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15 June 2009 @ 10:56 am
   Well, I haven't really written anything in here for a while, so I thought my poor bare LJ deserved some love. ^_~ I am actually in Florida right now! On vacation with Gabriel, we are staying at a very close friend's house in Orlando, just hanging out and relaxing. ^^ We are here until next Monday, so it's a nice long vacation. ^_~ *eeee* Yesterday we all went to the beach, and played out in the water. I think I was eleven or twelve the last time I saw the ocean. It was absolutely wonderful, and a beautiful day for it! The water was so clear, and the beach wasn't overly crowded. =-)  Unfortunately I didn't get too many photos of yesterday's excursion, but we are going back one or two more times towards the end of this week.
   Today, Gabriel and I are going to go to Downtown Disney and walk around, shop, and myabe sit down at a nice restaurant. ^^ I'm really excited! I went to Animal and Magic Kingdom when I was nine or ten, but haven't gotten to see anything Disney since. (*sniffle* I love it so...) I am greatly looking forward to it. ^_^ Even if it's not one of the actual theme parks, I'm still hyped! XD (I've turned into such a tourist!)
   So that's it! Things are very lax here, we are kind of just lying around and doing what we want when we want to. ^_~ It's also a nice week-long break from work. ;D Well, I'm off to go play some Final Fantasy IV in the meantime. Tomorrow, we are getting a rental car to drive out to West Palm and visit Gabriel's mom. =) Maybe I'll make time to post again in a few days! I hope everyone is having a nice summer!
 
 
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Penny
15 May 2009 @ 09:53 pm

...is a lonely and boring one. NEXT weekend, however, is what I'm looking forward to! ^_~ Gabriel is away this weekend at an academic conference in Minnesota, and won't be back until Sunday night. I don't have any plans with friends, and until I get mobile again, I can't really make up my own plans to go out. So, I'm using this oppurtunity to maybe go into to work tomorrow to get some filing out of the way (clear off the desk a little. ^_~) and get some much anticipated sewing done! =D I'm going to the Rennaissance Festival next Saturday, so I'm getting my old linen dress out and doing some mod-ing. *yay* It literally is like a blank canvas though. n_n Much to be done to make it an actual costume! ^_~ I promise there will be photos! Hahah. Well, I'm off! Everybody have a great weekend! <3
 
 
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Penny
12 May 2009 @ 09:35 pm

  Haha, Finally! This semester was really tough, and I'm just glad to put it behind me. I've got a lot to look forward to this summer and in the upcoming Fall. ^_^ I'm working full time now, so money will start to come in in more... helpful quantities (*lol*) AND I get put on part time on July 1 this summer which means all of my tax woes will be history!!! *yay!!!* I am very excited about this, plus I'll get a raise which will help out sooo much come this Fall. I realize I'll still have to take care of last year's taxes and part of this year's, next year, but I'm just so hyped that the end is in sight, I'm not even worried about it anymore! ^_^ 

  Let's see! Where to begin? ^_^ Today was a pretty good day all around... At work, I got moved to a desk towards the front of the office, which I was a little skeptical about at first, but now I love. It's much more open, has better lighting, I have more space to put everything, and that means more space to decorate! ^_~ *teehee* Maybe I'll take a picture of it when I get all situated. ^_^ And that wasn't even the best part of today! Gabriel, (my wonderful boyfriend. ^_~) surprised me (again) with two dozen roses at work!!! For NO reason. He did the same thing a few weeks ago and sent me a dozen red roses. This time it was a beautiful summer-color assortment. Sometimes I wonder if he just likes to embarrass me, because I always turn bright red when he does things like that. *teehee* I am beyond spoiled! =>_<= Oh, and that's another thing I must post a photo of! They are soooo beautiful! *giggle*

  Sooo, more big news in the works! First off is I will be replacing my car in about a month, so I am very excited about that. =) It's so hard to go from being independent to having to rely on others. Thankfully, I've been very blessed in that, so I have no real complaints, but it will be so nice to be free again. ^-~' Also, this Fall, sometime in either late August or early September I will be moving out of my parent's house and into my own apartment. As of right now, I am nearly positive I won't take a room mate, as I have been blessed with a job that will truly allow me to support myself, come July. =)   In the mean time, I'm setting money aside and starting to collect little things I'll need for a new place. It's all very exciting. ^_^

  What on earth has happened to cosplay!? Unfortunately, this Spring has been too crazy financially and time wise, I just haven't had the means to maintain my hobby. *sadface* But, Cospenny.com, though looking kind of bare at the moment is back up, which makes me feel a little bit better. I do wish I could have more time to update. ~_~ But, I should have a few things in the works this summer. A group of friends are planning to go to the Rennaissance Festival, on Memorial Day Weekend, and of course you can't go to a Renn Fair with out a costume of some sort. ^_~ So we'll just see what happens. I would LOVE to start sewing consistently again. =-( I really miss it!

  That about wraps it up for me! I know I haven't been on Livejournal in forever! ^_^ I'm so relieved it's summer, my stress level has gone down immensly! *hahaha* But, overall, my life is very wonderful right now, and I feel very lucky. I hope everybody has been doing well! I miss you guys! *hugs*
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Penny
02 April 2009 @ 02:05 pm
Oh dear... I do have so much to catch up on! *sniffle* For the time being, I will just pop my head in and *wave*. I hope to see everyone at MTAC this weekend! *Ninja*  ^_^ 
 
 
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Penny
25 February 2009 @ 04:42 pm

   Whew! A lot has been going on over here. ^_~' I need to make more time for Livejournal. ^_^ <3 heheh. If anybody has checked on my website lately, I got things worked out with my host and we're back online! *yays* I am almost finished redoing the site with a couple new features I am giddy about. ^_^ I finally got my hands on an actual program to build my site on, and it has made all the difference time-wise. o_0; I am never typing out a website in some online editor again. For my web development class, we each got a copy of a program called Expression Web, and it works.... (even though I was spoiled with Dreamweaver before. ^_~) So, I can't complain about a free program that get's the job done. ^_^ I am looking forward to updating Cospenny.com!

   This weekend was suprisingly busy! Friday night was Jamie's birthday party, and I'll just say that we (well, atleast I partied pretty hard) Yeah... I felt that one the next day... Which brings me to the next part of my weekend... ^_^' ...A friend offered to bring me along to Connooga for Saturday, so ofcourse I accepted an inexpensive trip to a con. ^_~ Plus, I'd never been to Chattanooga before! It's such an adorable city! *-* Unfortunately my camera battery was dead so I didn't take any photos... The convention itself was okaay... but we spent most of the time partying instead. XD There were a lot of fun people hangin' out. Oh! But we did go to Sparr's shibari panel! He is a very good teacher. ^_~ And right after that, was a striptease panel so I ended up staying for that too ...hehehehe. That was an interesting one... XD *lol* The instructor was so awesome! I hope she comes to MTAC. ^_^ So Saturday night was party times (until about six in the morning....) I am not going into detail with that one... ^_~' Sunday morning was incredibly difficult to say the least. Four hours of sleep does not work well with me... <_< Buuut, somehow we dragged out of the hotel room at 10 or 11... Not sure exactly. Stopped at Waffle House on the way back, and when I got home I fell asleep and had to rush to para practice at MTSU that evening. ^^' 

   MTAC is creeping up on me! *_*' There is way too much I have to do. Para practice is vital, and I have tons and tons of sewing to get done. I believe it is all possible, I just need to stay focused if I'm going to finish everything in time. ^_^ I don't feel like making a list of everything I have to do on here, because it will probably discourage me if I have to look at it. XDDD *shrug* But really, I am going to just concentrate on prioritize and then *pounce*! =^_~=/m\ Speaking of cosplay (^_~) I found something that made me extremely happy... ^_~ I have just the perfect thing... *teehee* 

   School is going well... I had a bit of a frusterating day today, but I recovered. ^_~' Tonight I have sort of a special project I need to get done... I actually have a date tomorrow, and I am sick of everything I currently have to wear, so me and my beloved sewing machine are going to collaborate and see what we can do. =)  I haven't been on many actual dates, so I'm excited. ^_^ Oh, and status is still single, and I have to say I'm loving it. ^_~ I have never had so much fun in my life... =p Being a "grownup" is pretty wonderful... Well, I'm off! ^_^ Lot's of things to do this evening. ^_^ Be back soon with updates (...don't I always say that???) ;p

  
 
 
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Penny
09 February 2009 @ 12:59 pm

Hi hi! ^_^ Well I am back from Ohayocon and had an amazing time! ^_^ There was no drama, and I got to hang out and have lots of fun times. ^_~ I was off on Thursday and I spent the day at Alan’s house helping him finish some boot covers for his cosplay.We pretty much just goofed off and did para until it was time to hit the road. ^_^ We left for Columbus around 7:30 and got there, um, sometime… I’m not sure when. XD So after some goofing off I got to bed around 2 or 3. o-0;;

 

I was uber tired when I was violently and loudly awakened at 10:00 am. XD I hopped in the shower and Garrett’s mom made breakfast for the con goers (it’s a tradition. ^_~) and we left around 11:00 or so for Ohayocon. ^_^ After a quick stop at Walmart we were on our way. I did my makeup in the car and tried not to doze… thankfully I had Phil there to keep us hyped. XD I believe, “GET HYPE” was our phrase. ^_~

 

We got to the convention and Garrett dropped us off at the hotel to go find a place to park, so Phil and I went to get in line for registration. The line was not bad at all, and we were probably waiting for 30 minutes. ^^ That is sooooo good compared to most conventions! O_0; So after getting badges, Phil went off to do Guilty Gear stuff, and I think I stopped by the MTAC booth for a minute. I think I hit the dealer’s room next andp picked up a few things. ^_~ Oh! And I saw Yaya Han’s booth and got a picture with her, so that was pretty cool! She was so nice. ^_^Most of Friday was just wandering around and hanging out with friends. ^_^ I didn’t really go to any events. ^_^’ A few hours later, Jo and co. arrived and we checked into our hotel room. I decided to change into my Fuu costume and walk around the con for a while. I stopped by the Fan’s View booth for a picture and saw Celeste! ^_^ *yay* Later on I was resting on the stairs and this cute guy sat down next to me and we talked for a while. I believe his name was Jacob. =) Then I ran into another CLAMP cosplayer and she told me about a photo shoot on the main stairwell that evening, so I made sure to hit it up. ^_~ Guess I should look around online for pictures of it! ^_^’ Anyways, when I changed out of my Fuu costume, I ran into Garrett and company and we all decided to go out to this Japanese karaoke bar for dinner. I believe it was called… Otoni??? I’m not exactly sure, but the food was excellent and we really started having a good time when they fixed the karaoke system. ^_~ When we got back to the con, Alan and I stepped into the rave for a while. ^_^ We caught the end of Greg Ayers’ set and stayed a little for the next guy until we just got too tired to dance anymore.

 

Saturday I woke up around 10:00 am or so and went down to the starbucks the hotel had in one of its restaurants and grabbed a bagel. =p Then I went upstairs, did my hair and makeup and just put on a cute outfit. ^_^ (I didn’t feel like wearing Fuu again.) I went and met with Alan, Garrett, Taco and Ana, and we wandered around the con for a while… hung out at the MTAC booth for a while. ^^ Later on it was time for the para panels! =D Alan and I took over the teaching because Holly was in the cosplay contest. We met up with Garrett, Gelly, and Jamie who helped set up for the panel. I was really impressed with the turnout and everybody did really really well! We taught “Try Me” which is of course an easy dance, but they all caught on really quickly. We even had time to teach “Poison” after that. ^_^’

Hmm, I’m not sure if I remember what we did after that. XD I think I tried to slip in to watch the cosplay contest but I had to go into an overflow room, and the skits were boring so I left. ^^’ I went up to Garrett’s room and met everybody there where we started to have happy fun times… ^_~’ After getting VERY happy, we went down and met up with Holly, Cole, Gelly, and Allison at the bar in the hotel. The rest of the night was just filled with ridiculous happy-time shenanigans… XD I don’t know how else to explain it. *teehee* Later on in to the night we ended up in the staff room party somehow (I’m really not sure how… XD) and hung out for a couple hours. Everybody was really nice actually. ^_^ It was just Lulzcon all night… XDDD Yeah. That’s a pretty good way to put it.

 

Sunday was very… sore, and tired. XD I got up and helped clean up the room and take everything down to the car before checkout. When everything was ready to go, I went to the dealer’s room for one last scan of the merch, and went to say bye to everybody. I rode back to Tennessee with Tyler around 2:00 because I wanted to make it to para practice that night. ^_^ *Starting the SP!* I’m sooo excited about para this year! X3 But anyways, I’ll post more later! Bye bye!

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Penny
29 January 2009 @ 05:03 pm
Hey Everybody! I qill be at Ohayocon this weekend! ^_^ I'm very excited and we are about to leave in our caravan inn a few hours! ^.^ If you ned to get ahold of me thiss weekend, I should have my phone on me so feel free to text or whatever. ^_^ BXK NEXT WEEK! <3
 
 
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Penny
21 January 2009 @ 04:28 pm
All of my classes today ended early because we only went over syllabus, so today I have a lot of extra time. ^_~ More than usual anyways. So, I took this silly little life quiz. Here ya go. I guess it could be worse. o_0

Life: 6.1
Mind: 6.4
Body: 6.6
Spirit: 5.4
Friends/Family: 4.4
Love: 6.9
Finance: 4.8


Anyways! I'm in between my last class for the day and Anime Club. I'm pretty happy with my classes so far! I've had them all except my Communications class which is on Monday nights. I like all of my teachers, well it's safe to say that I don't dislike any of them yet. ^_~ But I'm fairly sure I've successfully steered clear of any crazies this semester. ^_~ *what luck* I think my geology will be really boring, and I have my lab right behind my lecture so atleast I'll knock it out in practically one sitting each week. Web development will be my favorite! I like the prof and I can't wait to learn more about making websites! <3  2-D design.... will be expensive. ^^' Ugh. I don't want to have to buy a bunch of crap before Ohayocon, but I have two more class periods before the con so I'm going to have to break down and buy the essentials before then. Eh, it'll work out some how! Well, I'm going to go grab something to eat before club and stuff. =3 Hope everyone is having a good week!
 
 
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Penny
19 January 2009 @ 09:42 pm
   So, my long weekend is over tonight, and I go back to class on Wednesday. ^_^ I think this is going to be my busiest semester yet - considering how I've laid out my work/school schedule! o_0 I think it will be exciting though. Hopefully I will continue to raise my GPA... ^_~

   I'm consistently getting more and more excited for Ohayocon!!! ^_^ I haven't done any early packing... but I got my nails done this afternoon and put some blonde/red highlights in my hair. =^-^= *eep* I want to be super-cute/sexy times for the con! ^_~ Costume-wise, I'm also considering taking my Celestial Fuu costume. I worked so hard on it last year, and I want to wear it to atleast one or two more conventions before I officially pack it away (if I can ever bring myself to do that ^~') Besides Fuu, my list of outfits is still up in the air! We'll probably have to just see by the photos that I bring back because I'll probably decide all of that the day I leave. XD

   Today I would like to think I was productive! I woke up at 5:00 am to catch the beginning of the Powerpuff Girls 10 Year Anniversary marathon on Cartoon Network. I watched for like and hour or so and went back to sleep. ^_^' *lol* Then I woke up for the day at 11:00 am and kept watching on and off all day. I can't believe it's been ten years. T_T CN was so much better back then! My favorite show was Dexter's Lab - I WANT THEM TO MARATHON DEXTER'S LAAAAB! TT_TT Oh, and on to the real productive part. ^_~ *LOL* (got caught up in the cartoon ranting a little bit)  I went and got my horrible tires replaced! Thankfully only the front ones needed it so I didn't go completely broke. Then I went and got my nails done and picked up a few things at Walliworld.

   So, I need to come clean about a half-secret I've been carrying with me... I. I'm.... OKAY! I'M READING THE TWILIGHT SERIES. Ugh. I said it. And while I'm sure of which of you will make fun of me for it I can't completly slam it. ^_~ The movie was really eh, but the books aren't so bad. They definitly appeal to the tween girl audience and include gross romance cliches, however they're captivating enough to keep my attention. ^_^ Buuut, I'm officially stepping off the Twilight bashing bandwagon. ^_~

   Well, I would type more tonight but I'm back at work tomorrow morning and should get to sleepytimes soon. Oh! And to [info]matticussama and [info]pwrmacjedi - Have fun, safe times in DC! And everyone else make sure to catch the Inauguration on le television. I know I'll be slipping in and out of the break room to catch glimpses tomorrow at work. ^_~ Goodnight!
 
 
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Penny
14 January 2009 @ 08:22 pm
Hello! It’s about time that I came back and updated. ^_^’ Well, in case anyone noticed, my site is down because I kept putting off switching it over to a different account of mine, and now I just need to wait until my next check comes so I can take care of that. ^_~ I’m also updating, so I’ll probably just stick a single page on there for the time being.

I’m feeling better about Jack’s death now. I framed a picture of him as a puppy and keep it at my desk at work. It makes me laugh to look at it because he was an incredibly mischievous baby with an angel face. XD You can even see my shredded ribbon dancer in the back ground. *heehee*  I should post it sometime. It’s really cute. ^_^’ Thank you everybody for your comforting comments and sharing your storie with me. It really made me feel better and I appreciate it very much!

So since MTSU decided that this Thursday is going to be the first day of the Spring semester, (very random in my opinion) and the following Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (I don’t have classes or work! *yay*) I don’t actually start classes until a week from tomorrow! ^_^’ *lol* I’m not complaining. I need to get my room clean, and keep up this consistent sewing streak I’m in. ^_~ I can’t wait to update with some new photos soon! Getting really ancy about that! Oh, but speaking of school quickly, I checked my MTSU email yesterday and I found my Communications teacher emailed us our syllabus. (I wish all teachers would do that early…) I began reading over the 11 page syllabus… and yeah… This class will probably (hopefully!) be my most demanding one! ^-^’ *scary*

Anyways, I am getting really excited about Ohayocon! ^_^ I am financially in order for it so I don’t have any stresses about that. That day we are leaving is a Thursday and the next day is a payday I won’t be in town to pick up my check for, so I am just saving this week’s money for the trip. But it will be nice to come home to my last big paycheck of winter break after an expensive con! ^_^ *yay* Thankfully I am able to make the trip for approximately $130.00! *_* It’s so nice to caravan and room with friends, isn’t it? ^_~ Maybe this way I will be able to get myself something cute in the dealer’s room. ^_^ Even my bills are getting under control now that I am able to work more hours. It’s a nice feeling! *-*’ I’m thinking I will fix my car with that last big check. *finally!*

Okay, and here’s a New Year’s Meme I stole from Taco a while back but didn’t post until now. ^_^’ *Lol*

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Well, it was the first time I started to feel comfortable with the way I looked. Self image issues, I guess - They cleared up a tad. ^^ *yay*
2. Did you keep last year’s resolutions? Did you make new ones for this year?
I’m not sure. I doubt I kept them all. ^_~ I made new one’s for this year, yes. I believe they are in one of my last few posts. *doesn’t feel like listing them again*
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not anybody who is really close to me.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes. My dog died.
5. What countries did you visit?
Nothing outside of the States.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Take it as you will, but more money. ^^’
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I’m not sure about exact dates, but more along the lines of events such as MTAC this year especially…
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don’t even know. O_0 Probably the most significant in my life would be taking the life lessons and maturity that I did from a really crappy relationship.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Ugh. Dwelling so much on the bad times and letting rude, hateful people who aren’t worth it, get to me.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. I got sick a few times but nothing very dangerous.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Well, I bought the iPod I wanted, but it crapped out on my within the 15 days so I took it back and got a really nice digital camera instead! ^_^
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I really don’t have an answer for this one!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Ugh, Tyler? O_o
14. Where did most of your money go?
The lovely Internal Revenue Service.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Para Para. =^_^= … And Cosplay. XD
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
I don’t know… =p Probably that damned caramelldansen. It seemed to be the fad song this year… XD
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Richer/Poorer: Poorer
Fatter/Skinnier: Um… like 5lbs fatter. XD Teehee.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I’d sewn more.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
DWELL DWELL DWELL
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it at home with family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
*sigh* I don’t know how to answer this. Stupidly, sort of?
22. How many one-night stands?
None. ^^
23. What was your favorite TV program?
I didn’t stick to many shows, but I loved The Office, and what I managed to catch of Heroes I really liked.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
 Not really.
25. What was the best book you read?
The Dark Tower VII
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
BASSHUNTER! =^_^= <3 <3 <3 …and I really like Domino too, Phil! ^_~
27. What did you want and get?
For Christmas? Or out of this year? I got a camcam.
28. What did you want and not get?
Well, I wanted to afford my laptop but it just didn’t happen. ^_^’ *lol*
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Oooh, I just saw the Tale of Desperaux and I loved it! ^^
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 19, and I went to PLAY with my best friend, and had a wonderful time partying and staying out until 5am! ^_^
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I hate my answer, but it would probably have to have been monies. O_o
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Cute Cute Cute Cute Sexy Sexy Cute Sexy Skanky Cute Cute
33. What kept you sane?
My friends.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
BASSHUNTER! <3 ^.^
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Proposition 8
36. Who did you miss?
Sean.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Well, not that I met in 2008, but I was happy to make super fun times with Mike. ^^ <3 The best new person that I MET in 2008 would probably be SUPER PHIL! XD harhar.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Don’t trust people so easily.
 
 
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Penny
07 January 2009 @ 09:23 am
Jack  

   This has been a terrible morning, and I hate to have this as my New Year's post, but I just need to write it. ~_~ I woke up in the middle of the night and for some reason my parents were up, and my mom told me that Jack was having a hard time getting up. He couldn't at all, actually. So we waited it out (I've been up since then about 2:00 am) and as the morning drug on his legs became really stiff and he couldn't even feel them after a while. By about 8:00 this morning he was almost completly paralized and we decided he needed to be put down. TT_TT It was so heartbreaking getting him into the car. He bites when you try to pick him up, and he bit my dad once already. So we had to tie a sock around his muzzle so we could get him out and we put him in a large blanket and sort of carried him out in a "hammock" fashion. I couldn't go with them to the vet. It was too much. ~_~

  I wish he could have just died in his sleep, or this morning.. more quickly. That's what we were hoping would happen so we wouldn't have to transport him.  He was starting to get really frantic, would try to get up but his legs wouldn't even bend, and he would start to wimper because he was stuck lying down. T_T It was just terrible. I have had Jack since the first grade, and I don't know what to do right now. I love him - he's been with me for most of my life. I already miss him so much. ~_~


March 1, 1997 - January 7, 2009


 
 
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Penny
26 December 2008 @ 10:27 am

   Merry Christmas Everyone! ^_^ I’m a day late on that - ^_~ Sorry. How was everybody’s holiday? Mine was pretty relaxed which was nice. I woke up late and we all did presents. Then I sort of just lazed about the house not doing much of anything. <3 later that afternoon, my family and I went to a friend’s Christmas party. There were a lot of people my age there, but no one seemed interested in talking or really acknowledging anybody so I got bored and left early. ^_^’’’ Oh well. That was pretty much my Christmas! ^_^ *lol*

   I’m sitting here at work typing this – There is absolutely nothing for me to do. T_T I literally caught up on all my work, and there is nothing to process on this odd day in between two off days. It really sucks, because my day is going twice as slow. At least I can go get lunch in an hour. O_o Maybe I can leave a little early today…

   So, I was browsing the web sites of the conventions I think of attending, and I noticed that Anime Weekend Atlanta is on my birthday this year! ^_^ That will be fun to get a convention for my birthday. ^_~ *teehee* I will be 20! *_* That sounds so weird to me! I dare not call that old (because most of you would kill me… ^_~) but it’s definitely odd to not have “teen” at the end of your age anymore. ^_^’

   My Card Captor Sakura costume is practically finished, except for a few last minute touch ups. ^_^ I know – I am absolutely horrible about updating when I say I will! T_T I feel really bad about it! Though it will happen over this Winter Break, I still hate that I am always behind. *sigh* I’m sure you all expect it by now. XD I’m sorry! Whilst on the subject of costumes, I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned here before that I’ve begun sewing on my Yuna costume. ^_^ That’s right! I know I put it in the costumes section of my website that I’ve begun a Final Fantasy costume (finally! ^_~ hehe). It’s actually, X-2 – Yuna’s gunner outfit. I love the design and I’ve been contemplating it for a while now. =) So far, I have sewn the pink hood and the white top. You have to look closely at a reference picture to notice she has a strip of ribbed white fabric around her waist. I didn’t have anything like that so I took the fabric I made the top out of, cut a long strip and sewed tiny pleats all across it. ^_^’ It took forever, but I think it looks good! When I make the symbol thing that goes on the shirt I will post a progress photo – most likely along with my much anticipated website update! ^_~ Haha!

   I think I already posted my class schedule for spring semester a couple entries back, but I am so excited about my web development class! My cosplay site it typed out completel6y by hand based on what I learned from html tutorials and things like that – so I can’t wait to get some formal training on how to use an actual program! ^_^ I’m sure that my coding is pretty choppy in some places, so maybe once I get some real skills I will completely re-do Cospenny.com and make it awesome-times. ^_~

   Well that’s about all I’ve got for now! I’ll be back soon with some photos from Christmas and things like that. I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday. ;)

 
 
Current Location: Work
Current Mood: bored
Current Music: Over You - Daddy DJ
 
 
Penny
10 December 2008 @ 09:06 am

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32387329669
(Edit: Darn it! I just realized that you have to log into facebook to see the page. ugh. Does everybody have a facebook? If not, then Hang Up Day is basically in support of LGBT Rights and is recognized today by the community and its supporters. What's happening is that everybody (who can afford to) is calling off work today (in other words "calling in gay") and refraining from supporting the economy (don't buy stuffs) The point is to demonstrate the large contribution by the LGBT community in the functioning of this country ... by taking it away for one day, and once again proving the sense in granting equal rights to all citizens. Kay? ^_~)

I called off work the other week, and am not planning on buying anything today ~ I just thought I would put it out there. I think it's a cool way to show support and if it's your thing then do what you can today to help out. ^_^ 

So I have an hour to kill before my second exam today (and last one thankfully). My biology exam was super easy and I overestimated the time it took to complete it. Ugh. I suppose that is a good thing. So for now I am just fooling around on the internet. =p I guess while I'm here I might as well share a couple photos from the Christmas party I went to last week. ^_^ It was a "tacky sweater" party. *teehee*

Christmas Party 2008 )

    That reminds me,[info]mahoumikekun, why don't we have any super duper BFFFFFFF pictures!? >=O I have tons of photos with everybody but you. XDDD *teehee*

   But anyways, it was a pretty fun party. ^_^ But there were more people that I didn't know there this time(usually it's just the same 2 or so dozen people at the parties that we all know) and I was unattentive to my purse the whole night, and the next morning it came upon me that someone had actually stolen my wallet. T_T It was right at my payday too, so I have my full check sitting in the bank, with no card. XD It sucks. I need to remember to get to my bank today and withdraw some cash to last me until my new card arrives! =0 Oh well, I suppose worse things could have happened. 

   I am really relieved that the semester is almost over! ^__^ *yays* All I have to do now is go to work and work on costumes and do para. ^_^ *teehee* Speaking of, I found out that Para2Mahou gets to have panels at Momocon this year! ^_^ I just thought that was really neat, and I'm very excited! I'm also ready to get back into getting some major costume work done! I'll have more on that later, and I'm also gearing my site up for a nice update soon. ^-^ I wish I could update it more often. <3 But I'm thankful for this motivation anyways.

   *On a side note, I've been listening to Cascada this week and I love love love her song, "Bad Boy"! It's not really new release or anything, I just thought I would mention it. ^_^ So go check it out! It's a great pop tune. I just <3 her. XD

   I can't believe how fast Christmas is creeping up! It's practically in a few more days it seems. XO With how expensive this year is turning out for me, I can't afford to do much this year which makes me sad because I know what everybody wants and I <3 getting people presents and really cute things they don't need. XD I'm a holiday sap. Okay, well it seems I've killed enough time to start walking to my next exam. ^_^ Then I'm going to run some errands (non-spending errands. ^_~) and maybe go home for a cat nap. ^_^ Bye Bye! 

 
 
Current Mood: Omnom
Current Music: Cascada - "Bad Boy"
 
 
Penny
01 December 2008 @ 06:56 pm

   Hi hi! ^_^ I know I'm back in the same day. Weird right? Okay, I'm stalling a little bit. But I'm about to start typing up my extra credit project! I promise. ^_~ Well in between my last post and this one I did some school work, took a nap, and went to work. Work wasn't so bad today - it went by at a decent pace, instead of dragging like it tends to most of the time. If I had more confidence in the economy I would actually start to contemplate a new job (I've ranted enough as to why) but I'm just afraid to because I don't know if I can find something stable. My family isn't wealthy enough to support me if I am out of work, so I need that security. ^-~ Oh well, such is life. You know, speaking of, I'm not really bitter about the fact that I will probably be working for the rest of my life. ^_^ It's not so bad, I don't know why some people complain so much. I think I would be bored if I wasn't working. o_0' However it would be nice to be able to just go to school and have a part time job on the weekend or something. (As in I didn't have to work.) ^_^ I think I might not dislike it in the least if I knew I didn't have to work. *lol*

  Anyways, here's a cute little rainbow quiz I keep seeing pop up on my friends' page. XD lol

Your rainbow is intensely shaded green, pink, and red.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What is says about you: You are an intelligent person. You appreciate everyone around you. You are a good listener and your friends are glad to have you around in difficult times. You get bored easily and want friends who will keep up with you.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.
 
 
Current Music: "Right Here" ~ Brandy
 
 
Penny
01 December 2008 @ 11:03 am
 *teeheehee* He's cute and DJ's are sexy times! Especially Swedish ones. XD And, ofcourse he makes super fun dancey time music. =p

   ....Anyways! Only 3 days of classes this week and then exams start for me. =) This semester was busy but still went by pretty quickly. My Thanksgiving Break was pretty fun! I got to go up to Lexington to visit with family I don't get to see very often. We cooked all day Thursday, and then my cousin and I went shopping at 4:00 am on Black Friday. XDDD I can't believe we did that! I never have before and it was pretty ridiculous, but you really can't beat the sales. ^_~''' Saturday was a pretty useless day as I did hardly anything productive. ^-^''' Eh... And on Sunday my Aunt and Mom cooked here in town and we watched Elf and had a good time eating. ^_^ 

    So, what am I up to this week? Well, I've got a few projects that need finishing, but most of my busy times are early in this week, so I only have my normal work schedule pretty much after Wednesday! \(^_^\)  (/^_^)/  \(^_^\) Oh, one thing I did do this weekend that was slightly productive was learn some more para dances! *yays* I think I feel a pretty bad cold coming on so I hope I didn't push myself too much this weekend. o_0 I may not have gotten any schoolwork done, but I can say that I worked out, para-ed, and was running around all with very small sleep. =0  Usually bad for fighting a cold... Well, I'm going to go have lunch with Sedric now! I hope everyone has a good week. ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: weird
 
 
Penny
21 November 2008 @ 09:12 am
   Well, the first part of my day yesterday was angered by a very rude and inappropriate comment, but later on when I got to work I heard that the new movie theater in Smyrna was opening the next day (which would now be today. ^_~') and that some people had received special invites to the ribbon cutting and theater preview that evening! Well I got one, and it allowed one other person to come with so me and my sister decided to go after I got off of work. The new theater was so nice! =O So we got free food and free movie yesterday! ^_^ It was really cool! The way they have their 14 screens set up is that the inner most theaters have the largest amount of seats (I think it was like 275. *_*; It was so huge) and on the ends they have itty bitty cute little 75 seat theaters. XD Hah. The movie we decided to go see was Role Models.  It was really hilarious - one of those really crude movies, but you still can't help but laugh even with how retarded it is. ^_^''

  I'm not even going to rant about my school life right now. >_<' I just need to keep telling myself it is almost over! Ugh, I heard tuition was looking to go up 24% by Fall 2009. T_T WHAT!?
 
 
Current Mood: Sneezy
 
 
Penny
19 November 2008 @ 09:20 am
   Well, my registration was successful! (As in, I got the classes that I wanted. ^_~) Some were almost full, and I barely squeezed in my spot, but thankfully hitting re-fresh on the registration page at exactly 8:00 am yesterday worked out well for me. ^_~ *lol* The really great thing is that I managed to fit them all on Monday and Wednesday! This way I can work 3 full days out of the week! (Plus the weekend, if I end up working elsewhere sometime in the Spring.) The classes I got are almost all more general education classes, except for my art class which actually goes with my candidacy requirements for my major. Thankfully I am wrapping up all of that pesky gen ed, and I think I will only have one or two left after the Spring. =D Here's my classes!

Geology/Lab
Two Dimensional Design
Fundamentals of Communication
Web Development

   I know it only looks like four measly classes, but the geology and the lab are like two separates(even though you only get one grade. =p) and the art class is in session for 6 hours per week, but you only get 3 credits plus the projects are extremely time consuming and require lots of out-of-class work. o_0' So it kind of feels like a gip with the amount of credits you actually get, but oh well. I could fit in one more but I'm really trying to make time to work more so I can save money to move out. ^_^ That's still a little far off though it's never too early to save money. O-0' The only thing I didn't like was that I'm stuck with Geology because I was determined to fit everything in two days and there wasn't an Astronomy lab/class combo that fit into it. =p *oh well* I guess it's worth it. ^-^

   I can't wait until Thanksgiving Break! I'm seriously getting burned out. I don't know if some teachers (Yes Nam. I only mean some teahers. ^_~ <3) think it's funny to add on more work and criteria to the final project at random, and if so I can't say that I get the joke. o_0 And when you ask when something is due exactly you would think that of all people the professor would know. X-x ugh. This is the same one that counts off of labs for the most ridiculous things. This is the teacher that requires his assistant to sign off on your power point lab to make sure that the "colorful picture from the internet" that you had to include - was actually in color. (Because the printer doesn't print in color.) Um, what the hell? Also, my English teacher told us yesterday, that we are required to have our second paper with us to take the final exam. Of course, my USB proves to me that I have every other paper saved except the second one. (yay. Is that not like me or what o_0) So that is my fault and all, but when I tell him this right after he announces that we need it, he says that he doesn't have it anymore either. That it is filed away somewhere and he can't get it. What? I don't know what kind of teacher doesn't keep up with the graded assignments! Especially since he never gives us our papers back! I would understand not keeping an extra copy if he would actually return us our work. But I suppose that would make too much sense. *sigh* So since I remember my topic and what I basically said, I guess my only option is to re-do it so I can take the final. O-0' What a pain, especially on top of everything else I have to do. T_T 

   Okay, now that that's out of my system. o_0 Only a few more class days left until I am on actual Winter Break.  In fact, this is the last full week of classes! ^_^ *yay*

 
 
Current Mood: tired
 
 
Penny
17 November 2008 @ 02:40 pm

   Hi. ^_^ How is everyone. Monday is here, but it's been a fair day so far, so I can't complain too much right? ^_~ A combination of a 45 minute workout plus 4 hours of para yesterday have me feeling a tad sore, but it's nothing too bad. XD *lol* I've cut down slightly on the amount I'm eating, and have been doing well with keeping some sort of consistency in the amount I excercise. Ugh, don't think I'm a prude, but I have gained about 5 pounds, and yes, I'm trying to lose the weight. Sorry if I'm stupid. =p

   In other news, my registration tier for Spring semester opens tomorrow at 8:00am. *_*' Ahh! I am so anxious to sign up for classes because I have a schedule mapped out that puts all of my hours on Monday and Wednesday! I know that's a ridiculously long day of school, but its leaves me with atleast 3 full days open that I can work. ^_^ Yeah, it's all about money right. ^_~' *sigh* Gotta have it. o_0 ...More of it. XD

Well before I rush off, here's a few pictures that I thought I'd post. I haven't put any new ones up recently. ^_^ Hope everyone has a good Monday. I'm looking forward to the sleepytimes tonight. ^_~

Photos )
 
 
Current Mood: sore
 
 
Penny
11 November 2008 @ 07:43 am


   I have a take home quiz that's due today (and I admit I procrastinated a little...) but I typed in the URLs to videos we were supposed to answer questions on, and neither are there. T_T Ugh. I typed in in multiple times and they don't seem to be posted anymore. o_0' Oh well.

   Anywyas, Happy Vet's Day! ^_~ (I'm off of work today! *woohoo* ^_^) I'm going to take today to work out after classes, and get some sewing done. In other news, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving a little bit more now, because I'm driving up to Kentucky to see my Aunt and cousin. ^_^ It will be nice to get away too! Anywhere but Middle Tennessee for a change. *_*' Well, I have to get to class soon. I hope my teacher doesn't take off of our grades for his videos not being available. o_0' Anyways, I hope everyone has a good day. =)

Side Note: Please watch this video and consider this commentor and what he is saying. I saw this on my lj friends' page and wanted to help spread it further. I'm not tryng to impose my opinion on anyone but it happens to be something that I strongly care about and affects a handful of my good friends. ^_^ Thank you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27650743/
 
 
Current Mood: full
Current Music: "Angel Don't Cry" - Basic Connection
 
 
Penny
03 November 2008 @ 11:15 am
Okay! I am just here making a little comment before I go get something to eat before my last class today. ^_^ I just wanted to say that I am hopefully getting back into efficiently working on cosplay again! ^_^' I know I have been neglecting it lately with how occupied I've been this semester. Card Captor Sakura is almost finished and I hope to update my website soon with photos and future costumes! I have a few ideas for Ohayo con that I'm really excited about. ^_^ So, I'll be back with some actual Cospenny stuff in the near future!  Probably around Thanksgiving break. <3 Have a good week!
 
 
Current Mood: working