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Posted 12 years agoWhoo, this poor dusty ol' unloved page. I'd been doing a lot less sketching than I used to, but had intended to at some point get what I had done uploaded on here, once I found my scanner again, among other things. There's been a lot going on IRL for quite some time that's made that take a back burner. >.<;;
It doesn't look like that's going to happen now regardless, though, seeing as nearly every single drawing I had (and *all* the sculptures and other stuff) burned in recent firestorms o' doom, as many of you probably already know. While severely lacking in Stuff, now, however, I did manage to get in just long enough to grab my cat, for which I am immensely thankful--some people hereabouts didn't even get that much. :C But yeah, it does rather set back all my artsy-fartsy crafting plans and such. No ponies left to remake, for one, and no wool roving or needles with which to sculpt it... it's going to take a long while to rebuild up my stash o' random crafting supplies, particularly since I rrreeeaaallly don't have the funds for it right now. I was thrilled and very lucky to find my external hard drive with some things backed up on it which I am sorting through bit by bit on my computer, but there's quite a lot that's gone forever into crumbly bits of ash.
Fortunately, what I DO have are some really awesome friends! :) I want in particular to give a shoutout to the spectacularly helpful
OnyxSerpent, who shipped a pack of art supplies and even reprints of the badges I had from her. <3 I have been getting back in the sketching habit a lot more again just recently, in large part due to the "need" to try out all the fancy new artbits that arrived in her package from Cali, along with a couple of budgie feathers and supply cases and even a little toy Bryndel. (And BOOKS. :D ...Cannot live without books, I tell you.) So yeah, pretty much any doodlings I post for some time to come will all be thanks to her. ;) ...which she might not really want the blame for, come to think, seeing as my drafting skillz are rather rusty, but too bad, bwahaha. ;P And in thanks for the awesome lewt, I'm not even going to blame her too much for the small gray skwerl that ALSO somehow snuck its way into the box she sent...
Meantime, 'twas also quite wonderful to see some old friends in Denver recently (which is also probably going to subject them to some bad art, in turn--be forewarned,
Idlewild, 
CandyFizz!). I'm also squeezing over finding old story notes/art that I don't have to recreate, which also feels strangely like spending time with old friends again. ...Which probably just confirms exactly how insane fiction writing has made me, but whatever. There are few things better in the world than seeing familiar, beloved faces again, ehehe. My REAL friends behave themselves better than the imaginary ones from my storyworlds at least. ...Most of the time. >.>
One of the many small pieces of irony in all of this was that I had started in intending to do the Camp NaNoWriMo thing this summer, where I was going to work s'more on a particular story of mine--the longer version in the same world as "Walking Through Fire," actually--which in this case means the novel where I start by burning the protagonist's house down. ...And then those plans got canceled when MY house caught on fire, instead.
Karma, baby. It's a bitch. <.< ...lol. At least I'm pretty sure the causes of this one were different than the firestarters in my story, sheesh.
It doesn't look like that's going to happen now regardless, though, seeing as nearly every single drawing I had (and *all* the sculptures and other stuff) burned in recent firestorms o' doom, as many of you probably already know. While severely lacking in Stuff, now, however, I did manage to get in just long enough to grab my cat, for which I am immensely thankful--some people hereabouts didn't even get that much. :C But yeah, it does rather set back all my artsy-fartsy crafting plans and such. No ponies left to remake, for one, and no wool roving or needles with which to sculpt it... it's going to take a long while to rebuild up my stash o' random crafting supplies, particularly since I rrreeeaaallly don't have the funds for it right now. I was thrilled and very lucky to find my external hard drive with some things backed up on it which I am sorting through bit by bit on my computer, but there's quite a lot that's gone forever into crumbly bits of ash.
Fortunately, what I DO have are some really awesome friends! :) I want in particular to give a shoutout to the spectacularly helpful
OnyxSerpent, who shipped a pack of art supplies and even reprints of the badges I had from her. <3 I have been getting back in the sketching habit a lot more again just recently, in large part due to the "need" to try out all the fancy new artbits that arrived in her package from Cali, along with a couple of budgie feathers and supply cases and even a little toy Bryndel. (And BOOKS. :D ...Cannot live without books, I tell you.) So yeah, pretty much any doodlings I post for some time to come will all be thanks to her. ;) ...which she might not really want the blame for, come to think, seeing as my drafting skillz are rather rusty, but too bad, bwahaha. ;P And in thanks for the awesome lewt, I'm not even going to blame her too much for the small gray skwerl that ALSO somehow snuck its way into the box she sent...Meantime, 'twas also quite wonderful to see some old friends in Denver recently (which is also probably going to subject them to some bad art, in turn--be forewarned,
Idlewild, 
CandyFizz!). I'm also squeezing over finding old story notes/art that I don't have to recreate, which also feels strangely like spending time with old friends again. ...Which probably just confirms exactly how insane fiction writing has made me, but whatever. There are few things better in the world than seeing familiar, beloved faces again, ehehe. My REAL friends behave themselves better than the imaginary ones from my storyworlds at least. ...Most of the time. >.>One of the many small pieces of irony in all of this was that I had started in intending to do the Camp NaNoWriMo thing this summer, where I was going to work s'more on a particular story of mine--the longer version in the same world as "Walking Through Fire," actually--which in this case means the novel where I start by burning the protagonist's house down. ...And then those plans got canceled when MY house caught on fire, instead.
Karma, baby. It's a bitch. <.< ...lol. At least I'm pretty sure the causes of this one were different than the firestarters in my story, sheesh.
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Posted 13 years agoI am getting really, really tired of school, and just...wrung out by everything. I keep meaning to make it to a meetup or somesuch, but never seem to quite get there of late: always too tired or depressed or whatever else, not to mention constantly running behind on other stuff I mean to get done back home.
C'est la vie, I guess. Not sleeping spectacularly well at night, either, as maybe you can see >.> Trying to get a little more art done every once in a while but that's progressing really slowly. And also trying to start looking at jobs, but it's hard to get excited about that when the economy is still this crappy, even if it's improved a little from what it once was--rather like I feel, come to think, hah : 0-P
I am hoping summer semester will prove more doable, but we'll see. I really dislike that instead of doing two/three days a week, they made my classes go every day of the week but only half a summer apiece.
C'est la vie, I guess. Not sleeping spectacularly well at night, either, as maybe you can see >.> Trying to get a little more art done every once in a while but that's progressing really slowly. And also trying to start looking at jobs, but it's hard to get excited about that when the economy is still this crappy, even if it's improved a little from what it once was--rather like I feel, come to think, hah : 0-P
I am hoping summer semester will prove more doable, but we'll see. I really dislike that instead of doing two/three days a week, they made my classes go every day of the week but only half a summer apiece.
Hiding Inside From the Snow.
Posted 14 years agoI need to go food shopping at some point soon. Tonight was going to be the night to do it, up until I looked outside and saw the world being covered in white powder. Since I have to go to my classes tomorrow anyway, I figure I'll just get my act togather and go shopping then. Maybe. Probably. X 0-D I've been putting it off for several days already, mind you; not much food of mine left in the house, but then again I also haven't been eating much. Appetite is pretty dead a lot of the time, even for all the sugary crap I got on sale after Xmas and I'm trying to eat better than sugarsugarsugar ALL the time. Heh.
I miss the pups I was petsitting for over Xmas...mainly because I have been wanting a dog of my own so badly, for so long, and that's just fanning the flames, pretty much. I particularly miss the omgadorablewonderfuldowant foster puppy with a bum eye who I petsat, who's some sort of vaguely Aussieish little black mutt from the reservation in New Mexico where my vet friend works. Hoping to get my act together and do some volunteering once my mental and physical health have sufficiently improved this semester (and I should get a new goat eventually, too).
Back up in the Fort, though, and planning on resuming more IRL-type social activities soon, provided the first week of school doesn't manage to kill me ; 0-P Meantime, I have online obligations I should kick my tail into gear on. Well, that or cleaning and sorting out my room, but internets ttly wins out over that. ; 0-D
I miss the pups I was petsitting for over Xmas...mainly because I have been wanting a dog of my own so badly, for so long, and that's just fanning the flames, pretty much. I particularly miss the omgadorablewonderfuldowant foster puppy with a bum eye who I petsat, who's some sort of vaguely Aussieish little black mutt from the reservation in New Mexico where my vet friend works. Hoping to get my act together and do some volunteering once my mental and physical health have sufficiently improved this semester (and I should get a new goat eventually, too).
Back up in the Fort, though, and planning on resuming more IRL-type social activities soon, provided the first week of school doesn't manage to kill me ; 0-P Meantime, I have online obligations I should kick my tail into gear on. Well, that or cleaning and sorting out my room, but internets ttly wins out over that. ; 0-D
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Posted 14 years agoI was planning to go to tonight's meet right up until I got some gift shopping done, grabbed some fast food dinner, stopped by home and collapsed. I have gotten so little done, and shouldn't be this tired, but I am. Story of my life of late :/ *shrugs*
Mreh. Not like anyone'll miss me being there anyhow, probably. I've got online stuff I need to do sooner rather than later anyway (now that I've officially failed aother NaNoWriMo and all... :P )
Mreh. Not like anyone'll miss me being there anyhow, probably. I've got online stuff I need to do sooner rather than later anyway (now that I've officially failed aother NaNoWriMo and all... :P )
Derping Along
Posted 14 years agoI'm trying to make myself get at least a little bit of NaNo noveling and suchlike done before I let myself go to furmeets and such. ...It's not working that well. : 0-P Bryndels feel freaking UNACCOMPLISHED and UNMOTIVATED, heh. Badly-behaved knees are not helping get anything productive done either, but even the non-physical stuff I'm rather meh about of late. Trying to stave off depression is not fun, and not always successful. But I'm holding my own for the most part.
While not quite as much in dread of the holidays as I have been of some of them in the past, I'm...not much looking forward to getting through them this year. I'll probably just end up spending them with my immediate family like always, but we're not getting along very well and, though I'm pretty sure I'm still expected to show up, I really don't FEEL exactly welcome in their lives or homes anymore in a lot of ways. Urgh. ...Will also split spending time with the boyfriend's family, most likely, like I have the last two years, and though I still don't know my in-laws that stunningly well that actually sounds more appealing right now. At least I don't have to worry about them threatening to dump my elderly cat at the shelter and what have you.
Meantime, things on Pern are moving along <.< Been working on stuff with friends that's nearly ready and which almost makes up for other issues going on elsewhere. And doodling dragons and riders may yet teach me to halfway-competently draw humans...maybe! e.e;; If I ever get any art at all done, that is; my sketchbook has been much-neglected, sigh. I need to FINISH and color some things for a change, at some point.
Haven't been poking at my needlefelting critters nearly enough either, but they still make all the . Seems like a good sign, I'd think? I'm hoping to stock up on a few more colors of wool for a better palette to work with early next year but, hrm...we'll see. Money's tighter than I'd like, as always.
While not quite as much in dread of the holidays as I have been of some of them in the past, I'm...not much looking forward to getting through them this year. I'll probably just end up spending them with my immediate family like always, but we're not getting along very well and, though I'm pretty sure I'm still expected to show up, I really don't FEEL exactly welcome in their lives or homes anymore in a lot of ways. Urgh. ...Will also split spending time with the boyfriend's family, most likely, like I have the last two years, and though I still don't know my in-laws that stunningly well that actually sounds more appealing right now. At least I don't have to worry about them threatening to dump my elderly cat at the shelter and what have you.
Meantime, things on Pern are moving along <.< Been working on stuff with friends that's nearly ready and which almost makes up for other issues going on elsewhere. And doodling dragons and riders may yet teach me to halfway-competently draw humans...maybe! e.e;; If I ever get any art at all done, that is; my sketchbook has been much-neglected, sigh. I need to FINISH and color some things for a change, at some point.
Haven't been poking at my needlefelting critters nearly enough either, but they still make all the . Seems like a good sign, I'd think? I'm hoping to stock up on a few more colors of wool for a better palette to work with early next year but, hrm...we'll see. Money's tighter than I'd like, as always.
I think I see vultures circling!
Posted 14 years agoSo much depressiony suckage to life right now. This semester is awful.
On top of that there's a huge dramastorm impending at my new favorite RPG site. I really like a lot of the people there, have made some good new friends, but oh man things are not looking good for the site. Unhappy entanglements of various sorts for I and my friends, and although most of the people on the site seem overall pretty decent (or superawesometastic, even) it only takes one or two ijjits in the bunch to spoil it for everyone else, so often, and take everything down in flames and drama around them.
In good news, I am really liking core group of said friends, still having a lot of fun RPing (despite some charas taking some unexpected directions that seem to be mildly upsetting to some people :/ Including me, in some ways o.o;; ) even though it's taking me unreasonably long to get anything written, often. Or get anything else done, for that matter. ...Er, yeah, more positive stuff. Finally got a little bit more wool roving stash for needlefelting--though to really begin to build a good usable stash of it, I'm going to have to wait longer than hoped--and am trying to spend more afternoons at the local yarn/wool store...yay social contact. XP
And I've just joined a Mouse Guard tabletop RPG group. Yay! It was going to be a one-shot thing but is turning into more. >.> Poor fools promoted my mad scientist mouse to leader for next session... muaha. Ahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAAAA.
I'm gonna build me a mouse-driven siege engine moose with spring-loaded cannons someday. X 0-D
IRL, however, got a lot of things getting me down. I'm not even looking forward to NaNoWriMo like I usually do, though maybe once things get rolling and peptalks start coming in I'll do better--I am however quite disappointed to have missed the party in September that I was really wanting to go to (think the site may have booted me off the email list I was counting on to notify me of it, mrrfle). That was a big one-time regional prizething I was hoping to sneak in on...but ah well, I wasn't here helping with the book drive that won it last year, either, so. ...Meet and greets this week, although already it turns out at least one of my Mouse Guard peeps is a NaNoer. As well as several being bronies...yay. I love this whole big silly brony nonsense FiM has spawned. It brings a surprisng lot of sunshine and happiness into my life--the community, not just the show--and in a pretty dark time I'm really in need of it. <3
On top of that there's a huge dramastorm impending at my new favorite RPG site. I really like a lot of the people there, have made some good new friends, but oh man things are not looking good for the site. Unhappy entanglements of various sorts for I and my friends, and although most of the people on the site seem overall pretty decent (or superawesometastic, even) it only takes one or two ijjits in the bunch to spoil it for everyone else, so often, and take everything down in flames and drama around them.
In good news, I am really liking core group of said friends, still having a lot of fun RPing (despite some charas taking some unexpected directions that seem to be mildly upsetting to some people :/ Including me, in some ways o.o;; ) even though it's taking me unreasonably long to get anything written, often. Or get anything else done, for that matter. ...Er, yeah, more positive stuff. Finally got a little bit more wool roving stash for needlefelting--though to really begin to build a good usable stash of it, I'm going to have to wait longer than hoped--and am trying to spend more afternoons at the local yarn/wool store...yay social contact. XP
And I've just joined a Mouse Guard tabletop RPG group. Yay! It was going to be a one-shot thing but is turning into more. >.> Poor fools promoted my mad scientist mouse to leader for next session... muaha. Ahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAAAA.
I'm gonna build me a mouse-driven siege engine moose with spring-loaded cannons someday. X 0-D
IRL, however, got a lot of things getting me down. I'm not even looking forward to NaNoWriMo like I usually do, though maybe once things get rolling and peptalks start coming in I'll do better--I am however quite disappointed to have missed the party in September that I was really wanting to go to (think the site may have booted me off the email list I was counting on to notify me of it, mrrfle). That was a big one-time regional prizething I was hoping to sneak in on...but ah well, I wasn't here helping with the book drive that won it last year, either, so. ...Meet and greets this week, although already it turns out at least one of my Mouse Guard peeps is a NaNoer. As well as several being bronies...yay. I love this whole big silly brony nonsense FiM has spawned. It brings a surprisng lot of sunshine and happiness into my life--the community, not just the show--and in a pretty dark time I'm really in need of it. <3
...'til next week?
Posted 14 years agoMan. I meant to get so much more done today. And...yeah, didn't.
Fairly lonely, depressed, discouraged, the usual, but I'm heading down to Colorado Springs this weekend to spend some time with my boyfriend (yay!) and my family (er...not so yay. But it'll probably be okay. I think) ...wish me luck. I need to at least dig out the stuff I need to bring with me tomorrow, at least, still. Maybe after I find me some dinner. I meant to go to the furmeet today, but given how little I got done and how I kinda didn't feel up to it...yeah. Stayed home and still didn't get much done, heh, although at least I caught up on some of my posting at the RPG I'm in. Yay, Pern. More time with Pernpeeps and furpeeps both makes Bryndel a happier puppy, but furpeeps shall have to wait until next week, I guess. : 0-( (Unless someone wants to call me up to do something fun before then. I still need to rewatch Dr. Horrible, for instance...ooooh. *has been hoping to do that since RMFC, actually, lol.*)
I do not in fact have a goat anymore. Within two days of getting assigned one the group in charge had a flailing shitfit because one of the bulls at the facility died and said OMG we must redo this whole thing. ...Admittedly, I appreciate their concern for the animals, but they srsly seem to have overreacted since now there's not going to be a show at ALL this semester and instead everything has mostly been moved to Spring. (Ironically, one of the questions I thought about but did NOT ask at the original meet-your-animal session was "what happens if something happens to your critter?" Yeah. Apparently now I have my answer... CANCEL EVERYTHING AND FLAIL ABOUT.) The bull, btw, they found out pretty quickly had died of bloat--one of those "shit happens" sorts of things, which they admitted, but still must flailpanicdropeverything now. *is being a bit sarcastic about this, because she srsly thought they would have had a flippin' PLAN in place for that and NOT have to undo and redo everything, but whatever.* I'm still signed up for Spring, at least in theory, and should get a new goat then.
Meantime, I need my critter fix, man. ...Not so much a goat, admittedly, but the dog I've been especially craving ever since I lost my last one. Who knows when THAT'S going to happen, though. I am signed up as a home-checker for the National Mill Dog Rescue now, btw, but although I keep planning to hit up a more local dog rescue to volunteer with I'm not sure if I'll do that before next year, either, at this point, 'cause in November I know I'll be busy and don't want to have to be driving everywhere trying to volunteer new places and December I won't be here for half of it, odds are.
Classes suck. Not going too well, and frankly this semester I'm not sure I care. I've been looking about at other options for next year, still have some vague plans in mind for going with the dog training thing but the main one I've been looking at doesn't have their schedule up for most of next year still, of *course.* So no real ideas on that still, save my pessimistic guesses that I may not be able to find a job no matter what I am or am not doing. Damn this economy. I hate seeing so many of my friends going without work, as well.
Ah well. *rubs head* Stress relief needed. Health being kind of meh, and I'm actually going to the doctor next week to discuss it...yay? X 0-P Not something I usually do but my parents are kinda pushing me. Meantime getting around campus is getting to be enough of a pain that I'm going to pick up a cane from my parents' house tomorrow.
And yes, someday, I will actually get some art done. : 0-o
Fairly lonely, depressed, discouraged, the usual, but I'm heading down to Colorado Springs this weekend to spend some time with my boyfriend (yay!) and my family (er...not so yay. But it'll probably be okay. I think) ...wish me luck. I need to at least dig out the stuff I need to bring with me tomorrow, at least, still. Maybe after I find me some dinner. I meant to go to the furmeet today, but given how little I got done and how I kinda didn't feel up to it...yeah. Stayed home and still didn't get much done, heh, although at least I caught up on some of my posting at the RPG I'm in. Yay, Pern. More time with Pernpeeps and furpeeps both makes Bryndel a happier puppy, but furpeeps shall have to wait until next week, I guess. : 0-( (Unless someone wants to call me up to do something fun before then. I still need to rewatch Dr. Horrible, for instance...ooooh. *has been hoping to do that since RMFC, actually, lol.*)
I do not in fact have a goat anymore. Within two days of getting assigned one the group in charge had a flailing shitfit because one of the bulls at the facility died and said OMG we must redo this whole thing. ...Admittedly, I appreciate their concern for the animals, but they srsly seem to have overreacted since now there's not going to be a show at ALL this semester and instead everything has mostly been moved to Spring. (Ironically, one of the questions I thought about but did NOT ask at the original meet-your-animal session was "what happens if something happens to your critter?" Yeah. Apparently now I have my answer... CANCEL EVERYTHING AND FLAIL ABOUT.) The bull, btw, they found out pretty quickly had died of bloat--one of those "shit happens" sorts of things, which they admitted, but still must flailpanicdropeverything now. *is being a bit sarcastic about this, because she srsly thought they would have had a flippin' PLAN in place for that and NOT have to undo and redo everything, but whatever.* I'm still signed up for Spring, at least in theory, and should get a new goat then.
Meantime, I need my critter fix, man. ...Not so much a goat, admittedly, but the dog I've been especially craving ever since I lost my last one. Who knows when THAT'S going to happen, though. I am signed up as a home-checker for the National Mill Dog Rescue now, btw, but although I keep planning to hit up a more local dog rescue to volunteer with I'm not sure if I'll do that before next year, either, at this point, 'cause in November I know I'll be busy and don't want to have to be driving everywhere trying to volunteer new places and December I won't be here for half of it, odds are.
Classes suck. Not going too well, and frankly this semester I'm not sure I care. I've been looking about at other options for next year, still have some vague plans in mind for going with the dog training thing but the main one I've been looking at doesn't have their schedule up for most of next year still, of *course.* So no real ideas on that still, save my pessimistic guesses that I may not be able to find a job no matter what I am or am not doing. Damn this economy. I hate seeing so many of my friends going without work, as well.
Ah well. *rubs head* Stress relief needed. Health being kind of meh, and I'm actually going to the doctor next week to discuss it...yay? X 0-P Not something I usually do but my parents are kinda pushing me. Meantime getting around campus is getting to be enough of a pain that I'm going to pick up a cane from my parents' house tomorrow.
And yes, someday, I will actually get some art done. : 0-o
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Posted 14 years agoFrustratingly enough it doesn't look like I'll be applying to vet school again until next fall. Which means I need to figure out what I'll be doing next spring after I graduate. I have some vague ideas but I really need to get them firmed up. Grad school and pursuing a master's degree are looking less appealing right now; may eventually need to do that regardless but I don't know if I'll be doing that right off the bat. What I WANT to do is dog training, if I'm not headed to vet school, but I'm not entirely certain how practical that is, or what kinds of jobs on the side I may be able to find while I'm working on building up my business, if need be.
I still haven't been to any meets in ages, I know, but at least this last Friday it was because I had my boyfriend coming over. <3 He drove up from Colorado Springs this weekend. Scrambled to get a little bit of cleaning done beforehand and at long long last got the giant boxes that've been sitting beside my bed since I moved in mostly-sorted and put away. Woo. Still got a lot of things to go through, and to get a lot of my electronics working or working <i>better</i> (my scanner, for instance, is turning everything a lurid shade of blue, or else I might at least have a few more sketches up on here) but progress has been made. Looking forward to hopefully spending some more time with IRL friends now that the craziness of the first rounds of tests and the first recurring winter sickness (?!) of the year seem to have passed.
Ellen has been doing better. She's skinnier than she ought to be, I think, still, but eating well and taking her pills okay in crushed-up-and-mixed-in format every morning and night. I just have to let the pills sit in canned cat food's juices for a half hour or so so that I can pulverize them enough to fool my cat into drinking them up. She is happy to get more wet food, at least, even if she does make a bit of a mess. Seems happy, as do my rats (who are insisting they are starving since they don't get extra tasty extra food twice a day).
And for a little less than a month I have a goat. Whee! I'm doing the Little National Western show, and today everyone met and got assigned animals. If anyone stops by ARDEC, say hi to goat girl #6, the one with one ear mostly missing. I think her actual owners were calling her "Stumpy" but I find myself resorting to "Gimpyears" more. The goats are nearly all kind of panicky and not that fond of handling, so through most of October I'll be working to fix that with my little goat in preparation for showing her on the 22nd. I've never shown a goat before, or any other animal for that matter. I don't think it'll be much like the dog shows that I'm more used to, but we'll see.
And I'm going to be withdrawing from Statistics and gaining a little bit more breathing space scholastically. It's just too much stress and pain trying to do it all right now and all of my classes are suffering as a result of my being overly ambitious with the stats class I took as well as the number of hours I took after a VERY full load this summer. I got all A's this summer, mind you, in the 17? or so credits I took, so yay there. Meantime, however, I've been feeling a need to do more non-school stuff to balance my life out better. Took the first short needlefelting class and have a hangout at the local yarn/fiber shop now (which I also haven't been back to in a week or two thanks to being sick/having tests/whatnot)...still need to finish my first felting projects, which kinda got put on hold. (Very first one's a goat. X 0-D ) And I joined this online Pern RPG at the nudging of onyxserpent and am loving the community there as well as getting a bit more writing done again for a change. Prepare for a lot more dragony pictures assaulting my FA here in the future as a result. RPing Pern is generally a lot more fun than just reading about it, huh.
So that's what's going on with me. : 0-X Feeling a little more hopeful; don't know if that will last, given what's looming ahead, but glad to have reconnected with some of my online friends better again and beginning to make plans for next year. Might even be fun plans. We'll see.
I still haven't been to any meets in ages, I know, but at least this last Friday it was because I had my boyfriend coming over. <3 He drove up from Colorado Springs this weekend. Scrambled to get a little bit of cleaning done beforehand and at long long last got the giant boxes that've been sitting beside my bed since I moved in mostly-sorted and put away. Woo. Still got a lot of things to go through, and to get a lot of my electronics working or working <i>better</i> (my scanner, for instance, is turning everything a lurid shade of blue, or else I might at least have a few more sketches up on here) but progress has been made. Looking forward to hopefully spending some more time with IRL friends now that the craziness of the first rounds of tests and the first recurring winter sickness (?!) of the year seem to have passed.
Ellen has been doing better. She's skinnier than she ought to be, I think, still, but eating well and taking her pills okay in crushed-up-and-mixed-in format every morning and night. I just have to let the pills sit in canned cat food's juices for a half hour or so so that I can pulverize them enough to fool my cat into drinking them up. She is happy to get more wet food, at least, even if she does make a bit of a mess. Seems happy, as do my rats (who are insisting they are starving since they don't get extra tasty extra food twice a day).
And for a little less than a month I have a goat. Whee! I'm doing the Little National Western show, and today everyone met and got assigned animals. If anyone stops by ARDEC, say hi to goat girl #6, the one with one ear mostly missing. I think her actual owners were calling her "Stumpy" but I find myself resorting to "Gimpyears" more. The goats are nearly all kind of panicky and not that fond of handling, so through most of October I'll be working to fix that with my little goat in preparation for showing her on the 22nd. I've never shown a goat before, or any other animal for that matter. I don't think it'll be much like the dog shows that I'm more used to, but we'll see.
And I'm going to be withdrawing from Statistics and gaining a little bit more breathing space scholastically. It's just too much stress and pain trying to do it all right now and all of my classes are suffering as a result of my being overly ambitious with the stats class I took as well as the number of hours I took after a VERY full load this summer. I got all A's this summer, mind you, in the 17? or so credits I took, so yay there. Meantime, however, I've been feeling a need to do more non-school stuff to balance my life out better. Took the first short needlefelting class and have a hangout at the local yarn/fiber shop now (which I also haven't been back to in a week or two thanks to being sick/having tests/whatnot)...still need to finish my first felting projects, which kinda got put on hold. (Very first one's a goat. X 0-D ) And I joined this online Pern RPG at the nudging of
onyxserpent and am loving the community there as well as getting a bit more writing done again for a change. Prepare for a lot more dragony pictures assaulting my FA here in the future as a result. RPing Pern is generally a lot more fun than just reading about it, huh.So that's what's going on with me. : 0-X Feeling a little more hopeful; don't know if that will last, given what's looming ahead, but glad to have reconnected with some of my online friends better again and beginning to make plans for next year. Might even be fun plans. We'll see.
Such a mess...
Posted 14 years agoTired. Stressed. Sickly...didn't make it to the furmeet tonight, which I'd been looking forward to. Just didn't feel up to it, and didn't get much done today.
And while my kitty has been doing a lot better that she was, she's still not 100%. Went on the family trip to my grandparents' and did okay except for a few very small bouts of drooling. She's barfing again today, though; only a little earlier today, which I hoped was maybe just a hairball, but now it's definitely bringing up food.
She's also getting cleverer about finding and spitting out her meds, th'liddle twit. I may need to resort to the topical ear-rub version next month. Hopefully it won't be too much more expensive that her current drugs. (And of course my friend whose recently-deceased cat had thyroid crap going on had to bring up the likelihood that MY kitty will now also require regular testing of her liver and kidney and such to make sure her meds aren't killing off important organs, which makes sense but really may not fly. : 0-( My parents are paying for all this. Not especially happily. And...yeah, they've also been stupid and horrible enough, previously, when I was in the middle of all my own medical issues, to suggest dumping my cat at the shelter. When she was still a bit younger and lacked medical issues, mind (still unlikely to get adopted, though, at her age, even if dumping one's inconveniences on animal shelters was actually an okay thing to do on your whim). Which is another concern on my mind.)
Overall, I'm worried. And not dealing with it very well, particularly since if this cat goes (and my rats who are getting even more elderly) I don't know when...or if...I'll be able to get another pet. I usually handle pet death okay, weirdly, but I do NOT think petlessness is going to sit well with me. At all. Especially in the middle of still struggling through this whole depression thing.
Bryndel is not a happy pup. And effing hating this statistics homework that's already late... finding it hard to care too much, though, in the light of other, non-school problems.
And I really, really miss my dog in particular. I'm not sure I'm going to get much sleep tonight, or tomorrow night either for that matter.
And while my kitty has been doing a lot better that she was, she's still not 100%. Went on the family trip to my grandparents' and did okay except for a few very small bouts of drooling. She's barfing again today, though; only a little earlier today, which I hoped was maybe just a hairball, but now it's definitely bringing up food.
She's also getting cleverer about finding and spitting out her meds, th'liddle twit. I may need to resort to the topical ear-rub version next month. Hopefully it won't be too much more expensive that her current drugs. (And of course my friend whose recently-deceased cat had thyroid crap going on had to bring up the likelihood that MY kitty will now also require regular testing of her liver and kidney and such to make sure her meds aren't killing off important organs, which makes sense but really may not fly. : 0-( My parents are paying for all this. Not especially happily. And...yeah, they've also been stupid and horrible enough, previously, when I was in the middle of all my own medical issues, to suggest dumping my cat at the shelter. When she was still a bit younger and lacked medical issues, mind (still unlikely to get adopted, though, at her age, even if dumping one's inconveniences on animal shelters was actually an okay thing to do on your whim). Which is another concern on my mind.)
Overall, I'm worried. And not dealing with it very well, particularly since if this cat goes (and my rats who are getting even more elderly) I don't know when...or if...I'll be able to get another pet. I usually handle pet death okay, weirdly, but I do NOT think petlessness is going to sit well with me. At all. Especially in the middle of still struggling through this whole depression thing.
Bryndel is not a happy pup. And effing hating this statistics homework that's already late... finding it hard to care too much, though, in the light of other, non-school problems.
And I really, really miss my dog in particular. I'm not sure I'm going to get much sleep tonight, or tomorrow night either for that matter.
Cats & Crafts; Chemistry & Othersuch Crap
Posted 14 years agoMy cat has hyperthyroidism--which was quite a bit more expensive to find out than I'd thought it'd be. (My parents are helping me out, but...) But she's home, much happier and healthier now which is the important thing. Taking little pink pills (why their sugar coating is such a bright Barbie pink I don't know) two times a day, and not being nearly as much of a pain about it as I'd expected. I'll probably be trying another vet for her follow-up and future appointment(s) though, so if anyone has any recommendations, let me know. In particular, I'm looking at trying the clinic on Harmony, near my new house--don't know anything about them but I do like that they do discounted spays/neuters. (Ellen doesn't need it, o'course, and I still haven't bothered to fix any of my rats, but it does seem to indicate some compassionate responsibility on the part of the clinic, I'm thinking.)
Got some catching up on reading to do for classes, meantime, which is going rather painfully slowly. I am unimpressed with my textbooks so far, except for my organic chemistry book which seems to be surprisingly good... good thing since o-chem is also by far the hardest class so far. I'm so very rusty on even the basic chemistry stuff... it's painful. But I guess, thinking back, it WAS back in high school when I first learned how to hybridize orbitals and sort electrons and all. Oy. If anyone happens to be especially good with the program "R" or knows any statistics geniuses that might help as well...lol. My actual world philosophies class is less fun than hoped so far, but my history/systems of psychology class (just went over philosophical views of history) is amazing. I think it may only be open to psych majors, but otherwise if you can take it I'd highly recommend it. The teacher seems to mostly stand around telling stories the whole class period; it's awesome and exactly the way history SHOULD be taught IMNSHO. : 0-P Also, no historical dates will be appearing in his tests. Yay! Death to all numbers! Haha.
I need some more fun and social stuff in my life to balance out school. (Need to do some more unpacking, too, lol, but that can wait.) In particular, I'm eyeballing an introductory needlefelting class in north Fort Collins at a store called Lambspun. The class happens to fit into my schedule and seems like a good deal at $29 including supplies. Anyone want to join me in taking it? : 0-) I may eventually look into selling commissioned needlefelted beasties as well, once I've mastered the craft, if anyone's interested in that.
Gotta figure out what sort of little critter I want to make first... hopefully one that won't end up looking too deformed, lol.
Got some catching up on reading to do for classes, meantime, which is going rather painfully slowly. I am unimpressed with my textbooks so far, except for my organic chemistry book which seems to be surprisingly good... good thing since o-chem is also by far the hardest class so far. I'm so very rusty on even the basic chemistry stuff... it's painful. But I guess, thinking back, it WAS back in high school when I first learned how to hybridize orbitals and sort electrons and all. Oy. If anyone happens to be especially good with the program "R" or knows any statistics geniuses that might help as well...lol. My actual world philosophies class is less fun than hoped so far, but my history/systems of psychology class (just went over philosophical views of history) is amazing. I think it may only be open to psych majors, but otherwise if you can take it I'd highly recommend it. The teacher seems to mostly stand around telling stories the whole class period; it's awesome and exactly the way history SHOULD be taught IMNSHO. : 0-P Also, no historical dates will be appearing in his tests. Yay! Death to all numbers! Haha.
I need some more fun and social stuff in my life to balance out school. (Need to do some more unpacking, too, lol, but that can wait.) In particular, I'm eyeballing an introductory needlefelting class in north Fort Collins at a store called Lambspun. The class happens to fit into my schedule and seems like a good deal at $29 including supplies. Anyone want to join me in taking it? : 0-) I may eventually look into selling commissioned needlefelted beasties as well, once I've mastered the craft, if anyone's interested in that.
Gotta figure out what sort of little critter I want to make first... hopefully one that won't end up looking too deformed, lol.
Poor kitty. ;.;
Posted 14 years agoBack from the Springs, classes have started, and unpacking continues.
More importantly, though, I had to run my cat to the emergency room this afternoon because I came home and found her lethargic, retching mostly-unproductively and drooling so badly foam was forming on her chin, the latter due to nausea I'm told. (No. Not rabies. : 0-P She just had her shots this summer...) She was fine yesterday--the vet's suggesting some sort of toxicity to be the likeliest cause, but after bloodwork, x-rays, and the like keep coming back inconclusive and/or unhelpful we really don't know, still.
It's not marijuana, though. e.e; The doc was pretty definite on that. (Since the person who had this room before me did smoke pot...now back at square one and clueless as to what's going on with my kitty; that was my one idea. And neither I nor the landlord have had rat or mouse poison in here. And Ellen isn't the type to get into things anyway even if I HAD left something lying around so wth?!)
Ellen-cat is spending the night at the vet teaching hospital, getting fluids and urinalysis attempts, instead of cuddled up here under the covers with me where she belongs. (Also: apparently she is NOT appreciative of the stabs the vet staff keep using to try and find her bladder...lol...and they're giving her a while longer to "fill up" and calm down before trying a fourth time.) And I miss my dog, too, more than ever. All of my current pets are not only not quite canine enough for my ideals (lol), they're all also getting old. I selected only basic CPR on the required form for her overnighting--no heroic carving open the chest and manually trying to restart the heart in the unlikely event kitty reaches that point. Frankly, especially given her age, if resorted to I don't think she'd survive such measures, even if they were successful. Any extensive surgery and recovery actions are likely out of the question, in fact.
I hope answers are found soon. Sleep will likely prove elusive tonight...and tomorrow's my longest day of classes. (Of course.) Already guessing I'll *want* to skip class and simply wait for the vet to call in the morning, but I'm going to try not to let myself. ...Meantime I'm still worried about that balding spot on ratling Firethroat's back, though I think it may just be due to age. Given rats' short lifespans I thought I'd lose them before Ellen, but now I'm worried the reverse may be true.
Not much I can do about it now, though... guess I'll find out in the morning. I have a bunch of homework I should be doing (reading textbooks is all) but I doubt even half of it'll happen.
More importantly, though, I had to run my cat to the emergency room this afternoon because I came home and found her lethargic, retching mostly-unproductively and drooling so badly foam was forming on her chin, the latter due to nausea I'm told. (No. Not rabies. : 0-P She just had her shots this summer...) She was fine yesterday--the vet's suggesting some sort of toxicity to be the likeliest cause, but after bloodwork, x-rays, and the like keep coming back inconclusive and/or unhelpful we really don't know, still.
It's not marijuana, though. e.e; The doc was pretty definite on that. (Since the person who had this room before me did smoke pot...now back at square one and clueless as to what's going on with my kitty; that was my one idea. And neither I nor the landlord have had rat or mouse poison in here. And Ellen isn't the type to get into things anyway even if I HAD left something lying around so wth?!)
Ellen-cat is spending the night at the vet teaching hospital, getting fluids and urinalysis attempts, instead of cuddled up here under the covers with me where she belongs. (Also: apparently she is NOT appreciative of the stabs the vet staff keep using to try and find her bladder...lol...and they're giving her a while longer to "fill up" and calm down before trying a fourth time.) And I miss my dog, too, more than ever. All of my current pets are not only not quite canine enough for my ideals (lol), they're all also getting old. I selected only basic CPR on the required form for her overnighting--no heroic carving open the chest and manually trying to restart the heart in the unlikely event kitty reaches that point. Frankly, especially given her age, if resorted to I don't think she'd survive such measures, even if they were successful. Any extensive surgery and recovery actions are likely out of the question, in fact.
I hope answers are found soon. Sleep will likely prove elusive tonight...and tomorrow's my longest day of classes. (Of course.) Already guessing I'll *want* to skip class and simply wait for the vet to call in the morning, but I'm going to try not to let myself. ...Meantime I'm still worried about that balding spot on ratling Firethroat's back, though I think it may just be due to age. Given rats' short lifespans I thought I'd lose them before Ellen, but now I'm worried the reverse may be true.
Not much I can do about it now, though... guess I'll find out in the morning. I have a bunch of homework I should be doing (reading textbooks is all) but I doubt even half of it'll happen.
I has a badge, and stuff.
Posted 14 years agoHey, look what I got in the mail! An RMFC badge! Heh. >.>;; Color me not impressed by the postal system's speedy delivery. Ah well... I can't wear it to the furmeet this week seeing as there isn't one, but I'll bring it with me and flash it around next week. Woot : 0-D Shhhiiinnnyyyy. OnyxSerpent is the bestest!--and now if only she could get the postal system to behave better. Or invent a teleporter.
I meant to get it together and get something going this evening but with the moving and prepwork for the new semester starting Monday, I...didn't. Heh. (I'm still kinda recovering from RMFC, actually, lol.) Whole bunch of things I thought I'd get done before the end of summer, in fact, little of which actually happened, but ah well. My desktop computer monitor isn't working, as I found upon crawling under and about the improvised desk-table (theres not a lot of extra room to move about in my new room...). Phooey. I don't think my scanner or tablet, among other things, can be connected to this laptop... though the printer, in theory, should be able to. Better check that. Though I think it needed more of that horribleexpensive ink.
There's a FoCo yarn and stuff shop doing a needlefelting class in September, though, that looks like it'll fit into my schedule fairly neatly. Woo artstuffs. : 0-o
I've had an itch to rewatch several things lately, Dr. Horrible for one--and Friendship is Magic and Game of Thrones, for others. And no matter what particular horses say *cough*Leto*cough* the latter pair do NOT go together and should probably not be played simultaneously, lol. But instead of getting any of the things I've been wanting to watch, watched, I instead went shopping and got drugs (medical crap, that is : 0-P Well, and I guess one is bacteria, not really a drug...) and napped and reread a portion of one of my Robin Hobb books. And tried again to get my desktop comp working, and failed. Pssst: Wal-mart's pony selection still kinda sucks but they DO have several sets on sale! Twilight and Spike in their balloon are sitting beside my bed now, lol; getting that nightlight unwrapped took priority over getting my actual bedside lamp hooked up.
I'll be heading down to Colorado Springs tomorrow morning...uhm, make that later today. Get to see everyone there one last time before school starts up again. I'm still aching for a dog, but since that ain't happening anytime soon I can at least go down and see my boyfriend for a day or two. And my kitty is settling in well and being all cuddly, here in the new house.
I meant to get it together and get something going this evening but with the moving and prepwork for the new semester starting Monday, I...didn't. Heh. (I'm still kinda recovering from RMFC, actually, lol.) Whole bunch of things I thought I'd get done before the end of summer, in fact, little of which actually happened, but ah well. My desktop computer monitor isn't working, as I found upon crawling under and about the improvised desk-table (theres not a lot of extra room to move about in my new room...). Phooey. I don't think my scanner or tablet, among other things, can be connected to this laptop... though the printer, in theory, should be able to. Better check that. Though I think it needed more of that horribleexpensive ink.
There's a FoCo yarn and stuff shop doing a needlefelting class in September, though, that looks like it'll fit into my schedule fairly neatly. Woo artstuffs. : 0-o
I've had an itch to rewatch several things lately, Dr. Horrible for one--and Friendship is Magic and Game of Thrones, for others. And no matter what particular horses say *cough*Leto*cough* the latter pair do NOT go together and should probably not be played simultaneously, lol. But instead of getting any of the things I've been wanting to watch, watched, I instead went shopping and got drugs (medical crap, that is : 0-P Well, and I guess one is bacteria, not really a drug...) and napped and reread a portion of one of my Robin Hobb books. And tried again to get my desktop comp working, and failed. Pssst: Wal-mart's pony selection still kinda sucks but they DO have several sets on sale! Twilight and Spike in their balloon are sitting beside my bed now, lol; getting that nightlight unwrapped took priority over getting my actual bedside lamp hooked up.
I'll be heading down to Colorado Springs tomorrow morning...uhm, make that later today. Get to see everyone there one last time before school starts up again. I'm still aching for a dog, but since that ain't happening anytime soon I can at least go down and see my boyfriend for a day or two. And my kitty is settling in well and being all cuddly, here in the new house.
I can has a house...
Posted 14 years agoPretty much all moved out of the old house and ...well, I have all my stuff at the new place but it's still in boxes. : 0-X Piles and piles of boxes which I've started on, but which still need a loooottt of work so that I actually have space to move and breathe in my room...heh. I also need to replenish my food supplies and stuff from attempts to eat everything up so I wouldn't have to move it. And to get some more craft storage boxes and the like that'll fit under the bed. Gotta do another run to the store a little later today, I guess.
But more importantly, I has internet again. ; 0-) Yay. And strange, space-agey-sounding washer, dryer, and fridge which amuse me far more than they ought, for Bryndel is easily amused.
My new roommate seems pretty promising so far still. She's looking to get another person in the room upstairs, since the one she thought was going to take the room fell through. Gotta wait and see what that roomie'll be like. The resident cat is suspicious but coping well with the intrusion of my kitty (and rats) so far. My Ellen-cat seems pretty happy and confident, maybe a little over-confident in fact since I'm trying to keep her shut away from my roommate's cat for a while to give them time to adjust to one another. She definitely approves of my new, more comfortable bed which she has already claimed for her own.
I'll probably be going down to Colorado Springs this weekend from the looks of things, one last time before school starts up again. And meantime am trying to figure out what and when something fun can happen with me and my FoCo friends this week. Anyone has any bright ideas, give me a call or note ^^
But more importantly, I has internet again. ; 0-) Yay. And strange, space-agey-sounding washer, dryer, and fridge which amuse me far more than they ought, for Bryndel is easily amused.
My new roommate seems pretty promising so far still. She's looking to get another person in the room upstairs, since the one she thought was going to take the room fell through. Gotta wait and see what that roomie'll be like. The resident cat is suspicious but coping well with the intrusion of my kitty (and rats) so far. My Ellen-cat seems pretty happy and confident, maybe a little over-confident in fact since I'm trying to keep her shut away from my roommate's cat for a while to give them time to adjust to one another. She definitely approves of my new, more comfortable bed which she has already claimed for her own.
I'll probably be going down to Colorado Springs this weekend from the looks of things, one last time before school starts up again. And meantime am trying to figure out what and when something fun can happen with me and my FoCo friends this week. Anyone has any bright ideas, give me a call or note ^^
Sheer Con.
Posted 14 years ago(It was the only "con" pun I could think of, and it is terrible. ;.; )
Hurrah! I've just got back from RMFC 2011, my first con evar, and it was so awesome I already wanna go right back again and have it be next year already. ; 0-P Well. Okay, maybe not immediately. I'm pretty tired today, lol... but still jazzed.
Not quite everyone could make it, unfortunately, but many of my new furball friends did and it was so very great to spend time with you all there. I even hauled Fizzy and Kanvet down for a day, yay! (Where Fizzy promptly WON THE COSTUME CONTEST, woo! ; 0-) Rapid Lapine ftw! 'Course, now everyone's going to be confused if you're not a bunny next year...lol. <.< >.> ) I was so busy yapping with friends and making a fool of myself that I didn't take a single photo with the camera I made a point of dragging about everywhere with me.
I got my story printed in the conbook (or, well, most of it... they chopped off the ends to make room, which saddens and slightly worries me as the thing was only 1k words in the first place--er, wut? can't fit?) but without the italics that would have made it read a little more clearly...feh. Ah well. I have the original on here already if anyone wants to read it with the proper formatting...eep. >.<;; And the peeps in charge of all the constuffs did a pretty excellent job on most everything else, tbh. If I'm here for RMFC next year I may try to stick my nose in and take charge of something like the conbook though : 0-X
And BRONIES WILL TAKE THE HOOFER PANEL BACK. OH YES, WE WILL. (Actually, I have to agree that I would not be terribly surprised if the meme machine has moved on by this point next year and ponies are suddenly no longer cool...lol. Ah well--I'll keep the fandom alive! Singlehandedly! ; 0-P Ponies FOREVER!) Sparkly version of 80s Baby Firefly came along; still dunno know where most of my ponies are.
And unfortunately, my badge did not arrive in time. >: 0-( The skwerls running the post office lied...bah! Ah well: I'll inflict it on everyone post-con and probably wear it next year as well...lol. Shinybadge pic. *pets* And now, since I'm getting tired enough to start talking to myself, I'mma wrap this up, hand the rats the remainder of the Subway food, and go to sleep.
Moving starts tomorrow. Bit of a letdown to come home from awesome!con to awful!roommates, but hey, I'll be rid of them soon. Also my otaku of a boyfriend is coming tomorrow to help...oooh. I bought him a pretty picture at the con. X 0-D Along with a few things for myself/my wall...heh.
Hurrah! I've just got back from RMFC 2011, my first con evar, and it was so awesome I already wanna go right back again and have it be next year already. ; 0-P Well. Okay, maybe not immediately. I'm pretty tired today, lol... but still jazzed.
Not quite everyone could make it, unfortunately, but many of my new furball friends did and it was so very great to spend time with you all there. I even hauled Fizzy and Kanvet down for a day, yay! (Where Fizzy promptly WON THE COSTUME CONTEST, woo! ; 0-) Rapid Lapine ftw! 'Course, now everyone's going to be confused if you're not a bunny next year...lol. <.< >.> ) I was so busy yapping with friends and making a fool of myself that I didn't take a single photo with the camera I made a point of dragging about everywhere with me.
I got my story printed in the conbook (or, well, most of it... they chopped off the ends to make room, which saddens and slightly worries me as the thing was only 1k words in the first place--er, wut? can't fit?) but without the italics that would have made it read a little more clearly...feh. Ah well. I have the original on here already if anyone wants to read it with the proper formatting...eep. >.<;; And the peeps in charge of all the constuffs did a pretty excellent job on most everything else, tbh. If I'm here for RMFC next year I may try to stick my nose in and take charge of something like the conbook though : 0-X
And BRONIES WILL TAKE THE HOOFER PANEL BACK. OH YES, WE WILL. (Actually, I have to agree that I would not be terribly surprised if the meme machine has moved on by this point next year and ponies are suddenly no longer cool...lol. Ah well--I'll keep the fandom alive! Singlehandedly! ; 0-P Ponies FOREVER!) Sparkly version of 80s Baby Firefly came along; still dunno know where most of my ponies are.
And unfortunately, my badge did not arrive in time. >: 0-( The skwerls running the post office lied...bah! Ah well: I'll inflict it on everyone post-con and probably wear it next year as well...lol. Shinybadge pic. *pets* And now, since I'm getting tired enough to start talking to myself, I'mma wrap this up, hand the rats the remainder of the Subway food, and go to sleep.
Moving starts tomorrow. Bit of a letdown to come home from awesome!con to awful!roommates, but hey, I'll be rid of them soon. Also my otaku of a boyfriend is coming tomorrow to help...oooh. I bought him a pretty picture at the con. X 0-D Along with a few things for myself/my wall...heh.
The night before...
Posted 14 years agoIt's getting later than I'd intended to stay up but I'm excitednervous enough I don't know if I'll be able to sleep. Ehehehee.
My first con! : 0-X I'm bound to make a dolt of myself somehow or other. Already started, in fact; I forgot I canNOT stay overnight as I need to be in FoCo in the AM/PM to let animals in and out and feed food bowls, since I'm petsitting. (OTOH that eases money worries a teensy bit more.) Durhurr, derpyBryn.
SPEAKING OF DERPINESS... someone has not gotten nearly as much done today as she had hoped. (OTOH my new roommate isn't in town and I can't get the moving out of boxes started today like I'd hoped, so yeah. That's definitely waiting 'til after the weekend.) And among these things, Bryndel has misplaced some pony boxes in the mess.
[12:38:54 AM] Bryndel: I don't know where some of my ponies have got to among the boxes ;.;
[12:39:40 AM] Jon: I'm sorry.
[12:40:04 AM] Jon: If only because the thought of you having plausible deniability for their actions...
I had some plans for who might be coming with me to RMFC--esp the Brony gathering tomorrow : 0-P --but looks like Hopscotch is probably staying packed away in whatever box she's hid herself in, along with most of the rest of the clan. Most of these young whippersnappers don't know head from tail on the [ONE, TRUE 3X 0-D ] 80s-style ponies anyway, heh. Old skool pony collectors ftw! I'm sure the brony meetup will be mostly if not all FiM G3.5-4 stuff. (I don't know which is the settled-upon FiM number, if there is one >.> ) But mainly...manely, all jokey retro-snobbery aside, I'm amused and happy to see ponies suddenly popular and beloved of the masses again (even boys.!). The comeback was unexpected, though.
Looking forward to the rest of the con too, not just the ponyponypony stuff (even if I finally feel like I can wear my Minty hat), but less certain of what to expect from the rest of it. I think it'll be fun, though. : 0-D Except driving in Denver. That will probably not. But oh well.
...and as if sleep wasn't elusive enough, wtfrats--my rodent cage did not get properly closed and my little ratlings went on a grand adventure through the room. My little yellow Lightfoot was on the table beside the cage still, but her more-adventurous black sibling had climbed down onto the floor of COURSE and was playing hide and seek inside the boxed-in closet. And I got a little overexcited and snagged the tip of her tail, which means tail slippage and BERLUDD oozing out but fortunately she doesn't seem too pained or traumatized by the ordeal. Just the opposite; that little twerp of a rodent is unfazable and never seems to learn e.e;; As her fan club at Petsmart (where she keeps trying to run down the cart and leap onto the shelves) should know. She could have her whiskers snapped off in a mousetrap and be like WHOAH, FUN, let's do that again! And the cat is way more afraid of her than the other way around--though both are growing braver, and Ellenkitty now plays back and forth with rats through the cage bars on occasion. (I did say back and forth, yes. My rats haven't always got a lot of sense trained/built into their little brains, lol.)
Oh rats. D-0 : I'm glad you're both tucked back safe and tight inside your giant cage o' doom again, at least. And here I foolishly thought that wire-reinforcing the bottom would be the end of those escape-artist worries. *Hurrderp* Oy. Now to try and sleep...
My first con! : 0-X I'm bound to make a dolt of myself somehow or other. Already started, in fact; I forgot I canNOT stay overnight as I need to be in FoCo in the AM/PM to let animals in and out and feed food bowls, since I'm petsitting. (OTOH that eases money worries a teensy bit more.) Durhurr, derpyBryn.
SPEAKING OF DERPINESS... someone has not gotten nearly as much done today as she had hoped. (OTOH my new roommate isn't in town and I can't get the moving out of boxes started today like I'd hoped, so yeah. That's definitely waiting 'til after the weekend.) And among these things, Bryndel has misplaced some pony boxes in the mess.
[12:38:54 AM] Bryndel: I don't know where some of my ponies have got to among the boxes ;.;
[12:39:40 AM] Jon: I'm sorry.
[12:40:04 AM] Jon: If only because the thought of you having plausible deniability for their actions...
I had some plans for who might be coming with me to RMFC--esp the Brony gathering tomorrow : 0-P --but looks like Hopscotch is probably staying packed away in whatever box she's hid herself in, along with most of the rest of the clan. Most of these young whippersnappers don't know head from tail on the [ONE, TRUE 3X 0-D ] 80s-style ponies anyway, heh. Old skool pony collectors ftw! I'm sure the brony meetup will be mostly if not all FiM G3.5-4 stuff. (I don't know which is the settled-upon FiM number, if there is one >.> ) But mainly...manely, all jokey retro-snobbery aside, I'm amused and happy to see ponies suddenly popular and beloved of the masses again (even boys.!). The comeback was unexpected, though.
Looking forward to the rest of the con too, not just the ponyponypony stuff (even if I finally feel like I can wear my Minty hat), but less certain of what to expect from the rest of it. I think it'll be fun, though. : 0-D Except driving in Denver. That will probably not. But oh well.
...and as if sleep wasn't elusive enough, wtfrats--my rodent cage did not get properly closed and my little ratlings went on a grand adventure through the room. My little yellow Lightfoot was on the table beside the cage still, but her more-adventurous black sibling had climbed down onto the floor of COURSE and was playing hide and seek inside the boxed-in closet. And I got a little overexcited and snagged the tip of her tail, which means tail slippage and BERLUDD oozing out but fortunately she doesn't seem too pained or traumatized by the ordeal. Just the opposite; that little twerp of a rodent is unfazable and never seems to learn e.e;; As her fan club at Petsmart (where she keeps trying to run down the cart and leap onto the shelves) should know. She could have her whiskers snapped off in a mousetrap and be like WHOAH, FUN, let's do that again! And the cat is way more afraid of her than the other way around--though both are growing braver, and Ellenkitty now plays back and forth with rats through the cage bars on occasion. (I did say back and forth, yes. My rats haven't always got a lot of sense trained/built into their little brains, lol.)
Oh rats. D-0 : I'm glad you're both tucked back safe and tight inside your giant cage o' doom again, at least. And here I foolishly thought that wire-reinforcing the bottom would be the end of those escape-artist worries. *Hurrderp* Oy. Now to try and sleep...
Schemes are Afoot!
Posted 14 years agoYes, that is correct, schemes are being schemed, plans being laid...
I will be staying one night at the hotel and then driving home one night, but should be attending all the days of the RMFCon. Anyone who spots me there, feel free to say hello : 0-) And if anyone has advice for a newbie con-goer, LMK. Dun dun dunnn...my first convention. I'm excited, but a little nervous as it seems to be approaching faster and faster. Where does all the time go?!
I still need to make my badge. ;.; But OTOH my longtime friend Onyx has offered to make me one instead and further enabled my laziness...hah! Given a certain scheme I had I may still be doodling something myself to either combine or add, but then again I am so very bad about finishing my art doodles that may very well not happen.
Scheming for this November's NaNoWriMo has begun in my fuzzy little brain as well. My mind is still recovering from the crazy crazy school schedule I had this summer, so I'm not sure how GOOD these brainstormed ideas of mine actually are, but we'll see. : 0-P I'm probably going to lose once again, but don't let me stop that from having fun with the NaNoers every year. Their pep talks and emails are the BEST. I'm sad to see Chris baty going but on the other hand, Fort Collins won the NaNo book drive last year and is throwing a party with Baty in September to celebrate--and, er, okay, yeah, I was in Colorado Springs NaNoing last year, not contributing to this book drive here, but I think I'm going to try to sneak in anyway. ; 0-)
And I do want to try and get a little more plotting in before November this time. NaNo is a good opportunity to try out new things writing-wise, and I've always been very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants in getting my NaNo novels written... never worked before so maybe fleshing out my ideas better ahead of time will help, we'll see. School's going to be my highest priority, as I've said before, which may cause me to quit in the middle, but I'm going to give it a shot nonetheless.
Finally updated my profile here with a bit of info, and sometime during this break from school I'm hoping to get some more stuff uploaded as well. Maybe even prettified and colored. : 0-P I'm also taking a trip down to the Springs for late birthday stuff with boyfriend and family, however (the day itself was not very celebratory), so it's going to have to be worked in around that. ...Forgot to update my age when I wrote up the Bryndelish nonsense, lol. Feels a little unreal still. On the other hand, any excuse for people to give me sugar and ponies is generally pretty okay by me. : 0-P
I think I will also be trying to do something fun with furpeeps up here in FoCo, likely after I get back-- hazy schemes for an outing to see Harry Potter at the drive-in and do a movie night in with anime/ponies and maybe a trip to the dollar theater as well and, and, and all sorts of fun stuff. ; 0-P Anyone who wants to join in and doesn't have my number, feel free to message me. Along with anyone who know the secrets of the life, the universe, and everything and how to relearn organic chemistry without going crazy.
I will be staying one night at the hotel and then driving home one night, but should be attending all the days of the RMFCon. Anyone who spots me there, feel free to say hello : 0-) And if anyone has advice for a newbie con-goer, LMK. Dun dun dunnn...my first convention. I'm excited, but a little nervous as it seems to be approaching faster and faster. Where does all the time go?!
I still need to make my badge. ;.; But OTOH my longtime friend Onyx has offered to make me one instead and further enabled my laziness...hah! Given a certain scheme I had I may still be doodling something myself to either combine or add, but then again I am so very bad about finishing my art doodles that may very well not happen.
Scheming for this November's NaNoWriMo has begun in my fuzzy little brain as well. My mind is still recovering from the crazy crazy school schedule I had this summer, so I'm not sure how GOOD these brainstormed ideas of mine actually are, but we'll see. : 0-P I'm probably going to lose once again, but don't let me stop that from having fun with the NaNoers every year. Their pep talks and emails are the BEST. I'm sad to see Chris baty going but on the other hand, Fort Collins won the NaNo book drive last year and is throwing a party with Baty in September to celebrate--and, er, okay, yeah, I was in Colorado Springs NaNoing last year, not contributing to this book drive here, but I think I'm going to try to sneak in anyway. ; 0-)
And I do want to try and get a little more plotting in before November this time. NaNo is a good opportunity to try out new things writing-wise, and I've always been very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants in getting my NaNo novels written... never worked before so maybe fleshing out my ideas better ahead of time will help, we'll see. School's going to be my highest priority, as I've said before, which may cause me to quit in the middle, but I'm going to give it a shot nonetheless.
Finally updated my profile here with a bit of info, and sometime during this break from school I'm hoping to get some more stuff uploaded as well. Maybe even prettified and colored. : 0-P I'm also taking a trip down to the Springs for late birthday stuff with boyfriend and family, however (the day itself was not very celebratory), so it's going to have to be worked in around that. ...Forgot to update my age when I wrote up the Bryndelish nonsense, lol. Feels a little unreal still. On the other hand, any excuse for people to give me sugar and ponies is generally pretty okay by me. : 0-P
I think I will also be trying to do something fun with furpeeps up here in FoCo, likely after I get back-- hazy schemes for an outing to see Harry Potter at the drive-in and do a movie night in with anime/ponies and maybe a trip to the dollar theater as well and, and, and all sorts of fun stuff. ; 0-P Anyone who wants to join in and doesn't have my number, feel free to message me. Along with anyone who know the secrets of the life, the universe, and everything and how to relearn organic chemistry without going crazy.
Oh Frabjous Day! Caloo, Calay!
Posted 14 years ago...not quite so frabjous as hoped, but I did already get back my cogpsych lecture grade and, unexpectedly, got an A instead of a B. More importantly, I am done, done, DONE with classes for a few weeks. Huzzah! So glad to have the hectic summer schedule done with. 4-week daily summer classes...NEVER AGAIN. Oy. I did manage to secure a new place here and will be moving into it mid-month; things were pretty tense there for a bit and STILL very, very few people have even bothered to reply to their ads. Aggravating, that.
My birthday passed me by in a fit of studying, since it lay this Thursday right before my final exam/project. Feels a little unreal still; not as bad as I feared, since I haven't much looked forward to birthdays for a few years running now, and did at least get to "see" my boyfriend online and buy myself a few little things. (Also, he has promised me ponies. Quite a number of ponies from the sounds of things. X 0-D Yey. Also sent me a pair of "ponycraft" Minecraft packs...lol.) I'm almost certainly not getting the dog that I REALLY wanted and have for some time now anytime soon, but...mreh, ah well : 0-/ I'll live, I guess. I just hate having this gaping dog-shaped hole in my life. Seeing as I am going to be moving house again and, given the sensitivity of new roomie's cat, will definitely need to give the kitties time and space to settle in again, I really don't know if or when I'll be able to get a dog again. I wanted a more portable canine but even with additional such considerations taken into account...yeah. For some time into the future now I'm looking at consoling myself with imaginary dogs instead. Urgh. On top of that my parent's dog died on my birthday, I was told.
Things could be worse, I know, but I really don't feel like I have much of a safety net. OTOH, at least I am beginning to make some new friends face-to-face here in FoCo, and that is helping some. A break from the stress of classes will too but already I suspect fall is not going to be much fun. But I'm hanging in there and working on alternate plans. For now, at least.
Also: whoah, nice--yes, I got my story in on time for the conbook and now it's all official-like. "Walking Through Fire" will be appearing in the RMFC 2011 conbook. : 0-) Yay. ^^ I hope people enjoy it. (And if I'm lucky they won't expect too much in the way of immediate additional short stories either, lol. I kinda suck at short stories generally speaking... most of my projects are long, LONG novels, hahaha, though maybe not quite on par with George R.R. Martin.) Maybe now that school's out for a bit I can get a little more writing and artwork done... inbetween moving house and visiting boyfriend and all. Haha. ...Maybe.
Sleepytime. My first con is coming up next weekend, gasp. Already?? Sheesh. I still need to make my badge for it but right now a bit of catchup SLEEP comes first and foremost. : 0-P I may lounge about past noon tomorrow, 'cuz I CAN, for the first time in many months...yay!
My birthday passed me by in a fit of studying, since it lay this Thursday right before my final exam/project. Feels a little unreal still; not as bad as I feared, since I haven't much looked forward to birthdays for a few years running now, and did at least get to "see" my boyfriend online and buy myself a few little things. (Also, he has promised me ponies. Quite a number of ponies from the sounds of things. X 0-D Yey. Also sent me a pair of "ponycraft" Minecraft packs...lol.) I'm almost certainly not getting the dog that I REALLY wanted and have for some time now anytime soon, but...mreh, ah well : 0-/ I'll live, I guess. I just hate having this gaping dog-shaped hole in my life. Seeing as I am going to be moving house again and, given the sensitivity of new roomie's cat, will definitely need to give the kitties time and space to settle in again, I really don't know if or when I'll be able to get a dog again. I wanted a more portable canine but even with additional such considerations taken into account...yeah. For some time into the future now I'm looking at consoling myself with imaginary dogs instead. Urgh. On top of that my parent's dog died on my birthday, I was told.
Things could be worse, I know, but I really don't feel like I have much of a safety net. OTOH, at least I am beginning to make some new friends face-to-face here in FoCo, and that is helping some. A break from the stress of classes will too but already I suspect fall is not going to be much fun. But I'm hanging in there and working on alternate plans. For now, at least.
Also: whoah, nice--yes, I got my story in on time for the conbook and now it's all official-like. "Walking Through Fire" will be appearing in the RMFC 2011 conbook. : 0-) Yay. ^^ I hope people enjoy it. (And if I'm lucky they won't expect too much in the way of immediate additional short stories either, lol. I kinda suck at short stories generally speaking... most of my projects are long, LONG novels, hahaha, though maybe not quite on par with George R.R. Martin.) Maybe now that school's out for a bit I can get a little more writing and artwork done... inbetween moving house and visiting boyfriend and all. Haha. ...Maybe.
Sleepytime. My first con is coming up next weekend, gasp. Already?? Sheesh. I still need to make my badge for it but right now a bit of catchup SLEEP comes first and foremost. : 0-P I may lounge about past noon tomorrow, 'cuz I CAN, for the first time in many months...yay!
Away with ye, foul boxes!
Posted 14 years ago...well crap. It looks like I may need to find a new place to live in Fort Collins, come August.
>: 0-( Bryndels do not like moving. Hadn't even gotten everything moved up here and unpacked. ...But ah well, do what you gotta, I guess. Though I don't think I'll have too much trouble finding a place, if anyone happens to know any animal-friendly peeps looking for another roommate this fall, let me know.
And more positively, another week of classes survived--seemingly only a billion to go, but hey, who's counting? : 0-P Despite still feeling a little sick that morning I think Friday's test went okay. And I think next week the better grad student teacher is going to be back, even if it's still studying that blasted memory part of cognitive psych which I frankly despise and find boring as heck. This is the THIRD psych class we've covered it in. ...Fortunately, that also means I don't have to pay as much attention in class...lol. 3: 0-)
I've got homework I need to get done this weekend. But in better news, my computer has been behaving a lot better *fingers crossed* and I think I may actually get some World of Warcraft in for the first time in many months. It'll be good to do some gaming with my boyfriend, even if I don't get to see him in person.
But first I go be productive. ...And fortify myself with food, I think.
>: 0-( Bryndels do not like moving. Hadn't even gotten everything moved up here and unpacked. ...But ah well, do what you gotta, I guess. Though I don't think I'll have too much trouble finding a place, if anyone happens to know any animal-friendly peeps looking for another roommate this fall, let me know.
And more positively, another week of classes survived--seemingly only a billion to go, but hey, who's counting? : 0-P Despite still feeling a little sick that morning I think Friday's test went okay. And I think next week the better grad student teacher is going to be back, even if it's still studying that blasted memory part of cognitive psych which I frankly despise and find boring as heck. This is the THIRD psych class we've covered it in. ...Fortunately, that also means I don't have to pay as much attention in class...lol. 3: 0-)
I've got homework I need to get done this weekend. But in better news, my computer has been behaving a lot better *fingers crossed* and I think I may actually get some World of Warcraft in for the first time in many months. It'll be good to do some gaming with my boyfriend, even if I don't get to see him in person.
But first I go be productive. ...And fortify myself with food, I think.
Blehhh.
Posted 14 years agoI think I ate stuff out of the fridge for lunch that in retrospect I probably shouldn't've trusted. (But it LOOKED okay. ;.; ) Been feeling pukey all afternoon as a result, even though I haven't actually brought anything up I am in envy of those iron-stomached people and dogs I know who seem able to eat absolutely anything and never suffer from it...lol.
Anyhow, plans for the evening are kinda shot as a result. I could probably pull myself together to go see a movie (HARRYPOTTERIWILLSEEYOUSOON) or somesuch but not sure that's entirely a good idea monetarily anyway...I'll have to take another look at the theater coupons I got last Xmas. I think I'll just hang around the house, stay in bed mostly, and maybe make a run to the store a little later tonight like I've been needing to for a few days.
And my birthday is coming up and I'm finding myself rather dreading it again this year. I feel all this pressure again, on top of everything school's throwing at me... I've really, really, really been wanting a new dog for a while, but am doubting I'm going to get one for my bday or anytime terribly soon, which ends up meaning I feel like I'd rather just skip the whole thing, tbh. RMFC is sort of my bday present to myself, heh; never been to a furcon and think I'll have fun there. But being forced to spend time with my family to "celebrate" is not nearly so happy a thing. Ah well; at least I'll be able to go ove to my boyfriend's and see him for a couple days soon after, once school ends. <3 I miss him very much and probably wouldn't be feeling quite so dog-deprived if I had him there to help fill the gap. Loneliness sucks. As does not being able to afford the gas to go down to the Springs to see him on a more regular basis. I'd like to go this weekend but very much doubt I can.
Mrrf. Ah well. I'll just curl up with my cat, maybe watch some Tangled, and eventually get around to pounding away on that endless homework pile. Stupid every-summer-weekday classes, bah.
Anyhow, plans for the evening are kinda shot as a result. I could probably pull myself together to go see a movie (HARRYPOTTERIWILLSEEYOUSOON) or somesuch but not sure that's entirely a good idea monetarily anyway...I'll have to take another look at the theater coupons I got last Xmas. I think I'll just hang around the house, stay in bed mostly, and maybe make a run to the store a little later tonight like I've been needing to for a few days.
And my birthday is coming up and I'm finding myself rather dreading it again this year. I feel all this pressure again, on top of everything school's throwing at me... I've really, really, really been wanting a new dog for a while, but am doubting I'm going to get one for my bday or anytime terribly soon, which ends up meaning I feel like I'd rather just skip the whole thing, tbh. RMFC is sort of my bday present to myself, heh; never been to a furcon and think I'll have fun there. But being forced to spend time with my family to "celebrate" is not nearly so happy a thing. Ah well; at least I'll be able to go ove to my boyfriend's and see him for a couple days soon after, once school ends. <3 I miss him very much and probably wouldn't be feeling quite so dog-deprived if I had him there to help fill the gap. Loneliness sucks. As does not being able to afford the gas to go down to the Springs to see him on a more regular basis. I'd like to go this weekend but very much doubt I can.
Mrrf. Ah well. I'll just curl up with my cat, maybe watch some Tangled, and eventually get around to pounding away on that endless homework pile. Stupid every-summer-weekday classes, bah.
The best-laid plans of mice and men...
Posted 14 years agoI had the best of intentions this weekend to call people, get out of the house, and do stuff this weekend. Really. But, y'see, A Dance with Dragons arrived Saturday, so what's really been happening is I've been reading that and sleeping. I've been waiting on this book for YEARS. (Though not as psychotically as some, kthnx crazy internet people who start blogs in order to whinge about GRRM's slowness. o.o;; )
It's actually slower going thus far than expected, but I am still pretty near the beginning. Also, I'd forgotten how much I'd missed you, Davos... and I'm not too keen on how the author's handling the "skinchanger" worgs, yet. Though not quite as "meh" as his coldweather zombies, of course, since they have fuzzykins CRITTERS, durhurr, which always makes me more sympathetic toward characters/people, of course. Though I do hear some vague rumors that there will be dogs as well as people abused a lot more in this book, which could be pretty cringe-inducing. (Not that this author was EVER nice to his characters either four-legged or two, but the kids and even more especially the wolves and other beasts hovering in the background have mostly gotten off more lightly, or at least died quickly in the few cases that's happened in.)
So much for social interaction. X 0-D Maybe I'll make myself do some chores at least... the rat cage needs a scrubbing out, and there are boxes I should get around to unpacking but may-or-may-not. Laundry also needs to be done way too frequently here, bah. Not helping that all that zomgHOT weather is making me sweat through everything I own way too fast, too, though it still doesn't compare to some of the places I've lived. I probably SHOULD take up swimming again.
and BONUS COOKIE POINTS TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS EDDIE IZZARD SKETCH. 3; 0-P
It's actually slower going thus far than expected, but I am still pretty near the beginning. Also, I'd forgotten how much I'd missed you, Davos... and I'm not too keen on how the author's handling the "skinchanger" worgs, yet. Though not quite as "meh" as his coldweather zombies, of course, since they have fuzzykins CRITTERS, durhurr, which always makes me more sympathetic toward characters/people, of course. Though I do hear some vague rumors that there will be dogs as well as people abused a lot more in this book, which could be pretty cringe-inducing. (Not that this author was EVER nice to his characters either four-legged or two, but the kids and even more especially the wolves and other beasts hovering in the background have mostly gotten off more lightly, or at least died quickly in the few cases that's happened in.)
So much for social interaction. X 0-D Maybe I'll make myself do some chores at least... the rat cage needs a scrubbing out, and there are boxes I should get around to unpacking but may-or-may-not. Laundry also needs to be done way too frequently here, bah. Not helping that all that zomgHOT weather is making me sweat through everything I own way too fast, too, though it still doesn't compare to some of the places I've lived. I probably SHOULD take up swimming again.
and BONUS COOKIE POINTS TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS EDDIE IZZARD SKETCH. 3; 0-P
Procrastination
Posted 14 years agoI am a master of procrastination, yes. I am usually so good at entertaining myself and wasting time...heh.
Anyhow, I meant to get up and be more productive-like this morning, and look, instead I find myself poking at FA. Hah. <.<;; OTOH this does seem to be waking me up a bit better and faster than most of my other morning rituals, though I do need to find food soon. My stomach is letting me know this in no uncertain terms, since I think that in all the madness and time spent with soon-to-be-moving friend last night I didn't ever actually eat a proper dinner. Waking up fully does not happen quickly or easily these days, though--still. (I've had a lot of medical problems with this in the past, mind you, though, and the way I am now is about a billion times better than in previous years in which I actually had to give up on school, I was so exhausted and tired constantly. Iron supplements FTW, even if I found them a little late. sigh.)
Anyhow, my room is a mess of boxes and...mess, lol... and I've been thinking that I oughta be trying to do a little more art than I have. I could rrreeeaallly use the stress relief, many days. Almost all my craft materials are up here in FoCo with me now after a couple of hauls from Colorado Springs (priority stuff! : 0-P ) and I should put it to some use for a change. I just don't know ifwhen I'm going to.
Meantime, I DID submit to the local Rocky Mountain FurCon's conbook, though I have no idea what if anything they'll do with the story yet, and officially registered for *gasp* my first con EVAR. Heh heh. Sheesh... I need to figure out what I'm going to do for a badge. Sometime. e.e;; Meantime my next class-that-runs-every-weekday is underway and draining more time and energy than I'd like. Never, ever again taking these four-week summer classes, if I have the choice. Oy. It feels like no sooner have I gone to bed than I have to get up again and go right back to class. : 0-C It's such a drag. But on the other hand, it looks like I am definitely on-target to graduate with my Bachelor's in Psychology in the spring! (And then what I'll be doing next I hardly have any idea...lol. But it's a start.)
Anyhow, I meant to get up and be more productive-like this morning, and look, instead I find myself poking at FA. Hah. <.<;; OTOH this does seem to be waking me up a bit better and faster than most of my other morning rituals, though I do need to find food soon. My stomach is letting me know this in no uncertain terms, since I think that in all the madness and time spent with soon-to-be-moving friend last night I didn't ever actually eat a proper dinner. Waking up fully does not happen quickly or easily these days, though--still. (I've had a lot of medical problems with this in the past, mind you, though, and the way I am now is about a billion times better than in previous years in which I actually had to give up on school, I was so exhausted and tired constantly. Iron supplements FTW, even if I found them a little late. sigh.)
Anyhow, my room is a mess of boxes and...mess, lol... and I've been thinking that I oughta be trying to do a little more art than I have. I could rrreeeaallly use the stress relief, many days. Almost all my craft materials are up here in FoCo with me now after a couple of hauls from Colorado Springs (priority stuff! : 0-P ) and I should put it to some use for a change. I just don't know ifwhen I'm going to.
Meantime, I DID submit to the local Rocky Mountain FurCon's conbook, though I have no idea what if anything they'll do with the story yet, and officially registered for *gasp* my first con EVAR. Heh heh. Sheesh... I need to figure out what I'm going to do for a badge. Sometime. e.e;; Meantime my next class-that-runs-every-weekday is underway and draining more time and energy than I'd like. Never, ever again taking these four-week summer classes, if I have the choice. Oy. It feels like no sooner have I gone to bed than I have to get up again and go right back to class. : 0-C It's such a drag. But on the other hand, it looks like I am definitely on-target to graduate with my Bachelor's in Psychology in the spring! (And then what I'll be doing next I hardly have any idea...lol. But it's a start.)
Noob alert!
Posted 14 years agoI haven't a kerfuffled clue what I'm doing. Besides, y'know, doing internetty nonsense when I should probably be (A) studying or (B) napping so I can better concentrate on studies and tomorrow's test. Euw. This weekend and surrounding are particularly nasty in the way of a hailstorm of due dates which is, of course, why I'm choosing to halfarsedly update my FA instead. Hah!
I'll be poking about sporadically, familiarizing myself with FA and getting this thing updated, in days/months/whatevers to come. Maybe post a few older things, but I haven't been getting much fun artstuff of any sort done the last several years thanks to school and all. Busybusybusy. o.o
I better have a bachelor's in hand and admission to grad school and/or vet school at the end to show for it all...hah.
I'll be poking about sporadically, familiarizing myself with FA and getting this thing updated, in days/months/whatevers to come. Maybe post a few older things, but I haven't been getting much fun artstuff of any sort done the last several years thanks to school and all. Busybusybusy. o.o
I better have a bachelor's in hand and admission to grad school and/or vet school at the end to show for it all...hah.
