First,

I watched a Cowboy Bebop vid to Jewel's 'Foolish Games' that was all about Faye & Spike.

I got very, very sad.

Then,

I watched a Ranma 1/2 vid to Eve 6's 'Inside Out' that was a character tribute to Mousse.

And I got cheerful again.

My newly downloaded 9.0 version of Windows Media Player seems to have fixed the sound problems (for now), but it still won't allow me to watch stuff in Full Screen mode, like I used to be able to do a long time ago.

::bouncing in chair::

I'm super hyper-excited right now. Extra super duper hyper happy.

I got my major grade essay back from my Film 01 class. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, baby! This was the 7 page essay I wrote on theme in Spirited Away. Combined with my midterm grade of 88%... if I get a good score on my final I could get an A in this class.

Am v. happy.

Also... my next Ranma 1/2 DVD came in from Netflix. And...my 2 homemade Cowboy Bebop soundtracks are almost finished. One has the CD made but not the cover, the other I'm still missing a few songs. But it does sound bitchin' to drive to. It's entirely possible that I like the music for this show better than the show itself.

Also, I got a snazzy Spike Spiegel desktp wallpaper while searching for graphics for my CD covers last night. It was a time for a change... My Ewan McGregor wallpaper was getting worn about the edges.

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Ok, my mood is still fairly good, but some things are beginning to tax on it. For example, I have now tried twice to install the most updated versions of Windows Media Player. And both times it has installed successfully yet failed to fix the problems. Namely, I still can't watch anything in Full Screen mode and the sound is still effed up.

I'm going to try to reinstall the version from my windows XP disk.

Some nice news is that I finally downloaded an LJ client to update my journal entries. It's convenient... I don't have to type out all the html links and < > and stuff.

"Damn you and the horse you rode in on."

Fuck Windows Media Player.
I downloaded the newest version of RealPlayer, and it plays every file type for vids, and that's good enough for me.

poem - Hector the Collector

Hector the Collector
Collected bits of string,
Collected dolls with broken heads
And rusty bells that would not ring.
Pieces out of picture puzzles
Bent-up nails and ice-cream sticks,
Twists of wires, worn-out tires,
Paper bags and broken bricks.
Old chipped vases, half shoelaces,
Gatlin' guns that wouldn't shoot,
Leaky boats that wouldn't float
And stopped-up horns that wouldn't toot.
Butter knives that had no handles,
Copper keys that fit no locks,
Rings that were too small for fingers,
Dried-up leaves and patched-up socks.
Worn-out belts that had no buckles,
'Lectric trains that had no tracks,
Airplane models, broken bottles,
Three-legged chairs and cups with cracks.
Hector the Collector
Loved these things with all his soul--
Loved them more then shining diamonds,
Loved them more then glistenin' gold.
Hector called to all the people,
"Come and share my treasure trunk!"
And all the silly sightless people
Came and looked ... and called it junk.



This will always be my most favorite of all Shel Silverstein's poems, though there are so many of his I love. This one... this one was something I overindentified with as a child. I was a little Hector. It drove my mom insane, and made me slightly unpopular (more or less on different days) with the afterschool day care crowd.


EDIT: Ew. I think I just popped a joint in my hand that wasn't supposed to be popped. That corner where the bones of your palm (near bottom of lifeline) meet the inside corner of your wrist. It feels very strange now.

"Together now boys: 'Fish! Are! Friends! ... Not! Food!"

Saw Finding Nemo. It was very cute, and amusing. I liked the crabs, the sharks, and, of course, the sea turtles. Dori was a charming character too... Ellen Degeneras did a nice job.

Overall: funnier than Shrek, not as good as Toy Story.


Right now I'm watching Stargate. Daniel's back! Don't know why. And O'nNeil is now a kid who looks like the teenage version of Edward Norton. Good actor-- had the other actor's mannerisms and body language down pat.