sit down son

So it's been a few days since I updated, and I've finally come to the conclusion that I was, in fact, still drunk when I did so as less than two hours later I was attacked by the worst hangover of my life. I didn't empty my stomach again, but I felt like I should for the next two days. Trust me. Not an experience I intend to repeat. And I have a nice reminder of it on my wrist too as I discovered that I apparently burned myself with a cigarette at some point. It took some asking for me to find someone who remembered me doing it, because I sure as hell don't. But it's there clear as day--burn mark just to the hand-side of my wrist bone. Whoops!

So I stayed in Statesboro until Friday and drove home after it got dark. Let me tell you, I cannot even DESCRIBE how much more bearable that was. You all heard my whining about how I was going to die on the way down. People are not meant to be in shiny metal cars with no AC when the temperature is a solid 100+ degrees out. I don't want to know the heat index. *shudder* Driving home was in the 80's. SO MUCH BETTER. And the hangover was gone. Which also made life better.

But then, oh then! I woke up on Saturday morning to the CRAMPS from hell! Woe is me, the world hates my abdominal muscles this week! And that part wasn't even my fault! It's just the joy of being utterly female. So I am finally entirely UN-queasy and UN-cramped today for the first time since, oh. A week ago. Huzzah.

So I went out job hunting! Right now I'll be content with JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. I even tried for the liquor store. Which wasn't hiring but hey, I tried. I think I've got a good shot at some restaurant work though, which would be fun. I bet I could get good tips! I am very bright and cheerful. Usually. As long as I don't actually KNOW you. If I know you I feel that I have free reign to make fun of you for weeks.

One good thing that came of Saturday and the Cramps of Death, however, is that while having a girly chocolate movie night with my mom, she brought down this blanket that was MEANT to be mine months ago but was stolen by my sister who now decided she doesn't want it.

It is huge. It is fluffy. It is like a million teddy bears have been sacrificed and skinned to provide me with the most comfortable blanket in the world. Really, not a wise thing to give me if ou want me to get out of bed ever. O! how it is comfortable. It's like a series of teddy bears puked up all that is good and right in the world just for my immense comfort. And O! how I love it. And O! how jealous you all should be.

And on a final note which still embarrasses me a bit: I read and enjoyed all the Twilight books last week. They're strangely addictive and yes, I am horrified at myself that I put down m Joyce to read those instead. And yet, I cannot be unhappy about it because it was fun. And everyone I hold dear IRL has simultaneously decided to become obsessed with them so it's like, my life is full of Twilight and I don't even NEED fandom. Which is fun.

Oh wait! That is not my final note! I have been reading Harry Potter fanfiction like it's going out of style for OVER A MONTH NOW and I simply MUST give you ALL my opinion on the final Big Bang.

It is huge. It is fantastic. And nothing can ever, EVER measure up to Creevey at Large. It is the best thing ever. Ever ever ever. Dennis Creevey is my new homeboy. He is amazing. And MOON! CLOWNS. MOON. OH GOD! If you even have a passing interesting in Harry/Draco fanfic and love really big really creative really FUNNY fanfictions, READ IT NOW. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!!!

Okay. I'm done now.

I should do this more often to SAVE YOU FROM THE HUGEEEE.

Or I'm not. NEED MORE ONE PIECE. NEED MORE FAIRY TAIL. COME ON. GAAAAAAAAAAAH! *panic circles!*

DONE. SERIOUSLY. SHUTTING THE HELL UP....

NOW!

[sorry]

I hate working Saturdays. The morning hours of my shift are always out to KILL ME OF BOREDOM AND SLEEPYNESS. Which is also partially because I haven't been sleeping well for a while now. >/ I mean, I SLEEP! I go to bed at more than decent times most nights! Very rarely do I get sidetracked past 2 am and I fall RIGHT asleep, but it's restless all night and I wake back up still completely exhausted.

I think this semester has been out to get me. But it's ALMOST OVER!!! But everything has just been wearing down on me so hard. Gaaah. Stupid things, depressing things, annoying things and just downright BUSY things have kept me running for the past four months solid and I NEED A BREAK!

14 days. @_@ That's all that I have left.

My cake went over REALLY well though. After spending somewhere close to ten hours on that, it BETTER have, ahaha. But yeah. Big hit. Gary was happy, which means I'M happy and probably got a good grade for it. Getting it actually TO class was an adventure though, as I usually walk 20 minutes between my car and my classroom. I parked in 30-minute and crossed my fingers and it worked. Yay me!

I've also been having a lot of fun RPing. And also had to cave and buy paid time because I just can't handle 15 icons and no expand. People. Expand. It's the most amazing thing ever. Thumbs UP, LJ for that one. Especially for us crazy spammers. *_* How did I live for 7ish days without it?!

One Piece this week. *_* Steph mentioned Captain Kidd, but seriously folks. Everything ABOUT this chapter is like "Hey Guys, I'm about to give you REALLY AWESOME BADASSERY in my typical insane way." And THERE'S A SKYPEIAN ON THE BLUE SEA. I want to see him more. *_* pls.

You are sensitive, charming, gracious, and insightful.

You have a strong need for a close, intimate relationship. You have a special gift with people, and enjoy helping them. You are generally full of potential, and can excel at anything that captures your interest.

I can handle that. *_*


So my parents were in town yesterday to see the show. Which we played TWICE yesterday. We did just act one at TEN AM for a bunch of kids [we had to be there at nine, oh my god we were all wanting to fall the hell asleep the entire time, but strangely still managed to pump it up the entire time we were on stage.] But!! My dad brought a second router and we added a second access port and I now get 54 MBPS. *_____* Hello, amazing! And my mom has no self-control and could not be convinced NOT to clean my room, so....it's very clean now, to say the least. Ahahaha.

The show went really well last night too, all the people from Hawaii the night before were there again along with two more-- the director from the second production of it and the original costumer. Once again, the only problem was a LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING. GAH. It was even HOTTER last night, like, three people almost passed out on stage. It was rough. But we still completely rocked it. EVERYONE who's seen it so far has really loved it which is basically amazing. *_*

Last night AFTER the show I bolted back here in a failed effort to beat people. We threw a birthday party for my friend, Jesse. 80's Rave themed. Preeeetty interesting. And a few...interesting characters we could have lived without. But hey, that sort of thing happens sometimes. I fell asleep standing up at something like, 3 am. SO TIRED.

BUT! My sister is coming into town AS WE SPEAK to see the show!! *___* EXCITEMENT AGAIN!! She hadn't thought she was going to make it but she IS!!! HUZZAH!

And OP 496. Oh man, Duval. XDDDD I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS ARC. LIKE WHOA.

Thank you, everyone who's commented to me lately and I haven't responded too. It meant a lot. ♥ My high school is raising money to try to help Mary's grandkids who she was taking care of. I found out they were actually in the room with her when she was shot. Which is. aksjhasfhkjshf. I can't even imagine.

But that said. Life is settling back into normalcy, which is really, really relieving even if it's still exhausting and stressful. That much I can deal with pretty easily at least. Things are still sad and they won't stop being sad, but I've been in a good mood today. Which I refuse to feel guilty for.

Watch me break this up in cuts to save your flists.

( Weather and Sunshine )

Funny/Exciting stuff uncut:

I ordered a new laptop yesterday! This is something I'm massively excited about. It's the first big purchase I've made ON MY OWN with my OWN MONEY and it will also be the first NEW computer I've ever had. It's a Dell. It's red. It's got SPACE and MEMORY and *___* In the words of nickelodeon, it will be so sexy.

I also spent about four hours today while at work browsing thinkgeek.com. Let me tell you, that shit is hilarious. The alarm clocks! The lights! The random gadgets and games and ANNOYING DEVICES! It's a great way to waste time.

I also got a good kick out of copperbadge today, which has led me to believe that since it's actually possible, the fact that there is no fic about Chopper having to fix someone's FRACTURED PENIS is a great, great tragedy. Please agree with me here.

( Theatre and some fandom )

I hope people are starting to feel a little better about yesterday and its tragedy. I know it's not going to go away or anything, but still being able to enjoy things in life is so important, at least to me. I'd go crazy if I just stayed sad for ages. I don't deal with it well. So. ♥ because that's really all I can do.

And it is totally not xredribbon's fault. :|

Yeah shut up. All of you. I wrote crack fic even though I should be writing 235987235 OTHER things of much better and not pooped out in NOTEPAD in about five-seconds quality.

But it's funny like a train wreck is funny. At least to me.

Sooooo. Don't shoot me. That's all I can ask for.

Title: Train Wreck [aka, what the hell do you title a train wreck?]
Rated: N for Never Should See The Light of Day. Though I guess that would technically be...NSSTLOF?
Pairing: Mista 2/Mista 3. Yeah, you read that right.

( Seriously. Don't shoot me. )

So my social life has basically gone completely batshit insane in the past few days. I've had my little 5-ish person crowd I hang out with basically every night of the week for like, a few months now. But Saturday we [minus one] went to the cast party for King Lear, which happened to be a the TKE house which would seem to be the beginning of the insanity that just won't end.

Spent ALL DAY Sunday hanging out with at least ONE person. Then last night I went to Irish Folk Music night after class and rehearsal, which I am doing again tonight as Carie so aptly pointed out that this is our LAST CHANCE to do it. It's basically a ridiculously fun time at one of the nicer local restaurant/bars in town with a one man show of tradition, and sometimes not so traditional, Irish music. So that was last night and tonight, I have rehearsal every night this week, I still need to get to Lear, which might have to be Saturday from the looks of things....My sister is coming into town sometime in the next few days and we're hosting a prom party saturday night after the show closes.

HELLO, BUSY MEG. Because on top of all the social things, of course, I have class, work and rehearsal so if I don't survive the week, you know why.

IN OTHER NEWS: I have defeated the rain. Well, sort of. Every time I've come to work for like, the past two weeks it seems, I have gotten DRENCHED walking across campus and then remained that way all through work. BUT TODAY. I beat the rain. I got everything out of the open air in front of my apartment and was in the car a solid TWO MINUTES before the rain started. GO ME.

And now it's pouring and has been basically ever since, whoop.

Now to watch more One Piece so I hopefully maybe finish sometime in the next century so I can start this Baccano thing that looks so intriguing. Though I'm guessing, from the experience of others, that watching anything so soon after OP is a bit difficult at first. We'll see how it goes!

So I feel pretty accomplished right now.

After the hell that was sheer exhaustion and cramps last night, I woke up much more refreshed. So then Steph came and picked me up just after noon, we got lunch and I found her another dancer for the show she's in because one of the ones they had decided to vanish off the face of the planet. Point 1 for today! Then we went to the Costume Shop and I hemmed about a thousand costumes. Okay, more like five or six but it was a lot of hemming for someone who doesn't exactly sew regularly. I just go in when I KNOW they're behind schedule [which I know because Steph works there and gets PAID for it, unlike me. XD] to help out. So that's Point 2 for today! Plus it's fun. I like working with things with my hands. :D And I'm getting pretty quick/good at it. And now I have a little time to kill before Steph comes back and we cook dinner for who-knows-how-many-people. Always fun! We have to go to the store first though, as we're PRETTY MUCH OUT OF FOOD. GAH! Except the really random stuff we definitely don't need and almost never use so it doesn't really count. So that will be Point 3 and life is good.

AND OMG LATEST CHAPTER OF OP. *____* Can I just say I am REALLY excited to see where this is going??? Because I am. Is it next friday yet?!

Title: Mystery Popcorn
Rated: PG
Prompt: Popcorn and swimming
Words: 1009
Time: 30 minutes
Characters: Straw Hats. Mostly Sanji and Usopp. Through post-W7, spoilers for crewstuffs.

( I can't believe I did this in 30 minutes! )

Fic time, you got it. Am super-bored at work. Still not the ZoLu I'm working on. And it was NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS LONG. But there you have it. Partially inspired by evilpsychojoe. Something in here happened to him once, but I'm not telling you what so it'll be a surprise. ;)

Title: The Tale of The Great Captain Usopp and the Fire
Rated: PG/PG-13? I never know. People drink and curse. Sanji smokes. That's about it but America is paranoid.
Word Count: 1,641
Characters: Straw Hats through post-Water 7, but no real spoilers other than crew members. SanSopp if you want it to be. [stfu, I like them]
Summary: Do you really need one with a title like that? Usopp tells one of his stories. Things get interesting.

( Allow the Great Captain Usopp to tell you the story... )

SUP FOLKS. I come bearing the bad news that our gorgeous weather ceased to be over the course of about 8 hours where the temperature plunged 30 degrees. Suffice it to say that I am not adjusting well. Weather is a cruel bitch and that, quite simply, is that. Now have a list of funny things:

[♥] Despite the lack of bats, my job has continued to be absolutely hilarious through this week. Tuesday was everyone ASKING about the bats and today? Well, today I walk in and realize that all the lights are off and the shop isn't open Now I come in at one. We open at nine. I was justifiably confused.

So I call the Boss Man.

Me: Hey John? I walked in and all the lights were off, is there something going on I need to know about?
Him: No? Who was supposed to work this morning?
Me: ...Well actually you usually do, John.

Yeah, my boss forgot to open the shop. Excuse me as that STILL amuses me.

[♠] Joe can successfully blow smokehearts, provided the wind is not being retarded.

[♦] And speaking of Joe, google documents offended his sensibilities.

[♣] And last but not least, enjoy a rundown of the contents of my purse, as it's oddities often serve me well.

+ 1 wallet plus moneys [duh]
+ 1 cell phone [duh]
+ 2 checkbooks
+ 2 lighters
+ 1 small bottle hand lotion
+ 1 map of the London Underground
+ 1 Oyster Card [only useful for above]
+ 1 magic wand
+ 1 whoopie cushion
+ 1 pocket kite
+ 1 tire guage
+ 1 black marker
+ ? lipsticks/lipglosses
+ 1 pencil
+ 1 pink highlighter
+ ? play tickets

And my purse is not large. I am prepared for anything.

[♥] I have found enough giraffe-man icons to make me happy. Be proud of me!

[♠] Happy Valentines?