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Thursday, February 17th, 2011
10:33 am	New update. Why? Because I'm logged into this journal, and I feel like it. So I am LOVING the job I have now. I'm writing a press release a day as my training. I have a blackberry (which is something I've never had before. Yay data phone!) and a desk. But yeah... that's not really what this entry is about. This entry is about people and their capacity for stupidty and anger. And its something that I do understand, but it still never stops surprising me. The littlest things can turn into the biggest issues. And I'm not saying we should all sit around a camp fire singing Cumbaia (a song that I can't even spell the title of), but seriously? SHIT! People are CRAZY!!! And not in the good where where you know, you're a bit neurotic but if you were rich they'd refer to you as 'eccentric.' The bad kind where you wind up standing in a field screaming at the sky, or a cow or a randomly selected group of sheep. ...though I don't know where you would find a group of sheep in the middle of NYC... Anyway, that's my update. I'm off to do work, and then measure furnature tonight! YAY MOVING! -Abby/Apple (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
12:36 pm	So my last review needs some work. Its been taken down until I can get around to doing some SERIOUS editing. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
10:00 am	"As if millions of voices suddenly cried out ... and were suddenly silenced." Harper's Island Review This journal isn't just for RP stuff, in fact I sort of pride myself on the fact that when I do rarely update, I put in stuff that ISN'T necessarily game related. And in that spirit, it seemed amusing to put a Star Wars quote in the tagline because of what I'm going to talk about. Two things: first one is a joke, second one is a review. Firstly: Prince William is engaged. The instant that was broadcast via twitter from Clarence House millions of single English women felt their hopes die where they stood. I thought it was amusing. SECONDLY, and the real reason I'm writing this: Harper's Island. Recently I started playing in one of my friend's games as a 1977 version of my character Tabitha Moon. Because it was a younger character I needed to find a new PB. Someone I hadn't used before, and thanks to everyone at PB-Updates I was able to find her. Her name is Elaine Cassidy - she's an Irish actress who has been in movies and television, but one show in particular here in the states. The search for icons led me to this particular series. That show is Harper's Island. And this, is my first ever review. No spoilers. ( Harper's Island Review ) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
11:42 pm	This is me being geeky but I wanted to announce this! AFTER SIX YEARS IN MY STAR TREK PbEM GAME, MY CHARIE IS FINALLY GOING TO BE GETTING MARRIED TO THE CHARIE SHE'S BEEN WITH FOR 5 OF THOSE YEARS!!! This is six years of MY life, out of game time! Who knows how long its been IN game becuase we keep changing, but yes. Two duty stations, two positions and one rather EPIC pairing line and a year and a half plus of her fiance being missing shes FINALLY gonna be getting married right after this next mission! So Lieutenant Alexandra "Alex" Davis becomes Lieutenant Alex Denebris-Davis. Yes if you couldn't tell I'm excited. THAT IS ALL! -Abby (the nerd) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
2:01 am	( Margie Cutler sample ) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
12:00 pm	Parties, Power Tools and Feelings Saw him the other night. Was happy to do it. I thought I was ready. I think I am. Just need something to break the ice. You can't just jump right back into a friendship after something like this, no matter how much I would love to just pick it up. The last good advice my father ever gave me stands true: some things in life you just have to accept, you can't control them, you can't change them, so its best just to accept and build what you can from there... course that last segment is my own addition. Just taking it one day at a time. BUT!!! We had a GREAT time last night! POWER TOOLS ARE WIN!!!!!!!!! Now I see why my mother keeps asking for them for her birthday. Generally I stick to the manual sets - because using power tools under the hood of a car isn't generally a good thing. But OMG I remember now my LOVE of power drills!! And of taking things apart! Disassembled two computers yesterday (i helped with one and an eight of them :D) God that was fun! I have to find out if my dad left his old laptops. If he did, I'm taking them apart. I wanna see the difference in construction between stone age laptops and what we took apart last night! Looking forward to Arturo's Birthday on Friday. imperial_knight you're goin DOWN in DDR... even though I suck, I will beat you BWAHAHAHAH! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
9:57 am	Having a good day at work, but I'm starting to think that people don't really want to hear about work. Maybe I should start analyzing why I've been writing in this so much, but I think I can equate that to either 1) having something to write about or 2) just being bored. Either way the words get out, even if I'm not actually saying much. HOWEVER I have now a renewed faith in the human race! While I have learned that gravity is not my friend, I know that if there is an emergency that New Yorkers don't just keep going! I do know this for a fact, but sometimes, in the midst of hectic lives and stress, I have a tendency to forget. Thus these instances remind me that the world is a good place. As for what happened: I must have tripped over something, well I don't know. Anyway the end result was me taking a dive down half a staircase in the 42nd street subway station and hitting my head. The plastic bag i was carrying cushioned the blow, so I'm grateful (even more now) for flip flops and plastic Naigline bottles. My cellphone survived unskaved, which thoroughly surprised and delighted me! But if I seem a bit out of it today? That's why. The people who were around me asked if I needed an ambulance, but I needed to get to work, and I was okay. But they were so nice. Banged and bruised up, but when you need it and are injured, if they see it, they will come to your aid. I may be romanticizing this a bit... I'm out of it today, but I think it sounds good. (Its better than the alternative. I could be philosophical. ;)) No open house today and next week Amy (Ohio!Amy [I know a lot of Amy's]) comes in and I can't wait!!!! This weekend is my brother's graduation party and then on Sunday we have another open house, so I may schedule it that I am at Merieda's house to walk the dog (still getting her used to me) so that when I dog sit I'm not completely hapless. Still want to see if lady_stardust and I can train Dessy to fetch. But then again I have no idea how to train a dog, so I'd be learning another new skill... I wonder if its a rewards system. That would make sense... I'm off to find a caffeine fix!! (Comment on this)
Monday, July 12th, 2010
9:52 am	So the first open house we had when trying to sell our apartment was a bust. We only had 2 people who came by. Generally not a bad thing, but we Do want to get it sold... if only because then we can go on vacation. I don't however like the idea of strangers walking through my now miraculously clean room. Its weird, you know? At any rate, despite the fact that I'm working I have time on my hands bc the job isn't that hard. Lots of making phone calls and getting my 99-year-old hard-of-hearing boss the charts he needs (finally a job where my loud voice isn't a detriment!). Today my project is retyping the frequent calls list. Not difficult. And I have an interview to volunteer for Maloney's campaign AFTER work. lady_stardust, hope that you're feeling better!!!!!! ALSO! Does anyone know how to get a stubborn computer clock to stay set to the right time? The one on my work refuses to keep the time >.<) Addition: SO we have another open house today... I forgot. Thus I'm trying to come up with something to do after the volunteer thing after work. I'll probably wind up just walking home. Boring night. Damn strangers tromping through my room... then again we only had 2 people the other night. Who knows. This is frustrating but we need to sell it. Also? I officially dislike blue pens. They seem to like drawing on my shirts in inappropriate areas... fucking pens... (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, July 9th, 2010
1:39 pm	So my boss is adorable. He's 99 years old and at the moment he's just fallen asleep in the middle of reading a fax. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
5:30 pm	Got a job today. Decided that I'm not happy with myself. Need to work on things that I really don't want to touch becuase they make me cry... (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
12:18 am	VACATION INFORMATION I've written this in most of my games, but I'm just posting it here for extra protection. Yes this is my condom. Anyway I'm heading to Maine tomorrow and staying there till the 5th of July. I actually have plans to go swimming this year! BIG CHANGE for me! So that's the story :D I'll have minimal internet access though. So if you miss me thats where I'll be. And you can contact me by phone. (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
10:41 pm	Panels, Cons, Paint and the Fourth So I have to be a nerd among nerds, some days I swear to God... And now to explain why. Today I went to see the remake of The Karate Kid - which is excellent by the way and has NOTHING to do with karate, but I've never seen Jackie Chan act like this. It really is one of the best performances I've seen him in. Anyway, in seeing the person whom i saw the movie with - seeing as he's my Con friend, I came out of it with a new panel that we've submitted to Nekocon! The new panel deals with the other side of the Japanese-American cultural media exchange. Everyone knows that anime and manga are brought here and either dubbed, subbed, translated or fan-translated, but there is an entirely other side to it. The release of the book Batmanga - which is a history of Batman in Japan* - in 2008 is just one example of American franchises that have made their way across the Pacific and integrated into the Japanese culture using their own unique style. Star Trek, Star Wars and yes even Twilight have all joined the ranks of American culture that has been Japanified. So basically that is the panel idea. Also included will be the upcoming Supernatural anime that is currently in works and you can find information here from Anime News Network. Anyway we have about 6 months to throw it together. This is, of course, on top of my "Batman: Caped, Cowled and Complicated" and "The Mythology of Supernatural" panels. With a few others already slated to possibly join their ranks. The Batman panel (the FIRST Batman panel I should say) is already mostly done. Just have to change a few things, given that it stems from the paper (see below). "Caped" deals with an overview of the Batman mythos getting into what I call Villain Theory - where you see that each of the villains (and heroes/allies) are parts of Batman's own psyche... and as an added bonus we analyze the movies in the mythos as well. Actually made some sense of WHY Schumacher did what he did to his two additions to the franchise, but you have to wait and see what it is. But I assure you, the logic is brilliant, because there is only one logical reason he did what he did, when he also directed The Lost Boys!(This logic doesn't excuse what he did though!) The Supernatural panel is exactly what it sounds like. Since Cory's website is up and running (that's weekendnihonjin.com - his girlfriend did the layout, coded it all herself. It looks awsome!) though not entirely ready, I'm going to start working on articles for it, dealing with everything from the fall of American children's television to the changing formats of the cable channels attempting to expand their audience/revenue (Cartoon Network). Also covered will be an interesting insight into the changing of the harem-themed anime such as Love Hina, Tenchi Muyo, Negima and of course Ouran High School Host Club. More will come, but my Batman paper from school will also be published on the site. Its not something I'm going to be getting paid for but its something I'm good at and passionate about and hey! I'm using my degree! It at least its something that I have the time to do. This doesn't mean that job search ends. Not at all. It can't. But later this week I have a call in to someone in the tech department at CSPAN in DC to see what she can do for me. In other news I've been ASKED to be part of this year's Nekocon LARP as part of a group of the military characters from Fullmetal Alchemist. I'm going to watch, get the character down and ... well I don't know if anyone from the LARP follows my journal so I can't reveal any more information about it. ( Other news because its already too long ) Well I think that might be enough. Nothing bad really happened this time. I just felt like writing. Oh and I need to now doubletime finishing Avalon. Next week? Our rooms get painted! AND THEN?! MAINE!!! Happy 4th of July preemptively! ;) -Abby *Believe it or not there was a licensed Batman manga in Japan starting in 1966 during the height of the Batman craze due to the '66 TV show. It only lasted a year and it never made it across the pond. But that's part of the interesting thing. Current Music: "Let It Out" by Miho Fukuhara - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood ED2 Single (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
10:52 pm	Bad weeks get worse (partially of your own doing), not allowing yourself ice cream makes it worse. So I did it again... there is no doubt in my mind that this is what everyone finds so annoying about me. But the question is how the hell do I change it! If its not one thing, I start nitpicking and getting on cases for things that really don't matter and why? Becuase I'm pissed ala my mother. And to top it off I've once again caused someone to be pissed at me. Whether intentional or not this just isn't acceptable. And my own behavior modification just doesn't work. Whether I'm doing that or just stressing someone else out, there isn't an excuse. And despite the fact that this week has utterly sucked, causing me to wind up in tears on two out of the three days (its only Wednesday) how can I possibly go about making excuses and thinking that this is okay? Plus a friend just went to the hospital but we don't know why yet... When it rains it pours, and we had a thunderstorm this week. Literally today but metaphorically too. Won't have it easy going to sleep tonight. Always have this problem, because what happened is now on that hamster wheel in my head and I'm beating myself up over it. I don't think I'll have to resort to the anti-anxiety meds... had to do that on Monday, still kinda nautious from that... hell still getting over that. fucking three days to get everything out of your system! but that doesn't mean its going to be east. Why do I always wind up pushing things and then fucking them up? Though I think I've decided that I'm not going to see my dad for Father's Day... have to talk to lady_stardust about that though... But I think I'm 99% sure. Dad is coming by tomorrow to pick up the last packet of Animation Art - the one he forgot today becuase we didnt see it in the storage area... week's probably going to get worse. Just the pattern. At least its not boiling hot... that's something, right? (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
3:35 am	Anyone who has seen my aim status message knows this, but I thought I should post it up anyway, just so I can change it to something about Gary Coleman and his being a member of the etherial Lollypop Guild. The Rocky Horror pre-show was Avenue Q and then the Different Strokes theme. Subtle people. But HILARIOUS! :D yeah making fun of the dead. I'm going to hell... but I'm Jewish. There IS no hell ;D Anyway I am now part time employed! VERY EXCITING. And I am working at a 14 room B&B :D THAT IS ALL! ( RP Stuff ) (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
2:12 pm	This is a good place for a to do list To Do: -Bank - get SS card -Send out ss card and drivers lisence photocopy to Ridgefield -Watch A Man Called Flintstone w/Josh -Work on script for AMCF review -print out new resume copies for Monday -Unpack bag New Journal/Game stuff: -Cissie x1 -upload Em icons -tags: tabs-brodie gwyn-alexie liam-remus fi-ada babs-booth D/B PSL (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
11:01 pm	When you tell someone that they'll have a job for three weeks and tell someone else that you have to play it week by week? you should REALLY tell the person that, not their aunt! EVEN IF THE AUNT WORKS THERE THE MESSAGE SHOULD BE FUCKING PASSED ON. So yeah. I'm pissed if anyone fucking cares. The job I have here in CT is over on Friday instead of next week or the week after like I was told. Why? Because 'going over finances' they found they couldn't pay me. So after all this not only am I not doing the job that I was supposed to be doing, I'm doing something completely different that is taking DOUBLE the time and feeling that I'm not getting SHIT DONE! But I'm doing my job! It isn't even anyone's fault! So yeah? Am I pissed YOU FUCKING BET! And yes, the woman who told me - in charge of billing was really really nice. And that was great. DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER. Its not like I got fucking fired but I may as well have been. I mean its not just me, the other girl is too, but you know what? I don't give two shits! EVERYONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING FUCKING GOING FOR THEM JOB WISE I'M A YEAR OUT OF COLLEGE NOW. THE OTHERS ARE GRADUATING. WHAT THE GODDAMNFUCKINGHELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW THAT THE JOB MARKET IS GONNA BE FLOODED AGAIN?! And people wonder why the fuck half the time I brush off talk about jobs? ITS BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT. I'M AS MUCH A FUCKING FAILURE AS MY DAD IS. AND AT LEAS HE HAS THE ABILITY TO RUN OFF WITH HIS WHORE LIVING WITH HER PARENTS! And living off his. Now all I want to do is escape this for a bit. But there isn't a way to. Because despite sending out upwards of 48 resumes a day? if I hear back from anyone? it always falls through. And you know what else? Bitching about it doesn't make it any better. Everyone can say 'it only takes one' but you know what? They don't have this issue. Dad isn't doing shit to help me. And mom is basically supporting me and I'm not doing anything to give back. Not because I don't want to, but because I can't! Clearly this is NOT a good day. Even with the stuff Monday? It doesn't make a difference. Getting your hopes up is just a recipe for disaster. Becuase of course its never anyone's fault. I haven't written one of these in a while for a reason. I don't want to fucking inflict it on anyone, but you know even I have my breaking point! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, May 14th, 2010
12:31 am	Movies, Bed debate and jobs. ... or why abby needs to learn not to tangent So today has been... interesting. I have to get my sleep cycle regulated becasue I swear its kicking my ass. I accidently slept through my session with my shrink this week, but don't tell my mom. Shhh. Luckily this week? Mostly things are okay. Its definately a good thing. I have a 12 day job coming up in August - dog sitting... I've never actually done this before, or even had a dog. And its Mareda and Richard's pitbull. but she's supposed to be a sweetheart. Also I find out tomorrow what days I'll be in Connetticut for this data entry job that I'm getting through my aunt. I'll be staying at their house in Ridgefield, spending the time in my cousin Allie's room, like I usually do. I need to find out where she got her mattress becuase its REALLY comfortable! I had this conversation with Cory earlier - we went to see A Nightmare on Elm Street (the remake) today at the 5 dollar theater in Forest Hills... or is it in Flushing? I'm not sure. They're pretty close to one another, but it was on main street... ( Beds, Movies and Jobs ) So yeah, PLEASE comment on the bed thing? I'm really curious! I mean at our old apartment my parents' bed (yes and you can tell its the past because it was THEIR bed instead of my MOM'S bed) took up most of their room. Okay that's it. Love you all! -Abby (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
3:26 pm	So, sign of the apocolypse here. I'm trying REALLY hard not to care, and am basically succeeding, but am refusing to tell my mother, because I don't want to upset her, but my dad apparantly asked his girlfriend to marry him. He isn't divorced yet. I don't know the woman well enough at all, and atm just to spite him? I'm kind of thinking of boycotting the wedding. But in the end I'm gonna have to grin and bear it. Fuck this shit! So much for us being active in his life. I mean glad that he called us but you'd think he'd be able to tell that I was kind of indifferent and shocked, like looking around 'why are you telling me this' even though I know why and if he hadn't I'da been uber pissed. I'm glad he's happy, but I'm serious. Why don't you just wait until AFTER everything is done. I mean seriously! She's not working. Why? I don't know. They spend most of their time up in Ithaca and if they move up there? I'm not gonna speak to him for a LONG time. This isn't his life, he had a responsiblitiy to me and legally to my brother. Yes you can have your own life, but dude? Josh isn't an adult yet. Fuck you. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
5:54 am	So I fail. At Life. Completely. Showing that yes once again the earth ends because I have actually updated this journal. That is all. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
6:48 pm	So I have a new PB. Happy to say it. But it sort of makes me wish that some of the fansites with the huge galleries were more up to date. And that the photo thumbnails were bigger... But anyway. Not a lot to report. Going over to a friend's tomorrow. I was introduced to this HILARIOUS Slasher-type movie called "Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon" I suggest it to anyone and everyone. Its a comedy! I swear totally not scary! More later. -Abby (Comment on this)