I’m rather cross to see that it costs nearly $20 just to ship 5 paperback books to Argentina. Alicey, when its your turn, you’d be better off ordering from Amazon.com and setting Mon’s home as your shipping address. Eliminate the extortionistic middleman. ::growls at post office::
Ooh! And another amusing thing that happened at school today! We were talking about centripetal forces and rotational acceleration and such in Physics, and the class eventually convinced Mr. Loh to let us watch parts of 2001 on his incredibly shiny new DVD/CD/other nifty media player. Marcelina and I revelled in the Stanley!love as we calculated the diameter of the space station, based on the time it took for a quarter-revolution. We are nerds, and we love it. We discussed all the astronomical aspects of the movie, and we were thrilled by the accuracy that this movie had, versus the rest of Hollywood. Clarke and Kubric are my Heros of the Day.
I was amused. I went to the computer lab early for my Java class, to find a girl (gah, I forgot her name) and her friends looking at various Elfwood galleries. She immediately jumped up and asked me if I did art. Yes, I said. After a short line of questioning, she started spazzing. Apparently, she ran across the FA April Fools LOTR:VSD collab with Monica and had seen my name and wondered if it was the same Priscilla Spencer. It was amazing. Whenever I mentioned any of my HP artist friends, she gasped and squealed “You know her!?!”. She’s a huge fan of Mon, Mags, and Alicey. I told her to keep an ear to the ground for news on our Very Secret Collaborative Project, as Mags is her favourite artist. XD
::sigh:: He really does make a good Lucius, but if only he didn’t have that ridiculous hair. He’s a Malfoy! Malfoys don’t have long hair. *scowls* He looks like Celeborn.
Sent the packages. I’m not sure when Mon’s will arrive, but Brenna’s is guaranteed for Tuesday. Yay.
Checking out at Barnes and Noble for Moni, my cashier informed me that he used to work for Harper Collins, and he had been Terry Pratchett’s and Neil Gaiman’s liason-publisher-person-thing. He actually has the typed manuscript of American Gods at home! ::faints:: Squeeage ensued. I should have asked him if he had a proof copy of Nightwatch. XD
Squee! Got a letter from Renata, containing a brochure from the House on the Rock and a postcard with the Carousel of the Gods! Ooh, I must show my fellow Gaiman fans… *does a little dance*
And now, I have a package to send to Brenna. And Monica. Hurrah!
::snerks:: CoS is going to be fabulous.
In English class today, we had to write a poem to mimic Mr. Elton’s “charade” in Emma. Here’s the one Chungy and I wrote. See if you can get it. (Note: for those unfamiliar, the first couplet describes the first syllable, and the second couplet describes the second syllable. The second stanza describes the syllables together.)
The first, a conveyance for climbing the black.
I keep to dotted paths, though legs I may lack.
The next, a companion so faithful and true,
I follow my master and gnaw on his shoe.
Together, what marvelous comfort we bring.
We cushion your feet upon your entering.
Unnatural grass in a field in your den,
Not slate, brick, or hardwood, so who am I then?
Nominated and voted for Neil Gaiman as the graduation speaker. Stupid teennybopper fools have never heard of him. Fortunately, garnered support from Marcelina and Eunice. Should have mentioned “dreamy British accent” in qualifications list. Drat.