+ Okay so...



Now that I got your attention: I FINALLY UPDATED MY FIC!



Thanks, Draper!

In case you want to read it from the beginning I linked them below and it looks all pretty, yeah? :3

|Day 1: June 16, 1967|	|Day 2: June 17, 1967|	|Day 3: June 18, 1967|

In case you missed it: Camwhoring and lookin good???

SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO TONIGHT! SKINS + OBAMA ON LENO = NIGHT OF EPICALLY AWESOME PROPORTIONS.

ETA: Er...



How does this chick not have severe whiplash?

In case you missed it: [Days One and Two] [Day Three Part One (A and B)]

August 6, 2008 | DAY 3: PART TWO

( Creepy ice cream van and House of Parliament.Collapse )



BUCKINGHAM PALACE, AHOY!

( Photos of us in front of said palace, statues, etc.Collapse )



OM NOM NOM NOM NOM!

( Moar food, the underground, light show, and rocks.Collapse )

YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED PART 1 A OF DAYS 3.

August 6, 2008 | DAY 3: PART ONE B

( More bus photos!Collapse )



IS THAT BIG BEN IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?

( More buildings and a tour on the Thames.Collapse )


Okay, that's all for now. Part 2 of day 3 will be up on Friday! Now I need to watch the end of this epic episode of Wife Swap. Bye!

In case you missed it: [Day One]

August 6, 2008 | DAY 3: PART ONE A

( Around London in an open top bus + outfits + Italians.Collapse )



CUTE NAME FOR A STORE Y/Y?

( More photos, a phone booth, and another example of the UK's obsession with cock.Collapse )

CONTINUE TO PART ONE B OF DAY 3

Dude behind me at Johnny Rockets: [Jill Biden] is such a GILF.

Thought you all should know.

ETA: Girl talking to her friends next to me: There are no attractive people in the Republican Party.

Lolz idk Romney is alright. That's...pretty much it.

So I Went to BluJam Cafe for breakfast and the Melrose Trading Post/Flea Market with Isabel earlier today!

PHOTO TIME!



Outfit today. I thought it was cute?





An issue of Jet from 1977 with OJ and his...wife before the white woman. Isabel and I looooved the old man we bought this from. Then we talked about OJ for a while and how he just needed to keep his ass in Florida and golf for the rest of his life. I also told him that my Godmother was on the jury. He was ~*~fascinated~*~.

And lolz, I guess the wife isn't too jealous anymore!



Random photos I bought for $1.

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BOUGHT SOME RECORDS! Clockwise from the upper left-hand corner: Frank Sinatra, The Supremes Greatest Hits (double disk), Fred Astaire, and of course The Beatles's 1967 (shut up, I got it for other reasons than that) album Sgt. Pepper.

( A couple moar photosCollapse )

Oh, and I got some earrings too. Despite everything being pretty cheap...I'd raaather not say how much I spent. I wish I could have gotten more but I'll be back next Sunday.

AND LATER, MY GREAT-AUNT IS COMING! I'm going to make her some grilled salmon, potato salad (GOOD potato salad), and maybe some grilled or roasted veggies. OM NOM NOM.

ARE YOU ALL PROUD I POSTED PHOTOS?! It didn't take as long as I thought it would. Maybe I'll do it more often.

But for now, I'm importing some old CDs I don't have on my itunes like some Nirvana (I have waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much Nirvana, Christ) and Blink 182 (I know, I know, but I will always love them so...yeah). Oh and I have to help mom clean the house while dad fixes a bed for Aunt Ed.

HOW ARE ALL OF YOU?

So yeah, time for a another sappy post about why I'm so happy about Obama.

Yes, I agree with most of his policies, I believe in his vision for this country, and I think he is the right man to run this country right now, but besides all that, the symbolism and reaction (INTERNATIONAL response) is extraordinary.

To start:



~*~Look how far we've come.~*~ :')

Obviously Obama's presidency won't solve racism, blacks still sill have struggles and other crap to deal with, but, as many have said, now black youth can actually believe they can be anything, even the president of the United States of America. I stand by my previous comments: If somebody had asked me two years ago whether or not I believed we were ready for a black president, I'd scoff and say, "XCUZE ME R U FUCKIN SRS?" I honestly NEVER thought I'd see this in my lifetime, and if I did I figured it would be when I'm in my 50's or 60's. But as a 17 year old? NEVER would I have imagined this would happen, and I'm sure my parents, who are in their 50's and 60's, can say the same. (This reminds me, I need to call my great-aunt. She lives in Chicago and was very excited about Obama when I last talked to her). If I had voted for Obama, I'm not going to lie: the fact that he is black IS appealing to me as an African-American, but not the only reason why I'd vote for him. I'd likely be voting democrat regardless, but I'm not going to pretend that if there was a qualified man/woman running of the party I support, the man/woman being black would be a big bonus.



As most of you know, this year, my freshman year of college, I'm attending a historically black college, and let me tell you: I've never seen so many young black folks crying of joy in a single location than I've ever seen that night at the Howard election viewing party. The media who were there loved our reaction as we counted down to 11:00 pm est when Obama's win was official (we were on CBS btw XD). It was just an amazing and PROUD moment.

And about the pride, I think that's whats more powerful than anything. I've always been proud to be an American, but now I'm A LOT more proud and patriotic than I've ever been before, by far. Half of that has to do with all the excitement SO many people showed in reaction to Obama's win. Seeing people of all different colors and ages screaming and hugging and crying together is powerful. I looked at the crowd at Grant park and it looked, REALLY LOOKED like America. The REAL "real America". I'm sorry, but I you can't say that about McCain's crowd in Arizona.

But also, the INTERNATIONAL reaction to Obama's win is STAGGERING. It makes ME proud as an American that the decision that a majority of voters made was favored by the rest of the world (which, whether you like it or not IS important. America isn't an isolationist nation. This is a time of Globalization, and more than any other time, when America sneezes the world catches a cold). The fact that people from Kenya to Japan to Greece to England to France and Denmark and Australia and Senegal and more were cheering along with us is such a powerful feeling. As one article I've read put it, "it's cool to be an American again", and I've got to agree!

My candidate won, and this country's history has changed forever, and I find myself almost having to pinch myself, hardly able to believe 1) That this fucking election is over; 2) That the President of the United States of America and the First Family are fucking black; and 3) That I keep getting chills at random points of the day watching random footage on TV because I still don't think Obama's win has sunk in 100% and I don't think it will until inauguration WHICH I WILL ATTEND 100%.



LOOK AT THIS FUCKING FIRST FAMILY.

This family is fierce as hell, guys.

( And to some of the republicans on my flist...Collapse )

So basically, give the guy a chance? We'll see how he helps get us out of this big ol' mess.

AND LOOK AT HOW CUTE THIS IS?! From whisperwords



Also, if you want to see some GREAT international/domestic photos of reaction to Obama's win, look at the photos and videos HERE! Funny enough, one of my friends is in the video on the NYC subway XD WHAT ARE THE ODDS?!

In other news, I love Barney, Bush's dog, so much more today than I did yesterday. Did you see him take a bit out of that reporter? It was epic and fierce as hell. XD

Mmmk, that's all for now. I'd love to hear your thoughts! ♥

ZOMG HBP TEASER TRAILER?!?!?!



...THAT'S IT?

Ugh, whatever.

NEEDS MOAR PEDO!SLUGHORN.

And OMG why are people so damn stupid

Okay, maybe I'll update later...I may even see Dark Knight tonight, I dunno but I'm sure I'll like it and boo when the Twilight trailer starts...or just laugh.

♥

First things first: In case you haven't noticed I am neither squirmy ( AKA squirmy) nor midnight_ljc. Now that that awkwardly obvious statement is out of the way...

The other day I was talking to squirmy and this happened:

Me: Also, I randomly thought a while back that there should be another Artists vs. Writers thingie >_>
Her: It's been a while hasn't it. Why don't you host it this time?
Me: *OH MAH LAWD*

Then I sort of did this:



*Nom nom noming on the idea, that is.*

My heart went all a flutter and then...I stopped and thought about it. Such power in my hands? Could I handle it? Was I strong enough? And then I thought to myself, "Of course you are, you idiot. Just as long as enough people participate/you remember to disable comments from being emailed to you."

AND GUESS WHAT? THIS TIME, IT'S A FICCER HOSTING THIS. NOT TO MENTION AN AMURICAN. OH HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED.

It's been two epic years since this last happened and a lot has changed in HP fandom since then. Theories have been revealed as true or a load of BS, characters died, characters were born, hairlines have receded, our favorite old dead guy likes manly bits, and a couple of idiots wore matching shirts and backed talked to some cops while on a motorcycle. We've laughed, we've cried, we've gone "WTF?!" and we've even been called dirty pedos by LJ Admins. Alas, the books are over and even though we may be left with only movies, lawsuits, irritating comparisons to that book series Stephanie Meyer spawned, and teasing prequels, HP fandom still has plenty of hotness left in it. AMIRITE OR AMIRITE?

But with that hotness comes a burning question. A question you must successfully answer. One question and one question only:

Who in Potterdom are hotter: The fanficcers (obvs) or the fanartists?

Boldly state which side you represent and tickle our fancy with a lurvely photo of yourself. You can even state where you are and if you're completely shameless like I am you can link whichever artwork of yours you want. Comprendre?

NOW, you may be moaning and groaning "blah blah blah I'm not into this fandom anymore blah blah blah I haven't written any fic/drawn any fanart in two years blah blah blah."

GUESS WHO CARES? NOT ME BBS, NOT ME!

Frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn when your last bit of fanart was posted or the last time you worked on that fic. I JUST WANT TO SEE YER TITS DARLING FACES IF YOU HAVE EVER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FANDOM IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO HAVE FUN!

Disclaimer: This is for lulz, guys. If any wank starts from this I will...well I'll probably laugh.

Oh and whether you participate in this or not, please pimp this! My little corner of fandom isn't quite popular enough to garner such epicness but it can with your help! Do not let this become epic fail ;_;

♥

ETA: It's been an hour and a half and no whoring, guys D: Stop having lives.

ETA 2: ARE YOU ARTISTS REALLY GOING TO LET THE FICCERS WIN THIS EASILY? COME ON, GIVE US A CHALLENGE!

ETA 3: FICCERS! THE ARTISTS ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK NOW. SHOW YOURSELVES!

ETA 4: FICCERS ARE STAYING FIERCE. KEEP IT UP BBS.