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I have a boyfriend.



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I'm getting really bored/sick and tired of LiveJournal. Well, the internet in general. I'm seriously thinking of deleting everything and just sticking with email & Facebook to stay in touch with a few people. I've been thinking of this for awhile now. Eh, I don't know.

I know this may seem very miniscule to some, but I found someone in Calgary (a two hour drive from here) who shares my last name. This is huge, because up until now, I thought my immediate family and I were the only ones with the last name 'Parczen' in North America. I've always used genealogy websites and searched Google, and not much would really come up. I used Facebook and BAM! Ramona Parczen.
Also, I found three people in Germany (Rosa, Georg, & Jorg).
And, as always, I get refered to Sophie Parczen. A relatively famous Hungarian ballerina, I guess.
Wow, if Ramona isn't totally creeped out by me, I may actually get somewhere with finding out my family history.

To anyone who had input on the color combos in this post, does it look better now? I guess a few people saw a blinding blue background behind the text, and I think maybe I fixed it now? If not, then shit.

I'm moving in exactly one month.

I talked to Jason (my landlord/my friend Jen's older brother) a few days ago, and it is even better than I thought. I figured we were going to have to share the laundry room, but I get my own :) I think there may even be a private entrance. Oh. Yes.

The area I'm moving to even has a page on Wikipedia!

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I'm unbelievably happy. To the point where I'm scared to even talk about, because I don't want to jinx it.

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This was the first time that I've ever upholstered anything. I figured it was best to start with something so simple. Best thing is, is that it didn't cost me anything!

Two years ago, in my first apartment, I bought these chairs (and a kitchen table) from Wal-Mart for $130. I couldn't afford much, so they would have to do. They were really cute, and were fine for the time being. The weekend I moved to my current house, they were left in the moving truck over night. Since they were just covered in that woodgrain laminate, it cracked, split, and peeled off (well, two of them - the other two remained intact). The table did it too. I am moving again in one month, but cannot afford a new table and chairs right away. So, I just fixed these and will put a table cloth over my hideous table for the time being. Then, once I can afford a new one, I will most likely buy this table from IKEA (in brown-black).

I just removed the seats, cut 2" memory foam to size, glued it on (hello headache! contact cement is fucking deadly!), and then used the staple gun to attach them. It took almost three hours, though. They look great on top, but underneath they are a fucking mess.

I crossposted this to tarantulove_.

What results to you get when you search your first name on Wikipedia? Your middle name? How about your last?

My first name (Amanda - all of the results):
What I thought was the most interesting is that Amanda is also a town in Ohio, a community in Washington, a type of dragonfly, and a Norwegian film award. My first name is fucking awesome!

My middle name (Marie - all of the results):
The only interesting result was that Marie is also a commune in France.

No matches whatsoever for my last name. I'm not surprised!

24. I'm allergic to mosquitos. Well, mosquito bites. Even if only a drop is taken from me (and I've noticed them on my arm/leg/whatever and squished them into oblivion), the bump will be about an inch in diameter. My parents never thought it was a problem until I was bit on my face once and half of my face was swollen within five minutes. I've since been prescribed a topical medication that I'm supposed to apply immediately after being bitten. Even when I apply it within seconds of being bit, massive bumps are still left behind. I currently have 27 mosquito bites. I guess I smell/taste good?

25. I haven't dyed my hair in over three years. I'm aware that there are some of you who have never dyed their hair, and I am truly jealous of such will power. However, for the entire duration of my 'high school career', I dyed my hair black. However, I was an idiot and didn't touch up my roots. Oh no, I would apply the storebought black-blue hairdye ALL OVER. I eventually got sick of having black hair, and one day when I went to the hair salon with Sarah (she got a pretty brutal haircut), I asked the hairdresser if I could get the color stripped. She said that since I just put black dye on top of black dye for years, my hair was saturated with it. My hair would turn to mush during the stripped process before the color was removed. So, I let it grow out. It took a year, and I looked ridiculous (light blonde roots, anyone?) ... but I'm glad I did it. Now, I'm obsessed with my natural hair color and will never, ever dye it again. HUGE mistake!

Thanks to bwayboogiewooge, I found an even better book list. The 100 Best Reads from '83 - '08. However, instead of having the entire list up, I'm just going to post the ones I've read, and the ones I intend to read. The list can be found here.

I've read (I've underlined my favorites):
1. The Road , Cormac McCarthy (2006)
6. Mystic River, Dennis Lehane (2001)
20. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding (1998) (why is this book on both lists?!?!?!)
28. Naked, David Sedaris (1997)
34. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (2002)
72.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (2003)
78. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (2006) (this was nothing but a self indulgent piece of shit)

Okay, this is even worse than the other list. I've only read six! These lists make it look like I read, like, one book a year.

I intend to read (I've underlined the ones I own):
9. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (1997)
17. Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez (1988)
36. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt (1996)
48. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
50. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen (2001)
53. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon (2000)
55. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls (2006)
67. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (2003)
82. Atonement, Ian McEwan (2002)

I'm currently reading:
15. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers (2000)


And, because what kind of person would I be if I didn't include the movie list? ...
The 100 Best Movies from '83 - '08. Same as before (only listed the ones I've seen/want to see). The list can be found here.
( I've seen... )
( I want to see... )

Aparrently, the average adult has only read six of the top 100 books.

1) look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) italicise those you intend to read
3) underline the books you LOVE.
4) reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them
( ... )

I feel a little lame, since I've only read 18 of the top 100 books. And, I only intend to read another 5. I guess my taste is just completely different than those that put this list together.

What are some of your favorite movie cameos?

My favorite cameos:

Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers.

Nicolas Cage as Fu Manchu in the "trailer" for Werewolf Women of the SS between Death Proof & Planet Terror.

Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, & Luke Wilson during the newsanchor rumble in Anchorman.

Jack Black in Anchorman.

David Spade as Shilo in Grandma's Boy & as the transvestite in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

Steve Buscemi as best man at the first wedding in The Wedding Singer.

Jon Lovitz as Jimmie Moore in The Wedding Singer.

Neil Diamond in Saving Silverman.

Bob Saget in Half Baked.

Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage in The Darwin Awards.

Ron Jeremy in Detroit Rock City & Ghostbusters.

Ben Affleck in Clerks 2.

George Carlin, Judd Nelson, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Sean William Scott, Jason Biggs, Tracy Morgan, and Diedrich Bader in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.

Natalie Portman in The Darjeeling Limited.

Christopher Meloni as Freakshow in Harold & Kumar.

I think that might actually be it. I know there are more, but the list is getting loooong.

Also, with moving to Edmonton, I can't decide whether or not to get an account with Zip.ca (the Canadian version of Netflix). Either way, what movies would you reccomend? These are the movies I've seen so far this year.

Tags: leeests, movie nerd, thoughts & questions

George Carlin's death is the worst news I've heard in a long time. This sucks.

I don't care how many weird looks this has gotten me and will continue to get me, but I love Jeff Goldblum. He may be old enough to be my father (maybe even grandfather if everyone had their children very, very young), but hot damn! I've had a weird crush on him since Jurassic Park. I wouldn't think twice about making out with him.

I'm actually using Facebook now, so you know, you can add me if you like. My email is 'throughthesnow@gmail.com', (or if you prefer names: Amanda Parczen), so feel free to search for me!