| devArt gallery update |
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| 09:03am 11/07/2009 |
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mood:  awake music: Badly Drawn Boy - "The Shining"
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Just a heads up that I have a handful of new pics up in my devArt gallery. It's all commissions from A-kon, and hopefully I'll have a scrap-type update of the stuff I did while on vacation pretty soon. But first I need to clean/organize and read papers >_>;;. |
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| Aagh |
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| 09:55am 10/07/2009 |
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mood:  sympathetic
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My stupid iguana keeps being a brat. I was trying to get his bath ready and he kept running off to the far corners of the apartment. Methinks I'm getting an taste of what raising kids would be like...and Ori can't scream "no" even >_>;;. |
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| Home again |
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| 12:42am 10/07/2009 |
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mood:  thirsty
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I'm back~. I had a lot of fun with my mom and aunt and the people we visited (and after spending time in Amish country, even my church seems less dysfunctional*). Part of me would be happy to stay on the road for an indeterminant amount of time, but my iguana would probably plan a coup, my roommate would wonder, and my adviser might start to ask questions _o_.
Kinda speaking of, one of my profs from last semester asked me to be his TA for fall. Huh? I don't get it. I didn't do exceptionally well in his class, and he doesn't know that I know Java. Why is he asking me? I feel like this is a positive thing, but I have a hard time believing positive things relate to me and my place in the program ^^;;.
* Before you get all offended, remember that it's totally okay -- it's not like any of them are going to read this... |
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| God and wine -- a winning combination |
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| 06:16pm 03/07/2009 |
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mood:  okay
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Ah, sadness. I've befriended two of the bartenders working at the hotel we're staying at, but neither was on duty today, so the drinks just weren't as good :(.
When not drinking (in moderation), I've been sneaking into a church conference. Okay, no judging me on the moral ramifications of my current lifestyle ;P;P;P. Anyway, it's going surprisingly well. I really do like my denomination and particularly my congregation, but I've been steeling myself for some of the issues these past few weeks. And while I can't say I'm entirely happy how things are working out, I'm just here for the fun stuff -- my mom has to deal with the political crap ^^;;.
Anyway, one more day then we head out, at which point I'll be sans Internet until Austin. Gotta download some Siggraph papers, so I'll have something to present in a couple weeks for the graphics group o.@;;. |
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| Laptop~ |
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| 10:35pm 28/06/2009 |
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mood:  mischievous
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You know what's awesome? Having a laptop :D:D:D. You know what's also awesome? Not being home when roomie encountered a giant, disgusting, flying, black minion of Satan :D:D:D. Okay, so it was a cockroach, but same diff >_>;;.
Anyway, road trip is going well. The bickering between my mom and me entertains my aunt, and in turn I'm entertained by her being entertained and my mom is entertained by me being entertained. So really, we're all pretty entertained. We'll see if this can keep up for the next two weeks. |
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| Road trip~ |
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| 05:59pm 25/06/2009 |
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mood:  content
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So I'm going out of town for the next two-ish weeks. I'll be in...one of the "C" cities in Ohio, which means I might see some swelles peeps :D:D. By request, Snake is coming with. Should be fun. Or at least involve lots of driving :Db.
Anyway, see yah on the flip side *stupid hand gesture*. |
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| 12:22pm 18/06/2009 |
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mood:  scared
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I come to my car (which is parked in its designated spot) and see a yellow slip of paper under the windshield wipers. At first I think it's an advertisement, then I see "Austin Police Department" on it. Then I vaguely freak out. Then I see it's an inspection to make sure I'm doing what I can to prevent a break-in (hiding valuables etc). Then I see a check next to "Nothing seen; good job!"
The penciled-in smiley face made it slightly better, as they always do, but I can't say that was good for my stress levels >_>;;. |
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| :3:3:3 |
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| 09:14pm 11/06/2009 |
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mood:  rejuvenated music: Our Lady Peace - "Clumsy"
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I went to the university fencing club this evening. It's been over two years since I last fenced and I'm feeling it. My feet miss their old callouses, my quads cramped while holding lunges and I could only get through two bouts at a time before having to take a break.
But it feels good. In the first two bouts, my body remembered the moves but couldn't put them together. By the third, I was getting the hang of it. Not great, but it's coming. And I accidentally promised a guy I'd come back next week to fence him, so I guess I have to now _o_.
I still need to swing by my old club at least to say hello. I'll see how dues are, but this place's summer rates are quite reasonable, and at this point I don't see the need to fence more than a couple nights a week, if that. Also, I totally know the head coach from my high school fencing days. Small world ^^;;.
I headed back early to avoid the storm, but it's just as well. I imagine tomorrow, once the endorphins wear off, the pain will go from pleasant to...painful ^^;;. |
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| Randomly... |
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| 11:21pm 09/06/2009 |
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mood:  cheerful
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I found some Russian poetry I translated way back in the day. I was trying to keep both the meaning and the meter/rhyme-scheme, which was a fun challenge. Obviously it doesn't work for all poems, but I think for these two it turned out okay.
( Akhmatova, Pushkin and...me ^^;; ) |
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| Sorry hard core MGS fans who are sick of seeing this on their flist... |
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| 05:16pm 02/06/2009 |
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mood:  relieved music: Norihiko Hibino - "The Fury"
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Oh good. MGS: Peace Walker is a PSP prequel. That I can handle. I live in semi-permanent fear of the day they make a sequel to MGS4. I cannot imagine a more perfect ending to the game/series, and I don't know if I could bring myself to play anything set after it. I get enough of never-ending, hacked-together tosh reading comic books, thank you very much.
And as much as I love Snake and giant robots and anti-war messages and flame-thrower wielding cosmonauts with jetpacks, I'd like to see what Kojima does now that MGS is over >_>.
A girl can dream... |
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| Win |
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| 11:27pm 31/05/2009 |
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mood: sleepy
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Got back from Akon with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) selie. It was successful enough that we're already planning on hitting up more cons ^^;;. Being behind a booth is in some ways more pleasant than braving the wilds of the con, particularly when you have a kickass boothmate XDXD. Still, it's good to be home. Should probably try to get some real work done tomorrow. I hope no one else is in the lab so I can sit in the dark and be anti-social ^^;;. |
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| Done~ |
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| 11:52pm 26/05/2009 |
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mood: content music: Foo Fighters - "Summer's End"
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Okay. Seriously. I'm done. Now I can sleep, secure in the knowledge that sets of three are always better than sets of two.
MGS: Major Ocelot. And I now realize what Adamska, Altair and Chipp have in common -- they're all jackasses in different ways. And, yeah, I heart 'em for it :3:3:3. |
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| Crunch time |
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| 10:16pm 25/05/2009 |
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mood:  productive music: Foo Fighters - "Once and for all"
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For a long time, I didn't give "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" a chance, because Pretender is the one song by Foo Fighters I actively dislike and the one song they played the shit out of on the radio, but as it turns out, everything else on the album is awesome. Woot woot :Db.
But I realize no one cares. Here's my Akon lineup.
( Finished? Maybe. kinda. I hope? ) |
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grateful
relaxed
bouncy