Working Away...

I'm working on things, I really am. General update, GO!

I'm actually taking a break from cleaning my room right now. I'm going to clear off my chair and put as much of it away as I can, then I'm going to put all of my laundry where it belongs (either in the closet or in the "to be washed" pile). The biggest issue here is that since my chair has been my I-don't-know-where-to-put-this-oh-I'll-just-put-it-here-for-now spot for... months, there's a lot of stuff on it. >.<

I subscribed to WARhammer last week! I'm really happy I did. I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's my first time playing an MMO, and I really like it. I helped John create a guild the other day, too, which was really neat. I'm at level 14 now, with like 60% of the level done. I'm gonna consider this goal complete when I hit 20 and buy my mount. :D

There's a good chance that I'll buy Brain Age 2 within the next few days, so I can finally start over on my Sudoku goal. >.<

I started reading Dracula the other day, too. It's really creepy, but since it was written so long ago (and I'm reading the original version, I think. The original English version? I dunno), the English is really weird sometimes, and it can be difficult to understand. I have to read 1.8 books per month in order to get this goal completed on time. I'm hoping to finish more than that this months, especially since I've been getting into the habit of reading before bed when John isn't over.

I used an Intous 4 for the first time the other day, and I'm really not sure if I like it. I really don't think I like how the buttons are laid out. :/

I'm planning on getting a better TV as soon as I can transport it home. When that happens, John and I are likely to buy a Wii together, 75/25, since I want to keep it at my house.

Aaaaaannd..... yeah. That's all I have to say for now. Better get cleaning, I guess.

Goal #11 - Clean My Room

I've been working on my room today! I threw out an entire garbage bag worth of stuff, and I've filled most of a second. The area next to my bed (the floor) is basically clear now, and I put a box of papers under the bed for storage. Holy shit, having a real bedframe is sooooo nice. I feel so much better not sleeping on the floor every night. It's even got shelves! I'm so glad that my dad kept the bedframes from when we were kids. I think this one used to be Ellie's frame from the bunkbeds she used to share with Jack. Anyway, there's still a ton of work to do, but being able to physically see the progress I'm making makes me much more optimistic about it. I think that within the next couple of days, I'm going to go through my clothes again and do a major clean-out. I have a lot of clothes from high school (and earlier!) that are either too small or I just don't like or wear anymore. I gave Nate back seven (seven!) shirts the other day. I have to figure out what I'm going to do with Ivan's clothes. I'm going to keep some of them, in storage or something, but I don't know what to do with the rest of them. I asked John if he was interested, since they're just about the same exact size, but he wasn't interested. Which makes sense, really.

Book Update + Stuff

I finally finished another book! For my birthday, my friend Gwen gave me a copy of The Summoning, by Kelly Armstrong. I read the prologue that night, but only just started reading it actively some time last week.
I finished it this morning, and I really liked it. I haven't read a book in a long time where I was bargaining with myself over going to bed. "Just one more chapter, then I'll go to bed. Ok, maybe one more..." It was nice. I would happily read the sequel (especially since this one left off at a cliffhanger!) once I have enough money to buy it.

In other news, I think that I'm going to change/replace several goals on my 101 List. I've got a couple on there that I just added because I couldn't think of anything else, or it was something that I thought it would be neat to do/learn, but wasn't actually interested in. I'll post with a fully up-to-date list as soon as I change it.

Edit
The following goals have been replaced:
25 - Watch/read 10 movies/book in German
52 - Learn CPR
53 - Learn how to tie a tie

With the following:
25 - Replace all of my VHS tapes with DVD versions
52 - Replace my Intous 3 with an Intous 4, when the time comes
53 - Save up for and buy a better TV

Coming Up:

My 365th day is coming up soon: October 4, to be exact. I plan to post on that day with all kinds of fun crap, but that day is not today. So, here's some other stuff:

Yesterday, I completed goal #36: Give blood.
My school had a blood drive all day yesterday. I signed up last week, and was super nervous all morning. I've donated both blood and plasma before, so I knew it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I am, apparently, a "hard stick." (I really want a button telling everyone so. x) ) My veins are small and fairly deep, so the nurses always have a hard time locating them. Which, if they're.. less than experienced, can hurt. A lot. And usually does. This time, I gave through Memorial Blood Centers, which I would highly recommend. Seriously, I've had sewing classes that hurt more than yesterday.
They had a really hard time finding my vein, though. The checked both arms multiple times, and nearly gave up. I told them, from the start, that I'm a right-arm giver. The first nurse checked it, then checked my left arm, and decided that she liked that one better. So she was searching, but couldn't find anything. So, she called over her superior (who was the one to stick me, in the end), and she looked, and didn't find anything. Then they called over the head nurse, who also couldn't find anything in my left arm. After a few minutes, she asked if they'd checked my right arm, and the original nurse said that she had. The head nurse poked my right arm, and went, "Oh. Right there." So, they set me up with my right arm, and I was finished up like 10 minutes later. They seriously spent more time looking for a vein than I actually spent giving.

Then, I had to run off pretty quick after I was given a bandage. Being a moron, I just grabbed a bunch of cookies and a Coke and walked off to my club. About 15 minutes later, I really regretted that. I nearly fainted, but I was able to save myself by sitting and eating delicious Oreos and lemon cookies. Om nom nom.

Goal 081: Complete!

Yesterday I went to a Twin's game with my knitting group. In total, it was me, Ginger, Kat, Amanda, and Emily, plus Ellie tagged along and knitted with us. I got a ticket with Joe Mauer on it. <3 He's my Twin's boyfriend, according to Kat.
Yesterday was the Stitch n' Pitch event, so you were supposed to bring your knitting to the game. I worked on my kitty-ear'd hat.

It was really fun, and I'm really looking forward to next year.

Cinema History

I started college the other day, as my last post said. One of the classes I'm taking is Cinema History, and we're watching a fair number of films.

So far, in that class, we've watched:

-The Great Train Robbery

-Intolerance

-The General

-Steamboat William Jr.

Next week, we're starting to watch Charlie Chaplin. I haven't ever actually seen anything by Chaplin, so I don't know if they're shorts or actual movies or what.

I'm also watching The Hulk right now, with John, so that'll be another movie I get to add.

Learning

I've completed my first learning goal: Get enrolled in college!
I'm going to Minneapolis Community and Technical College, in downtown. It has, so far, been wonderful. I love being back in school. It's really nice to talk to people I don't know, get out of the house, and, of course, learn stuff.
I'm taking Algebra, Cinema History, Human Geography, Future Shock and Survival, and Strategies for College.

Cinema History has actually lead me to seeing two new movies: The Great Train Robbery, and Intolerance. Both of these films were made in 1916 or earlier. I think Train Robbery was made in 1906 or something? It's only seven minutes long, but I count it as a movie because of its importance. It was one of the first films shot on location, and it was amazing for its time.

I'm doing a little bit of an overhaul on this blog. I want to make it look better, basically. We'll see how that goes.