I haven't posted in nearly two months. My classes this semester have an iron grip on my soul.

Hnnnng. Sorry bbs.

Anyone know of a good, free online resource for college textbooks? There's no way in hell I'm paying $90 for a 50 page book that has poor information.

Phil and I saw Final Destination tonight. It was awful. I don't understand how gratuitous violence like that could be entertainment to anybody.

I miss Lost. ]:

I'm not dead, I promise. This past month/month and a half has been super busy.

A summary:
Otakon was great! I wish I wasn't sick, but we did end up going Friday afternoon, Saturday, and I went by myself Sunday. Because I suck at planning, I failed to met Travis. Partially because I was really put off by the Saturday panel (13 year old fangirls...ugh.) and partially because I've never waited in line for an autograph before and didn't know how it worked. It's okay...maybe next time. We did spot moot and WTSnacks. I had a good chuckle.
I finally finished training with Apple, which means I can actually work (hur dur 5 months after my initial interview). This is fantastic because I am pretty much broke and have bills to pay that are kind of important...like health care. And my car.
I went back to school on Monday. My classes seem pretty chill, I'm totally not looking forward to the wonderful 8AM - 6PM Thursdays, because somehow I managed to end up with two studio classes - one of which is Thursday afternoon for about 4 hours. Yay.
On the other hand, I'm really excited to start really putting together my portfolio. My goal this semester is to bring my GPA up to at least a 2.3, if not higher. I see no issue getting As/Bs in the studio classes (Drawing and Graphic Design respectively), nor the classes I've already taken (Art History/Sociology, retaking them for a better grade), but I can't understand a word my Math teacher says, partially because he has an accent, and partially because he talks very fast and doesn't break up his sentences. Thankfully, most of the class is computer-led, so his instructional time is limited.
My birthday was last week! I'm no longer a teenager. My parents were nice enough to take Phil and myself to dinner, and my father bought me some fantastic Grado headphones. They're orgasmic.

I have mixed feelings about Cataclysm. I'm temporarily out of commission as far as WoW goes, because school + WoW =/= good. On one hand, I really want to continue raiding with my guild (they're so close to protos....hng), but part of me really just wants to take a break, maybe come back after this semester and reroll...or perhaps even wait until Cataclysm comes out and reroll a worgen.

Also, I have a twitter. I keep forgetting about it, mainly because my life is uninteresting. I feel like I need some reason to keep it, so add me if you have one so I don't feel so lonely.

Brb, rofling IRL.



Oh, ILU Michael Emerson.

Like really? I understand you're working on your car stereo, but do you honestly have to blast your shitty music when every other word is "nigger" or "fuck"?

If I had kids, I would be out there with a fucking shotgun. People disgust me sometimes.

I wouldn't call us friends, as we definitely don't really enjoy the same things (my father recently retired and is heavily invested in the stock market, while my mother spends copious amounts of time on eBay, or at flea markets/yard sales/collectible shows) but we get along well enough that I feel comfortable talking about my nerdery (vidya games, ANIMU & MONGU, ect). Our relationship has especially come a long way since I started dating Phil. I guess that's cool.

In other news, AT&T is apparently blocking 4chongs /b/ and /r9k/ from certain areas of the US.

Also I don't want to finish Kingdom Hearts because then I will have nothing else to play.

Also I've had some shots. Feels good man.

Phil and I made an impromptu trip to see HORRY POTTOR tonight. It was good~ I wish he read the books, I was nearly peeing with excitement when we left the theater. I AM NOT GOOD WITH KEEPING PLOT DETAILS OKAY. Also Luna/Harry is still my favorite straight, non-canon couple in the history of ever.

I've been playing Kingdom Hearts. Feels good man.

The Good
Dub Actors After Dark is always my favorite thing in the history of ever. Phil didn't believe me when I told me we had to get in line an hour early to get decent seats. Even so, there were at least 100 people ahead of us. Next year...two hours early!

Working escalators all weekend omg. I think I had to walk the stairs only once or twice.

Of course spending copious amounts of time with hookers I never see.

I think this was the first time in several years I made it down to the Artists Alley/Art Show.

The Bad
Being deathly ill for the second Otakon in a row.

Missing talking to Travis/getting his autograph, but this was mostly my own fault.

Not taking any pictures at all (I took maybe three or four), but again...my own fault.

Where were all the amazing cosplayers this year? Idek. I saw maybe like...two or three that were A+, the rest seemed...lackluster?

That part where I have a job, but haven't started working yet, so I have no money was a bit of a pain when it came to things in the Dealers Room I really wanted, but didn't want Phil to pay for.



Sup Katsucon...which is like 9 months away. Hah.

I'm pretty sure I'm con-cursed now, this is the fourth con I've been sick for before it even starts. FML.

So it's 12:53PM on the first day of Otakon, and I'm still in my underwear because I spent the morning curled over the toilet dry-heaving. Kind of considering at-con registration from now on, because this is getting a little ridiculous.

Wedding was beautiful. Mike started crying while he read his vows...I almost expected Kim to, as well. Instead she started cracking up.

We went to the beach yesterday before heading home, and ffffffuuu...I ended up with blisters on my feet. They hurt SO BAD. I popped them when we got in last night, but IDK UGH they still hurt. Hopefully they'll heal by Otakrunk. Although nothing can be as bad as last year, when I had mono.

+ 1 for going to a karaoke bar.



+ 20 for not being carded.

(sup LJ i weigh 115 and i've had 5 beers and 3 red bull-vodka.)

PS it's 7 am now, and I don't remember writing this. PRETTY POOR, IMO. For record, it was 5 beers, 3 red bull and vodka, and a shot of Jager.

Haaa IGNORE THIS POST, I am dumb when I'm drunk.

( Cut for boyfriend qq. )

Idk. Maybe I'll go watch some Lost, or start on season 2 of Rome.

4chan appears to be down.

This morning I was having a fantastic dream where Phil and I were going to Otakon to meet ~*~Travis Willingham~*~ and then Benjamin fucking Linus showed up and ruined it. The Baltimore Convention Center turned into the Hydra station, and Ben was all "YOU HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE FOR ME." Also, Sun and Jin had built a nice 19th century Victorian style house on the island, right next to the Hydra station. They were having a picnic outside.

Terrible, just terrible.

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com

I feel fatter just looking at some of these abominations.

Moderately tipsy.

I've spent a lot of time painting these past few days. I suppose it's time to really start GETTING SERIOUS if I want to go to MassArt. Brb, making up for like five years of slacking off.

Also, Scully, my first external hard drive, has taken a turn for the worst. Back when I got a new desk and re-arranged my furniture, one of the prongs in the AC adapter came out. She still worked, but the power supply had to be sitting at just the right angle...now it looks like some of the data has been corrupted - probably from power cycling too many times. I spent yesterday and today trying to move the important things like my movies, music, and TV shows over to the new hotness (Krycek, the beautiful 500gb Seagate I received for Christmas) before I reformat her.

I've been watching Rome! It's really quite excellent. I finished up the first season the other day. It's impossible to spoil the show, since...well, the events already happened. I think that may be why I like it so much. Spoiler: Caesar dies. Spoiler: Mark Antony dies. Spoiler: Cleopatra dies. See, isn't that fun? Also, I have a bit of a crush on teenage Octavian. He's a QT.

First day at Apple land.

So many pretty boys, it's like if the mall was 4chan, the Apple store would be /fa/.

I just time-traveled back to 2005 and wet my 16 year old self.

Travis Willingham is going to be at Otakon this year.