HALLOWEEN!

going to a costume party tonight, dusting off the jedi robe, gotta get more than one use out of it.
man i love halloween.

I DO NOT LIKE ART HISTORY

i can't stand this class. it is very possible that it is just the teacher, i don't remember hating it this much last semester. i get to go hammer some metal tonight, maybe that will make me feel better. or worse depending on if it goes well or not.

when times are a crucible

when times are a crucible
and the air is full of crisis
those who are the most themselves are the victims.

October the 21st

spending the evening getting my socks rocked.

california one youth and beauty brigade

the decemberists in 5 hours. oh so excited. have waited for this for months. colin meloy is awesome. go ahead, envy me.

jack thompson is a douchebag [part 6]

idiots with influence must be stopped... but, i will discontinue my posts. those of you who are within earshot, well, you might still have to hear about it.

jack thompson [part 5]

yes, so, it is pretty much agreed universally that this jack thompson guy is an idiot. but if we were to followup on every idiot when they did something idiotic well then we'd be endlessly occupied and maybe even slightly entertained but our intelligence level would likely drop; so probably best to just let jack thompson be an idiot and forget he exists, despite all the stupid stuff he does to draw attention to himself, cuz if we don't define a cutoff point this could be neverending. soon alan's [our] blog will turn into a continuous jack thompson saga, eww. so i hope, hope, hope, this is the last of the jack thompson posts :P

jack thompson is a douchebag [part 4]

so it looks like the right thing to do when someone donates $10,000 to charity is call the police on them to have them arrested. or, thats what jack thinks at least.

art history post [not about art history, just when it was made]

i didn't say anything about it when it was announced but i feel that i should. apple is taking the first steps into creating a world of entirely digital media. with the new itunes you can now do video. one click gets you a new music video, a current tv show, or a short film by pixar. now i know it isn't quite there yet but imagine you want to rent a movie, and instead of getting in the car and driving to the store you click a button on your computer and download the movie you want to watch. everything from movies, tv shows, radio shows, books, video games, computer games; all available to you over the internet. some people i know would say its already there, its not too hard to find a movie you want or a tv show you saw somewhere on the internet. like the "never before seen" family guy movie that i saw a month before it was released in stores. soon enough i believe movie theaters will be a thing of the past. tv's are getting bigger and more affordable. computers are getting more and more advanced. music is damn near all digital, i don't see everything else too far behind.

jack thompson is a douchebag [part 3]

so apparently, jack was just kidding. the $10,000 he dangled in front of charity was just a joke. he never meant for anyone to make his silly little game. that $10,000 was just part of his satire. its a shame he didn't make that more clear, it looks like a few people took him up on it. its a good thing there are people out there to cover your slack jack.

why i should use fedex

why would it take UPS 3 days to get from california to iowa. thats rediculous. its not even that it traveled for 3 days, it sat in california for 3 days. then up and hightailed it to iowa.

jack thompson is a douchebag [cont]

see, now it isn't just the video game industry who knows he's crazy.

"Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a great deal of respect... Some of the people that you have publicly criticised are not only people of integrity, but are people who have worked to improve the lives of children."

thats Dr. David Walsh, founder of America's National Institute on Media and the Family

blah

i don't like that its already dark out when i leave for my last class of the day.

jack thompson is a douchebag

thats all that really needs to be said.

6 months of we

who else would bake salmon with me at 1:30 in the morning just cuz? i think that counts as a movie moment. were goofy. i love you :)

little round mirrors - harvey danger

All alone
On the floor
Next to your twin-bed box-spring and mattress
The door
Is ajar
From afar
You can hear bands practicing

And When they dream they all
Dream of somebody like you
Somebody who takes what they make
Twice as seriously as they could ever hope to do
And when you dream
You dream of a day...

When you find something you could love half as much
As you love all your little round mirrors
See yourself reflected in one, theres a hole in the middle
You can't seem to fill

Bring them home
Watch them go
All you know is you hope they'll hurry back
And you cry
Then you lie your frail body down
Like a penny on a railroad track
And even if they stay in touch
The past stays in the past
But every time
You crash a little bit harder than the last
And every time you crash don't you

Wanna find something you could love
Half as much as you love all your little round mirrors
See yourself reflected in one
There's a hole in the middle you can't seem to fill

A shooting star is
A little piece of
Cosmic debree desperately wanting to fall to earth
It doesn't get too far
It's not a real star
It's hardly even worth footnotes in your memoir
Shoulder to shoulder
Up on our tip-toes
Chewing our fingers
And craning our necks
Just to see
Quite the collection
Divide by section
It's just a surrogate connection leaving you all alone

On the floor next to your twin-bed box-spring and mattress
The door
Still ajar
There you are and now you're coming to stay until

You can find someone who will love you as much
As you love all your little round mirrors
Murdering your time in cold blood
There's a whole in the middle you can't seem to fill

back in coon rapids

wish i was home....

i just can't help myself

modern art, makes me, want to rock out!

spurs and all

Marshal Kane is the original badass.

question/quiz thing stolen from alan briggs [i'm such a copycat]

8 Firsts...
First Best Friend: alisha christine rewerts
First Kiss: hmm... probably corey 8th grade valentines [yeah that wasn’t pressured]
First Screenname: ficklet
First Pet: Jake the cat [named for my siblings: Joel, Aaron, Katie, Erika]
First Piercing: ears
First Crush: kid named billy my brother met while we were on a camping trip in Kentucky, dark hair, a bit on the pudgy side. Offered me a ride on his bike, was too shy and turned him down. I was six and stupid. Should’ve accepted. :)
First Music: sick, I used to be obcessed with X93, “today’s best music,” ick.
First Car: blue ’94 Ford Escort wagon “the grocery getter” over 250,000 miles!

7 Lasts...
Last Cigarette: oh, I dunno
Last alchoholic beverage: couple weekends ago
Last Car Ride: bringing a late movie back to the library
Last Kiss: my way back from class
Last Movie Seen: Mars Attacks... wait the fifth element was the last movie i watched but i didn't see all of it, just the end.
Last Phone Call: mi madre y mi padre
Last CD Played: this mix cd w/ imperial teen’s “yoo hoo” on it. Good car tunes.

6 Have You Evers....
Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Friends: yes….
Have You Ever Broken the Law: only petty ones
Have You Ever Been Arrested: no
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: ...i thought not, but my memory’s not good
Have You Ever Been on TV: my stupid dance recitals used to air on the west bend channel every now and again if that counts
Have You Ever Been on the Radio: yeah, im such a dork, requested nina’s 99 red balloons [‘80’s child]

5 Things....
5 Things You're Wearing: shirt, underwear…. Um, pajama pants, left hair clip, right hair clip [its hot out, normally coming up w/ an extensive list is rather easy]
5 Things You've Done Today: went to a meeting, ate breakfast, cooked a pizza, went to class, rode my bike
5 Things You Can't Live Without: God, family, books, music, laughter
5 Places You've Been: montana, canada, michigan, kentucky, tennessee

4 favorite things In Order….
Alan, piercings, cheese, my cat

3 People You Can Tell *Almost* Anything To….
1. Kelly
2. Alan
3. Desiree

2 Choices...
Black or White: Black
Hot or Cold: Hot

1 Thing You Want to Do Before you die….
Here comes the corniest thing you ever heard: make a true difference in someone’s life.

quiz/question thingie stolen from ms. emily powell

8 Firsts...
First Best Friend: erin haeg
First Kiss: hmm... first... first... let me search the memory banks
First Screenname: jpfizzelbottom (i still can't spell)
First Pet: Freckles
First Piercing: tongue
First Crush: hmm... probably this girl named Amanda. her mom and my mom worked at the same place and we both lived by the turtle pool and i don't think i've seen her since i was 8 or so.
First Music: rediculous heavy metal that i can't really stand anymore
First Car: 89 toyota camry... i miss that car... i really do... it just fit so well

7 Lasts...
Last Cigarette: i don't smoke
Last alchoholic beverage: let me make sure my parents aren't still reading this :P
Last Car Ride: home from the mall of america
Last Kiss: before class
Last Movie Seen: Mars Attacks... wait the fifth element was the last movie i watched but i didn't see all of it, just the end.
Last Phone Call: me mum
Last CD Played: white stripes get behind me satan or phantom planet.

6 Have You Evers....
Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Friends: yes
Have You Ever Broken the Law: lots of times
Have You Ever Been Arrested: no
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: ...maybe
Have You Ever Been on TV: i think i have, i was heard on tv at the starwars premier
Have You Ever Been on the Radio: yes, and my dad used to call into radio shows and use my name cuz i though that was cool

5 Things....
5 Things You're Wearing: shirt, shorts, undershorts, left sandal, right sandal (kinda had to cheat there)
5 Things You've Done Today: woke up. showered. got dressed. biked to class. got some coffee.
5 Things You Can't Live Without: God, family, friends, caffeine, wifi
5 Places You've Been: minnesota, georgia, wisconsin, canada, all the states between canada and minnesota if you go around the lakes.

4 favorite things In Order….
katie, wifi, tbell, my new 1GB flash drive

3 People You Can Tell *Almost* Anything To….
1. katie
2. Eric
3. Alex


2 Choices...
Black or White: Black
Hot or Cold: cold

1 Thing You Want to Do Before you die….
get kicked off a reality tv show.

feel free to point out any discrepancies.

weekend recap

lets see...

friday: i don't remember what happened friday i will get back to you on that.
[edit] taco bell and rush hour? that might be all

saturday: made a big breakfast. mall of america, bought mars attacks for $5, went back to menomonie and watched it.

sunday: um, slept in late. walked to subway, went to artisan's for about 10 seconds to find out they don't have jewelry for sale. went over to katies. made some dinner.

it was more fun that it seems written down. pics from that mall trip later.

you have no idea

it was pretty gross, i'm talking crack head long nails here.

did he?

so alan, this guy had half an inch long fingernails. did you find that disturbing?