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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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10:22 am - o.o
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Has it been nearly 2 years since I last updated? Man. Alot has happened since the last time I was here, some good, some bad. But hey, it's been interesting, I think. I'm surprised I remembered my pw for this account (only took 17 tries, sheesh). Jaime-chan, I'm calling you this week. Ya, I know, I fell off the face of the earth; but I tell you, those pocket dimensions of voidspace have some gewd tacos.
To all my friends, I'm sorry I've lost touch with you all; I plan to fix things up in the coming weeks. My life has been far from hectic, but it's been... interesting to see how things have changed for me. Hopefully as time goes by I can be more of an active widget. Anyhow, gotta jet, but I'll be seeing you guys soon! Peace™
current mood:  pleased
current music: Road construction dozer
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| Monday, July 3rd, 2006
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3:07 am - Bleh...
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Hey, guess what? That's right! Life sucks... In between moods right now, hopefully that will change soon. And yes, it's currently 3:09am in the morning.
EDIT: I need to update my userpics... I just noticed my 3 basic ones are too cheerful for this melancholy entry. :(
current mood:  crappy
current music: Silence...
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| Saturday, March 25th, 2006
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1:19 pm - Permutations...
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For the last five weeks or so, I've lost contact with people around me, save for the Random Joes™ I come in contact with doing errands, or my family. For my friends, I deeply apologize in keeping out of contact. For those who dont know much, a number of events have altered my world, one of which was that I lost my job I had for almost seven years, and haven't had luck finding a new one yet. There's two I've applied for that look hopeful, but I won't find out anything until Tuesday. ('-')v
But, in light of all my events, I've finally come to a epiphany of sorts. For the longest time I've wanted to have my life setup the way I want, which included something I've quested for over 15 years. But, I realize now that life and my role in it is setup with certain elements that simply cannot be changed. But, knowing this now has made me a stronger person. For if certain elements must remain constant, I'm gonna manipulate other elements to suit my moods; be they whimsical, determined, mischievous or malevolent. Will this be a good thing? I think so, I'm interested in seeing how this turns out. Too long have I lingered in the shadows that have shrouded my soul, I yearn to reflect the echoes of silence. It's time I assert myself and be... myself.
Hmm, methinks I have waxed WAY too philosophical here... lemme fix that. *flushes his Turtle Wax down the drain* Ahh, much better. >:) Just so that you don't go away -too- bewildered, here's a lil something to brighten your day. Everyone remembers (and dreads) their high school math classes, in particular lessons on Pi. But what could make it better? A SONG about Pi. Yes. Really, stop laughing. >.> It turns out someone actually did make one (Actually two did, but this one is MUCH better than that other song). A group called Hard 'N Phirm wrote the song, and some dude named Keith Schofield made this music video from it. I like it, one cuz the song is so catchy (especially the parts where they SING the Pi numeric formation) and two, cuz the video pokes fun at a certain children's educational show. Take it as you will, I'm gonna go make me a strawberry smoothie, with extra strawberries. *singing:* Fruuuiiit Smoothies, Ya know ya wanna have some...
Edit: I checked out Keith's other videos. Dude seriously has some awesome video editing skills. Go check them out.
current mood:  content
current music: I Can See Clearly Now / Pi
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| Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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11:06 am - yay for progress
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10:56 am: Just installed RealOne ver 10.5 on my system, so I could convert the WAVs I created into more manageable MP3s, burn them to disc and free up space on my hard drive.
10:58 am: Browsing through the new features of RealOne, pleased with whats new since 8, but I dont like the overall color scheme. It's too... 80's bleh for me. >.>
11:01 am: Learned how to go thru and use the program to convert file formats. Yay.
11:04 am: Uninstalled this worthless piece of crap program to have ever installed on my computer! Apparently, the file conversion process is now a "Premium feature" that only those who bought the Plus version can access now. I mean, what's up with that? From 5 on that feature was always in the program, not limited to only those who care to pay actual money for software. Forget this, I'll download the older version from Real's website and disable the "You need to upgrade your outdated player message!" Pff, as if. Real, you guys want more people to come over and buy this stuff? Well, you just lost one more customer. Looks like its all for WinAmp now. ^^v
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10:22 am - >_<
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As you go though life, various things come up and happen, which despite your best interests, affect you and those around you. Myself in fact, these past few weeks, has been dealing with something I never thought I would hafta deal with. I have an addiction. Ha, not with drugs or anything of a ultra-serious nature, but to a computer game. Final Fantasy XI, in fact. I've gotten consumed by it to the point where that was all I thought about or wanted to do. Gotta hit the next level, gotta farm for crafting supplies, gotta complete that next quest. I was good in balancing it and free time, I don't really know where it skewed off so badly to where it is now.
It hit me last night while I was playing. I mean, I was vaguely aware of it before, but it HIT me like smack in the face. I spent most of my free time Tuesday helping someone out with a mission, which ended up taking over 3 hours getting setup, getting there, doing the fight and all. Yesterday I wanted to farm crafting supplies, but ended up running teleport services and helping another friend with missions. By the time I logged out and went to bed I had finally hit a saturation point for FF. Between all the running around I did and getting disconnected from the service due to network updates throughout the day, I had finally had enough of FF for the day. I made hotdogs, watched this neat documentary on Horatio Nelson Jackson on PBS, then went to bed at a normal time. I'm content with and rather proud of myself. ^^
Anyways, what I'm getting to is that I want to apologize to all my friends who I've left by the wayside for my sinful behavior. All my peeps at Anime Club, I shall see you next Wednesday on time. (One way or another Im going to see you, I miss you guys!) To my posse in Albemarle and Charlotte, we need to hang out again, maybe this weekend. I cant remember the last time we got to do much anything together. (the Pizza Hut thing was a blast! We need to do that again, maybe Ichiban or the Ranch next time? :D)
In closing, I finally got around to finishing my new CD of the music tracks from FF:XI. Square Enix designs awesome music, and since the availability of buying it (or finding it even >_<) didnt appeal to me, I found an alternate method. And it turned out really nice too. Now I just need to get more anime MP3s, I've lost almost all of my old discs I listen too; even my beloved country music gets old after a bit. T_T But anyways, take care my peeps, I'm back and 10% more improved! Expect to hear more of me in the near future. :-)
EDIT: Good grief, I need to switch my free account back to my paid account... I miss all of my cool icons I used to have... Jaime-chan... You gotta gimme a hook up for more roxxinating icons! I love you forever! ^^
current mood: content
current music: My new FF CD foo jo
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| Sunday, March 20th, 2005
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7:21 pm - Stranger than life? 0_0
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So, it's been what, almost 3 months since I last posted in my LJ? Ack, some New Year's Resolutionist I am... :-D Not much going on since then, still plugging away at OfficeMax, still plugging away on Final Fantasy XI. Only problem is I wish I got paid for the second task, as opposed to the first... ^_^ Oh well, easy come easy go. I thought I'd start of this fresh entry with something a bit... interesting, to say the least.
Most everyone you know (including yourself) always gets these crummy junk-mail / spam-mail delievered almost everyday. I usually mass-delete them, but today I went through and checked to see what each one had to offer. Junk, as they always have, but one in particular cracked me up. I guess the people who mail these out figure they'll be deleted as soon as they hit home, so they just put whatever they want in them. Check this message out, and see if it amuses you as much as it did me... (Commentator messages by your truly are sprinked as such ^^):
Up and doing! There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death. A man's character is his guardian divinity. (So true, so poignant... if only I knew what it meant! >_<)
America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. (Um... yah.)
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do. Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home. (True not more said or meant, speak not like Yoda for clearer more becoming. :-D)
Habit is a cable we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. It is almost impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside. (Not quite Hallmark-esque, but I kinda like this one.)
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting. (Heeheehee... I'm -still- chuckling over this one!)
History is strewn thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill, but a lie, well told, is immortal. It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity. (Hey! Let's see if we can add big fancy words to mix into with our strange sayings! 0_0)
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. (Wow... this must be true, over 95% of people argue over stuff they most times never understand -_-)
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. (Hmm... this must be one of those simple ideas from a complex mind...)
Pleasure usually takes the form of me, and now joy is us and always. I have a great deal of company in my house especially in the morning, when nobody calls. (Whoa! Now there's a phrase that shouldnt be taken out of context... 0_0)
So, that's the end of the funky funky email I got. After all that, I felt like it needed a better ending, so I made one up:
Look both ways when crossing, and give thanks to all you meet. Be thankful that the rain always falls on the outside, and never inside the soul!
Ew! That email's crashed my brain! Okay, time to go clear my head of this ramblings (not a hard job there, eh? ^^) Anyways, hope you enjoyed that as much as I did; maybe someone will get a kick out of it too. ;-)
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| Saturday, January 1st, 2005
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12:51 am - Blarg
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So here it stands, the heralding of a new year: 2005. For many people it stands a tribute of things accomplished, and things to look forward to. It is those for me also, but I cant help but look back on what I haven't done and opportunities I've missed. Last year at this time I rang in the new year with my ex-roommate, who was busy celebrating with her virtual friends online. This year I had planned to ring in the new year with my close friends from club, but I spent the last part of the day after work in the bathroom, taking care of a mild case of food poisoning I picked up at lunch today. -_- Thereafter around 7:45p I took some Pepto-Bismol and slept my queasiness off, and managed to wake up at 12:32a on 2005. Yay for me, I slept through the New Years celebration! T_T
Looking back through the year, I like to think I accomplished a lot. I've had a great time, and enjoyed what I've done, but I can't help but feel a bit depressed for all that I said I would do this year and never got around to it. So many things I wanted to do, but never got around to; so many things I wanted to express, but never took the chance. The scenes on TV show happy couples dancing around, hugging and kissing whomever they meet... *sigh* and here I sit alone, wondering if I'll get that chance. Don't get me wrong, I'm blessed with family, awesome friends and great times! *sends a shout-out to Jaime-chan and crew, sorry I missed you guys!* I'm very lucky to have who I do in my life, I couldn't imagine life without them. ^_^v
But... no matter how much I tell myself I'm better off without any romance, and my poor luck with falling for the wrong girls (whether bad luck, or age, or what-not) some part of me still longs for that fleeting chance of happiness... *laughs* Sometimes I wonder if what I secretly long for is still out there, and whether I should take a chance on it again... meh, it's probably best I don't mess with it. Leave the romance for those who deserve it, I'll just cheer from the sidelines. ^^
So, so much for a cheerful New Year's entry, eh? Stupid romantic feelings always make me feel all wonky inside... T_T Nevertheless, I'm gonna start this new year right! I'm gonna be a better person for me, and better to all my friends and family. I'm also gonna become more reliable, something which is a full-time job in of itself. ^^ No sense dwelling on things I can't control; if it happens, it'll happen on its own accord. If only I could bring myself to tell the person I really care about how much she means to me, that would make this New Years ickyness go away... *giggles* Ah, well. Time for more Pepto, then lights out for me - I hope tomorrow turns out better... ^_^v
Have a happy New Years everyone; be kind, friendly and L33T to everyone you know! *hugs*
current mood:  contemplative
current music: *New Years-y stuffs on TV in background*
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| Monday, December 27th, 2004
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3:17 pm - New Year's Resolution? ^^
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Woo! After two weeks of unsuccessful log-in, and a month of not checking back here at all (oops) I can finally start back using my LiveJournal! Woo! *Looks around carefully* Ack, so many missed entries, new icons to be updated... ho boy. I've got some catching up to do! ^_^;
On the plus side, I had a great Christmas - much travelling was made on the 24th and 25th, but I had a great time. Good food, great family, nifty presents and lotsa candy! ^_^v Now I just gotta get back into the groove of things, maybe I'll be ready by New Years... -_- I hope everyone else had a great Christmas also!
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| Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
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11:10 pm - Funky LJ and stuffs...
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Due to Final Fantasy:XI consuming my soul, I haven't been keeping up with LJ or my email lately. Just today I checked my e-mail and found out that my paid account was expiring (twice notified) and that it expired yesterday. (oops... ^_^;) So I go back to login to update and reset my paid account status... And I get a message saying that I can't log in, something about 'columns not binding, that I need to execute first...' 0_0 Totally Greek to me. Sos, I am updating through this new Update feature from LJ
s main page - I only hope it works like it's supposed to. In the meantime, I finally found out where to post the question to my problem; only thing is I dunno when (or if) I'll get answer to said problem... *sighs* It figures, just when I start back to soing something, something else interferes with me. Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be better...
In the meantime, things have been going well for me. Finally got my computer paid off to my brother, so it's 100% officially mine. (woo! ^_^) I had to work tonight, so that meant no Anime club for me (which sucks, cuz that's like the 3rd 4th time I've missed Full Metal Alchemist... I really need to start downloading epies of that, before it goes commercial (like what, 2 weeks? oh boy ^_^) Other than that (and LJ problem) things are going cool. Now if this cold front creeping our way will turn around, things might look good for this weekend. Take care everyones, I shall return boldly! *cheers*
P.S. Incidentally, in light of recent ponderings and discoveries, I would have to say that THE best phrase from video games of all time - yes, even more so than the infamous "All Your Base" set from Zero Wing - would have to be from Final Fantasy IV!. For without that, I would have no love or respect for the Bard job class in Final Fantasy: *ahem* "DIE! You spoony Bard!" *dies laughing* It's classic, what can I say? ^_^v
current mood:  pensive
current music: FF:IV 8-bit music running thru head
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| Saturday, October 2nd, 2004
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1:25 pm - *Dusting off the cobwebs*
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Wow, I can't believe its been forever since I last updated my LJ... It's teh sad, cuz 75% 85% 95% of my online time has been spent on Final Fantasy XI. Also adding into the mix is that my work schedule has been maxed out pretty much all this week, and causing me to miss Anime Club for the last three meetings. T_T But! I'm off this weekend, which will give me a chance to clean up my place, cuz Jaime-chan and Lisa-chan are coming down today! *squees* ^_^ Man, it's been forever since I've seen them last. I'll have to show them the latest advancements our little town has made, while warding off the evil forces that plague our town (ie Apathy and Stupidity -_-) But, I'm off now, time to get to work! ^_^v
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| Monday, September 20th, 2004
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1:43 am - FF:XI has consumed my soul... *om nom nom*
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It's true, I've spent most of my free time the last few days hunting and such thru San d'Oria... But now it's even better cuz I got the video card I needed today to play the game right! Everything looks so much better, and I don't have to use any dang emulators anymore... Yay! ^_^ And of all places, I found it in Albemarle Wal-Mart... who knew? :-P
At any rate, everything is FINALLY setup with my new compy - I luv it so! XP is running really nice too. Now I just need to help Jaime get her computer up and running as well. ^_^v But when we do, she's got a nice computer desk picked out for her room - it's piratey! Arr! ^_^ And Jaime-chan, sorry I didn't call you back - I'll catch up with you tomorrow (oops, today) and we can get together this week! *huggles* Hurray for Sunday!
current mood: content
current music: Final Fantasy bkgrd music
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| Saturday, September 18th, 2004
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1:35 am - Emotional rollercoaster (but going up!)
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For the last five days, I've been working on my new compy getting things setup, installed and what not. For the last three days, I've been working trying to get Final Fantasy XI Online installed and working. THAT has proven to be a challenge:
Day One: I install the PlayOnline Viewer, TetraMaster and FF:XI, and take the time to update POL and TM. Then I had to update FF:XI to the newest version - standard setup, right? Sadly, not if the server is down... No update til next day.
Day two: Updates complete for all programs and games; time to Play! ...Nope, my onboard graphics card doesn't support the nifty Hardware TnL (Texture and Lighting) FF:XI needs to run. I cry on the inside... And then I then go to OfficeMax and buy a $60 Radeon 7000 card (with 64 MB) to play FF:XI on. FF:XI says it needs a Radeon 9000 card or higher to play, but it's the needed memory and equivalent power for Mimimum Requirements. I install it, it doesn't work at all!(no WinXP!) Attempts to fiddle with modes eventually screws up WinXP, forcing me to reformat and reinstall. I go to bed tired and sad.
Day three: After 1 1/2 hours of tinkering with said card, in a moment of frustration I delete my onboard card from Windows Hardware Manager - turns out, that did it! My new video card works! I quickly do the install / update thing, and then Play! ...New card doesn't support Hardware TnL either! BUT this time I'm prepared...
I looked up info on TnL on Day Two, and found a "TnL emulator" of sorts. I figured, "Why not?" and tried it today. Sure enough, I CAN PLAY FF:XI NOW! Sadly though, not without drawbacks: My graphics run smooth, but only on standard mode with basic texturing and little detail; and I'm informed I can't go into my Config menu without risking having the game crash (and subsequently might need to reinstall the game... Oh noes!) But it works, that's all I care about. And a newer video card is on the way, so I won't have to play like this for too long. But if you play and you're online, my new character is Collette from San D'Oria of Titan; she's a cute widdle Tarutaru who's studying the White Monk class! ^_^ Should you see me, stop by and I shall dance for you... ^_^v Oh, and thank Miso Nori for me as well; without her I couldn't have made it to this point! *hugs Miso Nori* And until then, take care - I shall be in bed by 4:00... maybe... ;-P
current mood:  grateful
current music: TetraMaster Lobby music running thru head ^_^
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| Wednesday, September 15th, 2004
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2:39 pm - Serene bliss...
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Honestly, that's pretty much how I'm feeling right now. I got the hard drive formatted and Windows XP reinstalled, and all of the (free) protection software up and running. I LOVE MY NEW COMPUTER! Ahem, just had to get that out of my system. It's running smooth as butter, and all my equipment works as well (or even better) than before. Now I just gotta get FF:XI going now - it's installed, but I still got 1 hour and 37 minutes before the updates complete. I'm so happy! I just wish that I didn't get called into work at Kannapolis for tomorrow - I'll be busy pretty much all day. But I've still got Friday open, so I know what I'll be doing all day then... ^_^v Until then, peace out everyone - Ja ne!
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| Tuesday, September 14th, 2004
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10:24 pm - Roxxination!
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Today I infrom you all that this shall be my final LJ entry on my well-loved but highly-annoying Win98 computer! My brother's computer is being shipped to him tomorrow, and I am now currently in possesion of his old my new computer! Squeeness abounds! ^_^ No more wierd desktop crashes, no more programs / games acting wierd, no more death-by-USB mass-storage devices... I'll soon be using an actual retail computer with a full install of WinXP! And then! Soon thereafter I will be immersing myself in the wonderful world of Van D'iel, slaying monsters and such... *happy happy* With any luck, my next entry will be from the new compy - Wish me luck that I'll make the transition okay. Until then, I shall be signing off...
current mood:  excited
current music: Music from Chocobo's Dungeon 2
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| Friday, September 10th, 2004
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2:34 pm - Rawr and stuff!
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First of all, gotta show this comic off. I love this FF:TA/VGCats comic - partly cuz that's how I felt about the Judges in the game more than once, and party cuz somehow I could see myself trying to pull off what the Judge is doing in the last panel... *sweatdrop* Ahem, moving on... ^_^
New update for me - my brother has actually ordered his new computer! *shock!!* No really, he has this time! ^_^; And with luck, I should have his old computer in my possession by Tuesday, I hope. And if all goes well, I'm gonna reformat it, get XP setup nice and snug, then go thru the "Install FF:XI on My New Computer and Then Sleep Thru the Night While PlayOnline Updates My Game" process. Yup, that's gonna be fun... -_- But it's all good, cuz then I'll get spend the next morning showing off what a cute widdle Tarutaru I am! *squees* Joy! ^_^v
In other news, Anime club started back up this Wednesday. Much love I had for soaking up anime goodness while seeing all my friends from club - I missed you guys! ^_^ That was a great night, even though we didn't get to watch Chrno Crusade or Rose of Versaille - it was still fun. Now I just have to make it thru work tonight, then work this weekend, and then teh fun shall commence! Yayyy! ^_^
current mood: chipper
current music: Final Fantasy Tactics bkgrd music
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| Friday, September 3rd, 2004
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1:20 pm - Happiness abounds!
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Wednesday afternoon, I got to meet up with Nicole and hang out with her the whole evening! (It seems like forever since we last got together...) We had a great time! We haunted the local malls in a quest for new games; she got Star Ocean, the awesome-looking new one from Square-Enix, and I myself am now the proud owner of Final Fantasy XI Online! *squeals* I'm now one step closer to going online and do the things I've done in FF:TA, only more awesome! That is, when I get my new (used) computer from my brother; he's already ordered his new one, it should arrive by Monday... *whines* But! I've already decided how I'm gonna start: I'm gonna be a Monk class and work my way up to Red Mage, and I'm gonna be a cute female Tarutaru - the red-headed one with the pigtails! *awwws* And henceforth go questing for Gil, weapons and the San D'Orian way! ^_^
After a bit, we met up with Jaime, Gail and Talia at their place, where we ordered Chinese food and watched Gail and Talia play FF:XI respectively, although I think that the hilarious Lv. 1 footrace was the highlight of the evening! It was so great! ^_^ Man, it seems like forever since I got to hang out with my friends from Anime club - thankfully, I found out we'll be starting up next Wednesday! Banzai! ^_^v
I was debating trying to install my copy on my less-than-powerful compy yesterday, to see if I could at least play TetraMaster, but sadly I haven't yet got the chance. I spent the morning at my Mom's house in Concord, the afternoon at my grandparent's house, and the evening at Sue's house. I had fun the whole day, but I was tired by the time I got home. So I went on to bed. (Actually, I fell asleep in the papazon chair, but it was surprisingly comfortable.)
But anyways, I'm going to work soon, so I'm just gonna relax for now, and wait til I get the new compy before I try to run FF:XI. And so for now, I'm gonna be thinking up a name for my kawaii Taru... anyone got any suggestions? Later!
current mood:  cheerful
current music: Animal Crossing music
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| Sunday, August 29th, 2004
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9:34 pm - And so my bad luck continues
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For the most part today went amazingly well, even though I had to work today. That part of the day went well, although we got shorthanded a few times, and a couple people got huffy when they're Special Buys didn't ring up like they were supposed to... I mean, come on, even big businesses can't get everything right all the time, right? And even so, that's no reason to complain about saving $10 on a calculator or not getting a free half-case of paper... *sighs* But that's not what's got me so down.
I got home today after work, and made plans to hang out with Sue and play Monopoly. I get ready and back out in my car, and in a moment of 'air-headedness' I back into my neighbor's car. Nothing wrong, no damage to either car, but suddenly I can't move at all! My stickshift shifts just fine, but none of the gears will catch. >_< So with Stevie's help, I push my car forward (so nothing questionable comes up) and I call my brother. Turns out it's kinda common for this to happen with cars with manual trasmissions, he says it'll take 5 minutes and $0 to fix... thank goodness for that.
So after that, I call Sue and tell her what happened, she understood and we made plans for later on the week. So I thought I'd take this time to play my shiny new CastleVania game I got just yesterday for my PlayStation... yup, you guessed it, that didn't happen either. Something's wrong with my disc - the system loads, the disc spins and hums, but the game never loads. I cleaned it, but to no avail. Angrily, I pulled the disc out of the console and threw it across the room, and I heard something 'plink.' I thought maybe I cracked the disc, but to my horror I found out the plastic hub with the latch that the disc spins on had pulled off the shaft! It was stuck in the disc and plinked out when the disc hit the wall. I was about ready to cry. I popped the hub back on and tested out Final Fantasy Tactics, and fortunately the PlayStation still works like normal. Maybe I should glue the hub on, just in case...?
So continuing from my entry last night, it seems like things are slowly sliding downhill. At any rate, I feel like I've got the 'death touch' or something like that. Sems like all my stuff is either breaking down or going on strike or something. Man, I hope I don't accidentally kill my compy, or else I probably will go postal! ^_^; *sighs* At any rate, I'm off tomorrow, so I think I'm gonna relax and treat myself to some hot, fresh strawberry muffins for breakfast... mmm, strawberries...
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| Saturday, August 28th, 2004
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11:17 pm - Fun filled day!
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Today started out a bit odd for me... I had to be at work at 7:00 am this morning, so I had to go to bed early. But since I had hot dogs for supper, they made me really thirsty before I fell asleep. So, bright and early at 4 am I wake up, all hot and muggy and dying of thirst. Usually I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge for such occasions, but sadly it was (and still is) in the sink to be washed. So, I got up and got some water, and since I didn't want it to wait to chill in the fridge, I put it in the freezer to cool faster. And I sat at the kitchen table to wait for it to drink. Suddenly, I wake up at the table and find out it's 4:45 am, and I find that my glass of water is now a glass-shaped hunk of ice in the freezer... Tired and miffed, I ended up drinking a glass of milk and managed to stumble back to bed... rar. Milk leaves such a funny aftertaste when your throat's dry. -_-
Work was okay; I managed to stay busy thru all of the busy spots, and kept a bit ahead of the annoying customers, who seem to come out in droves over the weekends. >_< But the best part was the factory auction this afternoon!
The auctions have been run by a couple of people I've known for years; the same crew who used to run the Encore Bookstore in good old downtown Albemarle (http://www.ebmshop.com) are running these auctions. I went to one before, and let go of an awesome deal on a computer... *kicks self* But! I made some great deals tonite! First off, I bought a left-to-right swivel fan for my living room / bedroom - what usually sells at Wal-Mart for $25 or more I got for $15! The next goodie is a copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for PlayStation, for only $6! Although I've only played Castlevania II for NES, I'm hoping that this one will be pretty awesome. But the best thing of all, is I got my very own copy of Stargate: the Movie for $4! (VHS, but hey, it's mine now ^_^) Aside from seeing bits and pieces over the years on TV, I've never actually been able to sit down and watch it from start to finish - so I'm REALLY excited to get to watch it for the first time! *squeals* I hope it's as good as SG-1 is... *fawns over new goodies* Now if only I didn't have to work tomorrow... T_T
current mood:  happy
Edit: I am teh sad. I woke up this morning and found out my fan had died during the night. So now I've gotta see if I can take it back and swap it for another one... Poor fan, it only knew us for so short a time... I'm gonna miss it. *sniffles* (8:41a 8/29)
current mood:  sad
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| Monday, August 9th, 2004
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11:42 pm - My first meme interaction! ^_^
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Okay, in an interview meme posted by ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) Xandri, she asked me five questions that she wanted to know about me. So, without further ado, here's a sneak peek into the innerworkings of my mind... (Don't go too far, tho; I'm very scatterbrained and you might end up lost... ^_-)
--THE RULES!
1 -- Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 -- I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 -- You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 -- You'll include this explanation.
5 -- You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.
1. Other than strawberries, what is your second favourite fruit?
I love most fruit, but... I would have to say my second fave past strawberries would have to be peaches. They're usually sweet enough to eat without sugar, and I love both types of jelly on buttered toast for breakfast! *chomps peach jelly toast*
2. What is your favourite book?
Although I have many sci-fi books that I adore, none probably come as close as the Star Trek: TNG book #18, "Q-in-Law!" OMG, that has to be one of the best combination storylines ever written for Star Trek! ^_^ I could so totally see Q getting smacked around by an understandibly pissed-off Lwaxanna Troi! *laughs*
3. When is the first time you recall watching Trek OR what is the earliest Trek you remember seeing?
The two kinda coincide with each other; my dad was a big fan of the original series when he was younger. So when TNG was first premiering, one of the networks was showing fan favorite episodes of TOS and he had me sit down and watch it with him. (Spock is teh awesome!) But I'd have to say that it was me watching TNG that made me fall in love with Star Trek and sci-fi, and turned me into the technogeek that I am today! Whoo! ^_^v
4. What manga do you really want to read that you've never read before?
Ummm... tough choice there. The new manga "Tsubasa" from CLAMP is really cute - I love all the crossovers from the different CLAMP manga as much as the alternate universe storyline with Sakura and Shaolan (although I have read the first volume, so technically it can't count.) But! One manga I've only seen in stores but haven't read is "Seargeant Frog!" OMG! That show is totally crazy and incredibly funny; I just know that the manga has to be just as great as the show; I REALLY wanna read it! *pouts* ^_-
5. What is your current favourite anime?
Hmm, there've been many I've seen and many I love, but I would have to say that my new fave (and all-time top contender) would have to be Full Metal Alchemist. Cuz Ed and Al are teh coolness, Winry is teh cuteness, and the way alchemy is used thru each episode is just totally awesome! I lurv that show! *squees!*
Whee! That was really fun! ^_^ Ne, if anyone else has any questions, send them over - I'll be happy to answer them! *chomps on second round of strawberry jelly toast* Mmmm... strawberries...
current mood: content
current music: Ending to "Full Metal Alchemist"
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| Wednesday, August 4th, 2004
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2:11 pm - Passing thru the crossroads
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It's been a long time now that I've held onto my namesake - my alter ego, the "Cougar Hunter." I created it almost three years ago, after a wonderful encounter with the Charlotte Cougars, who were having cheerleader camp with four other area schools at the time our Anime club was having the summer cookout. Ah, such wonderful times... *ahem* Anyways, since then I have made several wonderful (and sometimes perilous) hunts towards these lovely young ladies. And although I always haven't been pure of mind regarding these sweethearts, I've always tried to keep it in the realm of being tasteful. *fidgets* Okay, maybe not always then either, but still! I know that I wouldn't ever take it too far... Anyways, what I'm boiling this down to, is that I've come to the decision to actively stop Cougar Hunting. (shock!)
Why have I finally decided this? A few reasons: 1) My hobby (yikes!) has never been looked onto favorably, and the government is cracking down even tougher on offenders of this nature, 2) After all this time, I have many love interests of the Cougars, but not one I can actually take up on it. (And even if I COULD, that would raise some serious ethical questions.) And 3) Whenever I look longingly at a sweet, innocent young lady, I get sad knowing that they wouldn't feel the same for me that I feel for them. These with a few other ethical dilemmas have ultimately brought me to my decision. *is teh sad* T_T
So what does this mean? Am I no longer the Cougar Hunter? Heck, no! It means that starting now, I'm making an extended effort to not lust after girls who could be my younger cousins (or younger sisters, ew! @_@). Don't get me wrong, I still love the young ladies (and Emma Watson will always be my one true love!), but I'm just going to keep it on a sociable level of just admiring them and exclaiming "Aww... how cute!," but nothing more beyond that. And the Cougar Hunter is something original I created, so I wanna hang onto that namesake as well. But no more referring to young ladies as "Cougars," and no more actual hunting of said girls.
I feel kinda lonely tho... I'm giving up my "Loli-con" obsession for good; but I don't like older women, and I don't trust women my own age (except for my awesome female friends, that is - you guys roxx! ^_^v), so part of me feels kind of in a state of limbo... But it's okay, I think that this will be for the best! *is hopeful* Maybe eventually I'll develop a taste for 20-25 year old women now... I mean, stranger things have happened! ^_-
current mood:  peaceful
current music: Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer" (from 8-Bit Theatre)
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