fannish stuff PLUS real life interlude!

[schmerica]

i. So, Invader Zim. Gerard is Dib and Mikey is Gaz, but I can't decide whether Pete is more Zim or GIR. THIS LACK OF EASY CASTING DISTURBS ME.

ii. Everytime I see the word Stumptown it makes me go "...Patrick?" Since I live in the suburbs of Portland, you can see how this might be a problem.

iii. Why is Gabe singing in Spanish at the beginning of "Smile for the Paparazzi" so fucking hot, you guys? Ugh.

iiiB. Hey, do any of you know if Ray Toro actually speaks Spanish? I had assumed he had heritage knowledge, but my Google-fu has led me to now think he doesn't, or at least not very well? There's this, but that seems memorized rather than fluent.

iv. ONE MONTH UNTIL I'M BACK AT SCHOOL. I left Eugene during my breakdown in mid-May; it's been almost seven months. Next week is my birthday. In three weeks it's a whole new year, new semester, new chance. Maybe I'll actually finally graduate in June.

(Classes I am taking this term: linguistics seminar on Proto-Indo-European; linguistics seminar on neurolinguistics; low level general biology evolution class for my gen ed requirements. Two of these I am super excited about!)

The only part that sucks about this is the complete lack of central/southern Oregon fangirls. *LONELY FACE*

v. I feel as if these two pictures have a theme going on, but I'm not sure quite what it is.

vi. Mikeyway!

Comments

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

In the spring I'm taking phonology and functional syntax, which are both major requirements, but I've already taken all the regular courses offered in winter, so it's time for random fun shit, woo! There was a really interesting one on auxiliary verb constructions last year.

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

i'm taking phonology next term and i'm pretty terrified. it just doesn't make any sense to me!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Oh, see, phonology is my favorite! The stupid easy phonology problems in 101 were what really got me into linguistics; it's the same stupid thrill I get from crossword puzzles and logic problems.

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

see, i am ALL ABOUT THE SYNTAX. also, all of the phonology problems in ling 100 when i took it were STUPID HARD. rule ordering makes my eyes bleed. i agree on the thrill-inducing activities, though! i had a prof who often compared doing morphology problems to doing a sudoku.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

i had a prof who often compared doing morphology problems to doing a sudoku.

ahahaha YES. Geeky glee is where it's at, man.

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

and linguists are pretty much the biggest geeks of all. one of my classmates, her fiance is a mathematician, and he is actually embarrassed by how geeky we all are. LOVES IT!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Geeky yet THE SEX. ♥ LINGUISTICS ♥

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

The syntax term paper I'm writing right now is the only paper I've ever actually been excited about that wasn't my sociology paper about World of Warcraft. GO TEAM!

Seriously, LINGUISTICS! Where else can you say things like "Homorganic Nasal Assimilation" (hee!), use Procrastinate as a formal principle, and have SRS BZNS seminars on DPs? NOWHERE.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I'm really stuck on just LINGUISTICS = LOVE. Heh.

[thesamefire.livejournal.com]

meeeeeeeeee tooooooooooo.