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| Darn you Kristin, now I know over 50 katakana, 30 hiragana, and around 70 kanji by heart. And I'm learning more every day. ;_; You foul, foul creature! | | |
| So much has happened! Augh!
Well, let's start from the beginning. My girlfriend got kicked out of her house, permanently, by her mother over not going to church ('last straw' type of deal). So I housed her at my house and my parents didn't want to allow her to stay over here because "We're not married", at which I submitted quite a few nasty comebacks which I apologized for.
She's now staying over at Bethany's. She's only got three bucks, the clothes on her back, and her Crochet bag. I'm dropping out of the Martian Football League so I can help support her.
I also was part of a two man team pushing carts (too many of them) and we slammed into someone's car. -_-; I tried to push it out of the way but the damn thing just didn't go where it needed to. In any case, the other guy immediately took his lunch break and I reported ot to a CSM. An hour later, we were pulled into the AD Office and I was given a verbal warning. I don't think (the other guy) fared so well. He didn't show up for work for the rest of the night.
So yeah... Rachel is living with Bethany and the Kirke's for now until she can get a handle on her situation and move into this apartment we've got lined up. My mother doesn't think I have the funds necessary to facilitate an apartment just yet for myself and I sort of agree. However, I want to be there to bring the cost of rent down for all four of us and so that Rachel doesn't have to work so hard. She doesn't really deserve any of this, really.
I also called her mother just about an hour ago. I informed her that I was contacting her on the behalf of her daughter (I was) and that she wouldn't aquesce to the contract they've been working on until the 'you're going to be heavily restricted as regards to where you can go and when' clause is removed permanently. I also informed her that Rachel hasn't chosen a legal representative just yet but that I would inform her mother when he/she was chosen and decided upon as a legal mediary to define the core points of the contract.
From my standpoint, and from what all has been said and witnessed between her mother and her, that this is an issue of pride for her mother. However, Rachel feels threatened in that house. She literally has been assaulted beforehand, and I was tempted several a time to call CPS, but that's Rachel's call and not mine to make. She doesn't want her brothers and sister there either, especially seeing as her mother, according to Rachel, is exhibiting behaviour reminescent of her previous mental unstability when she wasn't yet on her medication. Since treating herself with said medication, she has purportedly mellowed out considerably, but in the last few months she has been unstable as regards to taking the medication at proper intervals. As the situation stands, it will take several weeks, as Rachel tells me, until her medication comes into full effect because her instability in taking her medication has, apparently, resulted in her being technically unmedicated on it.
Rachel has considered in the past calling CPS but didn't want her siblings to have to go through a thousand foster homes (and I don't blame her either).
So, that's why I haven't been updating in a while. School is a mess as well but I'm doing my best to get it back on track. I'm fearful that I may not be able to complete my courses at this rate, so side-tracked into other things as I am, and trying to deal with so many things at once has left me mentally paralyzed in a state of 'i dont want to do this because i'll screw it up'.
Brendan has also warned me, he's one of the good members of the Cart Crew by my observation, that he'd be quitting soon if his situation did not improve. I happened upon him as he was crying out in, what I assume was, frustration. I think anyone would be doing the same thing, really, as for the last four years he has been trying to get inside of the Wal-Mart stores, and he hasn't been allowed in yet for whatever reason. He's getting fed up with it, and his patience is wearing thin. I just hope that whatever yet may come I can somehow keep him on the Cart Crew as we really need him out there. I know that without him, many a day, I would be completely swamped.
Finally, my dad went into the doctor's office this morning. They're checking him out for throat cancer. =( I'm fairly sure he doesn't have it, as there's no history of it on his side whatsoever (just heart problems), but I hope he doesn't anyway. They're not sure how long the procedure will take and Dad was worried that he wouldn't be completely knocked out (again) when they did the proceedure. The last time he had something like this done, he was paralyzed and unable to say or do anything but completely conscious as they did what they did.
Sorry for the long entry, but I had to let some of my frustration and angst out. Thanks for reading, all, I'm thankful that I haven't made as many enemies in my absence as I thought I did. I apoligize, again, for that stupidity...
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| For some reason, today, at work, I really missed Rachel. I don't know why. I just felt really sad and morose for a while, missing her. I guess I just am not getting enough time with her these days... I'm going to correct that as soon as possible. (hopeful smile)
Also, I have an English paper due tomorrow concerning the subject of Lord of the Rings... problem is that I cannot make my mind up on what my paper is about so it is rambling all over the place more than Gollum on LSD. Ack!
And I still want my computer back and a fscking copy of Oblivion. My Wal-Mart dosen't carry it. That makes Firgof_Umbra sad and vengeant in all the right places. | | |
| Level Design- it makes the difference between the player smashing the controller against the wall or being totally engrossed in a game for the rest of their natural lives.
With the power graced us Level Designers, we make the difference between a 'good' game and a '@#($*@in annyoing' game. As such, I feel a bit of responsibility, seeing my clique of friends as they are, to gather information straight from the source. So here's the big questions:
1. What pisses you off in a game? (Please be specific. Ex.: 'When you have to run all the way back to the beginning of the game to grab the 'Nut of Importance' and run all the way back to the end to unlock a door...which reveals another door which asks of you the same thing')
2. What makes you giggle/laugh evilly/laugh your ass off/cackle in a game? (Again, please be specific.)
This journal entry wont ever be closed, and I'll always be accepting new input. Please do note- the more I know when I get into the industry, the less crappy of a game I'll be making.
Thanks for your input and time. | | |
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