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A Scottish cartoon, since I am back home for the holidays.

I'm well acquainted with the tune "Lord Lovat's Lament," since you hear it around these parts every time anyone has to pick up a fiddle and learn something. But you know, it's one of those tunes you know so well, you pay no attention to it, it's just there in the back of your head.

Then one day, I was looking up a bunch of works by Hogarth (the best) and came upon this portrait of 'Lord Lovat'. The lovely old tune and that devily face, they didn't match. So I wanted to learn more about him!

Lovat (Simon Fraser, born 1697 - there are about a million Simon Fraser Lord Lovats) really epitomizes how reading Scottish history can make you want to tear your eyeballs out, or laugh because it's nearly a farce it's so nutty. Either the people involved are disastrously loyal, or disastrously duplicitous. Everything is a disaster, but it's a hell of a ride.

wtf. This mouse has a button that AGAIN erased everything I typed up. *grumble* Let's start this over again.

It's a Wonderful Life, hands down. The problem is I'm not sure I can watch it every year, because it's one of the few movies that makes me bawl everytime. In a good way, but still. For bizarre and fun with good laughs, A Pee-Wee Christmas and A Colbert Christmas. Literature-wise, a special and original short story that Net Raptor links to every year that I forget the name of. I'll have to update with the name and link later specifically when I'm not typing from the library and the Internet works at home again grrrrr. As for Rankin & Bass claymation specials, Santa Claus is Coming to Town will always be my favorite. *-* Four words: Santa Claus = Robin Hood. A rebel who breaks the law by bringing children happiness and freedom from the tyranny of a sour dictator, with the help of a pet penguin, an ex-evil warlock and his adoptive elf family? FUCK YEAH. Not to mention Jessica/Mrs. Claus was all kinds of badass and I adore her. Plus Fred Astaire narrates. Fuck yeah.

When it comes to least favorites, I basically dislike any program that feels the need to jam the Meaning of Christmas down your throat 24/7 and what an eeeeeeeeeeevil Scrooge you are for not getting into the commercialized holiday spirit. Or you know, the stupid comedies and their sequels. :P The Grinch with Jim Carrey put a bad taste in my mouth. It was like Carrie in Christmastime but without the bloody and massive slaughter of Whos. :( I want to say I dislike Rudolph but I enjoy some bits and pieces of it like with the Island of Misfit Toys, but goddamn, I thought Santa and the reindeer that mocked Rudolph were more villaneous than poor Bumble ever was. :P Seriously, Santa was a dick in this special ("HAY DONNER YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF LOL"). I couldn't stand that Burle Ives Snowman, even as a kid! XD

I never saw A Christmas Story though I'd like to someday. Maybe I can ask my parents about it later. One day I mean to finish A Christmas Carol too, but I'm picky and will only read the edition that has the Quentin Blake illustrations in it. That has the most heart and sentimental value for me. *nod*

I read a funny children's Hannukah book called The Latke That Wouldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket. I recommend it to everyone! ;D

Anyone else think of Clarice from Rudolph and be reminded of Silence of the Lambs? :o

Here we go Ri-O-Lu~
Here we go Ri-O-Lie
Here we go Ri-O-Lu~
All on a Saturday night~! ♥

And Dad's Internet refuses to work. Grr. Anyway, my sister's home! :o

I didn't go. And I sent a "decline" note this morning, though I hadn't been offered anything. It was more of a I-changed-my-mind-about-applying note.

I don't have the business savvy that some of my friends have, but I have a suspicious nature. And alarm bells rang in my head the more I researched the internship I was applying for.

That same "bring 5 to 10 of your friends and/or associates to the first of many mixers" clued me in. First of all, the "mixer" seemed more like a party event; it was to be held at a lounge in the city. All swanky and upscale. Rope and a doorman outside. Tell the doorman I was on the list and I'd get in.

All the details I was given were designed to make me feel OOOH I'M SO PRIVY. But after looking at the prices of food and drink at the lounge's website, I knew the internship was a scam. I'd bring my friends and we'd be forced to spend our money because hello, 9pm, that's the time people are hungry. And after a long train ride to the city, you better believe I'd be hungry! Christina told me that from what she knew, people usually only drink at lounges. But fuck that, I don't walk around on an empty stomach.

Since this would be the "first of many mixers," I'd be wasting money on a frequent basis (and i wouldn't get it back as the internship is unpaid). I wouldn't feel comfortable having my friends spend money at my expense, either.

I'm glad I learned so much this week though. Group interviews, callbacks, mixers, how to recognize a scam. Gaining self-confidence; I realize now I won't settle for any unpaid crap. I have a degree and I worked my ass off for that 3.838 GPA. I deserve money. The next interview I go to I'll put on my angry face >.< instead of my OH PLEASE PICK ME face

Blizzard's gonna hit the East Coast soon. :O

Braces didn't cause any soreness after they were tightened, whew. I use a rubber band now (that I don't need to wear all the time, fortunately) to speed up the straightening of a tooth. I got it after I told the orthodontist the tooth gave me pain when I ate. The rubber band seems to work; the tooth doesn't give me pain when I eat anymore.

ANNND, I LEAVE YOU WITH A GUESSING GAME

( WHICH NIECE GETS WHICH )

Certainly been an interesting week.

I calmed down yesterday and went to the interview. I felt fine, so I guess I had just needed to vent.

Now I have another thing to worry about. The interview is a three-part process; I had the group interview Monday, the one-on-one interview yesterday, and the mixer tonight.

MIXER. WUT?

After a brief time worrying last night, I discussed it with Christina, who hopefully can come with me. What worries me is the request to bring "5 to 10 of your friends and/or associates to the first of many mixers." Do they want to see a big group from me? I don't think I even have that many IRL friends.

Worst thing that can happen is if I go alone. I'd be impressing no one that way. And it's like I need someone to be with me to guide me. Some of my friends are way more social than me. They can tell me how to act, how to not be a fool, etc.

Why do I want this internship when it's so out of my element? Personal growth/experience. You can guess in which regards. :p

Time for me to make some calls. Hopefully will do a little catching up later in the day.

Any of you guys familiar with mixers? Have pointers? Only relevant Google result I got was this, and I don't buy half of the responses. lol internets n all that

Right. So I finish the first ficlet needed for Christmas before I have to slave away cleaning the house all day before my sister comes, and guess what happens. As soon as I finish, I press the wrong button and it wipes clean of my progress and I've lost my entire ficlet. Aka I've just WASTED a couple of hours on this thing.

SKJEGHJKSDGHJKSDFS:GJKSDGHKJSDBVJDKGHNDSJGDKHGS"GSHDGSKJHdfsg

This is, what?, the fourth day I attempt to catch up on everything when something gets in the way.

I turn my computer on to find an e-mail regarding the interview.

They want me for a callback today between 2-7pm.

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whatdoidowhatdoisaywhatdoibringpeople!people!ppl!whatthehelldoiknowaboutworkingwithpeople;;;;;;atritethankyoubutnowouldhavemademehappyyesirealizetheabsurdityofthatstatement

I haven't replied yet.

doilieandsaymydogdied????wouldtheybelieveit????postponemyinterviewtillnextyearplz!shitbutnextyearisnottoofaraway

MYSCHOOLSJOBHANDBOOKDIDNOTHAVEASECTIONONCALLBACKSAAAAHWHEREISTHEJOBFORDUMMIESBOOK

Sorry for this obnoxious post. I'll probably calm down in an hour after I pace about the house.

Some holiday comics! The Kiss Elves return.

Oh and I am posting journal type comics on twitter sometimes. If you are on twitter I am @beatonna

People usually do end-of-the-year recaps on various things, including music. I never felt the need to participate since I'm so out of the loop with pop culture. Till now.

I'm probably the last person to proclaim "Best" anything for this year. I downloaded so few 2009 releases haha. But after hearing the following, I knew I had to pimp it.

Kimura's "Stand Up & Believe" is a gem. One of those rare releases where I like the whole package. Ironically, I didn't like it the first couple listen-throughs, as I didn't think Christi's voice suited the release (even though i liked it in Numa's "Lifetime"). I sure changed my mind fast.

Help yourself to the Accuface Remix, Ballade, Original Mix, Pakka Remix, and Tube Tonic & DJ Shandar Remix.

The release didn't get much attention. No Discogs ratings. Just one video on YouTube (of a wimpy radio edit, no less). Wouldn't be the first time I like something no one else likes, though. :/

Kimura himself is also my pick of artist to look out for. Hungary is surprising me lately. It has its share of average hard dance/dancecore/hands up artists, along with some great ones. Same situation as most of Europe right now. And then an artist like Tamás Stark comes along and brings back the '99-'02 sound. YOU BET THIS MAKES ME HAPPY

He seems to put time and care into his work; he only has one other production to his discography, a nice Miradey remix. Hope he keeps that up.

HMMM looks like Hungary will be added to the list of places I want to visit someday. Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Belgium, maaaybe France, Poland. If a country's not listed here, it's not cool enough. :P

Got a call from Richard earlier this morning. Totally out of the blue and :D-inducing. Man I miss my friends. Sucks how work and school gets in the way of hanging-out time.

Will catch up on e-mails and LJ and all that good stuff later. Now I'm off to the Ave. in search of toys at the 99 cent PLUS TAX store.

информация про окружающую среду наложена на изображение в реальном времени.



только что прочитал про новую програмку: Find!TOKYO, незаменимо для путешествий по Токио.
на моей картинке разумеется НьюЙорк

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Go post anonymous love to meeee.



and and

Dx I thought Drawing would be an A wgijsdkglds I should have worked harder on that paper.



Ninja High dudes- where you at and why are you all so quiet suddenly D< ?

Had an interview today. It went better than the last one I emo'd about. More prepared this time, more confident.

But something caught me off guard at first.

It was a group interview. I didn't know such a thing existed. About seven or eight people were interviewed as a group. The person interviewing us did a good job. Any other time I would've adapted to his format smoothly. He told us about himself, we told a little about ourselves, he asked two questions, we answered, and then we asked questions. Replace all those pronouns with I and the like, and I would've been fine.

I wasn't initially comfortable talking in front of strangers. That ain't me. Even minor things that matter to me I don't share with just anyone. So I do what I normally do in that kind of situation: speak in fragments, one words. You know you're in my confidence when I speak to you in complete sentences. :D

Toward the middle and end, I grew more at ease. And if I don't get the internship, I won't be disappointed. It was a learning experience, that's for sure.

Tangentially related, even major things that matter to me I don't share with just anyone. For instance, I keep my music—the one thing that means more to me than anything—to myself (it helps that i only ever listen to music on headphones). But yeah, I don't let my family know what I like, for the most part. Or some of my friends, either.

In my teens (15?), I tried to share part of me with Dad (an exercise that was never and never will be repeated). I let him hear Voi feat. Dzenita's "Free". His response? Depressing, blah, blah, don't let me catch you hearing anything like this again. Something along those lines. He didn't know my reason for liking something and I didn't feel like bothering to explain. I doubt he would've got it.

For me vocals are just another sound. They only have meaning if I choose to give them meaning. And most times I'm too taken by an arrangement or sound to give lyrics the time of day. That's the trouble when one person's definition of something differs from someone else's. My definition of music differs from most people's, I imagine.

Strangely, a few years ago, Tasha had a music project in college and asked me for music recommendations. She liked 'em (:O) and asked me to make more CDs for her. Never did get around to it.

...Идея проекта «Simple Figures» состоит в том, чтобы собрать как можно больше существ, которые целиком, неважно каким образом, будут вписаны в такие простые геометрические фигуры, как квадрат, круг и треугольник.

От одного автора принимается любое количество работ для каждой фигуры. На сайт попадут лучшие работы...

Finally went to
MITSUWAAAAAAAAA
Ate delicious delicious ramen and got my hands on Naruto 48 (SMILING NAGATO B'AWWWW).



Later found out the brand of whatever-that-is is "Mary's" and it turned out to not be a funny spelling error :c


and ( iscribble session with Katsukat )
Mine were: Sasuke, armless cookie!Dei, Shisui, Sai, Jiraiya, Tsunade, anddd Sasuke again.
Katsukat is so good oigejgsdlkf and we had such a nice time last night *-*



/goes to ATTEMPT TO BEAT STUPID PERSONA 4 VOID QUEST BOSS FOR LIKE 4TH TIME UGHHHH.


PS I am bored lately and want to find another RP but I am kind of failing miserably.
They are all big and scary OTL
Will just stick to dressing rooms and NH I guess ;~;

<b>Fandom</b>: <b>Character/Pairing</b>: <b>Rating</b>: <b>Prompt</b>: <b>Anything else?</b>:

Fandoms I Can Do: Pokemon Games/Mystery Dungeon/Movies, Hoshi no Kirby (Games. I'm a bit rusty on the Anime at the moment), Super Mario Games/RPG/Paper Mario + 2/Galaxy/first Mario & Luigi, Earthbound + 0/Mother 1+2, SEGA Sonic & SatAM, Super Smash Bros, Yume Nikki, Eversion (yes I know), I Wanna Be The Guy (see Eversion), Shane Acker's 9, Animal Crossing, various Nintendo. I can attempt Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV, but don't expect anything too spectacular. ^^;;;

Shipping I Can Package: Het/Yaoi/Yuri is a go! What I won't do is incest/shouta/loli. I'm pretty lenient when it comes to pairs, but if there's one that makes me feel uncomfortable writing, I'll let you know.

Ratings I Allow: G - NC-17. Anything goes as long as it's in good taste, but I should trust my flist with that. :P

Regarding Prompts: It doesn't have to be Christmasy! It's up to you if you want it to be holiday related or not. I can even write about Hanukkah, since that's also a part of my background. :o

Line up everyone, and copy paste from the text box what sort of drabble you want in the comments~ ♥

I saw a stage production of A Christmas Carol today. I love Dickens, I will always love A Christmas Carol. Even if they don't do smoking tricks in it.

Bwarg, Puri's too tired to put much more effort into something she's been busy with. She'll post it tomorrow. For now, have a PokeShop.

( Heavily censored, but NSFW just to be on the safe side. )