Winged Rivers

This? Is super amazing. <3

Also nothing much is going on in my life. I need to redo this journal (again). I need to do photostories. I need to make hats. I need to mow the lawn (with my ridin' lawnmower, AAWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAAAAH). I need to draw. I need to write. I need to repaint parts of the house. I need to do a lot of shit.

And off to work now! D:


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CardWorks: In short, a debt collection company for various banks. Y'know the kind. The annoying ones that call you during dinner hours to get you to remind you the ugly truth that you're in over your head and need to give money to get yourself out of it.

Pros:

*A set schedule (M T F Sa, 8am-6pm, 10% increase in pay for evening hours and weekend hours, and it makes me available for W Th and Sun, and also gives me my week nights)

*$10-$12/hr with incentive checks for each person who puts money towards their debt, from $50-$1000

*Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

*Paid vacation/sick leave

*Friendly atmosphere (Everyone that I saw was smiling and talking, completely lost in a world of their own and paying me no heed, save for one individual who smiled at me and wished me luck on my interview)

*Diversity, something I've always wished for in my life

Cons:

*The location is at Station Square which means a longer commute now and possibility of having to deal with the horrors of morning/evening traffic, something I hate

*Parking garage, which means less money for me

*It doesn't seem like there's much in growth, although I'll admit I forgot to ask (Always when they ask "Do you have any questions?" I can't think of any, then TEN MINUTES LATER I have a billion!)

*I work until 6, which means I might not get home 'til 6:45. I also work on Saturday when one of my goals is to be free on the weekends.

*It's a boring, boring job, no matter how much you pretty it up and will not indulge my yearning to be of help to others, or to put my retail experience to good use.

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Hm. Laying out the pros and cons really helped me out. I'll keep this job in mind, but it's definitely on the low list. It isn't what I want.

I'd *love* if the people with the transition specialist will get back to me. It's in a field that I'm familiar with via my mother; if I get the position, I'll assist young adults 16-21 with mental/physical disabilities with gaining a strong foothold in the community and show them access to many companies that can service them in their need. THAT sounds like something worthwhile.

*hopes hopes hopes*

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http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?426086-Soom-Beryl-(FEELER)-(white)-offers-starting-at-1-250&highlight=soom+beryl

A DAMANGED and YELLOWED Soom Beryl for well over her selling price?! And she's not even with all of her original shit!?

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

*rages*


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I wanna try to post more, thsu! Got this from eilonwyg over at LJ. X3

Name: Winged Rivers/ Mai Lynn
Age: In me twenties.
Meaning behind your username: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back a few years (it'll be ten come May, hah hah!), I was hardcore into Rping online. I had a character named Thomas Rivers. He had giant ass bat wings that he hated. Well, my ususal username, Mai Lynn, kept getting taken at the forums 'n at that I was joining. So in trying to think of something new, I thought of Thomas and how he was a winged creature. Since WingedThomas sounded stupid, I went with WingedRivers. <3 I love this name 'cause there isn't all that much out there that's the same, muahaha.
Favorite music: I love most types! Like, while I'm not a big fan of rap/country, I do find some songs enjoyable. I especially love music from the 90s/early '00s; Third Eye Blind, Alanis Moriset, Gorillaz, Korn, A Perfect Circle, Muse, Linkin Park... The list can go on. I also love dubstep, as introduced to me via Random. And I love JRock/JPop, ESPECIALLY UVERworld. <3
Favorite movie: EUGH... Lesse... Some movies that I can always watch over and over and over and over and over again are Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Children of Men, Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and... Hm... Lots of zombie love I have. XD
Favorite TV show: Ooh!! That's easy 'cause I hate most TV shows!! I'm super in love with Deep Space Nine right now. I also love Next Generation, The Drew Carey Show, and Futurama. X3 And if we count anime as a tv show, then the list's kinda longer...
Hobbies/interests: It's never really changed over the years; anime/manga, writing, drawing/painting, photography, sewing, ball-jointed dolls, cats, YouTube (XD), music, role-playing, and video games.
Random facts about yourself:
- I can't eat spaghetti 'cause of DOOM 64.
- I has a husband! :D
- I *love* the wind. I love windchimes, I love hearing storms coming in and the wind blowing about like crazy, I love visiting the midwest and feeling the wind blow all over me, I love wind mills especially like super crazy whoa, and I love the trees bending over backwards as a particuarily strong wind comes by... It's just so cool!0
- I'm not a fan of giving out my real name/age/phone number/address/what have you out on the internet 'cause my Mom drove it into us kids that if we even gave out our real name, someone could find us and come to our house and kill us. It's kinda stuck with me all these years. XD
- I can get addicted to something really easily. And no, not drugs. XD But like a book. If I read a book, I don't just read it, I kinda experience it. Everything around me goes out like a light and all I can see/feel/hear/sense is the book I'm reading. I love getting involved in a book. This can even happen with manga/comics.

I tag the first three peeps who comment, whoot! :D

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Long story short; I need better hours/pay with my job, so I'm looking for a new one.

I'm pretty nervous 'cause I'm moving from retail into a more careerish (?) environment. One where I don't have to get yelled out 'cause we're outta stock of a certain book/craft/whatthefuckever. Now I'd get yelled at about important things! Yeah!

I had a seminar today with Bankers Life and Casualty. I thought to myself, after Kuro pointed it out, 'If this is comission, then NO DICE'.

But, I kinda like the idea.

The dude said it'd be 100% comission. I'm a bit indimidated by that. But less though as we won't be going door-to-door and going "BUY OUR INSURANCE KTHNX! :D" The seniors (it deals primarily with old peeps) come to Bankers and request info about shit. And then agents (that's what I'd be if i decide to go through with this) go to the customers houses 'n at.

Now, even though I don't know all that much about insurance, I DO know that Medicare sucks 'n at. I know that medical insurance can be very confusing for not only the elder person but their families as well. And if they died with a lot of debt, that gets passed onto their children. It's very sad and stressful for those who are older.

Even though the guy said that the bare minimum is around $814 a week, that I have to get liscensed through the state that that could cost about $160 bucks with study guide/certification, that there are tons of bonuses including a business convention at exotic places 'n at... I didn't really care.

I'm actually starting to care that if I go with this company, I'll be helping people. I'll be helping them understand finances and helping their loved ones deal with it once that person passes away.

I know since it's 100% comission that it's not a guarantee that I'll always make a lot of money, but... I don't know. I wanna give it a shot. They called me back. They want me for a second interview! Me! Who doesn't have a college degree or the best looks or anything!

Aaaaaaaaaaagh, I feel nervous...

I'm writing this sentence with my tablet~ It's pretty interesting to see my letters translate to print. Though typing is faster.

And I'm going back to typing now. I-I wuv this tablet. <3

I'm really super fuckin' excited for tomorrow~ X3 I figure we'll start off at the places around my place 'n at and with some of the more simpler hats, then possibly get into the more complicated pieces? I don't know, but I'm really nervous/excited~ I hope they all come out right. X3

I've added some things to our Etsy store~. So that Chiibi will have a few seperates along with my seperates. I'm glad that she understands what's her profit, what's mine, and what's ours. <3 my business partner.

And argh!! Trask and I were just talking about when the fuck did we become so popular?! I have a shitton to buy this Christmas. D: Bleeeeeeeeeeegh.

But the good news is this year I wanna support a lot of local businesses and am going to try and get most if not all of my gifts off of Etsy. X3

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Last night I saw the last episodes of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It's a fantastic series that I wouldn't have ever seen without Chiibi insisting I do.

There is so much character development and so much that goes on that it's easily one of my favorite anime of all time.

And also the first that had deeply moved me at the series end. I haven't cried like I did last night since I saw all of The Vision of Escaflowne. It's actually leaving me a little emotional right now. >_<;;

So when I read about a little girl being bullied for carrying a Star Wars water bottle to school, I might've teared up. and when I saw the thousands of comments for her support, yeah... I cried a little.

I love how there seems to be an out-pouring of love from the internet community at large right now. How we're backing up the next generation and telling them "bullying needs to be stopped and we're here for you".

<3

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Had a fuckin' AWESOME night with Shannon Victoria (awesome pen name is awesome!) and Random!! :D :D

I made a shit ton of hats (and Random made the rest, 'side from one which Victoria made XD ) and had super yummy food, good drinks, and really am stoked.

Next Friday we're gonna do a photoshoot on a human and two dolls for the hats. X3 Tomorrow I'm gonna take pictures of the hats as individuals and of the locations we wanna do the shooting. We have specific ideas for certain hats, such as dark make-up against the peacock ones, something light and fancy-free for the lace hats, etc...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaugh I'm so excited!! I love hanging out with Random and Victoria, we needs to do it more. X3 It's good to hang out with friends who have the same mentality and who just make me feel so awesome afterwards. I'm not doubting what I said or did as much after hanging out with them and we always get a super good laugh.

Argh! Why isn't it Friday yet?!?! *laughs*

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Yay! Going over Shannon's house with Random to craft. :D I'm gonna work on some stuff for the Etsy, take pics tomorrow, and post 'em up. I hope to sell a few. <3

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This is a refence... I WANT ALL OF THESE FIGURES!!!! *squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!* X3

Angel Beats! With three cute characters!!!

Th-They made a Hope figure from FFXIII?!?! *cuuuute*

Horo!! *wuvs*

Black Butler! S-s-s-s-soo cute!

Yuki!!! I love you!! *glomp*

*the squee the Mai Lynn emitted scared Baron shitless* I-I-IT'S HUMAN YUKI OMGSOCUUUUUTE

Luuuuuuuuuuka. *drool*

But y'know one thing that's really annoying??

THE LACK OF HOT GUY FIGURES!!

For something like REBORN! I thought that "Oh! Maybe they'll have some of the guys in really cool poses 'n at!" Nope, they had all chibi.

And then you have something like Angel Beats! which has a LOT of guy characters! EXCEPT FOR ONE AND HE'S IN CHIBI FORM.

It really bugs me... WOULD IT KILL YA TOY COMPANIES TO MAKE SUPER HOT BISHOUNEN FIGURES FOR US GIRLS TO MASTURBATE TO DISPLAY ON OUR SHELVES?!

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Luka, you will be my muse.

So. I've finally gotten around to writing To Protect That Smile. Wish I had more encouragement though, but I shouldn't really complain. I mean, ANY kind of attention towards my little story is good, right?

Yeah.

So anyway, it's kinda neat. Asavare's really just taking over, and so's the story itself. It feels refreshing to be writing again. Each day, I tell myself "just write a little bit" and out comes quite a few paragraphs. I know it's NaNoWriMo, but I'm not really keeping track. I think it'd scare me into NOT writing. XD So I'm just gonna write and see how I do.

It helps that I have writing music. AND that I'm telling myself "I'll edit later". The story is SOOOOO rough. *laughs* A lot of it is exposition that I want explained, but don't know how to exactly.

In other news... I'm makin' pumpkin pies. I hope they come out right. Of course, right off the bat, I get the wrong kind of pie crust...

D: Aaaaaaaaaargh... I'm so lame. I really want comments!! People, comment!! XD Yeah, sorry. Lame-o is me.

Next up in the works; a more improved Kyon mood set. I am *not* getting rid of him~

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And she is super hot.

Her name is Luka and she is awesomesauce.

This is going to be my new layout. :D I have to find a really good pic first~

Also! I've started to write To Protect That Smile. Here's to me keeping up with it... Eh.

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The more I think about it, the more I see why people are afraid of rabid yaoi fangirls...

Now, to firstly state, I still love me a good yaoi. Some of the art is pretty meh and a few of the stories are a bit... eh, a lot to swallow (ba dum tish!), but I still love boy love~ (And girl love for that matter! And boy/girl love too!) So this isn't trashing on the people who are SANE. This is for the super extreme-to-the-point-of-hating-on-their-own-gender yaoi fangirls (and fanboys for that matter).

*ahem*

So I'm reading a yaoi novel by the name of Don't Worry Mama. It's a pretty interesting concept, albeit slightly stereotypical- two men get stranded on an island for two months. The interesting tidbit is that the uke, Imakura, is an obese man. I was drawn to it because of that- ooh, love for fat people? Bring it!

D: Ugh. I haven't even finished it yet and I'm already regretting it. I will admit (and I don't really like it), but I am a bit attracted to when a seme kinda forces himself onto an uke. But I have my limits and as of late they've been increasing. This novel was just terrible!

The main character, Yuichi, looks like he simply uses Imakura as a sex object, even going so far as to have sex with him even after Imakura says "NO". It really bugged me. Mostly because rabid yaoi fanatics go "OMG!! It's true love, sooo cute!!"

Really? So if Imakura were a girl, would you still be saying that? Would you be saying the scene were sexy if Yuichi forced a girl to give him head? Or coerced the girl into having sex with him anally? Or forced her to come despite it being painful?

That's what I have a problem with. I used to be blind to it, cheering along with this girls of "OMG this is so awesome!!! X3", but, and in part thanks to Kuro, I can clearly see the hypocrisy. And it infuriates me. I mean, if we're gonna write a story about abuse, don't sweeten it up and call it a ROMANCE!!

Ugh... I can't believe I used to be like this. >______________<;;

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In the doll forum I'm apart of, there's quite a few yaoi fangirls about. Which is fine. We post pictures, get lawls, and just carry on.

We like to tell stories through photos called (dur hur) photostories! :D They're fun times, I have my own series I'm working on.

Anyway, one in particular had two dolls. An uke and a seme. The brief photostory went as such:

Uke: Ack, no! Stay away!
Seme: No, I want you and I will have you! *persues, pins down, and kisses*
Uke: NOOOO, STOP IT!!

And that was the story. I found it kind of disturbing, as the story was generating comments such as these:

"They are too cute. Oh I love it. Cyris is priceless, he knows what he wants, it is just a matter of letting poor Kylie know what he really wants. Adorable couple."

"oh haha poor boy! ;o; I think he liked it...>o> your boys are gorgeous! <3"

"*nosebleeds* oh my... (total yaoi fangirl) This is sooooooooooooooooooo cute! I just read more! I love yaoi and especially with the demon involved >.< EEEEEKKK!"

I had made a comment that went along the lines of "D: Bu-But no means no!!! Poor kid! (Your dolls look pretty! X3 )" (I added the pretty part 'cause I didn't wanna be completely negative and have the yaoi fangirls flame me @___@ Though the molds were beautiful!)

Anyway!! It greatly disturbed me, and it looks like I wasn't the only one when someone else commented:

"Um, doesn't that count as rape? I'm confused."

Yes!! I wasn't the only one! *happy dance* Whether it's boy/girl, girl/girl, or boy/boy, if someone says NO, it's automatically rape, even if you're just doing a simple "kiss". Well, the OP replied to the comment with... Well, just *headdesk*

"Oh heavens, no! Rape is act of violence. This is yaoi, this is where one strongly seduces a hesitant lover. And all that goes down is some chasing, verbal tennis, alittle love play and a kiss......nothing close to or having to do with rape."

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! The verbal tennis I saw was

"No!"
"I want you!"
"NO!"
"I'm going to have you no matter what, it's our destiny."
"HELL NO!"
"Too bad. *kiss*"

The love play? The seme forcing his hands all over the uke. Yeaaaaah, I'm pretty sure if the uke was a girl, those women in that forum would be singing a different tune. >___< Arrrrrgh, rabid yaoi fangirls frustrate me so much.

The OP at least said she was taking down the thread because even if ONE person sees it as rape, then she doesn't want to condone it. Go you! :D *is proud of the OP for that, despite her really, really flawed logic with yaoi*

Boy love =/= rape

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New journal is new~

I'm also done and know full well that it's a bit... eh, busy. XD I DON'T CARE, LA LA LA!


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SO! Apparently American audiences need to be pandered to to enjoy cinematic classics nowadays!

I've finally finished reading Let the Right One In and am looking forward to seeing the movie. It's a fantastic novel that isn't black-and-white, isn't clear cut, and is full of everyday bad shit that goes on in real life. Random suggested this book to me, but I haven't quite gotten around to it yet until it came in through a buy recently.

Seriously. It's flippin' fantastic. If you haven't read it, read it!

Anyway, my friend (Trask) and I were talking... Apparently there's an American version of the film coming out. The reason?

Producer Simon Oakes has made it clear that the plot of Let Me In will closely resemble that of the original film, except that it will be made "very accessible to a wider audience"; "[It has] the same beats, maybe the scares are a little bit more scary. We've been able to ramp that up quite a lot, obviously for budgetary reasons."

So how did they make it more accessable? By moving the story from Stokholm to New Mexico, changing the gender of the vampire Eli, changing names to reflect the now American heritage, and dumbing it down to the point of nothing more but another blood-thirsty American horror film.

T____T UGH. Can't even describe how disgusted I am with this.

"Wider audience" my fuckin' ass.

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Also? Had a lot to drink. :D

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While I absolutely *loved* our wedding, three regrets are peeking up underneath the blinding happiness (which I guess is normal?).

1) The DJ
2) The cakewreck
3) My hair

1) While the DJ was a very, very nice man, he really failed at a few points. Such as our first dance. I had sent him the song and we have proof of this as Kuro got a copy of the e-mail I sent the DJ. He also failed to play the correct Zelda music for our recessional music. And he played the Anniversary Dance without us and really pushed to get things done.

On one hand, I fully understand. We only had so many hours to do shit. But on the other hand... PICTURES NEED LIGHT, MUSIC DOESN'T. Because of the DJ, we couldn't get more pictures!! D: And I really wanted to truly explore up on the tracks, as there were tons of really cool places to go for photo ops with us. ( Which, BTW, the pictures are now available for viewing! X3 ) I also would've liked cooler shots of us and the bridal party 'n at. *siiigh* Only so much time in a day I guess!

BUT! Don't get me wrong! I LOVE THE PICUTRES. I LOVE THEM OH SO FUCKIN' MUCH. They are so freakin' cool and everyone looks so amazing!!! *huggles them all*

2) Aaaaaahahahahahaha, cake.

3) While I appreciate my sister's good friend, I really didn't like how frizzy our hair got. D: Also, I don't think how my sister's hair was done wasn't very suiting for her 'cause the hat she's wearing sticks RIGHT up thar 'n at. So boo times.

Otherwise, so much went right~ Everyone had fun (hopefully!), dancing was a blast, I got married to a wonderful man (I'll stop being mushy some time... hopefully...), I got a BEAUTIFUL dress to wear and awesome jewelry, had a super fun time with loved ones... The list is endless. X3

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O__O I have a journal!

Though I'm kinda sad. I like having a journal, but I think only really two/three people read it. XD Perhaps if I put more doll-oriented stuff on here doll people will flock to it!

'Cause I like saying what's on my mind.

THSU!

I is a married womanz now! Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!! *does happy dance*

Also! I've paid off my student loans, another yaaaaaaaaaay!!! :D Thank you my husbands for letting me use some of our money for it! X3

Job is still pretty sweet, and new management is awesomesauce 'n at.

Am still kinda walking, though isn't as hardcore as before. D: Must amend this as soon as August is over. Which is in a few days.

I'm planning on possibly kinda making a character for Quest, a LARP that my husband *squee* and new sister and HER husband (brother!) are apart of. :D I like Phaen~ She is modeled after a Soom Beryl (sans wings) for the table top Rp that we play (my husband *squee*, brother, cousin, and bestest-buddy-in-the-whole-wide-world-that-is-a-brother-to-me and me). I likes her~

I wanna construct shin guardy kinda things that'll slide on and give the impression of hooved-kinda legs. But need to figure out how to make 'em go the other way! Wish me luck, no?


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1. Reply to this post, and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

X3 Snagged this from mageraine @ LJ. I'm such a sucker for these!!

She picked the following:

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I fell absolutely in love with the shoujo manga KouKou Debut. It's in the style of shoujo where the main female character has a very strong personality and doesn't take the usual bullshit found in the genre. YAY. I was reading through and one of the funniest chapters included the characer Asa, who usually is a T___T kinda face, shocked as her brother kissed another boy. XD Had to make it into an icon.

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A manga I kinda like is called Nabari no Ou. It's a shounen ninja manga and it's pretty okay. I noticed I have no sulking icons and immediately whipped one up when I saw this panel.

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XD Again, KouKou Debut. <3 The girl with the arm band is the main character, Haruna, looking pretty scary happy. Icon had to be made~

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X3 It's Melbourne, one of my dolls~ I loved the picture of him with the daffodil and so, in an attempt to iconize most of my dolls, turned him into one.

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XD I found this over at someone's journal. I thought it was HILARIOUS. It's Takuto from Full Moon wo Sagashite. He's in his little stuffed kitty form. CUTE.