State of the Neko address: week 3

song+ Empty Apartment- Yellowcard- Ocean Avenue
book+ nothing currently
scent+ pizza
quest+ saving to visit Roro
upper+ i'm feeling creative again
downer+ craft supplies are expensive
attire+ work clothes
drink+ nothing

so this week i'm better mood-wise. i went dancing with Moose Friday night. we did superhero costumes- with tutus. it was awesome and fun. it made me feel much much free-er. xD i think i wanna go semi-regularly, like maybe once every other weekend, just so i don't end up feeling repressed by things beyond my control. plus it's fun to dress up all goofy and flail like a spaz. xD (also- Kyu sucks at focusing a camera.. just saying)





i'm doing better sticking to my no more dolls in 2010 proclamation too. i decided to hold off on ordering Rosalie until i can really afford her. i'm sick of scraping together every penny i can. i want to show some self-control and get some savings pulled together. some of it will cover visiting Roro this summer, but some of it will be just to know i have it if i NEED it, not just if something is pretty and i want it.. i did have to buy new headphones, since mine died on me and listening to my music is all that stands between me and newsworthy workplace violence. otherwise i'm working on not-spending though.

well, i also pre-ordered Final Fantasy 13, but i've been looking forward to it for a few years now, and i pre-ordered before i decided to be more responsible. xD it comes out tomorrow, so mine should ship soon and i can maybe even play it this weekend. xD woo hoo! (maybe)

Moose is still doing very well at the new workplace. <3 her new boss even cut her hair this weekend. xD she's part-timing beauty school, and since she's in need of practice she offers free haircuts. it looks very cute. this weekend will be a two-paycheck week for Moose, so i think (so far as she told me this morning) she plans to take care of the car's inspection and insurance, so se can finally take care of the rest. xD it's been a long road to this point, but she's finally getting there-ish.

i've noticed the only real downside to living with little sister again is the body synchronization screwing with prior (unspoken, but essentially agreed upon) bathroom schedules.. when Girly Plague strikes 2/3 or the household, it's no fun for anyone.

i'm thinking that after i've saved a decent amount toward visiting Roro, i want to finally upgrade my iPod. it's still functional, but i need something bigger. i have an 8gig Touch. i love how it works, but there's already not enough room for all my music and i really want to get more. some of Moose's, and other things that have been recommended for me. so something bigger is a must. i'd like it to still be a Touch, not for the apps or anything, but because i already bought a really cool skin for it and don't want it to be a waste of money. xD it's this Faith skin, from one of my favourite comic covers from the past few years. a gorgeous Jo Chen painting.



Moose, Kyu and i (in an effort to spend more responsibly, but still allow fun) have decided to do optional weekend-work for store credit. that lets us buy the fun things we want without emptying our bank accounts. i think we'll start this weekend. we'll see how it works out. xD it's a busywork task that could earn us each $7-35 in credit each week. depending on what's there to be done.

before the dancing, during the costume-acquisition portion of the evening, i also got some of the items i want to use for a painting. some extra-fine jewel-toned glitter, exotic feathers, flat-back white crystal rhinestones, and a plastic blank domino mask. i also got a good lead on where to find the type of paint i want to use, so that's good. our friend Mike that works at the good art store nearby has some bold-tones acrylic washes he's done cool stuff with. he said he got them at his job, so i may pick some up this weekend so i can start some of the paintings i sketched out last week. these are a bit different from my normal super-controlled things, but i'm hoping they come out looking pretty cool anyhow. most of them will actually be these mixed-media things with some bas-relief in them. xD fun to experiment with, i think. there's still a few more things i need to pick up before i can really start, but i can get them this weekend and finally be able to go crazy creatively. i wonder if Moose would be willing to share the drafting table currently in her room for easel-like purposes.. it's kyu's table, but it's her room. XD i suppose i should talk to my art-store contacts about getting an actual easel. it'd likely help a lot. if i'm not using it, someone else can, and it'll fold up smaller than a desk can too.

i guess worrying about it can wait until the new apartment though, and there's still a while left to get through in this one. plans are afoot for the organization of our future studio though.. awesome plans. xD