Fortune cookie!

• Went to my appointment. Got a new mortgage company. Dumped Wilmington Trust for Wells Fargo.
• Made an official offer on the house. My mom thinks I've now paid too much based on an internet appraisal of the house.
• Mom is pissed and not talking to me apparently.
• Lovely.

1. I'm meeting with my real estate agent to make a formal offer on the house I want in less than an hour. I am terrified. What's worse, I'm looking at a house that's more than my oldest brother's house and he makes more money than I do (and he's got a wife with additional income). (Granted, he has several vehicles to make payments on and I have none... but still. I am so over my head.) I am afraid to look at houses beneath a certain price range, mostly because I guess I don't trust that there's nothing wrong with them. There's termites, and radon, and roof inspections, and septic, and water, and electric bills and I think I'll just faint.
2. I am going to stress myself to death. I need to start writing out a will. No joke. I'm doing it tonight.
3. On a lighter note, I have found a new fandom love. My brother described it as such, "You picked the two people with the least personality and stuck them together, that's great." If you can't sense the dry sarcasm there, I can't help you. Who are these illustrious people? Why, Gaara and Hinata, of course. That being said, do I recommend this pairing to you? Absolutely not, because I didn't find one worth while piece of fiction in 19 PAGES of listings on ff.net.

*shiver* Oh. I'm going to go and decorate the Christmas tree until I leave. I've done too much thinking today.

I'm woefully behind on Nanowrimo, but I'm going to catch up. I've been very displeased with participating this year but, I don't know, the urge to win caught me again so I started back up. I was a bit confused with what to write about since I wanted to do a fanfic.

Reeve x Yuffie or Vincent x Yuffie or Shunsui x Nanao.


Well none of those things turned out (although I did start the Nanao project). In the end, I picked up Inuyasha again, I think it had to do with seeing Inuyasha clips or an AMV or something at Neko Con (which is my absolute favorite convention even if it is quite a drive there.) As it happens, I picked Kagome x Inutaisho -- I know, I've lost my mind, right? I'm about 14,000 words behind but I'm working on that... interestingly enough, who'd have thought that Inu-daddy x Kagome would lead to so much sex? Seriously, this is turning into a Nanowrimo I won't be able to post at ff.net without censoring.

I get to squeeze as many words as I can out of my fingers for ~20 more minutes before work.

Off to Neko-con at around ~1930.  Be back Sunday night.

I must say, I am dangerously close to abandoning Bleach for my Nanowrimo this year.  Usually I do original themes, this year will be my first fanfic project.  I was going to do Shunsui x Nanao and even had art done specifically for it.... but.... I've fallen head over heels for Final Fantasy 7 fandom again.

I gotta say, Reeve is freaking hot. (And when I think of all the time I under-appreciated him, resenting him for being a terribly little traitor.)  And he's so much fun.  So it's either Yuffie x Vincent, Yuffie x Reeve, or Shunsui x Nanao.  Ugh, decisions.... I'm going to work.

I've been reading Final Fantasy VII fanfics again.  I really do love that fandom.  And in my browsing I discovered that FF7 was released on the PSN for the PSP.  This news thrilled me, naturally, because I love the game.  Its not a remake or an update, its just the same old version, still, I was excited.

My crappy night had gotten better, or so I hoped.  By the time I discovered this gem of knowledge yesterday evening, gamestop was closed for the night because it was Sunday and they have sucky hours.  So I waited, patiently as is possible for me, and I hit Wal-mart at 7am after work.  I asked for a PSP home-charger, that you plug into an outlet.  I worked all night, I was tired, I am terribly, terribly SICK.  I didn't read the fucking package.  I bought a damn car charger.  Son of a bitch.

I went home and went to bed.  Gamestop doesn't open until 10am.  I got up at 12pm.  I went to gamestop.  I bought a brand new ion-battery (because the one I have I think is no good), a wall charger from competent staff and a memory card.  Total spent now between two stores: ~$70USD.  

I go home plug it all in.  The PSP doesn't come on.  Not even a little light to let me know it works.  I fiddle, I search the internet for troubleshooting.  I realize I'm an idiot because I have the wrong cord attached to the power outlet I finally get it powered ON by 1pm.  Rushing in excitement to the PSP store, I find the game.  It costs $9.99 USD.  That brings the total to ~$79.99 USD.  Oh, but I can't download the game, of course, because my computer doesn't recognize the PSP.   I don't have the system in USB mode (which took way too long to figure out.)  Then, like that bitch i-tunes, you need software to download games to your PSP so I download MediaGo and install that.  Was I ready?

NO.

My PSP software needs updating.  So I download and install that (and that was more complicated than it ought to have been.)   Yay, downloaded update.  Wait, what is this?  My battery power is too low to install update?  (I'm going to fucking throw it out the window.)  Its plugged into the wall, why do I need battery power?  *screams

It's now 2pm.  The battery is still too low.  In addition, the memory card I bought (a 1 GB) is TOO SMALL for the damn game.  Final Fantasy 7 is 1.32 GB.  It's still not uploaded, I haven't even downloaded the game yet and who knows how long it'll take to transfer it to the device.  Let's see... I now need to return a gamecard and buy the more expensive one.

Grand total to play a $10 game?  ~$90USD.


I'm leaving for a camping trip at three.  I've caught a cold.  My throat hurts, my chest hurts and my head hurts.  I'm sniffly and sneezy and utterly pissed off.  

Sony, you're worse than Nintendo and I didn't think it was possible to be WORSE than Nintendo.  I'm not going to have my game before I leave, I don't come home until Wednesday and I have to work that day. 

( \Sigh/ )

I've lost my CPR card.  I don't know when, so, I'm not sure how long its been gone.  The consequence of this is having to take the class all over again from the beginning instead of a refresher course.  The difference is about 4 hours of class time between the two.  Ugh.   I wonder if I get paid for those 4 hours?  In that case, being paid for 4 hours instead of <2 isn't bad, is it?


( Twilight Princess/ LoZ Spoilers )

I started playing Okami on the Wii.  I didn't like it at first.  It was like 30-40 minutes of listening to a story I couldn't skip.  Playing as a wolf was kinda like Link on TP - which I didn't really care for all that much.  Worse, the little bug Issun is like Navi from O.o.T -- never shuts up.  I am going to bite that bug and spit him into a campfire at the first opportunity.   The battling system, controlled by the wii movement system made me sore, I played like 4 hours -- but the game is really cute.  If I'm a god in this game, I'm totally being disrespected by Issun, another reason to roast him.  But its unexpectedly fun and I like it.

Yes!  I've been given the day off for my brother's wedding.  Now... wait... what do I wear?  I need to go shopping!  

OH NO!  I haven't bought them a gift yet.  Holy cow!  Now I need to go shopping twice as badly!

( Bleach Spoilers - Cut. )

--
Going to work tonight.  I turned twenty six.  Kind've a boring day overall, I hope work is quiet. 

I'm exhausted.  I've slept maybe 2 in the last 24 hours.  I've laid down to go to sleep but I can't.  I think I'm worried that there's some terrible mix-up and they'll be calling me to come to work because I normally work Saturdays even though there's no way I could go in. I've been awake all day.  I can't do that many hours without sleep, I pass out after so long... *sigh.  I'd like to stop being a responsible person right now.  My brain needs an off-button.

And then there's me being upset over something that's absurdly unimportant.  My feelings shouldn't be hurt over it, but I guess they are a little bit, but... *shrug - so, I guess that doesn't matter.  I can't sleep, I need to, I have plans for later in the evening so I really need to.  I'm working tomorrow night, so I need to stay up tonight so I can sleep tomorrow. 

For a day off work, it sure has gone to hell.

 

I'm OFF work tonight.  On my working Saturday, that rocks!  I am so tired, I need to go to bed.  Now.

I've been playing at Gaia since I got home ~8am.  I've spent somewhere between 13K-15K on clothing and accessories that do not go together.  I shop in the "oh! I need that mode!" without thinking of what I can wear as an outfit.   Nonetheless, I got my striped top hat, my kitty umbrella and, most importantly, I got the IMPERIAL KING!  There are no words for my love of this item.  It's white, there's crosses, and its a cape!  I'm also buying Imperial Queen... probably when I get up from my nap.

The lab-ray at Neopets was tinkering with Hikari's level's again.  She turned back into an Aisha a week ago.  Interestingly enough, I think she started as an Aisha.  Ah, well... I'll keep trying for something cool.  I'd better get something, that damn map cost over 780K.

So, sleep. 

Otakon is the last weekend of July in 2010.  I'm working that weekend, so... unless I get a new job, I will not be going.  That's going to suck.

So I made about 3K from playing the Gaia message in a bottle thing dropping random comments in bottles... I spent it all on pumpkin related items.  Ugh.  No self control at all.

Went to visit Aunt.  Visited a DSW store, didn't find any shoes I really wanted. 

When are we having dinner??

Ah, she's back home and safe and it looks like she had tons of fun... and if I'm going to use that account to talk to her, how the heck can I delete it? Stupid facebook, I hate that damn place.... *grumbles

I'm bleaching my hair tomorrow with blond and possibly red streaks.  Why not, I'm not doing anything else.  I might clean the pool, there's probably leaves in it again.  Sunday, I'm spending the day at my Aunt's in... hmm... whatever northern city they live in, Newark, Wilmington, something like that.  I wish I lived in Delaware City, then I could say I live in Delaware City, Delaware and that would rock.  It's okay, you don't have to agree.


I've now officially sent in my contract for festival of trees so I'm participating again this year.  I'm doing a royal victorian purple  miniature and something called "a slice of east asia" which... well, I'll just post pictures when its done in December because there's no explaining what it is.... because its not thought-up yet.


The highlight of yesterday was I got the Marvel limited 2/2 series "The First Death" by Laurell K Hamilton.  Its the story of her first meeting with Jean-Claude and the infamous flamethrower battle with Edward.  Jean-Claude's art was just okay for me, Edward was hot, Anita was pretty but Zerbrowski was unbelievably geeky.  I'm sorry, I had a way different picture of him.  Plus I expected Dolph to be a little more gray for some reason, I don't know.  I don't regret it, but it wasn't the fantastic story I'd been hoping for.  But its only a comic with limited pages.  

I haven't done a paint-by-number in ages.  So when I was at AC Moore the other day, I got to looking at them.  Not for myself, but for my aunt, since she really likes them and last weekend was her birthday.  So I got her one... but then I fell in love with a candlelight picture and ended up buying myself one... Unfortunately I do things impulsively and didn't really look at it and, ugh, its one where you have to mix 90% of the colors which gets on my nerves.

 
So, random.

.( Mail Call. )

The end of SYTYCD disappointed me.  I don't think I should watch reality TV anymore.  Adam not winning killed AI.  I'm not watching that out of spite, but Janette was the best dancer on SYTYCD this season.  And Lacey totally should've won her year. 

So, yeah this post was rather pointless.  I'm going to go to bed now.

Grades are in.   Yup, I failed. 

I failed.

I've never failed a class in my life.  I failed one and got a "C" in another.  This is depressing. 

Self-lecture:

"You don't have to go to school if you don't want to.  Stop wasting your money if you're going to drag your feet and be lazy."

My pride is assaulted.  There's no one to blame but myself.

To do:
  Monday, July 26, 2009

1. Wash car? [Gonna rain.]
2. Laundry.
3. Play Overlord!
4. Tomoyo costume hems. [Jewelry.]
5. Chapter 2, finish Ganondorf scene.
6. Renew nursing license online.
7. Withdraw my initial map offer.
8. Find a new person with the map piece I need on Neopets.
9. Homework for Keyboarding.
10. Test #4 - for Micro.

ARGH!

I have just under half a million in trades waiting to be accepted or rejected at Neopets - get online!  

I need my map!!!

( Worst Otakon Ever. )