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Oh, before I forget [Apr. 12th, 2009|01:28 pm]
Who here isn't aware of the store Neiman Marcus? It's an overpriced store where you can pick up clothing, purses, and all kinds of things for a Needless Markup. It's a store for those who are hip, trendy, and have way too much money to spend. There's one in the outlet malls in San Marcos.

Who here has the money to buy from them? Would you believe that I found tags from this overpriced store in the room of my former roommate as my mother and I were trying to clean out the apartment?




On a totally unrelated note, I want my copy of Tales of Symphonia back.
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If you've never seen this site, this is good to know [Apr. 11th, 2009|03:54 pm]
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It's not a wild-eyed "OMG, PETA IS BAD" site. This has pictures, scans, and cold hard facts about the 21,339 animals they've killed since 1998. I find this entire thing disgusting. I remember seeing on that site from a link I got from that site that Ingrid Newkirk MaryBeth Sweetland uses animal-based insulin and sees nothing wrong with this. Yeah.

Hey PETA. Fuck you.
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[Apr. 10th, 2009|11:40 pm]
[Current Mood | nerdy]

Yesterday, I bought Jim Butcher's new book Turn Coat. Yes, I'm already done. I couldn't put the damned thing down once I got to the climax of the story. But the entire thing utterly surprised me.

Is it still good? That's like asking if it's still written by Jim Butcher. It's excellent. Plots move forward, relationships change, people change... it's still good. But it's dark. Very, very, very dark. That doesn't mean it isn't still fucking hilarious, but... it wasn't as funny as before. It wasn't like the donut part in Small Favor that had me putting the book down because I was laughing too hard. There were little parts that made me snicker (See Molly's way of getting information from a guy not willing to tell Harry), but nothing like before. A lot happens, and most of it hurts.

I don't remember the Dresden Files being this dark, but now that I think about it... I would say it's a logical progression. The kids that were attacked by the ghouls at Camp Kaboom in White Night. Lasciel. Michael Carpenter. The series is getting darker as more and more is revealed about the Black Council and the war.

And man, Harry is still as wisecracking and sarcastic as ever.
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[Apr. 10th, 2009|05:46 pm]
[Current Mood | amused]

Just because you can do things doesn't mean you should. I can use a syringe to replace the inside of a Cadbury Egg with Branson pickle but it wouldn't be a good idea. At least, I don't think so. Hold that thought.

Sadly, not subtitled, but Yahtzee is one of the funniest game critics I've heard in a long time. Fast talking British born Australian with a biting sense of humor. He's fucking AWESOME.
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Thank you, birdy, this is actually FUNNY [Apr. 10th, 2009|04:57 pm]
Oh yoo hoo! Shiru~!

Oh, don't give me the bullshit how I'm calling you out here. A little birdy told me that you're reading my IJ and mocking me about it. Really? Oh honey, other than your parasitic influence on someone I considered a friend, I don't really care about you as a person anymore. I just love how you're being such a child about this! I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation doesn't even make me laugh this hard and he's actually worth a shit.

Oh, I actually care about this. I mean, really? Where else am I going to get this level of entertainment? Trolling for Twilight wank? No thank you. Even the Russet Noon wank isn't as funny as this. And Twilight is juvenile, parasitic, popular for all the wrong reasons... how about that? Huh. Shine on you idiotic diamond, Shiru.

But, really. If you're going to be this level of entertaining, I should be allowed to dictate it. So dance for me! Dance, puppet, dance!
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But WHY am I so pissed? [Apr. 9th, 2009|10:30 am]
I shouldn't be writing this in the computer room in my parents' house. I shouldn't be writing this at all. I should be in Austin, probably right about now getting up and going out to take care of my electric bill. Or giving my roommate my half of the bill so she can take care of it. But when it comes right down to it, I'm not. I'm not working for Half Price Books any longer, I'm not in Austin and loving the weirdness, and I'm not with someone that got me to trust her and then took off to someone just as damaged as I to do the exact same thing.

Oh lords of the hells below, this is disgusting )

If she had gone home after all of this, retreated back to her oh so rich Daddy, I wouldn't be as pissed. Yeah, she lived in a pig sty, and left things like cat shit in her room from the first time we got Darcy (yep. Six month old cat shit we found when my mother and I cleaned out her room. And clothes cats had pissed on. She LIVED WITH THIS and VOLUNTARILY moved everything up there), but she just fucked me over. Life is that. You get screwed over, but you live and learn, so you move on.

No, she went up to Sol's place. She told me that she had a job up there and even told Sol that hey, she needs a job too because they can't live off her dad's disability pay... but then she went on a month long trip to Florida. No way in hell. And I'm starting to not believe what she said about why she isn't working at Embassy Suites. Apparently some girls lost some expensive bags, blamed Anna, and threatened to sue because Embassy couldn't find proof she did it. They fired Anna because of it. Now, what was the non-proof you ask? The cameras showed nothing? According to Anna, there aren't any cameras inside the hotel.

No, really, think about that. THERE ARE NO CAMERAS IN THE HOTEL.

... your bullshit meter going off too? Thought so.

I knew she was increasingly late each day. I doubt it was this pretty story about losing bags and being the victim of people who want to make a quick buck through lawsuits. She was late each day, and she did very little work. My thought? Someone who kept track of absences/tardies finally gave her the last black mark and booted her ass. But since that means the blame is on her shoulders, she wouldn't say that. No, it had be someone else's fault.

What pisses me off is she told Sol and her dad that she had a job. She told me the reason she was moving up there and not staying true to her word of trying a week with me was because she had a job lined up there. But then she took a fucking month off. She didn't have a job. I knew that. Again, if she had gone home to Daddy, this would be over.

Why am I pissed? Because she's taking everything she's done in the past to Cakes, everything she did to me, and she's now with Sol and applying it to her. And that's why I'm pissed. She fucked over friends in the past, and she's continuing to do so to someone I consider a friend. No, you idiotic parasitic tapeworm excrement on the trash you litter around yourself and expect others to clean up and fawn over you, I will not allow that. Fuck yourself over, fuck me over, fine. But fuck over a friend and I will do everything in my power to end you. You lied to Sol and her dad about having a job, and instead are leeching off of them. And you have the gall to tell Sol she should get a job so she isn't doing the same. You hypocritical piece of Darcy shit that you left in your room for months, you're not going to get away with this. I love Sol, and unlike you, I take care of my friends. I actually want the best for them. I was the one that had a job before moving there and paid the rent. I was the one that probably took care of YOUR relenting fee because you're too much of an ass to do so. I kept us actually living there. So what if I had a crush on you? Living with someone takes a balance and before you started acting like a bitch, we were starting to find that balance. Too bad you had to steal from me, act like a bitch, not pay a fucking thing to live there, and leave me holding the rope when you decided it was too hard to live in a place that essentially had free rent, electricity, and water and had someone willing to help you pay the costs on your car when it broke down because your roommate was too awkward to demand you pay her back what you owe with the next paycheck instead of "Whenever you have money. Whenever."

Which was never. Tell me, how did you never have money when you would pay me about $100 every other paycheck, and your car insurance and phone were never paid? I was paid about the same as you and I had enough money to pay rent, electricity, water, my phone bill, my car insurance, Best Buy, AND my student loans. And this was before I found out my great-grandmother had passed away and I was getting an inheritance. Maybe I was paid about $100-$150 more. Yeah, that right there? Electricity and water. Take that out and somehow I was still able to pay phone, car insurance, Best Buy, and student loans, not to mention have my half of rent. How'd she have her half? Daddy or her mom would send her money from Australia. Yep. Oh yeah, and I was able to pay my ticket off right away. When did you pay off your tickets again? You said you were waiting for someone to TELL you when to send in money to pay them. AN IDIOT KNOWS THE LAW AND TICKETS DON'T WORK THAT WAY.

Sol, don't let her take advantage of you. So fucking what if it's fun to fluster her? She'll do what she did to me to you. She'll use you, lie to you, and steal from you. All the fun in the world isn't worth it. Do what I should have done: Take all her shit outside and lock the doors. She's a parasite. She will ask money from you when you can't afford it and she won't keep a job. Look at what she did when she lived with her sister. Look at what she did when she lived with Cakes. Look at the fact that I can't remember her talking about her roommates in Kentucky in present tense (like "I talked to Pyro today" talk). I've put together shattered friends before and it hurts each time. If I can avoid it, if I can get the reason why you would be shattered out of there, I will. Get. Her. Out. Of. There. She isn't a friend and she doesn't deserve a second chance. She doesn't deserve you.

This is public because I'm tired of her lies and tired of seeing Sol slowly succumbing to what happened to me. Sol, please. Take care of yourself.
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I literally slapped my hand over my mouth when I saw this [Apr. 7th, 2009|04:32 pm]
[Current Mood | ecstatic]

First Iowa, then Vermont, and now DC?

I think it's DC that amazes me. I mean, yeah, fucking IOWA of all places legalizing gay marriage is amazing. Vermont, c'mon, that was a given. But DC? HOLY SHIT.
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[Apr. 1st, 2009|10:42 am]
I keep finding clothing from middle school that yes, still fits me, my bust size has not changed sadly. And I remember why I bought some of it too. I wish I hadn't rust stained the lace top, because that was funny. You couldn't wear a tank top without something over it, and you couldn't wear a lace top without something under it. I wore a tank top with a lace top over it. And I think Sis and I bought these white and black shirts when we were in middle school too. They're lace tops with a sleeveless piece sewn under it.

And I found some of my midriff tops back. Now, those... I have my reservations about. Besides, I think I may be getting too old to wear those without looking like a hooker or trying to be too young.

And because I am Annoying Kitty Mommy, Darcy has been rather amusing lately. Mom was in the room last night watching Darcy flop over and look like she was about to go to bed. I love how Darcy has learned to trust Mom so quickly to the point she'll come over and play with her feet. Then again, Mom plays with her too and doesn't chase her which any cat owner with at least one brain cell will know is the best way to build trust in a skittish cat. Anyway, Darcy was by her food dish... and just reached up her top half to grab a piece of kibble before flopping back down to eat it. Then she reached her paws out like she was trying to pick a piece of kibble out and bring it to her. Guess all that playing wore her out! I also had to crack the window in here because FUCK, I forgot how crazyhot this room gets. So Darcy's been gluing herself to the open window. It's cute. She's also learned how to climb up my bed and under my blankets when I'm not looking, so when I feel the sheets moving I look down and there's a kitty shaped lump. She's using the litter box, so the stress wasn't too bad. That, and I'm keeping her on her usual kibble, so no digestive fuck ups. She's also learned how to open the sliding door to the closet. Oh boy. Closed doors still drive her crazy, but given that Carmen had blood on her paw that one time Darcy got out...
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[Mar. 31st, 2009|06:07 pm]
I've been playing The World Ends With You.

I need a crowbar to get the music out of my head kthx.

And I hate seeing people I know get jacked over by people I bloody well know are life sucking leeches. I saw it with Queenie and Shiru, and it still hurts. I hate seeing people say they're friends and then lie up the ass about what they've done just so they can get pity from people. Especially when I can jump up and down and say "STOP LISTENING TO HER QUEENIE" and not be heard. I don't like seeing my friends hurt. I saw it with Sarah and Ashley when Ashley wouldn't go into work and put all the stress on Sarah, especially when Ashley would threaten suicide, I saw it with Queenie and Shiru when Shiru would be a fucking leech and attack people just so she could play the wounded victim and... Damn it, Sarah. Queenie. Just... everyone that falls for that shit. Ashley should have been on her ass in the TAMU-CC parking lot and Shiru should have been ostracized for her "I'm such a victim for attacking people" bullshit. ANYONE like that who can't be trusted and has never even tried should be out on their ass lickey-split and yet it NEVER FUCKING HAPPENS. Augh.
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The truth of films [Mar. 31st, 2009|11:30 am]
[Current Mood | amused]

Horror films are a fucking addiction. You can't rent just one and be done with it. Oh no, you have to do a full out night of sheer pants wetting terror.

... or I need to stop looking at jhorror review sites and eyeing Hollywood Video's foreign films section. But I will see Kairo and Shutter at some point. And rewatch Battle Royal!
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I'm still drawing a blank [Mar. 29th, 2009|06:09 pm]
What sort of near minimum pay retail job will hire you only to allow you around a full month off that isn't visiting your dying family or school related (and even then, come on, retail is fucking hurting right now)? I mean, seriously. With the economy the way it is, if retail can get around not hiring people, they do. And letting someone take a month off before starting work? And it's not family or school related? I highly doubt it!
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Hehehehe silly kitty [Mar. 23rd, 2009|12:28 pm]
[Current Mood | amused]

According to my mother, if she goes into the room where Darcy is, lays down, and turns off all the lights, Darcy is the most cuddling cat to cuddle. But if she can see my mother with any light, she's gone.

That is so fucking adorable.
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[Mar. 17th, 2009|08:45 am]
[Current Mood | awake]

I usually don't look forward to romance books. At all. But I got into Colleen Gleason's Gardella Vampire Chronicles and haven't looked back. There's plot! There's action! There's the main characters actually acting like people! I was pleasantly surprised by all this.

So the last book of the series came out on March 3rd. Yes, she actually ends the series and doesn't let it drag on and on and on. Wow. Apparently there's more about Max and Lilith and Sebastian and-

... WANT.
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[Mar. 15th, 2009|11:50 pm]
When I get white wine again, I am so making risotto.

... well, maybe not with the lemon zest and nutmeg. Alton Brown's recipes usually sound delish, but those two ingredients sound kinda out there. But the rest... mm. I made rice with chicken broth today, and that was good, so I would hope that making risotto properly would be utterly divine.
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[Mar. 12th, 2009|05:33 pm]
Made pizza yesterday. Had to mess with this recipe because HOLY SHIT DID NOT READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH FORGOT THE DOUGH WAS TO RISE FOR 18-24 HOURS. Also did not have stand mixer and was too runny at first because am stupid and added yeast with water and didn't compensate. Still turned out yummy.

Made pizza dough few minutes ago. Everything ended up better. Used right yeast and put dough in fridge. Will make yummy yummy pizza tomorrow after work.

\o/
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[Mar. 6th, 2009|05:48 pm]
So after the one day notice from Anna and the not even a day notice turnabout from Tara (yeah. Monday: "I'm gonna go look at more apartments!" Tuesday: "I don't want to move in with you." WTF), I'm going to have to move back in with my parents.

But! There's some good. A HPB down in San Antonio called me for an interview. Gonna set one up for Wednesday. *bouncebounce*
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[Feb. 28th, 2009|07:48 pm]
So I'm trying to take my mind off useless ponderings (like figuring out how much Anna made, how much she spent on her bills and food, and being boggled why she was always broke if I saw no visible increase in the amount of "wants" she bought with her "needs." I know somewhere she lied and I don't expect to see any of the money I spent trying to keep us sheltered back. The useless little bitch can go mooch and steal from Sol, and I can just hope Sol and her dad figure it out and kick her ass out before she takes too much), I'm going through stuff on tv.com about various shows. Mostly Numb3rs and Buffy, and MAN, I miss Buffy. "And if there aren't as many mysterious deaths this year" indeed.

... I really miss Buffy. Sometime, after I move back to San Antonio, I'm going to buy seasons 1-3 of Buffy. I loved season 3 so much. Faith was awesome, and I love the fact that the kids of Sunnydale realized what was going on before graduation. The season finale was so cool. I seriously miss how awesome that show was. It wasn't just the supernatural aspect. The writing was good. The dynamics were awesome. The mythology, the way everything was put together... Man. I miss it.
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Annoying kitty mommy is back [Feb. 25th, 2009|02:26 pm]
[Current Mood | pleased]

So. I have pictures. I have two pictures at the end that makes my heart soar and makes me incredibly proud.



More Darcy under cut )
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Ah, cats [Feb. 23rd, 2009|12:24 pm]
[Current Mood | amused]

There is nothing like the moment that you first feel your adopted cat heatbutt your legs. The moment your adopted cat cautiously sits down next to you and purrs on your ankle. The moment where your adopted cat rears up into your hand as you skritch and skritch and skriiiiiiiiiitch her head.

And then you realize you didn't adopt a cat at all. You adopted a fucking remora.

*cannot go into the kitchen or the bathroom without Darcy coming in and being buddy buddy with my legs*
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TKP (To Keep Posted) [Feb. 20th, 2009|05:07 am]
It cleared. I just checked the account and it cleared.

Thus ends ambiguity unless you're me and the person I'm talking to.
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