Paroxysmal

Go go go.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:41:41 -0600

Home-fries, I'm going back to Livejournal.

http://pingly.livejournal.com

Hit me up there! Add me, also, and I'll add you back.

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I'm kind of a dumb-ass.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:15:52 -0600

So, I may have mentioned before how I wanted to screen-print a design onto a t-shirt?

Well, my mom sent me some of her clean panty-hose yesterday (yeah, really -- she even wrote on the envelope that they were clean), so they could act as the screen for this little endeavor. So I decided that instead of studying I would do it. The process took awhile, man.

I'm a dumb-ass because I purchased BLOCK PRINTING INK and not the ink for FABRIC. What was I thinking -- I think I was blinded by the brand and instantly thought 'oh this is what I need' when perusing Art Mart. So after my labors, and the design is on the shirt, I will never ever be able to wash it because the ink comes right off, and I'm not exactly happy with the placement of the bird.

Thankfully this weekend I'm heading to Columbia and picking up some proper ink, and a new white t-shirt and I'll do it again. Correctly this time, and maybe with a stencil instead of panty-hose because I feel that that was unneccesary to use and overly complicated. Next time I'll take pictures so I can show you all.

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Shuck and jive baby.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:08:12 -0600

I like the colors in this theme.

So I took about a twenty minute nap, and don't really feel refreshed even though I also took a twenty minute shower when I woke up. Maybe having dinner in a half hour will help. I'm hoping this is the case because I need to get a bunch done tonight, but all I want to do is sleep. I'm hoping that as a result of this week being so busy my thanksgiving break will be nice and relaxing. Please let this be so! Ahh!

I put up some calligraphy on my wall that my sister did last year--I should really look up what each thing means because people will probably ask, but oh well. They're special to me regardless of their meaning. I've become very social with people all of the sudden in that I've been making plans for lunch and dinner all week, and then am traveling with people to Columbia (Missouri) to shop and such this Saturday. I think this is a both good and bad thing. I'm fine with being social, but I like being alone as well. Right now I'm kind of foggy from my lack of sleep and too short nap, so I need to go walk around outside for fifteen minutes and then meet a friend for dinner. Mmm.

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Nifty nifty.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:13:56 -0600

So I'm cross-posting stuff to my livejournal now, so people over there know I'm still alive.

That's all -- this week is going to be horrendously busy. Update later because I have class now!

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Je t'aime.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:19:26 -0600

I can't really fall asleep right now. I've been reading for awhile--I really like how James Baldwin writes.

let's take off
all our bobbles and pretenses
and flicker around
our shrouded rooms
filled with morning dew and soft sighs

we'll fall asleep
tugging on fantasy
and funneling
queer views

throughout the interm
sighing
all over

(Not a product of James Baldwin, but of me... on this early Sunday morning when I should be sleeping since I have to drive back to college tomorrow).

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Lightning.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:39:17 -0600

Her divine coffee-colored hair
Her blaring, confidant laughs ricocheting off the classroom walls
Her supple skin—
There she relaxes in front of me.

Her prinked rosy face,
With her quick, unexpected winks
Her vivacious spirit
Like soda foam tickling my mouth

Her smooth revealing skirts showing
Flesh, pink and peeking,
Her form-fitting shirt emblazoned—Lightning.
Will this hour not end?

I wrote this last year for creative-writing. We had to incorporate lightning somehow. I wanted to post some poetry since I haven't in awhile, and I think one of the original purposes for this bloggity blog was to put my writing out there for general critiques and constructive opinions because I'm all about improvement and people are more honest when they can't see the person they're critiquing (that and they don't know them as well).

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Blah, blaaah.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:24:50 -0600

So I was on a walk tonight, and my ipod died. You know, the little sad ipod face came up and everything, which basically means it's hopeless and needs to be replaced. This blows hardcore because now I won't have my music with me wherever I go until I get it fixed. And I can't get it fixed until Thanksgiving because I would really rather not go home until then.

This'll be a good experiment to see how this unburdening of ear-buds and constant music affects my day-to-day. I'm apprehensive, but trying to look at the bright side. Maybe I've been too distracted by my music while moving around through the day, and this will be a good reprieve. Yes. This is how I must think about such events.

ARRIGHT. Let's start the count-down until Thanksgiving break!

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Same old, same old.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:36:44 -0600

The Information

Yeah, maybe I write about new music too much instead of more about my current life, but whatever. I was a little apprehensive about listening to this album because there are definitely more hip-hop vibes to the songs (not all, just a few) that seem to be going away from Beck's usual style. Something that's not bad because all artists should experiment and change it up and all that (unless you're The Killers and mangle up your sound abhoringly). Anyway, I must say that I'm falling in love with this album; I've had it on repeat for most of the day. I like the hip-hopish style of the some of the songs because they work well, and otherwise the songs really appeal to my ear. I don't know much about music, so I can't quite comment on the logistics or use 'technical terms' to describe this album. In the end, it's made me feel damn good. Ha.

Also, if you purchase the album through the iTunes' store you get the videos that go along with the songs as well, and those are fun fun fun to watch.

School and life are fine. I'm reading The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac right now (I can't remember if I've mentioned this yet) and really enjoying the read. And today I've been rather proactive with studying Spanish and writing my story. Only four-hundred more words! Mmm going to a party tonight, but have nothing to do until then, so I may take a nap.

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La musica nueva y otras cosas.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:37:06 -0600

Knives Don't Have Your Back

I'm liking this album quite a lot. Emily Haines is from Metric, and The Soft Skeleton consists of various persons from various bands that she holds dear to her. Check it out, please!

Otherwise today has been good. The weather and blue sky was horrendously distracting, so I haven't gotten too much done. Did well on my math test, I believe, and I feel fairly prepared for this spanish test on friday. If I study some more this evening and then tomorrow I should be a-okay!

It's kind of scary watching the open course list slowly fill up for the spring semester. Since I only have three credits to my name I get the pleasure of registering last, which means slim pickin'. All the creative writing classes are basically full, so I'm going to have to search for another English class. Otherwise it's not so bad. I'll just have to keep an eye on it until november ninth when I can finally select my course load for next semester. Ahhh!

Two friends and myself went and visited a house this past weekend that we're considering renting next year. It was really awesome with its porch and newly carpeted intererior (the bedrooms were still hardwood, which is awesome), and new sink, and stove. The windows were big and the bathroom was as well, and we're all just rather excited. We're going to keep looking around, but I think we all really like the one we saw this past weekend. Yay for getting away from campus!

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Oh goodness.

nobody@vox.com(N. Beck) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:08:00 -0600

A while ago in Spanish we were talking about study habits and this girl (who I don't particularly enjoy) piped up with the fact that a person should study for two hours per one hour class period they attend. Was she joking? I have five classes (two of which are an hour and a half, so that's three hours), which come out to six hours of total class time for two days (I have three classes on monday and two on tuesday). According to this girl I should be studying for six hours on monday night and six hours on tuesday night! That's just crazy! And I'm sure that's not quite how it goes. I mean I could save some of those hours from the week for the weekend, hah. Maybe in an ideal world I would get that much studying done, but there is way too much going on for me to have any inkling of desire for such extensive studying. Goodness! Then again, if I were to devote that much time to my studies I'd probably do amazingly in my classes.

But in the end I do fine and have had no problems yet with not devoting my whole night and day to pouring over books. Viva la vida!

This whole post was brought on by the fact that I'm about go to the language lab to sit around and study Spanish for two hours! Or as long as I can take it. You know I'm excited.

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