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| 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 | | Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | | 9:21 pm |
More rambling...
Hooray! My fabric for my hakama came today, and I ran to Hancock Fabrics to get some nice liner for it. I guess I forgot how thin bottomweight cotton fabrics are. Eeek! I also started testing out how to do a French seam. It looks so cool! I hope I can make it work with lined costumes. I am used to just sewing lining onto pieces of fabric and then putting together the outfit, but apparently there is a way to do it that results in hiding unfinished seams. I will have to look into that, but I don't know if I can pull it off for this costume. Since I am losing hope in finding a teaching job, I will be getting a "normal" resume together soon. Well, updating the old one, really. Anyway! I am going up to Waupaca for the weekend to spend some time with Ann, Steph, and Rachel. Whee~! I shall be eaten alive by mosquitoes, but perhaps I can go tubing again! And not be sore the next day! Yay for a chance to use the GPS! Look at me, I'm posting again! Current Mood:  devious | | Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | | 10:39 pm |
| | Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | | 3:29 pm |
FYI- Don't print your pictures at Wal-Mart. They will treat you like an internet criminal and refuse to give you your pictures if they "look professional." You'll need a signature from your photographer, even if that photographer was your friend in college who enjoyed taking pictures for fun and was in no way a professional. I don't bitch to customer service people often, but I am furious that I was refused a copy of an uncopyrighted image that I had the rights to print and was taken many years ago. Sad because I actually shopped at Wal-Mart. Won't be going there again anytime soon. | | Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | | 7:07 pm |
Obligatory 6 month post
Heh. I never update here. Sorry. So, after a 3 year run in Milwaukee, I am moving! And not a moment too soon. My neighbor (whom I have dubbed guitar hero) is an obnoxious teenager who doesn't understand that you can't have band practice at 3 am on a Thursday morning. "What? You can hear through the walls? What? My guitar wakes you up and you don't like it?" No. I don't like it. Nor do I like your teenage ass coming home at 4 am drunk as hell and louder than a train. So Saturday, I'm done! Out of here! I'll be staying with the Stephs for a week to finish out the school year, and then I'm moving on. So...what that means is I have no idea how long I'll have internet and how long it will take me to get internet service in my new place. Not that it really matters to my LJ friends since I never update...but yea! My apartment is a flood of boxes, and I pretty much have no food. I've also thrown away about half a ton of garbage. But I'm excited to get out of here. Yay! | | Thursday, March 26th, 2009 | | 9:38 pm |
Wow! I haven't posted in a long time. Things are still chaotic in my world. They will be for a while, I think. Ugh. Job update: I'm now back to being a K5 aide- the job I was supposed to have at the beginning of the year. I'm happy, but I still feel like the life is being sucked out of me. I'm exhausted, and I need a break. Grad school is somewhat winding down. I applied for my teaching license and am now waiting to hear back from DPI. I'm working on the master's part, but I basically just have my thesis left. I took on two nightmares of costumes this year and I feel like I'm not getting a thing done on either of them. It's very frustrating. I work for a minimum of 2 hours a night, but I'm progressing at the rate of a turtle. I am so nervous about things being perfect, not getting done, etc. Valkyrie Profile costumes are so intricate and complicated!! Blah! Current Mood:  busy | | Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | | 9:48 pm |
Upheaval
Well... it seems as if the light at the end of the tunnel is not ready to appear just yet. Why is it that every 3 or 4 years, I go through a crisis of what I want to do with my life? Sigh. It would just be nice to not have my life in a seemingly constant state of upheaval. But I guess it is time to just resign myself to that fact. Bleh. In other news, I'm totally looking forward to ACEN and have been on a costume kick lately. Yay! Current Mood:  resigned | | Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 | | 10:33 pm |
Cold
At about 3:15 today, the president of my school called off classes for the next two days. It is just that cold. Good excuse to spend a day working on my costumes! Mwahahahahaha! P.S.: I hate fabric dye. Current Mood:  sleepy | | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | | 6:10 pm |
Seriously. God is up there laughing so freaking hard, and I don't find it funny at all. I'm tired of being unhappy. Current Mood:  sad | | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 | | 5:17 pm |
Great...
So I finally made it to the doctor for my coughing/sinus crap. Turns out I have a sinus infection with a bronchial spasm. Since I've had bronchitis twice previously, I now have to be concerned about asthma. Great, I needed yet another health problem to watch out for. Can I get a break please? Current Mood:  moody | | Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | | 4:29 pm |
I never really post....
I guess it's cuz not much is changing, and the things that are changing lately are just things to complain about... and I don't really feel like complaining here. What's new and positive? Well, I am getting some friends for my diamond doves and starting to work on getting my parrotlet. Um, I'm working on setting up my own webpage which will be mostly cosplay related. The fall semester of grad school has started and I'll be a licensed teacher in January. I'm assisting in first grade this year, too. Um, yea that's about it! Current Mood:  accomplished | | Monday, August 11th, 2008 | | 7:57 pm |
So tired...
I haven't posted in too long, sorry. I got back from Otakon last night. The weekend was freakin awesome. I met so many cool people, got an autograph from one of my favorite voice actors, cosplayed, bought fun stuff, and geeked it up. Oh man am I an ubergeek, but it was so fun! My flight almost got cancelled last night though, because flights to the north were getting cancelled and delayed, which in turn caused mine to delay. When the aircraft finally arrived, the gate clerk was like, "okay guys we need to get on really fast because if the plane is not airborne by 7:08, it will be cancelled." Oh snap. But things ended up going off without a hitch. The one complaint I have is about people. This poor gate attendant was doing the job of like 4 different people because they were short staffed. A flight to Boston got cancelled and people were pissed. Yes, it's frustrating when your flight gets cancelled. But I don't understand why people get so angry at the airline. They cancelled the flight because of weather! Do you really want to get on a plane and crash because you have to fly through a thunderstorm? Airlines don't find it fun to cancel flights, but they have to put passenger safety as the number one priority. The guy was super nice about everything and he did his best, but people were still all angry and upset with him. Instead of giving yourself a stress headache over things that can't be controlled, be thankful that you'll live to see that later flight you have to take. Your work can live without you for a day. Another couple got mad at the guy because their flight had been delayed and they decided to saunter around the airport...for hours. Dude, seriously, common sense. If your flight is delayed, never go far for long! Sometimes planes are able to get out sooner than they expect. I'm not saying sit around for hours, but don't go dawdling around the airport for hours at a time without checking back every 15-20 minutes. Blah. So anyway, I had also been feeling kind of bad about my birds lately. I have a lot of them, but they are small and I'm able to take care of them all. People kind of made me feel like I have too many. But I have supportive people who love me who encourage my hobbies, no matter how many live animals I have nor how much I sew. ...or how nerdy I get. <3 Current Mood: lazy | | Thursday, July 10th, 2008 | | 10:52 pm |
Amagad!
I just booked my flight and preregistered... I'm going to Otakon! Now comes the freakout about costumes & being on an airplane! GAH! Current Mood: accomplished | | Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 | | 5:07 pm |
Argh! I am so tired of being broke! I should be making a hell of a lot more money than I am. I should be able to afford to Otakon with no problem. I should be able to go to the NYBS! GRRR!!! /endminirant Current Mood:  frustrated | | Monday, June 16th, 2008 | | 3:46 pm |
Nostaliga...
Perhaps it is the exhaustion from the lack of sleep due to a domestic disturbance outside my apartment last night... or perhaps it is the onset of returning depression (in summer of all times... odd...), but I am experiencing a very odd phenomenon. I am "homesick" for my life in Japan. Yes, nearly 3 years after my return, I'm experiencing true longing and not just culture shock. I miss the traveling I got to do. I miss the money I was making there. I miss not having a car yet being able to get around easily. I miss the kids, my coworkers, my friends....and damn do I miss the food. Let's face it, Japanese food in America sucks unless you are willing to pay a small fortune for an authentic restaurant. Even the "Japanese food" that they do have over here is so limited. You're basically talking sushi or "hibachi" - which by the way, is not Japanese. What about Japanese-style crepes? What about that rice/egg dish that I had at the Kyoto ryokan? I miss lying on a futon, crazy and energetic television, being able to communicate in a language other than English, and general cultural things. I have lost so much of what little language skills I acquired over there, and I have no time to take a class over here. And sadly, there is really little hope of me ever returning for a significant amount of time. *sigh* How the hell do I get over this one? Current Mood:  homesick |
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