And did everyone hear the amazingly, stupendously, terrifically fantastic news?

Kids in the Hall are doing a NEW SHOW on the CBC!!!!

click the pic for the full story

This almost makes it less painful to miss Dave and Kevin on the cruise. Almost.

Offset your carbon for today! 136 lbs donated for free to the first 5 people who click this link!

drop me a line if you're liking the songs! Just leave a comment! ...please? :D

Hey people who actually still read LJ! In the tradition of my role model Morgan, I'm making a calorie-free musical advent calendar! Click the link and download the song! Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't. But I've tried to put stuff on here that my friends list might not be familiar with. It was difficult, trust me. And forgive me if I'm unable to find things you don't know. They're also just songs I really like. Also, check out morganalefaye's advent calendar. She's my musical guru.

Click on the picture to be taken to the download page! It's free, I promise.









I put 4 days here, since it's technically the 4th right now. Gotta catch up!

If you hear something you like, let me know! I didn't put more than one song by an artist on here, to make it more diverse. I can tell you who it is, and try to get more of their stuff to you. And I didn't put any really obvious stuff on here, I hope. No BNL or anything. Enjoy!

All moved in finally. Well, apart from the stuff that's still in my car. Found a place extremely last minute (had 3 days to find somewhere to live) and still managed to get out of my old apartment on time. And I just got the internet working here last night, with some help from my bro over the course of about 7 dropped cell phone calls. (I'm out in the boondocks in Haslett, with practically no cell coverage, well water, and dirt roads. It's only five minutes from my old place!) But it's fine. My new roommate is a really nice guy who helped me move all my big heavy crap.

So, in summation: moved, doing well, but don't bother trying to call my cell phone ever. Haha. Texting still works, so drop me a text rather than calling.

P.S. I am still so proud and amazed at the astounding results of the election. I thought Obama would win, but I was still so terrified that he wouldn't, and the rest of the world as a whole would just write us off. Please, America, we've made some major strides forward here. Let's not mess this up. I can't wait for Obama to take office. I know there's really only so much a president can do, but even the effort to get things changed will be refreshing. This is the first time I've ever been really excited about a politician, and actually believed that they would try their best to fulfill their campaign promises. Makes me wonder, though... is it just his charisma? Mind you, a charismatic leader is still a welcome change. But for the first time in a long time, I have hope for the country. I stress again: PLEASE don't mess this up, America! Republicans against Obama: please realize that you don't hate Obama any more than the rest of us hated Bush, and you didn't see us doing anything dumb. Let's all move forward.

(author's note: I don't think there are any Republicans who read my LJ. Haha! Maybe they'll stumble across it, anyway.)

Comment and I will (attempt to)....

a) Tell you why I friended you.
b) Associate you with something -- a fandom, song, color, photo, etc.
c) Tell you something I like about you.
d) Tell you a memory I have of you.
e) Ask you something I've wanted to know about you
f) Tell you my favorite userpic from your list
g) In return, you need to post this on your own LJ. (if you want to)

I've seen this e-mail widely circulated, and just want to get something straight.

If you haven't seen it, here's the text.
( I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. )

Okay... that's all well and good. I'd LOVE $425,000 in the bank. But aside from the deep economic ramifications that are glossed over by this proposal, there is something very fundamentally wrong with this idea.

$85,000,000,000 / 200,000,000 people = $425.

NOT $425,000.

Sorry to burst the bubble.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: Leilani, Lei, Lili

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE HAD: Leilani, Leilani42, BNLLeilani (yeah, +10 for originality)

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES: Played Super Smash Brothers Brawl, brushed my teeth, washed my face.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: my brain, my sense of humor, my hair (most of the time)

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: pretty much anything physical, my self esteem (see first part of this answer), my depressive tendencies

THREE PARTS OF YOUR ORIGINS: Irish, Japanese, Canadian (the Canadian is also the Irish)

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF: vomit, people not liking me, people who don't like me vomiting on me

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW: plaid PJ pants, pink t-shirt, undies

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: green necklace, cell phone, iPod

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS: see above

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS: BNL, Guster, Thin Buckle

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY: listening to music, reading a book, hanging out with friends

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT: "One And Only" - Barenaked Ladies, "Distant Sun" - Crowded House, "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Elliott Smith

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS: Not worrying about money, visiting friends in far away places, liking myself

THREE THINGS YOU REGRET: Not finishing my education, getting in trouble with credit cards, being alone all the time

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP: Humor, trust, love

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'RE GIVING TO THE WORLD: Fairly small carbon footprint, friendly encounters with strangers, one less vote for McCain (YOU'RE WELCOME, PLANET.)

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in order): I'll be moving soon. My cat is awesome. There's nothing about myself that I'd change.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE SEX TO WHICH YOU ARE ATTRACTED: Eyes, smile, arms.

THREE EMOTIONAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE SEX TO WHICH YOU ARE ATTRACTED: intelligence, sense of humor, compassion

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO: juggle, DDR, fight this feeling anymore.

THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST: school, not paying rent, childish optimism.

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE: money, a ticket for the cruise, money

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE: my dad (good and bad), Barenaked Ladies(good), my mom and siblings(good).

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES: reading, cooking, Guitar Hero-ing

THREE THINGS YOU WANT REALLY BADLY TO DO RIGHT NOW: sleep, win the lottery, go to a BNL concert.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING: Physical Therapist, Massage Therapist, BNL Roadie (:D)

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR HOLIDAY: Ireland, Australia, Greece

THREE CARTOON CHARACTERS: Invader Zim, Coach McGuirk, Greased-Up Deaf Guy

THREE BOY’S NAMES: Benjamin, Joshua, Alexander

THREE GIRL'S NAMES: Abigail, Hannah, Samantha

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: travel, find someone to love who loves me back, be content with my life

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ OR DIE PAINFULLY: I don't know who still reads LJ. If you do this, you get a cookie.

Fuck a duck... Sloan is going to be on the cruise, too? Damnation.

Yeah... disregard my previous entry. I'm going to have to completely ignore all my great arguments in favor of going on the cruise and pass on S&DV. Things are not going as well as they need to be financially, and the payments would be too much for me. Let alone the plane ticket and money for when I'm actually down there. It really really hurts to contemplate not being there (ow ow owwwww) but I have to be rational. If it comes down to making the cruise payment or paying rent, I don't really have a choice. Not to mention that I just started up my health insurance, which is another $80 a month. Gah. Money sucks, I suck at life, and it's going to suck not being on the cruise. Sucking aplenty.

In happier news, Doctor Who is the greatest show ever. I even changed my icon, see? I just watched the new episode (aired Saturday night in England, won't show in the states for 3 weeks, haha) and it was completely amazing. I love it. Everyone should watch it. Don't bother with the older ones (sorry to anyone who grew up on DW... they're not my cup of tea.) Start with the 2005 Christopher Eccleston ones. You won't regret it.

Dammit... I want to be on the cruise!

apparently my Snacktime was delivered to my rental office on the 13th, but I wasn't informed. I only found this out when I called Nettwerk to complain. So, yeah. I picked it up yesterday and listened to it on my drive down to Ohio. (Oh yeah... I'm in Cleveland for Eddie Izzard!)

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that I really like Snacktime. There are some songs I could take or leave, but there are some AMAZING songs, too. Call me overzealous. It's fun, catchy, and completely quirky and witty in the way that BNL always is. Pollywog in a Bog (which I heard Brothers Creeggan perform on the cruise this year) and I Can Sing are my standout favorites so far. I've been listening to I Can Sing on repeat in my car for a while. Again, I'm a bit overly enthusiastic about it, maybe. But it's so bouncy and grass-rootsy and the harmonies make me smile. I just love these guys.

I'm booked into a room for the cruise next year, and I'm fairly certain I can pay for it. Not as certain as I'd like to be, but I tend to stress about money like this no matter what. I'll be just fine as long as I can get plenty of hours at the bank, and keep a few days a week at Lane Bryant. I have a bit of extra money right now, so I'll be putting a few hundred extra on it now, so I don't have to pay as much for each due date. That will take a considerable amount of pressure off.

And to anyone doubting the necessity of the cruise amidst my money woes, I say, come on. It's the one thing I look forward to all year, and think that I can take the two jobs, and the pressure, and the stress and worry and all that, because the cruise is in just a few months. I get to see friends who live nowhere near me that I'd never see otherwise, spend time in a gorgeous tropical paradise I'd never visit, and listen to music that makes me forget about the rest of my dreary stressful life. I know it's not a financially responsible thing to do. I know that. But I'd rather be sane than financially responsible, at least in this one circumstance. I'll make the sacrifices other places. I need this.

In other words... see you on the cruise-ah!

I preordered Snacktime at the beginning of April, and I still haven't received it. And the more I hear about it, the more apprehensive I've gotten about it. Is it really so mediocre? I'm worried. AND I got the deluxe edition with the book, so I won't even get a proper CD case? That's lame. Nettwerk, you've let me down.

god that's depressing.

What's worse than having to wake up at 6 to drive 1 1/2 hours for job training?

Waking up at 6, getting ready, and realizing training starts TOMORROW.

Ugh.

But at least I realized it before driving out there. THAT would have been epically awful. I'm just glad Heather said something before I walked out the door. She said, "I thought you said it started the 6th?" And I said, the WEEK of the 6th, because it's a 5 day course. But it made me nervous, so I checked the papers. Nope... Tuesday. It's only 4 days. They told me 5. Oh well. Again, it could be so much worse. I could have wasted the $20 in gas getting out there and having to come back in shame.

I'm going back to bed, and then I'm going to watch Invader Zim all day. I haven't seen that in forever.

So, in closing, I am a freakin' jeenyus. :P

New Gavin DeGraw CD out May 6th. You know you want it!