Unflappable conviction.

Let's call my friend J.C.

J.C. and I have a theory.

We suspect that Bill Nye is a time lord.

It is a theory based entirely on a fondness for bowties,

and eccentric characterization.

Also that awesome crazy lab of his that defied the laws of physics.

(Probably because it was a sound stage on a PBS backlot somewhere.)

We think it is a TARDIS.

Also because he was just that cool.

We also think Ms. Frizzle is a time lord.

This one is easier to explain.

The bus.

One only has to think about the bus.

It travels through space and time.

It is so obviously a TARDIS.

So I will leave it at that.

Because

Clearly

I have discovered a conspiracy.

Jealous!

Found myself hanging out with a seven-year-old and her mother today. Her mom asked me about California, so I told her. She asked her daughter if she thought this was cool.

The little girl looked very thoughtful for a moment, and then informed me, "We're going to Disney World!"

I feel like this is a 100% equal equation, erring on the side of Disney World. I'm kinda jealous!

Today was surreal.

Dad and I took the dog to the vet for an annual checkup. He's officially geriatric. (Eleven years?!) We got Barney when I was in first grade, and while I know he's not exactly a puppy anymore, I don't like thinking about the fact that he's officially old. He doesn't act old, but the chart at the vet's said he's the rough equivalent of a 65-year-old human. I politely disagree, but it doesn't change the fact that today I was sent into Target to buy antacid.

For my dog.

And as I tried to get out of there as quickly as possible, clutching my box of antacid (and nothing else), feeling like antacid is right up there with condoms, feminine hygiene products, and pregnancy tests as "things that are embarrassing to get caught buying," who did I run into but...

My first grade teacher, who happens to also be my neighbor.

Lamely, I confessed that I was buying antacid for my dog.

She told me her dog was constipated.

I told her I couldn't really talk because my dad and my dog were both waiting for me in the car.

It was awkward and kind of hilarious.

Also, even though my dog has bitten him before, the veterinarian likes him because the vet is Irish and my dog is a Wheaten Terrier [an Irish breed]? They put him in a muzzle now whenever we take him there. He doesn't like shots very much. :|

My poor geriatric dog.

Lots of stuff going on

But not a lot I feel cool talking about - plans not set in stone and such, don't want to jinx anything! I've started my revisions for Bogus Ghost, seeing how I can take this thing up to the next level. It's looking promising, although I leave for cali in like two weeks! How wild is that? Plans haven't been made for sure but it looks like the biffle is going with me. :)

Debating whether the audience will get a Phoenix Wright reference if I put one in...

Back in Jacksonville. It is unbearably hot most days and the AC in the house is horrible. I've started going to spinning again, let's get physical! :D

Okay that's everything for now.

Haven't-seen-the-first-one-itis

Noun. A condition in which a viewer, having not seen the previous movie in the series, walks into any successive movie and as a result confuses new plot points and previously introduced plot points, has issues grasping the story (if it picks up exactly where the last one left off,) or is unfamiliar with recurring supporting characters. If the movie is a reboot of a continuity where no prior knowledge is necessary but some is required to understand the in jokes, expect the viewer to not get 80% of them. Can be averted if the story contains enough exposition to fill the viewer in, the first one was incredibly popular, the movies are roughly independent of each other in terms of plot, or the basic premise/origin story is well known.

You will be totally lost: Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean

Notable aversions: The Dark Knight, Star Trek (2009 reboot), Spider-Man, IRON MAN 2.

(Guess what I saw today?)

Robert Downey Jr, you are gorgeous.

Also this guy: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20365442,00.html

What. Were you always that pretty, Jake Gyllenhaal?

Also my mother bought me this shirt that I mentioned a while back: http://www.threadless.com/product/798/One_of_These_Days_We_ll_Fly_Away

My life is complete. :)

Back in Jacksonville for the summer. Yay?! My show's up first week at Blank, should be fun. I'll post details in a different post.

Friends, romans, countrymen:

To whom it may concern: The "i" in my name is pronounced as a long E, not as a long I, however counter-intuitive this may be. I am not "Eliza with an A," my name is pronounced "Aleeza." While I do am not particularly offended if you screw this up a few times, please do make an effort to remember, because when you introduce me to your friends as "Eliza" and I have to correct you, it is awkward for all of us.

Thank you.

Love and kisses,

Leez.

Winding down

Started packing up - what the hell? Is Freshman year already over? Well, apparently not, because I'm still writing a paper on Beckett that is due by this afternoon and have a final on thursday, but after that I'm done, heading back to Florida and chilling.

My summer plans are still kind of up in the air, but Thailand is looking more and more unlikely (SORRY, NOAH, MAYBE NEXT YEAR?). I do know that I'll be going to Blank YPF in Los Angeles for part of June, but I'm still waiting for the festival coordinators to give me my dates (I should know soon). And then I have an internship locally in my hometown doing "artsy" stuff, which is to say working on a film festival, although the details of the position are kind of unclear at the moment. Not sure how much else I'm allowed to say about that.

Better get back to working on my paper, gonna leave you with a music video to make this post worthwhile. I've been averaging fourteen posts a month, so let's hope I can keep it up. :)

Ohhhhhh Guster I love you so.