Monday, December 10, 2001, 09:31 a.m.:
The light at the end of the tunnel...
Monday. I never thought a Monday would be so wonderful. But you see, gentle readers, this Monday is a very special one. This is the very last Monday of fall quarter! Yes indeed, I have one final exam tomorrow, one on Wednesday, and then I am DONE! Done with tests, done with school, done with trudging through the rain from parking lot to classroom to library to parking lot! DONE! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Ahem...Anyway...
For your information, this is a computer lab blog! Hey, haven't done one of these in a while...but my 9:00am art class let us out at 9:15 because no one had any questions to ask for the final exam review, and I have to wait until 11 for Brian to get out of class and drive me home. Hey, it's quarter to 10 now! I just might make it! I'm so hungry.....
By the way. Has anyone seen a muse lately? Ryu went missing a few days ago, and now my ficcing and RP-writing levels are at an all-time low! I think he decided to take a vacation after finishing Kokuhaku Ch.2...Not even pictures of gay J-Rockers can get him to come back! So if you see him, could you catch him for me? Putting hot wings under a cardboard box propped up with a stick might help...or maybe just knock him out of the air with rocks.
Anyhow, the lab's starting to get crowded, and the stench of irritated college students is thick in the air. I must vacate the premises immediately and hie to the safe haven of the library's second floor, where I shall draw Christmas chibis until Brian comes and finds me.
Adieu.
--Bright Angel
Monday, December 10, 2001, 09:31 a.m.:
The light at the end of the tunnel...
Monday. I never thought a Monday would be so wonderful. But you see, gentle readers, this Monday is a very special one. This is the very last Monday of fall quarter! Yes indeed, I have one final exam tomorrow, one on Wednesday, and then I am DONE! Done with tests, done with school, done with trudging through the rain from parking lot to classroom to library to parking lot! DONE! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Ahem...Anyway...
For your information, this is a computer lab blog! Hey, haven't done one of these in a while...but my 9:00am art class let us out at 9:15 because no one had any questions to ask for the final exam review, and I have to wait until 11 for Brian to get out of class and drive me home. Hey, it's quarter to 10 now! I just might make it! I'm so hungry.....
By the way. Has anyone seen a muse lately? Ryu went missing a few days ago, and now my ficcing and RP-writing levels are at an all-time low! I think he decided to take a vacation after finishing Kokuhaku Ch.2...Not even pictures of gay J-Rockers can get him to come back! So if you see him, could you catch him for me? Putting hot wings under a cardboard box propped up with a stick might help...or maybe just knock him out of the air with rocks.
Anyhow, the lab's starting to get crowded, and the stench of irritated college students is thick in the air. I must vacate the premises immediately and hie to the safe haven of the library's second floor, where I shall draw Christmas chibis until Brian comes and finds me.
Adieu.
--Bright Angel
Sunday, December 9, 2001, 03:05 p.m.:
[insert the sound of grinding molars]
Okay...I used to think I knew what the hell everyone was talking about with muses and soulbonds and the "I hate muses and musefics" stuff. I had the vague impression my own muse and my relationship with him wasn't quite the same thing.
But Tay, you linked back to Mooncalf's "I Hate You" rant in your second-to-most recent blog entry. I'd seen that rant before, and thought I understood it. But I think I was wrong...
Would some good, kind, gentle person PLEASE tell me what's being referred to when one says "You use cute little terms like 'soulbond', 'musespace', and 'mpreg' to describe what's happening and exclude non-fangirls!" (Sorry, Mooncalf...hope you don't mind me quoting) Okay...WHAT THE HELL IS A SOULBOND??? And how does writing about one's muses exclude non-fangirls? I'm so confused...would someone please explain this phenomenon to me?
I have muses, I do. And they help me write fics, indeed they do. And they go about and do little muse-ey things, and I write about them, that I do! *sends Kenshin away and tells him he's not allowed to type anymore* Isn't muse-ficcing the same as writing an original story? So are we against that, too? I'm so confused! And if people want to write AU/humor/PWP fics where their muse accosts a favorite anime character in his sleep and disappears by morning, is that bad? I mean, a muse is a creature that inspires, by the dictionary definition. And if a muse inspires fanfiction, why couldn't they enter a given world just for the hell of it? I just don't understand what's so bad!
And, for the record, I have nothing against fangirl Japanese, as long as it's limited to a word or a phrase here and there. When three consecutive sentences show up in a patch of dialogue, it gets confusing. But a word or a phrase, even if you don't know what it means, can usually be figured out easily by the context of the sentence it's in. And if you can't figure it out...write the author and ask! And hey, give feedback while you're at it! Holy shit! What a fucking concept! *Is wrestled away from the keyboard by Makoto and Ryu before she can launch into her feedback rant...again*
--Bright Angel
Monday, December 3, 2001, 08:50 p.m.:
Atarashii!!!
WEBSITE UPDATES!!!
It's a big one, folks, so brace yourselves!
First of all, Chapter 2 of Kokuhaku is up! Go read chapter 1 again, then coast right on to the next part! A new story is up, too, by a gifted author brand new to the fanfic scene...The first chapter of "The Hunted", by Forbidden, is up for your enjoyment!
In art news, two new pieces of guest art are up on the Fanart page! First is the lovely Weiß fanart by Bellsandy! Also, we have a stunning, sexy new picture of Ryu, done by the incomparably talented GhostYurei!
Everyone, get up off yer arses and go visit Aetherius! You won't be disappointed!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Sunday, November 25, 2001, 08:36 p.m.:
Okay, so...wait......
Submitted for your approval, the Batman movies. No, not the cheesy 70s adaptation of the tv show, but the quartet of early-90s films involving several stars in succession playing the title role.
We've got Michael Keaton in the first two movies. Fine, good. Then, for some ungodly reason, Batman turns into Val Kilmer. No one really has any idea why...But right when you think everything's gotten normal again, Batman morphs again. Into George Clooney! *shudder*
Okay. Well, as the viewer, we can employ some suspension of disbelief, but...
Doesn't Alfred notice? I mean, he's been Bruce Wayne's faithful butler for how many years, and he doesn't notice that Batman's done something a little different with his hair?
And then, during the second switch, Robin doesn't even catch it! I mean, what is this???
*snort* DC characters are stupid.
--Bright Angel
Saturday, November 24, 2001, 08:44 p.m.:
Dentist-Elf, I choose you!!!
I just had the startling realization that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer sounds just like Ash from Pokemon...
I'm frightened.
--Bright Angel
Saturday, November 24, 2001, 08:28 p.m.:
'Tis the Season
Ah, Christmastime...That special time of year when little woodland creatures venture into the far unihabitable regions of the arctic tundra so that TV specials can be made...
Seriously, though. Who had their head up their butt while making the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV special? In addition to a jolly old fat man with a caribou ranch, we've got a colony of toy-making midgets (one of whom wants to be a dentist for some ungodly reason), singing rabbits and raccoons, and an assortment of songbirds. At the North Pole. I mean, hell, forget all that. There's TREES at the North Pole! Trees can't grow at the North Pole...Not to mention Yukon Cornelius, the greatest prospector in the world, who's a little far north.......
And now a snowman is singing and playing the banjo.
I love Christmas.
Looks like I'm gonna have to resort to doing gift-art or gift-fics for everyone in lieu of Christmas Presents this year...I'm blowing my wad on plane tickets to Portland, and I have no foseeable income between now and then. I'm taking requests now!!!
And now I have to work on a term paper for art...It's due Monday, so I'm a little nervous. Of course, it was asigned over a month ago, so I can't really complain. Wish me luck, everyone! Expect a teensy website update soon, too!
And let's not forget to raise a glass to the Abominable Snow Monster...All he ever wanted was a friend!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Wednesday, November 21, 2001, 07:40 p.m.:
Stiff upper lip, there......
KenKen! I still wuv you!!! Why do you get all the abuse?
Media Blasters has done Hidaka Ken, as well as the entire anime fan world a great injustice. For today I have had my first taste of the monster that is called "Knight Hunters"...the North American dub of Weiß Kreuz.
And I haven't even heard the voices yet.
The "Knight Hunters" trailer, a clip montage set to the Season 2 opening theme "It's Too Late", consists roughly of the following completely random and arbitrary shots:
Aya yelling, an over-long shot of a stupidly smiling Persia, group shot, group shot, group shot, Ken getting ambushed, masked bad guys, Aya yelling again, Ken nearly getting hit by a truck, ugly shot of Hel, random shot of Brad, Ken fighting a big group of thugs, Aya yelling, title logo. (at least the "Knight Hunters" logo is cool... ~_~)
I will not go into my reasons for already disliking "Knight Hunters", as I have already done so on several occasions. I will only make these two remarks: First of all, why is the trailer picking so much on Ken? Second of all, YOU CAN'T DUB AN ANIME THAT'S BEEN CREATED FOR THE JAPANESE VOICE ACTORS, AND THUSLY HAS SPENT NO MONEY ON ANIMATION!!!
Brian: I'm kind of looking forward to seeing how badly they dub Omi's "OooOOOOOOKAAA" scream myself...or like the subtitle: "OKA!"
I have said my piece. Though it'll be nice to actually have officially translated subtitles...I just pray to God I don't hit the PS2 controller sticks and change the language mid-episode...Fear not, Weiß Kreuz fans. We will survive.
Incidentally, the DVD I saw this atrocity on was the fourth Mahou Tsukai Tai volume, featuring the first 4 episodes of the actual TV series. I got as far as the opening credits before coming to write this blog...And all I can say is that anyone who thought the OAV opening was funny will be absolutely slain by this one! We get to see Aburatsubo play tennis! AND make out with Takakura! It's wonderful! And Sae is clumsy as ever, much to my delight...I gotta say, I do love those girls ^_^ An honor I bestow upon very few female anime characters...Stungun Millie, Mihoshi and Kiyone, Ryoko and Nagi, the Three Lights (though they're not *technically* girls...) and Haruka and Michiru...I think that's about it for the top of the list.
Well, I'm done with my public service announcement. I'm off now to try and watch an actual episode of MTT! I probably won't blog tomorrow, so Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and happy Thursday to my non-American readers!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Sunday, November 18, 2001, 03:04 p.m.:
Well, THAT was unexpected!
Who here has read Angel Sanctuary?? Raise your hands! Okay, I'm on volume 16, and I'm starting to get seriously weirded out by it! I mean, it's cool and all, but did the shit hit the fan in 16 or what?!!? And Kira...*whimper* I won't spoil...but I'm absolutely loving it!
We picked up this little single-DVD anime the other day called Nightwalker...A lovely little story about a decective who's also a vampire. Plenty of lavender-haired bishonen, not-so-annoying girls, and lots of violence! I highly recommend it. Tanaka Hideyuki does one voice over (voice of Katze in "Ai no Kusabi"), and Seki Toshihiko (Riki in "Ai no Kusabi", Sanzo in "Saiyuuki", Count D in "Petshop of Horrors", Legato in "Trigun") and Ishida Akira (Hakkai in "Saiyuuki", Kaoru in "Evangelion, Fish Eye in "Sailor Moon") both have roles. Pick it up, if you can. It's a $30 DVD, but it has considerably more on it than most anime DVDs of the same price. And it's put out by U.S. Manga corps, who do excellent subtitling *boos AnimeWorks*
Does anybody have Yami no Matsuei fansubs, by any chance? Good ones? If so, I'd be more than willing to pay for copies! I'm more inclined to trust an individual rather than a fansub distributor, after the recent unpleasantness I've had with a certain group. If anyone wants to know, so they can be warned, email me. I wouldn't like to defame anybody publicly.
Blah, time has gotten away from me. Must go to church. Its a youth mass tonight, which means I'm doing all the singing...wish me luck! I'll be back!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Wednesday, November 14, 2001, 08:48 p.m.:
Hey where did we go...
From the mind of Brian:
*scene: at a red stoplight, song: Brown Eyed Girl*
(sung to the tune of brown eyed girl)
...Hey mister red light...
Please won't you turn green
I wanna go home
...thank you very much sir
(It was at this point that the light turned green)
--Bright Angel
Monday, November 12, 2001, 05:34 p.m.:
Yatta!
Tay...I posted to SouthSeas today! Aren't you proud of me? See, M'kale hasn't dropped off the face of Pern...Now all I have to do is bring in Al'tair...maybe I'll do that when 01.04.10 (or whatever the next day is) opens.
Elysaar...Eh, so you didn't do too well on your tests, maybe. And so your paper was late...That's okay. What really matters is that they're all finished! That's one of my favorite feelings...
Which reminds me, I really need to work on my college essay. Hey, does anyone here go to one of the University of California campuses as a transfer student? If so, did you transfer with fairly decent grades, or mediocre ones like mine? If you're a mediocre transfer student, let me know! We'll talk, dah'ling! I have until the end of the month to get it done...*crosses fingers I WILL be a dilligent student, I WILL!
November's halfway over...that's so wonderful! Only 23 more school days until I'm winter break! And the last 5 are final exams (I only have 2 this quarter ^^), so that's 18! That's so wonderful! And after finals week, I get to go visit my grandparents and their new dog! And after that is Christmas! And after that I get to go to Portland and see all my wonderful friends who I miss a whole lot! *quiver* Life is good ^^
We pre-ordered our tickets for the Harry Potter movie today! Opening day, baby! That movie's gonna rock!!! (Disclaimer: I do not participate in HP slash. Thank you, that is all)
Anyhow, I'm gonna skedaddle and wait for Richard and Brian to finish playing Magic: The Gathering (My own cards are gathering dust...) The sooner they finish, the sooner I get fed!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Friday, November 9, 2001, 02:28 p.m.:
Playing Grown-Up...
Tay, I know exactly what you mean. Why is it I always end up feeling like I'm a babysitter? I've never met two people who let their own personal beefs get so badly in the way of EVERYTHING! And yes...I do wonder if Myr really wants to stay in a Mod position. I mean, I love her to death, but she said herself she didn't know why she was still a Mod. I mean, I don't mind keeping her on the Mod list, but I won't expect much from her...she's busy, I guess. *sigh*
As for AJ, he can just deal...he needs to start playing with OTHER people, instead of just me. Right now, if I had to pick, I'd pick C'llonwyn over K'shan, simply because I don't like having to wait for someone to give me the f*cking time of day to post. Well, not simply for that reason...C'llonwyn is sweet and yummy, too ^_^ Of course, it isn't helping the situation that Al'tair is poking me for a crack at your Harper...Hmm...A C'llonwyn/M'kale/Al'tair threesome.....you game?? *snicker*
Elysaar, rest up and get better! Being sick's no fun...I'm finally starting to come out of my cold (but I can't seem to convince my sinuses of the fact...) I love what's going on in the RP! Now all we need to see is Aya-chan kick Sakura's ass! Stupid Sakura! Disappear! I command you! I need an old priest and a young priest.....
Blah. This blog has been random, hasn't it ^^;; I'll be back a bit later, and perhaps I'll write something a little more productive!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Thursday, November 8, 2001, 03:45 p.m.:
KAWAII DESU NE!!!
I LOVE TOWA!!! *melts into a puddle of sparkly hearts and glitter*
In the Lucifer photo shoot...He's wearing a sexy purple dress and hooker boots! And his hair's up! He couldn't possibly be any cuter! I want to hug him and snuggle him to DEATH!!! *dokidoki*
Must draw Kaikan Phrase fanart...*twitch* Towa and Atsuro need slashing...Or Towa and Yuki...Or Yuki and Santa...Now there's someone with neat hair! *makes a grab for Santa's leg and refuses to let go* But no Sakuya-slash...I like Aine too much. I dare anyone to convince me otherwise =^_^=
In other news, I got gift fanart today? A visitor to Aetherius read "To Hold the Hands I Love," and felt inspired to draw a picture from Chapter 3...Bellsandy, you get my sparkly-person award for the day! Thank you so much!
Tay, you're just on fire with the club Mod stuff! Keep up the great work! I don't know what I'd do without you right now to keep my ambitions up! *hugs*
Elysaar...I can't WAIT to watch the girls duke it out! PLEASE say that's what's gonna happen!!! Ken could charge admission for passersby to watch...make a little pocket change...Hey, it could happen!
That's it for now! I'm still getting over my cold, so that gives me plenty of at-home time to sit and fic the night away! Wish me luck!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Wednesday, November 7, 2001, 01:11 p.m.:
"Well, if you want my opinion...you can all go f*ck yourselves."
Touching sentiment from an original character...If you haven't met Aeron yet, go read "Devotion", Ch. 1 right now! The above quote is a pearl of wisdom from Chapter 2 which will hopefully get itself rolling pretty soon. Among my original characters, Aeron is the asshole of the bunch, and we like him just fine that way!
Tay! *supersparklehugs* Thank you for plugging the club! And thank you so much for that Mod email you sent out! If only the others would actually be productive like you, instead of incessantly pissing and moaning about things that don't matter, I think South Seas would be getting on so much better. You're such a help!
I still don't know what [male BoD member]'s deal is. He really doesn't think before he writes, does he! Honestly, just ignore him...If he persists, I'm going to give him a "stern talkin' to"...Translated, I'm going to bitch him out into next Tuesday!
Elysaar, you've got my curiosity piqued, now! I wanna know what you've got for me! *sniffs around for clues*
That's all for now. I'm gonna write a little bit, and hopefully you'll hear about something new soon! *flex*
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Tuesday, November 6, 2001, 11:38 p.m.:
Oro...?
Elysaar...You make my brain hurt...
¡Yo hablo Español! *flex*
--Bright Angel
Tuesday, November 6, 2001, 05:03 p.m.:
Blah...Yeah, you heard me
Depression is a funny thing.....it always seems that the second you pull yourself out a funk, it starts raining shit on you. I was happy! I really was...and then everyone had to get cranky. And I've got a cold, too
SouthSeas Weyr is sinking...My Dragonriders of Pern PBEM RPG that I haven't talked about in a long time is in need of a miracle. Posting volume has gone down to Zero, and now the BoD is bitching at each other about ancient RP threads that don't even matter anymore! I'm at my wits end...Tay, what am I going to do? I think I'm going to kill...well, let's just call him a certain male member of the BoD who shall remain nameless.
If any of you out there are fans of AnneMcCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, and feel like joining a Play-By-Email RPG set in the 5th pass, take a look at the Weyr website! I don't think it'll disappoint!
In other news, Tay, how about a little more of your DNAngel fic! I liked where it was going!
Elysaar, last night did give me some ideas...I'll be working on Devotion Ch. 2 all evening if you wanna come online and coach me ^_^ Or at the very least, get preview bits of what's gonna be posted!
Uf...I think that's it for now. Maybe I'll post a little more later, when my sinus headache has gone away.
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Sunday, November 4, 2001, 09:58 p.m.:
Lies
Ignore it child. It shall pass.
But it hurts so.
Pain is but only a temporal thing. It shall pass. It shall be made better, on its own. It needs not of others.
But it doesn't go away...
Doesn't? Or hasn't. Give it time, child, and it shall fade, like all other things of man and machine. It shall fade and be lost to time, as you shall be, one day.
But that scares me...
Should it? Does the support beam need support. Does the shoulder who is sought to cry upon have any use for tears itself. He who bears the cross of others has no concept of his own burden, to which he can share to others. No, child, you do not see. You fear what you do not know. You fear for you do not listen to I.
But you, you have nothing either...
Haven't I? I know of love, of hate. Happiness and despair. I have shown such to you. I have told such to you. I have protected you from such.
But I wish to know it for my own.
Then you are a fool, for one as you shall never know these things as your own. For these things are not the product of two people, but a product of a single person.
How can that be?
You have been looking at these things wrong. You have sought them to be ~shared~ with you. When things such as this are not shared, they are taken. And held. And guarded.
But I refuse to accept that these things are simple lies. That these concepts that have driven man do not drive me as well, for they must...for they are real.
Mayhaps they are real. But even so, they shall never be shared with one as you.
That must be a lie. I...I can't believe it.
Then I pity you, child, for you shall never find happiness, if you find joy in all things. Leave me be, you disgust me.
But...I cannot, for we are one...
--Brian
--Bright Angel
Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 09:03 p.m.:
The scariest thing of all...
Here they are! I told you I'd finish them! Here's my share of the Schwarz/Weiß Halloween chibis!
Farfie, getting into the spirit of things...
Ken and Omi team up on their trick-or-treating...
Hell, I'd give Yohji candy even if he wasn't in a costume...though probably only to lure him into the back of a nondescript, unmarked van...
And last but not least, little Bradley...who won't share.
I cranked these out in school today, and I'm inordinatly proud of them ^_^ Happy Halloween, all!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 03:59 p.m.:
Weren't you here earlier?
It's that time again. Halloween. A wonderfully commercialized bastardization of what used to be a reverent and holy day. The Hispanic Day of the Dead. The Celtic New Year. All Hallows' Eve. Now, nothing more than an excuse for rude little children to ring our doorbells in the middle of dinner, because parents are too chickenshit to let their kids go out late at night anymore (God forbid the parents actually GO with their kids...)
I'm stuck on candy detail. Meaning? I get to sit at home and answer the door every minute and a half, make a halfhearted compliment on some brat's costume, and give them candy that I would much rather have eaten myself.
Little Boy: [holds out pillowcase with an impatient huff]
Janie: Aren't you going to say "trick or treat?"f
Little Boy: [rolling eyes] ...trick or treat...
Janie: [lip curling] Nice clown mask...
Little Boy: I'm a member of Slipknot, stupid!
Janie: Whatever...here, Happy Halloween.
Little Boy: I don't like Starburst! Give me a peanut butter cup!
Janie: You get Starburst.
Little Boy: But I-- [is abruptly cut off as door slams in his face]
Janie: [sitting back down to her PS2] Punk....
And so it goes, and so it goes. Of course, my absolute favorites are the ones who come back 2 or three times a night, changing masks and asking for more candy. Some of them don't even change their masks. I really should set something else aside for them. Apples, maybe. Or pencils. Yeah, pencils...That'll teach 'em.
Hopefully I can get online sometime BEFORE the anklebiters start circulating, and scan the Weiß chibis I drew today...Elysaar and I split up Weiß and Schwarz between the two of us and drew a bunch of Halloween chibis! It all started with Schuldich in a bunny suit...If they're not up tonight, they'll be up tomorrow! Yeah, it'll be late...but who the hell cares?
Well, that's it for now. I'd better head home and try and get some few precious moments of sanity before I have to play nice with the kiddies. Wish me luck.
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Tuesday, October 30, 2001, 12:15 p.m.:
Word of the Day...
Codependent:ko.dee.pen.dent (n.) One who suffers from codependence; One who sacrifices one's psychological well-being to placate someone who encourages said self-destructive behavior.
Related words: see "sucker"
--Bright Angel
Tuesday, October 30, 2001, 11:46 a.m.:
Introspecticus...
I hate people who whine. I mean, there's whining, and then there's WHINING. Some people just like to have someone to talk to, someone to vent with, someone to maybe seek some advice from. I don't mind that. I can take part in that! I had a wonderful and constructive round of that last night, and it was actually kind of nice to be sought out for something that way.
The other kind of whining is the obnoxious "feel sorry for me because I'm having a bad day" kind of whining...People who do that don't know whether or not you can sympathize with them, and they don't care. They just come to you because they know you're too spineless to tell them to shut the hell up.
Humans are funny creatures. They develop attractions and attachments to others of their species, and often don't notice when that attachment isn't reciprocated...or if the attachment WAS reciprocated once, and isn't any longer. But really, how DO you tell someone, "let's just be friends," when they're obviously interested in, or expecting, something more than that. How do you tell that to someone you've known for a long time? How do you tell them, without hurting their feelings (because we don't WANT to hurt their feelings!) that you'd rather spend the majority of your time dealing with the rest of your life, rather than being stifled by their attention? Does it make you a bad person simply to want something different than what another person wants?
It's just so mysterious to me.
Looks like I might not be going to Santa Barbara...my mom keeps talking about how we "might" go, instead of saying we "are" going. I thought it was definite! But apparently it isn't, and my mom doesn't seem to feel like deciding anytime soon...so I'm probably going to be holding back my plans to make room for a trip that might not even happen. That makes sense...
I think everything'll be better once this college essay's done. Have you noticed that everything always seems more stressful when people are upset with you? Once I write this, my parents won't be angry anymore, and I can pause for a breath and get my bearings. Of course, now I just need to hunker down and do it.
Tay, Elysaar, it looks like I'll be flying into Portland now, instead! My dad decided to utilize what little common sense he had and convince my mom that it's just easier that way, despite all the scary terrorism stuff...He worked as a fireman at San Francisco International for 10 years...he knows how airports work. Everything should be fine. And this means no more 20 hour train ride!
Tay, did you happen to get the check I sent you yet? My bank statement is a little late, and my account balance is pretty low, so I don't want to take any cash out until I know that check's been cleared ^_^;; If you've gotten it, drop me a note or sumthin.
WEBSITE UPDATE!!!
Check it out...there's two new pictures on the fanart site! One's a new WK fanart...fluffy stuff this time, and I'm pretty proud of it. The second one's of another "Devotion" character. You'll be seeing him in Chapter 2, which is currently in the works...I pray for all your souls. I could've sworn I blogged about this already, but there's nothing in my past entries that mentions pictures...*shrug* Go check 'em out!
Wow...Today's blog was about a whole lotta nothing. Oh well. Everyone's entitled to one of those once in a while, ne? On that note, I'll sign off...Maybe I'll be online with something more relevant later ^_^;;
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Monday, October 29, 2001, 11:43 a.m.:
My dog needs a bath.
Well, she does. She smells like...well, a dog. But there's a distinct difference between clean dog smell and filthy dog smell. And then there's filthy OLD dog smell, which Cookie has right now. And naturally she wants to climb all over me and get petted, and leave little white hairs all over every single non-white article of clothing I have...and little black hairs all over every white article of clothing I have. Gotta love Dalmatians.
Okay, does anyone know where the hell Anipike.com went? This is tragic! That website was my bible...
I've decided that I like spending evenings at home. I mean, hanging out is cool, but it's so nice to be back at home, in my computer chair, by 10:00. That gives me 2 hours of nice, uninterrupted writing time (provided someone doesn't incessantly and annoyingly IM me, or my parents don't want to talk about school) A word to the wise...After 10:00 PM is my ficcing time! AYML folks and certain other individuals who know who they are are allowed to IM me after that! If you're not one of them...don't get mad at me if I'm not overly-attentive to any sort of conversation. I'm just trying to write!
And then there are those who just don't seem to get that you CAN'T always give you their attention. And they get angry when you don't drop what you're doing to talk to them. But they're a different story entirely.
Well...that was a random little bitch, wasn't it. Sorry. Didn't mean to spew that out so suddenly. Anyhow, I'm starting to freak out...no one's been online the past 2 nights, and I have nobody to do real-time fic dissection with! Especially now, when I have an idea that could change my Weiß Kreuz story arc altogether. *fidget*
It's that time again! Another one of Janie's famous "To Do" Lists!!!
1. Work on 3 separate stories. (one of which is a request ^^)
2. Draw my webcomic, which will hopefully be born sometime soon.
3. Work on an essay and get a letter of reccommendation for a college I don't even want to go to!
4. Memorize 2 songs for a recital on Sunday
5. Get ready to spend Friday and Saturday in Santa Barbara with my mother and sister...joy...
6. Attempt to coordinate plane/train tickets/arrivals with peoples for December (hint, hint!)
Bah. Too much stuff to do. Half of which I don't even WANT to do. This bites. And now I have to go up to Belmont so we can go carve pumpkins for Wednesday...not quite sure why we can't do it at my house (which is where the pumpkins currently reside), but apparently we're picking them up and taking a 20 minute drive. Okay.
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
Sunday, October 28, 2001, 06:33 p.m.:
Yatta!
I fixed my archive! Angelnotes is no longer fux0red!!! *cheers*
--Bright Angel
Sunday, October 28, 2001, 06:22 p.m.:
My head is huge! Whaddaya think, Zorak?
Just a word of thanks to all the wonnerful people who've sent me feedback lately...Dori and Little C, your compliments are much appreciated ^_^ Krimi, don't forget to send that picture of Cayo my way! Can't wait to see it!
In other news, Pitas is being idiotic...I archived all the past entries that are on this blog, yet my page wasn't cleared! And when I go to delete each entry myself, it doesn't give me each individual entry to edit! Damn you, Pitas, work right!
Tay, Elysaar, it looks like I may have done the impossible...I think my mom just might let me fly up to Oregon in December! Don't ask me why she's starting to change her mind, but I'm not going to ask questions...don't want to jinx it. After all, it's a 1:40 flight as opposed to a 20:00+ train ride. Let's hope she doesn't have a relapse of her chronic case of stupid.
WEBSITE UPDATE!!! It's not that much, really...but I consolidated part of Devotion, Ch.2 into Ch. 1. If you've read Chapter 1 already, go back and read it again...there's some significantly big chunks added to it, and I think you'll enjoy! I'm working on a LOT of fanart right now. Actually, I'm done with a lot of fanart...but my Photoshop crashed about 6 times in a row today, so I gave up on trying to scan them. I'll try later tonight. Wish me luck!
P.S. If you have any idea what the header quote is, I'll give you a gold star!
Love and Peace!
--Bright Angel
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