It's an idea I saw on handmade_gifts and I thought I'd try it out. If you don't feel comfortable giving me an address, I totally understand. I can just take a picture or something. :3

Five gifts for five people.

This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before December 31st, 2010.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, a mixed media canvas, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.

In return, all you need to do is re-post this somewhere and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people. (DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO DO THIS!)

If you are one of the first 5 and pm me, please include a few details about your own interests, fave colors, fave themes, etc. so that I can make your gift as personal as possible.

I honest to God don't think I even know five people on here, but... oh well. xD I thought it'd be fun.

So don't feel restricted just because of the address thing! I can always take a picture for you! Go ahead and make requests of me!

(And I'm not restricted to five. By all means, ask me, even if five people already have! :D)

I got a 24 on my ACT~

Which is pretty good, since I hardly studied and was freaking out for it. But I think I'll take it again, regardless.

And Yaaayyy Sora is in the house with us! <3 He looks so cute sleeping on the floor. If I ever figure out how to do it, I'll put up his picture that I am about to take. Mwa-ha-ha.

And I spent the night at Jane's on the 31st... it was her birthday, and New Years, so... Hoo-boy, though, we were up late. Three thirty in the morning! And then I got up at seven and couldn't fall asleep again. ;-; Oh well; was still fun. We watched the Lovely Complex movie... even though I've never read the manga.

Time to watch more Case Closed and read Yu Yu... only volume 19 left for the manga. D:

Thank you so much sekahyyh for the v-gift and the coupon! Totally made my day. <3!! Now I just have to figure out how to use it. x'D And now I get to go and give the gift I made for my little b-day buddy! Y'know, I don't think I've ever met him except when he got out of the hospital... well, actually a couple weeks after that, but wow. o.o (And hey, that reminds me, I passed my English semester test! Really well, too. :D So happy for that!)

I applied to Reader's Den (a small book store in our town, dunno if it's a chain like thing or not) last week, actually, but I just remembered it... Sad. D: But anyway, hold your hands in prayer, and if that's not what you do, or whatever, just... actually, nevermind. It doesn't matter too much.

And ooooohhh, semester tests. I'm so freaking out right now it's not even funny. This year has been so hard, and I can't remember anything at all from the beginning of the year! Chemistry especially... Algebra II next in line. Actually, US History is up there, too, but we can use all of our crap form over the semester during the test. It's just kinda hard to look it all up in 90 minutes for 200 questions. xD

And Christmas! And my birthday! And Ace's birthday on the same day! And oh gosh the end of the year and all of this other stuff.

Hope everyone else has a great end of the year! HAPPY HOLIDAYS~!

(And I remember what that song was called that I couldn't think of last time. Ha-ha.)

But it wasn't as bad as I'd thought it would be... I felt like I did really good, but that's how I felt on the PSAT, and when I saw my results on Friday I thought, "Shit, I'm totally gonna bomb the ACT..."

But, oh well.

Anyway, I went to Princess and the Frog on Friday with Jane, Laura, Kali, Megan (one of the two I know, ha-ha), and Jane's friend Lindsay (I probably spelled her name wrong... I'm sorry!). It was really good. I think so, anyway. Lots of songs... the bad guy's song was pretty neat, though. It's a Disney movie; of course there'll be songs.

And my dad lost his mind, I think. He gave me a hundred dollars for my birthday, even though it was over a week early. O_o

But I'm finally rounding up the Christmas presents! I was trying to make these bath tub crayons awhile ago, but I'm taking a break... my hands smelled too soapy. But I think it would be nice for Ace, two friends of ours' baby. He was born last year, and has the same birthday as me. xD And I'm still working on my mom's... stupid thing doesn't want to be made. Bah. D< I just have to pray that it doesn't blow up in the kiln before I can glaze it.

Uh, last thing, I swear. The Inkheart series--one that I highly recommend, even though a lot of shit keeps happening in it that torks me off. And I'm still not done with Inkdeath. But oh well. xD

(Gosh, I wish I could remember that song!)

It would get me out of numerous deadlines, but that's not going to get me out of them forEVER. My head hurts. x_x

Why does growing up have to be so hard? There's all of this stuff I need to do, that I have yet to start on, and I hate that I always procrastinate.

(I now can see why some people kill themselves over the holidays. This is not meant as a joke.) But it is a fool's and coward's way out of things.

But god damn do I feel like a gutless idiot right now.

And I feel like changing my major; English is murdering me at the moment...

And this is just to remind myself (because I have actually been getting on here a lot lately...):

SCHOOL (Due):
**Book report (10th)
German Project (14th)
Chemis'tree' Project (14th)
ACT Studying (Test on 12th)
Not throwing myself off a cliff (Date unknown)

OTHER:
Christmas gift shopping/making
Job searching
Asking people what they want for Christmas
Maybe on the off chance I have time/remember, upload art shit to dA
Badger myself into working on the BR
Go over scholarship opportunities
DO some of the above

More to be added later.

TO BE DONE WITHIN THE MONTH, YOU DUMB PHUCK. D:

So Gaia Online passed this smoking ban not very long ago, right? Well, they took it off. And I was bummed out.

So I decide to open my fat-fuck mouth and make an ass of myself. AGAIN. Wording it completely wrong and all the fan-fucking-tastic shit that goes with it. Got ripped a new one just like with fanficrants...

Why can't I learn to keep my mouth shut?!

Damned proof of my idiocy:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-community-discussion/abandoning-the-ban/t.56504961_1/

It's only been four-ish weeks, and... I'd like to say a lot happened, but, that would be a lie.

Let's start with the sad/bad news, first. We found out yesterday that a car was set on fire and a body was found inside. Everyone's best guess is that it's a 16-year-old girl that goes to our school, and they think her boyfriend did it, but... autopsy hasn't come back yet. Nothing good, man, nothing good.

Out of necessity, I now have a flippin' cell phone. But I like it, I guess. The free cell phone charm I got with something else we bought is cute. :D

Sora is a WHOLE LOT better now, thank goodness. Still has to be locked up for another week, but he's better. We also think that he's now afraid of cars, which, hopefully, means no more chasing them. Huzzah!

Hmm... school, school, school. People said that junior year was hard, but damn... This stinks! So much homework, all these English projects at once, I hate it! And we've been doing all this preparation for college, and I'm taking the ACT in December, and I don't know what I should do... I got this big ass book from our neighbors, 'cause their son took it last year, but shit, I don't wanna look through that thing--it's frickin' HUGE! But I have no right to complain, because there are loads of others that have a lot more than me, most likely. Definitely most likely.

And I've been getting these colds a lot more, lately. It's weird. I usually have a pretty good immune system, but... hm.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS. I'm 16, turning 17 this December, and a blood drive is coming up in... next week. Heh, uhm, anyway, I've been debating on this for awhile... I want a second opinion. D'you think I should give blood? I know it's the whole good cause thing, but I'm deathly afraid of needles (although, I've been improving on this a lot!), so I'm still not sure. And I'd probably pass out. Ha-ha. So... anyone's opinion would be swell.

I suppose that's all. I forget if there was anything else.

If any of you hit an animal while you were driving down the road, you would stop, wouldn't you?

I mean, I wasn't outside, witnessing this happen, but my mom wasn't too far off, and I guess the person who hit Sora just slowed down a bit (down to a CRAWL) and didn't even stop to see the damage. You can't tell me you wouldn't be able to hear him yelping in pain; I could hear him with my music playing and over my brother's gibberish and the phone ringing. And then I get outside and his front leg is dripping blood. I have to restrain him from following after my mother, who's freaking out and hurrying to the phone to call the vet.

Unfortunately, she didn't catch the licence plate number, and all we know is that it's a darker red color (the car).

We had to cart him to the vet, listening to him whimpering while my mom hoisted him up into the back end of her car.

The only good news we got was that his leg is not broken, just that the elbow popped out of place, and that, most likely, ligaments were ruptured, or torn. I'm not sure; I was kind-of still in shock at the time.

I can still smell his blood, and I wish we hadn't had to leave him at the vet over night. They say things should be all right, but that's not going to stop me from worrying my brains out...

Seriously, though: why the fucking hell would you not STOP if you hit an animal? Least of all a snow-white German Shepherd? I know maybe they were freaking out, and I know Sora shouldn't have been chasing cars in the first place, but oh, shit...

I have gained no wisdom what-so-ever, if that's what it's supposed to mean. The only damn thing I've gained is a hacking-nasty cough, a plugged up head, explosive sneezes, and a scratchy-male-ish sounding voice. My mom made the suggestion that it's probably because my wisdom tooth it moving around, and so all this nasty gunk is going down my throat and making me all sick and crap. Now, I am really freaking happy that it's growing in, don't get me wrong, because that might mean I don't need to get it cut out. However, if they all decide to grow in, and I have to deal with this shit every fucking time...

No. Cut them out now, please. (That's a joke, btw.)

Dark Knight started playing this weekend, on a totally unrelated subject. It's not as good as I was imagining, what with all the attention it's gotten, but it was pretty damn good.

And school. Oh, good lord, school. Maybe it's because it's junior year, and this is supposed to be the toughest year of Senior High, but fuck me sideways if gets harder than this. There are two, possibly three, major tests I could be taking this year, including ACT and PSAT. Possibly SAT, though I'm not quite sure if I'll take that one yet. But aside from the tests, there's all these damn projects they've been loading on us! I mean, Holy shit, I think they're conspiring(?) against us. English there's like, five major things at once (no exaggeration), German is... well, it's not hard, but that one I just don't feel motivated to even start. I'm thinking there's something else, but I don't quite give a rat's ass right now.

And I've been up since about five. It's Sunday, for pity's sake, let me sleep in, you goddamn head cold!

(Like THAT didn't just tell you where I am. Go ahead and Google it now, go on, I dare you.)

Although, this year doesn't have as many rides... it's kind-of sucky. But, there's a lot, and I mean LOADS a lot of good food. And there's a guy there who does shirts, well, he airbrushes them, and they look so cool, and he said if we bring him pictures, he could put them on the shirt for us...

(If you want an order, tell me now. xD Send me the money and I'll send you the shirt (because I know you want one with Karasu on it, Sekah. I can see it in your... not eyes... how about screen?))

This year I don't have to endure a mile run before going down-town, so I'll have more energy! Yes! :D

Other than the all-corny (pfft) Corn Palace and the carnival... (By the way, in case you are ever bored and decide, "oh, Corn Palace, let's vay-kay!" (I doubt it muchly, but...), I recommend looking at pictures first. Because, it's honest to God not worth coming out here just for that (go to Mt. Rushmore, too, or something, just don't only go to the Corn Palace.)

My history teacher is fucking awesome. Like, "super-hero-comedian-laugh-your-ass-off-yaaaa" awesome. ;3 I would elaborate, but I'm not s'posed to be on the computer this late... ;-;

And at the moment I'm reading Inkheart and... it's pretty good. I like it more than the movie (happens a lot...), and the characters are fun to read about and follow as the story goes on. I really like Farid, by the way... he's just silly, sometimes (to me, anyway). >3

And I'm done for this evening. Gute Nacht!

Happy birthday evilsimon !
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Even though I've never truly spoken with you... or, if I have, I forgot. ._.'

And I am bushed. D: It wasn't hard, or anything... just tiring. Tedious? I'm not sure which word I'm looking for here...

Got some homework already (saw that coming), and... that's about it, really.

My ex kept staring at me, though. O_o My mom said it's probably because of my haircut, but... I dunno. It really bothered me (especially when he was with his girlfriend... and even worse (to me) she has a boy cut now, too).

UGH, I'm glad I can drive, though, because now I don't have to ride the bus! Thank goodness for small miracles...

Not much else to say. I have to check out my other day's classes tomorrow, so we'll see how this goes.

Ciao~

It took me a couple days to report... but I'm alive (?). It feels like jet lag, or something, even though it was only an hour drive to and back. But we were up late Friday and Saturday, and I walked a crap-load more than I'm used to, soo... Bleh, I'm just plain tired. Z_z

Anyway, where to start... Honestly, this year was a disappointment. Almost everything was running late, some things were either rescheduled or just plain canceled. That, and a few of the panels kept getting WAY off topic... (Like the Yaoi panel, though it was still amusing.)

Although, the Fanfiction panel was pretty neat. Dragon Dagger is the one who did that one, and she was really nice. I knew a lot of the stuff she talked about, but I learned a few new tricks to try with my writing, so that made it real sweet, too. ^^

And I totally splurged with my monies. I bought more manga, even though I hadn't started reading the ones I bought last time we went to Sioux Falls. I had nineteen unread ones. O_o But now I've read the two Legend of Zelda ones and Otomen, so... it's not AS bad? xD

Which reminds me, purple is now my favorite Link in Four Swords... and on Brawl. Purple Link is just the bomb. :D

Uh, okay, now I'm off topic... what else did I buy... *looks around bedroom quick* I got a couple badges. One has "I :heart: Yaoi" on it, and the other one has all these different fandoms in gray, then in red it says, "Why yes, I do write FANFICTION". :D I also bought this neat pair of goggles... even though I don't need them. But they looked so cool...

And the epic thing I bought (which was cheaper than the goggles by ten bucks, believe it or not), is a paddle. (This is going to show my obsession, but I don't care!) It's about thigh-high, and on one side it says "Uke", while on the other it says "Seme".

... Yeah, I'm a complete dweeb. Laugh at me! LAUGH!

Oh, and we tried sushi while we were there. I'm not gonna act like a bunch of the REALLY obsessed fans and say I like it when I don't... because I didn't, not really. The chicken tempura was good, and so was the noodle soup, but I didn't like the miso. The California sushi rolls were okay. And OH MY GOD the wasabi was freakin' HOT. Dip it in soy sauce first, because otherwise, it will sting. >.<

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I FINALLY PASSED THE "Perfect Imagination" BETA TEST!!

I actually found out on Friday, right before we left for Sogen Con, but ah well...

I've been taking that test for... sheesh, probably over a year, now, and I finally passed it! I am super duper happy with myself.

Sogen Con is finally here~!

And Kat is staying with us this year, too. Her friend she was gonna room with couldn't go, so now she's rooming with us. ^^

(And I've heard word that there will be a Yaoi Panel, but I don't think I can go... RATS.)

And the cosplay. I am completely done with it, which is great (thank you so much mom!!), but I'm nervous about actually wearing it... ._. I don't wanna chicken out, but... P:

I'll sort it all out on the hour drive there. Plenty of time (though I was thinking of doing my summer homework then... since I have yet to start on it).

Geh, anyway. Be back Sunday afternoon, though I'll probably be too tired to say anything.

TTFN~ <3

I've only seen episode one, but ohhh snap, I'm already trying to think of ways to write fics about Ciel and Sebastian. (Even though Ciel's a little boy... o_O)

Kuroshitsuji (a.k.a. Black Butler) is just amazing so far. The bois are good-looking, Ciel's a spoiled brat who's always followed by his servant Sebastian, it's creepy and funny (respectively at different times, and together), and the other servants don't hardly do anything. Sebastian kind-of does all the work. And apparently he's not human, too, so you know this is gonna be interesting.

But anyway, my brother and I just finished watching it on www.animeseasons.com, and we both gave it a thumb's up... even though Sky was complaining about the subtitles (he's pampered; only ever watches the dubs).

But srsly, check it out. It was pretty damn good. :D

Okay, so I made a Twitter...

Now what?

I have no idea how to use it. =/

I guess I'll just learn along the way... or something.

I think that's the word for finished...

Anyway--YES! With viel Dank to meine Mutti, my cosplay is complete! Seriously, that woman knows her way around a sewing needle and thread like you would not believe.

(Actually, the gloves we're still iffy on. Heh, funny thing, we're gonna go with Roy's (from Fullmetal Alchemist) gloves, because those are the only white gloves we've got. Even though they have the transmutation circles on top in BRIGHT RED. xD)

Ich bin sehr froh! :D

Now I can proudly wear my outfit at Sogen Con in... ten days! Wee!

I know last year I said yes, I would put up pics (never happened, for our scanner ist kaput), but this year I will... hopefully. I'll try and remember to grab the digital camera this time. If not, I will filch someone else's scanner. Or something.

Oh, speaking of filching, the sixth Harry Potter movie. Even though I'm a couple weeks slow in saying so, DAMN. I was actually pretty happy with it. Ron was funny (because, come on, he's comic relief), Hermione was HAH IN YUR FACE RON, and such. Lavender and Romilda scared me though. Especially Lavender. They got the perfect girl for her. O_o

BUT DAMN. Slughorn was not fat enough. I had the image of him from the illustrations in the book, and frick, HE WAS NOT FAT ENOUGH. Not hardly fat at all! Geh! D: It pissed me off.

And although a lot of it wasn't in the book, I liked all the Ginny additions. Well, not all, but I liked most of them.

AND HOMG THE TWINS SHOP LOOKED AWESOME. Make if for real, people. Please? I will be your best customer, no lie.

Happy Early Birthday, fyredancer !


;3

I really think Sora is going to die before he reaches the age of two. In human years. For some odd reason (and why any dog would want to do this, I've no idea), he thinks he has to chase cars every time he sees them drive past the house. And we live on a road with a lot of traffic (for out in the country, at any rate), and that traffic is fast.

And today, the whole family (even dad! What a shock that he was even home today) was outside, trying to keep him from getting hit by a guy with a pole, because the dummy wouldn't leave him alone. And then a truck drives by and he starts chasing them. And so on.

We got a shock collar for him a couple weeks ago, but have yet to use it. (Personally, I hate those things. It's like the electric chair around your neck.) Probably won't happen, either, by the looks of things.

So, if the cars don't hit him first, I'm going to, just so I don't have to find out about it later. D:

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My mother is amazing. FUCKING AMAZING.

Just wanted to put that. It doesn't matter why, she just is. P:

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SOGEN CON IS COMING SOON~ I think it's about fourteen days, now.

But school is coming up soon after. Damn.

... And that's it, really.