Nerdy ramblings...

msbbt, I think you're going to like this in particular, but it appears that Teen Titans, Season Two will be out in September. Oh, and random fact from the files of IMDB, but Kat, did you know that the creators of Teen Titans were majorly inspired by FLCL? Example: Beast Boy's love of mopeds was inspired by Haruko's Vespa. Neat, huh?

Ironically enough, Season Two of Ghost Hunters also hits DVD in September. YAY FOR ME!! Not quite so yay for my checkbook, but oh well =3 Now if they would just release Danny Phantom on DVD, Candy-chan would be a very, VERY happy little viewer!

And I've finally started in on watching Avatar: The Last Airbender on TV. After seeing it all over the web for a while, I'm finally getting to the party. So far, so good ^_^

Got a new computer game, too. The new Nancy Drew game comes out in a couple of weeks, and Little Sister and I are eager to get it and play it together, just like we always do. So to pass the time until it's released, picked up a game called "Scratches." I started playing, but then Sis asked if she could have a turn at the mouse, so we switched places.

Now, Sis generally isn't one to get scared easily. That's more my lot in life--I'm the coward. So I was a little startled when we went into one room (the game takes place in an old mansion), and she made the comment that it was really creepy. I agreed, of course. Then suddenly there's some speaker interference--very LOUD speaker interference. Sis and I both jumped a mile and screamed--it scared the crap out of us.

Then Rachie called. She burned me a copy of the Broadway soundtrack for Tarzan and said I could come get it from her at work. So I told Little Sister I was going, and she runs after me, screaming that I'm not leaving her alone with the freaky game! It gave me a good laugh, and I think it shows some promise for the game if Sis is getting freaked out by it. And we were fifteen minutes into it--nothing had even happened in the game yet!! *laugh*

Really wish Daddy hadn't made me mow the lawn today. It's freakin' hot outside... x_x *falls over ded*

Nerdy ramblings...

msbbt, I think you're going to like this in particular, but it appears that Teen Titans, Season Two will be out in September. Oh, and random fact from the files of IMDB, but Kat, did you know that the creators of Teen Titans were majorly inspired by FLCL? Example: Beast Boy's love of mopeds was inspired by Haruko's Vespa. Neat, huh?

Ironically enough, Season Two of Ghost Hunters also hits DVD in September. YAY FOR ME!! Not quite so yay for my checkbook, but oh well =3 Now if they would just release Danny Phantom on DVD, Candy-chan would be a very, VERY happy little viewer!

And I've finally started in on watching Avatar: The Last Airbender on TV. After seeing it all over the web for a while, I'm finally getting to the party. So far, so good ^_^

Got a new computer game, too. The new Nancy Drew game comes out in a couple of weeks, and Little Sister and I are eager to get it and play it together, just like we always do. So to pass the time until it's released, picked up a game called "Scratches." I started playing, but then Sis asked if she could have a turn at the mouse, so we switched places.

Now, Sis generally isn't one to get scared easily. That's more my lot in life--I'm the coward. So I was a little startled when we went into one room (the game takes place in an old mansion), and she made the comment that it was really creepy. I agreed, of course. Then suddenly there's some speaker interference--very LOUD speaker interference. Sis and I both jumped a mile and screamed--it scared the crap out of us.

Then Rachie called. She burned me a copy of the Broadway soundtrack for Tarzan and said I could come get it from her at work. So I told Little Sister I was going, and she runs after me, screaming that I'm not leaving her alone with the freaky game! It gave me a good laugh, and I think it shows some promise for the game if Sis is getting freaked out by it. And we were fifteen minutes into it--nothing had even happened in the game yet!! *laugh*

Really wish Daddy hadn't made me mow the lawn today. It's freakin' hot outside... x_x *falls over ded*

Rumor Has It (30 Hugs: Heiji/Kazuha)

Title: Rumor Has It
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme: #2—rainbows and butterflies
Pairing: Hattori Heiji/Toyama Kazuha
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan or any related characters. They belong to Gosho Aoyama. I simply throw fruit at them, take pictures, and call it modern art. Critics love me.
Summary: Apparently, everyone at school STILL thinks we’re dating.

( Rumor Has It )

Cross-posted to 30_hugs and 30 Hugs: Heiji and Kazuha.

Rumor Has It (30 Hugs: Heiji/Kazuha)

Title: Rumor Has It
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme: #2—rainbows and butterflies
Pairing: Hattori Heiji/Toyama Kazuha
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan or any related characters. They belong to Gosho Aoyama. I simply throw fruit at them, take pictures, and call it modern art. Critics love me.
Summary: Apparently, everyone at school STILL thinks we’re dating.

( Rumor Has It )

Cross-posted to 30_hugs and 30 Hugs: Heiji and Kazuha.

(no subject)

Rambling ahead! This entry is sort of a thought-dump, mostly about music stuff. You have been warned =3

I went to a concert with my sister tonight--well, it was more like a musical revue kind of thing. They did songs from a few different musicals. The only one I didn't know was The Last Five Years. But after the "Always a Bridesmaid" number, I think Little Sister has figured out that I meant it when I said I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change was a great soundtrack ^^ It was an enjoyable performance, though. I had a pretty good time, and it was all good music.

I get home, and find I have a message to call one of the guys from the Iowa Choral Directors Association, or ICDA. Turns out I scored a scholarship for the convention again this year!

What does that mean, exactly? This organization has an annual convention here in Iowa (of course), and usually about twenty students are given scholarships to attend the conference free of charge. In exchange for our free ride, though, we have to work at the sessions. It's really easy, though--we hand out papers or packets if the presentors have them, or we work the stereo if necessary. It's really easy work, and we get into all of the sessions, get to participate and meet all sorts of people, and learn a TON.

I went to this conference last year (with Vixie, actually) and had a blast. You get to meet a lot of very cool, very knowledgable people. The sessions are usually pretty cool--informative, interesting, and varied. Plus, we get free music from some of the sight-singing sessions (yay alliteration!). The orientation meeting for us kids is at two PM on Sunday, July twenty-third. And then, just like last year, I go right from that into the show choir camp--which brings me to the next interesting thing going on in my little musical world.

PK got in touch with me and asked if I would be interested in doing some choreography for the camp this year. My response was something along the lines of, "HELL YES!! ...can you help me pick a song?" *laugh* The last couple years, I've been on strict counselor duty, which translates roughly to checking kids in, sitting around until I'm needed, shepherding kids around, doing room-checks at night, and just generally keeping an eye on things. It's actually a good time, though. The kids who come to the show choir camp are good kids. They're usually there because they want to be there, and they're willing to work hard in rehearsal ^^

Plus, at that camp we do Skit Night. Each counselor takes a group, and we put together a little number based on a theme. Last year, we did Musical Mimes, and the other groups had to guess what musical we were acting out. It was kind of hard to do, but I think we were quite clear in our wordless rendition of Guys and Dolls. We could use signs in our show (within reason, of course), so we printed off a big "and" sign (&) and then we had all the guys on one side of me and all the girls on the other, and we pointed at it--Guys and Dolls. It was hard to figure out, but in the end, it was hilarious. Everyone had a good time.

Actually, poor Bobby (another counselor) was frantically googling on his laptop because he didn't know the musical he'd drawn. Eventually, all the counselors decided that we were going to share what musicals we had so we could give each other some ideas, and then we didn't participate in the guessing contest. It all turned out really well--all of them were guessed, so we must have done something right!

I truthfully have no idea what song I'm doing for this thing. I need to pick two songs. I asked John if he'd help me with it...I don't know how much help I'm going to get, but once I get the song decided on, it shouldn't be too hard to come up with some dance moves. I might ask Little Sister for some ideas--she's a show choir kid, too.

The weekend after the show choir camp is the All-State camp. Of the two camps, that one's less involved for the counselors during the day...but some of the kids are only there because it's required of them, not because they want to be. So it can get a little hairy, but generally we don't have too many problems...except for the one girl who swore up and down she didn't know that it was time for room checks, even though we'd been walking up and down the hall for the last half hour, counting down to it *rolls eyes*

I look forward to the camps, though...but by the end of them, I'm generally ready to head home and get some sleep, AND get the songs out of my head. Last year, I was singing "Car Wash" and "I Love a Piano" for two bleepin' weeks. But it's all good ^_^

Otherwise...yeah. I got my muses back. The plunnies are going CRAZY on my challenges, especially Hugs and Nights. A few of them are out in left field, but I think I can make them work. Part of me wants to try and finish these challenges by the end of the summer, but that's seventy-five stories in two months. Probably not a happening thing, so I'm thinking maybe try for my birthday. That's four months away (and then I'll be twenty-one yaaaaay!!), which is a bit more do-able.

And there should be a new fic-swap up on manycases1truth tomorrow, I think. *giggles* Whoever gets my fic prompt is probably going to hunt me down and kill me. I asked some friends for random items, and tossed my three favorites into the poll box. Thank you Cassie and Rachie! Looking forward to seeing what I get, though ^_^

Okay, enough of my assaulting your f-lists. Ciao for now!

(no subject)

Rambling ahead! This entry is sort of a thought-dump, mostly about music stuff. You have been warned =3

I went to a concert with my sister tonight--well, it was more like a musical revue kind of thing. They did songs from a few different musicals. The only one I didn't know was The Last Five Years. But after the "Always a Bridesmaid" number, I think Little Sister has figured out that I meant it when I said I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change was a great soundtrack ^^ It was an enjoyable performance, though. I had a pretty good time, and it was all good music.

I get home, and find I have a message to call one of the guys from the Iowa Choral Directors Association, or ICDA. Turns out I scored a scholarship for the convention again this year!

What does that mean, exactly? This organization has an annual convention here in Iowa (of course), and usually about twenty students are given scholarships to attend the conference free of charge. In exchange for our free ride, though, we have to work at the sessions. It's really easy, though--we hand out papers or packets if the presentors have them, or we work the stereo if necessary. It's really easy work, and we get into all of the sessions, get to participate and meet all sorts of people, and learn a TON.

I went to this conference last year (with Vixie, actually) and had a blast. You get to meet a lot of very cool, very knowledgable people. The sessions are usually pretty cool--informative, interesting, and varied. Plus, we get free music from some of the sight-singing sessions (yay alliteration!). The orientation meeting for us kids is at two PM on Sunday, July twenty-third. And then, just like last year, I go right from that into the show choir camp--which brings me to the next interesting thing going on in my little musical world.

PK got in touch with me and asked if I would be interested in doing some choreography for the camp this year. My response was something along the lines of, "HELL YES!! ...can you help me pick a song?" *laugh* The last couple years, I've been on strict counselor duty, which translates roughly to checking kids in, sitting around until I'm needed, shepherding kids around, doing room-checks at night, and just generally keeping an eye on things. It's actually a good time, though. The kids who come to the show choir camp are good kids. They're usually there because they want to be there, and they're willing to work hard in rehearsal ^^

Plus, at that camp we do Skit Night. Each counselor takes a group, and we put together a little number based on a theme. Last year, we did Musical Mimes, and the other groups had to guess what musical we were acting out. It was kind of hard to do, but I think we were quite clear in our wordless rendition of Guys and Dolls. We could use signs in our show (within reason, of course), so we printed off a big "and" sign (&) and then we had all the guys on one side of me and all the girls on the other, and we pointed at it--Guys and Dolls. It was hard to figure out, but in the end, it was hilarious. Everyone had a good time.

Actually, poor Bobby (another counselor) was frantically googling on his laptop because he didn't know the musical he'd drawn. Eventually, all the counselors decided that we were going to share what musicals we had so we could give each other some ideas, and then we didn't participate in the guessing contest. It all turned out really well--all of them were guessed, so we must have done something right!

I truthfully have no idea what song I'm doing for this thing. I need to pick two songs. I asked John if he'd help me with it...I don't know how much help I'm going to get, but once I get the song decided on, it shouldn't be too hard to come up with some dance moves. I might ask Little Sister for some ideas--she's a show choir kid, too.

The weekend after the show choir camp is the All-State camp. Of the two camps, that one's less involved for the counselors during the day...but some of the kids are only there because it's required of them, not because they want to be. So it can get a little hairy, but generally we don't have too many problems...except for the one girl who swore up and down she didn't know that it was time for room checks, even though we'd been walking up and down the hall for the last half hour, counting down to it *rolls eyes*

I look forward to the camps, though...but by the end of them, I'm generally ready to head home and get some sleep, AND get the songs out of my head. Last year, I was singing "Car Wash" and "I Love a Piano" for two bleepin' weeks. But it's all good ^_^

Otherwise...yeah. I got my muses back. The plunnies are going CRAZY on my challenges, especially Hugs and Nights. A few of them are out in left field, but I think I can make them work. Part of me wants to try and finish these challenges by the end of the summer, but that's seventy-five stories in two months. Probably not a happening thing, so I'm thinking maybe try for my birthday. That's four months away (and then I'll be twenty-one yaaaaay!!), which is a bit more do-able.

And there should be a new fic-swap up on manycases1truth tomorrow, I think. *giggles* Whoever gets my fic prompt is probably going to hunt me down and kill me. I asked some friends for random items, and tossed my three favorites into the poll box. Thank you Cassie and Rachie! Looking forward to seeing what I get, though ^_^

Okay, enough of my assaulting your f-lists. Ciao for now!