Nothing but Song

  

I had a v. productive day today. I replaced every theme here on Nothing but Song. They all look the same, but that’s pretty much what I was going for. Uniformity, but with loads of different colours.

I have also removed most of the content. I doubt ppl will miss it. If you do, you’re on straight stalker status.

I am also working on a forum for the site here, but I think I’ll leave that as my day-off project next week. It’s pretty much done, but I want to make a good theme for it since the ones available are not the look I’m going for.

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Be still my fangirl heart. The Spice Girls are reforming (Ginger is coming back too!), but you can’t buy tickets because they’re holding them hostage. No fair. The Spice Girls was one of my first concerts here in Vegas, when I was a but a wee child.

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Going to see either “Evan Almighty” or “Ratatouille” tomorrow with the nieces. Maybe both, dunno yet.

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I wonder why The Academy Is… hasn’t updated their podcast feed for TAITV for 3 episodes now. I’ve tried the refresh button, and no joy. I know my podcast feed in iTunes works, because it keeps updating for my Cocteau Twins podcast. I had to download the eps I was missing from YouTube, and there’s no way to get the videos recognized as podcasts.

Plus there is talk of a fan club where you pay to join. I’m torn, because I’m a relatively new fan of TAI. But from the talk on the LJ, it seems the band was adamant abt. not having one before, the el-jay was enough, they’re selling out, and all that. To join would be to support something I didn’t even do for The Killers. And I do want to see the Academy on their headlining tour.

I’m torn.

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I am also planning a weekend getaway for my 24th birthday in September to San Diego. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come, because that weekend is also the weekend of Street Scene ‘07. It’s like the best damn birthday present ever!

Tickets are $120, but when you think about it, it’s $3.75 per band.

HELLO!!

Since I can’t quite leave the country on a dime to go to things like Glastonbury, or Carling Weekend, or T in the Park, things like Street Scene or Vegoose are my only options. Not impressed with Lollapalooza, and Warped is a little out of my style, so no joy on those. I posted on MySpace, since most of my friends & family are on it. Hopefully they will rise to the occasion… or I’m going to San Diego by myself. Which would be a v. sad birthday.

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I’m tired, but I don’t feel like sleeping. I hate this feeling.

Which is why I’m blogging. In an effort to fall asleep.

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Prompt time!

What superpower would you choose to have?

By default, my favourite superpower is invisibility. I have seen both sides to being invisible H.G. Wells’ Invisible Man, and the recent TV show, of course. In my heart, I am a social scientist. I love to observe people. I just hate when they stare back. If I don’t have to look at somebody to get things done, I won’t. It’s nothing personal. I don’t want to blame it on being Asian, but in some Asian cultures, staring at someone in the eyes is considered disrespectful. I’ve gotten over it somewhat since I work in retail, but if I’m on the other side of the cash wrap, I become my old, “don’t look them in the eye” self again.

However, if I could choose, I would choose the power of paralysis. I would throw my hands up and neutralize somebody if they were doing wrong.

Bad driver? Neutralized.

Thief with a five-finger discount? Neutralized.

Harming innocent women and children? Throw yo’ hands up.

I think it would be a far cooler, more effective power to have. Invisibility ranks right up next to paralysis though, don’t get me wrong.

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Siobhan’s album is out!! Go get it if you haven’t already! I will, once the import price goes down some. Otherwise I’ll listen to my leaked copy (sorry Shiv!) in the meantime.

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That’s all. Off to visit some dailies.

?: “Your turn! What superpower would you choose to have?”