And Off we go again!

Greetings, Readers, some updates in the land of James.

In soundtrackville, finally caved in and used some of my weekly budget to buy some soundtracks off of Amazon. Luckily, there were a crapload of sellers putting some copies up for cheap, and I was able to get the Rob Roy soundtrack, Predator 2 soundtrack, and Time Machine (that new one with Guy Pierce) soundtrack for a decent sum. And speaking of decent sums (or rather indecent), the now not-made-anymore Alien 3 soundtrack (which I've had my eye on for... some time now...MR. ANDERSON!!!) has some sellers on Amazon. I should have freaking got it when there were some affordable copies up there, but damned when I last checked in if there were only two copies left, one (at least admittedly) scratched up selling for $25 and a mint condition one selling for $40. Sheeze! I may want that soundtrack, but not THAT badly (though knowing me, I'll probably cave in and get the $25 one sometime in the near future, Eliot Goldenthal rules!).

In other news, Finals and their predecessors has/are/will dominated/ing/e me for the past/present/future weeks. Thank god I'm finished with my Drama Journals, Music Theory Project and Humanities reading. Now all that are left are my Humanities paper and studying for finals. What really blows is that although I'm having two of my finals early (Music Theory this upcoming Monday, Drama tuesday) and I'll have my own leasure to write my Humanities final, My Latin final is on the last day of 'em. These people must be determined to keep me here! I'll probably be heading back to good ol' SL the evening of Weds. the 23rd, and since things start back up.....oh, thank god. For one ghastly moment I thought that classes started back up on monday the 28th, but it's the 31st. At least that gives me a few more days than I thought. I'll probably head back to Davis late tues or early weds then. Still tho, sucks to have finals right up to the final day!

Last but not least is more on M'Lady. Now, I've been getting a question here or there about this mysterious woman who has captured my heart, but small enough and from close enough friends that I don't mind sharing the info. Conseqently, my offer still stands. If you wish to know, just ask. I'll tell you what I think you should know. (Don't worry, ma and pa, eventually I'll tell you about her!). It happens to be her Birthday today, and though she might read this before I'll have a chance to enact my plan, I'll say it anyway. My creative juices got a flowin a few days back and I wrote her a little B-day poem. Its in my usual doggerel verse (my favorite form still being 4 line stanzas of 2 rhyming couplets each) and quite truthful, as well as warm. Now, dear reader, do not be mistaken when I say I don't have an all consuming passion for My Lady, because I do love her. It is a small, warm love that I wish to nourish and grow into something better, but right now it's size isn't exactly the greatest thing. In my poem I say as much, not coldly, but I don't wish to beat about the bush on this. This will require work and some devotion on both our parts, in my opinion. In any case, I've been encouraged by her friends to go see her today, and that is just what I'll do.

Enough. More later.
- James