Aquarium v10 ~ Summer Haven

Tuesday, August 31, 2004---10:40 - 10:58 p.m.

Feeling: Arrghy

[Topic] Movie: Cold Mountain

OMG (and I wouldn't normally say that either) I just watched a piece of Cold Mountain... which is to say up until that woman's sons were shot/ the goat was about to be killed. It was *so* friggin' depressing. o_O

I only watched it so that I could familiarize myself with the music. I bought the soundtrack, but I didn't really like the songs too much. I thought if I watched the movie I could link scenes with songs and make it... better. Now it's worse. I don't know if I can even listen to the soundtrack anymore for a while =/

Dewd, that is why I do not watch tragic whappy-sappy movies. Well, that and the blood. I thought I was going to puke with all that torturing and killing going on. I hate war movies-- have I ever mentioned that? Probably not; I doubt the subject ever came up. Maybe the nauseous feeling is just because I haven't eaten anything though. *Shrugs*

So now I'm just writing in hopes that I'll feel cheerier afterwards... Oh, and I promised Ann I would update.

On a side note though, how is that rated the same "R" as the Matrix?? Nudity. Blood. Torture. It was so crude.

[Topic] Tiger Link Orientation

It didn't go as well for me as I hoped, because as much as I try to be otherwise, I'm just shy around new people. So I didn't say much. Sporadic quirkiness. Oh well.

[Topic] Other stuff

Purchased the Senior-Shirt thing with Cat/Crystal/Ivy after the link thing. It was almost nine dollars. Then we went to Joann’s to try to get iron-on-patches. I spent so much money on shirt stuff today. -.-

And it's messed up too, 'cause the "E" of "SENIORS" is backwards. XD

Like I said, sporadic quirkiness.

[Farewell]

'cause I'm hungry now. I don't really feel much better. I suppose I'll listen to some *cheery* music.

Friday, August 27, 2004---11:32 - 11:38 p.m.

Feeling: Extra cheery

[Topic] New layout

Some days I think I should just open up one of those free layout sites so that I can make layouts to my heart's content without having to worry about content.

But then… naw. Too much trouble. ^^'

Anyway, the new layout is coming along very well, and the fact that it's almost done (the picture portion of it anyway) is what has inspired me to post. Cheers to that at least. The new layout is nowhere as impressive as this one however. It's another image collage. XD I'm really loving those types of layouts right now.

Unfortunately, since my sister took the digital camera on her trip to Las Vegas I'm stuck with old images. Oh well, at least they were put to use at last.

[Farewell]

Aww, so soon? ^^

Yes yes. I'm going to go back to layouting... or RO maybe. Be glad I took the time to post at all.

Friday, August 27, 2004---09:15 - 09:30 a.m.

Feeling: Cheery

[Topic] Moving blog

Okay, now that I've figured out how tabulus works, I'm going to be moving my blog there. ^^ Tabulus just offers me a whole lot more than pitas, livejournal, and xanga. =/

I'm kind of sad to be leaving pitas, though. I mean, I've been here all of high school now haven't I?

Huh, these two things that document my high school life and I never even realized it: my sketchbooks and blog. Both of them I started the summer after eighth grade and have continued thus far (though of course my blog posting was always a bit random and sporadic, especially towards this end). Maybe the best logs are those that you don't put to mind to do. Just like a book you might have read for enjoyment on your own time, but procrastinate to the end to read once it's been assigned to you. Huh.

I think I'll continue to use this journal though... Probably once a month (or half a year to a year) I'll re-post all my entries here because I like the archiving here. It's very final and preserves the layout too. ^_-

Anyway, it'll probably all the same as my blogging here for anyone out there, except for the new address. XD

In the meantime, I'll continue to post here-here until the end of "my summer" such that it is... next Tuesday or Wednesday. Hmmm. Layouting. Fuuun fuuun! ^____^

[Topic] Tiger Links

If I don't mention it now, I assume I never will. ^^'' Even though I don't really feel much like it at the time.

So! The training day was yesterday (so I had mentioned) and it was... rather dull. Spent most of the time gazing off into nothing-ness or... yeah.

Orientation is on Tuesday though. =P

[Farewell]

Must... shower...

Hopefully I'll be back to-- what is it?-- grace you with my presence tonight... while I work on my new layout. XD I don't have any new pictures though.

Thursday, August 26, 2004---01:03 - 03:10 a.m.

Feeling: Not sleepy like I should be

[Topic] Look it's me! Long time no see!

Like... Dewd, what happened to me? XD One entry (second entry here, actually) I'm complaining about no Internet and next thing you know it's two months later and I haven't posted at all. XD

Now, have I truly been forced to live without my beloved working computer for so long? No of course not-- So what happened? Well, the truth is that I got my Internet and etc up about a week or so after the last post, but then the most terrible terrible thing of all happened... and it was all Amy's fault! I was shoved into the deep abyss that is the hellish world of no return.

My point is that I was introduced to RO. Ragnarok. Some may understand-- there is no return for me. ^^'

[Topic] Ragnarok

I never really thought of myself as the gaming sort, but I kind of figured I was doomed to become ensnarled by RO. I just have no self control at all. Damn. Oh well. Laaaa.

So now, a month after being introduced to RO, I'm a happy priesty at all. Oh the pain of leveling an acolyte... but I do love that heal-heal thing.

I swear I've lost a few crucial brain cells from RO though. I barely type comprehensively anymore... that is, comprehensively to the real world; any other RO fiend or game fiend in general would probably understand me. All my other friends don't though. XD.

Ann has told me over and over to update my blog-- and I do think of doing so while not at home. The moment I get home and turn on my computer it’s RO and reading stories. That’s all I ever do anymore, I am that addicted. I hardly sleep for playing all the time. Hopefully my interest will dwindle a bit with the coming school year though.

[Topic] Life thus far through the summer time

Really, it should hardly matter that I haven't updated (aside from the point that no one visits me anyway) since my summer has been an endless drone.

Work work work, school stuff, work work work. I get to see my friends every once in a while on my off days. =/

The only events that have interrupted The Drone are: getting through biology, twins' birthday, cut-cut-snip-snip, taking my senior portrait, getting my license, and registration.

The getting the license part is probably the best useless thing of all. Good 'cause, duh, I can drive. Useless because I have no insurance and probably will not get any until next summer. There's really no point in spending all that money on me when I don't really have any place to go anyway. At least my rates will be lower after I hold it for about a year and turn 18. =/

[Topic] Work

Working has been a different experience for me. I'm actually tired these days (maybe because I do pointless things like blogging at 1:30am ^^') and I get to deal with people.

That is, serve people. Fast-food-fun.

I get to deal with bitchy customers, and I tell you now that I, like any other sane person, cannot stand bitchy customers. Comments like: "That's all I get?" "Psshh gimme more ______!" or "Why does it cost _______?" really piss me off. First of all: that's how much is in an order, that's how much is in an order, and that's how much you ordered so that's how much it costs. Bitch. ^^’ Only kidding. Semi-kidding. ^^’’’

Of course at least I feel like I'm doing something instead of staying home all my days playing RO... Mmmm.... staying home all day and playing RO... <3<3

I get experience with seeing all sort of people too, I suppose. And the types of people I see... XD Transvestite and 12-fingered person. ^^ I'm glad I can say that I was not disgusted in either case. A lot of people would like to claim to be tolerant and such, but when actually confronted it'd be different. So there.

Just a few more days of work left, then it's school. I feel like I haven't gotten a vacation at all! In fact, I only refer to it as a "break" and not vacation. Arrgh.

[Topic] Registration

As I said before, registration was one of those few happenings that was out of the ordinary. I got to see people-- people I knew! w00t. XD Whatever that means.

The line was relatively short this time so I did not, despite previous warnings, have to stand out in the sun. I went through the process: turned in forms, paid for things, took pictures, turned in more forms, took more pictures, got my schedule...

"Got my schedule"... and was unpleasantly surprised to find myself with two study halls. In the middle of the day: periods 3 and 5. >=O What the hell??

As I've said again and again (if you actually know me you've heard this exact complaint, so scroll on down) that I thought my worst case scenario would be to have home study seventh period again. As in, I didn't get the classes I wanted so, damn I have nothing else to do.

Nooo no no. This is much worse, having two study halls AND a seventh period.... And a rumored major ulcer-y teacher for that period that I have to go to *every-single-day*.

We're on block scheduling, by the way. I say that for the benefit of anyone who doesn't actually know me, but is still here and has actually read up (or down...) so far. Odd-even alternating with seventh and zero period every day and eighth period on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Weird, I know.

Anyway, I added in one class to third period, but I guess I'm stuck for fifth. Sux. Oh well.

[Topic] Tiger Link

Seems random, but it's not really-really. That's what I'm doing tomorrow: training day. I can't help but... what's that sort of smile that's less snide than smirking? ... anyway, I didn't even turn in an application but they were so desperate for Link Leaders that I didn't even need to.>=)

Basically, in a walnut-shell, Tiger Links is a program of sorts where upper classmen make freshmen feel welcome. Starting with orientation. Something like: "Oooh, listen to meeh soothing words. High school is not as bad as it blah blah blah seems..." Yeah. That.

The freshman class is GIGANTIC though. o_O' So Link leaders are in high demand. I want to be helpful though. Let me help you! XD

[Topic] Just some thinking

So this is probably going to turn out all melancholy and stuff. You might not want to read this... but why is it that most thinking just has to be so gloomy?

I was, hmm, "hanging out" with Amy the other day (since I’m no longer in elementary/middle school and thus can’t not “play” with my friends without weird pervvy connotations) and we wandered to the park and thought about life passing us by.

You know you're in a serious conversation when you talk in that hush-sigh-hush voice and "hmmm" a lot. That's what I did. Normally of course... it s'all 'bout talkin' like dis 'cause ish lots har-dah to speaks like realz ppl you knowz?

XD No I don't really speak like that on a normal basis, but I certainly don't talk in the same manner as I write in this blog. Damn. I sound like a reject from a classic novel where everybody speaks s'all properish. XD It's like Dreiser all over again.

And now I'm drifting-drifting, though these topic separations are supposed to prevent that. XD

Eh... Time really does seem to pass by so fast. We're SENIORS. Okay, this might not mean much because there are plenty older out there that will still scoff at us and our immaturity, but it does mean a lot to me. This sort of talk seems more appropriate for my last layout, version 09 Life's Path ~where will the journey end? XD

[Topic] Layouting

Okay, I say enough with the gloom, and nothing cheers me up like layouting. Hell, I seem to be talking about a new layout in every post. XD This is only my third entry here too.

I feel much remorse that I did not abuse this layout to its fullest though. It’s really one of my best, and I'd like to keep it up a while longer, but isn’t summer ending soon? o_O' Okay, *technically* summer probably ends sometime in mid-late September, but I've always seen the start of school as the beginning of fall.

The beginning of my fall. Hah hah hah. Yes, bad pun.

I guess I could try to post every day for the rest of the days until school starts... That'd be six or seven more entries... for a total of ten. u_u' Sad.

[Topic] LiveJournal

I considered getting a LiveJournal. In fact, I even signed up for it and everything! Then the sidewalk came up to hit me again when I thought, you might have guessed it: layout. Sometimes I think the only reason I keep a blog is so that I can make layouts for it. Judging by my past archives, it seems to be the case.

You see, the thing I so love about pitas (and if there's any admin type out there, "I looove yooouuu!" XD) is that it is:
1) free
2) banner/popup/whatever ad free
3) easy to use
...and most importantly...
4) allowes full customizing of layouts

Actually, if any of the above were not available I wouldn't love it. (e.g. tabulus, but I'll get back to that in a moment) XD The only downs of pitas are:
1) no picture upload storage
2) no commenting system

The thing about LiveJournal is that it is very much community based. The same goes for Xanga, which is why there are so many XangaWhores (can I copyright that? XD) as well. Commenting systems, communities/webrings, and friends-links. LJ gets extra points, though, 'cause it's banner free XD.

Unfortunately, LJ only allows paid members to fully customize, and I'm not sure I have the dedication to my blog (well, again judging from the past two months... ^^') that would make it worth the extra $_$. The overrides are a bitch to learn too. So... Damn.

I've always felt kind of... lonesome... at pitas though. ^^' This is going to sound so petulantly-annoying, but I want to know that there are people reading. Yeah, yeah, blog for yourself and not for others-- I know, I knooow! It even feels shallow and petty to say that I'm doing this for attention (which I partially am), but I'd like a bit of recognition for my long-and-deep or happens-to-be-witty-by-the-greatest-sprinkle-of-luck posts every once in a while.

It's not for lack of trying either. I've twice tried installing tag-boards and implementing a post by post commenting system, but no one bothers. That's why I got rid of it all. Now at least I can be naive and think "oh, maybe someone did want to comment... only they had no way of doing so!" So... sad-- in the rightful pathetic way.

But even the most brainless snot-heads dAt-TiPe-LyKe-DiSs can be popular and much friended/commented on Xanga/LJ simply because of linking.

Damn, why can't it be that easy for me? XD

Oh, by the way, I'm not trying to diss Xanga or LJ or the people the utilize it. It just happened to sound that way. ^^ Only kidding.

Oh yeah. I mentioned tabulas, right? Mmmhmm. Tabulus seems really great. It allows full customization of layouts, commenting system, friend system, *and* image storage for freeeee. So it's like SuperLJ! Except... Last I checked they still had a banner. Just a small sliver of a banner, but it was there...

::Disapears for a moment:: Although now that I check, it's gone! o_O' Hmm... Have I just ranted on about nothing?! Oro... I'll do more study on that.

Hmm... with this new discovery I might be moving after all. XD Anyway, however...

[Sad Farewell]

'cause dewd, it's like past 3am and I have work tomorrow!

Going to check up tabulus. Maybe things have changed. La.

This entry is over three pages long on word document with times new roman font size 12. XD Plus it took me over half an hour to re-read this entry for foolish-errors. I think this is my longest yet. Took me two hours to get through it. XD XD

Monday, June 28, 2004---01:14 - 01:26 p.m.

Feeling: Arghy and Internet Deprived

[Topic] Viruses, like, suck. Duh-oh.

So anyway, I'm currently typing up this entry in the high school library-- haven't seen that happening in a while, eh? Well, I honestly didn't mean not to update for a week and four days. This is my best excuse yet, actually, but yeah, my computer contracted (what appears to have been) a virus and thus it was really messed up.

Amy came over to help me reformat my computer. So now I have handy-dandy WinXP from Brazil. It's in friggin' PORTUGUESE. Dewd, do I look like persona that can speak Portuguese? Spanish, maybe, Portuguese no. Argghy.

Of course I really wouldn't have cared so much as long as I got to go online (I'm such an Internet whore, really), but for some *very strange* reason my modem is no longer recognized by my computer. Meaning I have to install it or something? I am not computer savvy. So of course I've been Internet-less.

Internet-less for me is equivalent to growing insanity. I have *nothing* to do. I refuse to be productive. So now all I do is replace my former Internet-time with happy TV time everyday. Basically, it's six hours of HGTV-- the Home and Garden channel. *Sigh*

On the other hand I now have a greater knowledge of interior designing. Oh wee.

[Farewell...] and who knows when I'll return?

To be honest, I just don't want to waste my precious not-so-often-now Internet time blogging. Blah. Okay going now. Maybe come back tomorrow? Need Internet.

Complaints about summer school to follow. ¬.¬'

Wednesday, June 16, 2004---09:47 - 10:30 p.m.

Feeling: Ranty, but accomplished

Picture of the Moment: Cat's picture of her cats (doesn't that sound funny? ^^), here. Hope the link works. It's titled "Cannabalism" by Cat and it's just the funniest thing I.M.o.s.h.O (In My oh so humble Opinion-- remember?) I've seen in a while. It really brightened up my day. =D

[Topic] New layout

Gee, after a month I finally decide to return. I'm so sporadic. Wait--can you actually describe yourself like that? Well, anyway, it's a new layout at last at least. What do you think? Happy enough?^^

Maybe I'll actually turn this place into my "summer haven" and post more? =D Maybe.

So, some notes on the layout-- 'cause I know you're dying to know. ^^ As it says on the side bar (which is abnormally not-wide-enough) this layout consists of seven pictures merged together. These pictures are:
-tree and sky seen on the left
-tree and sky not seen on the right (but trust me, it's there)
-tree behind the table-chair set
-table-chair set
-flowers hanging from the right and on the lower left
-red flowers
-Arroyo Seco riverbank (under the chairs)

Yup, and the worst of it was the table-chair set. You know that tree in the background? Well, I said it wasn't there before, right? Well, what *was* there before was a fence of an ugly brown shade; below it was a pebbly surface. So I had to make it transparent. Hand (mouse ^^) erasing all those pieces of background, especially in between the patterns, was hell. That itself probably took four or five hours of just sitting on three different occasions.

I'm such a whiner. All this carping I'm doing could feed a starving nation--not the size or population of China, though, and of course I'm only doing it to be snotty and so people can know to say "ooh! wow, lookies at all the time that she put into making that wow-wow-oh-how-awesome layout." At least I can admit it. Or does that make it worst, because I know yet do so anyway?

What's with all the green again though? And the flowers... makes it seem a lot like the last layout. Of course I just ripped the html off the old layout again. I'm getting better an better at that. ^^'

Arrgh. But my image hosting account is running out of space! What's a good host? Angelfire? I'd use that, except it seems a bit eh on stability. And what if it decides to compress my images or throw me pop-ups? *Sigh* [Topic] School is over

Well, it's done with. I know I screwed up and got a C in a class already 'cause of the project my group got an F on. The "F" of course meaning "really fucked up grade" that is going to piss me off forever more. But yeah. I shouldn't start my newness with that not-so-good-ness.

Now I'm just waiting though. Waiting waiting waiting. What will Sherry get in her math class? What will Sherry get in her Spanish class? I'm pretty sure of English and positive on Chemistry and *GRRR* history already. But yeah. Waiting waiting waiting.

When my finals ended yesterday, I could hardly believe that it was over--maybe because everyone else still had a final left? XD That was before I received my grade for that fu-- yes, enough about that. Anyway I couldn't imagine that there were no more tests, quizzes, homework, or finals-- until next Wednesday and summer school starts anyway-- left for me. It was surreal. Then my dad asked me "shouldn't I be doing homework" while I was working on this layout, and I just said no. I'm done. And I was. Done FOR with that FRIGGIN--- ooh. Oops again. Silly me.

[Topic] What's in store

Hopefully something better, not just summer school.

Going out with friends for one thing. That's a must. Then blogging more? Cleaning my room more? What else? Just have to wait.

Again.

[Farewell] until another day.

I have Flower Chain tomorrow and I have to get *to* school at 7am for senior breakfast. *Sigh*

This entry took almost an hour to write. Huh.