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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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7:12 pm - Photo post
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| Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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9:01 pm - Syndication
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There are 15 channels at this hotel.
Right now, two are showing "The Office".
Two are showing "Family Guy".
...I should go to bed.
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| Saturday, October 17th, 2009
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3:23 pm - Sure, I support the Phillies! So stop punching me!
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Today I had planned to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, since it's been rainy and wet for the past few days and an indoor activity seemed wise. But I just couldn't muster the energy to navigate my way there in the rain, so I visited the Reading Terminal Market instead, since it's closer. I'd describe it as "Namjatown, with Fish Heads".
(Or, if you're an American and want to know what Namjatown is like, it's like the Reading Terminal Market, but with fewer uncooked dead animals.)
I ate a tasty salad and a REALLY good strawberry crepe from Profi's. I'd eat them more often if they were only open longer hours!
I miss everyone and want to be home soon T_T But the project is going well, and I very much want to do the best job I can for them.
Time to go scavenge up some dinner... I had sushi last night, so maybe I'll be boring tonight. I was at this club last week, called Chili's...
current mood:  cold
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| Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
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7:59 pm - Big Lab Project Mach II GO
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Hey, I'm in Philadelphia! This hotel room is friggin' amazing, I'm literally staring at the statue of Penn on top of City Hall from my window. I can't imagine a more beautiful downtown view.
[waves] What up, Penn?
But that means the Masons next door can see in my window.
[waves] What up, Masons.
Now I'm going to head to the front desk and say "I'M FROM DENVER, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO HAIL CABS." >____< Then it's off to the new lab in the morning!
current mood:  nervous
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| Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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9:42 pm - h1n1?
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| Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
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3:27 pm - kyuuun
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Dragon*Con was super!
Holy crap 3 days to NDK!
LOL
Time to grab some boba and KEEP SEWING!
:D
current mood:  oh geez
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| Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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11:52 pm - Bye!
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| Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
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11:04 pm
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| Sunday, August 9th, 2009
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2:21 pm - Anime letter time
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Dear Valkyria Chronicles Episode 18,
BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Love,
Me (;_;)
P.S. I demand Angst-Free Welkin back NOW. Angsty Welkin is DULL.
I cried, but I still managed to laugh at the opener, because "I'M A FUCKIN' BADASS MOTORCYCLE FALDIO" makes me laugh EVERY DAMNED TIME. ... I think I'm going to go watch it again to cheer myself up. ... Yup, still funny!
Anyway, they've got a lot to cover in 8 episodes. Good luck, Valkyria! That Empire isn't going to wipe itself out, y'know!
Isara costume is coming along. Jacket is almost done, skirt needs stripes and a hem, and then about 30,000 accessories left to go. ... eek.
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| Friday, August 7th, 2009
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8:43 pm - Poot
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Annoyed Murrue icon is annoyed! I had to skip my dinner-date with the gorgeous ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) darth_teca because of work stuff. :( I'm sorry, Teca! I hate being stuck at work on a Friday night. x_x
The income is welcome, seeing as I just bought a new car AND had some surprise bunny-bills to deal with, but... the weekend is off to a somewhat rough start.
current mood:  unhappy
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| Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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10:09 pm - CARRRRRRR
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Yay! I did it! In the pool (that I know you guys were running) "Rebecca will finally buy a car in the year 20XX", who had 2009?
Pictures later. I didn't get out of the dealership until after dark and was too busy stuffing my face with a Good Times cheeseburger to take a photo.
It's a grey 2009 Subaru Legacy with a moonroof, power locks, a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time.
It looks enough like Shiro-kun that I still know it's my car <3, but I know I will spend a long time looking for it in the parking lot tomorrow. ;-_-
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| Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
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10:53 pm - Farewell, Disposable Income!
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I will (probably) buy a car tomorrow!
I have not had a car payment in almost 4 years. OH WOE, FOR MY CAREFREE LIFESTYLE~~
I've been driving a 2002 Hyundai Accent "Shiro-kun" since, well, September of 2002. It has been an amazingly sturdy, reliable teeny car and we have been on many Grand Adventures. But it is time to spoil myself with a fancier vehicle, that has things like AWD and traction control and anti-lock brakes... and automatic windows. ^_^
I'm rather excited! I hope to haggle them down to an awesome deal using my Painfully Exceptional Credit. :D
current mood:  optimistic
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| Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
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10:14 pm - Going off list
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I just bought a dress for Dragon*Con, lol.
I wanted something else to wear, but couldn't find anything that I liked AND could make in a month.
So I went waaaaaay back into the Cosplay Dream List for...
...my favorite Evil Geneticist, Mimegumi Teu from MPD Psycho.
If I were an Evil Geneticist instead of just a regular-old one, I'd totally wear dresses like that all the time.
By being lazy and just buying a base dress, I think I can get it done. ;) I just need to add the butterfly cutout, put in a WICKED slit, make some gloves, and go shoe shopping. (I've had the hat for, seriously, years.)
I'm kind of excited! It's totally unrecognizable, but I think it'll be fun to wear and DRINK MARTINIS. :D
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| Sunday, July 19th, 2009
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10:52 am - did you see my underwear? would you like to?
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Yesterday was supposed to be:
*Sewing
*Party at Sam's
Instead it was:
*Feeling sick
*Watching Spongebob on the couch
D: I'm not supposed to get sick on weekends, that's hardly fair. And I didn't make any cosplay progress. (Unless you count catching up on the Valkyria anime and discovering that Boyfriend's character does indeed make a cameo. And yeah, 2nd OP = SPOILERS.)
But I did have a wonderful chat with Minako-chan on Skype, where we got to dish about Half-Blood Prince and Torchwood and writing and what constitutes a spoiler. ^_^ I don't have a webcam, so I could see her but she couldn't see me (and my TOTALLY RAD official-goods Haro headset microphone). I may have to rectify that for next time.
So today = sewing!! I will not lose!!
current mood:  fired up
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| Thursday, July 9th, 2009
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7:11 pm - psssst
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| Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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9:54 pm - Performance Mode
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Big Lab Project Mach II is off the table at the moment, I haven't heard anything in 2 weeks (and I thought I was going to be in Philly by now). Instead, Big Stem Cell Project continues! It's kind of tedious (sterile technique basically equals "Don't touch anything, and if you do, hose yourself down with ethanol) but I think/hope it's making us lots of money, at a time when we really need money.
I've been watching True Blood while finishing up my Isara poncho. I see why everyone's been talking about it, it's very entertaining. Many of my relatives on the Gulf Coast are exactly like these people, for better or worse. Just fewer vampires (I think).
And since I'm working on Valkyria, I started up the anime tonight... very different tone from the game, but I'm enjoying it. Ringo says there's a shower scene in episode 4, which I must get to ([sniffles] Gundam Seed nostalgia!). And Isara kicks ass (in her lovely calm, collected manner), which I love.
But the REAL winner anime of the season is OBVIOUSLY Sengoku Basara, which I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF. IT'S DELICIOUS HISTORICALLY-IMPAIRED CRACK AND I HEART IT. I squeal with glee every time Takeda and Yukimura start going at it. <3 <3 <3 IT'S AMAZING AND I WISH EVERYTHING WAS EXACTLY LIKE IT. (I exaggerate to keep with the MANLY SPIRIT of the show. [burning fist])
current mood:  hot
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| Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
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9:01 pm - Transplant Medicine
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30 Rock had more accurate transplant medicine in it last week than the last 5 years worth of House.
(Dr Spaceman said HLA and cytotoxic crossmatch!!! ♥♥♥!!!)
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| Sunday, May 17th, 2009
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3:50 pm - So, um, Otakon.
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I have suddenly found myself on the east coast for a few weeks this summer, and might be able to escape from work for a couple days to hit up Otakon. I've never been, so... do you recommend it? ^_^
(I'll be in Philly, and working, so I'd probably rent a car and drive down Saturday morning and leave Sunday night... I could use points for a free stay at the Marriott Inner Harbor, so overall not a huge expense for a short little con visit. Anyway, I'm strongly considering it ^_^)
Big Lab Project Mach I is complete, ish. I will be back in St Louis for their audit the first week of June, but only for a couple days. I hopefully am done with that city forever. :D The lab kids seem to be doing pretty well, they've got another month or so of practicing before they go live, and I think they'll be in good shape. Yay!
As soon as I got home from Mach I, they sprung Mach II on me. Not entirely unexpected, but a much quicker timeframe than I'd anticipated.
I'll be working in Philadelphia quite a bit starting in the middle of June, and off and on through July. Maybe longer, depending on the staff and their learning curve.
I'm nervous, since I'm told these lab kids are TERRIBLY behaved. I shouldn't have to go into a professional environment and yell at people, but I will if I have to!
I am also nervous because the lab is in a fairly unsavory neighborhood, I'm told. The current supervisor was mugged on his way in. And not "Hey you, gimme all your money" mugged, "Clubbed over the back of the head and woke up with no wallet" mugged. I think I will bring mace. Sorry, City of Brotherly Love. :(
current mood:  tired
current music: omokage modan, hitoto you
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| Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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9:23 pm - Continental breakfast
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Okay, this time with feeling.
I'm in St Louis. And this will be the last time, really. A few weeks out here and then done. Really. Really really.
(They gave me a promotion at work last week, which dulls the pain a little bit. #^_^#)
I bought American Gods to read on the plane, and it's very good so far. I'm a mythology nerd.
It's unwieldy to bring Shiro-chan (the sewing machine) along with me when it isn't Convention Crunch Time, so I brought some hand-sewing projects instead... mostly weird vinyl pieces for Miharu. I plan to hit the knitting store by the office this week for yarn to crochet a Darcsen poncho. (We'll see how that goes, I've never crocheted a piece that big, but I think it'd look oh-so nifty.)
So, let's get this project over with already! [fiery eyes]
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| Saturday, April 4th, 2009
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2:41 am - It is cold and I am at work :P
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chipper
drained
giddy