Okay, well, before today/tonight/whenever you want to call it, I've only had 4 post this month. It's been rather busy. I've been reading the Harry Potter books. I'm currently past 1/4 of the book HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. I'm not going to say too much about it plot wise because anyone who sees this will have more than likely read it already or have absolutely no interest in Harry Potter anyway. By the way, out of 7 books, this is the 6th one. The fifth one, The Order of the Phoenix, I listened to an audio recorded reading of it by Jim Dale. The forth one, The Goblet of Fire, I read the first 2 chapters aloud with my mom. I decided it was too long to just hold off to a weekly reading. So I finished it.
During the course of reading the 5th book, I had a birthday. I'm now 27. I celebrated by getting lunch at Applebee's and then hanging out with my friend Zach for a few hours. Then we went to the Roving Imp where we gave Chante' and Julie a ride to Chillie's followed by a trip to my house for some ice cream cake before Chante' and Julie had to get back to the Roving Imp to have a meeting.
Also, since I last updated, I've had 3 shows. Dimensional Rift's primary location took place in a bar. The different dimensions had these bars in different locations including China and space. The Sunday Warrior's show on the 19th was my last Sunday Warrior's show because I've been bumped out of that class. I've been taking the level 2 class since July 19, 2008. Then, the 3rd Sunday, I started going to Nifer's class because 1)it was a chance to get more practice in and 2)it was free. Then, on the first Monday in August, I started taking the second level 2 class which was the Robot Parade group. I was taking 3 classes over the course of 3 days. Then in February, it switched to everyone was allowed up to 2 classes but only 1 of each level. I remained in the Saturday class and Nifer's Sunday class. Now, my level is such that I need to focus solely on my level 2 goals. Speaking of which, the Sunday Warrior's show was awesome...but unfortunately, not the Arnold so much. It was okay...but very stuff heavy. But it turns out that my best work was Television game and Hoedown. John says he wants to make sure I'm in the 4th person slot for Hoedown whenever we do that.
However, regardless of how the Arnold went, I do feel like I'm making some strides in my goals of exspressing emotions...well, exspressing my "emotional arrows" towards my scene partners.
Oh, and at one point this month, I got between 34 and 35 miles per gallon on my car. That's the best I've gotten. I imediately went back to about 26 the following time...but it happened once!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
New Year's Resolution Complete!
I have sucessfully started and ended 3 books this year on my own. The first was the Second City Almanac of Improvasation that Nifer loaned me back in late January.
By the way, before I go any further, let me just say that Nifer got accepted to train at the Second City Concervatory in Chicago. Congradulations to Nifer. This should be her party too...with all of these people from Chicago:
The second book was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets which I finished last week. The third one was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
I really liked Prisoner of Azkaban except for how depressing it was. Where the first 2 books kept me going based upon interest of what was going to happen next, this one kept me going because I knew there were 7 books altogether so I knew nothing was going to be so bad that books 4-7 would not have been writen. But wow! If I were Harry Potter, I probably would have attempted suicide or something. I found it to be that sad. I kept reading because I wanted to see things get better. I'm told it was the start of the dark ones. But it's hard to get all this information from the point of view of someone who is in their early teenaged years.
Anyway, I'm still chugging through. I've started on the 4th book which is The Goblet of Fire. This one is 734 pages long. And since I'm a slow reader, it will probably be a while before I'm there.
By the way, I think I'm turning into a Harry Potter nerd...
Now, I want to start reading some more before I go to bed.
By the way, before I go any further, let me just say that Nifer got accepted to train at the Second City Concervatory in Chicago. Congradulations to Nifer. This should be her party too...with all of these people from Chicago:
The second book was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets which I finished last week. The third one was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
I really liked Prisoner of Azkaban except for how depressing it was. Where the first 2 books kept me going based upon interest of what was going to happen next, this one kept me going because I knew there were 7 books altogether so I knew nothing was going to be so bad that books 4-7 would not have been writen. But wow! If I were Harry Potter, I probably would have attempted suicide or something. I found it to be that sad. I kept reading because I wanted to see things get better. I'm told it was the start of the dark ones. But it's hard to get all this information from the point of view of someone who is in their early teenaged years.
Anyway, I'm still chugging through. I've started on the 4th book which is The Goblet of Fire. This one is 734 pages long. And since I'm a slow reader, it will probably be a while before I'm there.
By the way, I think I'm turning into a Harry Potter nerd...
Now, I want to start reading some more before I go to bed.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Roving Imp Garage Sale
The Roving Imp theater and coffee shop had a garage sale this last Sunday. Very few things were sold by the end of the day so the garage sale is still going on. So far, I've been able to sale 2 DVDs. They were DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? and PATCH ADAMS. I have also been able to put a few of my N64 games on layaway for James's parents to pick up for him...he's in Germany but collects games like that. I also took a few CDs, a few other DVDs, a few Gamecube games, a few books, a few VHS tapes, a few books and a few music boxes. Sunday, I bought 2 CDs from Nifer and 2 books from John. The CDs were Paul Simon's GRACELAND and John Lennon's LEGEND. The books I got from John were TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY and STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE: WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND. These are novelazations to a movie and the final episode of a TV show respectively.
I was able to get rid of a music box that playes "The Way We Were" with a stegasaurous inside the snow globe (closest pic I can get). (What was a guy doing with a music box that played "The Way We Were?" Freakin' Stegasaurous)! What I did was I traded with Nifer. In exchanged for the music box (she liked the concept of a music box with a dinosaur playing "The Way We Were" for the ironic humor of it) I got 1 CD and 4 books from her with no Cash in the mix with the exception of Johnny Cash. The CD was JOHNNY CASH - AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE. The books are STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: INTO THE NEBULA (not an actual episode), STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: TO STORM HEAVEN (also not an actual episode), THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN, and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LAST BATTLE.
Nifer thought she had the rest of the books but they weren't there. So she said she'd look for them (Narnia books) but I said if she didn't find them, no big deal. I had the complete set in 1 book once. It was barrowed. But I had to return it due to circumstances.
Anyway, the sale is still going on until like Thursday or Friday or something. I'm still hoping to sell more stuff. The DVDs are $1 and the VHS and CDs are down to $0.50 and $2.00 or so respectively. I've got some books there for about $0.25-$1.00.
I was able to get rid of a music box that playes "The Way We Were" with a stegasaurous inside the snow globe (closest pic I can get). (What was a guy doing with a music box that played "The Way We Were?" Freakin' Stegasaurous)! What I did was I traded with Nifer. In exchanged for the music box (she liked the concept of a music box with a dinosaur playing "The Way We Were" for the ironic humor of it) I got 1 CD and 4 books from her with no Cash in the mix with the exception of Johnny Cash. The CD was JOHNNY CASH - AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE. The books are STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: INTO THE NEBULA (not an actual episode), STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION: TO STORM HEAVEN (also not an actual episode), THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN, and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LAST BATTLE.
Nifer thought she had the rest of the books but they weren't there. So she said she'd look for them (Narnia books) but I said if she didn't find them, no big deal. I had the complete set in 1 book once. It was barrowed. But I had to return it due to circumstances.
Anyway, the sale is still going on until like Thursday or Friday or something. I'm still hoping to sell more stuff. The DVDs are $1 and the VHS and CDs are down to $0.50 and $2.00 or so respectively. I've got some books there for about $0.25-$1.00.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Harry Potter and a 2/3 New Year's Resolution
Okay, so for my New Year's resolution, I said that I would at least start reading 3 books and that I would finish reading at least 3 books...both by the end of the year. I'm a really slow reader. The first book that I both started and completed this year was The Second City Almanac that I had borrowed from Nifer.
The second book that I both started and completed this year was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Before I say anything about it, let me just say that I'm not counting books that I read out loud in a group, which has included Ender's Game, Sophie's World, the incompleted (because we all hated it so much) Left Behind, the just started On A Pale Horse (which has been at the Roving Imp) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (that my mom and I read out loud).
Now that I've mentioned that, I'll say a few things about Chamber of Secrets. But before I do, I just want to say that I don't want to type any spoilers. Fortunately, most people who will be reading this have either already read the book/seen the movie or they will have no desire to do so. Let me just start by saying that I started reading it around 2:15ish on Monday, May 31, 2010 and finsied around 4:57pm on June 3, 2010. This is a new record for me. Anyway, this starts off on Harry Potter's birthday just before his second year at Hogwarts begins. This book is loaded with mystery because there are certain students getting petrified...turned to statue...by something concerning the school's past. Mostly those who are not full wizards/witches. Either they're half and half or their parents were just plain human. Harry Potter has to find out who is the one who's letting this monster wreak havoc on the students...and if nothing else, to clear his name. I enjoied this because it gives some back story to the history of the school and the reader gets information as Harry Potter gets it. Also, it was just down right fun. I as a reader cared for the main charicters and the charicters cared for eachother. One thing I didn't like about it was the idiotic professor that the students had for their Defense Against the Dark Arts class. But that's something I'll leave for a spoiler to tell about.
Also, after reading a couple of Harry Potter books now, I want to say something I've picked up. The use of using the name "Lord Voldemort" vs. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In the first book, there are two people who don't mind saying his name. Professor Dumbledore and Harry Potter. Harry Potter survived as a baby when Voldemort tried to kill him...which turned him into a celebraty. Prof. Dumbledore is the only wizard who is actually more powerful than Voldemort. Everyone else fears him and calls him by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Calling him by that actually gives him a power over them. A power of fear. Professor Dumbledore doesn't fear Voldemort and so he calls him by the name Voldemort. Just wanted to say that.
The second book that I both started and completed this year was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Before I say anything about it, let me just say that I'm not counting books that I read out loud in a group, which has included Ender's Game, Sophie's World, the incompleted (because we all hated it so much) Left Behind, the just started On A Pale Horse (which has been at the Roving Imp) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (that my mom and I read out loud).
Now that I've mentioned that, I'll say a few things about Chamber of Secrets. But before I do, I just want to say that I don't want to type any spoilers. Fortunately, most people who will be reading this have either already read the book/seen the movie or they will have no desire to do so. Let me just start by saying that I started reading it around 2:15ish on Monday, May 31, 2010 and finsied around 4:57pm on June 3, 2010. This is a new record for me. Anyway, this starts off on Harry Potter's birthday just before his second year at Hogwarts begins. This book is loaded with mystery because there are certain students getting petrified...turned to statue...by something concerning the school's past. Mostly those who are not full wizards/witches. Either they're half and half or their parents were just plain human. Harry Potter has to find out who is the one who's letting this monster wreak havoc on the students...and if nothing else, to clear his name. I enjoied this because it gives some back story to the history of the school and the reader gets information as Harry Potter gets it. Also, it was just down right fun. I as a reader cared for the main charicters and the charicters cared for eachother. One thing I didn't like about it was the idiotic professor that the students had for their Defense Against the Dark Arts class. But that's something I'll leave for a spoiler to tell about.
Also, after reading a couple of Harry Potter books now, I want to say something I've picked up. The use of using the name "Lord Voldemort" vs. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In the first book, there are two people who don't mind saying his name. Professor Dumbledore and Harry Potter. Harry Potter survived as a baby when Voldemort tried to kill him...which turned him into a celebraty. Prof. Dumbledore is the only wizard who is actually more powerful than Voldemort. Everyone else fears him and calls him by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Calling him by that actually gives him a power over them. A power of fear. Professor Dumbledore doesn't fear Voldemort and so he calls him by the name Voldemort. Just wanted to say that.
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