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さて、今日から授業が終わったからうれしい〜！だから多分過労死について心配しないで。すぐ期末試験も終わるし、描ける。以上。

My Japanese is poor, so please excuse me.

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Corporate whore: [link]

Listen to Neil Cicieraga's re-mix of "Ben Bernanke".

]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/23804382/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/23804382/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:55:23 PDT
I've decided to work on art this summer instead of getting a real job like a non-deadbeet, so there WILL be more stuff up within the next few months. Apparently if you've never taught and have no art experience (on paper...ie. a degree) they don't want you teaching children. I'm debating adapting the Mitate concept from Edo period Ukiyo-e.

Once again, I shamelessly plug my webcomic [link] because I have become a pseudo-corporate whore with the swift speed of a surging surf. Amazingly, despite our company Deviantart page having nothing in the gallery we have 77 page views and one watcher. Time to light a fire under Mr. CEO.

I'm also plummeting towards mutually assured destruction. Trying to hold out against a paper deadline is like trying to bluff a train by standing in the tracks. It ain't gonna swerve to miss you.

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My deviations are pretty old. I'll be updating them soon. I also started webcomics at [link]. I draw Children of Chaos.

Considering my 20 page paper, this is delightfully short, both in syntax and length.

If you're looking for a book that challenges social norms and critiques our economic system and patriarchal societal structure, read "Women As Lovers" by Elfriede Jelinek. It'll really increase your awareness.

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I've improved my art a lot and changed a lot. Might as well be a different person. I'm not taking down my old stuff (although I debated it) but hopefully I'll eventually add new stuff.

Just to warn, I'm lazy. Especially where online communities are concerned, so it's not that I hate anyone or arrogant, but I might not reply very quickly to notes (especially if school's busy). It helps that I remember my username and password now.

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-Tigris- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3735020/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3735020/ Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:20:43 PST It's kind of funny, though, because I was stuck in a room with the people who grate on me the most, because they happen to have qualities that are my top pet peeves, for a fair bit of time. I could feel the twitching start to come to the surface. I literally felt like what you would see in anime comedies where there's the person who doesn't get that they're pissing off the other person, so they keep on talking as happy as ever while the other person twitches more and more and gets more and more pissed with the little vein-pop mark and everything! I feel so sorry for them because it's not anything they did, but the fact that I am unable to deal with my own temporary weaknesses. Ah well.

On a lighter note our school has an anime club! Also, they're having a contest that I'm entering for drawing. The thing about me is that I'm pretty laid back (hence that I'm a procrastinator ) and so I don't usually put my full effort into my drawings. However, something not well-known or obvious, is that I am pretty competative by nature, I'm just a helluva good sport and I understand winning isn't everything and I'm not obnoxious about stuff. But still, if I can win I am driven to do better than I usually do because I want to win. As a result, my entry thusfar is better than most of what I draw without a reference. I'm noticing a trend developing between effort and quality Happy belated Hallowe'en and Happy eeeek! it's the election.

(Nothing mean was meant by that last happy thing just in case of your taking offense) ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3718102/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3718102/ Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:04:23 PST

I also just got back from seeing The Grudge. It was an okay horror movie and a lot of the psychological factors to make it creepy were similar to that of The Ring, except this one was more suspenseful and creepy. I don't watch a lot of horror movies, usually because I get sick of the people being so stupid and I'm not patient enough to deal with drawn out suspense. Still, I'd say it is a movie worth seeing if you like horror, although I'd say wait until it gets to the cheap theatres. If you don't like Japanese-style horror, then you won't like this movie (although really, what the hell is Japanese-style horror anyway? Horror is horror.) So yeah. Pretty creepy, lots of stupid dead people and some little naked-ish kid who meows like a cat and drowns this one guy (pretty strong for a dead scrawny kid). All I could think throughout the whole movie was "Damn! That actress must have had a helluva fun time being that creepy evil hair thing lady!"

I'll probably have some Hallowe'en style drawings after the fact since I'm behind in all of my work. I was supposed to have the first three chapters of my story done for the writing challenge and I only have a little bit of the first one! I've gotta hurry up with that. Happy Hallowe'en everyone!

-Tigris- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3690307/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3690307/ Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:18:02 PDT Still not un-ill or in much of a state of recovery (likely the opposite) but 8strikes melodramatic pose* I shall go on! *hesitant applause, stops, then coughing* I would write more insightful things, or even with better grammer and whatnot but I've taken this relaxy thingy and I think I might be starting to get sleepy, so I have to get ready to sleep (brush my teeth, get dressed) while I can still more or less function. Good night to youze all!! XD I wish you all to be well and happy ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3649679/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3649679/ Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:24:40 PDT
I'm going to be off for a few more days. My illness has temporarily gotten the best of me and now I have to do my darndest to fend it off to the point where it's more manageable. For the meantime I'll be having a short absence. I appologize in advance for not getting back to any messages you may sent or looking at your deviations, but I will when I get back.

Ciao for now.

-tigris ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3621620/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3621620/ Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:47:36 PDT
Since road conditions were so bad, we are not driving anywhere this evening...this is not a great time for bad weather because today is civic election day and my first civic election. I refuse to become an apathetic voter (although I might end up that way but I'll try not to!) and I wanted to do what was my responsibility as a citizen. So...we walked through the snow and cold to the polling station! It's not terribly cold (that will come later) and no cars hit us when we crossed the road, so I made it back okay!

As I was voting I was also thinking about what we learned in social studies and how, in the past in pretty much every country, people would intimidate you into voting right or kill you if you voted wrong. Could you imagine if, while I had been voting a militia came in, forced me to let them look at my ballot and then shoot me if I hadn't voted "properly"? Other countries don't have to be democracies. A democratic system is not flawless at all and while I personally subscribe to that train of thought, I won't force it on other people who believe otherwise. I do, however, strongly believe that everyone should have basic rights and freedoms, especially to safety so that they can live without fear of harm or persecution. I agree with the UN that these rights should be universal and inalienable (I think that was the right word...) So, whatever form of government one chooses, that's fine with me, but when rights are infringed on, that is a different matter.

I suppose it sounds a little crazy for me to think about this during voting, but we just finished wathcing "the Swing Kids" in social studies, which is about the swing movement in Nazi Germany. I mean, they shot and killed people just for liking swing music! And since a person who votes against a regime will be considered an enemy of the present government (not an issue in Nazi Germany since they outlawed all other political parties) it is not even doubtful people would be strongly punished. So, this is a roundabout way of me saying that I am very happy that I am to have my basic human rights and freedoms, not to mention equality as a woman, and since the system of government allows me these rights, then it is my duty to fulfill my responsibility as a citizen to vote so that I can support the system that, under its rule, I have gotten my rights from. That last sentense was really confusing and my brain hurts from trying to write down all these thoughts, so I don't remember what I was trying to say or if I even ended up saying what I was trying to I swear sometimes it's like I have the attention span of a goldfish! Ah well...probably when I go back and read this I'll vomit or something. Ermmm...yes.

Jyane! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3583030/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3583030/ Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:14:30 PDT ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3575171/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3575171/ Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:14:56 PDT
Do you ever wonder what Thanksgiving would be like if the food had sentience? Probably not...but here it is anyway!

Well, we had a successful Thanksgiving dinner, what with the destroying of our mortal enemies (vegetables, starches and poultry) and feasting upon their remains! We took the potatos, peeled off their skin, gouged out their eyes and boiled them alive, only to mash their bodies into an easily-edible pulp. From the beheaded turkey necks (there were two...a mutant??) a scalding yet delicious gravy was made and poured upon their sorry remains. Tearing a yam from its earthly home, we chopped it into sections and put butchered marshmallows on them to be baked in an oven. The celery and carrots (poor fools) were trapped inside the turkey, creatin a turkey prison, and cooked alive in the oven. Since we do not descriminate against vegetables based on colour or flavor, we then chopped up the rest of the vegetables and, in a glass pan, they met a similar fate as their beloved carrot and celery neighbours had. As we began to run out of steam, we simply cooked the cranberries and left them to rot in two glass bowls and the olives? Meh. We just hate them alive as they sat there in fear: wondering who would be next. And then they were devoured by us, the conquerors. Victory!

So...yeah. That really didn't happen. I did play a small prank, though. I decided to throw everyone for a loop and copy fancy restaurants by putting around every piece of silverware I could find. We had: a pickle fork, a dinner fork, a salad fork, a butter knife, a steak knife, a soup spoon, a long-handled spoon, a normal spoon, a grapefruit spoon and a mini spoon. I also put around a normal glass, a smaller (maybe for whiskey?) glass and a coca-cola shot glass...and a teacup too. I thought it was quite funny, my mom and friend, who was visiting, found it kind of amusing and my sister flat out, immediately said in a condescending tone "You're killing the environment. You know that." Grrr... I honestly think that I am more environmentally conscious than she is. Also, I wasn't intending on everyone using every piece of silverware...it was just there for comedic purposes and what they hadn't used I put back where I had found it. It really put me out though because I don't exactly have thick skin. My friend mentioned to me when I asked, that sometimes I am too defensive with my mom and my sister and I misunderstand what they say. I know this is true, because it takes two people to have a disagreement, so I am going to try harder to be fair. It's weird...I never used to have this problem, but ever since I've gotten sick I just sometimes get suddenly so irritated by things that I lose my temper, and I never even knew I had a temper, and get snarky and angry and pouty. I wish I could be fair all the time, but I can't because I'm only human.

Wow...looking at these last couple of sentences it's no wonder I never kept a diary ever. It would have been so lame Anyway, happy thanksgiving to Canadians, happy Columbus day to Americans, and to everyone else, I'm sorry if you had a special day on Monday and that I don't know about it but I'm not very worldly. If you had a special day, then happy whatever your special day is and if you didn't have a special day, then happy Monday! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3556064/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3556064/ Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:00:27 PDT ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3522084/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3522084/ Tue, 05 Oct 2004 19:36:03 PDT
Everyone is challenged by the final verdict. For my story...I had a restrictiojn or two that made my head want to explode...mainly this one:

You must have a happy ending. You must pair up every character in the story. You must include romance in the story but it must be sincere, not sardonic.

On that last one, I was like "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Although, I think I got off easier than my one friend, poor dear. Her story can't be about serious issues or morals...her story has to be fluffy and about superficial things and it has to be a romance story. *shudders* I don't envy her When I get my computer up, I'll start trying to get some pics of my characters posted.

Right now I'm watching the vice-presidential debate... o_O The sad part is is that it is better than the presidential debate. Here's how the presidential debate went (paraphrased of course, they weren't allowed to call each other by name):

Kerry: Mr. Bush, you started a war that resulted in lots of people being killed.

Bush: Mr. Kerry, you are a flip-flopper.

Kerry: Mr. Bush, you are a jerk.

Bush: No, YOU'RE a jerk.

Fin

That was about all they really said. The vice-presidential debate seems to be touching on much more issues and both candidates are decent public speakers. It was said in the presidential debate that Kerry won, but based on the level of public speaking he was against, no offense, but that was like being proud you won a scavenger hunt against someone with impaired vision. This is all turning out to be an extremely bizarre election and I find it annoying that, instead of debating important issues and focusing mostly on what their campaign platform is, they spent a majority of the time presenting the carefully-researched information of every single bad thing their opponent did wrong eg. "Mr. opposition guy kicked his dog when he was 10 years old on Dec. the 21st, 1947" and phrasing disgustingly cheesy quips about the poetic-ness of how great their position is because of how sparklingly wonderful things will be if they come to power. And they wonder why there is so much voter apathy... ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3502906/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3502906/ Sun, 03 Oct 2004 12:40:49 PDT Guess what? I got back my japanese first unit test and guess what I got! 106%! Isn't that weird? I did get questions wrong on the test, but in my class the teacher gives you extra marks if you use things that are more difficult than he asked for. I'm sooo happy about that because now I can pretend I'm one o' them smart kids! hee!

I'm taking an art class in school again and, like last time, it ain't goin' so well. It was only my first project but it made me sad Agian, art is totally my worst subject. This normally wouldn't bother me, but lately it's been feeling like something in my brain hasn't been working anymore. There's some sort of block in my mind... my art always has been turning out uninspired, uncreative and it has poor composition. I think that I am partially intimidated and afraid to be creative because my sense of humor is bizarre and I am certain is not appreciated in a serious art class... But I'm starting to realize now that without a sense of humor, my art turns out like stuff I drew one to two years ago. My art is always best when I am happy or laughing my arse off. My art class has such a serious and almost stifling environment. Maybe I'm just not meant to be a serious artist... I can't conform to these conventions, because I honestly think that they are stifling my soul, because when I am happy like that my stuff turns out way better. I've gotta try to mellow out or somethin' like that!

Also, I'm more sick with my depression (boo!) XP So far the little 50 mg increase of the one medication I'm taking has pretty much made all the difference of a ladybug tring to stop a boulder rolling down a hill in that, while I'm sure it measurably had some sort of effect on the boulder, that baby's still a rollin'.

I have to listen to some jazz vocalist CDs my band teacher lent to me before the weekend's up. One she says has a voice similar to mine (I don't really know what I sound like) and apparently I have a sultry voice! Yay! I get to be a sexy song singer!! Anyway, I have to go do work-type stuff now, but I will try to frequene this place more...frequently. Jya mata ne!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3392912/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3392912/ Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:06:58 PDT
Anyway! Singing in the choir will be interesting because I have a bugger of a cold and I sound like a man. Granted this could be good for my lower alto register, it does nothing for the range heading up towards soprano. I call it...bassetto! I'm sure I will add all sorts of dynamics and tonal colours to our choir with my sore throat, which will likely cause my voice to crack a lot I hope band camp will be fun, but that will entail me getting well before going, but I just came down with this one Thursday evening/Friday morning. So yeah...long of the short of it: I will be gone for a few days.

Oh! I also drew this picture of Rikku that isn't too bad, so I figure I'll ink it and find somewhere to scan it and try to find a program I can soup it up in. Until then...it's stuck in my sketchbook. Have a good weekend everyone! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3373504/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3373504/ Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:14:44 PDT I still have some more to catch up on and then I promise that I will read all of your comments.

Okay, so I still don't have my actual computer up and running, but It's a combination of procrastinating and just not having the time to do it. However, I plan to do it this weekend, so then my sister will be able to give it internet sometime after Thursday next week. Then I will be in a position to possibly scan in some more stuff. The only major bummer is that my compy got restarted and wiped, so I need to find the disk for paintshop pro 7 agian. ku-sigh!

Yeah, I'm pretty tired. Being clinically depressed sucks because it just makes it that much harder to get out of a rut and then you have stupid symptoms like this. I'm tired, but when I go to bed I can't really sleep, so then I just get sleep deprived. Talk about your vicious cycles, ne? Ah well, I'm'a keep workin' on it 'til it goes away

I'm a little worried about one of my friends, though. He is depressed as well, but that's not why I am worried. He said that he was looking forward to turning 18 so that he could buy cigarettes. I'm not looking down and him and treating him like a child by being concerned about this, I just think that what with the cancer and all that this might not be the best choice to make right now. What if he regrets it later? He won't be able to go back and change it. I want to talk to him about it. Do any of you reading this have any suggestions of what I might say? I won't pester ihm about it, I'll only say what I think when I talk to him, and I really hope he won't be mad at me for it. The other reason I'm worried about this (and it might not be this) but depression tends to increase self-destructive behaviour to the point where people may intentionally harm themselves or engage in behaviours or habits that are not good for them. If it is for this reason that he is doing this, then I know that he will likely regret it later. When I speak to him, all I have planned is that I will tell him what I feel about starting smoking, how he might regret it later when he has people he loves and is sick from one of the many diseases associated with cigarettes and he won't be able to go back, tell him about self-destructive behaviours in depresison and then tell him I'm telling him all this because I feel that he is an extremely worthwhile person and that I care about him and his well-being and that I said these things because I didn't want to say nothing, especially not is something bad was going to come of it. Or, if I don't have the nerve, I might write him a letter... I don't know, do you think that he would be upset? Do you think that I would be treating him too childishly? Or do you think that he would understand and, even if he still didn't agree, not get mad at me and still be my friend? So yeah, that's pretty much all that's on my mind right now other than sleep. Well, gotta go do homework!!! See you all later (I have so many hours I need to do of homework in art...WHY did I choose dark backgrounds when my medium was pencil crayon on a huge piece of paper??) ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3319224/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3319224/ Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:43:22 PDT
Happy thoughts... I like my Japanese course. I usually get the work my sensei assigns done in maybe five minutes and even though I probably won't feel this way later, it makes me feel smart!! ^^ I plan to enjoy this feeling while I can. I also started trying to read out of our super-duper new textbooks and read this one thingy involving exchange students and hosts...it was more of a comic. It took me a long time and I was reading like a three year old. Of course, this made me happy! I can read like a three year old! This is reading Hirigana, one of the character sets. There was some Katakana, but it had Hirigana above it printed smaller so that I could still read it. My brother also helped me to read (he's such a sweetie) because I would keep on forgetting some characters and he was basically teaching me to read. He was really good at it too. I'm excited for next semester when we have Japanese 20 together. Then we can speak it to each other to improve our fluency! Not to mention the fact that not a lot of people at our school can speak Japanese (at least I don't think so...) So Japanese is fun! ^^

But I want to destroy that thing on my eye! Curse it! It's this stupid lump that's this light kind of pink colour. I can't wait for it to go away.

Also, because I have art this semester I will probably have a lot of stuff to post...just no scanner to post it with Oh well! C'est la vie!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3288185/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3288185/ Sat, 04 Sep 2004 20:39:37 PDT ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3287916/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/3287916/ Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:57:40 PDT I'm very happy to be back, but my word, there have been some changes! :blink:

My summer was kind of nuts. First, my computer broke. Hooray. Then, I was stuck cleaning my messy hole of a room for all eternity until I went to a bandcamp where I learned I was allergic to anchovies because every time I ate the salad dressing I got sick (ceaser salad...I didn't eat anchovy dressing). So that was a hard camp, then I got home, was sick, finished cleaning my room and my computer still isn't fixed (or hooked up for that matter!) so I've hi-jacked my Mom's new laptop which happens to have an internet connection. Plus, I've been sick pretty much all summer. It has been pretty intense, but this year at school probably won't be nearly as demanding as last year, so I should probably be able to catch up over time.

My only regret is that I left those of you who sent me messages hanging. I am truly sorry for this and hope that you will forgive me. I will do my best to reply to what you have sent to me, but this could take a while... I thank you in advance for your patience.

This year in school, I am in art again, so who knows? Maybe I'll wind up with some good stuff to put on the website. In the meantime, I'm going to try and figure out how I'm going to get pictures on my account when I lost the software for my scanner... I swear sometimes I'm blond (no offence to blond people...I use it as a turn of phrase and don't actually believe that hair colour can influence one's intelligence...unless you use lead-based hair dye.) So I'll take things one day at a time and see how it goes! Thanks!!!

-Tigris-

PS. I'm taking Japanese ten and twenty this year! Yayyyyyy! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2423707/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2423707/ Thu, 13 May 2004 19:44:25 PDT
Although...now I have 313 messages to reply to. *gets smushed by reality* Eek! Oh well, I'll do my best to catch up in replies! Sorry it took so long/will take so long to do so! I'm not a super-fast typist And I have a unit test tomorrow in two subjects.... :_( But I'm happy to be back! I'll try my best to get some new art to work on so I can post some more stuff!!!! See you all later!!

-Tigris- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2318557/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2318557/ Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:59:04 PDT Stuff happens. Obviously, I have not replied to any messages or looked at any new Deviations while I was gone, so please don't be offended by my lack of replying, I simply wasn't there. I'll have more of a journal entry on that, but for now I have to catch up on all the stuff I have in my messages box! Wow! I have like 179 This will take a while... Unfortunately, I can't really reply now either because I seem to have a migraine. X( I'll get back to all of you when I can and I appologize for my absence, which will probably go on for a while longer as well (mostly due to school work and feeling pretty sick). Until then, keep a pencil in your hands and a smile on your face!!

-Lizz- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2210683/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2210683/ Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:50:04 PDT I got Kenshin 2-4 Yayyyyy! I'm just on the first one, but it's the part with Jinei, which is one of the best parts of the series (that I've seen....I mean, Shishio looks like a dried up old mummy for cryin' out loud!) Oh yeah! Some people do stuff where if a person gives them a note if they're a certain pageview, then they'll draw something for that person...I'm gonna copy them! ^_^ *not always the most creative shade of blue in the box* So...uhhh...if someone is the 425 th person to view my page and if they send me a note, then they can request a drawing from me! ...if they want it...

I am going to, at some point, draw a picture of the sad trees, Mr. Bowling Ball Head & Mr. Pinhead, and darken the ink on two pictures from my Slayers fanfic so that when I increase the contrast the lines are still there!!! I guess that's it for now! Ciao! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2181606/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2181606/ Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:38:29 PDT
I am right now listening to my new Final Fantasy Ten soundtrack. I couldn't help buying it...I really like a lot of the music in the game and it was a pretty good deal. My only qualm is that some of the music is repeated three times over and it gets a bit redundant. Oh yeah! And I can't stand synthesized instruments when they're used in place of real ones (which didn't happen too too often.)

But yeah...I have a headache and I feel nauseous and I've had trouble eating in the last little while. Probably my depression's flaring up again. Poo. Ah well...one day at a time (<- has now become my motto ) Luckily this is a long weekend, so hopefully it will let me relax...or just make me worse when I get back to school Gah! Oh well! ^_^

I've decided that I will do random nice things for some people I know at my school. But, they'll be anonymous. I all ready did one and I'm pretty sure I'll do another.

*sighs* Nothing like the reproductive unit in bio 30 to make you swear off childbirth and scare the hell out of you. Well, Have a happy Easter everyone (and if Easter's not your thing due to different beliefs, then have a very nice extended weekend ) Have a good day!!!!! Lotsa love for everyone ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2150155/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2150155/ Sun, 04 Apr 2004 11:45:01 PDT I shall try to make a picture to commemerate it, but that might not be for a while...I've pretty much spent all the time I can on DA this morning and I have to do stuff the rest of the day...

I am also sad because I have the lab tests today. I don't like needles. Hopefully it will be over quickly! Until next time!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2140405/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2140405/ Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:39:24 PST ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2109352/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2109352/ Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:26:02 PST ). I figured if it happened agian, I would see my doctor. Well, it did hapen a morning or so ago, so today I went to see her. I get to have lab tests done (boo!) to try to figure out what it is. It could be a cist, or something to do with my appendix. It also could be an ectopic pregnancy, except for the fact that I've never had sex. Still, since t's standard procedure, I have to take a pregnancy test as well. I would laugh my ass off if it came back positive. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the blood count, because I have a phobia of needles and the last time I had a blood test, my arm was tense so a tiny trickle of blood came out and nothing else and then I started getting light headed, so the nurse had me lie down on a bed and gave me a baby needle I'm such a wuss... If we can't find anything from that, and the pain is still bothering me, then I might have an ultrasound.
At any rate, I'm quite glad that we're going through these tests. I really want to know why this has been hurting so long and also to know that it isn't something really serious (your abdomen has most of your important guts and stuff in there, so if something bad happens in there it certainly isn't a good thing.) I hope I don't have to have my appendix removed anytime soon, though. In our bio class we saw brief footage of what they use for abdominal operations (endoscopy). It looks really scary (although not as bad as being cut open by a scalpel) but it's really psychologically intimidating. No, if it came to that, they'd for sure have to put me under! (although, chances are it's not that serious, so I won't even have to worry about that!) ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2095128/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2095128/ Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:05:05 PST I got a band, spankin' new, hardcover sketchbook that I have to be careful not to wreck by drooling on it. (Hardcover!!! *cries with joy*) I also got a new pencil that's really smoothly textured, India ink (you can't get that stuff out of anything! It stains like a non-housebroken puppy pees) and a set of different pen nibs ranging from really really skinny to not quite so skinny. Hee hee...I've all ready drawn two things in my book (a weird marionette cat jumping over a pond with a weird looking duck/swan hybrid and an ink drawing of an anime person) and hopefully I'll draw more. The book just feels so special, that I'll be horrified if anything I ever draw in it is crap! It'll end up happening, but for now I'll just bask in it's unspoiled beauty. *looks back and reads the beginning of her entry* good GOD....I AM a geek! Ah well...'s more fun that way I'm still a bit sick, tho. Plus I'm wearing a shirt that's as old as I am (when Halley's comet went by) and it smells FUNKY. I think I'll put on some body spray or something before I go out in public so I don't leave a bunch of dead people in my wake. I hope I'm not getting strep. At any rate, my plans for this weekend include: not dying. Yup! Sounds good to me I hope my break is fun!!! Oh yeah, I bought the entire Hellsing series for $40!! and I've ordered in Angelic Layer and it will cost me around $90. I'm very excited!!!!! -^_^- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2065859/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2065859/ Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:34:41 PST
Ciao! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2054127/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2054127/ Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:21:20 PST -^_^- I'm so happy!!! *happy happy happy!* Thank you so much everyone for caring and looking at my art! I really really appreciate it! In fact, since I've been on DA I've been WAY more motivated to draw and to try to improve my drawings. So thank you to everyone very, very much! I love you all!! Have an awesome day!!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2045836/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2045836/ Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:58:35 PST There's something very theraputic about singing with your soul. It's nice! So we started the reproductive system in bio *waves little flag and says 'yay' unenthusiastically* The first day was disturbing. We watched a movie with this creepy guy in it *shudders*. Aside from the narratrs it was...boring. Although after our unit test the other day, we did this cool lab thingy. We each had a beaker and we had to exchange beaker fluid with at least six other people in the room. It was about STDs and the beaker was basically the equivalence of sex. All I can say is...our table was a bunch of dirty whores and we got off scott free!! -^_^- Actually, only seven people out of our large class got it. It was basically a chemical reaction where he put some drops of something in your beaker and if your fluid turned colour in a chemical reaction it meant you were 'infected'. It was really neat and certainly got its point across. ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2033721/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2033721/ Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:13:36 PST Well, I'll do my best ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2020469/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2020469/ Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:20:36 PST I'm livin' the good life Well, it could most certianly be worse and I'm very glad that it isn't. However, by the same token I would rather that these symptoms go away ASAP because they really hurt and are interfering with my daily life (wargh...stupid illness...I'll show you who's boss. Wah ha hahahaaaaa sycho Oh...and I lost spectacularly at a game of squares on the chalkboard against my friend Jon. We were hanging out in the bandroom during part one of our school's open house because we had nothing to do and wound up helping out and fielding questions as a result It was unexpcted, but a lot of fun. Anyway, I gotta get some sleep. Peace to you all!!!

-Lizz- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2014239/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/2014239/ Sun, 14 Mar 2004 22:29:38 PST Yay! Joy!!!! My DVD player actually works like it's supposed to *gives her computer a hinting glance*. So now, I can look forward to sharing it with my brother and watching it again so that I can marvel anew in the art form, the intriguing plot and the wonderful characters. I'm so excited!!! I've also borrowed a lot of manga from people in my cartooning class. I read through the first four Gravitation. It's really good, but as a warning it's rated 16 plus and it has language and sexual content (for all you little whippersnappers ) *says this because she's OLD* But anways, I've rambled on enough about Hellsing. Although, that friend in particular might get a nice surprise.... -^_^- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1995384/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1995384/ Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:25:38 PST
This class we did smell tests so I have a major headache because I am sensitive to odours. I'm the only one of my group who got all of them correct, though. We also did taste testing. That was not as much fun. We had to chew raw apples, onions and poataoes with our mouths open and shut to learn how much of a role smell plays in taste. I don't like raw potatoes. They're not fun to chew on

Also, in band we got to try out professional instruments! I got to play a wooden clarinet!! It had a really nice, rich tone. Even though the G-sharp key was a little messed up, it played nicer than mine. Unfortunately, I don't have a spare $930, so I have to wait for the same sale next year. The guy who brought the instruments had also visited us yesterday during our jazz band rehearsal. He recognized me from then and asked if I was the baritone saxohponist. I said yes and he said 'You rock'. I'm not trying to brag, but it made me so happy!!! It was a significant event in my day. Hopefully my headache goes away, though, I still have to get cracking on my homework... ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1983271/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1983271/ Tue, 09 Mar 2004 19:29:55 PST
-I don't like that I am depressed and still not completely better
-I don't like when people get mad at me and make me feel bad
-I don't like really annoying people
-I don't like overbearing people who force their wills on others
-I don't like people who won't accept any view but their own exists
-I don't like racism or prejudice and I try very hard to avoid it
-I don't like it when I don't have enough self control to stop myself from doing things I shouldn't
-I don't like writer's block or artist's block
-I don't like my inner demons that tear me up inside
-I don't really like clowns. I don't think they're that funny.
-I don't like abuse or opression
-I don't like it when people die. It makes me sad.
-I don't like being alone for a long time
-I don't like being sick
-I don't like selfishness and that people are starving and dying because of it.
-I don't like it when people are bratty and throw temper tantrums
-I don't like most preschool shows. They seem to be insulting little kids' intelligence
-I don't like it when people are hurt
-I don't like self-absorbed actors who aren't even talented enough to own up to their own ego
-I don't like how my city looks dead, dusty and brown right now.
-I don't like to be around people who bathe less often than once every three days.
-I don't like strong perfumes
-I don't like loud music (shock! This from a teenager??)
-I don't like foul smells and rotten food
-I don't like creepy crawlies and things that go bump in the night.
-I hate sensationalism and how countless people think it can substitute for a good story
-I dislike the decline of ethics in the world running as far from business to the media and beyond.
-I don't like things that are disturbingly cute, as they sometimes hide things that are sinister.
-I don't like that my computer has gained AI and refuses to work for me when I want it to unless it suits it.
-I don't like how fragile and lost I am right now...

But I really like Hellsing!!! =^_^= What?? Alucard?? Hey! That's not strawberry sauce!!! Eeeeeeeeeeek!!! o.O (I'm SO making a cartoon of this sometime soon )

So, this is a small list of things I don't like. I think there's around thirty points. I probably could have thought of more, but I've had a rough day and I'm not in much of a thinking mood I have some homework crackin' to do!!! Gonna show the human nervous system who's boss! This is actually nice for venting. Thanks to Dragor666Shadex for the idea!! If any of you are reading this, you should also try it! It relieves some stress. Goodness knows we all have enough of it Ciao!

-Lizz- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1967281/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1967281/ Sun, 07 Mar 2004 10:07:12 PST

I also had a really weird dream. If I were to tell a fortune based on it, I would say that the number eight will bring either bad luck or a painful reminder of wrongdoings in the past. Also, an extremely difficult decision must be made, which unavoidably will end in a major loss. This will all happen during a time of turmoil where the prevailing mood is one of confusion, uncertainty, mystery and fear of evil and the unkown. I'm very interested to see whether or not this fortune will come true. Especially since (I didn't know this, I always lose track of time) tomorrow is the eighth of March. I will be doing something tomorrow that could very well result in this. Still it will be interesting to see if this comes true and when and where it will happen

I had said this journal entry would be a list of things I don't like, but I'm not upset enough right now. I'll procrastinate and say that the next journal entry will be devoted to such a list. ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1958970/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1958970/ Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:47:35 PST
It'll be tough, but I'll make it through. I'm going to look into things on Monday and hopefully be in a position to fix them, or at the very least make them better.

It should be okay. I have my brand spankin' new (although I scratched the case by accidentally dropping a LOTR Cd on it) Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack! I love orchestral music (when it's good)! -^_^- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1953965/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1953965/ Thu, 04 Mar 2004 21:39:19 PST
I got the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack today. The music is nice. Also, my Mom found my Harry Potter CD! Now all I need to find is my lost Lord of the Rings one! Man, John Williams has some good music After seeing Benny and Joon and then Pirates of the Caribbean I have come to appreciate how extraordinarily talented Johny Depp is at acting. I'm excited because soon I'm going to see Edward Scissor Hands, which has both Johnny Depp and Vincent Price in it! Yay! Vincent Price is awesome, but most unfortunately dead. Edward Scissor Hands (I think) was the last movie he acted in before his death. They're both so talented! I'm sure it'll be a great movie ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1928797/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1928797/ Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:37:34 PST ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1914794/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1914794/ Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:18:43 PST I don't wanna get eaten by a cougar!! Yay!! Or break my leg on the trail!! Yay!! ... ..

I'm leaving around three. Right now I'm SUPPOSED to be packing When I'm finished packing, my brother and I are going to watch "Ringu". I was surprised the video store had it for renting. It's apparently the scarier Japanese movie that "The Ring" was based on. I dunno....The Ring was good for suspense, but not much else. I don't think it would take too much to make a horror flick better than it (although it had some stuff going for it). But, I'll see if I get a chance to watch it before I go.

See you all later!!!!

PS. If I don't have a journal entry by at least Thursday or Friday next week...it means I've died X( Yayyyyy!! .....I should stop doing that Ciao!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1907075/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1907075/ Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:53:24 PST The next song went really well, though, so that was great! In honour band, I remembered all the advice I'd ever gotten about getting nervous about having a solo and the advice I'd just gotten from the two choir directors. My solo went really well and I didn't squeak at all!!! Yayyyy!! The second song went as well as I could play it. The finale was...interesting. Some of the people from our group waiting backstage had issues with being quiet and seemed unable to whisper. What an unfortunate condition to have. <-*sarcasm* It went okay considering. So, mostly I'm proud that I didn't screw up my solo. Oh yeah! I also got a present from my band teacher, which was really nice! I got a flower and a little teddy, which I took with me onstage to use as a good luck charm. Well, taht's all for now. I'm TIRED! I was wearing these stupid, uncomfortable heels all day! Time to give my poor feet a break and catch some z's. Oh yeah...I can drink now! (although technically not really, because I'm on some meds right now that is not recommended to take alcohol with). G'night everyone!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1894946/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1894946/ Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:35:45 PST ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1894930/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1894930/ Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:32:35 PST ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1886063/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1886063/ Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:27:59 PST I guess since it's late at night my thoughts might be biased, but (some of you are gonna kick me in the head for this) I actually don't like how it turned out, especially considering the amount of time I put into it. At least I did get some educational benefit out of it. I now know that I have to experiment more with the program to find some things. Ugh...now my palm smells like my mousepad (rubber). I think I'll start saving up for a tablet. They take a while to get used to I've heard, but I think in the long run it'll be worth it and a lot better/easier to use than a mouse. Well, now that I'm done being a grouch, I'm going to bed. It's late. G'night!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1878538/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1878538/ Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:14:58 PST I want to get better to the point where I'm not sick for more than just a couple of days. Well, c'est la vie. This can turn out to be a positive thing. My immune system will probably get a huge bump...then I won't be sick for the rest of my life!! -^_^- ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1867713/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1867713/ Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:36:07 PST
Ciao for now!! ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1850549/ http://TigrisFirecatcher.deviantart.com/journal/1850549/ Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:34:30 PST I'm very glad I decided to join. Although, now I have a fever and I have to read Sense and Sensibility (which I was supposed to do quite a while ago, but I've been sick on and off since Christmas break. Yuck.) I finally saw "Girl, Interrupted" today. It was good movie, but a lot heavier than I anticipated it to be. Well, that, aside from needing to take a bath, is pretty much all that is happening in my life right now...BORING!!!

Ciao ]]> ~TigrisFirecatcher