I've hijacked the Due Gatti Coffee Shop computer! *bwahahahaha*
I have lots of pictures to post from the Wall Dog Extravaganza, which I will do when I get to my dad's computer. To answer some questions commented in my last entry: the Wall Dogs/Letterheads are an international group of sign painters and graphic artists who travel around and paint murals. They do this to keep the original art of hand sign painting alive. About 52 Wall Dogs from around the world (Ireland, Australia...) came to Jacksonville and painted 10 murals around the downtown. They were here for a week. I was publicity co-chair for the event, so I was pretty damn busy. The painters knew how to party. Will post pix at some point.

I have just removed several people from my friends list. Please take no personal offense to this, as none is intended. My journal has recently become more personal, and I've been considering this for some time now. In addition, I will have much less time to spend on LJ in the coming weeks and months (what with senior history papers, graduation, etc...), so I won't be able to be a quality LJ-friend.

Thank you for sharing your journals with me.

--Beth

If you want to friend me, then go right ahead. Add me first, and then please drop me a comment to introduce yourself.

Yo, people who like Lost (I'm looking at you, Jen and Stef)! Check out my shiny new icon. *points*


PS: the credit is in the keywords, ya'll

I just know I will be flamed for this post. But it's my journal.

It is not the end of the world. It sucks, most certainly, but it is not the end. I am upset like many people. This was my first election to vote in, and I feel kind of cheated. Yeah, I'm nervous and scared about the next 4 years. They could go better than expected or they could go badly. Our country has gone conservative and will most likely remain that way for some time, possibly decades. Who knows? We will just have to learn to deal with it, and continue to voice our personal opinions and vote in upcoming elections.

We spent the entire hour in Kosta's class talking about the election instead of Thomas Aquinas. Kosta was trying to calm us down, but possibly he only riled some people up. He says that our country is now a basically one party system and that it will remain conservative for at least the next 30 years. He told us that we need to adapt and work within this new system, because that is the way it will be. Our lives are going to be vastly different from how we imagined them when we woke up yesterday morning. Sometimes this happens, in the grand scheme of history. I don't necessarily buy all of this, but I see the logic and where he is coming from.

Ironically, our reading for today included Aquinas' thoughts about obeying secular authorities and impressing christian beliefs on others. I may go back and reread some of that.

(for those of my f-list who are american) This is our country. We can move to Canada or Europe or elsewhere, or we can stay and stick this out and see where our "democratic" system takes us. Everybody has to make this choice about what is right for them. I'm not going to voice an opinion about moving vs. staying.



And another thing....... All republicans are not evil people. I am personally offended and angered when I see things like "dumbass, violent, warmongering freaks" generalized about them on my f-list or elsewhere (in the interest of preserving peace, I'm not telling who said that). My parents are republican, and I live in an overwhelmingly conservative part of the country. I consider myself a conservative liberal, more middle of the road than anything. Just because people vote republican does not mean that they support the war. Most republicans will even say that they are unhappy with Bush's performance on several issues. They voted for him because he is their party's candidate and because they believe in his morals and values (this last reason was apparently the top reason for voters to vote the way they did. go figure). And no, I did not vote republican.

Okay, I'm really going to try to restrict this entry to being my only big political post. Personally, I'm sick of all the politics and election crap. We voted, we did our part, Wisconsin went to Kerry, and now I want to move on and look forward.

Somebody wake me up in a week and let me know what happened.





What sucks more is that the campus is simply wallpapered in Kerry/Edwards posters and propaganda. Sidewalks, walls, windows, various random objects--they are all plastered with signs, fliers, and stickers. And it will all still be there in the morning.

The republicans have already started vandalizing the campus with Bush/Cheney posters accompanied by fliers that say "4 more years, bitches." Just thought I'd warn you all before you have a fit in the morning walking to class.

Let's just say that the presidential race is not going as well as hoped.
Just pray that Kerry wins Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, and possibly a southwestern state. *prays real frickin hard*

The Feingold race here in WI is ridiculously close, but he's winning. Obama in IL is kicking Alan Keyes' ass approx. 75-25%.

"Well, my novel's done. Time to go fuck some of the natives."
--Kyle, imitating some anthro guy

I did the show for three years, and finally I was smart enough to bring my camera. They aren't great, but they have a sort "behind the scenes" feel. I'm really proud of the show last night, even if I did have to wear those hideous shorts. People have been telling us all that they enjoyed the show, which is really nice and rewarding. We didn't have a full theater (maybe 3/4 full), but that was mostly due to the tornado watch and the heavy rain. The lighting for the show was awesome, thanks to Jeff. Green lighting during the lab scene! I *heart* Jeff. We didn't really even have too many mishaps during the show, although apparently I was pretty damn close to one of the partitions when I did my jive jumps. I do vaguely recall my feet hitting something on the back swing, so perhaps that was the partition. Oh well. Also, I super un-gracefully hit my elbow and tackled M'ris during the pool orgy. Sorry about that.

The after party was fun. I think. I drank a lot, apparently. I think I was so relieved that the week from Hell was over and that RHPS was over, that I just drank and drank until I was gone. Although someone told me at dinner tonight that I was "pretty coherent, in a drunk way."

( anyways, the pictures )

P.S.-- The entire campus got a wake-up call at 9:15am from Sen. Barak Obama. I think he may have lost some votes with that one.

I have a Halloween party to go to this weekend.

What should I be for Halloween???

Please help, for my brain has stopped functioning in a creative capacity. It only recognizes basic things like sugar, caffeine, meat, glitter, security blankie, etc...

Tonight's episode of Lost was amazing. Charlie being pissy is really the cutest thing. And after the look of guitar love...I am so in love with that wee hobbity englishman! Next week's ep will rocketh.

Um, so I've done 3 all-nighters in a row. That's probably bad, right? I want some sleep, dammit. But, no, I have work to do. And then 2 more all-nighters in a row. Oh Rocky, you are eating my soul.

I love Sweet Tarts. Except for the yellow ones.

I voted!

Somebody posted this new pic in ohnotheydidnt.

( I guess this could be considered a spoiler, hence the cut )

I am so frickin sick of watching Vietnam War movies. Stupid research paper. The only upshot is that I forgot Johnny Depp was in Platoon.

Speaking of Johnny Depp, I watched Lost in La Mancha last night. Holy crap--fighter planes, thunderstorms, hale, flash floods, and an ass infection all on the first day of shooting. No wonder the damn movie never got finished. And Johnny Depp telling Don Quixote, "Fuck you!" is hysterical.

Super excited to watch Jude law host SNL tonight. The adverts this week have been hilarious: "You can can take your hand off my butt now, Ashlee. You too, Chris." *bwahaha* I know that I have been very anti-Jude Law up until now, but dammit he's hot and he's blonde and he's english and he has a sexy voice and dammit I want one! Plus, I keep seeing his face all the time now because he has 5 billion movies out. It's like I'm being hypnotized into having a crush on him. I'm powerless to stop it, I swear.

Okay, must go finish with the Vietnam War angst-a-thon.

There is a community devoted solely to Dominic Monaghan's crotch!!!

I swear I was looking for completely innocent Lost icons when I found the community. I swear.

I joined in like a nanosecond. And made an icon:

I mean, how could I not join a community such as dom_bulge? For I am The Sketch.

goodnight.

Oh, I want these boots soooo bad. Should I order them? No, I should be responsible. I mean, how the hell could I wear these in the Beloit winter? *covet, covet*



( I want these tooooooo. But the heels are soooo high. Like 5 inches. )

Party stores rock my socks. I bought these awesome wings, a studded dog collar for my RHPS costume, and stripey witch thigh highs with pleather tops on them! Rockity rock.

( 1 more wings pic and a pic of le pleather witchy stockings )

I made myself a silly new icon from the pix:



And also-- Yay Cardinals!

So, I have a couple of Lost-related comments about last night, and I do not believe that they are spoilerish.

1. Jack/Locke! Ladies, you know what I'm talking about.
2. Macho Dom! I was impressed. I mean, he practically threw "pretty boy" into the ocean! The limits of my girly crush now know no bounds. [ok, this one was a wee bit spoilerish]

and most importantly...
Evangeline Lilly (Kate) used to do phone sex commercials! I was watching the E! channel at about 2am last night when this phone sex chat line commercial came on, and there she was in the advert. I swear, it was unmistakeably her. I think my brain is scarred. Dammit, I was just starting to get used to her character, and now I will think of phone sex commercials every time I see her. *sigh*

You know why I love Ewan McGregor? (I mean other than the obvious hotness factor and Scottish accent...)

Every time he is on The Tonight Show, he tells a different Naked Story.
I want to have his babies. Honestly. He talked about wanking on The Tonight Show. He should collect all of his Naked Stories into a book. I'd buy that. Of course, it would have to be a graphic novel. Very graphic. *winkety wink*

I decided, while I was eating half a bag of chips and a metric ton of nacho cheese, that Ewan McGregor should leave his gorgeous, talented, skinny, french-accented wife and run away with me. Yes.

And Duran Duran performed!!!!!!!!! It was just too much British boy hotness for me.



Oh, and Jon Stewart asking Marisa Tomei if the Indian word for "vagina" is "vindaloo" -- brilliant.