"To hell with the handkerchief."
Rant
Well *I’m* still gonna hold out for a (cyborg)hero.
Jul 26th
If it wasn’t for work, I would easily slip back into my nocturnal habits.
I’ve decided that my lack of inspiration for things largely stems from my lack of constant exposure to 1980s’ music. Aside from 80s’ fashion, I’ve got to say the 80s produced quite a lot of amazing things. Most of my favorite books come from the 80s, for example. Tanith Lee definitely reached the peak of her writing in that decade, as well as a few other writers. A lot of my favorite video games were born in the 80s, too.
Really, I’m more of a sucker for 90s’ productions, but there was something about the 80s that was just so…hopeful. Flying cars still had a chance to be the norm in 2000 when there were 20 years left till the new millennium. You could say “Twenty years from now, how do you think they’ll solve the problem of traffic with flying cars? Airway lanes like aeroplanes follow?” or “God, I can’t wait until we have robots to do the chores. Come on, Millennium!”
Damn, when was the last time you even thought the word “millennium”? That was such a huge deal back then. Everything was about the color silver More >
What Games Today Really Need, and Why Little Big Planet is Still on the Store Shelf
May 31st
I am a total pain in the ass in online games.
Awkward, Frozen, and I have started playing Little Big Planet online and I’ve gotta say, it’s really fucking fun. We’ve only been playing fan-made levels so far but we’re going to go through the campaign (for the second time, but first time online together) soon.
What’s really cool is that while you’re in a fan-made level, other random players can join you until there are four people in the room, and A, F, and I all have mics, and the random players who join mostly likely don’t, and what ensues is just total and complete pain-in-the-ass-ery. Most of the other random players join in by typing through their gamepad or keyoard, so no real hard feelings. But god, this game is just awesome . Why are there not more multiplayer games out like this?
I think what makes it pretty unique is the ability to make the sackboys (the characters you control) move their arms, heads, bodies, and facial expressions at will, (and even their mouths when you talk through the mic). The level of expression possible while playing is just amazing and it really does a good job at involving you More >
The cake is a lie. Or in this case, success after getting a degree is the lie.
May 20th
Give me an argument and I can write a wonderful paper disputing or supporting it. Ask for a story and I can give you one better than at least Dan Brown, if not many more respectable authors. On my free time I read, I write, I sew, I study languages, I study everything – I am a researcher by nature. If not for academic articles on the internet, I would have gone mad at work ages ago.
I am, in a word, a scholar. And I am good at being a scholar.
I am not good, however, at figuring out how to make money on being a scholar alone.
I could write, and I am, but that takes time. And while writing, until the writing starts to pay for itself and then some, I still need a job, which takes away time and energy. It’s sort of a small, vicious circle.
I could teach, but everyone is doing that right now and I don’t have a university certified teaching degree, just an alternative certificate, and while that would ordinarily work for me – seeing my gpa, my work with kids, and whatnot – I graduated during the worst recession in whatever amount of time More >
Okay, it’s time for a lifestyle change…
Mar 20th
So I must be failing to do something right (which isn’t surprising), because AGAIN I feel some sort of cold/sickness coming on. I’m putting my money on my diet and lack of exercise lowering my immune system, honestly. And I’m really tired of being sick all the time.
So, time for a change.
The problem with having a healthy lifestyle is that it’s so damned expensive. I usually eat twice a day and the meals are 2$ specials from a fast food joint. My water intake is stupidly low cause I don’t buy bottled water and I hate tap. My exercise consists of standing behind a desk for 8 hours and since I can’t afford to eat and drink right, I’m too tired to work out at home.
But really, it’s just that my stinginess is misplaced – I always save my tips for video games and comics, which I’ve never had a problem with before, but seeing how I’m completely independent now, and momma’s not making all my meals for me (god, when was the last time I had that privilege? u_u), I’m gonna have to prioritize differently.
WHICH MAKES ME SO SAD.
But being sick makes me sadder, so I’m just going to More >
Jeez…
Dec 19th
Ugh, it’s a slow day at work, which would be great (I mean, it’s great no matter what, really), but I feel so out of sorts that I don’t want to really spend any of this open time doing anything productive. I don’t feel like reading or drawing or writing or browsing or studying or talking or anything. I just want to
zone.
Zooooonnnnne.
Zooo0OOOoooOOOooNE.
I dreamt I was working the other night. That I was standing next to my coworker and talking with customers and, god, you know it’s bad when you dream you’re working and it’s JUST LIKE WORK.
Argh.
Dec 12th
I work too much. People, stay in school. Forever. Yeah, you might think that then you’re just studying too much, but come on, you can at least be the sole decider of your schedule, to a certain degree. Don’t like waking up before 2pm? Well, don’t take a class before then. Only want to go to one class a day? That’s fine, too.
I’m pulling an eight day work week this week. Eight Days. There aren’t even that many days in a real week! Eight days a week, eight hours a day. This is a 64 hour week. Ridiculous. And today I’m all alone, so I don’t even get a break.
Although, because of that, I’m thinking of pulling out my tablet notebook and getting some coloring done on a piece I’ve been pretty exited to show you guys. Actually there are two pieces, in two completely different styles, by god damn I suck at coloring/drawing hair worse than I do hands. So we’ll see if I ever get satisfied enough to show you that second piece.
I really want to go out and pick up two books on anatomy – one on overall anatomy and one on facial expressions. I think I’m More >
Woah
Nov 10th
Jesus, it’s been a while since I’ve been on, huh?
Dress Status: 90% Completed. All I have to do is work out the shape and hemming of the top and attach sleeves and I’m done.
Life Status: 97% Lazy. This could potentially affect the completion time of the dress.
You know what’s friggin delicious? Paska! It’s so good. My dad makes it every year for Easter, but for some reason he decided to make it in the middle of November and I’m happy. It’s what I had for breakfast. It’s a subtly sweet, dense, crumbly bread. Maybe it’s just nostalgic for me, but I think it’s the best bread. Hooray for cultural foods.
I’m reading a young adult series by James Patterson right now called Maximum Ride about children who have been genetically altered into human-bird hybrids and are now on the run from the laboratory they’ve escaped from. The writing is definitely lowered for the popular masses, but it’s not Dan Brown awful (someday maybe I’ll get my rage under control whenever I think about that guy and I’ll be able to write how awful he is) and once you get used to the 14 year-old girl protagonist voice, it’s actually better writing than More >
It’s like a demon caller!
Nov 6th
The work phone keeps ringing. And the only sound is… Beep. Silence. Beep. Silence. Beep!
ARGH! STOP CALLING ME, BEEP DEMON!
INTERNEEETZ
Nov 5th
I haven’t been on the computer in like, two days. If I was, it was briefly. Why? Because making a dress is hard! It’s hard, okay? Fuck zippers!
I am making progress, though. I can wear it. And it stays on. I now just have to make it look nice…
I am so BORED
Oct 21st
And it is too noisy at work today to read or study or write a real post. Gah!
