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[11 May 2012|06:26am] |
Today's the day of my freedom from hell.
And probably a 3 day weekend before my awesome job starts. Couldn't get better than this right now.
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[07 May 2012|01:17am] |
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Counting down, 7 hours, 15 minutes until I hand in my two weeks notice. Have the whole thing typed up, but I still have to discuss it with them. Honestly, I kind of want them to walk me out of the building right then and there, if it didn't mean two weeks without pay. Ugh. Oh well. It'll all end one way or the other, and then I can wash my hands of that filth.
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[05 May 2012|06:14pm] |
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I never wanted to be one of those gamers, but Atlus can seriously go suck my nonexistent cock and then die.
I lost ALL my characters in MegaTen online. ALL 8 of them, with over $200 worth of equipment. I played it casually, at least as of late, because I hadn't been on in a few months due to working now. I didn't spend money all at once, but what I did put into the game I had fun with because it was a group activity with friends.
Now the server's moved from AeriaGames to Atlus, and those who didn't sign on between February and April will not be able to migrate their data.
Fuck you, Atlus. Seriously, fuck you. I didn't even get an email about it.
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[05 May 2012|12:26pm] |
I got the job at Whataburger! I start in two weeks! Turning in my notice is going to be hell, though.
But then I find things like this on youtube, and my whole life and problems feel smaller:
His name is Sung-bong Choi, and he was homeless his whole life, raised himself from the age of 5 on the streets, and still taught himself schooling and to sing. I hope he's happy somewhere, because damn does that kid deserve it. ;_;
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| INTERVIEW TIME YEAH! |
[04 May 2012|12:05pm] |
I have an interview at my local Whataburger tomorrow. I'm going to ace this. I've worked there before and I know I'll feel super comfortable with that job even if there are new menu items to learn and maybe new procedures. The manager even said he doesn't normally do interviews on Saturdays but I told him I work weekdays and am looking to change jobs, and he said that he'd make me an exception.
Yes. I need this job. I'll even work nights if it'll pay me more. (I hear night shift gets $8 an hour) If I stay with them for long enough I can become a manager, and with their flexibility I can go to school. I know it pays less, but I just have to budget everything. My other job is offering me more work in my off-time, so that can make up the difference and go into my money for Otakon.
This kind of optimism is something I greatly miss having.
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| Strange happenings in a historical cemetery o_O |
[04 May 2012|08:02am] |
Okay, so yesterday, I was going to meet up with ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) insidious at her work, but I ended up not having enough bus money. My plan to get cash from my debit card failed when all the areas around my work had a policy of not withdrawing less than $20 (I had $6 in my account -_-). So, I walked. 7 miles, in roughly 2 and a half hours, but it was 3 because I made a stop along the way. I actually rested at a recreation center, but when I got to 121, I found a pleasant and nostalgic surprise.
Texas' historical Garvin Memorial Cemetery
See, a few years ago, back when I was still best friends with ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) togabitoion, she made frequent trips to locate historical markers. I sometimes accompanied her, maybe not as much as I could have. This was one of the locations we went to. It's strangely tucked in between two neighborhoods, on a narrow strip of land between trees and covered in weeds that no one has built houses on because of the graves.
Most of the headstones are destroyed. It's hard to find. You wouldn't see it unless you were looking for it, or driving in the direction that the road sign points briefly down the path to say there is a historical marker there. It's kind of sad that no one really keeps up with those things these days, because it shows. Fortunately, there seems to be video surveillance, or at least a sign proclaims so. But the land is for sale, leaving me wondering what will happen to it in the future. There was a domain I found on google for a website about the graveyard, and when I clicked on it, the webpage had expired.
But anyway, I took some pictures. I took many. First of the entire area, then the historical marker, and then I walked around and found a few unique headstones that I wanted to get a picture of to show my dad, just because he loves Texas history, and there were Confederate soldiers buried there. Maybe I was just nostalgic for what I didn't realize I'd miss until it was gone. I kind of liked those road trips to old places to learn about the past with her, but I never really made the time.
I was going to upload them today, but half of them weren't on my phone when I opened the folder. I don't know if that was me being careless, but I remember it saving it to the little corner of the screen when I took them. I had half a battery, too. I'm not one to put something past it being something a little bit supernatural, but I just don't know what happened. I guess I'll just chalk it up to Garvin being camera shy.
( But here you go )
Oh, and by the time I made it to that side of town, insidious got out early and picked me up 20 minutes from my destination. Lol. But it was a nice workout. I realized I can walk about a mile in roughly 30 minutes if I apply myself.
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[03 May 2012|06:20am] |
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So yesterday I applied at Aldi and it went okay I guess. Got there 20 minutes before the line opened, and there were already about that many people there. By the time the line started moving, I was halfway through filling out my application and the line was out the door. Got it turned in at 12:20, which is 10 minutes until my lunch was up, so we had to speed back to my office and I was 3 minutes late. :( But they never knew. I said I went to lunch with my grandma, which was true...
Anyway, it was disappointing to see that all they were doing was asking you if you could lift 45 lbs, be there between 5AM and 11PM, and had a high school diploma and adequate transportation to work. I said yes to all, even though 1. My knees are shot, but I just need to lose weight. Hole in the bucket problem. 2. I take the bus and have no way of getting there that early, but the store doesn't open until 10AM and I applied for cashier, so... weird.
Oh well, if they call me back for an interview, I have no idea how I'm going to get there. Every single fucking time I get an interview, I have to turn it down because I can't get off work. I'm stuck. My parents won't let me quit, my roommate gives me a look like I had better not, because I owe rent and it affects them both, but how the hell do I change jobs if I can't even interview for new ones? I'm going to apply to whataburger this summer no matter what, because it's down the street. I have lived on unemployment wages and I know I can make it on that little, but it's the only way right now that I can possibly see getting to interviews. I don't know what else to do.
Oh yeah, getting that license. Working on that. ._.
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[02 May 2012|08:18am] |
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Today I go apply at Aldi. Wish me luck! I hope I can make it to their career fair in time on my lunch break. My grandma is going to take me since I don't drive yet. I need that job so bad. Anything but where I am. -_-
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[01 May 2012|09:59pm] |
Cleaned out a huge chunk of things I let pile up in the garage again. I feel accomplished. @_@ And dirty. It's just the first day of may, how can it be this hot at night? >_<
Oh, also, I found a new band I like. It's called GReeeeN
( cute music video )
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[01 May 2012|09:05pm] |
I open an internet radio station to listen to some anime music because I'm tired of the usual selection on my hard drive, and what does it do? Play Ys.
Well, worth at least seeing what else is playing while I go clean.
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[01 May 2012|05:47am] |
Well, time is going by much faster than I would like, and I have got to get a hold on my productivity. I know this is just empty rambling, but I also feel like posting about it holds me a bit more accountable. I like showing my progress on things, it pumps me up to keep going. This past weekend I didn't do near as much as I wanted to, but it was relaxing and I did get something done, with rubyredrose's help. We never got to the jackets for Lavi and Bookman, but the mystery of how to make Bookman's hair work has finally been solved.
( This is surprisingly less painful than I expected )
At first I was just going to spray a wig with starch or hairspray to make it stand up, but I've seen other wigs droop because of that, and I still had to attach it somehow to my head and string it through the bald cap. The problem was that it would have to be nearly invisible beneath the cap, or the cap will stretch. This was solved by making a stick that stands up through the cap, attached to my own hair, which I cut as short as possible in a ponytail on top of my head. (yes, my hair looks awful, I'll just have to keep it like this until the costume is done, I don't mind) I put it together with wire, and also made a wire frame for the hair, covered it in batting with hot glue, built up some shape with more batting, and next I'll glue some hair on tonight if there's time. I know I'm going to be tired, but this needs to get done. I really ought to have the willpower in me to do more in a day, especially if I plan on going back to school.
Anyway, it's not even secured once I stick it on top of that stick-comb, but it does stay fairly well on its own. I'm going to attach a white stocking to the bottom of the ponytail and pin and wrap that around the base of the stick, to give the illusion of a rubber band tying the hair together, all while securing it to my head. Hopefully it will go well when we do our makeup test. I need to get this hair done by next weekend so there will be time to do it.
It's also Mother's Day coming up, so I need to plan accordingly. Poor mom is going to kill me for lopping off about 5 inches of my hair. T_T It will grow back...
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[27 Apr 2012|06:51am] |
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Whoohoo, friday! :D time to get cracking on cosplay for Akon this weekend! And hopefully if my beard arrives, i can try and fashion it into Bookman's ponytail and do a makeup test too! I'm all nervous if I can really pull this off, but it's exciting!
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| Musings on school or no school |
[25 Apr 2012|05:42pm] |
I took an online aptitude test because I'm so torn over the state of what kind of future my career will be. I never cared before, because I thought I had it made. I mean, I took it for granted, sure. I kind of always knew that. But school is terrifying and I don't feel particularly smart. What I am good at is the kind of work that just doesn't pay well. But anyway, I can't say I'm surprised at the results. One test isn't worth posting because it was so simplistic, but it did point out pottery as the top choice. The other test was very detailed:
( I agree with about 50% of it )
Ugh... and to top it all off? There's so much I'm going to have to pass before I can even get to those classes. Can I do it all in time? Don't your credits time out if you don't complete your degree in a matter of years? I'm so bad at math. My paper writing skills earned me a consistent D the last time I took the class, but I got a B once. Critical thinking has never been my forte, but I love to create.
I'm such a whiner.
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| About time to use this icon |
[25 Apr 2012|08:23am] |
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I got a paid account. And also, the day I say no one contacts me on the graphic design, they do obviously. I felt like I didn't have time for much. T_T But moneys...
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| I guess I'm still shaking off the exhaustion from the weekend... |
[24 Apr 2012|08:09am] |
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I fell asleep on the couch last night before I could make it up to my room for bed. I intended to go to bed early to make up for what I didn't get sleep-wise the night before. Still no contact from my other job, which is disappointing. I can't say I'm in a particular hurry to finish the work when I can't without some input. It's pretty much at a point now where they need to give a yes or no on the art.
This is why I don't want to do graphic design. I keep thinking I want to, but then I realize that people are fickle, and won't be able to make up their minds on what they want. Not to mention that the work comes and goes by demand, and my skills are not on a level that I feel I can always give what people are looking for. To be honest, I would love a job where I did something like building things with my hands. Whether it be crafting wood or sculpting, but what exists in that market these days? Not to mention, I think if I found something like assembling furniture, they would want me to be a man who could lift 50+lbs. Is there a future for girls anywhere in that kind of career?
I can't help but think daily about what kind of job I would rather have. I'm sure this is normal for everyone, but every single break that I have I am on my phone searching craigslist. I only see myself happy with a job that has flexible hours. I don't care if it pays less as long as it's enough to make ends meet. But until Otakon, I can't afford to switch to something else unless it pays what I'm making now because I've committed to that. My daydreams are of walking out of my office and working at Whataburger for the rest of the summer.
And then I want to ramble excitedly about my RPs and how much of a crossover they have grown into but I have a feeling no one would get them. D. Gray-man + .hack//SIGN and //GU + Hunter x Hunter + Trigun + Code Geass + Escaflowne and Rayearth and Slayers. Maybe I should force myself to start drawing art from them again because I really miss posting that stuff to Deviantart.
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[23 Apr 2012|12:44am] |
Went to Six Flags this past weekend with insidious using the pass my grandparents gave me for Christmas. :) It was lots of fun. We were off to a very late start thanks to going to get makeup for my Bookman costume, but the stop was well worth it. I got a ton of high quality Kryolan makeup and a few bald caps, plus some brushes and sponges to apply it all with. And the guy at the shop gave me a lot of good advice.
After that, we headed toward Arlington, but stopped for lunch first at Panda Express. Did not realize the irony of eating there after planning a Bookman cosplay until later in the day when insidious pointed it out. XD We got to Six Flags by a little bit after noon, and it was crowded. We should have gotten there sooner but the costume shop wasn't open until 10, and there wasn't much we could do but go later if I wanted to get both done in the same day. I would have done the shopping Sunday, but they were closed.
Inside the park, it was line after line, because first I had to get my season pass (and realized later I could have done it after, but alas), and then we stood in line for forever to ride Runaway Mountain. We had tried the line for the Titan, but it was huge. It was looking pretty bad for getting anything done even though we had fun on that ride, and we got hung up waiting for the train to take us around the park. That was my idea, because I wanted to save us a walk and have some fun at the same time, but I ended up just making insidious sit in the heat instead while they ended up having to refuel the train. -_- In the end though, after THAT, things got better.
We had some awesome cheese fries and got one of those collector cups with the free refills all day, just ended up sharing it because why pay $14 for just one person? Pft. Then we waited for forever to ride the Titan, yeah, but it was worth it. We figured at that point that since we had waited so long we could at least wait to be first on the cart, and so we stood in line next to an obnoxious couple who stayed liplocked for at least 30 minutes. I joke, but they really were attached at the hip.
After that we played some games, and I won a Toad plushie from Mario in the arcade. We looked at the line for Batman but it was long, so we gave up and played the water gun racing game, until insidious finally won a Slimer plush from Ghostbusters. Then I went and played the game where they guess your age, because it's not a trip to Six Flags for me until I do. Last year I believe they guessed something like 25? It was young for me, but not even close. This year though... I don't know how or why, but I was getting 16-17 guesses from everyone. It was so hard not to laugh. I'm 30. Maybe it was the Sailor Moon shirt or maybe it was because I had a plushie, but Julie already calls me Benjamin Button for a reason I guess. In the end, it was so worth it to see the look on this teenage girl's face because she was one of the ones convinced I was that young.
I don't see it, but whatever. XD It made my day.
Then we went and stood in line for the Flashback, and some kids kept standing on the rails of the line and nearly fell on me. They held up the line EVERY row, and got yelled at by the staff. I was surprised they weren't thrown out, but eventually we got to ride, and by that point we were exhausted. It was 8:30, so we decided to head home. We got some Chick Fil-A, and I bought an extra sandwich to have for Sunday because without fail, I end up craving it the day after.
And then I spent all day today either sleeping, RPing, or working on graphic design work that I put off all weekend. I still have about an hour of that to get done before I can sleep. I'm a bit thrown off though because of that nap. T_T
Poor insidious also had a terrible allergic reaction on and off over the weekend, so I hope she'll be okay. We think it must have been food that had penicillin on it somehow. :( At least she's feeling better now.
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[20 Apr 2012|07:31am] |
Work with my second job has slowed to a crawl since I haven't had any feedback, but I got my first paycheck yesterday! It's only a hundred dollars and I am pretty sure no taxes were taken out of it, so I'm gonna set some aside as if it were, but that's still a lot for just a few hours a night! I am starting to miss my free time, though.
This weekend we're going to finally use the season pass my parents gave me and go to Six Flags! I have to be super careful and not blow any money, but I'm excited and looking forward to it! I need a roller coaster and some adrenaline rushes to blow off some steam from the other job.
And on the way there we're gonna check out Norcostco for a bald cap for my Bookman costume! If I remember right, I think that's the super huge costume and theater supply shop that Kirsten showed to me. I am grateful to know of it because I think I'm going to need advice using a kryolan cap, and I'll be having to teach insidious how to do it for me.
Speaking of Cosplay, I'm trying to somehow manage to do all the ones I want to on a budget since I already have a lot to worry about affording for the trip to Otakon this summer. I think there is extra red fabric to make Kurapika's Chinese jacket with, for A-kon, but only if there's time after making the D. Gray-man coats. We already have all the fabric for that because insidious got it all on sale months ago and we used some for her Lavi pants. I am also sewing two lab coats because we will be Eudial and Tomoe for A-kon. At least those are easy though.
I am so excited to get started on all this! @_@ I'm just glad it's friday cause running late and spilling the blueberries from the fridge and then forgetting my wallet could have ruined the last day of my week if my bus driver wasnt so cool to just let me on. The rest of this day is going to be good. I will make it be.
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[12 Apr 2012|07:34am] |
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First day of working on art and I'm already sick with con plague belatedly. I think we may have all had it, mine just took a while to kick in. Never the less, I got two hours of work done getting the file started, and then shot off an email with some questions and went to sleep. I am exhausted and woke up with confirmation of my sinus infection. Now to go infect the call center. ~_~
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