Winged Rivers

Woke up at seven fifteen- NOT my favorite time.

But it was to do one of my favorite activities- SHOPPING! <3

Me and mageraine headed out after an awesome breakfast at the Dorstop with her husband in tow. Delicious, delicious potato pancakes! NOM.

Then I bought a few things from her. I finally have what I've wanted all summer long- a summer dress!! *squee!* X3 I've been dying for one, and this is really REALLY cute! Apparently Hot Topic as a large women thingy called Torrid. I shall def be ordering from them in the future. <3

Lots of good deals were had, awesome fun times were also had. I wuvs Carolyn. XD It felt really good to go out and do something normal; shop, eat lunch, hang out with a good friend. Made me feel, well, like an adult. An adult with no emotional malfunctions. Huzzah is had!

When I came home, WAS a bit ticked to find that Scott and Danielle brought their deaf kitten Merlin. But now... It's okay. Baron is very territorial, but the two have kind of started to tolerate each other. I wonder if they'll become friends... Dunno with the cat species, but at least they're not ripping each other's face off.

Watched Watchmen and Zombies Anonymous. A surprisingly intersting spin on the zombie genre. I really liked it!

Now to restring Melbourne, yay!! ... I think I'll go to sleep instead though. *laff*

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Okay, not too sure on how I feel about this, but I defintely know something wrong happened here...

( Cut for a case of discrimination... )

By the way, if you find any information that'll help me with this issue (such as accurate, non-biased info on the Nazi party) I'll be very grateful.

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To knock down the emo post, here's pics of the pumpkin I carved that Mike bought. I went for a sly creepy feel, though when you look at it, you can't help but feel that little to no effort was put forth.

I still wuv it enough to make icons.

ETA: ( The Fantasy Novelist's Exam for shits 'n giggles! )

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BEH. I feel like some kind of depressed old person who's going through her "trying to figure herself out stage even though she should've been done with this ten years ago" stage. Or something to that effect.

Or perhaps the human mind isn't meant to figure themselves out at the time of their adolescence. Maybe it's a rotating process, where you'll always be at a crossroad trying to redifine yourself to be who you truly are happy with.

If that's the case, I've been at this crossroad more times than I care to count.

( Cue the Melancholy of WingedRivers. )

If the video bores you, please at least fast forward to 2:50 and read on. Hilarity is had as Kyon's words of promise are shoved back into his mouth within a minute.

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I want my next journal theme to be artsy- full of graffiti 'n at. Full of color and vibrant stuff and random messages, like homemade mac 'n cheese is so much better with BBQ. Or something to that effect.

I can't wait until I'm finally done with my student loans. A bitch they be.

I also can't wait for a world without bad stories (especially in the YA section. I tried three books with some pretty artwork, THREE, and all of them made me gag on the first paragraph alone). Like, I LOVE the Uglies universe created by Scott Westerfield. It defintely has a bit of the Mary Sue thing going on, but I kind of like her in the whole "I'm gonna take care of myself" way. The universe is pretty spiffy, albeit completely unrealistic. But that's what's so awesome about fantasy; you get to create something that isn't normal. And make it pretty swell too. It's a great read despite the faults. Same with Spiderwick Chronicles.

The story I'm referring to... gawd. I've already forgotten the title thankfully. The artwork is very DeviantArt anime-esque, so it caught my eye, but HOOOLY carp. Tell me if you haven't heard this before:

Three girls who are in completely different social standings in high school randomly meet and have to support each other as they're thrown into a magical world rife with talking animals and magical-named spots of interest, like Wolf's Run Cliff and Swan Lake and Sparkly Deer Forest (okay the last one is made up, but not the other two. The names are so grotesquely cuddly it made me want to drop the book fifteen feet... into fire).

It's soooo original, amirite?!

This makes me more determined to write. But I have no clue where to start with my novel. I has characters and settings and a decent plot, much altered and immense than when I thought of it years ago.

Just... need... to write... curse you... imagination...

*daydreams*

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My mind's been on a lot recently. Issues concerning my job and if it's going to be the one I want for the rest of my life. I'm pretty sure that I want it... The question is am I good enough? I hate managers that make you feel inadequate about your work... *ponders going to the headhoncho*

Other issues are trivial, such as backstory to my dolls which now are starting out to be more like characters. Melbourne was always a character, but now that I've been in his hobby for a year and a month or so, story ideas are spinning. Which is good. I miss writing very much, but haven't had much of a drive to do some.

And it feels so good to listen to Third Eye Blind again. The new CDs are like meeting an old friend you haven't seen in so long. They still have a few familiar quirks, but the world has changed them slightly. It's so good to be embraced by one of the bands I love the most.

I'm worried about being pro-fat and about supporting my friends who choose to loose weight. I know it's their own personal decision, but I'm starting to slip into what I do with Christianity; scoff at it, then berate myself and remind myself that extremism is what's to be hated, not the source itself. but hoooooooooly crap can the masses be stupid though @___@

I can't help but to automatically hate on the hundreds of books I see about loosing weight. My current "favorite" is the Christian one where God wants you to be the perfect weight and to attain happiness by being skinny. T_____T I can't stand it when the book is telling you to loose weight to be happy/be loved/be accepted. "You won't be teased as much when you loose a few pounds!" Great moral support there, kthnx.

Speaking of support, I can't join a support group for pro-fat 'cause, well... They scare me. >___>;; They are so anti-skinny that it's, well, extreme. I know that they'll take my confused feelings and make them worse. *le sigh* I gotta figure this out myself. 'Cause I love my friends and I fully support their decisions! <3 You guys rock~

But I do hate the diet industry. They aren't there for your moral support; they want your monies and will make you feel terrible just to get it.

Doctors are even in on it, 'cause I'm apparently "obese" despite the fact that I'm perfectly healthy. *growl*

Also... cold house is cold. *suffers*

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Sudden new thought five minutes after posting:
While I don't own the Suzuki anymore, I still want to record what had happened to me to the BBB or somewhere else... But how exactly would I go about that? *had to trade the car in 'cause the engine was starting to sound scary >____>*

*wuvs* His name's Hugh Humphrey Reginald aka Reggie. <3

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Sweet times were had today!!

I thought I worked at 230 today. So I figured "If I leave the Faire at 130, I should be at work!"

So I went.

And had a lot of fun. XD

Carolyn was AWESOME and gave me her old corset and dress. Which I WUV. I didn't fully realize that they were mine 'til I got home from work, looked at it and realized, "HOLY SHIT. They're mine!!"

Anyway. So we dressed up and left; Me, Kuro, Carolyn, Kent, and their friend Josh (who is a really nice guy!). After a small stop at Wendy's for grub, we headed out to Mt. Pleasant (or in that general direction).

I'll admit right here I'm such a nerd. XD I wanted to go full tilt exploring of the countryside. I know it was all farmland and wouldn't be interesting but... I LOVE open fields. The wind blows softly, then harshly, then back down to a flutter. The cloudy sky opening up to me endlessly and nothing, abso-flippin'-lutely nothing around me. I love that feeling and have experienced maybe five times in my life thus far. I will never, ever get tired of it.

O Pennsylvania, how I love thee!!

(Aaaaaaah, fuck it. It's a journal post about the freakin' Ren Faire. I'm goin' full-geek out here)

I was very impressed with what they had built there, what with the wode lodgings 'n at all specifically for this time period. There were tons of geeks around these parts, especially with,

"Oh, hallo!"

A greeting from two poorly German-accented men with mugs of "ale" in their hands (for all I know it could've been REAL beer). They were quite enthused though in telling us about their German rap-ness. At first I was weirded out, but when they were telling us about which stage they were performing in, they made us laugh.

"OH yes, we're in the Globe Stage... Though I don't know why it's called that. It is not round shaped at all!"

"Perhaps it should be called the map stage, because it is so flat."

"Yes or-"

"Oh! I know, the Pear Stage!"

At this, Brother 1 looked at his mate and just broke down laughing. "Ah... Wha-? Pear stage?"

I was very much amused by this so after we wandered around and was awed at the craftsmanship of pretty much everyone, sat down to one of their shows.

HO.LY.SHIT. 'Twas hilarious! Their acted parts were cute, but the improv was splendidly AWESOME. They picked two great audience members for the act. I wish I could remember the dialogue, but I still have the impression that I was laughing so hard tears came to my eyes. They were absolutely great and I hated the fact that I didn't have any money to give to them (as this is their job).

Carolyn spoke very highly of the Washing Wenches so after eating some Soup in Bread Bowl (DELICIOUS stew!), we headed over. XD Once again, I was laughing very hard.

Coming from Tekko two years back, there was a vendor there that was used to doing Ren Faire tidbits. The two events are completely different socially. While Tekko is filled with anime fans who are comfortable with runaway glomps, quick pokes, and about a two foot personal bubble, Ren Faire are the type of hang on each other, poke and prod the squishy bits, and generally have little to no personal space.

I can't imagine how out of place that guy felt (even if I still don't like him too much), but seeing how the Washing Wench Pearl pretty much just went up to random people, drank from their beer cups and sat on laps, I felt a renewed sense of the term "fish out of water".

I digress. So anyway, the Washing Wenches were HILARIOUS. While the German rap brothers were sexually explicit, THESE women did NOT hold back! XD Any and all men they saw they made remarks or did crude body language.

When they nommed Kuro, it was pretty damn funny too. XD

At the end of the show, they had three flowers to three guys who would volunteer. After one round of no one showing hands (with the comment "Chivarly is DEAD."), Kuro eventually raised his hand along with two other guys. X3

First they had to yell really loud, then they had to do something embarrassing ("'Cause when does a woman EVER give anything fo'free?!"). Poor Kuro had to run all the way back to the small area of the show, pound his fists on his chest and scream something like "I AM A MAN!!" He then ran back and got his flower after having to use his teeth to get it out of the wench's teeth.

(Incidentally, I wuv this flower. *hugs*)

The other two had to do something worse. Guy #2 had to put on a pair of underwear and exclaim loudly "I can do anything in my man pants!" while Guy #3 had to chase Washing Wench Izzy around the area screaming her name and how much he wanted her.

Needless to say, I had a blast (I was forced to after all, or they would've splashed us with water! *laughs*)

And so 130 came along and I left the Ren Faire feelin' super happy awesome times.

Then I worked and came home to chillax. Good day was good.

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(I'm keeping a record of this entire WTF-ball because I want documentation.)

Alright. Round 3.

I was told by the astoundingly rude Suzuki customer service to contact Courtesy Suzuki to see if a rep had contacted and spoken with them.

Surprise, surprise, Suzuki failed.

Apparently the guy's name isn't Dave at all, it's Bill. And he didn't know about any rep/District Zone Manager coming to speak with him.

This pisses me off for two reasons:

1) Did Suzuki even SPEAK to the right guy? Or did they just find some random dude and asked him general questions about my situtation rather than speak with the man who handled this to get specific information?
2) Did they even contact the rep?!

So Bill (once again) explains it to me, but it seems that Suzuki is finally getting more detailed in exactly what needs done.

First it's just the brackets that need replaced, with no explination other than that they have massive corrosion damage.

Then it's the bushings that need replaced for the same thing, and it's the ONLY way to repair it.

NOW he gives me a very detailed explination that there are bolts in the bushings that need to be removed in order to replace the crossmember, which actually just needs the shell around it replaced. And when I said "Yes, the damage is from corrosion.", he replies, heisitantly, "No, they just get real messed up over time."

*headdesk*

Why couldn't they have just said that in the first place?!?! Why did they use vague termonology and scare tactics the first round?! They've made more trouble for themselves by doing this to a customer who just simply came in for recall business.

And speaking with Kuro, part replacement does need to be paid by me 'cause it's not directly related to the recall.

Perhaps I'm being odd here, but if it's the only way to fix a recall part, then why do I have to pay? Even if the bolts have been damaged over time, then, again, that's on Suzuki's part, not mine. I may be ignorant here since I have no real in-depth knowledge of cars, but from everything that's happened so far, I do not want Suzuki to get a single penny from me. They've dragged me around, interupted me, lied to me about speaking with the right man, and have shoved me left and right about what exactly needs repaired.

So after being placed on hold, Bill comes back and tells me that I need to leave my car there sometime next week so that they can see exactly what needs done so that they can call Suzuki about it. I immediately inquire if I'd have to pay for anything, because I'm not going to leave my car there under the impression of a simple look-over and find out that I'd have to pay in order to get my car back.

So he says no, then hold for a few more minutes. During this time I'm talking to Kuro about this when he gets back on and tells me that he's ordered parts for the car and that they'll call me back once they get them in and once they speak with Suzuki.

I'm still confused and angry about this entire ordeal. *sigh*

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"So let me get this straight. In order to fix the crossmember that has damage, you MUST remove these bushings in order to fix it."

"Correct ma'am."

"I'm sorry, but I still don't understand. If this is the only way to fix the crossmember that's damaged because you didn't put on adequate corrosion protection, why isn't that covered? Why should I pay for something that needs to be done to fix something that's your fault?"

"The letter is very specific in what it covers ma'am."

Not once have these people been helpful or at least decent. This lady still interrupted me, but she at least heard me out. But at the end of the phone conversation, she sounded irritated with me, which got me irritated at her.

They also haven't told me that I could get reimbursed for this, but it's still bull in my eyes. I have a feeling even if I brought up the reimbursing part of the letter, they're going to tell me that it's not covered. That doesn't make fucking sense!!

If it's the ONLY way to fix this stupid problem, then why is the user paying for it!? I have done NOTHING to damage this, it's damaged because of Suzuki not doin' their job! *angers*

Suzuki, you fail.

In good news... a Kia Sorento's only gonna bump up my insurance by $16! Whoo hoo!

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randomsome1's post about a dude who's reading all of Twightlight has me not only ROFLing hardcore but also thinking again about Twighlight. I've read the first chapter or so, couldn't take it, and promptly took it away from my person to read something much better (Like MacHale's Pendragon series or Harris's Tru Blood series. I wanna get into the former in a moment).

But I thought... Damn. If someone like her can write this shit, then... so can I!

( May I present my crack that can't continue simply because of idiocy... )

Alright. So, onto other, more important things.

Pendragon. Is a pretty nifty series. Granted, MacHale really (and I mean really) lets the audience know that Bobby (main char) thinks of himself as a normal teen, he can't possibly do this, has to get back home, he's just a normal kid!, hey, she's kinda cute, but I'm a normal teen and can't do anything! It's a bit heavy-handed, and even though I got irritated, and there was some stereotype (sensei-type figure dying for the main protagonist, anyone?), I thoroughly enjoyed it enough to continue.

And I'm glad I did. Sure, he still was kind of doing the "Just wanna go home bit" but it was much, MUUUUCH less worse than the first time around. The concept is kind of neat too, something that always strikes my fancy; Travlers are people who "travel" between all sorts of different worlds 'n at and are to try to keep the peace when the world reaches a state of upmost importance. Each world has a Travler but there's an evil guy (of course) named Saint Dane (nifty name) who wants the world to go down the choas half.

I like how he's evil, but not stupid evil. He does what's needed, no access. I likes this evil! :D

Overall, if you're looking for something light to read (or for something to suggest to young teens 'n at when they're done with Harry Potter), try this one out.

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Getting up at seven thirty am is not my idea of fun. I don't like getting up early. But I had to, in order to get the stupid car over to the Courtesy Suzuki to get this recall thing fixed up.
( Cut because it's a massive case of WTF Suzuki )

All-in-all, a very disappointing day. I really wanted a new car, but I guess that'll have to wait. At least I know I can hold my own and do it pretty swell. I marched in and told the guy what I wanted and he stayed to that, didn't sway from it.

But shit if I ever buy a Suzuki again.

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I'm thinking of makin' a dream journal. My dreams can get pretty crazy. And they're so detailed! I get color AND sound as well.

Plus, I figure it'll get me dabbing into writing again. I very much miss some of my characters and seeing others being excited for their stories (Mageraine, Amber, and Riiana most notably) makes me want to write out mine more...

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Can't believe that August is drawing to a close already. Soon it'll be time for fall (and for my normal clothes, yay!).

I need to keep updatin' this and saying what's in my mind. Not too healthy to keep it all up in there, no? And murf. I want to get back into True Blood! But alas, I'm always working nights it seems lately. I don't like that. I can do more in the evening than I can during the day. Plus, I can have dinner with Kuro or go out with a friend. But I know it's one of the downsides of retail, so I gotta live with it.

All of this negativity in the news 'n at lately is really bothering me. This is why I like to stay away from politics and keep myself oblivious; I don't like knowing how truly inept some of our politians are (especially Palin. OMG go away already).

Kuro and I had watched an episode of Bullshit from Penn and Teller about a few nights ago. The FCC is truly disturbing. It's a direct threat against the 1st Amendment, but we didn't even get a choice in it. It was installed by the government without so much as an "okay" from the public. I'm tired of all of this censoring.

If we wanna say fuck, then we should be allowed! It's kind of basic knowledge what situations NOT to use it in (customer service, talking to other people's kids, etc), and the fact that people feel that we need to be censored in the first place is just crazy. If the radio DJ is saying dirty words, then change the fuckin' station! Don't silence him just 'cause he isn't using clean words and you're afraid your kid's gonna go to hell for hearing it. That kid's gonna hear worse in school from either being bullied, witnessing the bullying, or heck, doing the bullying themselves.

I love how parents really honestly believe that children learn the majority of swear words and dirty messages from the TV 'n at. A bit, perhaps, but most of it? Their peers.

In other news; I only have two student loans to go! And they're the big ones. *boo*

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Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh.

I haven't updated in a while, mainly 'cause nothing much is going on. I'm in the middle of a weird ass bout where I just wanna sleep and not do anything. I'm finally forcing myself to do something today, the past two days were disasters. >___<

I tried to be productive and work on my friend's pants, but each time I approach the machine, I'm like "Meh, I'll do it later". I try to take pics of my doll, but then I feel unmotivated. I was able to read a book, but that's essentially dreaming for me. XD

So here I am on the computer, wasting time essentially. Mruf, I need to go do dishes...

Baron, you're not helping! Don't snuggle up to me!! I'll wanna fall asleep then!! ... He's so cute. *snuggles kitten*

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I was also one of the many, MANY thousands of people who attended Otakon this year... It's big and there's lots of cosplayers and tons of panels 'n at... Pretty much a bigger Tekko. That's the impression I got once it was all over.

With the exception that Baltimore CANNOT DRIVE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, MY ANUS IS BLEEDING!!.

It was a fun experience, but I don't know if I'll be doing it again... I have to think about it. I also have pictures that I'll be posting on FB. Link to follow soon.

I'm really excited. I've never been to a BIG anime convention before. X3 Chiibi tells me that it's the second biggest, and so does Random. So whoot! Def can't wait! Also canNOT wait to hang out with Kuro's Grandma Miller!! She's such a sweetheart, I love love LOVE her!! *happeh times* I just hope we won't worry her too much when we go out to the con 'n at. ^.^;;

Mrow mrow. Still waiting on getting RSVPs from peoples. I have the paperwork from Kennywood and have to fill that out. I'm not looking to collect money just yet, I want to first see how many people are RSVPin' so that we can get the $23 ticket price. *whee!* I'm really excited for it. I hope it'll go well. *grin*

Overall... I give life a ten plus! XD

Also watched Dr. Horrible again with Kuro last night. WUV~

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Alrighty. So this is in my head and I'm gonna go through with the steps! Thankfully my sister is helping me plan this.

Okay. So sup peeps?! I've never been a big fan of birthdays. I don't like celebrating my birthday, but when my parents talked about a cute lil' day for everyone at Kennywood, my mind got to thinking.

"Why just the family? I have a lot more friends this year, not to mention a boyfriend with friends that I'm friendly with, and maybe they can bring friends and we'll all hang out and so people will get to know each other and they'll have buddies 'n at so they won't feel alone and holy crap this might work out and if it does it'll be lots of fun! And free food!"

My thoughts are run-on sentences. But yeash. This year I'm gonna throw a party! X3 I've never done one before, had failed Christmas parties in the past, but y'know what? FUCK DAT SHIT. I'm gonna throw a party and the run-down goes like this;

-August 15th (Saturday), from when the park opens to whenever!
-You MUST bring a friend(s)! That way, you won't be lonely and you'll have a riding partner(s)
-Bringing food or drink is preferable, but you don't have to
-We'll meet in Pavilion (-will be filled in soon-), where the foods 'n at will be provided
-NO PRESENTS

When we get over 20 people, we'll get the ticket prices at $23! If you're interested, here's more information on the group rates 'n at. I have a feeling we won't have any problem filling that in... XD

I figure to make my RSVP July 31st; so that'll be enough time for you to figure out who to bring 'n at. I'm going to see if we can just hold off the money and give it at the gate at the time, or if yins will have to send me the money first. I'll keep this updated 'n at.

And Erica!! This is a good excuse for you to come up to Pittsburgh again and see for yourself how awesome Kennywood is!! *glompage*

Time to get my butt in gear and go clean the kitchen and bathroom now. XD

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*is in permanent squee mode until July 6th*

Kuro and I are goin' to vacation for Fourth of July!! I can't wait!! X3 We have everything packed, Random has the key for our house (Both of us thank you SO MUCH Random! *glompage* I owes you a lunch!), I made us our mini lil' lunch tomorrow to be eaten on the road, aaaaaaaaaand am about to take a sleeping pill to ensure I get EIGHT hours of sleep! *has been up since 4:45 am this morn*

All sorts of stuff is packed and I'm just excited as a kitten on catnip. This is my very first trip where WE'RE the adults. This is Kuro's and mine first trip together. This is my first time driving to the Atlantic ocean. This is the first time where most of the money to pay for stuff comes from me. I just. Can't. WAIT.

And Carolyn is AWESOME for lending me her bike! Whee, I don't have to rent one! XDXD And my parents rock for lending us their beach umbrella and beach chairs (we hadn't even thought of that!). And Kuro's dad for the tarp and Kuro's mom for the nifty info on how to get there. *remember, 70 to 32 or 29 to avoid the Beltway*

I wish everyone a super happy Fourth of July!! I CAN'T STOP BEING HAPPEH RIGHT NOW. *laughs at self then nervously laughs and then just kinda backs away with a creepy laugh*

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Sorry for all of the emo-esque posts the last week or so. XD I can put a teenager to shame, buahahahaha!!

So I feel that I've grown closer to some of my co-workers, now calling them friends than co-workers. We have our bitchy co-worker in common. *lawlz* Y'know the type; Psycho-Bitch. And Paul. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhg how I'm still not over his ineptitude.

Mrow, July scares me. WAY TOO MUCH TO DO. Chincoteague, then Otakon (yay Grandma Miller!!), then Granma's 50-year Anniversary. August'll be smooth sailing though. *huzzah is had!* Lots of good ol' dolly stuffs. I've been in massive dolly moods lately. @___@

So yeah. Been just chillin', icon collecting, and trying to keep flowers alive. I just got some Miracle Gro shit from the drawer in work that had all sorts of condiments and silverware 'n at. DAMN was that fuckin' drawer a mess. DX

So all'n'all, the emo posts shall stop 'til next year? XD I'm ususally good for a few months before I post melancholy, no?

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Dunno, felt like sayin' some thoughts... And wishing I'd fall asleep already. *not cool, yo*

( Cut just in case this gets long-winded. XD )

I NEED TO SLEEP NOW, WHERE IS MY BOYFRIEND?! XDXD