So, my monitor exploded (or, to use one brother's words: "it got fried"). It was ancient (and no, contrary to people's jokes, it was indeed a flat-screen LCD ;D), but I was counting on having it when I (finally) get to replace this old clunker of a computer. Not surprisingly, the youngest brother* was on it at the time when he suddenly screamed: "the computer's buuuuusted". After nearly fainting on the spot (I still need to back up as much of my personal junk as possible), I ran over to see the screen flicker wildly for about ten minutes and then just disappear. Had to run out and get a new monitor and I absolutely hate it; I mean, mine was old, technology-wise, and well past retirement age and yet, seriously, HOW do people do stuff on 16:9 screens except watch movies?!?! The height's just so shrunken and distorted and I can't fit anything on it. Eyes just aren't meant to type or read in widescreen; fortunately, my brother promised me he'd take the new one and give me his older, taller one, but still, I miss my poor old square with the Eeyore stick-on and fuzzy critters.... :( (And at least my background looked good on it...)

//end rant and very rare update from yours truly//

* (aka the one with "Midas" touch, who also managed to short-circuit his earphones hours later, complete with wires snapping and plastic melting (don't ask how that happened))

I wasn't going to stick this up, since my 100-movie goal was beaten last year, but seeing as I enter all my ratings in on my IMDb profile, I thought I might as well clog up my LJ/put it to some use too. :P

( Here goes~! )

[What the heck. It's been only a little more than half a year, after all. :/]

( Uh-oh, run away, shut your eyes, take cover! I've decided to put up a story post! )

Well, seeing as I started this last year and totally failed with a measly, what was it, 35 books, I'm attempting to make it better this year and chronicle the progress here, simply because I feel like it. Realistically, it's best not to have any goals, because I probably won't beat them, but anything more than 35? I'm hoping...

( And away I go~~~~ )

World Record for getting my vacation pics posted... I don't know what my problem is: I just want to be away now too. -_- But yeah, after months and months of (not) waiting for it, here's the last two days! It's not exciting, but it had to be done to get it all behind me. Now, I can uh, plan my next trip. Maybe? Hopefully? *weeps*

( Here's the last bit~~!! )

EDIT: Well, here are the final numbers for 2011!!! A nice 115 movies (well, there's one more I wrote on my list, but I can't figure out what I wrote...) and a measly, unimpressive 36 books. I'm extremely disappointed with that latter number and hope I'll improve this year, but I think I can. This year, I officially finished off some larger novels that I hadn't wanted to read earlier (I'm such a slacker) and two from Henry James, which I can never just sit down to read; they always feel like such a chore. And at the beginning of December, I started the Monster (yes, with a capital letter): War and Peace, so I'll start out the new year with having finished this! (I'm almost, almost there) And then, judging from the dozen or so books next on the list (I now have a mountain I read one-by-one, nothing set aside), it'll be easy sailing.

Anyways, yeah, I could do a best of for the movies, but probably won't. I still need to work on finishing my vacation post. Remember that? No, well, you're not the only one. XDDD


Taking a cue from my friend Abranka (who's already got a huge lead on me...), I thought I'd keep count of all the books I've read and see if I too can reach that elusive #100. I really doubt it though, so I'll just see how far I can get.

( Check out the thrilling *snorts* progress under the cut! )

And because I a) have a way better chance at getting there with movies, b) I'm curious just how insane I am, c) I'll have it easier at the end of the year when I choose my top picks, d) am dumb, I've made a movie list too. 100? Of course. Maybe I'll try for 250 or something. ;DDD

( And just to make my life easier, here's another one~ )

Well, I guess I gotta keep this going and seeing as I probably won't be on tomorrow, here goes this year's attempt at creativity. ;)

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( Pics here (Here's hoping the formatting works the first time)! )