And Then I Remembered I Had a Blog

I keep neglecting this thing.  Poor WordPress.

HWELL, I haven’t really said anything since that stupidly massive Ragnarok Online post–and before that, QC Anime-Zing–so I suppose I will summarize some crap.

WELP, the end half of the summer has been a little more exciting than the first half.  A bit after QCAZ, I went up to Cedar Rapids to spend a week+ with Will, which was awesome in many ways (to name a few; BK night, lots of Fallout 3, DELICIOUS FOOD, normal cat, and the obvious company).  The next most exciting event after that, probably, was the NEXT anime convention–Anime Iowa, of course.  Which was kind of a complicated thing, actually.  Will decided he wanted to go (later I was told this was out of pity from me complaining about having to go alone–to which I say “fffffffffffff”), so we were each going to drive up each day and meet up at the con.  BUT THEN.  Shortly before the con we found out our friend, Scary (not her real name), was having some drama and her birthday was coming up.  SO, Will suggested we drive to visit her on Sunday (keep in mind–she’s in Michigan, which ended up being a 5-6 hour drive both ways for us).  Eventually the weekend plans morphed to something complicated like Will meeting me at the con, us both driving to my house, him staying there Friday and Saturday night, then us going up to Michigan on Sunday (and coming back that night).  It was crazy but hella fun.

Less eventful but still exciting was the end of my artblock a few weeks ago.  It has definitely kept me entertained lately (as opposed to the start of the summer, where I couldn’t bring myself to do much of anything–it was rather painful).  I even got a commission that I ended up finishing the night I was paid.  SO, hopefully that continues.  …The art AND the commissions, haha.

AND NOW, I am gearing up for going back to school–a week from today, actually.  No offense to D-port or the people residing in it, but I just want to get out of here and go back.  …Not really for classes, though.  I’m excited to decorate my (SINGLE) room, see people I haven’t really seen all summer, be able to do what I WANT (except school work), and the boy living in the same city for once is certainly on my list.

Now I’m hungry.  I would go eat, but I might be going to lunch.  IT’D BE NICE IF SOME PEOPLE WOULD GET BACK TO ME ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE’RE HAVING LUNCH.  Anyway.  More posts later, I hope.

Myra Zenerba; Or How I Learned to Stop Wandering and Just Fight Hodes

Or Yes Gilly Has Been Playing Ragnarok Online Again (And Feels Like Blogging)

Many titles, one topic.

So yes, I have been playing RO again–on the Valkyrie server because I enjoy playing on the official server and NOW IT IS FREE (or at least one of the servers is).  Though I admit I had started a swordsman lady a while back.  I have no idea what happened to her.  I logged on again and I had no characters.  I dunno if I was using a different account and I just forgot or if she got deleted, but it doesn’t much matter.  I am now playing a thief named Myra Zenerba and I am just 4 job levels away from Assassin (I also made her twin sister, Lega Zenerba, and she is slated to be a Dancer–y’know, once I decide to even touch her account).

Unfortunately, I have been sharply reminded, once again, that once you get to 4-levels-from-2nd-job it is PAINFULLY DIFFICULT to train.  I have been trying to utilize speed levelling techniques for my class, but they have not been of too much use.  I have wandered from the Culverts to the Byalan Dungeon, from Payon to a field of Metallers and Mukas, and I finally settled into a field of Magnolias and Hodes.  Which is, y’know, exactly where I was with Jandi the first time I ever played RO.  …And then gave up before reaching Assassin.  And I had HELP that time!  Now I’m just wandering on my own with pockets full of Orange Pots and a pretty sweet Damascus in hand, just a-stabbin’ eggs and questionable-looking worms .

It would be kinda nice to have some friends playin’ RO with me.  Not necessarily meetin’ people in-game (because I don’t really like doing that after a few awkward encounters the last time I played) but, like, people I know in real life.  Unfortunately, no one seems terribly interested in playing it (or they are unable to do so).  Ah well.  I’m fine running around on my own, as I can train without having to worry about talking with people, but it would still kinda be cool to have a party or something.  Take down some bosses.  I’d help people level up, I am getting to be a pretty good tank (I love my Agi stat).

In any case, I am wasting time.  I only have about a two and a half days left to utilize the 7th Anniversary effect of extra drops and exp.  MUST GET TO ASSASSIN BEFORE FRIDAY.  I will roll up my sleeves and kick it into overdrive.

(Yes, I am aware this was a fairly stupid post.  But I like talking about my gaming shenanigans and I have no intention to stop doing so.  The people who read this have probably already heard about them anyway, this is purely a self-serving blog.  So there.  Pbbth and so forth.)

QC Animezing ’10: Sunday!

I am going to be honest, there is not much to report today.  I went to breakfast with my dad, which was delicious and pleasant, then he caught up with my parents after he dropped me off at home.

I sped off to the con so that I could pick up some ramune and say farewells to the friends I had made.  I ran into the guy from yesterday, the registration staffer (and another I had started to be friendly around), and only two of those three even recognized me (one had already seen me out of costume and the other had to look at me for a while).  The guy from yesterday had no idea I was Selphie, which was a hilarious sort of realization.

I also made a friend while I was standing around in the main hall.  We spent most of my time there talking about video games and anime, which was pretty awesome!

The only thing I was sad about was that I never found the group from Friday.  I know they were coming as Sailor Moon folks, but I guess they just didn’t arrive until after I left.  I hope they’ll be at Anime Iowa so I can catch up with them again!  I think at least one of them will be.

Since this has been kind of a crappy report (not much happened, so it’s not the con’s fault), and I am a bit wiped out from an awesome weekend, I will wrap up quickly.  IN CONCLUSION, QC Animezing was FANTASTIC.  I hope they do it again next year, ‘cuz I thought it went extremely well.  I don’t know about the panels or the musical guests, but the things I participated in were wonderful.  The Dealer’s Room was kind of small, but that happens at smaller cons so it’s no big.

I am going to go sit and not walk for hours (those boots killed my feet).  EXCELLENT TIME, GUYS.  Thank you, staffers and con-goers for making the weekend fantastic.  I will share pictures as I find them.  …Of me, obviously.  IT’S MY BLOG.

QC Animezing ’10: Saturday!

Holy crap today was awesome.

It started out kind of less-than-awesome; we still had no power when I woke up, so I started to worry about getting my reference pictures printed out.  I had intended to enter the Hall Cosplay on Friday, but I hadn’t printed out my reference, so I decided to wait.  Upon talking to Mark about my concerns, however, he went down and hooked the generator up to the printer so that I could get it all sorted out.  As soon as that was done, the ‘rents headed out to get coffee and breakfast.  I, in the meantime, got dressed and ready for the con.  …Then began to freak out as I was waiting for my parents to return.  I knew I had to enter the Hall Cosplay between 9 and 11, but I wasn’t sure if it was like AnimeIowa, where there are certain times you have to get there in order to enter.  When they got back, I wolfed down half of my cinnamon roll and took my hot chocolate on the road with me.

As it turned out, I made it to the con in plenty of time to enter the Hall Cosplay, which was run out of the registration desk (thank goodness I inquired there first).  I signed up, attached my reference pictures, and was told there was a photographer running around who would do mini-photoshoots to get pictures from which they judged the contest.  They didn’t know where she was, however, so I was told to occasionally check in.

I spent a few hours wandering the con, as I did yesterday.  It was not terribly exciting, and there were few pictures taken, but I bought a few things (mostly snacks and a cell phone keychain) and hooked up with my friends from Friday.  I also met up with a guy dressed as a Sim who had been calling me Yuffie for two days (once he was corrected, we had a nice long talk about it–he was very nice!).  Around 1 o’ clock, we all gathered downstairs for the Squenix photoshoot–as it turned out, it was the Aeris from yesterday’s group, a Zidane and a Hope (also from that group), a Sephiroth we did not know, and a Freya who was on staff (and a friend of the group).  We saw another Hope and another Aeris wandering around, but they didn’t seem to be attached to the photoshoot group.  After a while, we decided to relocate to the pretty atrium area, and on the way we sucked in a few more FF people–including the other Aeris and the other Hope, a Lulu who seemed excited that there were more than a few people in the photoshoot group, and a Yuna who was standing around in the atrium.

I have to say it was one of the best group photoshoots I have attended.  Perhaps because it was so small, we all got to have fun poses and we were all included.  We did each series present (three from VII, one from VIII–hurr hurr just me, two from IX, two from X, and two from XIII), then we all grouped together and did some action shots (including some humorous ones involving Lulu’s moogle doll).  With that, we more or less dispersed.

As the time grew later and I had still heard nothing about the Hall Cosplay shoots, I started to get worried.  I hadn’t seen the girl who told me to check in for quite some time.  However, with no way of finding her short of wandering around in hopes of spotting her, I decided to lurk in Artists Alley so that I would be nearby when they started lining up for the Masquerade at 4.

Lucky for me, at some point the Hope from Friday’s group ran out and told me that she had heard the Hall Cosplay shoots were going on in the atrium, so I ran down there to find…no one.  And I was frustrated.  So I headed over to the registration desk just in time to see people pointing the photographer in my direction.  So we did the shoot then and there (well–actually in the atrium, but still), and it was a lot of fun.  The pictures turned out great–I hope they will show up somewhere so I can acquire them, since I was not clear on how that would work.

I then attended the Masquerade, which was short but very sweet.  The skits were all very fun and well-done, and there were some fantastic costumes involved (including an adorable Little Sister from Bioshock who sang a little song about Mr. Bubbles).  Then we were treated to the audience running up on stage to dance while the costume judging went underway.  Caramelldansen, Lady Gaga, and Ke$ha are three things that are odd when juxtaposed.

Finally they came back in and announced the winners.  I was happy with everyone chosen–especially the 2nd place Hall Cosplay winner (hint: it was me) (hint: I am really overly excited, I am just trying to play it down).

I spent the remaining hour wandering a bit more, checking in with Grace’s mom and catching up with friends (I am almost certain I did not mishear that the group from Friday judged the Hall Cosplay, ironically enough).  I then drove my happy self home to ravage some leftovers from tonight’s dinner, enjoy the delicious electricity and internet, and write this blog entry.

So I think it is safe to say that today was awesome.  It was a long story, BUT I AM ALLOWED TO WRITE WHAT I WANT.  Moar tomorrow (likely including some reports on Father’s Day).

QC Animezing ’10: Friday!

Well today was certainly an interesting day—and mostly because of the events OUTSIDE the con. Not to say that the con was not fun! But I am getting ahead of myself.

This morning I woke up to the dog having peed on the mat in his kennel. Naturally, this freaked me out because I did not know how to clean it, I had an appointment in 20 minutes, and I was concerned he had been doing this the whole time I had been living there. The short version of the resolution story is that my mom told me to bring the mat over so we could clean it (we ended up sorta messing it up and we just replaced it instead), then she said she would come over to the house while I was at the con so she could let him out. Problem solved.

My appointment went very smoothly, so I returned home, rendezevous’d with my mom about the morning’s complications, then I darted upstairs to get dressed as fast as I could. Which went quite well. I then jumped in the car and headed over to the Lodge to begin con doings.

I can’t say there were any standout happenings while I was there. I met another forum friend (and was shouted at by several others who recognized me as Selphie) and found a very nice group of cosplayers to follow around (with their permission, of course). One of them even bought me ramune! I feel a bit guilty that she does not want anything in return, though. Maybe I will draw her something.

I also met up with Grace’s mom at her booth in Artists Alley (possessive or plural or both, I do not know). Their table looked fabulous, and I ended up picking out a phone charm that she set aside for me. I plan to pay for it tomorrow (along with a boatload of ramune and candy, should I find it). I stood in for her a few times, but thankfully no one bought anything. I always felt sorely underprepared when people were looking things over (and I had to awkwardly explain that the art was not mine but my bff’s—and her mom was running the booth).

Most of the time, I just walked back and forth through the hotel, getting pictures taken of me or just soaking in the scenery. I was travelling with people on and off—sometimes the group of four, sometimes the forum friend working staff in the consuite, sometimes the forum friend working registration–and sometimes just settling in the consuite or the Dealer’s Room. At one point, registration friend dragged me to their desk because I had nothing better to do and I was following her around anyway. It was hectic but kind of fun to sit behind the table and see the various people coming to register. Overall, it was a very chill day. My feet kind of hurt, but the costume held up very well (and was very well received, I add with a healthy dose of pride); and I met a lot of new people, all of whom were very nice. Oddly enough, I did not run into any creepers! It does not make for good storytelling, but from a practical standpoint it is pretty convenient. Saturday will be the real test, as there will probably be more people, so we shall see.

At about 4:20 I left the con because I had to meet up with Tim so I could give him and his family his house back. I threw all my stuff in my car and headed home, where I got changed and we all headed out for food. Thai was delicious.

However, once we left the restaurant, the really interesting things began to happen. We started to notice that the sky was getting very dark—and a quick check of the radar on my mom’s phone showed a huge storm headed our way (we had been hit with “severe weather” during part of the con, but it did not last long at all—this, however, looked to last a bit longer). We went over to my aunt’s house to make sure it was not damaged by the rain in the afternoon (she was out of town), and as we looked to the sky on our way home, we saw this absolutely gigantic front heading in. It was like a blanket of darkness drawing itself over the town, I kid you not. We raced home just in time to see the sky turning a sickly color and the rain start to come down.

As we were entering the house, we heard our doorbell ring. Turns out it was our neighbor informing us that our tree was on fire. Sure enough, the tree in our front yard, through which go two power lines, was sparking and smoldering. Needless to say, we began freaking out. Mom called 911 as we watched actual flames catch on the tree between the two power lines touching it. We waited for the firefighters to arrive, mom demanding me to get out of the house in case it caught fire. Suddenly, there was a huge flash and the loudest boom I have ever heard. As soon as the fire had started, it had gone out and one of the power lines was laying in our yard. The whole neighborhood was out of power. Wonderful.

The rest of the night was spent in the basement, getting a generator running so that the pump that keeps our basement from flooding would keep working. We still have no power, and the house is kind of lit by candles (but seeing as my parents are going to bed, it’s really just my candle and my computer). In case you’re wondering, this entry is being written in a word document and it will be posted just as soon as there is internet with which to do so.

I suppose in conclusion, it has been a very exciting day. Perhaps more exciting than one would have hoped, but at least it was not boring, I guess? Con-wise, though, it was delicious. I hope the following two days are similarly good (just not so full of rain and drama). Until the next post.

QC Animezing ’10: Pre-Con!

THAT’S RIGHT.  It’s convention time.  And unlike AnimeIowa ’09, I am actually going to FINISH this con report.  Mainly because I plan to update it as the days happen, rather than in one big post after it is over.

Let us begin.  And we begin before the con even starts!  Here is some preliminary information.

So a few months ago (maybe less–my grasp of the passage of time is shaky at best), Grace informed me that there was going to be an anime convention in the Quad Cities–which, in case you do not know (though considering the known populace of my readers, I’m sure you already know that because you are friends of mine in real life–WE’RE VERY DIVERSE UP IN HURR), is where I live.

The short version of what happened is that I took ages to decide whether or not it would be a good idea to register without knowing if I would have a job/could get off work to go and ended up registering after pre-reg had closed (leaving me $50 less rich, as I mentioned in the previous post).

The more important thing is that I decided to spruce up an already finished costume (since I did not have the time to make a new one in between all my waffling about whether or not to attend the con).  I settled on Selphie after it was suggested by Will (which made a lot more sense than Zelda, which is very nice but very inconvenient and in need of a lot of repair work).  I ended up dropping $40 on the additions to the costume–a wig (the most expensive item), a new armband, clay and paint to create the necklace and zipper pull–and Will provided me with a beautiful and super ridiculous weapon.  It is seriously the craziest thing ever.  But I digress.

SO.  I have been chipping away at this thing for a few weeks and it is finished just in time for the con.  Today (or rather yesterday, I suppose) was the Thursday prior to the con, and for some strange but convenient reason, they had opened registration at the hotel.  I figured it couldn’t hurt to register today instead of on Friday, so I hopped myself over to the Lodge (the location of the con) and went in search of the registration desk.

Which I only found after standing around in a large area near the Dealer’s Room for upwards of 10 minutes, looking pathetic.  Eventually a staffer found me and asked if I was looking for the registration desk.  Smooth.

The registration desk was kind of a cluster, but I usually expect no less from an anime con.  During the process of signing up, paying, and getting my badge, I met one of the folks on the AnimeIowa forums who said they would be attending QCAZ.  She was very nice, and seeing as she will be dressed as Aeris, I imagine I will see her again at LEAST once (at the FF photoshoot).

It is kind of sad to say that I almost skipped out, but it seriously put me in a good mood.  Anime cons make me SO EXCITED, it’s not even normal.  I am hoping it turns out to be a good con–it is new, so I am worried it will be a little rough, but who knows.  I bet it will at least partially rock!  And that is what’s important.

I am getting ramble-y–this was not the best thing I have ever written (in fact I have the distinct feeling it was kind of disjointed and craptastic), but I will write it off to an excitement high and the fact that I need to go sleep now.  I have a doctor’s appointment in the morning, which is just the way to start off the day (a day in which I will run to my house, change into Selphie, and jet myself over to the con as fast as I can legally go).  Until the next post!

The Job Hunting Odyssey: V/Houses and Pets, III

These are being merged because they are basically coming to a close shortly.  And I have a new multi-part saga coming up, so I figure I will wrap these up before I do a new post on that.

Where job hunting is concerned, my search is coming to a close.  Not because I have found a job, no.  It is because I am simply unable to find one.  By now, it’s mid-June and I and my parents doubt anyone will want to hire someone for a month and a half.  This is depressing, but I suppose it happens.  My room situation is taken care of, however, by this magical savings account that I never even remember I have (simply so that money will pile up in it in case of need–such as paying for a room).  I am going to try to pick up some commissions to compensate for my lack of income, but the work is slow to come so who knows.  I did get a few hours of work in for about three days when my sister hired me for temporary help at the shop she kind of runs.  It was nice to earn some money, and I ended up keeping about half of what I was paid.  So that was some of my debt erased and some spending money in my pocket (though 50 of those dollars went to paying for something I’ll talk about in my next post).

Where the housesitting is concerned, I am afraid there is little that I have not already reported on.  In my stay here, I have gotten used to the following schedule; wake up in the morning, let the dog out, take an allergy pill, eat, go upstairs and draw/watch Youtube videos or movies, let dog out, put dog away, go to dinner, return and let dog out, go upstairs, repeat mid-day activities, re-let out dog and put him away, go upstairs and wait for 40 minutes while the dog howls himself to sleep, sleep.  This is essentially what I have done while staying here.  Plus some anomalies here and there.  My time is drawing to a close, and I can only say I am thankful.  This is a nice house and the pets are pleasant, but I miss my own house, relatively less allergenic and easier to sleep in.  The owners should be home either Friday night or early Saturday.  I am hoping for Friday night, personally.

I think that about does it for these two posts.  Anticlimactic endings, I know, but clearly these did not keep my attention well enough for me to update frequently, so…I suppose an anticlimactic ending is not unexpected.

On to my next short saga.  It should actually be interesting!

Houses and Pets, II

A new update on the saga of housesitting.  This will actually be an unusual post.

Here’s what happened.  Last night, I decided to go ahead and sleep upstairs.  Both doors were shut and I couldn’t hear the dog’s noises at all.  I left him penned into the bedroom area, but he was loose in the bedroom.  Little did I know this was a terrible idea.  I slept beautifully, but when I woke up in the morning, I opened the door to find a very excited dog and a horribly mangled plastic thing.  It turned out to be a CD.  When an object is so badly destroyed that you can’t even tell what it is…well, that’s bad.  Needless to say, I felt awful for not forseeing this and preventing it (I really hope it wasn’t an important CD), so I figured that tonight I would put him in his kennel while I sleep.

Well, I tried that.  I put him in his kennel, quietly shut the lights off while he munched on the treat I gave him, then I trotted upstairs as gently as I could.  Not even minutes after I closed the second door, he started howling.  Loudly.  Whining, crying, barking, any noise he could make.  This went on for about 15 minutes.  I kept hoping it would die down–he whines when I put him in his kennel upon leaving the house, too, but he’s perfectly quiet when I get back, so I figured he’d stop at some point.  Apparently he knew I was upstairs and continued (or I just didn’t wait long enough).  Either way, I felt awful about it, so I went downstairs and let him out.  I have no idea what I should do now–he’ll whine too loudly for me to sleep if he’s in the kennel and near me and he’ll wake me up too early and aggravate my sinuses if I let him sleep freely near me.  I sent Tim a note asking if it’s okay if I kennel him while I’m upstairs, and for tonight…well, I’m going to pull an all-nighter.

I keep saying I’m going to, so I might as well do it tonight.  I will feel a little bad, since my mom will probably harangue me about it at her birthday celebration tomorrow, but I honestly don’t know what else to do.  I’m going to be miserable no matter what I do, so I might as well stay up and just be productive.  The dog is asleep on the floor next to me right now.  In the meantime, I am going to continue watching YouTube videos and possibly get some more drawing done.  At least this way I won’t destroy my nose/throat, make the dog suffer, or let anything in the house get destroyed.  I am willing to suffer a little until I have an alternative solution.

It’d be nice if I had some caffeine, though.

Y’know, you’d think I hate this job.  I totally don’t, I just have issues at night.  Which are far more interesting to talk about than what goes on during the day.  “I watched some videos, did some drawing, I saw the animals when they visited me and I fed them/let them outside when needed.”  EXCITEMENT.

Houses and Pets, I

Welp.  A brief interlude (well…no, it’s a 2 week interlude) from the Job Hunting Odyssey, as I am currently housesitting for a family friend and therefore have the opportunity to share WACKY PET HIJINKS.  The people have a dog and two cats, all of which I am allergic to, so things should be good.

And by should, I mean I already have a story.  So I had no problems with the animals the first night I was here–while I was awake.  They meandered around or slept while I sat in the dining room and drew pictures while struggling with the very shoddy internet (that I was ganking from neighbors).  This was fine by me.  I am not super allergic to animals when they are not all up in my grill, so to speak.

However, when I went to go to bed, everything went downhill.  Now it’s relatively well-known that I don’t go to bed until the wee hours of the morning.  So, at 3 a.m., I brushed my teeth, herded the dog into his kennel in the master bedroom, and crawled into the nice, clean sheets to get some sleep.  I also shut the door so that the cats would not join me in bed–I love cats, but they make me sniffly, and sniffly is not fun in bed.

Just moments after I closed my eyes to attempt to sleep, I started to hear pseudo-whining from the dog’s kennel.  I thought he might have just been breathing strangely.  Eventually I decided that was not the case.  Still, I had been told he could stay in his kennel during the night, so I figured he would just stop at some point.  Meanwhile, I started to hear one of the cats loudly meowing from somewhere outside the bedroom.  It stopped shortly after that, so I thought nothing of it.

Eventually I figured out that it would be nice to have the fan on–for noise and for temperature.  So I turned on the light, turned on the fan (later getting back up to turn it on a higher setting), then attempted to sleep.  But the dog’s whining did not cease.  And soon, from outside the door, I started to hear the cat again.  This time, it was meowing AND beating at the door.  Irate, I finally jumped up and opened the door.  The cat settled itself on the bed.

I laid in bed, trying to sleep, while the cat sauntered over near my head and started kneading its claws into the top blanket.  Soon, the dog’s constant whining increased in volume.  Between the cat wandering all over the bed and the dog making incessant noise, I finally threw the covers off, stomped over to the kennel, and let the dog out.  After I shoved him off the bed, he laid down on the floor and went to sleep.

At some point I must have also fallen asleep because I was awakened by the dog nudging the bed so he could go outside.  I knew this would happen, and I got up to see what time it was.  It was 6:30.  This would have been perfectly fine if my allergies hadn’t kicked in while I was asleep.  My nose was horribly running and the back of my throat felt like it was on fire.  Furthermore, whenever I swallowed I was consuming liquids that should only stay in your nasal passages.  I felt downright awful.  And to top it all off, this prevented me from sleeping.  I finally gave up (after a short emotional outburst) and called my mom to talk for a bit.  It is now 9:20.  I am still running on 3 hours of sleep, if that.

Tonight I’m going to try sleeping upstairs.  Purportedly, the dog can last up to 8 or 9 hours without going outside, so as long as I get up when my alarm goes off in the morning, it shouldn’t be a problem.  I hope this works, or else it will be a very miserable 2 weeks, and I would rather have pleasant memories from this experience.

As a side note, I think some of my sinus-induced suffering might be due to me being sick.  I am in what is certainly the warmest room in the house and even with jeans and a sweatshirt on, I am still rather cold.  Good timing.  At least there is good internet up here.

Despite my dry tone, I am really feeling okay about this right now.  Mildly sickish and kind of deliriously tired, but otherwise okay.  I have poptarts and YouTube videos.  Later I will get cosplay stuff to finish up Selphie (which I’ll talk about in another post) and maybe draw.  I am thinking McDonald’s for dinner.  Classy times.

Anyway, that’s all for me.  I will share more of these hilarious stories in the future.  Hopefully they will ACTUALLY be hilarious instead of just kind of blehh.  Riggity rock on.

P.S. I forgot that I write better when I’m tired.  Next time I starve myself of sleep, I will be sure to write more blog posts.

The Job Hunting Odyssey: IV

Welp, a few updates this time.  I had my interview at Starbucks and was THROWN OFF-GUARD by the fact that it was targeted selection or some sort of fancy thing like that.  Which more or less means they asked me what I would do in certain situations.  This sort of sucks for me because I have not only not experienced many of those situations while working, but my memory is also pretty bad.  It was a very shaky interview.  I think it went alright, but who knows.

Fortunately, I have two more interviews today!  I have one at Bath and Body Works at 3 and one at Video Games Etc. at 4.  I have been applying at VGE for a few years now, so it’s pretty cool to actually get an interview.  I hope I get hired (obviously)!

Other than that, not much else to say.  I saw the Dalai Lama speak at my college on Tuesday, then I got to spend the rest of the day and a good portion of Wednesday chillin’ with Will and David/David’s roommate at the apartment.  Well, I should say we spent the evening with David and his roommate then we had a few hours to ourselves on Wednesday while they were at work and such.  It was a good time!  We had lasagna made by Will and it was DELICIOUS.  ‘Course it doesn’t help that lasagna is like crack to me.  I’d better not start speaking in monotone and being too snarky or I might become Garfield.

I have progressed even further in Xenosaga III.  I am runnin’ around in Miltia right now.  I think the descent fleet has arrived or somesuch, so we’ll be running around while Federation troops fight off U-TIC.  FUN TIMES.  This is one of my favorite parts of the game.  I just wish KOS-MOS would level up faster, she’s around 3-4 levels behind everyone else (because she was BROKEN for an entire section of the game).  …So is Shion, kinda.  But whatever.

Okay, that’s all for me today.  I shall update later!