The Examined Li(f)e

ZOMG!!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:21:45 GMT

WORLD CUP DRAW PEOPLE! (Thats means theres only 187 days 20 hours 39 minutes until kick-off)

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, --> France <-- *insertevilglarehere*
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana,
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

And none of my teams are in the same group!!... well except Germany and Australia and Italy and New Zealand.
(Yeah I'm still ticked about Ireland as well - Bloody Idiots!)
GO ENGLAND!

Blank Stare

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:44:31 GMT

"Take that bitch! I win" - said my 13 week older, innumerable cups of coffee drinking, Everest of course readings reader, insomniatic ( ^.-) self after writing the final word of the exam's conclusion. Does that make sense - no? - because I honestly don't care... because I'm done WORLD AT WAR!!! *falls asleep with confetti in hair*
Though I kinda still need to type out my final exam... so damn close.
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EDIT// Exam typed... can't print it. Its five pages long, I only have three pieces of printer paper in the house and we aren't allowed to double side it *headdesk*

It must be said

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:31:22 GMT

The only bright light on the horizon to have shown itself to me this week,

THE SCRIPT OF THE HOBBIT: PART 1 IS DONE... AND THE SECOND ONE IS BEING WRITTEN.

I'm so fangirling over this people. I've had a damn countdown since a film adaptation of The Hobbit was tentatively announced... around three four years ago.

ARGH - UNI

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:59:56 GMT

How hard is it find a couple scholarly sources for the state of Berlin in the spring of 1945?
Honestly can't I catch a thrice damned break.
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Lucky for me looking up Iraq and Democracy doesn't hate me as much.
Holy I love e-books.

Because I haven't said this in a while...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:30:15 GMT

~ Dr. Spencer Reid ~
I <3 you!
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Actually its more like: I love MGG!

We now return to your regularly scheduled bitching. ^.-

FML

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:21:30 GMT

LANGUAGE WARNING PEOPLE!!!
My laptop has a virus. That virus has completely corrupted the operating system and I can't fix it myself. Its the fucking first day of November for god's sake and I've got research papers to fucking write... Deep breaths...In...Out...Breathe.
I will no take a hammer to it. I am a bigger person than that. Fuck I want to though... the fact I'm not going to has everything to do with: a) my research paper is currently in two different emails and a ups drive still complete and intact; and b) evindell, the 'House of Wolves' author extraordinaire, totally made my day (I'm holding you to that by the way!) and unconsciously and unknowingly saved my laptops god forsaken and miserable existence. All in one reply.
Oh and yes I did manage to backup all my files before it all went to shit. My NaNo included, although at the moment I can't convince myself to give a damn about that. My research paper is okay, therefore I am okay.

EDIT// Laptop is FIXED!!!!! Staples Tech guy is a demi-god. That is all... still can't find it in self to give a damn about NaNo, at least the plot I chose for NaNo anyway.

Celebration!

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:15:36 GMT

It's 2 am on the 1st of November. I have 1,030 words of my NaNo written. That's almost to daily writing count finished...
I have written in two hours more for this NaNo than I have in the past two combined.
CELEBRATION!

Change? I think not.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:14:29 GMT

I tried change and it totally DID NOT WORK... I think I'll just keep the layout I have now.
And before you ask, yes this is how I'm choosing to deal with my anxiety over NaNo!

Who needs 'Imaginary Friends' when you can have 'Tooned' ones!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:07:48 GMT

Because I had nothing better to do (yeah right!) but waste my time I 'faceyourmanga'-ed the characters in my NaNoWriMo novel IMAGINARY FRIENDS...
(IMAGINARY FRIENDS - Cartoonized)
Personally I think they look pretty cute that way. Although Devyn looks a bit too happy considering her personality and childhood.

Let it (not) Snow

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:27:57 GMT

Shockingly after a few lovely weeks of sun... it has snowed.
As in 'in for the winter' kind of snow. Which means: I get to wear my boots!
Boots that are waterproof, (fake) fur-lined and good up to -32 degress celcius! Damned but do I - and my feet - love these things!
Too bad I can't say the same about the snow itself.

Idiocy in '09

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:50:22 GMT

Notice my icon...
Now say it with me: "Cae is an idiot!"

No Teddy Bear

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:06:58 GMT

So last year around this time I'm pretty sure I posted about the black bear that had taken up residence in my neighbourhood. Bears, I can safely say, are not fun neighbours to have especially ones that get into your neighbours garbage can...
And well the damn thing came back again which means its turned into a 'garbage' bear. What does this mean? It means if anyone calls the conservation officers now the bear will most likely be euthanized instead of relocated and since no one really wants to see the thing dead no ones calling. So we're stuck with the damn thing and all the paranoia that comes with it.
Still I'd rather have the paranoia than the guilt.

I'm anything if not un-economical...

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:02:57 GMT

As I've spent the past 3 hours making chapter images and banners of a series that will never grace: fictionpress, my website or currently any internet site at all.
Still they are kind of pretty so they might get uploaded anyway...
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Proving my 'sheep cred:' I have an authonomy account. now Un-shockingly enough its under my pseudonym and shockingly enough its the first time ever I've used said pseudonym on the 'interwebs.'
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Now I honestly ~~loathe~~ can't stand twilight and its sequels (its a personal opinion guys.) On the other hand I happen to like Death Cab for Cutie's music, and their new one (written for the second sparklepire movie) Meet Me at the Equinox is a really good song. I likes it!
That and because my hometown hates me, I have yet to step foot in a store that is selling Muse's newest album. -.-
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In other none shocking news the BC Government, via the BC Courts, has ordered the that striking EMS workers are an essential service thus removing their ability to strike. (The same thing they pulled with the BC Teacher's Association around two years ago now, and it sucked then too.) An action they are currently partaking in.
Considering how important these men and women are to our 'oh so wonderful' health care system you would think the government would be more willing to deal than they have been.
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Since I mentioned the government, as a member of my university's 'Political Science Student Association (PSSA)' I'm kind of silently cheering for another federal election (it'll give us something to 'event-ify' this semester.) Sure it costs a ton of money but if the people don't like the government its a good thing. Come on 'non-con' vote!
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Spent the last two days babysitting the neighbour children. Got them to watch 'X-men Origins: Wolverine.' I swear I'm the one responsible for most levels of geekery those kids display (read: I'll turn them into comic fans yet!). How sad is that?
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Also can't wait for all the season premiers next week... and now I'm off to watch 'Good God, Y'all' - a.k.a. Supernatural 5x02.
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And because I have yet to celebrate via the internet:

ENGLAND'S IN THE WORLD CUP! ENGLAND'S IN THE WORLD CUP!
TOP OF OUR GROUP BABY! WooT!!

We now return to your regularly scheduled programing.

So this may be a day late...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:33:26 GMT

but, Holy. Shit. Supernatural Season Five... Holy fucking shit....
Honestly?????
Really??????

Late Night: Shopping

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:12:55 GMT

So went to the mall a hour before closing to get a pair of black leather flats and a pair of black dress pants. Ended up with 3 pairs of flats (1 black leather, 1 raspberry suede and 1 grey suede), 2 print t-shirts, a red sweater and 2 of the softest zipper hoodies you could ever own in indigo and black pepper.
Sadly no dress pants but I'm not complaining.
Not at all. ;)

Supernatural Presents...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:07:17 GMT

Uni's back on in a week. Pros: Friends are back in town instead of spread across the globe, no excuse for boredom. Cons: Piles of work and notes. Less money due severely depleted work hours.
Although instead of tuesday like everyone else I'll be at Uni for the entirety of my last free weekend helping people move in to the dorms, new student orientation and then campus tours on saturday, sunday and monday respectively. Or I will be when the student success admin assistant gets back to me... now I just have to con my club member friend into signing up for shinerama so I can help out again. Considering I have no idea what happened to the volleyball club and frankly no longer care since its looking more and more likely that my friend a.k.a. the president of said club canned it because it got in the way of her partying/drinking time...

But whatever I'll be going back to watching season four of Supernatural now - food poisoning and clinically depressed teddy bears the size of a person here I come.

Hmmm...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:53:32 GMT

Please tell me I'm not the only person who sees this... and yes I'm too lazy to put the pictures in the post so I just linked them instead. And now I've totally ruined the Crisis Core Angeal,Sephiroth and Genesis fight cut scene for myself.

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This is Genesis Rhaposodos.
He is a character in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He is a first class SOLDIER. He is overly obsessed with the FF poem/play LOVELESS, often quoting from it. He is a one winged angel and many other things happen in the Compilation but that is not the reason from this post.
This is Genesis’ sword.
This is Genesis getting ready to fight with his sword.
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This is FFVII not Star Wars Squenix…
WHAT IS UP WITH THE WANNABE LIGHTSABER?!?

Gnome Sweet Gnome

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:09:19 GMT

So on the news tonight was an awesome story... of Gnome-napping.
Apparently a BC woman has had her garden gnome 'kidnapped' and then returned three times . But thats not the best part, no that honour goes to the fact that said gnome, named Simon, goes on trips to Europe (trip 1), USA tour (trip 2) and another European tour (trip 3) for the duration of the 'napping. And he comes back with photos of said places and a 'journal' chronicling the trip. The gnome's owner has never been to most of the places and said that she's traveling the world vicariously through Simon!
This is frankly an awesome story - they still don't know who is responsible either.
And the commentary title totally comes from my news' sports caster.

GNOME SWEET GNOME UPDATE

There was just a 'cloak and dagger' style interview with the dude who gnome 'naps Simon the real-life roaming gnome!!! Apparently his gnome 'napping days aren't over.
I swear this story just refuses to get old..

Is Apathy an Accepted Response?

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:10:10 GMT

So I got my hair cut today and honestly I'm apathetic. Its not that it looks bad its just it doesn't look amazing either. I do however love the die job - I should really considering how much it cost.
This kind of sucks because now I want to just say the hell with it and bob my hair again. Which would defeat the purpose of having my hair cut this way in the first place to GROW it out again.
Oh and I just spent five hundred on text BOOKS this afternoon...
So yeah I'm the epitome and poster child of apathy right now.

EDIT// I am such an idiot! Text books... text books... texts books...

Me, Myself and Ayreia - 2

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:28:24 GMT

Lost In: The Unfinished Tales - J.R.R. Tolkien; The Karigan G'ladheon Series - Kristen Britain
On Repeat: Burn Burn Burn: Special Edition, Our Lady Peace Album
Vegging Out To: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete; Lord of the Rings Extented Edition Box Sets
Stopped to Smell: Roast Beef and Gravy
Drooling Over: Golden Retrievers, Huskies and Alsatians (German Shepards)
Paid Money to See: Nothing.
Bitching About: A variety of things - the weather mostly, the fact my favourite character always end up in life threatening situations and then usually dies!
Plotting in Progress: Tempting Eden (Prose), PoE (Prose), Away with the Fairies (Prose)
Scribbling At: The Fair Folk Tales: The Cinders Girl Tale rewrite (Verse).
Going Down Tomorrow: Clothes shopping... possibly seeing The Ugly Truth and continuing house sitting.

Woot! I have a super pack of Orange Tic Tacs and a Steeped Tea double-double!!

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:26:53 GMT

I will find a copy of FF VII: Advent Children Complete in this holy-forsaken city,
IF.
IT.
IS.
THE.
LAST.
THING.
I.
DO!

EDIT!

I FOUND IT!!!!!
Along with Celtic Thunder's: Take Me Home Concert DVD - I am one happy little obsessive, yes I am.

Two Year, 5 Months and 27 Days too Late!!!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:22:24 GMT

I could have done with knowing about Family Echo before I lost the complete geneology chart and notations I had finished for my pantheon. It took me bloody months to work it out and now its bloody gone. Lost in the piles of papers that are holding up my matress frame - or at least I hope thats where they went!
Well at least I've still got the bare bones version of the creation myth... But still gone is the family tree of the Royal Line and thats line's usurpers, gone is the notations on the historical evolution of the Regency in terms of the desert country tribes.
Even after all this time it still simultaneously makes me cry and pisses me off.

The Writing Meme

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:44:38 GMT

What’s the last thing you wrote?

The final essay for my summer history course (although it reads more like an International Studies or Political Science paper) entitled,

Canada and Human Rights Policy in the Western Hemisphere: The Case of Latin America (Cuba) and Why Canada must Approach Human Rights as Unique due to Historical Precedents Set in the Region

Needless to say the last thing I wrote for more out of want of credits than want of enjoyment.

Was it any good?

My prof appeared to like it considering my grade. So I guess it was good.

What’s the first thing you wrote that you still have?

A Halloween ghost story from when I was 9 or 10. Its bound and everything… ;)

Write poetry?

When the mood strikes yes (had them posted on fictionpress for a while), I used to write song lyrics as well. Although most of those I set on fire - in the sink - one day because I was in a bad mood.

Angsty poetry?

…yes, to my unending horror. But I’ve forgiven myself for it by now.

Favourite genre of writing?

I adore fantasy. Truthfully though if it can keep my attention, not annoy me and it follows the rules of logic I’ll read it.

Most fun character you’ve ever created?

No one will know what I mean but Stork. He’s inhuman (literally), anal and more than a bit forgetful. I love him.

Most annoying character you’ve ever created?

Hmmm, all of them piss me off to a certain extent but of the ones I’m trudging through now I’d have to say Jaea Dairon. She is the most stuck up, high and mighty little madam ever – it will be fun tearing that to shreds.

Best plot you’ve ever created?

Personal Opinion… I’d have to go with The Love Song of Z. Alyse Salisbury (yep that’s an Eliot title refernce you see there.) Its about figuring out how to be your own person.

Coolest plot twist you’ve ever created?

I’ll get back to y’all on this when I finish final edits on some of my stuff… hopefully before the next millennium.

How often do you get writer’s block?

I wou;dn’t say Writer’s Block so much as an attention span on acid.

Write fan fiction?

Yep, still have stuff up in fact for HP and The Covenant. I started off with Digimon fanfics!

Do you type or write by hand?

I do a bit of both. I’ve always leaned more towards pen and paper.

Do you save everything you write?

Yes I do, on two different computers and a couple flash drives.

Do you ever go back to an idea after you’ve abandoned it?

No I have been known to recycle characters, plot points and the like however.

What’s your favourite thing you’ve written?

Currently that would have to be The Prologue to the Cinder Tales, which was an assignment during my final year at high school. Meant to be two pages long and emulate the style of Chaucer. PttCT however took on a life of its own then and now, three years and additions later, its turned into one of the tales that will help fill out The Fair Folk Tales.

What’s everyone else’s favourite story that you’ve written?

Considering I don’t post online, my mother thinks writing is a waste of time and only two other people know I write but not seriously… No answer!

Do you ever show people your work?

Not really no.

Did you ever write a novel?

Yes, but I pretend it doesn’t exist. AT. ALL.

Ever written romance or angsty teen drama?

Yeah.

What’s your favourite setting for your characters?

Canada, the US or Britain.

How many writing projects are you working on right now?

Around five things I think.

Do you want to write for a living?

No I want to work at a Law firm specializing in family law.

Have you ever won an award for your writing?

I won a chocolate bar for best descriptive opening when I was 12.

Ever written anything in script or play format?

Two words: Script Frenzy.

What are your five favourite words?

Top of my head: Animadverto, threnody, history, aestival and logolespy.

Do you ever write based on yourself?

Based on directly me and my life: no. Based on situations I’ve had but then drastically blow out of proportion: Yes.

What character have you created that is most like yourself?

They all have a bit of my personality in them somewhere.

Where do you get ideas for your characters?

There isn’t a single place. Some pop up as they are, some kind of just evolve and some have to be forced kicking and screaming into something even approximating a character.

Do you ever write based on your dreams?

After the whole ‘Twitlight’ blasphemy – HELL NO!

Do you favour happy endings, sad endings or cliff-hangers?

I like whatever ending fits the story. There’s nothing worse than a forced ending after all.

Have you ever written based on an artwork you’ve seen?

No but I use artwork as inspiration for scenes.

Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?

Oh yeah, sadly I’m a much better editor of others works than my own.

Ever write anything in chatspeak (how r u?)

Dear Holy no, I despise chatspeak to every corner of my soul.

Entirely in L337?

Like the stuff teenagers use to write in Halo Live… I don’t get it?

Was that question appalling and unwriterly?

It hurt my heart.

Does music help you write?

It depends on the song, lyrics and the story although I have to have instrumental and/or soundtrack music playing while I write at some point during my writing process.

Quote something you’ve written. Whatever pops into your head.

They put her head stone in today.

It’s nothing fancy, just granite and words, but it’s all that’s left.

Pretty words carved into cold stone meant to tell the world what it lost. To tell anyone curious enough to glance at it exactly what kind of person Mackenzie Ann Rice had been.

A beloved daughter.

An idolized sister.

A girl who instead of going on to change the world was cut down long before her time. Empty words meant to represent how she’d never had the chance to live in the first place. Those simple phrases that had been chosen to represent her long after her body turned to dust. Heart felt words from the people who loved her and mourn her.

In the end all they were were generic phrases etched into compressed dirt, for a girl who ultimately killed herself.

SKINNY - (Rough Draft)

Lj-cuts HATE me. Hope it works, if not I don't have the time nor inclination to give a damn!

Too close for Comfort

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:50:24 GMT

So I just found out today my best friend has H1N1 virus. The sucky flu-like claw-at-your-throat, lay on the bathroom floor version - and its time like these that I full on hate living in a different country because I feel useless. I had to hear about it from my mam because I was working when her aunt called my house. They wouldn't let her in the clinic and made her call a number instead, then her dad drive to another city to pick up the Tamiflu she was prescribed.
But she's had the Tamiflu meds now so all will be well.
Thankfully.

Tim Hortons, Ex-Leafs Player, Canadian Coffee Giant & Religion!

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:49:49 GMT

So I was watching the news today and what should appear on the screen?
Tim Hortons of course!
Apparently they've opened up more stores in New York - giving out timbits to people on the street, getting them to try the coffee and all that jazz in order to further break into the American market.
But it was the answer on guy had to one of the questions that had me both laughing and agreeing:

What is Tim Hortons to Canadians?"
The answer (without a second of hesitation): " A religion."

Considering, according to this article, Tim Hortons (at retail) accounts for 7 out of 10 cups of coffee sold at retail - per year I'm assuming... but still thats insane. Among other things. Then again not really when I think about how pervasive Tim Hortons is where I live alone. I mean damn the students at Uni - myself included - nearly staged a coup when we had to go without an outlet on campus for a week while they moved to a more central (and bigger) location.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to worship an XL Steeped Tea double-double!