"Everyone hits their stride. You just hit yours fifty years ago."

Hello, everyone, on this dreary Monday that "welcomes" us back from spring break. Everyone at SEMO is either dragging themselves to class and work or sleeping through it all, and I can't say that I blame them. Dreary weather AND a Monday? I'm amazed I'm even out of bed.

Anyway, today's post is all about: The Emperor's New Groove! I watched this movie with Adam last night, and had forgotten how terribly funny it was. Some of my favorite quotes:

"I'll turn him into a flea. A harmless little flea. And then, I'll put that flea in a box, and then I'll put that box inside of another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself. And when it arrives...I'll smash it with a hammer!!!" - Yzma

Kuzco: "Don't tell me. We're about to go over a huge waterfall."
Pacha: "Yup."
Kuzco: "Sharp rocks at the bottom?"
Pacha: "Most likely.
*pause*
Kuzco: "Bring it on."

Yzma: "All right! I've had enough of this. Tell us where the talking llama is and we'll burn your house to the ground!"
Kronk: "Don't you mean 'or'?"
Yzma: "Fine! Tell us where the talking llama is OR we'll burn your house to the ground!"

"Llama face!"

"'Ooh, I'm a crumbly canyon wall, and I'm taking you with me.' Well, not today, pal! Uh-huh! Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!"

The little shoulder angel and devil are also some of my favorites, as well as Pacha's children.

That's all for now.
Back soon, with more randomness.
~Kassius~

HAPPY REUNION :) and some noodles

So this is really late...but hey better late than never right??
Here WE are. :) Yes We are together. :) :) :) :) :) ;) <---- I'm a little happy. A lot happy. MANY MUCH HAPPY! MANY MUCH HAPPY!!! Well, isn't it just my luck.... I've been over and above beyond excited to sit down here with Kass and write a blog!! TOGETHER!! AT THE SAME TIME!! And now that we're here, we don't know what to say. :/ huh. Story of my life. (danni) So, we're making Easy Mac and watching Madagascar. Apparently, we're trying to recreate our elementary-school days, and doing a pretty fantastic job of it. Except we're actually old enough to drive to the store ourselves and get mac and cheese. We bought a box with Spongebob noodles and a box of 39-cent noodles, and put them in the pan together. That's right. We beat the system. You wish you were this awesome. Except we ended up with too much water in the pan and had to drain some water, which was...interesting. But somehow they look fantastic. We will try them now... The cheap noodles taste better we think. Lunch today has been a success!! :) Maybe next time we'll stick with one box of cheap noodles.... This was a LOT of macaroni. (Random funny, the first time I typed it, I said macarolinei) ha. We HAD a happy video of our search for el macaroni....but now we don't...so instead we have a list of 7 things that you COULD have seen in the video that you would have enjoyed. :)
Random things in the video that we find especially funny and why:
1. Dillweed? What is that really? Also, upon returning to the cabinet in search of salt, we found another container of dillweed. What's it for?
2. "Pots and pans..." Could I have any stranger of and accent?? (Kassius says I returned from Kansas with a wacked out accent... I think she's right)
3. Jello/Pudding cup? How did I mess up the contents of a snack pack? Also I said Snyack Pyack. Jersey?
4. Red Bull! (This is funny because: Kassy's father is a little bit health conscious. Only a large smidge. (Which means a lot.) Red Bull is not healthy. I think it's his equivalent to a woman's chocolate indulgence.
5. Water bottles. This also has to do with Kassy's father's healthy mind. He always says "Drink more water." This is now a constant joke that comes up in any and every conversation. It's usually either the opening or closing statement.. "Be good....and drink more water!!!" :)
6. SOCCER BALL!! I'm still as random as ever. Also.... ADD.
7. This isn't actually part of the video, but Kass continued to shoot video for a good 15 seconds before she realized that the memory card was full. (In all honesty, I just really wanted a number 7.

T-Minus 2 hours and 45 minutes...

In 2 hours and 45 minutes I will walk out of my room for the last time this week. Unless I forget something which is incredibly likely.
24 hours from now I will be in the midst of great people. :) People I haven't seen for far too long.
:) I'm so happy that my mind is fuzzy and my heart is running over with excitment.
I really don't have much to say, but I thought I would take a moment and share a smidge of my excitement. That's how important this is to me.
The next time I write I will be with my bestie from Kidnergarten. My beloved Kassius. I will see you soon. :)
Peace, Love, and Train Rides....
Danni

Cotton-Headed-Ninny-Muffins??!?!?

The worst thing?
A muffin....
Let's rewind a little.....


Today, my friend was headed off to one of her art classes. Sounds exciting right?!? I'm definitely not jealous....and here's why-

She was driving...all of the three blocks off campus to the art building.
That was her first mistake...it was a beautiful day and she was lazy and drove her car.
On her way there she was trying to be a racecar driver or something and rounded the corner too fast and spilled the valued contents of her beloved art box. (haha)
I think this was karma for hurting the environment on such a lovely day.

She pulled into the parking lot where I'm sure she spent some time grumping as she tried to put her things back together. She then lost four of those nifty pencils that are made ESPECIALLY for drawing....as if regular pencils suck too much?? She lost them in the magical crevice where things don't ever come back.... you lose your cell phone there when you're driving in a lot of traffic.... ya, THAT crevice.

She got out of the car.. (this is the funniest part) hhahha
When she stepped out of the car so she could try to rescue her pencils...she stepped in....

poop?
a puddle?
mud?

No, it was a muffin.
A muffin you say?
Yes, a muffin... as in, "Do you know the Muffin Man?"
Yes... he must not have done his job well today becuase he lost one in the parking lot...right next to my Cotton-Headed-Ninny-Muffin's (<- Court) car.

:) Love and muffins.... Danni

Don't Judge Me...

(Danni, you're really free to skip this entry. It's all about an RPG, and not so much about anything major going on with me. But I know you, and you get easily bored and will probably read it anyway.)

From the time we were little, we were told that the game Dungeons and Dragons was demonic, that playing it made us bad Christians. I've come to find, it's demonic in the same sense that Harry Potter is. Yes, they use magic. Yes, some people go crazy with it. Yes, people sometimes think it's real and go hunting for evil sources of the supernatural.

But at its heart, it's a game. Just like Harry Potter is a book. Actually, kind of a fun game. It's a role-playing game, meant to be played in a group. My group includes five characters, counting myself.

Amerie is a bard elf(from what I've gathered, bards are wise, well-travelled musicians) and our diplomatic badass. Amerie can flatter, intimidate, and otherwise convince anyone to do anything, and that's only a slight exaggeration. Which, now that I think of it, is a decent description of "Amerie's" real-life personality. She's also one of the main two people in our group to consult for knowledge of various subjects, which is a pretty big deal, since we know close to nothing.

Her sister, Elyon, is a healer. She is a cleric who gains power from her faith, which is one aspect of this game that I really like. Aside from the fact that without her we'd all eventually die, Elyon's spell-casting ability is increasing. She is a huge stabilizing and level-headed force in our group, which, again, is similar to the personality of "Elyon" in reality. Amerie and Elyon's parents were killed in a raid of the elven lands, and now the girls are nomads, for lack of a better term.

Lord James the "Benevolent" is a human fighter. He is the only one of us aligned with evil(the rest are good or neutral). As you can probably guess from the title, he is our primary force in battle, throwing down the main hits to the baddies. Of course, this means he gets most of the fire from the opposing side, but LJ is pretty tough, and with Elyon there, it's no big deal. He's also good with climbing, swimming, and other skills that rely primarily on strength. The current ruler of the human lands is evil. James' father had planned to kill the ruler, for the overall good of the kingdom, but James exposed his father's plot, and was run out of his fief(heh heh. Fief.) by his father's servants. Although I keep repeating it, this story could easily belong to "Lord James" in real life.

J-Bone is a gnome, and a wizard. Although wizards start off pretty slow, he's learning more and more, and now has a spell that creates a giant ball of fire, among others. J-Bone has been in school for his entire life, and is getting out to experience the "real world" for the first time. He's the other knowledgeable person in our group - since he's studied for so long, he knows just about everything about magic that there is to know, even if he can't use it all yet. J-Bone is a little lost and a little obnoxious, but when push comes to shove, he's there. Again, very much like the real "J-Bone."

And me? My character is Gwenyvere, a halfling rogue. Halflings are human-ish, except for only being about two and a half feet tall. Rogues are, well, typically known as thieves, but my character's not a thief - or rather, she only steals from our enemies. She's more of a scout and a long-range fighter. My father is the king of the halflings, but he's a very oppressive and cruel ruler. After growing up getting absolutely nowhere with change as the halfling princess, I faked my own death and began a new life as a rogue. The goal of all this is for me to someday take the kingdom from my father and rule it kindly.

Basically, Gwenyvere is a badass. She's practically invisible when she's scouting, and her sneak attack is just about unbeatable. Since she's so short, she's difficult to hit in battle. She can also find traps like no other, and she's pretty tough, too.

Of course, there's a catch. She's neither attractive, nor well-liked. She's absolutely no use in diplomatic situations. She has no magic and almost no money. She's really not a lot of help in situations that don't involve scouting or fighting or sneaking.

Basically, there's no middle ground with this girl. When something needs to be done, she's either doing a hundred and ten percent, or nothing at all.
That sounds awfully familiar.
Interesting.

~Kassius~

Tomorrow Instead of Today

I think the word Today is the most powerful word I've heard in a long time.

Today.... a single word sliced through my heart.

It opened a wound... a Pandora's box of emotions I've kept masked and locked up for so long I didn't think I'd have to deal with them for a long time.



It's such a common word. Why does it mean so much?

It's difficult to explain, but one person's simple response of "Today" made me question who I am...

That's a question I hate... It brings up all those other questions like "What do you really think of me?" and "Do you think I'm a bad person?".



Today brought conviction and guilt from a source I would never imagine it from.

Today brought up so many insecurities... Am I who I think I am? Am I who I thought you think I am? Am I a horrible person?



Maybe Today I am....
Maybe Tomorrow would have been better?