Lyssie

Why do I keep forgetting The Hunger Site exists? It's awesome. And gnnnnh, so much awesome lovely free trade stuff. aaaa need next paycheck so I can further use my powers of consumerism for good!! /clicks everything

...You know, I am honestly pretty okay with my life and my place in the world right now. I don't want to get too redundant with my previous post, but aside from the fact that I'm employed/decently paid/more socially comfortable/etc., I'm actually kind of surprised at how good I feel about this job. I don't exactly come to work every night with a spring in my step and a song in my heart, but it's a very cozy gig for me, and it is directly affecting someone's life for the better.

(I did mention it, but more specifics: I work as a nighttime caregiver for a lady with Alzheimer's who lives in a condo not far from my house. She can't live independently anymore, but her family is adamant that she be enabled to live in her own home for as long as possible. Which she can do just fine, as long as there's someone around to take care of her. My neighbor is employed as her daytime caretaker to that end, and it's through her that I got this job when the need for a nighttime caretaker opened up. Basically, I sit in her house and make sure she's safe and okay and that nothing explodes.)

Part of it is the relief of just being employed at all and thus feeling much, much less useless as an adult in this world, but I do feel pretty good about the fact that my job directly does someone good, even if it's just one person.

... and then I can take the money I earn here and buy more stuff on the Hunger Site, thus doing further good for more people. 8D I like this cycle.

Man, I am feeling 200% better today. \o/ Got to hang out with findingfaramir, which was awesome, even if I am dead on my feet from all the walking we did. XD

I don't usually make resolutions, but this year I resolve to post more in this journal. RP is all well and good, but Riku socializes more than I do and that is backwards somehow. XD

...I leave for Otakon tomorrow.

HOLY SHIT THIS IS A REAL THING THAT IS HAPPENING.

Man. I still need to make prints for the art table, and pack, and sometime today there are chores to be done, and... fkjhdj. THIS IS SO WEIRD. It feels like I just got done with FiestaCon (though I wasn't selling there, just attending). And now I am FLYING TO BALTIMORE and SELLING ART and MEETING risingdragon AND HALF OF CFUD aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.

Guess I'd better get printing.

(Also, in unrelated news, I have joined the Twitter madness. I am here.)

So today proved to be awesome!

Started off the day by going to see Watchmen in a second-run theater with my dad.

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After Watchmen, we went shopping. :D I picked up some jewelry at my store that I'd been wanting for a while, and then we got an outfit at Lane Bryant. After that, we went home, managed to tear Mom away from her gardening, and ate at Carrabba's. ♥

A very enjoyable day. Quite made up for yesterday. :D

Oh, man. It's seemed like forever, but I finally have Crisis Core.

Got my paycheck yesterday, and promptly went a little crazy with the YAY MONEY; got myself a PSP, Crisis Core, War of the Lions, and Chrono Trigger DS; along with the Watchmen trade paperback and a PW manga. It's a damn good thing for my wallet that Gamestop DIDN'T have Okami or Eternal Darkness, really...

Crisis Core is the game I'm really excited about, though. I mean... shit. I was following this game from its very first vague mention and obscure trailer. From the days when we weren't even sure if it was going to happen, to the surreality of cutscene clips and a release date. I've been staring at it in agony on store shelves, just waiting until I could afford a PSP so I could finally play it...

...So naturally, when I finally can, the used PSP I bought to save money has an analog stick that gets stuck constantly, making the game nearly unplayable because Zack won't fucking stop running around Fort Tamblin.

Yeah I think I'm going back and getting a new PSP.

But on the upside, Zack is doofy and adorable! I can't wait until I have a better-working PSP that doesn't hate joy and will actually let me play without technical issues.

HEY GUYS

HEY GUYS

WHO HAS A JOB

I THINK IT IS ME

- All indications are that I am a stunning Effexor success story. I've been feeling much better on the meds, I am suffering literally no side effects (my blood pressure's gone back to normal; evidently it was a temporary spike, which the doctor said I didn't need to worry about), and all this on a low dose!

I may essay later about my experiences and how it's felt. I'm very happy with the results.

- I have an Etsy account and a whole shitload of craft supplies. These two things may converge into a store at some point soonish. Look forward to candy, small decor paintings, marzipan fruit baskets, and decoupage boxes.

- 7 Things You Didn't Know About PETA. If you know me, you know that I love animals, adore my pets, and think animal abusers are horrible people. That said, damn do I hate PETA.

- I've been really debating going back to Disney for another semester, hopefully in merchandise this time. I'm this close to graduating and my parents' health insurance won't cover me forever (even though it certainly WOULD cover me now, if I went), but another semester at Disney would look so good on my resume, it'd be so good to have a job for a while, and I really miss Epcot...

I really love Open Office. Holy crap.

So I'm heading out to that nationwide gay rights protest tomorrow.

When the marriage bans went through, I made a vow to myself. I promised that from then on, I would take action. I would volunteer. I would give my time and make myself visible, because silence kills, and a voice has power.

I didn't know my first chance would come so soon. But here it is. And I'm ready.

( I even made a sign. )

Anyone else going to be going to one near them?

I'm generally hesitant to talk about sexuality with people outside of fandom, just in case they turn out to be homophobic and things go Badly. (I qualify "outside of fandom" because... yeah, I've generally found fandom and geekdom to be pretty safe spaces.) In particular, and I guess this must be a prejudice of mine, I'm afraid to discuss it with girls who are married/have boyfriends. So I've been vaguely uneasy with the two girls I sit with in drawing class for those reasons.

Last night it came up in conversation, and it turned out that one of them is a sympathizer and the other is bisexual and formerly identified as a lesbian.

This just goes to show something, I'm sure.