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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Given my low frequency of posts in the last year or so, I don't think this will be much of a suprise to peeps.
I've decided to let the old LJ go.
Posting on here is no longer a fun way for me to share news with my friends and I feel more obligated to post here rather than actually wanting to post here.
So yeah, peeps who I like already have my email and such to bother me and I am around on MSN and on Deviantart (for the odd sketch and cosplay stuff). And since Deviantart also has a journal function...why bother with two?
If you want a link to my DA if you don’t have it already, please email me and I’ll pass it along.
…I wonder how many of you thought I was gonna announce my new Facebook page…(no, I don’t have one and no I don’t want one)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
A big thanks to all the words of support, cards, donations to the cancer ward in 'shwa and flowers I've received over the last month.
I'm more or less doing okay...work is great for keeping me distracted, though everyone little bit I do need to take a moment to when something gets me thinking about dad. I never thought I'd be sentimental about the Pittsburgh Steelers...lol.
Had my 25th birthday last week. Pretty good all things considered. Good times with mom and Nicole and then a party with friends on Friday night.
My family decided that rather than be around the house and be overly depressed we'd go to Niagra-on-the-Lake to see a play. While the play was okay, it was a bit depressing. It was "Mrs. Warren's Profession" by Bernard Shaw. To summarize really quickly the play ended with the daughter deciding to cut her mother out of her life because her mom runs a brothel.
Rest of Thanksgiving weekend sucked since I got the flu. Blargh.
Work is busy again. =P Oh well, keeps me distracted.
Halloween to plan for soon =)
Current mood:  calm Current music: Econoline Crush - Psychotic
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Micheal T.
1953-2008
This song was played at his service and I think it's fitting here as well.
In My Life - The Beatles
"There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though i know i'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though i know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more"
I love you Dad.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:56PM
I have to say right now my life feels like an episode of House. And I'm at the part of the episode where things get catastrophically worse before House has the epiphany and everything gets magically better.
Can anyone explain why I get more money in my GST cheque now that I have a nice paying job? Shouldn't it be the other way around, I get less since I make more?
My big pet peeve lately. What do you think "official documentation" means? Because I keep getting people thinking a web link that states "this information is not official" or a photocopy of the official documenation, is official documentation. I really hate that our meeting after the busy time is over will be to discuss how we have to spoon feed people because they are freaking morons.
Another gripe, when I email someone to tell them we don't have documentation, it means "get to sending it now", not "I am emailing you because I have nothing better to do at my job than to email people for shits and giggles for stuff we already have."
I get my shits and giggles when I found out about this "Tru Blood" synthetic blood beverage. I mean really, WTF? And the flavours are the different blood types? Oh, the marketing execs must have had a field day when they thought up that drink idea. What is A+ fake blood tangy as opposed to sour O-?
Elyse's opinion of the population at large is not very high right now in case you couldn't tell. =P
Current mood:  worried Current music: Wish I had an Angel - Nightwish
Sunday, July 6, 2008
So had my move last weekend.
Despite the rain and one of the helpers not showing up, I think it went really well. Lauren's packing skills are awesome, and both Lauren and Linz are stronger than me and able to carry more.
The big damper on the move, was finding out about my dad's hospitalization after. What we (and doctor's) thought was a slightly bad case of anemia, has become a whole hell of a lot worse. They found several ulcers in his stomach and informed my dad these kind had one of two ways of appearing: bacterial infection or cancer. So my dad freaked out and assumed cancer. They're still doing tests to confirm which it is but since he is responding to treatment for the bacterial ulcer kind, the doctors are assuming that is the more likely culprit.
Really behind on my sewing projects as a result of the move, so I may not have a costume ready in time for CNA. But I do have some vacation time coming so I can make some headway then.
Busy, busy. busy
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Packing sucks. I plan not to do it again for a while.
Realized since I am moving on the Canada Day weekend, this means I'm probably not going to NAF. I kinda feel bad since I would like to support the local con scene however it's not like they had anything last year that enticed me enough to care that I'm missing it this year.
I need a big rubbermaid containter I think for all my fabric...I has a wee bit too much. *sweatdrops*
Is is bad that everytime I listen to the Protomen album (a rock opera re-imagining of the Megaman games - mostly the conflict between Megaman and Protoman) I imagine stage directions and how I could make a live version of it? The album art and narration in the album booklet isn't helping either...
Current music: The Will of One - The Protomen
Friday, June 6, 2008
I was planning to a con report but...I really don't wanna. Here are the quickie notes version:
-Nominoichi was awesome and I made $38, definitely plan to bring more crap I want to get rid of to the next AN
-swimming is fun
-I spent more than I should have on swag...but it's shiny
-Bringing the World Ends with You and putting it in Mingle mode kicks ass. I leveled up soooo much stuff. It's coming with me for the next few cons. And I plan to cosplay the "Iron Maiden" because we all know I like the "bitches" of a given game (see Beatrix, Suzuka, Mitsuru etc)
-Last minute costume hiccups suck (but I love Laura and Bri for their help ^_^)
-The Moonlight Masque also sucked. Unless there is a major overhaul I'll find other ways to amuse myself. Bigger does not equal better when the organizers can't handle the extra workload.
-Sunday was good for sitting around and chatting, nice and slow pace...except at the Silent Auction, $750 for a dress worn by a not well know J-pop idol? You so crazy people.
-End of con always makes me a bit sad. =(
Well it is official. As of July 1st I will have my new apartment. When Canada celebrates itself, I shall be celebrating my independence and the right to the use the bathroom and TV whenever I want. It's a nice 1 bedroom place, walking distance to the GO station for me to get to work and as it's on the ground floor I get a lawn rather than a balcony. I can yell at the damn kids to get off it. *shakes fist* With my savings I plan to get a system for my new place. So what should it be - XBox 360 or PS3. I'm leaning heavily towards the Xbox 360 myself - only because Mass Effect owns my life. I am excited for the sequel.
Next month is gonna be busy getting ready...the reality that I'll be outta here in a month hasn't really settled in yet. I'm sure it will soon.
The Persona game I'm running on Wed is in full swing. I love tormenting my players with clues. I r a sadist.
Is anyone else excited for Persona 4? I know I am! I hope it comes out soon after the Japanese release date (probably not but I hope at least before X-mas).
Anyone else going to NAF? Anyone? *crickets sound*
Current music: Apocalyptica - S.O.S (Anything but Love)
Friday, May 9, 2008
TTC is in my bad books right now. I luckily was unaffected by the strike, but it was a close one. I was in TO Friday night after work seeing Evil Dead. It let out about an hour before the walkout happened if I recall correctly. Hell, I didn't even know how close I cut it til the next morning when I saw the paper. Still going to get the partial refund anyway. I was stressfully trying to plan the walk to work from Union which would have been 45min-1 hour with all the extra foot traffic from everyone else doing the same.
BTW Evil Dead was awesome. Lots of fun. Oddly enough I found out both Avenue Q ("The Internet is for Porn") and Spamalot ("It's only a model") will both be in town so I'm very tempted to put some money aside to go see them.
The next person who puts an AN countdown in their MSN name gets stabbed in the face. Yes I'm very behind on costume work, is it that obvious? I was joking to my mom I might need to ask work to take time off for a "stress leave". They'd ask what about my job was causing issues and I'd say, "It's cutting into my sewing time!"
Planning to look for apartments after AN. It'd be too stressful to try to add that onto my plate. I hope there are some good ones left by then. That won't try to refuse my cute kitty. *huggles for D'arcy*
I hope my tax return gets here before AN. I'd like the extra money buffer. In case I see something reallllly shiny. Really looking forward to seeing Marc's Artist Alley stuff since he's been in school honing his craft. And the girl who makes the mythical animal statues. Those kick ass.
Going to Chibi's vid game Stella Nera premiere tomorrow. I hope it goes well for her and Mark.
...I know way too many Marc/ks. I think I've complained about that before though.
Iron Man was AWESOME!! Go see it. And stay through the whole credits. Many movies I want to see this summer. ^_^
Current mood:  tired Current music: Bomb this Track - Mindless Self Indulgence
Monday, April 21, 2008
Gonna go see Evil Dead after work on Friday. Eeeeee. I got the soundtrack a little while back and it seems like it'll be much fun.
AN costume prep is slow moving. Getting stuff done, just hoped to be further along by now. Oh well...worse comes to worse I can just forgo a social life in the week before the con.
Soooo glad there wasn't a TTC strike. Walking from Union to Bloor is not my idea of fun in the morning/evening.
Gah people are dumb. I had a person on the phone reminding me to check the other side of a double sided form I work with everyday. Cuz you know it's my _job_. Stupid, stupid humans.
Current mood:  indifferent Current music: Johnny Hollow - Boogeyman
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Been getting a lot of stuff online lately...
I ordered the new Black Mages album from Play Asia (hopefully it is good) and got tickets for the Evil Dead Musical (yup I still haven't seen it yet).
Now if only the moonlight Masque tickets would be available for purchase...I'm soooo paranoid that I'll do all this costume work and then miss out on teh tickets and made a dress I'll have to wait another year to wear. Boooo. Speaking of, I need to work on that more...
I has a D'arcy keeping me company on the computer table. *huggles for cute kitty*
I really, really hope there is no TTC strike. I'd like to get to work in a reasonable amount of time, ktnxbai.
I thought I had more to update in this. Oh well.
Current mood:  distracted Current music: Jackie will save me - Shiny Toy Guns
Friday, March 21, 2008
I like days I don't have to go to work. But oh man it was quiet yesterday. A lot of my coworkers took the day off or left early and since I'm pretty caught up on my work that leaves pretty much nothing for me to do. Oh well I should enjoy it while it lasts. It'll be crazy around AN time there.
I got the new Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates game. Anyone else get the game? I'm wondering if I should bring it to AN and get a group to play with me. Or I'll just play by myself...see if I care...
Hit a snag with the sewings. My "practice" run with the pattern turned out too large. The solution is more or less simple. Just use a smaller size pattern, but I worry that I will and then it won't fit. Oh well I'll figure it out. I just hope it won't take forever and doesn't cost me a mint in replacement fabric.
I saw the Persona 4 17 mini trailer on Youtube...I am psyched for this game. I like the pull-back from modern tech and the "rich kid" school. I'm not surprised they have removed the Evokers, not because of the "controversy" (I honestly don't recall any aside from some webcomic jokes), but because they were trying to show the summoning of the Persona in that game was artificial. Aside from the presence of Igor, the usual granter of Personas (Philemon) was not present. (Unless he showed up in FES and if he did DON'T TELL ME, I haven't played it yet.)
Speaking of FES...eeeeee...April 22nd.
And I have a preorder of Mana Khemia coming to me in the mails. I got the preorder the Rosenqueen site had up for a while. The one that has the game, OST, poster and figure. I am also excited to get this in the mail. And it'll perk me up at work (I asked it go there since I know UPS, does it's shipping during the day and that's where I am during the day.)
I think it's safe to say I'm not longer a Square fangirl. I don't know exactly when the change happened...wait I do, it was between Final Fantasys 9 and 10. Loved 9, I can't be bothered to care enough to finish 10. I thought 12 was okay, and I don't give a rats ass about 13. Oh look that girl-that's-a-bit-butch is defying gravity again...*yawn*
What next gen system do people think I should get first? I mean right now I have access to a 360 but that'll change once I move out (aiming for summer *crosses fingers*). Would be be better I have a major splurge and get a flat-screen too? Oh so many questions.
This band is awesome BTW.
Current mood:  thoughtful Current music: Time out - Alpha Galates
Sunday, March 9, 2008
I hath been ignoring this thing again. =P
So I booked my time off for AN on Friday. It's so simple than compared to say my previous jobs. I go in with a sheet, they sign off, I'm good to go (mostly because I'm also asking now and not leaving it). I remember the hell I had to go through trying to book off time for a driving test when I worked for that call centre. *rolls eyes*
This year will be the first time I'll be at AN on the Thurs night (going straight from work to the con). I wonder what it'll be like. I hope it's a little less crowded than the normal con hours. Probably will be.
Gah, trying to work on costume is hard when you have a kitten who loves to play with everything. I had it lucky with Collage, she doesn't give a crap. D'arcy however is like, "Hey look an iron! Can I touch plz? No? I play with this fabric instead om nom nom"
Working with patterns is a new experience for me. More or less going okay. Right now I am doing a "practice" run to make sure I am understanding what the hell I am doing before using the really expensive stuff I got (pretty stuff to make a pretty dress for the Moonlight Masque). Gathering is annoying though, I needs more practice with that. I'm also not used to ironing everything flat before I sew it together. Makes stuff making slower than I'm used to. Oh wells. I'm figuring it all out and that is the important part.
I have been sick alot the last couple of weeks. I got hit with a flu two weeks ago which took me outta commission for two days. It's been a long time since I was that sick. Then last Thurs I woke up nauseous and with a horrible migraine. So I missed another day of work (I know I have the sick days but still...). The meds took out the migraine by about noon, however I found out the tummy sick was a mild case of food poisoning (damn you Square Boy) so I didn't feel better til I got rid of the offending food.
Finally caved and tried out Mass Effect on my dad's 360. Quite a bit of fun. Though people talk alot. In fact I recommend this movie review if you want to know more about the game. It's funny either way though (I saw this before playing the game.)
Oh man, such the funny ^_^
Current mood:  silly Current music: Anger as Beauty - Hawksley Workman
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I will no longer be refering to Nicole's BF as a BF. He shall henceforth be known as Nicole's finance. And on some far off day...my brother-in-law *shudders*.
Yes, he proposed on the Eiffel Tower while he was visiting her in France.
Yes, my dad is livid.
Yes, I will be showing "the mountain dew incident" at the wedding. Thanks for asking. ^_^
Current mood:  perplexed
Monday, February 18, 2008
My dad bought an HD TV. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Or steal the TV and XBox 360 and hide it til you get to play Lost Odyssey on it.
Whatever works.
EDIT: Are the moonlight masque tickets on sale and I'm missing them or is the AN staff just horribly missing the "late January" time they posted?
Marc (Hamilton one) you should bring your new GF! Everyone likes fancy dress party and that way I can tell her embarrassing stories about you! (I kid, I kid)
Current mood:  creative Current music: Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker - Hollowpoint
Thursday, February 14, 2008
My paycheques are bad at lasting...or because I wait to get paid I have like one massive spurt of shopping and then wait patiently for my next payday.
Got the fabric for my costume. Woot. Ack fabric is not cheap. Why do I have such expensive habits. Between fabric, vid games, and anime...
Finally caved and got actual patterns for my costuming work. Ack, I feel like such a noob when I read them. I have no idea what any of the terms mean. I'll have to google them alllll.
I r on vacation this week. Has been pretty good. Mostly I'm enjoying that I don't have to worry if the GO is working in the morning. And I don't have work again til Tues (cuz of holiday), though I do have work on the following Sat. Woot overtime, boo lost Saturday of fun.
I'm such a geek. I mentioned a few posts back about the cross stitching I'm doing. Already planning my follow up projects. Using an ASCII art generator to make patterns for L5R clan mons (the emblems of the families) that I could cross stitch. I might do the same thing for other projects as well. Who knows?
I got the newest Johnny Hollow album a few weeks ago. I cannot recommend it enough. I adore all the tracks on it and that is rare for me. Some great work with cellos. "Boogeyman" is my fav track on the album. And they're Canadian. ^_^
Is it just me or is the "Top 40" music pretty crappy? I can't tell the difference between those bands. Is that a sign of my age or did the music get worse?
Oh man, my parents are funny. My dad recently bought himself an X Box 360. His first game? Halo 1. (He wants to start at the beginning). For those who are familiar with the game, he not so long ago encountered Guilty Spark. At first he liked him, or rather the laser friends he had. Once the Spark turned...oh...oh it gets funny.
Those who know me, know that while I am doing some menial task I may just start humming something random. I get this from my mom. My mom was around while my dad was playing this level with Guilty Spark. When the Spark is idle it amuses itself by humming. My mom has picked up on this tune and now goes around humming it as she cooks dinner, cleans something, gets ready for bed/work...and it's driving my dad slowly crazy. Because after the Spark's betrayal, he HATES that thing. I think it's hilarious.
Current mood: tired Current music: Within Temptation - The Cross
Saturday, February 2, 2008
9:18AM
Note to self: When the weather is bad, stay home.
It worked out pretty okay for me, in the end. I wasn't stranded and I made it on the train I wanted to get home, but I also got to do my best impression of a sardine. It was so tightly packed I couldn't even raise my arms to play my DS. The people I was squished with were very nice though. ^_^
I had a another CD buying blitz. I've been doing that alot lately. I guess it's cuz I can afford to and I don't have to download if I want to hear a song.
I forgot to mention my kitty D'arcy had her "fixing" surgery about a week ago. I fear for the day I become a parent (if ever). I'm sure I was driving mine crazy as I kept running up to them and saying, "I think something is wrong, you she when she was walking she limped for second then recovered and I wanna take her in to let them look at her", and "Does this look infected to you?" She is doing very well and making a grand mess of things in the house as she usually does. Though I keep seeing that cone she has on (she likes to try to like the incision, which is no til the stitches are out), and look at the snow, then look back at her and think "D'arcy snow cone?" Yes I know I'm a horrible person. It doesn't help that I know D'arcy likes snow too. (One day, my dad left a window open and she sat in front of it til we found her, covered in snow and purring.)
I r taking a week of vacation in February. It'll be like me own reading week. Only not since I don't go to uni anymore. Plan to get started on my AN costume stuff then.
I will be working a Sat in Feb though. Awards ceremony thing for work. I kinda dread seeing all the people I've been helping who were problems, but my co-workers assure me it'll be fun and they'll be too stressed out to care. Woot overtime money for AN!
Current mood:  hyper Current music: She who mars the skin of Gods - Protest the Hero
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Linz gave me a heads up to an X-Japan reunion tour...so far only in Japan. Now the fangirl in me is going "Eeeeeeeeeee!" while another part is worrying about what the band will do. By the time I got into X-Japan the band had already broken up and the lead guitarist had committed suicide. There's a whole tragic element there that I admit appealed to me when I was a teenager. (I guess the closest I came to goth/emo cultures.) I wonder if I were to see them now, or even if I heard new stuff, I would just be meh. I mean I.V. (the new song that has come out from them) is a pretty good song. I admit I am trying to find a copy to download (though I may just cave and buy it from iTunes). But the song didn't have the same pull as some of their material did when I first heard it. Is it because their style has changed? Or is it because I have? Questions, questions.
Got my AN tickets already, and booked my friggin hotel back in Oct so I'm all set for that. I can get in and I have a place to sleep. I decided not to get an Artist Alley table and will wait for CNA to try for one again. Why? Well a few reasons:
-I plan to be moving to my own place around then (though I may delay myself to after the con, depending on how I budget myself)
-Work gets busy in May. I feel bad enough as is requesting the Thurs, Fri and Mon off.
-I would be stressing myself out to get ready for a table, making cosplay costumes, and getting everything I want to sell down to the con.
-I don't need the money. My job pays very well thank you.
-I like just lounging, hanging out with peeps and enjoying a con. I'm getting older and lack my youthful energy.
I should get started on my costume projects though...
Current mood:  chipper
Monday, January 7, 2008
So a new year...woot...I supposed I should do some sort of reflection on the past year...I'll do it laters.
Work is finally calming down now that the big rush is over and my coworker (we essentially do the same job) is back. However there are now some very loud nags who want everything done now despite knowing they are not a priority for me and are not even registered. "Your deadline to register for courses is today...oh muffin, maybe you should have asked before fucking today!" Okay so I can't say that to them...but oh I wish I could.
Is it bad that I'm enjoying my cross stitching pressie way more than I should. I spent 5 hours on it yesterday and have about a 3 X 3 blob to show for it. I know I'll pick up speed as I learn it though...when my mom came by though I made her double over with laugher when I started talking in a southern accent about how excited I am to see the boys at the spring ball. Lol.
Time to go to workies.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Well X-mas this year was a mixed bag, got some awesome stuff and good company. But also had bad family goings on as well.
Those who talk to me regularly know from my ranting that my Grandma is getting more and more...special. She can't help alot of it as it is just a symptom of getting older but is starting to become a problem. Christmas Eve was a large example of one of Grandma's "bad days".
I hope mom's side steps in and does something for her (a nurse, more visits to the doctor...)
That stuff aside, I'm sure you're all dying to know what I got for X-mas:
-iPod Shuffle (Gen 2)
-FF12 (yes it took me this long to get it, shut up)
-FF3 DS
-Star Wars Trilogy (ep 4-6)
-$50 gift cert for EB
-$25 gift cert for Chapters
-CDs for NAAST and Superbus (French bands I liked from GH3 so I told Nicole to get them)
-Avatar: The Burning Earth GBA
-A Scanner Darkly DVD
-cross stitch butterfly pattern and strings (please don't mess up, me, it looks very nice)
-Elite Beat Agents DS
-Chez Geek Starter (I has two now, double the free couch action)
-Angel ornament
-socks
-pajamas
I likes swag.
Happy New Year's everyone! Commence the year of the Ratling! (eh heh)
Current mood:  lethargic Current music: Monday to Sunday - Superbus
Friday, December 21, 2007
Sooo just got back from my Company X-mas party....O.M.F.G. I r a country hick.
Let me set the stage. The party was gonna be on the penthouse of this hotel called The Sutton Place. I found out only talking to my mom later this is an uber ritz hotel. I get inside and there are chandeliers and music and just...wow...I had a moment where I wondered if I should run out get some quick ettiquette lessons and come back.
So I get up to the penthouse and said displacement on my part continues. There are guys in tuxes going around with trays and such, handing out champagne and wine. When I asked what I want I sheepishly admit that water is good and am presented with something that I find out is not water...after asking one of the other girls I find out it is Perrier. (Note to self, Perrier tastes icky.)
We then get our table assignments. Lo and behold based on the way it was sorted I end up in the table with the CEOs. So even on the outside chance I would give some wine a try, I decided then and there to stay sober. Do not want to make an ass out of myself in front of the head of the company. There was a couple from my department too so at least it wasn't me alone.
Next comes the food...it was buffet style, but they had some uber fancy stuff. Here I stole the menu to give you an idea. One of the salads was, "Wild Rice Salad with Smoked Turkey, Cranberries and Orange Vinaigrette" and one of the hot things was, "Spinach and Ricota Agnolotti with Tomato Onion Sauce". The last thing I mentioned was awesome BTW. Soooo good. The desserts were divine too...and made up as fancy-like. The chocolate moose came in a chocolate swirl shell that was made to look like a gift bag...I had this moment where I was like..."this is nice...how the hell do I eat it?"
After the food was the entertainment. They had an improv comedy troupe came in. I won't go into much detail since you had to be there for the jokes. But it was alot of fun to see all my coworkers get hauled up on stage and forced to improv with the group.
Once that was done, we got our X-mas gift from the company, a $50 gift cert for HSC, which I'll probably use to get some nice apartment stuff.
From there I joined my co-workers for a drink at a nearby pub then went home...I r spent.
Current mood:  cheerful
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