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In other news. . .

The Red Sox won. Boston celebrated loudly into the wee hours. I was unable to get sleep.

Halloween is in a couple of days, and I will not have a new or original costume. I feel sad.

No news on the job front. It is slow and painful these days.

I got my medicine! YAY! I am now happily medicated, but still very insane.

I have been hanging out in the forums and discovered that many people are true bigots and don't know it. I have also discovered that people lack a scientific understanding of animals and ecology, but still feel the need to speak as if their ideas were good after they have been told they are crap.

Oh well, life is not bad. I hope all of your isn't either.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/15114824/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/15114824/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:13:16 PDT
I am getting my act together and editting some of my old photography. Soon I will be working on pictures from 2006 instead of 2005. I am excited to edit my more recent work, because there has been a lot of improvement. I'm still no where near as great as my father, but I take some nice pictures now and then.

In other news. . .

Why is is that people think that only old people and parents have to choose between medicine and food? I have had to make that choice multiple times in my life, and this time I picked food. Even when I had a job I could barely afford my meds.

On a sad note. . .

My great-aunt died. My dad and I were able to visit her about a month ago, which was good. She didn't seem on death's door, but I guess that her passing was a bit of a surprise. She did have cancer in her throat, but she was doing a lot better. When I saw her she was sharp-minded and sharp-tounged.



I hope everyone else is doing relatively well.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/15046878/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/15046878/ Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:44:58 PDT
Soon I must work some more on my photography. I have been taking plenty of pictures, I just haven't been editing and submitting them. My photographs are much better now than the ones I first posted. Unfortunately, I still have CDs packed with old stuff to sort through and post. Hopefully I will get to it.

I went to Acton's Oktoberfest today. Niki Tsongas, the democrat running for MA congress, was there. We were next to a table related to sending things to troops in Iraq, and saw a picture of my brother's good friend who is out there. My mom and brother talked to Tsongas about the war, the troops, and the proposed GI bill. It was kind of cool because she was walking around without aides, without a sign saying "I am Niki Tsongas", or any fanfare. There didn't seem to be any real campaining on her part. She just seemed to be enjoying the event.

Well, otherwise, the week has been uneventful. Thank you all once again for 1,000 views. Maybe I'll try to come up with some sort celebration or something for 2,500. That might not be for a year or two

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14957842/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14957842/ Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:07:44 PDT
The re-enactment was very interesting. On the one hand, it was sort of fun to see this scenario go from low key hanging around a camp site, to survelience(whch I can't spell), to long distance fire fight, and finally to the quick up close battle of guns that resulted in the German side losing. It was mostly bloodless, of course, and after it's done everyone stands up.

Okay, so it was fun. It was also eerie. The long moments of calm with the distant sound of American gun fire were a reminder that battle is often nothing but waiting. Waiting for the unknown, waiting for gin fire, waiting for oncoming death. When one of the Germans "died" he shouted "Sally". We laughed, but a part of me couldn't help but think of real soldiers crying for their loved ones. There was no real blood in this re-enactment, but with tank shells and machine guns, there would have been lots. I'm not saying it was less of something for all these things. In fact, it was more so. It was a chance for me to feel a little closer to the past. It is always hard to imagine a battle, and this brought me a little closer to that understanding, and honoring the memory of so many.


On a very, very, very different topic. . .

I am quite obsessed with Doctor Who, and Torchwood. I grew up on a steady diet of Doctor Who and since the series revived(regenerated?), I have been a happy camper. The season finale of Doctor Who, ranging from Utopia through to The Last of the Time Lords was quite a whopper. I've gone on a bit of a hunt for good Doctor Who stuff on deviantART. I found some fun stuff.





Yay Doctor Who! Yay British Scifi! Yay Scifi!

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14856622/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14856622/ Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:21:41 PDT
Life itself is still happy. I went to a wonderful little production of 8 of the "365 Plays". It was delightful. The plays were put on at the store I used to work at. After it was over, I stuck around and talked with the actors and others in the theater. After a while one of them suddenly said to me, "You have skills. You probably don't know what they are, but you have skills."

Next thing I knew I was being introduced to people, getting e-mails, and considering a job in theater. Life is always strange.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14690846/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14690846/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:03:26 PDT
It's the Jewish High Holidays again, I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I was in temple for Yom Kippur last year. Now I look forward to this weekend, praying and offering my soul to God. It is always a difficult yet wonderful day for me.

In other news . . . I visited some family in CT this past weekend. I took some ocean sunset pictures that I can't wait to play with. It was nice to see my dad's side of the family, especially outside of a wedding or funeral.

Oh, I lost my job last week, bad news.

I have also been tagged by my cousin. I'm afraid that I can only really tag two more people, but here I go with answering it, finally.

tagged by

: rules :

1. tag minimum of 6 people (I'm doing 3, I haven't heard from other people in awhile....).. and tell them in their page that they've been tagged
2. copy paste the tag and answer the questions
3. you can add your own favorite categories to the list..
questions:

write your favorite from the following

01. family member.......................................Yeah right
02. age........................................................ favorite age?
03. hair color................................................Purple
04. book......................................................So many books
05. car.........................................................Prius, nice and efficient
06. shop.......................................................Tokyo Kid
07. movie..................................................... So many movies
08. cafe........................................................Serene Chocolates, even now
09. restaurant................................................ T.J. Skallywaggles is good
10. style of music........................................... Still love soundtracks
11. band/singer/composer............................... none/none/John Willians, Jerry Goldsmith, and Nobuo Uematsu are favorites
12. dish.........................................................Yummy stuff
13. channel.................................................... Scifi Channel or BBCA
14. tv show.................................................... Heroes, Doctor Who are on my mind, though Babylon 5 was awesome!
15. computer program.................................... Loved Myst, enjoy GIMP, crave Spore
16. person "living"..........................................Wierd
17. style of photography.................................Macro
18. form of art...............................................Fantasy/Scifi
19. city other than ur own...............................Aukland
20. country other than ur own......................... New Zealand
21. activity.................................................... Life
22. sport.......................................................Baseball, I guess
23. hangout................................................... Harvard Square or the Pru(making rish people scared)
24. season....................................................Spring
25. month.....................................................April or May
26. actor/actress........................................... Nope
27. game......................................................See 15. I also enjoy Risk, Monopoly and WarHammer type games
28. song/piece of music..................................Nope
29. material...................................................Water?
30. scent........................................................Cut grass or Ocean
31. perfume/cologne.......................................Soap
32. joke.........................................................No Soap, Radio
33. drink........................................................Sake, Homemade Smoothies
34. animal,bird,fish,insect, creature..................ALL of them. Ask me about an animal. I love it. Humans bother me, but I love them too.
35. part of ur body..........................................Calves
37. email host................................................AOL
38. time of hour of the day..............................When I am happy
39. hobby......................................................Reading, Photography, Anime, oh gosh this list could go on.
40. hotel........................................................ The Charter in Beaver Creek, which is really a resort.

I shall tag

http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/14461224/ Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:37:35 PDT
I got a boyfriends for a little bit there. He broke up with me. It's still complicated, of course. That's the normal part of my life. Oh, and there's the part where I work at a Chocolate Cafe. That's pretty normal too.

I just posted a strange little abstractpicture called "Swirls of Code". It looks like psychadelic Matrix code. It sort of happened over months of doodling on Photoshop. If it's artistic,cool.

My cute little dog is getting old. Yes, the one everyone thinks is a puppy and is my Avatar is really 15 years old(13 in the pictures). She is nearly blind, deaf, but sweet at can be.

I have taken thousands of pictures in the past year that I need to siftthrough and look for treasures. My eye is improving, but stillnot spectacular. I still hope to share it with the deviant community in time. My energy for activities goes in large spurts, so when I really get back on I'll be here for a few months, then sort of fade out for months again. Sorry for my lack of attention. I really am ADD, which may or may not have anything to do with it.

Hope everyone is doing well.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/12550997/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/12550997/ Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:57:51 PDT
I miss being online posting pictures, commenting on other people's beautiful art, and talking to my wonderful cousin.

I don't know how regular I'll be, life is weird(very weird), but hey, I'll be online for now. I won't let myself get too dragged under by the 1,600 deviations waiting for me, because I just don't have to see most of them!

Well, I'll write another journal later to catch everyone up on the boring details of my crazy life.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9764890/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9764890/ Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:42:57 PDT
I was beyond happy, relieved and all that jazz. I was just in heaven.

My grandparents bought a "condo" at a luxury hotel in Beaver Creek Colorado over 17 years ago. Since then we have visited nearly every summer. It's rented out during the rest of the year to cover expenses.

Beaver Creek and the surrounding area is beautiful. The rockies are breathtaking, airy and huge. The feeling of life and beauty is tangible everywhere, even where humanity has deemed itself worthy to intrude. Unfortunately that human presence continues to grow, but it can only impede on certain flatter areas. I noticed a lot of concervation efforts this year, especially on the hiking trails.

I took a couple hundred pictures. It wasn't as much as I hoped to get done, but I got a few nice things in there. My favorites include a deer that my dad and I got within 20 feet of, a man-made water fall, and some open mountain pictures. My dad got some really amazing shots, even of me. I don't know how, but he made me look sorta beautiful. I'll use that picture to make a deviantID later.

Unfortunately I have developed what is probably poison sumac. I noticed some bright red berries on the first hike that match the pretty picture in the doctor's office. I have a hug swollen spot that is just gross. I may be a little groggy as I am now on mutliple medications to help with this itchy problem that has also become infected.

It may be some time before my Colorado pictures get posted. I tend to go in semi-chronological order so far, though I may stop doing that as much. I may make an exception and try to get some pictures up before a month or so has gone by.

I hope everyone else's summer is going really well. The journals I have had time to read have looked interesting. I have come back to over 400 messages that include art, journals and community notes. I will not be able to comment on everything, but I always tend to try. I'm being forced to be more selective than I like to, so I am sorry if people aren't hearing from me.

Well, back to either looking through it all, or sleeping. . . ]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9447413/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9447413/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:14:28 PDT
As anyone can see, I haven't submitted any art. I am still taking pictures, so more art will come. Just give me a chance to catch my breath. I also haven't been commenting on any of the great art that other people have added to their galleries. I have 193 pieces to sort through. I will try to get to a lot of it. Everyone I watch makes beautiful stuff.

I'll post another journal later when I have happy things to say. I like posting happy things.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9315281/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9315281/ Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:07:33 PDT
I am a Field Manager for MASSPIRG, starting on Monday.

It happened very quickly. On Friday I called the office near my house to ask if they were hiring. They set up an interview for three hours later. I was nervous as could be. I had nothing to wear and was freaked out about how well I could interview. I pulled together a semi-fancy outfit at the last moment and ran out to the office.

I was the first applicant there. There were about five others who also interviewed that day. We were mostly interviewing for the position of Campain Canvassers. Right now MASSPIRG is focussing on a great campain to reduce power plant pollution and therefore help stop global warming. I firmly believe in this goal, so I was completely ready to be a person on the street spreading the word and trying to get contributions.

After filling out the application and listening to a brief introduction I finally got interviewed. It went very well. I was enthusiatic about MASSPIRG and how much I want to help the world through the organization. I also talked about my odd sort of applied leadership roles through volunteering at the Aquarium. I must have made a moderately good impression because I was offered the position of Field Manager! I'm going to be organizing the people who go out and campain, while still playing an active role in the whole process.

I am very excited. I have always wanted to change the world for the better and now I will have a job doing it. I start on Monday.

This does mean I will probably be less active online. I just won't have the same amount of free time. I still hope to get some of my photography up. I think it's a great way to show the beauty of nature as I see it.

I hope everyone else is well and had a good 4th of July.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9151250/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9151250/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:02:32 PDT
I love my obsessions. They make me happy. Some obsessions have become part of my goals in life. My obsession with whales and dolphins came out of my desire for marine-biology, became a drive to get work at an Aquarium, and now I'm obsessed with the Aquarium which helps me work there and head into marine-biology.

Some people say I take things to far. Maybe needing to listen to soundtracks nearly endlessly because they are part of my current obession is a little tough. Maybe the screams when people touch my precious DVDs wrong, or mess up my beads a little, are a little over the top. I dunno.

Does any of this make sense? Not sure. My fingers are simply moving on the keyboard now and typing things without my brain connecting. I think I better stop now.

I will listen to my Advent Children Sountrack(that I screamed about when my friend gave it to me) and obsess over more pictures and art here on deviantART. I think that sounds like a good evening.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9070145/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9070145/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:14:27 PDT
Well, the great thing yesterday was the young zebra. It couldn't be more than a few months old. It was about half the size of it's mom and very active. It would gallop around and even kicked(lightly) a rabbit at one point. The mom had to then investigate to rabbit to make sure it wasn't a danger.

The gorilla's were also neat to see, mostly. It's always a little sad to see such intelligent creatures in captivity. I understand the need to educate people about our wildlife, but it's just a shame to see this beautiful soul being terrorized by idiot people who think that she isn't reacting fast enough. They were starting to tap on her glass and shove obects at her. One person said, "She looks so real!"

Luckily the gorilla was smart enough to walk away in a huff. She had been perfectly fine when people were talking to her and making funny faces(That can actually be fun for them), but tapping glass idiots were too much.

I got some cute pictures while I was there. One sequence of shots have nothing to do with the zoo. It's a humour series that I will try to compile in the next week. It's theme is "Why children shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel"

In closing I would like to pick out three artists that I have been watching and seen turn out absolutely beautiful art. If you have bothered to read this, please look at their galleries. Their art is far supperior to mine. They also haven't had enough visitors considering the quality of their art. If you are not one of the three and I watch you, don't worry. You probably just get enough visitors or something.


~Kaggra *randru ~Arafoz

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9050394/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/9050394/ Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:22:16 PDT

I got the GIMP from my brother. It runs a little slowly on my puter, but I don't mind. I barely know how to use it and I am already turning out better edits. I'm very excited.

I'm hoping that I get myself to take some pictures of my bead crafts and my old paintings. I have worked with beads since I was about 9 and I got okay at it. My paintings aren't so great but they were in some art shows. I never figured out why they put them there.

In the less artistic realms of my world. . .

I am sooo happy to be back at the Aquarium. I volunteer in the Education Department. It was great to be able to talk about the animals that I have a passion for.

Amazingly, last week I ran into my cousin at a store after work/volunteering. This week I ran into her older sister, who was accompanied by her husband and twin boys. I often goes months without seeing anyone I know while I am out and about in the city or at work, so two family encounters who happen to be sisters is pretty neat.

I showed the twin boys some of the animals at the Aquarium. I was stationed at a touch tray, where they could handle the hermit crabs and other neat animals. One of them liked splashing a little more than touching.

This weekend I will be away visiting my grandparents, Aunts, and other cousins. One of my Aunt's children(the youngest of the first cousins) is having a birthday party. This means I get to see him, his older brothers who are also twins, and my other Aunt's daughter. It will be great to see the cousins and my grandparent.

Did I just write a novel?

Sorry. Hope everyone is doing well out there!

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8966799/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8966799/ Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:45:11 PDT

Above you can see pictures. These are some of my favorite early pieces. I'm not saying that they are works of art, but they are lots better than some of my stuff that gets more attention. That's why I would like to take a moment to shove them into the spotlight.

Please, give them a chance. They weren't editted with a super fancy art program. I'm lucky I was able to enhance them at all. Most of these were taken under terrible lighting conditions because I was dumb in my first month and kept getting attracted by rainy days. They also didn't always have the best settings.

That said, I enjoy them for composition and being pretty, from time to time. I dunno, maybe I'm just crazy. My family sure thinks so

To clarify, I don't care about comments as much as having them seen. I don't know why, but that matters more. I love comments. I wait for them like lots of people on DA. I just feel worse for the pictures that aren't seen, whether mine or someone elses.

Maybe later I'll look for other people's stuff that needs attention. Hmmm. . .

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8950648/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8950648/ Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:41:54 PDT
Many are finally of the quality that demands a real editting program. I am tired of using what I have got. It's just the program that came with my computer.

My brother promised me his Gimp program last time I was home, but there was a minor hitch with that. I was asleep when he tried to give it to me

I suffer under the handicap of dial-up, making it difficult to download open source programs of any size. However, if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.

My mood is truly bad. Things where I live aren't great. I don't feel like getting into details, but it is highly frustrating and causing stress and even bad dreams. I don't usually have nightmeres.

Once again, I wish everyone well.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8930108/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8930108/ Wed, 31 May 2006 12:19:13 PDT
Now that that's done with. . .

I did see X-Men 3. I thought it was quite good. It was entertaining, visually stunning, interesting, and dark. If you want a happy feel-good movie, go to a different film. If you enjoy action/science fiction but also want to think about what you are seeing, go to X-Men 3.

On yet another note. . .

By the end of the day I will have submitted all of the first set of picture that I did. I seperate sets by memory cards that are filled to bursting. I have a 1g flash card for my camera. That can be anywhere from 50-1000 pictures depending on the size and quality. It's usually about 500. I then sort out the best of those, which are further sorted for quality before I submit them. I also edit every picture for size and quality before submition.

I haven't even begun to sort my second set of pictures, so it might be a bit before I submit again. Then again, I may have new picture up tomorrow. I think the latter is the more likely scenario. I just love DA!

Once again, I hope everyone out there is doing well.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8901770/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8901770/ Sun, 28 May 2006 12:18:57 PDT
Not much else is going on. It's hot here, in the 80's. Okay, I know that isn't super hot. It just seems hot because winter isn't so distant a memeory.

Tomorrow I will be seeing X-men 3. Although I would never post a spoiler, I will try to post a little review at some point. I'm sure people around the globe are going to be waiting just to find out what I think about it.

Otherwise, the world is heating up, people are fighting, living, growing plants, eating food, petting their dogs, and stuff keeps happening. I don't know what i can add to that right now.

Lalalalala. . .

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8884194/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8884194/ Fri, 26 May 2006 14:03:37 PDT
My Mom, Dad, Brother and dog live about 45 minutes away from me. It's nice to get out of the city and back to where there are trees everywhere and an parks in abundance. It is also great to see the people who I love.

When I get back to my place I will try to get more pictures ready. In the next few weeks I will be starting to post some of my second set of pictures. I think some of my best stuff is in there. My first set of pictures are all about getting used to the camera. My third set(which I am just finishing) is all about my experimenting with new functions. My second set is my comfort zone, where I only use what I understand. Perhaps I'll do that again in my fourth set.

I haven't really been taking enough pictures in the past few months. That is something else I have been trying to change while here at my family's place.

Well, that's a bit more of an update than anyone needs from me. Hope everyone is having a good week.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8835590/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8835590/ Sun, 21 May 2006 13:41:01 PDT

The reason I haven't done so until not is because I have dial-up. Apparently this caused corruption when I tried to submit my prints. Instead of letting that get me down, I saved the prints to a cd and brought them home to my parents.

I thought their computer could handle it. I was wrong. I never even got to the second step on their poor machine. It kept freezing.

Finally, I borrowed my little brother's computer. OuroborosCobra is a good little brother. His laptop is also a good little laptop. It let me submit those prints in no time.

These three picture are the ones I picked for prints.



Oh, just in case anyone is concerned, I refuse to beg people to buy my stuff. If you like it enough to buy it, go ahead. If you can't buy it, don't. If you don't want it, don't buy it. I hate it when people beg.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8752761/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8752761/ Fri, 12 May 2006 19:05:34 PDT
The henna better come off in time for me to take back my volunteer position at the Aquarium near me. We can't have tattoos larger or more obvious than certain specifications. A huge tattoo covering my hand is definitely out.

Once I start back I will try to request permission to take and post pictures. I have to check with a few departments about it, but I hope to be able to show some fish, crabs, jellies, seals and more if I get that permission.

If I'm not able to get that permission I will just go to the sea shore for my ocean needs.

I hope everyone else around the country is getting better weather than me. We are having flooding, rain, and more rain and flooding. It's sort of icky. There is no real end in sight. I can live with warm rain, but it isn't warm either.

Goodnight for now

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8700441/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8700441/ Sun, 07 May 2006 12:18:21 PDT
Second, I have decided what to do about the number of pictures I submit and how fast I do them. I will post them when they are ready and when I can post them. If I don't post for a week, a month, whatever. If I post twenty in one day, whatever. I just can't be all worried about it.

Third, I got a print account. I don't know if anything I have is good enough to sell, but I both need money and felt like trying. If it doesn't work it's not the worst thing ever. I got a three month subscription out of it. Don't worry, I won't beg people to buy things.

Well, that updates my deviant life.

Off in my daily life I am visiting my parents. It's my Mom's B-day soon. Since I am home, I get to hang out with my doggie. My dad and I took her on her Sunday walk. We go to a doggie play group and then go for a nice walk in the woods. The conservation land there is lovely. The woods are filled with hidden treats, flowers, fungus, and life. I only took about 40 pictures, but some were decent enough.

It will probably be many months before I submit any of those picture. I am still posting pictures from my first 574. I am glad to know I took okay picture back when I didn't even play with the Av, let alone the Shutter speed, ISO, or anything that I am finally bothering to play with.

One last thing. I love looking at all the art here on deviantART. For everyone who I am watching or who I have favorited, thank you for sharing your art. It's all amazing stuff.

]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8637834/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8637834/ Mon, 01 May 2006 05:09:13 PDT
In my computer I organize my pictures by memory disc, then by date, then by favorites. My first disc held over 574 pictures and had 64 favorites. Of those 64 I have submitted 13 pictures. I won't submit all of them due to further quality control and personal reasons, but it still works out ot be nearly 50 pictures that are nearly ready to submit(including scraps).

So, should I just throw them on here? Isn't that a bit of overkill? I think I can weed out yet more of the pictures, and get the number down to something like 25. That's still a lot though.

I decided to look at other galleries for inspiration. Do other people submit like crazy. It doesn't look like it. Most people who have been here for even a year don't have as many pictures up as I am ready to submit.

My question becomes, what will be too much, what is too little, and what do I want to do? Anyone have any suggestions?

p.s. Just wait till I get to my next disc. I think I'm becoming better at this, so there should be more good stuff. ]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8621693/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8621693/ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:24:45 PDT
I don't feel older, which is the first thing everyone asks. Nope, I feel exaclty the same. Well, I do feel a little more worthless. 26, no boyfriend, no job, no. . . Ack!! There are enough depressing Journals out there!

Okay, no need for that. . .

I had a good birthday. I went out for breakfast with one of the friends at my house(I live in a sort of group house apartment thingie). We had a nice breakfast. She's treating me to dinner in about 45 minutes too. My birthday celebration goes on past my birthday.

After breakfast I slept for an hour, woke up, met with some of the safety people for my house. That would be a long story right there, but on a good note they are going to give me supplies to make the garden pretty for once. If I get nice stuff planted I will have more things to take pictures of!!

A few hours later my friend came by. He and I went out to Fire and Ice for lunch. There are a few of these in the US, and they are great. Pick your meat(no meat for me, veggie) veggies, noodles and sauce, and they cook it up. I also got a mudslide, even though I'm not really drinking much anymore. Just religious and special occasions. I think a birthday counts. I got a large for the price of the small, 21 ounces instead of 14.

Then I went to the local Anime/Japan store and hunted for stuff. I only got Black Sesame Pocky and Blue Hawaiian Ramune, but it was free. Birthday Present. Sssshhhh. . . (they are soo nice to me there)

Then we visited the place we call "The Shop. It's a Games Workshop. For anyone who doesn't know(all non-geeks) it's a place for miniature model thingies for table-top gaming. Think of risk, multiply by ten, and add monsters, elves, dwarves, or guns, ships, viscious creatures, or Lord of the Rings stuff. I was hoping i could tell them it was my birthday and get more free stuff. It didn't work.

Later we went to a mall and I picked up Advent Children. I haven't finished FF:VII yet, so I can't watch it. I know, bad me for not finishing. I'm working on it! I could find that darn key! Stupid sub. . . (there have been other such problems, and other games got in the way too).

Just to make things really weird, I visited an "Adult" store with my friend. As if that won't increase the rumours and down right belief that he and I are not only dating, but married. Can't a male and female friend visit a store of such a type without it meaning anyhing other than a good laugh? Nobody answer that. I don't want to hear how many kids people think I must have now. (None, I have none!)

So I'm sure this journal entry will make little or no sense to anyone who doesn't know me, and only a little more sense to those that do. Still, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! ]]> ~Tesseractj http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8596489/ http://Tesseractj.deviantart.com/journal/8596489/ Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:51:01 PDT
That's about all I have to say today. Maybe I'll be able to say more interesting things this weekend, after my birthday. ]]> ~Tesseractj