Been a busy girl. I've been working at Sears, and doing all right at it. It's certainly a nice job. Just enough running around to feel worthwhile, and just enough benefits to feel posh. I hope my first paycheck is nice.

I did a slightly awkward blood test, and I have orientation tomorrow at 5. Good things. Keep coming. Please.

Just when I was losing hope for my last interview at SEARS, I got a call yesterday at 4! They are giving me a job offer for selling jewelry for the Holidays~! It's a temporary position, but jewlery selling? During the holidays? With a comission? Sounds good to me!

More news on this after I go there (possibly doing a drug test?) at 3 today. Thanks to everyone who gave me goos wishes and prayers! I think they worked!

Mmmm I've been on a cooking spree. It involved pumpkin soup, cole slaw, chicken salad... and within the last week more cole slaw, artichoke, matzo ball soup, and 40 cloves and a chicken. It's rewarding. Not getting called back after being interviewed at Giant is not rewarding.

The day before yesterday, Jesse and I got Dragon Age: Origins. I made a city elf version of Tempest, and was rewarded by being able to go on a killing spree. Very satisfying. I've also been playing PSP Persona. Unfortunately I've spent the last hour trying to get a demon card, only to realize I can only hold 12 at once, and that's probably why I can't get a new one. Still got some unintentional grinding done though.

I had odd dreams last night, all of them prodding at my insecurities. To add insult to injury, it took place during/at my high school, the most unrewarding and insecure part of my life. Well, that was probably middle school, since I actually had friends and did Marching Band in high school. I also had parties where only 1 or 2 out of 5-8 invites would come over. mrphl At least I dreamed about class with my favorite teacher, Mrs. Whelan.

I dunno if you read my LJ, but miss you John! And you to Kelly! Senior year sucked balls without you. Apparently it scarred me enough to make nightmares.

My poor bodyless girl. I'm sorta toying with re-imagining her as a Volks F-40, or a Spirit Doll Jade. Both of these dolls have smaller bust options, and the ability to have dark skin. Jesse said that darker skin, ala her Phantasy Star Universe iteration, seems to suit her more.



And I agree. Even so, even without a body, Tempest is as pretty as ever.

http://tempeststrife.deviantart.com/art/After-School-142439542

Heee~! Jesse can take the best pictures.

I'm super happy about this.

Also working on a costume. Thought I had off from work today, but I didn't. Oh, bother. Probably not going to do much other than make that costume for Halloween. And maybe repaint my nails. I had em nice, but they self destructed on day 4.

Today was my 3.5 year anniversary with Jesse. We had amazing, delicious expensive sushi, and headed over to Merrymead, a little farm by us. The sushi's rice was perfect, and the fish was so tender! I've never had raw octopus so good. Or salmon! The salmon was sooo fatty and super yummy. I picked up pumpkins and some heavy cream at the farm. Oh, and a sugar cookie shaped like a bat, with little green M&M eyes. All the while, we listened to the mix CD I mad for Jesse. The mix was spawned by the fact that he received a mix CD from work- which was the first mix CD he received. I was disappointed I wasn't the first to do this for him, so I got to work. It's mostly game and anime music, but also has some techno, Disney, metal? and some slow sappy songs.

The CD got us all nostalgic, so we started talking about Japan. This, in conjunction with Burning Rangers, brought us back to The Little Mermaid show we saw while at Disney in Japan.

You see, there was a live show, which Ariel traversed around on a trapeze type wiring rig all around above the audience. At the end of this segment (it was probably to "Part of Your World"), she needed to land gently, elegantly, and upright on her grotto rock in the center of the audience. The audience was circled around the stage in the middle, but most the action took place overhead anyway.

So, to aid in Ariel's graceful landing, the show needed a spotter. A man got this role. His costume? Pinkish spandex bodysuit with a kite like starfish on his back. Why are we reminiscing about him more than a year after seeing his bit part role in Japan? Because he was so into it. Yes, just like the way that guy sings "Burning Rangers", just like the vocalist for the "Pokemon Theme Song", just like the "Speed Racer" theme song, and most theme songs to Japanese heroes from the 80's, he was SUPER into it. Every movement was excited, jubilant, rapturous just for being next to and watching Ariel. He had the biggest grin on his face the entire time. And then, the song ended, he helped Ariel land, and he was gone most of the rest of the performance.

Until the end, when they brought everyone back for a cast-call type of song. And he came back, just as jubilant and into it as ever. Everyone stood and cheered for the show. I cheered for starfish guy.

Its been a month-ish since I posted. I've been a busy girl. I've been working weekends at Crabby Larry's, and looking for local jobs. A few days ago, applications for the Disney interships opened up. We'll see how that goes. In the meantime, Borders and Toys R Us have my number, with many more to come.

But I went to see this:
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Welp.... I downloaded my entire Geocities Page so it won't just completely disappear come October.

So howabout I start a meme?

Post the link to your soon to be gone Yahoo! Geocities site. Then, the first five people who comment will link a picture or page from that site. Your job is to tell the long forgotten story behind it~! Be as descriptive as possible, even if it is a fandom you thought you washed yourself from loooong ago.

You might have to wait a little, as I sort of took up all my own bandwidth by going through the thing...

I doodled in an IHOP after Otakon, and the rough of this resulted. I hope you enjoy it~!

And nyaaa Gryfeathr~~~~!!! Sendy sendy your pics please? I have no pics of just Jesse and I together. T_T I'm anxious to see them.

I am now the proud owner of a Compaq Evo N600c which previously belonged to my dad. The only thing grievously wrong with it that we're aware of is that the wireless card/the drivers for the wireless card make wireless a no-go at the moment.

No biggie, that just means I plug it in, plug it in. Fresh for 16 days... Wait...

Ah hem.

This means I will be online more often, and I will have a computer at my disposal for job searching now. And games. And writing. And love.

Firefox and aim are uploaded.... next is the drivers for my WACOM and installing Megaten. Wheeeee.... This should have happened 3 months ago.... XO

This was the nicest Otakon. I brought my Puki girl, who was wonderful and con sized. I kept sewing like a mad woman until Saturday morning in order to put all the decorative stitching on the Presona 4 Cosplays. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the costumes. I just need to get a longer chain for the gun, a place to put it underneath my jacket, and to rework Jesse's Kanji wig.
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A loud resounding noooooooooo echoes in my mind.

On the final sculpt she got a lot thinner... and she has the dreaded double joints. Back to the initial plan to re-buy a Lishe. Perhaps Chanukkah. Perhaps.

So I went to 4chan for the first time today. While it has the ability of fast turn around for responses, and a fresh, recent, and ongoing stash of media... it seems like an oxymoron. By allowing users to be anonymous, anyone can use the site, and it becomes a haven. Sort of like Romulous did with Rome initially? So this gives a welcoming appearance. Once there, however, if you post you're expected to know and adhere to the norms of the board, and are hazed as being a noob and not lurking long enough to understand the norms.

I don't think I'll visit for any purpose other than image scavenging. I don't quite like the anyone can post AS LONG AS YOU DON'T SCREW IT UP vibe.

Bought cosplay material~ It was more than half off so I didn't need to use the coupon. WOOO!

Finished sewing a bunneh... forgot to get embroidery floss for it. Maybe I have something that will suffice?

Did major cleanup in the kitchen today. There are still plenty of bins needing culling though.

Dunkin doughnuts coffee boxes... The Box o' Joe things? If you open them up, they make lovely magazine racks. Perfect.

Mmm played with kitteh. And last night, I did a bunch of roleplaying.

So what's left... My sister did me the favor of going through lots of fabric and making it all neat. Super awesome. I gotta cull some of the scraps. Cull some books. Cull some nearly all of the toys in the attic. Gotta figure out a yardsale.. here, you need to send in for an application or something and pay $5? Maybe there's somewhere I can go in person to expedite things?

And those Spirit Doll Girls are driving me nuts. Mmmm I hear tell of a CP white skin resin match. Hrrrm. Ima try and buff my Tempest's headcap today, and see if I cant get it to a more white color?

Things to do before next week: Driver's License, Attic, Back Yard.

"..lies a mass of prodocitive evidence." For some reason, this line from the History Channel HD a few minutes ago made me giggle a bunch.

The dream that woke me up today was bitter sweet. And I'm not talking about the chocolate I dreamed about.

It was a party. And all of my friends were there. There were fun games, and everyone wanted to be there. Everyone was having fun. I felt included. There was also really tasty things, and things to mix mojitos, and a double kaluah chocolate cake that someone baked. I tried a tiny slice. Then I cut one about 1/7 of the cake's size. Right about then, after eying up my next drink, I woke up.

Only to realize my friends are spread across the country and something as amazing as that would be incredibly difficult to achieve.

Today was productive. What a strange trend?

Yesterday I helped my Dad salvage whatever possible(which was really everything down to the last penny)from his old van, since he bought a new one to replace it on Saturday. This climaxed with itchy hands because of the dust, and culminated in a lovely pepper pork chop from Fridays and a magazine from B&N that I found a lovely article on Art Ball Jointed dolls in, with a focus on a single artist.

Today I sewed. Since my father had set things up for me to easily work on the Mac Mini the day before, I got up and started calculating for a SD13 boy modern kilt. Deciding I wanted to finish a few things before starting to cut for another project. So I finished the witches hat for a little gift I'm making. Deciding that this wouldn't be enough, I worked on my first Puki sized kimono. Though it's not lined, so its more like a yukata. I took some ribbon and tied the littlest obi evehr. The little quilting iron Dad bought me when I came back from Japan was indispensable in pressing the tiny little seams open. The shape is a little odd, but it's a very nice product for a first try.

This leaves a bunny and a kilt to be sewn. Tomorrow perhaps?