spacehussy: MY DARLING; WHEN IT IS TIME TO PARTY, WHAT SHALL WE DO?
swordage: WE MUST ALWAYS - AND I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH - ALWAYS PARTY HARD.

( no seriously, we will. )


_{we do what we like and we like what we do}

Tags: obviously we were separated at birth, quote city
Current Music: Andrew WK - Party Hard

Life is occasionally odd. Take this for instance: I've been out of work for two hours and in that time I have listened to "Heartless" by Kanye West (*shaaaaame*) on repeat, drank white wine, and read poems by TS Eliot, of whom I am a very loving fan. TS Eliot, I mean. This is probably the first (and last) time I will ever listen to Kanye West.

_{it was a shitty song used in a shitty fanvid but I can't stop listening to this fucking song.}

Also this is the first time I have ever enjoyed white wine. As of tonight, Riesling has been added to the list of wines I can drink. The List: Riesling and Pinot Noir.

I have nothing to say, I find! I realized I haven't posted yet this week, probably because I haven't had an overnight shift yet and, therefore, have not been bored enough to make a post to the liverjournals.

I think I just realized it's been at least three weeks since I last did any writing. I'm AWESOME. Now, to focus on something completely unrelated:

I love TS Eliot. I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a poetry fan. Until I read The Waste Land in high school I could honestly say there was never a single poem that had struck a chord within me. Recently I coughed up the 11 bucks to get his collected works, and oh my goodness I have started marking passages I'm fond of. When did I start doing that? *boggles*

Seriously though, oh my heart:

"I can only say, there we have been: but I cannot say where.
And I cannot say, how long, for that is to place it in time."

and

"Only through time time is conquered."

and, lastly:

"And the end and the beginning were always there
Before the beginning and after the end"

:(((

*in love*

(That last one might end up inked permanently on my skin.)

I am now slightly drunk. It might be time for sleeping, or is it the perfect time to watch some TFA? *thinks upon this*


_{somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul}

Tags: i must be bored again
Current Music: Kanye West - Heartless

...for me, anyway. I got off my butt to email people (friends and contacts for job-hunting, eh heh ^_^;;), and deposited money to pay for GRE registration (guh, GRE...). I've got my meeting with a Seattle University advisor set up for tomorrow. The phone interview with the Literacy AmeriCorps coordinator is gonna be in an hour--I hope she likes me!

Last year was pretty awful in terms of job hunting on my own. I refuse to believe that Craigslist Seattle is my only source this time around. So I'm going to start hitting up the worksource/jobsource unemployment offices. Other things to do:

-brush up on Excel, Outlook, Access and Powerpoint. Those programs aren't hard...it's just I haven't had to use them in my line of work. *hates being penalized for it anyway*

-update/rewrite my resume again. Not many bites. Plus, a friend pointed out that putting "HELPED AT THE GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL" may have turned off some potential employers. I don't know who. D: Plus, maybe I don't want to work for those homophobes. But at this time, I can't be too picky with who my employers are...

-organizing/packing up to move. I'm moving in with my sister either late this month or February 1st! Even though it's farther north (on the edge of Everett), the McCollum P&R is within walking distance! I could roll out of bed, walk to the park and ride and be in the U-District in an hour! :D :D :D This will help my commute to Seattle U. greatly.

-send for my transcripts to be sent to Seattle U. and Seattle Pacific U. It's gonna be either the Masters in ESL or the Masters in Adult Basic Ed./Literacy and ESL.

-send my 'bluebook' to Japan to get my social security reimbursement from them. I gave Japan 4 years of my life; time to collect the refund. XD

-Start exercising this week.

-Moar writing this week!

EDIT: I'm not sure I'm going to take my Masters in ESL at the UW anymore. I've already had one recommendation sent there, and I have to pay for each transcript copy I order. It's only an extra $9 bucks. Then again, I've only heard about their program from a former teacher who worked there, not visited and spoke to the advisors themselves. :/

Tags: action!, real life, to do list
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

( cut for capslock. )

Tags: wtf family
Current Music: FloRida - Right Round

A couple of months ago my supervisor said to me he wants to upgrade me to Senior RI Specialist in March. The benefits are excellent, and there's more responsibilities of course (like, I'd have to train people, oh my god) and in general it is a sweetheart deal. The was this part of me that didn't quite feel up to the challenge; more specifically, did not feel as though I were ready.

That was until I started sharing my midnight shift with this one girl. She IMs me at least five times a night asking for help, checking with me about current policies, asks for help with clients. I don't mind helping her, but I always feel a little frustrated and think, 'Why don't you know this stuff?', because:

She's a Senior Specialist.

Perhaps I am ready for that extra responsibility after all. At least then I'll be making a buck more an hour to answer really obvious questions. *griiiin*

It is now midnight, and although it's been fucking hectic, I think things will slow down enough to allow me to watch... Let's see... HAMLET. Yessss.

Funny story:

stereowire and I were talking about Sherlock Holmes (the books, not the movie) and she tells me this:

"Holmes tells Watson, 'Oh, I make a terrible roommate; I keep weird hours, I play the violin in the middle of the night', etc."

--and about five minutes later, I stick my head back in her room and say,

"Dude. When I asked you to move in with me, I believe your exact words were, 'Oh, no, I'd make a terrible roommate; I keep weird hours and sometimes I play the piano at 2 in the morning for no reason'. I'm on to you."

I'd like to state for the record that she has never played the piano at 2 in the morning. I feel somehow cheated by this.

Tags: partners in crime, quote city, work work work
Current Music: Sherlock Holmes - Panic, sheer bloody panic

This is the year that I need to change the way I do things. I've gone through enough years that I saw--sitting on my ass, pining for something to happen, does not make things happen.

But I also know ME, and that it takes me twice as long to absorb a lesson and then actually act on it. So, I wrote myself a Bucket List ("Things to Do Before I Kick the Bucket"). I'm actually giving myself until 2020 to make sure I get some of these things done, with a 2012 check-in date. (And a middle finger to 2012 apocalyptos--for thinking that a disaster is just what Jesus is dialing in for the Earth. It's a Mayan calendar prophecy, which we would actually understand if we asked actual, living Mayans today what it is about.)

( Maxxim's bucket list for 2010-2020 )

I know that each thing I want this time around, I just need to stop thinking about doing it and DO IT.

Let's ganbarou, 2010!

EDIT: More things I want to do...
--learn a martial art for a year and a day (either Tai Chi or Filipino Eskrima Arnis)
--watch a Pride Parade openly
--learn and understand the history of a non-Western country
--learn more about the histories of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the countries around Southeast Asia...discovering that these countries share cultural links with the Philippines in terms of colonization and melting pot cultures is an eye-opener for me
--grow my own veggies
--learn how to crochet properly XD
--learn how to weave small accessories
--know how to do simple mending and sewing
--keep track in general, of pop culture (..."watch more TV?")
--get over my fear of math!
--learn how to bellydance
--...and look sexy while bellydancing XD

Tags: 2010, bucket list, new year, resolutions
Current Mood: determined

「 the RPG class meme 」

Tags: !rp, . meme, . plugging and/or cross-post, self: i can has?, self: lolz crazy tiems, wuts this: w00tness, wuts this: wasted space on ur flist, wuts this: wheee

In the process of "killing time until my shift is up", I went through all 3934 songs on my computer (out of 7094 on my iPod >_>) and found all the songs I have with a lady's name.

( Yeah. That's how bored I was. )

( I even made a list for the guy names! )

*uses 'How To Be A Serial Killer' icon gleefully*

p.s. I REALLY LIKE THE SHERLOCK HOLMES SOUNDTRACK. A LOT A LOT. I want to go out and see it for the again right now. (Note: I have seen it twice already!)

_{(instrumental)}

Tags: i must be bored again
Current Music: Sherlock Holmes - Not in blood, but in bond

Weirdest thing I have ever, ever said to a caller:

"It's like, it's this little thing-- you suck on it. With your mouth."

Yes, self, that is how you describe a lozenge. *eyeroll* Something you suck on with your mouth.

HOT.

Oh my god why is it already midnight? There's so much I want to do tonight! :( I have fic to read! I have fic to write! I even have real books to read! (stereowire loaned me A Study in Scarlet!) But I also really, really want to watch How To Be A Serial Killer.

I rearranged all my bedroom furniture today. I actually have space to roll my computer chair around. *glee*

I'm going to get busy doing nothing, but here's one last parting query:

Dudes, I have to fess up: I have not been keeping up with Doctor Who/Torchwood this year. I didn't watch Children of Earth, and the last episode I saw of DW was The Stolen Earth.

Is it worth it to catch up? :( I need to know!

update: PFFFFFFFFT. I think 'How to be a serial killer' is too obscure to have a fandom, AND THIS MAKES ME SO SAD. *wants sociopath slashfic like right now omg*

update 2: *has a new icon; is gleeful*


_{you spin my head right round, right round
when you go down, when you go down, down}

Tags: i must be bored again, work work work
Current Music: FloRida - Right Round

Happy New Year to everyone on my flist! I hope that 2010 will be a better year for everyone! (And where's our flying cars, huh?!)

I'm feeling giddy with joy and lulz! Not only has Kishimoto delivered me sweet, maladjusted Uchihacest back to me with Sasuke's sparkle tears of angst, for Christmas, but I just got rhole's package from Japan today for a New Year's present!

OMG my curious family just HAD TO WATCH ME DIE AND SQUEE.

Dad: *holds up Itachi tin and figures* Can I have these? :D
Me: NOOO, that's mine! *swipe*
Mom: *starts to open BOOK OF BROTHERLY MOLESTING* What's this? ♥
Me: AAAAAH THAT'S NOT MOM APPROPRIATE! XD;;;;
P-kun: ...You're such a nerd.

rhole, it was like being sucked into a Tsukiyomi of WIN!!!! What can I do to emulate/repay this GLORY? If I had a Susanoo like Sasuke-kun it would have HEARTS and SPARKLES ALL OVER IT.

*squeesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

EDIT: I cannot forget my wonderful shigeruhiko who helped put the shrine box of Itachi together. *gyuuuu* If you need things from America land, let me know <333333.

Tags: friends, new years, uchihacest
Current Location: the tsukiyomi of lulz
Current Mood: ecstatic