Stream of Consciousness

I want to play Wrath of the Lich King so bad right now :( I’ve already reserved my name for my Night Elf Death Knight - Khall, except that some stupid dwarf hunter stole it, so now I have to put a funny looking ‘a’ in place of it. I guess it was either her or Raphaeis, since Elera is a holy pally, I thought her boyfriend being a DEATHKNIGHTZOMG was a really nice contrast to the relationship. But once I saw that frost was the way to go for DK tanking, Khall was the perfect choice, really. She’s always been the wielder of ice and death in my head, and for her to be a frost mage (wearing cloth!) didn’t seem to be a fit for her brash and hardy personality.

… Yeah, I don’t think that made any sense to y’all at all. xD Yes, I have 15 defined characters in a fantasy setting in my head ever since I was 14, and I just applied their personalities into WoW. It’s nice to see my characters take a visual form, at least, since my ‘novel’ is pretty much in bits and pieces of visual imagery, rather than a cohesive story. I still think Viri is my favorite character though - she’s so bubbly!

I had Wrath delivered to my aunt’s house, because I sure as hell don’t want to wander into ghetto territory to pick it up, so I can’t play until I visit her on the weekend.

In other news, Disneyfied.net now has a forum! I think after what, a year since that DD fiasco has passed, it might be time for a fresh attempt. :D Go go go and join!

Midterm for Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making tomorrow, and I hate that course with the very depths of my soul. I don’t know if it’s worth putting in effort for this course anymore; I’m just so disillusioned with it. It doesn’t quite help that this is an honors course either, plus I bluffed my way through the last assignment that we did - it’s really not helping that the brief I offered has really nothing to expand on for a 12 page research paper.

Money money money

So I’ve decided to splurge on:

1. The OOP 2-disc platinum version of Beauty and the Beast (still shrinkwrapped and security sealed, according to the seller), so that’s one investment. The stupid thing is that I’ll never open it. It’s a collectible now! Have you seen the insane prices the DVD’s going up on Ebay?
2. Dirge of Cerberus.
3. And possibly Amadeus, if I find a new copy that’s selling for 9 bucks or below (I’m such a cheapskate).

I’ve taken a double and triple listen to Disney on Classic, and well, I’ve decided against buying it. Half of it sounds like restaurant music, the other half seems to be ripped directly from the OSTs, and only a handful of songs sound nice.

Enchanted

After all that hype and promoting the heck out of this movie to my sister, I decided to watch it illegally, on my computer. I wasn’t too big a fan of the ending, but everything before that was pretty amazing. Like, 80% of the film had Disney references in it, and I hope I caught most of them. Spotted Jodi Benson as the guy’s assistant and Paige O’ Hara in that television soap (Beauty and the Beast FTW… although I was a little annoyed that they referenced it in a soap, of all things). Loved the Maleficent references, and the Kiss the Girl homage. It was a little odd to see Idina Menzel not singing, and James Marsden as Not Cyclops from X-Men, no sirree!

Disneyland vibes went crazy when they went prancing and singing through the park - was a little cute, and I enjoyed the Be Our Guest reference at the end. The ball was pretty as well, (HAH, the Beast’s costume looks so tacky!) but the colors just looked like something out of a high school prom. I was also kinda sad that Prince Edward didn’t do the cliched, heroic thing by 1. saving the world and 2. … spoilers.

Is it me, or does Nathaniel’s 2D counterpart look remarkably like Quasimodo? I suppose it has to do with the fact that James Baxter’s company handled the animation… IT’S UNCANNY.

I doubt I’ll be picking up the Enchanted soundtrack, despite it being composed by Our Most Favorite Composer in The Whole Wide World, but I’ll definitely listen to it now and then, only just to pick up the references to the older Disney songs.

Disney Dreams - The Aftermath.

It seems as if I will not be able to shake off this grudge unless I get this off my chest. Even unloading this might not help lifting this grudge any. I don’t want to be seen as stirring up old shit, or being unable to move on - which I have - but every mention of Disney Dreams just reminds me of the hypocrisy that people brought upon themselves, and also perhaps an even greater reminder of the age range DD catered for. Kali provided an excellent writeup, but there were some things that were lacking - the extent and examples of the admins’ contributions, for one, as well as the details of the conversations between Misty and me.

It is a very long post, starting from us becoming admins to seeing DD what it is today, so be warned, or if you even care.

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Wishlist, part 2!

I want this, this, and this.

OH SHI-

Oh. My. God.

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