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read my profile sign my guestbook Name: Elerronyar Birthday: 11/29/1986 Gender: Female Message: message me Member Since: 6/5/2005

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Contrary to popular belief, I AM alive and well. Classes are definitely killing me, with not so good grades in two of the three classes for my major- Ochem and Psych- Ochem because the chemistry department here.....well, see below......Psych, because most people failed the test and she doesn't want to curve (the mean was a failing grade. ya...wtf). My classes- well, there's bio, which I have absolutely no idea what is going on in that class at the moment....have a bit of catching up to do, but it's simple and tests aren't hard. The labs are a nice walkthrough of simplicity. Very nice breather course comapred to ochem. Then there's ochem. With the chemistry department here- I hypothesize that it's so bad and awful because the chemistry department is located in the main quadrant where all the older buildings are. The only other studies that are found in the main quad are the humanities, liguistics, all that shtuff. And math. But it is clear that math is an entity to itself.
Anyway, all of the other sciences have moved out of the main quad and into the western and northwestern sides of the quad. I.e. hospital direction. Physics, Geophysics, Biology, and even biopsychology. The chemistry department still stays in crap facillities. Thus it is angry- it wants to get out of the crap facilities and is jealous of the other sciences that have moved out. So in anger they are mean. They favor the chem majors in exposing them to exactly what they'd be dealing with years from now. Do bio majors need that? No.
But I must admit, the subject is fascinating, and the labs are fun. The TA is on constant mood swings- awesome than terrible, awesome then terrible, but after a little talking to, I think he really does care somewhere inside there ^_^
My psych class is proffed by one of those professors that has it in her head that we are all graduate students. Granted, the class is graduate students and undergraduates- however! the prof (nor do the TA's) seem to realize that undergraduates haven't had as much experience as everyone else in the field of psychology. Thus, the grading is extremely harsh. Luckly, I've been doing okay on the papers. I pray for a curve on that exam though.
Soc class is just- I love you marx, but really......at this moment, ochem and bio and psych is all I can think about. All I can think about. I'm becoming one of those science majors who thinks humanities is a joke. Oy vey. I hope it doesn't come to that point, because I feel that if humanities is a laughing stock, then the essence of human nature is gone. At least I realize this now. That means I'm saved!
In the midst of 2 relapses of sickness and mental breakdowns of multiple degrees...I am still chugging. Neil and I are doing well. I found out I have a support system at his church. I received one of the best compliments of my life in my first practice of kendo. I got a brand dress that I loved (remember that music note white skirt with the lace up sides and the print was black squigly staff lines with the word metamorphose in a musical format? Think red version of that- only a jumper skirt!). It waits for me at home to be tried on Saturday. I have an awesome halloween outfit. I got a sewing machine (which is getting upgraded to computerized this saturday!!!). I am in the process of getting another awesome (sooooooo expensive....wahhhhhhhh.....puts me in debt) jumper skirt from another brand company (gift to myself...yep yep, need one of those sometimes).
Anddddd I should be working on a lab right now. If I finish it in 10 hours, I get extra credit on it. Gah. I was hoping to be done with it by three. ah well. maybe 4?
Love you all peeps. Expect pictures soon!!!
May you catch the stars!
~Elerronyar

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Haven't updated for a while. Craziness has ensued past few days....spent three where I visited the campus at one point in time, met a few people I hadn't seen for a while, met a few new people, and overall felt old because I am no longer a first year. It was an extraordinary feeling though, that came over me when I realized this- I live there. Other than the four flights of stairs I won't survive very well, everything is perfect. I'm glad I'm not a o-aide....I have more breathing space this way. Not to mention I have less than 28 hours to update the anime library and pack my own stuff. PLUS the banner to finish. I don't think I'm going to be sleeping. To be a bit clearer, this is what has to be done (this is more for my organization sake then anything...)

LIST time!!!

1) categorize anime library and figure out how much of it is going to go under my bed.

2) work on banner, try to finish the boat

3) if it's already 5 and I'm still working on the above.....scurry to the store to get a rod for the banner as well as more embroidery thread.

4) Move stuff from downstairs to main floor.

5) Work on banner some more (1 hr)

6) Move clothes around, figure what needs to be washed/ironed.

7) Wash/iron the stuff.

8) Pack stuff (minus clothes) upstairs and move to main floor.

9) Work on banner some more (1 hr)

10) Start packing/moving into car stuff that is on main floor.

11) Scurry to clean bathroom/ vacuum upstairs and main floor/ make sure it looks like it did when I came

And now to clean up that dry palette......randomosity....

The Chicago river on a cloudy, cold, september day...

What the birds do on such a day....

Want an ipod? It's easy! Just go to the IPOD VENDING MACHINE!!!!!!! Yep...in the now Macy's...was Marshall Field's........doubled over in laughter whe I saw this....

Took Neil to see waterfall glen by Argonne

5 boxes of anime (according to mum who moved all the stuff....gah.....), one possible box of anime that wasn't moved, 3 huge binders of cdrs, 1 huge reel of cdrs to go......

12:34. Let's see if I can do it.

May you catch the stars!

~Elerronyar

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Monday, September 11, 2006

depressive romantic

I love getting all frustrations out in two horribly bashing comments about former friends that I shall not state here. I think I realeased all the tension that was building up.

Tension from what? From not getting on with paint day.....gah......story of my life. At any rate, I exacto-knifed a stencil that I had half-drawn of the bedroom banner. So now all I have to do is cut the material, sew the material, draw the pattern onto the material, and paint/embroider shtuff onto it.

Time to start getting ready for school....

LIST ATTACK!!!

Things I want to do during the quarter (not related to academics):

1) Learn how to cook (going to have to)

2) Work out (going to have to if I want to get a flowery dress from victorian maiden or mary magdalene)........not to mention health

3) Kendo and archery!

4) Make enough jewelry pieces so I could cry bloody murder during the Christmas season because I'm handling so many orders ***Fingers crossed***

5) Make enough lolita accessories to be able to buy that flowery dress......

6) Learn how to sew and sew at least one piece of loli clothing. (i.e. sew a skirt. if anything, i like poofiness....it would be good for me to learn how to sew anyway because the style of clothes i like- bell sleeves, long flowing skirts- aren't sold often in stores around here)

7) Take flute lessons

8) Go to more house outings and make a point to make it to house meetings

9) Make a point of watching several movies per week.

10) Dance. That's it. I've got the moves, I've got the body. I SHOULD BE THANKFUL OF WHAT GOD GAVE ME AND USE IT WELL!..........okay, the movie Shall We Dance got to my head.....again.............I love it so much............

11) Live it. Life. Forget the stress. Forget the damn health problems. Just live life. You've got it. NOW LIVE IT.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~*~zapa looks at lina quizzically.....'she's finally come to her senses' she thinks. 'finally.'~*~

May you catch the stars!

~Elerronyar

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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Yes it's 5:00 in the morning

okay, so paint day didn't happen yesterday so it is TODAY. I have the fabric for the banner. Now, all I have to do is draw and PAINT. I also found giraffe fabric too.....me thinks I'm going to make a jumper out of that

And explain to me why am I so stupid to mix up the Euro symbol from the Pound symbol? Just lost 9 bucks to that stipidity. Shitsky. Well, I do gain a beautiful guide to sewing...in japanese, but nevertheless.
Doh.

And now TO ANNOUNCE--
MY SALES JOURNAL IS OPEN!!!
http://starchaser2009.livejournal.com/

How does it work?
1) You go in. If you have a livejournal account, you sign in. If you don't, post as annonymous, but PLEASE put ur name there. AND BOOKMARK THE SITE. So you would know what's going on where.
2)Shop. Comment.
3) Don't pay for shipping. Because you're right here. in Chicago. life rules that way.

What's posted?
1) Jewelry I own but did not make. Some cute stuff that qualifies as gothic lolita material (which is why i got the whole livejournal sales post idea anyway instead of ebay for now....save so much money....for now that is). Stuff I hoarded and finally am ready to let go of.
2) Random anime stuff from ACEN grab bags.
3) Jewelry I DID make a long time ago. There are 4 pieces up. Go check it out!

^^ Piece that I own...and hoarded for a long long time, now on sale.

May you catch the stars!
~Elerronyar

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Saturday, September 09, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENT

This is just so it would stand out from the post below-

I'm going to be posting pictures of not-made-by-me jewelry that I need to get rid of. I'm putting these up for auction Monday evening. I'm putting them up here first hopefully by tonight so you guys can get a chance to make an offer and buy them before they go up on ebay.

Just letting ya know.

May you catch the stars!

~Elerronyar

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