So, hopefully today is the day, after actually owning the decal for a year plus, that my Mini Cooper will finally get its Union Jack.

Last night I got 2 hours of sleep due to writing an 8 page term paper. I am about ready to pass out, but unfortunately I cannot enjoy it too much as I have a midterm at 7 that I also need to study for. Sleep deprivation — not just for kittens anymore.

Hopefully Pzizz will at least restore some of my sanity.

So the last few months have been a hectic, non-stop adventure. Working 30+ hours a week, plus full time school, means that the last day I had off was Thanksgiving (and of course I worked early the next day).

Finals week is here, and the good news is that I have only one “real” final to contend with. The bad news is that it’s Thursday morning at 8am. The good news is that the class isn’t terribly difficult, so I should do alright.

After that, all that’s left is a six page paper that serves as the final.

I am still addicted to Oasis and Yorkshire Gold tea.

Alive In Joburg — a six minute short from the director of Halo, Neill Blomkamp. Its realism is impressive for being low budget. Could Halo be the next Starship Troopers (which I watched more times than I’d care to admit)? Here’s hoping.

Assuming the movie gets made at all.

How is it possible to have this overpowering sensation of nostalgia for a place that, realistically, I’ve spent so little time in?

I’m of course speaking of my desire to travel to England. All morning I’ve been drinking tea and listening to the Beatles and Oasis and in general acting very wistful. I don’t know why I think that going back there will make me happy–I thought the same thing about leaving Fallbrook to go to college–but every time I look out the window I just feel utterly sick of Orange County and its rows and rows of houses, all perfectly manicured and shown off for their sameness.

I suppose I just want to be somewhere where the architecture is older than I am, where there is a sense of epic history. It’s stupid things that remind me, too… the other day I got inordinately excited when I had to take a roundabout.

Here are some stupid things I do to tide myself over until I can either visit the UK or move there entirely:

1. Have an inclination to only listen to music that originates from the UK (Bloc Party, Oasis, the Beatles, Massive Attack, British Sea Power, etc. There are, of course, exceptions.)
2. Go slightly out of my way to use a traffic circle or roundabout, if at all possible, to get to my destination.
3. Drive a Mini Cooper.
4. Wear a Union Jack on clothing and accessories, though not in an overbearing way. (E.g., wallet, underwear)
5. Forego coffee for tea.
6. Pronounce words differently, such as advertisement with the emphasis on “vert,” or schedule with a soft “sch.”

I’m sure you can find more if you know me well enough…

Death Cab for Cutie is playing December 5 (a Tuesday) at UCI. This is probably one of the first times in recent memory where a band I actually like it playing here. Sorry, MxPx, you just don’t cut it.

Interested? You can get the tickets at the box office for $30 ($28 if you’re a UCI student, limit 2) or see the Ticketmaster link below. I definitely recommend the box office though, Ticketmaster is the biggest monopoly on the planet.

Hit me up.

Official Ticketmaster site. Death Cab for Cutie tickets UCI Bren Events Center Irvine, CA, Directions, seating chart.

I can’t wait to have kids. It’s going to be awesome; I can teach them the wrong words, and show them out to rock out. To accomplish the latter goal:

Lullaby covers of Radiohead.

I haven’t updated this site in a long time, mostly because I forget. I’d like to start again.

That being said, I got my first epic item in World of Warcraft today, that would be my Earthfury Epaulets.

Because I did such a terrible job planning our Valentine’s Day/3 year anniversary, today I surprised Katrina by taking her to Universal Studios!

It should be exciting, and off we go.

CoverFlow lets you browse your iTunes albums like they were physical albums.

I haven’t tried it out yet but it looks really cool.

Update: Yeah, it’s pretty cool.

Does the theme song for Walker: Texas Ranger get any better? Yes, yes it does, when it comes on at 1:00 in the morning while your roommate is watching TV.