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  <title>{AND YOU CAN SET SAIL TO THE WEST IF YOU WANT TO}</title>
  <subtitle>.and.past.the.horizon.till.i.can't.even.see.you.</subtitle>
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    <name>yuurei {幽霊さん}</name>
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  <updated>2009-11-13T14:51:13Z</updated>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:88858</id>
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    <title>SoCal Insominac</title>
    <published>2009-11-13T14:51:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-13T14:51:13Z</updated>
    <category term="sister"/>
    <category term="redecorating"/>
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    <lj:music>Rock That Body-Black Eyed Peas</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Can't believe it's been two weeks...so crazy-busy, the time just flew by. I probably wouldn't even been updating now if I hadn't been struck by an annoying bout of insomnia. Lovely. I'm just hoping this isn't starting to build up into a problem like it was when I was a kid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BPAL Will-Call was a whole lot of fun. Dragged sis along because I needed the ride and she owed me one, and amusingly enough she actually really enjoyed herself too once she got inside and checked things out. They had told us beforehand that E! was doing an interview with the lovely Beth of the Lab (who is an absolute genius and a totally sweet woman to boot), and while I'm sure everyone was jazzed that BPAL is getting the publicity it well deserves, the whole interview should have been taped an hour or so beforehand so everyone didn't have to wait outside an extra half hour before being let in. But when we finally did it was great (super-crowded, though. Those guys need a way bigger area) and a lot of the winter scents were really amazing. I especially liked Pink Snowballs and Peacock Queen 2009 in particular-I'm definitely picking up some at the next will call. The Peach-Moon Lunacy scent was really good too, although I love peach...anything, to be honest. As per usual, I went a little nuts with the sniffing and ended up with fifteen imps and four full sized vials of my favs: Algaea (peaches and champagne), Persephone (pomegrante and rose), Hi'iaka (hibiscus, tropical blend), and Coral Snake (an impulse purchase, but a GOOD one, just sexy sugared vanilla and lush apple that smells frigging amazing). Sara even picked some imps out herself, when she wasn't chatting everyone up, including Beth &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; the camera crew from E!, the little networker. Actually, I think they really liked her a lot, so the interview they taped with us may air, who knows. I'm keeping an eye out, at least. Afterwards, we went and got some frozen yogurt at Menchie's (everyone "HAILLLLLLLLL ILPALAZZOOOOO!!!!" now) and then Target because we needed a new dog bed for her dog (ostentiably) but really because Target is amazing and I love it so. The amount of money I would spend there, given the chance, is best left uncontemplated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes...after all that, I still just ordered a bottle of 13 online because IT IS ONE DAY ONLY! AND LIMITED EDITION! AND...I am weak. Besides, I forgot to pick up some Jolly Roger at the will call anyway &lt;s&gt;and yes I am probably going to order some of their anniversary blends too shut up&lt;/s&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm really glad the Will Call &lt;i&gt;was&lt;/i&gt; so fun, because I've been feeling stressed out and a little depressed. Holiday season is great, but it means the pressures on at work, which is not helped by this economy. &amp;gt;____&amp;gt; And I normally like gray weather, but my energy is just being sapped and it's never been plentiful to begin with, y'all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I (or Sara, to give credit where it is due) finally got my bed set up too. It's so...cool and grown up looking, it actually kind of looks out of place in my room. But I can see how my redecorating would come together, and I'm making arrangements to get the paint job done. Time to...ugh, do a bunch of pain in the ass moving of stuff. But I think it'll really be worth it, to achieve something. Especially since I'm behind on my Lemon Contest entry because I got struck with was either an ear infection or an especially bad case of jaw-grinding (stress again) and was out of commision for a few days. Le sigh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More boringness soon to come! *crickets*</content>
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    <title>Tag, You're It~</title>
    <published>2009-10-30T08:14:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-30T08:20:02Z</updated>
    <category term="meme"/>
    <lj:music>Magic (Oh oh)-MoZella</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;i&gt;FIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.&lt;br /&gt;SECOND: Tag eight sexy people. Don't refuse to do that like a pansy. Don't tag who tagged you. In short: Guys I did it! Man up and follow me off the cliff of meme!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALL HAIL THE CLIFF! Man, it has been awhile since I last did a meme...huh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAGS: &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_yukari_rin' lj:user='yukari_rin' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://yukari-rin.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://yukari-rin.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;yukari_rin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_umbra_elf' lj:user='umbra_elf' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://umbra-elf.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://umbra-elf.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;umbra_elf&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_misheard' lj:user='misheard' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://misheard.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://misheard.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;misheard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_luna_hoshino' lj:user='luna_hoshino' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://luna-hoshino.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://luna-hoshino.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;luna_hoshino&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_sobloodycute' lj:user='sobloodycute' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://sobloodycute.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://sobloodycute.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sobloodycute&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_berrygold' lj:user='berrygold' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://berrygold.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://berrygold.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;berrygold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_jyoohan' lj:user='jyoohan' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://jyoohan.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://jyoohan.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;jyoohan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_anonymous_proxy' lj:user='anonymous_proxy' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://anonymous-proxy.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://anonymous-proxy.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;anonymous_proxy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_yukie1013' lj:user='yukie1013' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://yukie1013.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://yukie1013.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;yukie1013&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who sleeps in bed next to you?&lt;br /&gt;No one....Robert Downey Jr. in my dreams. My beautiful, beautiful dreams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What did you last eat?&lt;br /&gt;Chocolate chip shortbread cookies from scratch. *nom nom*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What kind of books do you read?&lt;br /&gt;Anything and everything. BOOKS ARE MY AIR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be? &lt;br /&gt;England, even though it is probably really cold right now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's really creepy?&lt;br /&gt;Reading a book on the Twilight Zone at three in the morning. &amp;gt;__&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Name one odd item within five feet of you.&lt;br /&gt;Portable AC unit...not even sure why we still have it out there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?&lt;br /&gt;Zettai Karen Children. Jyoohan got me into in, and I pretty much devoured the entire series, anime and manga, in the space of a few days. An anime with 51 episodes, mind you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What did you really want to do today that you didn't?&lt;br /&gt;Go downtown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are you most excited for?&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday's Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Will Call!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What websites do you always visit when you go online?&lt;br /&gt;Yahoo, Dlisted, lj, OneManga, Beast's Lair, various webcomics, Tv Tropes,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What was the last thing you bought?&lt;br /&gt;Does a hour-long massage count? Mmm~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you could have any pet, what would it be?&lt;br /&gt;A PUG PUPPY. FUCK YES.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does the weather affect your mood?&lt;br /&gt;Yeah...overcast days I have no will to do anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is your zodiac sign?&lt;br /&gt;Aries/Rabbit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you want right this minute, off the top of your head?&lt;br /&gt;Burberry purse. My purse lust is...insatiable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where is the place you like to return to in order to calm down/relax/etc?&lt;br /&gt;My bedroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you have any siblings?&lt;br /&gt;A younger sister, tragically born...without the ability to love or write once in a while. *tear*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?&lt;br /&gt;Yell at my sister for all of the messes her dog made. &amp;gt;___&amp;lt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are there any bits of childhood that you miss?&lt;br /&gt;Not having to work, but that's about it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Say something to the person who tagged you.&lt;br /&gt;Love you, Fujinee~And yes, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_fairywine' lj:user='fairywine' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://fairywine.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://fairywine.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;fairywine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is right.</content>
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    <title>Woman Down!</title>
    <published>2009-10-21T11:08:51Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-21T11:09:49Z</updated>
    <category term="sick"/>
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    <lj:music>Spanish Lady-Irish Tenors</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Blargh...it's the time of year again, and I've been at least winged by the bout of flu going around at work. I.E. kind of sick in all the annoying ways, but not so sick I can lounge around in bed all day. Speaking of which, &lt;a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3557694"&gt;new bed get&lt;/a&gt;~! Shame I can't put it together because of teh sick, but it is pretty nice to have a bedframe after five years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And for those of you who care, my first round of &lt;a href="http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/"&gt;BPAL&lt;/a&gt; reviews. Still have a second round to do, but I thought someone might find them interesting so here we go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Queen of Hearts:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle:  Sweetly floral. Probably the note of cherry coming through to blend with the lilies, since it was more of a fruity note I detected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: A really elegant lily blend. Classy, not overpowering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Goes kind of musky after awhile...one of the reviews I read said it had a bit of a soapy scent to it, and I agree. Like French-milled type soap, but still soapy. I'd recommend it for big lily scent fans, though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Akuma:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle: Deep, mellow citrus with a strong note of neroli.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: REALLY strong neroli...although I can get the notes of raspberry and blood orange in the background.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Finally, the neroli isn't so in your face anymore. It's still the most distinct note, but the blood orange is mellowing it out, and I'm getting a bit of vibrancy from the raspberry. It's subtle yet bold. Still, fades kind of quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Psyche:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle: Rose, lavender, and musk, all fairly balanced here I think.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: Rose and musk stronger notes now, with the lavender moving to the background. It's floral yet spicy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist:  A nice rose scent overall-very romantic and feminine. Good for a date night, and it definitely lingers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Szepasszony:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle:  Very clean and clear, like a cool breeze before rain. Just a bit of floral there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist:  Water notes, with the flowers coming through more strongly. This is definitely a clear water type smell over a more ocean-y water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Very refreshing. This reminds me of flower petals being blown about in a spring rain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Delirium:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle: Tartly sweet apples with a floral note&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: Very vivid and bright, on the sweeter side&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Sweet. Pure apple goodness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Versailles:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle: Very opulent smelling. I'm getting rose and citrus for sure...reminds me of a summer day at Versailles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist:  More rose, less citrus, but that amber note is coming through...I definitely get that gilded feeling. It's not a romantic type rose, it's a decadent type rose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Yeah, this is a bold, powerful rose dipped in gold. I'm not sure whether to go to Versailles or pose for a rap album.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;New Orleans:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the bottle: Jasmine and honeysuckle, with enough lemon to keep things interesting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: Floral still, but the spice is coming through more strongly. It's the old South, but with that bit of vividness that is so New Orleans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Really does remind me of jasmine blooming on a hot night...might be one of those ones that are better as a room scenter. Edit: Does make a great room scenter, as I painfully found out when I spilled the better part of a bottle. DDDDDDDD:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rapture:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;In the bottle:  Rose and jasmine, but enough fruity notes from the mandarin orange and bergamont to make this distinctive. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet on wrist: Rose, fruit, and that musk popping up. Sexy rose, as opposed to romantic or innocent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dry on wrist: Less in your face sexy, more relaxed, langurous rose. A true afterglow.</content>
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    <title>Busy Day</title>
    <published>2009-10-05T01:47:18Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-05T01:47:18Z</updated>
    <category term="pier del sol"/>
    <category term="bpal"/>
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    <lj:music>At Last-Etta James</lj:music>
    <content type="html">*flops down* So...tired...the rerason being I had not one, but two events to be at today-Special Olympics Pier del Sol charity event and BPAL's Lunacy event where they open up their location once a month and you can smell/buy all their stuff in person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pier del Sol was good mainly because I got to eat enough free gourmet food to feed a starving African villager for a year (there was this beef thing straight from Godhisownself, and a wonderful mango lassi with mint), but man was it a pain getting in. Thankfully, my osanajimi Zack helped me out when they lost my ticket-my insane hunger by that point probably explains why I stuffed myself so grossly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, that was all in the morning, and I went pretty much straight from Santa Monica to North Hollywood for the BPAL's Raven Moon Lunacy event. I think my ability to smell has been wrecked beyond belief (and when you work at Lush that is saying something) but I walked out with full bottles of Rapture, New Orleans, Eve, and Sea of Glass. Plus imps of Jolly Roger, Juliet, Poisoned Apple and a few other extras they tossed in. It was pretty awesome, but I am BEAT...and hungry. *hides face in shame*</content>
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    <title>Memories</title>
    <published>2009-09-22T04:43:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-22T04:43:05Z</updated>
    <category term="washington d.c."/>
    <category term="pics"/>
    <category term="sister"/>
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    <lj:music>Spanish Lady-Celtic Women</lj:music>
    <content type="html">&lt;a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/yuurei_nin/?action=view&amp;amp;current=atthelincolnmemorial.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/yuurei_nin/atthelincolnmemorial.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An old picture I found whilst clearing through my room that I'm particularly fond of. Taken at the Lincoln Memorial, back when it was actually fun to go to D.C. and there weren't security checkpoints every five feet. It was a good trip, and I have a lot of nostalgia regarding it. The adorable little brown haired girl is my sister Sara &lt;s&gt;before she got cranky and sarcastic&lt;/s&gt;, and the blonde who has clearly already begun developing the misathropy legends are made of is me. Taken...roughly June '95.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe it's the season changing or something, but I feel much less wound up than I was during the summer. It's a nice feeling to not feel totally strung out, and I hadn't realized how much I missed cooking until I started having the time to do it again on a regular basis. Made a brown sugar apple cake I would have taken pics of had it not been readily devoured. :3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AND MAH BPAL SHIPMENT, WHERE IS IT?!?!?!?! *RAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE*</content>
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    <title>Everything Old Is New Again (Except When It's Not)</title>
    <published>2009-09-12T06:36:14Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-12T06:37:18Z</updated>
    <category term="username"/>
    <category term="neil gaiman"/>
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    <content type="html">New username GETTO~! Thanks, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_rdmajere' lj:user='rdmajere' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://rdmajere.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://rdmajere.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;rdmajere&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for the rename token, you are and continue to be a far better person than I. &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_fairywine' lj:user='fairywine' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://fairywine.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://fairywine.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;fairywine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for yuurei_san, in a time where I wanted a nice change of pace. It feels good, and honestly it really surprised me that it wasn't already taken. Source is of course from Stardust, specifically:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;"Mr. Bromios had set up a wine-tent and was selling wines and pasties to the village folk, who were often tempted by the foods being sold by the folk from Beyond the Wall but had been told by their grandparents, who had got it from their grandparents, that it was deeply, utterly wrong to eat fairy food, to drink fairy water and sip fairy wine."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh Neil. Could you possibly rock my world any more than you already do? Other than a totally kickass Death movie? &lt;i&gt;I think not&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need to keep this good feeling going through tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;I miss her.&lt;/small&gt;</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:87387</id>
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    <title>Neither Here Nor There</title>
    <published>2009-09-10T00:54:21Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-10T00:54:21Z</updated>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>I Want You Back-Jackson 5</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Feeling kind of blah now for several reasons...toe broken, sister-girl gone off to Australia and amazingly not already attacked by one of the 20918239812093810920928319 lethal creatures that call that country home, and just...life stagnation in general. It's a September kind of feeling, when life is half-assing it between summer and fall. At least, how it does in California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need a change of pace, really. I'm thinking of a username change (*LE GASP*), and since we're getting the bathroom retiled/repainted anyway, maybe we can work out an arrangement to get my room done too? I'm beginning to realize someone as preoccupied/lazy as me actually going through all that grunt work myself is an impossible dream. Here's hoping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've ordered some pretty sweet new boots and a jacket from AE, as a kind of pick-me-up, along with six "imps" (sample vials) from &lt;a href="http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/welcome.html"&gt;Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab&lt;/a&gt;. One of those things I've meant to check out for a long time and never really got around to until now, the scents I'm trying are: Akuma, Delirium, Psyche, Szepasszony, Rapture, and New Orleans. Yeah, I like fruity/floraly scents...a lot. Their offerings all seem really unique and innovative, so I had a hard time limiting my pack of six to just those choices. I suppose if I like what I get, I can always get a second tester pack when I order a full-size vial. And since Back in Black isn't available on iTunes for some infathomable reason &lt;s&gt;WTF, APPLE? No Beatles AND no AC/DC?&lt;/s&gt; I'll probably do an Amazon order too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, I am not using shopping as a form of self therapy &lt;s&gt;mostly&lt;/s&gt;. I'm not! Now, to work on my TMLC entry.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:87162</id>
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    <title>Summer's End</title>
    <published>2009-09-01T03:19:14Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-01T03:19:14Z</updated>
    <category term="heat"/>
    <category term="tsukihime"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Now Generation-Black Eyed Peas</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Super dark purple nail polish mani-pedi? Righteously badass. I never dreamed it would look so awesome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doesn't really make up for my toe being fractured, or the incredible heat wave we're going through right now, but I have to cling to what I've got or I'll go crazy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking of which...TSUKIHIME FINALLY GET~!...AGAIN! I need it to write this year's TMLC entry, so it's nice to have a chance to replay it since it's been awhile. I need to brush up on my characterization.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:86790</id>
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    <title>Salutations and Such</title>
    <published>2009-08-22T00:53:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-08-22T00:57:05Z</updated>
    <category term="birthday"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Welcome to the Jungle- Guns n Roses</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Happy birthday, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_jyoohan' lj:user='jyoohan' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://jyoohan.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://jyoohan.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;jyoohan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;! Hope you have a good day, and many more &lt;s&gt;times of cruelty and abandonment play&lt;/s&gt; &lt;s&gt;instances of me plying you for ecchi&lt;/s&gt; years of hearty companionship to come. And I swear I'll get that bloody gift sent out tomorrow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feet. Hurting. Bad. Looking forward to my spa trip Monday more than words can possibly say, because goddamn I DESERVE THIS. Hopefully being less strung out will kick the muse into gear. Well, it's not so much the muse not being in gear as the muse having a harder (heh) time with ze smut, so &lt;s&gt;if&lt;/s&gt;  once I get past that part I should be fine.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:86584</id>
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    <title>Writer's Block: On the Road</title>
    <published>2009-08-13T21:02:20Z</published>
    <updated>2009-08-13T21:05:50Z</updated>
    <category term="writer&amp;apos;s block"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'&gt;&lt;p&gt;What's on your perfect playlist for a cross-country road trip?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-size: 0.8em;'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1017'" /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1017"&gt;View 508 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
 80's megamix. Everything is better with eighties music! Such a shame playlisting is beyond me for the moment because MY IPOD DIED DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently getting by on my unearthed shuffle, but dayum. I need to get the screen on my green iPod nano (Hisui) fixed so I can go back to a normal, iPod enabled life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work, starting to really, really piss me off. Can't say more.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:86444</id>
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    <title>Moar Whining</title>
    <published>2009-08-07T01:42:47Z</published>
    <updated>2009-08-07T01:42:47Z</updated>
    <category term="cry moar"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>At Last-Etta James</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Rewrites are hard when you want so, so, &lt;i&gt;so&lt;/i&gt; badly to get on with writing new stuff (and, in fact, have made more progress on the latter than the former). It sucks, because I really want to fix all the problems I have with earlier chapters of Across The Universe, but at the same time I have so many good ideas I'm just burning to put into play it's driving me nuts. I mean, the Far East Magi Association? OH HELL YES. Bah, I suck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I'm just feeling unmotivated to do harder things because I'm feeling so strung out from work. It's getting pretty damn tiresome...we need more people. And other things that I won't go into. I just need some spark of inspiration, of &lt;i&gt;something&lt;/i&gt; to kick me into high gear. I know, I know, cry moar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And is it sad I want to see G.I.Joe simply for lots of fit-man eyecandy? Yes. Yes it is.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:86216</id>
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    <title>HOLY CROW IT'S HAYAO MIYAZAKI</title>
    <published>2009-07-29T02:22:20Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T05:18:18Z</updated>
    <category term="miyazaki"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <content type="html">At Miyazaki event at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Will fangirl about seeing Animation God later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Update: *SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought One: Miyazaki looks like a Japanese take on Colonel Sanders. To my mind, this only makes him more awesome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought Two: The bromance between him and Jon Lassiter(yeah, Toy Story guy moderated) was adorable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought Three: Miyazaki is wonderfully down to earth, and has a sense of the ridiculous I was well able to appreciate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought Four: Miyazaki said as a child who was weak growing up, his dream was to become a strong hero. Jon says, "You are one." Cue group "Awww." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought Five: All in all, a wonderful experience. SUCK IT, COMIC-CON!</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:85853</id>
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    <title>Archer/Rin and Dakka</title>
    <published>2009-07-25T05:05:33Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-25T05:05:33Z</updated>
    <category term="comic-con"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Shook me all night long-AC/DC</lj:music>
    <content type="html">What do these two things have in common, you may ask? Simple: you can never have too much of them. Especially when you can have Archer/Rin &lt;i&gt;shooting&lt;/i&gt; dakka. Good times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everything else, however, has its limit point, and frankly Comic-Con has reached it and indeed shot far past the mark. It's gotten to the point where it's just TOO big, and the amount of people versus the amount of space the venue actually has means what was once easy to do on a whim now requires hours of planning in advance. Twice today I waited in line for popular panels-only to not get in as there was simply no room. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was almost this bad last year, too. The planning and crowd management is a joke, and I'm not having as much fun as I should. It makes me sad to even think of it, but this is going to be my last Comic-Con for a few years until the commitee gets its act together and allots more space.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;150,000 people. It's just a number until you're stuck in a single venue with them, and a firm knowledge of how &lt;i&gt;much&lt;/i&gt; that really is comes through.&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well...at least I still have Anime Expo.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:85552</id>
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    <title>Burnout</title>
    <published>2009-07-22T21:56:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-22T21:56:28Z</updated>
    <category term="home decor"/>
    <category term="comic-con"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Little Red Corvette-Prince</lj:music>
    <content type="html">...Is what I am feeling right now in a major way. I'm working so often I &lt;i&gt;dream&lt;/i&gt; I'm there. I can't even escape it in my subconscious! My days-long run of insomnia hasn't been helping things any either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, it's all money in the end, so who am I to complain? Clearly, the way to get through this all is to imagine how my room will look so much better for all the improvements I'm going to do. Just yesterday I got a really stylish comforter set at Target, and the sense of progress felt really good. More and more I'm planning things out-the possibility of change and growth is motivating like nothing else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comic-Con this weekend. Good times, although the way they handled the Kubo Tite signing STILL has me pissed a year later.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:85264</id>
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    <title>Jam Yesterday and Jam Tomorrow...</title>
    <published>2009-07-14T07:10:44Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-14T07:10:44Z</updated>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Spanish Lady-Irish Tenors</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Latkes, why so good and easy to make? D: D: D: D: *ate eight in one sitting in a midnight food-craving haze* Stuff like this is why I could never go on a master cleanse. I'd crack in twenty minutes and then make cupcakes. &lt;s&gt;mmmcupcakes&lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've been clearing stuff down from my walls today-one of my "summer self-improvement" goals &lt;s&gt;besides getting off my procrastinating ass and actually learning how to operate a vehicle&lt;/s&gt; is to get my room repainted, and, well...updated so it looks like someone who is not a fourteen year old weeaboo anime fan lives in it &lt;s&gt;like a twenty-two year old anime weeaboo instead *brick'd*&lt;/s&gt;. I have grown, just been too lazy/whatever to redecorate. But I have the time and some money saved up now, so carpe diem. I'm going to do the painting myself, since it's expensive to have someone else do it. Kind of a pain, but hey...cheap here. Besides, my sister managed to do her room just fine. To IKEA and Home Depot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dentist tomorrow. I hate my life sometimes.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:85005</id>
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    <title>Writer's Block: Firsts</title>
    <published>2009-07-06T08:53:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-06T08:53:28Z</updated>
    <category term="writer&amp;apos;s block"/>
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'&gt;&lt;p&gt;What was the subject title of your first-ever LJ entry?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-size: 0.8em;'&gt;Submitted By &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_paperxflowerz' lj:user='paperxflowerz' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://paperxflowerz.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://paperxflowerz.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;paperxflowerz&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=965'" /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=965"&gt;View 501 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I...actually didn't have one. I was totally new to lj at the time, and couldn't even code a layout at that point. Truly, I have grown. Looking back on some of those entries is more than a little cring inducing. It's painful to think I was that immature at eighteen, or that I had apparently never heard of that remarkable concept "space between sentences".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thus far, I have been failing in my vow to update this thing more often. It doesn't help that work has felt all but endless lately, and I've been closing up shop night after night. Doesn't really make for a riveting read, "Closed the store again today, wish all teenagers would die in a fiery pit of vomit". Whatever, I plan on spending tomorrow just kicking back and relaxing-I feel I've definitely earned it.</content>
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  <entry>
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    <title>Writer's Block: I Can Relate</title>
    <published>2009-06-20T03:15:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-20T03:15:23Z</updated>
    <category term="writer&amp;apos;s block"/>
    <category term="discworld"/>
    <category term="majin tantei nougami neuro"/>
    <lj:music>Back in Black-AC/DC</lj:music>
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'&gt;&lt;p&gt;What fictional character do you most identify with? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-size: 0.8em;'&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=944'" /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=944"&gt;View 505 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had to think long and hard about this one, surprisingly enough. There are many black-hearted cynics out there, but without a doubt the one I identify with the most is Discworld's &lt;s&gt; His Grace Commander Sir&lt;/s&gt; Sam Vimes. Who else for that mix of pure misanthropy yet lawful good? That's me to a T, and probably the reason I never tire of reading Watch-centric books &lt;s&gt;or Discworld books at all&lt;/s&gt;. Close second would be Archer from Fate, but it takes him a little too long to get around to doing the right thing. Third would be Daria, cyncism, detachment, and intelligence she isn't sure what to do with all in one deadpan package. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In yet more Neuro related news, I want to write fic. LIKE BURNING. Only good idea I've had thus far is a Higuchi &lt;s&gt;I LUFF YOUUUUUUUUU&lt;/s&gt; centric fic, though. Maybe the arrival of my Neuro and Yako nendoids will change that.&lt;s&gt;I give him five minutes tops before he bondages her. Bless.&lt;/s&gt;</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:84493</id>
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    <title>Odds and Ends</title>
    <published>2009-06-17T23:12:17Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-17T23:54:25Z</updated>
    <category term="umbra_elf"/>
    <category term="layout"/>
    <category term="birthday"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Good Vibrations-Beach Boys</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Happy Birthday, &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_umbra_elf' lj:user='umbra_elf' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://umbra-elf.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://umbra-elf.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;umbra_elf&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;! Hope y'all have some good times out there, and your birthday gift is being sent out tomorrow, so you have that to look forward to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New layout, just cos it's summer and I feel like something fresh. Much love to Mai Waifu &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_misheard' lj:user='misheard' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://misheard.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://misheard.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;misheard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for the banner-does it really get any more kickass than Team BFF? The answer, my friends, is no. Even considering how girly Waver was back then. Went back to my Fate moodtheme as well, since I wanted to tie the whole thing together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoying summer break and its bon mot for laziness. All that needs to happen is for &lt;a href="http://www.onemanga.com/Majin_Tantei_Nougami_Neuro/"&gt;Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro&lt;/a&gt; to get an English license (at least for the manga), and my life will be complete. Hopeless Neuroholic here, people. Read it, because it is awesome black comedy/drama with one of the more unique Shonen protagonists out there. You won't believe some of the stuff Neuro does, yet he gets away with all of it AND has you rooting for him due to ridiculously high levels of &lt;i&gt;awesome&lt;/i&gt;.</content>
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    <title>A Fresh Dose of Black-Hearted Hate</title>
    <published>2009-06-14T19:53:45Z</published>
    <updated>2009-06-14T19:53:45Z</updated>
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    <lj:music>Wonderwall-Oasis</lj:music>
    <content type="html">What is it about graduations that depress the hell out of me? All the ridiculous pomp and circumstance? The sense of overwhemling futility? My own inferiority complex?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, having to wake up at &lt;b&gt;SIX FUCKING THIRTY&lt;/b&gt; for a nine o'clock ceremony when I'm already feeling sick doesn't help things any. Goddamn UCLA. Goddamn afterparty I have to make a token appearance at for at least an hour. Goddamn making polite conversation with a bunch of people I could, on the whole, care less about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stuff like this makes me seriously want to take up smoking full time, instead of just the occasional cig when I drink &lt;s&gt;healthy, I know&lt;/s&gt;. I just want to go home and sleep.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:84013</id>
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    <title>BLARGH</title>
    <published>2009-05-28T00:20:39Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-28T00:20:39Z</updated>
    <category term="sick"/>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>Just Dance-Lady GaGa</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Sick. It sucks, especially since this is the first time in a while I've gotten so sick more than a night's bed rest was required. I won't go into the gory details, but needless to say it hasn't been fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Been passing the time with the awesomely effed up Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro-not the type of thing I usually go for, but it's got an interesting premise to it, and wonderful black humor.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:83950</id>
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    <title>I'M NOT DEAD YET!</title>
    <published>2009-04-30T21:34:10Z</published>
    <updated>2009-04-30T21:34:10Z</updated>
    <category term="rl"/>
    <lj:music>You Spin Me Round-Dead or Alive</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Wow, I am &lt;i&gt;so&lt;/i&gt; bad at updating this thing. Y'all, I am made of 100% USDA-approved FAIL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, something of a legit excuse in that there was a class I really, really needed to do well in and couldn't afford the distraction. Thank god that's over with. Also, desperately trying to get some writing done and actually finish this bloody chapter that I've been wrestling with for seven months. SEVEN. Yes, much longer and I could have had a baby with less time, effort, and hair-pulling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Summer is tantalizingly close, at the very least. I'll welcome the free time, that's for sure. There's so much I want to get done, but work and school eat up so much of my time and very small pools of energy. I know, excuses, excuses. But hopefully Marie will be able to get her birthday off so she and I can do the "Disneyland on your birthday for free" deal together (or rather, free for her and I'll pay for my ticket). Oh Disneyland, how I love you. LOVE YOUUUUUUUUU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want a new banner. Love the 1896 one, but it's not very summery and bright, which is what I want now...Toradora? Lucky Star? Fate? &lt;s&gt;Nevermind it's all moot unless I can beg someone with actual photoshop skillz to make it for me. FAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. &lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;/end stream of consciousness typing</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:83605</id>
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    <title>Another Drunk Post~</title>
    <published>2009-03-10T10:17:29Z</published>
    <updated>2009-03-10T10:17:29Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. So busy! And when I finally do post, I've more or less as drunk as I've ever been-and yes, that does include my 21st birthday. Christian had a totally awesome birthday thanks to yours truly, and that's what matters, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Argh. Nine drinks DEFINITELY my limit. Ten clearly makes me slutty beyond belief (do NOT ask, trust me).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will put pics up later, have at least not barfed.</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:83355</id>
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    <title>FOR THE LULZ. I DO IT ALL FOR THEM!</title>
    <published>2009-01-19T06:13:42Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-19T06:15:16Z</updated>
    <category term="lulz"/>
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    <lj:music>Last Impression</lj:music>
    <content type="html">THIS CONVERSATION ON FATE/ZERO GIL AFTER HE WAS TAINTED BY THE GRAIL PRESEVERED FOR &lt;i&gt;THE AWESOME&lt;/i&gt;. Let it be said here I love &lt;span class='ljuser  ljuser-name_rdmajere' lj:user='rdmajere' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://rdmajere.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://rdmajere.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;rdmajere&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;etc, etc, etc. Basically, Gil got body.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nekkid Gil stares at the fires and basically forces the fires of Fuyuki back through sheer awesomeness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ooh, he's naked? Does that always happen?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...I mean...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But yeah, if there's something good about him, it's the fact that he -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;well, this is the second time, isn't it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ahem. &amp;lt;3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My reasoning: Naked Gil = Serious Gil = Unbeatable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LOL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, he was shirtless in that one hollow cg....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was serious, by the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nasu made like, four comments specifically on the fact that Gil was naked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But seriously, he took in pretty much all of the Grail's tainted stuff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;....Excuse me, I need a second to die here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and he was -fine-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of laughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wait, so if Archer got naked would he be serious too? WHY DOES NO ONE REALIZE THE /POSSIBILITIES/?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It explicitly stated that the majesty radiated from his statue like naked body kept the flames at such a distance,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;as if they were afraid to approach him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...Do you want a line number too?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;....It was that good, huh? XD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm so glad you can't see me grinning like an idiot now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naked Archer on the other hand..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...Yeah. Ok. Sorry. Eye of the whatever + No equipment = epic awesome?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look, if Naked Archer attacked /me/, I'd be defeated in a heartbeat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;....Naked Archer V. Naked Gil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That would be an interesting -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who'd win though?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Caradryan, Captain of the Phoenix Guard says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes, Yuurei has nosebleed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rin, who would cleverly put it on pay per view and make a fortune.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Yuurei-san{I Believe In Harvey Dent} says:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WORTH IT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And wifey-dearest, I got your present! You shouldn't have, my eternal shining star! &lt;font color="pink"&gt;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&amp;hearts;&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fairywine:82771</id>
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    <title>maz tov! or something</title>
    <published>2008-12-31T08:30:14Z</published>
    <updated>2008-12-31T08:30:14Z</updated>
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    <lj:music>Something by Kanye West</lj:music>
    <content type="html">One of the few times I'm actually sober enough to do a drunk!post, so I may as well take advantage of it. Not terribly drunk, that is, but still. Five drinks is a lot for a lightweight like me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a good time though. M from work throws a good party, and I'm sad I had to leave so soon. First cig too. Not as bad as I thought it'd be-in fact, it actually &lt;i&gt;sobered&lt;/i&gt; me up some. Amazing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy last (belated) day of Hannakuah, y'all~!</content>
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    <title>and to all a good night</title>
    <published>2008-12-26T01:14:11Z</published>
    <updated>2009-01-12T09:44:05Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Hark The Herald Angels Sing-Ella Fitzgerald</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Merry Christmas, y'all! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with your friends and loved ones, and a happy new year!</content>
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