a long time ago in a galaxy far far away

Where has the time gone?

rabidrainbow — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:22:10 GMT

Oh goodness, I keep meaning to update more frequently but time seems to be getting away from me. And I also feel bad because I've hardly been commenting on anyone's posts lately either. I've been super busy lately; school started two weeks ago and before that I was finishing up the papers due from my summer study abroad classes and getting ready to move into my apartment for the school year. Because I am an ADULT now and I live in an apartment and pay bills and cook for myself and deal with the fact that we have a cockroach infestation. ಠ_ಠ

The exterminators came about a week and a half ago and it's finally starting to look like the bugs are going away; I'm down to killing about 1-2 per week instead of 5-6 per night. And fortunately it was small roaches and not the big fat ones, otherwise I would have immediately found someplace else to live because NOPE I am not here for that. Even so, it was a pretty rough first week.

But other than that, I've been loving my classes so far. Two of my professors were the same ones I had for my study abroad trip, and since they're two classes directly relevant to my major it definitely helps to already have a friendly relationship. And my Spanish teacher is absolutely hilarious; she's easily excitable and would rather talk about school and our personal lives instead of following the book. So I've been practicing my conversational Spanish a lot more as a result, and slowly remembering everything I forgot over the summer (which was a lot, lmao). And then I have accounting...at 8 in the morning on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and that one's been a big struggle. It's hard enough to get up for an 8am class, and then accounting is far from the most exciting class. But my professor has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor (which I love, haha) so it's not too bad.

And now that I'm finally getting into the swing of classes I can focus on this weekend: Dragon*Con!!! It's my third year going but my first year dressing up, and I am SUPER EXCITED. I'm going as Luke Skywalker one day (RotJ version; I made my costume myself!) and a female version of the Ninth Doctor another day. I finished my Luke costume shortly before coming to school, and here's a (not very good) picture. Once I get all dolled up for the con I'll make my parents take a better picture of me with my lightsaber. I'm SO SO EXCITED.

And I'm also excited about getting to meet all the guests that are going to be there, especially Gillian Anderson and John Barrowman. I mean, Dana Scully is one of my heroes (and second only to Luke Skywalker when it comes to my favorite fictional characters) so I might faint with excitement when I get to meet Gillian. And then Barrowman is, of course, Barrowman. Patrick Stewart was supposed to be coming as well, but he cancelled (which is a bummer because if I'd gotten his autograph I'd have met the entirety of the TNG crew). But it's still going to be fun because a lot of the TNG crew is coming back again and they always have hilarious Q&A panels, so I'm looking forward to another awesome con.

I was hoping Mark Hamill was going to come (my logic being that since CVI was this past weekend (AND I COULDN'T GO SOB) then he could stay in the southeast another week and visit us in Atlanta (and I may have tweeted him several times begging him to come /the worst kind of fangirl)) but alas, it was not to be. Perhaps next year.

So yeah, I think that's about it. Oh, and I have (finally) created a separate journal for my graphics! I always feel guilty posting all my icon posts here instead of personal posts, especially since I'm trying to use this more as a personal journal, and since I'm getting ready to join theiconquest (and would therefore be posting graphics more)(assuming I stay active but shh let's assume I will) I finally created a separate place for my graphics:

skywalkericons skywalkericons skywalkericons

I got it all set up today; originally I was just going to transfer over each individual post from here but a) realized that was more work than I was interested in doing and b) realized that even though I was backdating everything it was still showing up on my friendslist in one giant clump of new posts. So I consolidated everything into four posts and just linked over to this journal. And there we go! Hopefully this will encourage me to post more often on here instead of hiding behind icon posts.

icon batch

rabidrainbow — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:27:43 GMT

[25] Padme Amidala icons for round 36 @ character20n20
[20] Obi-Wan Kenobi icons for round 34 @ starwars20in20

10 THEMES

Black	Bold	Emotional	Fashion	Favorite Negative


Hero/Villain Crossover	Promo	Shattered	Texture	Water

more graphics for landofart

rabidrainbow — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:37:21 GMT

challenge 26: location, location, location
[1] Star Wars scenery picspam
[5] Game of Thrones scenery icons

challenge 28: silhouettes
[4] Star Wars character posters
[1] Padme Amidala picspam (of sorts)

(click to embiggen)

Leia Organa	Luke Skywalker	Han Solo	Darth Vader	Padme Amidala

All (except the icons) have also been posted to my tumblr.

100 favorite fandom things: #1 - Luke Skywalker

rabidrainbow — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:05:43 GMT

Fandom: Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
Favorite Quote: Never. I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.
Why I love him: Oh gosh, where do I even start?

I've mentioned before that I've been a Star Wars fan since I was a wee little thing, and I've been in love with Luke Skywalker for just as long. No joke, for most of my childhood I wasn't sure whether I wanted to marry Luke or be Luke. Now, of course, it's definitely both (is that possible? I'm deciding it is).

Luke is probably my favorite fictional character of all time, and because I idolized him so much as a child he's one of the people I strive to be like. He's inherently optimistic and willing to believe the best of people, unfailingly loyal to his friends and dedicated to doing what's right. If he believes there's even a little bit of good in someone, he won't give up on them no matter how badly the odds are stacked against him. I mean, his belief in and love of Anakin is what turns Vader back to the light (and ultimately wins the rebellion for the Alliance). Essentially, his defining trait is love.

And he goes through some of the best character development of the OT. We meet him in ANH as a whiny farmboy who dreams of escaping the obligations of a mundane life and going out into the galaxy to do great things. And whiny dork Luke gets a lot of flack, but I've always loved him; I mean, who hasn't felt like that? We want to go out in the world and make a name for ourselves but feel tied down by our responsibilities. And of course, Luke gets to go out and actually accomplish his dreams and become the big hero.

And then by the end of the trilogy we see a mature man on his way to becoming a powerful Jedi. He shows up at Jabba's palace and it's obvious he's taken a serious level in badass since the ending of the previous movie. And then at the pit of Carkoon he just casually flips off the sail barge and catches his lightsaber and goes UNLEASH SUPER JEDI POWERS and it's just. awesome.

He's also had to deal with a lot, from the brutal murder of the only family he's ever known, the death of Obi-Wan and Yoda (leaving him to learn the ways of the Jedi on his own), and the general hardships of fighting a war.

And then, of course, he has to deal with the revelation that one of the most feared beings in the galaxy is is father.

And when he first learns this in ESB, he basically goes all blue screen of death, unable to deal with the fact that someone as evil as Vader is his father. And yet, in RotJ when he's talking to Vader after turning himself in, he calls him "Father." When Vader prods him about this, Luke says:

I have accepted the truth that you were once Anakin Skywalker, my father.

With this simple statement, Luke shows that he's matured from a boy who shuts down upon hearing Vader's little emotional sucker punch to a man who accepts an uncomfortable truth his way. And by accepting that Vader is his father he shows that he's matured enough to deal with all the baggage that revelation comes with (i.e. worrying that he was going to become like his father and fall to the dark side too).

and wow this is turning into an incoherent mess so I'll wrap it up. Basically, I love Luke because he has a buttload of character traits I admire and some of my favorite development. I just really love him a whole lot, and if I didn't have a gross inability to vocalize all my feelings, I could probably write books on how deeply I love Luke as a character.

And also he's super attractive. i mean, look at that face look how precious and adorable he is, not to mention how stunning his eyes are. and he looks super attractive in that all-black outfit in RotJ, i am just saying.

3 Tumblr graphics

rabidrainbow — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:27:34 GMT

3 Tumblr graphics for challenge 25 @ landofart
[2] Game of Thrones
[1] Star Wars

Large images under the cut, obviously

bonjour mes amis!

rabidrainbow — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:18:12 GMT

So I'm back from my European adventure (well, actually I've been back a week but I've been quite busy unpacking + working on schoolwork + nannying) and hopefully will attempt to resume a more frequent posting schedule. I'm working on a more in-depth post about my time in Paris (which was amazing and I can't wait until I have the opportunity to go back) as well as several entries for my 100 things challenge.

And after a fairly long slump I'm starting to feel inspiration again when it comes to graphics, so once sign ups roll around again I expect I'll be making a lot more icons (and I've also been making tumblr graphics as well). And I'm toying more with the idea of creating a separate graphics journal; maybe that will give me an incentive to make more text posts here!

100 things as well as an update

rabidrainbow — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:57:32 GMT

{Take the 100 Things challenge!}

(click the banner to see more info)

So I saw a couple people on my flist post about doing this and, well, I am nothing if not a bandwagon jumper so I thought I would try my hand as well.

Basically, I'll just be talking about my fandoms/things relating to my fandoms/things I find interesting (than are tangentially related to fandom). Essentially, it's an excuse for me to talk about things I'm interested in that I don't necessarily get the chance to talk about. So, books, tv shows, movies, actors/actresses, ships, characters, theatre, etc.

So I mentioned in an earlier post that I was doing a travel abroad program in Paris for May and June, and I'm currently in my fourth week abroad. It's been so awesome so far; Paris is a gorgeous (albeit expensive) city and I've been able to do and see so much. I've gotten drunk by the Seine, been to Notre Dame, the Louvre (yes I saw the Mona Lisa), the outside of the Moulin Rouge, the Arc du Triomphe, and a whole buttload of other museums. And this weekend we're going to Normandy and the D-Day beaches, which I am especially excited about since WWII is one of my favorite eras of modern history.

But I've also been pretty busy as well, hence my lack of activity doing...anything really. I thought I could keep up with my various graphic challenges while on the trip, but it quickly became apparent that was not going to be the case, so I'm going on graphic hiatus until I get back in two weeks.

However, the best part of my trip so far didn't even take place in Paris, but instead was my four day trip to London! I was going to go with my friends but they all bailed at the last minute (aka waited until the night before to book train tickets and a hostel and then balked at how expensive they were) so I ended up by myself. And honestly, it sucked at first but I ended up having a blast wandering around by myself. I stumbled across a set for a movie that was starring Ralph Fiennes and Michelle Fairley, and ended up hanging around for a couple hours and getting a nice stalker photo of Ralph Fiennes (who was also the director). I also had fun just hanging out in pubs watching Euro 2012 matches and making friends that way; I met a lot of interesting people that way.

And I saw Les Miserables on West End (which was OMGSOGOOD) and hung outside the stage door and got several autographs (including one from Hadley Fraser, who played Javert (my favorite character) and who is stupidly attractive and super nice and talkative and now I'm hopelessly in love).

I actually saw Les Mis two nights in a row because that is the kind of person I am and also because Hadley Fraser was just SO SO GOOD and I might have a bit of a problem with how obsessed I am with him (he has a bit part in the Les Mis movie along with Fra Fee, Frances Ruffelle, and Colm Wilkinson oh gosh is it December yet). And also I'm attempting to read the Les Miserables novel again, since it was free on the Kindle store and I'm also more used to Victor Hugo's writing style after reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

*cough* Anyways, with the help of Google I managed to hunt down the sole police box to be found on the streets of London, because BY GOD I was not leaving without a picture with one:

And that's about the most exciting things I've done so far. A lot of sight-seeing and playing tourist and getting to see things I'd always read about in books. And I have the most gorgeous view out my window: lots of rooftops and the Eiffel Tower in the distance. I've been taking a buttload of photos of the view and various times of day, and I might create a flickr album for all of them when I get back home.

And that's about it! Only a couple more weeks of gallivanting around Europe, and then it's back to the states (and having to write two 15-page papers for my classes, fml).

Banner for challenge 5 at landofart

rabidrainbow — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:50:24 GMT

I originally had made a lot more stuff for this challenge, but my computer freaked out and I lost most of it. I don't have the time to remake them to get the full amount of points, but I figured a few points are better than none.

So here's one "friends only" banner and three icons

flops down on the ground

rabidrainbow — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:44:13 GMT

Well I've been done with finals for almost a week (and managed an A in linguistics, my hardest class!) but I've hardly felt like I've been on vacation so far. I had to move out of my dorm and back home, and then sort through all my stuff to decide what needed to be unpacked and what could stay in boxes until I move into my apartment next year. And then I also have to start packing for my six-week study abroad trip to Paris since I'm leaving on Wednesday (!!!).

Oh, and then also finish the five million graphic challenges I've signed up for. Speaking of, I'm thinking I might make a comm for my graphics; maybe that will motivate me to write personal posts here more often.

OH AND ALSO I SAW THE AVENGERS TWICE AND I'M IN LOVE. And also rapidly developing a Tom Hiddleston problem (oh gosh he's just so attractive and has a pretty accent pls send help).

Oh and also one of my tumblr friends convinced me to post a comment at this love meme so...yeah. You guys should post yours so I can enthusiastically comment (and also feel less dumb for posting mine).

25 Daenerys icons

rabidrainbow — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:41:54 GMT

20 icons (+5 alternates) of Daenerys Targaryen for round 33 @ character20n20

10 THEMES

Big Text	Black & White	Casual	Chaos	Character Steal


Gentle	Numbers	Purple	Shadow	Surprise

promotion!

rabidrainbow — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:07:44 GMT

landofart is a land comm created solely for graphic artists. It doesn't matter what your forte is; there's challenges for all types of graphics from icons to banners to wallpapers to picspams to whatever! A new phase just started so come apply for one of the four teams: Gothic (aka team awesome because that's the one I'm on), Pop Art, Steampunk, or Renaissance (team names don't reflect the type of graphics you have to make but are just for the sake of having names).

landofart landofart landofart landofart landofart
(and psst, be sure to say I sent you!)

whoopsies, it's been a while!

rabidrainbow — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:31:34 GMT

Welp, it's been a while since my last non-icon post; time sure flies huh? Of course, the fact that I had a ton of work to do for my classes this semester also had something to do with it, because nothing says fun like reading multiple 50+ page articles on US trade relations with China and then writing papers on it.

But I'm finally done with classes (just have exams left now!) and then I have about a week of vacation before I get to go to Paris for my six week study abroad!

And, even better news: one of my TAs is really cute and also a big Star Wars fan (so naturally I'm already planning our wedding!), and on Friday I casually chatted him up after class and friended him on Facebook AND we were talking about grad school and he said that I should seriously think about going to grad school when I graduate because I'm "clearly one of the smartest people here."

!!!!

So yeah, I've been in a super good mood lately because a lot of things have been going really right for me. And, the Avengers is opening this week and my roommates and I are going to see it at midnight. And yesterday we raided the little boys section of Target to get Avengers shirts to wear.

And now I should probably start studying for exams and stuff, and try not to focus on the fact that I'm basically halfway done with college and my days of carefree irresponsibility are almost at an end (nooooo I don't want to graduate and be an adult! Can't I stay in school forever?).

25 Padme Amidala icons

rabidrainbow — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:23:19 GMT

20 icons (+5 alternates) for round 31 @ starwars20in20

10 THEMES

Compassion	Hot	Iconic	Night	Primary Color


Rotation	Song Title	Stock Item	Weapon	Weird

5 CATEGORY - Negative Space

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

Artist's Choice #1	Artist's Choice #2	Artist's Choice #3	Artist's Choice #4	Artist's Choice #5

alternates

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

22 Obi-Wan Kenobi icons

rabidrainbow — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:29:51 GMT

22 Obi-Wan Kenobi icons for round 30 @ starwars20in20

10 THEMES

Blur	Border	Circle	Dramatic	Eyes Closed


Group	Monochrome	New	One Word	Pale

5 CATEGORY - Emotions

sorrow	happy	peaceful	confident	pain

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

Artist's Choice #1	Artist's Choice #2	Artist's Choice #3	Artist's Choice #4	Artist's Choice #5

ALTERNATES

#1	#2

Promotion!

rabidrainbow — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:30:33 GMT

Phase four over at the Game of Thrones challenge community throneland has started just in time for season 2 and sign-ups are still open! If you're a fan of Game of Thrones/ASOIAF then check it out and apply for either Team Stark, Team Targaryen, or Team Lannister; there's something for everyone!

Be sure to say that rabidrainbow sent you!

join us for our fourth phase! Apply for membership, get sorted in a team and join our challenges!

20 Luke Skywalker icons

rabidrainbow — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:28:17 GMT

20 Luke Skywalker icons for round 29 @ starwars20in20

10 THEMES

Catchphrase	Destiny	Dream Cast	Extreme Close Crop	Fear


Humor	Movement	Pretty	Power	Quote

5 CATEGORY - Multiple Images

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

Artist's Choice #1	Artist's Choice #2	Artist's Choice #3	Artist's Choice #4	Artist's Choice #5

gosh I love movies!

rabidrainbow — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:39:21 GMT

gah, so the Oscars were last night and guys, even though the awards are usually really boring and predictable, that stuff is my crack. I actually don't even really care about the movies themselves that much, I just like the glitz and pageantry of it. And the montages. I love me some montages.

And also the best part was how Gwyenth Paltrow's dress totally looked like Leia's from the medal ceremony at the end of A New Hope.

I only saw one of the Best Picture nominees (The Artist) but I was so invested in it, so I was glad that it swept the major awards like expected. And it was TOTALLY WORTH IT watching Jean Dujardin give his acceptance speech and drop the French equivalent of the f-bomb on national television. oh my sweet little french croissant, how do you even exist.

But yeah, I saw The Artist last week and it was SO GOOD OMG. I mean, I've always been a fan of the 1920s/flappers/silent movies, so when I first heard about the movie I knew I wanted to check it out. And boy did it deliver! The plot was pretty basic (a silent film star's career plummets with the advent of talkies while a young ingenue (who got her start on a film of his) soars to stardom) but the performances were fantastic. Jean Dujardin definitely deserves all the awards he's won for the role; it's not easy acting solely through facial expressions and gestures but he was marvelous. There was definitely a lot of Douglas Fairbanks in his character but also a bit of Rudolph Valentino (which is a-ok by me because boy do I swoon over Rudolph Valentino).

And so I walked out of the theatre completely head over heels in love with Jean Dujardin. My roommate and I have been obsessively watching interviews and such with him on YouTube, even though we can't understand a single thing he says because neither of us speak French. BUT HE IS SO CHARMING SDLGKAKJASF and honestly it's just enough to hear him speaking French because oh boy is that one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. And he is just so precious too; on the red carpet last night a reporter asked him what he liked about America and he said the faces, being able to turn right on red, and cinnamon rolls. He is a walking charm bomb and I am completely smitten.

And now I'm dedicating myself to watching as much of his filmography as I can because this obsession has completely taken over my life and I have lost any and all control.

And Bérénice Bejo was wonderful as Peppy Miller and she had great chemistry with Dujardin. And the relationship between their characters worked so well, and honestly that's why the movie worked.

And the soundtrack's great too, as it should be. I've been listening to it nonstop. :D

But other than that, I wasn't too invested in the Oscars this year.

As for other things, I've already bought my ticket to go see The Hunger Games at midnight on the 23rd! My friends and I are all planning to dress up as Capitol citizens so I've had a ton of fun planning my costume. And I'm trying to convince my friend (who I recently introduced to Star Wars) to come see TPM in theatres with me (I saw it already but she hasn't) because you gotta experience it on the big screen at least once, and I don't want to wait until ANH comes out in three years!

But that's about it. Now I'm off to go watch Jean Dujardin movies on netflix instant and try and teach myself French so that when I study abroad in Paris in May and June, I will be ready should I meet him in a ~strange twist of fate.~

(Sarah stop being ridiculous and go write those two papers you have due on Thursday)

(but oh god he's so adorable)

icons

rabidrainbow — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:09:05 GMT

20 Annie Edison icons for round 30 @ character20n20
26 Wizard of Oz icons for round 24 @ scifi20in20

10 THEMES

Bored	Black & White	Blur	Darkness	Excited


Goodbye	Hands	Purple	Room	Three Plus

now THIS is podracing!

rabidrainbow — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:18:56 GMT

So last night I indulged myself and went to go see The Phantom Menace in 3D at midnight with some friends (and then had to go to a 9AM class this morning WHOO fun times).

And omg asd;klgj first off it was totally worth it to see it on the big screen again. When the 20th Century Fox fanfare started and then the Lucasfilm logo appeared and then "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..." and then the Star Wars logo and the Star Wars theme blaring and then the opening crawl!!!! I felt seven years old again and I was practically vibrating in excitement (because, in case you haven't notice, I have a lot of strong feelings about Star Wars).

So yeah, it was awesome. For me it was worth it just to see the movie on the big screen again (especially for the Maul/Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan duel at the end which was AWESOME).

As for the 3D: It was a pretty good conversion job, but for the most part didn't really enhance the movie. It looked cool during the outer space shots, the opening crawl, the landscape shots of Coruscant, and some of the podrace, but for the most part it was pretty unobtrusive and easily ignored. It didn't detract from the movie but it didn't really add anything either. Generally I don't like 3D (especially when it's a 2D to 3D conversion job) because it can be really gimmicky, but I don't feel like it was an effective gimmick for this movie. So if you want to go and your theatre has 2D screenings, I wouldn't spend the extra money for the 3D.

Oh, and as you can probably expect, the version in theatres is the blu-ray version, meaning you get CGI Yoda and a couple extra scenes that were added in for the DVD release several years ago.

But honestly it was totally worth it just to watch Star Wars on the big screen again, and I can't wait for the rest to be released!

WINTER IS COMING

rabidrainbow — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:52:19 GMT

Well, it has certainly been an exciting weekend for me. Three out of my five roommates were sick this past week so I went home for the weekend to avoid catching whatever they have (because I don't get sick very often, so when I do I'm a colossal baby about it).

BUT THAT'S NOT WHY THIS WAS AN EXCITING WEEKEND.

IT WAS AN EXCITING WEEKEND BECAUSE THE FIRST OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR GAME OF THRONES SEASON 2 WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY.

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS LOOK HOW AMAZING EVERYTHING LOOKS.

THAT OPENING BIT WITH VARYS TALKING TO TYRION AND BEING ALL OMINOUS AND JUST SDG:LKHA:DLGKAJSFD AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE AND I CAN'T WAIT.

*cough* Anyways, as you can tell I am super excited. I didn't get to watch the show as it aired last season (it was until later in the summer that I decided to read the first book and then watch the first season) and of course, now I've read ALL the books and I know what's going to happen this season and I cannot wait to see how it looks filmed!

And just saldkhfsalkdjsdkfjlaskdhglskh no words for how excited I am. I'm excited to see more of Sophie Turner as Sansa (since she's my favorite character) but also dreading it since her character arc this season is just awful. And we got to see some of it in the trailer: how cruel Joffrey is to her and seeing her stripped and beat by the Kingsguard in front of the entire court...oh man that was painful to read about and it's going to be even worse to watch. ;~;

But ughhhhhhhh the Earth needs to rotate faster so that April 1st gets here sooner because I really can't wait two months for the new season.

And in other news, I'm really excited because about a week and a half ago I got accepted to the study abroad program I was applying for! So now I'm going to get to study for six weeks in Paris in May and June. And the best part about the program I'm in is that they give you a lot of time to travel to other nearby countries, so I'll probably have the chance to visit my internet friend in London! Plus, we have a mandatory overnight trip to Normandy, which is top on my list of places I want to visit before I die. So yeah, I'm super excited! I've been wanting to visit Paris forever and this is the perfect opportunity to do so. :D

20 Princess Leia icons

rabidrainbow — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:32:59 GMT

20 Princess Leia icons for round 28 @ starwars20in20

RAINBOW

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

#6	#7	#8	#9	#10

#11	#12	#13	#14	#15

#16	#17	#18	#19	#20

Star Wars icons

rabidrainbow — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:06:21 GMT

25 Star Wars icons (mainly from round 4 @ starwars_lims)

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

#6	#7	#8	#9	#10

#11	#12	#13	#14	#15

#16	#17	#18	#19	#20

#21	#22	#23	#24	#25

Week one: done

rabidrainbow — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:27:21 GMT

So, first week of classes is done and I finally feel like I have a chance to sit down and breathe. It's not even that I have a lot of classes or a lot of schoolwork so far (I mean I'm done with all my classes by noon every day) but after classes I've pretty much been going straight to work for seven or eight hours every day. And standing around at a cash register for that long is tiring.

But I need the money to help save up for a possible chance to study abroad in Paris during the Maymester (fingers crossed I get accepted to the program!) and since this is just a temporary job (I work at one of the off-campus textbook stores during the first two weeks of the semester) I need all the hours I can get. I've been applying for other jobs, but so far no luck.

So far my classes seem to be pretty good, especially since I'm doing more that are directly relevant to my major. And for the first time I don't have any big lecture classes; I think my largest class is only about 75 people with the rest being about 20.

Although I did spend the entirety of my first Spanish class in utter panic because I have apparently reached the level where my teacher converses entirely in rapid Spanish and I have no idea what she's saying oh god. Fortunately some of it's starting to come back to me, so I can catch maybe one word in twenty, but still. D:

And both of my international affairs classes (intro international relations and intro to political economy) are taught by the same professor I had for my intro to global issues class last semester, which is good since I already know his teaching style and, more importantly, the way he structures his tests (since both of these classes are of the "LOL YOU HAVE ONE MIDTERM AND ONE FINAL AND THOSE ARE YOUR ONLY TWO GRADES IN THE CLASS" type). And I have a massive crush on him which definitely was not a factor in my decision to take those two classes, not at all.

And then my linguistics class (which I'm just taking because I needed either that or a comparative literature class for graduation) seems to be all right but I can already tell that the professor is the type to ramble off on tangents and make his points in an extremely roundabout way. So whether I'll still like the class by the end of the semester remains to be seen.

In other news, over winter break I'm pretty sure I convinced my mother to help me sew the last bit of costuming I'll need to make my own version of Luke Skywalker's Return of the Jedi costume. I mean, I already have the pants, boots, shirt, glove, and lightsaber; all I need is his vest. So this year when I go to Dragon*Con I'll actually get to dress up! And it's even better because Luke is only my favorite fictional character of all time (with RotJ coming in as my favorite movie of all time).

So yes, that's about it for now. I've got about a million icons to make it feels like; I finished two sets the other day but I still need to do one for the current round at starwars20in20, as well as get caught up on my two 365 challenges. I really need to stop over-committing myself to graphic challenges like this, but I when I get these bouts of inspiration I sign up for 2309481 challenges...and then my ADD kicks in two days later and I wonder what on earth I was thinking. ;)

Maybe I'll spend my MLK holiday getting all caught up on my icons. Or, far more likely, I'll probably just watch television or something because I'm still in winter break mode and therefore have not yet found the motivation to do anything.

Icon dump!

rabidrainbow — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:56:19 GMT

22 Padme Amidala icons for round 23 at scifi20in20
22 Olivia Dunham icons for round 23 at fringe20in20

THEMES

blocking	circle	dark	negative + center	profile


pop!	shiny	new	essence	clean

CATEGORY - COLOR WHEEL

one	two	three	four	five

ARTIST'S CHOICE

one	two	three	four	five

10 THEMES

Afraid	Centre	Empty	Freedom	Headless


Little	Numbers	Retro	Serious	Winter

5 CATEGORY - Quotes (no image)

Category #1	Category #2	Category #3	Category #4	Category #5

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

Artist's Choice #1	Artist's Choice #2	Artist's Choice #3	Artist's Choice #4	Artist's Choice #5

Alternates

1	2	3	4

So I guess this is an intro post?

rabidrainbow — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:08:16 GMT

Well, uh, hello there. I think this is probably the third time I've tried to ~return to LJ but I think that this year I am going to make a dedicated effort to keep a journal. I mean, tumblr is way fun and all, but I miss the discussions here. And also I like having the ability to vent or just talk about my day without worrying that I'm just spamming my tumblr followers dashes.

Of course, like I said, I've tried to return a couple times but as soon as I start writing an intro post I get hit with a huge feeling of SARAH NO1CURR so I go running back to tumblr where I can reblog pretty pictures all day long. But I'm going to make a dedicated effort to use this blog, because I've recently friended people here that actually do use their journals for more than just graphics posts or whatever and I would like to get to know them better, which is hard when only one of you posts about your life.

So yeah, one of my new year's resolutions this year is to make an effort to be sociable here on LJ.

So yes, I believe this is the part where I write an intro post. Well, my name is Sarah, I'm twenty years old, and currently a college student. I live in the southeast United States (born and raised) and currently studying for a degree in international affairs (what I'm going to do with it, I don't know).

I pretty much live and breath Star Wars. My dad first introduced the movies to my younger sister and I when I was three, and I've been in love ever since. I'm mainly a fan of the movies (specifically the original trilogy) even though I've unsuccessfully tried to get into the EU several times. And Luke Skywalker is my favorite fictional of all time (followed closely by Dana Scully). But really though, I love SW so much it's a bit ridiculous; every time I watch the movies I end up word vomiting all over tumblr about every minute detail. And (if I can convince my mother to help me with the whol sewing patterns thing) I'm planning to dress up as Jedi Luke Skywalker for Dragon*Con this year. So , uh, yeah, it's something that I'm very passionate about.

Other fandoms: I generally tend towards sci-fi and fantasy and I would say my three other biggest fandoms would be Doctor Who, Star Trek (of all types, though I'm partial to TNG) and Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire (which I discovered this year and fell completely in love with and marathoned all the books in like, two months). I also just started watching The X-Files this past summer and imprinted so hard on that show like you would believe, especially on Dana Scully (she's a Christian and a scientist! And these things aren't mutually exclusive! SUDDENLY SO MANY OF MY INTERNAL STRUGGLES HAVE BEEN SOLVED!). I'm also a huge fan of Fringe and Community and Disney princesses.

Other things: I love history (American history in particular, the 1920s specifically). I did theatre and chorus in high school so I love singing/performing. At times I can be so stereotypically girly it's a bit ridiculous. My favorite color is blue. The beach is my favorite place on earth. The music on my iPod is 50% movie/TV scores, 30% Broadway, 10% Coldplay, and 10% other music. Sometimes I pretend to be a Vulcan because I like their logical and non-emotional personalities. I love LEGOs and jigsaw puzzles. I met Carrie Fisher at Dragon*Con last year and it was probably the greatest day of my life.

And well, that's it I supposed. I guess this is the part where I post a picture of my face?

Awful webcam photos ftw! And I was gonna do a funny pose but everything I tried look stupid, so boring "smile into the camera" it is.

And I supposed that concludes my intro post! Like I said, I'm going to make an actual effort to use this journal, because I've friended some cool people recently and I do want to get to know them better. I suppose if there's anything else you want to know about me you could always comment and I could answer them in a later post? idk, I'm not up-to-date on ~lj etiquette.

So goodnight, and happy new year to everyone! May it be full of good and awesome things!

blue/orange	purple/yellow	blue/orange	purple/yellow	blue/orange

artist's choice 1	artist's choice 2	artist's choice 3	artist's choice 4	artist's choice 5

Black	Busy	Dignity	Glow	Hair


Hurt	Loyal	Scenery	Symmetry	Two Colors

one.	two.	three.	four.	five.

artist's choice 1	artist's choice 2	artist's choice 3	artist's choice 4	artist's choice 5

black and white	iconic imagery	half & half	red	textured


escape	sweat	deity	chemistry	science!

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

#6	#7	#8	#9	#10

#11	#12	#13	#14	#15

#16	#17	#18	#19	#20

#21	#22	#23	#24	#25

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

#6	#7	#8	#9	#10

#11	#12	#13	#14	#15

#16	#17	#18	#19	#20

#21	#22	#23	#24	#25

a long time ago in a galaxy far far away

Where has the time gone?

icon batch

more graphics for landofart

100 favorite fandom things: #1 - Luke Skywalker

3 Tumblr graphics

bonjour mes amis!

100 things as well as an update

Banner for challenge 5 at landofart

*flops down on the ground*

25 Daenerys icons

promotion!

whoopsies, it's been a while!

25 Padme Amidala icons

22 Obi-Wan Kenobi icons

Promotion!

20 Luke Skywalker icons

gosh I love movies!

icons

now THIS is podracing!

WINTER IS COMING

20 Princess Leia icons

Star Wars icons

Week one: done

Icon dump!

So I guess this is an intro post?

flops down on the ground

#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

#6	#7	#8	#9	#10

#11	#12	#13	#14	#15

#16	#17	#18	#19	#20

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