Friday, April 13, 2007

I think...I sprained my ankle. Now, I have never sprained anything before, so I'm not sure if I really did or not. Plus, with all the terms now a days...'Rolled', 'Twisted', 'Ground', etc...it could be anything. Which really sucks, because I don't have insurance. So I can't have it checked out to be sure. At the very least, I know it's not broken...Or, actually, I'm pretty damn sure. I'd know if it was broken, wouldn't I? Even fractured, 'cause then I would be seeing stars, yea? Anyway, how it happened, is frankly too normal and embarrassing. Especially as I have been a dancer and a fencer, among other sportsy related activities and have never injured myself like this before. Ever! *knocks on wood* (Though, that may be moot, if this is more than just a temporary owie.) *sigh* I think I'll call my friend over and have her take a look when she has time. She's Pre-Med, with field experience, and that's about all I got now. On a lighter note, after years of successfully dodging Prince Of Tennis, I have finally succumbed. I knew I'd love it the moment I got involved, so for my budget, I decided to keep putting it off. And it worked. For years! That is...until Sena trapped me. I had just finished THAT episode of Deathnote, and to cheer me up, she suggested we watch Prince of Tennis. Yea...so, thanks to Deathnote (which I had also managed to dodge - for other reasons - until Sena) I am now addicted to Prince of Tennis. Oh, I knew it would be bad...This love...is so Hard.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

In which I whine, discover Christmas PMs, and realize Lindz never signed out

Wow. It has been a looong time since I posted here. It's not for lack of actual posting, it's more that I didn't want to become the emo otaku, so I held off. Then Lindz told me nobody minded. I had planned to post about con, but...that's not relevant now. So, I decided I'd post. And something funny happened. I clicked to the backroom and realized Lindz never signed out. Ha! I've been reading people's journals, but I haven't commented - stalkerish, ne? - and that's probably a good thing, because you'd've probably thought I was her. (And in your case, Lindz, that you were talking to yourself. ;p ) That has since been corrected. I should have been replying to posts but...meh...I've been depressed lately. But, that's not what I wanted to whine about. I wanted to whine about Marvel Ultimate Alliance and having to chose who lives or dies in Mephisto's realm, without a guarantee that the deceased character will eventually be brought to life - like most RPGs. (Maybe I have played one too many.) Had my cousin and I - who is also an avid gamer - known that the decision was final and non-negotiable, we wouldn't have tried to save them both and left it up to chance. We'd've chosen Nightcrawler and let Jean fry! It's not like you can play them anyway, so...we just let it go. I mentioned PMs...Oh yes...Thank you everyone who sent me Christmas PMs. I am ashamed to say, I have just recieved them. But, I appreciate the gesture. And I'm sorry I was incapable of expressing my gratitude earlier, as such thoughtful ventures deserved. Well, since I'm here, I may as well poll you guys too. This poll has been around for while. And so far, the debate has kept my poor character from a legit name, so I can start setting in his character attributes. And, since this is a place of creativity and opportunity, if you guys would be so kind, as to tell me which you prefer, I'd be very greatful. Which spelling do you find the most aesthetically pleasing? Sayith Saeith Sayth Saeth Saeyith or Saith Sayeth They're in different groupings for a reason, but the reason doesn't matter. Just which spelling you like the most. (Please chose only one out of the 7.) Thanks in advance.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Re: ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I would like to begin by stating that I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Uzumaki Chronicles for roughly two months, perhaps three. I first saw an add for it in a magazine from Japan and blew a gasket. Found out it was being released here - with a changed ending and new main character villain so as not to SPOIL us (but I shall set aside that anger for another rant) - and began to flounce around happily. I scoured the net for caps, and only got more and more excited. Then a release date arrived, and I tacked it to the marker board on my wall. Then began the countdown. I was late for work on Tuesday (the release date) because I went to three stores before hand, looking for the god damn thing. Wouldn't you know it, no one had it on sale until Wednesday. So, I went early Wednesday. Forcing myself to wait until eleven, when I knew the stores would be open. Only to find, no one would have it until the afternoon. Days without sleep in anticipation: 2 Amount of patience after being denied twice: -200 So, I found a store that would sell it to me as soon as the box was opened - nice guy, really - and went to pick it up. Brought it home, ran upstairs and put it in. God, was I so happy! In the beginning, the game is pretty easy going. It's a bit challenging, because you have to use EVERY SINGLE BUTTON on the friggin' controller. But, the best part is, that using all the buttons, means you can virtually do anything. From Rasengan to Chidori, to the f'n "meat tank". Everything they can do, you can do. You just have to press the right buttons at the right times. Hell, if you want, you can go Kyuubi on enemy nin and beat the ever loving crap out of them with little expense of energy on Naruto's part. You find out right off the bat, that the only place to save is Konoha itself. By passing through the gates, you're automatically healed and rejuvenated. And dude, in the beginning, it's great. The missions are mostly D's, followed by C's, etc. The missions keep you close to Konoha, so there's no real worry about anything. I'm two things. No matter the game. One: I am a treasure addict. I will risk life, limb and comrade for the glory that is getting rich and having stuff. (It's very much the leo in me) This is a good quality to have in this game, because you're gonna need every little thing you can manage to get your grubby little ninja paws on. EVERYTHING has a use, and the more you have, the more you can do. -So take a lesson from your friendly, neighborhood treasure hunter. Stockpile and HOARD! HOARD! HOARD! Two: I am a Save whore. I need to save every other task. Sometimes twice - just to be sure. This can be beneficial in some cases, horrific in others. (Take The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age for example. Saving a ton of progress in the wrong place - during a glitch - caused me to lose my perfect, experienced, armed to the teeth, kill you with one stroke, take a hit to the chest laughing, bad ass, elf. The shock alone caused me to refuse to play the game ever again. And I was ten percent away from finishing the entire game.) In the case of Uzumaki Chronicles, save like it's going out of style! This is one game where saving like a lunatic will help. Early on, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the set up. All missions are in the direct vicinity of Konoha. They're a hop, skip, and jump away. I didn't care if I was low on health, chakra deprived, and dragging my left foot. All I had to do was turn around and poof! Like magic, everything's okay again! However, the saving process becomes a WHOLE different issue once you start to get further away from the village. Trust me on this. I managed to save myself more grief than necesarry with my compulsive need to save. And STILL, I couldn't escape the inevitable! After losing the same twenty minutes of progress TWICE, I chucked my controller, uttered a string of violent curses, and have not felt the urge to touch the game seriously in about the same amount of time. (Having a S..L..O..W connection really helps level the rant down.) I'll probably get around to it later. But, I'm in no rush. And as it is, it looks like the game I so eagerly awaited, is going to be relegated to 'whenever the hell I feel like it...eh, I'll play it later' mentality. Which is sad. Because, I'm sure I could have very easily become completely obsessed to the point of neglecting my health and priorities. Actually, I was really hoping it would. But, I suppose, as all things. It's just another disappointment.

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Thursday, November 2, 2006

Urg!

So, lately, I've been writing MyO posts in my head and tucking them away for later. When later comes, I am too tired to go online, and they are wasted. *sigh* For Halloween, I was a Konoha Leaf Nin. It came out pretty good, for not being anyone specific. And I'm proud to say that two of my coworkers knew where I was from. (Justin and Anthony happily exclaiming "Naruto" - because they're starting to get the pattern of me. ;p ) And two more, Erin and Martha, knew my costume was something manga based. So, props for them too! Beyond that, of course several customers recognized me. Oh! And guess what! First, lemme point out that Lindz, is the cute one. We had several customers who came in all the time to see us (and they still come in to see me and ask me to tell Lindz 'hi'.) and Lindz happened to be the one lucky enough to get the free stuff. Well! This Halloween - much to my surprise and joy - I got something! I'd been talking to one of the Naruto guys (a newer one, Lindz) and bemoaning the fact that I am still on dial up, and am nowhere near capable of seeing as many episodes as he had. He asked me for my e-mail address and told me he'd help me out. I gave it to him, thanked him and went about my business. Well, later on, he showed up and...he'd made me a dvd! ^^ So, I got the bestest Halloween present ever! I got teased, of course, but I didn't care. I was so psyched, I was uber bouncy the rest of the night (I closed) and when it came time to go home, I took a cab. (It's dangerous in my neighborhood on Halloween) When I got home, I took a shower, proped up my laptop and was awake til 4 AM - when I couldn't possibly keep my eyes open a moment longer - watching Naruto. I only got through a third. So I spent most of the rest of the day - after some sleep and hanging out with Sena - finishing it up. Eeeeee! By the way, if any of you have the chance to see the Anime Princess Princess, you should so go for it! It's great! Basic premise: There's an all boys school, and in order to keep the boys 'healthily' focussed, the pretty freshman boys are made into girls. They get a special room in the dorm, a large 'club' budget, free meals, excused absences, etc...It's how they rope 'em in. The story follows one year of three 'Princesses' and how they cope with being the school lust objects, each other and family. Oh, and I have a new fic, for anyone that's interested: Title: Lips like Morphine Author: Phoenix Angel Suyari Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Naruto/Neji Summary: I’ve waited all my life, to be here with you tonight. Archive: Just ask. Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. That honor belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. All afic that's going afic! This update feels oddly like a hit and run. Heh.

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Friday, October 13, 2006

Oh the Horror!

And I’m not talking about it being Friday the thirteenth, though that’s invariably why today happened. You see, today was the official release of Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events, book the thirteenth, The End. We had a party in the store. Now, granted, we didn’t have Lemony Snicket or Brett Helquist in store – that’d be Union. But, we did have a party. Regardless of the fact that we’d been trying to shunt as many people as possible toward Union all week, we still had a nice turnout. Nice = traumatic (naturally) It wasn’t so much the suffocating crowd of grabby customers, or the pushy chair smugglers, or the attempted assassination of an entire display of Snicket 13. No…it wasn’t even so much the fact that the store was more or less trashed after the ebb. What was truly traumatic…was watching full grown adults and a sea of chibis nearly riot when I held the grand prize over my head. We had a raffle, see. Several, in fact. The grand prize was an autographed copy of the new book. The winner? A 52 year old man, whom had totally rigged the pot by putting in about six ballots, and winning, one of six copies of the cd, the only copy of Book the first on audio by Tim Curry, and the most coveted Book the thirteenth, complete with Lemony Snicket’s Johnny Hancock. Unfortunately, there was nothing the staff could do but try to placate sed chibis with stickers, Snicket pencils, iron ons and more masks to color. Which, after an entire Snicket themed event, really didn’t make them any happier. I’m cool with anyone being a fan of anything. But, please play fair. I guess in the end, it wasn’t a very successful event. Three of the winners were under five. As the crowd of outraged Snicket fans shouted: They can’t even read the books!! Alas, this may be true. But, whilst there is no age limit, and you’re all feeling cheated, please take heart in the fact that as employees, we not only had to put up with your whining, your mess, and your disappointment, we also weren’t eligible for a damn thing. Yay employment.

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Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I've finally beaten Clash of Ninja 2!!! It took me about two days - roughly summing up the hours. Which is so much better than the five hours it took to beat Clash of Ninja. By far the best Naruto game I've played to date, would have to be Ultimate Ninja. However, Uzumaki Chronicles is due out early November. My little heart cannot wait to get my hands on it! And sometime this week, I'll be picking up Avatar. Because, I've only been waiting on it for months - and a bit of a finacial stick has me getting it late. *sigh* I guess, in theory, this should have more of a point to it. But, I just wanted to squee over winning. ;p

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Monday, October 9, 2006

   In which bureaucracy sucks and I fangirl.

So, I had my performance review today, and was probably the only person in the entire store who wasn't nervous. I mean honestly, what's the worst that could happen? Geez guys! Still, I made a big fuss at being called, and ended up chatting merrily with my manager, Jason. (Who is the coolest gay man on the entire freakin' planet!) He told me he wanted to give me more than a 25 cent raise, but couldn't - even though I got an exceeds expectations - because there is a chart they have to advise before they calculate your raise. In this, lies a factor in which - depending upon whether or not you were hired before or after a certain date - declares the percentage of raise. Yea, guess what? I was hired after that date! ARGH! So, instead of 50, or even 75 cents, I'm getting a measley 25 cents. Last year it was the insurance, this time around, it's the hire date. Barnes and Noble is out to fuck me over, worse than a horny, pot bellied, balding over the hiller. But, 'cest la vie. On the upside, today I met James Owen. And totally made a fool of myself. Okay, so I'd decided to stay late in order to stay for the event in store tonight. Which meant, I worked the extra hour and a half between the time I was to get out, and the twenty minutes before the event. I got a lot done. I maintained the entire Sci-Fi section, set up the stage in the Children's department for Holiday shoppers, and put up some new fixtures. When I'm all done, I trot over to the main info desk in Zone two, hair a mess, skin shiny, with a heafty sigh. This is what followed (roughly): Anthony: Hey Angelica. I thought you opened today. Me: I did, but I've been waiting all week for this event. *sigh* So, I stayed, and did a bunch of projects. I maintained all of Sci-fi, put up the kids set, and a bunch of other little things to kill time. *pointing over my shoulder* I'm gonna go clock out, so I don't miss it. Man standing by the counter: You worked a longer day just to meet an author? Me: *Naruto grin* Yep. Been waiting all week. I can't wait! Man: *turns to the man next to him* Isn't that great, James? Me: *jaw clangs to floor* ...You're James Owen? Mr. Owen: *holds out his hand* Nice to meet you. Me: Oh my God! *takes his hand and shakes vigorously* I've been waiting ALL week to meet you!!! Haha! And then...I rambled. ^#^ (Hehe…Lindz, I talked about you so much, Owen and his p.r. agent started referring to you as ‘the soul mate’. By the way, they say ‘hi’.) The coolest thing about meeting an author is getting to talk with them. If you guys are unfamiliar with James Owen (my family was - but then...they're mostly geekless. Heh.) he's the author of Here there be Dragons. Which, I highly recommend. I found out a lot of secrets about the series, and yet - there is so much I don't know. While we were talking, he said I was very insightful - 'cause I kept guessing and getting damn near close to his plans. That made me happy. So, there will be eight books in all, released one every October - Here there be Dragons is the first in the series. And they'll also be publishing the Imaginarium Geographica. Just like the Spiderwick Field Guide. Which, by the way, is beautiful! And I LOVE the Spiderwick Chronicles too! Today, I found out, that a second wave of the books were coming, and did a victory dance. I'm so happy! I can't tell you anything more of what I was told, because what I've shared is general information. But, I can't wait for the books to come out each October. I asked Mr. Owen if he'd come back to our store, even when his books take off and he gets really famous. He laughed and said, "I'll be sure to come here for each one. After all, I've never been jumped before." -#- Wahahahaha! So, I told him that was great, and that, as long as he came every year, I would too. Even if I wasn't working there anymore. I was so excited, meeting him, that I was shaking. And when he compared Charles William to Neil Gaiman, I blurted out that Gaiman was a genius. Thankfully, I didn't say what I usually say ("Neil Gaiman is God.") because he said, "I'll tell him you said that." Neil Gaiman is his friend! They hang out and stuff. How much cooler can you get?! Wai!

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

So, school has started again. Not for me, but in general. Which means the store is pretty quiet…until 3. That’s when all the hellions come in! And they congregate in my beloved manga section and make a mess so immense that one would think the monkeys escaped the Central Park Zoo, took the train and slipped into a mass psychotic frenzy. All it is missing is the poo. So, today, you could practically see the annoyed throb appear at my temple, as I passed by, and passed by and looked in and passed by….By five, I had snapped. I went in, pronounced loudly that I was going to clean so they all had to get the hell out (although, unfortunately, I could not use the word ‘hell’…*sigh*), lay a V-cart down, and took my sweet ass time cleaning it up. I took a whole HOUR, and delighted in telling them that it was closed, they could come back later. Justin has already dubbed me, the Manga Nazi, which, funnily enough, has caught on. But, today, Merv took one look at my happy face upon returning and said, “You know that was a waste of time.” To which I replied, “Yea, I know. But I enjoy kicking them out. It’s a sick pleasure, but I indulge it all the same.” “Okay,” he replied, “Lindsey’s alter ego.” Too which, I cracked a smile and said, “Of course.” I then spent the rest of the day with a new name on my tag. My name is now ‘Lindsey’s Alter Ego.’ Bwahaha!

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Yet another reason why my children shall be sent to boarding school in Europe....

Me: can I help you ma'am? Middle-aged woman (at the very least): *holds out paper* Yea, I need these books. Me: *gets her first and third book* Which edition of Romeo and Juliet would you like? Her: The one by William Shakespeare. Me: *slow nod* Yes, I know, but which edition? Signet, Folgers, Penguin, American Standard? Her: *annoyed* The author is William Shakespeare. Me: *getting irritated but still in sales mode* I know who the author is, ma'am. What I'm asking you is which edition of Romeo and Juliet do you need? Her: The book. Me: You mean the play. Her: No, I want the book. Me: *on the verge of losing it* Ma'am, Romeo and Juliet is only a play. *points out books on shelves while speaking deliberately slow* Now...which one of these do you want? Her: *sighs heavily* Well, I want the book, but if all you have is the play, I'll just take any one. If it's wrong I'll just bring it back. Me: *grabs a Signet copy off the shelf and hands it to her* Have a nice day! Believe it or not, shit like this happens EVERY FRIGGIN' DAY!!! I kid you not! Today happened to be exceptionally blessed with idiocy.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Aha! I know what went wrong! Pfft! And actually, it was a really stupid mistake. Anyway, thanks to Lindz, I’m up and running again. Your Yuki is in the mail. ^,~ So, I have this co-worker, who for the past three weeks has been showing up at the store completely foxed, like five minutes before we close. Since this is an employee, our manager Jason allows the break with policy. And every week for the past three weeks, this person has proposed to me. As I told Lindz, I’m more terrified that this co-worker will ask me one day sober, over the loud speaker. That’d be a bit grimey, to say the least. So, since this has happened so often, today everyone was teasing me about it. (Because it always happens Tuesday nights.) My co-worker Merv, asked me if he should go out drinking and when I told him to go on out and have fun, he got down on one knee, took out his key ring, moved the keys out of the way and asked me to marry him. Justin, of course, thought this was marvelously funny, and guffawed while customers quirked curious brows and twitched interested noses. Later, Greg – another co-worker – said very loudly that he’d just decided to go meet some friends and go drinking after we closed, to which Kristina replied, “Better not come back and ask people to marry you.” Thankfully though, even with all the ribbing today, it didn’t happen. Why you ask? Because that co-worker had to open the store tomorrow. Thank you managerial staff! Oh, and while I have you all here…There’s something I’ve wanted to ask a group of people, but never could, because they weren’t fans – or didn’t know much – and I know you lot do not have such a problem. The Question: Which Anime/Manga would you say your life most resembles?

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