Sadly, I slammed my thumb in the car door (I got my driver's license 2 weeks ago) when I got to class. :/ My thumb is still throbbing, and hurts worse when I leave it at my side/ don't elevate it. You'd be surprised all the things your thumbs are useful for. Like typing, and writing, pulling hair back, and taking contacts out. Acetimenophine (sp) is my new best friend.
and AP results are in!!!! I will sparkle up this section later...
2 in French (sigh, i did not pass. which was expected.)
4 in Lit (I was really hoping fora 5, since English is my forte)
4 in Physics B (that was a surprise since I got a 3 in Chem last year, and I understood Chem way more than Physics. I was expecting a 3)
And most surprising of all...
A 5 in Calculus AB (which is ridiculous because I had a B in the class and I'm better at English. I guess the teacher was right when he said if you do things my way the AP graders will know you're my student and give you a 5! LOL, he was joking, but I guess it was true for me. I'm still in shock I got a 5; all the people who were really good at Calc or smart got 5s, and I'm up there with them!!!)
I discovered my scores at 7:30 this morning when I went downstairs to take more pain killing medicine so I could sleep. It was a very pleasant surprise.
- Mood:
ecstatic
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I wanted to draw, but I shut down the internet, so I couldn't get references for the fanart I wanted to do. So instead, I beat Valni Tower on FE8. Except I was bummed out when I realized I'd forgotten to bring a Rogue/chest key to get the treasure on Floor 8. *sigh* On the bright side, I supported a lot of characters. All the characters have A Supports (except for characters I don't like / have no one to suppor them with, like Moulder and Garcia respectively), and quite a few have secondary supports so they maxed out on supports.
- Location:home
- Mood:
aggravated - Music:TV - Amazing Wedding Cakes
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story_lottery .---
( inherent in all objects )
- Location:home
- Mood:
complacent - Music:Momentum / Vienna Teng
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( sacred&faithful )
It's that meme again. Post snippets of your Works in Progress on your journal.
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wonderful_words and qieru. Continued from this post, which contains original fiction, and fanfiction that's not Fire Emblem 8 and Seth/Eirika related.Linkage forthcoming. One again, all formatting done by hand, in HTML. (Glares at LJ) Uh, so yeah. Let me know if you want to see more or me to work on a particular piece. Also, I didn’t even post the stuff from my 12 pages of random drabblage that baffles me on what to do with them. (not that this needs to be any longer) <--sarcasm Apologies for spammage again. (SIGH) Also, this post alone took me 2.5 hours to. *.*
These are all Seth/Eirika related. Note: all of these are the WIP listed here, fics are not active unless otherwise noted, and that most progress is in brief scenes/drabbles.
( magvel )
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( noein )
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( ballad )
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( forgotten )
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( deep dive )
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( frozen )
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( attraction )
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( faery courts )
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( kiri )
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( traitor )
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( strangers )
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( reverse rebirth )
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( whatever you want )
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( blossom )
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( schwanensee )
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( runaway love )
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( witch )
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( coronation )
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( captive )
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( freedom )
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( marry me )
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( woman in uniform )
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( return )
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( harbor bound )
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( nothing without you )
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( cold )
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( wound )
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wonderful_words and qieru. Mostly done to exorcise these demons plot bunnies. And as always, LJ is giving me a hard time formatting this from a Word doc. Ugh.A second post is forthcoming which will be Fire Emblem 8, Seth/Eirika WIPs. Be afraid.
Original Fiction
Title
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( quiet midnight world stuff )
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Huntress
( long turned to sand )
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Fanfiction
Title
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( vampire knight stuff; zero/maria; 2x kaname/yuuki )
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( spirited away; haku/chihiro )
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( kingdom hearts; roxas/namine )
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( fire emblem 8; cormag/tana )
So after 29 hours of play, I've finally caught up to where I previously was on Fire Emblem 8 (Chapter 15, Scorched Sand). Yeah, I decided to restart my file, and that's how long its taken me; an entire 6 more hours than it did the first time. However, my team is way more powerful than before. All unpromoted characters are just about ready to promote (i.e. at lv. 19 and just a few exp. points away from lv. 20) with the exception of my healers, Tethys, and Knoll (because I just got him).
Scorched Sand was so much easier to beat this time around (even if it did take me 2 hours); I died a gajillion times in my item questing in my last playthrough and got frustrated and never finished the chapter. The problem with my new, powerful team is that after promoting everyone I could, I still have 8 units that I can't promote because I don't have the items. And I'm one of the people who wants to promote everyone.
So, I need an Ocen Seal, 3 Hero Crests, 3 Knight Crests, and 1 Elysian Whips. I have 1 Guiding Ring (going to Knoll) and 1 Master Seal. After I beat the next chapter, I get 1 Hero Crest and 1 Knight Crest. This amounts to I have to leave 5 units unpromoted until Chapter 19, which has a Secret Shop. I didn't use the Secret Shop in Jehanna Hall because, well, I was poor. Without the Silver Card, one promotion item would've cost me about all my funds. And from what I understand, you can't access Secret Shops fromt the World Map unless you're on Creature Campaign. Which I'm not. D: I hate having to choose who to promote, and who not to; I spent a great deal of time blubbering over that already.
On the brightside, it was extremely satisfying to kill Valter at long last. Cormag + Dragon Spear = Victory. And I'm keeping a list of phrases and terms to use in fanfic; yes, I am indeed that dorky. And Valter's battle conversation with Eirika in Scorched Sand is something that would fit quite well with that one evil plot bunny that's currrently sleeping. Supports still make me giggly because playing matchmaker is just too fun. Speaking of which, I supported Franz and Natasha up to B (and I'm going for A), and I'm surprised they don't have a following. Their Supports are just too effing cute. I mean, c'mon, he makes her stuff, gives her gifts, and brushes her hair! My shipperness totally jumped onto that.
My eyes hurt now. I should go read books now...
Anyone have any advice for this promotion item issue I'm having?
- Location:home
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:Just Dance / Lady Gaga
...and I have plans to play more FE8... ...and finally start/finish Disc 3 of FFIX...
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wonderful_words YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
- Location:home
- Mood: accomplished
- Music:TV - Joan of Arcadia
i realize now i do not fear death... i fear my daughter will not be free when i die
- From the Twitter of an Iranian medical student
"If it bothers you so much, then why don't you stop watching?" seems to be the question of the last few days from my friends and family who know how invested I have become in the cause of the Iranian people (as I have explained in great detail here) The answer is simple: one day of caring is not enough. We must be the voice for the people of Iran who would otherwise be silenced. They are without reliable news sources, they are without mobile phone calls, text messaging, facebook, twitter, youtube, AIM, Yahoo, Google, and pretty much every other useful outlet for information you can think of. Yet they persist on the streets and on the internet in any way they can. The least we can do, whether we are across continents, oceans, or time zones, is spread their words safely.
My death is irrelevant.Wht is important is that u do not forget my words.We want freedom.i will die 4that
- From the Twitter of a protester in Tehran
Right now, brave men and women in Iran, both young and old, are sacrificing their lives for their voices to be heard. They must fear not only the police, but also the Basij -a force of men loyal to the government who plant themselves among crowds in plain clothes in order to discretely attack protesters and incite chaos.The protesters are peaceful. They mass together in crowds that are reported to grow in size every day. At night they have very few, if any, safe places to stay. Houses with satelite dishes were attacked by the Basij tonight, and during the 50 minutes of Twitter's maintenance, another university was attacked.
140 characters is a novel when you're being shot at.
- From another Iranian Twitter
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
- The most obvious thing to do is stay informed. Keep an eye on reliable sources on Twitter, refresh blogs and news sites that are covering the stories.
- If you are on twitter, retweet information from reliable twitters, but REMOVE THE USERNAME if they are in Iran. People have died because of the lack of responsibility by fellow tweeters and the media in this front. They can be tracked down by the government of Iran.
- Spread the information elsewhere. Repost this article or write your own on Facebook, Myspace, Tumblr, or anywhere else you can think of. If you write your own, make sure you are concise and accurate. Link to your sources for people to learn more.
- Change your location on Twitter to Tehran or Iran, and your time zone to GMT +3:30.
- DO NOT auto-refresh and take down websites, even if you are asked. It slows down the internet for the rest of the people in Iran.
- If you make a proxy DO NOT post it publically, otherwise it is useless. Send it in a direct message to a trusted source.
- DO NOT spam the hash tag #IranElection with useless things to "confuse the government". This does not help at all.
USEFUL SITES TO FURTHER HELP
Cyber War Guide for Iran Elections
Green Revolution - How to Help
Anonymous - Why We Protest - Iran
STAY INFORMED!
Follow on Twitter: @ProtesterHelp and @StopAhmadi
(REMINDER: DO NOT REPOST PERSONAL TWITTERS OF THOSE INSIDE THE COUNTRY, EVEN IF THEY ARE RELIABLE!)
Live-blogging by Andrew Sullivan
General information from a poser on Fark.com
Live-blogging on HuffingtonPost
دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election
- original article by one_hoopy_frood on LJ
If you are reading this right now, you have more luxury than someone in Iran could ever hope for right now. If you are watching TV or a video on youtube, updating your status on Facebook, Tweeting, or even texting your friend, you are lucky. If you are safe in your home, and were able to sleep last night without the sounds of screaming from the rooftops, you need to know and understand what is happening to people just like you in Iran right now.
They are not the enemy. They are a people whose election has been stolen. For the first time in a long time, a voice for change struck the youth of Iran, just as it did for many people in the United States only seven months ago. Hossein Mousavi gained the support of millions of people in Iran as a Presidential candidate. He stands for progressiveness. He supports good relations with the West, and the rest of the world. He is supported with fervor as he challenges the oppressive regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
On Friday, millions of people waited for hours in line to vote in Iran's Presidential election. Later that night, as votes came in, Mousavi was alerted that he was winning by a two-thirds margin. Then there was a change. Suddenly, it was Ahmadinejad who had 68% of the vote - in areas which have been firmly against his political party, he overwhelmingly won. Within three hours, millions of votes were supposedly counted - the victor was Ahmadinejad. Immediately fraud was suspected - there was no way he could have won by this great a margin with such oppposition. Since then, reports have been coming in of burned ballots, or in some cases numbers being given without any being counted at all. None of this is confirmed, but what happened next seems to do the trick.
The people of Iran took the streets and rooftops. They shout "Death to the dictator" and "Allah o akbar." They join together to protest. Peacefully. The police attack some, but they stay strong. Riots happen, and the shouting continues all night. Text messaging was disabled, as was satellite, and websites which can spread information such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and the BBC are blocked in the country. At five in the morning, Arabic speaking soldiers (the people of Iran speak Farsi) stormed a university in the capital city of Tehran. While sleeping in their dormitories, five students were killed. Others were wounded. These soldiers are thought to have been brought in by Ahmadinejad from Lebanon. Today, 192 of the university's faculty have resigned in protest.
Mousavi requested that the government allow a peaceful rally to occur this morning - the request was denied. Many thought that it would not happen. Nevertheless, first a few thousand people showed up in the streets of Tehran. At this point, it is estimated that 1 to 2 million people were there. Mousavi spoke on the top of a car. The police stood by. For a few hours, everything was peaceful. Right now, the same cannot be said. Reports of injuries, shootings, and killings are flooding the internet. Twitter has been an invaluable source - those in Iran who still know how to access it are updating regularly with picture evidence. People are being brutally beaten. Tonight will be another night without rest for so many in Iran no older than I am. Tonight there is a Green Revolution.
For more information: PICTURES:
here and here
NEW INFORMATION:
Here - near constant updates
Here - ONTD_political live post
ON TWITTER: @StopAhmadi, @ProtesterHelp
دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election
- original post by one_hoopy_frood
one_hoopy_frood- Mood:
sympathetic
( Ladies and Gents, You're Top 20! )
As for the Results Show.
( Read more... )
I referenced this post over at
_sytycd_ for info, and if you're interested in the music, this blog is worth checking out.- Location:home
- Mood:
calm - Music:A Place Called Home / Kim Richey
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wonderful_words .( more )
- Location:home
- Music:Feather Moon / Vienna Teng
story_lottery . I like this infinitely more than what I wrote for story lottery. The plot bunny struck after I stalked wonderful-words 's favorite list, and stumbled across Xirysa's Broken Wings. The first part serves more as a prologue, the second as the beginning, and everything else is the end of the story. Think of them more as snippets from the story.---
( We two - we will fly away from here )
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And because I can, here's another drabble from this universe.
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- Location:home
- Mood: accomplished
- Music:Antebellum / Vienna Teng
Author:
nagasasu Fandom: Original
Rating: PG
Word Count: 281
Genre: Friendship
Prompt: #31 Scrabble (Bonus Prompt)
Author's Note: Written for
story_lottery . Unbeta'd for time's sake.Summary: They always played Scrabble on Fridays at 5pm in the park ever since middle school.
( summer scrabble )
Author:
nagasasu Fandom: Original
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2118
Genre: Fantasy
Prompt: #18 Darts
Author's Note: Written for
story_lottery . I was totally stumped for this prompt until I listened to Vienna Teng's Antebellum. Unbeta'd for time's sake. Summary: Rebecca is on her way to becoming one of the Sighted Sisters when she begins to see a man no one else can on the battlefields.
( I know the border lines we drew between us )
Author:
nagasasu Fandom: Fire Emblem 8, Seth / Eirika
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1022
Genre: Romance
Prompt: #11 Marbles
Author's Note: Written for
story_lottery . I had to write something Seth/Eirika. Style is different than what I usually write for FE. Written to the songs Time by Billy Porter and Aerith's Theme (Orchestra) by Nobuo Uematsu. Unbeta'd for time's sake.Summary: There is no more "Princess and the Pea" to Eirika, there's only "The Princess and the Bed of Marbles." Modern Day AU.
( Once upon a time are magical words to her )
Author:
nagasasu Fandom: Original
Rating: very soft PG-13
Genre: General
Prompt: #8 Frisbee
Author's Note: Written for
story_lottery . Written to the Rozen Maiden OST. I don't like how this turned out, but I want to complete my challenge! I have no idea how to play skeet; need to do research on that. The children's powers are more along the lines of superhero!powers than the supernatural. Unbeta'd.Summary: How Alice realizes she needs to steal her wings, and the children's, back from the doctors at Rutherford.
( flightless birds )
ship_manifesto :They're having a showdown of various pairings from all over fandom, to crown the hottest couple of 2009. I feel incredibly guilty saying it, but go, and vote. They have UlquiHime, Nala/Simba, Kenshin/Kaoru... Go and support your ships!
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Should I write anything else today, I'll just add it here instead of spamming with another entry... (unless it's for
story_lottery )ship_manifesto is plotting something. They're asking members and watchers to leave a comment with your top ten pairings/threesome/moresomes of all time from any fandom and any genre (fictional only please). They'll be disabling comments at around 10 PM EST tonight.Go here to comment!
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On a So You Think You Can Dance related note:
Caitlin in Memphis: loved her hand in the very beginning. Totally drawn in. And her style matched the style of music and her feet were silent. <3
And the jazz/tap brothers. Jazz brother had some killer old school Gene Kelly skills. Oh yes~ Really brought a grin to my face. :DDDD
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The Chbeeb and Arielle duet was the damn cutest duet. Ever. That was worthy of a Top 20 routine, albeit a bit rough around the edges.
