So Friday was Yousuke Ichikawa's birthday... and because the link I have to his blog is now defunct, I have no news on that front, although I shall post one of my favorite pictures of him. (For those who care, he was 29 on Friday.) (And I am just a little disappointed that I spent all weekend in the movies and did not make cupcakes... oh well.)

 

We got Rick-rolled by New Kids on the Block.

I hate my current electicity provider - I'm to the point where I figure, if I'm already going to be paying a ridiculous amount per kWh, then I might as well switch to Green Mountain Energy or something, and at least be eco-friendly while I'm vomiting money. Yah!

And the writer's block thing for today was cool. Something about recalling dreams. I had a weird dream last night. I was at a New Kids On the Block concert with a friend I haven't seen since high school and Nicky Byrne (of Westlife.) And for whatever reason there was a swimming pool in the middle of the audience's chairs. Whatever. Anyways, NKOTB started singing Amazing (which is a Westlife song) and Nicky hulked out. Then the alarm went off.

But all the people who claim to have "competitive" rates for electricity plans -- lies! All lies!

Nothing like trying to register for classes, finding out there's a hold on your record, clicking fourteen thousand more links to find out what the hold is, realizing it's something stupid and then being able to register in five seconds. Ah, technology. There's nothing quite like it.

In other news, I am massively (more like, retardedly) excited that New Kids on the Block have reunited and will be releasing an album and touring this fall. Whee! I was really too young to enjoy them the first time around, but they've grown up, and are much prettier now, and I'm legal this time around. Heh. Yes, I did get tickets to the concert. They're with Natasha Bedingfield. (YAH!) What could be better than a NKOTB concert with Natasha Bedingfield opening? (For those who are unaware, she's the singer behind Unwritten, which is only one of my all-time favorite songs.) I need a NKOTB icon... because, seriously, Jordan Knight and Danny Wood = prettiness.

And while I'm talking about boy bands, I think it's just a little sad that I am discovering a deep love for the member of Westlife that left the band four... five years ago. Something like. Always makes me wonder why boy bands members leave. I mean, they cite family reasons, but with Bryan (the Westlife member), I strongly suspect that wasn't really the case. I'm just glad all five original members of NKOTB are back. (Although I don't think they would have reunited if that hadn't been the case.) I could go on a fangirl drama reason why I think Bryan left Westlife, but that's probably better left for my great romance novel. LOL.

(And I've torrented Go-on 19 and have yet to watch it. And it's a Gunpei episode. It's rather sad for me...)

And I just finished watching Zettai Kareshi... and my final thought was, "I could make this into a two hour movie and the ending would be so much more awesome." And I know who I'd cast as Night, Soshi and Namikiri. Heh. Also goes to show that I've become a film and television snob recently. Except for where LOST is concerned. LOST could become a musical about a phonebook, and I wouldn't care, as long as Henry Ian Cusick and Josh Holloway continued to make appearances... :P

Nothing like discovering that the kitten you've had for a week -- that an unnamed party assured you was male -- is actually female.

Oh well. Too late to rename her. She's stuck with the name Sawyer.

So this weekend is shaping up to be good (in a rather eclectic fashion). Sweeney Todd is tomorrow night, and I read in the newspaper that it's someone's ten-man adaptation, where all the actors are also the musicians. Should be cool. :P

And I'm getting my new kitten on Saturday! (Yes -- I did have to put Squeaky down a little over a month ago. But my vet was really great about the whole thing, let me hold him and all. [Because he massively hated the vet.] And I got his ashes and a paw print.) Charlie's been lonely and going bonkers -- he normally bounces off the walls and caterwauls, but it's been exponentially worse since we lost Squeaky. One of my mom's students has a cat that had kittens -- she was really kind of sweet, because she had to put her dog down two or three months ago, and understands the whole thing. Anyways, I believe I am getting the gray and white kitten. He's supposed to be the quieter of the pair -- I'm hoping he turns out to be a good lap-sitter, and can calm Charlie a bit. I've pretty much decided that the kitten is going to be named Sawyer. (In keeping with the LOST theme... if the kitten was a girl, she'd be called Claire. The name Desmond is reserved for a Scottish Fold.)

This weekend = yah! I don't think any good movies come out this weekend. A couple come out next weekend. At least the Incredible Hulk.

The LOST season finale was phenomenal! I thought for a while that they might be trying to wrap up the series -- but that finale just blew open a whole different can of worms. Sun is conspiring with Widmore? Jack's drunk and trying to get everyone back to the island? Locke is dead? And what's with the threat Ben issued to Widmore about killing Penny earlier in the season? Although we did get the really great Desmond and Penny reunion during the finale. :)

Whew! All that chaos -- we "reorganized" at work, meaning that some people were demoted, and then decided to question our current assignments. Long story short -- I unloaded conservation (on an unwilling person, but now it's not my problem) and acquired visual and performing arts! Whee! I no longer dread this coming year nearly as much. (A few kinks to be ironed with the person who previously had visual and performing arts -- but my supervisor keeps telling me, "Just talk to her, and if you need an intervention, just let me know." So nice to have a boss that isn't as flaky as my old one.)

And I don't have classes this summer... so if I can keep away from Kingdom Hearts (I don't know whether to hug or strangle the little brother that introduced me to that game) then I might get some writing done this summer. :) I'm interested to see if I can write for LOST, and I have some Sentai ideas niggling in my head. And the ship potential in Go-Onger is... interesting. At first, I was seeing the Sousuke, Ren and Saki triangle, while Hanto and Gunpei did their thing, but now it seems more like Gunpei and Sousuke butt heads and give each other grief, while Hanto and Saki act like junior high kids, and Ren is just... Ren.

Wow. I have never been at a point where I am this exhausted, and in constant need of espresso, coffee or coke. It's unreal. My boss actually asked me today what I was doing at the office. As much as I would have loved to take today off, I do have a big, big event this weekend. (Although I did leave work at two... that was a mistake. Should have gone to Quizno's and gone back.)

On the fun stuff front, I did complete round uno of my Hikaru mood theme. Still needs some major tweaking, but I'm happy to at least have something for all million and one of the moods. :) It's definitely theraputic because it puts me to sleep. I'll post it around a few places when I'm finally finished with it, which probably won't be for a few weeks.

Squeaky is doing as well as he can be... (and knows when it's time for his medicine. I gave him his meds last night, and he went in the bathroom to sulk. I found him in the cupboard under the sink. The doors to that cupboard are now secured.)

Back to work! Doing many useful and fun things that are not my research paper... heh.

PS I just realized that many interesting things are happening all at once: May 1 is Yousuke Ichikawa's birthday and a mini celebration with cupcakes and plans to go to Japan and do unspeakable things to him are included, May 2 is Iron Man... May 16 is Prince Caspian... this is quite good, especially after my big train wreck of an event that is happening this weekend. Excellent.