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♥ No word on new computer yet. ;A; Must email my friend and find out how it's going. I'm looking forward to typing without having to pound on the space bar key, since my poor laptop is about ready for retirement.

♥ OH MY GOD, IT'S THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, WHERE THE HELL HAS THIS MONTH GONE. I thought waiting for December would make things go horribly slowly, but in true procrastinating fashion the end of the month is coming up all too quickly, and I'm not even slightly prepared. /SOB

( W-well, okay, I am a little bit. Cut for the very mundane and the very mushy about Cy's oncoming trip to the Philippines. )

♥ New iconset! Yes, I was feeling especially mushy this morning, can you tell?

♥ I've actually been horribly sick these last few days, as bad as I've had it all year with coughing and sneezing and fevers and aches. T_T Irritatingly, it took a turn for the better on Monday morning, so it was only my weekend that was wasted with sleeping and miserableness. Unfortunately this has contributed to my lack of coherent tags.

♥ It has also contributed to my lack of Nano, of which I am now four days behind. /cryface...November happens to hate me.

♥ In other news, Mia is a horrible person. Also, the Philippines is full of crazy, dangerous people. Unfortunately, I will still be subjecting myself to going there in about twenty days where Mia has promised to poison me with river snails and entrails on a stick. /IS SLIGHTLY MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, OKAY?

♥ It seems my computer drought may be finally coming to an end! After becoming increasingly fed up with my laptop, my computer-savvy friend took pity on me and gave me a pricing for a new computer...one that wont suck, and hopefully will connect to the internet. It is being built as we speak. I might be able to get it as soon as this coming weekend. :3

♥ Summer makes me pine for winter. /)_(\ WHY MUST IT BE TOO HOT FOR SNUGGLING.

Yesterday I went to visit the friend who fixed up my computer for me, and unfortunately the news is grim. It was my power supply that blew, and unfortunately it took the motherboard with it. The computer is beyond resurrection, which is extremely sad. ;_;

There is a slight ray of hope, however, in that I sort of had a spare ready. My uncle donated me and my sister two computers, both in various states of disrepair. The second one is slower, but it does actually work...to a point. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to want to recognise my modem which means I'm still limited to the crappy laptop for internet purposes. On the plus side we did manage to salvage my hard drive from the computer that exploded, so at least I didn't lose all my fics. (Rian, I still have your birthday fic. ♥)

Hiatus continues until I get a decent computer to work with. One that doesn't crash six times in the process of exploring the net (although trying to look at the anon meme might have had something to do with that).

Title: Picking up Strays
Rating: G
Summary: Tides AU, if Gin had found Shinji a lot sooner.
Notes: Retaliatory ficcage for Jess in response to this.

( Long way from nowhere. )

MY DAY WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE, DESPITE LONG DOWNTIME OF INTERNET! 8D

( Cut for travel things, iteineries, and dirty dancing. )

Computer Update: It is still not fixed, and probably won't be until next weekend. I think the friend who put it together for me will be able to fix it relatively cheaply, which is good for the second part of my news, but to everyone at Tides, I'm sorry that the fail will continue a little while longer. The additional computers in my household include a) My brother's desktop which has been taken apart, and runs ridiculously slowly, b) My sister's laptop which runs decently but is usually occupied by said sister or c) My own old laptop which has been sitting in a closet gathering dust for two years. It's also pretty dodgy, and quite possibly infested with spyware, but I should be able to use it to get some of my tagging done over the next couple of days.

In other news, because I am a crazy person, I have been convinced (without much difficulty) to jetset down to the Philippines in December, which will be the first trip I've done out of my state, let alone out of my country, since high school. It's...exciting and nerve wracking and a little bit scary, but the expanding of one's horizons must start with a single step! Just a big one. Over the ocean.

You may have noticed my penchant for to-do lists, so there'll probably be a lot of those over the next few weeks while I frantically try to keep myself organised. There may also be a certain amount of gushing over Mia, who I will be staying with for the duration of said trip, but I will try to keep that to a tolerable minimum (except in private, darling).

So I've been slowly pondering a lengthy, reflective post on things going on, and of course the moment I really consider finally putting the thoughts into words my computer dies and I suddenly have so much less time to say it. :[ So instead I shall abuse my work computer and hope the result is still somewhat comprehensible.

( Rare RL post on the world of Cy the Accountant, who is actually terrible with calculating value. )

iPersonic Personality Test

Taaaaake it. And then post here with your results so I can start analysing your every move. /creepy staaaaare

Cy was the Analytical Thinker. ♥

/SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FAIL, UGH

Why is it that I'm only working four days a week and yet it somehow seems as though I have less time. HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK? Also, I have come to the disappointing discovery that being in love makes me ridiculous...more so than usual even. Half the time I'm sulking over nothing and the other half I'm in such a ridiculously goopy good mood I can't actually accomplish anything of value.

WHY LIKE THIS, SELF?

( TO-DO LIST: AS IF I WERE TO DIE )

Because Mia refuses to journal spam any more than she already has she is now recruiting other people to do her spamming for her. Yes, she is a crazy individual. ♥

supercharitygo is organising a charity drive to help the situation in the Philippines, which is looking even more grim due to additional storms on top of the original flooding. More information to be found here, pictures of the flooding aftermath here and storm watch of the next oncoming typhoon here.

To raise money to help the thousands of displaced people and fortify the straining relief centres, artists are offering up commissions of their work with the proceeds going to charity. If you were thinking of donating, this is a lovely incentive to do so. Main post is here, and I'll specifically point you towards Mia's thread. Both her calligraphy an artwork are gorgeous~♥

I have some other wonderfully talented artists on my friendlist, and I'd encourage you to check out the community and perhaps offer up your own services to the cause if you have the time for it. Otherwise, take a look at the other artists and see if you can find something you like.

( Questions, questions, questions. )

Leave me a comment saying "TASTY CAKES" "CREAM PUFF"
- I'll respond by asking you five (or so) questions so I can get to know you better.
- Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
- Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

( Tagged by Jess, these were my questions~ )

A post. Just for Mia. So I can announce my eternal love to her, publicly and embarrassingly.

♥

(PS: MIA HAS THE MOST ADORABLE WHIMPER YOU'VE EVER HEARD. AND I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD THAN WHEN I GOT HER TO CRY OUT MY NAME IN DESPERATION.)

Yes, this is a spamming thread. Come say hi~

( SPAMMING UNDER THE CUT...ALSO PORN )