21

I've been trying to write it off
But I'm doing all I can
To take the slur out of my words
You do your best to understand
I'm keeping you in mind
But I'm getting out of hand
Pour the medicine that keeps me right
Is settling
I get so easily distracted

It's 7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna, what am I gonna do?
It's 7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna...

I'm gonna stand up and brush it off
And I'll become a better man
I've been trying to explain myself
But no one understands
I'm getting out of line
But I'm keeping all my plans
My movements and my messages are all I said
But my constant contradictions

It's 7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna, what am I gonna do?
It's 7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna, what am I gonna say?

What do you do here in the moment?
What do you say?
What do you do?
What do you need?

7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna, what am I gonna do?
It's 7 and I'm already wasted
I'm 21 and I'm already hazy
What am I gonna, what am I gonna do?

- The Starting Line

This song came up on my Pandora radio station the other day and I enjoyed it thoroughly being a 21 year old myself. So I had to share.

Midtown Comics Free Comic Book Day

Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day! As I mentioned in another post I was going to be attending with a cosplayer group. Most of the members went to the downtown location but I went to the Times Square one because it was closer and easier for me to get to. I had a really great time just hanging out and talking to some of the people waiting in line and hopefully amusing them. Anyway, all the pictures are up on their Facebook page here. From there you can check out all the photos from their three locations.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one:

Also, I was given a free pass for an advanced screening of the movie Priest which I will be going to on Thursday with my dad. We have no expectations from that movie, but it should be a fun thing to do on an otherwise boring Thursday night.

I am now off to enjoy my free comic books!

Free Comic Book Day!

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! That's right, head to your local comic book store and (assuming they're participating, which, if they're smart they will be) they should have a selection of free comic books to choose from! And if they're really cool, they'll be like Midtown Comics here in the city and have a big celebration type thing. And if they're very very cool like Midtown Comics, they'll have people dressed up in costume!

That's right, I'm going to be at Midtown Comics dressed up, because I'm really cool that way. My Jedi costume is 90% finished (meaning it's acceptable to be worn and looks really cool but not good enough for Rebel Legion standards because I'm missing about two things) so I will be there with another group of costumers promoting comics and the store and otherwise just looking really spiffy in our costumes. No, we're not getting paid for it, we're just doing it because it's an excuse to dress up and have a whole lot of fun. When else will I get to take the subway wearing half my tunic and carrying my lightsaber and not feel like a crazy person? Ok, maybe on my way to some other NYC convention, but I don't have any of those lined up.

I've been looking forward to free comic book day pretty much the entire semester! Here's a preview of me wearing most of my costume that I took while I was in Philadelphia visiting a friend of mine.

For anyone wondering, I still have to get my mom to make the undershirt for my tunic (I'm wearing an an inside out Star Wars t-shirt here), she has to make me better pants and the tabards. I'd also like to get new boots for it, but the ones I have for now are fine. They're not shown in this picture.

Anyway, if you're in NYC come down to Midtown Comics and check out all the cool people in costume, and if you're not, still head to your local comic book store and see if they're participating in free comic book day!

Star Wars Day!

*cue grand John Williams theme*

That's right, folks, today is official Star Wars day! May the Fourth be with you! My plans include wearing my Adidas Star Wars sneakers, writing more Star Wars stories with my friend (we don't need a special occasion to do that), and watching at least one of the movies. Probably Episode III, that's kind of my fall-back for whenever I want to watch one and I want equal parts comedy and action. Because, let's face it, anything with Anakin and Padme in it is just lol-worthy.

Also, my friend sent me a link to download Star Wars games and today they are 15% off! Check it out at direct2drive. Use the code MAYTHE4TH when you buy a Star Wars game. I've got my eye on Dark Forces. Kyle Katarn FTW!

Does anyone have any special Star Wars day plans? Let me know in the comments! Maybe next year with some careful planning I'll have a bunch of friends over and we'll have some kind of epic party. Or I'll just spend it watch Star Wars movies all day again. Who knows. Whatever. May the Fourth be with you!

Doctor Who Countdown

I'm crazy excited for this new season! Got this off the BBC America site and thought I'd put it up. Now you can all count down with me!

As a quick side note, apparently there's going to be an event in the city on Monday where the cast (including the Doctor, Amy, and Rory) is going to be at a special screening of the first two episodes of this season. Yes, I will be trying my best to attend! And yes, that includes skipping some classes to do so. My priorities are in order, that's for sure. If I can get in, I'll put a post up all about it!

Keep Holding On

You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand
When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

So far away
I wish you were here
Before it's too late, this could all disappear
Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend
Yeah, yeah

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Keep holding on
Keep holding on

There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

- Avril Lavigne

This song comes from the Eragon soundtrack. It's just another one of my favorite songs, especially when I'm in a bit of a bad mood.

Never thought of that...

Recently I found an article online about "Everything that's wrong with the Death Star trash compactor". I love reading articles like that because every so often it's nice to have a good laugh at some of the pretty obvious ridiculous things in the Star Wars universe. I even love how the writer of the article defended the placement of the trash compactor and how it would be actually useful in it's placement in the Death Star cell blocks. It's an interesting perspective on something you might now have thought of, so check it out!

Everything that's wrong with the Death Star trash compactor | TechRepublic