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Three hundred twenty sixth entry - the answer is 9:13
2007-05-26 22:48:20
Time - 9:12, Noise - Saliva - "Weight of the World"
So... didn't do anything for my birthday today. Even my best friend didn't bother stopping by like she said she would. No birthday dinner, no birthday presents, no birthday travel - but I did get some excellent birthday pineapple cookies. <3
How old is Ulty, you ask? Ah be twenteh, as of about 6(-ish) PM. I think I've said this before, but it's kind of a bullshit age. Old enough for cigarettes and porn, but not old enough for alcohol. Not that I smoke, drink, or buy porn, but for those that do, twenty is kind of a bullshit age, don't you agree? For me, it's just another day out of the year.
Actually, my mama forgot my birthday was today. Well, that's not quite right. She *knew*, but she works a night job, so she goes to work one day and comes back the next. She doesn't always realize what day of the week it is (or the date). She's missed appointments for the same reason, so I can't get mad at her. As it was, she mentioned that I hadn't eaten the leftover butter beans, and I said that that wasn't exactly "birthday dinner" material - at which point she did an "OH..." of revelation, suddenly realizing that it's Saturday the 26th. Way to go, Mom. ^_^;;
So... something I've never done and have been meaning to do at least once: post people's quick comments on a video of mine.
Obviously, the only real contender here is 'Let the World Crash,' so here goes!
2007-05-26 20:39:57 Saw the video at Acen2007, I think it should have won
2007-05-24 07:24:36 Nice video, I enjoyed it. This makes me want to finally pick up Saikano. Keep it up. -Copycat_Revolver
2007-05-20 22:44:16 Beautiful
2007-05-20 18:21:40 Cute video that brings back some good points of the show - Niwa-kun
2007-05-19 20:25:01 Very nice romance video! Wish I could have been at Acen to see it on the big screen. ;_; 4/5 - aerialesque
2007-05-19 15:00:29 Good, solid romance video. It was paced well and flowed nicely, though it would have been nice to see the exta effort take to get rid of that lip flap. Nice stuff overall :D -Reigna
2007-05-19 08:57:43 :up: You just keep getting better and better, Jen!
2007-05-19 01:29:04 Very nicely done!
2007-05-18 02:31:50 it does look right, but there's nothing new
2007-05-17 15:42:13 your best that i've seen to date. good story tellin.
2007-05-17 14:57:20 very sentimental
2007-05-16 21:00:40 It already did. http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=53350 As The World Crashes Down
2007-05-16 20:34:26 My fav vid from you. :) Makes me want to re-watch SaiKano. Not perfect but was cute.
Those are all of the quick comments it's gotten so far. I have one opinion from the ever-encouraging Arigatomina. The star score is 3.68, which makes it my highest rated video (no wonder, really, considering the others are less-viewed VGMVs).
Oh, and to the person who linked Pwolf's video... thanks. Being linked to that gave me a good chuckle, actually, because I was waiting for someone to call me out on the title similarities between those two. You've got a sharp eye for catching that, whoever you are.
Many thanks for all of the comments on that video, by the way. I know I say it a lot in the forum thread, but I don't think I thank people often enough for the supportive little quick comments. They really do brighten my day. ^_^
I think I'll end this entry on that note. This was an extremely uneventful birthday, but it was pleasant.
See you, folks~! <3
- Jen
PS: the entry title is about the fifth or sixth time I've referenced a certain game... major brownie points if you have any idea which one. :D -
Three hundred twenty fifth entry - !
2007-05-26 01:01:24
Time - 12:00, Noise - Muse - "Starlight (live)"
It's mah birfday.
:O
Happeh birfday to meh.
:O
- Jen -
Three hundred twenty fourth entry - heat and sleepy sleepy times
2007-05-23 22:45:48
Time - 9:27, Noise - the television...
Ugh. It's really hot here. And I bet it'll be hotter tomorrow. We have central air, but due to my mother making crap money at her crap job, we can't afford to have it running most of the time - not to mention the fact that she got gastric bypass surgery three years ago, so now she has no fat and can't even perceive heat anymore. Because of that, we have to suffer. She never thinks it's hot. She's cold in ninety degree weather. Do you have any idea what that's like? Living with someone that is constantly freezing, regardless of the time of year? It's easily over eighty in here, but she was covering up with a blanket not long ago.
I repeat: ugh. On a related note, I have to drive her for her doctor's appointment tomorrow. Well, not to it, but I do have to drive her back. That means that I get to sit for about six hours doing nothing. I'm bringing my sketchbook, my Gameboy, and my .mp3 player, but I'll still be going crazy with boredom. At least the hospital has AC.
Hmm... I'm really tired. Feel like I'm gonna go flat over on my face if I stay up much longer - and it's only 10 PM. That's ridiculous for me. I think I'm just going to throw my clothes in the dryer and go to bed. I couldn't care less about what wrinkles overnight.
I think I'm gonna quit typing now. I'll fall over asleep if I keep going. z_z
Nighty night, folks.
- Jen -
Three hundred twenty third entry - 7474 hits... o.O
2007-05-22 15:56:10
Time - 2:25, Noise - Placebo - "Blind"
Well, time to take my place in the circle of life - or rather, as the designated dishwasher for the summer. My mother seems to think that working nights means she's exempt from chores, and my brother will give us all food poisoning with the way he does dishes. So, it's up to me. I frequently wonder how they get by without me during the school year.
Actually, that's not all. I'm also the one who does cleaning around the house (again, because my mother uses her night job as an excuse to not do anything, and my brother does a half-assed job at everything). I wash my mother's clothes when she's sleeping. I used to give the dog her medicine every day. Most of all, though, I take my mother to all of her medical appointments. She only schedules shit during the summer, when she knows I'll be home to drive her. (It's the damn anesthetics. They make her loopy as all hell, and she isn't allowed to drive herself home after procedures.)
So, today I have to wash my clothes, wash the dishes, and wash my hair. In that order. I should feel very clean after all of this. : /
Uh oh. Jonathan is doing his PMS act again. That would be my sibling. He has troubles playing games. When he screws up a part (ie: dies), he yells at the screen, hits the ground (or his forehead - I don't really get that one...), and just basically acts like a two year old. He's not as bad as the guys you see in the "comedy" videos on The Forbidden Site, but he's very annoying. I've had him threaten to beat the shit out of me on many occasions just because the constant loud noises irritated me and I told him to shut up. He never shuts up. He's very childish.
I mean, I get mad at games I die on, too. But I never freak out the very first time like he does. I just brush it off, cuz it's usually the first time I've ever done that part, or I just picked a bad strategy and I know what to do the next time around. He outright screams at the television right on the first failed attempt. And when I try to offer a strategy, he gets testy and barks at me - and he won't try my suggestion, which ends up WORKING at least half of the time when he finally calms down enough to give it a shot.
Maybe it's just cuz he's a guy, but on his third death on the Demon Wall in FFXII, he was ready to destroy the game disc, I'm sure. It took me literally fifteen tries to get a multiple rope swinging segment in Tomb Raider IV, and the most I did was sigh a few times. And I had to do four different rope swinging puzzles during that level! If I can hold my patience for that long, why can't he? It's irritating.
Anyway, different topic: I haven't done much editing in the last few weeks. Between finals, the convention, and moving back home, I just haven't had much motivation or time to edit. I hope to get cracking (more) on my FMV segment soon, but it probably won't be 'til next week.
Ergh. Looks like I have some chores to do.
See you, folks.
- Jen -
Three hundred twenty second entry - eeep!
2007-05-19 17:10:17
Time - 3:29, Noise - Muse - "Sing for Absolution"
Testing out mah new .mp3 player. :O
I seriously didn't think I was going to get one, because they're just too damn expensive in most cases. I was hoping that with my birthday coming up soon (in exactly a week, to be precise), someone would take my hints and buy me one, but it was beginning to look like that wouldn't happen. However, my sister must have a thing for getting me stuff, because when we were at Wal-mart yesterday, she asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told her an .mp3 player, but it was too expensive and I wasn't expecting anyone to get it for me. So, I gave her the alternative answer of just a few hair clips. (My bangs are almost getting long enough where I can start parting my hair differently and clipping them to the side instead of wearing the stupid headband all the time.) Well, Brandy must've been feeling generous, because she got me both things - an .mp3 player and the hair clips. The clips are worth a piddly amount, so I think that's why she didn't care about getting those, too.
Speaking of my birthday, I'm not like most kids. I don't ask for a special kind of cake for my birthday, nor do I ask for pie. No, instead I ask for something different each year. It started with the year I asked for the ice cream cake. Then, I got birthday Jell-o the next year. Then, birthday cinnamon rolls. This year, I'm asking for birthday pineapple cookies - and I'll be damned if Mom doesn't put candles in these, too. Dinner doesn't matter to me. I could care less if we go out to eat, or even if we do anything at all on my birthday. I just demand candles to be shoved into whatever sweets I request that year. *nod nod*
Okay, so I somehow - *somehow* - managed to get my ass dragged into the phenomenon known as "Grey's Anatomy." But lately, I've been seriously considering dragging my ass the hell AWAY from it. The stories are stupid now. Really, really stupid. It's all about who's fucking who, and totally random deaths of characters. I really didn't mind the show before they killed off my favorite side character a season or two back, but now it seems like *everyone* is perpetually living the most emo year of their lives. It's like the writers feel the need to throw brick after brick of emotional angst at their characters. Real people in those positions would be in therapy and on some serious drugs by now. The only reason I keep watching the show is because the medical stuff is fun, the humor is decent, and I like the side characters that they bring in. Most of the main cast just sucks. If they can't start writing better episodes in this next season, I'll probably drop the show entirely. There's just no point in watching something with no creative drive in it.
On the other hand, Medium has stayed consistent. I enjoy that series just as much now as I did when I first started watching it. Sure, it's a crime show, and I HATE crime shows, but it's the supernatural element that keeps it interesting - and I like the fact that Allison is just a normal mother with personality flaws, and not some tough-as-nails bitch like writers enjoy putting in crime shows. Also, her kids and her husband aren't just side bits in the show. They play a real role in many of the episodes. This is the kind of formula that I think more shows need to adhere to.
It's predictable in itself to say that television is predictable anymore, but it's the truth. Those are the only two shows that I actively watch - one because I cling to the hope that it might be better like it was before, and the other because it's genuinely well put together. I don't watch anything else on a regular basis, although shows like "So You Think You Can Dance?" are fun to catch if I have the time.
I'm just not a huge fan of television. I don't even watch all that much anime. Mostly, I just use my computer and play videogames.
Speaking of which, I think I'm going to play Gleam right now. But first... a QuickPimp of 'Let the World Crash,' for anyone who hadn't seen my forum announcement:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=144163
See you, folks.
- Jen
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