oh, oh, we're halfway there
May. 1st, 2007 11:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dianora2So....this may be crazy, but today I bought Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova for my PS2 to use for exercise purposes. I went to the nearby Gamestop and asked them for the bundle with the mat, so the sullen clerk went and got one from the back. It looked a little dinged up, but I figured, it was sitting in the back, whatever. I go back up to the office. Before I leave for the day I decide to actually inspect the box and realize that everything is open -- the box is open, the game box itself is not sealed, etc. My co-worker is like, "Oh, it's fine," but the more I think about it the more pissed off I get. So after work I go back and explain the situation to the one female clerk, who goes and gets me a sealed one from the back.
Which means there was a sealed one back there, but the boy clerk decided not to give it to me. Can we talk about how much I hate gaming stores? I have never gotten good service from a male clerk in a gaming store. They completely ignore you, and then when they have to talk to you, treat you like you're an idiot. Grrrrr.
Anyhoo. I hooked it up tonight and figured out how to play and have already cleared the beginner and intermediate levels on easy. I win at life. Or something. And it has songs like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and shows the actual 80s video while you're doing the steps. Too cool. There is an actual workout mode which shows you how many calories you've burned, that's the mode I plan to use normally, but tonight I had to do the gaming!
I did watch TV, though.
The bit with Lorelai singing the karaoke when Luke walked in was fanfiction come to life, wasn't it? And I couldn't decide if I loved or hated it for that reason. The shipper in me squeed, but the cynic in me rolled her eyes and made barfing noises. Ultimately it was worth it for the expressions on their faces. And I loved how it was revealed at the end that Luke had just been wearing the blue hat because he lost his other one, but he decided to keep wearing the blue one anyway. Awwww. Also, Kirk singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was hilarious. And yay, Lane is back. And I'm so pleased Rory didn't get the internship, like Lorelai said, she kind of needed to fail for a change. Very NOT happy about the Logan proposal development, ICK. I hope Lorelai witholds her blessing, but who knows. Talk about the wrong move to make right now, for both of them. Yikes.
I really really hope this show comes back for at least the 13 eps. I need more L/L goodness, dammit. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Bon Jovi night = Dia in heaven. I love Bon Jovi! Or I did, anyway. I'm not such a fan of their new stuff. But back in the day -- I saw them in concert, yo. And it was AWESOME. Anyway, the most notable development of the evening is that for the first time I very much want to have sex with Blake Lewis. Holy hell. That was HOT. The dark hair is HOT and the song was HOT and really, even though the arrangement was cool and daring and interesting, it was when he sang the chorus more-or-less straight up that I really thought it was awesome. And hot.
I thought Phil was quite good. I think the country vote and the senior citizen vote are going to keep him around for a while longer. LaKisha bored me. Jordin was not very good but I love her and I was so happy someone sang "Living on a Prayer" that I kind of had blinders on about it. I liked what they did with the arrangement, actually, but the execution was lacking. Whether she goes or not might depend on how she did last week. Chris did well with that song but he still does nothing for me. And Melinda was quite good, really gave it her all in a genre that's not her style. Good for her. And I liked her shirt.
I don't have much to say about last night's 24, except that I love Jack's mangst and eat it up with a spoon. Oh, and Tom's OMGWTF face when talking to Powers Boothe was CLASSIC. Otherwise: meh.
Last night and this morning the lights started flickering in my apartment. Now, I have a condition where my retinas have pulled back from eyes, so I get a lot of floaters and stuff and live in constant fear of the day one of them detaches completely and I have to have surgery. So when the lights started flickering, I could not tell if it was the lights, or my eyes. This morning I became convinced it was my eyes and I was freaking out, planning when I could call the doctor, hoping I wouldn't need surgery, etc., etc. Also, and here's your insight into the mind of a hypochondriac, I remembered how some character on TV who had a brain tumor complained about flickering lights, so clearly I have a brain tumor, etc., etc.
Yeah, I get outside and realize it was the lights in my apartment. All of them. And in the foyer were tools and a light bulb and I don't know, something is going on. WAY TO FREAK ME OUT, LANDLORD. THANKS. Sigh. Just another day in the life.
Last night I also went to the TWoP ANTM boards as I do occasionally to find out what past models are up to. It's kind of not worth the blood pressure raising, though, because the boards are just filled with people who do nothing but wait for pictures of a model to be posed and then say, "Ugly!" or "Hate them!" or "Doesn't look like a model to me!" Seriously, how devoid of entertainment must your life be? Oy.
But, it's all worth it because I found these awesome pictures of my reality OTP, Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry.
I love them.
In other news, here's an article to make you queasy: Most Katrina Aid from Overseas Went Unclaimed. One of the most depressing articles I've read in a long time.
Lastly, I liked this meme so I snagged it from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
paleologa: This is a list of the 50 most-visited (non-religious pilgrimage) tourist attractions in the world. Bold where you've been, italicize where you WANT to go, and name one place you want to go that is NOT on the list.
1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials): About 25 million
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million (I've SEEN it, does that count?)
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million
Place not on the list: Loch Ness, Scotland
Okay, this post is insanely long, and I have an early meeting tomorrow. I've also been on the near-verge of panic attacks today and yesterday about various things, isn't that great? (That was a rhetorical question.) Need to try to calm down a bit. Peace out.
Which means there was a sealed one back there, but the boy clerk decided not to give it to me. Can we talk about how much I hate gaming stores? I have never gotten good service from a male clerk in a gaming store. They completely ignore you, and then when they have to talk to you, treat you like you're an idiot. Grrrrr.
Anyhoo. I hooked it up tonight and figured out how to play and have already cleared the beginner and intermediate levels on easy. I win at life. Or something. And it has songs like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and shows the actual 80s video while you're doing the steps. Too cool. There is an actual workout mode which shows you how many calories you've burned, that's the mode I plan to use normally, but tonight I had to do the gaming!
I did watch TV, though.
The bit with Lorelai singing the karaoke when Luke walked in was fanfiction come to life, wasn't it? And I couldn't decide if I loved or hated it for that reason. The shipper in me squeed, but the cynic in me rolled her eyes and made barfing noises. Ultimately it was worth it for the expressions on their faces. And I loved how it was revealed at the end that Luke had just been wearing the blue hat because he lost his other one, but he decided to keep wearing the blue one anyway. Awwww. Also, Kirk singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was hilarious. And yay, Lane is back. And I'm so pleased Rory didn't get the internship, like Lorelai said, she kind of needed to fail for a change. Very NOT happy about the Logan proposal development, ICK. I hope Lorelai witholds her blessing, but who knows. Talk about the wrong move to make right now, for both of them. Yikes.
I really really hope this show comes back for at least the 13 eps. I need more L/L goodness, dammit. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Bon Jovi night = Dia in heaven. I love Bon Jovi! Or I did, anyway. I'm not such a fan of their new stuff. But back in the day -- I saw them in concert, yo. And it was AWESOME. Anyway, the most notable development of the evening is that for the first time I very much want to have sex with Blake Lewis. Holy hell. That was HOT. The dark hair is HOT and the song was HOT and really, even though the arrangement was cool and daring and interesting, it was when he sang the chorus more-or-less straight up that I really thought it was awesome. And hot.
I thought Phil was quite good. I think the country vote and the senior citizen vote are going to keep him around for a while longer. LaKisha bored me. Jordin was not very good but I love her and I was so happy someone sang "Living on a Prayer" that I kind of had blinders on about it. I liked what they did with the arrangement, actually, but the execution was lacking. Whether she goes or not might depend on how she did last week. Chris did well with that song but he still does nothing for me. And Melinda was quite good, really gave it her all in a genre that's not her style. Good for her. And I liked her shirt.
I don't have much to say about last night's 24, except that I love Jack's mangst and eat it up with a spoon. Oh, and Tom's OMGWTF face when talking to Powers Boothe was CLASSIC. Otherwise: meh.
Last night and this morning the lights started flickering in my apartment. Now, I have a condition where my retinas have pulled back from eyes, so I get a lot of floaters and stuff and live in constant fear of the day one of them detaches completely and I have to have surgery. So when the lights started flickering, I could not tell if it was the lights, or my eyes. This morning I became convinced it was my eyes and I was freaking out, planning when I could call the doctor, hoping I wouldn't need surgery, etc., etc. Also, and here's your insight into the mind of a hypochondriac, I remembered how some character on TV who had a brain tumor complained about flickering lights, so clearly I have a brain tumor, etc., etc.
Yeah, I get outside and realize it was the lights in my apartment. All of them. And in the foyer were tools and a light bulb and I don't know, something is going on. WAY TO FREAK ME OUT, LANDLORD. THANKS. Sigh. Just another day in the life.
Last night I also went to the TWoP ANTM boards as I do occasionally to find out what past models are up to. It's kind of not worth the blood pressure raising, though, because the boards are just filled with people who do nothing but wait for pictures of a model to be posed and then say, "Ugly!" or "Hate them!" or "Doesn't look like a model to me!" Seriously, how devoid of entertainment must your life be? Oy.
But, it's all worth it because I found these awesome pictures of my reality OTP, Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry.
I love them.
In other news, here's an article to make you queasy: Most Katrina Aid from Overseas Went Unclaimed. One of the most depressing articles I've read in a long time.
Lastly, I liked this meme so I snagged it from
paleologa: This is a list of the 50 most-visited (non-religious pilgrimage) tourist attractions in the world. Bold where you've been, italicize where you WANT to go, and name one place you want to go that is NOT on the list. 1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials): About 25 million
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million (I've SEEN it, does that count?)
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million
Place not on the list: Loch Ness, Scotland
Okay, this post is insanely long, and I have an early meeting tomorrow. I've also been on the near-verge of panic attacks today and yesterday about various things, isn't that great? (That was a rhetorical question.) Need to try to calm down a bit. Peace out.
