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I am always here, never away. Like the hobo down the street, I lurk around and do my thing. But don't be afraid - the Katana is clean and sane. Maybe.
Hello there, this is Katana, your friendly neighborhood seventeen-year-old hyperactive fox youkai who somehow manages to have wit. Questions? Comments? Death threats? Put 'em in the guestbook! But bear in mind -
"It's a plot device. It's very flimsy, so be careful."
I've been holding off on a post out of respect for the recently departed, but now that I come down to it, I can't think of a damn thing to lead me through a post.
I think my problem is thinking of introductions. Once I get those out of the way I'm in the clear.
...Huh, look at that.
Anyway, one of the bus boys/dishwashers at work broke his wrist, meaning I've got one more day in July to work (since his hours are split between doing both and there's four other bus kids). It's the 18th, which now means I have another trifecta weekend - the 17th, 18, and 19th. I'm not complaining so much as I am bummed out. Cody, although relatively quiet, has these moments of absolute brilliance, not to mention he's really good at managing the dishwashing loads and is just a good coworker to work off of.
Yesterday, my mom and I went out because we had coupons. I ended up using most of said coupons. I picked up a new manga out of need for a new series, and it ended up being Otomen. I'm liking it so far, and hey, I kind of need a light shoujo series to entertain me. I also bought a clutch pencil set (that exact one, actually, for three dollars less) at the craft store, which I'm really liking. I'm a big fan of mechanical pencils (been using them since fifth grade), but in the art realm, you've really got to use the regular types. So it's like...balance! Huzzah!
And I can't forget last Thursday, wherein I hopped the train to Ogilvie transport center and wound my way through the Chicago streets to meet Timber. She was staying at a very fancy hotel - one of the old clubs - and boy was it odd. I fortunately was in a composed outfit (rather than my semi-satanic 'Anytime's a good time to destroy the world' shirt) and I managed to slip into an elevator, wherein I realized people actually do speak in terms of "Oh yes, quite" and "Mmm, yes" and "I heard the Smith boy..."
When I got off the elevator, I was met with a crowd of lawyers and servers. I looked and wandered a bit before panicking a little and winding over to a table near a staircase. There was a wall that had been pulled out to divide up the room, and in the little opening that was left I saw a blonde-haired girl that thankfully made eye contact with me. There was an epic hug and squeeing, which caused the lady at the table to be confused but laughing.
It was very bizarre - and I don't mean meeting Timber. The environment was bizarre. The food was good though.
Afterward, we ended up hanging out in the lobby because sight seeing didn't happen for reasons I'm not clear about. We talked a lot about TV Tropes and the old days of theOtaku and Otaku Cage Match and the Defense Shape. There was an epic ending hug before I made my way back to the station, ate Chinese food for dinner, and got a nice seat on the train while my sunburn was peeling.
More than anything, I've come to the realization that my seventeenth year of life has been rather freeing. I look back on the year and notice my parents have granted me so much more freedom than before. In part, I think they're filling the gap that I wouldn't be eighteen until almost my freshman year of college whereas everyone else would be a legal adult during senior year. They've given me chances to prove my responsibility and I've done well in fulfilling them. Late nights after pep band were spent at Steak 'n Shake, if I didn't come home until after midnight I wasn't questioned until the next morning (which would start with me saying "I was at Lorenza's until [x], we were watching Food Network..."), I was allowed to drive to ACen and spend the weekend there, I've talked freely about online friends, and when I went to Chicago to meet Timber, my mom didn't even flinch.
Very strange.
I've been referred to as "the promise child", being the youngest of three, the first and only to go to university, and the one that got the good grades and was involved in school activities. Everything else about me is unconventional (the hobbies, the personality, the boyfriend), but so long as I can keep that part up, there's nothing wrong.
Life: 07/03/09 | Posted By: Katana | 3 comments |
I was going to make a different post, but...Billy Mays. Billy Mays has just passed away. Like, this morning.
What the hell world. What the hell.
Billy Mays was actually a pretty cool guy. I mean, sure, in the beginning, he was a bit annoying, but then as I grew up, I became more attached to him. He was a guy with a love for what he did.
Man...Why am I taking this harder than the other celebrity deaths? ._.
Life: 06/28/09 | Posted By: Katana | 7 comments |
For once in my life, one of my thrown-together plans worked out.
TIMBER, I'MA COMING!!!
Life: 06/25/09 | Posted By: Katana | 5 comments |
Last night (or this morning, whatever you want to call it), I got a call from Timber at around 1am. We talked. And talked. And talked and talked and talked. 2:20 rolls around and she decides to go, whereas I had been thinking for the previous half-hour that she was going to die on me. Poor girl is being run into the ground and asked if I could somehow kidnap her.
One last-ditch plan for tomorrow. We'll see how that works out.
I got my AP portfolio back Monday, which made me a bit confused. There wasn't any score, just the five quality pieces I had sent in. After realizing that they wouldn't all fit in my room (where wall space is at a premium), I decided to spruce up the basement (my summer living headquarters) a little bit and add some thing to distract one from the long and numerous loading screens of Oblivion.
The eight mini-posters above the shelving unit holding my rather pitiful collection of DVDs come from the 13th and 14th MST3K boxsets. The 15th is set for a July 7th release, so I'll have four more posters to add yaaaay. *geeks*
I don't think I mentioned it here, but I have an incredibly gnarly sunburn from Saturday afternoon. I was at a friend's graduation party, which was of the pool variety. Gorgeous day. Combine that with my idiocy and bam, sunburn. And it's been an awful one too. Sunday and Monday nights I had to sleep on my back, but very carefully, because any weight on my shoulders hurt way too much. I also woke up several times throughout the night and baaah. But finally on Tuesday, I slathered Bag Balm on and was able to shoulder-sleep. Woke up feeling much much better with the pain being way less than before.
Completly random edit: I was browsing around and somehow landed on this, reminding me of just how awesome the world is.
Life: 06/24/09 | Posted By: Katana | 6 comments |
Several points to bring up, let's go!
- Work. I pulled another trifecta weekend. Friday was slow due to the storms we were having, Saturday was long because...and Sunday was LOOOONG. I missed my first Movie Sign, which kinda bummed me out, but I figured we all need a break. Unfortunately it had be flippin' Quest of the Delta Knights...
I can't really say what's going on at work, but it involves our owner's wife who causes chaos in the restaurant. Couple of quotes from the two-hour "after party" (I had like, five Cokes) from Saturday: "You can't fix stupid", "The moral of the story: Barrel down the old guy", and "'DON'T TOUCH THE BUTTERS!!!'"
And yesterday was busy because it was Father's Day, but it was the usual Sunday routine of two waitresses and one bus kid. I was exhausted at the end, but made some damn good tip money.
- Wednesday was orientation at NIU, and I have my class schedule! And it RAWKS!
Monday and Wednesday is Stats 208 from 1pm-1:50pm, then Art 100 from 3:30pm to 6pm.
Tuesday is Music 220 from 9:30am to 10:45am, English 105 from 3:30pm to 4:45pm, then Art 102 from 6pm-8pm.
Thursday is the same, except add Stats 208 Recitation from 12:30pm to 1:20pm.
And Friday...Friday is Stats 208 from 1pm to 1:50pm AND THAT'S IT!
Both of the art classes are actual drawing things, not lectures, despite what the class list says. >>; And I'm so glad for having double-block in high school, because boy did it prep me for the long classes and make me giggle for the short ones.
- Timber is coming to Chicago because she won a scholarship essay contest (I found the copy on my computer with my editing suggestions). I am going to try and meet her tomorrow because the group is shopping on the Magnificent Mile. There's a discount art supply store around there that I want to hit up regardless of what happens. So...we shall see. Wow am I stupid. The group is shopping at night, not in the morning. Because I could never convince my parents to let me go to the city at night, there goes that plan.
- I finally told...well, I told my mom about Kastom. Dad is still in the dark. I think. But I had the chance to on Thursday, so I did. She reacted so non-nonchalantly it's to be rather embarrassing.
But she doesn't care. The thing that bothered me, though, was her acting as if a long-distance relationship doesn't...well, that it doesn't "count". Forgive me if I'm sounding really stupid and naive at the moment, but that's the part that bothered me. She was harping on how she had been in one in her college days and is mad for having passed up opportunities to go out with guys.
There is a difference between what she's thinking and what I'm thinking. I'm not talking about technology or anything like that. She's thinking that, because I'm in this relationship, that I will reject any guy that wants to be my friend. If a guy asks me to the movies or anything, I'll go, because I see no potential of a relationship coming from something so simple. If, however, a guy is hanging around me a lot and doing such things, then I'll throw out the rejection notice. Not like that's going to happen I AM SO NEGATIVE I'M SORRY.
I like having male friends, because I can't stand the drama of all females. I look at the fact that the only friends I've kept since sixth grade are Lorenza, my best friend, and Ryu. I know how to interact and behave around guys and feel comfortable around them.
What really set my mom at ease, though, was the fact that I not only was able to answer all her questions (which wasn't a lot, just the basics), but I was very honest with it. I said I would not care in the least if she wanted to talk to him and would very much like her to meet him (which she will come September), which is something she really liked and I think was taken aback by. I just don't see this chance coming up very often - I once said that my boyfriend would have to be a geek. Not only that, but he'd have to like anime, video games, and MST3K (the third being a bonus). I consider it good fortune that not only is Kast all three, but funny, smart, and well, good looking. ._.;
- Youmacon planning occurred after Movie Sign last night. Holy crap am I excited.
Life: 06/22/09 | Posted By: Katana | 12 comments |
