Warthog Demolition

today i made a video, in which i talk about conjunctions and such. it was fun to make, even though i lost my outline and had to freestyle it instead of going smoothly. in the end i think i did just fine, though i over-recorded quite a bit, which makes it more difficult and time-consuming to edit. i did most of my editing at the laundromat, which i got to really late. christin just stopped by on the way home, which was cool because we were both hungry and could get dinner together. we ate and we talked; she left and i edited. that was that.

oh noes guys, tyra only has one photo in her hand.

so after buffy time, i played some wow. ran two heroics and i was top dps both times, which is good because i wasn't sure i was really performing right as elemental. it's new to me, so i'm still learning what to do, but it's probably one of the easier rotations these days. i do have some sub-333 ilvl gear as well, so i guess it looks like i can only go up in damage from there. got one upgrade [new weapon] and bought another with justice points [gloves], so that's good. anyway, i've just realized i had homework due, so i need to go do that now instead of type this. brb.

note: i never came right back. and that tyra note was added later. lolz.

Very Yes

oh Lord, keep me from being a double-minded man. this morning's sermon was excellent, as usual, and honestly i'm just happy that i made it to church. it's been far too long since i've been, and it just isn't sunday without it. after church, we went to see a movie after eating potbelly's for lunch. we saw 'blue valentine,' which was terribly depressing and contained just about the worst direction and cinematography of all time. if there were an anti-oscar for cinematography, this movie would win. like five times. the actors did fine, but it was hard to pay attention when every shot was shaky and zoomed in for effect. yeah, dude. we get it. it's an uncomfortable situation.

after that embarrassing, sorry excuse for a film, christin and i went home and did some school stuff. well, she did some school stuff while i booked my flight for vidcon! that's right, i'm going for sure. i got the ticket for miles only [plus a $10 fee] so the only thing i'm paying for is transportation while i'm there and vidcon registration, which i just completed. good things, good things. christin won't be going, which is sad, but she's not as into it as i am and she needs to work. my income is somewhat expendable, and hopefully after i get back [when the school year starts] i can get a job in my field. wouldn't that be nice?

started buffy season 7, which is off to a good start but i kind of just want spike to be awesome again already. he's my favorite character, and it's kind of weird, but he's been through a lot which is part of what makes him so good. double-edged sword! tomorrow starts the first video of the new week's theme, which is going to be fun. tune in tomorrow to find out what it is, i'm excited to do it. need to work on recording the song on tuesday so i'm not scrambling like i was last week. at least this time i don't work on monday or wednesday, so that's good. i also have to go to the laundromat tomorrow. *dislike button*

Uranium Deposits

i don't think i have an internal clock. or at least, if i do have one, it isn't ticking anymore. if i don't set an alarm or someone doesn't wake me up, i pretty much just keep sleeping. such was the case today, when i woke up at around 1:30pm [because christin woke me] and rolled out of the bedroom at about an hour later. we watched some more buffy, finished season six by the end of the night. it was interesting, because i can see how people dislike that season, but at the same time i think it was good and actually necessary to character and plot development. it sets up the last video season as well [there is an 8th in comic book form].

work tonight was interesting. it was really busy, and i was the only one at lands' end [i know the apostrophe is in the wrongplace , it's a famous typo that ended up in the brand name], so that made things a bit hectic. i had some majorly annoying customers as well, so that was bad times. no break, but the time went quickly due to the lack of downtime. didn't get any training done, but that doesn't really bother me all that much.

i got home and did my homework that was due two nights ago. i don't know what it is about maintaining a 4.0 that makes me feel like i'm some kind of invincible force, but i don't care much about deadlines lately, unless it's the last day of class. it's like the penalty is so negligibly small that there's no worry of it actually making a serious impact on my overall grade. as long as i do well on the work, especially the final paper, everything is fine. this class doesn't even have any quizes or anything, so if i just do what i have to do, i'll get an 'a' in the end. i guess that doesn't put much meaning behind the gpa, but i take what i can get.

Therazane

i've got a theory: it could be bunnies. woke up, took care of some domestic issues, mainly involving banking in various forms. funny story about that: apparently the check card i ordered for christin [she hasn't had one in about a year now] back in september was actually sent to a friend's house. see, christin used to live there. back when we merged our bank accounts, that was apparently the last place she lived, so her side of the account was still associated with that address. weird. and the lady at the bank assured me that it would go to my parents' house, too.

doing all of that took up a lot of the day. we went to the hospital to see our new nephew, evan, and that was nice. happy and healthy, the kid came out with no trouble at all according to dan and sarah. then we went to the mall to get some food and headed back to rhonda's to babysit for the night. fairly uneventful there, but once we got home it was buffy time! we stopped after the wedding episode, which was kind of a strange pausing point, but it's way late now and we're dead tired. so it's time for bed. sorry these blogs haven't been terribly interesting of late.

Sedative Memory

today at work, i had an interesting memory that got me laughing. i touched a piece of metal after shuffling my feet [they tend to drag], and got a bit of static shock. the experience immediately made me chuckle to myself, because it instantly transported me back to grammar school. those of you who grew up in the 80's using apple 2e computers may remember how they used to tell you to always touch the legs of your chair before touching a computer. the idea was that the static shock could interfere with or mess up the system. was that ever true? is it still true? i never do it.

today i made this, and i like it. i also worked, which was just fine. i went in early to do training for my transition between seasonal and regular, which is cool because that means i'm not fired. i still don't have a full-time 'real job,' but this one will do for now. today was a long day, everything about it felt slow and arduous. speaking of long, i did a heroic vortex pinnacle tonight, and it took like two hours. and we only wiped once... what's up with that? too much trash there. it's not even hard, either. that second boss is a real pain, though. ;-X goodnight.

Restoration? Shame, Man

today was my group interview, which some of you know was for aflac. upon considering things once i got home, i've come to the decision that it's not something i can do. not only does it require way more time that i've got to give [i want to be out of the country within 2 years], but it's very hard to do, especially for someone like me who can't even get people to sign up for free stuff at sears. blah! speaking of sears, i didn't go to work tonight. the official word is that i was babysitting the kids upstairs, and you know. that's... exactly what i did! christin doesn't like me driving in the snow anyway. did i mention the snow? there's a lot of it.

speaking of the snow, the cold, the rain, et cetera... today when i got back, i sat in my car eating my lunch and listening to the dividing line in my parking spot outside the house. i turned everything off and got out of the car, realizing just too late that i left my keys in the ignition. this is the second time this winter! so i spent some quality time attempting to pick a lock with a less-than-functional tension wrench [not nearly strong enough to turn it], and generally hanging out in the really cold garage. woo! when christin got home, we played in the snow with the dog and watched some buffy. tomorrow i've got to make a video, and i have no idea what i'm going to talk about. that could be potentially problematic.

Queer As Frak

today i was supposed to have a group interview for a job, but some stuff went down [or didn't] and i will be going tomorrow instead. blah. it's okay though. today i worked on this, which took me quite a bit longer than i had expected. the source footage was over 22 minutes long, and it was just crazy sauce, but i think it came out well. tonight i ran my first heroic, stonecore to be precise, and it was an interesting experience. the bosses were challenging, and the mechanics were fun. we got done in a little over an hour and maybe fifteen minutes or so. didn't mind the length so much.

note: blah, i never finished this. got to bed at 4am.