“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
- Henry Thoreau

Time to finish cleaning my room. I have to do laundry (I have nowhere to put it), finish organizing my papers (can’t put my file cabinet where it’s supposed to go), toss out the last things that need tossing (goddamn trunk is too heavy for my strained back), find places for the little things (which means organizing the little things, which is alright), find places for my books (no bookcase still, even though it’s been requested over and over again), and re-arranging my room (damn my aching back).

I’m too tired for this fucking shit. It’s not that much, and everything would be solved if I had a bookcase, but I hurt and I have no bookcase. I feel like I never got a vacation. I’m already counting down until the next one. Today’s just one of those bad days, yanno? I used to get these a lot. Then I’d snap out of it and say, “Why the fuck did I just slice my arm open?”

Yesterday was good, though. I met some wonderful people at the little con, and I got some wonderful pictures, and I’m seriously in debt. $10 to Niki, $8 to Stephy, $11 to Elise, $5 to Julie and $2 to Renee. Correct me if I’m wrong, folks. ^^;; Ya’ll know what my memory is like.

And now I should go work on my room. In short, I will go stare blankly at my ugly walls for a while, sort some papers, stare at the walls some more, try to move my computer, stare some more, move out the trash, stare yet again, and move my posters and cosplay stuff. Oh, and I might get some laundry done. But Dad and Beth are doing theirs, so probably not. Not like I have anywhere to put it anyhow. *sigh* Life sucks and then you die.

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So, like, yeah. And stuff.

I’m helping Tsuzuki make her Shuichi (Gravitation) costume. Well, I’m making boot covers. ^^;; I have the mock-up pretty much done. I just need her physically present to do the final fitting, and then I can make the actual boot covers. I need little tacks, though. Glue isn’t going to hold this thing together, and duct tape is too bulky. I’d rather take my time and do it by hand, yanno? So, I’m gonna tack it on the shoe. Rar.

Not too much other stuff going on… Vacation is getting to me. My brain is kind of rotting away. Not that it wasn’t before, but now it’s more… fuzzy. I’m also addicting myself to Coke, which is baaaaad. But like the lady says in the commercial, “I need that fake buttery taste!” ^.^

So… Yeah. I have decided to put up Alucard and the FFVII:AC poster in my room, as they can be easily incorporated into the new decor. The poster will go in my closet/office, which will be decorated in black and animal print, and the wallscroll will go over my bed, with the tans and golds and reds. Rawr, baby. ^_~ I think I’ll be spending a lot of time in my little office staring at Sephiroth. Heh heh.

Geo: XD Words, engage! *vroom* But yes, the scans are for this. I’m having waaaay too much fun making costume designs. Hee hee. You should see me when I get all interior-decorator-y. ^.^ Speaking of scans, have you gotten the manga yet? *is all impatient-like*

Karie: It’s gotta swoop like silk, though. I know not of a cloth that swoops like silk. Do you know of a cloth that swoops like silk?

So… Yeah. Not too much to say. I think I may have decided to go to Kamecon as the Otaku Hunter, if I can bully my parents into buying me the outfit and someone else into being my cameraperson. I should have enough for a decent number of tapes, unless tapes are obscenely expensive, and it’s warm enough for long shorts. (Ha! I flaunt my crazy window-fogging body heat!) And, best of all, it’ll be good practice for Otakon. It’s hard work to act as crazy as Steve, yanno. I want to leap off of things yelling, “Whoo-ee!” and talking about catching the cosplayers by hand so it’s less stress on them and top-jaw ropes and… Yeah, I’m crazy. XD But it’ll be fun!

Geez, grow up, people. It’s my blog, and I have it so that I can express myself. If you don’t like what I say, don’t read it. In fact, if you’re going to have a hissy fit because I have an opinion and I’m not afraid of expressing it, why am I even friends with you? Christ. (Please note it’s mostly Bobby I’m directing this at, but it goes for the rest of you. The Internet cannot convey tone of voice, so your comments could be read a variety of ways. I’m trying to see them in the best possible light, but Bobby pissed me off.)

*ahem* So. That aside. The rest of this entry will never get commented on, as I have just instigated a flame war, but whatever. I’ve been going crazy with the Petshop menagerie designs. I can’t wait to make them, but it’ll be a few years away, I’m sure. ^^;; If only so we can afford the butterfly’s sleeves. Huge drapes of silk, I’m telling you. I’m not sure what color to make them. I’m having troubles with the colors of that entire outfit, actually… But the basic design is loverly, so I’m happy. ^_^ I’ve also got the cat, fish, bird, dragon, and Testu-chan drawn up. Except for the dragon’s headdress. I need better pictures of it before I even think of sketching it out. So, off I go to find better pictures! Tra la la…

Steph-san: I LOVE YOU. *ahem* Ready whenever you are - and it’s funny, because just today I was talking about Fatal Frame 2. And you’re right, I would skewer you. XD In a nice way, of course.

My carpal tunnel seems to be flaring up. Very unpleasant. I find it amusing that I can’t figure out what on earth I did to bother it, though. I’ve been away from the computer. Bizarre.

My Posse is being remarkably idiotic. I am not amused. In fact, I think I shall remove myself from the argument entirely, since everyone involved is acting like elementary students. Argh. I feel old. -_-;;

Ooh! Ooh! Yanno Petshop of Horrors, right? Well, eventually a bunch of us want to cosplay as the menagerie, so I’m having a wild time sketching costumes and making full-size patterns for accesories. I need pictures of Tetsu-chan and the little dragon girl, though. And I have to design a horse, fish, cat, and either a wolf or a rodent from scratch. I’m having so much fun. XD I love designing elaborate costumes, but I hate making them. Wearing them is worth it, though. ^.^

I’m tempted to bring Heero-bear to school with me, but he’d need a harness or something to make sure no one steals him. I lurve Heero-bear. XD

The monkeys should not be winking at you. They are not animated. At all. (Although that would be very amusing - very slow animated gif that winks every 10 minutes or so.)

Thank you for commenting, Karie! I may be inspired to rec more. XD Not that I’m good at it, but whatever.

Geo: Everything seems to be alright now, so what’s done is done. Suffice it to say that I was not a happy panda for the duration of my absence from the ‘Net. I missed you! ;_;

Neechan: Of course you can stay here! Post updates and whatnot. Let the world know about stuff you want the world to see. (And we do indeed speak to the world - you’ve seen the counter info. I can see how that would be unnerving.)

Early release from school today! And holiday next week! Ah, the delights of public school. And! When I graduate, I get a moped! Hee hee! Americans don’t appreciate mopeds like other countries do. I just have to find out what I’ve got to do to get a moped lisence… Yeah, I’m babbling. So what? I missed babbling.

Snifflebleebs. Hee hee.

The worst is over. Restrictions are lighter, I have more time to finish up the last bits of my cleaning, and I’m not is danger of losing my worldly belongings. Which is good. Very good. No one shall ever know how good. Let’s just be glad it didn’t come to that, ey?

Yes, I know we (well, me, since Neechan never blogged and she’s got her own blog on the side now) haven’t been saying much lately. I’ve blogged whenever I got the chance, all considered- not being allowed on a computer sucks, but now I return! With a full 1 1/2 hours of computer/TV time daily! Verily, forsooth.

Heero-bear is fine, by the way. That was just a humorous interlude. ^^;; Dunno what I was thinking, but he’s on my bed right where he always is. Unless he’s at a con with me. Or sleepover. Or whatever. (Yes, I bring my teddy bear with me everywhere. Don’t laugh.)

I think the monkeys are staring at me. This layout unnerves me. Really. I want to change it. *whimper*

Oh, and does anyone know who anonymously commented on my fic rec site? Just curiosity. (I should update that site, but I haven’t been reading fic lately… Mreh.)

That said, I leave you with a few words: Gnarfle, Springle, Gleeb. Good day.

Almost done cleaning. Yes, I know it’s been two weeks. I had to clean out my closet. Things are finally looking up for me, although lacking money has progressed from “annoying” to “put me out of my misery”. At least I have Heero-bear to keep me company. Right, Heero-bear? …Heero-bear? NOOOO!! WHY, GOD, WHY?!

Thank you for the well-wishes, everyone. I seem to be much better now.

I am, however, in a foul mood. I am bitter and upset and stressed. My room will not be clean in time. I am very upset at certain people who probably don’t know who they are. I have given up completely on even bothering to *try* in Civ, since I consistently fail and my parents refuse to believe that I put any effort into it at all. And since I put a hell of a lot of effort in this past semester, fuck that. Just fuck it.

And I have schoolwork tonight. And I have to clean my room. At the same time. FUCK. FUCK THIS FUCKING WORLD.
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