Stuffin' muffins

First, I updated WDKY on Dragonfayth to the latest chapter. I guess because some chapters were longer than others and contained those 'ye old alphanumeric character codes' I had to c&p the HTML from Dreamweaver into the story text box (with the TinyMCE checkbox turned off). I know at least some of the slow, "unresponsive" script errors were because of the world "curl" in my stories, but I wonder if the script mangling the alphanumeric codes is something fixable...

I'm also considering including my logs and things up at Dragonfayth too, making it a fully-fledged series with notes and such. If not Dragonfayth, then definitely at Epiphany. But I think the Review Replies will stay here on LJ, just to make things easier (that's subject to change...) Speaking of RRs, I still have to post them for Chapters 23-24 of WDKY, so look for those soon-ish.

I say "ish" because I DID pack two of my bags today, leaving only one left, but I still have to cram a lot of clothes (the rest until Tuesday) and some other random things in there. I'm honestly hoping that crappy United will let me get away with my carry-on (backpack), my personal item (purse) and a shopping bag with just my blanket and Toro-kun (the stuffed cat). And yes, crappy United. Would you believe that for my ONE extra bag, it's $167 USD!? Because of that wholly unexpected amount (which is about 75% of my paycheck), I had to ask Mom for money *AGAIN*. I felt rotten doing it, but she was quick and okay with it. And as it turns out, I owe her less than I thought-- I found a copy of my super-expensive T-Mobile bill (luckily I printed it out; apparently T-Mobile only keeps your last 2 bill statements online) and calculated out what she paid and what I'd paid, and what I owe her for that is less than I thought. So that plus another $400... it's still a lot of money, but I have to do it.

What's left to pack:
-toiletries (stuff I use in the bathroom, though I might decide to leave the Dove Body Soap behind, much as I love the stuff... plus lotion, anti-bacterial, meds, brush)
-clothes
-some papers
-cat mug, cat plate, yellow bowl, striped glass (?), deco plate, forks, chopsticks, knife, spoon
-leftover oatmeal, cream of wheat, cocoa (make cookies with everything else)

? - Wish I could take my plastic cat trash can, but I don't know if it would fit... 'sides, it's smaller than my Purple one back in the states, so maybe I should just give it to my roommates? I'm doing that with many hangers and such. Should I even bother trying to take my lighter? I bought it for my incense, but my incense is almost gone... and short of the common kitchen downstairs, no one has a gas range here, which is the only thing I can think of using it for (since no one else is an incense queen like I am. Holly said it smelled like hippies in my room!). But I don't want everything in my bag catching on fire, either!

Scott was telling me that parents still want to feel needed and help out whenever they can, but I feel selfish for asking so much of my mom. This trip -for me, at least- was supposed to prove how I could survive being independent and on my own, even for just a little while (and still with perks-- a well-paying job and no rent, basically). It's not that I'm not going to pay my mom back in full, but I guess I shouldn't feel so guilty over it (and I do, to an extreme degree. I don't even wanna talk about it anymore).

But in the end, I can't go to the sleepover/party thing tomorrow, anyway. And I guess I don't really care, because that'll save me more money for mailing things back home, doing my hair (possibly) on Saturday at the Access Moon salon in Akatsuka, going food shopping, etc. And on Friday I'm supposed to go bowling with my tutors, so I want to save up a bit for that, too. I want to finish packing bit by bit though, as each day goes by, so I don't feel stressed the day before I leave. I still feel like I have so much stuff to pack, even though earlier today I was relieved that I'd have the money for my 3rd suitcase-- the biggest one, too. Now it feels like I'm back to not being able to decide what to keep and what to ditch, or how to pack, because it seems almost full and I still have so much to pack IMHO. But my backpack and purse still aren't so filled up yet, so maybe that'll help ease it up somewhat.

I'm still confused about where I put some of my CDs/DVDs though, if I put them anywhere... I thought I had NANA anime eps. 20-25 (that would be 2 CDs), but I couldn't find them amongst the box I intended to send (too expensive, so I crammed them into my 2nd suitcase), and they weren't in my CD case. I wonder if I deleted all those files to save HD space? I'd hate it if I did, but unless they're in the box that I've already taped up, I have no idea if I even burned them to CD. In any case, they're not on my HD anymore... though I do have the latest episode (33) and Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei), eps 16-18. Yay for TV-Nihon getting down to the grind on that!

I should go to bed soon... we don't have class, really (well, I do for 3rd and 5th), but we do have a feedback session during 2nd period, from 10:30 to 11:30, and I have to wake up early enough to call the SF Office of JTB travel to get them to add my United Mileage Plus number to my account... and maybe then I can officially switch my seat on the plane. Kekekeke.

I'm no good at this

I've been repeatedly trying this week to budget out the money I've got-- I got less than I expected today, so I have to really work with what I have. I'm torn between being sensible (using the money only for things I need, and the things that fulfill that need without being expensive) and wanting to have a little bit of fun for the last few days I'm here (getting my hair done for cheaper than in the States, going bowling tomorrow with my tutors). But it's hard! I still have to send ¥500 and batteries to Bonnie; I have the 10kg box to send to myself, a smaller, hopefully CHEAP box to send to my grandparents (though if it gets down to it and I have ANY room in my suitcases, I will rip that sucker open and just give them their presents by hand, even if I already addressed the box), and my last, large suitcase to pack with my clothes, a few random toiletries, and whatever else I can think of to cram in there.

What pisses me off is that while I've been on a cleaning/packing spree, I've managed to become horribly disorganized-- I had 4 bus passes for going from school to Mito Eki (valued at ¥800 total), and I CANNOT FIND THEM. I swore I either put them in my wallet or in some drawer/safe place, but I can't find them no matter where I look... ;_; I've gone through 3 bags of trash, 2 of my suitcases, my entire wallet, 2 of my purses... nothing.

If I can sell my roommates my leftover stamps (which I would feel a bit bad doing, but... I'm GIVING them so many other free things, and the stamps are actually worth MONEY), then it won't be a big deal, because it would be enough bus fare to get me to Mito Eki and back (once, rather than twice, but oh well). But I still wish I could find it NOW, because if I were to unpack in the States and find them in some "obvious" place, I would be really pissed at myself-- especially since I wanted to go to the Post Office tomorrow or Saturday to mail everything off and get it out of my way. I also wish I could sell them my phone... I paid ¥4000 for it, and there's NO reason why I needed it! Admittedly, I have used it for the rare occasion of calling a Japanese number, but for the most part, the phone serves no purpose, and I wish I could get that money back, especially now that ANY amount of money would help. I just HATE asking for money... Besides, I doubt either of my roommates would have any use for a phone; they both already pay for cell phones, and if they were to use the landline, they'd have to pay to get it reconnected. I wonder if I could sell it to someone else? Meh.

Oh, I got my grades today-- an 87.86% grade, which is an A here at Tokiwa, but a B back home at CSUN. Either way, pretty good. I got some parts of the final exam wrong, but nothing monumental, and I did rather well on my speaking test, too. I have yet to find out about any of my other classes (we had a test in Criminology today that was set up SO weirdly, but I hope I did well on it. It was all true or false, but there were lots of trick questions and question sets!), but generally speaking, I'm done with school-related stuff for now.

At least I have chocolate and Cola-- my bestest inanimate edible friends.

And now for something interesting I just thought of (which has probably been done before):
Below is a list of 10 things about me; 5 are true (but are you sure?) and 5 are lies (but which ones?). Can you figure out which is which? If you wanna copy this and do it yourself, please do!

I've committed a crime at some point during my life.
I'm bisexual.
I'm allergic to asparagus.
One of my worst health fears is becoming lactose intolerant.
The weight listed on my California ID card is accurate.
I'm not allergic to fish, I just don't like to eat it.
My least favorite genre of music is rap.
I've never been suspended from school.
My first fandom was Sailor Moon.
My worst habit is biting my nails.