The insanity continues on Memorial Day 2008.

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(Does anyone know why my Blog posts don't show up on the main page anymore?)

Anyway, here are a couple that I figured you wouldn't mind seeing here...

The sketchbook entry was done when I was happy to be speaking with Shieldhaven on the phone, post-GenCon-- it is something of a smoke screen for what's going on in my head right now.

Essentially, whenever the baser and worst in people comes out despite my hopes to the contrary, it gets me pretty down. The short version of the story is that I got cheated, called a liar, and am now stuck with an item that I don't want-- and of course I don't feel like dragging this through Paypal mediation. Anyway, if any of you know of someone who'd like a Slytherin robe (NOT made by me) never worn, from a non-smoking home-- drop me a line. At least maybe someone will derive some enjoyment out of the thing. (It was simply too big. I tried to return it, was called a cheat and a liar, and am now stuck with it.) The lesson I've learned? When in doubt, don't try to cut corners. Don't think that throwing money at a problem will solve it. Don't expect people to be decent human beings when there's money involved. Meh. Sometimes people suck.

As for me and my own costuming: I recognize now that I should just stick to making my own, and have done so at this point. On the vaguely good side: I found out that a custom BSG Duty Blues uniform (which I've gotten pretty good at making, having made a total of 3 complete from last year and working on three more for this year) sell for upwards of $400.00 USD. Maybe I should quit my day job.

Slowly but surely I'm pulling together costuming for D*C. This year will be the year of BSG as well as the year of the Hogwarts.

I am a Slytherin, and proud of it! So absolutely I will be there in my Hogwarts school uniform, complete with 3-and-a-half-inch-heel Mary Janes. (I'm in Slytherin. What?)

Of course there'll be photos.

Andy and I had the opportunity to spend last Saturday at Sea World with his folks - his parents, and his brother, sister-in-law, and their two kids. We weren't about to pass it up, so we got up nice and early and headed down to San Antonio with his parents in their car.

I was wondering at first if they'd take it badly if Andy and I slipped away to wander around by ourselves, but apparently not; the second we walked into the gates and the family started to debate what they wanted to see first, we slithered out of the way and headed over to the Clydesdale exhibit to see the horsies.

After that we checked out the dolphins, which you can apparently feed yourself at certain times during the day. We didn't get to, but we noted the feeding times for later. Then we headed toward the rides... because while I have a deep and abiding fear of roller coasters, I did tell Andy that if was going to try to get me on one, it had better be in the morning before lunch.

Sorry I haven't been online lately folks. Thanks to all your well-wishes (and hopefully my own expertise) I successfully landed the job at Turbine Games. I've been offline in preparation for the move, and will still probably be offline for a bit longer. My first day of work is September 10th, so hopefully I should have internet again at that point and will be able to login and say howdy.

In the mean time, I've got *lots* of packing to do and crazy amounts of work to do. I'll see you all after the dust settles.

Are Americans willfully ignorant or stupid?

this is from here -> http://www.brainphreak.net/theblackpacket/main.html and fellow member of the Silicon Valley 9-11 truth group

also I think the spelling errors are intention but I'll ask him next time I see him

Yes, it is an addiction. It took me many years to realize it. People would say it’s an addiction. I’d deny it. People would say I spent to much time gaming. I would make up excuses. I would play it off like I didn’t play too much. Deep down I knew I did though.

Did it control my life? No, I wouldn’t say that. Through my addiction I managed to get through school with a 3.75 GPA. I received a dual bachelors, got a good job, a new house and prospered. So what’s the problem then? I had no life! Gaming was my life. It was all I did with my free time. I told myself, “It’s what I enjoy doing, so why not do it all the time?” The problem was I didn’t realize there was so much more out there.

Hey gang, its been a while since I've managed to get onto the site or wow during this summer and the fall isn't looking any better. I've been accepted to the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco to study 3d animation and video game design, so I've decided I'm selling my wow account (for a pretty decent $128). Its been fun questing with you all and although I'm no longer playing WoW this is not good bye, because school or not, I'll be back in January for Warhammer Online.

So until then, I wish you good luck and phat loot

PS. Remember, I've sold my account, that means when you se

Ok.. well as you can tell from the other posts I've made lately.. I'll be single again REAL soon.. It hurts and some days feels like I'm going crazy and wondering why I'm still here, but it's for the better in the long run. But NO for those of you wondering, I'm NOT saying I'm not going to do it again!! I've said that before and look where it got me!! I'll say I have more ambitions in life and have learned some important lessons this time around and leave it at that!

I am enrolled to go back to school next month (Sept) for Criminal Justice. Financial Aide is set up tenatively.. They're giving me a hard time about his income and the divorce. GRR.. thankfully it will be final in time for them to work it out.

Now I've got his brother trying to put me on a guilt trip for my poetry on myspace.

There isn't even anything mean in the poetry I posted.

This has been the first time I've felt like having a nervous break down since we left each other last week.

No one NOT one person can know what he and I have been through with each other. He's not perfect and neither am I.

I guess this is the only place I'm going to be able to speak openly about it anymore.

At least he doesn't check the Scarab website.

He never really was a big fan of you guys. I can see why now. He's never been a people person or emotional at all. He doesn't like to get involved in anything that remotely has to do with other gamers except for his closest friends.

We will be running Gruul's Lair on 8/8 @ 9pm EST. Be sure to repair and bring potions as well as any other items you wish to have.

Clone wars day 1 hour 2300:If Your are reading this than i am long dead I wrote this during my tour of duty in the war i am jedi knight Rail Namon my story begins with me and my platoon of clones landing on the outer rim world tatoonie The separtists have several droid factories in the desert and a huttese gangster named gardulla the hutt is rumored to be in leauge with count dooku and the CIS Our mission is to land on the surface disable and destroythe droid factories and aprehend gardulla the hutt sounds simple but it is more puzzling then i know the clone lieutenant alpha 077 or as his men call him fordo loads his guns and gives his clones a pep talk as we approach the drop off point the clone pilot says general namon your clear sir goodluck i jump out of the gunship then like rain fordo and his arc troopers fall in behind me we land and are quickly spotted fordo's two sarges quickly return fire with their heavy repeater blasters i activate my two lightsabers and come down on the droids with quick slashes and destroy them fordo pulls his dual pistols out and blasts 2 droids into oblivion

I have no words for what I'm going through.

I have no breath to breath anymore.

Things suck right now.

My chest hurts constantly and my stomach aches.

He doesn't seem to care anymore.

I guess we've hurt each other too much.

Took this with my phone. We can do all sorts of cool settings on our phones.

I have it as my main pic on my myspace if you want to see more pictures.

http://www.myspace.com/jenniferpalmer82

Well folks, I had my first phone interview with Turbine Inc. and the second is tomorrow. I figure this is pertinent information as I'd be working for the company that makes D&D Online. So keep your fingers crossed for me!

If nothing else, maybe I'll be able to get the guild some cool swag

It's time for the "Tiassa random blog entry of the month!" This time, it's photos of Eclipse, another LARP but one set in the Sci-fi genre. (Yes, we're in a dance club). There was a "pit fight," complete with techno fight-music and somebody who'd yell "FIGHT!" before every match.

Be warned, there are A LOT of photos. A bit more than a hundred, if you must know. But just in case you're not completely bored at work, here's one of the best:

Clearly, the Imperium is going to conquer the galaxy if for no other reason than the shaggin' outfits.

Well, it's been about 2 weeks going full steam at both my jobs now and it's been quite an adjustment for me. My first week was a mere 65 hours and I felt like dropping dead after each night. Then I hit a 75 hour week and it was even worse, but after my 3rd week working two jobs (2nd 75+ hour week), I must say that I've gotten used to the 14-20 hour days. At first it was absolutely brutal. I'd wake up, eat, get off to my first job, eat lunch, head to my 2nd job, eat, and sleep, only to do it all over again the next day.

I still maintain that kind of schedule 4 or 5 days a week, but on the days where I have off from one of the jobs I take the time to indulge in some projects around the house that I have been putting off for a while, and it's been an immense psychological boost to feel like I'm productive almost non-stop. The big downside is that my social life has literally ground to a halt, I hardly even get time to hang out with my roommates anymore since they're usually asleep when I get home, and I'm up before they leave in the morning.

It's been a while huh? With just the occasional "yeah we're still alive" to ease people's minds, Hunden and I have finally managed to put our belongings together in some semblance of organization.

Let's see... we posted quickly about our road trip but that was over two weeks ago. Since arriving here in Austin we've managed to get into our new house (which is lovely, big, and at the moment slightly disorganized), move furniture in, and (finally, about half an hour ago) get our cable and internet installed.

So, having never really moved before (not with this much junk anyway) I can honestly say moving sucks, but is made far more tolerable when you have some wonderful helping hands (Chip, Oz, Hunden's folks down here in Austin, Tatamae). The expenses were huge, and it's going to be a bit before we can recoup our losses, but with internet comes my ability to once more contract with the Smithsonian and I should be doing that by the end of this week. With the two of us working hard, it won't take long.

So two new shots for everyone. Shot 1 is the June photo.

Shot 2 is the all important shot and brings us even closer to our trip to Guatemala.

Please note the last name!!!WOOOOT! The Jose David part will be changed when we get back...and no we do not have a travel date set yet.

This one is a bit more elaberate than the last one. I have gone through a lot of life experiences. I have experienced anger, frustration, depression, anxiet, thrill, happiness, and loss. I have experienced this all in a span of 3 to 4 weeks.

I had to write. I hade to respond to this emotion somehow.

If I could explain to you the loss of my best friend in the entire world I would.

I cannot. She is back now, but those three weeks without her were utter darkness, and my cousin stood before me like an angel in the dark.

This poem is devoted to my cousin!! She is leaving for Florida in a few short months. I will miss her terribly. She is my rock!