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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:10:36 GMT

OMG - New Year, new entry!

Sitting in Miguels, drinking a now-lukewarm raspberry cappuchino... they're out of chai for the third week in a row. Damn.

So, anyone who reads this must play a game A to Z showed us the other day: the aptly-named "Beer Slut." This is the single most stupid, yet entertaining, drinking game. Making it even easier is the fact that the computer automates everything with animations, sounds, and even sing-alongs. Plus, it made Colin Muenster shout like Def Comedy Jam's audience every time he had to drink - that classifies it as the best game ever made in my book.

To those who were in some kind of suspense, might as well let you know - yes, I actually got my left ear pierced. It was originally going to be a present upon my high school graduation from my sister, but at the time, I decided not to go through with it. Katy Rose came home for Christmas this year, mentioned that she still owed me a graduation gift, and the rest is history. Funny stories: (1) My mom seemed to think it was a bad idea beforehand, but after seeing it, she enthusiastically insisted that she'd buy me a diamond stud for special occasions... (2) My sister and my mother had a bet going as to how long it would take my dad to notice (he had no knowledge of the piercing). My mom anticipated he'd notice at dinner, while my sister felt he wouldn't notice til breakfast next morning. Both were wrong - he failed to notice until a full day-and-a-half later, as we were wishing my sister safe travels at the airport: As I hugged her goodbye, I passed right next to my dad, who spluttered, "He's... got a stud! Freaky!" My mom, my sister, and myself all burst out laughing, and he was stunned into silence. I'm enjoying it.

Well, I'ma go get a new coffee. See ya, folks!

-Tom

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:57:09 GMT

So - hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I myself was rather spoiled, and did some spoiling myself. Some nice DVDs and beaucoup gift cards to Best Buy were the highlights.

And I got an ear pierced. Just kidding. Or not.

Can't wait to see you all next semester!

Monday, December 12, 2005

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:20:48 GMT

One final down, four to go. One of which I know I'm fucked, one of which should go OK after I finish painting, and one of which I'm rather apprehensive of. Sheesh - I hate finals.

Friday, December 09, 2005

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:46:49 GMT

Colt 45 and two zig-zags
Baby that's all we need
We can go to the park after dark smoke that tumbleweed
As the marijuana burn
We can take our turn
Singin' them dirty rap songs
Stop and hit the bong like Cheech and Chong
It still takes from here to Hong Kong

So roll, roll, roll my joint
Pick out the seeds and stems
Feelin' high as hell flyin' through Palm Dell
Skatin on datin rims

-Boothy Nick

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:57:11 GMT

Fuck this shit... seriously. Fuck it.

Monday, November 14, 2005

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:23:34 GMT

Fate has conspired against me to make this the worst day I've had in a long time:

(1) Got to bed at 2:30 this morning, working on graphic design assignment...

(2) Woke up at 5:50 am with sore throat... thought I'd been getting better...

(3) Test at 9:00 am that I'd forgotten about - hella difficult

(4) Between 10 - 11 went crazy writing a paper for Shakespeare

(5) Longest class of Shakespeare ever... lecture-style, no words with less than 4 syllables, 300 wpm delivered...

(6) Missed lunch to take a test I missed when I was sick, another test I forgot was today. I redefined "rock bottom" with that one...

(7) Finished graphic design, rough mockup, design brief, and characteristics. Worked on presentation for 19th Century art.

(8) Didn't even have to give my presentation today...

(9) Arrived at work late, pile of work on my desk, have to put finishing touches on tonight's Pajama time...

(10) Some boy scout troupe leader just called me, telling me he's bringing in the troupe on Saturday, and demanding a tailor-made storytime. As we've NEVER had storytimes on Saturday, it'll be up to me to make one up in my (nonexistent) free time.

(11) Star Cinemas still hasn't OKed the Harry Potter cross promotion, but I've already invested my time and money.

(12) As soon as I get off work, I have four oil paintings to complete, a bronze piece to buff, and a plaster carving to finish up. All before 8 am tomorrow.

Add into that my upcoming portfolio review, my senior show proposal, a reading advisory club, rehearsals for some extraneous plays, upcoming deadlines for Kelthas, and new storytimes every week, you'll see my plate is damn full.

If I seem a little tense in the next few weeks, chalk it up to ALL OF THE ABOVE. Now leave me alone!!! I'm frickin' BUSY!!!

(mySpace cross post)

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:11:44 GMT

Funny how a lot of my posts seem to follow "trends," but this one's no different:

This is probably pretty much my last post here. I rarely use it, and when I do, it's to post crap. So, might as well break ties while it's fashionable. I still have a new MySpace, a Facebook, and a DeviantART account, so if you need a daily dose of Tom, check those out - this one's not getting updated.

Been fun, folks...

-Tom

Saturday, October 22, 2005

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:21:31 GMT

Go read Mike Link's blog.

And know that I was there.

DAYUM!

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:56:41 GMT

ACTUAL LIBRARY TYPING - TRAIN OF THOUGHT – TIME: 7:32pm – 8:01pm

Here I am, sitting at the my desk in back, striving mostly wholeheartedly to look busy for the next half hour or so. My only impediments seem to be the occasional spelling error, checking my Facebook to see if Fitzsimmons POKED me again (he hasn’t yet), and the fact that the clock on the wall is moving ever so slowly. Most of my friends are away from IMing (the majority probably at rehearsal) or doing actual homework, which I should do as soon as I get off work tonight. On the docket is reading Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” (Yeah, THAT sounds awesome) and reading something for Brit Lit as well… If I recall correctly, it’s… oh yeah, the first part of… (grrrr he poked me again) oh yeah “Paradise Lost.”

It’s on. I called Fitz a wuss on his wall… the barrage of poking will never cease! The pause before the storm… he hasn’t checked yet… this is kind of funny, actually. He apparently starts these kind of wars with multiple people at the same time. Annie Williams and I have kind-of had an on-again, off-again poking contest as well, but never anything as intense as this kid seems to want to make it. HE DID IT AGAIN. Honestly, it’s about every two minutes or so. I know I’m just encouraging it by doing it back as fast as possible, but I wanna win this pointless thing!

So now he’s posted that he’s the one declaring the war – haHA! I shoved it back in his face with a taunt about him begging for a cease-fire… we’ll see how that escalates things. In my taunt, I also pointed out how slow he is to respond with a retaliating poke. He still hasn’t responded. Slowpoke. Haha, I made a funny.

These next few coming days might be ca-Razy. I’ve got a big midterm-type test tomorrow in 19^th-Century Art (shoot me NOW), a painting due now on next Tuesday, rather than on Thurday (phew), and a brochure for Publication design due sometime in the future which I should know, but don’t, as my mind seems to be tricking me into thinking I’ll have it all done on time no problem. Haha, you silly brain – haven’t you LEARNED that this sort of thinking only gets you into stressful situations and last-minute panic? Ah well, guess not… pass the Excedrin Migraine, please!

The poking battle with Annie as been renewed!!! I always wonder how other people react to something as stOOpid as the pointless Facebook poke. Annie is clearly unfazed, and is never in a hurry to retaliate. She knows we’re all a bunch of goofballs.

Ah, my lukecool Diet Coke, sitting forgotten on the desk beside me. I’ma take a sip… ahhh. It’s been sitting there since before Toddler Time, which I performed from 6:40 pm to 7:05 pm, tonight. 17 people, a small crowd – but lemme tell you, five of those kids REFUSED to sit and listen to the stories. ‘Bout drove me baNANers. I bet it’d be fun to get people who really know me to sit in on one of these things… they’d know when I’m frustrated and not showing it, because it’s not like I can throw a book at the little kid who’s PEEKING AT MY SECRET STORYTIME STASH OF MATERIALS… I have to be all like, “No no, you’ll spoil the surprise! Why not sit down so everyone can see?” In reality I’m going “Sit down or I’ll pick you up and toss you to Mommy.” But you know, they’re just dumb kids who get bored. Oh well, I guess I’ll just press on with my little tale about punkin seeds.

7:54… so close, and yet so far. I started typing and rambling at approx. 7:32, so this has been a HUGE waste of time so far. It’s glorious. In fact, I think I’ll post this on my Xanga and it’ll be a huge hit. I bet I’ll get, like, 10 comments on it. Or I’ll get none, cuz no one seems to read it anymore. Interesting how what seemed to be important to me/us at one point seems to have lost its luster. I can understand how some people feel it pointless to not update their blogs anymore, as most of us do see each other now, but c’mon, it was fun for me, anyway. Xanga still holds some fun for me, even if no one reads it. My own edification, I guess. I’ll hafta post in Latin again sometime – at least one other person seemed to find that one engaging.

Annie’s on IM right now… perhaps I’ll bother her… perhaps not. She’s probably working in the library right now… I’LL CHECK! …long pause… she’s on now… ERRRRRR! I lose. She was in her room. Our conversation is pretty pointless – I revel in it. And…. I hafta go home now! Yay for train-of-thought writing. Did YOU find anything coherent in this thing? No!!! Ok, that’s that. C ya, folks!

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:12:35 GMT

It is the end of an era...

The blog "LifeLikeAMontage" was created in an attempt to preserve those wonderful feelings of connection we established at the close of the '05 schoolyear, helping us keep in communication over the summer months as a group of friends...

However, seem to have outgrown it. Updating it seemed unnecessary, as not only are we in contact with each other daily, we have our own Xangas. It has been ignored, as it truly was superfluous. Therefore, I have taken the action of shutting it down.

I hope it will be best remembered as it was during its glory days of summer '05.

RIP, LifeLikeAMontage.

(If anyone wanted any of the doodads associated with it, such as desktops or images, I still have them, and I'd be more than happy to email them to folks.)