Now I know Christmas is like what, 4 months away? BUT! It's never too early to start making my list to send to Santa. I've never been able to find the perfect grill for my Hannibal Lecter moments, but finally... thanks to Sears... my wish has finally come true.



IT'S PERFECT!!! It even matches my stove! Thank you, Sears!

Now if only I could find a matching knife set...

SO. I haven't posted like... a damn thing on this journal in quite awhile. And my rant regarding Red Robin doesn't count, angry little tirades never do (and yet I still do them... funny how that works. But it was for a worthy cause, that tirade.) For those of you who are intrigued, my life is... on pause at the moment. I feel like that damn giraffe from Robot Chicken, stuck in quick sand and going through my 5 stages. Anger, Denial, Depression, Bargaining, Acceptance.

Of course all of this has to do with money and the fact that I'm 20k in debt, up a creek without a paddle, yadda yadda... and before you ask yourself 'what the hell did this guy do, buy a mail order bride from Russia?!', no... it was supporting my mother while she had cancer (see: first lj post) because my step father was in too much denial to help the family out. You can't choose your family....sorta... and they always say good guys finish last, so I guess this is the case because by selflessly giving everything I had to my family to support them during this tough time, I've put myself in a rather large financial hole with no ladder to get myself out. Oh the pains of being a good guy...

In other news, I feel this immense urge to write again. Immense. My creativity has sparked up somethin' fierce in the form of me creating my own comic book (still in progress), painting Frankenstein (also in progress and coming along nicely), and doing quite a bit of photoshop work. I've also taken to doing some role playing (comic book stuff of course, with a side dish of zombie action) which has only further sparked my craving for good writing. But I'm thinking of doing the fic thing again, a little solo writing... what do you think? Yay or nay?

And in OTHER news (I feel like a damn newscaster for my own life) I'm applying to go back for a second college degree. I have one in criminal justice already, but I've found I have a massive love for history. I absorb it well, it's interesting, it's a lot of fun if you study it correctly... so I am in the middle of applying for a post-bac degree... wish me luck and pray I get in because this is my ticket out of the hellhole that is currently life.

Anyways... I'm diggin the Blackest Night stuff, totally geeking out over it in fact, and I'm becoming warmer towards the new direction the Batbooks are taking. I still think Red Robin is way out of character and horribly drawn. Least a new artist is coming on board for that book soon, Im not sure how much longer I can take that shit-tastic art. I mean, I can draw better than that, for fucks sake. And I'm a way better inker. Seeing that kind of crap in mainstream comics pisses me off because if they can get hired? Then surely I can get hired.

So yeah. That was a sneak-peek into the everyday life of Tim. Scared yet? I'm not, I'm kind of bored actually...

Hasta la pasta until next time.

QUIT RUINING MY BOY ALREADY! If this shit keeps up, I'm dropping the bat-titles. I haven't done that in... ever. Fuck me, man.

Or more specifically, any Spuffy (Spike/Buffy) fans?
Fans of the Buffy Season 8 comic book?
Or how about Angel: After the Fall (Season 6)?

Well if so, try checking out a little role play my friend I did that ended up turning into one monster of a story. It's still being put up in installments on LJ, so bear with us, but you might like it.

all-choseny.livejournal.com/

And on a side note, forgive any misspellings or mistakes. We were just running with it for fun more than anything else. But I promise, it's a great story, or so we've been told.

....was absolutely brilliant.

It was a long film (3 hours) but I felt like I never wanted it to end. I went to the 12:10 showing early this morning and it was so definitely worth it. This movie is big, it's huge. The performances are so perfect, so sad and twisted. This is definitely not a childrens movie. If you were having any doubts or hesitancy seeing this film, I suggest you go anyways. You won't be disappointed because being a comic fan for 15 years now, I certainly was not.

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your summer. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to.

My songs:

1) "Pity", Weezer
2) "Pretty Girl", Sugarcult
3) "Make This Go On Forever", Snow Patrol
4) "Tragedy Bound", The Bravery
5) "Don't Panic", Coldplay
6) "Out of This World", Bush
7) "Alive With The Glory of Love", Say Anything

Tagging:
aravistarkheena 
bufftastic
emeraldstag
lost_junkie82
nevermore999
parsimonia
shananagin

...are a pain in the ass.

No actually they're probably a pain in the throat. Yeah that's more like it. Not as vulgar and witty, but oh well...

 On Sunday I was happy, chipper, carefree, healthy, and energetic. Come Monday morning I woke up with a sore throat, a dry scratchy cough, a runny nose, and all around badness going on in the head.

Having not been sick for almost a year now, this is absolute hell.

I got maybe 2 hours of consistent sleep last night. I woke up at 8am with a severe cough that had me cussing every other cough. Oh joy to the world...

It doesn't help that my 6 month old puppy kept jumping on me, demanding I play with her while I tried in vain to sleep this funk off last night. Having a nearly 30 lb dog trample you and your goods in the middle of the night is bad enough, but while you're sick and crap? Oh it's even worse. This leads me to my next thought.

Why didn't I get a smaller dog? Did I have to get the german shepherd/border collie mix? Did I really?

Apparently.... yes.

So here I sit in my criminal justice class with a tissue in my hand and cough drop in my mouth, looking like a real pansy while I sniffle away.

Could be worse, I guess.

So on another note, who's interested in reading a Tim/Steph fic with a little bit of Cassie thrown in for good measure?

So... no real food, 2 sodas, 8 cookies and one orange cream smoothie later and I'm severely crashing from a sugar high.

Stupid of me?

Yes.

Ugh, I'm never doing that again.

....was FUCKING AMAZING!

Marvel finally got it right this time. Seriously! I mean the acting was right on, the graphics and effects were top tier and best of all THE STORY MADE SENSE!

There was no bullshit weepy love story, Robert Downey, Jr. remembered all of his lines AND THEN SOME, and even the things they changed around a bit ended up being a rather nice blessing in disguise.

I won't spoil anything for those who have not seen it yet. The only advice I give you is wait it out and sit through the end credits. What comes after is totally...seriously....129% worth it.

Oh and btw, new Dark Knight trailer. I think it's safe to say when I saw that, I had a very euphoric moment. I nearly made a mess, man. We're talking about:

- More scary as hell Joker.
- Batman jumping off rooftops from a birds-eye view.
- Batman gliding through the towers of Gotham.
- Harvey Dent about to get half of his face set on fire (from the looks of it).
- A very small brooding glimpse of Two-Face.
- Alfred being cool as hell.

They also showed trailers for the Hulk, Narnia: Prince Caspian, and The Spirit... I was pleased.

I also speak for Chris, Mandy, and Lina's behalf when I say IT'S ABOUT GOD DAMNED TIME THEY CAME OUT WITH SOME GOOD FILMS!

Tonight was cool.

*blink*

Well... so much for that.