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Everyday I am, basically, living in fear and anxiety.

I am stealing electricity from the other side of the house. I have to sleep all day, then wait and make sure no one is working on the house over there. Then sneak over through the basement to plug in a ridiculous extension cord so that we can have heat and light in one room upstairs and have a fridge that runs for half of the day.

I stole hot water from the other side of the house, as well. I carried it, bucket by bucket, upstairs to the tub so Tony and I could bathe in the comfort of our own home. Sink baths are only good for so long, and we both needed to wash our hair.

We have to pay the electric company $640 from Tony's account before they'll even set up service in my name. Setting up service in my name only requires a $100 security deposit. But, because Tony is still on the lease and we can't exactly ask our landlord to lie about something like that, we're going to be forced to pay the amount in full before the power company will even think about setting up service in another name. They even went so far as to require the landlord to contact them so they knew who was living here.

We do not have that amount of money. We have barely any money, actually. In fact, we're waiting on the $100 security deposit to be REFUNDED to us because the electric company took it AND THEN informed us they couldn't set up service in my name. They didn't even bother to let us know it would or wouldn't be refunded, I had to call back when I went to buy a little bit of food and had my card declined.

Phil was over today, working on the other side of the house, and I heard him talking to Scott (our landlord) about the power meters. Telling him one had a red tag. This is probably nothing, up until a few days ago, our upstairs power pulled from the other side of the house anyhow, die to weird wiring. An electrician came out the other day to re-wire things properly and that's what's caused us to be in the situation we are now. More than likely, something got mis-wired again due to this being such an old place and the wires being strange anyhow. I highly doubt it'd be apparent we're pulling anything more than what we were before now.

Still, the entire time he was here, we had to creep around the house because I don't know what to tell him about our power being turned off. I'm too ashamed to say that we don't have enough money to get it turned back on because that's such a fucking shitty thing.

Oh, sure, I can probably get it all sorted whenever I get my financial aid refund. But I don't know for sure what day that's going to be. I can get an advance on the 30th, but that's only $500. Half has to go to the rest of this month's rent, and I told the landlord I'd pay half of next month's. Either way, even if I do have that spare $250, I can't get the electricity turned back on with just that.

The electric company won't accept help from any outside agencies for this, either. Despite both Salvation Army and HEAP saying they would be able to help with $250 each. Do you know how much of a weight that would take off of us? We'd only have to shell out around $240 (rest of the old account, $100 for the security deposit). But the electric company refuses to take any outside money.

It's such enraging bullshit, dealing with this. I have no one I can ask for this sum of money and, honestly, I wouldn't want to ask one person for that much anyhow. I can offer commissions until I go blue in the face, but people just aren't interested. There's no temporary labor places I can go to, like Labor Ready, and I couldn't even get to a job if I did get sent out to one, because we have no insurance on the car right now.

And that's my life right now.

I'm trying really hard to keep my head up about things right now, but it's really difficult. I have two weeks of art homework to do still, I've pretty much bailed on my music class. My art final is next week (well, now through the end of finals week, it's not a difficult exam, same as the midterm, really). I work tomorrow for four hours and then nine hours a day all next week.

I get to wake up in the cold, wash up with cold water, pack my bookbag and leave early so I can stop in the nice bathroom on campus and make my hair look presentable. I get to not be able to eat anything unless someone at work has baked cookies or something.

When they came and cut our power off the other day, the upstairs didn't go out. The wiring's weird in the house, since it's so old, so when something like that happens, sometimes we'll have either up or downstairs power. I jury-rigged cords so I could keep the fridge running - so we wouldn't lose all of our food - and so we could run the microwave. The lights upstairs were on fine and I was careful not to plug too many things in/have too much running at once through any one power strip.

Of course, since the world is cruel and hateful, while I was warming up some food, a fuse blew and now we're completely without power.

I want to cry. I might actually cry. I have around $600 to my name right now and $525 of that is rent. Now $300 of it has to go on a fucking light bill that should've been paid - OR I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE FACT THAT THE TRANSACTION DIDN'T GO THROUGH - and fuck myself over for November rent.

Yeah, I'm not pleased, to say the least. I want to throw shit and it's been very difficult to hold back the urge to just start chucking candles.

But I don't know what the fuck I'm going to do once I pay this. I'll have less than half rent for next month and job hunting has brought up nothing. I won't be back at the bookstore until December, either. I can't take commissions because I haven't been able to fucking draw lately. There's pretty much no one I can ask for that sort of money from and I wouldn't be able to pay anyone back for that sort of sum until the summer - at the earliest.

I tried so goddamn hard to keep on top of things and make sure my shit was paid. Apparently, all that's good for is getting a kick right back in the face, I guess.

Guess who has a ~biiiiiiiiiiiike~??



I was planning on purchasing one on Friday when I got my paycheck from work, but I saw this one at the Target by the mall and it was on clearance for about what I was budgeting anyhow (around $100). Tony said if I wanted it, he'd buy it for me and I got it! Her name is Mary, by the way.

Also, I haven't ridden a bike in at least six or seven (if not longer) years. This isn't necessarily an issue, it's just a matter of regaining my confidence on a bike. I used to tear ass when I was younger, but now I'm more cautious. Also, there's snow and ice and I have to ride on the roads a lot and I'm not ENTIRELY comfortable road biking on the main roads. I'm also thankful a lot of the roads have bike lanes, but most are covered with snow right now.

I rode up to work last night and failed to remember there's a hill (I loathe that hill so much that I remove it from my memory, apparently), so I walked it part of the way, which was no big deal. My legs don't hurt as bad as I expected, but that's likely because I'm on foot everywhere anyhow. But I biked to work and then I biked down across campus and to the Sheetz to put a little air in the tires because I didn't take into account she'd been likely sitting on the salesfloor for a long while. Then I walked up the hill and rode back home, which was pretty nice. It took about an hour overall, which is pretty good timing.

Then I slept and woke up and, oh god, my ribs hurt and my arms hurt. Wrrrryyyy.

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We also acquired a couch! We haven't had one, well, since we moved in. So our living room was just a vast wasteland of nothing. There's the small entertainment center and my old record stand, but not a whole lot else. So we never used it. At all. Having a couch actually makes it feel like a home! We also scored a 75 gallon tank and stand for $25, not sure what's going to go in it yet, though. Possibly a lizard because I don't trust our floors with 850lbs hanging out on it. Plus, we have the smaller aquarium that Angie's mom gave us a few years back if we want a fishtank.

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What else has been going on...

The cats are healthy now since I gave them their de-wormer. They seem happier, too.

Rent is paid up to July, landlord is pleased. This time we'll do our Summer applications for school correctly and not have to wait forever to get our financial aid for them. It's ridic because you have to sign up for your classes first, THEN put in an application for summer aid so they can process it by how many hours you have. Despite a snafu, I got mine pretty quickly, but Angie didn't get hers until the Summer semester was over. I don't want that to happen to us.

I'm still waiting on my textbooks. :/ I hope they come next week, at least. I can afford to miss the assignments this week, but I don't want to miss them two weeks in a row. D:

So, as it stands, as long as I get my money from modeling on Friday, I'll have half rent. This doesn't count for the REST of the month (half rent is $260), but at least it doesn't piss my landlord off.

However.

Tony needs to get the tags for his car. Because the state is retarded and changed the time you have to get them, they charge an extravagant fee because they're assholes. So in order to even drive the car now, we have to pay $120 to get his tags. Which means we're restricted to buses only. Which is what we do normally, but I also can't job hunt or look for anything outside of the bus radius or on weekends.

SO IT'S A PRETTY COOL SITUATION.

Then I'm like, well, even if we do get the $120, that's more than can go on rent. It's a vicious fucking cycle.

Even though no one seems to be biting, could people maybe pimp out my commission stuff? If I could just get a few of those digital ones, things might level themselves out or something.
http://obliviousally.tumblr.com/aceocommissions
http://obliviousally.tumblr.com/50dollarcommissions

It's just dumb. I'm doing everything I can to try to get some income, but it's all just kicking me in the face. :/

I haven't written in awhile. Mostly because there hasn't been a whole lot going on. I'm waiting on a refund from a class I dropped at the beginning of the month that is kind of vital because it includes my rent money. But I won't get it until October 9th at the earliest. Thirty days after the class was dropped is policy. Pain in the ass. But I paid half of this months rent at the beginning of the month, so at least I've paid SOMETHING. I mean, there's really not anything else I can do because I only have, like, $60 to my name right now.

I'm still job hunting. I need/want to find something ASAP. Come January, everything'll be fine because TJ will be back in school and we'll have double the money. But it's going to be tight until then unless I can find something stable to carry us through. I don't mind working at all, but it's been difficult to find something suitable for me nearby or on the bus route.

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Dumb hipster-y outfit I'm wearing today. I'm pretty much using college as an excuse to dress however the hell I please for the day because I can get away with it and not look like a complete tool. Because there's people who are dressed much weirder/stranger than I every day. I also get the chance to try out things I wouldn't wear normally or have been too scared to wear on a regular basis for whatever dumb reason (like skirts and dresses).

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I had to cradle a dying squirrel this morning. :/ Ruby, our house squirrel (she lives in the attic and has been there since we moved in), we on the back porch when I took Melanie out this morning. I don't take Mel out on a leash anymore (to take her to her lead in the backyard) because she knows to stay in her yard and she listens to me.

So Mel goes bolting for Ruby, who scurries up the side of the wood. I tell Mel to stop and I put her out on her lead. Ruby shimmies down and does this little dance like she doesn't know where to go. I'm standing there and waiting for her to go down to the ground and off under the porch. She doesn't. Instead, she shimmies down and goes onto the back porch.

Our back porch is long and thin. There's a hole where there was a window once upon a time, but it's empty now. I assumed she would see it and leap through it. She doesn't, she runs around on the porch before hiding behind a piece of carpet that's draped through the window. I go into the house and figure she'll leave on her own since there's no one out there and Mel's on her leash in the yard.

I come out a bit later to bring Mel in and Ruby is in the same place on the porch. So I get the snow shovel and gently shoo her out of her hiding spot. Instead of going under the porch or something sensible, she bolts straight for Melanie. Instead of continuing to run past the dog, because she could have outran Mel, she goes to leap up on the concrete of the building next to our back yard. Of course, her claws don't catch and Mel grabs her.

Shrieking ensues and I yell at Mel to drop Ruby which she, shockingly, does. But it was too late and Mel either bit something vital or Ruby was so in shock that she died of fright. I felt pretty bad because, well, Ruby was a pretty cool little squirrel and would hang out on the roof in front of my room and really didn't bother much of anything aside from the pitter patter of little feet on the floor above our room. But I couldn't be mad at Mel, either, because she was just doing what comes naturally.

So I wrapped Ruby up in my hoodie and held her until she passed on. I'm going to take to the far back of the yard and bury her in the leaves and brush back there.

But aside from that, the critter front is doing well.


Deancat loves sleeping on the banister where I hang the extra towels and blankets and stuff. It's his new favorite place and he's almost always perched there. Also, cats with their tongues out are pretty much the cutest things ever. Seriously.


Samcat likes sleeping in the closet (it's pitch black in there, the flash lies) and wearing plastic bags as capes. He LOVES plastic bags and is reguarly rolling around or hiding in one if he's not in my lap or under the covers. Also, he rarely gets his head through them like this.

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My classes have been going well. I have two exams on Monday, but I'm not too worried about them. My VCD/graphic design class is still going slow, but at least I'm learning something from it that I've been using. Specifically, how to use the pentool in Indesign, which has been useful for making stupid things for a game I'm in.



The first one was done in-class as, like, our third time using the pentool to clip an image. I got the hang of it pretty quickly, once I learned the trick to using it. The rest of the class...not so much. But we had to clip around the golfer in the foreground, then add text behind him. I know it's pretty ~basic~, but I'm proud of how well mine came out. I kinda want to to more stuff like that in-class because it's so easy for me. The second is a dumb thing I made for a game I'm in. It's not important who/what the characters are or why the image of the guy on the right doesn't fit with the others. But I clipped that Adam Lambert photo and managed to blend it with the others in a way that doesn't look horrendus!



Only thing I've drawn in awhile. I'm also not putting some titties behind a cut, so deal with it. :|

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Oh! We watched The Princess and the Frog the other day finally. I was typical Disney princess fairytale, so I enjoyed it by default (because I'm a sucker for fairytales, even if they're cliche or formulaic). But we really enjoyed, well, all the side characters over Tiana and Naveen. Charlotte was especially entertaining and I really loved how she was willing to bypass material possessions and riches just to help her friend out. I also liked how the 'princess' didn't get carted off to a big castle and Naveen stayed with her and they had an amazing resturant and all that.

Also, I think what the movie is really telling us is that the quickest way to a man's heart is through is stomach. Just saying.

We also watched Under the Red Hood because, well, ~Jensen Ackles~ as Red Hood/Jason Todd. It was really good! Like, I think we expect most ~cartoons~ to be dumbed down because we grew up with stuff like the Batman animated series which was pretty SRS BSNS sometimes. But Red Hood really held to that and there were some little gripes (no Mark Hamill as Joker?! what is this blasphemy!?) and the noticable anime influences. But those were just personal little things. Overall, it was really good and listening to Jensen's voice is always a bonus.

ALSO ALSO ALSO

TWO DAYS UNTIL SUPERNATURAL

I CANNOT WAIT

I have been terrible with updating, I know. I've been either working on commissions, roleplaying or waiting for my financial aid monies.

Speaking of financial aid, my money woes will be taken care of for awhile. After tuition, I'll have MORE than enough to pay rent up to September (a month after Fall semester starts) and get all my bills taken care of (and paid up for a little bit, too). And, I'll have money left over to get needed house things and have a little fun during the summer. So that's a relief, at least. I don't know why I'm getting almost twice as much for Summer as I am for Fall and Spring, but I guess I can't complain too much. I'll just have to pick my classes more carefully for the other semesters, since I don't have as much money for tuition.

My food stamp stuff worked out easily. Since my paper were dated for the same month, I didn't need to get new ones. So everything cool now, unless we start making job income over $1500 a month. Which, while it would be nice, is probably unlikely.

Speaking of, still job hunting. It's been raining a lot, so I haven't been able to get out and about. Hopefully that will change. Plus, we'll have gas monies soon, so that will be helpful. The buses only go so far, after all. Plus, Angie got hired in at the Walmart in Cuyahoga Falls, so we're hoping we might get lucky there.

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All the critters are doing well. The cats are shedding, so I'm thinking about getting them shaved for the summer. Which should be both hilarious for us and degrading for them.

The ratties are doing well. Carbomb is coming out of his shell finally! I had him out on the bed the other night and he was wandering around on his own and he took a treat from me. This is unheard of, especially after Chuck terrorized him and all. The nudes are still nude and Remus (the oldest of the group that came back from Seattle with us) is still doing really well. We only have three furred rats now! It's hilarious that the nudes outnumber them.

I need to buy a second baby gate for the ferrets. Either the kitchen is blocked off, or the stairs are blocked off and I'd rather them not go in either.

We also have a new member of the household:



TJ's been wanting a dog for a long time now. Erin lives with Rob because she needs other dogs to be around and, really, his mom loves her. So he's been hunting around for a suitable dog for us. Since we have the cats, it's been a little difficult. I also didn't want a dog we'd have to do a lot of training with, outside of normal 'new dog' training.

So, after meeting some other dogs that just...weren't for us, we met Melanie. She's a 6-7 year old Corgi/Lab mix (as far as we can tell). Her owners, an older (probably 40-50s) couple, got her from the pound as a friend for their dog. All was well, until Mel started warming up to them and their dog (Angel, I believe) got jealous and started acting out at Melanie. The couple wanted to see her go to someone who could dote on her and didn't have other dogs or kids or mayhem in the house. The most mayhem we have is cackling at Supernatural, so that's not terribly mayhem-y. Plus, she got along with their kitten.

She's absolutely not aggessive at all. The cats are still really put off by her because, well, this was their territory and they were here first. Plus, she's larger than them and OH GOD WHAT IS THAT MOM WHY IS IT HERE. So they're going to take some time to come around. Dean is a bit more curious, but Sam thinks I've done him some great wrong and just GLARES at everything. They hiss at her, she walks away from them. Really, she's mostly taken to ignoring the cats unless they get in her business. And I've been letting the cats investigate her on their own terms. It's a gradual process, I know. Cats are just weird like that. The fact that she's so passive/submissive is a good thing to, because the cats just hiss and puff up at her and she goes about her business.

She knows a few commands, like stay and lay down. She's very well housebroken and lets us know when she wants to go outside (which, in reality, is all the time or whenever we get out of a chair). She's not terribly rambunctious and just likes sleeping on her blanket near us, which is nice. She's super friendly and seems to love everything.

We went out for a walk to the river today and she's a fabulous walker, which is good because it'll help TJ get out and walking more!

Overall, I think she's the dog we've been looking for. She's really relaxed and a little older, so she's not FULL OF ENERGY ALL THE TIME OH MY GOD. Plus, she doesn't seem to have any bad habits, which is also good. She's up to date on all her shots and stuff, for the most part, but she'll get a vet visit to see what she needs when and all.

She also hates having her picture taken. At least, in the house. If she sees a camera or a cellphone pointed at her, she'll hide her face. Outside, though, she seemed to be too disctracted by things to bother with paying attention to the camera.

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Really, I'm just happy things are looking up and I can get all my financial stuff paid up and out of the way. I'm considering buying a laptop now, instead of in the fall, since I'll have the extra cash. I wanted to get something fancy (read: customized), but I'll probably opt for something basic and store-bought to save money. I also have to (likely) buy a new camera for the photography class I'm taking for the summer. This isn't a bad thing, since it can be a digital camera (and not a serious business camera) and, well, I can't complain about a new camera.

My webspace is down, so all my images and stuff are broken. Which sucks. D: I also have an earache, which also sucks. But I think I'll survive.

Yeah, wow. Pose references have been working for me like crazy. I'm really proud of these. Like, really.



Also did this for suzanami because Cartwright is pink and green which is pretty much the most amazing thing ever.

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Our food stamp card came today and, let me tell you, that was a blessing. Lots of food bought, almost couldn't close our freezer! Found a few ~amazing~ places that accept the Direction Card, like the Asian Food Market in Cuyahoga Falls and Krieger's Market where I bought the biggest strawberries ever.

I gotta buy Angie some noms, as well, in exchange for her helping me with the kitchen the other night. Because, believe me, that was quite the undertaking. But now downstairs is nice and clean and yay!

We're probably also going to BBQ tomorrow night for Supernatural, as long as it's warm out. Should be fun!

I scheduled an appointment to get the cats spayed for free next week. Since we get government assistance (the food stamp card) we qualify for their grant program. Which is awesome because I don't want yowling cats.

So things aren't TERRIBLE at the moment, but they're still iffy. Internet might get cut off, which will suck and I don't want to happen. But at least the library is close by, as is the student center on campus.

I have two job things to look in on. Gotta go up to Save-A-Lot and get an actual application from the manager and we have to go up to the Ryan temp services in Streetsboro and fill out some more papers. But the biggest problem with the latter is a lack of gas money, since the buses don't run up there on a regular basis. Krieger's Market was hiring, something I was PERFECT for (dock unloading/stock), but I wouldn't have a way to get out there every day. :/

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We helped Greg out with All-Americon on this last Sunday.

Things went really smoothly! We had almost 400 in attendance and everyone seemed really happy! Which is nice to see.

I acquired a Star Sapphire ring and TJ got a Red Lantern ring. :3 :3 :3 We also chatted with James for a good while about art and comics and other conventions in the area.

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My mom called me today to let me know my grandmother's back in the hospital. I guess she went back to the nursing home the other day, but was only there 20 hours before having another respiratory issues. The DNR order is still in place, so my mom wants to know if I can come into town in case the worst happens (or is foreseen to happen). Chances are, they're going to take her off the ventilator and things are just going to go from there.

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In other news, to help get rent money together, I'm taking commissions in the style of the ones above. They're $50 each for 1-2 characters (which is $40 less than my normal commissions of that style). Downside? They're completely digital (no traditional sketch), but I'll likely get prints made and sent out in the future.

I can complete these relatively quickly, as I pushed through those three in just a few hours at a time.



For more information, click the link above. I also have a FurBuy auction up for the same thing.

Can't get a commission right now? Advertise for me!

Yesterday was goooorgeous. TJ and I went out walking and we took the bus out to Stow to pick up a few things we needed for the house. I finally found GOOD non-photo blue pencils (I know Prismacolor carries them, but they're too soft.) with a nice hard lead. So that makes me pleased, since my old non-photo blue pencil is maybe two inches long now. Also stopped at the head shop to look at the price of pipes (a late birthday gift for my mother, not for myself), but I think I'll need to save or wait a little before buying her a nice one.

I've had all of the windows in the house open. Including some creative uses for the broken down critter cage we have (the wire panels come apart and they fit PERFECTLY in our windows) so the cats don't get on the roof or poke around outside and risk falling. They're good about not trying to be stupid on the windowsills when they're open without a 'screen', but I wanted to leave the windows open while we were gone, so it was a good solution.

Plus, the squirrel that lives in our attic can't get IN the house either.

I bought some more seeds that I need to plant. Pumpkin, cherry tomato and cantaloupe. :3 I'd like to do strawberries, as well, but they tend to GROW all over the place. I want baby corn, as well. But I haven't found it anywhere yet.

Last night we BBQ'd and pulled the Tv out on the porch to watch Supernatural. I'm sure the neighborhood appreciated our squealing and screaming. Then I remember we live in a college town and there's more shrieking at 3AM than any other time. But it was nice and it's nice to actually have a porch to hang out and bullshit on.

Today, we'll probably be outside a lot. I THINK we're gonna be huge nerds and go down to the riverwalk and LARP. We've been playing the Supernatural RPG and we're pretty HUGE fags, so it's likely to happen.

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I'm going to my mom's for Easter on Sunday. Probably going to wait until AFTER to tell her about Sabrina so she doesn't get upset.

My birthday is on the 8th.

I have two essays I need to do for class next week. One is due on Monday. I haven't even started. Then again, it's really my fault because I intended on going up to the library and getting books and doing it BEFORE last weekend, but I didn't. Plus, it was nasty and rainy for a few days there. Ick.

Still jobless, though I have a few new places that are actually hiring to put applications in at. Because, believe me, I need whatever work I can get. I'm getting tired of having to bum money off of people for gas just to get to class during the week.

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I've been thinking about maybe selling prints of my photography for some extra cash. Because god knows I need it. Plus, I do have quite a few good shots.

Still trying to sell (CHEAP) originals over on Etsy. I don't have any extra money to get more fabric and such needed for my bags and stuff, unfortunately, so that won't be happening for a little while.

Blah blah, this post kinda went downhill really fast. D: I know why that is, but...still. :/

In our Writing class, we're starting a section on sex and gender. So, today, we were talking about how sex and gender are different and how the lines with gender are blurred some times. The discussion moved to sexuality (that's also something we'll be covering) and the subject of loving someone for WHO they are not WHAT they are.

I mentioned that I subscribe to the school of thought that you should love someone for their personality and what's in their head and heart, not just what's in their pants. I explained that a lot of people have trouble wrapping their brains around this idea.

After class, the older gay man (who is nice, but very talkative) approached me outside and thanked me for 'paving the way', as it were. I was confused and asked him what he meant and he said that it was a pretty big thing to be so open about how I approach sexuality.

It kind of blew me away because I usually assume gay folks to be a little pissy towards me because I haven't had it as 'hard' as they have. I've never suffered persecution for my choices towards who I want to be with or love. My family and friends were always supportive. I've never had my orientation thrown in my face, or even bullied because of it. I guess I feel I got off easy when it comes to that sort of thing.

I wouldn't change this, of course, but I always feel like someone's going to hold a grudge against me for no real reason other than I lucked out with that.

But it was interesting. I know being open and confident in who you are (especially when it comes to things like this) is a good thing because it inspires and gives some hope to other people who aren't quite as ready to be that way.

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On the other end of the spectrum (lulz), when we were at the LGBT meeting on Thursday (not the LGBT Center opening, but the Pride meeting later that night)...

We did a little game involving the Kinsey Scale (I'm sure everyone's heard, if not, Google). It involved a lot of running around to different numbers and mayhem.

TJ heard no less than three people comment that the people who were in the middle (1-5, 0 is GAY and 6 is STRAIGHT, or vice versa, feel free to correct me on that!) needed to 'make up their minds'.

When Angie, TJ and I discussed this, we were mostly disgusted about it. Especially considering this is coming from THE GAY COMMUNITY ITSELF. I don't need to make the decision you want me to make. I've made my own decision. Just because YOU think I should fall into Box A or Box B doesn't mean I should think that.

Regardless, the LGBT club always proves to be interesting.

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Spring break is the week after next. Woooo. Week or two (I don't remember) of loafing around the house. Hopefully I can get some of this shit organized!

I also have a biographical essay (3-6 pages!) due the Monday after spring break, but it shouldn't be too big of a deal. I'll just be spending a lot of time at the campus library! Which I'm also fine with. :D

I'm still job hunting, nothing's biting. It's getting frustrating. My mom's loaning me money to cover the rent for April, but I still have May to worry about. I'm hoping, if worse comes to worse, I can talk to my landlord and we can work something out since I'm getting my financial aid at the end of May (I believe).

I got some new Moo (sampler! I can't afford the full packs right now!) business cards. For both my art (since they needed updated) and my photos. I don't know what I'm going to do with the latter, but when I get some extra money, I'm going to get some nice prints made and see if any of the fancy places downtown want to sell them or something. There's worse art/photography down there, I'm bound to get a bite somewhere!

One of the guys we talk to in our Theatre class saw TJ's desktop (it's one of the promos of Jensen for Supernatural) and asked what it was. When he told him, he said that he loves the show and we spent the whole walk out to the parking lot talking about the show and what's going to happen when the hiatus is over and speculation on the sixth season. :D So that's pretty awesome. I never expect to meet SPN fans in real life because I'm conviced they're all crazy Wincest-loving fangirls who are delusional.

Speaking of Jensen, we started watching Dark Angel a few weeks back. We started on season two because we were only going to watch is for Jensen, but we ended up really enjoying it, so now I'm torrenting season one. Plus, Jessica Alba's cute, so you really can't go wrong.

Now, my stomach is full of rage and I think I'm going to lay down for a bit. D: D:

Hanging out on campus while TJ is in his therapist appointment. Had to drop some books off at the library and get one for Theatre.

Classes have been going well. Finally caught up with everything! I have my Music exam on Monday, but I think I'll do pretty good on it as long as I study Sunday night and make sure I read up on Baroque, which I missed. I'm pretty confident in my ability to get a good grade on it. Plus, it's technically the midterm, so I kind of HAVE to.

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Something for some roleplaying stuff we're doing. Sort of a break from the Supernatural plot we've been on for awhile. It's good to mix things up and we just got into Dark Angel, so there you go! I'm not going to bother explaining her or anything, because that takes time and people really don't care. So!

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I've been thinking about taking sketch commissions. Since we're still job hunting, I need to make sure I've got fallback cash for rent in April (we're paid up through March). I'm hoping we find something soon, but I need to get on top of it in case we don't. Y'know, cover my bases.

If I DO take on some commissions, it'll only be sketches. I'll probably do something like $10 sketches or something. I know I'm underselling myself, but it's necessity over anything else.

HOWEVER, if friends are interested in something a little more than sketches, feel free to get ahold of me.

I've got some other potential money-making things on the backburner for Etsy. Hopefully I can start to crack down on those and get a little bit of cash coming in. It's not as if I don't have /any/ money, but it's my April rent check sitting in my wallet right now. So...yeah.

Getting the house was more expensive than I initially expected (mostly because we weren't able to move our things at first). Once May comes around and our next bout of financial aid shows up, I can pay up EVERYTHING so I don't have to fret about rent and such.