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[oakenguy]

How I've Spent My Spring Break

I've:

-*Gone in to work each day.

+*Watched The Peacekeeper Wars, The Incredibles, and The Office Holiday Special.

+++ *Was stunned by the ending of The Office special. Wow.

-*Experienced generalized, weeklong 'what am I doing with my life' angst.

+*Noticed that Rygel and the Vogons look a lot alike. In the same way that I and Lawyer Milloy resemble each other, but still.

+*Decided that 'Jack-Jack Attack' contains the best use of Mozart ever.

+*Did some digging, and discovered (stanharding can correct me if I'm wrong) the portion of the Requiem that they used is the Confutatis [When Those Cursed Enter Flames], which, heh. Even better.

--- *Had my sciatica come back.

~ *Memorized my lines in Scene Nine. ("Your Majesty!")

-*Watched the 'Incredibles' commentary, and listened to Brad Bird giving props to his amazing crew for forty minutes until I finally gave up and turned it off. "Now this scene here, Angie Schminkel did this one all herself, and it was amazing work. Amazing. Took her three months, and....okay, now this scene, this is Antonio Aguilar." Very generous, very sweet, VERY BORING.

- *Paused on the 'Incredibles' wedding ceremony; actually got depressed realizing that the majority of the characters in the pews were dead because of Omnidroidage or cape malfunctions. Even the gay one with five adopted kids, and the one with the weakness: telepathic animals (particularly squirrels).

-*Got depressed by how depressed I was getting at the offscreen deaths of CGI superheroes.

+*Baked Cape Cod Raspberry Chocolate Squares.

-*Had tragic meringue failure.

-------*Decided that 'throat biopsy' is one of the most unpleasant phrases in the English language, and that the lump on my thyroid is definitely cancer, and ohmigod, they'll slip and cut my vocal cords and I'll be one of those people wandering up and down the subway train handing out little cards that say 'I AM MUTE PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY FOR ALCOHOL'

~*Walked past a line at the bookstore stretching around the building, for the Tori Amos signing. I walked past at 8AM. The signing's at 6PM.

+*Bought Girl Scout cookies

+*Noticed flowers blooming in the yard.

Comments

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

Um. Dude. Biopsy is a nasty word indeed. What's up?

... we should get together and have dinner sometime. When, you know, Akycha and I aren't sick.

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Yes, dinner! Preferably when we're all able to sit up at a table. :)

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Yikes. (I mean, on the biopsy.) No /cancer/. Dammit. (Keep us updated, huh?)

[godswraith.livejournal.com]

Ouch, speaking of major fears, please update/expand this biopsy thing, you have us all concerned.

[superrob.livejournal.com]

Yeah. What gives?

I'm pulling for this to be a false alarm (crossing everything and putting in a rare plea to the almighty).
I have heard it is complicated surgery, btw, but that means the doctors use excruciating care. I know two people who have gone that route and can ask advice on your behalf, if you want.

[lediva.livejournal.com]

Missed you last night. Although, I did my best you-as-Clarence impression. :)

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

I agree with everyone else, you can't just leave us hanging on the biopsy thing.

[stanharding.livejournal.com]

Damn.

I haven't watched "Jack-Jack Attack" yet, probably will after re-watching the movie with Mr. Man tomorrow night. Stay tuned...

[callunav.livejournal.com]

::sings in booming, concert-hall-filling baritone::

ConfutTAtis--
MaleDICtis--
FLAMis acribus addictis--flamis acribus adDICTis--!

(Then the sopranos come in singing, "Voca, vo-o-ca me. Voca me cum benedictis." And then the men rush back in.)

If you think it's fun to listen to, you should try singing it sometime.

As a side note, this is also the music used in the 1997 Internet Explorer commercial. Most of us who hate Microsoft were oddly charmed at being asked, "Where do you want to go today?" while the magnificent chorus in the background proclaimed, "The cursed and damned cry out from the flames of hell."

Yes, I'm worried about you and stuff, but you've already read seven or eight people making you think about the health thing over and over, so I'll take that as read. If you end up needing "I am mute" cards, I'll see if I can't get someone to print up really classy-looking ones for you, so don't worry about this too much, okay?

Oh, and major suckage about the sciatica. Sorry to hear that. Hope your exercises and stuff help.

[pamlin.livejournal.com]

*Soprano over here singing the "Voca me" part*

OOoh, I was just listening to Requiem before fight call on Tuesday.

Cape Cod Raspberry Chocolate squares? Ooooh, that sounds decadent!

*hugs* Biopsy things suck. Waiting for biopsy results sucks even more. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here.

Pamela

[elkster.livejournal.com]

I've just heard that the US version of the Office is fabulous. there are apparently going to be around 5 seasons. Enjoy!

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

They've already committed to five seasons?! Bizarre!

I have to say that while it's the horrifying, awkward humor that the BBC Office is (justifiably) famous for, the love story subplot that stretched over the two seasons was just heartbreakingly well done.

[ah42.livejournal.com]

You should watch vogons with us tonight!

[malterre.livejournal.com]

biopsy
Save the big worries for someone who can do something-like your doctors. Your worry will neither improve not dismiss physical facts so STOP making your brain spin, dammit!

Or I'll be forced to design *really kickin'* cards for that alcohol addiction. ;-)

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you didn't see my journal entry, I got the Animaniacs CD!!! It made my day! Thanks!

("Your Majesty!")

Also I hope your throat is ok.

[coscaram.livejournal.com]

Already off book on scene 9 ?!?
You rock!

We're all sending out good thoughts for your health.

By the way, Prince Valiant had the singing sword, but you have the sighing prostate!

[zombelina.livejournal.com]

"+*Baked Cape Cod Raspberry Chocolate Squares"

i dont know what those are but they sound amazing;)

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Oh, they're yummmy. :) A thin layer of crust, then a thin layer of raspberry jam and a thin layer of dark melted chocolate on top of that; then, IF the egg whites co-operate, meringue on top. Even with big mistakes being made, it was tasty. When you and your boy come to Boston I'll make you some!