Gah! It appears that TOKYOPOP got the license for the Hetalia manga. FUCKING TOKYOPOP. Yeah, I wanted the manga licensed as much as anybody, but I can think of no less than three companies I would have preferred to effing TOKYOPOP. I guess we can look forward to a sloppy translation, typos, cheap paper, and an ugly red logo on the spine. I wish ( Read more... )

Who did I spend my Valentine's Day with? Why, my 1040EZ form, of course. While I may not be working at the moment (not really by my own choice), I did work in 2009 and made enough to do taxes. And, barring some awful mistake on my part in filling out the paperwork, I am going to be getting some money from the government. I won't mention the ( Read more... )

Well, there has been negative development in at least one sector, but, quite shockingly, positive ones in several others. I will get the unpleasant parts out of the way first. I hate this shitty retail job. I knew Black Friday was going to be a suckfest from the start, so when my schedule listed 4:45am-1:45pm I was not shocked... Until I checked it ( Read more... )

I found an ad for an office job that asked applicants to just show up to be considered, used google maps to find it and the directions were totally bogus! So I wandered around, never found the place, and came home bitter and crying. I tried another map site and realized it would have been oh so easy from where I was to get there. Now I wonder if I ( Read more... )

I am now two days into seasonal retail... well, it's not retail hell. That would be working at a grocery store. It is a boring job. It is a lot of standing around, a lot of walking around, a lot of tidying up disheveled towels and such. This is particularly true early in the morning on week days. I should be wishing it was a permanent job, but ( Read more... )

Outcast Chapter 13 word count: 5030, but it needs major tweaking because it is kind of awful right now ( Read more... )

Today is my mother's birthday. She and my sister and my grandmother went to a vineyard. I was scheduled to go with them, but unfortunately I woke up with a bad UTI, so I spent that time laying on my sister's couch chugging cranberry juice. I ate too much today. My tummy feels too full ( Read more... )

Thank you to my friends who replied to my last entry with words of encouragement. I know the economy is suck-tastic right now. I am just so scared of losing my sweet Lady Marmalade. I am in such a rut. I fear I may be turning into a hikikomori. Oh, and just to get one more piece of depressing news out of the way:

Yes, the final issue of Shojo Beat ( Read more... )

Thank you to those of you who offered condolences. I know I am not in this wretched little boat alone. It wasn't a dream job or anything. The economy sucks. They had to make cuts and I was a mere cog in the machine. I haven't decided what to do next. Still in a stupor. I will let myself wallow through the weekend. Then I will get up, dust myself ( Read more... )

Warning: This post may turn out to be nothing more than depressive moaning ( Read more... )