"Use your abilities at this time to stay focused on your goal.  You will succeed."

Ugh.  All right, all right.  I get it.  Forget relationships, focus on the creative.  I was doing that already anyway.  Still, it's annoying when your cookies tell you what to do.

My computer still has the ability to surprise me.

"YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF SUMMER BEFORE YOU FAIL."...uh. Oh yeah. I forgot I put that as my scrolling text screensaver ( Read more... )

So I've been in an intense zone the past few weeks. General obsession with Glee, betterment of the self by setting "virtue" goals that I check off at night (like "betterment of the mind," "investing in my health," "cultivating my inner bard" -- which are basic: reading a Shakespearean scene aloud, taking my daily gummy vitamin, spending time ( Read more... )

In light of Ponyo's release to theaters, Miyazaki titles have been on sale at Best Buy for cheap. My brother brought home three titles, two I'd never seen before.

Whisper of the Heart and My Neighbors the Yamadas.

I was really shocked at how "grown up" WotH is. It's a story about a middle school girl who discovers that all of the books she ( Read more... )

Um, so I disappeared off the face of the planet again ( Read more... )

If you've heard me bitch about how I hate people telling me in a superior voice, "good job" for inane personal accomplishments that have nothing to do with overcoming difficulty or displaying exemplary skill (ie: an "A" on a paper), then you know it makes me feel like a child being affirmed by a parental figure whose approval I didn't need in the ( Read more... )

I've been taking on a lot more hours since break started...next week's paycheck will obliterate all remaining credit card debt. MWAHAHAHAHA.

I've been trying to seriously plan the next few months out, but it's hard to gauge...

How much do I want to put away for retirement? Goal is for this month or the next.

How much of my student loans do I want to ( Read more... )

Slowly but surely, things are getting done ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here, staring at my barely touch bowl of pasta wondering what I'm gonna do ( Read more... )

I'm strictly a female female
And my future I hope will be
In the home of a brave and free male
Who'll enjoy being a guy having a girl like me!XD ( Read more... )