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| Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 | | 1:28 pm |
Omg. HOMG. ZOMGWTFBBQ. I finished my basic mock-up. And it is fitted and looks good! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. No rly, I was having a party about it last night. I was so happy, I started to iron more dupioni. Hooray! Now I can start working on the final product! Seriously, after how frustrated that stupid thing made me (4 mock-up versions *dies*), even driving to school in the snow couldn't spoil my mood. Then again, the Beltline was actually plowed this morning. LOL. I made it to school, and I am intently watching both the weather and my e-mail - hoping my professor cancels class tonight. In the meantime, I am trying way hard to get my chemistry lab write-up done. Seriously, it's ridiculous work. Drawing the same graph and making the same calculations that I made in the lab itself....this teacher likes busy work, really. | | Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | | 11:50 pm |
Sigh, scrapping mock up 3, and on to mock up 4. I haven't even started this costume. And I already hate it. Oh and I have 3 months to finish this. -_- Just shoot me now. | | 12:33 pm |
Writer's Block: Educated guess
Haha, what a timely question. My B.A. is in Religious Studies. Really, what sort of career can you get with that, other than becoming some sort of professor? My minors were in Music and International Studies. I had, at one time, wanted to work for the U.N. or become a diplomat. The degree did help me to get the job in Japan, but it really didn't matter what degree I had. I wouldn't say that any of that helped me get any career, but it did teach me a few things about life and how to approach situations where cultural differences will exist. Furthermore, I would never give up the knowledge I gained from studying religions. It really put a lot of things in perspective for me, and helped me realize that science and religion are not supposed to contradict one another. I would love to teach this subject, but I doubt it will happen. My M.A. will be in Urban Education. I wouldn't say I regret getting this degree, but it is fairly worthless to me, now. After three years in an urban school, I want nothing to do with the education system. It is so corrupt and so unfocused on teaching children, that I simply can't stay in the field. Not to mention, teachers are treated like garbage. Furthermore education classes are ridiculous - colleges are so out of touch with the reality of what schools are like, and they sit there and make you believe that you can make a difference - when you really can't, no matter how much you try. Also, I can't tell you how many times I had to sit for four hours with no break and be lectured to about how I should make my lessons fun and interesting. Oh, and by the way, teachers are NOT in demand, no matter what schools try to tell you. With my urban and international teaching experience, I couldn't even get a substitute position. So now I'm back at school for Biotechnology. I have to say that I am enjoying the classes so far. I am disappointed with myself for not realizing that this would be a good path for me sooner, but I am glad that I have finally found it. I have always loved doing research - and at least I can take away the rules/procedures for doing research from my master's program - so this is a great area for me. And the job prospects in my geographical area are good, even in this crappy economy. So yay, hopefully I'll have a good career path by the time I'm 30. | | Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | | 4:57 pm |
This is a reminder to myself : get mockup version 3.1 done tomorrow. That way, on Saturday, you can rip it apart and burn it with the fire of 1,000 suns to use as a pattern for the final product. Also, don't forget to print Friday's assignment. Maybe if my journal tells me to do these things, I'll actually remember. | | Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | | 4:25 pm |
| | Monday, February 1st, 2010 | | 8:58 pm |
Boobie seams!
My sewing machine:  What my sewing machine is saying to me right now: Also for your entertainment:  Current Mood:  confused | | Friday, January 29th, 2010 | | 8:28 pm |
Our internet has gone down 3 times in less than 24 hours. We've had two calls in to customer service. Supposedly a technician is coming out Monday, but we're pretty fed up with the runaround. I ARE NOT HAPPY! | | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | | 7:51 am |
Writer's Block: Thoughts on Exercising
No. Mainly because 90% of the forms of exercise cause the pain from my chondromalacia to flare up, and then I end up not being able to walk properly for 3 days. The only exercise that I really enjoy is swimming, mainly because it's so low impact on my knees. But then, I either have to pay a boatload to join a club that has a pool or somehow magically match my schedule to the natatorium. Not happening. I also enjoy dancing, but I have to be careful about what I do, otherwise I wind up in pain. Sorry for the boredom post, lol. | | Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | | 10:00 am |
I r sho excited!
Fun weekend ahead!!!! So one of my favorite classes is this morning. And we are having pizza!!! At 10:30 a.m. Oh well. Free pizza = awesome. My parents are coming up tonight (and they are bringing Heidi! I luvs doggies!) and we are going to a "family and friends night" at a restaurant that my neighbor is opening up. Basically it's invite only, and they are practicing how to provide good service. It's going to sort of be like Hell's Kitchen. Maybe we'll eat in 30 minutes, and maybe we'll eat in three hours! I don't really care, it's going to be fun. :D And then Saturday I am going to a sewing partay mwahahahha. Hooray for potential progress on my costume(s)! I finally got all of the dupioni ironed (and mostly wrinkle-free), after nearly throwing the iron through a wall a few times. My hand hurt like hell. And then I cut out a few pieces for the skirt! Yay! Now I get to order more dupioni for the jacket. Ugh. At least that will only be 3-ish yards. WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE THE SAME COLOR?!?!?! T.T Hooray for a fun weekend! Current Mood:  excited | | Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 | | 8:27 am |
The little baby bird made it through the night and seemed to be doing better...and then quietly passed away a few minutes ago. I am so sad, and I hope I didn't do something wrong. | | Monday, January 4th, 2010 | | 6:40 pm |
So on New Year's Eve, we had a surprise hatching from a pair of my diamond doves. I had thought the eggs weren't viable because I had switched them out and apparently the fakes got thrown out and new ones were laid. Anyway, I checked on Jan 3rd, and there was a second hatchling, but the first one had died. I was afraid of disturbing the nest, so I didn't do anything at the point. Yea, it sounds terrible, but I didn't want to risk getting the second bird indirectly killed because of my meddling. My hope was that the second one would get fed, and as soon as I knew the parents were feeding the living bird, I'd switch out the nest for a new one. No dice. They both got thrown out of the nest. The second one was still alive when we found it, but barely. And I couldn't just let it die. So now, I am hand-feeding a two-ish day old bird and praying it survives the night. I'm not hopeful. The bird can barely hold up its neck. But at least I am doing what I can. Current Mood:  nervous | | Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 | | 11:06 pm |
So. After gaining so much fabric at our fabric swap... I ordered 7 yards of fabric for a costume I can't do until I can show my midriff without shame. Why? Because it was on sale and the perfect color and texture. -_- Wrrrrrrrryyyy? | | Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | | 2:47 pm |
Ow.
So I had to get a filling this morning. No big deal, I've had them before. It took them 4 doses of Novocaine to numb me up enough to drill my tooth. And now I am no longer numb, and the side of my mouth hurts like hell from where they gave me the medicine. Ugh. Current Mood:  sore | | Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | | 6:57 pm |
| | Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | | 1:55 pm |
Lol. I totally almost cut my finger off this morning. Good thing I have good reflexes, because a split second delay would have sent me for stitches! So after I finished screaming and bleeding, I lol'd a lot. WHO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR ME TO CUT APPLES WITH A SHARP KNIFE?!?! You'd think I'd know better by now. :D Current Mood:  artistic | | Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | | 7:58 am |
| | Thursday, September 10th, 2009 | | 10:29 pm |
Nerd post!
We got Muramasa in the mail today! Woohoo! And we're only about 10 minutes into the game and I've determined I'm doing Momohime's costume sometime next year. If not Momohime, definitely one of the characters. I'm totally geeked out on this game already. Current Mood:  bouncy | | Monday, August 31st, 2009 | | 12:50 pm |
September 1
Tomorrow pre-registration for ACEN opens up. Additionally, they are opening up the Hyatt hotel room black. This year, the hotel is $165/night for two to four people. $155/night for one person. Factor in that Chicago just raised its sales tax to 10%. I don't know if Rosemont is included in the tax hike, but room tax is always pretty high. Which once tax and parking factored in, that's around $150 a person for the weekend, assuming you have 4 people. Just for the hotel room, not including food or the cost of a badge. I paid less than that for Otakon this year, and Otakon's rooms are in downtown Baltimore. Wow. Considering the way I've gotten screwed over with the ACEN hotel rooms in the past - people not paying me enough or not paying me at all, among other things - I am very torn about this. I have 2 other cons in May of next year, so I'm going to be spending a ton of money as it is. With the hotel rates rising, and the fact that I'm still jobless and will be lucky if I can work for minimum wage, I just can't afford to get screwed as I have in the past. So, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Perhaps I will still go, but if I do, and I end up taking care of the room, I think I'm going to ask people to pay me before-hand. I will see. I still have some time to think about it. It also depends on what crowd I end up going with this year. I know that the extra cost could also affect Dawn's ability to come. In other news, still no job. And it's cold out. And the fluxuating weather is making my knee ache like mad. Current Mood:  discontent | | Friday, August 7th, 2009 | | 2:37 pm |
Dog sitting!
Whee~! I busted my butt earlier this week (mostly Thursday) to clean the place up a bit. Who would have ever thought I'd become this anal, anti-pile, wannabe organized, clean freak? My last place always seemed to be trashed, so perhaps it is my lack of wanting to live that way that is turning me into a psycho. Lol. My parents went on vacation, and I volunteered to watch Heidi. She's pretty confused about why she's here with just me in a new place, but that's to be expected. She sat at the window whining for a bit after everyone left this morning, but mostly she's just been laying around. It's a pretty rainy and gloomy day, so that probably is not helping her energy. Then again, ever since her allergies got really bad, she's been pretty lazy. With her and all my birds, it's quite the zoo in here. Just need a few cats and rabbits, and I could charge admission! :D Hmm. I am in the mood to do something really fun since it is Friday. My only idea is shopping or working on my costumes. But I can do that any day! Suggestions? Current Mood:  happy | | Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 | | 7:24 pm |
Stupid tooth. Can someone (maybe you, once-aspiring dentist), please explain to me why it is that I had a cavity filled well over 3 months ago...and yet the spot is still sensitive? I'm very annoyed at the idea that I might have to go back to the dentist. Grr. I am so lazy. I could be sewing or ordering more fabric (which I actually need to do), but instead I'm sitting here watching the Simpsons, and complaining on the Internets. This is going to be a busy week. I have cleaning to do, a couple of meetings, a potential get-together, and I need to drive down and get the rest of the birds from my parents. They were watching them for me through the whole move. Two of my finches died - probably from age, I really don't know how old they were - but apparently there are two new babies. So the circle of life occurred in my birdcages, I suppose. Current Mood:  lazy |
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