So Goes My Heartbeat and the Blood on My Hands

29 December 2008 @ 06:06 am

Well, I seem to have at least three people on my staff now. As long as the four of us combined can work consistently, if I get no more peoples we should manage. Though I am hoping for more- maybe I should drop Cynlee a line. I remember last year her mentioning being interested in staffing come 2008 and have thus left a position open for her, but I've yet to hear from her. Ah well- I'll look into it.

Thinking of the comp has me in both pleasant and slightly morose moods. I'm super excited to be working on it again, but thinking of all of the fic is making my ego (which seems to only exist in regards to anything I've put creative energy in to, and quietly at that) headdesk. I've never gone into a comp expecting many nominations, but this year that bar is really going to be set quite low. Seriously- I wrote two ficlets and a drabble, none of which were particularily outstanding. Who's going to remember that?

Ah well. Next year I'll do better. Hopefully I'll be updating Cork again, along with putting up some oneshots and whatnot. Actually, if I'm lucky, maybe I'll have a oneshot up before the year is over. Maybe. Considering how short on time said year is, I doubt it. But the fic is somewhat close to being done, so it's a possibility. Especially with my days off coming.

Can't believe tomorrow is already my Friday. Told you time is going by much faster lately. Or is it just me? I still things would just slow down for a little bit, though. It's leaving me with less and less things to enjoy.

Anyways, since I brought up work, tomorrow should prove interesting. Firstly, I need to get a paper signed so that I can officially be trained on the power equipment... as opposed to unofficially trained as I was tonight. >.>

Support Manager: (to the three ICS people there today) We're doing a backhaul!
ICS: ...We have like twenty minutes left.
Support Manager: That's not a problem if one of you uses an electric pallet jack. Isn't one of you guys- oh crap, no one here is trained on it. (considers) Okay, which one of you wants to be trained on the equipment?
ICS: O_o
Support Manager: ...Don't everyone jump all at once.
Pi: Uh... I guess I can.
Support Manager: Are you eighteen?
Pi: Yes.
Support Manager: Do the CBL for it?
Pi: Yup.
Support Manager: Print out the certificate?
Pi: ...No.
Support Manager: ...Two out of three is close enough. Print it out tomorrow and we'll train you on the rest.

To be fair, he did ask the assistant manager's permisson too, just to be sure. Either way, I now know how to use the electric pallet jack! Mwahaha... eat my dust, peoplez. It's actually pretty simple- just the turns can be difficult. I do feel slightly better about it though- out of all of the ICS, only three people are trained on the electric pallet jack (four with me), and only one on the walkie-stacker. We need to know how to use this stuff.

Though... well, we are getting someone back who knows how to use both. Remember what I said about Billy not coming back? Well...

( It's a long story... )

Anyways, I best sleep now. Keep staying up too late.

Tags: fanfiction competition, plotting, work

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Strike Hard

19 November 2008 @ 11:48 pm

A Wonderful Day Full of Nothing

It feels oddly nice not to do anything... At least today. Another day I'll worry about it more. But tonight, I just relaxed. Slept in (oh, how nice!). Read a lot of One Piece manga and watched a few episodes. Tried to find some good fanfic for it but turned up surprisingly little. What a shame. :(

And finally, I got to chat with people! Oh, it was such a joyously large chat. I was quite happy. I need more of those. I miss chatting with people, and the randomness that ensues.

Also? My dryer works now. I did my own laundry! Huzzah! It took a bit to figure out how the washer works (which there was no sense in using until the dryer was fixed), but now I got it down. It was just quite different from the one I was used to.

I do want to do something a little more productive today. Maybe get some more things done around the place or write more on a one-shot or two. I tried working on that Naruto AMV I had planned, but the song I want to use has a beat I can't keep up with on WMM and is pretty short. To get everything I want in there, I would have to sum up several fight scenes in twenty seconds each and that's like... a let down, almost. Especially considering the arc. The viewer would barely have the time to process what happens.

I still want to make it, but am unsure how to go about it now. (sigh)

At least I have a good idea with what I want to do in my one-shots. Perhaps I'll have better luck with those.

Tags: amv, home, instant messaging, plotting

Current Mood:

lazy

Strike Hard

08 October 2008 @ 11:48 pm

Back to the Sewers

I do believe today I gained a bit of information that could possibly help me understand what life for the TMNT might be like. Sewer water is freaking disgusting. It's cold and a little slimy and this really ugly color. And now I know it must really smell bad, because even though I can't smell, when it was all over my bathroom floor my nose was hurting. That happens when I'm by a really strong smell- it's almost as if my nose is trying to work or something.

But yes. Seriously yucky. And an experience I can totally use in fic writing, when I get back to doing it XD. I'm working on that once again, by the way. Will I do any better than the times before? Place your bets, people!

Anyways, I suppose I should offer an explanation for the sewer water. The plumber came to fix my problem earlier this afternoon. We figured out it really did originate from the laundry room, and he set to fix it. Thing is- the problem happened to reside in the sewer line. >.<

So as he was fixing it, more water came up in protest of his actions. Filled my bathroom floor and bathtub with yellowish-brown water, and various debris. Once more I was left without towels- though the bathroom remained wet.

I got enough of it dry to be able to use the restroom, and was pleased to find all drains were fixed. Grandma came by and took my laundry, thankfully.

And then later, Dad came by. He called first and all, and as I hung up I found myself with a little pit of fear in my stomach, knowing it could go one of two ways.

Thankfully, it went smoothly. He bought me a mop and some Pine Sol and got the rest of the water all cleaned up. There was no time for a serious discussion either, because he had to pick up my stepsister from school. I'm really relieved.

Later, mom came up with the kids to see my apartment (She brought me my microwave! Huzzah!). They all like it. :D After that, we went out to eat at this great diner we have in town. It was nice seeing them all again. Though now I kinda feel like a baby. >.> I miss my mom. I think I took for granted how I used to be able to talk to her whenever I wanted, as opposed to paying ten cents a minute to do so now. ;_;

I expected this, of course. But I'm also expecting that it will get easier soon. I hope it will, anyways.

Now to clean out the tub so I can take a bath. >.<

Tags: family, home, plotting

Current Mood:

morose

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27 August 2008 @ 10:24 pm

Empty

Today has been... odd. It's just left me drained.

Earlier today, I did get a call from the first temp agency I applied to. But it was really weird. A recorded message- and it went so fast I couldn't really understand what I was being told. The gist of it is that there's a job available. And while I was told what it was, I didn't have enough time to porcess it, so I actually don't know. Figures that the one thing I did hear was the pay- $9.50 an hour. When it finished, I was told to press '1' if I was interested and '2' if I wasn't. A job's a job, so I took the first option. Then the recording thanked me and said bye.

I don't think I'll hear back about it, to be honest. It just seems unlikely. But who knows.

Anyways, as for the rest of the day, it was mainly filled with stomach pains, bloody bathroom visits, and chores. Not much time for writing.

And then tonight... my parents and I had a talk. It wasn't really bad, to be honest. I just hate these discussions because they take so much out of me. They wanted to know what my exit plan is. And as we all know, it's quite fucked up. I can't drive, no steady source of income, and no idea where I'll live once they're gone. I'm gonna call grandma tomorrow and see if maybe she can give me an answer to that last one.

To get back to the point, my parents told me that I need to know what I'm going to do by the time they leave. This means I need a place to stay and a job. If I don't have these two things... it sounds like I'll be moving with them whether I like it or not. And really, I'm not in much of a place to argue. I have no ground to stand on in such a debate.

They asked me what I wanted. I said I just want to be alone... I'm so tired of people. When I was asked if I'm happy with the way I am, I said I usually am until people make me feel bad about it. It's the truth- I enjoy just hanging around the house for the most part. I like using my computer and I like going to see a movie every once in a while. I like going to Wal*Mart, despite how crappy they've been to me lately. It's simple, and for now, that's good for me.

My stepdad said that's why they find it so hard to relate to me. Neither one of them has ever been happy with the minimum. They've always wanted more and wanted better. Whereas I'm fine for the most part just sticking to what I know. Yes, there are things I would like to be better- I'd like a steadier job, for one, and maybe do a little travel. After that, I don't really care. Maybe I will someday, but right now I don't.

I think he was being sarcastic, but my stepdad asked if I'd just like for them to find me a place and give me a few month's rent and then go. I said yes. That'd be great actually. As to their question of what I'd do when the money's gone... Well, yes I am stupid. I said I'd be looking for a job before that and that I'm sure something would work out. Ya know- when that hasn't happened for a year.

To be honest? I think I'm destined to do very little with my life and die young. I just don't see much for me. I'm nothing special and don't aspire to be anymore. Any people I meet in real life either end up hating me or me hating them, so I doubt I'll have much of a future family to live for. I don't know if I'm okay with it, but I'm not totally crushed. Resigned, I suppose would be the word.

Anyways, I don't think I'll have that chapter for Cork up tomorrow. I'm gonna work on it yet again, but it doesn't look promising.

Tags: angsting, family, job search, moving out, plotting

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26 August 2008 @ 11:14 pm

Procrastination Is I

Gah! I have no idea if I'm going to be able to finish this by Thursaday! (headdesk)

I just keep on procrastinating and procrastinating... I've literally sat in front of a blank word document for an hour, just trying to continue. And nothing comes. It's madness.

I'm going to try again tonight. I know I keep saying that, but I got to get back to this.

Anyways, outside of writing, life still isn't going so well. I was turned down at that burger joint, and I'm still getting nothing from Wal*Mart. I applied at three different temp agenices and the post office today as well. God, I just want someone to hire me. I once pulled weeds for two months at a penny per weed- I ain't picky here!

I'm beginning to get the feeling that I'll never have a real job. I mean, they're closing DHL in two months, so that's a few more thousand into the unemployed batch we got going on here. And I'm betting that any of those people will get hired before me. The few that are hiring want people with experience, and I just don't have enough. This really sucks.

Tags: angsting, job search, plotting

Current Mood:

disappointed

5 Fade Into the Night | Strike Hard

25 August 2008 @ 11:43 pm

Tomorrow

I got another page done of Cork. I am made of fail. >.<

I have to do this. I know I can. It's just a matter of getting to work, I think. Once I start and hit the right spot... I'm sure things will start to flow.

...Right?

God, I hope so. >.<

(sigh) Don't have much else to add. Besides the usual aches and pains that I shan't bore anyone with. I'm really glad that I'll get to see the GI in a few weeks. :)

Tags: bodily pains, doctor, plotting

Current Mood:

blah

Strike Hard

23 August 2008 @ 11:05 pm

Wakey-wakey

I slept in, for the most part, until about eight... at night. So I'm quite awake now. ^_^

Man, I gotta work on Cork. >.< Keep losing my motivation!

So I'll get to work on it. Uh... after watching a

aubretia show that has now got me hooked on.

...

Don't judge me. XD

But yes. I will work on it. A little tonight, and some tomorrow. I swear!

Tags: plotting

Current Mood:

awake

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10 August 2008 @ 08:51 pm

The Olympics Are Distracting

Something I forgot to mention yesterday that I thought would be amusing is the message I got inside my fortune cookie.

You will be receiving an unexpected payment soon!

Me: (reads) Boo-yah! Now that's a fortune!

Later that day, a shirt I didn't know had been put into the yard sale and I got a quarter for it. It wasn't until later that I remembered the fortune. And seriously, it would suck if that quarter was my unexpected payment. XD

Luckily it wasn't. Because my uncle finally paid us for the janitorial work we did for him, and my share is fifty dollars. ^_^ Hooray! I always enjoy earning money.

The Olympics are on right now. Some of these athletes are amazing! I've always enjoyed watching the gymnastics, but the diving was great too. Though this is totally distracting. I should be writing. XD

Anyways, here's another music meme. :)

Step 1: Put your MP3 player/iTunes or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING

1. Every time that I look in the mirror / All these lines on my face getting clearer
2. Is it any wonder why I'm scared?
3. I will forgive / But I won't forget
4. Did you ever get the feeling you were born to lose?
5. Step inside / Walk this way
6. I don't feel the way I've ever felt
7. I'll never take part in the growing population / Or waste my time with further education
8. They say freak / When you're singled out
9. Rumor spreading around / In that Texas town
10. I woke up and I feel like shit
11. I lie here paralytic / Inside this soul
12. Set me off like dynamite strapped tight around my waist
13. Now here we go for the hundredth time / Hand grenade pins in every line
14. The Devil went down to Georgia / He was looking for a soul to steal (Like this one's hard XD)
15. She keeps Moet and Chandon in her pretty cabinet
16. Don't tell me what to think / 'Cause I don't care this time
17. She doesn't look / She doesn't see / Opens up for nobody
18. I can ride my bike with no handlebars / No handlebars / No handlebars
19. Everybody's got their problems / Everybody says the same thing to you
20. You and I in a little toy shop / Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
21. We're not gonna be just a part of their game / We're not gonna be just the victims
22. I need this / To get me through / Can't resist / Don't want to
23. Load up on guns and bring your friends / It's fun to lose and to pretend
24. I hate living like this / I'm so tired of trying to fight this
25. They gave me a life that's not so easy to live

About 20- As so many people have done the song, I won't hold it against anyone if they get it wrong.

Tags: meme, plotting

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06 August 2008 @ 11:53 pm

(yawn)

Slept most of the day today, as I thought. And now I've completely redesigned my LJ so it looks way cool. ^_^ Tell me what you think!

The header was made by

khallandraand the background by someone over at DA whom I can't remember at the moment... will credit approproiately later.

Okay! On to writing!

Tags: livejournal, plotting, tmnt

Current Mood:

sick

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02 August 2008 @ 09:52 pm

Special Assignment

I'm still procrastinating. But as I'm quickly running out of things to procrastinate with, I'll get to writing soon. :)

My stepdad just got home from an elder's meeting, and apparently I was brought up! O.O At first I was quite worried about this, but it turned out to be a good thing.

Everyone in our congregation had been encouraged to make a diasaster plan in case something happens. The elders are going to have the list of everyone's plans as well as various contact information. So they're getting ready to organize this list and needed someone to take the time to do it.

Apparently... I was their first choice!

So, I'm in charge of this big important job, which is pretty cool. My stepdad is going to buy me the USB cord I need to get my printer working, as well as the information I need for it, and then I can get working. :D

Speaking of these things, I forgot another writing project I need to work on. I have a talk next week on Tuesday, so I need to work on that too. >.< At least I have reference material this time.

Back to work I go!

Tags: plotting, religion

Current Mood:

enthralled

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02 August 2008 @ 06:12 pm

Nothing Like a Fifteen Hour Nap to Make Me Want to Go BACK to Bed

I went to bed around one this morning. For me, that's like early. I woke up around eight with a stomachache and went back to sleep... and woke up around a quarter to five. >.<

Hmm... I is hungry.

Well, I need to figure out a way to force myself to makes with the writings. Like... ooh... rewards or something! Not that the finished product isn't a reward in itself, for it totally is, but little things like that can get me moving.

Seeing as I can't really pay myself (XD), maybe I can reward myself in chocolate. :D

....Provided I can force myself not to get into said chocolate before the writing is done. (headdesk)

Good idea though, right? Next thing of M&M's I buy I'll have to make last though. Because I have a permit to buy and presents to ship and whatever's leftover needs to be my backup payment for the net bill.

I'm on to that as soon as I've eaten. In the mean time, enjoy a quizlike thingy I picked up from

whiteadelphi.

( Stereotypical Nationality Quiz )

Tags: plotting, quizzes

Current Mood:

hungry

Strike Hard

01 August 2008 @ 11:38 pm

Writing Goals

It is just so awesome watching the Avatar finale on a nice widescreen television. ^_^ Man, I love that show.

Well, I figure I need to make some more goals for my writing. I'm going to set August up for this in particular.

My Casey Audition has to be done by the ninth, but I want to shoot to finish it by the sixth or sooner.

My contribution to Shadows of the End needs to be done by the fourteenth... or I must join the Foot. ;_;

I would like the next chapter of Cork to be done before a special event we at TT are planning in which we flood FF.net with goodfic. However, as I don't know exactly when we'll be doing this, I am going to try and complete the next installment by the twenty-first.

And lastly, I would like to finish my trope fic before the end of the month.

(takes deep breath)

I can do at least two, can't I? (begs muses)

Tags: avatar, plotting

Current Mood:

busy

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28 July 2008 @ 11:02 pm

Irony

Had to do a lot of work around the house once again today. It sounds like my stepdad wants to short sale our house, so we've been seriously cleaning it. I had to rearrange all the contents of the pantry. God! My mom buys all of this stuff she won't let us have, but then half of what I pulled out today was expired! Like, there were things that went bad in 2005! O.O

I had to get rid of a lot of it. Some of the baking stuff (she has tons of brownie/cake mixes) I got away with keeping. And when I say I got away with it, I do mean me. Because some of this stuff has been in there for months without being touched, so I may as well use it. Took some of her drinks too- the ones that expire in a few weeks.

(has many snacks now)

So, I have recieved an assignment in Writer's Block Therapy for Cork. I'll be working on it very soon. I also found my notes on it! Yay!

While I'm working on it, I think I'll take a break from sentences. And after that, I should probably move back to the Casey audition. (nod)

Part way through the chat though, I heard from a friend of mine. I find it incredibly sweet sometimes. At other points, he can get to me, though it's rare.

There's this boy I know whom I'm pretty sure has a crush on me. Normally, this would enthrall me of course. Sadly, however, he's six years younger than I am. >.<

We get along pretty well in a buddy relationship. He's actually quite mature for his age, in that I don't have to worry about 'bad words' or other random things you normally have to hide from kids. We can tell dirty jokes (when his 'all you need is love' mother isn't around), and talk about cartoons and stuff. All sorts of things. I don't see him as often anymore- normally, we'd see each other at the Kingdom Hall (or church), but then they went to another one.

About two years ago, I started getting the impression that he had a crush on me. He'd hang around me more than the boys in the congregation. We'd joke a lot more, he'd give me presents. Also... he's like the only guy I've ever met (not related to me) who's ever noted my appearance. Good and the bad, of course, but hey- he's twelve.

Anyways, so I haven't gotten to hang out with him in a while. But today, as I was chatting with peoples, I got a phone call from him. He was at his grandmother's, playing the Ubisoft TMNT game. It was so cute- he said it made him think of me. We spent like the next half hour talking about the game. I gave him a lot of cheats and stuff.

He's a good kid. Damn, I wish he were my age. Because no one's ever treated me like that. I just find it so ironic (in a humorous way and sad one) that when someone actually does, he's as young as some of my siblings. >.<

Tags: angsting, frustrations, plotting, work

Current Mood:

restless

Strike Hard

24 July 2008 @ 11:09 pm

A Little Progress

Today was a 'me' day. When I woke up, everyone else was gone so I had the house to myself until around three. I spent some of it sleeping, of course, but the rest was devoted to a lot of creative pursuits. Worked on more icons (not yet complete), played a lot of computer games, and did a little RP'ing with Sandy.

And get this- I actually did some writing today! O.O

Okay, so it's not that big of a deal, actually. It was just on that Fifty Sentence Prompt thing I wanted to do. However, since I've only had two sentences done for the past few months, I think the eight I added to that really was an achievement. ^_^

I'm going to try for four a day from now on. Hopefully it'll revive my muse and allow me to do some real writing. Main projects I'm focusing on right now are my Casey Audition, Shadows of the End (round robin over at SS), and Cork.

Now, I do believe I promised you guys some icons, right? Well, here are the ones I've proclaimed finished. I still have many more from the CGI film I'm working on, as well as a whole line of NT.

But for now, enjoy! With the exception of the Raph vs. Leo pic, I got the brushes from

creamuts . Then I spent hours playing around with them and the images to make what you see here!

So here we are- Icons: CGI Canon Edition.

Enjoy!

So what do you guys think? I'm really enjoying making them. If you would like to use one, just ask! I'm more than happy to accomodate you. Also, if you'd like any special text added, request it and I'll see what I can do!

Now for the hatchlings. :3

Tags: dragons, icons, plotting, roleplaying, stealthy stories, tmnt, writing

Current Mood:

accomplished

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19 July 2008 @ 10:16 pm

DAMN YOU- LOAD ALREADY!

I have been waiting for three freaking hours just to get to the page where I can view the new Avatar episodes. And when I've finally got them, they're taking forever to load! Gah! (dies and is dead)

I should totally like write or something while I wait. Of course I don't. >.< Though I do plan to after I'm done watching Avatar. I hope to finish that Casey Audition before Sunday night, anyways. I got some more comics in the mail today- including that Tales one that focuses on him. Hope to use it to get me into a Casey-mindset.

Speaking of mail, I got something else that's quite interesting. Anyone remember that college I was thinking about? I tried to get more info from them, but I couldn't without giving them my phone number. I left it alone because I didn't want them calling me if it turned out I wouldn't be able to do it.

Anyways, today they sent me another letter. Only this one had a student ID card. O.O

It's not a permanent one, of course. But still- I wasn't expecting it. It also say that I've been selected for tuition assitance.

I'm kinda interested... but I dunno. For one, after my parents move, I have no idea how I'd even get there. What do you guys think?

As always, clicky on the egg please! (pats little golden egg) Oh! And have any of you guys seen the new Skywing dragon? My gosh- it's so beautiful! I want one of those next! If I can find one...

Tags: avatar, comics, dragons, further education, plotting

Current Mood:

annoyed

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25 June 2008 @ 12:53 pm

I'm Leee-vin... In A Mini-Van!

(singing) I don't know when I'll be back again. XD

Don't know why that song popped in my head.

Anyways, turns out we're leaving for Portland a bit early- today instead of tomorrow. We still have a lot to do before we go- I alone must journey to Wal*Mart, the bank, Lane Bryant, and Best Buy (perhaps they have the prodigal Auto Adapter!).

If I can get that auto adapter, I'll be able to do much on the road trip. Get a lot of writing done and such. I want to finish up that Casey audition, as well as work on Cork, Shadows of the End (Round Robin at SS), and a trope meme that

ivy_chan assigned me. Got a good idea for that one...

So I'll see you all again on Monday night, hopefully! Bye!

Tags: computer, plotting, vacation

Current Mood:

busy

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02 June 2008 @ 11:51 am

Pack It Up

I just realized something. I think when MNT: Gaiden was last updated, I only got half the pages. O.O Because I waschecking out today's update, and there were a whole bunch of pages before it I hadn't seen!

The last one I had seen was the second chibi page, where Raph stomped on Splinter's tail. There were several in between, I found.

So you guys were all squeeing over that shot of Leo? It all makes sense now! Bwahahaha!

Oh- and that shot was awesome. Oh yeah- I'm so framing it. XD

All right, so this will be my last post for a little while until I get my computer back. :( It's almost noon now, so I better pack it up.

I keep on making excuses to keep it a little longer. Like 'Once you get used to it, it's not that hard to use a laptop without a functioning monitor'.

...Yeah. It's about at that point that earth!logic sets in. XD

Anyways, I'll try to get down to Wal*Mart every now and then and borrow their bank's computer. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the place where I'm doing my job training at has some computers. If they do, I'll only use them sparingly. If any of you knew me when I was still going to public high school, then you know how bad of an idea it'd be for me to even think about using them as much as I did then. I assume we'll be getting lunch breaks. If they have computers, and if we get said breaks, I may borrow a computer for a few minutes or something.

But really, I'm going to try and be the good employee and be focused on the job. :D I can do it. I know I can. and when I get my computer back, all will be well again.

Heh... I can already imagine what's going to happen while I'm gone. Let's make a checklist! See how much of these things will actually happen when I get back.

1. At least six of my favorite stories will be updated.
2. MNT: Gaiden will be updated (and Leo will have a speaking part XD).
3. One of my other favorite comics, which is over on dA, will be updated.
4. My favorite RP over at TT will develop further then the point I'd last read.

I really don't mind if any or all of these things happen. Gives me something to look forward to, actually! :) I just will find it so ironic if all of the things I have been waiting for actually do happen.

Now for a checklist of things I'm going to do while I'm gone!

1. Weep over lack of net access.
2. Complete three days of job training.
3. Talk/see my dad (he doesn't live far from the training site- I may as well)
4. Start work.
5. Finish my casey audition for the TT RP.
6. Work on and/or finish my Fifty Sentence Prompt.
7. Work on and/or finish the next chapter of Cork.
8. Work on and/or finish one of the Round Robins I'm overdue to post on.
9. Send a present off to someone. ;)
10. Talk on the phone longer in these next two weeks than I have in the last two months. XD

Heheh... considering I spend maybe, three to five minutes on the phone a day, usually when family calls, I think that last one will be a guarantee. ...As will the first one. >.>

....Can you tell I'm stalling? I don't want to gooooooo! ;_; (weeps)

Alas- but I must. Fairwell!

Tags: computer, mnt: gaiden, plotting, work

Current Mood:

lonely

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23 May 2008 @ 09:48 pm

Look! I Learned My Lesson!

I think I actually learned my lesson! Hard to believe, isn't it? XD

I've been thinking about that AMV I'm making all day. But with so many DVD's to rip in order to make it, progress is slow. Despite this, I'm already plotting parts in my head and everything.

So, somehow forgetting what low quality I got last night, not to mention how long it took, I was all set to pop one in and rip it.

Then something happened. Diving intervention, for all I know. Because I quickly realized that 'Hey, it's getting late!' and 'Huh- this was about the time I ripped my DVD last night' and then finally 'Is this really a smart idea?'

No. It is not. Therefore, we shall wait to rip more episodes tomorrow. :)

Wish I could go to bed. I have to wait for all of the sugar to drain out of my system first though. XD

Oh yes! I should make a point of saying this here!

Ahem! (clears throat) I, Pi90katana, did in fact manage to make brownies today without a) causing them to burst into flames, b) have them attributed to square-shaped stones, and c) giving those who ate them food poisoning.

Go me!

Granted, all but three ingredients came from a box. But you'd be surprised how easy even that is for me to screw up.

They were really rich too. I ate two, and it was all I could manage to finish the second one. And they weren't like extremly large pieces either. So yummy, though.

Anyways, I'm off to work on a little but of fanfic (if you can call a Fifty Sentence Prompt 'fanfic' XD) and maybe work on that AMV some more. Hmm... wonder if I'll be back later.

Tags: amv, cooking, plotting

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full

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21 May 2008 @ 10:55 pm

'Free' is Good! I Like 'Free!'

For once, I got to go on one of our little shopping adventures today. I haven't gotten to go grocery shopping much lately, so it was pretty cool.

When we were at Albertson's, they had this really good deal on hamburger. It was like, a $1.79 a pound or something, for tonight only. So my mom bought a bunch, and we're storing the extra in our freezer.

Now here's the real kicker. With every pound of hamburger we bought, we got two boxes of crackers/pretzels for free. You heard me. So we left that store with thirty dollars worth of crackers, all of which cost us absolutely nothing.

How. Freaking. Cool. XD

Heheh... I almost wish I could've just had their cash value in my hands. I have no money, as always, and it'll be time to pay my Internet bill once again. And while yes, I did learn how to use the WLAN feature recently, it's a pretty poor signal and sometimes cuts out.

So I need fifty dollars. I kinda ran out of things to sell back in February... when I got rid of my Nintendo DS and games. I actually still have my TMNT DS game. >.> Yes, I still have it. I'm obsessed, people- hell, I bought it before i purchased the system! XD

Anyways, that leaves me with just a few things. A Heroes graphic novel (hardback) which I didn't even like, and an empty aquarium I bought three years ago. I never did get my turtles like I wanted to. ;_;

Though I also have a radio I rarely use. Hmm....

I'll figure something out.

....

Angrychihuahuais made of awesomesauce. XD

He saw one of my previous entries, where I mentioned that I thought my award for New Toon Advocate looked a bit cooler than my Leo Fan award.

So he re-did it. And it looks spectactular.

Pretty, huh?

Speaking of

angrychihuahua, I was just talking to him on AIM and I think he successfully talked me into something. I may just end up doing some Dark Turtles one-shots along with that Fifty Sentence Prompt. I need some things to get me going, and I've always had an interest in the evil clones of the TMNT. ^_^

It's rather sad that we won't be seeing them again. They had such potential! I'm still hoping maybe they'll come back from the future as well in the new season. I mean, if we get Viral of all people, we should get the Dark Turtles.

Anyways, so they're on my Fanfic To-Do List. Something I should be paying more attention to than my AMV To-Do List! >.<

I have like five projects in the works now, one being an Avatar AMV. I'm half-tempted to say them here, but I don't want to ruin the surprise.

So I'll just say the type! :D

AMV 1- Avatar (Tribute)
AMV 2- TMNT (Humor)
AMV 3- TMNT (Alternate Theme)
AMV 4- TMNT (Serious)
AMV 5- TMNT (Tribute)

I'll also mention that the fourth one actually is more centered on my two favorite villains. Heard an awesome song two days ago that I've been obsessing over. Fits them so well. ^_^

Now if only my DVD Decrypter would start working right again! >.< It's not ripping the DVD's correctly anymore. I'm missing beginning and/or ending pieces from the content.

Oh well. I'll figure it out.

Tags: amv, friends, internet, plotting, tmnt

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bouncy

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17 May 2008 @ 11:46 pm

Not Much of an Entry

I changed a few things about my journal today. Finally figured out how. XD Just a few little text details and such.

I'm in too low of a mood today to post anything interesting. My apologies. I am thinking about doing something to kick start my writing muse again. Been toying with trying one of those Fifty Sentence Prompts. That'd be neat.

All right, I'm out. Like I said, this post wasn't very interesting.

Tags: livejournal, plotting

Current Mood:

melancholy

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