Shan: XD You got a list out of me! Drat it all. As long as you don’t remember my birthday I’m all set, though. XD

So last night, I went to bed after staring at my new anatomy book, and I was struck with an Envy drabblebunny. “Nay,” I told it, “I shall not go type you up. I need to sleep.”

So it made me hand-write it instead. -_-;;

Now, keep in mind that the last time I hand-wrote anything over three words long was in high school, and the last time I hand-wrote a fic was… Er… Never. >.< Damn you Envy! You’ve taken over my brain! And then, to add insult to injury, he gave me a sketchbunny. A SKETCHBUNNY. I am indignant. I’m also going to put it on my ff.net account once I look it over and see if it has the connotations I want. ^_^ I love implying things, but then the implications end up being the point of the story and it’s hard to finish it coherently. ^^; Like, this one has uber-angst implications, but is otherwise kinda silly. I mean, can you picture Envy as an artist? The drawing kind, not the make-a-new-body kind. ^^; It’s kinda odd, I guess.

So anyway. I’m exhausted. Working alone takes a lot out of me, and I had to deal with my first angry customer today. ^^; She bought a phone card and then accused me of misleading her into buying the wrong card. I apologized and told her we can’t refund them, and she practically started screaming at me. (I didn’t tell her to buy that particular card, by the way.) It was a little unnerving. But Karie visited this morning, which was awesome. ^__^ Thank you, Karie! I went from “bleh, work” to “Yayomgsquee!” XD No wonder the customers always comment on my bright, cheery smile. Heh heh. (If you come across me at work and wonder “who is this cheerful alien and what has it done with Lisette?” just remind yourself it’s an act. As soon as the customers are gone, I’m grouchy and 3b1l again. X3)

I should type up the Envy drabble. …Would anyone that reads my blog care about it, though? ^^; I seem to be the only one who likes Envy around here… (About the entry title: There used to be an 8th sin in Christianity, which makes me slightly more lenient to the badfic with OC Sins. Meaning that I hate them more for their other characteristics and less for having created an entirely new cardinal sin just for ShinyDaemon103, who has black hair and gold eyes and is Edward and Armstrong’s love child. Ahem.)

Lost has Dominic Monaghan. How can you hate a show that has Merry? Run, little hobbit! XD

And yes, we are hicks. I think we’re outnumbered by horses in this state, although we aren’t outnumbered by cows like some other states I could name. XD Man, I love New England.

I ran out of green yarn. This makes me a very sad panda. I don’t have enough money to buy new yarn. I don’t know what I did with the label, either, so I don’t even know the brand. It’s not Red Heart, that I’m sure of. Red Heart is the icky stuff I’m using for the Gryffindor scarf. It’s awful to work with. XP I much prefer whatevertheheck the Slytherin scarf is made of. But I need more grey and green. *sigh* I’m just a little over half-done, I think. An odd number of stripes so it starts and ends in green… Yep, half done. Four green stripes and three grey stripes, so far, and I need six green and five grey, plus enough green for the tassels. Yep. I should really start a knitting club. That would be very cool.

So. Um. Is anyone aside from Steph and Nicole alive? No one’s blogging or anything. Maybe I’ll go to school tomorrow, make sure everyone’s alive. Well. Maybe I shouldn’t. I don’t think I’d be very welcome.

So I wrote some James Potter fic today. Blame Shan-san; it was his idea. XD I’ll share it when it’s done, maybe.

It is on Ebay. Damnit. >.<

Gotta finish the family Christmas list today. Friends' list is easy: Duct tape and whatever admissions an individual can wrangle out of me. X3 Now, what to get for my friends... *pokes everyone* I have money now, don't be afraid to ask for things!

Edit: DAMN YOU EBAY. I require this. REQUIRE, I say! omgwtfbbqplzkthxbai.

Edit redux: I hate Ebay so much. Wtf is with all the Itachi merchandise that’s suddenly popping up?! Here. And here. And this pouch seems to have two different back designs. Oooh, and a cosplay pouch set! And - count them - five cloaks up for sale.

I give up. Consider this my Christmas list. >.< Why must my money be in cash and not in Paypal, damnit? ...Did I mention the cell phone strap? And this? And… *whimper*

OMGWTFBBQ. And, if I do say so myself, that is a leg holster. None of this re-dyed army surplus crap.

Kira: I’m not mad! Do you not have Internet anymore…? I miss you. ;_; I do still want Gaara pictures, since I think Shuukaku is living in my head now. ^^; I would be happy to help with Sasuke’s arm-thingys! Just, promise me one thing: Do not wrap cloth around your leg to be the band for the kunai pouch. It will ride up and hitch funny if you pose, and you will be crouching. Damn your tallness, little brother! XD

Nicole: Added to my Buddy List. Mine is Seph2, if she wishes to friend back. ^_^

Primary etc. canons: When a title has more than one format, such as manga, anime, OVA, or movie, generally one particular format’s timeline is regarded as the ultimate canon which supercedes all others. Alternately, it is just the timeline which is most commonly used and accepted by the fans. Several examples: FMA seems to be anime-canon-alpha and manga-canon-beta. Harry Potter is book-canon-alpha and movie-canon-beta (thank god).
To use an example you wouldn’t understand (not having seen the series and all), Saiyuki’s primary canon is very interesting. For the most part, the primary canon is the manga; however, there are three manga series. Gaiden, Gensomaden, and Reload; the last being a direct sequel to the second, and the first being an indirect prequel to the second. Gensomaden is primary-primary, aka the most important of the three that together make the primary canon; Gaiden and Reload are both secondary within the manga canon after Gensomaden. (Here, this isn’t fitting well in words. Have a flowchart.)

So, did I explain that enough, or did I make it far more confusing than it needed to be? XD Probably the latter. I’m awful at describing things, for someone who considers herself an author.

Now to distract myself from complicated fandom ramblings with FMA merchandise! (Yes, I finally gave in and explored Squenix’s FMA merch page.) There’s things I want, and since it’s impossible to find this stuff even on Ebay (cheap knockoffs aside, which is what my poor Squall necklace is) I shall even share what it is I like. XD *lust* *envy* Someone keep me away! I have no yen. XD I don’t think they ship out of country, either. Curse them. (Only not, because Squenix is GOD, all caps, and I can’t believe they have both FMA and Final Fantasy to milk. No wonder they’re killing off the FF title, what with how explosive FMA is.)

So today my schedule was changed, but it was okay because they wanted me in later than I was originally going in. I am apparently a proper employee now, minute the paperwork, because I worked alone again for the whole shift and I have a passcode to open the registers. I also almost got robbed, I think. The guy was very scary, but someone came inside just in time. ;_; After the scary man left, the guy that came in was like, “Uh, was he creepy or was that just me?” And I was like, “;_; Yes!” And later I almost called the cops because people kept pulling up to the pumps and doing nothing for 15 minutes and then driving away. But then there’s the really gay guy with the great jacket who calls me “dearie”. I <3 him. XD He’s so adorable. Almost as adorable as Geo and Shan! <33333 So see, not all of work is scary and evil. Just, you know, most of it.

Don’t know when or if I’ll be working that shift again, but I like it. Very quiet, all told, with plenty of time for sketching if I dared bring my sketchbook. XD I wanted to draw Envy all night - almost as much as I wanted to go to the bathroom.

Is it really illegal for me to not get breaks? I keep getting conflicting ideas about this from various people… At least I get free drinks. *sucks down Slurpees and get brain-freezy* XD And that is waaay too much babble for this time of night. I have tomorrow off, so I shall sleep muchly. Oh yes I shall. Mmm, sleep…

Hakkai: Sanzo says he doesn’t have a problem with your fashion at all. It’s the kappa who blinds him. Really, that blue with that shade of red? Ew. Almost as bad as that Ran Fujimiya character. XD

So today, work was quite the adventure. Mostly because, you know, putting a trainee on third shift ALL BY HERSELF is fucking smart. I don’t even have a number to sign into the cash registers with. I also had incredible problems with former classmates trying to buy alchohol. It was not a good night. I just want to sleep, but I have to go in at noon tomorrow, and that’s not enough time for some decent rest.

At least I got to go shopping today. Dad brought me down to the bookstore, despite everything being crowded and the stupid Christmas parade, and I got the anatomy book I’ve wanted for about year. ^_^ I love it so much. I think I’ll flip through it before I go to sleep. There’s these awesome acidized capillary systems for the hands that I want to scan and turn into an Envy layout… Yes, that is random. XD

The really good thing about today? In the car, Dad and I talked about primary and secondary canon, using examples from FMA, Saiyuki, and Star Trek. I love my dad. XD I also made up a word: canonicity. I like this word.

I’m too tired to stay awake any longer. I get tired around 6, and now it’s 12. Damn it all. I am beginning to really hate work. (They also fired the only other girl on staff, who I’ve discovered is the only one I really liked. But she was going to quit anyway, so I think it’s a good thing. Aside from me slowly becoming her replacement. >.<)

Hakkai: Seishirou wishes it to be known that you amuse him, and he would like to play cards this Tuesday night or at your nearest convenience. X3 I just want to know what the stakes would be. (And I cracked up when I read that, oh yes I did, because I think you read the manga omake where he dressed them all up in clown suits and Kougaji-tachi were Playboy bunnies. So… I wouldn’t put it past Hakkai, actually. XD)

Nicole: We’ll try again Winter break. >.< At least we can meet up at Anime Boston! *jinxes them all*

I just spent the last three hours reading this instead of sleeping. >.< Stupid Lisette. You need your sleep. At least I’m only going in to work at three… And then the day after at noon, and then a day off! I like days off, even if I’m too tired to enjoy them. ^_^

I must say that having a job is messing up my body more than not having one did. Yes, I had problems with my sleep schedule and I gained weight and was lazy, but now my body can’t tell if it’s tired or how much sleep it needs or when it needs it, and my knees stiffen and I get hungry at weird times, and being hungry feels different. Like, I only notice I’m hungry when my stomach starts cramping, and then I put stuff in it until it stops. ^^; It’s very strange. Sleeping is weird, too, particularly with a full stomach. My tummy rebels when it’s full and I lie down. Like, even if I lie on my back, I get all nauseous and icky. But last night I somehow managed to sleep on my stomach, which was awesome. It probably had something to do with accidentally falling asleep when I didn’t mean to. ^^;

Alright, so there’s the obligatory fandom babble and work-whine… Wait, now there’s nothing else to talk about. Oh! Cosplay! XD My world is so small.

..I need popsicle sticks. (And that is my cosplay babble of the day, brought to you by Sanzo and the number 9. ^_~)

*headbangs* Ready steady can’t hold me back…

Yeah, the new OP made me wonder if there’s any videos of the Otakon concert out there. I found these pictures, which amuse me greatly because the whole thing was just shiny blobs for me. XD Oh! But on the official site, it says there’s gonna be a DVD of the performance out in January. Oooooh, I want it! ;_; But it comes out after my birthday… Nyah. That concert was so awesome. Aww, now I’m all angsty and wanting to go back to the con. ^^; I think everyone kinda makes the con their home, even in those few short days, and it’s awful having to leave. I mean, I have friends that I only know from and see at cons - I still don’t know their names and identify them by the costumes I first saw them wear. XD Let’s see, there was Aeris, the Mahou Tsukai Tai guy, Kenshin… I see them at every con. XD Then there was Yohji and Fuuma, who I wish I could see again. ;_; That Fuuma was so hot… I stole his jacket. X3 Well, I gave it back, but it’s the thought that counts.

I can’t wait for Anime Boston. XD Sanzo and Itachi! Booyah! I will be the grouchiest Sanzo evar. Yes I will. And Hakkai, you are not allowed to wear a checkered shirt, no matter how green it is. XD That was such a bad cosplay… I can’t believe someone went out in public like that.

I got my first check today! It’s lovely. ^_^ It’s also entirely possible for me to get rid of the whole thing tonight just by paying back my various debts. >.< But I want to keep some for Christmas presents, crickets, and maybe a manga or two for myself. I think I deserve a visit to B&N, ne? I would spring for some FMA merchandise, but Steph finally wrangled stuff that I want out of me (aside from duct tape, WHICH I DO ACTUALLY WANT OMG) and FMA merchandise was included in the vague affirmation I gave while drooling over the Sephiroth Trading Arts figure. ^^; I should make a special shelf for my FF7 figures here in my shrine... It's so bare. Just two wallscrolls, a poster, and a comissioned fanart. I'd like to the artists' webpage, but I'd have to get the drawing out of its frame. >.>

And now, let them eat cake! X3 Ah, food…

P.S. I made an animated icon! It ended up with 11 frames, but I made 21. *pout* Filesize was too big and it slowed down with that many frames. Damnit, why is my gif animator’s preview so messed up?! Grargh. It was fine in the preview. *pout* (As a sidenote, I like working in hudredths of a second. It makes me think about perception and reality. ^_^ And subliminal messages, but since those don’t really exist…)
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*watches episode 14 A BAJILLION TIMES just to get used to Envy’s voice* It’s… er… a little more girly than I expected. His voice-over after the opening confused me. ^^; I was like, “Who on earth is Lust talking to? There wasn’t a girl there… wait a minute… GODDAMNIT, ENVY!! Stop threatening my femininity!”

*ahem* Anyway. In yesterday’s entry, I forgot that today is the day before Thanksgiving, not the day of. Ehe. ^^; But we still have awesome food! *nibble nibble* I find myself with a full tummy more often these past few days. It’s very nice. ^__^ On the other hand, said tummy is getting bigger… Which is not nice… But the food! …But the tummy… ;_; *distracts self with egg nog* MmmMMmMmM.

XD So yes, the cosplay site I linked yesterday? Very hotness. I surfed through it all (From the main page, enter through the graphic, then on the nav bar click the fifth link from the right. Click on the thumnails of the galleries or on one of the three text links near the top. Surf at will. X3) and the Roy and Hughes cosplayers are just amazing. I love their snowy photoshoot. I think there’s Samurai Warriors cosplay there, too. Mm, it’s all so pretty!!

In other news, Envy has been added to my list of “people I will cosplay when I’m thin enough to show off my belly like that.” Right up there with Trance Kuja. X3 I plan on gluing feathers to myself with that one. No bodysuit for Lisette! …I need a Trance Zidane, though. Anyone want to wear strips of pink fur in a couple years…? No one? ;_; But yeah, for Envy, I shall study the way Akasha(sp?) walks in Queen of the Damned. That should be girly enough for Envy, and fluid enough that if I can pull it off I will be the bestest and most flexible Envy evar. Rar. And it’ll be the cheapest costume ever, too!

Me: *walks into fabric store*
Employees: *groan* It’s the girl that buys obscene lengths of obscure fabric! Gawd no!
Me: I’d like a yard of black spandex.
Employees: Is that all? *please say yes*
Me: Yup! *niko niko*
Employees: …Really?
Me: WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT SHE ONLY NEEDS A YARD OF FABRIC FOR HER CLOTHES?! …Wait, wrong character. *sashays away*
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Because I know I’ll forget tomorrow that it’s Thanksgiving: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! X3 I love food soooo much. Best time of year, yo. Egg nog, pumpkin pie, stuffing, ice cream, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, heck, even yams. XD And of course the turkey. Mmm, turkey. X3

Filetransing ep11 now. XD Geo is so wonderful to supply my crack addiction like this. *love* I am thankful for FMA dealers! XD And for egg nog and meat and - yeah. X3

I am also thankful for the wonderful fandoms out there, and how each one has its specialty. Weiss is good at persisting in the face of nonexistant plot and/or characterization. HP is good at fanfiction. FMA is good at icons. Final Fantasy is good at animated gifs. Naruto is good at pretty layouts. Saiyuki is good at angst. XD

I am most thankful for all the wonderful people who are so kind and loving and who generally kick ass. <3 Yay to you all for putting up with me!

< /sap > < insert complaints about foot > < insert complaints about working on Thanksgiving > < /complaints >

So last night I had a dream involving Roy, an alternate universe, Tree-san (the real one in the park), and a chimera. It was a very interesting dream. I was slightly late to work because of it. ^^; And then I forgot to punch in for a few minutes, which made it even worse. Ah well. At least I can stare at Roy and wonder whether or not I like him yet. XD Have I mentioned that Envy is waaay too pretty? I’m jealous of him. So sad, when one is femininely jealous of a male homunculus that wears a skort. X3

Steph: >.< But work is so much harder to get up for than school was! I suspect it's the weird hours. As a customer remarked to me today, "I see you here all the time. At night, in the morning, in the afternoon - do you live in the back room or something?"
Karie: Poor Hakkai. XD Quite the pairing shorthand there, eh? And yes, work sucks, but I will survive. *dance*
Nicole: I hear the manga and anime follow different storylines starting around episode 20-something, I think. I'm actually more interested in the anime than the manga for once. ^^; It appears to be the fandom staple, as opposed to most fandoms that consider the manga the ultimate canon. Very strange. (And yes, Hughes is teh kewl. X3 I like him muchly.)

ETA: Linky for Stephy! I’m so good, I can find awesome DW cosplay when I’m not even looking for it. XD Main site is here. And they have the bestest evar FMA cosplay. Armstrong, man. RoyandHughesinsnow. <3 My life is complete. XD

Sleep now, despite my nap this afternoon. I slept through dinner... Ehe. ^^; Naps always give me this sickly-sweet taste in my mouth, kinda like how rotting flesh smells. Er. Not that I know what rotting flesh smells like. <_<;; But the taste I get just won't go away. It makes me a grumpy Lisette-chan.

There are no Envy pictures. ;_; I want Envy!

ETAA: Hee hee. I would be an Envy Mary-Sue. X3 I would be prettier than him! He would no longer threaten my femininity! XD

This is entry #888! I’m so proud of myself. XD

Shan: Give me a date and I’ll ask for it off from work. ^_^ And that is likely about the foot, but I worry about everything. XD
Steph: *nod* It really isn’t that bad, and after that little hissy fit (which I think was partially brought on by expecting to have two hours to myself and then, through the machinations of fate, having ten minutes) I was pretty much fine. It’s still a little hard to get up and just go, but I think that’s more to do with getting up at 4am. XD
Nicole: No, I don’t watch TV. ^^; I’ve been getting the old fansubs from “an anonymous friend” via AIM. It takes two hours to get a single episode, though. ;_; Speaking of which, I should have ep.8 now! *goes to watch*

…Remind me to never, ever pick up in an angsty arc when I’m in a good mood. Ed crying makes me cry. ;_; It’s like Hisoka all over again! Gawd, what is up with all these insanely good voice actors?! XD Like I’m complaining. Heh.

I have yet to decide who my favorite character(s) in FMA are. They’re all so wonderful! I mean, Hughes makes me grin, Al is just kyoot, Ed makes me giggle (and cry, apparently), and even though I haven’t met Armstrong yet he already makes me cringe. XD You know, like when you’re watching a movie and you get so embarassed for the characters that you have to leave? Yeah. Maybe I’m the only one that can’t sit through a movie because of that… ^^;

…Is it bad of me to want a chimera of my own? >.> *huggles young!Ed* No! Don’t be sad, Ed! Look, I drew you while I was at work! *shows off the Post-It drawing that took her three hours* XD

So I’m off from work today, 5-1 tomorrow, off the day after, and on Thanksgiving I work 5-1 again. Could be worse. ^_^ I can have dinner with my family! Yaaay! Now I just have to figure out how to politely ask for Christmas morning with my family. *sigh* But I don’t know if any of my coworkers have kids, and Mum pointed out that I should take work that day if it meant they got to be at home with their families. But… I can’t work alone anyway, because I’m still in training. *is confused* …Ah well, I can worry about that later. He only just made the schedule for this week yesterday, and it only goes until Thursday, so I somehow doubt that he has the Christmas schedule worked out yet. XD

Filetransing episode 9! I *heart* Geo. XD He leaves his AIM on away instead of logging off so that I can Get to my heart’s content. ^_^ After today, I should be ready for the next batch! 11-15, here I come! XD

ETA: I have a chicken for dinner! And there’s Sobe green tea and OMFG egg nog!!!!eleven! XD And I have ep.9 now, and it’s much more cheerful than the last two, but Geo’s AIM logged him off so I can’t get 10. ;_; But… Chicken! And egg nog! And an Ace bandage for my foot! It seems to help a bit, too. ^_^ (And the stuff behind the cut is a little spoilerish for Naruto ep 80-somethings, aka Itachi. But it’s worth it! XD Go read, go read!)
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