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hey mailing christmas cards tomorrow wooo
i'm pretty sure i can just get a new key, so if you wanted to send a card in return then go ahead and use the return address

so happy 2010 etc etc. i like how easily 2010 just rolls off the tongue.
we tried to go to a balldrop in town but got there RIGHT AS it was dropping. we were just a block or so away and walking towards it as everyone was counting down. just sort of stood around for a little while and left, after that. EXCITING
i tried running towards it as they were counting down because i guess i thought i could i could run a few blocks in ten seconds

turns out that the laptop i got for christmas was defective, so i exchanged it. this one works perfectly. I AM TYPING ON IT RIGHT NOW ON THE LIVING ROOM COUCH
i have no idea how i went for years just using the desktop, because having all this freedom is tops; the thought of sitting in the same spot just sounds depressing now. ~~FREEDOM~~

Your Personality Is Like Marijuana

You're laid back and easy going, so much so that taking a shower is often too much trouble for you! Nevertheless, you're quite popular, and many people enjoy your company. You're rarely turned down. You're prone to giggle fits, paranoia, and forgetting where you are exactly. At your best: You're relaxed, mellow, and without a care in the world. What people like about being around you: You're accepting, non-judgmental, and often quite insightful. What people dislike about being around you: You can be a little too spaced out and apathetic. How addicted people get to you: A lot, but they're having too much fun to notice.

true except that i shower daily AND THAT I'M ADDICTIVE?
ALSO HOW IS THINKING IN CARTOONS A SUPERPOWER I ALWAYS THINK IN CARTOONS

GOD WINTER IS THE WORST SEASON EVER WHY CANT ALL THIS COLD AND SNOW JUST GO BACK TO CANADA

the ♥ fanart love ♥ meme

i don't like doing memes that don't allow people to say something bad about me, too (i guess just leave constructive crit stuff here or something), but i am always in need of some good art motivation, so... i also figure it's a good time to get it since i'm trying to do christmas sketches hahaha

fantastic mr. fox is really great, and i have been very diligently avoiding the word "fantastic" to describe any part of it. it was awkward trying to get used to how it was paced and acted, but aside from that, no complaints. the art style was definitely the best part; i never got tired of looking at it. i really wish i could find the montage that introduces boggis, bunce, and bean for the first time, since something about the visuals there really stood out as being totally amazing BUT I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE it's driving me nuts

i went to an osteopath the other day. mom had me go since she thought it'd help a bunch of stuff, and i really did feel better afterwards (and then ridiculously tired so i went and fell asleep for over two hours when i got home). apparently my skeleton was pretty weird; my hips were turned and i think part of my spine was too, and there was something about the left side of my body being kind of locked up, and my jaw was pretty weird. i'm also hyper-sensitive to touch so every touch (mainly on my back) had this ADFLKGJADLG reaction, which isn't normal. i also have flat feet. wtf.
so yeah, i have to go get arch supports in my shoes and get tested for allergies and then i'm gonna go back. hopefully i will ACTUALLY HAVE ENERGY AGAIN once i'm all done.

oh yeah and i still need addresses from waywardoctagon and ameliorer. and uhh who all wanted to send me cards again, i could use a list. i can't get a PO box until friday, but i can sure make a list. ALSO to everyone who asked if i wanted a gift JUST SURPRISE ME since i never know what to ask for haha plus i tend to feel weird makin' people do stuff

i hate sore knees

DRAWME!
though the interpretation part is kind of ruined since i've drawn myself several times and have done (f-locked) picposts before but WHATEVERRR DO IT ANYWAY

wishwashing stopped by and hung out a few days ago. she gave me loads of skittles because she's a filthy enabler, but it was pretty cool. NOTE TO SELF: show her god hand next time i see her.

... have i done any other neat things irl, i can't even remember. i think i did?? guess it wasn't that important.

WELL, i beat saints row 2 and it was awesome, i love that game. it's funny how gangster games really endear you to the characters and make you really want to hang out with them, despite the fact that they're gangsters. but seriously, they're all so cool, why do they have to kill like 2974289347 people per day and blow everything up (and dress like a terrifying man-stripper when my character is thrown into the mix)
turns out that there were a few throwbacks to the first saints row, but i think they did a good job of being inclusive about them. i'll have to check sr1 out sometime, but that's a little hard to think about right now since i'm kind of gangstered out, haha. i'm thinking i'll try to finish scribblenauts or yume nikki next.

probably the saddest part about beating saints row 2 is that i'll have to leave my ridiculous character i created. no, really, i'm kind of depressed about that, i got all attached. i guess i could go back and get 100%, but all that is is just beating all the mini-games or whatever and that's lame. NOT EVEN THE PROMISE OF HIS BEAUTIFUL (DISTRACTING) ASS ONCE AGAIN GRACING MY SCREEN IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BEAT ALL THE MINI-GAMES

switching topics slightly, but i have a very bad habit of hoarding entertainment. i'll see a book i've been meaning to get and i'm all YEAH LET'S GET IT so i buy it and set it on a shelf and never look at it again. i have this pretty sizable collection of games and books that i haven't looked at just sitting on my shelves (and harddrive) just because i'm weird and lazy. anyway, since it's depressing, i've been trying to fix it using a ~new system~ where i am only allowed to get a new game or book once i've finished three. and yes, this means i have to "earn" birthday/christmas lists. might sound strict but i deserve it seriously
ANYWAY, NOW THAT I'VE BEATEN SAINTS ROW 2, THAT'S... ONE. one out of three out of... well, ever. hahaha I'M SO GONNA RACK UP A JILLION POINTS THOUGH WATCH ME

i need more discipline when it comes to art, too (art to-do list literally totals at 454, and that's just the stuff i've written down). every time i miss an art post, i have to cut off a finger. or something. also, photobucket has been really frustrating!! my art will look perfectly fine when i upload it, but i'll check back later and it's turned all blurry for no reason. photobucket stop doing annoying things to push your pro accounts i am taking my freeloading elsewhere
also hahaha i forgot about the holidays coming soon, so i guess i picked a slightly weird time to take sketch requests. WHATEVER.

i thought i didn't have anything to say when i sat down, but now look at this mess

hahaha whoops was i supposed to do an art post
weeell, the only art-related thing i've done since the last post (aside from tigerboat and i pchatting WHICH I LOST A BIG CHUNK OF FFFF) is fixing up that pic of gumshoe and edgeworth. the dumb part is that i keep FEELING like drawing and i have plenty of ideas, but i just don't want to put in the effort. someone kick my ass seriously

SO, i met wishwashing and her boyfriend a couple of days ago and saw zombieland, which is really really awesome. it was kinda like shaun of the dead, only in america and with less depressing scenes. I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND IT. tallahassee is seriously the greatest character ever.

this is completely unrelated, but y'know what i hate
i hate how the ~*sexy*~ look is to just either stare blankly at the camera or look all moody and serious or whatever. just, am i the only person who thinks people are 100x more attractive when they're happy and comfortable and don't look like they want to hurt me somehow

OH OH OH BEFORE I FORGET i've been meaning to do a link post for ages, but i have so many links and i'm lazy, so i just threw a bunch of stuff all over delicious. SO, JUST GO CRAZY, I GUESS. i haven't even really gone through most of these.
also, sorry for all the copious amounts of science stuff in the edumacational tag I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
now i can finally check "link post" off my "posts i need to make" list. someday, i might even check off "sanitarium."

NOW TELL ME WHAT CHARACTER I AM OR I'LL FEEL ALL LAME
the I AM meme

Click here.
Take the quiz.
Post your results.
( why did i do 100. )

I SO HAD SOMETHIGN ESLE TO SAY A ND I FORGOT gonang haunt foreverv godi need to selp

oh yeah, i changed myy progifle for the first time in.. a lot of time

thanks for all the birthday wishes! i had a great one. turns out that the casinos here JUST raised the minimum age to 21, however, so i never did that. they did it because they all serve alcohol now or something. it's really weird to think that i'm now old enough to do like ANYTHING yet i'm still banned from places because there's budweiser around, btw.
SO i didn't do anything special (never do, really), just ordered some pizza and watched the dana carvey show. i am totally not complaining about that, though, because that was awesome. i always feel weird telling everyone what i get as gifts for some reason, so uhhh i'll just mention a few things: i got left 4 dead, which is very fun and i've been playing a lot of it lately. i also got dead rising, which i've been horribly curious about ever since it came out, so i'm very excited about that. got professor layton and the diabolical box, and iiiii JUST started chapter three, i think (twitter-followers are already well aware that i have this, i'm sure). also got san andreas, which is kinda funny since neutraltwin and i were just talking about that, haha. and... OH
I HAVE A QUESTION
IS SAINTS ROW 1 ANY GOOD? i asked for saints row 2 and got the first one instead, and i'm trying to decide whether i ought to exchange it. IF 2 IS REALLY AMAZING COMPARED TO 1 THEN I WILL
AND OF COURSE i got this amazing picture from tigerboat, which contains my four favorite Ls in the ~whole world~. i was very thrilled to get this. TIGER KNOWS ME TOO WELL
and, uh, the rest is just books and a pre-order for scribblenauts and stuff. haha, before i turned 18 i groaned in pain over how old it was, but now, whatever. as soon as it hit midnight i was already used to it somehow. NOW I'M GROANING IN PAIN OVER THE THOUGHT OF TURNING 20 IN A COUPLE OF YEARS

in other news, john got robbed. hahahaha what a dramatic change of mood-- but no, he just came home last night and found the back door kicked in and his ps3, two macbooks, and 52" tv were all gone. right now the suspects are these teenagers who knocked on the door beforehand asking for "carlos" and generally acting strange. whoever it is, i'm hoping the police will catch them, since from what i hear they sound pretty sloppy and stupid.
john has insurance, thankfully, but also has a $1000 deductible. i dunno, the whole thing sucks and it happened at a shitty time, since john is working a lower-paying job and is really strapped for cash and currently trying to sell his house. he doesn't need people stealing his crap and wrecking his home on top of everything else. i'm not worried that he won't get things back together--he always bounces back pretty well--but man, his whole situation right now just bites.

uhhh i had more things i wanted to talk about but i'm tired

( COMMENT AND I'LL PICK 6 OF YOUR ICONS AND MAKE YOU TALK ABOUT THEM BLAH BLAH )

man i wanna go to that david sedaris thing i mentioned but it turns out it's like $80 per ticket fffff

Comment and I will comment back with a picture of the fictional character that most reminds me of you. Then post the same in your journal.

I SUCK AT THESE THINGS BUT UHH SURE

ahhh balls, i've been getting off my sleeping schedule. i've been off the melatonin for... most of this year, actually (and considering how much i depended on it since MIDDLE SCHOOL, this is a great feat), but maybe i'll go back on for a LITTLE while so i can actually wake up in the morning and shit. i'm tryin', man

i want the new layton so bad! why does the tv have to keep playing commercials for it, dammit
also why are the people in those commercials always drinking margaritas

Rules:
-List your 20 favorite characters from your 20 favorite canons.
-Spot the patterns in other people's choices.
-Bonus points for drawing conclusions about the person's personality based on those choices.

( blah blahg )

so i've recently gotten into Everything is Terrible, which is basically a collection of really bizarre and hilariously bad clips from obscure VHS tapes. it's pretty much exactly the sort of thing i love. it's a huge account so i haven't gone through everything yet, but so far i've learned how to get huge calves, that godless hearts are delicious, and also that Richard Simmons looks pretty good in drag. AT LAST, I HAVE DIRECTION

i'm probably late, but omg phoenix wright musical. i want a subbed DVD of this so bad, it sounds hilarious. also hahahaha, 4:43. jesus christ, edgeworth

PROFESSIONAL GRUNTING

this is really sweet, though it's pretty sad to listen to the lyrics and think about how michael wound up as an adult. i guess his life is a pretty sobering subject in general, though.
speaking of which, has anyone noticed that joe jackson looks just like a piranha? i noticed that while watching the news in california. pretty fitting, considering what a sociopathic asshole he is and everything.

I SWEAR I'M WORKING ON ART

~*~i'm back~*~
actually i got back yesterday afternoon, but ehhh effort

ANYWAY, I HAD FUN. i went to branson, i don't think i mentioned that. i went there as a little kid and i remember loving it, but don't actually remember anything ABOUT it (aside from the cousins and i hanging out in the condo, and also riding go karts/bumper boats), so it essentially felt like a new place, haha. it's kinda ridiculously corny and hokey and everything--pretty much the sort of place for little kids and old people--but whatever, i had fun. i'm too lazy to do a big pic post right now, though.

... so here's a meme

the WHY AM I MOE? meme

ALSO


EERILY ACCURATE

Yo, supercharitygo started! Everyone who volunteered needs to go put up their thread, and EVERYone, volunteer or no, needs to start donating like crazy! There's lots of kickass artists doing this, so that alone ought to be enough incentive to toss a few bucks in a donation box or root around through your old clothing. C'mon, man, it's just a gallery without donors!

I'm planning on going out and donating blood once I (finally) get an ID, haha. Also got tons of old clothes I need to give, gotta find a place.

hahaha I wish I had some art to post, uhh. I'd have to scan things, too lazy... SO I GUESS THIS IS GOING AROUND AGAIN
Comment here and I will:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, a word etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
7. In return, you must post this in your LJ.
I'LL TRY, ANYWAY

--speaking of art, I've sorta been thinking of making a sketch journal for those people who just wanna see art and don't really care about what stupid YouTube video I found or something, but I dunno. I'd never update this journal, hahaha. A-are there even people who watch this journal for art HAHAHA does anyone really care
I also keep thinking about making this LJ semi-friends only, but that just feels like putting too much importance on what's going to be nothing but... well, what I have now, whatever that is. Sometimes I just feel weird having everything out in the open, though, I dunno. Things will probably stay the same on both counts, I'm just ramblin'

So is everyone moving to Dreamwidth :| I'm just staying here, I don't really get what the big deal is...