Life is not life unless it's posted on LJ, amirite? :B
Yeah, that's bullshit. But I realized I hadn't updated since I got my single about... two months ago? Almost three? Balls. And you know you have a problem when you start typing "li--" and your computer goes right to "library.bu.edu" instead of "livejournal.com." Failure. And I call myself a basement dweller.
It's been... a friggin' long semester. This calls for bullet points. And an LJ cut.
It's been... a friggin' long semester. This calls for bullet points. And an LJ cut.
- The play, although it almost killed me, went up and had a really good run. We made over $1000 in ticket sales (which doesn't even come CLOSE to the cost of the production), and paperwork was worked out because of my mad executive skills. :B There were some actor issues, naturally, and little crises here and there, but we had a really good run, and by the last show (which was, incidentally, on my birthday), I was amazingly proud of the cast. The cast party was funny as fuck because everyone was getting schwasted, no fewer than three of my actors kissed me all over my face, I was so drunk I couldn't read my director's gift until the next day, and I had to take home and care for a friend who was drunk. Theeeen I was up early to do set strike. WORSE HANGOVER EVER. My actors got to watch in presumed glee as I rolled around our stage holding my head and screaming "I'M SO HUNG OVER." I so deserved it.
- I got the Swine... for the second time I think. My health took a nose-dive the Monday after the play was over, and I was sick for literally a month afterwards. Fever the whole first week (I could barely get out of bed), cold symptoms the whole way through, and some days where I simply couldn't do anything. It was AWFUL. I still have some crazy mucus production (TMI, I know), but it's so much better than it was. Yay for not needing to buy Kleenex every week!
- I have a boyfriend now. God, this is a long story. So, he was the Sampson in the play... and half way through I realized I had a crush on him. I decided it was inappropriate and would be awkward for me to make a move while we were still in production, so I dropped some major hints in a thank you note I wrote for him (we wrote notes to all our cast) which I left in his stuff at the last show. When I was drunk at the cast party I was... hinty I feel. I kissed him on the cheek when I left, and I spent a lot of the night with him. Well, we started going to see other plays on campus together, got dinner one night, went to cast events, aaand things just led one thing to another! It's only been a week, so this is a relatively new development but... he's a really good guy. And let's be honest: I've wanted to be romantically involved with someone for a little while, and I'm finally at a point in my life where I have the time to be close like that with someone. At a point in my life where I'm competent enough.
- It's fucking finals week. Why fucking me? And by me I mean everyone... but I'm a little focused on my own misery. XD I just had my first test today so I'm hitting lazy mode by proxy. A big, horrid paper combined with my Latin midterm thus far this week just knocked me on my butt. I got back around 10:30 from my exam and I've been in bed ever since. I have a final tomorrow and Friday, then Monday, so I do have to get to something... but eh. Later.
- My Christmas shopping is just about done--HUZZAH! Good thing too, because I have only $70 to my name. Wonk, wooonk. I just have to put together some things, and finish making stuff. Holy CRAP I'm making a lot this year! I made... a snuggie and a pillow, and I'm working on a stuffed penis (really, don't ask; it's better if you don't), two scarves (one polar fleece, one knitted), a cosplay prop, and maybe some plushies. It was a lot cheaper to make stuff this year. Yeah, that's where I spent my Black Friday: Joann Fabrics. Whatta nerd, right? The only problem with Christmas stuff is finding time to give it out! With all the finals going on, it's hard to meet up with people around here, and I'm working through the Christmas party in Walpole. Which brings me to the next topic...
- WORK! YAY! Well, I still have a job. That might sound stupid to say, but sometimes it seems like a miracle seeing as I'm only part-time, seasonal labor and there are tons of B&N applications in. They really demand me back though. And I don't just say that to flatter myself. I work harder than most adults there, and I'm wicked happy to have work. If they're still hiring me, I'd better make it worth their while. I just called B&N today and got my schedule-- IT'S PSYCHOTIC! I have about 50 hours in the next two weeks spread over 7 days (since we're closed Christmas and I'm away from December 30 to January 3). I work the 22nd (3-12 pm), 23rd (3-12 pm), 24th (10-6:30 pm), 26th (2:30-10:30 pm), 27th (1-7 pm), 28th (12-5 pm), and 29th (3-8 pm). Thank god my bank account is going to go up after all the Christmas shopping!! I'm estimating about $400 from all this.
- We are going to Buffalo again this year, but not the traditional December 26 to December 30. We're going over New Years, and it's only going to be me and the rentals; Trevor somehow got out of going so he could "work." That's bullshit, considering I know he hasn't even called for hours yet. He's going to be partying. I can't tell if I want a "I told ya so" moment with my parents for this one... So I'll be spending the vacation entertaining Emily all by my onesie, maybe getting to hang out with Carrie, and hopefully going to the mausoleum.
- I'm finally starting to get back to some of my art now that school is starting to wind down. I wanna enter some contests on dA, draw some fun crap, draw stuff for people to whom I owe arts, and start in on some con stuff again. I'm going to look at going to Portcon, Otakon, and Another Anime Con again. Hopefully Connecticon too, but we'll see about that. It's harder when you're staying at someone's house (as I would be for Connecticon) and relying on them to ferry your artsy ass because you have to account for more than just your selling schedule, whereas when you stay at a hotel you just have to go up and downstairs. Oh! I'm also thinking of doing snuggies for cons. You've been warned.
- On the topic of cons, I'm starting to go at costuming again. I'm truly not planning on making anything big for Anime Boston. I'm going to do the red scout, Shera from FF7 (which I just need to buy a tea set for, adjust the dress, and I'm golden), and probably Lambo or William Birkin. Depends on comfort. I've decided to hold off on Steiner as I a. don't have the money and b. need much more time if I'm going to make chain mail and armor. Perhaps I'll debut him at Anime Boston 2011, in time for my senior year. There's also a con going on before Anime Boston that Britt told me--some kind of gaming convention. She's going to stay with me and, as it stands, we're just going to go a Saturday. She's going as someone from Mortal Kombat, and I'll be SCOOT. Maybe with beer helmet just to jazz things up. But yes--my new plan with costumes is to make what I already have materials for, like Alexia, Genkai, Yunbo, Manta, Steiner, etc. After that I'll start new things. I have some concepts bouncing around that I'm going to try and design. I want to do a Steampunk outfit at some point (God help me), female!sexy!Franky, and some female versions of Marvel characters so I can do the comic con circuit more readily. Right now I'm thinking female!Sabertooth because I'm cool. Oh! And I'm going to be Pepper Potts as some point. I already have everything for that, just need to work out a little more and I'm golden.
- I also have a dick mouse. I named him Peter Pettigrew for the lulz. Peter is NOT a normal mouse. He's fucking brilliant, and can slip into the tiniest spaces. He knock stuff over so he can get into it, and only eats popcorn and chocolate. I've decided to get a humane trap while I'm home, catch the little bastard, and make him my bitch. And by my bitch I mean my pet. A fate worse than death, right? Okay, I clearly just want a pet and the bastard has it coming to him.