Well, I did some, er, "things" to some of the pictures in the X [Zero] artbook, but I won't share them until after Moving Day.

I watched Cats and Dogs with Becca and Cayman after I came home from work today :D I love that Russian Blue. It's too funny X3 Then, um, we just all pretty much lazed about. There's nothing really interesting to do right now...

Ag! It feels like somebodt sliced open the right part of my face and stitched it back together! This pain has been with me all day. Owies.....Maybe I slept on my face the wrong way, if that's even possible...

I had this brillant summary of X Vol. 9 almost finished, when I decided it was too long. I should have done highlights. I still could, but I forget some of the finer points of the mock summary. Damn. -.-

Well, Cayman gave me my gifts :3

The X [zero] artbook (the bastard imported it!)
2 SD Gundam models- Shenlong and Eypon

((Fox: Awww, how cute! Chibi Epyon! Aren't you the- AAAAHHHHHHHH!!! MY MIND!!! MY MIND!!!! THIS LITTLE BASTARD IS IN MY HEAD!!!!!!!))

Velvet Goldmine (which I made him watch today)
A nice silver ring :3
And a Captain Kirk bookmark which had "SPOOOOOOOK!!!!" written in his handwriting on the back XD

Yesterday, we saw Two Towers. Me, Becca, and Cayman SO MST'd that movie! Here's a quick summary of the movie:

• Frodo and Sam took a tour of the countryside around Mordor with Gollum as their deprived paranoid schizophrenic guide.
  
• Gandalf went Jesus on us.
  
• The Boys (Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli) had a nice holiday in Helm's Deep.
  
• Merry and Pippin convinced the Ents to revolt (or When Ents Attack!, a new Fox special airing sometime soon)
  
• The Elves moved away, sansElrond, who proved himself a hypocrite as he tells his daughter that she can't stay, yet he decides to stay (maybe he wants Aragorn for himself...)
  
• Sarumon is in deep shit.

And oh my god! The slashy innuendo behind Legolas and Gimli's witty banter! Nevertheless, they were a funny pair and I enjoyed the focus on both characters. Legolas rocks *_* I should mention Gollum's performance: it was AWESOME. He looked so real! It scared the shit out of my sister.

Anyhow, today we ran around Glenbrook mall with a digital camera >:) There's this shop called "Build-a-Bear", where you get to do exactly what the name implicates. They have this poor bloke standing outside the store with a bear, answering questions. I took a picture of him XD We had a BLAST at Joanne's Fabrics, where we did everything from posing in boas to posing with a teddy bear, acting like we were going to shoot it (actually, I did that and I looked pretty insane). I will have pictures sometime after the New Year and I will post a few of them.

I went insane with purchases (SALES!!!). I finally bought Vol. 9 of X, the January ish of NewType, Animerica, a statuette of the Egyptian Goddess Bast, a camisole, and a lacey black shirt from Hot Topics that was on sale (I got it for like $10 XD ). I should have bought a pair of pants at HT (all their pants were $10 off *_*)...I need new pants....>.<

Oh yeah, yesterday, I used some of my $50 giftcard to Barnes & Nobles to get a Gundam Wing graphic novel and the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, which amuses me greatly because Thom Yorke of Radiohead sings vocals for the "band" Venus in Furs (they have quite a few songs on their) and Jonnie Greenwood (also of Radiohead) makes a contribution with his amazing guitar abilities in the afore-mentioned band.

*kicks self* Dammit. I have to stop being so materialistic.

Here is where I am relocating. I have the layout up and everything *cheers* The different coloured eyes in the pic I drew of Subaru for this layout freaks me out a bit, because with everything else in black in white, Subaru looks deathly pale o.o;

One week till moving day!

I am mesmirized by Amie's stop-action animated gif of Data doing the Robot. Hee hee! Dance, Data, dance! *shoots at Data's feet* By the bye, Amie, I love the layout. X3

I'm feeling better today :) I don't feel hot and I'm not as stuffy. Tomorrow, I should be better or at least well enough to go to work. That is, unless I can't get out of the driveway. You see, it snowed here. In the wild northlands of Indiana (northlands baaad). There were plows out today, but it's Christmas and the workers have families too, so you can't expect them to work all friggin' day long (which I feel sorry for them in the first place for having to work). Usually, on Christmas Day, we go to my grandparents' house and have a delightful festive time with all of our gathered relatives, but today, we are snowed in. I had to call Cayman up and tell him that mom and Becca would pick him up tomorrow. This means my perfect plan to get him up here failed. -.- I should have too in account the weather, but usually it decides not to snow on Christmas.

I'm not in a poor mood. I'm not in a good mood. I am in an appreciative mood, though. I suppose I should list my gifts.

1. One of those wooden poseable doll thingies that artists use so that they don't have to pose in the mirror as much.
   
2. A nice white shirt. White is a good change in colour. I barely have anything white, so I'm happy.
   
3. Cd Jewel cases
   
4. blank cds (have yet to get a cd burner to fill up these cds?)
   
5. A $50 gift certificate card thingie to Barnes & Nobles attached to a block of wood (this amuses me to no end as I will treasure the block of wood for all time)
   
6. An artist's set thingie filled with art supplies that would make a young, poor artist squeal in delight (wheeee! Oil paints and linseed oil! XD XD XD)
   
7. Gag gifts: A magna doodle (remember those?) and these markers that serve as a cheap for of airbrushing for kids (you blow into them, which neither sounds or looks right. Plus considering the potential health hazards if a child sucks in....)
   
8. The afore mentioned scarf and mittens :D
   
   Overall, I am very appreciative over the gifts my peoples gave me :) I really made it tough on them this holiday season when they were shopping, not telling them what I wanted (mainly because I didn't know what I wanted), but they managed.
   
   The holiday season isn't about getting or recieving presents and cards from people; it's about being with those you love and experiencing one or a million moments of happiness. Presents are a bonus and perhaps a tradition that has sort of misconstrued the meaning.
   
   Well, Merry Christmas to everybody. I'll most likely post again today since there's really nothing to do at home Maybe I'll even have a story for everybody. A small Christmas treat, so to speak, that has been developing in my mind (uh oh).

In my house, it's a tradition to open one gift on Christmas Eve. The gift I opened was a pair of blue mittens (the kind with no fingers) and a scarf :D I really did need those items too.

Well, I'm sick, no thanks to all the people around me who were sick -.- I can't be sick. I have to work on Thursday and through the remaining week. I have to have money to entertain my boyfriend who will be spending four days with us (yeah yeah...I know that it's the guy who's supposed to pay for everything, but isn't it also the host who should treat the guest? Well, I'm the host, yo). My head feels stuffy and I'm hot :(

I exposed Becca to Cowboy Bebop because I can. She wasn't impressed. I told her it wasn't like the other animes I own. It's not cutsy and too unrealistic (if you don't count that it's set in space). I have yet to watch Hellsing. I am not up to watching Hellsing at the moment, either. Another time.

Deleted last post. Why? Because I realized that it was a bit too harsh and unfair. Here's the lowdown, though.

(1) X Overdose: Fanfic review group that I bashed in deleted post

(2) I. Hate. Review Groups. The only exception is Project R, which is more constructive and less shallow.

(3) I hate review groups because they're usually self-righteous and suck the fun out of the fandom.

(4) I do not like X Overdose. They suck the fun out of writing for the X fandom and they're pretty damn self-righteous.

Now, I put the above numbered items in much harsher terms. This time around, I am calm and can get my ideas across in a better fashion. My main qualm with X Overdose is their bashing of CLAMPesque. They make CLAMPesque sound like a more elite version of FFNET, which they are not. I have found CLAMPesque to be a great place for CLAMP (and related anime) fanfiction writers, than FFNET (which is, as everybody knows, a great place to start out but a bad place to stay).

Point clear? Good.

Now, somebody remind me not to go to Starbucks the next time I need a caffeine fix. They really do suck. They steam their milk too hot, their drinks are too sugary (expresso-related drinks are usually meant to be bitter), and they have the worst seasonal specials (point-in-case, gingerbread latte. yuck). My innards may have thanked me when outside, but my tastebuds cursed me for burning them with a vile-tasting latte. Ugh.

SCORE!!!

I have obtained the first Hellsing dvd for under $5 (not including tax). It may be for "promotional use only" and "not the final product" (as the sticker says), but at least it's the series, ne? I got it at World Records. Bruce said that he could purchase anime dvds for me too, which would be cool, because he sells them for a few bucks cheaper.

I'm feeling strange and mellow. Like I'm in a dream, but I'm not. It's times like these when I wonder whether or not I should form a habit out of an addictive substance. Something to keep me from going strange like this. The thought that it may lead to my inevitable demise, however, keeps me from doing it. It's something similar with my brief flirt with the thought of suicide. I may have been depressed and wanting to die, but I could never bring myself to swallow pills or slash my wrists. Bill has guns here. And bullets. I could have ended it all swiftly with one shot to the head, no pain. But I'm a fucking coward. A fucking coward feeling strange and mellow right now. Am I depressed? Hell no. How can you be depressed when you're mellow?

My hair is longer than it has been since the summer before my senior year. Two summers ago, then. It's wavy and annoying at times and I should cut it or style it. But I won't. Maybe I'll style it, but I won't cut it.


Who's your inner gay man?
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I know what you're thinking: David Bowie isn't gay! But you have to admit, he ain't exactly straight either. (Hello, "Labyrinth"?) Rather than squeeze yourself into a label, you screw with them until they're meaningless. What you're really good at is inciting confusion, but from the chaos rises clarity, and beauty. Your inner Bowie probably speaks to you in whispered urges to shout obscenities in church or talk to a complete stranger like you're old friends. Let his schizoid genius burst through every once in a while; it will make you seem more interesting. Promise.

Everybody (or most people) has an inner gay man. Though, I do have some objections to my inner gay man being Bowie; as the description says, he's not gay, but he ain't exactly straight. Hmmm...the screwing with labels till they're meaningless does sound a bit like me...

Fun link: Miffylube.com. The site owner has a nice online comic going on. Good drawings.

SNL was funny last night. It was a rerun with Sir Ian McKellen (sp?). At one point, he crossdressed as Maggie Smith and tricked Jimmy Fallon into kissing him :D I love it when actors admit that they're gay and are able joke about it.

Well, I started writing my entry for the Ryoma's Christmas Contest for Evangelion fanfiction. At first, I was planning on doing a humour piece, but an idea hit me this morning as I was laying in bed, contemplating whether to get up or not. My muses have strange hours.

I made Becca watch Vision of Escaflowne: Girl in Gaea last night. She liked it, but she made a few valid ponts against the film's dubbing and the script. Mainly, we agree that Hitomi is annoying. This doesn't change that she's one of my favourite anime femmes. Another thing she said was that movie!Folken looks like David Bowie from Labyrinth. How could I have NOT caught this earlier? I was going to expose my sister to the Xtv series, but I never got around to it (i.e. I started watching LOTR again).

I found the Anime Guide 2002 dvd that came with the first ish of NewType! I watched it (finally) and laughed at the dubbed voices that had in the trailers. There was an episode of Arjuna on there, too. I am impressed and slightly addicted *_*

Which Stereotypical CLAMP emotion are you?
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Er...I'm scared....o.o; At least I'm not Angst.

Well, I finally cleaned and organized the mess in my room. I was surprised to find that a room actually existed underneath the piles of clothes, mangas, drawings, and other items. Seriously, it's not as bad as I'm making in out to be. I am glad I got around to emptying out my waste basket, though.

I downloaded a bunch of songs off of the Priss Asagiri Vocal Collection. Good songs :) I *heart* "Tunnel no naka no Wakusei", the full version of "Waiting for You" (which shocked me, because it's so different from the editted version they use for BGC: 2040), "Bukkirabouna Ai Ni Oboretai", and "Ame". "Blue Confusion" is okay...I'll listen to it when I'm down.

Becca made a good point today: my room smells funny. I think it was because of said waste basket. i need to go out and purchase some incense or something. Maybe I'll opt on purchasing the something rather than the incense. Incense is more of Becca's thing. While I like it, I'm not wild about it.

I was supposed to go to St. Louis this weekend, but the plan never really fell through. I've never been to St. Louis and I was looking forward to it :(

Conscience: You're getting angsty! *pulls out Mallet-san and waves it around threateningly*

Hey! Everybody's entitled to some angst time! -.-