My father was named Mary. His father before him was named Mary.

Oh god it's been ages since I updated WHOOPS.

A point of interest!
I can no longer comment on LJ! The post comment button has been broken for me ever since release 88 on most layouts. On some, I can post but I have to submit several times as it usually doesn't go through the first few. I can't use the icon browser at all. I can only load the first page of any entry on my phone, but can't comment. So as a result of that, I am pretty much exclusively on dreamwidth now (my username there is defenestrated if you don't have it!) I'll still be reading for those of you still on LJ but yeah commenting is super hard if almost impossible for me. I might have to resort to emails and stuff if I really need to reply, lol.

So uh, what's up with me... oh, everyone who saw my ID at the airport today kept saying happy belated birthday, which was kind of hilarious because that has never happened to me. I'm currently going to fly back to Arizona because my semester starts... tomorrow. Yeah that's... probably not going well, I'm getting back late, have no groceries done, it'll be awesome. Whatever, I'll survive.

But yeah I have an entry about new years resolutions and how I'm going to try to make myself a more awesome person but my plane is going to be boarding soon so I guess I should pay attention to that.

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CARD POST UP IN HERE.

You, yes YOU*, should comment with your address. I am writing holiday cards as we speak so that these will actually get out before I head back to California. Also because the Grand Prix final is soon and I need to stay awake for that. Comments are screened!

*Yes you still count even if you're outside the U.S. I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE PAYING POSTAGE AND SENDING THINGS. Let me send you things.

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inarticulate you are wonderful! They're absolutely gorgeous, and brought a lot of joy to this very stressful day. Ahhh, they're so cute and green, and perfect! Thank you so much! &hearts &hearts

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Stolen from everyone.

a) WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ME?

b) HOW ABOUT NOW?

Anon is enabled too. I think.

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So because my life is filled with ridiculous hilarity, I doubt I'll be getting my new cell phone anytime soon. Because when I got the shipping confirmation email today, the address they have there doesn't include my dorm building or mailbox number. Despite you know, me taking every precaution I could and having it stressed that it must be on the package.

I guess I'll go to the UPS store and tell them that if they see a package with my name on it, that it should go to my mailbox. Or call UPS? I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS gdi phone claim company, you fail at your job.

In other news, my roommate and I bleached our floors today. They're still waterdamaged as all shit, but they look slightly better?! Hoping to clean the carpets as best we can next weekend. I am determined to make this place livable.

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So today I went out ice skating and shopping with thedaytheystop and theheartsfriend, and it was pretty awesome! Got lots of cheap cosplay things, and cute shoes! And dresses! God bless the 50% off sales at Goodwill, let me tell you.

The only thing that sucked was that some idiot jacked my phone at the rink. And they were total fucktards because lol that was one of the least valuable things in my purse. WAY TO MISS OUT ON SEVERAL OTHER MORE VALUABLE ELECTRONICS. ELECTRONICS THAT AREN'T EVEN ATTACHED TO PLANS THAT CAN BE CANCELED. I will miss those cell phone charms though. 8(

My dad was surprisingly chill about the whole thing; probably because I've never lost or broken a phone ever. Though apparently the fuckers had been calling numbers and harassing family members of mine so I no longer feel remotely guilty about sending a incredibly mature text message.

Also I guess my phone had magical insurance (my dad said he only bought it for my sister because of how often she broke phones, but my account had it SO.) so I filed a claim (or rather, beanclam did -- THANK YOU AGAIN, YOU ARE A GODDESS) and it'll be shipped Monday. And uh... I'll have a phone again someday.

Yes.

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Quick addition to my riveting tale about my defective dorm: the under..thing of sink has been fixed meaning I can STORE THINGS. YEAH. \m/ Water damage on the wall is the only thing that needs to be fixed now.

SO. I have a feeling that this semester may eat me alive a little. But some of my classes are a lot more enjoyable than anticipated -- like my Courtroom Oratory class. I didn't really know what to expect from it, but I am loving it. But of course I can't tell my family that because then they'll never stop harassing me to go to law school. Still need to meet with the professor about an honors contract though, his office hours conflict with my schedule.

C# class is going okay -- it's fairly easy? Granted, it's only the first assignment of the semester but it still only took 10 minutes to do. The only issue is that my professor does not give enough time for in class quizzes. She gave us 30 or so questions (that were all requiring written answers) to do in 10 minutes. No one finished in time, and I was almost late to my next class because I was finishing it. The quiz itself was easy but uh... yeah, more time please!

History of the French Revolution is like. My absolute favorite right now though, WHO'S SURPRISED? I met with my professor today to discuss a paper topic, and of all the ideas thrown around, he seemed the most approving of the 'how fashion was used to make political statements' one, and it sounds interesting enough! So I guess I should start researching that tomorrow since I'll have a lot of free time -- I don't really know where I should be starting though. Memoirs I guess? I'll figure it out.

Oh, and if anyone's interested, I got a ton of Dreamwidth invites not too long ago. So drop a comment if you want one!

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Aaaand cut to this week. The move in itself (last Saturday) was not that bad. It was super hot, but we moved everything in, and everything except my clothing has been sorted and put away. (I am so lazy siiigh. I'LL GET TO IT.) My dad drove back home and I was saaad and aloneeee.

And pretty much then was when everything went to hell.

THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT THERE IS A GIANT HOLE IN MY AIR CONDITIONING AND THE CONDENSATION MAKES PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR OUTSIDE MY ROOM/BATHROOM. And because of said humidity my AC doesn't work so I can't get the room any lower than like. 77 degrees or so. I am not pleased. I have been told that this is due to the humidity (and that my room is ~special~ because I live on the end) and the answer is to wait until monsoon season is over. Which... is not acceptable. So uh. More details as I figure out what the shit to do about this.

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As I am from California, I feel absolutely no shame in adding to the friends-list spam about the Prop 8 ruling today. Fuck yeah. \m/ Obviously it's being appealed to the Ninth Circuit, but you know what? I have an incredible amount of hope for this. And everyone should join me for a .gifparty in the comments.

And I like this meme, so I'll post it before I forget. Stolen from very_verydanger.
I think it's inevitable that as we read each others journals we create mental pictures of each other. Post this on your own journal to find out who your friends see when they read about your life. I HAVE NO READING COMPREHENSION. Comment here and I'll show you who I imagine when I read your entries.

Two Rules:
1) The person must be from anime/manga/games, in movies, or on TV. The person can be specific to a role or character or just the person.
2) Post/link a picture!

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So I've been trying for weeks to compile a decent journal entry about all of the recent events in Arizona, but so far all I can really boil it down to is, "Fuckdamnit Arizona, really?" But today there have been some new (positive) developments, so here's going to be a long explanation of feelings as well as just what it all means (to me.)

So as we already know, my feelings didn't just come out of nowhere. But hey, I have gained new feelings, about new things! Forgive me if things don't make sense, and feel free to ask me if I need to make something clear.

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