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The Absurdities of My Life… And Tuna.

Charlatan Illusionists and Teacher Meetings

Posted by Jessica on January 25, 2010 at 11:11 pm in Ramblings, classes, fun

Just another life update since the last time I posted.

Nothing much is going on here lately and I honestly can’t think of anything interesting to post about. I’ve done nothing much besides hang out with my friends when I haven’t been in class. I also have been working on reworking one of my short stories for my English 464 class.

Last friday I went to what I thought was going to be an illusionist show only to learn that it was a Christian message in disguise. Brock Gill came to campus to do a show and since I like things like David Blaine and Criss Angel, I decided to go.

The thing that bothers me the most was simply the fac t that I felt like I paid $5 just to see him stand up on stage and play with cards and try to fool us. I know enough about magic that I was able to pick out his distractions when they happened. Anyway, before the intermission, he told us that he wanted to talk about his life and that if we “did want to hear it, we could just leave”. Well, I paid to get into this show, I was going to see what he wanted say.

What did he want to say? He wanted us to find Jesus. I suppose it was a nice message to spread along. I’m a Catholic, I don’t mind people talking about Jesus. My problem was that I didn’t know it was going to be a Christian-y message until I had seen flip a few cards around for an hour. I didn’t think I was going to get a message about religion while I was supposed to enjoy myself seeing some illusions.

And the even sketchier part was simply the way he talked to us about the disater in Haiti. He asked for donations for his mission trip and to send supplies down there. He claimed all the supplies that were beign sent to Haiti were being bottlenecked by customs and they weren’t getting through. He claimed that the company he worked with found this super secret way into Haiti through the Dominican Republic and that we should give to him because it was sure to get to the people there. ….It sounded too sketchy for me.

I left the performance kinda disappointed. It was okay, because I went back with my friends and watched Sergeant Frog until one in the morning.

Well, that’s all for the moment. I need to do more and update more often. I want to make this interesting for all my readers! Lol, that means I need a more interesting life.

I talked to my creative writing teacher and I told her one of my book ideas and she actually told me that I should write it. What does that mean? It means that I’m going to start writing my book. I am going to fix what I have so far and make it presentable for my second short story. I’m super excited! It’s currently 30 pages, and I plan for it to be at least 120 pages by the time the first draft is done and longer after I edit more. That’s the plan. Will I still with it? Who knows. I just know that I want to write it. I wanna get it out of my head.

Well, that’s all for now! I’ll talk to you later!

Back to Class!

Posted by Jessica on January 12, 2010 at 6:20 am in School, life

Ugh, classes start again for me on Wednesday. I’m already back to Campus and attempting to settle back in. The attempt is pretty much successful, especially since it’s my third year here and I’m used to how the flow goes by now.

I’ve had a lot of fun the last few days. I hung out with my family and the like. I finished reading Narcissus in Chains and I’ve moved on to the first Merry Gentry novel, A Kiss of Shadows, at the request of a friend of mine. Same author, different series. I’m hoping to see a big difference between the two.

I also saw Daybreakers today. It wasn’t bad. There was much not really left explained and several plot holes. I think if the movie were to be novelized, I think I might like it better. But, I do think it was really good. I’m probably going to buy the DVD when it comes out.

Yesterday I watched over half of the anime Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok. I think it was really sure and I can’t wait to finish it.  My friends like to tell me that the character Mayura Daidouji is my anime counterpart due to the fact that I like paranormal things. Lol, I’m not where as bad as she is with it.

Anyway! I think that’s all I’m going to comment on at the moment. I’ll post again once I’ve actually gone to class.

Happy New Years! +Pics from Chattanooga!

Posted by Jessica on December 31, 2009 at 10:11 pm in fun, life

So, I’m back from my trip. It was awesome. Downtown Chattanooga has some interesting things about downtown… either that or I don’t get out much, lol.

Anyway, here are some of the random pictures that I took!

On A Horse Statue in Coolidge Park

On A Horse Statue in Coolidge Park

On an adjacent Elephant statue

On an adjacent Elephant statue

Next to the Tennessee River and the Delta Queen

Next to the Tennessee River and the Delta Queen

The Delta Queen from ...some bridge we walked across, lol

The Delta Queen from ...some bridge we walked across, lol

Some statues of a pair of feet. x3 Interesting statues.

Some statues of a pair of feet. x3 Interesting statues. And for reference, I'm about 5'5.

In front of the Chattanooga Aquarium that we were too broke to go into

In front of the Chattanooga Aquarium that we were too broke to go into

I saw this totally awesome guy waiting for a high-five, so I gave him one.

I saw this totally awesome guy waiting for a high-five, so I gave him one.

Lol, so that was one day of my trip. Chattanooga is a very artsy town. I spent most of my city life in Nashville, Tennessee and I’m too afraid to drive downtown, I’ve had a few bad experiences, but this makes me want to go downtown before I go back to Knoxville for the next semester. I just recently learned that Nashville has a walking bridge. I’ve been living here most of my life and I didn’t know that!

Anyway, tomorrow I go with my mother to get my hair cut. I’ll do some before and after pictures, but it probably won’t be anything too drastic. This is more or less a manicure visit since I haven’t been to the stylist since September.

Happy New Years, everyone! ^^ Be safe and good luck on the new year!

How often do you go exploring in the city?
Does your town/city have something interesting about it?

Christmas Shopping, Bibimbo, and Opryland Hotel

Posted by Jessica on December 13, 2009 at 5:47 am in life

Well, last night, I was reminded by my friend that I was supposed to take her Chrismtas shopping. It had totally slipped my mind and I played it off all, “Of course! Be there at one!”

So! Lol, I went to my friend’s house that’s a good thirty minutes away and took her to a mall and a few stores. She had told me to pick something out as a present while we were shopping around at the different stores, but I could never figure out what I had wanted. We ended up going to a delicious Japanese restaurant called ‘Sapporo’. Mmm!

We started off with some Miso Soup and some kind of salad that I forgot the name of. It was wonderful, really. The Miso soup had the best tofu I had ever eaten in my entire life, but then again, I haven’t eaten a lot of properly cooked tofu.

The main course of the meal was the Bibimbo. I got the fried egg! Delicious! I was honestly kind of wary about eating this. I have a habit of whenever I go to an unfamiliar restaurant, I order what ever someone at the next table has if it looks appealing enough, this case was no different. I’m glad I did, it was delicious.

And since we were unsure if the above was enough for us both, we also ordered and split some Crunchy Shrimp Sushi. We were both thoroughly stuffed by the end of the meal, and had to get a to-go box.

Well, after that, I dropped my friend back off at her house and came back home. I waited for my aunt and a cousin to order pizza and then we went to the Opryland Hotel. Every year the hotel puts up an impressive array of Christmas lights and it a lot of fun to simply go wander around the HUGE hotel and take pictures and such. :)

To see the pictures from Opryland, look under the cut.

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Done with Exams! Yay, Winter Break!

Posted by Jessica on December 10, 2009 at 6:08 am in Ramblings, School, life

So! I’m done with exams for the moment and I’m at home for a month for my Winter break. Whew! I’m glad to be done with it!

My plans for December:
1. Casino trip with the ‘rents starting Sunday. I’ll take lotsa pictures!
2. Start my smutty short story that I’ve been wanting to write! (Idea in mind! Already starting!)
3. Help my sister get back into college or help her with other options.
4. Sign up a friend for Standardized Testing for College.
5. Enjoy Christmas and New Years with the family.
6. Read at least 2 of the 6+ I brought home with me.
7. Get a haircut!
8. Try to get to Chattanooga to visit Jessica and Alana between Christmas and New Year’s
9. >.> Make sure not to over indulge.
10. Find awesome cheap prices for my school books for next semester.

And that’s all I can think of for the moment, lol! It feels like a lot to do in a month, but I’m sure that I’ll laze about for most of the month before I finally get around to some of the stuff.

Oh! For those interested, I have added the revised versions (AKA, the versions that I turned in for my Final grade) of The Price of Company and Detachment. The previous versions are down for now. These are, in my opinion, more complete versions of the stories.

I have also been obsessed with OneRepublic’s new CD, Waking Up. I feel like the more I listen to it, the more I fall in love with it. It is a beautiful CD. I’m not sure if I like it better than their first one yet, but I am totally NOT disappointed by the CD at all… Unlike how I was with Panic! At the Disco’s newest CD. If you get a chance, please listen to the CD!

That’s all for this specific update!

@ Daniella: Would you be interested in doing Chattanooga with me? And let me know if/when you come to Nashville!

Do you have a to-do list?
Who is your favorite musical performer at the moment?

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