I so want to start writing more. I was talking to a girl at work today and she started talking about a friend of hers who writes fanfiction. I realized at that point how much I miss it. So, I am -- no matter how tired I am -- going to set aside one hour each day to work on fanfictions. Even if I only write two sentences, it'll be worth it. I'll get back into the swing of writing and then it should gain momentum that way. I also really need to start sketching at least once a day -- instead of when the mood strikes me. If I want to get better and have that be part of my profession I better get to work on improving myself.

It took me almost 2 hours, but I finally made it home from work. I love how this area is just absolutely not prepared to handle heavy snow. I also love how people can't drive in snow around here.

I have pictures, but unfortunately Scrapbook is being a butt and won't let me upload them. So I have links to them on facebook. *sorry*

Mini Blizzard '09

I hate holiday hours. -_-zzzzzzzzzzz

I should frame this:

Hello Julie,

We apologize for any inconvenience you are having regarding Dolby digital. Go up to settings , sound settings , chose HDMI , custom , and make sure you have chosen Dolby digital 5.1 then follow what the rest of the settings say.

No kidding. Apparently they think I'm ignorant. *rolls eyes*

I don't understand. I just don't get it. Why is it that my PS3 was fine playing Dolby Digital TruHD before I tried to play Star Trek? I even rolled back my settings and Up was fine, but then I put in Star Trek, and no go. Now all Blu-rays are refusing to play in Dolby Digital TruHD, I'm not even getting the little DD light to shine on my receiver. *_*

I'm quite annoyed, and I don't know which to take back -- the Star Trek BD or my PS3. -_-

Yay Star Trek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

\^_^/

Why do the high rise buildings in movies and TV shows only ever have one stairwell?

Bored am I.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! ^_____^

LJ's being weird. I replied to a comment and it didn't post it so I replied again thinking it was user error. Now both my replies have been posted. O.o

I guess it just goes along with the wonderfulness of today. -_- I think I'm going to go and crawl under a rock and never come out. *scuttles away*

Mystery solved. The Xbox was down-sampling the audio to Pro-Logic II. Duh. *sigh* To top that off, the receiver is being fussy and I now can only have surround sound on my DVD player and PS3. -_-

Wow, it's been a while since I posted. Still breathing -- maybe. :)

How odd. The HDMI cable coming from my Xbox 360 transmits audio through my receiver, but the cable coming from my PS3 slim does not. What to do, what to do ....

3 weeks until Star Trek comes out!!!!! The blu-ray gift set has my name all over it. ^_^v

Yummy!

Chocolate covered candy corn is the best! :)

http://celesse.deviantart.com/art/Flying-Cucco-ATTACK-21528554

I was looking at Zelda artwork and came across this ... I think he looks an awful lot like Duo. *big grin*

Thanks to the helpful advice of yanagi_wa I now have a shiny new car! It's a brand new 2010 Corolla and I was able to get a really really good deal on it.

I'll have pictures soon. Ye olde faithful digital camera finally went dead on me. I guess that'll be at the top of my Christmas list.

This past Saturday I stepped into the Toyota dealership and when I was approached by a salesman, I told him that I wanted to look and I would come and get him when I was ready. I found a used '09 Corolla and test drove it first, but when I asked why it had so many miles on it I found out it used to be an Avis rental. So, I moved on from there. He instantly showed me a brand new one (the one I bought) and it only had 5 miles on it. No one had even test driven it yet. *big grin* It still smells like new car and drives beautifully. I'm very very happy with it.

As soon as I get a new camera, I'll post some pics of it.

I learned an important lesson today. Do not allow a car dealer to continue to talk because they are 'handling' you. I got told today that there was very little markup on the new/used Toyota's at our local Toyota dealer. Pfft. They wouldn't make any money if that were true! Plus that's where my parents bought the car I've shared with my father for 6 years now. The old owner/manager of the dealership did negotiate. I'm never going back there. They will not get my money.

So it's on to the other two cities that make up our metro area to look for a new car. I'm excited because this will be my car. I won't be sharing it with anyone. But you know, buying a car for the first time is very intimidating. O.O I'm still trying to figure out how to talk to these guys.

Dear Apple,

Why does my Macbook come without a delete button? For the button which is marked 'delete' is truly a backspace button. This makes my head hurt.

Your confused yet loyal fan,
Julie

I so want to hear Naruto tell Tobi that he's going to "kick fate in the balls."

*big grin*

Disney + Marvel = EH??????

This'll be interesting.

I'm not sure why, but as I'm reading through what I have of Dragonfly I find myself picturing Sawyer as Duo and Sayid as WuFei. O.o

I seriously think that Lost ate my brain.