The Dragon Within

Well, I've been working and writing. And just trying to get my insomnia back to a controlable level. Not sure if that's gonna happen, but I'm sure if I try hard enough and maybe actually take something for it. Eventually that I'll be fine. I need to find a way to de-stress from work, which is when it really kicks up. I go from 5-8 hours down to 3-4 if I'm lucky. Yay for insomnia!

Otherwise, finally remembered that I have a twitter that I may or may not use whenever. I'm sure I'll end up spamming it whenever. What can I say? If it's not in my bookmarks, I tend to forget about it. Even if it is in my bookmarks, I usually forget about it. Speaking of which, I need to organize those...

So, that was my lame update. Oh, and some shameless advertising. I'm posting this year's totally unedited (except for spelling when I catch it) and hot off the press every two chapters on my writing journal thedragonwithin, although that means yet another journal to friend because I locked it down. It's bad enough people from my family found this journal. All I need for them is to read what I write and hear all about how much I'm wrong for writing it/why don't I write something relevant to life/why am I wasting my life on something that will not turn into a full time career?

Me? Have issues with the way my family views my outlets?

Never. :D

Peace,

off to write (hopefully) at least 5,000 more words

1. YOUMACON WHOOOO

2. AT&T sucks ballz and cut off the internet even though we paid the bill, so I have to wait until after the con to see when Comcast will come out and connect us.

peace,

maybe going for a nap psycho

So, either tonight or last night, I can't remember which, Woodhaven, Allen Park, and the other Southgate Mchells have all stopped doing midnights, leaving the one I work at the only one who is open for midnights, besides I think Trenton. Don't quote me on that. But my store manager's words to us: 'we'll only pick up a little business'. And like fools, we believed her.

Last night was definitely a hell night and we're hoping that it was just because of the football game. Because if we're gonna get as busy as Woodhaven apparently used to be, then I want an extra person that I know I will never get. Because 'we don't make enough money' even though the sheets clearly state that we're between 100 and 600 bucks over projection. We're over projection on car counts too, but I'm not so sure about that number. That's a whole different set of sheets that I have no idea how to do.

But whatever.

We have another car. That doesn't look all rusted out, had the transmission replaced, and a new motor head. It's a Chevy Lumina and red apparently. I haven't looked at it yet, but I plan to in about...three minutes when I leave. So...Yay!

peace,

gotta run psycho

Last night was 'fun' for a number of reasons. Mostly because I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing as shift manager, as well as all the crap that happened at system shut down. -_-; At least now I know how to count drawers down now, which I knew was going to be my big issue. I only screwed up once! Which isn't bad seeing as I've never done anything like that before. I'm sure that it'll happen again, but whatever. I even learned how to fix my mistakes! Now I just need to remember how to do it...

Then, when we went into backup, there seems to be a lot more computer work than I though there was. Two hours. What most managers can do in 45 minutes, it took me two hours! Doesn't help that I'm completely new to this manager thing, but this was the only day that my trainer has an extra person on the schedule to actually sit back there and help me. :\ I hope the notes I took help, I really do. Well, that and I don't screw up the money again. Hopefully I can remember everything. Ug. Next week is going to be 'fun' too.

Mainly because of the servsafe class thing at 7 in the morning. =___________= Monday and Tuesday. Then managing shift on Wednesday. Doesn't that sound like loads of infinite fun!

And tomorrow is my youngest brother's birthday. I really hope I can find someway to get over there and see everyone. -________________________- Some how, some way.

Lets see...what else... finally found my Hellsing soundtrack CD's, although 'Raid' was a little scratched up so I didn't rip all the songs. I'm sure I can find Alucard's theme song somewhere around the internet. That's the only one that refuses to play anyway. The rest are alright, thankfully. :D Also have Distrubed back, and Linkin Park's Hybrid theory which I used to listen to all the time. No wonder my mom hates that band. XD I used to listen to it constantly and now my brothers adore the later albums, which suck in my opinion. Well...Meteora wasn't that bad. This new one makes me want to slit their wrists for them it's so emo. Angst I can deal with. Emo I cannot.

I'm pretty sure that's about all I'm ranting about, for now anyway. Oh, and if anyone has a plausable plot for a NaNo they feel like telling me, ideas will be greatly appreciated. I really need to start planning for NaNo in July instead of September, especially since for the first two to three days, nothing's going to be getting done. ...this set up seems oddly familiar... NaNo '06 anyone? :P

Peace,

on the hunt for a plot psycho

How bad do I want the second boxset of Gundam Wing? Bad enough to wait for Yomma and pray they have it or just order it from Best Buy and have it delivered to the office or the fedex place and have to go through that b.s.? Really? How bad?

...or ebay? Do I want to brave it?

*head desk* If I just bought the whole damn series in March like I wanted to, I wouldn't be in this mess. How the hell can they have the first box set and not have the second one? I know GW is an older series...but they have Blue Seed for crying out loud! Blue Seed! As brilliantly funny, perverted, and just all all around great that anime is, it's older than dirt. Well, not really, but you all get my point. =_=;

I can't wait until the Chinese Store (aka-mini convention store) starts getting manga and the like. Then I won't have to bother with such places. Oh they did a great thing, they even have plushies now!! Although I'm still hunting for a Duo one...I think I'll be hunting for one until I do go on ebay.

On the upside, I started one of the trilogies that I've been wanting to start. The Black Gryphon, aka the first book in the Mage Wars trilogy. I've seen the other two book around the library, and have been dying to get my hands on this one so I could read it. Although Borders at the mall did disappoint me. They neither had the next book in the Age of Fire series nor The Deathgate Cycle series. I have finally picked up the first three books of The Legend of Drizzt series. Mostly because I've been hearing a lot about it from Robyn since high school, where she got Angela into it. I would have joined in, but I was too busy trying to get into Robert Jorden's tolkinizations I mean...books to really start another series. Plus still a huge McCaffrey buff. DRoP FTW!

So, I think I'll go read some more. :P Oh Fantasy, how I missed you! <3

Peace,

missed her genre psycho

Life's been...life. And this damn heat wave has done little to nothing for my horrid sleeping habits. I keep going to the weather channel website and just watch that stalled front sit there. I want the drier air behind it damn it. D: This humidity is killing me. Plus I trimmed my bangs and of course they stick either up or out. One good thing about having longer ones: they couldn't exactly do that. I have such weird hair. XP

So, actually got to see Michael the other day, the kid said he missed me and I keep wondering what he's up to. Trust in the family isn't something I have too much of, especially with him and dipshit. And apparently he wants me to be 'the enforcer' at his 'lookie I gots my owns apartments' party, when mom and Chad move to a smaller (and cheaper) place. I need to get back into shape for that, or else I'll resort to my old ways on how I delt with people like that.

Vice grip on the back of the neck. I was a very mean child who demanded my brothers respect. *grins* I got it too.

So might actually see him Monday. If only to use a car that isn't a bomb. XD

Otherwise...haven't really been up to much. :\ Well, besides sweating my butt off. Still have no A/C and the only place I can get it is work and even then I'm in the grill so it's not like I can enjoy it. Plus I hope it's better than it was last night.

Wait...dumbass is coming back from 'boot camp' tonight. (we don't really believe he's in the reserves or bullshit. We think he went on a family vacation and wants to keep composure or something like that.) *sigh* One more day Crystal...just one...more...day.

I want a gun so I won't have to deal with him at all anymore.

Peace,

off to listen to Pink Floyd and dunk her head under cold water and sit in front of the fan again psycho

Separate cuts because...I have a lot to complain about. Well, some complaining, some ranting. You know. The usual b.s.

Ug. I wish the words would just come out of my head onto the screen. My laziness/distraction from Star Trek: The Next Generation (that's actually the same age as I am...). Yes, I'm listening to it, because I am a geek/loser. I admit it freely. Blame my sperm donner and thank whatever deity you pray to/believe in/ ...whatever that I like Next Gen. instead of the first Star Trek. Data most likely has a PH.D. in kicking your ass. odd crossover reference. whoever knows it gets an internet cookie. On to the actual post!!!!!

( Work )

( State of the Crystal )

( Anime Reviews-->contains spoilers )

Well, there's my update. Off to watch the latest episode of Monochorme Factor and download my song. X3 Cya on the flip side.

Peace,

back in a decent mood psycho

Well, today was Crystal's birthday, all three of us are tired and sick, and it was really nice out. Well, at least the temperatures were. The overcast sky and drizzle was I guess a downer. I enjoy the rain personally so whatever. I really think that it was because we're all sick. We did the check thing, and the mall thing and *gasp* I didn't buy anything. The reason for that will come later. *is being hopeful right now*

So, bascially hung out all day with Chris and Crystal's mom, went out to dinner, and am still worried I missed the all-important-phone-call from my mom. Because I sorta have her cat carrier and am supposed to be taking care of the kitty. However, I didn't get home until 11 at night so...yeah... I'm hoping either she calls in the next hour or so. *didn't even realize it was 6 in the morning* Go me.

Downloaded The Sims 2 as well, and am having fun. I need to create another family and get custom hair styles and stuff still, but I can wait until I get more used to the game to really try them out and stuff. Now, everyone I know who plays The Sims says it's really addictive. Please keep in mind that a lot of games I play are 'addictive' and I seem to have no problems stopping at any point to go do something else. Short attention span, I love you right now. Mostly because I get to grin at people and go 'I play, but I'm not addicted.' Because come on. Once you figure out the pattern of the game, it gets too repetitive and boring. Unless it has a compelling storyline. Like .hack. *swoons at storyline* Love that series of games. ♥

Lets see. What else...I really want to go down to North Carolina for an anime convention, but for one, all three of us couldn't take the weekend off we needed to be able to go (because the weekends I do get off, I take off in advance. I swear. If they don't give me youma's weekend, I'm gonna murder someone. *cough*Helen*cough*). They have Sailor Moon's and Luna's Japanese voice actors. And some J-rock band I never heard of (then again, me? Keep up with them? I'd rather avoid the rabid fans and wait until they break up to get into them. ><; )and a bunch of other Japanese guests my roommates were swooning over. The day I know VA's is the day I know actors/actresses.

Swoon is also the word of the day. Why? That's a very good question.

Speaking of conventions, we're gonna see if we can make it to Anime Vegas. *knocks on wood* I'd really like to go because for one, the furthest out West I've been is touching the Oklahoma border when I went down to Arkansas. The story behind that is we were trying to get to one of my many, many, many great aunt's houses (or was it great great? All I remember is that it was my great grandma's sister. If both of my bloodlines run true, I'm gonna live forever and a day. XD)
and we had to turn around, briefly touching Oklahoma. Anyway back to the subject, we were thinking it was gong to be a week long trip with three days at the con and four days for the trip and back, which mapquest timed at around 30 hours of straight driving. We can do it, however, it would mean that our savings for Youma would be from Sept-Oct instead of March-Oct and that's not including the cost of all the fabric and stuff we need to make costumes, food, and all that jazz. Then again, these two had 40 bucks the entire weekend last time they went and survived, I think we can do the same. Just bring a lot of crap to sign. ><'

...wow that paragraph was long. Oh! I also went on an icon spree today. X3 I found some nice D.Gray-man ones...I really need to start rewatching that series. They're already on episode 74 and I'm on like, episode 29...I need to get going on that. Well, and Bleach too. *is on episode 6 or 7, doesn't remember* *sighs* So many anime, so little time. ;p


So, I'm off to update my character profiles for Crystal's site...that needed to be done like last month. I don't feel bad since she has her own characters she needs to get done. Yah, go Headmistress. Get on my ass and doesn't do her own. XD

Peace,

happy to rant about fun stuff again psycho

P.S. Happy April Fools Day. :D

P.P.S. The two icons posts? Now with credits if I knew them. I love photobucket, but you know how icons loose their creators there. XP

Well, been at my mom's for the past day and a half, enjoying myself. Well, mostly remembering what torturing my brothers used to be like, but I digress. It looks so much more different in here without the china hutch and well, most of the big stuff. The good news is that mom has the end of the month to get out of here instead of...well today...yesterday...Tuesday.We'll just go with Tuesday. And she got accepted into Copper Tree, which Chad didn't want to go to because he has to be driven to school if he wants to stay in the Woodhaven district instead of Taylor. Michael still is going to Southgate but he doesn't count because it's his fault in the first place that he doesn't have his diploma.

Otherwise...have been helping packing and going through my stuff. I didn't realize I had so many stuffed animals.o_0 I thought I got them all when I moved out but apparently not. ><' Although looking through my pre-school stuff is fun. Ug. I still need to go through the complied paper box. XP

So, I'm off to do that and let Chad have the computer. u_________________u' Maybe the kid will be less annoying if he has something to occupy his time.

Peace,

being my evil sister self psycho

I hate my internet. That said, it's been in and out all weekend and finally seems to have some stability tonight. Hopefully I didn't just jinx it. So, ultra long update is in store for you. Luckily, It's nice and neat in LJ-cut format. Don't you all feel lucky you get to read something instead of...well...doing something more productive.

Then again, it's fun to see what people have been doing while not on the computer, ne?

( The Weekend of Suckage )

( Check day update, per usual )

( Why I'm gonna kill my brother )

Hoped this didn't bore you too much with this.

Oooh! RH + 5 has just finished downloading so I'm gonna go watch it. >:D

Peace,

happy has things off chest now psycho