Plans for Me

This post is in response to wendela's comment below (i was just gonna leave a comment, but it became way too long so...) : I think your strategy is an excellent idea. I have been trying to find something cool to attend, non-school related, so that I don't go completely off my rocker from school stress. So far, I am planning on going to a comedy show of one of my fave comedians (I still can't believe he's coming to Chicago). I would also very much like to go to another concert. I went to one last semester (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, check them out if you like indie rock) and it basically made my whole semester. So I plan on going to at least one per semester, while I'm an undergrad. And there is always a Bulls game. I will be distraught if I don't go to one this year, since I have been going the last 2 years.Now, chances are highly likely that I will be going to the concert and comedy show alone, since my friends aren't into the same stuff as me, or they are just too busy, or whatever. I think taking my mom to the Bulls game would be really cool for her, since she hasn't been to one before (plus maybe I can convince her to buy more expensive seats. But probably not, since I am the worst convincer of all time). On the plus side, there is one week in Feb. that I don't have tests, and I discussed with one of my friends (who has no tests either) the possibility of going to millenium park to ice skate, which I have been dying to do since last year, and then go to some cool place to eat. what good is it living in an awesome city, if you can't take advantage of it? I don't take advantage of it that often, and I think that fact just adds to my depression. So I'm pretty sure we'll go skating. Problem is, neither of us, nor anyone else we will probably bring with us, can skate well. I have skated multiple times and stink, she has not ice skated at all. Oh well, it's not the freakin Olympics. Oh, I am already addicted to New York Hack. Add her blog to the 10+ that are already in my Favorites list, and you can see why I never get any work done. I need some self-control.

First Bloggage for Me

So this is the first blog I am going to be recommending, actually a post from a blog. It's not my favorite blog, simply because I have only been reading it for an hour, but i couldn't resist sharing this post. short and hilarious. Ok the blog is called New York Hack and here's the post: $2.95 a gallon. I really need to be doing schoolwork. heh.(oh from now on, purple=blog, vlog, or just a site) P.S. People are actually reading the blog!(contrary to what that feedreader thing says, a disgrace which will soon be removed from my sight) and commenting! Apparently, it is ill-advised for me to not talk about my feelings in a blog, so I guess I will not ? do what I said i would in the previous post. I know. I am confused, as well. Since being frank is in style, I would like to say that I am completely miserable.

Entertaining the Masses for Me

so red=video and green=mp3. i've decided this will be my new motto: internalize. quite frankly, i don't want to bore anyone to death w/ my feelings about my stupid college life, and i am afraid i may have caused a few heart stoppages already, from my past rantings and ravings. so i am just going to stop w/ all the mushy gushy emotional crap. i am just going to do what i set out to do in my vlog clip: entertain the masses...of me. i will definitely write about what i feel on these entertaining topics, but i will no longer write about unrelated crap, like in the what i want for me post. it just sounds stupid and desperate when i go that deep into stuff. and i need to follow my motto in real life also, not just the blogging world. no one wants to hear about how much i hate such and such about such and such at school. period. no need for an exclamation point. from now on, the facade of fun-loving (albeit unusually quiet) suchie will be a 24 hour deal

Firefox for Me

So I decided to get Firefox after seeing a segment on Rocketboom. I've just been trying it out (instead of doing Physics hmwk). which is strange, cuz i usually stay loyal to whatever i am used to (Internet Explorer, now I know bloggers LOVE macs, compared to PC, and i'm sure i'd like it too, but I can't afford new equip, and no one is going to teach me whatever i had to teach myself about pc's, which is almost everything, since i never had time to take a computer class.), but it just so happens that my computer was acting really strangely last night, before i saw the segment. internet explorer would freeze for these brief periods, which never really happened on my own computer, but all the time at my home's(hmmm... we do need a new comp. cuz the one we have now is chock full of viruses, but i really don't think they could handle learning a new format.actually, they maybe could, since they haven't had to learn as much about pc as i have, their minds prob. aren't set in pc mode. well we'll see. it's up to the 'rents and to the whiny sisters. i will just have to argue that mac is easier or something, though i don't know all the facts myself, and converting stuff from pc to mac seems like the biggest problem, hell who knows? ). and twice it would make this loud beep noise. and then my computer would make all these running noises even though it was turned off or if i was away from it, like there was a disc in it, or it was busy doing lots of activities at once, which it wasn't. it was just supposed to be sitting there, it never made that much noise just sitting there. so i suspected a virus or something, and used whatever i have to check for viruses and nothing came up, so...But supposedly firefox is much safer (i don't know how exactly) and it does actually seem faster. what still worries me, even if i keep using firefox, what went wrong w/ the explorer in the first place? it never seemed slow until last night, or whenever using wireless, but that was expected. do i have stupid viruses? i don't know. dang it. someone read my blog! so now i know that feed counter work. see a lot of serious bloggers are like "i don't need a counter to tell me that i am popular" blah blah. which i think it awesome, but at least they KNOW someone is reading. I on the other hand have no clue, and am probably just typing to myself. oh well, it's probably therapeutic in the least. see that little "0 comments" Click it. I dare you. then go the box on the right, and type in whatever u are thinking. come on, go ahead. ok, post later.

Political Comedy for Me

You know what sucks? Not being able to diss Bush all day alongside my friends. Not that they like him...they just don't care, about politics or world events, etc. I don't think they vote, know a lot about the issues etc. It helps that I turned 18 on a presidential election year, along with an American Problems class and a barrage of info from the media. Then I took a PoliSci class my freshman year (after the election, with newly updated textbook! don't get me started on the soul-depraved textbook companies). Story-telling professor and TA (I love those kind), helped me learn a little bit more about the inside of our political system, though it's skimming the surface (I would love to take more of these classes, except I don't intend on working in PoliSci in my future, so it is a waste of time, unfortunately, in my current college path. i considered a minor in it,because politics do fascinate and disgust me that much, but it's too many hours and too many papers). I can't blame them much, since I was a pretty clueless high-schooler less than 2 years ago. I am still pretty clueless but now I have technology to help me find genius items of information (documentary, blogs, etc) about the current shape of our planet. Here is a funny one, since I do love my comedy: Rocketboom.

Desi Comedy for Me

So no one has been reading this blog. Tried some new techniques on facebook to direct traffic here, because facebook is limited to just words and lame pictures. There's only so many words college kids want to read in your facebook profile. so i said if they wanted to really know me, head on over here. i don't think it will work. But I am definitely gaining more confidence and wisdom in my judgements of what entertainment is good enough to share with people. I've put 2 video clips on my aim info and there were a big hit w/ my close friends, well since that's the only reason i even use aim, to quickly chat w/ them, no one else. (but if any readers out there want to chat w/ me, please feel free. i don't think u exist anyway.) i didn't even force them to watch! so that is encouraging. 1 clip was the Lazy sunday, and the other is the one I am posting today. there are two other clips on the same site you'll be directed towards, but they are the same exact thing, so u don't really need to bother watching those. this clip contains all of the jokes he currently does. hope you enjoy, and please, for the love of god, comment! i need feedback: Rajiv Satyal Opening Act One of my friends suggested i quit pre-med and do stand-up. i wish i was that funny. no, i like to crack sarcastic or observational jokes as often as i can, but I think I am the only one that even understands what comes out of my mouth, most of the time. I will say that I can relate to one of Rajiv's joke. Here's my own take on those experiences: "I usually speak up before the teacher is forced to say my name wrong. Or I let them say it wrong and I respond "yep that's me, suzjackl." That's nothing like my real name, in case you were wondering. oh well.

Crazy-Haired Singer/Songwriter for Me

Artist: Peter Salett Song: With Anybody Else . Click on the only video there. So I heard this song quite a while back, forgot about it for a little while, mostly cuz it is hard to find his music anywhere. He also did some stuff for this silly comedy "Wet Hot American Summer." I think he is pretty big in L.A., played in clubs there often, and was friends with lots of actors and such, as u might recognize in the video. This song is definitely different from most stuff out there, but I think the lyrics are sweet, and I like the ending a lot. i give it 3 catchy-riffics. yep.

Chicago Band for Me

Artist: May or May Not
Song: Gotta Get Outta Here
Now this is the kind of music I want Chicago to spit out more often than it does (I'm over these Chicago punk pop bands, who are currently making rounds on mtv and fuse. maybe if I was still a sophomore in high school...). I found this song when I was still living at home, I'm guessing during my senior year. The lyrics, oh my god, the lyrics. It would definitely have pleased me as a senior (how ironic that I still feel the need to escape). The only thing that saddens me is that this version is not what I originally loved (it's gone, gone I tell you!). This is from their album, faster rhythmn, more produced (of course). What I first heard was not from any album. Oh well. It is still worth 3 and 3/4 catchy-riffics.

Hilarity for Me

The Dudes are going to blow up. It is official. Things have been brewing for a while, like getting jobs on SNL, and Chez's blog being a Blog to Note. And this short was probably the deal sealer. So hilarious and the Dudes created it all, with Parnell's help. Lazy Sunday.

If the link doesn't work, someone took it off, which is fine, but you'll have to find it yourself. just Google it, and u'll definitely find it. I have been watching them for a while, many times, instead of studying. oh well. In fact, one of the Dudes directs videos and through him, I found W.A.S. So I will always be grateful to The Lonely Island boys, even if they become more famous than those blue collar, or kings, or whatever of comedy. enjoy and comment!!!!!!

What I Want for Me

So it has come to my attention that I am a complete nuisance of a person. For this reason, and probably some others, I hesistate to speak, quite possibly, every single day of my life. I am being completely irrational some of these times, but No One is really interested in what I have to say, so it is probably annoying to them when I try to introduce my interests to them. Ok so I have always known this, I just forget about it over time, but then I get these bouts of recurring recognition of those facts. Like today. All I want is for someone (not everyone, it takes away the mystery...ha) to understand me. To see why I act the way I do, to be interested in the same things I am, to know what shapes me into me. For god's sake, I don't have eccentric interests. There are plenty of people, in just this country, maybe even in Chicago, that listen to the same bands, watch the same funny shows, movies, videos etc and GET IT. so why can't I find a single one to be friends with??? I do put in more effort than most, since I avoid some mainstream in favor of originality. I suppose finding those who get me is the purpose of my blog, and a lot of good it is doing, seeing as to how many people have left a correspondence on this page. I just want to laugh to great comedy and dance to awesome rock, and I do do these things, but alone, cuz it would suck having to wait around for someone to share such experiences with ( I think this is improper grammar, and the title). I would be waiting forever, it seems.

Old Music for Me

Since I decided to remove past posts, i don't want to take away from any music enthusiasts out there, so here are all my past songs of the day. Keep in mind I own NONE of the music on this site, and I make absolutely NO profit from anything. everything here is simply for your listening pleasure, not my financial gain. i remain a poor college kid, now and forever more. i noticed a lot of these selections have become way more mainstream now than at the point i posted about them. i didn't know they'd become all mtvish and fuseified. :{. oh well. Alrighty: Artist: Wilco
Song: I'm a Wheel.
Artist:Wheat Song: I Met a Girl
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Song: Talk to Me, Dance with Me
Artist: Joshua Radin
Song: Winter
Artist: Travis (my equiv to U2)
Song: Love Will Come Through
Artist: The Honorary Title
Song: Bridge and Tunnel

Artist: Rancid

Song: Time Bomb

Artist:Brendan Benson (gonna be huuuuuggge, or should be, if mainstream was up to me)

Song: Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Artist:Brendan Benson

Song: Spit It Out

Artist: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (seen in best concert ever for me)

Song: Timorous Me

Artist: Ash

Song: Orpheus

Artist:Reindeer Section (if i was to wed, this would be my slow dance)

Song:If Everything Fell Quiet Artist:Hey Mercedes

Song:Lashing Out

If u couldn't tell, I have spacing issues

How Quaint for Me

Artist: We Are Scientists Song: This Scene Is Dead. These guys are going to be (well, already are, for me) HUGE. good for them, bad for me. i HATE music posers, if u couldn't tell. i knew W.A.S. Before Dave Letterman, but that won't matter to those damn teeny-boppers, getting their unclean hands on this oh-so-holy music. and how quaint that this song title totally describes my being back at school. i give it ...4 catchy-riffics. There will be a third post for the day later. i am trying to fit a lot of my thoughts in before i get sucked back into the vortex that is UIC and its unimaginably bland people, also known as bleeps. Comment!! Afterthought: I just realized W.A.S. are kinda like an older, smaller , cleverer version of Rooney,w/ a little pinch of Phantom Planet, by way of Franz Ferdinand . I do like these bands,yes indeed, just not their exposure.

Help Me!!!

I am going back to school this afternoon. I cannot fully express the disdain I feel for this concept. I feel sick just thinking about it. Literally. I can tell some sort of fevered illness is coming upon me, which i, quite frankly, find hard to believe, since i just got over being sick for over 2 weeks of break, and i just got my flu shot yesterday (i am a hilarious injection receiver, giving shreiks of the century, good enough for King Kong i tell ya). how the heck can it happen again? I hope it's all in my head, brought about by this impending doom of failing all my classes and its consequential nervous breakdown looming over me. how can i possibly even get Bs in orgo 2, orgo 1 lab, and physics 1? impossible. i would be soooo happy if i could get an A in 1 of these 2 lectures, and in lab. i would even settle for a B in lab, shit. my hands are shaking, and i am on the verge of tears. poor me, ha. you know who helps? we are scientists, that's who. more on those geniosos later. as u can see, i added a pic to my profile, not so groovy, am i? and my old whiny posts will be removed by the time anyone reads this. i think it is just a lot safer for me to do this. don't need the extra tension. i think i am also going to get that RSS feed started up for this site. i still feel like an inadequate blogger. oh well. that's more than i can say for those fools still on xanga. how blah. no offense, but it is not worthy of the big B. i will post a W.A.S. song later today. let me go mope around for a bit (exasperated sigh).

Easy to Relate to for Me

Artist: Jude Song: King of Yesterday Click song name to listen. I think the sentiment of this song is incredibly easy for anyone to relate to, even me. Hope you enjoy. I give it 3 and 1/2 catchy-riffics.