Somnia Memorias

angel__heart @ 2005-10-30T05:13:00

2005-10-30T10:24:02Z

I've stopped updating. Meh.

I don't really see any point in LJ anymore. Looking back, it seems it created more problems than it solved. So I'm probably gonna stop updating for a while, possibly forever. Or at least until I can actually find something important to say. >_> It's not like anything good is going into it anyway, right? If I really had any sort of earth-shattering news to tell any of you, I'd either be calling, e-mailing or IMing you... So this journal has officially become useless. Besides, even when I DID have stuff to tell you guys, I hardly updated anyway, lol.

Love ya all. ^^ Bye-bye.

angel__heart @ 2005-09-04T05:26:00

2005-09-04T09:27:27Z

http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2005/08/curiosities-from-japans-porno-shops.html

...wtf? XD

angel__heart @ 2005-09-04T04:51:00

2005-09-04T08:56:27Z

So I'm having a moment where I need to make a decision. And I don't really know what to do. And it's making me physically sick, because it's making me hella-stressed.

I wanna talk to somebody, but I dunno who to talk to. I don't even know if I should talk to anyone at all.

...I think I'm gonna throw up. :\

Latest news from Asa...

2005-09-01T16:39:10Z

1.) Grandma is back in the hospital for a few days because she's building up fluid in her abdomen for unknown reasons, and her breathing and heartbeat sound pretty bad.

2.) I'm taking Art History at NOVA, and Lynn's in my class. Lynn has been a real life-saver, because without her, I would never get my homework done. Thanks Lynn!

3.) Constant errand running and taking care of my grandparents has kept me from getting in touch with Kami. Kami, if you haven't left for Japan yet, let me know. ; ;

4.) Charlie ignores me a lot for video games (WoW, mostly), and even forgot to pick me up from school last night because he was so engrossed in his game. Thanks a lot, Charlie. ~_~

And that's the basics of what happened over the past week or so.

Oh, I forgot to mention. Last night (or this morning, whatever) I had a dream that Lynn was driving in my uncle's station wagon with my mom in the front seat, and me and my dad in the back. Lynn was driving up this hill and stopped too far ahead of the stoplight line. I told her to back up, and we ended up driving down the hill in reverse, yelling at Lynn to hit the brakes, which somehow she kept missing (all the while, she was hitting the gas instead >.>). We almost hit several cars while careening down this incredibly long stretch of downhill road, and when I noticed we were about to hit a bunch of cars that had been in a wreck, I squeezed between the front seats and hit the breaks myself, stopping just inches away from the car wreck behind us. And I woke up.

...Lynn, I love you and all, but I'm not going to go driving with you any time soon. XD

So it's been two months now...

2005-08-12T17:35:49Z

Not too much has happened... Well, maybe a lot has happened, I just can't remember half of it. Charlie bought a car - a silver Honda Civic LX. It's actually pretty nice, even though it's used. We found a gaming store right next to the mall, so we have a place to buy cards and run our role-playing game if we ever decide to start it up. My grandparents have somewhat stablized... My grandmother kinda just stares off into space most of the time and doesn't really talk, and my grandfather fell again when he went outside without telling anyone. Ugh, he's so stubborn. But at least they're okay right now. I was hanging out with my cousins a lot a few weeks ago, but lately I've been staying home and attempting to clean the house. And if you knew how messy my house was, you'd understand why it's overwhelmingly tiring. XD I also registered for classes at NOVA, but I can't pay for them until next week, so they got dropped. ;_; Hopefully I'll still be able to register next week...though working really doesn't sound so bad, either. Charlie even bought me a new tablet so that I can start drawing again, which I have been doing lately. Inspiration is still a bit hard to come by, but it's slowly beginning to come back to me. I even thought about starting a web comic, but after Lynn showed me something on a lady stealing peoples' art and identities, my enthusiasm for doing so has disappeared. I'm scared to post any of my stuff online now. >_< Maybe when I have the money to do it, I'll copyright all my stuff, then I won't be so paranoid.

Yeah... this is craptacular.

2005-06-19T21:36:15Z

Okay, so I'm not coming back to CA. I'm staying in VA for a while to go to school, and Charlie's coming with me. While that makes me happy in some ways, it also makes me sad. I really like being here, and I'm kinda sad that I'm leaving.

Gonna have a lot of crap to deal with when I get there... Getting ready for school, finding another job, finding an apartment, taking care of my grandpa, as well as my grandma... Yeah, my grandma's sick now, too. Realistically, they're not going to be around much longer, and I'm probably gonna have to attend a double funeral. My mom might have to go through surgery soon, and my parents are tight on money, and it's my fault. I'm frikkin' stressed... It's like the sky is falling. Y'know that saying, "When it rains, it pours"? It's raining f-ing cats and dogs right now. Too much shit happening all at once. Oh, and Thanee didn't get his DVDs in the mail, which means they're probably f-ing lost. I'll have to replace them if that's the case... Oh well. Just another thing to add to the list of things to do.

I need some thinking time.

Man, I'm stressed.

2005-06-03T04:09:31Z

Okay, so when have I not been stressed? I mean, really. Have you ever heard me say I'm doing well or anything? No. Thinking about this, I've come to this conclusion: my life sucks.

About... oh, I think it was a week or so ago... My father called me before work with some bad news. A few days before, my grandfather had gotten up for who knows what reason, and my aunt and uncle weren't there because they were at work. Being as old and feeble as he is, he fell on the table in front of him and broke his ribs. While that sounds pretty bad by itself, you have to keep in mind that he's also 92 years old, has cancer, and has a lot of trouble breathing because he has a very mild form of pneumonia. It's very dangerous for old people to break bones, because their bodies just can't handle repairing itself anymore. Add to that the fact that my grandfather is quite sick, and it's a recipie for disaster. I really can't describe how upset I am... It's been affecting my work performance and my relationship a bit. I really think I may have to quit Disney, because I'm just not doing so well right now. I don't want to, but... well, I'd rather quit than be fired, y'know?

Anyway... I'm gonna be home for about a week in July to see my grandpa. I think I'm coming home on the 7th. I'd really like to see you guys before I go back to CA... so if you guys could arrange a day to meet (the 9th is off limits due to a VERY large family reunion), that'd be great.

Charlie says Star Wars sucked.

2005-05-21T08:56:17Z

I liked it though. Maybe some of the moments were a bit cheesy, or just downright retarded (Padme is frikkin' fat with her babies, how could NO ONE notice? And she and Anakin (sp?) sleep together in the same apartment all the time, helloooo~?! You don't need to know rocket science to figure out they're married, and yet, it seems everyone in the universe has dropped about 50 IQ points. I mean, come on... Obi-wan had to use his "feelings" to find out that it was Anakin's kids she was having. Duh! :B) but even still, it wasn't the most horrible movie ever. Maybe I just have bad taste.

So anyway. I wanted to finish what I was writing the other day... but now that I'm sitting here and thinking about it all, I don't know if I'm ready to talk about it. Maybe I am, but just can't think of what to say. Right now, remembering it all just stresses me out and stuff... It's got me depressed (no surprise there, heh), and so I'm wondering if maybe that's why I keep getting angry and irritable. And I can feel that little monster in the back of my mind trying to claw its way back out. So hard to let go and be happy and not worry...

Sometimes I really hate myself.

Something you already know, and something you don't.

2005-05-19T20:28:07Z

So, how's it going, people? Yeah, I know. I don't update enough. Sorry. I'll try harder from now on, I promise.

Well, for starters... We had to put down Hachabunny not too long ago. He got a tumor on his throat, and just looked so miserable that Charlie and I couldn't take him back home without feeling guilty. He was perfectly fine the week before, hopping around in his cage, and jumping up on top of his bunny house to get treats all the time... He'd always shove his nose through the bars of his cage, sniffing excitedly whenever I'd shake his treat bag. I miss him a lot... The living room seems empty now without his cage in the corner by the tv.

...I think I need a subject change.

Did I ever tell you that I hate working? I'm sure we'd all rather just sit on our butts at home and veg out in front of the television instead of go to work, but unfortunately for us, we can't. That's... well, common knowledge. As a species, we can be pretty damn lazy. I know I am.

I remember when I first started working, I was really excited. I was actually doing something with my life, instead of playing video games all day and doing a lot of nothing. But now, the excitement has died down, replaced with apathy and a great deal of annoyance. I don't even do my job that well anymore. Instead, I'm doing stock team stuff, like fixing shelves and replacing merchandise. I really should be on the stock team... Even if it's busy work, I wouldn't mind. I'd rather be doing something than standing around and saying hi to people I don't know. But, sadly, my bad habit of procrastination has come back to haunt me, and I've been late to work about 7 times now. Oh, and I called out of work, too. (My bunny was put to sleep that day... I really didn't feel like working after that.) The way Disney works is that every time you're late, or call out of work, you accumulate a certain number of points. Being late gets you 1.5 points, while calling out, whether sick or personal, nets you 3. So, adding that up here, it comes out to 16.5 points. The most you can have is 25 in one year. I've only been working for about 2 months. So, already I'm in hot water. I've gotten my verbal warning for the year. My next infraction will get me written up. If anything else happens, I get suspended for 3 days, and after that, I'm terminated. So I really need to try harder. I can't join the stock team, either, because I just got a verbal warning. And I'm not allowed to have any of those for 6 months in order to join. So I have to wait for half a year before I can get away from the people. I really need to find another job.

There was a lot more I wanted to talk about, but that will have to wait. Right now, I have some chores to do, so I'll update again later.

angel__heart @ 2005-04-24T03:02:00

2005-04-24T10:21:33Z

So, here I am, sitting at the computer at 3 am. Why? Because there are things I want to say, cuz I feel like I'll have an emotional breakdown if I don't.

I like this place. I enjoy being here. Working at Disney isn't all that bad, the weather is nice in this area, and I'm close to a lot of interesting places. But I can't go to school, can't see my family or my friends, and lately I've noticed that I get irritated a lot. I don't really know why. It's hard to describe how I feel. I want to talk about it with Charlie, but it's hard to say it in words. Typing out all my frustrations is easy. Face to face talking isn't. That bothers me a lot. I guess I'm afraid of what will happen if I decide to say something. I don't want to say the wrong thing, trying to explain how I feel only to have him misunderstand and get upset.

I've been thinking about my life a lot lately... wondering how things would be if I had done everything differently. I didn't think I'd be doing what I'm doing now 3 years ago. I figured I'd be in college, maybe have a part-time job somewhere, and still be living with my parents. I'm not saying my situation right now is bad or anything, just that it's a lot different from what I had imagined so long ago. Though I have to admit, I wish I was in school right now.

Man, I'm tired... There was more I wanted to say, but I'm falling asleep in my chair. I guess I'll have to update again later.

I didn't have to work this week. And it's awesome.

2005-04-07T01:44:03Z

I enjoy my job a lot. I also hate it just as much as I enjoy it. XD So one week of freedom is gladly welcomed. Too bad I'm sick and can't go anywhere. >.<

I kinda stopped playing FFXI. I only pop on every now and then to see if my cousin's online and to talk to my friends. Now I play World of Warcraft most of the time. I like how I can do stuff by myself and not have to interact with other people to level up. That means I can be as much of a recluse as I want to be. XD Kinda like real life, eh?

Yeah, so anyway... That's as interesting as it gets over here lately. Basically, I'm sick, play games all day, and play with candles. ~_~ Oh, and Charlie keeps mistaking me for a blueberry pancake and bites me. XD Oh, did I mention I play D&D now, too?

...damn, I miss you guys. :(

So, um... Yeah.

2005-03-23T00:36:48Z

Hi. You might not remember me, but my name's Brittany. Nice to meet you. Again. XD

Okay, enough of the bull. I seriously haven't updated in a while. And, of course, as usual, a lot of stuff has happened since the last time I posted.

I just don't remember all of it. >.>

I think the biggest thing that's happened is that I'm working. Can you guess where? I'll give you a hint: the mascot wears red shorts and yellow shoes.

That's right.

I work at DISNEYLAND! @_@

Charlie's cousin has been working there for over a year, and says it sucks. I've only been working for about... oh, maybe a week. But I like it. The people are nice. Of course, I'd much rather stay in my little corner of the apartment and play video games all day. But I can't, so now I just work at a fun place. :) In 3 months I can start getting people in for free. Anybody wanna come visit? >.>

I'm kinda thinking about not playing FFXI anymore. But now my cousin's playing it. Hmm. Lineage II looks really nice, but I only have one computer. Meh, I guess I'll be sticking with FFXI after all.

Okay, so maybe nothing much has happened after all. I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of other stuff I could tell you about, but I can't come up with anything off the top of my head. You guys need to pester me to update more. Otherwise I'm not gonna post for another 3 months and I'm gonna forget to tell you about important things. >.<

...stupid cold. ~_~ *sneezes and sniffles*

Hm.

2004-12-24T02:11:03Z

Wow, it's already the 23... wtf?

I feel kinda weird not being at home for Christmas. Like I'm missing something. I wanna see my cousin. I guess I'll be making a lot of calls this weekend.

Today I'll be turning in an application to work at an electronics store. I know you all know how lazy I am (lol), and maybe it seems a bit odd to hear me say that I want to work, but I'd really like to find a job. I probably won't have much money after helping to pay bills and stuff, but at least I'll have a little bit to spend on myself, y'know? Hopefully they'll be able to change my schedule later on when I start taking classes... Gah, I have to pay $140-something per credit. That sucks ass. I guess if I get the job, I'll just be saving money for a few months. ~_~

I'm feeling irritable right now, cuz people in FFXI piss me off. Not to mention I'm PMSing. lmao.

...Damn, I can't remember what else I was gonna say...

angel__heart @ 2004-12-20T10:54:00

2004-12-20T18:55:45Z

Your Beauty lies
in Dreams. Day-dreamer, creative and forever lost
in thoughts. You're a
dreamer, wanting more in your life than you have
now. Though you a lot of your
dreams never seem to leave your own mind. You've
created your own little world
inside that head of yours and you're most beautiful
when your mind is in
the clouds with sparkles in your eyes. You'd rather
be asleep than awake and
people find it hard to have long conversations with
you as you mind often
wanders and you aren't a big fan of reality. You
are long and almost child-like
probably with a great love for Fantasy or Science
Fiction. You're very creative
and most likely love to write wonderful stories or
draw and even sing, anything
creative that you can use that vast imagination of
yours. You're a bit of a
puzzle to people love to wonder as to what is going
in your mind.

Some Things
That Represent You:

Element:
Water, Wind Animal: Eagle Color:
Purples, Blues,
Pinks, Misty Colors Song: Imaginary by
Evanescence Expression: Blank Stare

Gemstone:
Rose Quartz Mythological Creature: Unicorn,
Fairy Planet: Saturn Hair Color:
Strawberry
Blonde Eye Color: Violet

Quote:
"I lie inside myself for hours and watch my
purple skies fly over me."

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I think I've been playing too much Final Fantasy XI...

2004-12-20T17:15:49Z

I had a really weird dream last night. Actually, it was pretty scary. And something even more scary happened when I woke up the first time.

Charlie and I were running around through this dungeon-type area. Strangely, the place looked very similar to an area in the game called Garlaige Citadel. There were also lots of undead monsters and such that we kept avoiding throughout our trip.

One thing that really stuck out in my mind was that we kept going up all these stairs... It was hazy, and I couldn't really make out which way we went, but it seemed to twist in all these different directions. I didn't pay much attention to it though, since I was more focused on avoiding the monsters.

We went down a little, and ended up in this underground waterway passage. A bunch of our friends were there waiting for us, and we decided to take a breather. A dog demon spawned next to us, then another. We stared at them, commenting on how scary they looked. Then a voice sounded around us, saying "If you think that's scary, look around the corner behind you." Of course, I'm the one closest to the corner, and I'm also stupidly curious. lol. It also seemed like I was the only one who heard the voice, since everyone else just kept talking among themselves. So I went to go look and see what was there.

I'm surprised I didn't scream. There was this REALLY SCARY LOOKING wraith-like monster down the hallway, floating in the air and covered in a tattered black cloak. I guess you could say it looked like the grim reaper, but ... I don't know, this just seemed so much creepier.

It saw me and started to come towards me. I immediately ran back to my group, and buried my face in Charlie's chest, whimpering. He didn't understand what was going on until he saw it come around the corner, at which he said "OH SHIT..." then lowered his head so as not to look at it. He instructed everyone else to do the same. I don't really understand why this kept it from finding us, but hey... whatever works, works, right? I think the most terrifying part was when I felt it stop moving behind me. My back felt sooooo cold, and I could feel the fabric brushing against me.

That's when I woke up. I cracked open an eye and sighed, glad that I was just dreaming. But when I looked over at the wall, I saw a shadow being cast on the wall where light should have been. Then it faded away. I was freaked out, but instead of waking Charlie up, I just closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep.

The next dream was very similar. But this time, things were more clear, and there were no monsters to avoid on our trip through the place. Also, we started out as a full party, instead of just me and Charlie looking for everyone else. I remember as we were going up the stairs this time, I thought to myself "So THIS is the way we went..." Instead of going down the corridor we went before, we kept going up, and eventually got to this small room while the stairs continued upward. We went inside, and found a bed and mirror with some chairs and stuff. We decided to stay the night.

While everyone was getting ready for bed, I thought about how I saw the ghost in my last dream, and wondered if I'd see it again if I went outside. So I opened the door, and before I could take three steps out, I saw it standing by the stairs. And again, it saw me and started to approach me. I ran back into the room, seeing it behind me in the mirror right before I closed the door, and told everyone it was coming. Everyone did the same 'close your eyes and it can't see you' routine, and I hopped on the bed and did the same. Again, I felt it stop right behind me, but this time, I opened my eyes and looked at it.

I was shocked.

A man's face was five inches away from mine. He looked like one of those guys from the 50's... y'know, with the greased, slicked back hair and the "I'm so cool" grin on his lips. Y'know what I did?

I socked him in the face, nice and hard. >.<

I woke up again, but this time from the alarm clock. And I thought to myself, "...What kind of stupid dream was that?"

I love myself, and in public, too!

2004-12-14T22:51:08Z

Your LJ Prison by redfrog021
Username
Favorite Deadly Sin
You are convicted of	Frequent Public 'Self-Love'
And sentenced to	Life without Parole
Warden	_dramaticpause_
Abusive redneck guard	liebschen
Easy to bribe guard	above_all_else
Cellmate	sarielv
Wants to make you their bitch	will_o_wisps
Drops soap in the shower on purpose	lestatsdarkrose
Works in the laundry and smells people's undies	kujabie
Comes to see you for 'conjugal visits'	above_all_else

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Christmas is coming. o_O

2004-12-14T22:20:09Z

I got you guys some toys from GenCon. Now I just need your addresses so I can send it to you.

And what do you want for Christmas? Ionno what to get, so gimme an idea. Just keep in mind that I don't really have a lot of money, lol.

Lots of quizzes. ^^

2004-12-12T20:28:46Z

The Assassin.

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Your element is Rain: Sad, lonely, distant and
unique. You are quite distant from emotion and
people, but you have been made this way by one
thing or another. You are truly unique yet fail
to see it, and are quite creative be it in art,
music, writing, ect.. You used to let people in
now you don't even bother to try having been
hurt so many times in the past. Your attitude
is that you don't need anyone but yourself,
people are just trouble waiting to happen. But
you really do want to trust someone no matter
if you see it or not, deep down your waiting
for someone to come and set you free. This kind
of depression can turn dangerous, don't let
them get to you. Not everyone in the world will
hurt you, humans are humans and are not
perfect. So most likely sooner or later you'll
meet someone who feels like you do and perhaps
your shell will eventually disappear.

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Cruel, beautiful, ominous and evil
You are a sprite of Darkness: Most shiver at the
sound of your name, you are ominous and
something to be feared. Humans are playthings
to you, toys for your own horrid uses.
Heartless and cruel you love the pain and
hardships of others, sometimes you are the
cause. You are very beautiful on the outside
which will entrance any mortal into believing
what you lead them to, but sooner or later they
will understand the deadly ways of your true
nature. Despite your dark side you are very
talented, you have many gifts that you leave
locked up in favor of whatever else your doing
at the moment. The feeling of love is alien and
unwanted, it frightens you. Perhaps the only
thing that does, you are quite brave and things
rarely surprise or startle you.

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Your a kitten:
REALLY cute, happy, fun-loving and fuzzy soft!
AWW!!!!! Your just so soft and fuzzy people can't
ignore you! Everyone has to pick you up and
give you a hug. Its like a rule! So gentle and
happy-go-lucky! You so naturally lovable! o_o

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Lemon Tea...
Strong willed and a bit feisty in temper you stand
out from other people! Creative but dangerous
you have few friends and those that have been
accepted into your small group are special and
unique just like yourself. Once your mind is
made up that's it and no one can change it. You
can think clearly and figure out just what to
do in a tense situation which is a rare gift.
You arent twisted by societies rules and
regulations and are rebel by nature!

What type of Tea are you? {-With Anime Pictures!-}
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The Scottish selkie was a being who appeared to be
a seal, but had the ability to shed their skin
and roam the land in human form. If a human
were to happen upon the discarded seal skin, he
or she could hide it and force the selkie to
marry him or her. However, if the selkie were
to ever find the skin, he or she would
immediately reassume seal form and return to
the sea from whence they came, leaving their
spouse and offspring on land to forever mourn
their loss.

As a selkie, you are a very withdrawn, secretive
and somewhat sad person, and those around you
find you alluring and mystifying. People who
come into your life find it difficult to find
the inner you. You are also curious, but you
enjoy the comforts of home most of all.

Who is your inner Shapeshifter?
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You are a Ragdoll! You are known for your laid
back attitude. You are the ultimate in
low-maintenance. You'd rather hang out around
the house all day than seek adventure.

What breed of cat are you?
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Your an ice dragon! Congrats! Out of all the
dragons, you are most powerful but do not like
to show it. A rare and special creture, you
have artistic style and are great at expressing
yourself. You think friends and Familly are the
most important, and are a hopeless romantic.
But of course, as ice goes, you can be a little
cold or harsh at times. But not to worry, you
always apoligize later!

What elemental dragon are you?
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Kami finds some pretty cool quizzes.

2004-12-09T04:17:33Z

You scored as Chaotic Evil. A Chaotic Evil person is destructive to the extreme. These people put no value in life or beauty, taking pleasure in destroying both what is good and what is ordered. They have little to no respect for laws and the rights of others. Revenge is a powerful motivator for these people.

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I've been meaning to update. No, really, I have!

2004-12-09T00:26:23Z

This past weekend was great. At first, I really didn't think we'd be going to GenCon, but after our friends Esther and Alyr came to stay with us, Charlie coudln't resrist pulling some money for the convention. (Yay moocow!) I had so much fun!

The convention was from Thursday to Sunday, but Esther and Alyr didn't come until Friday. We drove to the convention center and got badges for Friday and Saturday, then began our tour of the floor. I was a bit surprised at how empty it seemed; after seeing pictures from Otakon and Katsucon, I guess I got the idea in my head that all cons were large and fully packed. Esther explained that this convention was relatively new, and therefore wasn't very big yet. Even still, they had a lot of really neat stuff, and I ended up buying everyone some souvenirs. ^^

The first day wasn't really evenful. Charlie and Alyr went to play L5R tournaments while Esther and I walked around picking up all the promotional stuff, as well as taking in some of the weird costumes people decided to wear. The second day was even better than the first. Charlie and Alyr entered in the Storyline Tournament for L5R while Esther and I sat at a separate table (I got suckered into watching everyone's stuff, including Charlie's friends, lol). Eventually, Charlie got hungry and dropped out of the tournament (the tournament started in the morning and continued well into the afternoon, without any breaks @_@). So we got some lunch, then decided to wander around and buy things. Eventually, Esther and I started painting mini figurines while Charlie went back to the tournament tables to see how Alyr was doing. It took a long time for me to finish, and I'm not satisfied with how it turned out, since I got rushed at the end, but I still like it.

Alyr was still playing in the tournament (Mind you, it was 6 when they closed the painting booth, and the tournament started at 10 that morning...), so we decided to take part in True Dungeon. If you play D&D, I'm sure you know what True Dungeon is. If you don't play D&D, it's basically D&D, but with real props and an actual dungeon to wander around in. This was the best event I participated in that weekend. Esther, Charlie and I were supposed to watch a movie before we entered, but we got rushed into a group and didn't know what was going on.

The basic storyline was that an army of lizardmen were terrorizing a village, and a group of adventurers had to venture into the nearby castle dungeon to investigate and destroy the evil within. But a band of lizardmen were on our trail, and if we could not escape the rooms we were in, they would catch up to us and attack. I was the cleric (I love being a healer in all games ^~) and had to memorize what certain beads on my necklace stood for. Our group reached the dungeon, where a demon was trapped in a summoning circle and had to keep the gate closed. Our rogue disarmed a trap which contained two gems, and upon tossing the gem into the summoning circle, the demon was freed and the gate opened. The first room of the dungeon held a table with tiles, some face down, and others face-up with a number on it. A riddle on the table had some reference to the number 15, and a library holding the key to solving the puzzle. I can't recall what it said, exactly, since I wasn't so active in trying to solve the puzzle. Our group kept bickering and making wrong decisions, and every time an incorrect tile was flipped, everyone was dealt damage from lightning that surged from the table. Time ran out, and we received damage from the lizardmen, but we continued into the next room. A large mouth on the wall sounded an alarm, making the right door slide shut. Everyone couldn't decide if they wanted to go to the right or not, so the opportunity was lost, and we were forced to go left. The next room held a table covered with gold, and an altar with a golden orb and an inscription carved into it. The inscription said something about paying the oracle gold, and it would answer three questions for us. Two questions were asked about treasure and traps, upon which the oracle responed with a no both times. We couldn't think of anything else to ask, and the trumpets of the lizardmen began blaring, so we moved on. We found ourselves in a cave, and our fighter scouted ahead. He got hit with a stalagtite that fell from the ceiling, so I had to cure him. The GM asked for a certain bead (love), and I picked the correct bead on my necklace, so I cured him fully. Go me! We avoided the other stalagtite and found a bridge that led to an altar in the middle of a bottomless chasm. A lamp sat in the middle of the altar, which Charlie (our bard) recognized as an evil djin's lamp. The fighter tried to cross the bridge, and almost fell, so the rest of us crawled across. About this time, I noticed that our party had only six people instead of seven. Our ranger (Esther ^^) had disappeared! We tried to find her, but she was gone. So we continued on into the next room, where we found webs lining the ceiling and walls. Gah... spiders. As we moved deeper into the cave, we could hear Esther's cries. We found her in a large room, covered in webs, so we stopped in the hallway and allowed the rogue to use his mirror to peek around the corner. There was a huge spider! EEE! Because he spotted it first, we got to attack before it did. My first attack missed, but the next two did more damage than anyone elses attacks. I was the only one to get a critical hit, too, and I'm the cleric! XD So anyways, we saved Esther and moved on to the next room. Another demon was trapped in a summoning circle, arguing with an unseen enemy. Every so often, the faceless one would cast magic missile on a random person in the room while we tried to find a way out. I read a note on the table that talked about someone not placing their hand in Obedience, and they couldn't find the scepter. But he was confident we would fail, and the village would learn respect. I didn't think too much of it at first. We found some gems and threw them into the summoning circle, releasing the demon and allowing him to attack the unseen enemy above us. This was it - the altar room was up ahead. I healed two party members and we made our way inside. Lizardmen were worshiping at the altar and didn't notice us at first, but a gong began to sound, alerting all the lizardmen in the castle to our presence. The three at the altar turned to face us, and rushed for their weapons, but we dispatched them before they could reach them. Upon inspecting the altar, we found holes in the sides with words carved underneath them. I didn't have the torch, so I couldn't read some of them, but we all noticed one was labeled Obedience. Our fighter foolishly stuck a severed limb into the hole, and ended up being sucked into the altar and ground up. Well, at least we were sure that Obedience was definitely the wrong hole... The trumpets began to sound again, and we knew the entire army would come through the door at any minute. Panicked, I reached into the hole named Power... but I shared the same fate as our fighter and was killed. Two other members of our party shared my fate before Charlie stuck his hand into the hole labeled Respect (a hole I did not notice because I didn't have the torch >.<). From it, he pulled the scepter, just as the lizardmen ran into the room. When they saw the scepter in his hand, they dropped to their knees and worshipped him, and the adventure was over.

It was the greatest thing ever, and I wanna go again. ^^ I was kind of angry with myself for not seeing the hole named Respect... I would've known that one held the scepter after reading that note in the room before. But oh well, I still got the experience points just for reaching the last room, so I'm still happy. ^^ I'm really looking forward to the next GenCon so I can run around in True Dungeon again. :D

angel__heart @ 2004-11-29T12:09:00

2004-11-29T20:10:15Z

Take the quiz: "Who would you be in the War of Armageddon?"

The Archangel
You're the Archangel! You'd best fit the role of the Archangel during the Battle of Armageddon, the leader of heaven's army on earth. This says many things about you. You're the leader of all the angels, certainly the most powerful. You're very honest. You're not perfect but you're about as close as they come aside from The Father and Jesus. You fight for the forces of good but you certainly know your limits. There are a few you would not dare contend with...

Okay Rachel, time to fight. lol

Okay then...

2004-11-29T18:54:49Z

Yeah, so anyways, I was talking to Lynn yesterday, and we got into the subject of journals. I told her I'd start updating more often, and so, here I am. ^^

GenCon is this Thursday. I'd be excited, except I'm not really sure if we're going or not. A lot of mishaps have occured recently (Charlie blames it all on his turning 22, and the bad karma he got from gambling), and so we're a little tight on money. It's not a new occurance, so it doesn't bother me so much, I guess. Besides, there's always next year, right?

Well, even if we did go, I wouldn't be able to participate in the L5R Tournament, which was something I was really looking forward to. But, let's face it - I'd probably lose every single match I was placed in. I just don't have enough experience. I'll be ready next time, though... Mwahahahaha..... >.>

I'd type more, but it's really cold here, and my fingers don't want to move. It's almost like they're frozen... @_@

Anybody have any ideas on what would make a good layout for this thing? I was thinking of having an Aerith one to mirror Lynn's layout of Tifa, but ionno if I really want that theme now...

Hehe, I'm so proud of myself. XD

2004-10-30T22:00:04Z

BWAHAHAHAHA!

2004-10-08T02:43:57Z

See, Becca? That's what happens when you give me a block of wood for Halloween! XD

angel__heart @ 2004-10-02T20:08:00

2004-10-03T03:09:36Z

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
angel__heart goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as a Geisha.
_dramaticpause_ tricks you! You get a block of wood.
kujabie gives you 19 light orange cherry-flavoured gummy bats.
lestatsdarkrose gives you 17 tan blueberry-flavoured gummy bats.
liebschen gives you 12 red-orange tropical-flavoured gummy bats.
will_o_wisps gives you 2 yellow apple-flavoured hard candies.
angel__heart ends up with 50 pieces of candy, and a block of wood.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Oh, Becca... Why do you hate me so?! ; ;