Name:Becca Country:United States State:Iowa Metro:Cedar Rapids Gender:Female
Interests:God, Mary Kay, true love, Catholicism, Christianity, theatre, choir, music in general, foreign languages, LotR, Diana Gabaldon, cuddling, Gilbert and Sullivan, cats, dancing, hugs Expertise:skin care, acting, singing, sewing, goofing off, being short, generally making a fool of myself, cartwheels, wasting time on Facebook and MySpace and Xanga, Latin, hugs, backrubs, listening, procrastinating Occupation:Student Industry:Other
No. People choose to quit smoking all the time. While smoking is a terribly unhealthy and smelly habit, it doesn't take away free will. Thank you, "Truth," for making the anti-smoking ad campaign look like it's run by morons.
I didn't write that paper. Somehow managed a C in the class. I think John went wrong in his math somewhere, because the paper was supposed to be worth 25% of my final grade. Oh well, I'm not complaining.
Samhain was last night and it was awesome. It was a 1920s theme, so I wore a dress I found at GoodWill which Elle and I decided was an '80s throwback to the '20s, since it had the low waist and the androgynous shape but was made of rayon. I also wore my authentic blue sequinned flapper hat that my grandma passed down to me. I had to pin all my hair back so it looked like I had a bob, because long hair is not '20s at all and did not look good with the hat. I wish I'd brought my camera, because everyone looked amazing, especially those in the committee. I made Kara's dress myself. She wants to pay me for it, which I wasn't ok with until I spent all day yesterday and the night before stressing about getting it done in time. I was sewing until 6:45 adn the thing started at 7. So she and Joe left and I showered and got dressed and arrived at 7:45. I'm trying not to hold it against Kara, because she doesn't sew and had no way of knowing how time consuming it would be, but she didn't give me enough notice that I would be doing it by myself. Not that we could have both worked on it at the same time really. To be fair, when we decided to do it, we both thought we'd have more free time than we did. I thought I'd have plenty of time to make it. But I had a great time despite the stress and my lateness.
I should go do stuff. The entirety of the kitchen counter is covered ingross dirty dishes and as much as I don't want to wash them all myself, I really can't stand them sitting there anymore. I don't know whose turn it technically is, but they need to be done before we have people over for dungeon crawling and boozing tonight. I won't be drinking much because my vocal cords and I need to be healthy and energized for first tech tomorrow. I'm in the English Department's production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, and I'm very excited about it. I'm playing Celia. It's my second ever significant role in a play, and the first that more than 20 people will actually see. It's going very well. I hope the set has been finished. I was going to help work on it the past couple days but I spent all my time sewing or journaling (feel free to check out my 2 most recent LiveJuornal posts, I'm ragdoll1017 there as well) or playing WoW. I don't think the WoW addiction will last once class starts up again on Monday. I have too many intense classes and too many activities to have free time for excessive gaming. Blue's game is going pretty well though. Haven't played in a few weeks due to player conflicts, and I can't play this coming Friday due to a performance followed by Halloween festivities and two performances the next day.
Life is good. plans for the wedding are going well. We need to finalize a list of the people we're inviting and send out save-the-date cards. We also need to have our engagement pictures taken. A friend of Joe's family is taking them as a gift to us, and since she lives in De Witt it's hard to find time when all three of us are free. Also, I think we have to take the pictures outside because it's the best lighting for her camera, and we're running out of pretty weather. I wouldn't mind pictures in the snow, provided you could see our faces, but I don't want to wait that long to have them taken and I don't want to have them after the leaves have fallen but before the snow, when everything is brown and dead-looking. Then again, it seems like kindof a silly thing to obsess over. Really, I'd be happy with a nice picture of Joe and me together, where we look happy and in love. And since we are, that shouldn't be too difficult.
I should eat something.
Everyone should watch JibJab's Election 2008 video. In fact, I'm posting it here.
Finished The Fiery Cross. And I read the first few pages of A Breath of Snow and Ashes, and will be borrowing my sister's copy so I can hopefully finish it by Winter break, It will probably take that long with school getting in the way.
I spent much of the last three days reading a manga by Kusunoki Kei called Bitter Virgin. With a title like that, the subject matter surprised me. I really didn't expect it to be so heart-wrenching. It's very good. You can read it online at onemanga and it's fairly short, only 4 volumes. Reminder: since the manga is translated from Japanese, it is to be read right to left. Otherwise you will find yourself very confused.
I go home tomorrow. As Flash pointed out, I can in fact wait, but I sure as hell don't want to.
I should have taken a nap this afternoon instead of reading Absolute Boyfriend (also on onemanga). It's more of a comedy. I can't decide if I really like it, but it's amusing and I'm bored.
I'm going to visit my family in Houston for two weeks starting tomorrow. This has been planned all summer. But the plan was for Joe and I to drive down together. Instead I'm flying alone. Joe's work requires him to stay, because he's being promoted to full time and receiving a raise and benefits. But since his boss is taking her vacation now, and lots of people have recently quit (and more may be fired), he is needed here. It's okay. We need the money. I just wish we were able to visit my family more often. For the thousandth time since I've been here, I wish Iowa and Texas weren't so far apart. I am part of his family. I've gone to all their family gatherings for over a year. I see his parents at least once a month, often more than that. His sister Sami is as close to me as my sisters. There's not as much history, but the bond is there. He barely knows my family, and they barely know him. To them, he's still the boyfriend, the outsider. To him, they're the in-laws. They haven't had enough time together for him to become even remotely part of the family. It's not fair. I always feel like a child when I say that, but it's how I feel. His family has welcomed me since day 1. My family... takes much longer to warm up to people. I love them dearly. I wish they were more open to the idea of loving him.
In other news, there was recent NERO drama in which the Chronicles chapter was sold. I don't know yet to whom. I should check. I hope it's Spank. This means that the schedule of events for the remainder of the year is unknown. Tom, Flash, and I think Ben are going to NERO Indiana next weekend. I'm jealous. It's Charles's chapter. I need to work on my Sarr. I don't know if she'll be my next character, but she may be. More importantly, I need to work out more of Bite's backstory.
I am finally going to finish The Fiery Cross. Who knows when I'll even have time to start A Breath of Snow and Ashes, but I will. I also will read the Silmarillion one of these days.
Right now I need to pack and shower and deposit my paycheck and call my sister.
