Into the TARDIS

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-06-26T15:38:00

2009-06-26T22:38:33Z

I got some mail saying that may discontinue my financial aide since I have too many credits (which I can understand somewhat due to my age, but it still depresses me). I called my mother to explain the situation following it (and one of her first phrases was "don't get all weepy on me"); got reassured, which did nothing to my wounded emotions and so I decided to give into my depression and just enclosed myself in my room, even after my father and sister asked what was wrong and gave reassurances, I closed the door, closed the blinds, curled up into the fetal position and just cried probably for a good hour or so until it lulled me to sleep for a 15-minute-nap (I have no idea why) but after that my father and sister reassured me again that everything would be fine since I was planning on attending another college, my mother had a different idea.

When she got home she told me that I had enough credits to get a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (which is basically a no-frills degree at the university I'm attending) and also means that I won't be attending the university I spent quite some time working on the application. Also means that school starts on the 28th of September if I manage to get financial aide, but I guess the good news is I'll be done with my degree by the end of the school year and I can move out (that and my mother seems to have no qualms with me getting a tat after I get my education; still getting it in October) and finding a job.

So, the same scenario above happened during the evening. Listened to some Alecia and it helped just a little bit. I may try to listen to some more music but right now plans to meet with the financial aide peeps on Wednesday, so fingers crossed.

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-04-22T08:47:00

2009-04-22T15:48:24Z

I just want to stop crying, that's all. I still feel like I'm to blame for all this drama though.

It's kind of intricate and I just have to relax. Thanks Amy and Danii.

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-04-02T09:28:00

2009-04-02T16:30:11Z

Anna's Story

This short news article about a girl with CF (Cystic Fibrosis) just brought tears to my eyes. Watch and you'll understand why.

In case you were wondering...

2009-03-31T18:23:06Z

I'm alive.

Real entry to come in the near future.

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-02-20T10:00:00

2009-02-20T18:02:46Z

Doing a small f-list cut; just getting rid of people whom I don't talk to that much or I skim over their pages. It's not you really, but we've just lost touch. And it's been almost 3 years I've had this and never did one, so the time seems right.

Sorry again.

VLOG #2

2009-02-09T01:20:05Z

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-02-03T15:00:00

2009-02-03T23:05:48Z

Today isn't a good day at all, I just want to crawl into a hole and not come out.

It's nobody fault really. Just a culmination of things

I'm at a loss for words

2009-01-27T23:35:32Z

A slain toddler tried to stop her mother and stepfather from beating her to death by reaching out to her mother and saying, "I love you," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. (Also this from CNN)

How can people even think of doing such a thing? I'm still at a loss for words and crying, even harder than when I first read it when the article in question occurred.

Some people just make me sick. Those people, are one of them.

A Quick Poll

2009-01-08T20:44:36Z

Had a discussion with my friend Aly bout Fight Club and since the bulk of my f-list likes it, I wonder what they thought about it.

View Poll: Fight Club

tangomaureen83 @ 2009-01-06T18:38:00

2009-01-07T02:59:07Z

Okay, not talking about the LJ thing since most people have beat it like a dead horse. Instead, I'm going to discuss something else that has been on my mind since Saturday.

Anyways, we learned that Matt Smith was going to be playing the 11th incarnation of the Doctor. And personally, I'm fine with that - especially given how he played Tim in Secret Life of A Call Girl, so I'm looking forward to his debut come the next Christmas Special. Age doesn't bother me cos he's only a year and 3 days older than me (shocking, no?)

Although one theory that I read that really pissed me off was that given Matt's age, that Time Lords got younger the more regenerations they had (a total of 12, so this means that would only be one regeneration left unless 1 was his first form - a definite possibility - then there's two regenerations left) and besides Peter Davison was the youngest at 29 before 11. So, anyways, I know a little bit about old Doctor Who and so I decided to look at the casting ages of 1-11 to see if the theory was proven true or not.

Here's what I got:
1 - William Hartnell - 55
2 - Patrick Troughton - 46
3 - Jon Pertwee - 50
4 - Tom Baker - 40
5 - Peter Davison - 29
6 - Colin Baker - 41
7 - Sylvester McCoy - 44
8 - Paul McGann - 37
9 - Christopher Eccleston - 41
10 - David Tennant - 37
11 - Matt Smith - 26

So, basically, it's more or less proven false since most of the actors are within a late 30s+ time range. Plus, the whole idea doesn't make that much sense to justify it (also just looking at the actors doesn't prove it as well). And besides, the Doctor is easily 1300+ years of age (according to 8) with 900 years of phone box travel (according to 9), so this is just a theory of mine, but maybe the Doctor started calculating his age (this new one, where's he currently 904 - due to the fact he was 903 in Voyage of the Damned) after he started travelling, which I assume would be after the Time War/ But just a Theory though.

Okay, rambled enough for now.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-12-11T09:07:00

2008-12-11T17:34:14Z

Tagged by hecticity
The rules are that for 8 days you have to post something that made you happy that day. Tag 8 people to do the same. I'm going to be afk for awhile, so I'm backdating. I tag whomever

Day 1 - December 11 - My last final is today and I get to go home
Day 2 - December 10 - Aly cheered me up after I left a game and we spent several hours discussing Fight Club and Tyler Durden
Day 3 - December 09 - Bellatrix won! Also, one of the quotes I used on my research paper was on the Final, elated.
Day 4 - December 08 - Finally got over my cold with the help of chamomile
Day 5 - December 07 - Watched Doctor Who to cure a bout of depression; then wanted to speak like a Dalek - EX-TER-MIN-ATE!
Day 6 - December 06 - Planet of the Oods and The Sontoran Stratagem were on; Donna and 10 do make me happy.
Day 7 - December 05 - No classes!
Day 8 - December 04 - Played Literature Jeopardy, the Professor said he liked how active I was in discussion

Tagged by ladylucius
A. Each tagged person must post 8 things about themselves on their journal.
B. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people.

1. I cannot stand split ends, absolutely cannot stand the, they drive me crazy
2. My favourite animal has to be the penguin, especially the emperor, so cute.
3. I am extremely attracted to men who are the following: older than me, have an accent, and the facial expressions help a fair deal too (and you guys wonder why I'm obsessed with David Tennant)
4. I am one who loves two genres of music - Orchestral or Musical Theatre (right now it's the first with Murray Gold)
5. Doctor Who and Harry Potter are the two fandoms known to make me cry; honestly.
6. I'm the shortest person in my family (closest and extended - excluding children) at 5'1.5"
7. I cannot stand long fingernails; if they hit the keyboard, then they are too long for me.
8. Complete and total bibliophile, need I say more.

As said above, whomever can do it.

NaNo exerpt

2008-11-10T02:11:23Z

So, I gave up on NaNo, my heart wasn’t in it and really I’ve just felt like a failure for a plethora of reasons the past week or two. But one idea remained in my mind that I really wanted to write so here it .

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April 1981

The house was quiet, a bit of a rarity for the Winchesters, except for the noises that emerged from the television. Around this time, one of Dean’s – their two old son – favorite shows aired and following that he usually went to bed following that. But tonight, Mary could not find the boy.

As a result of that, Mary searched the house frantically, fearing that the worse had happened to her son. Fortunately, her fears were relieved when she found the two-year-old hiding in the closet.

“Dean, what are you doing there?” Mary asked quietly, trying to calm the young boy down who was obviously fraught with worry.

“The Boogeyman’s going to come and get me,” Dean said, terrified, as he increased his death grip on his blanket.

“Dean, the Boogeyman’s not going to come and get you. I promise.” Besides, Mary knew enough lore about that type of creature to know that Dean wouldn’t fall prey to it anyways, but she had tried to keep that out of her mind following what had happened to her parents.

“You’re just making that up. All parents are supposed to say that.”

“No, Dean, I’m not. And you want to know why?” Dean’s eye lit up, wanting to know the rationale behind it. “Because the angels are watching over us and as long as they are around, they won’t hurt us.”

“Really?” Dean asked curiously, glad to know that someone was protecting him – besides his parents, that is.

“Yes, really,” Mary said, smiling; it was something that she allowed herself to believe and figured that with everything going so well, that her son would think the same way too. “Now, let’s get you to bed.”

November 1983
Dean looked at the nursery window, which flames had been emerging from for the past half-hour or so. It was only after he had escaped from the house with Sam that he asked his father if Mom would be alright. All he got in response was that Mom was gone and that they wouldn’t see her again.

Dean was confused by the whole statement, but John cleared it with two simple words, “Mom’s dead,” which came out very quietly and as the result of a choked sob.

It was also then that he remembered what his mother had told him two and a half years, ago, that the angels were watching over him and everyone else in their family. ‘There are no such thing as angels,’ Dean thought to himself bitterly, ‘because if there were, Mom’d still be alive.’

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-11-04T20:16:00

2008-11-05T04:17:40Z

President Obama FTW

I am so very happy, but I'm not getting my hopes up yet. As Ky said, this is only a projection...but still, I think he'll take it.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-11-04T12:01:00

2008-11-04T20:02:22Z

I ran across this earlier. Can't remember where exactly, but it was cute.

Taken from grrliz

2008-11-03T22:23:42Z

The November 4th Project

The what now?: On November 4th, Americans have the opportunity to elect the first African-American man to the office of President of the United States. It's a historic occasion.

The November 4th Project is about community - where were you on November 4th, 2008, as history was made? What did you see? Whom did you celebrate and vote with? We want to record it!

Take a photo, and upload it to your LJ scrapbook, Photobucket, Flickr, or some other photo sharing site, then share the image at novemberfourth.

Who can participate?: Anyone! What happens in the US on November 4th is bigger than America alone - people around the world will be watching the news, holding their own parties, wearing their own pins and buttons and t-shirts in support. Wherever you are, take a photo of what you see - make a sign, hold a gathering, gather your friends, vote vote vote!

When can we post?: Anytime after midnight, November 4th, ET.

How long can we post?: Ideally posts will be up by November 5th, but we're not going to make that a hard and fast rule!

More information will be available at the comm as we get it looking pretty!

For those who want to promote this, use the following codes.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">The November 4th Project</h1>
<b>The what now?:</b> On November 4th, Americans have the opportunity to elect the first African-American man to the office of President of the United States. It's a historic occasion.

The November 4th Project is about community - where were you on November 4th, 2008, as history was made? What did you see? Whom did you celebrate and vote with? We want to record it!

Take a photo, and upload it to your LJ scrapbook, Photobucket, Flickr, or some other photo sharing site, then share the image at <lj comm="novemberfourth">.

<b>Who can participate?:</b> Anyone! What happens in the US on November 4th is bigger than America alone - people around the world will be watching the news, holding their own parties, wearing their own pins and buttons and t-shirts in support. Wherever you are, take a photo of what you see - make a sign, hold a gathering, gather your friends, vote vote vote!

<b>When can we post?:</b> Anytime after midnight, November 4th, ET.

<b>How long can we post?:</b> Ideally posts will be up by November 5th, but we're not going to make that a hard and fast rule!

More information will be available at the comm as we get it looking pretty!

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-30T11:36:00

2008-10-30T18:37:50Z

This article makes me hate John McCain even more; I feel sorry for the poor woman.

I'm also writing up something that I need to get off my chest, so expect that in a bit...

And NaNoWriMo filter! I'm making it! Comment if you want to join it!

Taken from hecticity

2008-10-28T19:07:55Z

Well, I definitely wouldn't mind that. Espesically with that kind of salary.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-28T09:02:00

2008-10-28T16:04:04Z

I keep getting stressed over these exams. To the point where I am crying because I fear that they'll think my writing's illegible. I wish I knew what to do. *hugs the young Dean icon for security*

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-25T03:17:00

2008-10-25T10:18:44Z

Effective one hour ago, I turned 25.

That is all.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-22T12:16:00

2008-10-22T19:23:57Z

People whom I share a birthday with (Oct. 25)

Johann Strauß (1825 - 1899)
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Pablo Piscasso (1881 - 1973)
Marion Ross (1928)
Adam Goldberg (1970)
Adam Pascal (1970)
Craig Robinson - Darryl from The Office (1971)
Katy Perry (1984)

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-20T09:05:00

2008-10-20T16:07:24Z

Normally, I would go to class today, but this cough of mine has kept me up half the night - and in the restroom, throwing up - so, I decided not to go today because it's just too severe and I don't want a relapse; the bad thing is this is one of those coughs where medication usually doesn't help. Ergh, anybody have cough remedies out of curiosity?

And to those who commented on my last post, thanks. It really meant a lot to me.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-16T18:55:00

2008-10-17T02:10:24Z

I've been wanting to do a politics-based vent today, but I just cannot motivate myself to do it. Instead I'm going to just vent a little - and it came be that I come off as brooding - on one of my bad habits.

Now normally, I wouldn't bring this up, but a friend of mine (non-LJ) asked me about them. And I know that I do have several small bad habits, but there is one really big one that I'm trying to work on. And here's what I told them:

I have a real tendency to be a people-pleaser and I try not to hurt anybody's feelings. As a result of that, I unintentionally allow myself to be walked over by people so that I won't hurt their feelings and ruin the friendship. Unfortunately, though, the people who do just that to me are the ones whom I have ended friendships with because I thought were good friends of mine, but they were really just using me. And as a result of that, I usually feel extremely guilty for even allowing myself to do just that in the first place.

I hate myself for being that way and while I'm working on it, I still slip a little. But I think I've improved. Still, the sad thing is that I cried when I wrote it out because it's true - and I'm openly admitting it. But I'm going to not allow this to happen to me again. I'm not going to be walked over by somebody.

I just need a hug.

Taken from Mandi

2008-10-16T19:21:34Z

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now (even if we don't speak often or ever), please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me.

It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.

When you're finished, post this little paragraph in your LJ and see what your friends come up with.

tangomaureen83 @ 2008-10-16T11:06:00

2008-10-16T18:06:26Z

Taken from pierhias.

Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list ten things you LOVE that begin with that letter. Afterward, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own...

I got M, so here goes.

1. Mary Winchester from SPN fandom
2. Musicals
3. Madness - the RPG I'm in
4. My friends
5. Milk
6. Men (well, not in that sense, but I'd love a relationship one of these days)
7. Monmouth - the town in which I live in
8. Making friends (which essentially ties in with #4)
9. Morgan, Jeffrey Dean - Because really who can't like the guy who portrays John.
10. My family

A big, giant, WTF?

2008-10-15T14:23:26Z

Apparently, a guy named his progeny Sarah McCain Palin. I still say What The FUCK?!

Article details are here

Your Ideal Gentleman (LADIES ONLY, unless you swing that way, then by all means)
Name
Age
Fav Color
Your Gentleman will be	Hot
...	Polite
...	Owns a House in Tahiti
Have	A Smoking Body
Annual Salary	$485,351.12
Will Spend the Rest of Your Lives Together	(8) - Signs point to yes. - (8)

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