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Oh dang...That sounds way fun. You cosplayed as Aptom! Awesome!

On the border of North Western Arkansas and Oklahoma. It's really beautiful country up there when you go at the right time of the season.

We went up state to see some relatives over the weekend while it snowed. I got out of school early after lunch because the school board thought it was going to get bad; I bet they feel like idiots now with the roads all nice and clear. Well, we were able to head up to my uncle's early afternoon and we passed a lot of beautiful snow country, and we forgot our cameras... Damn...it was beautiful, like the snow scenes on Christmas cards. Note to self: take camera everywhere. Cell phone no good for pics.

We've had a few incidents like that before, and a few shipments came in a week earlier than expected. Dad says he's going to give the seller time to ship the figure before going to PayPal and demanding his money back. He's bad irritated with the seller. Now that I think of it, I don't remember Dad having to pay customs charges for any overseas purchases, including one of my ocarinas that costs about $150 or so that came from Korea. Edit: Just got an email from the seller. He shipped it out yesterday and it should be here in two weeks or so and he has it under 'gift' so it won't be charged by customs.

Late yesterday afternoon me, my dad, and my brother had to thaw the window heat pump unit and drill drain holes in the bottom part where a lot of water was accumilating and freezing. There was a drain hole, but it wasn't doing a very good job and it froze. It was an easy fix, but it was hilarious to see dad cursing the machine after putting insulation in around the unit and trying to put the front cover back on. We also got an e-mail last night from the guy we ordered the Purgstall figure from about a week or more ago, asking if we wanted to buy anything else, and guess what? THE BLOODY IDIOT HASN'T SHIPPED THE DAMN THING YET!!! Come on! I've ordered stuff from Chinese sellers before and I've never had this problem until now! They frekin' shipped the item the next day or on after the weekend, not wait a damn week and ask them if they want anything else! *sigh* I should've checked his ratings and see if it was worth ordering from him...damn it this is irritating.

Ah, okay. My dad and brother seem to have kept their sense of humor, that's why I was concerened.

Is it common for certain people to have trouble laughing? I've noticed recently I've been having trouble laughing at something funny unless there's someone else laughing at it. Everyone around me has been saying I've been laughing a lot more since my dad got away from my stepmom (forever known as the evil), but I'm having trouble identifying what to laugh at. Is that good or bad?

I'm not sure wich is worse: having a cat pee on you in the morning or the toaster biting the dust while making breakfast? For some odd reason both happened to me this morning.

Dad's happy. He and my brother just got a new heat pump window unit and the trailer feels more comfortable now. Also, a friend of mine made a little suggestion last night. I told him I was getting the Purgstall figure, and this is what he said (Warning:incoming insanity!!), "If you ever get the Guyot figure, stock up on Barbie doll outfits and just have fun." Guyot maybe the last character I'd get, but its ideas like those that I wished I didn't give away all my little Barbie doll stuff. I'm gonna have to draw a comic about that now, I can't stop grinning about it.

Just got done reading volume 6 of the Guyver manga, and now I'm seeing a lot of things that were left out of the 2005 anime. With Takaya-sensie there at the studio overseeing the progression of that series, I'm starting to think that the TV series looks more like a revisied version of the manga. It's cool in a way; I saw the 2005 series first then I looked up the manga after finishing the series and bought vol.s 6 & 10.

I'm jealous. I've been to a Ren fair before, but never to an anime con. What are they like? I've heard they're fun, especially if you cosplay as an anime character.

I'm gonna wait on getting an oboe. I talked with my band director today, and I found out that there is one at the school, but it can't play a single note and it would cost a lot to get it fixed. Also, I really don't go through another student instrument fiasco like I did last school year and earlier this school year. That was bull crap and I'm not going through that again, especially with an instrument that has higher priced parts to buy. I started another shawl project late yesterday for a good friend of mine down in Louisianna. She's old, and she and her husband look after some family land down there since we live in another state. I thought it would be nice to make her a western looking shawl (think light blue and medium blue colors). They're good folks, and I thought I'd do something nice for them.

Toy, definately the toy! I already have one! ... Just kidding, I gave it away years ago.

I see what you mean with the Purgstall figure. However, the oboes I can afford are cheaply made student oboes; the intermediate oboes are in the thousands. Student instruments are natorious for falling apart after a few years, especially since my school band plays college level music.

You mean the toy xylophone or the band xylophone?

I'm thinking about getting an oboe since I'm stuck with the oboe part in band. I can't play the real high notes on my flute so the director gave me the honor of being the only person playing the oboe part on the flute. Conflicting that is the desire to get the Purgstall action figure made by Max Factory. On one hand: I'm the only person playing the oboe part in the lowest register of the flute and the school doesn't have any oboes to rent; the other: an action figure I've been wanting for a long time and dad's got the money to get it unless I go for an oboe. [emote=onion]tears[/emote] Damn it! I don't know what I want! Should I go for the super expensive oboe instrument or should I get the Purgstall figure?

I wished I could've done that if I had found any appropriate songs in time. Some of them were in tablatur forms (something I have trouble understanding), and the only songs I know are from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Oh well, there was a group of boys that played a nice church tune called How He Loves Us.

Be careful what you say. A regular Northern city person could've done the same thing, also I'm from a redneck family.

Here's Ch20-23. Ch20.htm Ch21.htm Ch22.htm Ch23.htm

Hey guys. Today was not a very good day for me and everyone at school. Over the weekend a student in my year was killed at a party. All I know is that some idiot decided to bring a shotgun to the party and one of my classmates had to be at the wrong end of the barrel when it went off. I don't know if was an accident, and honestly I don't want to know at the moment. Everybody is feeling the effects of losing a classmate and student. I didn't know the student very well, and I didn't get along with her very well since junior high. My prayers and condolences go out the victim's family and friends. There's a prayer service at the flag poll tomorrow morning at 7. I might go and play a few tunes on my ocarina in respect for the victim and everyone that is heartbroken by this tragedy.

Out of curiosity: is there an Alkanphel action figure out for sale by Max Factory, or is that not released yet? Just wondering...and trying to give Dad some ideas on what to get me for graduation day.

They may have had poor managment at the time. *shrug* Who knows? The only reason I got the comic book was because I couldn't find the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books.

I just bought the Viz comic book version of the Guyver today. It's Part 4 Vol 5 I think...why can't they just put issue numbers in the corner instead like everyone else does? Also, who in the Sam hell did the cover art for them? That person needs to be fired I say!

Here's something I've got for Ch21 at the moment. Tell me what you think.

I've got some new art in! First person I showed this too asked, "Is this from Dragon Ball Z?" I was reminded of DBZ too!