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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
11:44 pm - Aliya
I don't know why I haven't done this more often, but I'm going to talk about Aliya. She reads my xanga, and she insists that many other people read it, so she won't let me post anything about us there. My livejournal is perfect for this kind of stuff, but forsome reason I've never gotten around to talking about Aliya here.

We've been together for around 9 months now. It's been rough at times, but we've been able to work through it. Twice she said she didn't love me, and twice she forgave me and said she loved me again.

She just came back from a trip to Spain. We really missed each other (to the extent that we cried a couple times), and ever since then, she's had less problems with me, or at least has not voiced her problems with me. When she came over to my house and she was acting strange, I said, "What's wrong?" and she said, "Nothing. You don't want to hear it, love." Usually, she either tells me, or she says, "I can say something really mean right now, but I won't," or "Ah, disract me before I tell you something that'll hurt your feelings!" and either of those end up hurting my feelings anyway. I don't think she should tell me when she's thinking of something bad to say to me and doesn't want to say it. If she has something bad to say and doesn't want to say it, she should just not say anything at all.

Purpose of the story: she's been better about that kind of shit since she came back, and it's resulted in a smooth relationship with little fights and bumps. However, I just called her, and we didn't do so hot.

This whole day, it seems like she's been a little off. Like, whenever I asterisk-kissed her in texts, she didn't asterisk-kiss me back. This happened before, and I asked her about it, and she didn't think anything was wrong, which means I overanalyzed the texts. I want to ask her about it again, but I'm scared of the answer.
I called her later than usual tonight, and she was really quiet. Her answers seemed curt. I got scared and couldn't find anything to say. I started acting like I had with Alex-- desperately trying to find something to say that would result in a conversation or at least not a sarcastic response. I got nervous. Eventually, Aliya sighed and said, "Do you want to hang up and call back when you have something to say?"

That hit me. Because she wasn't supporting the conversation, either. The only subjects she started on her own were as follows:

Aliya: Did I tell you that Salim told me I was an empty shell with no emotions?
Brigid: No! That's a load of bullshit! He doesn't know you as well as I do, or as well as any of your friends do. Don't listen to him.
Aliya: ...
(not even a "thank you" or an "okay, love"? Did I say the wrong thing?)

Aliya: Love? This scary pop-up just came up [on my computer].
Brigid: You should close it.
Aliya: Thanks, yeah, really helpful.
(Whoa, man! I was just trying to help! I wasn't expecting/asking for a sarcastic response!)

When she said, "Do you want to hang up and call back when you have something to say?" I had that feeling (such a familiar, familiar feeling) that it was my fault, all my fault. I'm the reason this isn't working. I'm the reason she's unhappy. I'm the reason we're not okay.

I felt useless. I felt like a slave. Like a worn-out trophy. Like a wiz kid who had no more answers.

I felt like the fucking empty shell.

Sigh. Some of my friends are saying I'm whipped. Recently, I've proved them all wrong. But even more recently, they've proved they're right. Once again.

Oh, Aliya! Please love me!


love,
Brigid

p.s. I told her that one of the reasons I can't think of anything interesting to say is that I've got too many thoughts in my head and none of them are interesting enough to say. This reminded me of an old fic over at [info]strokeslash that was about Jules having too many thoughts running around in his brain, and Nick finally sitting down with him and listening to them all, and slowly Jules getting better. I want to read that fic again, but I don't know who wrote it or what it's called or how old it is, so it's useless to try to find it. Sigh.

current mood: sad

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Friday, May 1st, 2009
10:14 pm - Dev Patel!

Word count: 1,032
Pairing:
Alex Turner/Dev Patel
Rating: R for sex.
Note: Dev Patel is attractive. I just wanted to write a story about him. And Alex was the closest to his age, so I used him.

 

Dev Patel! )

current mood: tired

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Friday, March 20th, 2009
5:05 pm
JULES AND NICK BROKE UP ON PERFECT TEACUP! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I read that this morning, and my heart fell to pieces.
Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

love,
dashall

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
8:35 pm - TONIGHT
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand

In their previous albums Franz Ferdinand has touched the dangerous subject of religion (“So I’m sorry if you ever existed/I never had a doubt that you ever existed/I only have a problem when people insist on/Taking their hate, placing it on your name.”), but never before have they grazed the subject of drugs. The most repeated lines in “Ulysses,” the opener of Franz Ferdinand’s new album, “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand,” refer to Ulysses (a central character) and his drug abuse. Though the two sound difficult to connect, Ulysses loses his way geographically in James Joyce’s classic book “Ulysses” just as the character in Franz Ferdinand’s song loses his way mentally.

 

The song starts with a bass and a drum beat that sounds like a predator about to pounce on its prey. Kapranos hums somnolently in the background before whispering, “I sit and hear sentimental footsteps, then a voice [says], ‘“Hi, so?’” A synthesizer jumps right in, blaring a fun but creepy melody.

 

Most of the songs on “Tonight” are synth-heavy. Franz Ferdinand’s catchy guitar dance riffs made them popular; when the time came for a new album, they were tired of using the guitar for all their songs. They converted their riffs from the guitar to the synthesizer for a new sound, but they are still completely recognizable as Franz Ferdinand.

 

As the title implies, “Tonight” is designed to be a story of a part-filled night, starting with “Ulysses” and “Turn It On,” and meeting a girl in “No You Girls.” “Bite Hard” and “What She Came For” are the heaviest songs on the album and the highlight of the night. In “Live Alone” the character realizes that he actually really likes this girl, but he knows he will only see her once in his life, so he tells her that he will be there whenever she needs some company (“Wherever you are/Whoever is there/You know that I am here/Wishing I could be there”). The bitter breakup is expressed through “Can’t Stop Feeling,” but friends cheer him up in “Lucid Dreams.” Finally the character concludes that there are more fish in the sea (“Dream Again”), so he smiles and looks back at the good times while they were still around (“Katherine Kiss Me”).

 

By the end of “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand,” the listener certainly feels the same contentment that the subject of the album feels. Or perhaps the listener is the character in the album. Is Franz Ferdinand trying to suck us into their songs? If they are, they certainly have captured out attention.

 

 



current music: Mohammed by The Dandy Warhols

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Monday, January 12th, 2009
7:02 pm - Strokeslash!
A new fic has been posted at [info]strokeslash !! I must read it!
Okay, but after I finish my math homework and memorize my Spanish stuff.
Ahhhhhhh! I'm excited!


current mood: excited
current music: Don't Know When A Day Is Gonna Come by Bright Eyes

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Friday, November 21st, 2008
1:22 am - not a story - an entry

dear Aliya-- 

At 1:08 AM, I finished everything, darling. Which means I finished my icon and brushed my teeth and every little shit.

I wanted to apologize for the calls tonite. They were hasty and short and bland.

I'm mainly concerned about how often we'll see each other. And I mean actually see each other, the way we like seeing each other, not just talking and smiling and shit. We can't go this weekend, because you're people don't want me over, and I can't have you over because of my bathroom. We can't go next weekend because you'll not be here due to the thanksgiving break. And then the week after? December 6th? What, do you start rehearsals then? And then do you go on until May? So what does that mean, we won't be able to kiss for 6 months? That's fucking bullshit. I don't want that. I want to be able to kiss you every weekend, and I want to kiss you every day, but I can't, because we see each other at fucking school, and we can't have that, can we? We can't hide in the bathrooms and kiss just really quickly. Angel, it hurts that we can't touch and won't be able to touch, and I don't know when the next time we'll be able to kiss is, and that fucking scares me and makes me sad. I want more than sexy notes adn little touches when nobody else is fucking looking. I want to be able to do shit with you. I feel limited and rejected. And lonely. And I want to be able to do things with you, and you do, too, but you have higher integrity than me, which also means higher patience, and you can continue with the tease for 6 fucking months. Not being able to do that stuff with you is torture, darling. It makes me feel useless and unwanted. And I love you so much, I do, but can't we kiss? Can't we do anything more than hug? Where are the usual signs of affection that people give each other when they're in love?

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I cried at this part, and deleted that big paragraph, and replaced it with an I Love You.
I can't tell her all thiss hit. Then she'll feel bad. Oh, what do I do. I hate this. I want to tell her. God. I want-- I want to kiss her, and she won't let me. What a fucking-- a fucking joke, man. It's like Auf Asche. Like fucking Auf Asche.

current mood: depressed

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Friday, October 31st, 2008
7:16 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 8
Pairing: Nick/Jules
Word Count: 878
Rating:
PG for language
Summary: Nick has to pee.

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 8 )

current mood: awake

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
10:05 pm - Perfect Teacup

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
[info]perfect_teacup shut down to only 18-year olds!!!!
*cries*

current mood: sad

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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
7:13 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 7

Word Count: 3208
Pairing: Nick/Jules
Rating: NC17
Notes: This is over at  [info]strokeslash  as Skellington. It was written for [info]esionnoir , who is an excellent writer.

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 7 )

current music: Barely Legal by The Strokes

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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
7:08 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 6

Word Count: 362
Pairing: Albert/Nick
Rating: PG for language
Summary: The Strokes have a summer party and Albert can't stop watching Nick.
Notes: I hadn't realized this was so short when I was writing it. I like Albert.

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 6 )

current mood: sleepy
current music: Is This It

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
7:05 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 5
Word Count: 509
Pairing: None
Rating: PG for language and drugggs
Summary: Albert tries to make lyrics to his song, while Julian just wants some coke.
Notes: It's really quick, and I kinda feel like Julian in the beginning wouldn't say those things-- at least, he wouldn't say them with that diction.

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 5 )

current mood: happy

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Friday, September 26th, 2008
7:07 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 4 (Part 2)
The Strokes Crack Doodle 4 - Tour Van Dialogue - Part 2 )

current mood: okay
current music: Hard To Explain by The Strokes

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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
7:24 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 4
Word Count: 1314
Rating: PG for language
Pairing: A little Jules/Nick, but not that much.
Summary: The Strokes hang out on the tour bus.
Notes: I don't know if this is gonna work. This was originally written in normal dialogue form, but I changed it to script form because that's how I imagined it. I'mma have to 2-part this, because it's too damn big.

The Strokes Crack Doodle 4 - Tour Van Dialogue - Part 1 )

current mood: anxious
current music: Meet Me In The Bathroom by The Strokes

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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
4:14 pm - Aliya
I think I'm starting to like Aliya. Like, for reals.
Uh-oh.

Quotes from Aliya that have hit me with utter lovvve:
i'm gonna try again on your hair, but with the other side. it's longer on that side, right? i don't know. but i wouldn't mind practicing every day, love.

I love you brigid, i do. i really do.

you love me a thousand times? mmm, darling.

 whenever you say something extra nice and sweet to me, the look on my face is mellow and blank because i am very very very happy and i love you very much and i'm drowning in the love and i don't know what to say, and i am very peaceful. and the world is perfect for a second, and i wish i knew how to communicate that to you. that's what that look says.

i feel like i've broken something that was perfect. i don't know what to do.

i love you like fuck too, you fucking fucker. god, i love you so fucking much. i think i used up my quota of fucks, but you are sweet, you're the sweetest, and just pretend i'm saying fuck as every other word if that would make it be more true, love. you're fucking-god, i fuckin need you. all the fucking time. this feels weird, i'll become pg rated now.
you are very forceful with this love, aren't you? it's nice. it's hottt.

heh, you get off on my unintelligible nighttime murmurs. there are two,they're all whispery and they're both like, 'mnh', but on two different...pitches? that's my whole mode of communication when i'm asleep. they can say a lot though, you have to admit.
 
i remember you were telling me, all the ways i'm perfect. or no, all the things that lead you to the conclusion that i'm perfect. and i pretended i was embarrassed and weirded out and i told you to stop because there were people there, but i loved it. and you didn't finish. and i want to hear it.you are the perfect person for a needy creeper like me.

but seriously, why did you only get 3 hours of sleep that night? i mean, i'm not sure if i should think of it as staying up all night in your arms and dozing off every now and then, or sleeping lightly and being woken up all the time by you placing tiny kisses all over me. i remember thinking, 'i would definitely rather be on the receiving half of this arrangement, and i like it like this, but when she flips over i should too so that she can receive for once. ' and then i don't know where that went, except when you were listening to fioe, i was facing you and were you on your back? because you laughed at me each time i was scared, but did you look at me each time? i think you were on your back. or something.  oh, i remember once i was giving, because i was tracing circles on your back and you said you liked that and i pet your back in the same place until it put me to sleep. did i seem like i was asleep a lot? i don't know. i remember there was never a time when i was awake but you weren't, though. so.and when you did the shoulder thing, that drove me crazy. and the hip thing, and when you traced my rib from the side to the middle, that was the best one. so, whenever we happen to end up in the same bed together again, i totally know what to do.

get rest. don't listen to your mother. listen to me. sleep.

oh, love, i love you too. i'm whispering that into the place right where your neck and your ear meet, with my lips touching you, with one hand in your hair and one on the small of your back, and my eyes closed.

**i come into my room, with a bathrobe on and a towel on my hair. i see you, asleep in my bed. you look so perfect. i put on clothes and climb into bed, careful not to disturb you. you look so peaceful, you must have been so tired when you fell asleep. i pull the blanket over both of us, you're warm. my body perfectly matches yours.i let one sound escape before i fall asleep next to you, thinking of your shape and mine and how they were made to ft together.**
i love you.

you think you're stupid and you don't know anything, it's the opposite--you need to know you can do this, and it will be easier.
and i'm sorry, everything i try to grow in you is crushed by your parents. just don't let it-- you're better than that, love.

i could feel [my heart] beating. you're my brigid.

"Hi, Brigid. It's Aliya. Um, I was calling to say I miss you, and it doesn't matter [where I am? I can't tell what you said], 'cause I always miss you when you're not here. Um. I don't know what to say ... *laugh* ... in this message. But I know you're gonna listen to it a lot. So it should be something useful that you need to memorize. That you'll memorize *laugh* after listening to this fifty times. Um. Yeah that's it. Anddd I love you. And I made you cry. And I shouldn't have. Even though it was in a good way. But I wish I was there. Okay. Stopping now. Bye."
you were at first just this existence, this person who came to jennifer's parties. but you never stayed for the whole thing and i never saw you, so i only knew you existed. and you laughed at all my jokes and made good jokes. but that was it. and then salim was your friend before i was, and he would talk about you in conversations and i would think about you. and i knew you were the girl who always hugged him. and whenever i saw you and him, you would be hugging him. i was like, 'does she like you?' and he was like, 'no' but that's what he always says. and then? and then we were in academic bowl together and health. and in academic bowl you were really cool and i wanted to know you better, but you were close with salim. and in PE lilly and you and me talked and that was cool. and then you made those notes and everything about that was awesome and i feel like i knew you a lot better because of those. even though i always got the wrong answers and was bad about giving you my envelope.
then i just became closer and closer friends. oh, and in lit, too. when you came into lit i was really happy because i , like, hated all the girls in that class, there was only me, paula, britany, and, yeah,. that was it. i felt like i was the only one with a conscience. and then you came, and i was like, 'yes! we need more dark humor!' and i remember i got to where i hugged you every time i saw you. and then , when i had you and jenna over at my house i realized i liked you a lot more than jenna and jenna knew it. and then i realized i really liked you, and you were one of my best friends. at that point i remember thinking my best friends are kathlene, brigid, margaret, jennifer, and krissy. in no real order. then whenever i had you over at my house i liked you more and more, until i had a friend crush on you. and that's when we started emailing. 
and then we started making jokes with each other that were suggestive...to something else and when i realized what i was doing i knew i should stop or else you would get confused. but it was fun. and then for the longest time i kind of knew you liked me. but i was scared to bring it up, because if i was faced with the situation of you being like, 'i don't like yo? what are you talking about?' that would be too awkward so i  avoided that situation by not talking about it. and then i just was never sure how you felt about me but i was kind of suspecting it. so i tried to make it clear how i felt ,, bbut that was hard for me because i had to stop and think about it, too. and you would say extra nice things, like on eid you missed me a lot, but i still didnt know if that meant you were merely the nicest person in the world (you are).  but then on the car trip to the mountain, you held my hand and you kissed our hands and then i was positive. well, i was postitive when you said something, i dont know. but i wanted to wait for you to show it before i talked to you about it. ad then we had our nite. it was comfy. i wish every nite were more like that, but with me sleeping a decent amount. and now you're my best friend, whenever i think about having a best friend, or the concept of a best friend, i think of you--you're perfect. i can talk to you about anything.

i can talk to you about anything, and it's fucking nice that i can do that with someone, you know? even my rants about how much i hate something/ how weird something is, i always wonder if you'll decide i'm too weird and that you can't talk to me anymore, but you never do that! you're always like, 'yeah, i know exactly what you're talking about!' i love that. you never think i'm weird. like, the weirder things i do, the cooler you think i am. which is nice. and you're totally funny and cool, i love having conversations with you. if you just told me everything you were thinking i would love to listen to it, it would be so interesting, and just--awesome.

Brigid: You're beautiful.
Aliya:
reaction A: o-kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...
reaction b: er, no.
reaction c: that was random.
reaction d: did you look at a picture or something where i look good? what made you say that?
reaction e: you're more beautiful
reaction f: should i accept this?
reaction g: (accepting it) *cups face in hands and kisses you*
reaction h: thank you.
reaction i: i love you.
so all of the above.

awww, love. of course you're the one with the perfect paper. you're my favorite little writer in the whole fucking world. but seriously, i admire your writing skill. it makes me jealous and horny.


current mood: nervous
current music: Hawaii by The Strokes

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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
6:50 am - Tom and Chemical ReacSean
This one needs a brief history:

Sean was 23 when Tom found him. Sean was on the streets of San Antonio with his dog, Joseph. Tom quickly discovered that Sean had superpowers-- more specifically, Sean affected the world around him according to his emotions. When he was sad, it would rain. When he was angry, thunderstorms would break out and lights would flash or break and windows would crack. Tom, a doctor, studied Sean and tried to find a cure for Sean with his team.

 

Tom and Chemical ReacSean )

current mood: happy
current music: Unknown Song 3 by The Strokes

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Friday, September 19th, 2008
7:09 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 3

Word count: 651
Pairing: None. Gasp!
Summary: Nick hides Julian's beer.
Notes: There could have been other versions of this story:
1) If it was just Nick and Julian, Nick could've hid it next to a lube. And then they have sex.
2) There is no beer. Nick takes him to a bar. Sex?
3) Fab gives the beer to Julian, but it slips and drops. But that would've been sad, and Jules would've been angry.
4) There was something else, but I don't remember it.
 

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 3 )

current mood: satisfied
current music: In Her Prime by The Strokes

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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
7:12 am - The Strokes Crack Doodle 2
Over at [info]strokeslash , it's called Vanilla Chocolate Chip. The Crack Doodle-y part is Fab and Nick talking in the beginning. And then I developed it.

Word count: 3024
Pairing: Nick/Jules
Summary: The usual, Nick likes Julian, Julian doesn't like Nick. But it's not angst, which I like.

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 2 )

current music: Electricityscape by The Strokes

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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
9:53 pm - The Strokes Crack Doodle 1

Crack doodle -- n. 'krak dü-dəl.
               1. a bad or crazy sketch
               2. a plotless story written only to satisfy needs

So I don't have to have a whole massive plot. It's less than a one-shot, usually, sometimes. A drabble. Yeah, it's usually a drabble. But sometimes it's a one-shot. And sometimes it's longer than that. Ugh.

Word count: 342
Pairing: Julian/Nick
Summary: Jules and Nick kiss on-stage.
Notes: I had a conversation/explanation between all of The Strokes before this, but it was way too OOC, so I just canned it.
 

 

The Strokes Crack Doodle 1 )

current mood: okay
current music: Come On Home by Franz Ferdinand

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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
9:08 pm - House - Season Premiere
OMFG.

WILSON CAN'T LEAVE!

I started crying when he said those mean things to House at the end.

Oh, my god, no, Wilson is my favorite character. He can't fucking leave. No.

current mood: shocked

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Friday, September 12th, 2008
6:56 am - Earphones
Really not looking forward to posting my Crack Doodles, because some are seriously just Crack Doodles.

Original fiction
Title: Earphones
Logline: Music is a drug.
Notes: I like the music rant in here. And how I didn't focus all on The Strokes, but they're still in there somewhere. You just have to put The Strokes in! (haha, that's what Emily said!)

 

Earphones )

current mood: awake
current music: Ask Me Anything by The Strokes

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