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So, inspired by Liz, I decided to compose my list of the 20 most influential albums of my life. A lot of these will probably come as no surprise to you, but you may be surprised to find some things NOT on the list. Frankly, I'M surprised by some of the things that made the cut and got bumped. I abided by the same rules she did (no soundtracks or compilation albums, basically. Just straight up artists and their work), plus I've also provided commentary, because I felt like it. Like her, I really encourage the rest of you to do this. It's a pretty fulfilling exercise if you put the proper thought into it.

In no particular order:

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If anybody wants any of these, I'd be happy to upload them. Just drop a quick comment. For now I'm too lazy.

Important things of the last couple of days:

- Oklahoma is humid as balls.
- I don't hate our house in OKC.
- OKC is so way cooler than Denver. Smaller, less people, and friendlier.
- Liz's mom still rocks for buying us a washer, dryer, and fridge, and paying for our first month of rent. In Liz's words (and sort of The Jeffersons'), "She's earning a deluxe retirement castle in the sky"
- Liz's grandparents are crazy. But in the good way. And sometimes not. But that's the South for you.
- After seeing all the cats there, I'm ready for another kitty. But we have to wait until Liz's mom is out of the house.
- I had never seen a real sunset until yesterday, because I've lived around mountains my whole life.
- I'm so tired of driving and moving, and there's still the biggest part left. Yuck.
- I'm sick of my mom whining about me never being around when the point of us being here is to move, not to dick around with her.
- Asthma is still the most blowing-est disease in the world. Well, relatively speaking, anyway.

We're back in LA now. Picking up the u-haul tomorrow and loading it up. Back to OKC on Friday. Probably back here again in the middle of the week some time to get the animals. What a big pile of shitty von shit-fucks fun.

Yes, I'm posting a review and reactions to Deathly Hallows. If you don't want to hear about it, then fucking well don't read it. Simple as that.

That being said... ( I'm sure I don't need to tell you there's spoilers )

The End.

Things to do before I die:

- Paint something and donate it to charity
- Publish a poem, short story, or a whole sodding book
- Meet Conan O'Brien
- Finish writing a single song
- Reunite Slow Children at Play
- Cut an album
- Visit every continent (Antarctica, too)
- Scale Everest
- Not die doing the previous two
- Have a conversation with Manson
- Get a job that I don't hate
- Get a job where I can live comfortably
- Pay off student loans
- Be in a stage production (outside of Olions)
- Have a sandwich named after me
- Own a pool table
- Host a theme party
- Create a beloved cartoon character
- Own a restaurant

To be continued!

I asked misspadfoot to interview me, and thus she did.

1. What piece of artwork or design are you most proud of?
At the moment I am incredibly pleased with my digital portfolio. I keep getting compliments from everyone about how awesome it is. In fact, it's the reason I got the internship which I now have, which I am very happy with. Of course, if you want an ACTUAL piece of artwork, I'm still insanely proud of my vector self-portrait and my mountain dew ad. Both of which are seeable on my deviantart.

2. What is the best lesson you learned either in college or through your internship?
Don't take life too seriously or you'll regret it. I spent all high school trying to get good grades (okay, more accurately I should say thinking that they mattered), and I've come to learn that nobody actually cares. The only people who care are the people giving them.

3. What do you miss the most and the least about high school?
Most: I miss how carefree things were. I didn't have to impress anybody to get a job and money was no object. I was happy with my crap-ass wage slave job. Least: cliques. Granted they weren't as bad in Los Alamos, because everyone came from nerd stock, but it still existed and it still sucked.

4. If you were given the opportunity to be a girl for a day, would you take it? If so, what would you do?
Why pussy-foot around it? Yeah, I'd take it. I'm always curious as to how the other side functions. I'd probably take the opportunity to parade around in all my pretty things. Bwah.

5. From whence did Cheeseman originate?
The tales of Cheese-man! (that's the proper spelling, by the way. With the hyphen and the exclamation mark) are long and arduous. He hails from the planet of Cheeseopia, where he was raised in a land of American cheese being the only one made of swiss. One day Captain Microwave moved the planet (which is made of cheese) out of it's precarious orbit and closer to the sun, thus melting the planet and its denizens. Fortunately Cheese-man! was sulking high in orbit at the time, so he was saved. He has vowed his vengeance ever since.

The actual IDEA of Cheese-man! originated because I have a really hopelessly bizarre obsession with cheese, and when asked in middle school what super-hero I would be, I was flustered and came up with only Cheese-man! Thus his pointless legacy was born.

If'n you wants to be interviewed, leave a comment and I shall come up with 5 questions which to ask you.