Conversations with Myself

_kellyjo_ @ 2008-04-22T22:09:00

2008-04-23T01:13:05Z

So, I'm watching 'Revolutionary Girl Utena' tonight, and it's pretty messed up. I mean realllllllllllllly messed up. Just a weird show. I'm about halfway through, and I figure by this time at least something should be getting at least a little resolved, right? Wrong. It just gets weirder and weirder.

In frustration, and humour, Mike and I have the following dialogue:

Me: "Arrrgh! Why is nothing getting resolved?? Why??

Mike: *with a totally straight face* "Japan."

Me: "Fuck." -_-0

I lol'd.

Back to my show.

A meme? It's been forever...

2008-04-11T13:56:59Z

Stolen from Kate, Corinne, and others.

Go to urbandictionary. com, and type in your answer to each question in the search box. Once you get the definition, copy and paste it under your answer.

1. Your name?
-- Kelly-Jo
Kelly-Jo isn't defined yet.

(lol, figures... let's try just 'Kelly')
the coolest person you will ever meet. may be irish or canadian but who the fuck cares cause canadians are pretty fucking sweet

2. Nickname?
-- KJ
abbv. killjoy / kill joy Australia

A person who wishes to not socialise and have fun, therefore 'killing' the fun, or 'joy' of others
(ouch)

3. Relationship status?
-- Married

Having a spouse, being joined in matrimony. Having a close union with another person.

The state of being legally wed; can either be heaven or hell (or sometimes both).

4. You describe your best friend as?
-- vivacious (yes, you heard me)

Hot, sexy, astoundingly cool, etc.

5. What should you be doing?
-- having breakfast

The first meal of the day, sometimes served in bed. However, dinner is much better in bed.

6. Favorite Food?
-- Spaghetti

Turning your sexual fanrtasies into a popular Italien side dish.

7. Home State/Province?
-- New Brunswick

a canadian province on the east coast of canada, right beside maine. part of the maritimes beautiful woods, wicked beer.

9. One word to describe yourself?
-- artsy (yes, bit of a cop-out.)
1. Used to describe someone who likes and actively indulges in art.

2: Used to describe self: Defining ones identity by non-conformity to the standards of others. Ie: Conforming but with the illusion of integrity because ones standards are created from the notion of being "not theirs".

10. Your best friend:
-- Erin
1. Ireland.
2. A person's, mostly girl's, name.

-- Kate
A girl's name for the coolest person you will ever meet.

--Mike
To do something incredibly stupid. To be retarded and look like an idiot at something.

...

In other news, I desparately need my hair coloured. Blah. Teh Endzors.

Random statements and confessions pt. 2

2008-02-26T00:05:43Z

I haven't updated in... 3 months? 4? I don't know. I don't really keep an eye on lj anymore. I mean, I skim it from time to time, but, really, no.

What's new? Nothing much. I work at Avalon Salonspa now. That's good. I think. Money's better. I still play bucketloads of D&D and SW. Though, sometimes not as much SW as I think I'd like.

I still fight with my brain a lot. It and my common sense don't get along at all. Although, I don't know so much if it's my brain or my heart. Either way, the statement remains true.

Sometimes I think some part of you hates me for things that happened more than a year ago.

Sometimes I wonder if you still feel the same. Or how you feel at all.

Sometimes I wonder more than I should about you at all.

Sometimes I think you think I'm a much better person than I actually am, or can be.

Sometimes I wish I could just do everything and say everything that I think and feel.

That's a dangerous wish.

I am so restless with life. I need something to either sweep me away entirely, or something to bury myself in so deeply I forget. What? I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't be looking for it.

Ugh.

Whatever. I'm just being weird. None of this is of any real importance. Tomorrow I will wake up ungodly early, go to work, delve into a new routine and all of this will begin to be buried under the pretense that it was all just a case of cabin fever and temporary insanity, when in fact nothing at all will have been dealt with, just buried to be uncovered again later.

Yup.

"If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
And illuminate the 'No's on their Vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark."

I think that's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

Schedule for my last two weeks!

2007-11-03T10:52:21Z

If you need to find me, here's where I'll be.

Monday: work 2:30-10:30
Tuesday: SmartStyles 9-6
Wednesday: SmartStyles 12-9
Thursday: SmartStyles 11-8
Friday: SmartStyles 9-3, work 5-10:30
Saturday: work 9-2:30

Monday: work 2:30-10:30
Tuesday: SmartStyles 12-9
Wednesday: SmartStyles 9-6
Thursday: SmartStyles 11-8
Friday: SmartStyles 9-3, work 5-10:30
Saturday: work 9-2:30, SmartStyles 3-9 (not sure on this one)

Subject to change. Seriously. Jeff can be a douche.

But... YAY! ALMOST DONE!!! I can't freakin' wait.

What my life looks like this week...

2007-10-15T16:28:40Z

Monday:
- Work. Le suck. At least it's with Mike.

Tuesday:
- School, 8:30-4:30. And it's casual day. :-)
- Bus home, chill for an hour.
- Meet Erin on bus with Mike and Kate, and go to mall.
**Need to pick up:**
- green/pink bangles for Kate.
- pink eye makeup
- something for Hallowe'en
- bag o' Tootsie Roll candies, cause I'm craving.
- Come home, watch House, since I missed last week.

Wednesday:
- School 8:30-8:00. Ick. But must practice blow-drying for ABAs.

Thursday:
- School 8:30-8:00.
- Panic about colouring Kate's hair Friday.
- Panic slightly about ABAs.

Friday:
- School for hair colouring a la Kate @ 8:30. Probably til 4:30. Not kidding.
- Make Kate try on outfit for ABAs, and hope it works.
- Panic much more about ABAs.
- Colour Erin W's regrowth, so her hair looks spiffy for Moncton.

Saturday:
- Work 9:00-2:30, panicking about ABAs.
- Come home, grab my stuff, and hit the road to Sussex w/ everyone.
- Eat yummy supper @ parents' home! YAY!!!!!
- Cut Jenny's hair for Locks of Love!
- CHILLAX. Or at least try to.

Sunday:
- Get up balls early to eat breakfast and hit the road to Moncton.
- Check in @ hotel, though room won't be ready til 3:00... silly people. :-S
- GO TO ABAs!!! 9:00-4:00, or 4:30ish.
- Come back to hotel, and get dolled up.
- Go back to ABAs and watch the competitions for 'actual' stylists @ 5:00 til 10:00ish.
- Panic, panic, panic.
- Attempt to sleep.

Monday:
- Get up balls early again to meet @ Parrill's room to get ready.
- Register @ 8:30.
- COMPETE @ 9:00. :-S !!!
- Panic and wait for judging.
- After judging, go to cash-n-carry w/ Kate
- Go back to Fredericton.

What's next? Depends on what the judging says.

I'm getting nervous. Wish me luck.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-10-08T22:11:00

2007-10-09T01:13:04Z

OMFG.

I just found my mannequin sheet.

I almost cried.

Very, very close.

22 mannequins now left, instead of 61. OMFG.

...

I just might, might be able to get through this course alive.

PS. The minute I found it, Mike told me (no word of a lie) to get on lj and tell people so they'll worry less. Kinda sad.

PPS. Thanks, Karma. I was really getting worried.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-10-08T18:33:00

2007-10-08T21:34:55Z

Dear Karma,

I know you're all about that 'universal balance' thing, you know, 'what goes around comes around' reciprocation of deeds and whatnot.

Therefore, I'd like to know two little things:

1)When does the good stuff get to start again? Or...

2)What the hell did I do to piss you off so much?

Thanks,
Your avid fan (unless things keep going the way they're going, then I might sincerely consider atheism),

Me.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-10-08T09:11:00

2007-10-08T12:16:23Z

Still in a pretty foul place, mentally speaking. It's not getting any better, it seems. My apologies to everyone I've acted/I might act stupid, bitchy, short, frustrated, aggravating, or mean to over the next little while... like, 5 weeks.

To do today, hopefully:
- work 10-3:30
- hang w/ Adrien
- do Becca's hair/makeup for Erin's photoshoot
- have a Mike+I flannel pj party and watch Heroes together while we mope that we're not feeling well
- bed

Tomorrow:
- school 8:30-4:30, practicing for competition on 22nd
- home, cut Erin and Mike's hair
- bed

Still nothing involving getting out of the house, though. Maybe someday. Someday.

Argh.

Teh end.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-10-06T11:09:00

2007-10-06T14:28:22Z

Currently very frustrated with life. Why? I realized my entire existence revolves entirely around being in 3 different places: school, work and home, and I don't get to spend much time at the latter aside from in the later evenings/night, when it's time to go to bed.

Blah. I'm just in a bit of a mood since yesterday. I realized just how little 'fun' I get to have anymore... I don't go out, I don't do anything aside from school and work and occasionally do someone's hair at my apartment... hell I haven't even been to the mall or anything in months, it seems (which sounds pretty pathetic, in retrospect. It's not even that I want to go to the mall, it's just that at least that wouldn't be school or work). I want to go out, relax, have some fun. Somewhere else than one of the three places I always am.

I just don't have the time or money to do so, unfortunately. I work 30 hours/week (gee, thanks Jeff), and go to school an average of 40 hours/week, which leaves me with no time for anything much at all. And money? Pssh. Don't even get me started. I've just barely scraped together enough to compete on the 22nd in Moncton (thankfully), and haven't been able to help Mike out much at all in the way of paying rent (the 30 hr/wk thing is a recent development, I should be able to help him more this month) or groceries or anything. It's really frustrating to be this broke. I can't wait to get an actual 'job' and be paid properly for it. Assuming there's a job to be had. I'm sincerely less optimistic right now.

To top it all off, I lost my mannequin sheet. Let me put this into perspective for you: think of it as a major research paper you've been working on for the whole semester, and a week before it's due, your computer crashes, erasing all your work, and possibly all your research notes, too. Now you have to start from scratch and get it done in a week, on top of all the other work that's always required at the end of semesters from all your other classes. That's me: 62 of 75 mannequins left, 7 class days, plus my regular clients and practicing (heavily enforced by Parrill) for the ABAs on the 22nd. Needless to say, it's not likely it's going to get done. So, there's that shot.

Damn, I'm sorry this is such a downer of an entry. I really just needed to vent. I'm sure I'll be fine, I'm sure I'll find a job, and I've only got 5 weeks of school left. Theoretically, if I don't suffer a complete psychological meltdown in that time, I'll be able to have some sort of 'fun' after that. Theoretically.

I'm going to attempt to write today. I've been putting it off, but mostly because I'm stuck on trying to write someone else's character that I don't know very well, and I don't want to make a right royal mess of it. Here's hoping.

Maybe tea will help. I'll make some tea.

Soundtrack to your life at the moment

2007-10-01T02:30:17Z

Here's the deal, right a list of the songs on your life's soundtrack, and put a verse or two that really kicks you. Tag whoever you want!

I tag... wait... does anyone really read this anymore? If you do, you're tagged!

1. Cannonball - Damien Rice

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall

2. Me and Mia - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (no, please don't panic).

Do you believe in something beautiful?
Then get up and be it
Fighting for the smallest goal:
To get a little self-control
I know how hard you try
I see it in your eyes.

3. Walking to Do - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

I'm old enough to know that people waiting for some big sign
Should quit their waiting on the Divine
Divine is what's in your mind.
I've seen the cruel and hard and I've seen them hard on you
But I'll buy you brand new shoes if you cross to my side
There's a whole lot of walking to do

4. 32 Flavours - Ani DiFranco

I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty-two flavors and then some
And I'm beyond your peripheral vision
So you might want to turn your head
Cause someday you're going to get hungry
And eat most of the words you just said

5. The Crane Wife, part 3 - The Decemberists

Each feather it fell from skin
'Til thread bare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin

6. Watermark - The Weakerthans

How your body still remembers things you told it to forget.
How those furious affections followed you.

7. Summersong - The Decemberists

Summer arrives with a length of lights
And summer blows away and quietly gets swallowed by a wave

If I told you I felt ageless, would you tell me I'm not old?

2007-09-28T01:30:26Z

It's been a month, and what do I pop onto lj to discuss?

I <3 Ted Leo. And the Pharmacists.

<3.

"Me and Mia" creeps me out a bit. "Counting Down the Hours" is brilliant. "Walking to Do" is just too damned catchy. "The High Party" is love. Particularly if you look up the Ted Leo solo version on YouTube. It's just that damned good.

Yeah. <3.

I promise I'll actually update this damned thing eventually. Really. I will.

I need some of what you've got

2007-08-24T18:32:55Z

So what's new? Not much. I work, and go to school, and occasionally sleep, and play D&D every Sunday. Such is my existence.

Although, I'm not working as often or as much as I need, so that sucks. The school's changed our schedule again, and since Jeff doesn't have two clues about how to put together a proper schedule, I have been drastically reduced in hours. This blows, hardcore.

Sorry, Kate. Hate to say it, but I won't have the cash required to compete in October. Do whatever you'd like to your hair. No worries. Sorry, hon. Another time, perhaps.

Also, school's made it increasingly hard for us to make up hours. This also blows, hardcore.

Blah. Just in a bad mood.

Don't want to go to work. Need to go to work to get what meager pay I get. Don't want to do anything, really, though. I want to plunk back down on the couch and watch House and pretend I'm not completely, flat-out broke for the next 3 months. Suck.

Whatever. At least my dA is updated, and that's slightly fun.

Enough for now.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-08-20T10:23:00

2007-08-20T13:27:48Z

Day off!

To do:
-laundry
-drawings I've had in mind since D&D last night
-level up my character
-make espresso-chocolate-oatmeal muffins w/ Mike
-bring some of said muffins to Erin, along w/ new rent cheques
-knit more (I'm hooked again)
-BUY ALLERGY TABLETS
-draw more, possibly colour
-watch more House! Mmmmmm Hugh Laurie... *swoon*
-chill
-relax
-sleep.

All in all, should be a good day. I'm stoked. Off to enjoy it!

That moment of light to wipe the slate clean

2007-08-06T18:00:54Z

I have done absolutely nothing productive today, aside from shower and put a little chicken into my crocpot (mmmmmm). In other words, today has been LOVELY. It's nice to do nothing every now and again. Especially nice to sleep in.

Been drawing, but can't seem to finish anything I start. I'm getting ahead of myself as far as drawings go, I guess. I've got maybe 6 drawings started, and only a couple could be considered 'canon' for the campaign. One is definitely not... at least, not yet. Who knows? Could be eventually. ^_~ Until then, it's not on display. I'm spoiler-free! lol

Don't laugh, but I'm kinda hooked on Gaia Online. It's pathetic. But the puzzles are so fun, and the avatars are so cute! *fangirly moment*... Okay, I'm done.

Well, going to go back to drawing, or attempting to draw. Will also have a glass of water, as I'm pretty damn thirsty.

Call if you want me. If you're coming to visit, call ahead - I'm still in my housecoat from getting out of the shower this morning...

Ciao!

All day it seems I've been in between a past and future town

2007-08-03T14:13:14Z

So, what's new? A ton of stuff. Point formin' it.

-News digs @ 80-105 Dunn's. They're sweet. Number's the same, so feel free to call. The place is still a mess due to unpacking, though. Forewarned.

-Bug(bear) is becoming big. Heh heh. Big Bug. We're Soft Paw-ing him today. That'll be a riot.

-Need to get an 'out' door key for my apartment still. Hopefully soon.

-D&D is progressing, well, AWESOMELY. It's becoming a serious addiction. I can't wait til next week! Things are getting exciting. Also, Nihr may become a ninja, which rocks my socks, mostly because it's hilarious when you think of her hatred of Mike's old character... a pirate. *giggle*

-I made $16 in tips yesterday, and only had 3 clients. Best. Ever.

-My boss is kinda screwing me over for hours. This sucks. Things will be changed in that regard. *makes threatening back-hand slapping motions*

-School is trying to screw us over for hours, but since over half the class was in an uproar yesterday about it, I doubt the 'let's-screw-over-the-class-for-hours' plan will come through.

-Never, ever, EVER rent from UHaul if you can avoid it. They're righteous bastards.

-Grapes from Victory Meat Market are the best in town. Seriously.

-Is anyone else severely SICK of this heat wave? *raises hand*

Well, that's enough for now. I'm theoretically going to unpack, but realistically, I'm going take a shower, then move the fan into the nerd room, and hide here until Mike gets home, at which time I'll make sure he's not dead of heat stroke. (it's supposed to get to 41 degrees today... be careful!)

Ahh... it feels so good to be back on teh interwebz.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-07-25T13:32:00

2007-07-25T16:36:22Z

Today held such promise of being at least an 'okay' day.

I'm so emotional, and distressed, and frustrated, and over-heating, and unable to focus, and don't want to pack, but only have a couple of days to do it, and have to be out of this apartment before we're allowed into the new one, and have no way of moving my furniture downtown at all, and don't have enough time, and I just want to slam my fist into the wall and scream and cry for a good long time. Oh, look. Got the crying thing down.

I want to go back home, where I didn't have to worry about anything. I was actually happy for a couple days. Happy. It was nice.

Now it's just back to the shitty, over-stressed, no time to do anything, psychologically damaging life I lead. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

I swear to the powers that be, if I survive until the end of the month, it'll be a pure miracle.

EDIT: Rented a UHaul. One less thing to worry about. Also reading HP7. Marginal hope is restored.

The hardest thing I've ever had to do.

2007-07-20T14:35:07Z

His appointment is set for around 3pm. Then he won't have to suffer anymore.

I'm so sorry, buddy. You should've lived to be a much older cat than 9.

One of my friends yesterday suggested putting up some photos of Cosmo. I've done so, on my Facebook. Here's a link. If anyone else has photos they'd like to contribute, please send them to me and I'll add them.

The link, for those not on Facebook:
http://stucanada.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3245&l=54529&id=518488250

I can't stop crying. I'm so sorry, buddy. I love you.

The worst news ever.

2007-07-19T23:31:24Z

I'd like to start off by thanking the people who voiced concern over the past few days and sent well-wishes in the general direction of my beautiful kitty, Cosmo.

However, I have some very unfortunate news to share with you all. And don't take this as sounding detached - quite opposite, in fact, as I'm bawling my eyes out even as I'm typing this. I've been bawling since 2:30 this afternoon.

Cosmo is suffering from kidney failure, a heart murmur, and severe gum and tooth disease and infection. He's also severely dehydrated from the kidney failure and as a result is currently IV'd at South Paw. His condition (although the doctor attempted to show some hope) can be treatable for a time, but is overall terminal. How long? Days or years. They don't know.

If we are to keep him alive (this is just to begin), the cost of his stay at the vet, plus antibiotics, plus IV, is starting somewhere at $440. This is not including the kidney pills he would have to be on daily for the rest of his time with us, nor the astronomic vet bill to have his teeth removed (plus aftercare). Mike and I cannot even begin to afford this treatment.

Cosmo is suffering very much, and is in a great deal of pain. I can't let him suffer. I can't. It breaks every part of my heart to this that he has been in pain for so long, and that to let him keep going will only mean he will be in constant pain for as long as he is with us. I can't let him suffer. I can't.

If anyone wants to send along any goodbyes, please do. I will tell Cosmo tomorrow.

I can't believe I just typed that. I'm more devastated than I can even begin to say.

I am going to miss this cat more than anything. I feel like I'm losing one of my dearest family members. I don't want him to die, but even more, I don't want him to hurt any more. He is my best friend, and I would never want to know my best friend is hurting so much.

I'm so sorry, buddy. Goodbye. You know you were loved so, so much.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-07-19T07:26:00

2007-07-19T10:30:42Z

Dear world;

I understand, I guess. Maybe I haven't been through hell enough as is with this month that's passed.

But why did you have to choose the quickly ailing health of my cat-cat as my next punishment? Leave him out of this. It's not fair. Let him be able to eat and drink again. Let him be the cuddly, meowy, attention-driven sookie-baby he used to be.

I just hope whatever I've done to deserve this kind of karmic retribution was worth it, because I'm at my wit's end.

Please help Cosmo.

- Me.

Random statements and confessions

2007-06-20T02:42:56Z

I'm tired. And probably hung over.

My cat-cat is the bestest. My boy is at the Capital.

I'm finding myself having to bite my tongue more often than I'd like to lately. I'm pretty damn tired of it.

Truthfully, I enjoy my D&D 'life' most of the time more often than my real life. It's easier, and more black-and-white, which right now is better for me to deal with.

I have an irresponsible, foolish, butterfly-in-stomach crush.

It's true.

I fall in and out of lust more times in a month than I'd care to admit, being married and all. The key difference is not acting on impulse. But, god, I'd like to sometimes, and I know it's a bad idea. That's why I don't do it.

I really, really enjoy my time swimming. I also really enjoy my polka-dot, B&W pencil skirt.

Clearly, wearing a skirt that comes to BELOW your knee and a top that comes to your collarbone makes you a fucking skank. I'm inclined to disagree, and will now do so loudly. DISAGREE.

I'm pissed, lonely, sexually pent-up, and blissful, simulatneously.

I could go for a knee-trembling, breath-stealing, mind-blanking kiss right... now.

Now?

Yeah.

Fuck.

Ha ha, yay for birthday kittehs on ichc

2007-06-18T03:48:12Z

I is 23!

I do not demand cake, though. That's just rude. lol

Cosmo, on the other hand, does demand cake. And it's not even his birthday. Silly ki-cat.

We are nowhere and it's now.

2007-06-15T02:51:02Z

Short update, since I should really be asleep right now.

Updated dA hardcor3z, yo. http://kelly-jo.deviantart.com for those of you who don't visit or have forgotten the addy. Particularly in love with the one of Heidar.

Drew two new ones today, as was in a couple-y mood. So, at some point soon expect another update of a drawing of Joran and Nihr, and Zay and Caleb (sooooo cute).

Parents are coming up on Sunday night for birthday-type/father's day stuff. Will be late to D&D, but will be there, no worries!

Must remember to buy a father's day present for dad. Will do tomorrow.

Sarah brought me a birthday present into work tonight. <33333 You're the bestest, sweetie! We need to chillax together at some point. Probably when I move down to Dunn's would be the ideal, cause then we're right close by to each other. *^_^* Good? You can come visit me and mah kittehs.

Monday is, well... I don't know. At least, I don't know aside from I'll be 23. Not working, but Mike says there are some 'plans' afoot... don't know what's he's doing, since he's supposed to be working, but... meh, I digress.

This week coming will be updo hell at school. Due to prom/formals, we're doing clients allllllll week. :-s I don't know if this means regular clients or what, but the word is that we're booked almost solid for this week coming for updos. Whoopie.

Speaking of updos, I should upload my pictures of this updo I did the other day. A full head of cornrows, wound up into a halo. It's pretty, but I totally blistered my fingers in the process. Guess that'll learn me not to french-braid really coarse hair while it's dry. Ouch.

G'night. Tis bedtimez now, plzkthx.

Where can I go that your pictures won't haunt me?

2007-06-12T00:57:50Z

I'm feeling annoyingly emo tonight. It's... annoying. But that's what happens when you get a desperate, sudden craving to listen to old-school Something Corporate and Dashboard... *shame*.

Had an awesome colour class today. Will be enrolling asap for the "Joico Colour Specialist" certification. Hopefully before the end of the summer, I can add that to my resume. That'd be cool.

In related news, I'm a redhead. 'Bout freakin' time for a change. I'll post some pics in a couple of days, once it's faded to a less-dark red. It's fun. Now I just need a haircut. Maybe Wednesday. Maybe next Monday. Who knows.

I've fallen back in love with my D&D character, Nihr. Thank you, Jamie, for injected some much-needed life back into her story. <333 Now I'm sitting on the proverbial edge of my seat waiting for next Sunday to play again... arghh!! The suspense is killing me!

So, backstory: Nihr is a wood-elf monk lady, whose tribe was killed off by Orcs when she was 4... so in attempt to save her, a dying tribe member dropped her off at a monastery and Nihr stayed there until the monastery decided she was too sheltered (think of human 4 year old living sheltered until she was 18... although, for Elves, that's like 80 years or so... a loonnnng time). So, the monastery tells her to leave and experience the world, and when she was finished, then she could return and finish her training, if she desired.

Cut 5-10 years down the road. She's travelling, experiencing cultures, yadda yadda... stops mid-journey when she meets up with a sorceror named Joran. She hangs out with him for a while, learns how to make magic tattoos, and (inevitably) falls in love. Nihr remains with Joran for +/- 2 years, only to discover Joran is not terribly well-liked by everyone nearby. Joran is challenged to a sorceror's duel, loses, BUT... not until a misfired curse hits Nihr. Battle rages on, both sorcerors die in the process. (le sad). Nihr blames herself, and also takes it as a 'sign' that she had stayed too long from her mission, and takes off again, heavy-hearted (oh, how cliche. hate it. meh.). Discovers unfortunately later on that this misfired curse actually affected her gender, so that when put into a stressful situation, she switches uncontrollably (or at least, she did... until Jamie 'changed' the curse. Damn you!!).

Cut 40 years ahead. Nihr has joined up with a very unlikely band of heros again a large dragon and dragonspawn army that threatens to destroy everything, essentially. Nihr, in this process, has been turned into a boy thanks to the curse, but now something has changed and she can't get back to being a girl. (le sad).

In the last session, while the characters were all sitting around a campfire, Nihr receives a package, with a note from Joran (who, remember, has been DEAD for the past 40 years), and a couple of fancy-schmancy bracers. So, Nihr is freaking out. Next day, we were supposed to go talk to this great silver dragon, and she was going to give us our next 'quest/mission/whatever'... only to discover:
1) Zaymidara (Erin's character) is a princess;
2) Cog (Adrien's character) is the 'key' to an army of Warforged;
3) (the kicker for me) Joran is alive. And a 'Dragonborne'. :-o !

AHHHH!! Messed up. I love it!!! <333 I can't wait to find out what's going to happen now. Eeeeeeeeee and squeeeeeee and all sorts of happy, nerdy exclamations of giddiness and excitement.

Got to see Bugbear today. He's a vicious little killer. I heart him desperately. Especially due to the homeliness factor of his ears being too big for his head, so big that they actually flop a little on the ends. Too cute.

I have mint-chocolate fudge that my mom sent me. It's happy. And probably very, very bad for me. Oh, well.

I want to eat cherries and peaches and bbq'd stuff. Random cravings are le suck. At least it's for 'good' food, right? Maybe I'll buy some cherries or peaches tomorrow. That'd be nice.

My cat-cat is too hot. He can't find a comfy spot to lay down without shuffling and fidgeting and giving me the 'it's-too-damned-hot-fix-it-fix-it-fix-it' look. Sorry, ki-cat. :-(

Kate, I have shampoo/cond/treatment (it came with the package) for you if you want it. If not, either I'll use it, or I'm sure someone else will. For the record, it smells like yummy, and should make your hair feel less dry and whatnot... it being called "Moisture Recovery" and all. Let me know.

Well, I'm exhausted, and my fingers hurt from playing too much guitar earlier. Yeah. Cause I'm a rockstar. G'night.

So, what's new?

2007-06-05T01:41:06Z

Nothing much, truthfully. And yet, at the same time, there's a fair amount.

We got our apartment, pending that on Thursday we give the fine and ever-so-impatient people at 80 Dunn's our deposit. I wouldn't mind so much if buddy hadn't been quite so rude with us. Hmph. Oh, well... come Aug. 1 (hopefully maybe even the afternoon of July 31) we'll be moved into 80 Dunn's, 105. I'm excited, really. The prospect of a dishwasher and a gym is pretty fab.

Going to the gym tomorrow, actually. With Kate, and possibly Erin. Who knows? I'm looking forward to exhausting some physical anxiety.

My birthday is in 2 weeks. The 18th. Yay? Can't really decide. I mean... well... I dunno. Whatever. Just another day, I guess, it being a Monday and all.

Our kitten-to-be has a name, finally. "Bugbear". Cute. Mike picked it out. I'm hoping to go kitten-visiting again at some point soon, and this time I'll bring my camera and post some pics. He's pretty adorable, and homely all at the same time.

I think I'd like to lose 40lbs. I think that would contribute at least a little to me being happy. I know it's not fair to base self-worth or validation or a state of happiness on weight, but there it is. Can't really change that.

I'm so fucking sick of being broke all the time.

Well, I'm going to go get ready for bed, I suppose. School tomorrow. Can't take too many 'mental health days' or it looks bad, no matter how badly they're needed.

G'night.

_kellyjo_ @ 2007-06-04T19:35:00

2007-06-04T23:42:29Z

Hee hee! Having taken a mental health day for myself today, I thought I might get around to posting the first bit of nonsense from the Sims2 house I made. Enjoy! There's about 15 or so pics under the cut, and if you're not in too many right now, don't worry! I will get around to giving your Sim an adventure at some point... :-S Eight Sims are very hard to manage!

So without futher ado...

Let's start with some introductions:

Kate. (the outfit is so you)
- Pleasure sim
- Lifetime Want: To be at the top of the Gaming career

Corinne (I really like this pic!)
- Knowledge sim
- LTW: To max out all seven skills

Nick (it looks a lot like you, I think!)
-Romance sim
- LTW: To become a Visionary (top of the Artist career)

Kimmy (also really like this pic!)
- Knowledge sim
- LTW: To reach top of Education career

Amy (so cute!)
- Knowledge sim
- LTW: To reach top of Gaming career (interesting? lol)

Vanessa (another one that I think looks like who's it supposed to be!)
- Pleasure sim
- LTW: To become a Professional Party Guest (top of Slacker career)

Miss Sarah! (you play a hardcore game of catch)
- Knowledge sim
- LTW: To max out all seven skills

Coug
- Popularity sim
- LTW: To own 5 top-level businesses (oi, couldn't be something easy, eh? :-S)

And now... some fun random shots!

First autonomous action for Amy? To biff Coug with a pillow. This started a pillow fight of epic proportions that lasted several simHOURS. Even when their temp gauges showed they were freezing, they kept at it. I had to 'intervene' and get them to go indoors.

Corinne, in the greenhouse. I think she's planting tomatoes. She seemed pretty happy about it, because after she had planted them, she proceeded to talk to the lump of ground that would become a tomato plant for quite a while. Funny enough, it boosted her social meter.

Meanwhile, Vanessa's first autonomous action? Make coffee. A full pot o' coffee, for herself. She sat at the table and drank so much that she started shaking (too much caffeine!). It was kinda funny to watch.

Meanwhile, Nick greets one of the cute members of the 'welcome wagon', who immediately does the 'oh baby, you're hot stuff!' action to Nick (apparently she digs guys with facial hair). He looks pretty pleased with himself until...

"Wait. What? You LIKE me?"
You're one smooth Romance sim, Nick. I almost died laughing.

Apparently, that chicky's not the only one to think so. The other girl from the 'welcome wagon' (incidentally, the other's sister) ALSO thinks that simNick is hawt. lol Go Nick!

Well, that's about it for now. I'll post more at some point in time.