Sweet Dreams

Journal Closed

2010-02-10T06:00:53Z

This journal is closed. You can add me on facebook, IM for the name. I will continue to read the journals on my flist, though. :-)

Writer's Block: Investigations of a Female Nature

2009-07-21T02:02:35Z

Veronica Mars, of course! I miss her.

Writer's Block: RIP Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T19:11:58Z

My favorite Micheal Jackson song is Remember the Time. It came out around the time I was just starting to really get into music (1992, so I was 11 years old). I loved everything about the song, including the video.

I loved so many of his other songs, too, though. Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, PYT, Smooth Criminal, Human Nature, Man in the Mirror, I could keep going on and on. RIP Michael.

R.I.P Michael

2009-06-26T01:38:15Z

I'm still in shock. He will be missed.

Writer's Block: Gamer's Choice

2009-04-14T03:59:34Z

Super Mario Bros 3! That was the best Mario game and the only one I got close to ever beating. Other video games that I loved were the other Super Marios (even the second one, even though it was weird) all the Sonic the Hedgehogs (mostly the music), Excite Bike, NBA Jam, Bubble Bobble, Mario Kart, and Contra. I miss old school video games. My Nintendo DS is fun, but still not quite the same as old-school Nintendo.

2009 Scrapbook

2009-01-03T20:58:32Z

For 2009_scrapbook. I will attempt to pretty this up later.
Edit: Yeah, that didn't work out. I'm just going to keep track of the books I read and movies I watch.

My Electronics
Laptop: black Dell Inspiron 1520
Cell Phone: red Verizon enV2
Ringtones: Diva-Beyonce (everyone), Halo-Beyonce (boyfriend), Single Ladies-Beyonce (voicemail/texts)
Ipod: 8 gb video iPod with purple Sony headphones
Gaming: pink Nintendo DS
Digital Camera: silver Kodak EasyShare C613

Books Read
1. His First Wife-Grace Octavia (January 4)
2. Something on the Side-Carl Weber (March 1)
3. My Woman, His Wife-Anna J. (March 7)
4. In Love With a Younger Man-Cheryl Robinson (April 17)

Movies Watched
1. The Other Boleyn Girl-January 10 (cable)
2. Because I Said So-January 11 (cable)
3. Bride Wars-January 16 (bootleg)
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-January 17 (bootleg)
5. Notorious-January 19 (online)
6. Prayers for Bobby-January 24 (Lifetime)
7. Push-February (theater)
8. Watchmen-March 6 (theater)
9. 50 First Dates-April 6 (DVD)

Video Games (for Nintendo DS)
Currently Playing:
New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Brain Age, Mario Party, Cooking Mama 2, Cake Mania
MySims-purchased January 4, 2009
Clubhouse Games-purchased January 4, 2009
My Sims Party-April 5, 2009
Rhythm Heaven-April 5, 2009
Wonder World Amusement-April 8, 2009
Mario 64 DS-April 8, 2009

New Places Visited
Pure Nightclub-Washington, DC (January 2, 2009-with Kimmy and 2 of her coworkers)
Sushi Bar-Bethesda, MD
Ocean City, MD-April 6-10 (Spring Break)

Last updated April 18, 2009

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-25T17:58:36Z

Writer's Block: Gone but Not Forgotten

2008-12-06T04:32:31Z

Veronica Mars, of course. I was just thinking the other day how I'm going to do a season 1 marathon over winter break, I haven't rewatched it in ages.

I have a cold and it sucks :(

I am such a stan...

2008-11-18T05:57:06Z

Okay, so for the past two weeks I've been avoiding downloading the leaks to Beyonce's album and her myspace page because I wanted to wait until the 18th to buy the CD and listen to it then. I had my plan all ready: leave work at exactly 3:15 and go to Target and be prepared to go to several of them before finding it, then rush home and listen to it for the rest of the night. But then tonight I saw that it went on sale at exactly midnight on iTunes and I couldn't resist, so I downloaded it and am listening to it (and loving it so far) now. I still plan to go and get an actual physical copy, too, though. Official review to come later...

Yay!!!

2008-11-14T01:00:23Z

I just saw in my work email that they are cancelling school on January 20 for Inauguration Day so now I won't have to work that day! Now I just need to figure out how to get to the actual inaguration like how to get tickets or whatever. Hopefully my cop friend who will be on duty that day can sneak me in.

shellabelle81 @ 2008-10-03T23:12:00

2008-10-04T03:16:46Z

Remind me to never ever get micro braids again. It is taking forever to take them out. It will take me the entire weekend :(

Cruisin'

2008-07-12T09:22:32Z

I'll be leaving for my trip in just about an hour! I haven't even been to sleep tonight because I waited til the last minute to do laundry, iron clothes, and pack. Here's the itinerary:

July 12-depart Reagan National Airport at 7:30 am, arrive in Ft. Lauderdale at 9 am-ish, embark on ship around 1
July 13-crusin'
July 14-Georgetown, Grand Cayman Islands
July 15-Cozumel, Mexico
July 16-cruisin'
July 17-disembark ship, depart Ft. Lauderdale airport at 1 something

Have a great week!

OMG!

2008-06-13T21:39:07Z

Jordin Sparks was at the Six Flags near my house today! I live like 10 minutes from there! (and it's in Largo, not Bowie like the article says.) I wish I had known. I was just sitting here all day doing nothing, I definitely would've gone there and been in full STAN mode. Y'all know I love me some Jordin.

Anyways, I'm getting ready to see her tonight, along with Alicia! I'm so excited! Smooches!

Friday Five and Idol Thoughts

2008-05-17T02:45:23Z

I know I rarely do these Friday Fives anymore, but this one is about TV so I can't resist.

What's your favourite TV network? Lifetime. No matter what time of day it is, if there's nothing else good on TV I can always count on Lifetime to be showing either a cheesy movie or a Golden Girls rerun.

If you could create your own channel, what would it be? It would show classic sitcoms like Full House, Perfect Strangers, The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Martin, Friends, Saved by the Bell, Golden Girls, old cartoons like Jem, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Duck Tales, other old kid shows like Ghostwriter, Fraggle Rock, and the Elephant Show. Oh, and all the good shows they used to show on Nickelodeon like Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude, Double Dare, Clarissa Explains it All, Fifteen, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts, and Wild and Crazy Kids. And of course I'd order endless seasons of Veronica Mars to be shown in primetime.

What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? Ghostwriter! (even though I think I was like 13-14 when that was on, so not really a child) But that was such a great show, well up until the end when it started to suck a bit.

What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? Pretty much all the reality shows on the CW (except ANTM), like Farmer Wants a Wife, Beauty and the Geek, and Pussycat Dolls. It's a shame they cancel good quality shows but crap like that gets to stay on the air.

What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? I've bought all 3 seasons of VM, the third season of Golden Girls, both seasons of Chappelle's Show, and the first season of One Tree Hill. I'll probably get a couple of Saved by the Bell, Martin, Salute Your Shorts, Golden Girls, and maybe the first season of Gossip Girl.

American Idol thoughts...this season isn't really interesting to me. It's not that I don't still enjoy watching it, I just don't really care who wins anymore. I like David C. ALOT better than David A. (in fact, I really wanted Syesha to make it to the finals instead of David A.) but I don't really care which one of them wins. Speaking of David A, I was indifferent to him before but now I kind of hate him just for the fact that he sang that Chris Brown song. I LOVE that song and now he's kind of ruined it for me. I'll watch the performance show, and I'll try to make myself watch the finale. I hope Jordin performs so I'll at least have a reason to watch.

Stolen from everywhere

2008-04-19T04:58:19Z

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to.

1. Love Story-Mariah Carey
2. With You-Chris Brown
~~3. I Stay in Love-Mariah Carey~~ For the Record-Mariah Carey
4. Beautiful Nightmare-Beyonce
5. Next To You-Jordin Sparks
6. Lollipop-Li'l Wayne
7. The Way That I Love You-Ashanti

Baby I swear it's deja vu...

2008-04-05T21:48:14Z

So apparently my most favorite celebrity couple got married yesterday. I still need to see pics or hear an official confirmation before I really believe it, but I'm just going to pretend it's true for now. I'm so happy for them (and not jealous at all!*). Seriously, you'd think I was the one who'd gotten married.

I love them! I wish them a lifetime of happiness and a couple of cute babies!

*P.S. Okay, maybe I am just a tiny bit jealous. I want to get married! I never thought she'd get married before me. I need to find me a Jay-Z!

Voting!

2008-03-05T04:44:22Z

I think David Cook is my new favorite on American Idol. I'm not usually into the rocker types, but there's something about him these past two weeks that I've really liked. Please don't get voted off on Thursday, bb!

And I'm still mad about Alexandrea getting voted off last week. She was the closest thing I had to a favorite back then. (I guess I can't complain, though, since I didn't call to vote for her, and I didn't call to vote for David tonight.)

These primary election results are making me sad. I'm going to bed. Goodnight.

shellabelle81 @ 2007-12-29T18:44:00

2007-12-30T00:06:14Z

Thank you to the anonymous person who gifted me with the extra user pics! What a sweet thing to do.

My laptop is almost officially dead. The problem is it's been overheating because of the fans and then that caused the motherboard and power supply to get all messed up. So now the power supply doesn't work and the battery will no longer hold a charge. Every so often I can turn it on and it'll work for like 10 minutes, but then it shuts itself down. Apparently this is a problem that all the old Dell laptops have, because there was even a lawsuit about it. All Dell will do is send someone out to replace the motherboard (for a fee, since I'm no longer under warranty.) Since that computer was old, I decided to get a whole new one. It's the Dell Inspiron 1520. I was assured that the new Inspirons don't have the same problem as the old ones did, so I should be good there. Plus I do like Dell and there service, so that's why I decided to get another one from them. I didn't get any of the pretty colors, though, since they didn't have anymore pink, yellow, or red ones (the only colors I would've gotten). I got the plain black one. And I was able to get it with Windows XP instead of Vista (thanks for your advice with that, thegirliscrazy.)

It won't be here until January 16, so I'll only be able to use my mother's computer (like I'm doing now) every now and again. Now I'm hoping that my old computer will stay on long enough for me to transfer my iTunes library onto my iPod so I can transfer it to my new computer (with play counts and ratings and everything.) I started doing some of the transferring last night and it was taking forever (all those Veronica Mars episodes!) and then it shut off :( I also need to transfer over all the icons and pictures I saved on the old one. Now I can actually use all those icons I saved, but I have no way to get to them!

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!

It's a Matter of Extreme Importance...

2007-11-22T04:50:35Z

Alicia Keys’ new CD=LOVE. Especially Teenage Love Affair and I Need You.

I got Jordin Sparks’ CD, too, which is okay. It’s actually better than I thought it would be.

I think I’m going to have to get a new laptop soon. I’ve had this one for about four years now (I think) and now it keeps spontaneously shutting down whenever it gets too overheated. Which is like once an hour. Plus it’s so incredibly slow. I’ll probably get another Dell, since I have an account with them. I hate the thought of how long it will take to transfer all my files and music :(

I’m trying to decide if I should sign up for vm_santa this year.

I really want to go shopping this Friday, although there's really nothing that I need to get.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Because I was tagged...

2007-06-16T05:33:09Z

…by apriljoiex.

RULES: Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little-known facts about themselves. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 10 people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks.

1. I have never drank any alcohol except for a couple of sips of beer and a wine cooler.
2. I used to sleep with my TV and lamp on all night long. Now I just sleep with a nightlight.
3. I will be teaching fourth grade next school year, meaning I will have taught four different grade levels in only five years of teaching. (Yeah, more on that later.)
4. My three favorite Beyonce songs are “Irreplaceable,” “Crazy in Love,” and “Check On It.”
5. I hate the smell of microwave popcorn, which is why I never pop any of it. But I always get popcorn whenever I go to the movies.
6. I have never been on a rollercoaster before because I am scared of them.
7. I’m pretty sure I’ve done this meme before. It’s hard thinking up 10 things.
8. I took 6 years of French during school, but except for a couple of words, I can’t speak it at all.
9. I think milk, tomatoes, peas, and lima beans are the grossest drink and foods ever, even though I’ve never tasted any of them.
10. When I was in high school, I would wake up at 6 in the morning to watch a show called “Super Human Samurai” because I had the hugest crush on Matthew Lawrence who was the star of the show.

I tag anyone who hasn't already done it.

And here’s another one I’ve already done, but since my userpics change on the regular, it’s okay. I got this one from stickykeys633.

Look at your LJ userpics list. If you have fewer than 50 icons, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five icons, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five icons, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly why you have it, why it's interesting to you, what significance does it have.

1.
Because it is!

2.
I use this when I want to give someone a virtual hug. Plus I really liked this scene between Veronica and Weevil.

3.
Because I will ALWAYS be on Team Veronica, no matter what.

4.
It’s Beyonce! I love her “I’m so hot, aren’t I?” pose.

5.
Veronica and Logan exchanging one of their “looks.” And I like the Neptune Grand Elevator.

6.
Zomg, Jordin and Blake, so cute!!!!!!!!

7.
Umberella ella ella eh eh eh. I love her new CD so much. It’s great.

I do have an actual update, but that’ll have to wait until later since I’m dead tired now. But SCHOOL’s OUT!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!

Shut up, Miss Alli

2007-04-25T03:18:24Z

I got my first ever warning on TWoP today. I've been posting on the boards since December '05 and I've never gotten a warning. And of course it would come in the VM media thread in a post about Rob Thomas. Someone posted this:

"Oh no. Why does this make me so nervous? Just that every time RT gives an interview (especially in person like this will be), he always seems to say something to unwittingly set off a firestorm among fans. It's so exhausting. I'd rather he just not give interviews."

And I responded with this:

"Well, some of us do want to hear what he has to say. There are some that, no matter what he says, will find something wrong with it and will complain (starting off that firestorm). Maybe they should just not read the interviews."

Miss Alli tells me to "lose the attitude." What is she even doing on the VM boards? I guess someone reported me. Couch Baron wouldn't have warned me. I just need to stay off of TWoP, specifically the VM boards. No good will come from that place.

This wasn't as boring as I thought it would be. I thought Chris, Blake, and Lakisha were meh. Why in the world would LaK sing that Fantasia song? I think tomorrow will be her night. To leave that is.

Melinda was good, as usual, and looked really great. That hairstyle really makes it seem as though she has a neck. Phil was okay as well,but still looks like one of the undead. I thought Jordin sounded excellent, but afterwards I went to TWoP and everyone's all "OMG!!!SCREECHY!!!PITCHY!!!SHRIEKY!!!OMG!!!" I didn't hear any of that, but it could just be my Jordin bias. I'll wait 'til the mp3s come out to judge.

See, another reason for me not to go to TWoP. It just kills my buzz. NO GOOD.

Jordin Sparks is my American Idol!!!!

2007-04-18T03:52:50Z

I just adore her. I've always liked her and every week I love her more and more. I said I wouldn't call and vote anymore after the Nikko and Jessica curse of Idol S4, but I went ahead and called to vote for her tonight. I don't even care if she wins this thing (although that would be nice), I just want her to get a record deal.

I also liked Melinda tonight, of course, and surprisingly enough, Phil was really good, too. But it's all about Jordin for me right now. :)

Last.fm

2007-04-11T18:34:16Z

I finally figured out how last.fm works (I somehow missed the part where you have to actually download it in order to work), so I have a profile now! My Last.fm profile

You all should totally add me as a friend. And give me your profiles so I can add you, too. :)

shellabelle81 @ 2007-03-27T17:24:00

2007-03-27T22:30:41Z

Just when I get my computer fixed, now our modem is broken. It's going to take a few days for a new one to come so I won't be online or able to keep up with the flist until then. On Thursday and Friday the students don't have to go to school but us teachers do and I'll probably spend the whole time online instead of doing the million of other things I need to do in my classroom like cleaning it up and report cards. The library computer is going to kick me off in a couple of minutes so I'll catch y'all on the flip side. Smooches!

Top Model

2007-03-22T02:53:15Z

I'm late getting into Top Model this cycle, but I've watched the last 2 eps and I've already picked out my fave:

Whitney. I can't find a more recent picture of her, but I love her makeover weave. If I were to ever get another weave again I'd want it to look like hers. I hope she makes final 3. That's all.