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Feb. 11th, 2006 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azuriteHappy Birthday SvelteRose!
^_^ Party hard.
I got my hair cut today in preparation for my big interview on Monday. I also tried to pluck my eyebrows a bit, get them shaped like Brooke and Shaina always say I should do, but that didn't end up too well. o_O; I hate spending money on things to get them professionally done when I could do them myself (hair cutting exempt; I've seen the results of self-hair cutting, and they ain't pretty). This include stuff like manicures and eyebrow shaping. But with the way I regularly seem to screw up such "beauty basics," what's the extra $23 for something that lasts 2+ weeks?
It also seems like my PS2 is not as fixed as I thought. I can occasionally watch DVDs; it let me play one disc of Lois and Clark without trouble, but it won't play any of the others. I can play Star Ocean 2 just fine, but midway through Make A Star 5 in Katamari Damacy, the sound goes out on me like before. Needless to say, playing Katamari without the music is like going to a concert with earplugs.
So I think I'll end up buying a new premodded PS2, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
staplerx suggested. Even though the Sony website still seems to say Spring 2006 for the release of the PS3, it ain't happening. All the news sites point to games and the console not being shipped for North America until Fall, and it was already hard enough not having a DVD player on the TV, a place where I can lie down and watch without getting computer-screen retina burn. Not sure what I would do with a "new" slimline modded PS2 should the PS3 come out in Fall as expected. I couldn't exactly trade it in for a percentage off the PS3 at EB Games or anything. And I couldn't sell it on eBay. But all that depends on whether or not the PS3 is going to be worth its weight in salt, and if there'll be any good games coming out for it.
Even better news... I actually got a Valentine! From Scott, no less! ^_^ Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and it was starting to make me very grumpy and depressed. It's sort of like thinking about my birthday-- I could have lots of fun, and ignore all the societal "supposed ta's" but how can I have any fun without special people to hang with, like my friends or family? The world doesn't revolve around me... Well, I'm worried about Mom not being able to lock in decent rates for Hawaii, and I might lose any chance of cheap airfare. If that happens, Canada AHOY! Who could Iannoy visit up there? *stares at mklutz* I could also make a special guest appearance at Mamono's school, because hey, she's not in Canada, but she's north-ish, right? And besides, isn't the Mall of America in her state?
Back to the whole V-Day/Scott thing... I think I'll make myself a sign that says "Will do tech support for chocolate" on Valentine's Day. Heh. See if that scores me any leftover Toblerones or anything. Scott's not going to be here this weekend, but NEXT weekend! Yippee! He's actually got to go to CSUN to nag the HR department about sending his W2 to the wrong address (and it never got forwarded, apparently), and then he's also applying to the Peace Corps. I hope that works out, or him finding a teaching job in Japan... well, I hope it works out if I get into the Study Abroad program. I think it would make life a lot easier, knowing that we're in the same country. ^^;
As it turns out, the guy I kinda started thinking was attractive that works with me at ITR not only has a girlfriend as I suspected, but a very nice, sweet (if disorganized/busy) one. Can't hate her, so, whatever. Besides, said guy didn't exactly make a wonderful first impression on me; both guys that work there still tease me all the time. :P It doesn't HURT my feelings, but it does make me want to sock them with pillows filled with marbles.
Oh, and here's a quick reminder of all the communities I own/help mod:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
30kisses - Everyone knows I created this as an alternative to 30_kisses. We have several alternative lists, rules that are different, and several kick-ass mods. I update this one the most frequently.
betasquad - The request-to-join community for anime, manga, and video game fanfic writers. I post all my un-beta'd WDKY chapters here, and I'd love it if more people signed up to join the comm. and the forum so I could have a regular supply of interested editors!
delishidoodle - My icon journal-gone-community. I've just recently updated with a few icons, and hopefully more coming soon.
smrff - The SailorMoon Romantic FanFiction Mailing List's official LJ community. If Aria's Ink can update regularly with fics, why can't we? I say we get WAFF vs. TAFF Day started early this year!
titans_go - Co-modded with baine. But we just haven't started it yet. Why can't I find a decent Teen Titans font!?
weekly_ygo - I'm just the editor. :} But I'm also in the news, every now and then... I hope that post I made about Joey the Passion free online duels makes it into this week's edition.
ygo_extend - I never got around to starting this comm anywhere, but it's meant to be a repository for those great oneshots that should be continued- if not by the original author, then fans with evil imaginations. It's also a challenge community for 1sentence and drabble fics to be fleshed out into something longer.
ygo_goodfic - I co-mod it. Why don't more people bounce their recs our way?
ygo_icontests - I own it-- it's meant to be sort of like weekly_ygo, but for icontests. Many of the icontest owners were impossible to get ahold of, though.
ygo_lyricwheel - I'm going to be restarting the next round soon, if anyone's interested. Any ideas for a theme?
ygo_mst - Meant to be the place where you can be inspired by and write MSTs of Yu-Gi-Oh fics. MSTs being "Mystery Science Theatre" style, which is pure satire and humor. MSTs aren't allowed on FFnet, but they're great learning/teaching tools and good for several laughs. Someone send badfic "recs" over here! We need fodder!
ygo_offtopicon - I'm starting up a new challenge this week, and I hope to keep it regular, this time. We never did finish Challenge #9, which is too bad, but I don't want to let this one die. I have a good idea!
I would appreciate any people interested in helping mod/update these communities. Comment if you can lend a hand at least once a week.
Ugh, I've been spending too much money lately, though:
$25 for a new chain for my Egyptian necklace that Scott gave me; it broke for the second time, so instead of getting it resoldered, I just bought a new, corded silver chain
$20 for a new tie-dyed purple long-sleeved shirt with a heart in the center
$13 for new incense, a pair of blue chandelier earrings, and an incense holder
$17 for a blue faceplate for my phone and installation (because I don't have itty bitty screwdrivers here at home)
And if I do Hawaii and get a PS2? o_o; Goodbye, first paycheck (and then some).
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azurite --
Coming up:
* Finish up my Freeman-ASIA scholarship form. Get the hardcopies sent in to IIE, and give the copies to Dr. Lopez in the Study Abroad office.
* Presidential Scholarship? Professor Hirota DID agree, and though it only needs an unofficial transcript from both CCSF and CSUN (I can print both from the web), it also requires Prof. Hirota's signature. -_-; Her office hours are only on Tuesday and Thursday before class, and the thing is due on MONDAY. Geeeeehhh... There goes a potential $5000 down the hole, all because I didn't prepare enough in advance. I could TRY and find her on Monday, but there's just no guarantee. And I refuse to forge.
* WDKY24 - I write more of it last night, and I only have bits and pieces to go, but this is looking to be another difficult chapter. I'd also like to get beta volunteers NOW, so that I don't have to worry about scrambling to find them once I'm actually finished. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
* WikiFic - The Ultimate Yu-Gi-Oh Encyclopedia is slowly but surely being updated. I managed to get through linking the Shipper's List F-M, but there are still tons of pages that need to be created. I'm also trying to get as many pictures as I can, but I'd like people to tell me which ones would be relevant for the pages in question. What information is necessary? I'm also translating pieces of the Gospel of Truth for WikiFic. More members!
* Get my Tokiwa application finished - I need to estimate some dates, or else ask Mom. Then I need to go to the photo place on campus and get a few photos taken, passport-size.
* Blah blah, websites. - I need a new name for what was formerly Animanga Collision. The site will be another eFiction archive, housing all my fics, rants, essays, etc. from every fandom EXCEPT the Azureshipping Yu-Gi-Oh stuff (which will remain on Dragonfayth, just for the sake of things). But what to call it?
* Can't win, will duel - Okay, so I'm no deck-construction maven or anything, but I still play JTP Online even though I can't seem to win any duels. o_o At least in this, I don't have a level to intimidate me into backing off completely, and for the most part, everyone still seems pretty polite even when I lose miserably. I've seen some great combos, and I want to write them down for future reference. A lot of great duelists post combos and strategies onyu_gi_oh; they could find a good home on WikiFic or elsewhere (with permission, of course). Few actual Yu-Gi-Oh fics actually make use of duels! I think maybe I should ask for more advice in constructing a deck that works... though from what I've seen a good Exodia deck is pretty damn good. Joey himself pounded me with one (HEY! He shouldn't have Exodia!) even when I had over 10,000 LP!
Er... yeah. I'm done for now. :)
^_^ Party hard.
I got my hair cut today in preparation for my big interview on Monday. I also tried to pluck my eyebrows a bit, get them shaped like Brooke and Shaina always say I should do, but that didn't end up too well. o_O; I hate spending money on things to get them professionally done when I could do them myself (hair cutting exempt; I've seen the results of self-hair cutting, and they ain't pretty). This include stuff like manicures and eyebrow shaping. But with the way I regularly seem to screw up such "beauty basics," what's the extra $23 for something that lasts 2+ weeks?
It also seems like my PS2 is not as fixed as I thought. I can occasionally watch DVDs; it let me play one disc of Lois and Clark without trouble, but it won't play any of the others. I can play Star Ocean 2 just fine, but midway through Make A Star 5 in Katamari Damacy, the sound goes out on me like before. Needless to say, playing Katamari without the music is like going to a concert with earplugs.
So I think I'll end up buying a new premodded PS2, as
staplerx suggested. Even though the Sony website still seems to say Spring 2006 for the release of the PS3, it ain't happening. All the news sites point to games and the console not being shipped for North America until Fall, and it was already hard enough not having a DVD player on the TV, a place where I can lie down and watch without getting computer-screen retina burn. Not sure what I would do with a "new" slimline modded PS2 should the PS3 come out in Fall as expected. I couldn't exactly trade it in for a percentage off the PS3 at EB Games or anything. And I couldn't sell it on eBay. But all that depends on whether or not the PS3 is going to be worth its weight in salt, and if there'll be any good games coming out for it.Even better news... I actually got a Valentine! From Scott, no less! ^_^ Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and it was starting to make me very grumpy and depressed. It's sort of like thinking about my birthday-- I could have lots of fun, and ignore all the societal "supposed ta's" but how can I have any fun without special people to hang with, like my friends or family? The world doesn't revolve around me... Well, I'm worried about Mom not being able to lock in decent rates for Hawaii, and I might lose any chance of cheap airfare. If that happens, Canada AHOY! Who could I
mklutz* I could also make a special guest appearance at Mamono's school, because hey, she's not in Canada, but she's north-ish, right? And besides, isn't the Mall of America in her state?Back to the whole V-Day/Scott thing... I think I'll make myself a sign that says "Will do tech support for chocolate" on Valentine's Day. Heh. See if that scores me any leftover Toblerones or anything. Scott's not going to be here this weekend, but NEXT weekend! Yippee! He's actually got to go to CSUN to nag the HR department about sending his W2 to the wrong address (and it never got forwarded, apparently), and then he's also applying to the Peace Corps. I hope that works out, or him finding a teaching job in Japan... well, I hope it works out if I get into the Study Abroad program. I think it would make life a lot easier, knowing that we're in the same country. ^^;
As it turns out, the guy I kinda started thinking was attractive that works with me at ITR not only has a girlfriend as I suspected, but a very nice, sweet (if disorganized/busy) one. Can't hate her, so, whatever. Besides, said guy didn't exactly make a wonderful first impression on me; both guys that work there still tease me all the time. :P It doesn't HURT my feelings, but it does make me want to sock them with pillows filled with marbles.
Oh, and here's a quick reminder of all the communities I own/help mod:
30kisses - Everyone knows I created this as an alternative to 30_kisses. We have several alternative lists, rules that are different, and several kick-ass mods. I update this one the most frequently.betasquad - The request-to-join community for anime, manga, and video game fanfic writers. I post all my un-beta'd WDKY chapters here, and I'd love it if more people signed up to join the comm. and the forum so I could have a regular supply of interested editors!delishidoodle - My icon journal-gone-community. I've just recently updated with a few icons, and hopefully more coming soon.smrff - The SailorMoon Romantic FanFiction Mailing List's official LJ community. If Aria's Ink can update regularly with fics, why can't we? I say we get WAFF vs. TAFF Day started early this year!titans_go - Co-modded with baine. But we just haven't started it yet. Why can't I find a decent Teen Titans font!?weekly_ygo - I'm just the editor. :} But I'm also in the news, every now and then... I hope that post I made about Joey the Passion free online duels makes it into this week's edition.ygo_extend - I never got around to starting this comm anywhere, but it's meant to be a repository for those great oneshots that should be continued- if not by the original author, then fans with evil imaginations. It's also a challenge community for 1sentence and drabble fics to be fleshed out into something longer.ygo_goodfic - I co-mod it. Why don't more people bounce their recs our way?ygo_icontests - I own it-- it's meant to be sort of like weekly_ygo, but for icontests. Many of the icontest owners were impossible to get ahold of, though.ygo_lyricwheel - I'm going to be restarting the next round soon, if anyone's interested. Any ideas for a theme?ygo_mst - Meant to be the place where you can be inspired by and write MSTs of Yu-Gi-Oh fics. MSTs being "Mystery Science Theatre" style, which is pure satire and humor. MSTs aren't allowed on FFnet, but they're great learning/teaching tools and good for several laughs. Someone send badfic "recs" over here! We need fodder!ygo_offtopicon - I'm starting up a new challenge this week, and I hope to keep it regular, this time. We never did finish Challenge #9, which is too bad, but I don't want to let this one die. I have a good idea!I would appreciate any people interested in helping mod/update these communities. Comment if you can lend a hand at least once a week.
Ugh, I've been spending too much money lately, though:
$25 for a new chain for my Egyptian necklace that Scott gave me; it broke for the second time, so instead of getting it resoldered, I just bought a new, corded silver chain
$20 for a new tie-dyed purple long-sleeved shirt with a heart in the center
$13 for new incense, a pair of blue chandelier earrings, and an incense holder
$17 for a blue faceplate for my phone and installation (because I don't have itty bitty screwdrivers here at home)
And if I do Hawaii and get a PS2? o_o; Goodbye, first paycheck (and then some).
Coming up:
* Finish up my Freeman-ASIA scholarship form. Get the hardcopies sent in to IIE, and give the copies to Dr. Lopez in the Study Abroad office.
* Presidential Scholarship? Professor Hirota DID agree, and though it only needs an unofficial transcript from both CCSF and CSUN (I can print both from the web), it also requires Prof. Hirota's signature. -_-; Her office hours are only on Tuesday and Thursday before class, and the thing is due on MONDAY. Geeeeehhh... There goes a potential $5000 down the hole, all because I didn't prepare enough in advance. I could TRY and find her on Monday, but there's just no guarantee. And I refuse to forge.
* WDKY24 - I write more of it last night, and I only have bits and pieces to go, but this is looking to be another difficult chapter. I'd also like to get beta volunteers NOW, so that I don't have to worry about scrambling to find them once I'm actually finished. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
* WikiFic - The Ultimate Yu-Gi-Oh Encyclopedia is slowly but surely being updated. I managed to get through linking the Shipper's List F-M, but there are still tons of pages that need to be created. I'm also trying to get as many pictures as I can, but I'd like people to tell me which ones would be relevant for the pages in question. What information is necessary? I'm also translating pieces of the Gospel of Truth for WikiFic. More members!
* Get my Tokiwa application finished - I need to estimate some dates, or else ask Mom. Then I need to go to the photo place on campus and get a few photos taken, passport-size.
* Blah blah, websites. - I need a new name for what was formerly Animanga Collision. The site will be another eFiction archive, housing all my fics, rants, essays, etc. from every fandom EXCEPT the Azureshipping Yu-Gi-Oh stuff (which will remain on Dragonfayth, just for the sake of things). But what to call it?
* Can't win, will duel - Okay, so I'm no deck-construction maven or anything, but I still play JTP Online even though I can't seem to win any duels. o_o At least in this, I don't have a level to intimidate me into backing off completely, and for the most part, everyone still seems pretty polite even when I lose miserably. I've seen some great combos, and I want to write them down for future reference. A lot of great duelists post combos and strategies on
yu_gi_oh; they could find a good home on WikiFic or elsewhere (with permission, of course). Few actual Yu-Gi-Oh fics actually make use of duels! I think maybe I should ask for more advice in constructing a deck that works... though from what I've seen a good Exodia deck is pretty damn good. Joey himself pounded me with one (HEY! He shouldn't have Exodia!) even when I had over 10,000 LP!Er... yeah. I'm done for now. :)
