 6:33 PM Arg. My CG and theatre gods must have it in for each other. Or for me, for that matter. The deadline for the HP Valentines Day Project corresponds perfectly with Hell Week for "The Pajama Game". ::hisses at everything in general:: I'd better get my stuff done early...
Priscilla said at 5:45 PM
Monday, January 14, 2002
A movie theatre nearby has a display advertising "Men in Black: II". Kill me now. If they start to move along with the Shrek sequel, remind me to injure somebody.
Priscilla said at 11:43 PM Cassie gets extra super-bonus points for suggesting "Silmarillion: The Musical". Had I been drinking anything, I would have to clean my monitor again.
Priscilla said at 11:41 PM
Sunday, January 13, 2002
Blast you, Kell!
1) Starting: 8:52 PM 2) Name: Priscilla Nelson Spencer 3) Nicknames: Priscellie, Juan, Ellie 4) School: Hockaday. For 13 years. Percy help me. 5) Email: frequently 6) Eyes: yes 7) Height: 5'9" 8) Siblings: one, Melissa. 19. 9) Been so drunk you blacked out: Strong Drink is a Mocker. 10) Missed school b/c it was raining: nope. 1/4" of snow, though. I love Dallas. 11) Set any body part on fire for amusement: ::stares:: I once lit an entire matchbook at once... 12) Kept a secret from someone: yes, but only keeping their own interest at heart. 13) Had an imaginary friend: not really, unless you count Renata. ::pokes Renata:: 14) Wanted to hook up with a friend: what, on the wall? I suppose I could use a new calendar. 15) Cried during a Flick: only twice in my life. Obviously, Live is Beautiful. For a reason I have yet to discern, A. I. Good lord, I bawled like a baby in that movie. 16) Sprained any part of your body: mild ankle sprain once 17) Ever thought an animated character was hot: ::coughs nervously:: next question. 18) Ever at anytime owned a New Kids on the Block tape: Gods no. 19) Prank called someone: yes, when I was younger. It ended when I accidentally rang a police station. 20) Been on stage: countless times. I love theatre. ------------------FAVOURITES------------------ 21) Shampoo: um... this new "Origins" stuff. The conditioner smells nice. My favourite, however, was this random English drugstore brand that miraculously cured my dandruff. It wasn't even a dandruff shampoo. Just a random, cheap, generic brand. Odd. 22) Soap: Dove, I think. 23) Colour: alternates between blue and red. 24) Day/Night: night. definitely. I get time to do whatever I want. 25) Summer/Winter: summer, as there's no school. 26) Online Smiley: I use them very infrequently. If I must, I choose XD or XP. 25) Lace or satin: satin, I suppose. I hate lace. I prefer fleece or cotton, though. 28) Cartoon Character: ::ponders:: GIR. -------------------in General-------------------- 29) Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend: ::laughs crazily:: 30) Like anyone?: no. I'm the ice queen. 31) Who have you known the longest of your friends: Elizabeth Burkhead, I suppose. 32) Who's the loudest: me or Chungy 33) Who's the shyest: Mackenzie, though we're making progress pulling her out of her shell. 34) Who do you go to for advice: my mom ------------------------the last time you------------------------ 35) Cried: in the counsellor's office after my grandfather died 36) Cut your hair: two or three weeks ago. 37) Been mean: frequently. dunno. 38) Been sarcastic: most likely in the past few answers to these questions... 39) Met someone new: ::stares blankly:: 40) Talked to someone you have a crush on: about 9 years ago, I suppose. Ah, Jon Kinsey. The 8-year-old love of my life. ::happy sigh:: 41) Missed someone: now 42) Hugged someone: today 43) Fought with your parents: a brief semi-quarrel over dinner. Not really a fight. I don't fight with my parents. 44) Wished upon a star: as a kid, I think. I prefer to pray to the God of Partial Credit nowadays. 45) Laughed until you cried: some time over lunch with my friends. It happens all the time. 46) Watched a sunrise/sunset: sunrise yesterday morning 47) Went to the beach at night: never 48) Ate a meal: about 30 minutes ago 49) Are you lonely: not really. 50) Are you talking to someone online: no. 51) What do you like?: that was a bit random, was it? -------DO YOU BELIEVE IN------- 52) God/Devil: certainly a higher intelligence, but not really anything that conforms with the deity we nice Christians refer to as "God". 53) Love: I suppose 54) The Closet Monster: No, but I believe in the weird spirits in my house that randomly open and close my doors and on one occasion, turned on my microwave. That was freaky, I tell you. 55) The Big Bang Theory: Mr. Taylor has certainly ground it into us for long enough. 56) Who named you: my dad. Priscilla was his great aunt, Nelson is an old ancestral family name, and Spencer should be obvious. 57) Favorite Band?: The Beatles, hands down. 58) When is the last time you went to the bathroom: at dinner 59) What was the last thing you said online: I posted a Pratchett quote a while ago... 60) What is sitting right next to you: Mike, my Monsters Inc antenna ball, perched on my stereo antenna. On my other side is my latest knitting project. 61) What is your computer desk made of: fake wood 62) What are the last 4 digits in your phone number?: 9431 63) What was the last thing that you ate?: Greek grilled chicken salad with kalamata olives and feta cheese and tomato and... ::drools::. An after-dinner mint, actually. 64) Where would you go on your honeymoon: I'll agree with Kell and say London 65) Who do you want to spend your life with?: HAL (my computer), my wacom tablet, and Mark (my camera) 66) How many buddies do you have on your list: 0 67) How's the weather right now: chilly and dark 68) Have you ever smoked pot: never, and I'm not planning on it. 69) What did you do last nite?: stayed home, ate a Jack's burger, drew a bit, and read more of "Carpe Jugulum". Also worked on the script and music for "Men at Arms". 71) What are your favorite type of shoes: my 21-year-old tennis shoes. Of course, since my parents have forbidden me wearing them, my normal tennis shoes. Or my keen size-42 Birkenstocks. 72) How do YOU eat an oreo?: I don't. 73) All-time favorite tv show: MST3k or Invader Zim. Probably MST3K, though, because Zim isn't as amusing as it was at the beginning. 74) Dream car: Toyota Prius, though my Lexus RX 300 comes as close to a dream that I'll probably get. 75) What are your future goals: to finish this godawful survey 76) Favorite music: Beatles, showtunes, and a capella 77) Favorite food: the aforementioned Greek salad could top the list 78) Favorite movie: Life is Beautiful, the Empire Strikes Back, and Moulin Rouge. 79) Favorite days of this year?: my birthday? any time spent with Nancy and the JETS? 80) Are you too shy to ask someone out: probably not 81) If you could change your name...?: I'm happy with Priscilla Spencer, but I might change my middle name so that my initials are no longer obscene. 82) Have you ever been in love: No 83) What is the stupidest thing you've ever done?: nothing really comes to mind that tops the list, but recent stupid things include bashing FictionAlley for no reason, not turning in my History journal for about two weeks, procrastinating on my Physics lab notebook, forgetting about a thousand collaborations... I dunno. 84) Your first son's name going to be?: Floccinaucinihilipilification or Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 85) First daughter: Metasequoiaglyptostroboides or Methylchloroisothiazolinone 86) Favorite drink: water 87) Scary or happy movies better: happy, usually. As long as it's funny. 88) On the phone or in person: phones irritate me 89) Lust or Love?: Neither 90) If you could change something about yourself: my ribcage or my hips. I dunno, something just doesn't seem proportional. 91) Do you consider cheer-leading a sport: of course not 92) Do you want your friends to do this survey?: ::shrugs:: I dunno, I probably won't read it. 93) Time done: 9:34 PM Priscilla said at 9:27 PM I started re-reading Fellowship this afternoon. ::coughs politely:: Yeah. So that's my story. Trying to put Hobbit terror tendencies aside takes great self control. I keep getting the urge to look over at my bookshelf and cringe. So here's the quote of the day:
'Tolkien appears in the fantasy universe in the same way that Mount Fuji appeared in old Japanese prints. Sometimes small, in the distance, and sometimes big and close-to, and sometimes not there at all, and that's because the artist is standing on Mount Fuji. He has had such an effect, even, if someone has said, "Bugger me, I'm not going to write like Tolkien!"' --Terry Pratchett Priscilla said at 8:38 PM I am China. If not, #2 is Switzerland/Canada.
you try so hard to be hip to the groove, but sorry man, those pants are so passe! you still think communism is a good idea, and you wonder why you're having such a hard time. you INVENTED kanji and other things that americans find so cute and cool yo, but somehow japan got all the $$$ and you're just stuck with 1,210,004,956 starving people (as of '96), even after you killed millions of your own people. oops! Priscilla said at 5:54 PM ::hisses:: why are all these images I'm adding to my Daily Sketch showing up in the Friends entry list thingy? I thought I clicked the backlog thing... ::ponders::
Priscilla said at 4:16 PM I got such a wonderful gift in the mail from Renata! ::hearts Renata:: It's all wallet-sized and such!
 Priscilla said at 3:32 PM The Daily Sketch has begun! I've decided to combine all three of my ideas and use the LiveJournal as a creativity log. A daily sketch, plus occasional entries detailing progress on "Men at Arms" and where I stand on collaborations or my own art for the moment. Sound like a good compromise? Thanks. Henry Clay suggested it.
Vote on whether or not you want me to move all the old Daily Sketch images into the backlog of the new LiveJournal. Priscilla said at 1:22 PM Odd dreams last night. In one part, I was with this random girl. We had to escape from a house, so we ran several blocks, turned down a street with a beach on one side, and ended up in a gigantic mall. The girl headed immediately for this goth and punk store, so I followed. We ran into Amelie in the crowd, but we didn't stop to talk. The next day, we went back, this time bringing my friend Marcelina. She looked very interested in this belly chain thing, and she revealed that she had a pierced navel, which I found absolutely revolting. One of the employees kept trying to convince me to pierce something, so I dragged the others out of the store and we left.
Then, in another dream, I was in this all-white room, where this random guy was quizzing me, Alicey, and Sannali over impossibly weird HP trivia. However, we got it all right. It turns out that Fred and George both have the middle name "Jonathan Irving", though the guy quizzing us tried to convince us that it was "Jonathan Irwin", as that's what was printed in his little booklet. However, we all knew we were right and he was helpless to disagree with us. Then, I was on the sidelines of a soccer match. I stood behind our goal, watching the game go on. At one point, we scored, but the ref was too busy yelling at one girl to notice. He kept maintaining that the ball had not gone in the goal, despite my polite appeal to him that I had seen the ball cross over the line. I kept picking up this phone and leaving messages about the progression of the game and how annoyed I felt about the ref. At the time, I was certain that I was calling a friend, but later on, I became uncertain of who I was actually calling. I grew worried that I was leaving messages for the ref himself or someone high up on the soccer totem pole. Next, I was in the boarding department for some weird school. A bunch of people were locked in a heated debate over who makes the better pastor, Chungy's dad (actually a pastor) or Ridicully, Archchancellor of Unseen University in the Discworld series. Chungy took us across the boarding department, where her proof lay in a scene cut from the movie of "Order of the Phoenix", in which Ron escapes from Wormtail, who is trying to kill him, wearing nothing but a bunch of red hula hoops and inner tubes. Weird stuff. This is probably my mind's way of making up to me for the past few weeks, in which I haven't remembered any dreams. Odd. Priscilla said at 9:46 AM ::dances merrily:: Rebecca picked up some Discworld book yesterday. Muaha! I'll make a Watch fan out of her, yet! "Guards! Guards!" and "The Fifth Elephant". I want to make her promise not to read "The Fifth Elephant" before "Men at Arms", though, because there's a whole lot of stuff that wouldn't make much sense. Reading "Feet of Clay" before "The Fifth Elephant" wouldn't hurt, either. ::squeals and hugs Rebecca::
Speaking of reading, as soon as I finish "Carpe Jugulum" (I'm nearly done), I'm going to start rereading "Fellowship of the Ring". Gah, I'm pathetic. On my joyously organized bookshelf, LOTR is stored next to my copy of "The Hobbit". Yes, this is the same copy involved in the most traumatic experience of my life. I think I'll have to move it out of sight, because every time I see it, I decide that now is not the right time to read Tolkien. Gah. Also competing for my reading time is "Reaper Man". It's the only book I wasn't able to find anywhere in bookstores or in my friend Maria's collection. I accidentally stumbled upon an etext of the book while searching for one of "Men at Arms", because no force in heaven would make me type up the book so that I could work on the script. Success. Muaha. Priscilla said at 9:25 AM
Saturday, January 12, 2002
Me: (singing "Bring on the Men" from Jekyll and Hyde) So let's bring on the men and let the fun begin, a little touch of sin, why wait another minute...
Mom: You need to have some sin in your musical! Me: Well... there's murder! And yeah, there's some sin, too. Mom: I feel better now. Me: Knowing there's murder makes you feel better? I love my mother's mindset. ::snickets:: Today I did a bunch of fun photography stuff. In case I didn't mention it before, I'm taking a photography class on Saturday mornings with my mom. We're doing all this awesome color stuff -- I just love the results I'm getting. Muaha. Maybe I'll scan in some of the slides... Anyway, we went to the Arboretum, a big nature-y, plant-y place with the class for three hours, in which I used up 4 rolls of film. Dah. Unfortunately, I finished the rolls 40 minutes before we were supposed to leave, and I couldn't find my mom anywhere. She had the keys to the car, where all our extra film was kept. I spent 35 minutes walking around aimlessly, writing more stuff for "Men at Arms". Niftyness. A new song, sung by Edward d'Eath, in which he tries to convince Ankh-Morpork's upper class that the city needs a king. I really like what I have so far. Muaha. ::dances merrily:: Because Blogback and Reblogger are being fiendish, any comments you may have should be posted at my LiveJournal. Vote in the new poll and help me decide what to do with it. Priscilla said at 8:51 PM  Priscilla said at 2:01 PM Huzzah!
You will marry CHRISTIAN (played by Ewan McGregor) from Moulin Rouge, live in a sparkling elephant at the Moulin Rouge, and spend your days righting wrongs and singing songs because all you need is love (and it helps that it's Ewan McGregregor you're living with ^_^). What's YOUR M * A * S * H future? Priscilla said at 1:57 PM
Friday, January 11, 2002
Priscilla said at 7:50 PM I feel justified in hissing at Kell. No one is to mention the Joy Luck Club in my presence! ::raises her hackles and hisses venomously:: Arr.
Priscilla said at 7:44 PM
Thursday, January 10, 2002
Conversation with myself:
Okay, the Irish were poor. They didn't want the slaves freed, because they'd take all the jobs. What was the word for freeing the slaves? Begins with an A. The Irish were opposed to... ::ponders:: Abstinence? Well, that too... I now remember that the word is "abolition" of slavery. Yeah, back to work. Priscilla said at 10:18 PM Oh, you can't chop yer poppa up in Massachucetts! Even if it's planned as a surprise.
No, you can't chop yer momma up in Massachucetts! You know how neighbors love to criticize. Priscilla said at 8:29 PM ::points:: Priscellie got a LiveJournal.
Priscilla said at 7:56 PM
Wednesday, January 09, 2002
::snickets:: On WOFS, someone informed us of a rumor that (as Dan's favourite movie is "Moulin Rouge") Nicole Kidman is up for Madam Rosemerta. Had I been drinking anything, I would have probably gone out my nose at that.
Priscilla said at 11:41 PM Arg. I don't think I even have the energy to flail in indignation. Yesterday, Mr. Dumaine assigned yet another paper. The rough draft and final drafts are due at the next two class meeting times: tomorrow and Monday. I think that he believes that we need to be spending more time on his class instead of our other subjects because we don't have an exam in English. Yes, exams are Wednesday through Friday next week. I'm going to die.
Also, I just realized today that my lines for all of Act 1 of "The Pajama Game" are due on Friday. And I have an evil calculus test of doom on Friday that Mr. Dubsky only told us about on Monday. And a test on the muscular system in PE on Friday, as well. And a history paper on Friday that I haven't even started yet. Oh, yeah. And my free period tomorrow is going to be occupied solely by a huge assignment for P.E. that can only be done on a few choice school computers. And it's almost impossible to get any computer during that time, to boot. Bugger. Also for Friday, I have to have shot another roll of film so that I can have it developed for my photography class on Saturday morning. It's slide film, so it takes significantly longer to develop. Hiss. Also, I'm completely exhausted from rehearsal today. We choreographed "Once a Year Day", and as you may know, I can't dance my way out of a paper bag. Of course, I realized when I got home, I noticed that I go offstage just before the song begins. Am I even in this number? Arg. As for exams, they're in: Priscilla said at 11:34 PM
Tuesday, January 08, 2002
I hate checking my AOL mail. That's why it happens so rarely. Out of 187 emails, only 7 were worth reading. Well, only two, really. Or one, actually. Yeah. Just one.
Priscilla said at 9:15 PM I realized while setting up the art section that I have virtually no original artwork. So here are some random people I drew yesterday in calculus. Tra la. I present Dave the Bald Guy in Profile and Al the Disgruntled Scruffy Bearded Guy. My new original characters! Not really. Bob will always remain first and foremost in my heart.
 Priscilla said at 8:23 PM Been reading Cassie Claire's Livejournal. Amused as heck. Welcome to the Bloggy Goodness list, Cassie! Everyone *must* read her "secret diary" entries.
Priscilla said at 7:54 PM Find your elfish name! "Priscilla Spencer" gives Nevmelien and Nevmelwen. "Priscilla Nelson Spencer" gives Iaursangaiel, Iaursangaien, and Iaursangawen. I'm going to kill something. How about my Hobbit name? Lobelia Maggot from Gamwich or Primrose Underhill from the Marish. For Orc name, Skrarót the Atrocious and Gromtrak the Strangler. As for Dwarves, I'm Mundin Bloodboot or Nalin Bloodysinger. Funny, I expected Bjorn Stronginthearm.
According to ancient scrolls of the Red Book of Westmarch , I was a Groveling Stone-troll. However, Priscilla Nelson Spencer was an Adventurous Ruffian. Muaha. I had way too much fun with that. Priscilla said at 7:44 PM Happy birthday to Elvis and my friend Marcelina.
Not-so-happy day for Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's, who died today. I feel somehow empty now. Priscilla said at 5:31 PM
Monday, January 07, 2002
Woo hoo!
Which Sundowner Character are you? Britan I'm actually pretty surprised. I expected Madison. Priscilla said at 7:00 AM
Sunday, January 06, 2002
Ayano is my hero. Read, or miss out on hilarity.
Priscilla said at 11:19 PM Is Shep, the Rescue Moth a super fly?
Shep belongs to the comedic and artistic genius Ann Larimer. Hurrah. Priscilla said at 12:16 PM The Moulin Rouge Test
I took it once and got Satine: You are Satine, the sparkling diamond. A true performer, you're always ready to charm the audience with your smile. You're not as happy as you would have everyone believe, but you won't give up hope. Deep in your heart, you know that dreams come true. I changed two ambiguous answers and I got Christian: You are Christian, the penniless poet. You believe in truth, freedom, and beauty; and above all things, you believe in love. You're sensitive and emotional, but your heart is strong. Priscilla said at 11:33 AM I just had the most terrifying dream imaginable. I was in rehearsals for the next Jesuit production, and I saw that Bern had cut his hair. Crew cut short, too. I'm surprised that I didn't wake up screaming, drenched in a cold sweat. It's that scary.
Priscilla said at 11:11 AM ::gasp:: You can see her ankles!
Priscilla said at 12:47 AM  Priscilla said at 12:46 AM
Saturday, January 05, 2002
Be truly amused as you read Alicey's HP movie Snapeathon. You won't regret it.
Priscilla said at 11:09 PM I just came back from "The Majestic". Cute. Highlights of the movie include a bar named the "Coco Bongo", which is the name of the night club in "The Mask"; a fairly prominent character named "Irene"; and a leading lady who once played Marita Covarrubias on "The X-Files". I had a good laugh when I finally placed her. Yesterday, I saw "The Royal Tenenbaums", which was highly entertaining. It had the most dry camera work I've ever seen -- completely flat-on in every shot -- which proved a welcome respite from the "fly like an eagle" cinematography I've experienced recently. So dessicated that it was incredibly original. A novel experience. Good to see the Wilson boys again. I once met Luke Wilson. I have his autograph somewhere. We had a fairly decent conversation, which mostly consisted of him talking to other people, then pleading with me not to let the teenybopper population know that he was there. I told him he was incredibly entertaining in "Bad Blood", the greatest X-Files episode ever, and he thanked me. That was nice. Wow. Without realizing, I've slipped in to writing in Tenenbaum style! Flat, dry, and with little variation, yet still amusing and worth a read/showing. Deep. I think I'll check my email now.
Priscilla said at 10:38 PM I am a cowboy monkey! Alicey is my hero.
 Priscilla said at 4:59 PM “They are only seen for half a second in the background getting blown up by droids. There is then a short, blurry shot of N Sync dying." --George Lucas
I'm not sure if I should cheer or run away screaming. Priscilla said at 4:52 PM You are a small goat! I make fun of your horns.
Be afraid! I'm going to eat you. ::snickets:: Renata's lovely Gilligan's Island parody made me think about the time I filked "Bohemian Rhapsody" and turned it into a summary of "La chevre de Monsier Seguin", one of the short stories in "Lettres de mon Moulin" (no, not that moulin). While the French version is hilarious, my pitiful English translation is even funnier. Muaha. I love moronic French assignments! I got an A. Go me. ::grooves:: Priscilla said at 4:42 PM Check out Blogspotting, Tanja's latest brainchild. T'is a linkblog that I'm joining.
Priscilla said at 4:16 PM Happy 6th month anniversary to me and Tanja! ::joyfully accepts toasters and microwave ovens::
Priscilla said at 2:37 PM A few months ago, Megan of RML suggested going to a crowded mall with a large group of friends, then having one person burst into song, and the rest join in. I've been pondering which songs would be best, and I think I've found a possibility: Coffee Break, from "How to Succeed". How funny would that be? Standing outside Starbucks, getting various people to line up behind you, then acting out full choreography? Hilarity. I wish most of the H2$ guys hadn't gone to college already...
Priscilla said at 2:35 PM
Friday, January 04, 2002
I'd like to take this opportunity to say that Rupert Grint is so amazingly groovy that I could eat horseradish. Hurrah for Rupert Grint!
Okay, I'm done now. Priscilla said at 11:29 PM How could I not mention this? Guess who got a new car today? ::grins like a lunatic:: A silver-blue Lexus RX 300. My new baby. I haven't decided what to name it yet, but for the moment, its nickname is "la voiture d'amour", which is bad French for "my beloved car". Literally "the car of love", but no one cares about that, do they? Plus, voiture d'amour rhymes, and that's all that really matters in the long run. Bobby the bobby is adapting very well to his new keyring (Bobby is my keychain -- a short, plump British policeman. Too cute. I got him in England; I'm such a tourist!). Good stuff. ::dances merrily::
Priscilla said at 11:21 PM Thank Percy! Monica is okay! I was about an inch away from emailing her and making sure that she was safe, what with all the scaryness happening in Argentina. She hadn't posted anything on the StarlingArt egroup and she hadn't updated her blog, and I started to dread the worst. But now she's back, bearing more fantastic artwork, safe and sound. That's certainly a weight off my mind! ::skips happily::
Priscilla said at 10:13 AM At the beginning of Aida's "The Gods Love Nubia", it almost sounds like they're saying "The cods love Nubia". Is this song actually about fish?
Priscilla said at 12:37 AM ::throws aside cloth:: I still have plenty of work to do in the "Info" and "Stuff" sections and a lot more photography to upload, but I'm revealing the new face of The Nine Muses.net anyway. Muah! I'm still trying to decide if I should have image-changing-mouseover thingies on the main page... Leaning towards "no".
Priscilla said at 12:10 AM
Thursday, January 03, 2002
Why is Snape doing the funky chicken dance? I kid you not. Apologies to Alicey.
Priscilla said at 11:27 PM Remind me to watch Invader Zim tomorrow. I always forget.
Priscilla said at 11:23 PM Assembling all the art for tnm.n, I'm astonished to see just how few pieces of original art I have. It's equally astonishing to see how many bloody collaborations I've done. I didn't put half of them in, and I already have more collaborations than everything else put together. Ye gods.
I'm wondering if the JETS t-shirt design that parodied "Charlie's Angels" should go under "Original" or "Fan Art". I'm also torn as to where I should put sketches. Should I repost images in the sketchblog? Should sketches get their own category, plus a link to the sketchblog? Should I just sort the sketches in with the rest of the CGs and such in the Fanart and Original categories? Should I post any of the incoherent rubbish I've done for "Men at Arms: The Musical"? Decisions, decisions... Priscilla said at 11:03 PM Oh, hell. What in Percy's name happened to Encyclopedia Mythica?
Priscilla said at 10:16 PM Why is Jesus taunting midgets?
Priscilla said at 9:25 PM This is a story of good vs. evil, with evil being all-powerful and good being generally 3 feet tall with hairy feet.
...and some kid named Biggerstaff. Nice name, Biggerstaff, no pressure or anything. Next shot is some ship flying across a desert world, most likely Tatooine. Now I don't know about you, but I am damn tired of that puny little sand dune of a world. It was the most boring planet in the first Star Wars, it hasn't gotten better with age. Now would be a good time to check up on all the amusing Self-Made Critic articles you've been missing. Priscilla said at 9:23 PM Check out Renata's hoopy new blog layout. Woo! I got her Festive Holiday Card today, too. Percy, I love her family... ::snickets madly::
Priscilla said at 6:05 PM Priscilla said at 12:08 PM
Wednesday, January 02, 2002
Hiss, one more day without tnm.n. I hope to get it up tomorrow. I'd forgotten how long it takes to set up thumbnails and pages for all the art! Plus scanning photographs and editing old images that still have "Ellie Rosenthal" on them. Bah.
Priscilla said at 10:47 PM Why do I have a mind-block about Tolkien? Here's the story of my most traumatic experience, told through an epic poem. I think I'll submit it to Vibrato.
::clears throat:: Listen, my friends, and I'll tell you the tale Of hobbits and health spas and one naked male. Bright was the afternoon, happy the day as Mom and I studied in sunny Santa Fe. After days of work, our stress to assuage, We went to a health spa to get a massage. Our appointment times differed by half of an hour; I planned to use the hot tub and then take a shower. But relaxation? Ha! My plans, they were thwarted, Tranquility smashed and my calmness aborted. For after the massage, a soothing backrub, I followed the signs to the Women's Hot Tub. The tub, it was empty, so (self-conciousness away) I entered the tub in the suit called "birthday". For at this spa, that is their wont. Unfortunately, for me, that would come back to haunt. I sat there, relaxing, but soon I grew bored, So I picked up "The Hobbit" and amusement was restored. A few pages later, the trouble began. Someone else joined the tub: to my horror, a man. I was sure of that fact. Over the top of page 180 I'd seen something that did not belong to a lady. No idea what to do, my mind, it was flailing. If my clothes were closer, I'd surely be bailing. In the tub I would stay, for I had protection there: Refractive bubbling water and my very long hair. Speechless, I wondered what steps I could take To make this intruder realize his mistake. After what seemed like years, I finally made my choice, Said "You do know this is the women's tub..." in a hesitant voice. "Is is?" he inquired, with a casual air. At this reaction, I wanted to rip out my hair. How blind could he be, to not see the signs? There were three on the path with very clear designs. I wanted to scream and kick, yell, and shout When the man showed no indication of getting out. Ten more minutes of agony passed. I realized helplessly that I'd never last. I made my decision, and with a heavy sigh I sprang from the tub -- just Tolkien 'tween me and his eye. I threw on my robe! And I've never forgotten The relief that can come with 100% cotton. Priscilla said at 7:08 PM Someone should write an article about merchandising in LOTR and call it "One ring to rule the mall". I'd laugh.
Priscilla said at 6:06 PM It's snowing! Just little flurries, but snow nonetheless! ::dances::
Priscilla said at 2:44 PM Sannali is alive! Hurrah!
Priscilla said at 11:27 AM That's always fun...
You are Evil Hello Kitty "Veil of virtue hung to hide your method"... you pretend good but you're really as evil as they come. Cute and adorable, with a fetish for blood. You've been known to do such dastardly deeds as killing and eating your best friends for no particular reason. Could qualify as a Deathkitten. Priscilla said at 11:23 AM
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
No way! According to imdb.com, "Matrix: Reloaded" doesn't come out until 2003! ::cries:: Aaarg, annoyance.
Priscilla said at 10:30 PM Reading the guestbook on my HP site for the first time in about a month provides a much-needed ego boost. I'll update WIAN as soon as I get the art section for tnm.n up. It'll probably be up tomorrow (the art site, I mean), as I cleaned most of my room this evening and my mom has nothing left to gripe about. And there was much rejoicing!
Priscilla said at 9:44 PM Just like Ann. ::blinks::
You're the Nightmare Before Christmas!  Priscilla said at 9:37 PM I have become infamous for my puns. Percy help me.
Me: If you hit me, I'd be a black eyed "P". Melissa: Yeah, I could get one, and then I'd have one left over. Me: (to myself) You could get Hannibal over here... Melissa: What? Me: Never mind, it was in bad taste. Priscilla said at 7:53 PM Happy 2002, everybody! And what a raging party we had to bring it in. Nancy, Chungy, and Mackenzie came over, and we spent the evening watching movies, playing Uno, and eating Mackenzie's famous dip. That stuff will make you fall down on your knees and thank Percy that you're alive. Kinda like a Jack's hamburger.
First, it was "A Fish Called Wanda", which was mostly us raving about how nifty John Cleese is. Yay John Cleese! ::dances:: Next, we watched "The Fifth Element", which Chungy and I kept referring to as "The Fifth Elephant". We spent most of the movie arguing over whether the actor who played Zorg also played the Duke in Moulin Rouge. I was right -- he wasn't. We were all incredibly amused to see Mathieu Kassovitz (Nino in "Amelie") cameo as the mugger near the beginning of the movie. I also spent a while griping about the Diva's performance. While nifty, it wasn't superhuman. Heck, the "Queen of the Night" aria is harder than that. Everyone told me to shut up. Afterwards, we played Uno for about an hour (I came in last -- go me!). Next, we watched "Snatch", realizing halfway through that we had missed the countdown for 2002. I was disappointed, as I hoped that I would get to check how accurate my watch was. I set it precisely to the New Year countdown in 2000, then 2001, and it was remarkably accurate. Bah humbug for 2002. We all ended up going to sleep around 4. In the morning, we woke up around noon, then watched "Good Morning, Vietnam". Go Robin Williams! Why do people dislike him so? Anyway, then it was time to go, and we all went our seperate ways. Chungy got her scarf, Nancy got my copy of "Guards! Guards!", and Mackenzie accidentally forgot "Feet of Clay". Oh well. A happy new year to all. May "Rent" lyrics forever be stuck in your head on this occasion. Priscilla said at 4:40 PM Take note: Alicey's blog has moved. Check out all the great stuff you missed while Blogger was being evil!
Priscilla said at 3:02 PM Title cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan, used without permission.
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