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and i don't know what to do with it.

wait, first, i think i'll make a skin for my journal out of my favourite art piece, which i'm also going to make my icon, right after i upload it of course.

and i'm going to set it up so that i can SELL MY STUFFS!

any other ideas?

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[X] You know how to make a cup of coffee/Tea
[X] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[X] You own a credit card
[ ] You know how to change the oil in a car
[X] You've done your own laundry
[X] You can vote in an election
[X] You can cook for yourself
[ ] You think politics are interesting
TOTAL SO FAR: 6

[ ] You show up for school late a lot
[X] You always carry a pen/pencil in your bag/purse/pocket
[X] You've never gotten a detention
[X] You have forgotten your own birthday
[X] You like to take walks by yourself
[X] You know what credibility means, without looking it up
[X] You drink caffeine at least once a week
TOTAL SO FAR: 12

[X] You know how to do the dishes
[X] You can count to 10 in another language
[ ] When you say you're going to do something you do it
[ ] You can mow the lawn
[X] You study even when you don't have to
[X] You have hand washed a car before
TOTAL SO FAR: 16

[X] You can spell experience, without looking it up
[X] The people at Starbucks know your usual
[ ] Your favourite kind of food is take out
[X] You can go to the store without getting something you don't need
[X] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
[X] You can type pretty quickly

TOTAL SO FAR: 21 (old enough for cigarettes and beer, joy [/sarcasm])

[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment
[X] You have been to a Tupperware party
[X] You have realized that practically no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[X] You have more bills than you can pay
[X] You have been to the beach
[X] You use the internet every day
[ ] You make your bed in the morning

TOTAL AGE: 26

three years more than i really am. that's sad. almost. not really. but yeah.

i don't play tag, not at that age, so if you want to do this quiz, run with it!

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/27182796/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/27182796/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:26:07 PDT
i'm thinking, once i get enough done, of printing up a book of them. maybe a calender.

if i get enough money aside, a calender of my own art would be a great thing to give people for Christmas. what an idea...

also started on a 'eter Pan' fiction, and the Insane Love Series is getting picked up again, which is great for me. i cannot wait...

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it's CS4 Extended, which hasn't changed all that much since 7, the version i used previously, but i'm happy nonetheless that i've got it.

now i just have to iron out all these details on moving, if possible, because i cannot stand living with my Aunt anymore. sucks that i can't get the deposit on the place i'm at though, since i was hoping to use that for a new place, but if there is a way i can move soon no matter, i shall. it's horrid living with a woman who doesn't respect my wishes and allows vagabonds into my home.

beyond that, i'm hoping to soon have nice pictures to upload.

now i just need a camera...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/24626109/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/24626109/ Wed, 06 May 2009 20:32:26 PDT
away from descriptive things i would otherwise go into, since i cannot seem to stop someitmes, i have decided that when i go to SakuraCon next year i want to cosplay.

now the question is what can i cosplay as?

i'm a large girl, so there are so many simple characters that i can't do. but i wanna do something people will take pictures of.

any ideas?

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then, i find myself in the joyness of knowing my commission of a plush of Robbie Rotten is FINISHED!

i love the look of him, and cannot wait for him to arrive.

it took forever for me to find someone who's plush i liked, as well as in my price range, and who was taking commissions. i have had two others made before, by the same person, of Severus Snape and Batman: The Animated Series version Joker, but they haven't done plush commissions in almost two years. and i understand why, since she was kind enough to let me know. i remember after she sent me Severus that she said she loved how he came out so much, she was going to make one herself. and then, when i commissioned Joker, she told me she had in fact made her own Snape. of course, this time around, i don't think i could have afforded a commission from her anyway, since her talent was way above my price range.

she paints the faces on the plushies, and that's worth the price, i tell you.

anyway, i've sent the artist my address, and i should have him in the next two weeks.

and i'm also very, very glad that his proved to her that she can do any hair style.

if you want to see him, he's the newest addition to my Favourites.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22855947/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22855947/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:50:59 PST
and later, maybe tomorrow, mostly likely tomorrow, i will begin posting all my fiction, fan and otherwise, on my LJ and FB.

wow.

i'm just putting myself out there.

oh, and someone just massively Sweet Surrender, as it was being uploaded. it was kind of cool, really.

oh, and it's not six parts instead of three. oh well.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22808395/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22808395/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:03:48 PST bring me to life, which is titled life is a medley. it took awhile to get it all right, but i've done it. now i've got to finish fixing Sweet Surrender, which i had started to upload when i realised that the sequel should be uploaded first.

well, once Sweet Surrender is fully uploaded, however, i won't be posting Lazytown fanfiction for some time.

i'm working in other fandoms right now.

-m

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22019826/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/22019826/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:16:48 PST
...

my Uncle is disabled. mentally more than physically. at the moment, he has the mind of, most likely, a two year old, while his body is that of a 45 year old man. what does this mean? he has no control over his inhibitions, while having great strength behind whatever he wants. when he gets mad, he kicks, hits, and throws things. we only can thank God that he hasn't hurt anyone or damaged anything. right now, Gram is going over the options and talking with his doctors about what to do, drug-wise.

he needs something to pacify him, make him docile so that we don't have to fear his reaction. Gram fears he may hurt someone and no one here is strong enough to stop him if he does. at least for now, we have him under control. the only thing about that is that i must be able to jump whenever he wants, to keep him happy. as long as he's happy, we can relax a bit that he won't kick something in his discontent.

strangely, i'm the most calm about all of this. even when his anger is aimed at me, i have been able to keep a level head and even gone so far as to tell my Aunt and sister to back off, since they don't seem to know when to stop. with their almost constant grumblings about one another (which is just the same thing gone over and over like a dead horse) they just add to the problem. they yell at one another, and that makes him mad, yet they don't understand why i tell them to stop yelling, like his anger at their stupidity is his fault.

which is exactly what their fighting is, their stupidity. they nit-pick at one another and expect the other to do their bidding, not understanding that compromise is the most important thing right now, and even they have to do what the rest of the world does. mind you, these two believe the world will jump at their command, and that's not my presumption, they have actually told me these things. they have verbalised this opinion, not only of one another, but also of the world around them, and it really doesn't make their life easier, much less those around them.

even though i am this stressed, i just wish i could snap my fingers and fix everything. fix my Uncle, fix my Aunt, fix my sister. make them better, not for me, but for them.

thankfully, i do feel better now.

-m

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21504082/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21504082/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:01:30 PST
it's just that, my man has asked me to write an original fiction for him, erotica no less.

since i'm in the middle of writing for two other stories right now, i'm not able to start, and have yet to ask him all he would like me to include, but i'm wondering if i will even be able to write it.

before now, whenever i've tried writing anything, i've needed either a massive inspiration to start, or someone to basically give me the outline of a plot.

otherwise, the story dies before it really gets a chance to begin.

however, if i am going to try this for him, i'm going to need my own laptop, so even though i'm focusing on finishing the stories i have started, i'm also working toward getting that Macbook i want.

next week, i'm calling Apple and asking about credit and financial aid.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21381006/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21381006/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:22:49 PST
melissaIvory, or melissa Ivory, is an alias i came up with when in the eighth grade, so that i wasn't using my real name to post fanfiction online. there were others that came to mind, most with Celtic backgrounds to them, but this one stuck in my mind, and therefore is the one still used. i joined the site because of a few artist i liked, and for another way to post my fiction and poetry.

2. What fandom where you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?

Harry Potter. which would mean that Severus Snape (and inadvertently Alan Rickman) brought me to this site.

3. How many watchers do you have now?

i don't keep tabs on that, because that's not my major goal. i just like being around, making friends, not getting watchers.

4. Name 3 of your favourite artists on DA.

Gemma, otherwise known as Snapesnogger and OwlGem; Mini-na, and bleedman.

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?

both, but not for everything i like. sometimes i will comment or fav, depends on how much it moves me.

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?

no. i'm not really an artist of the pen, more of the programme. i use Word and Photoshop for my art (and rarely Paint) and so i cannot really join in on these kind of things. not currently having Photoshop doesn't help matters either.

7. What is your most popular deviation?

i don't know, i would have to go through all of them to see. i would guess either Butterfly Moment or RAINBOW. i could be wrong.

8. What are you favourite non-anime TV shows?

LOST, Lazytown, any Star Trek, and Family Guy.

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?

i wish i could draw at all, let along draw better... stupid trick question.

10. Summer or winter?

whichever has less rain.

11. Rain or Sun?

rain: only if i'm under a tin roof, or just plain inside. sun: only if it's behind clouds and i don't get blinded.

12. What's your favourite type of music?

the kind that has a beat and you can distinguish the words.

13. PC or Mac?

either. currently, a PC, but i'm looking into getting a Macbook.

14. Anime or Manga?

both.

15. Coke or Pepsi?

neither, Sprite, water, chocolate milk, or tea.

16. Read or TV?

both, at the same time.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?

about an hour, sometimes more.

18. Name a hidden talent?

if i told you, it wouldn't be hidden anymore. since i have more than one, i shall divulge a single talent: not being scared, but will sometimes be startled, by horror movies. some people tell me that's a talent, i just say they have weak stomachs.

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?

both are great.

20. What is your favourite fast food restaurant?

McDonald's or Jack in the Box.

21. What is top 3 favourite books/series?

Wicked (and at least the sequel Son of a Witch, still haven't read the newest one); Harry Potter; Enchanted Forest Chronicles; Narina. so sue me, i said four...

22. Wii or Playstation?

either. i don't have one, but want one of both.

23. Name 3 of your favourite bands?

only three? okay... Linkin Park, Savage Garden, My Chemical Romance.

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?

fast, but will still make mistakes, to which i also fix rather fast.

25. Do you like Denny's?

hell's yes!

26. What is your favorite emoticon?

don't have one, sorry. i'm not really an emoticon kind of person.

27. What is your favorite type of pie?

cheesecake. it's only a cake by name, it's a pie by design.

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?

lots of times.

29. Do you go on YouTube a lot?

yes, same username, if you want to look me up. but be warned...

30. Are you a member on any other sites besides dA?

FanFiction.Net, adultfanfiction.net, GaiaOnline.com, YouTube.com, Twitter.com, blogTV.com, and various others (melissaIvory)

31. Do you cosplay?

if only i could...

32. Fruits or sweets?

BOTH!

33. Name 4 artists you admire?

i admire anyone who's in my Favourites. look there for the answer.

34. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?

buttered or kettle, if i have the urge to eat popcorn.

35. Have you skipped school?

yeah, and got caught. only once, so it was just a detention.

36. Have you been on a plan... ]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21161136/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21161136/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:46:13 PDT . i couldn't help it, honest!

1 - Joker
[X] You have a dark sense of humour.
[X] People often tell you you're 'crazy', 'weird', 'a freak' and other words to that effect.
[X] You like wearing bright colours even if they clash.
[X] You don't tend to make a lot of sense.
[ ] You are self-obsessed.
[X] You will do anything for a laugh.
[ ] You can't laugh at yourself very easily.
[X] You're smiling a lot of the time.
[X] You are intelligent.
[ ] You like to be the centre of attention.
[X] You enjoy the work of the Marx Brothers.
Total: 8

2 - Two-Face
[ ] You are a Gemini.
[X] You seem to have two sides to you that different people see.
[ ] You have taken revenge on a bully.
[ ] You have/had a burn or scar or something similar visible for over two months. (granted it's small, but still...)
[X] You believe in chance and fate.
[ ] You tend to be paranoid.
[X] You consider yourself unattractive.
[ ] You feel no-one can truly like/love you for who you are.
[ ] You have trouble making decisions by yourself.
[ ] Blackmail is a completely acceptable method to use in getting what you want.
Total: 3

3 - Penguin
[ ] You love birds.
[ ] You consider yourself a complete gentleman/lady.
[ ] You have/had an overprotective mother.
[ ] You always keep an umbrella in your bag just in case.
[ ] You are always dressed smartly.
[X] You were/are bullied in your youth.
[X] You consider yourself obese.
[ ] You have a lot of connections.
[ ] You want to work with animals in some way.
[ ] You want to run your own nightclub.
Total: 2

4 - Scarecrow
[ ] You like to scare people.
[X] You have a reclusive nature.
[ ] Your life is ruled by research/work.
[ ] You are scared of birds.
[ ] You are tall and skinny.
[X] You take/have taken psychology at school/university/college.
[ ] You feel your parents were loveless towards you.
[ ] You were born out of wedlock.
[ ] You used to pick on animals as a child by hurting them or scaring them.
[X] You have/had religious fanatics in your family.
Total: 3

5 - Riddler
[ ] You love puzzles and riddles.
[ ] You have red/ginger hair.
[X] You have OCD.
[X] You are quirky.
[ ] You consider yourself a 'smooth talker'.
[X] You are an intellectual.
[ ] You get high marks on your texts/exams.
[ ] Most of your body is covered in tattoos.
[X] You seldom win in physical fights.
[ ] You complete computer games with ease.
Total: 4

6 - Mr Freeze
[ ] You prefer cold weather.
[ ] You want to be cryogenically frozen.
[ ] You have lost a loved one to a terminal illness.
[ ] You go/have gone to boarding school.
[X] You are a loner.
[ ] You go all out to hurt someone who hurt you.
[X] You would do anything for the one you love.
[ ] Winter is your favourite season.
[ ] You have poor blood circulation.
Total: 2

7 -Ra's Al Ghul
[ ] You are manipulative.
[ ] You would love to get rid of everything and start the world again from scratch.
[ ] You want perfect environmental balance.
[ ] Science is/was your favourite subject.
[X] You consider yourself a spiritual person.
[ ] You consider your age to not be an issue.
[ ] You want a son. (or a daughter!)
[X] You keep yourself fit.
[ ] You want to live forever.
[X] You see the world as decadent and corrupt.
Total: 3

8 - Bane
[ ] You consider yourself as physically strong.
[ ] You go the gym a lot.
[X] You have an addictive personality.
[ ] You have been to prison.
[ ] When you were younger, you had a teddy bear that you took everywhere.
[ ] You had a classical education.
[ ] You have/had nightmares involving bats.
[ ] You are violent.
[ ] You do not explain your actions.
[ ] You have a Mexican heritage.
Total: 1

9 - Clayface
[X] You like B-Movies.
[ ] You want to be an actor/actress.
[ ] You are a good liar.
[ ] You make sculptures.
[X] You enjoy the work of Boris Karloff.
[ ] You have had plastic surgery.
[X] You have been in a car accident.
[ ] You hate remakes.
[ ] You can't swim.
[ ] You reference films all the time.
Total: 3

10 - Killer Croc
[ ] You were born with a medical condition that affects your body on the outside.
[ ] You were/are raised by a member of your family that wasn't/isn't your parents.
[X] You enjoy your own comp... ]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21126247/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/21126247/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:52:27 PDT 1. Put your preferred music player, so it will play all your music, on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

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Are you male or female?
Whisper - Evanescence [i suppose this says a bit about me...]

Describe yourself!
Believe - Cher [i have nothing to say about this one...]

What do people feel when they're around you?
A Sentimental Man - Wicked Original Broadway Cast [this reminds me that i need to check on when it's coming to Seattle next.]

Describe your current relationship.
To Your Love - Fiona Apple [strangely fitting, actually.]

Where would you like to be now?
The Jetset life is gonna get you - My Chemical Romance [it's in the first line.]

How do you feel about love?
Akio's Waltz, Video Recollection - LaFillette Revolutionnaire: Utena (Soundtrack) [i would never kill anyone, or sleep with my sibling, but otherwise i suppose this fits... not really though.]

What's your life like?
You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison - My Chemical Romance [this is rather fitting... damn.]

What would you ask for if you had only one wish?
Super Heros - Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack [seriously love this song, but i doubt my Super Heros, if i did wish for them, would be the good guys. my view of heros aren't exactly good...]

Say something wise.
Bouken Desho Desho? (It's an Adventure, Right, Right?) - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuu'ustu soundtrack [look up the lyrics, then it will all make sense...]

If someone says "is this okay?" you say...
Giggling Again for No Reason - Alanis Morissette [fitting, i usually do laugh at them for asking.]

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Disenchanted - My Chemical Romance [oh wow... i wonder how my man will think of this...]

How do you feel today?
Critical Acclaim - Avenged Sevenfold [not all parts, but some, is how i feel most of the time. and then, there are times i completely agree.]

What is your life's purpose?
Soulmate - Natasha Bedingfield [wow, this is spot on...]

What is your motto?
Komm, süsser Tod - End of Evangelion [listen to it, or read the lyrics, otherwise, this is really, very spot on.]

What do you think of your parents?
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz [wow...]

What do you think about very often?
Pirate Bones - Natasha Bedingfield [i actually do think of this, wow...]

What is 2 + 2?
Pages - 3 Doors Down

What do you think of your best friend?
Nobody's Listening - Linkin Park [just don't tell him that...]

What do you think of the person you like?
Who Makes You Feel - Dido

What is your life story?
An Epic of Time Wasted - Avenged Sevenfold [honestly, some of this is true...]

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Beauty School Dropout - Grease (2007 Broadway Cast)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Said I Loved You... But I Lied - Micheal Bolton

What will they play at your funeral?
Thank You for the Venom - My Chemical Romance

What is your hobby/interest?
Keep Your Mind Wide Open - Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack

What is your biggest fear?
Schadenfreude - Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast) [on the right track...]

What is your biggest secret?
Right Through You - Alanis Morissette [i shan't explain this one.]

What do you think of your friends?
Pushing Me Away - Linkin Park

What will you post this as?
Dancing Through Life - Wicked Original Broadway Cast [i only wish i could... were it not for these two left feet...]


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]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/20430711/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/20430711/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:37 PDT
so i'm thinking of talking with the store i bought this computer from about exchanging it for credit.

and getting a Mac.

i've been told how much better they are than Windows based computers, and from what i know, it's actually easy to make the change. there is even a program that allows for use of Mac and Windows at the same time. but most of all, i can still use Word. which is important to me.

and there is the fact that the photo programs on Macs are cheaper and easier to use than on Windows.

so tomorrow i'm going out to Best Buy to check with them on what i can do to get myself a Mac.

and if i cannot exchange this, then i shall beg my man to get me a Macbook. then, i will be happy.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/20224261/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/20224261/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:45:13 PDT
i copied this, and i cannot say from who as i've seen it from more than one person.

30 Things You Might Not Know!

1. What are you listening to right now?: Incomplete - Alanis Morissette.
2. What was the last thing you ate?: espresso brownie from Starbucks.
3. If you were a crayon what color would you be?: Periwinkle.
4. How is the weather right now?: cloudy, could have some rain anytime. that's normal here in the Northwest.
5. What color is your underwear right now?: i go commando, sorry if that's a TMI for you.
6. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?: my Gran.
7. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?: their nose.
8. Favorite type of food?: the edible kind.
9. Do you drink?: if it's bought for me, or i feel the need to sleep really deeply, but i choose to only drink daiquiris and wine coolers.
10. Ever got so drunk you don't remember?: actually, when i'm drunk, i remember everything in perfect detail. strange, i know.
11. What color are your eyes?: a nice hazel, like most of my family.
12. Single?: no, and proud of it!
13. Favorite month?: August. it has no holiday's, and starts off with my birthday.
14. Last movie you watched?: Charlie Barlett. great movie.
15. Favorite day of the week?: don't have one, actually.
16. Are you too shy to ask someone out?: no, it was just really hard to find someone i wanted to ask out.
17. Hugs or Kisses?: both, and lots of cuddling too.
18. Chocolate or Vanilla?: chocolate, maybe with caramel syrup on it.
19. What books are you reading?: Freak Show by James St. James. all should read this masterpiece, i command it!
20. Piercings?: ears, but allergies are stopping me from using them or getting more.
21. Favorite movie?: Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
22. Any pets?: no.
23. Aim?: OVERALL - to be a person as best as possible, to which i'm doing good so far. CAREER - to get a grant so that i can go back to school and be a counselor.
24. Dogs or Cats?: either, but i lean more toward cats, as i lived with them most of my life.
25. Favorite flower?: Rose, white or coral preferred.
26. Have you ever fired a gun?: only the video game kind. oh! how i loved playing Duck Hunt.
27. Do you like to travel by plane as opposed to car?: either or, makes no difference to me, although i cannot legally drive and am too poor to afford a plane ticket anywhere.
28. Right handed or left handed?: started out right, then had an accident when i was young and have become a left, for which i cannot change back from.
29. How many pillows do you sleep with?: three, but only two under my head, and one next to. i don't like the empty space without it there.
30. Are you missing someone?: ALIVE - my man, who lives a while away and works nights, which makes it hard for us to get together often. DEAD - my dad, who i think tried calling me before he died and i missed it...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/19726949/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/19726949/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:04:24 PDT
i got a webcam.

and had my first live show on blogTV.

i knew i would get some a-holes, two in fact, but that's normal.

i'm fat, and i know it.

so, come watch me if you want sometime.

i will always announce my broadcasting on my Twitter: [link]

and my blogTV page is [link]

alright...

also- August First is my birthday, so this was the greatest way to celebrate my birthday.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/19002538/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/19002538/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:37:38 PDT
this fucking sucks.

on of the GREATEST comedians in the WORLD is now gone...

who's next?

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18878518/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18878518/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:27:36 PDT
see: [link]

and i update by phone, so i tell about almost everything i do.

thanks LisaNova, thanks Buck.

this is what i get for following your examples!

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18653130/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18653130/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:08:49 PDT
so i will too. but i'm not privy to all the rule, nor is anyone else who decides to do it. cause it's for FUN!

RULES
1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts (O)
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named (O)
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged (O)

i put (O) by all the Optional rules, cause this should be done FOR FUN and if YOU ARE WILLING, but because someone tagged you.

meme's were made for fun, damnit, and i play on keeping it that way. like the last time i was tagged, i didn't have to draw that crappy picture in Paint, but i did. cause it was actually fun, no matter how my journal makes it out. anyway- i shall get on with it!

Fact #1: i love singing, and have been singing since i could, which is pretty young actually. first song i could sing without the music was Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid.

Fact #2: i memorize songs really, really well. i tried going plays, but the lines were much harder than i thought it would be, so i just stuck with singing.

Fact #3: i play the flute. or i did. when i was in middle school. i have one now, that was my birthday present from a few family members last year. now i just need a teacher who will help me relearn, as i've forgotten enough for this book i bought to not be of much help. that, and my voice went down an octave, which means my throat isn't the same as it was then, and i kind of have to relearn breathing for playing and all.

Fact #4: i'm allergic to white milks. i can only drink chocolate. and i've had a doctor tell me that this is possible, and true in my case. it's just one of a few food allergies, but this is the strangest of them all!

Fact #5: i'm a nerd and have Neopets Mobile. yeah, and i literally begged to get the phone i have just so i could have the program on it. although, the phone does rock on it's own. it flips open with the press of a button that's on the outside. cool, right? i know!

Fact #6: (wow this is harder than i thought...) i have commissioned a plush of Severus Snape and The Joker. from the same person, but come on- i love dark men. seriously. and the baddies, or almost baddies, are also the greatest. my Joker is based on the Animated Series, so you know.

Fact #7: there is a little plush-like brain on my computer monitor. one of those stress releasing kind, ya know? it's really very cute.

Fact #8: remember when Aladdin came out, and they released the Mattel doll of Jasmine? remember how she had a little Genie's lamp with her in the box? well- i still have mine! crazy, right? i know. and it's sitting under the monitor right now. i keep it by my little crystal ball and my serpentine stone, carved Goddess pendant.

well, those are my facts.

make of it what you will, i so don't care.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18618660/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18618660/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:24:31 PDT
AND IT'S FUCKING ANNOYING AS HELL!

i just want to pull the damn thing out, since i know it's going to come out. i can tell by the pain.

and its not the only one i need pulled.

its one of the front two, my left, and i can feel the pulsing of the root.

it's driving me nuts. being right under my sinuses, it's also more painful than just the tooth itself.

and then, yesterday, the gum starts hurting, the gum without teeth on the left of the left tooth, and so it just HURTS!

at least i'll be able to see a dentist tomorrow...

what bugs me is that when i thought it was some kind of infection, i find it's either not, or it's more than the medicine can help...

i can't take painkillers, they haven't worked on me since i was seven and had that accident... so i'm stuck with the pain.

and because i can't eat, i'm really tired. (stupid insulin issues...)

i cannot wait for these teeth, since i also have two others that need pulling, to come out.

this is the hand i get dealt.

stupid chalk like teeth... stupid inheriting from parents...

i wish i had the hard teeth like my sister...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18505730/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18505730/ Wed, 28 May 2008 01:19:30 PDT
and i did it.

and since i don't have a scanner, i had to do it in Paint.

and it sucks. the big one. really, truly.

don't try and make me feel better about it either. i know i suck.

i suck at hand drawing too, but it's better than that was.

at least it somewhat looks like me.

even the hair.

(EDIT: even if i can't upload it, i drew one by hand. yay me! hell, it's better than my Paint version, i'll tell you. not i've got to find someone with a scanner, and put that on the list of things-for-art that i need...)

with that said, i think i should finally go to bed. i've been up since about 2:30 - 3 PM yesterday.

and i'm still not really tired...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18441289/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18441289/ Thu, 22 May 2008 03:07:00 PDT
and, yes, it's fan fiction. and it's Lazytown fan fiction to boot.

but it's newly finished and i knew i had to post it here.

so i did.

was hard work, as the process for posting changed since the last time, but it's complete and i'm happy.

thrilled, if you can't tell by the smiley emotion-con.

i would post more often, but i don't have the things i require for my artwork anymore.

i need more RAM for Sukey, my computer. and then i need Photoshop. and i would love a digital camera too, cause i love taking photographs.

but i don't have the money. wish i did...

i'm having trouble paying the bills. if i wasn't, i'd already have a subscription to this lovely website.

as is, i'm lucky i have internet at all!

but that won't ruin my good mood! nothing will, damnit!

oh! and one of my pictures influenced this story too. 'butterfly moments'. if you know the show, and understand the characters, the colours of the picture fit.

and this picture is a few years old, mind you.

irony.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18171997/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/18171997/ Mon, 05 May 2008 19:15:01 PDT
there was this Extra alert from the Lazytown community. someone posted a link to an interview that had just, it appeared, happened that day or the day before with Stefan Karl, the man who plays Robbie Rotten/Glanni Glaepur on the show.

and it saddened me.

i understand completely the reasons for it. he said he decided to do other things in his life and didn't renew his contract with LTE, which means that there is no Robbie anymore. perfectly understandable. i even wish him the best, as i'm sure most of the fans i know would.

and now the part of the interview that revealed this is gone.

so i'm confused.

was that not to be released? was that misinformation? was it all a complete LIE?!?

if only i knew...

MAJOR UPDATE! (5/5/08)

it was all a hoax.

that's right!

a hoax of the worse kind!

Raz, a mod on the Lazytown LiveJournal, called LTE and got the dish- there is no contract to be renewed or terminated, and there has actually been talk of doing more filming.

this now puts the person who did this hoax into question.

especially all the other 'interviews' she's done...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/17949740/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/17949740/ Thu, 01 May 2008 00:42:18 PDT
The catch?

You have to put this in your journal as well if you posted!

Unfortunately I don't have a subscription, so I can't use thumbnails =\ You'll just have to click on the links!

1) TokiiDokiiGirl
A. [link]
B. [link]
C. [link]

2) YWYH-s--Morelenmir
A. [link]
B. [link]
C. [link]

3)
A. B. C.

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A. B. C.

5)
A. B. C.

6)
A. B. C.

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A. B. C.

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A. B. C.

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A. B. C.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/17574664/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/17574664/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:12:27 PDT
but because of bill, including the one that would allow me my cell and internet, i had to use Con monies.

so i couldn't go.

and i'm saddened by this horribly.

especially when Gaia Online was going to be there. i have done everything to make it so i could cosplay my avatar. including getting my a plush Grunny.

and now i can't show off.

it really pains me. for all my saving for that, that the rest of the monies is gone...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16700481/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16700481/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:12:47 PDT
so i'll do it.

and since i have lots of songs, it will be interesting what comes out.

EDIT ON 3/04/08:

okay, i'm finally going to do this thing. hope i haven't kept you in suspense.

songs will be noted at the end.

here goes:

i can be an asshole of the grandest kind
if it weren't for your maturity
watch the time pass you by seeing strangers in the sky
i hate the world today
here in the light
twenty-five years of my life is still
so you walked with me for a while
i close both locks below the window
why does it feel like night today?
my gift is my song

(Everything, Alanis)
(Hands Clean, Alanis)
(Revillusion, Tantric)
(Bitch, Meredith Brooks)
(You Say, Vertical Horizon)
(What's Up, 4 Non Blondes)
(I Will Never Be The Same, Melissa Etheridge)
(Shadow of the Day, Linkin Park)
(Papercut, Linkin Park)
(Your Song, Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)


methinks i might do this meme again, with different artist instead of all my mp3s.

this one was hard, since i have so many musical soundtracks that have no words to the songs, or at in Japanese and i'm just too lazy to look up the translations.

so, watch out ya'll, i might be back soon...

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16622965/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16622965/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:26:21 PST
not the other guy... the biological one.

my dad taught me so much about life. even from a young age.

neither of my parents ever sugar-coated things for me. when i was 3, i asked my parents what sex was and got told, unlike most kids at the time, that it was how parents made babies, that babies came out of their mommy's tummy, and that they grew there for almost a whole year.

then, when i got older, i asked what condoms were used for, since my sister had become sexually active and kept some in our room. so dad told me they were used to be safe when having sex, that not everyone wants to have kids, and that they stop people from making kids during sex.

after i finally had sex education in school, we all talked freely about sex. hell, my dad taught me a few sex jokes. at the dinner table no less.

my dad also told me how to deal with the jackasses at school. yes, i just compared my school peers to donkeys. that's actually very accurate up to the end of sophomore year, when one of our more accomplished classmates killed himself. (we never saw it coming, he was always so upbeat.)

my dad also got me into pursuing my passions: music and writing. he always supported me in both.

he wanted me to play the saxophone, but i changed to the flute, which i wanted to begin with, because i kept breaking reeds and the cost of that was getting too high. he supported me even then, and said once he enjoyed my practicing the flute more than the sax. although, he never understood why i didn't need to practice so much by the end of 8th grade. at the time i was first chair flautist/flutist. and i told him that, but he claimed that practicing at school wasn't enough to stay first chair, i needed to practice at home. i did, but only if he got enough sleep for work, since he was working nights at the time.

with my writing, both he and my mom got uppity at the school district when in sophomore year i was suspended for three days over something i wrote for an assignment. the assignment was to transcribe a dream as best as we could remember. at the time, i had been having this strange, vivid dream. so, of course, i used it. it was about this woman, with a sword like a katana, only straight, who was asked by both warring nations to be on their side. she started out in the middle of the battlefield, clad in nothing, and watched the fight begin. after a moment, she raised her sword and slaughtered both sides, thereby covering herself in blood. after everyone around her were dead, and she was soaked in her deeds, was it clear that through it all her feet never touched the ground, that she was suspended a few inches above the ground.

yes, it seems graphic. but i asked my parents if i should turn it in before doing so, and both said yes. they said it was uniquely captivating.

but since Columbine, my school consolers all thought that i'd be the first to bring a gun to school and recreate the event. just because i was the most picked-on person in school.

and yes, i was the most picked-on and bullied. even the principal made mention of it in my papers when i was transferred to the alternative school. and i was only transferred to help me because i was starting to get behind in classes enough that i was failing.

my dad supported me then too, but only after i proved unconditionally that i needed to be transferred.

my dad also supported my self-treating of my depression. he even tried it himself. it didn't last long for him. but he tried as hard as he could. he told me once that he would cure me of my suicidal-ness, and he was right.

he's not alive anymore, he decided it was time for him to go. my sister and i have his ashed in a sterling silver teardrop pendant, and his son, from his first marriage, our brother, has one in gold. i don't know if it's 24 or 14 karat.

and there is one thing he taught me more than anything -

"do something you love in life, and you will never regret it."

he may never had said it exactly like that, but in actions, deeds, and many talks on different things, i learned this from him. i may be able to put his ideals into words, but he never really did. to him, they were always concepts he couldn't really put into a phrase, but instead into a story.

now i can't remember any off hand, but i remember what the stories taught me. and that's all that matters.




oh - this is posted in response to the one just recently posted. i hope it helps you understand some of what i spoke of him in the last post.

night, at last.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16622720/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16622720/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:47:16 PST
my sister, for some reason, thinks that the rules of common sense and propriety do not apply to her.

when we moved into the nearby city, my sister offered to my grandmother to drive her to church, which is in a rural area over 20 miles away, not only through a city that has many crazy drivers, but also across a bridge. two in fact, you might have heard of them, since they made history has the first two suspension bridges within a mile of one another. the Tacoma Narrows bridges. now, i know my sister did this because of two things: my grandmother has issues with her legs, and driving is very hard for her in the city, with her reaction time much more limited than most; and because my sister knows the city better than any of us, she's lived here for 10 years now.

my sister has a problem with being on time. for church service she can be relied upon alright, but mostly she cuts it too close for our grandmother's liking. and on going to church, which neither my sister or i like to, for different reasons, she complains about it on a regular basis. i said my peace once or twice to gram, and left it. she knows, that's all that's important. but my sister just keeps on it like a dog with a rag. annoyingly, to both gram and i.

then she moved in. why, i've never been told. something about giving up her house, which i know is untrue. she was both kicked out of a place because someone didn't like her, and then because of who she was associating with, she lost another place. then she willingly left the last place she was staying in of her own accord, yet she keeps trying to tell me that she 'sacrificed' it all.

now in her moving in, she basically tried taking over. telling me here and there not to do something, then yelling at me and bitching when it isn't done. making me feel like i can't do anything in the house, since when i actually do something without question, i get told she isn't happy with it, or how i could have done it better.

which is a whole other problem. she tries to make everything easier, but doesn't care about our likes and dislikes, nor does she think about whether her plan will work with our Uncle, who is mentally disabled, in that he has the mind of a child and he is regressing, going back. he can't learn new things, he gets confused, and he's forgetting things often. but she doesn't think about his particulars, she only thinks about what she thinks we need, not the practicality in it.

sorry for the tangent. on her taking over, she ignored a lot in the house. for almost two whole months, neither of us cleaned but for maybe once. and my mother and aunt came down and saw it and cleaned some of it. my mother woke me up. but my sister missed the message entirely.

at first she blamed me, but after telling my mother how she was making me feel, she fessed up part of it. and i admit, i screwed up. i made the house horrid. but i never blamed her. i only stated i felt unneeded and pushed away, which lead to my screwing up.

i had made a promise to her that gram and my uncle wouldn't live like that. and i failed. in the last three weeks since they cleaned up a bit, i have been on top of things. i even threw my back out scrubbing the kitchen floor on my hands and knees, which is hard since i have arthritis and multiple back problems. but also since then, my sister has done nothing but laundry. and when she does, it's only because some of her clothes are dirty. and she has gotten things we needed around the house from the store, but only because i couldn't. at the moment, i don't have a bus pass or enough spare change to take the bus to the store. so driving is the only option. and because of a medical condition, i cannot drive. as well as take people to doctor appointments, which as i said, she doesn't do timely well.

i have done dishes, bathrooms, vacuuming, and taking care of gram, who needs help with her showers because she has balancing issues. not to mention that i make dinner on a regular basis.

now, i will tell you, i'm asleep most of the morning. as you can tell by the time this will be sent out, i stay up late. not because i want to, but i just do. i'm a night person, like my father. when it's dark outside, i'm away. when it's light, i'm tired. i also suffer from this because of my extreme light sensitivity. any light, of any kind, that is bright in nature, even that of a light-bulb, hurts my eyes. i have had this all my life, and there isn't anything for it, but i have adjusted the best i can. this is the reason, more than anything, that makes it so i cannot drive. this condition classifies me as having 'night blindness,' which makes me legally blind in my state when driving is brought up. strange, i know.

anyway, because i sleep some of the day, my uncle and... ]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16560271/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16560271/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:23:06 PST
YAY!

i'll get to do art again!

this is wonderful. i have been itching to do art for a while now.

then, once i have Photoshop again, all i'll need is a digital camera.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16264835/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16264835/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:15:16 PST
and she still can't find it!

ACK!



on a happier note: a friend who has a Zune, and they are my only friend with one, has just told me they will give me the mp3 player i want!

it's so exciting.

but it's in Texas.

so i told them: bring the boxes up here and i'll help you go through them.

why?

cause if i'm getting something for free, i will at least give some effort toward getting it instead of expecting it delivered to me.


oh! and i'm starting to play the originial Spyro on the Playstation. and i'm doing really well. almost beat the game. and i have 99 lives. it rocks.

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i just realized that i watch all my dA friends, but only one of them watches me back.

i feel unloved like now.

]]> =melissaIvory http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16217803/ http://melissaIvory.deviantart.com/journal/16217803/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:28:03 PST so many people are watching me.

lucky me.

but i just figured out how i can do these little thinks like everyone else!

and i also just felt my brain get bigger.

YAY ME! *jumps up and down, clapping*







okay, i can't think of anything else to do, so i am now, officially, going to bed.

i might start using this more often though...

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