So, I'm giving in, I can't customize this thing the way I want. Oh well, I want to use this more and more, but I find that I don't have time.

I've been meaning to write more, just to help guide my thoughts, so hopefully I can update more often.

What's new: I had an internship and I lost it after two weeks. I managed to get an internship at Devil's Due Publishing, and mind you I was super excited and then after only going twice, things happened, company down-sized, and I got laid-off by association. I'm on a list, but I didn't get a chance to really connect with people. Everyone seemed so cool and fun and I would have loved to get to know them more. Oh well.

Recommended:


Guilty Pleasure: So I was extremely curious about the whole, Twilight phenomenon and I decided to read the books before the movie came out. It took me a about 5 days to read through all four books, and I found myself feeling 15 again. It's a guilty pleasure, like saying you love The Hills (which I detest). The series is geared towards high schoolers and I can see the appeal, I can understand why people love the series, what bothers me is the intense Mormon references. You can see it a lot later on in the books, which really just takes away from the fantasy, but all in all I still loved it. The whole time I felt I was reading a trashy novel without the trash. The movie... satisfying, but not to the degree that the books were. Production quality sucked, acting could have been better, but over all, not that bad. 

This has to be the most frustrating thing I have ever done...

I realize this is more a personal cause than anything, but here goes.


I work at my college's Library and today I found out they are taking away our computer lab and turning the space into an extra classroom. Mind you, this is a necessary resource for many students and we'de be suffering if we didn't have a computer lab. Various department heads are trying to delay the construction to give us time to get signatures, so if you can, please lend me your support and sign the petition.

http://www.petitiononline.com/ilic/petition.html

Also, tell as many people as you can.

Thank you

My first one, yay.

A few co-workers are going, so that's exciting, I hate going to these things by myself.

Plus, Half-Hazard issue 2 is at the printers, kinda. Yay.

so after 3 years of not being able to go to Anime Central, I finally got the chance on Saturday. myself and a few others sneeked into the convention through some folks and got into the Rave. it was sweaty and awesome. Maybe I'll actually pay to get in next time. From what i saw it looked like fun.

oh, i got molested by Pedobear...

Generally, the weather is the fall-back topic of a dwindling conversation, but the truth is, it can set the  tone for the whole shebang. It's days like today, that I'm glad I like the rain.

The cold however, is a whole different story.

I recently went to New Orleans (where the weather was a nice break), and let me tell you, it was an amazing experience. I was there for a conference, but I was able to enjoy the city more than anything related to the conference.

The architecture is wonderful and the culture was so lively. Not being 21 yet screwed me over a little, but oh well.

Oh Oh! I've gots the pictures!
 
(I really wanted to go in, but I felt like the only perv....)

I'm updating pictures soon, I know that doesn't matter to most, but goodness knows I don't look like my picture much. I just bought a used  camera from Craigslist that actually works, unlike the one I own. Which I still love, since it was given with love.

So...aside from all that.

I've been thinking about my future and I have come to the conclusion that I want to work for a toy company. Michelle, whom may be reading this, doesn't realize what kind of influence she has on my life, but goodness what an influence she has!

Toys, I would have never thought of toys as a subject I would love to work with. I'm currently researching companies and in essence, I wouldn't mind working for kidrobot but they are not located here. I plan on looking for toy company internships in Chicago and well if that doesn't pan out I'll move on to the next industry. In essence, "Toys" are number one though.


I also want to intern with Devil's Due Publishing here in Chicago, they were looking for interns and I would love to work for them. It is unpaid, so I would just have to figure out how to work it into my schedule. I'm probably going to see if they still want interns in the Summer.

For Those of you who don't know who Devil's Due is they publish comics like:

Hack/Slash
Black Harvest
Lovebunny and Mr. Hell
Sheena:Queen of the Jungle

and they own the rights to Family Guy, G.I. Joe, and Chucky stuff.

Hack/Slash is one of my all-time favorite comics. Highly recommended to people who love Horror and B-Horror.

Ladies and gentlemen, the very first issue of Half-Hazardous is now in stores!! The issues can be found either for free, or for $.25 at the following comic stores:

Chicago Comics
3244 N. Clark st. Chicago, IL

Graham Crackers Comics
2562 N. Clark st, Chicago, IL

Graham Crackers Comics
77 E. Madison st., Chicago, IL

Brainstorm
1648 W. North ave., Chicago, IL

Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W. North ave., Chicago, IL

Comics will also be available at the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago and the School of the Art institute of Chicago.

I'm excited! I've been trying to get this published for a year. EEK!

I'll soon be asking for submissions for the next issue, hopefully it goes well. I was brain storming with people over what to do for the next issues and we came up with some pretty cool ideas.

So...I'm going to be one of those girls right now that rants a little about her ...you know...thing...that stuff every month..

Anyways, hope you know what it is, cause I don't want to say it.

Here goes, look away if you must...

WHY!!! WHY!!! dear god, I had that thing for 21 days!!! 21! We need to evolve, immediately.


That's it. All done.

So it has been a bit, not that anyone reads this, and in-between this time I have been reading a lot of comics, currently I have been reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and I finished,  a bit ago, We3 is by Grant Morrison I believe. One of my managers is a comic nerd-tron-in the most adorable fashions that make me swoon with love and envy. he also happens to be a great fan of Alan Moore or Grant Morrison, so it seems that a lot of what he recommends is what it is.

Any who, the artwork is very detailed in the LXG, and as for We3, it is short and sweet. Not just "Awww" sweet, but "AWESOME!!!" sweet.

So I subscribe to this newsletter called Daily Candy and a while back they reviewed this place called "Molly's Cupcakes" in Chicago. I read their suggestion and I loved it. I had a note to go sometime, but i didn't get the chance until yesterday.

All in all, I'm in love.

I had the carrot cupcake with brown butter frosting and blue sugar crystal sprinkles with some hot  apple cider. The place is adorable and nostalgic with antique lunch boxes, building blocks, and (my personal favorite) different game boxes everywhere. We ended up playing a few games of Connect Four.



Going with the whole school theme, I came home to clean out my room, and in my closet I found the stash of notes I've had since middle school.

It was funny...we had code names, mine was Mrs. McGrath (I had a crush on Mark McGrath). The notes, they mapped out the friendships I had during High School. These people, they're so different from what they were. I mean...these were girls that were anything from anti-ghetto, straight, gay, wild, ghetto, or clean-cut. Now you see them and it's just hilarious. I've changed too, I love it.
I love how much I feel I've grown. I wonder how these girls feel from back then?

Eh, doesn't matter, I don't talk to many of them anyway.

I've thrown away all the notes except for a few. They say things that these people will never again admit openly.

I love knowing that they entrusted me with information they'd never share again. They are memories. I wonder if anyone has any notes I wrote to them?

I had so many notes though, I have to wonder how I got through school with good grades.

So...there's this election, nomination thing going on right now.

Now, don't get me wrong, I care about politics as much as the next average person..

I care...I'm just not a political nut.

Last Tuesday I was scolded for not voting in the primary. I was surrounded by three lovely women tell me how Hilary happy they were.
Now, here's the thing...I'm not registered and I don't know too much about the candidates. Personally, I think those are two important reasons, if not essential, to voting.

Let's go a little in-depth about this, please know that I am not the most informed person on many issues, but I would like to think I know something. Like most people, however, I don't always fact check...so correct me if I'm wrong.

During the last election, didn't Bush lose the popular vote?
Didn't he still become president?
Didn't he fuck-up our country?

See, this just makes me think, that voting is a nice right that is all for show.

Keep us peons happy.

I know most people don't see it that way.
But, I do.

Also the Democrats, whom I would be voting for, have a few issues they support that I don't like.

Both (Hilary and Obama) candidates whom I would vote for normally, voted to pass the building of the American/Mexican border wall, which alone, turns me off.

I think it's ridiculous, racist, and just plain stupid.

My boss said it best though, "It worked for China..." (Emphasis on sarcasm)

This isn't the only issue; I also read somewhere, that they both voted to renew the Patriot Act.

I like my rights, I'd like to keep it that way.

I'm still learning about all this politics stuff, but...it all sounds to me like a pretty Broadway play.

Cue the Lights.

Cue the Music.

On with the show...



Aside from all this...
(This was on  my page as a saved draft, don't know if I posted it or not...)


I'm not an avid football fan, but I can say I watched the game from beginning to end and I'm glad that the Giants won.

After all that jazz over Tom Brady, I was sick of the Patriots, so I started rooting for the Giants.

That's it.

P.S. time for House!!!

P.P.S. (House was awesome!!!)

I'm not an avid football fan, but I can say I watched the game from beginning to end and I'm glad that the Giants won.

After all that jazz over Tom Brady, I was sick of the Patriots, so I started rooting for the Giants.

That's it.

P.S. time for house!!!

Never mind!!!

it appears I overreacted.

No, no I didn't, but for now it's better.

I think I'm just in a foul mood, because Chris is a consistent thing in my life, and having a long absence makes things difficult.

I hate to be all relationship on here, but in the past two years being with Chris has been a good portion of my life.

Then again, so has bill paying, working, and school work.

speaking of I have two midterms on Monday I need to study for.

If anyone still reads this I recommend The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Tony Moore, who has awesome skills, but is then replaced by this other dude who threw me off cause he's not as good as the other guy.

Its the story of a group that is trying to survive a sudden zombie attack, that seems to have taken over everything. If you're a fan of zombie movies, but want more character development, you'll love this.

Check it out.

There's this overwhelming feeling deep down that I want to let out.


I'm hating everyone around me that gets between Chris and I.

It's a phone call.
It's a visit.
It's a fucking third person always around.

I guess I'm selfish, I'm just tired of sharing.

Back in high school there was someone I didn't really like.
Back in grade school there was someone I didn't really like.
Even back in kindergarten, I remember there was someone I didn't really like.


Considering this trend, it should be apparent that at work, there should be someone I don't really like.

The funny thing about all the people I don't/didn't like, however, is that most of them had qualities I found in myself.

now I'm not saying I hate myself, chill-ax, I mean, i wondered if I just felt threatened?


Either way.

This girl...total bitch.

I'm relatively broke and in debt. Now, this isn't a completely new revelation, but lately it has become an issue. I've applied for a job to market and do sales for a tow truck company, which just further proves I'm no fashionista. I look forward to getting this job, maybe the guy will teach me cool mechanic terms and how to change oil and all that. The guy contacted me, saying that I was one of the best candidates for the job.

^.^*

Breakfast is currently M&M's (mmmmm...)

My class is full of adorable little fashionista boys and girls, they make me laugh way often.

While I know it's been forever since I posted, I'm here to start anew. My first post in what feels like years, is now going to be about myself.

Ta-da!!

I was contemplating my career choice and my interests and I have found that, they just don't match. Plain and simple. My field involves Gucci, Prada, and Ferragamo. My interests include zombies, horror movies, and toys. Unless Prada signs off on the next major motion zombie picture, the likelihood that these two worlds will ever meet are slim.


Then there is me.

A hybrid. While I am not in LOVE with what other fashionistas love, I can appreciate it and know it. I can also tell you what trends there are, what color you should be wearing, and how technically your handbag should have been retired three seasons ago.

I won't though. Because while the zeitgeist flows through many. I know that its the people that make the zeitgeist. Trends aren't important unless it's involved in business.

I can also tell you that the x-men are not the only superhero team out there (although the only one for me!) and that zombies are a fascinating creature come to life through the imaginations of people like George Romero. While he used it to satirize our consumerism (there tying fashion and zombies!) he may not have realized he was preparing us for the end of the world.

I don't know what you can label me, other than a hybrid.





(update: 2 year anniversary in February)

Christmas is killing me, mostly becasue I went and spent my money on the psp, against wise advice from michelle. Now I'm stuck, I wanted to get really great gifts for my family and Chris, but it's likely that I won't be able to since it's either that or pay the rent. as soon as january comes i'm back on a budget.

Everyone keeps asking me what i want, well i don't know. The only thing i know for sure is a digital camera, but people can't get that for me.
Here are some stuff i've been brainstorming:

1. Shirts from old navy or threadless since they are going to cost about the same. (God everyone is doing threadless, i recently found out it may have been started by a student having gone the my school, but it's just a rumor, it could be the art institute or the illinois institute of art.)
2. Pearl gift card, or canvas and art supplies. I've been wanting to finish this project I've been wanting to do, but lack of materials prevent me from....
3. laptop, chris does not have a computer and i don't want to bring mine to his place, so laptop makes sense. (I don't expect to get one anytime soon)
4. Jeans, but not just any jeans, jeans that make my ass pop out, you know...cause all the jeans i have make my ass look non-existant.


Going to school and working is taking a toll on me, so i don't know if i should get a second job. So I don't know what to do...I want to be suprised. I also want money.

So kaloo-kaleeey it's that time again when the holidays depleeete my moneyz. Excuse the purposeful misspellings. I'm in the mood for some holiday cheer, after an arduous project I'm ready to chill in my cozy, yes I'm calling it cozy, apartment. I still have to work, which means shelf reading, but i need money. Speaking of, we should all collaborate? Anyone, let's do something, provide something, let's make money together!!



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