Finally, Marisa and I got different results on a quiz:

Take The Princess Quiz by Azure Eyes

You are The Imperial Princess

Your regal attitude and impecable impression shows your true breeding.
Raised to one day rule as Queen, your very demeanor displays your rise to power.
Whether your prince is yours by love or arrangement, he will quickly learn that you preside over the kingdom.
Your ladies-in-waiting feel privileged to be below you and your servants revel under your command.
Every knight in your army has sworn his life to you.
Your popularity before assuming the throne assures that you will be a respected Queen.
Your crown is fashioned after Queen Elizabeth’s.
Your throne is hand-crafted of gold and red velvet.

You know it's true!!!!!!

Anyways, this is gonna be a long entry, so prepare yourself. I promised I'd talk about the Styx concert, so I will. As I expected, it was awesome, although I couldn't get as close to the stage as I wanted to (stupid VIP seating). It was an outdoor venue, right in the middle of downtown Newark, and there were 35,000 people there. We had a pretty good view, but in order to accomplish that we had to set our chairs out 3 hours early. The only "near-encounter" this time was that Lawrence Gowan was watching us walk down the sidewalk next to the tour bus. However, he was on the bus, so that's as far as it went. At least it wasn't like last time, when Tommy Shaw and Todd Sucherman witnessed Chris and I acting like idiots, screaming whatever appeared on the electronic marquee at the SeaGate Centre. I got a bunch of pictures of the concert, but it's gonna take a while to post them. My dad had brought binoculars, which provided a view that was so up close that it almost seemed unreal. However, I still maintain that Styx is a band that was made for performances. The energy that flows from the band through the crowd is unbelievable. The band members are having just as much fun as the crowd, and you can feel it. The concert was followed by the most disorganized fireworks display I have ever seen (provided by the City of Newark, not Styx). However, it did nothing to dull the euphoric haze, and I look forward to the next concert.

Right now I'm supposed to be packing for Denison, and I'm trying my hardest to put it off as long as possible. My current task is to locate all my clothes, which is harder than it sounds. I swear to God that a pair of pants disappears every week. Plus, a bunch of my shirts were ruined by residual bleach in the washing machine, so I had to buy new shirts. I also have to prioritize my videos and books (you know, the REALLY important stuff). When my head stops spinning, I'll let you know...

Sorry, Marisa, but it looks as if we've got the same indecisive results on the LOTR test:

Arwen If I were a character in The Lord of the Rings, I would be Arwen, Elf, the daughter of Elrond. In the movie, I am played by Liv Tyler. Who would you be? Zovakware Lord of the Rings Test with Perseus Web Survey Software

Eowyn If I were a character in The Lord of the Rings, I would be Eowyn, Woman of Rohan, niece of King Theoden and sister of Eomer. In the movie, I am played by Miranda Otto. Who would you be? Zovakware Lord of the Rings Test with Perseus Web Survey Software

I can't decide what I would do with the One Ring if I had it (it depends on whether or not I knew what it was, and the quiz doesn't say), so I don't know whether I'm Arwen or Eowyn. I have an idea, Marisa. If ever one of us decides which one we are, the other can be the other character, though I think you have a distinct advantage with that.

I cannot find any reason why Geocities deleted my site. They haven't reorganized them in a long time, so that can't be the reason. Plus, I have another little-known (tiny) Geocities website that I haven't updated since February of 2001, and it's still there. I think I last updated my current site in March, which isn't all that long. I think someone at Geocities screwed up. I emailed them about the problem, but I haven't gotten a response.

Well, I must be off now. Next time I'll talk all about the Styx concert I went to on Saturday, which was awesome. See you all then!

I took the quiz that Marisa posted on her site, and I got some strange results:

I just found out that my Geocities website has been DELETED!!!!! I don't know why. I just went there and I was greeted by a message that basically said that the site didn't exist. I signed in and it asked me if I wanted to create a site. I've had that site for three years, and now I have to start all over. Grrrr.....

Thanks to all those who sent me birthday wishes. My parents got me a new computer finally! Unfortunately, I want to get The Sims onto it but I can't find my CDs of The Sims, Livin' Large, or House Party. I have Hot Date and Vacation, but those are pretty useless until I find the first three. I've searched every room in the house at least three times with no success. They're probably in the same place that the drawings and palm recorder that I can't find are (note the sarcasm)...

My mom had to take Monkey, one of our kitties, to the vet today because he was acting sick. Turns out the poor guy's bladder was full of stones. His sister (who lives with my aunt & uncle) had the same problem last month, so it must run in the family. Well, the vet flushed out all the stones and my mom is picking him up at the vet's as I write. Hopefully, he'll recover.

Enough with the bad news. There is much good news. First of all, I get to go to a Styx concert in Newark on Saturday (Yay!). I saw them in a sold out concert in Toledo last year, and ever since it has been a goal to see them again. Second, I managed to get good tickets for Phantom of the Opera when it comes to Toledo in January. I was lucky, because ticket sales set a new record for the theater, and I think the only seats left are of the "nosebleed persuasion."

Life is good... 

Hey, thanks to all those who dropped a line. I guess I'm just a little overwhelmed at this point, to say the least. I am not trying for the vampire look, but this layout is a little gothic, now that you mention it. I'll try experimenting with it. The only problem for me with maintaining a site is that I'm very impatient. I do have a regular web site (please visit it if you can, although it is tiny), but I usually use Yahoo Page Builder because I don't have the patience to use HTML and I don't have the money to get web design software. This is why my site doesn't get updated very often. I probably won't update it until I get back to Denison because their network connection is faster than my 56k.

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I'll be spending it playing pool at Miss Cue, so it'll be one of my more uneventful birthdays. Oh well. Such is life...