NOW what's wrong with LJ? It took forever for my entries to come up and it won't even let me look at some communities I usually go to. Either there's a major glitch somewhere or they're doing maintenance again.

Today is flying along too fast today. I've been to get groceries since we were out of everything though now I can think of several things I forgot. I've done most of the laundry, read a couple of chapters of a book that I've been slow about finishing, watched a Clone Wars rerun, and now I'm faced with cleaning the house, mainly floors and bathrooms. Yay. That sounds exciting doesn't it.:)

Title: Hidden
Fandom: Star Wars
Author: starkravinggood
Characters: Yoda, Bail Organa, Padme Amidala
Rating: Rated G
Word Count: about 800
Disclaimers: This is fanfiction and these characters were created by George Lucas.
Summary: How different would the story have been if Padme Amidala had survived?

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First of all, I really don't think I'll be running across any of my real-life friends here. Second, I think my journal's self-explanatory and wouldn't be hard to decipher.

I needed a good pick-me-up and got it while watching tonight's Supernatural. Dean and Sam as everyday-Joes. Dean was actually the one who fit in better, poor Sam looked ridiculous in that yellow shirt and those ugly slacks. The pencil in the neck thing kind of got me though. And now we have a new angel but I can't remember his name. He was an odd duck though. Next week's show looks fantastic but I'll have to go back over the promo again to figure out exactly what it's suppose to be about.

It's raining buckets here, literally. The wind was so bad earlier that the rain was blowing sideways. I'm hoping it's all gone for the night. At least I'm not where the blizzards are.

The last new episode of The Clone Wars until fall. *sniffle*
I loved the character Cad Bane and think he's a wonderful addition as a villain. Anakin and Padme were hilarious with their hide the lightsaber routine. I was also glad to see Aurra Sing in the episode, it's so nice to find a spot where original and EU meet and blend nicely.

Tomorrow I have plans to see Knowing. I like Nicholas Cage plus the movie looks very intriguing. I'd also like to see The Last House on the Left but I don't think I can get both in this weekend.

So....I saw Watchmen. It was different and not at all what I expected, really kind of depressing and grisly. I think I would have been okay with it if it hadn't been so long, I was squirming in my seat long before it was over and one of the friends I'd gone with kept suggesting maybe we should leave but I HATE leaving a movie I payed for and I was hooked just enough that I had to see how it ended. She leaned over one time and said that "that guy looks like Tony Stark" during the time the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) had the cigar in his mouth and was grinning and it looked like hell on earth was going on. I leaned back and said "John." She says "yeah, he looks like daddy Winchester from Supernatural. I said "You think so?"

The whole Dr. Manhattan think freaked me out. All that blue and everything hanging and instead of being impressive he was kind of creepy. I liked the character Rorschach even though the guy was seriously messed up. I didn't understand why Manhattan had to splatter him there at the end. And the love/sex scenes between Dan and Laurie just about had me running out the door. Too, too much.

Actually though, I keep thinking about the movie, wondering about the characters, so maybe I liked it more than I thought I did.:)

I love Burn Notice! I missed it Thursday but accidently caught the replay of it this morning. There's a lot of chemistry between Mike and Fiona. And his mom is a hoot.:)

Last night I saw The Clone Wars. I've gotten really attached to this show and I really didn't think I would. It's too bad it's only half an hour, I'd definitely watch more. I caught the last 30 minutes of Moonlight. It's rerunning on the SciFi network. Another great show that some idiot canceled. Then there was Battlestar Galactica which depresses the hell out of me. The paternity thing made me mad, I thought it was an unnecesary twist. Then there's Roslin minus hair and Adama and that just made my eyes hurt. Not because their an older couple but because I just have never liked her.

I tried to stay up and do some paperwork but just couldn't make it. I've had the classic rock radio station going all morning and I've just been relaxing. It's cold out after having a warmup yesterday. But that's okay, I didn't really want to go outside today anyway.

The library left a message that two books I had asked for were in but I don't want to drive into town for them either.

Congratulations President Obama! We had the inaugueration and the aftermath going on all the computers at work. I was still surprised at how disrespectful some people can be, I'm talking about other employees and visitors coming in, grumbling about Obama winning instead of McCain. I admit I don't agree with everything Obama has said but THE MAN IS OUR PRESIDENT and therefore should be respected. It makes me mad when I run into completely close-minded people.

Happy MLK Day! I'm just glad to have a day off work but now I'm confused, it feels like a Saturday. I have a mountain of clothes to wash since we were gone a lot over the weekend. I stuck a pack of ribs on the grill. I'm not too familiar with grilling things but maybe they'll turn out okay if I watch them closely.

Summertime is definitely here, every time I walk outside the humidity is so high I feel drenched within minutes. Yeah, it's as unpleasant as it sounds. I was actually hoping for clouds, lots of them, cause I need to do a few things outside since I'm home today and I'm not suppose to be right out in the sun too much. But so far it's looking pretty bright out there.

I bought an X-Files paperback when I went to the store last night. I don't think it's from the new movie though but I'm anxious to read it. I've also been reading Jedi Twilight which is turning out to be one of the best Star Wars books I've read in a long time and I definitely needed something to get over Invincible. I found an old book of poetry in a box of junk I had in storage. And it's not my book, I have no memory of it being anyway, but I want to get started reading on it too.

I also bought a watermelon yesterday evening but I'm not happy with it, it's not sweet enough and not quite ripe enough. I should have picked it out myself instead of letting the young cute guy who was selling them do it.:)

And I need to go to a funeral tomorrow and I REALLY don't want to, I feel so claustrophobic at funerals sometimes. A nice older lady I knew died. She'd gone to our church the last few years and was always so sweet and I know I'll hate myself if I don't go to the service. I was really shocked when I found out her age...I thought she was at least 10 or 15 years older, I think she'd had a very rough life when she was younger and it showed. But the past few years she's seemed very different than I remember her being when I was a little girl...much more relaxed and happy with life.

I saw The Incredible Hulk today! *jumps up and down squealing*
It was GOOD. Much better than the one from a few years ago, my attention was riveted to it. Edward Norton was PERFECT in the role and I hadn't thought he would be, or at least hadn't thought it would be such a good fit. And the guy who played the bad soldier...can't think of the character name but the actor's Tim Roth...was wonderful too.

And as an added bonus...THERE WAS A CLONE WARS PREVIEW!!!
I know I was sitting there with my mouth open and eyes bugged out. I can't wait to see this movie.

AND THERE WAS A CAMEO OF TONY STARK AT THE END! That's when I started drooling. Robert Downey, Jr. is steaming hot.

Happy Saturday...

Hmmmm...my kitchen calendar says the first day of summer was yesterday, the 20th, but my other calendar says today. I had argued with a guy yesterday about it, he said it was always on the 21st...the first day of summer and of winter, but on the news they're were saying how it was the first day on the 20th. Somebody's screwy. Doesn't really matter I suppose, as long as it's here.

Thank you, Jesus, for letting me have sense enough to not take a summer class towards my Master's. A friend of mine did and she's turned into a two-headed monster and her husband's ready to divorce her and her poor little 3 year old boy has been hiding at his grandfather's house. She is so stressed and I want to help but I'm afraid to speak, she might explode. Anyway, I probably needed to take at least one class, I think there are a couple that are offered only in the summer, but I'm so ecstatically happy that I didn't.

My plans for the summer:

1. ENJOY it! There's always going to be some kind of crap going on, either because of work or finances or stupid people but I'm still going to enjoy more of each day than not enjoy it.

2. Reading, reading, and more reading. It's good for my mind, it really is. I can tell a BIG difference when I can relax and read than when there's no time to do it. I already have library books and a HUGE stack of my own books to read. I want to read over the New Jedi Order series of books and then Legacy of the Force. My problem is that I have only half of the NJO books and can't afford to buy the rest, maybe one or two if they're paperback but I've my fingers crossed that the big library in town will have most of them. I checked at the new used bookstore that opened up but the woman running it said she wasn't getting in much science fiction or fantasy books, no interest for it in the area. WTF?

3. I WILL see the summer movies. Last year I worked overtime all summer and didn't get to but I will this time. I've seen Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. I saw The Ruins but maybe that's not considered a summer movie.

4. I would love to take a vacation, even a short one, but if I don't I can still find things to do nearby.

5. Organize! I'm tired of all this crap I've got in the closets and drawers and any other hidey-hole. It's going AWAY.

6. Find my favorite TV shows. I have a sneaking suspicion most of them were cancelled.

7. WRITE SOMETHING.

I don't think I've put anything impossible on my list this time.

Ahhhhhh...Kung Fu Panda was really cute. We saw it at the afternoon show and I actually had kind of dreaded it but it was good, no regrets. :)

I'm very eagerly waiting for The Incredible Hulk. I don't think I'll be able to see it this weekend, probably not until next week where I can catch another evening show. Edward Norton should make things interesting. He's so unassuming when you first look at him but then he really grows on you. He reminds me of a friend I had during my freshman year at college. And if Iron Man were still playing here, I'd go watch it again, I loved it that much.

I think I'm allergic to lantana. For those of you who do not worship flowers as I do, lantana is a flowering plant. The one I have has yellow flowers but they also come in other shades though yellow and orange are most common. Easy to grow, easy to take care of. I planted a new one in a pot this morning to sit on the sunny end of the back porch and now my arms and hands are itching like mad. It's never happened before but I've heard allergies can develop for things a person's never been allergic to before.

And there is a run over kitty in the road about halfway between my driveway and two others, it's not mine but it's really bothering me that it's there and not taken care of. I tried to call one of the neighbors to ask was it theirs but nobody's home. The other neighbors I wouldn't call unless forced to, very unfriendly people, think you want something from them if you even say hello. I don't know if I can rest knowing that poor little body is out there...maybe I can scoop it up with something and not look at it as I'm doing so and not get sick...

Well, it's one of those undecided mornings, a non-working day, and I feel I should be doing something special or worthwhile or working on several projects around my home that need to be finished. But I find myself sitting here half-dressed reading and looking at icons and other people's journals for ideas about layouts.

And hungry! I've searched the house but can find nothing I want to eat or else think of something that would have a long preparation time. So I'm thinking of just taking the day off and driving into the city and making the rounds of the bookstores and picking up a few things at the mall.

Yesterday I bought Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus CD because I like the song All Summer Long. I don't know about the rest of the songs yet but I'm playing it as I'm writing this. I haven't bought a Kid Rock CD before. It's been a while since I bought any CDs, just nothing has caught my attention recently.

I heard from a friend of mine yesterday morning. She's on vacation in New Orleans with her family for the week. Doesn't that sound nice. They've a hotel room in the French Quarter, a block from Bourban Street and are going to take all these tours and eat at a different restaurant for every meal. She was laughing about waking up that first morning and taking a walk and there were people passed out on the sidewalks. She said they already took the taxi ride from Hell through the Quarters. Crazy, but I'd love to be there too.

I thought this song off of my new CD was a weird coincidence and very appropriate:

NEW ORLEANS

Come on
I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
I'm goin' down to New Orleans and leavin' all of this behind
Headin' south from Detroit
I got Cajun cookin' on my mind
When I get to New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
Yeah in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
I'll be high rollin' till the early morning break daylight.

A jambalaya and a crawfish pie gonnna start my day
But when the sun goes down we gonna "Bon Temps Roulez"
Hey.

I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
I'm goin' down to New Orleans where the stars on the sidewalk shine
Burnin' through Mississippi with the Big Easy on my mind.

When I get to New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
Yeah in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
And I'm gonna party like the devil if the Neville Brothers play tonight.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie gonna make my day
Down on the bayou singing hey pocky way.

I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
Down in New Orleans good peoples they's hard to find
I bet he's making gumbo and drinkin' homemade wine
A jukebox shakin' and breakin' down in New Orleans
I'll be the highest hillbilly that Bourban Street has ever seen
Oh yeah, yeah.

I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
I'm goin' down to New Orleans and leavin' all this behind
If the good Lord's willing and the rivers don't start to rise.

And when I get to New Orleans someone's gonna treat me right
Said in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
All the cats in the cradle gonna rock this kid tonight.

A jukebox shakin' and breakin' down in New Orleans
And if you're payin' for fun a French Quarters really all you need.

I'm going down to New Orleans
Down to New Orleans
I'm going down to New Orleans
Down to New Orleans
Going down, down
Down, down tonight..."

~KID ROCK~