I have a new computer.

JOY!

And now, I just need to get my old files off my old hard drive. Then, it'll be perfect.

I don't update this thing often, largely because few things happen in my life that are truly that exciting. Otherwise, something big happens that I don't feel comfortable talking about it, and when I decide I'm ready, the intended entry I want to write is so big that it's intimidating. Still gonna write about that ( Read more... )

All right, so the Avatar fandom has its share of fantwits, as with everything. There was one particularly egregious example of this, to be found here if you happen to be masochistic, of a blatant Sue, an "Avatress". This entire waste of bandwith can be cited in textbooks as an example of horrible original characters ( Read more... )

There'll be a full report on how my vacation went, but I have to post on something more urgent first ( Read more... )

Heading off to Florida and one of the places I'm loving all the more thanks to Kingdom Hearts.

I need a vacation. My life has been on a roller coaster since July 10, and perhaps some real roller coasters could calm me down a tad.

So, don't expect to hear from me until Labor Day. Later, guys and gals.

Monday night was possibly the worst night of my life and the fact that it really could have been worse is goddamn frightening ( Read more... )

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Well, this is the fourth Independence Day I've been working since I began this piping plover business. With the exception of my third year, where I contracted a horrible stomach virus, I have worked until Too Goddamn Late o'clock, first making sure no one disturbed birds during fireworks shows, then to make sure no one was setting them off ( Read more... )

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I'm in a field that deals with death a lot. Upon entering the world of wildlife, I encountered it. I've had to deal with sick animals all the goddamn time since about the first grade, being that I knew all there was to know, in my peers' eyes... I've seen a lot of animals die, and it's always hard ( Read more... )