Escapist

Mostly Friends Only

This journal used to be entirely friends only, but at some point I decided to start making a select few entries public. Most entries, including ones that are personal in nature as well as entries about politics, religion, or any other deep issues are locked, so if you'd like to read those, just leave a comment here.

If you were once a friend and I've deleted you, please don't take it personally. It doesn't mean I have anything against you. I just discovered that we don't have much in common or we never really connected, so to speak, over LJ. Sometimes it takes reading someone's journal to realize that you don't really click with them.

I got a haircut! It's reeaaally short, and I'm still trying to get used to it. The stylist cut it a little shorter than I was expecting. It feels amazing, though, especially in this hot weather.

( New Hair )

I've been getting into creepypasta recently, thanks to the creepypasta community. "Creepypasta" is a collective term for short, scary stories found on the internet and usually credited to Anonymous. They're similar to urban legends (i.e. The Licked Hand), but they originate on the 'net. This site gives a good explanation along with some examples and a few parodies.

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Bad Dream
White with Red
The Man in the Snow
The Blind Man's Favor
Last Hope (I like this one because of the ending.)

I've found that some creepypasta stories are just plain bad, but it's fun to go searching for good, bone chilling ones when you're bored.

I really want to see The Tale of Despereaux because it looks adorable and I'm a sucker for animated movies. I can't wait to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button because it looks amazing and it has my favorite actress of all (Cate Blanchett) in it. I'd also like to see The Wrestler and even though it might suck, Yes Man. I can't help it, I love Jim Carrey.

I'm not interested in The Spirit at all, but I'd probably go see it if someone paid me.

( And the geekiness begins... )

I'm extremely excited about Pixar's soon-to-be-released new movie, Up, especially after seeing this trailer! I'm a huge Pixar fan, so a new movie from them is always something to look forward to.

The official synopsis:

In this "coming of old age" story, a seventysomething hero, alongside his clueless wilderness ranger sidekick, travels the globe, fighting beasts and villains, and eating dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon.

We did it! :D

Want to play along?

1. Where’s your favorite beach?
I can't give a good answer because I haven't been to enough beaches in my lifetime, and I wasn't all that impressed by the few I have been to. I'm not really a beach person, to be honest. I'd prefer a nice, exhilarating hike in the mountains. Parasailing is fun, though!

I would, however, really like to go to Castaway Cay, which is a private island owned by Disney that you can only get to if you go on a Disney Cruise. It's supposed to be pretty amazing (The Flying Dutchman is anchored in the water there, for one thing!), and I love Disney, so...

2. Where’s your favorite place to spend money?
As much as I love spending money at Borders and Target, I'm going to say a used bookstore or a thrift store. I'd much rather walk out of a secondhand store with my arms full of items and my pockets still heavy than spend a fortune on one thing at a big chain store.

3. Where’s a good place to watch people?
Any mall or park. Also, Market Square in downtown Knoxville. From hobos to families to urban hipsters to street musicians, there's always a wide variety of people there.

4. Where’s a good place to be totally alone?
Personally, I'd say relaxing in my bed with a cup of tea, my Zune, and a book. Or outside somewhere, where I can just sit and be surrounded by nature for a while.

5. Where’s a place outside of work (or school) where you’re likely to run into people from work (or school)?
In Knoxville, I rarely ever saw anyone I worked or went to school with. In Middlesboro, I'm much more likely to run into someone anywhere -- grocery store, restaurant, Blockbuster, wherever. Middlesboro is a pretty small town, so the odds of a chance encounter are upped considerably.

I made a couple of icons of one of my favorite trios. :P



Thought I'd share them just in case anyone wants. You don't have to credit me or anything; I really didn't do much to make them.

It's cold outside today!

Also, I am now the proud owner of this on WoW (after farming Runecloth for hours last night):



And a close-up of my new hairstyle, just for the heck of it:



Hallow's End started today and I really want to get all the Hallow's End achievements so I can be "Elemir, The Hallowed." How awesome would that be?! Too bad it's probably going to be near impossible to accomplish because I'm only level 60.