Yay!

Prelims went well--"stellar" was the word of the day, thrown around like letters on Sesame Street. And today was my annual evaluation, so I get to await that letter.

And now it's time to buckle down on midterms. I just can't quite get started. I've tried to rectify this whole procrastination thing, but it's just not working. Unless I'm down to the wire, I just can't force myself to do anything. Sigh, not so stellar behind the scenes, huh?

In case the PhD thing doesn't work out

I could release an album.

1 - Go to "Wikipedia." Hit “Random Article” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 - Go to "Random quotations" or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 - Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together (I do not have photoshop nor the desire to "put it all together," so you'll just have to imagine it. Plus, I don't like turning strangers' art into something unintended).

Name of band: Scioptric Ball
Name of Album: Tried to Make it Precise
Album Cover: See it here.

If I ever do have a band called Scioptric Ball (which I totally dig), I would most definitely ask Onesta e insolita to let me use that photo for my album cover.

Ok back to work.

Needing to check off

I'm frustrated with all that is due (and not getting done) this weekend and feel the need to check some things off, so I now revert back to my list of 34 things. Here are the things I've completed:

#14--done on Superbowl Sunday
#16--Time Traveler's Wife
#20--but it's winter, so it doesn't count since the grass is dead.
#29--see post

Ok back to the 3 writing assignments due Monday. Sigh.

Cranky needs

Play by typing "(Your first name) needs" into your favorite search engine. List the first ten hits that actually answer the question.

1. Cranky needs a virtual keyboard.
2. Cranky needs three sets to kickstart.
3. Cranky needs to Move it Move it.
4. Cranky needs to be cranky.
5. Cranky needs to finish [her] grad program. (This really did come up as a hit. There is another cranky grad student out there. Imagine that).
6. Cranky needs an intervention. (I'm not sure what for, but I am sure I need some sort of intervention).
7. Cranky needs a slightly paralyzed, special needs pet rat. (Ok, aside from the fact that I would totally adopt a special needs rat and have had special needs rats as pets in the past, I think it is hysterical that this blog is called Hot Cranky People.).
8. Cranky needs a better encore. (I don't know what this means either, but I just like the sound of it).
9. Cranky needs your rantings and ravings to be put to good use.
10. Cranky needs to get a different job.

And 11, because it is also true: Cranky needs a vacation!

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition

Am listening to the Dixie Chicks. Sin Wagon is on. I really do think I'll include that in my wedding soundtrack. LOL!

In other news, pre-prelim exam essays are done and approved. So is my Annual report. Now I just sit and await my exam date and evaluation meeting. Good thing I have the Chicks.

Radd McFladd

Aw hell. The only post I can find about him, G, is this one. And that just won't do. You'll have to recreate the dream. I insist.

Hey woodchuck chuckers

I did celebrate Marmot day again this year, but really, Prax, we need to do it up big next year. Seriously. We have a year to plan it, and I think it should happen. As in previous years, I celebrated with White Russians, Lebowski, Groundhog's Day (movie), tumbleweeds, and root beer (next best thing to sasparilla). I could not get anyone to go bowling with me, however, and though the book was a best seller, bowling alone is not for me.

Next year, Prax. Next year, we have to pay proper tribute to the marmot. As Prax says, "Ask not what the marmot can do for you. Ask what you can do for the marmot." Truer words were never said.

The good news is that there is a prairie dog run coming up next month, so perhaps that will make up for the lack of Groundhog's Day bowling. It's not the same, but it is a tribute to the critter, nonetheless.

In other news, the pigeons of Lubbock must've gotten word that I did not bowl on Gday because one of them (definitely a genetically enhanced bird bc that sucker was big) came at me talons first this afternoon. Seriously, it flew up in my face with talons flailed. I just sort of froze in a startle response while two girls behind me did the screaming for me. Lol. That was incredibly odd. It really stopped itself and fluttered less than a millimeter from my face.

Then I headed out to do some running. I'm training again, this time not for a race, per se, but as part of a competition. I'm on a team, and we are competing mileagewise with other teams on campus. It's part of this Get Fit initiative they've got going on. We have to log our miles, heart rates, veggies and fruit intake, etc. Then there's sort of a Biggest Loser type of challenge process, and someone wins. We're in the advanced level, and my teammates are triathletes, so I've got to keep up my end of the bargain. I did hill training today, and I forgot how much I missed that! And so I am now back from eating some carb replenishment, and it's probably time for bed--though I have a stack of novels to get through (oh and some articles and stats assignments to do, too, but who wants to do that?).

And finally, I just looked in the mirror, and I have smudges under my eyes. how is it that no one told me that my eyeliner smeared. Really? Come on. That is just wrong. I sat at Ihop like that all night? Guh. Serves me right though. Nothing ever goes right when you don't bowl on Gday.

Looney iTunes

I just couldn't resist this meme:

RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.


IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
Sapodilla
[4 Brass]

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
All I Really Want
[A. Morrisette]

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL
You Won't Make a Fool Out of Me
[Flogging Molly]

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Knowing Me Knowing You
[ABBA]

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
The Fool on the Hill (Omg, this made me guffaw!)
[Beatles]

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Troublemaker (lol)
[Weezer]

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
I Found a Reason
[Cat Power]

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
I Wish I Felt Nothing
[Wallflowers]

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
I Get Along Without You Very Well (so true)
[Chet Baker]

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Love me or Leave me (This, too!)
[Billie Holiday]

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Remember to Breathe (true, too)
[Dashboard Confessional]

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sin Wagon (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
[Dixie Chicks]

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Lubbock or Leave it (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA--oh man, I hope I am not living here when I die)
[Dixie Chicks]

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Pain (omg, this just gets more hysterical)
[Elton John]

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Lithium (lol! So not what I want to do but funny nonetheless)
[Evanescence]

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Nothing (true)
[Depeche Mode]

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Oh L'amour (yep)
[Erasure]

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Ain't No Sunshine
[Bill Withers]

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Lay Your Hands on Me (bwahahahaha)
[Bon Jovi]

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Paralyzer
[Finger Eleven]

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Bixby Canyon Bridge (I'll probably be living under it)
[Death Cab for Cutie]

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
The Way Things Are (poignant, don't you think?)
[Fiona Apple]

In honor of the superbowl

I did celebrate Groundhog's day, so more of that later. For now, I'm celebrating the fact that they FINALLY put my scholarship check in the mail. I've been waiting since August. So instead of a lengthy marmot post, I'll just post this quiz result.

You Are a Two Point Conversion

You are an adept risk taker. You love to go for the glory. You do what others are scared to do, and it pays off! You have no fear, and because of this, you're able to look at the odds rationally. You've taken enough small risks to get ahead in life, even if every risk hasn't panned out.

What Football Scoring Method Are You?