your joy is my low

I HAVEN'T DISAPPEARED INTO NON-INTERNET LANDS!!!1 From the 4th - 12th, I was on a cruise with my Mom, Duane, Valerie, Brian and Nate. I had never been on one before and didn't know what to expect but I had a lot of fun and GAINED FIVE POUNDSSSSSSSS! The food was so delicious. I will have pictures and stuff soon when I'm not so...

(Here's the awesome part of the update--) when I'm not so sick! Yayyy! I get back from vacation and get another sinus infection! That made me so angry cause I got back from vacation and thought, "Awesome, now I just go to work this week and then this weekend I can unpack, clean everything, work on costumes, work on some of my craft projects and update some websites!"

Aaaaaaand I've basically been half asleep and out of it on the couch. Nate came over and we watched a billion episodes of The Mentalist after he took me to the doctor. I was gonna wait until the week and make an appointment with the place I usually go to, but yesterday I just got really crappy and my neck hurt like hell and I was basically sitting around like O_O so Nate thought maybe we should find a place that was open on Saturday. There was a Five Guys beside it. So doctor's office, Five Guys, pharmacy and then more Mentalist. Naturally, the antibiotics make me feel way crappier before they make me better. So today I'm just out of it. But I wanted to post because I am baaaaaaaaaackackacakckackkackakckakk.

NAP TIME!

(I missed you guys~ <333333)

So I'm taking a costume away from Katsucon and pushing it back - I've been putting so much into Santa right now that June is getting no attention (not to mention the new sleeves for the Tempest Tenel Ka and the fix-ups on Barbie) so I'll be holding off on June. I want to put effort into it and not just throw it together, hehe~ SO THE NEW PLAN IS...

KATSUCON: Barbie (Toy Story 3), Tenel Ka (Star Wars - Tempest cover), Santa (9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors)
THIS OTHER THING: June (9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors), Elaine Marley (Monkey Island)

Now THIS OTHER THING = my family (Mom, Duane, Valerie, Brian and then myself and Nate) is planning a trip. We all haven't gone on a trip together in foreverrrrr so this will be awesome. And apparently we're going on a cruise. I have never been on a cruise, but this is providing too many good opportunities for complete massive nerdery. JUNE AND JUNPEI PICTURES ON A SHIP LOLOLOL.

And Valerie says the opportunity for Monkey Island pictures on an actual Caribbean beach is too good to pass up - I would have to agree here since our only current shots are in a HOTELLLLL. XD

This weekend was spent cleaning and putting up new blinds and doing homework and cleaning some more. Although, we got in more Laura Bow in, which is good. Nate also hooked it up to the new tv - so I had Laura Bow on the big screen and I almost wibbled of nostalgia. ALMOST. Then Nate made a comment about "BUH. WHAT, YOU DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT BITCH FALL BY THE WINDOW?" and my wibbles turned into cackles.

I GOT A WORDPRESS DUR DUR, I can't remember if I linked it here. But it'll pretty much be a home for entries of the boring blah blah creative type (photos, costumes, progress updates, shop stuff, craft stuff). Like the latest one where I ramble endlessly about making that flipping paperclayed-to-the-end-of-the-world lightsaber.

http://hexterah.wordpress.com

ANYONE HAVE A BLOG I CAN ADD TO THE (lol) BLOGROLL. BLOGTROLOLOLOL.


...I am so out of it. I think the cleaning products got to my head this weekend.

P.S. WHO HAS A DEVIANTART I CAN STALK? I'm hereeee. <333 Need more artists to stallllk.

I have been crazy busy lately, wtf when did this happen? I finished up a few big projects/documents at work that I have been working on for a couple months and I'm extremely relieved and excited they're finished, I'm almost done with my cosplay/personal giant massive website of doom and Saturday I helped Nate move all of his stuff from Maryland to Virginia into the new place he is renting. It has been busy but good. XD

But now it is time for an update! BECAUSE I MISS YOU, LJ. <3

Life: Wait I already updated that above. Hehe.

New Buddies: *waves to all the people from the magical friending memes as of late* Yayyyy!

Costumes: Last weekend I got some stuff done on costumes -- this hasn't happened in awhile! XD I worked on the design for the Queen Tenel Ka outfit I'm hoping to make/finish for Balticon (already got the fabric for the dress, need to get the fabric for the outer coat/cape thing), started a new pouch for my YJK Tenel Ka and painted the Pie Hole box and got shoes for my Chuck (Pushing Daisies) outfit. Sadly, Desert Rose Dee (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) has been dropped from the Dragon*Con costume list cause we're not sure Brian would really want to walk around in long johns -- which is totally understandable, hahah. And Dee would be no fun without Charlie & the Waitress (plus we lack a Mac and a Dennis). This means there is an empty spot on my D*C costume list. It will most likely be filled by Chuck or possibly the new Queen Tenel Ka outfit or some other costume I will already have (it will definitely be Queen TK if there is a Caedus floating around somewhere)~ XD

RPPPPPPPPPING: MAJOR PLOT starts today at Mr. Multi-Fandom Revelry Junction. This is exciting because mostly it's been everyone getting settled and moping around for FOUR YEARS, LOL. They're finally gonna do something. I also think I might pick up Louis (L4D) and possibly James Sunderland (SH2). But Nate and I were talking the other night... Donald Duck totally has to come into the game. MUAHA.

Making Crap!: I got my button maker in the mail last week and I have been flipping out all weekend making all kinds of buttons from pictures I had around and pictures from old magazines (Jacen Solo, Tenel Ka, Mara Jade, Hotel Dusk, Silent Hill 3/4, The Sims, Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, Xenosaga, BioShock, Mass Effect, Organization 13, Devil May Cry, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON~). I'll be putting some up on Etsy soon cause as much as I love making them I can't have them all sprawled around my workspace (there are some up right now!)~ XDDDD

Vacation: This weekend Mom, Duane and I are doing to the GLITTERING LAND OF PITTSBURGH (lol) to visit Valerie and Brian. I'll take pictures for my Photo midterm while I am there and also generally geek out, which is what we normally do when everyone is together. Also, SONIC. This will be hell on TEH WEIGHT WATCHERS, but WW can suck it for one weekend because Sonic is MAGIC (we don't have one around here -- which is why I find it so MAGICAL XD).

Then in June, Nate, Valerie, Brian and I are going to California! :o I have never been to CA (farthest I've been is Las Vegas and that was almost a decade ago) and I am excited because DISNEYLAAAAAAAAND. Now, I am a total Disney nerd. Especially when it comes to Walt Disney World. So to go to the park that started it all (excuse me, I'm having a total nerd moment here) and be strolling around the same places Walt Disney did, I will go crazy. <333

I am already apologizing to Nate, Valerie and Brian in advance because I already know (especially while waiting in line to ride their Space Mountain) I will be FLIPPING OUT AND KICKING PEOPLE IN THE FACE OUT OF EXCITEMENT. D:

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I guess that's all for now. I will be updating this thing better now that I am not stressed from work and all that other jazz. <3 XD

Yes, here they are, almost three months late. But they are still here. And that's what counts. Also, it's nice to have this flashback to WARMTH while it is freezing. XD

( WE'RE OFF TO COZUMEL! And by us I mean me, Mom, Duane, Nate, Ronnie and Alex. And by Cozumel I mean LITTLE TINY ISLAND OF PRETTY. )

YAY COZUMEL PICTURES~~ now I want to go back. :3

I am back from Mexico! Here is a list of random things (vacation and not) that I can't put into a nicely formed entry correctly lol.

1.) I got to swim/train/goof off with dolphins one of the days I was there and my Mom and I were nerding the whole time. I got to belly ride across the big pool on Linco the dolphin and he was so cute and jdfajkdjfakdfjksdjfksfjasdkfjaksdfj it was really fast and I was freaking out and DOLPHEEEEEEEEEEEEENS <3

2.) Ronnie singing the Jonas Brothers while a little tipsy is something I want as my ringtone. BAAAAAAAAYBEEEHHHHHHHH

3.) I will post a few pictures from the trip soon. Cozumel is very pretty. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida kind of went around us but gave us some crazy wind.

4.) Celebration V is definitely not going to be in Baltimore, meaning I most likely will not be going. Unless it is in Orlando. Then maybe I will go for a day or two and hit Disney World the rest of the time. XD

5.) NEW STEPHEN KING BOOK TOMORROW.

6.) Downloading the Left 4 Dead 2 demo right now.

7.) Last night when Mom and I got home the cats were like O_______O? OH HAY WAIT IT'S YOU GUYS. Then they proceeded to get in our suitcases.

8.) Just watched the episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia from last week. Kitten Mittens Mittons were hilarious. And DICK TOWEL! http://www.dicktowel.com (NSFW LOL)~

I AM GLAD TO BE BACK. NOW TO CATCH UP ON THE FRIENDSLIST. XD

WOO! So Valerie, my sister, and Brian (Valval & Bribri, zoopiglet & ben_ethus, Francis & Bill, so on so on) are getting married this weekend OH SNAP. So on Thursday, Mom and Duane and myself will be packing up and driving to Pittburgh for the wedding, which is Saturday. This means I get to see my dad and stepmom and stepsister, as well as an aunt & uncle set I don't see very often and also all these thugs: see_aphy_be, omicron1337, gruppe_sechs, alrey, Jeremy, John W., Liz, etc. -- well, all of them I see a lot except for Ashley, John and Liz -- BUT STILL. XD

Expect lots of awesome pictures from Yos the photographer and then lots of stupid pictures from me. Hehehehehe.

P.S. Someone posted this picture on the L4D fan community and it's fucking hilarious that the first thing I thought of was HAHAHAHAH VALERIE AND BRIAN ARE GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND.

You guys. Bill Kaulitz is so effing pretty with his black nails and his 80's hair. And I want his little german babies. Look at him when he's all wet. KJFKDSJFKDSJFKJDSFlkldd. Added bonus: VIDEO OF TOKIO HOTEL GETTING ALL WET AT 3:07. Lol, Bill's awesome Dead or Alive hair is getting all drenched!

Okay, I know zoopiglet and I always make fun of Criss Angel (Chris Angle Bangle) out of love. But dude, you take him and two of my favorite things. Wade Robson and Cirque du Soleil.

And you get FAMILY VACATION TO LAS VEGAS THIS FALL. I'M NOT LYING. WE HAVE TO.


IN OTHER NEWS, BOO ON ALL UPCOMING STAR WARS BOOKS BECAUSE CAINE BLACK KNIFE HAS A RELEASE DATE!

(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

LOL HAI FROM PITTSBURGH.

Duane, Mom and I took a trip up here this weekend to harass Valerie (zoopiglet) and Brian (ben_ethus). We've eaten at Sonic and bought crazy cupcakes and we even played a good amount of Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 (MYSTICAL NINJA~!). Oh and we planned some wedding stuff too. But mostly acted like tools.

I have also been annoying the crap out of Evil, who is the cat that Valerie took with her when she moved out. He is out here right now in the living room with me sniffing me like, "WAT I KINDA REMEMBER YOU BUT OMG WTF YOU SMELL LIKE ANOTHER CAT I ONCE KNEW AND A SILLY NEW CAT WTF IS THIS??//"

Oh oh oh I also saw some more of Resident Evil 2 and we had a good LOL at Leon. He is a total dorkwad in this game. Especially in his alternate gangster/leather daddy outfit. MUAHHA~

I guess I should go to bed now. Or something. Hehehehe.

HE HAD A BAD WEEK AND HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. PLZ VOTE FOR HIM. ;-; MAKE UP NAMES WHATEVER HE MUST BE SAVED. D: And yes, I voted the max number of times. I HAD TO.

I loved his whole, "omg holly! we love you! omg holly imma bitchass!" thing this week. So cute.

Going to Florida tomorrow night, but I will most likely be checking mail and stuff at some point during the weekend cause my dad always has 2384923849238 computers strewn about. Hehee~

SLEEPY TIME. XD

hahahah you guys, inferno spoilers. that whole, uh, jacen/ben thing. "HEY LITTLE KID I HAVE CANDY IN MY VAN" -- I can't wait to read this book. XD


ALSO, BACK FROM PITTBURGH MORE ON THAT LATER. I MUST GO UNPACK AND EAT AND THINGS NOW. XD