We’re going to a lan party this evening… it should be a nice New Years %)

The lan party is going to be great, usually we go to this couple’s house and since they have dial up it’s not online, and that’s fine, we have plenty of fun. But this one is at a friend’s house who has a T1 %o … so we’ll be online with a T1 AND he is going to borrow some cisco switches so we can have a fiber lan, YAY!!!! It’s going to be so nice. And it looks like about 10 or so people will be showing up at least, yay! Anyway, i gotta go take a shower and head out to the store to pick up snackfoods for the party… *wanders off*

o/` Patrick Doyle – The Price Of Success o/`

I actually did get some work done today despite my earlier post %) When I made that I was tired and thinking about wandering off to read with nothing but my email being checked and some chatting done to constitute as my daily acomplishments. Eventually I came back tho, and typed up a couple book review to start:

Coldfire Trilogy Book 2: When True Night Falls, By C.S. Friedman, 617 pages
This book is the sequel to Black Sun Rising and continues the crusade to save the world from the evil taking over. The characters this time are across the ocean on a continent uncharted and basically unknown of by their home. Their adventure against the fae-borne evils in this book are exciting and clever. The last 100 pages or so really bring this book together and make the whole book worth reading, as it takes the reader on a rollar coaster of emotion, revelation, and excitement. Again I am impressed with Friedman’s blend of science fiction with fantasy. I was much more impressed with this book than the predecessor, and I’m glad I kept reading this series.

Snow Crash, By Neal Stephenson, 448 pages
I first heard about this book a couple years ago, and it interested me, but I never really had the time to read it until recently. Often compared to William Gibson’s Neuromancer, this book takes a look at what the futuristic Internet might look like. The Metaverse, world of 3d, reproduced in front of your eyes, a world you can become lost in, and as the book tells, a world you can become hurt in. It’s the tale of Hiro Protagonist, and his efforts to deify himself and save the Metaverse from “Snow Crash” a virus that infects a ‘hacker’ and causes real physical harm. This exciting book takes place in fragments, between several characters and in the real world and the Metaverse, and explores a cult, some ancient Sumerian history, and paints a picture of a society ruled not by laws and countries, but by corporations. Even if you are not into “cyber-type” novels, there is really something for everyone in this book. I loved it.

1984, By George Orwell, 267 pages
This was my third time reading this book, and it was as good as I remembered. It tells of a future where the government has complete control over it’s civilians, primarily through around-the-clock survelence. Every word you say, movement you make, expression you show can be watched, and scrutinized. This book tells of two rebels, Smith and Julia who vaguely think they can cheat the system, but quickly learn how futile it is. But the plot is really secondary to the message, and warning, of this book. The message makes this book a nightmare, more scary than a Stephen King novel, and what makes this book so wonderful. When the government has complete control, your thoughts, your feelings, your soul, is not your own. Humanity as we known it today ceases to exist. If you haven’t read this book than you must, it is vital for our time, and an absolute classic.

I actually was feeling VERY lazy, since I had read 3 books since I last wrote a review, then looking back I realized it had only been 12 days, hehee…

After writing that short blog about the possibility of cutting my hair, that *very night* before I said anything to Myk, as if as an omen, this occured in #13thHour:

* Rubicant looks at Time….Has she cut her hair?
-@PartyTime- PrincessLeia2003 has always had long long long hair.
-@PartyTime- 8)
-@PartyTime- I like it.

(we have our new years nicks on, so PrincessLeia2003 is me, and Myk is PartyTime… of course)

Hmm, so maybe I wont cut my hair, I think still consider it tho.

In addition to finally getting those reviews typed up I also … don’t be shocked! Actually did a bit of work on the Recipe section of my site, YAY! … it’s even almost ready to be shown to the world, hehe.

I spoke to my Granddad this afternoon (my father’s father) .. I gave him my phone number with the Christmas Card I sent them, it was nice hearing from my grandparents, I have been a very bad granddaughter, hadn’t spoken to them in over 3 years. He wasn’t upset, just glad to hear from me finally, which is good, since I was paranoid about the phone call. Him and my grandma seem to be doing well tho, and they want to see me (of course) “we’ll buy you a round trip airline ticket!” … i might take them up on that offer in a couple months actually, heh.

Anyway, I am gonna go noew, prolly go make some dinner ’cause I’m hungry *wanders off*

i am so lazy

*Thinks about writing a long rambling entry*

*laughs and goes back to her nice warm bed*

A Few Christmas Pictures:


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If there is one thing I miss about New York, it’s the pizza and buffalo wings. People here in Philly just don’t know how to make either! The one good pizza place we go to is only ‘pretty good’ pizza (havent tried their wings) and they are a half hour away, close to the city (ick) so we don’t go often. Last night I wanted a new york pizza. So we called up this local little pizzeria around here, since Papa John’s pizza just isnt that great, and we ordered a large cheese pizza and some buffalo wings… Now we had hopes for this place, even after they told me that the sell the wings by the half dozen, with FRENCH FRIES. So I drive to the pizzeria, pick up the pizza, it’s a decent looking place, the people there are really nice and the food smells GREAT. I get home, look at the pizza and it looks really really good, nice thin crust, yummie looking cheese… so I pull out a piece and I try it. The bottom is fairly dark… so it tastes a little burnt… %(!!! I HATE it when my pizza is burnt *sigh* I guess i could give this pizzeria one more chance, I mean they cant burn ALL their pizzas, maybe I was just unlucky. But the wings smelled good, they must be good right? I should have known from the french fries. They were sorta buffaloy … mostly coated in sauce, but they just didnt have that fried/dripping with sauce taste that i love! … It’s like an experience a few weeks ago when we were at Unos pizzeria, and they had “boneless buffalo wings’ … sounds good right? They turned out to be chicken nuggets with a little bit of buffalo sauce on them… and they were a bit soggy. *sigh*

Anyway, I miss New York pizza. There was this place in Seneca Falls that had some pretty good pizza, you know the kind with thin crust, lots of cheese, and just the right amount of grease, and their buffalo wings, oh man, so dripping with sauce and grease that they would soak through the styrofoam container. Thats some good eatings %)

With cravings like this it’s really amazing that I am still thin, LOL… In other news I think I might cut my hair. Not trim. Seriously cut, like maybe a little longer than shoulder length… I think I have grown out of the long hair thing. I dunno, I am still thinking about it, and I have no idea what Myk will think about it, heehee, I guess I should run it by him and get his opinion… anyway *wanders off*

Sooo lazy today %)

It’s really hard to describe how perfect Christmas was this year. I didn’t really *get* very much; Myk’s present to me was the upgrade on my computer last month, and all I got him was a cd and a dvd (Dune dvd, which was for him as much as it was for me, hehe)… but it wasn’t about the gifts at all. For once I had a truly happy, pleasant, non-stressful christmas. I ended up calling my father yesterday evening while Myk made a fire, spoke to him for about 25 minutes or so, luckily he didnt dwell on me moving up to New England much… he tries to tell me about how is life is there each time I talk to him, but I never know what to say… I mean saying “awww” to your dad just doesnt feel like an appropriate responce, and it sounds weird when I say “dad, it’s great that you’re hanging in there” Hmm, doesnt sound so weird now that I write it, I dunno, it’s just a difficult situation. I havent mentioned the possibility of my moving to Florida, although I did tell my mother, I think I will wait until I am more positive, that way I wont have to deal with his “omg noooo!!!!” and then not end up moving, hehe.

I did learn some bad news yesterday, my cousin’s wife (who I have never met) recently lost her sister. Her and her sister are from Peru (where my cousin met her), and she moved to the US with my cousin, and her sister ended up being accepted to a very highly rated ballet school in Russia (these girls are from a VERY wealthy family in Peru…). Well, around July they stopped hearing from her sister, they were very concerned, filed a missing persons report in Russia, and they tried to find her. Unfortunately, a week before Thanksgiving, they found her body.. she had been murdered. Again, I have never met these people, but they are family now, and it’s a terrible terrible loss… and put a bit of a ‘black cloud’ over their thanksgiving.

I guess that’s it for now, I need to go take a shower (i slept most of the day today, hehe) and then go out to the grocery store since we are frightfully low on food “oops” Hehe… *wanders off*

I kept changing my mind about whether to post or not today… I guess I will write until I dont feel like it anymore…

Merry Christmas!!!

Yesterday we ended up getting out of bed (i went back to after I wrote yesterday morning) around 4 to the sound of the phone ringing. It was our friends that we bought the case of lindenmen’s for, and although we never made concrete plans, we *did* say we would meet them sometime that afternoon to exchange gifts *oops*. So we told her that we’d swing by their house in about an hour. We packed up some cookies, I grabbed Snow Crash to return to them(i finished it) and got all ready to go out. We got to there apartment and ended up having a nice time. Mike and Nita got me a Stitch stuffed animal from the Disney store *huggles stitch* he so cutey!!! And they got Myk some herbal tea to help him sleep. They also gave us some yummie cookies *oh i feel so fat* hehe. We didnt stay too long, it being xmas eve and all, but it was nice seeing them.

My father called sometime while we were out last night, I feel sorta bad for missing the call, he said he’d try back later last night and this morning. But of course I wanted to have a nice peaceful evening, getting drunk from duvel, so I couldnt have my father calling me then! We unplugged the phone. Ok, so I feel guilty about it a little, and it is after 11 and he hasnt called yet (or called before I plugged the phone in around 10. I have no doubt that he’ll call this evening if all else fails, or I’ll just end up calling him.

We had planned on taking some pictures of the livingroom all decorated last night, but, well, we ended up bringing our computers into the livingroom so it doesnt look the best right now, hehe. See last night we did the riff of “Santa, Baby” … it was fun, but instead of moving the tv and cable stuff we moved our computers, hehe. It’s actually really great, comfy couch, snuggling, and computers! We had fun doing that riff last night too, the movie was sooo bad! We’re going to do another one tonite, on a christmas movie on CBS… so we’re keeping the computers in here til after that… maybe I’ll have xmas pictures to post tomorrow… hehe.

Uh anyway, last night, yeah we did the riff on the movie, and drank lots of duvel, ate lots of cookies, and cheese and crackers, and then had some seriously spiked eggnog… I am hurting %) Hehe. We pretty much spent the rest of the night doing that, with the tv on and chatting… then it started snowing out. Fireplace with a roaring fire, all our xmas decorations, so much love and happiness here! I am so happy.

On that note I guess I will wander off (back to bed, hehe) *wanders*

I made more sugar cookies yesterday, yummie! Also did a bit of reading of course… have about 50 pages to go in Snow Crash, I want to finish it today so we can give it back to it’s owners this afternoon. We went to the good beer store in Hatboro and bought some of the Lindenmen’s Raspberry as an xmas present for the couple who loaned me the book. I made chicken parmesean for dinner last night, mmmm, and we watched The Mothman Prophecies, which was recommended by a friend of mine, it was really quite good. I read a few reviews this morning, and apparently all would not be lost by reading the book *after* seeing the movie, since there is so much more to the book.This is good, since I really did want to read the book, s’just that I have so many books now that I havent read that buying a new book right now would be silly. Ah, Myk also went out and bought some wood yesterday while I was making cookies, so we’ll have nice fires going for tonight and xmas %) This afternoon we’re probably going to go over to Mike and Nita’s to give them their present, hopefully not too late ’cause we have to be back at 8 for our xmas eve riff of Santa, Baby on FOX…

The irssi scripts I submitted are up on the irssi.org scripts page noew, YAY!!!:

emaildb 1.0
gimmie

Maybe someone somewhere can use my scripts, that’d make me happy %)

Oh! I finally got my recipe for sugar cookies onto a page on my website… of course it’s not linked to anything as the recipe section is far from done…PrincessLeia2’s X-Mas Sugar Cookies

I am going to go read noew. *wanders off*