Wow, it's been a long time since I've last updated. LOL HI INTERNETS NOT DED OK? College is (surprise surprise!) time consuming. I have very little time for myself, and that's used as relaxaaation time. The rest of the time is STUDY STUDY STUDY OH GOD I FORGOT TO STUDY STUDY STUDY.

GMU is nice, and more of a commuter school than I expected. The weekends are pretty barren here, which means the only things going on are frat parties, which I have discovered are not really my thing. Contrary to my body type, I can hold my alcohol pretty well which means I have to work to get myself buzzed. And honestly? That's just way too much trouble for something that's supposed to be fun.

The people here are pretty cool, even if I have a crazy roommate. She's the exact opposite of me, and says some really irritating things. I'll be looking forward to next year when I can switch. I was hoping she would transfer out, since she talks about how much she hates this school BLAH BLAH BLAH but her parents shot that down.

My shopping habit has not been helped by having Fairoaks so close to me. OH FOREVER 21 HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU? Mmmm shoe addictions are delicious. <3

Halloween was fun last night. I went as a vampire, and spent the majority of the night stabbing myself with my TEEF. I was told that it was pretty authentic looking though, so yay for that.

Ok, back to study study study!

Reading the Amazing Cleolinda's LJ always makes me feel guilty for having a computer that works, while hers is possibly possessed by gremlins. I have two, my sturdy yet narcoleptic Dell laptop that is now only used for backup files and Pokemon (FUCK YEA) and my beautiful Joanna, the white MacBook that I bought on the sly via Facebook.

Packed up most of my clothes today. Would have packed up EVERYTHING but then remembered that there are six more days until I actually leave and I can't go around nekkid all day. My closet doesn't even look like I made a dent. And one of my two dressers is still stuffed with flannel and comfy sweaters. Mmmmm perhaps I have too many clothes? NO THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE WHAT AM I SAYING. I'm looking forward to wearing my super comfy flannel things and not having my mom around to make lesbian jokes. She's just jealous cause I'm always comfy.

Going to try and watch Generation Kill this evening with the mother. I'm a little leery about the reviews, which called it raw and disturbing, but on the other hand there is supposedly EPIC GAY. And someone says "That's pretty fucking ninja." Plus the mother works in the National Marine Museum so she will get happy-faced and giddy if we watch Marines kicking ass.

Running out to Little Tire in a bit to pick up mom, whose car is getting fixed up. I get lost pretty easily, so her directions were "Drive a ways down that main road, and its on the left." Not even I can fuck that up, amirite? 8D

Just went out to dinner with my mother for her birffffday! <3 We went to Kybecca, where the food was wonderful but the waiters were terribly snobby. The seemed very suspicious that my mother had two glasses of wine at the table, one that was close to me. LOL O YAH I STEAL THAT WINE THAIR. MMMMM ROTTON FRUIT DELICIOUS. Fuck off, obnoxious wait staff! I don't want your stupid, over-priced wine! It was 90 today, so we had to sit inside, too.

I'm feeling stupidly anxious about getting away to school. Like, if I don't go RIGHT NOW something terrible is going to happen and I'll be stuck in this hick town for the rest of my life, avoiding people that I've had a falling out with. YUM YUM PARANOIA! My mom has brought home boxes, though, so I'm going to start packing up clothes tomorrow.

Anyway. Today was tolerable, even with a low level of grump going on.

Only nine days left until I move up to college! Very very very excited, but I wish the time was going faster. The days are draaaaging by.

Got a duvet and pillows and pretty pictures at Ikea, the store after my heart. Everything is so cute there! And cheap! Also got a little sheepskin rug, which I feel a bit guilty about but it's so fluffy!

I'm so ready to be away from my parents. They take awkward to a whole new level! It's like I have to do a weird little dance when I'm talking to either of them to avoid mentioning the divorce. My dad goes overboard and talks waaaaay too much about it and my mom doesn't say anything at all. I just want to leave.

That cake in the upper right hand corner of LJ needs to go away! I'm trying to cut down on the sweets, and it's not helping! >: E

Trying to finish BtVS season 2 before I head off. It's slow going, since I've read so much fanfiction about the show I can't really focus on certain things. Like, the Angel/Buffy romance? RUINED for me. Very frustrating. And I lol at Kendra's accent. What is that supposed to be?

Back from New York! Had a great time, enjoyed walking around in outfits that would get scornful looks from the folks from my hometown. Did not enjoy having to deal with my poor mother going through a ridiculous period. She has an issue that makes her bleed super heavy, and spent a good chunk of the trip looking for bathroom. Was surprised by the amount of couples with small children walking around with one in the stroller and another in the mother's stomach. Now, this is just a personal preference, but I imagine it would be HEEEELLLLLLL to have to care for a newborn while your other child was hitting the terrible twos. OH U CRAZY NY MOTHERS. <3 <3 <3

As promised, pics!:
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FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY  got my roommate confirmation for Mason. She seems very nice, even if there was a brief issue with my being interested in Wicca. She was sure that this made me a witch (and thus a devil worshiper, OBVSLY), but we worked everything out. I'm also about six rooms down from a good friend from high school, which is great!

Went to Borders yesterday and bought four books (A College of Magics, The Blue Sword, Marked, and The Quotable Bitch), two of which I'd already read. But I love love love Robin McKinley and I have fond memories of A College of Magics so I figure it was worth the extra 10 bucks. Marked was the first in a vampire (or VAMPYRE as the book calls them :D) series written by a mother and daughter team. I've been wary of vampire novels ever since the Twilight mania started, but it's actaully quite good. The setting is in an alternate universe where vampires are basically a higher evolved level of humans, plus magic. Most of the important actors and musicians are vampires (Nicole Kidman, Garth Brooks) and they're basically the upper class. The main character gets marked with a tattoo that signals her becoming a vampire, and stuff starts to happen. She goes to a "Vampire Finishing School" and becomes awesome (BASICALLY). I think the book would've gotten very boring for me if the authors hadn't included a magic that runs very close to Wicca, and some nifty ceremonies. The plot and BAD GUYZ are pretty easy to figure out, but it's a good way to spend a lazy afternoon. Rec'd!

Eeeeee going to New York tomorrow! <3 <3 <3 This sucker of a trip has been in planing for months, and it feels like I still have five more weeks to go but I don't so I REALLY NEED TO FINSIH PACKING. D: D: D:

I'm a bit worried about how my sleep patter is going to be the first day since I've been sleeping from four in the morning until noon. WHOOPS. And when I mean I'm worried, I actually mean my mom is angry/worried and doesn't understand why I'm not more worried. WORRRIED WORRRRRRIED WOOOOOOORIED. My outlook on things is that when bad stuff happens, then I'll get upset. Until then, I'm not going to think about it. This is completly opposite from the way my mom thinks, which is PLANNING PLANNING PLANNING STRESSSS PLANNING, so we clash a bit.

Will try to post pics of NY when I get back. HOPEFULLY NOT A SLEEP DEPRIVED ZOMBIE.

Had an bad swaptree trade today. Got an old, scratched up PS2 Psychonauts when I was expecting a nice, non-scratched Psychonats. It's super suuuper SUPER irritating for me when traders don't rate their products correctly.

I wouldn't be bitching so much if it being scratched was just the problem, but the stupid thing is unplayable. It can't can't get past the main screen that says "PRESS START TO PLAY." >: [

Nnnnngh. If the fucking disk is in bad condition, assholes, don't say it's in good condition! It will make your trade partner VERY VERY ANGRY. At least the book I traded it for didn't mean anything. I was pretty much using the Host as a doorstop, so it was a relief to trade it for something. But if that something turns out to be ABSOLUTELY FUCKING USELESSSSSSS shit will go down.

Have messaged trading partner. Will rant more later. *peaceout*

Edit: Trade partner says that game always worked fine for them, never noticed any scratches. >:( Yeah fucking right! This was their first trade though, so I think I'm just going to rate them neutral. I'd hate to dump a NEGATIVE on them if they really are just a fucking idiot.

Decided that I'm going to brave the outside world today! Have some errands that need to be done, ASAP, and I figure that waiting another five days for my persistent "nice guy" stalker to give up won't make any difference. The only thing that I'm really nervous about is that he knows EXACTLY what my car looks like and he knows EXACTLY  where my house is. I've also seen him drive by my house multiple times. I just have the terrible feeling that as soon as I leave my driveway he's going to show up. >: I I figure if that happens, nice guy or not, he's going to get a verbal beat down. MUDDAFUKKA STAAY AWAAAY FROOM MEEEEE.

Learning Irish Gaelic slooowly but surely through a podcast. Dia dich, Internet! Um, if there's any Gaelic speakers on my f-list, please forgive me if I muddle the language too badly.

There's a possibility that I'm not cool enough to be a Mac owner. I'm just saying. I keep trying to right click on my touch pad, and I make >:( face when I keep seeing my empty desktop. It's sad when my normality for computers is a cluttered desktop and cleanliness makes me feel grumpy.

I do like the noises it makes, though. The trashcan sound is also very cute.

Would it be a bad sign if I named my Mac? I usually don't assign names to inanimate objects, but it feels like its required. It'd be like having a pedigree poodle and just calling it "That Dog".

If I did name my Mac, it would be called Joanna. Not that I've already named it, of course. Um.

Star Trek uniforms. AWWW YEAH.

Well. Maybe not everyone, but I certainly will be. 8D