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[rubah]

If you guys don't have a weirdo awesome mouse like stu's that has like a back button and a forward button and a copy button etc etc etc or you're on a laptop, man look into the Mouse Gestures addon for firefox. Did I just say add on? My word. What's come over me!

It's love, guys, seriously. I was trying to do it in Safari! (with one mouse button at that xD) Not to mention explorer!

But yeah.

Um, I've mostly just been chilling since graduation. I went fishing with a friend of mine, dani, on Friday and got my shoulders sunburned. They're bearable now. It was pretty terrible the first night (couldn't sleep on my back or sides!)

Saturday, I was supposed to meet the governor, 'cept I couldn't find the invitation that told the time, nor could I find out from elsewhere. I'm kinda bummed about that, but whatever.

Helped my mom pick out a new microwave because the magnetron in ours is broken (or so dad says). It was really cute ont he box, except it's a midget! So I'm going to take it to college with me xD Stu, it cooks very little very fast! It is seriously dinky compared to our last one (which dad is still thinking about repairing, it just depends if he wants to blow $100 on a magnetron xD)

I kinda want to get a crockpot to take too, but everyone I mention the idea to seems dismissive>:[

I want to get that HP 48gII calculator still though, apparently it does more than just RPN mode! And if it's dumb, I still have my '83.

My towels are fresh out of the dryer. I went to belks and bought the most expensive, most fluffy ones I could find. They were on sale anyways, so whatever 8) I also paid for my dad to get my mom some, so now he's going to pay for me to get new car tires. ($30 for $200? Score! I think I'll be on my own for an oil change though xD)

these towels are seriously so great. The softest ones I've ever felt. They make our old ones show up as the thin rags they are! well not quite rags, but they're starting to get stringy :( (which sucks because they were really great, but now we have these AWESOME ones, so whatev)

HEY LJ FRENDZ WHO HAVE BEEN TO COLLEGE IN DORM What should I really really consider taking/not taking?

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I just spent this evening reorganizing My Pictures\. I had so much junk in the top level folder xD So I made a folder for all the screen shots and for all the web grafix and for a bunch of other stuff, so now everything's all super organized! I thought I'd be working on it for a few days. Well, there are still some files I need to reorganize (.html files in Sigs and Stuff\? Weirdo beardo)

I am also listening to my playlist all the way through. I am somewhere in 2002, about september I suppose (just heard Let it Be, and I think I downloaded that after I heard it at the fair) Mostly it's been an exercise in 'oh my word, why did i ever used to listen to that?'

Man I'ev also been doing some dolling! I don't even remember what I've posted in here lately! Wow, apparently not any.

In backwards order:


Hmm. I'm holding a doll contest, if any of you guys are intrigued xD http://www.snowy-day.net/stuff/index-doll.php?page=contest lol need entries :(

Hmm. I put my valedictorian speech up on snowy-day, http://www.snowy-day.net/index.php?page=valedictorian%20speech and another speech I made last year. Eventually I'll start to catalog my poems(hahahaha) and put them up too. OH!

I found a .txt file full of my dreams I've had (I compiled it for my boyfriend in ninth grade, Robert, but I dont' think he ever read them xD I was so upset that i lost them, but now there they are! in My Documents\My Pictures\Dollz\Sigs and Stuff\? Yeah I don't understand it either) It's three and a half years out of date, but that's okay! There were some pretty obscure ones I dug out for that thing!

Mussie is still a puppy but needs fixing (badly) He's so adorable though! When he's not scratching me or jumping on me or clutching to my leg or biting me. Stu you'll still have a chance for him to be cute! Unless my parents get him fixed while I'm gone, in that case there's no telling!

I decided that I would buy a trumpet this summer (I decided this like a month ago) so the other day I started browsing through craigslist, and of course there was practically nothing in the little rock or fayetteville sections. Then a couple hours later, I got a clever idea! "Hey, I'm going to be in ohio for a couple of weeks, why not check out them!" The dayton section is closest to stu's house, so I started there and lo and behold, there's a dude wanting to get rid of one for $50, case included. And he talked like he was a band geek! Or at least used to be. So I shot him an e-mail and come june 1, I will join the ranks of the brassy and arrogant trumpeters.

Heck guys, I even started reading again. The last couple of years, AR burned me out so bad, I was just reading to get my goals and then stopping. I told myself I would read the whole year since it was my last chance, but I got so busy that I just stopped. But I've read the first five Last Vampire books, and am halfway through rereading Purity and Passion etc etc, I have a stack a mile high.

I also want to sell a bunch of my old books. Any ideas on how I could do that? Mostly YA stuff.

btw, we did one more performance of our play, Larceny and Old Lace (yes it's a knock off!) and it went great! I was very happy with it.

I love summer vacation.

Comments

[king-bahamut.livejournal.com]

Bring both a feather bed and an egg crate. The combination of the two will actually make the beds rather comfortable.

You actually need more storage than you'd think. I had no places to put things and they wound up on the floor.

If you plan on using your laptop on your bed, get a long cat5 cable. Mine wasn't *that* long, so I had to have my laptop on the edge of my bed instead of actually on my lap as I would prefer.

[jume.livejournal.com]

I think uofa has wireless in the honors dorms, but I'll check.

I was thinking of 'borrowing' some milk crates from the house+elsewhere since they're pretty sturdy and stack pretty good.

Featherbed's a neat idea. Yeah eggcrate definitely sleeps well.

Thanks :)

[psychoticville.livejournal.com]

earplugs.

you'll thank me for this.

[jume.livejournal.com]

I'll try to remember

[baloki.livejournal.com]

*seconded* or a decent set of headphones.

[pikestaff.livejournal.com]

*has no dorm suggestions because she lived at home all five years she attended college* XD

[jume.livejournal.com]

you poop!

[behold-the-void.livejournal.com]

Do you know what your room is like at all? Having details helps with the planning process.

[jume.livejournal.com]

well, I do, but not enough that I can visualize it furnished with my stuff xD

[apri.livejournal.com]

Half.com is usually really good for selling old books.

And I always love your dolling. It's artistic work I'll never be able to do.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

Shower shoes! Good headphones. A doorstop - for to leave your door propped open, and meet peoples on your floor!

For selling books: There's Amazon.com or Half.com. Personally, I like BookMooch.com. You don't earn money when you send your book to someone, but instead earn a point. In turn, you can mooch a book from someone and not pay anything. It works out rather nicely, if you can find neat books you want.

[jume.livejournal.com]

that sounds like a neat site! *Adds stuff* xD

[eruannatel.livejournal.com]

Dolls! Jume! Its been a while since Iv seen anything from the dolling scene. :D
That first one is FABULOUS! They all are, but that one especially. :D

[jume.livejournal.com]

it's hard to find a place in the dolling scene that is worth your time there xD The gathering and The Muffin are the forums I like right now, but i"ve been posting at a couple others

[eruannatel.livejournal.com]

I havent dolled or seen anyone doll since BST died. D:

[jume.livejournal.com]

I prefer to think of it as being in a coma;o

[darkkyuzo.livejournal.com]

clothes, nakedness is underrated. also amazon for your books

[baloki.livejournal.com]

Helped my mom pick out a new microwave because the magnetron in ours is broken (or so dad says). It was really cute ont he box, except it's a midget! So I'm going to take it to college with me xD Stu, it cooks very little very fast! It is seriously dinky compared to our last one (which dad is still thinking about repairing, it just depends if he wants to blow $100 on a magnetron xD)

Most dorms have a microwave in the kitchen ^_^, also beware taking pans, kettles, etc, as most people bring one so you'll end up with a kitchen full of the stuff xD

Mussie is still a puppy but needs fixing (badly) He's so adorable though!

I still need to see about getting Miles fixed, how expensive is it :o?

[jume.livejournal.com]

a lot more expensive for a human than a puppy ;o

[jume.livejournal.com]

also the kitchen is down on the first or second floor and I'll be on the seventh.

[bigdee.livejournal.com]

Dorm stuff, hmm...

Music. The portable kind. Like, CDs in wallets instead of their cases.

Take spare copies of any items you're likely to lose/break, e.g. comb, cutlery, plate.

A few containers for knick-knacks, oddments, loose change, etc

Laundry basket

Photos of loved ones

Alarm clock!

A lanyard for your keys

That's just some random stuff off the top of my head...

[meganthefeisty.livejournal.com]

Bring a comfort item. You're going to be homesick.

Alarm clock.

Get a cell phone if you don't have one.

Make sure you have a television.

Invest in two or three powerstrips and a couple of extension cords. You never know when something is going to quit working for you.

You don't really need a featherbed. KB is just a wuss. ;D

Duct tape. A lot, since you'll want to run your cords and cables around the walls and underneath the rug so you don't trip.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2693382 <-- Those are awesome, but don't you dare pay that much. You can get a set of six for about 12-14 bucks at other places.

A garbage can AND a wastepaper basket or one large enough to function as both.

Air fresheners. Laundry and dish detergent. I don't care if your dorm room sells both, just buy them yourself.

I'll think of more later.

[meganthefeisty.livejournal.com]

Thought of something.

Buy industrial sized boxes of tampons/pads/etc, shampoo, conditioner, bath stuff. The drugstore on Franklin St. closed last semester and it drives me freaking nuts when I run out of something and can't just pop off to go get it.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

I agree with extension cords! You realize once you get there and have like, 2 outlets to your name that they are extremely handy.

[jume.livejournal.com]

get a tv even if I don't watch it now? ;o

I know he is foa, but it still sounds great!

I have a surge protector! It was the first thing I got!:D

[meganthefeisty.livejournal.com]

You'll learn to watch TV. I have. Trust me.

[jume.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that I didn't. We watched a couple of movies (could've watched them in stu's room, like we did most of them anyways), and played about ten minutes of ffx-2. stu played about an hour of MGS or something like that. oh well!

[meganthefeisty.livejournal.com]

Well someday you might! I didn't until last year so ;ppp

[king-bahamut.livejournal.com]

I'll have you know that I didn't even have a featherbed, just an eggcrate. My roommate had both, though, and his bed was more comfortable than mine was.

[meganthefeisty.livejournal.com]

Well, now I know! ;D

[snowystingray.livejournal.com]

I second stuff that other people have already said: powerstrips and an eggcrate pad for your bed. Those are probably the two things of mine that people envied the most. That and Ziploc bags. Other things I get a lot of use out of, that most people don't always remember to pack:

-Nail trimmers/file/etc. (I dunno, I think this seems pretty obvious, but people would always ask to borrow mine)
-Sewing kit
-Lots and lots of quarters
-Lingerie bag/mesh bag (because school washing machines have a tendency to gnaw away at your favourite clothes)
-TV shows on DVD (hours of endless entertainment)
-Electric pencil sharpener (if you don't like using pens/mechanical pencils)
-Hooks that hang over the top of doors
-Iron and a small portable ironing board
-Tissues
-Lots and lots of Tylenol. And decongestants. These are not things that you will feel like running out to buy when you actually need them.
-Plates that are microwave-safe. Yeeeah, I know way too many people who have melted their dishes in the microwave :/

[jowyblight.livejournal.com]

What's an eggcrate and a featherbed?

Also, bring your own laundry detergent. It's expensive as hell when you buy it at the dorms.

[corollunum.livejournal.com]

mini fridge :) quarters for laundry... my dorm was always freezing, so I had to get house shoes to keep my feet warm and I had a bunch of sweatshirts to throw on all the time.

Umbrella. @@ cause walking to class in the rain is not fun.

if you can get a little scooter thing go for it, because you'll get class a lot faster :D

your room might have a phone like so you can have a room phone so you don't have to waste all your cell phone minutes.

book shelf if you have lots of books

printer if you don't have one, I spent 20 dollars last semester alone from printings things at the library.

bucket/basket to put your shower stuff in so you don't have to leave it in the bathroom and have it stolen.

a safe if you're worried about valuables being stolen. my roomate had 50 bucks stolen one day. and jewelry was stolen often too. most of the time it was housekeeping.

broom/vacuum, cleaning supplies

one of those pillows that you can sit up on so you can read in bed. ^_^ a lamp

a coffee pot! even if you don't drink coffee. having the ability to have hot water is cool. You can make tea and then put it in your fridge if you like cold tea or you can make ramen!! ramen is always good. :)

snack foods, because the caf doesn't always have the best selection

that's all I can think of :)