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I have to find some statistics for a bill for a mock-congress in my Poli-Econ class... but it's being a real butt to find, and dial-up doesn't help.

I had to miss out on the family Thanksgiving dinner today because I had a bad stomachache that wasn't letting up. I feel okay, now, but I don't see myself eating any time soon...

On the other hand... Bowser's Inside Story? I have not been so addicted to an RPG (or any game, really) since Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door. I'm totally drawing a quick fanart once I have time to draw again. Is that not globin?? XD

Auditions for the winter play start tomorroooooooow!! It's "Much Ado About Nothing" by the brilliant Shakespeare; it's going to be set in the '70s. How awesome is that?!

Erm... Ugh. I need to get off the internet; my eyes are tired... Anyone wanna tell me how people die playing World of Warcraft when I can't stand to be on the internet for more than an hour before my eyes go buggy?

On second thought, don't. It'll just depress me.

Life is amazing.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/28125571/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/28125571/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:37:19 PST

I'm branching out this year; I've never tried to write science fiction before, so we'll see how this goes. My sci-fi teacher was excited to know that I'm doing NaNo with that genre this year, I'll have you know.

I can't wait to see where my story ends up!

Second... "Anatomy of Gray" opens on Thursday!! For those in the area who want to go, it's Thursday through Saturday this week and next week at 7:00 PM (House opens for seating at 6:30), and tickets are $6 dollars for students and seniors, and $8 for everyone else (I'm pretty sure those are the prices; you certainly won't have to pay more than $10 for a ticket, at any rate). IT. WILL. BE. EPIC!!!

Bring tissues, just in case.

Third: I've recovered from my being-sick-ness! For the moment! YAY!

Fourth....Erm... I'm still alive!

Don't know when I'll have arts up next; school's pretty much eaten that time up, and whatever time I do find will be spent on NaNo this month, most likely. But... I really should get on it.

Bye!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27924060/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27924060/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:06:50 PDT
*sigh* Stupid ninja viruses striking me down right before NaNoWriMo!

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*sigh* Back to work...

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27726883/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27726883/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:46:27 PDT Go here and be amused!

God, I love NaNoWriMo.org. XDDDD

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It's always great when you're going the speed limit and people pass you anyway.

Sugar isn't as appetizing as it used to be, and it's been that way for a long while, actually... but pudding isn't as sugary as other things, so it's weird that I now feel like I went on a binge...

Theatre is AWESOME!

I've gotten so used to classrooms where we had regular discussions, that now that I don't have that as much, it's hard for me to care...

All of my friends are growing up right along with me, and on some days that's a bit frightening.

Homework is boring when there's goofing off to do.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27357445/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27357445/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:41:39 PDT
...

At least, I'm pretty sure I don't. I don't usually get sick this early in the school year, but I guess the coldness had my body thinking it was turning winter already... lol.

I got a part in the fall play! I get to die near the end. ;3 But I have LINES!!

SOOOOOOO excited for "Much Ado". Boo-yah!

I should be doing research for a project in Science Fiction. In fact, that's why I came on in the first place, but as you can see, I got a bit distracted.

I wanna go home and sleep... I was kept up late by a stuffy nose and a loud TV last night... Maybe I'll take a nap when I get home to make up for it, as I don't have a lot of necessarily pressing homework to tend to.

I want to draw and write and such, but I'm so low on motivation... I have plenty of inspiration, just no motivation...

School's boring. The downside of not loading up on tough classes is that the day goes by a tad slow... Good thing I have theatre to look forward to every day, right?

...

Anyway, I'm still alive, in case anyone was concerned at all.

Oh, and tomorrow's my birthday! You should suggest to me what to do to celebrate, since I understand 18 is a pretty big year.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27114899/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/27114899/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:01:24 PDT
My sixth period is a home period, so for now I'm hanging out in Mrs. Cummins's office (I had to get some contact info for the Drama Club officers onto her flashdrive anyway, so I kinda just stayed up here, did what little mini-assignments I had).

I have the BEST. SCHEDULE. EVER!

1) Science Fiction (it wasn't my first choice, but there must be a reason my dad loves it so much, so I thought, "Why not?")
2) Political Economy (with Hinkle! YOSH!!)
3) AP Calculus
4) (Independent Study) Japanese 3 (with the Japanese 2 class! Yay for a sneaky review!)
5) Advanced Theatre. Heck yes!
6) Home period (as I said). Yay for study hall!

Of course, opting out of a couple AP classes means that I'm stuck with some people that are... not quite at my level. But I figure if it means I won't lose half my hair again, I'm game with it.

Oh yeah... If anyone was wondering about that (I know no one was, but humor me for a bit, will ya?), the hair loss is a lot better. Still don't know what caused it and what made it better, there's a number of factors, but it is undeniable that things are a lot better, now. It might have been stress, or the after-affects of the five-day fever I had in February... Or both. It might have gotten better because I was less stressed over the summer, or because I started using a conditioner along with my regular shampoo. Dunno what I want to ease off on first...
My hair's getting longer; I'm so happy. <3
I'll probably still check out a book on meditation/relaxation techniques from the library at some point, though. Just because that information will definitely come in handy sooner or later.

ANYWAY.

I know I said I was going to have some something up before school started. Obviously that didn't happen. But, I am working on a picture that I'll try to get done by the end of the week. Then I'll get some stuff up, and that'll be one less thing on the to-do list. Yay!

They need an icon for Autumn Fever in the mood menu, 'cos that's what I've been feeling for the past week. The closest that comes to that feeling is "Artistic" because autumn just makes me want to CREATE~! I wanna get back into CG-ing stuff again... I wanna do pics with WEATHER in them!

I'm babbling again, aren't I?

Ten minutes of the day left. I suppose I'll leave off here.

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Still up to my usual stuff, still holding off on posting anything (don't know why anymore, though). But I should have something by the time school starts again. Let's see if anyone jumps for joy...

This summer went by fast. O_o But this was a good summer at the same time, so I guess Father Time can be forgiven... for now.

My schedule for senior year is awesome. I still need a fourth period, though, so I'll have to remember to walk around the first day of school or so to see if anyone needs a TA that I'd be willing to TA for. XD And my sixth period is a home period, so study hall! Yosh! Methinks I may need that for AP Calc...

AND YAY FOR ADVANCED THEATRE!!!

...

Is it even worth asking if anyone's interested in commissions from me anymore?

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/26449641/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/26449641/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:10:57 PDT Damn dialup...

*le sigh* So... I haven't really talked about what I've been up to lately, so I guess I'll give you a brief mid-summer update...

I have been drawing. Not much, but I've been drawing more than I had most of junior year, or so it feels like. I have stuff that I could post, I just haven't. I want to see about getting something else done first.

I've been writing, too. Not as much as I'd like to be, but I have been writing. Hopefully I'll get something up at some point. I still need to edit NaNo!Refraction, so I think if I can get one story finished in the next week or so then that will become my project. Then I can let that go and make final plans for NaNo'09!

I've rediscovered my love of reading. That's a miracle in itself.

Been trying to get started on the college search. I sorted through my huge pile of college letters last week, but there are still a lot of choices. And it's hard to go online to compare them all to narrow it down because the powers that be won't give us any hope of having high-speed internet until, say... December. Merry Christmas.

Bracing myself for senior year. I've nearly made it...

Looks more like mid-late September outside, today. Which is nice, after the heatwave last week.

Annnnnnd that's it, I think. 'Til whenever.

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And I've been hitting far too many of them lately.

Then again, I guess I should have seen the current one coming.

After all, my life's been going pretty well lately.
Good score on the SAT, passed my AP tests, license, car, got my Facebook back.

Had to end sooner or later.


Don't ask me about it. If you really wanna know, note me, but it's actually something that's really petty as "things going wrong" goes.

Meh.

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I just got my Facebook back! You should all go and, like, friend me, or something.



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The only program that really worked for me was Magic DVD Ripper, but that's only a trial version for free, that ends after 5 uses. And I tried redownloading it, but I suppose the computer is smarter than me (didn't work; still told me the trial had expired. wtf. I don't know if redownloading it from a different IP address will work, either).

So... what I need is a COMPLETELY FREE program that will rip the FULL DVD, WITHOUT a watermark, and WITHOUT expiring after a period of "X" days or "X" uses. That is COMPLETELY free of adware, spyware, viruses, etc.

And preferably something that isn't too huge; dial-up, you know. Although, I do have my license now, so I guess I could just go to the library if I had to download something bigger...

I don't know how many programs I've downloaded in the past week, but they're always trial versions that will expire unless I drop fifty bucks for them, and they always have a watermark, and sometimes they won't copy the whole DVD.

As far as files to convert to... AVI, or WMV... something that you can work with in Windows Movie Maker or other video editors.

PLEASE help; I'm sick of sitting for 30-45 minutes at a time waiting for something to download only to find out it doesn't work...

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25885860/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25885860/ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:53:30 PDT

1. Publish [copy] these procedures.
2. You must state 8 things about yourself.
3. When you have ended the 'journal' you must choose 8 people and tag him/her.
4. Then it is necessary to go to his/her page and say to them that they have been tagged.

1. I hate studying, and I hardly ever do it. Seriously, I don't know how I keep getting A's, because I'm such a terrible Good Student. I have the ability, but I don't always have the motivation. Much like Hinata, I can only be bothered to study when it really matters, such as a final or an AP exam.

2. I get very obsessed over things very easily. (Because no one could possibly already know that about me! D8<

3. I'm very lazy. I'll have the desire to do something, but it'll be another thing to get myself to the point of doing it. Sometimes I'm even too lazy to go to bed. XD

4. When it comes down to it, I don't miss TV. We haven't had TV since stations started broadcasting digital, and I'm just peachy. What I DO want, is high-speed Internet, which we came SO CLOSE to getting last month, and now certain people are being complete assholes about letting us have it... I don't know all the specifics, so don't ask me about it.

5. I hate researching unless it's something I'm doing entirely for myself. Research for a school project? I'll hate you forever. Research the pygmy jerboa because someone mentioned it once in class and it sounds freaky? Heck yes!

6. I really don't believe I'm that interesting, so it's hard for me to do "# random facts about me" quizzes anymore. XD

7. I think taco salad is the greatest food on the planet.

8. I don't know all the finer points of driving... so I figure that if no one got hurt, then what I did was okay! XDDDD



Do it if you want.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25784005/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25784005/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:08:01 PDT AP English Language/Composition: 4

Yay college credit!

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(PS: Best nerd shirt everrr.)

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Critical Reading: 640/800
Math: 590/800
Writing: 800/800

Total score: 2030/2400

BAM!!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25524007/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25524007/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:25:02 PDT
Wanted to get rid of the quiz, I suppose.

This'll be short, because nothing interesting is going on except for the fact that I'm trying to finally get my license. I'm taking the driving test a week from tomorrow, and I'd better pass it the first time because I really don't want to take the stupid knowledge test again... and my score will expire by the time I'd be able to retake the driving test...

Augh.

But yeah, that's what I did today. In case anyone was wondering.

*dances some more*

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25413096/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25413096/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:37:36 PDT A li'l one on my chest from a surgery I had when I was 8.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Pink paint and a few posters of kitties. XD I got them when I was, like... 9.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE LOOK LIKE?
A pink brick.

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Anything, really. Except for rap.

5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
A wallpaper of Yuki Sohma. On BOTH computers (though they're different). *Fails at life*

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
....I'd like to say my notebook, but that's not going to happen. Um... *shrugs*

7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE
No.

8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
10 or 11-ish....

9. ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?
Yep!

10. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Nothing.... But if I had my iPod on me I'd probably be listening to "Gives You Hell" by the All-American Rejects. XD

11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
No, just what I can't see.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Don't remember.

14. DO YOU LIKE PAINKILLERS?
Ibuprofren (can't spell) gets me through my bad times. XP

15. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
COFEEEEEEEE!

16. FAVE PIZZA TOPPING?
Pepperoni and pineapple.

17. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Hm... a taco salad.

18. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I dunno...

19. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Some Japanese.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT SOMEONE GAVE YOU?
Can't remember back that far.

22. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
Noooo.

23. FAVORITE FRIEND?
TOO MANY!!! *flails*

24. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
A bug or a cooper.

27. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
More likely I'd cut myself to protect my feelings. But then, sometimes you just can't control these things...

28. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Tell it to their face or write it (by hand!) in a letter and give it to them.

29. Say a number from 1-100.
89

31. WHAT IS THE ONE PHONE NUMBER SHOWS UP ON YOUR PHONE THE MOST?
Chris.

32. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
My brother.

33. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.K.?
*Points at "Location"*

34. YOUR ONE WEAKNESS?
A hot guy who can dance. (And I mean DANCE, not that pseudo-sex you see in clubs all the time...)

35. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE?
A game for a birthday party.

36. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY?
Christmas.

37. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
No, but I've been witness to them.

38. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE THIS?
Eating mah breakfast (oatmeal with peanut butter and fresh strawberries, num!)

39. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Lipo. But I'm gonna see if I can't get rid of that myself first.

40. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
..............*fails at life*

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Wait for all hell to break loose. Prohibition didn't work, remember?

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
A car, if I don't have it by then. Oh, and clothes. XDDD

45. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No... My dad knew a Sarah in high school, but I don't think that has any bearing on anything; he just likes the name.

46. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
No.

48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
*shrug*

49. WHAT UNDERWEAR ARE YOU WEARING?
Perverts, the lot of you.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yah.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE?
Pea pods! I'll eat 'em right off the vine.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Picking at my hair chief among them; I'm gonna work on breaking that habit this summer.

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
A CD I got from a "concert" a few years ago... I don't even remember the name...

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
By divine intervention only. I think I'd be too shy to say "hi" to me to get the ball rolling.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
Vent to myself, to a computer, to a friend.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
The PAC at school.

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Unfortunately I tend to g... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25347826/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25347826/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:17:51 PDT

Sadness because every angle I've tried toward getting my notebook back has hit a dead end. Short of searching every single locker and every single backpack and every single classroom and every single home...
Someone stole it, or threw it away, and is not fessing up. At this point I'd prefer if it was just thrown away, because I can't stand the thought of someone keeping it and reading the stories I wrote in there without any of my permission. It's like someone reading your diary...
So I'm working my way through rewriting one of those stories. The other one was kind of a plot-bunny-type thing... I'll either revisit it or I won't.
But DAMN. It's just a freaking notebook; give it back to me, already!

Happyness because I won't have to put up with teenagers for much longer this school year! Seriously, when you're seeing kids practically having sex with clothes on right in the halls, you know it's time for a break...

Sadness 'cos I've only got one year of high school left. I know I complain about it sometimes, but the fact remains it's a hell of a lot better than middle school, and I've got so many underclassmen buddies that I will be sad to leave.

Happyness because we have the INTERNET!! I can continue to stalk keep in touch with a bunch of people after I graduate!
And... I'm probably gonna go to SPSCC anyway, so it's not like it'd be a chore to come visit now and then. XD

WHY AM I GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF?!

Happyness 'cos... I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25291549/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/25291549/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:17:30 PDT .
And that's all well and good. I'm not saying that I WANT to have hypothyroidism or anything, but if I did, then I would at least know where to go next (what is it with me and running into dead ends lately?).

So I'm doing a little more research now, and all sorts of stuff is coming up (my habit now sounds similar to trichotillomania (compulsive pulling of the hair), but that results in bald patches, and I'm losing hair all over). But for now I think what I really need to do is stop that habit, and learn how to better deal with stress. Goodness knows I got more than my fair share of stress this year.

Maybe next time I go to the library I'll see if I can find a book on relaxation.... Or I'll just enjoy my summer instead. XDDD

I did have a high fever in February (it was 103 degrees at one point), and an article I read said that can trigger hair loss about three months afterward. And I was stressed out of my mind leading up to that fever (as I believe I mentioned in another journal), so... I should be on the tail end of that sometime soon...

But anyway... Part of me wants to see how things are at the end of summer, and part of me wants to try something...

There's a supplement that I read about while I was doing research the first time, called Evening Primrose Oil. It can be used as a complement to treatment of hypothyroidism to stimulate healthy growth of hair, or it can be used on its own for hair growth, as well as for maintenance of healthy nails and skin (and PMS XD). I've found a site where I can order it for about $16 dollars (down from $25...), but the issue would be asking Mom to order it so I can try it... Mom's the type of person who won't get any medical treatment unless it's 100% certain that it's needed and that it works.

This is why I wish I had my own PayPal... this is why I wish I had MONEY...Argh.

So... I'm looking for thoughts on that, if any of you have read this far...

And because I haven't mentioned it in the last five minutes... I WANT MY NOTEBOOK BACK!!!
For those unaware, I lost my notebook (grey cover, spiral-bound, one-subject, lots of writing in it and some worksheets with my name on them, if they haven't fallen out) in the PAC last Friday, and I have looked absolutely everywhere for it, and it is absolutely nowhere. So either someone at the church service that they had last Sunday found it and it's in their lost and found box, or someone found it and threw it away or stole it and is not being honest.
So, on the very off-chance that anyone reading this that goes to my school has found it, or seen someone with a grey notebook (ANY grey notebook), please let me know, or be on the lookout for it... it's driving me out of my mind... I really really REALLY need it back...

Ugh. I have NEVER known so much stress at the end of the school year, let me tell you.



NOT TO MENTION ALL MY SENIOR BUDDIES HAVE GRADUATED NOW AND I'M GONNA MISS THEM SO MUCH!!!

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For simplicity, I'll check off the ones I've seen, but don't necessarily own.

Classic Disney
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[ ] Song of the South (1946)

12/13

Disney's Dark Age
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[ ] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[x] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[x] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[x] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[x] Oliver and Company (1986)
[ ] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[x] The Rescuers (1977)
[x] Robin Hood (1973)
[x] The Sword in the Stone (1963)

9/11

The Disney Renaissance
[x] Aladdin (1992)
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991)
[x] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
[x] The Lion King (1994)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995)
[x] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999)

11 out of 11

Disney's Modern Age
[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[ ] Bolt (2008)
[x] Brother Bear (2003)
[x] Chicken Little (2005)
[x] Dinosaur (2000)
[x] The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
[x] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] Home on the Range (2004)
[x] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[ ] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[x] Treasure Planet (2002)

7 out of 11

Pixar
[x] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006)
[x] Finding Nemo (2003)
[x] The Incredibles (2004)
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007)
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy story 2 (1999)
[x] Wall-E (2008)

9/9

Don Bluth
[ ] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[ ] An American Tail (1986)
[ ] An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
[ ] Anastasia (1997)
[x] The Land Before Time (1988)
[ ] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[ ] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[x] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994)
[ ] Titan AE (2000)
[ ] a troll in central park (1994)
[ ] Bartok the Magnificent (1999)

3/12

Claymation
[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)
[x] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[x] Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
[x] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[ ] Flushed Away (2006)
[x] Coraline (2009)

6/8

CGI
[x] Antz (1998)
[x] Happy Feet (2006)
[ ] Kung Fu Panda (2008)
[x] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Madagascar 2 (2008)
[x] Monster House (2006)
[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)
[x] Polar Express, The (2004)
[x] Robots (2005)
[x] Shrek (2001)
[x] Shrek 2 (2004)
[ ] Shrek 3 (2007)
[ ] Happily N'Ever After (2006)
[ ] Open Season (2006)
[ ] TMNT (2007)

8/15

Imports
[x] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief & The Cobbler) (1995)
[ ] The Last Unicorn (1982)
[ ] Light Years
[ ] The Plague Dogs
[ ] Belleville Rendezvous (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007) (I have the book)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[x] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)

2/10

Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki (Pretty sure Miyazaiki's the Walt Disney of Japan. XD)
[ ] Grave of the Fireflies(1993)
[x] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[x] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[x] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas
[ ] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[x] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War)
[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)
[x] Princess Mononoke (1999) (BEST. FILM. EVAR!!!!)
[x] Spirited Away (2002)
[ ] The Cat Returns
[ ] Whisper of the Heart

6/15

Satoshi Kon (I've...never heard of any of these. o.O)
[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" (1995)

0 out of 5

Shinkai Makoto
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

0/4
~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24915931/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24915931/ Sat, 23 May 2009 22:54:27 PDT
Blah. I mean, for once my stress doesn't really come from school. Although, I think if it all came from school, I wouldn't be so stressed out. I mean, I'm not spazzing, per se, but I'm worrying more than the warm weather and less-than-a-month-til-summer bits should be allowing me.

Well, first off, prom was fun. My date didn't know how to dance, but it was worth going just to see what everyone was wearing and to socialize, so whatevs. And his mom got to see pictures of us all gussied up together, so she's happy.

That's not what's stressing me.

What is quite literally ON MY MIND now is... hair loss.
BASICALLY, when I went to my hairdresser to get my hair done for prom, she commented that I was losing an awful lot of hair, more than anyone else she has. Then she said that it's noticeably thinner since I started seeing her regularly (SOPHOMORE year...)

I was actually going to bring up the topic of that hair loss myself but she did it for me. I'd noticed it myself, but I wasn't entirely sure if it wasn't just me. See, I have this... I wouldn't call it a nervous habit so much as something I do when I'm trying to get something (usually something boring) done that I really REALLY don't want to do at that moment (ie studying, reading a book for English, physics homework when I was taking physics), but once I start it just escalates and I don't stop for the rest of the day. It's just running my fingers through my hair, basically, but I stop and pick at anything that doesn't feel like hair or part of my scalp; I can't think of a way to describe it, but like if I find a pimple or something...yeah. And I lose a lot of hair doing that and I've been trying to break that habit because it makes me lose so much hair.

But on prom day, I didn't put my hands in my hair at all. I barely touched it before going in other than combing it when I got up, and I lost a ton of hair all through the styling. When I washed it that evening, I lost a lot of hair. So that habit I have isn't all to do with it, even though it obviously exacerbates the problem.

So now I have an appointment in June to get a full physical and bloodwork...

But... maybe it's because my hair's so thin now, and I've been searching on the Internet for information pertaining to this, but now I'm really freaking out about follicle scarring. Follicle scarring can be caused by a disease, or by excessive pulling, such as by cornrows. I had cornrows for a while in eighth grade, I don't remember how long, but that is when I picked up that habit, because I left them too long and they got really itchy. When I finally gave and let them out, I lost a huge amount of hair along with them. Rolled all up, it was close to the size of a golf ball. And my hair wasn't even past my shoulders, then. I don't know if I have recovered all of that hair, and I probably wouldn't know unless I went to a hair specialist, but now I'm worried about that.

Scarring can also be caused by excessive picking or rubbing...

Once a follicle is scarred, hair will not, cannot grow back...

But yeah. Just... This probably sounds superficial to all of you, but it's weighing on my mind and the idea of having really thin hair when it could be so much thicker is really more traumatizing than it sounds like it should be.

So what was suggested by her was that it might be a thyroid problem, and if it is, then it is treatable and there is a supplement that can be taken.... but I'm probably getting ahead of myself with that.

ANYWAY. End of shallowness.

Moneymonemoney. I either need to get a job for at least the summer (which is more difficult to find if I don't have a car, otherwise I'm pretty much limited to things within five minutes of my house or close to school or where Mom works, and with similiar hours), that I could be able to hold part-time senior year, or I need to find something to sell myself. I've been entertaining the idea of selling shirts from Zazzle.com, maybe starting commissions once I get fully back into my drawing groove (I've been working on that), but even that would be tricky. I don't have a Paypal, the way Dad puts it it would be a pain to set one up. I don't have a post-office box (yet) and I'm really not comfortable with giving too many people my address (um, we got broken into when I was eight, so...), so getting money in that way would be tricky. We're on a waiting list at the local post office for a box, but Janna says it'll be a couple months, at least.

I've asked this question before, but I'll ask it again:

If I were to offer commissions, and if you had the money to pay for one,... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24598344/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24598344/ Tue, 05 May 2009 09:29:02 PDT
But... I need a restaurant that is "prom quality." My date says it's entirely up to me. The problem? I don't get out much. I know restauarants that have good food, but my knowledge is lacking when it comes to restaurants that I could show up in a prom dress in and not be too conspicuous. I could ask around at school, too, but it's never on my mind (I have an AP test Friday, can you blame me?).

So do any of my friends here know a good place to have dinner that isn't too far out of the way? Thanks!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24455252/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24455252/ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:15:57 PDT
I'm trying to find a gentle, non-accusing, non-name-dropping way to go about this, but I think it is only easiest to understand if I don't beat around the bush.

So the majority of my watchers and friends on here know about a kid named Justin Bowers. His name has pretty much become synonymous with an assortment of negative words and names and feelings, and I am of the opinion that it needs to stop. Right now.

I'm not trying to be self-righteous or high and mighty in addressing this, because I am every bit as guilty as a lot of you are in perpetuating this; I've described him to people as an idiot, because in my mind at least, that is somewhat accurate. And that is an entirely wrong thing to say about someone, and I'm perfectly aware of that, and I was residually aware of it at those times that I was making those comments, but that it took this long for exactly what was happening to finally hit me in the face makes me want to throw my head into a wall until I get a concussion.

When a song is written to denounce someone, that is where the line needs to be drawn! I didn't even realize that was what it was when I first heard it; I thought it was just a freaking Weird Al song! I don't know when it was written, where it came from, or whose idea it was, but I don't care because that is just plain mean, and I never want to hear it again. And again, I am the last person who should be saying what is wrong when I'm just as wrong, but wake up, people! We have had enough drama this year and we do not need to create any more of it by making fun of people just because they're there and we can!

Think about it. What are we really accomplishing by making fun of somebody? I mean, for goodness' sake, if we all do this, look how it reflects on us! Look at how it reflects on the people who hang out with us! Remember what I said in my last journal about drama affecting everyone allowed to know about it? Bullying does that too. And that is exactly what I see happening here: bullying. Okay, maybe Justin is entirely unaware of it because he's that lucky -- yes, lucky -- or maybe he knows every single thing about what's going on and he deals with it on his own time. I honestly wouldn't know; I don't talk to him. But the fact remains that this a group of kids -- myself and my friends -- making fun of another kid for a prolonged period of time in ways that gradually become meaner.

People, I was bullied at school every year from first grade through middle school. The taunting at home started when I was three. I lived the damage that that sort of persecution can inflict on a person. And for all I know, there could have been so much stuff -- there could be stuff going on now -- being said against me; what if I were to find out about that now? After I spent so long thinking that maybe everyone else had finally grown up and would just leave me alone rather than lynch me for being a little different?

No one deserves that kind of pain. I swore I would never do anything that might hurt someone that way, and now I'm a part of it, and I have been for months.

Now, take a step back for a change, and try applying that to Justin, or to anyone else. Apply it to yourself. Now I will ask you very seriously; how do you feel?

I'm not speaking to any one person. I am speaking to myself and I am speaking to all of you.

I am not trying to create drama with these journals; I am trying to end it.

You know what is right, so go do it.




My two cents. Feel free to comment with whatever you have to say.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24340491/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24340491/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:51:36 PDT
This has been going on for months. I know it's been a tough year, and perhaps I'm fortunate that I've escaped much of the drama. But I do know that many of my friends have not always been happy this year. A lot of you that I know on here are seniors, and there's all that stress on you and a great deal of stress can amplify every negative thing you feel. I'm not going to tell anyone that stressed to calm down or get over it because that could be counterproductive. For those who are younger - and I've been there so I know what I'm talking about - it can be hard to take a step back and look at things objectively when you're so caught up in the heat of the moment and still learning how to deal with and let go of stronger emotions. I totally get that. I'm still trying to figure it out myself.

I'm not saying anyone should keep their feelings in. Lord knows I've made my fair share of angsty and ranting journals on this site since I joined at 13, and while in a lot of cases that might have been airing dirty laundry in public, it did help me get the abstract feelings into words that could be understood. When you can put your feelings into words that's a big step in learning to deal with them.

There isn't a specific point to this journal; I'm not talking to anybody in particular, I'm not mad at anybody, and I'm trying not to take any sides. All I can ask is that the drama stop, but that's probably not going to happen. This is just my thoughts on it, because I can see all sides of the issues I know of even if I don't discuss them at all.

Yeah, my two cents.


....



On a much, much lighter note, I got my prom dress last weekennnnnnd~!!!! I feel like Cinderella when I wear it! *grins* Heeeee, I want to draw myself wearing it now! XDDD

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24313064/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24313064/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:27:42 PDT
I'm trying to find an online converter that will convert YouTube videos to mpgs or avis or whatever. I used to use this one, but then it changed its format and I haven't a clue how to convert the files anymore.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it might be this screen is too small and the machine is too retarded to put a scroll bar at the side. It's happened before; I can't play certain games on Gaia simply because this screen doesn't have the right dimensions.

So, basically, I need a easy-to-use, reliable converter that doesn't require to me to have an account or for me to give them my e-mail.

Assistance??

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24191710/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24191710/ Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:20:23 PDT This is in which I reminisce/rant about boy (lack-of)troubles, so if you don't want to read yet another one of these, don't give me grief in a comment.



Do you know what I'm doing right now? Guess. Seriously, guess. Guess, before I lose my nerve.

I am searching frantically on MySpace for a guy that I haven't seen in nearly three years, who probably doesn't remember me anymore anyway, but I'm desperate to know if he's still in the area, at least.

Okay, some of my oldest watchers may vaguely remember the time during my eighth grade year when I was obsessed with swing dancing. It's totally fine if no one does; I didn't talk about it much here that I remember.

ANYWAY. So, I don't remember what ~steelblue71 and I were talking about that led to it, but suddenly we started talking about swing dancing at the Eagles Ballroom (she used to go, I used to go; it was like destiny). So, at the open dance, there was this guy who showed up every week, named Eddie. Well, I'm sure his birth certificate says Edward or Edmund or something, but I only ever knew him as Eddie.

He was an amazing dancer, and I couldn't help but watch him whenever I was waiting for someone to ask me for a dance. And of course, at some point he started asking me for dances, and it became a goal to dance with him for at least two songs, or the night was a waste.

Now, this was perfectly innocent and two-dimensional for me at the time; I was fourteen, not in any way interested in guys yet (well, excusing the puppy crush I'd had on Connor in seventh grade, but that's another story entirely). And even if I had been interested in boys I couldn't have done anything about it until I was sixteen, anyway. But I did like the fact that such a wonderful dancer would keep dancing with me week after week.

Now, I don't want to gush too much about him, because we all know how our imaginations (especially mine) like to distort romantic memories, but I really have been thinking about him a lot since I remembered him (yeah, I'll admit, I had completely forgotten about him somewhere in the course of freshman year; talk about being brought back in time). Steel and I have been planning to go swing dancing together, for old times' sake and possibly to start a new tradition? Because I really do miss swing dancing! I miss attention from guys, period! We could have gone this week, but Steel wasn't able to, so Mom wouldn't let me go because she couldn't go.

Loooooriiiiiiiiiie, it has to be this Tuesday, no matter what! I must to know if Eddie is still going or it'll drive me crazy!

Although, heck, I just might keep searching for him if he's flown the nest, anyway. It's been a while since I've "stalked" anybody...

I know he was in high school while I was in eighth grade, so I have a definite age group. But I don't know how many grades he was ahead of me, I don't remember what high school he went to (part of me wants to say Olympia...), and I don't even know his last name. We just never got to that. But I'm sure I would recognize him if I saw him! Especially if he was dancing! And no, I don't have him confused with Kevin!!

Arghhhhhh....!!! *pulls hair out...superglues it back in*

I have asked myself, Supposing this guy is still going to the Eagle. What then?

I don't expect fireworks or anything, and I realize the chances that an attractive, talented young man such as himself would be single are quite low. I also realize that, if he is single, that the chances of him being interested in me are even closer to zero. But... it's that "what-if" thing, you know? And I've been trying really hard not to lose my head over this, because I've learned the very painful way that getting my hopes up only makes me crash and burn harder in the end.

I don't want to get ahead of myself, either. I don't even know if he's still in the state, let alone going to the ballroom. But to put the whole country in for the area on MySpace is begging for a week of searching, at least, which is time that I don't have.

I just need to know before I can decide what to do next.

Eddie, if you, through some inconceivable totally incredible circumstances, happen to be reading this, Sarah would like to do the Charleston with you one more time at the Eagles Ballroom!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24121974/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/24121974/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:05:35 PDT
Although I did do some work on my English assignment, so today wasn't a total screw-off...

Things are still piled up, and whether I can ever get my Facebook back is dubious (screw Facebook; DevART PWNs it), but... I'm hoping things will straighten out in the end. My senior year promises to be somewhat enjoyable, so it's just a matter of surviving the next month, and then things will hopefully slow down a bit.

Studying is very much needed for AP US. Fortunately, Mr. Taylor is an awesome teacher and my newly purchased review book appears equally helpful.

How the heck does one study for AP English??

SATs are pretty much in the bag, I think, if the only difference between them and the PSATs is that the SATs are longer... and have a writing section...? Now I just need to register for them...

I applied for a job at Fred Meyer a few weeks ago, but I have no idea how or when I'll hear back from them... But I really want a summer job!! Maybe I should apply to other places just in case.
AND CRAP I don't quite remember how to put together a resume, although what good are Photoshop skills if you're just going to stock shelves?

*Insert stuff about boys*

Just kinda... floating, I guess. I hate when I have abstract thoughts/feelings, 'cos I can't get them out in the way I want to.

Haven't really been drawing much. I sketched something out yesterday, in response to the news spending twenty minutes detailing crimes against humanity, but it's not really worth putting up in the regular gallery, and to put it in scraps feels like an insult.

Basically... I'm sure this has been said before, but it really is the innocent who suffer. What has been huge in my area for the past week is a man murdering his five children, ages 7 to 16, because his wife said she was leaving him for another man; she intended to come back for her children, but the husband had already killed them, and then he killed himself when he couldn't find her (or when he realized that he just murdered his children, I don't know what the final verdict is yet).

Then there was a report on a dead one-year-old who had been left in a hot car for seven hours, and the parents were nowhere near.

I recall reading something the other month about a father who murdered himself and his entire family out of desperation in the economic recession. Maybe my details are fuzzy on that, but that was four or five more kids just taken from the world.

And then there was something in the paper the other month about a school rampage, in Germany, I think, when so many children were shot in a matter of seconds; they were just slumped over their desks, pencils still in their hands...

And so many other reports of school shootings...

WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE BLOOD OF A CHILD ON YOUR HANDS?

I wept for those children yesterday, and I still cry for them now. I can shrug it off and pretend like nothing happened, like a lot of people do, but if I continue to do that then I'm just as bad as those bastards who killed them.

I don't know. I really don't know what I think right now.

I really need to go to bed.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23793727/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23793727/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:23:08 PDT
What I've realized about myself is, I go through life being happy-go-lucky, but if anything frustrates or bothers me I just lock it away, and those feelings will then build up over the course of months, and then any one thing can push me over the edge and then everything will come out at once.

And then it starts over again...

Bottom line, there's no need to worry about me. I'm feeling much better now that I've gotten all of that out of my head, actually. Some of it is still bothering me, of course, but I can focus on other things instead, now.



--

PS. Go to Google! It's in Eric Carle style!!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23772398/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23772398/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:18:05 PDT
Basically... I suddenly feel like everything is falling apart. I don't know who I am some days, or who I want to be, or what the hell I even WANT from life anymore. I have good days/weeks, where life has purpose, but sometimes I get a day where all I want to do is curl up in a ball and stare into space until my brain melts away.

My real life.. that's pretty much it. But my Internet stuff, ho'shit...

I don't understand anything more important than browsing anymore. I'm getting e-mails from my own address with titles that don't make sense and that I distinctly don't remember sending; who knows what kind of spyware and crap is living on this computer that I brought onto it because I'm a fucking MORON when it comes to these things (I mean, I know how to run a spyware check on THIS computer, but what about my personal computer?); who knows if I just sent personally identifiable information to someone who claims to be from a college that I'm very interested in that I sent a card back to? How many people on this planet know who I am, where I live, and are dirtying my name just because they can, because of what information I've given out on the Internet?

How the hell do you stop World Vision and Three Day from sending you e-mails when you've never shown any interested in what they have to say and you just delete their stuff as spam?

Facebook disabled my account, and I have no goddamn clue why. They said it was something to do with my not validating who I am and that I'm part of suchandsuch high school network. WHEN THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? I don't know what I did wrong, so I can't fix it, and I can't create a new account unless I use a different e-mail, which I don't want to, what's the point if in all likelihood I'm just going to unknowingly violate their laws again...

I sent them this e-mail:

"Hello,

I'm trying to be calm here, because I truly do not understand what is going on, and I have no idea how to fix it, and I can't seem to find a way to fix it. So, basically, I need answers.

I know what the cause is for my account being terminated, but I do not understand it. Where/when/how was I supposed to validate who I am, and at what point?

You can ask any person on my friends list, except for Dondi, and they will all tell you that I am a junior at Tumwater High School.

I tried to create a new account; if my e-mail has been disabled, then how am I supposed to create a new account, short of creating a new e-mail elsewhere? (Which I refuse to do just so I can join a social networking site.)

Any and all answers, and a full explanation, are the least that I ask for. The most is to also have my account back, but the likelihood of that happening is up to you.

Thank you for your time,

Sarah"

And now... I think a number of you know by now I have YouTube page. But I don't have any DVD ripping software (I did, that's how I got the one Doctor Who vid up there (has it returned yet?)), but that was a 5-time trial. So the other day I got a new one from the Internet that was supposedly very easy to use, with no trial period.

NOT. I didn't take any time to read the comments because I was in a hurry, but well over half of the comments on it are negative, and filled with horror stories of damaged DVDs, spyware, adware, and spam, and after 30 days a trial period ends and then you have to PAY for it.

FREE is in the name. A free item has to be free.

So I think I should just cave and spend $50 on a valid program (Magic did work well, even if it took longer than this one), because now I'm paranoid as hell.

The only DVD that "free" program worked with was the one from my camera; put in Treasure Planet, put in Fruits Basket, neither of them worked, and now, thanks to that one comment, I'm scared to death that I might have ruined them even if the thing never got started because it insisted there was some error. I'll test them before I go to bed, but I think I'll have to watch them through over the weekend or I will never be satisfied that they're perfectly fine; this includes all the special features, too, which would probably constitute half a day in that case.

And apparently that "freeware" doesn't show up in add/remove programs, so what if I can't get rid of it and then the 30 days go by and now we have to pay even though I'm not using it and Mom and Dad get mad at me for being such a goddamn IDIOT?

Well, at some point I'll check that. I'll check that tonight. I mean, it finally got our rant onto YouTube, but that thing is GONE.

REALLY helpful that there was practically nothing included in the program to actually help those who are apparen... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23767263/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23767263/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:39:20 PDT here to see me and ~steelblue71 make fools of ourselves.

(NOTE: I just uploaded them, so it might still take a while before they show up...)

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23543947/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23543947/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:34:22 PST
Anyone notice the bench they have for Sean today? I'm not sure what I think of it, really... It's nice to have something more than a wall of pictures (that has now disappeared) to honor his memory, but I would have gone with something more subtle, like just a plaque.

But then again, Sean himself never could be subtle, so I suppose it's a good tribute to him.

Yeah. I'm writing again. I'm drawing again. Life has purpose again.

But now I have allergies. XP

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23385371/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23385371/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:54 PST
A
- Available: Yeah. Not like anyone's lining up or anything.
- Age: 17. I am ollllld. I'm gonna have a freaking mid-life crisis when I turn 18.
- Annoyance: My brother.
- Animals: Penguin, wolf, dog, cat, fox, and pika. Aren't they cute? <3
- Actor: David Tennant, Hugh Laurie
- Actress: Emma Thompson, Catherine Tate

B
- Beer: is stinky.
- Birthday/Birthplace: 9/23/91 / Olympia
- Best Friend: Hannah and Lorie
- Body Part on Opposite Sex: Smile
- Best Feeling in the World: Being loved.
- Big Words: make you sound ejicated.
- Blind or Deaf: Errr.......... deaf.
- Best Weather: Pleasantly warm, a little breezy.
- Been on Stage: Lotsa times.
- Been Beaten Up: No.
- Believe in Yourself: Sometimes.
- Believe in Life on Other Planets: Heck Yes! Doctor Who is just an extended documentary!!! (Amen to that, Jess!)
- Believe in Miracles: Yep!
- Believe in Magic:
- Believe in God: Ish.
- Believe in Satan: I would say something, but 99% of the world will want to hunt me down and murder me if I did.
- Believe in Santa: Used to.
- Believe in Ghosts/Spirits: Yes.

C
- Car: None, but one day I will have a bug.
- Candy: TRUFFLES!!!!!!
- Color: Blue.
- Cried in School: More times than I want to admit.
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate!!!
- Chinese/Mexican: Oh, but they're both good! But Panda Express does takeout!!!
- Cake or Pie: Cake. But I agree that pie is more fun to say. PIIIIIEE!!!
- Country to Visit: England, Japan... And what the heck, Canada.

D
- Day or Night: Depends on whether it's necessary that I get up the next morning. XD
- Dream Vehicle: TARDIS (FTW!!!). But failing that... let's go back to the bug.
- Dance: Penguin dance!!
- Dance in the Rain: Wheee!!
- Do the Splits: HAno.

E
- Eggs: Scrambled, usually along with hash browns or summer sausage. Or both! *drools*
- Eyes: Brown
- Everyone Has: a family.
- Ever Failed a Class: Never. And I don't plan to.

F
- Full Name: Dun wanna.
- First Thoughts Waking Up: Crap. School.
- Food: *NOMs*

G
- Greatest Fear: Being alone.
- Goals: Live to see tomorrow. I find I get disappointed when I make long-term goals.
- Gum: Orbit Wintermint. <3
- Get Along With Your Parents: Yeah.
- Good Luck Charm: Erm.... Don't have one. Not anymore.

In Guys/Girls
- Eye Color: Blue or green. But any color works. Just have pretty eyes.
- Hair Color: Dark. I've never fallen for a guy with blond hair.
- Hair: If it's longer than mine, then for God's sake get it cut!
- Height: At least as tall as me.
- Clothing Style: Soon as I see your boxers, you're gone! (But for God's sake, no skinny jeans! XP )

H
- Hair Color: Dark blonde.
- Height: 5'8"
- Happy: When I'm with my friends.
- Holiday: Christmas.
- How Do You Want to Die: In a not-painful way.
- Health Freak: Selectively.
- Hate: That my brother is 20 and still at home.

I
- Ice Cream: OMGWARE?? *flails*
- Instrument: Piano. Though I don't really play anymore.

J
- Jewelry: Earrings, if even.

K
- Kids: I love them as long as they're not mine. XD
- Kickboxing or Karate: Karate! There's a bit more grace to it.
- Keep a Journal: Yeah. Not very... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23170961/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/23170961/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:19:25 PST tiiiiiirrred. Last night was the only night so far this week that I went to bed before 2:00 AM. BUT. The junior project is DONE, haha! I can sleep again!

I tried to during first period, and I'm tempted to try again now. I feel like the walking dead, though that also may have to do with the fact that I'm feeling properly sick today.

I've decided that being sick for a month and a half sucks. Especially when there are times you get worse right after getting better.

I don't know how I'm going to have the energy this afternoon to carry out a Valentine's Day plan... I'll let you know how that goes if it works.

HOWEVER! There is a four-day weekend coming up! EPIC SLEEPING. EPIC ARTING. EPIC ANGSTING OVER AUDITIONS FOR THE MUSICAL.

I can has EPIC WRITING too? I have some new ideas... 8D

Erm... *brain shuts down* Sorry, that's it for coherent thought...


And a "Happy Valentines Day" to each and every one one of you! I love you all so much!!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22886197/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22886197/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:50:29 PST when I really came to the library to do work for my junior project... Don't tell my teacher, okay?

Rules:
Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
Post the first definition it gives you.
Tag 3 people.


1.) Your name?
Sarah: The name "Sarah" is translated from the Hebrew language. It means "Princess"...and rightly so!
The translation of "Sarah" is "princess"

Mm.

2.) Your age?
17: The right age to start having sex, according to Chef on South Park

Chef: "The right time to start having sex is 17."
Sheila: "So you mean 17 as long as you're in love?"
Chef: "Nope, just 17."
Gerald: "But what if you're not ready at 17?"
Chef: "17, you're ready."

Oh, bugger it all to hell... I like the second definition better, something about being more mature than 16 but without the fun of being 18. At least that was more ambiguous...

3.) One of your friends?
Hannah: (Lorie isn't up yet...) a girl with class, grace, poise and elegance.

*falls out of chair laughing*
Hannah (right next to me): Are you okay?? O_o'


4.) What should you be doing?
(writing an) Essay (Junior project isn't defined): useless work used to torture billions of kids in this world.

SING IT, BROTHER!!

5.) Favorite color?
Blue: The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers.

The sky is blue.

...


6.) Birthplace?
Washington:
1) A state in the northwest United States on the Pacific Ocean
2) The 42nd state to join the union.
3) Often confused with Washington, D.C.

Person 1: I'm from Washington.
Person 2: D.C. or the state?
Person 1: If I meant Washington, D.C. I would've said it.

^ I know how that feels...

7.) Month of your birth?
September: a month with a nice temperature and everything but its when school starts
uh oh its almost september.. no more summer vacation.

Yeah, I know, wake you up when it ends...

8.) Last person you talked to?
Hannah's already been said, so....
Jason: Jason is the #24 most common male name.
0.66% of men in the US are named Jason.
Around 808500 US men are named Jason!

Jason is the #2512 most common female name.
0.002% of females in the US are named Jason.
Around 2550 US females are named Jason!

Jason is the #7202 most common last name.
0.002% of last names in the US are Jason.
Around 5000 US last names are Jason!

Hi Jason! How are you doing?

Bet he feels special now...

9.) One of your nicknames?
Sketch: a term used to describe a situation, a person, a store, a restuarant, an item, basically any noun, that is of dubious character

That restaurant looks a little sketch; did you see all the bugs in there?!

How did I know that one would come up?

Tag: Anyone who wants to do it.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22690115/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22690115/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:38:50 PST Are they showing us the inauguration in school today because they always do, or is just because it's Obama our Savior?

--

Stolen from . I have nothing to do in accounting and I'm bored.

1. What does your deviantart name mean and why.
I'm always sketching.

2. What fandom where you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
Errr.... *brain stops* I don't... know... Maybe... Digimon??

3. How many watchers do you have now?
That are dedicated, rather than watching me for the heck of it but then they never comment or fave or just say hi? I dunno.

(20)

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
1.
2.
3.

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?
I try to do both, but if I haven't been on for a while and I'm swamped, I'll just fave stuff. I do look at everything, people!

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?
Nooooo. I've been in clubs, but I never do anything, so I've stopped.

7. What is your most popular deviation?
Picking Up the Pieces has the most comments; iSnitch has the most favorites. Depends on how you judge.

8. What are you favorite non-anime TV shows?
DOCTOR WHO!!! FIREFLY!!! AND... GHOST WHISPERER!! I'm trying to get myself into The Mentalist, but I can never remember when it's on. XP

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Everything. Animals. Humans. Uninteresting things like rocks and other background-y stuff.

10. Summer or winter?
Both. Currently summer, because I really want this school year to be over!

11. Rain or Sun?
Both. I love rain, like, a lot.

12. What's your favorite type of music?
Err....Dunno. I listen to pretty much anything except rap, and even then...

13. PC or Mac?
NO WINDOWS, NO WINDOWS... But I'm stuck with it anyway. Linux FTW.

14. Anime or Manga?
Manga. Anime if the dub isn't 4Kids quality (aka CRAP.)

15. Coke or Pepsi?
Root beer plz.

16. Read or TV?
Both, but I don't watch TV that much anymore other than for DVDs.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Varies depending on my workload.

18. Name a hidden talent.
Uh...

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
Both make me happy.

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
...Does Panda Express count?

21. What are your top 3 favorite books?
- Thr3e - Ted Dekker
- Castaways of the Flying Dutchman - Brian Jacques
- Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling

22. Wii or Playstation?
I want a WIIIIIIIIII!!! (We have one, that's just something my ex told me about)

23. Name 3 of your favorite bands
t.A.T.u., Nightwish, Backstreet Boys

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Fast, if my fingers aren't cold.

25. Do you like Denny's?
It's okay. Better than MacDonalds or Burger King.

26. What is your favorite emoticon?


JK JK!! Err.. or ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22231797/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/22231797/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:41:51 PST
- I did NaNoWriMo for the first time. I decided to rewrite Refraction (anyone here remember that?? XP). It's still not finished, though...

- I've just about sworn off looking for a boyfriend at least until the end of the school year. It's simply not worth the effort.

- Christmas was spiffy. It was a white Christmas, and I got some cool stuff. Grandma's was a bit subdued, because over half the usual attendants were snowed in!

- Two AP classes constitutes a lot of work, but I'm going to drop physics next semester, so that should make things easier.

- I've gotten Student of the Month twice this year already, and I never did freshman and sophomore year; Japanese and Accounting.

- We're currently in the midst of "The Crucible". I have a minor role, and I'm the program editor again. People really need to get their bios in!

- The fourth series of Doctor Who is EPIC! in a bottle!!!

- I'm in the 96 percentile for the PSATs, and still in the running for that one scholarship (as I understand it). Here's hoping!

And....I'm ending it there. There's so much else I could say, but that's future stuff.

Happy New Year, guys.

------
EDIT:
Not that anyone cares but Sketchie has resolutions!

I don't normally do resolutions, but I felt that events of the past year warranted that I make some changes about myself:

I resolve to eat more healthfully.

I resolve to not pine away after some guy therefore risking getting hurt because of them.

If I have more than two, I'm going to forget. Hold me to these!

Until next time.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20851272/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20851272/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:33:39 PDT
I guess I haven't been saying a lot of what I've been up to since the new school year started, and that's kind of on purpose. If any of you Watch ~Chanceless, you might have read her latest journal, and that's one of the main reason's why I haven't been listing off what I've been doing/what I need to get done; when something of that magnitude happens to your life, not much else seems so important anymore. The other is that I've just been too busy to get online longer than ten minutes or so during Accounting.

And I imagine that stuff gets rather boring to read over and over again, too.

But, yeah.

I'm not new to the impact of death. Some of my oldest watchers may remember when my grandfather died when I was in seventh grade. But, what makes Sean's death so much more unbearable is that we never saw it coming. Grandpa had been battling cancer for months prior to his death, and you expect older people to be near the end of their life anyway. It still hurts, when I stop to think about it. I remember Dad telling me soon after, and it still makes me cry to think about it, that perhaps the highlight of Grandpa's last Christmas on earth was when I came over, hugged him, and wished him a Merry Christmas. That was the last time I saw him alive, but it comforts me now to know that at least his last memory of me was a happy one.

Sean... I knew Sean since third grade, and I quickly took him on as my rival. Whether he knew I felt this way, I haven't the foggiest. But he was the only kid in the class whose reading speed rivaled mine. I've always been academically competitive, but I was even more so in elementary school. How dare anyone read as fast as me? So I determined to reach my AR (Accelerated Reading) point goal before him. And I believe I did... But it was a close race. I was pretty proud of myself, but like I said, I doubt he knew a thing about it.

I don't think I had Sean in my class again until sixth grade. I remember he would take his shoes off in class, and I would quote "Full House" and tell him to put them back on before he set off the fire alarm (or was that in middle school?).

A tradition at my old elementary school is to put together themed baskets to be auctioned off at the Winterfest. My class was to bring in toys for toddlers and younger. This was the same day that a male student was having his birthday, as we were somehow all aware. Sean came in late (even then he liked to sleep in and miss starting time), toting a large green CareBears plush. Our birthday boy happened to be sitting right next to our crate for the toys, which was where Sean bee-lined. The class held its breath... The toy went into the basket and we broke into laughter or sighs of relief.

In middle school.... I hated Sean's guts, basically. I hated the way his laugh disrupted everything and how he always ignored the teachers when they were talking. His little band of jocks tormented me to no end when I made the (poor) decision to get cornrows for my fourteenth birthday (apparently "Left Eye" is a rapper with cornrows, but I dunno). In short, he and his ilk were just some of the people that made middle school hell for me.

In high school, I suppose things got better. My feelings toward him went from hatred to bitterness to friendly acquaintance. We never really talked; interaction was minimal. The most I saw of him was during class or when he was running for a student body position. His campaign slogan was short and simple: Vote for Sean. He had it on his middle school sweatshirt then, and I have it on a silicon bracelet today. Now, I see it everywhere.

Then came September 13th. Some of you may remember that was the weekend where I thought I'd ruined things with Mom. By the time I'd heard, that had all been resolved, but that didn't change the fact that I'd already spent much of the weekend crying. When Hannah called me with the news, I didn't want to believe it. I asked her who told her, who told Lorie, but I didn't want to believe. I'd cried enough that weekend, I didn't want to lose myself to what I had been sure was a poor hoax of some kind. After we hung up I went about the rest of the night. That Monday, during first period, Mr. Hardcastle's voice came over the intercom. The loss of a member of the T-bird family, he said, and I knew, and everything crashed down on me in those two, three minutes it took for the vice-principal to explain what had happened, and about Sean. When I heard about Sean, I was in the same room that I had been in when I heard about Adrianne Wallace two years ago as a freshman. I didn't know her, but now I... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20761942/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20761942/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:25:55 PDT
Hurhur.

I've been wrestling with Publisher for too long trying to figure out what the hell it's doing with the line spacing (all I did was copy and paste an object, and now all of a sudden it doesn't line up anymore). Then I tried typing in everything again, then I tried making a whole new text box...

There's some serious repenting that's needed...

(And actually, the "Defeated" kinda does work now, but I'd go with more of a "Frustrated" thing, if I could get to it. Internet Explorer. Go figure.)

I still have about a month to get the program ready, so maybe I'll figure it out. Maybe.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20672361/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20672361/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:26:50 PDT
made a journal about this topic earlier this month, and it's kinda inspired me to make my own.
Trust me, this was a long time coming...

I'll skip over poor grammar and numerous spelling errors, because that irks all of us.

Kinda taking a nod from Dolphy, I'll start with the use of Japanese words within fanfics of Japanese worlds. I think a lot of you know by now that I am taking Japanese at school (on my second year of it now, but I still can't understand half of what PuffyAmiYumi is singing). I will admit that I do feel slightly exempt from the rule becuase I am learning the language, so whenever I use words I know exactly what they mean. However.

I think you also understand by now that I'm on something of a "Fruits Basket" kick right now. Whether you're annoyed by that or not, I don't care. It's not particularly important for the point I want to make. But I read the manga first, and the edition that I read, at least, employs the use of honorifics (-san, -kun, etc.) I was a bit annoyed by that at first, but I came to love them, and the dynamics they created between the characters and their relationships. So honorifics can be useful for that. I am totally fine with honorifics if you keep them in line with the canon.

What I cannot stand, however, is the use of random Japanese words just because you know what they mean. Yes, even in a fanfiction for a world that takes place in Japan. If your fanfiction is written in ENGLISH, keep it that way. Don't assume that because a fan is reading it that they'll know what it means. In very certain cases I can put up with it, because chances are I'll know what it means anyway if it's something very generic that every anime fan, past and present, knows. But that does not make it okay.

I say Japanese, but really, this should apply to all foreign languages. Granted, a lot of people employ foreign language in everyday speech: "C'est la vie", "gracias", "ciao", and all that jazz; I do it too. Why Japanese gets the brunt of it, I don't really know. My best guess is that it's because Japanese customs, language... really anything Japanese except for Nintendo is so new and different, compared to European folk and traditions, that it really stands out. It does make sense; America (I say America because I can't speak for how it is elsewhere) has been exposed to European stuff since before it became its own country; we're used to it. I suppose anything farther east is a novelty, in some way. But I digress.

The use of foreign languages in fanfiction... That's where I was. Really the only time this can work is when the "common language" of the fanfiction is not the native language of one (or more) of the characters. There was one alternate-universe fanfiction I read, where, rather than the common language being Japanese, it was Greek. But there was one character still from Japan (or as the region was referred to, Asia Minor). At one point he was so scared he reverted to Japanese (much to the displeasure of the "civilized" Greeks...); I think he was pleading for mercy, but I didn't recognize any of the words. BUT. In that case it was fine with me.

I think I can pretty much put that one to rest now... But there's more.

What has annoyed me since the beginning is the use of "sweatdrop", i.e. Takuya sweatdropped, but didn't say anything. "Sweatdrop" is an animation cue, and nothing more. It is not a word! (I believe fellow writer Akino Ame ranted about this once, too). Why not say Takuya looked stunned, or some such thing? You'd have to have a very intriguing plot summary if you want to keep me reading after you stick "sweatdrop" into the narration...

And... Author's Notes. They're perfectly fine at the beginning/end of the chapter, but please don't stick any, however short, in the middle, especially if what you're saying is already clear from the narration immediately before it! If you feel like anything's going to confuse the reader, then make a short explanation at the very end. Or beginning, depending on your style. I put notes before and after my chapters on FFN, but not everyone follows that pattern.

Really the only time that an A/N can work is if the story is a parody of some kind (like an author's immediate reaction to something ridiculous he/she just wrote; those are rather fun sometimes).

There are a couple more things I could talk about, but that's getting into the NC-17 range (oh, wait, I'm seventeen now; I'm legal! 8D ).

Parting note, not really to do with fanfiction, but equally annoying: When people only put "KAWAII!!1one11!" to describe a deviation... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20519808/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20519808/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:58:58 PDT
Just grabbing a few minutes during lunch to let you know that all's well with Mom now. Don't worry.

---

Also, I'm sorry I haven't been commenting on Deviations all that much. School, y'know. I try to wade through comments and stuff when I can grab a moment during Accounting, but Deviations will have to wait until I can find a decent space of time. I'm still alive, people!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20472533/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20472533/ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:19:45 PDT
*sigh*

I really screwed things up with Mom this time...

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20269444/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20269444/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:32:56 PDT
Then again, if I stay home, I'll miss the plays, so...

Junior year, here I come.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20216427/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20216427/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:12:29 PDT

I've done it before; I've been an idiot about my feelings and how I feel about him. For some reason I can't be content just knowing that, if nothing else, he does truly care about me, which in itself is something to be grateful for.

Yeah.

Thanks, everyone.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20175995/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20175995/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:22:37 PDT
Seriously.

You feel all happy when they're around, and all excited. And then they leave, and then the effect wears off and you're all depressed and you hate yourself because you didn't experience them more when you had the chance.

Maybe you don't see them for a couple months and they don't even cross your mind. You're happy-go-lucky and your life is full of promise. Then you see them and it all comes crashing down on your head again.

If there was some way to keep him the fuck out of my life, maybe I would stop hurting myself.

He's the only reason I feel like this right now.

Maybe he should go ahead and get the hell out of town when he graduates. He was most likely kidding when he said he'd wait for me, anyway.





I think I need a hug...

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20086967/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/20086967/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:21:06 PDT and . w00t.

Level 1
() Smoked A Cigarette
() Smoked A Cigar
(X) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex (Yay for family members and buddies who don't mind!)

Level 2
(x) Are/Been In Love
() Dumped someone (Not dumped so much as we just stopped dating...)
() Been Fired
() Been In A Fist Fight


Level 3
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person (Y'all know that one)
() Skipped Class
() Slept With A Co-worker
(x) Seen Someone / Something Die (A little bird my cat attacked. It died in my hands, and I buried it. )


Level 4
() Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your deviantART / sheezyart Friends (I don't think they count if they're also RL friends...)
() Been To Paris (I'd like to, though)
() Been To Spain (See above)
(x) Been On A Plane
() Thrown Up From Drinking


Level 5
(x) Eaten Sushi (I never will again.)
() Been Snowboarding
(x) Met Someone Through Internet never seen them in person! (I think everyone has...)
() Been in a Mosh Pit (They scare me)


Level 6
() Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers (God's gift to women...)
(XXXXXXX) Liked/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
() Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel (long time ago...)


Level 7
(x) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
() Gone mudding
(x) Played Dress Up


Level 8
(X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves (But then I discovered that slimy things like dead leaves, so lol)
(X) Gone Sliding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game (well, I tried XD )
(x) Been Lonely
() Fallen Asleep At Work / School


Level 10
(x) Watched The Sun Set
(x) Felt An Earthquake (Three times that I know for sure; 1st grade, 3rd grade, and another in.... 4th grade? I don't remember the year. Everyone in the NW knows 2001, though. AND ALL THE TIME IN CALIFORNIA!!!)
() Killed A Snake


Level 11
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
() Been cheated on
(x) Been Misunderstood (Mooooomm? >.> )


Level 12
(x) Won A Contest (Kinda?)
() Been Suspended From School
() Had Detention
() Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident (it was minor)


Level 13
(x) Had / Have Braces (HATE!)
() Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
() Danced in the moonlight (I want to, though. )


Level 14
(x) Hated The Way You Look
(x) Witnessed A Crime (if peeing in a public place counts...)
(XXXX) Pole Danced (inside joke!)
(x) Questioned Your Heart
(x) Been obsessed with post-it-notes (I AM NOT ASHAMED!)


Level 15
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
() Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
() Swam In The Ocean (Oceans have sharks and sharks are scary; I wade in the ocean)
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying (Felt like or wanted to? Not sure I know the difference in retrospect...)


Level 16
() Cried Yourself To Sleep (I've woken up crying, though)
() Played Cops And Robbers
() Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sang Karaoke
() Paid For A Meal With Only Coins


Level 17
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
() Made Prank Phone Calls (I want to though)
() Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose (To Jessica: SKILL! XD )
() Kissed In The Rain (T_T)


Level 18
(x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
() Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About (this quiz is torturing my inner-hopeless romantic)
(x) Blown Bubbles
() Made A Bonfire On The Beach Or Anywhere


Level 19
() Crashed A Party
() Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
() Had A Wish Come True
() Been Humped By A Monkey (NANI?? WAKARINAI!!!)


Level 20
(x) Worn Pearls
() Jumped Off A Bridge
() Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
() Swam With Dolphins


Level 21
(x) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cubes... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19972695/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19972695/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:07:15 PDT Wilson's Disease.

Her liver's fine, but it built up in her brain. The severity of her neurological symptoms (stress, anxiety, inability to focus and make decisions) prompted her to find ways to reduce stress in her life, including not posting fanfictions indefinitely.
She is in treatment (taking zinc, she said), but it works slowly. It might be a couple years before her copper levels are normal again.

I'm not upset that she has to stop posting her fanfictions, no way. As I told her, her health comes first and she needs to concentrate on getting herself healthy again; as long as she does that, I'm content. But it depresses me that this had to happen to her (or to anyone else).

*sigh* Why must bad things happen to good people?

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19872326/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19872326/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:06:43 PDT . Because it's 1:30 in the morning and I don't want to go to bed yet. 8D

1.) Name three of the most influential songs of your childhood.

Childhood? Uhm...

1) "Magic School Bus" opening theme. HECK YES!!
2) Irish Tenors...Cuz Mom always listened to them.
3) Let Me Be Your Wings - From "Thumbelina". I STILL love that movie!! *nostalgia*

2.) Name three of the most influential songs to you currently.

Currently...

1) 100 Years - Five for Fighting
2) Stand - Rascal Flatts
3) Getting Into You - Relient K

3.) Select one of your characters. Is there a song you connect to him / her vocally?

Any character? I'd choose Dust, but she's in the middle of a character-redevelopment phase right now, so... In the beginning it was "If You Asked Me To" by Celine Dion. Maybe now she's graduated to "Taking Chances", I dunno... XD

4.) But what about you? Is there a specific artist/band you've always liked, no matter what?

Uhhhh.....Phil Collins!

5.) Put your entire playlist on shuffle. List the first five songs that are shown.

1) I'll Cover You - RENT ST
2) Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
3) Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls
4) Stairway - Positively Dark
5) Life Support - RENT ST

6.) Make a band acronym out of the letters of your name.

S-avage Garden
A-eroSmith
R-elient K
A-cceptance
H-arry and the Potters (XDDD I've never listened to them, but it counts, right??)

7.) The best instrument in your opinion:

STEEL DRUM!!! *spaztwitch* Listen! (Try to ignore the bad quality... See the forest!!)

8.) A song that you cannot stand:

"Walk it Out"

9.) Word Association:

Psychedelic: Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Anger: I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace
Dragon: Unknown from M.E. (Knuckles' Theme) - Sonic Adventure 2: Battle ST
Water: Aquatic Mine - (See above)
Evil: Haunted - Evanescence
Apple: Poison - Alice Cooper
Choices: Clothes - Barlow Girl
Bicycle: Flight of the Bumble Bee 0_o

10.) And last but not least, tag list five people with songs that remind you of them.

Eh, I don't want to.

Well, now it's 2:00 in the morning, thanks to the suckiness of dial-up. But that's what summer's for.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19828037/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19828037/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:25:45 PDT Interview with Mary Sue.

I'll say this for "Jumper": The movie is nothing like the book.
The book, as it often goes, is better, but that doesn't mean that it provides any more closure... And you don't need one to understand the other; they're practically two different stories!

Meh.

I have a new toy; Mom got me a digital video camera. It was originally for my birthday, but since a warranty has to be sent in within thirty days, I have to make sure it works. So now it's a reward for working so hard last year. I'm having fun with it. Oo-whit.

I'm happy cuz "Last Comic Standing" is on tonight. GO ILIZA!!!
And that guy who does the impressions, what's his name? Marcus?
And Jeff Dye. Gotta support the local boy.


LAWL.

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Yeah. Back to floatin' again. At the risk of jinxing it, seems I'm back to drawing again. 'Bout time, I know, right? Writing.... I dunno. These things seem to come in cycles... Ideas are floating around, but not enough that I want to make the effort to put them down.

But I'm utilizing my dream journal again. Which is nice. Means my creativity is working somewhere sometime.

I really shouldn't be up right now. XD I know, it's summer, but I've been getting up at, like, 10:00 AM for the past couple weeks, and that's gotta stop...

Need to finish that summer assignment, too. I remember when I didn't have to do that kind of thing...

Golly, I miss the drama club people. Everyone's doing camps and such, so who knows when the next meeting's gonna be. But it's nice that Dale and Cassie still came to the first one of the summer even though they graduated.

Hmm...Yeah. What day is it now, Saturday? Yeah. Saturday. Maybe I'll let myself sleep in today.

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But I am trying to find an mp3 file that I can just save to my flash drive, and it's not going well. Sarah is not a happy camper right now...

Gods, I miss that show... I'm so happy we recorded most of the episodes... MOST of them. Goddamn sports have to go and ruin the fun...

.....

Oh, crap, I hope I didn't just put a virus on the computer... :<

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19359389/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19359389/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:02:15 PDT no one's eating it.

Well, I'm eating it. But Dad and I are the only fruit eaters in the house, so...

Meh. We have the first season of the new series of "Doctor Who" now, so one can bet that I'll be having the girls over sometime soon to enjoy it.

For the most part I'm sifting through messages and getting caught up on my online affairs. There's stuff saved in my messages that I plan to comment on; I just want to get everything else taken care of first.

Seems we have yet another new version of DevART. I almost don't need to get a subscription anymore!

No idea when new arts will be coming. I'm going through one of those spells where I have no idea what to do with myself, but I should come out of it within a week or so.

It's finally warming up around here.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19315703/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19315703/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:55:16 PDT taggered me.

Rules:
1. You have to post the rules.
2. Every person tagged has to write 10 things about themselves.
3.You have to write them in your journal.
4.After that tag 4 more people.
5.Go to that person's page and tell them about it.

1. I don't like using hairspray/gel because it makes my hair un-touchable.
2. I like to invent words (in the sense that the spellcheck doesn't recognize them, but they still make sense)
3. Short hair is awesome, man.
4. So are comedians. *<3's "Last Comic Standing"*
5. I love to laugh. It makes me happy.
6. Give me a bowl of brownie mix, and I'm a happy camper. <3
7. I'm pretty OCD about checking my posts to make sure all the conventions are correct and that they give the impression I'm trying to give.
8. In the meantime, I love to butcher the English language.
9. I like fruit. A lot.
10. I believe dating in high school is way overrated...

And with that, dinner's on the table, so I'm tagging whoever wants to do this!!

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19210243/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19210243/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:06:38 PDT

10 Q's * 10 A's each = 10 * 10 = 10² = 100 A's. Start the clock.

I. Name 10 significant details about your life so far.

1. All my incredtastic friends, notably Hannah, Lorie, Lissa, Aaron, and many others, without whom I probably would not be where I am today.
2. A love of theatre helped me to break out and get rid of the shell that middle school shoved me back into.
3. A love of art.
4. A love of writing.
5. A love of music. Like Hannah, these are all on par with each other. They all make me happy.
6. Internet. Let's face it, it's shaped all of us in ways real life never could.
7. Make every moment count, because even the next five seconds aren't guaranteed.
8. No matter how much you rehearse and plan things out in your head, things are never going to go exactly as you want them to. In short, learn to be flexible.
9. Being angry accomplishes nothing. Learn from the experience, and move on.
10. Having a strong, healthy relationship with my parents. Believe me, I definitely would not be where I am today if I didn't have Mom and Dad.

II. What are 10 things you can't live without?

1. Family
2. Friends
3. Britain (more specifically British television, especially "Doctor Who". And David Tennant)
4. INTERNETZ
5. Music
6. Books
7. Paper
8. A pencil
9. A lot of women have their little black dress. I have my little black jacket.
10. So no one labels me "Traitor" iAntivirus

III. What are 10 things you want to accomplish in life?

1. Take four years of college with plenty of knowledge and earn a USEFUL degree. (hopefully)
2. Write a novel. And then maybe another one...
3. Live in Britain (dunno if permanently yet; I'm kind of a homebody)
4. Find Mr. Right (didn't realize I'd lost him...)
5. NEVER lose track of all my people.
6. Raise a family??
7. Break into the acting business and take it by storm (or maybe just by shower; we'll have to see where I'm at)
8. Finish a fanfiction longer than a one-shot. XP
9. Create my own website
10. Make sure my kid(s)'s peers think that our values come from the Stone Age. ("Sex after marriage? Where the fuck did you come up with that??")

VI. Name 10 Important traits about yourself

1. If I have an opinion on something, I'm going to give it, and I really don't care if I offend anyone in the process, or I wouldn't say it.
2. If I find something to obsess over, then positive or negative, I will obsess over it.
3. I analyze people's actions and words very carefully if I'm trying to answer a question for myself that I'm afraid to ask them.
4. Once someone loses my trust, they can't get it back.
5. Be honest with me, I'll be honest with you.
6. If you don't respect me, I won't respect you.
7. I have a problem with organized religion. Please don't force it on me.
8. I don't give up easily. At all. If I still have the will and the means to get what I'm after, then by golly I'm gonna keep trying.
9. I become rather fond of my characters if I work with them long enough, and then get really defensive over them. So just try to insult Isis.
10. I believe small children don't belong in a movie theatre. Do not take them to the movies!!

V. What are 10 quotes you like?

1. "People write poetry, novels, scripts, not because they have a good idea, but because they want something said." ( I came up with that the other day. I'm so proud.)
2. "No day but today." ~RENT
3. "There's a fine, fine line between love and a waste of your time." ~Avenue Q
4. "I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer." ~Douglas Adams
5. "How to be outstanding: By being unreasonable!"
6. "If at first you don't succeed, deny trying at all."
7. "And the Americans are like 'McDONALDS!!'" ~Hannah
8. "You know, I've been doing some research, and it turns out that ten out of ten people die."
9. "Didn't do it."
10. "Do not get wet; do not feed after midnight!"

VI. What are 10 things about you that most people won't know?

1. I could still fit a shirt I got in kindergarten, if I still ha... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19153639/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19153639/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:40:40 PDT
A) Tell you why I friended/talk to you

B) Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.

C) Tell you something I like about you

D) Tell you a memory I have of you

E) Ask something I've always wanted to
know about you

F) Tell you my favorite user pic of yours

G) In return, you must post this in your
journal

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19076253/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/19076253/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:22:18 PDT
Bet you guys were expecting a crapload of art by now or something, but actually I seem to be devoting more of my time to writing recently...And playing "Harvest Moon." XD But Dad gave me some inspiration the other night, and although I may not upload that (I have reasons), at least I've got a reason to draw again, so that's good.

"Avenue Q" was amazing, man. The guy who played Princeton/Rod -- GORGEOUS. But he was taken, so oh well. XD
I've really got to get my hands on the soundtrack now. D8

Heehee, Sketchie had a cute seatmate on the bus back from Seattle. :3 Wish I'd talked to him more, but too late now.

And and and we got autographs from some of the cast! *flails*

Yay for Seattle.

]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/18922465/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/18922465/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:00:27 PDT

1) Name: Sarah
2) Name Backwards: Haras
3) Were you named after anyone?: My dad likes the name.
4) Does your name mean anything?: Princess. And I've lived up to it...
5) Nick Name(s): Sketch and....that's it.
6) Screen Name(s): Sketch, Perpetual Sketch...yeah. That's it.
7) Date Of Birth: September 23rd
8) Place of Birth: A hospital bed.
9) Nationality: German, mostly.
10) Current Location: a chair.
11) Religion: Agnostic
12) Height: 5'8"-ish
13) Shoe Size: 7 1/2
14) Hair colour: Dark blonde
15) Eye colour: Dark brown
16) What do you look like?: Me. I'd be worried if I didn't.
17) Innie or Outie?: Innie.
18) Righty, Lefty, Ambidextrous: Righty.
19) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?: Straight.
20) Best friends : Hannah, Lorie, Aaron, Annalise, Lissa, Anna, Hannah, Jessica, and.........yeah. There's other people; so sorry if I forgot you!
21) Best friend you trust the most: Hannah and Lorie
22) Best friends {your sex}: see above
23) Best friends of the opposite sex: Aaron, and, I'm going to borrow from Courtney and say, "the big-nosed one with the acorn-shaped face."
24) Best Bud(s): LOTS of people.
25) Boyfriend / Girlfriend: None
26) Crush: Pfft, hell if I know!
27) Parent(s): Mom and Dad?
28) Worst Enemy: Artist's/Writer's block.
29) Funniest friend: Anna and Jessica. And Courtney. And Lissa.
31) Advice Friend: Aaron, if I saw him more often. Usually I talk to Dad.
32) Loudest Friend: Hannah.
33) Person you cry with: Lorie
34) Any sisters: Hannah's my unbiological one
35) Any brothers: Unfortunately...
36) Any pets: A barkett and the cat.
37) A Disease: Um...AIDS?
38) A Pager: no
39) A mp3 player/iPod: Yes'm
40) A laptop: This one, but it's not mine.
41) Gaming platform ie nintendo/xbox: Gamecube
42) Surround sound: This laptop
43) A Personal phone line: no
44) A Cell phone: yes
45) A Lava lamp: no
46) A Pool or hot tub: no
47) A Car: no

Describe Your...

48) Personality: carefree, stubborn, dedicated, fun, real, creative, random...yeah
49) Driving: Safe?
50) Car or one you want: I'd like to have a Corvette one day. But a bug works, too. 8D
51) Room: Messy
52) What’s missing?: Internet in my room.
54) Bed: It calls to me...
55) Relationship with your parent(s): Pretty good.

Do You...

56) Believe in yourself: I don't consciously acknowledge it, but I suppose most of the I do.
57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: No.
58) Consider yourself a good listener?: Yeah
60) Get along with your parents: Yes.
61) Save your e-mail conversations: I don't really make an effort to save them; they just happen to hang out in my inbox for months...
62) Pray: No
63) Believe in reincarnation: Dunno
64) Like to make fun of people: All in good fun.
65) Like to talk on the phone: Yeah
66) Like to eat?: *Points at age* Duh!
67) Like to drive: Yeah, if gas wasn't so damn expensive...
68) Get motion sickness: Not as much as I used to.
69) Eat the stems of broccoli: Yep!
70) Eat Chicken fingers with a fork: Yeah
71) Dream in color: Yeah
72) Type with your fingers on home row: When they're not elsewhere, yes.
73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: My teddy bear
74) Right next to you: A chair, and the kitchen counter.
75) On the walls of your room: Posters, shelves, and another poster.
76) On your mouse pad: Tablet
77) Your dream car: A Corvette. That's all I know.
78) Your dream date: A day at the beach, walking the shore at sunset... I = hopeless romantic
79) Your dream honeymoon spot: ENGLAND!!!
80) Your dream husband/wife: No idea
81) Your bedtime: Three hours ago
82) Under your bed: Stuff. Whatever I can't find another place in my room for.
83) The single most important question: Where is that third setting??
84) Your bad time of the day: Anytime my brother's around.
85)... ]]> ~Perpetual-Sketch http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/18922092/ http://Perpetual-Sketch.deviantart.com/journal/18922092/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:12:48 PDT
I will think about drama club-related things, though! I have SOOO many ideas for the Oscars slide show at the end of next year; you can bet it's gonna be epic.
There's a meeting on Monday, as I understand it, so maybe I'll get a chance to talk about some of my ideas if it ever comes to it.

Sarah is thinking she likes the idea of being an officer. Yay for (minor) authority!

And dammit, Ross had better come to some of the drama club things this summer. He was an officer last summer, too, and I only saw him once!

Yeah, that mini-rant was mostly because I didn't see hide nor hair of him all this week, and I really wanted to wish him a ROCKIN' summer...Jerk.

Me and Hannah are gonna go see "Avenue Q" on Saturdayyyyyyy~! Yay for Seattle!

Rawr. Yay for summer, hot damn. Now that it's finally here I'm like, "Wait...what?"
Volunteer hours are taken care of, just need to fill out some form that I apparently need to for it to count, and Mom says she'll pick that up on her way in to work tomorrow, as well as the book we need for the summer assignment for AP English...Hannah tells me it's really easy, and the questions are good, which is really fecking awesome.

Ordinarily I'd want to do a sort of "Year in review" thing, but I'm not sure if I'm up to it. Concise version, then.

What I feel to be the most important thing that happened to me this year was Chris. Yeah, we ended it because things weren't really going anywhere at all, but he changed the way I look at my life concerning dating and everything that goes with it. Before he asked me out, I had myself almost completely convinced that no guy would ever consider me worth his time, for a whole list of reasons. And I don't think like that anymore. I can't ever say again that no guy in the world ever looks at me twice. And I'm happier for it.

Pretty annoying that that's the most notable thing I can pick out of this year, but it really is that big a thing to me, and Chris knows it.

...

Dating in high school is way overrated, I'm telling you...

Oh, I guess cutting my hair short and keeping it that way was was a big change for me, too. I like my hair short; I don't know if I can ever have it halfway down my back again! XD

Uhm....Oh, and "Doctor Who" is pretty important.

Yeah. That was pretty much me wrapping up the school year for myself. Let's hope the summer lasts.

G'night.

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