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Oh boy, soon it will be December and the holiday madness sets in, driving people insane. I really don't bother getting ready for Christmas so early, besides, I prefer a month without holiday craze. Usually in the middle of December I prepare for the Christmas holiday. I make greeting cards, set up decorations, clean my house as best as my family would allow, then I prepare an appetizer or dessert, and I go shopping. Yeah, I know that sounds like a lot, but it's not that bad.
As for my job search, I have already sent resumes to at least two employers, I just have to wait for their response. I know that most of the work in the graphics field is in Toronto, but I really don't want to go to that city just to get a job. Too many bad things happen in that city and I want nothing to do with them.Current Mood:  bored Current Music: AC/DC |
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I went to take a WHMIS test at the college in the afternoon, which required a bit of research on the computer then taking a quiz at the end. The long research and the quiz were all done within two hours, shortly before the closing time in the employment center. I had to run through the quiz twice due to the fact that 100% is a pass and anything below means taking the quiz again. Now that I have passed the test, I am able to move on in my job search.
I might not have any luck with employment in the graphic design companies, but I do have a new web project and I am going to get started as soon as possible.Current Mood:  accomplished Current Music: radio |
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The chapter "Willow" from Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold! by Terry Brooks.
I am Willow, about to bathe in the lake called Irrylan, where I find the bathing Ben Holiday (played by British hotty Jason Flemyng). After meeting him, I claim that I am his by destiny and hug him while we are both naked in the warm water. Mmmm.... Jason as Ben.... sexy!Current Mood:  naughty Current Music: radio commercials |
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Title: Unexpected Prey
Rating: T for yuri and drug use
Disclaimer: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Watchmen are copyright Alan Moore. Mina Harker is copyright to Bram Stoker. The song lyrics to I Kissed a Girl belong to Katy Perry. I am just borrowing the characters and the song.
Author's Note/Warning: Call me crazy for doing this, but I really wanted to try writing a piece where Mina goes lesbian with Laurie. This story is just something I did out of boredom and it doesn't matter to me if everyone thinks it's smut. However, I do realize that whenever there are lesbians in the works of Alan Moore, they always get killed. To better describe this story, Mina is a vampire living in the 1980s, all the other League members are dead, and while looking for prey, she finds Laurie, who is engaged to Dan.
( It ain't no big deal, it's innocent )Current Mood: anxious Current Music: Love is a First - the Hip |
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On early Tuesday morning, around 3 am, I was awake to watch the meteor shower. I was at the park near the lake, sitting on a bench, wearing my winter coat and wrapped up in a blanket. The skies were clear that the stars glittered over the lake. The meteors began to fall, lots of small ones, a few big ones, and there were some that fell downwards. I did bring a camera, but it the pictures didn't turn out right. I was hoping that a bunch of meteors would appear together, but there was only one at a time. I did enjoy it though, even if I did freeze.Current Mood:  cold |
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Probably books that express sexism/racism/hate crimes/abuse and other offensive stuff. Even though I have never seen any books that express offensive material, it is a good idea to keep offensive content out of the library.
Nov. 18th, 2009 @ 11:47 am
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| » "It's the end of the world as we know it" |
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Okay, last night, I went to see that new movie 2012. It had to be the longest and most chaotic movie I've seen lately. Nearly three hours of destruction and people fleeing and screaming. Before the movie came out, I have seen documentaries and TV specials about cultures all over the world making predictions about the apocalypse and that the year 2012 would bring on doom of humanity. I'm going to make my summary and opinion of the film very brief.
( SPOILERS! )
Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 05:24 pm
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| » Writer's Block: Super-human |
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I really would like the power of fire, because I just like to burn anyone who ticks me off. I already know martial arts, but extra fire power would be handy in a fight. Burn, burn, burn!
Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
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| » Ow, My Mouth! |
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I just had my braces adjusted today. The process took like about an hour, they usually take about a half hour. They examined my x-ray from the dentist first, because the roots were getting nudged together at the front. Then there was lots of pulling and cranking in my mouth to get the wires changed at fastened in. Now, I can't even eat because it just hurts my mouth to chew. DX
Besides my mouth, I have been working at either improving my graphic design business or getting employment. I am going to meet an employment counsellor at the college to find a solution to get at least some work in the graphic design field. I wouldn't mind working part time at the local printing companies like I did after graduating. I can keep track of my work time and I really don't charge a high price, and most of the work I do is mostly layout.
I am thinking of creating my own graphic design community on LiveJournal. Just a community where I can do request design/art for others, most likely just to build my skills and add more to my portfolio, but I am not going to put charges on requests. I'll probably put a poll on just to get an idea if others think it's a good idea.
Nov. 9th, 2009 @ 07:24 pm
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| » How my Halloween Went |
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First thing I did on my Halloween Saturday was go to Future Shop for a job interview. I went into this back room with three other people where we were all asked questions by two men. We did have to take turns answering, and we had to write on the back of our papers about our time availability. I answered honestly and made references to my previous employment. As for my time availability, I mentioned I was available from 9 AM - 6 PM on weekdays, and 3 PM - 9 PM on Saturdays since I had martial arts class on Saturday mornings.
I also attended the black belt grading that the dojo was hosting, two people I know were grading that day. It was interesting, watching them perform and fight. The fun part was eating cupcakes and candy after! ^_^
I later met with my friend down town to catch a movie. We went to see The Vampire's Assistant, even though neither of us had read the book, and it was enjoyable for a film that was a bit weird. Some of the scenes were a bit gruesome, yet there were scenes that were funny. The vampires did run in a blurry motion like the ones from Twilight, but they were different, such as they don't glitter in the sunlight, and turning someone into a vampire required blood exchange. The weird bit was that William Dafoe looked like Vincent Price with that penciled mustache.
After taking a long bus ride from down town to a large transfer center, my dad picked my friend and I up so we could all have pizza at the house. I did help out handing candies to the trick or treaters, and we later watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show, another weird Halloween suitable movie. After the movie, my friend went home and I watched a very offensive episode of South Park, which was funny, but really offensive. I have no idea how they get away with it.
That was my Halloween, now I have my laundry to do. @_@
Nov. 1st, 2009 @ 04:00 pm
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| » My Pumpkin Design of 6 |
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Hello, I have the photos of my pumpkin ready to share. I used the design of 6 for Halloween this year, and the design turned out alright.
TEASER:
( The photos are here )
Nov. 1st, 2009 @ 03:38 pm
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| » LXG Fan Fiction: Night of OC Terror |
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Title: Night of OC Terror
Character Focus: Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
Genre: Horror/Humor
Rating: T for coarse language, crude subject matter and violence
Summary: While taking a walk on a dark autumn evening, Henry Jekyll is being stalked by his worst enemies, a swarm of OCs!
( Note, Story, and Disclaimer Inside )
Oct. 30th, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
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| » Writer's Block: Forgive and forget? |
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I have been holding grudges for a very long, long time. Let's just say that I do not think I could forgive the people I am angry at that easily, I would let the heat of my anger out first, then that other person would have to make a good apology for causing the reason why I was angry.
Oct. 26th, 2009 @ 09:05 pm
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| » Writer's Block: What is your muse? |
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I am a graphic designer, poet, artist, and fan fiction writer. I do try to imagine how everyone else might react, I just probably don't do it enough. I sometimes worry that I drawing I did might look horrible and that some story I wrote might be dull, but then I get comments telling me that my work is great. I try to create stuff that will try to appeal to everyone, but then there aren't many who might share the same taste. It does help the creative process though, knowing what people like and what I could do differently.
Oct. 17th, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
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| » Big Hustle for Thanksgiving |
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This week, I was helping my dad prepare envelopes for these forms, brochures and newsletters to send out over the province. I helped adding the labels, the stamps, filling and sealing the envelopes. Since the mail was behind schedule, I was up late for several nights that has made me very tired. Today it was driving everywhere to get the mail to the post offices. It wasn't that bad, since I do enjoy road trips through the country side.
It's Thanksgiving this weekend for my family, so there will be a lot more hustle. I have to help clean up, prepare food, set the table, and organize everything. Perhaps preparing for the holiday is a lot of hard work, but it's satisfying.
I was recently contacted by someone searching for a web designer, I am eager to accept the job, but no decision has been made on the position. I really would like to do more web design and add more to my portfolio, I've been meaning to try programming sites with e-commerce and on line cataloging. Right now, I have no idea how my job applications will result, I've already sent so many resumes out to different companies and it is only a matter of time before I get any response.
Oct. 9th, 2009 @ 10:23 pm
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| » Much to Do |
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Yesterday I spent my entire afternoon out shopping, even though I did not buy anything, and my friend and I went to see that new movie 9. We were lucky to catch the afternoon show on time and there was plenty of space in the theater during that time. It was a good film, dark, scary, and a little sad at the end. The film focuses on a group of nine living rag dolls created by a scientist when the human civilization is destroyed by the Machine. The rag doll called 9, voiced by Elijah Wood, decides to take the big responsibility on his tiny shoulders to overcome the Machine and save the world. The animation was awesome, the story line was interesting, some scenes do become slightly depressing, most of the characters die and I cannot say which ones because that would be spoilers.
I know that my first entry made it in to the gallery for the contest. I could probably submit another character and increase my chance at winning. That internship at Starz Animation does sound like a good advantage to a graphic designer like myself.
Speaking of graphic design, I finally got a few business cards printed for sending out. I am going to just give away just 10 cards for now, and I'm hoping that business will pick up.
Sep. 11th, 2009 @ 03:27 pm
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| » Contests... |
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Okay, the local radio station had a contest to enter a draw to win motor cycles, gear, and lessons to ride them. The contest to enter the draw was to listen to a list of six songs then call and name each song and artist. For some reason, I could never get the last song and by the time I figure it out I'm too late when I call the station. It really does suck when such a big opportunity goes like that. -_-;
I recently entered another contest at Dose.ca to create and upload a character inspired by the movie 9. I thought it would be cool and gives me an excuse to start drawing again. My entry is a monster character called the Lizard Beast, which is similar to the Cat Beast, but it's a lizard. I'm not sure if my entry got in or not, but I'm hoping it did. It would really be sweet to get an internship at Starz Animation, even though I went to college for Graphic Design, but I would love to add animation to my line of work.
Will my entry pull through? Only time will tell.
Sep. 6th, 2009 @ 06:43 pm
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| » Writer's Block: Home Remedies |
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I drink a lot of fruit juices, hot tea, and hot lemon drinks for cold and flu symptoms. I also make sure I have a lot of tissue and cough drops available.
Sep. 6th, 2009 @ 06:39 pm
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| » Hard Core Cleaning |
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Today I did the most hard core cleaning I have done in a while. My dad wanted to organize the living room and I agreed to help. First was wiping down the dust on the television stand and rearranging the videos, DVDs, video games, and CDs. The first task was rather easy, but things got harder when it came to moving the cabinets and computer desk. It involved a lot of heavy lifting and there were thick layers of dust everywhere, I'm still coughing from it. I used the vacuum to get all of that thick dust and all the nasty stuff that collected up under the couch, ew... Also, the books in the cabinet had to be rearranged and the computer desk, printers and scanner had to be set differently. By the time we were done, I was pooped!
Now that is done and over with, I've got an orthodontist appointment tomorrow and I really should practice drive. Recently I got my G1 license renewed and I really want to pass the road test for G2.
Aug. 24th, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
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| » Quite a Weekend... |
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On Friday, I met with a friend down town to see that new G.I. Joe movie. We checked out several stores in the area before going to dinner. After dinner, we tried to buy tickets early, but the theater was closed at the time, so we went to check out the other stores. Once we got to the theater, we did get our early tickets and we got good seats that were at the back of the theater.
Even though we did get good seats, people from a rival dojo were advertising by handing out brochures and doing a demonstration. I found their performance ridiculous and I just wanted to shout out but I didn't because I would have been kicked out of the theater for that. Yet, I reported this to my instructor later on Saturday, turns out everyone at the dojo I go to found it rather funny.
Okay, now I'll describe the film G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, but beware, for I might give away spoilers. ( Read At Your Own Risk )
After the movie night, I just attended my martial arts class as usual on Saturday, went shopping for things that could be used to renovate the house and checked on the vegetable patch. Now I have to go and take care of my house duties such as laundry, bird cage, and the recycling.
Aug. 9th, 2009 @ 09:48 am
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