Still broke. Still working. Still schooling. In fact, the only thing that's changed is the manga I'm currently (well, now I've finished) reading - CLAMP's epic crossover mindscrew romance, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. It is sooo damn good, and confusing, and angsty, and with an awesome canon yaoi pairing, to boot!

Basically I missed going to bookstores and sitting and reading for hours, so I went to work three or four hours early on Friday and started reading Tsubasa at  the point I had left off at however many years previous I had read it. (I remembered because they had just introduced Seishirou, who I love. Psycho badass bespectacled bishounen in a twisted love affair with the uke he himself tortures? WIN. <3) So I read until I had no more volumes to read - the Spectrum lacked vol. 16 - and then yesterday I picked it up again, reading vol. 16 online and then walking over to the B&N across the street for another marathon of reading. Del Rey has only published up to 21, so today I read the rest of the chapters until I was entirely caught up. It's the second series I can read weekly, how odd! I thought Bleach would be it, seeing as I'm still not done catching up on Reborn, or even trying D.Gray-Man past the American tankoubon.

Speaking of Bleach--- HOMG, HIRAKO IS BACK!!!! XDDDDD I love the end of 364, when everyone's like "Oh shit, it's Aizen!" and then he's all "Wait." and they come up looking about as badass as you can get! Take that, Aizen, you motherfucker! I am so in desperate need of some Hirako badassery. I want to be the one with his zanpkutou name as my LJ, LOL!! Apparently I'm also in desperate need of A LIFE. XD;;

Um. I think that's it.

I've been having a good time hanging out with Brittany lately, it really shakes my whole life up in a good way. Even though so far we haven't actually gone out and hit the town, I know we will eventually. That's just the kind of person she is. Though really, while it was great hanging out with her Saturday night after work, I really could have done without having to go help HER FRIEND move. I mean, I was happy to help Laurel move, and I'd be happy to help Brittany move, but if I don't know you it is not cool to have me help you move. Jesus! All we wanted was to pick up Brittany's couches and put them in a storage. That happened at the very end of the day. :( Oh well. Next time we might even get to sleep in.

...My brother is watching TDK again for like the third time in a week. I don't get it. I think this means he's ready for the gym.

My brother is, among other things, extremely informative. And what's better is that when he teaches me things or informs me of things, they're usually either useful or interesting or both. Today I was hanging out with him and Carrie and I tell him about how now I can't taste the flavors that I liked in Dr. Pepper anymore, and all I taste is acid, and he says that's my body's way of telling me to stop drinking them. Or that I'm starting to get ulcers. o.o Then he tells me that even the soda companies tell you that drinking more than one or two a week is unhealthy, and that for the amount of it I drink it wouldn't be a surprise for me to get ulcers. After that he goes on about how I should think of each soda like a piece of cake or a cup of ramen, and imagine eating four or five of those a day on top of regular meals. We laughed, but it's still true.

Basically, I think my Dr. Pepper days are over, at least for a while. ^^;

...My phone is missing in the abyss of my car. I'm pretty sure it's under the driver's seat, because it was being when I checked my car and it was loudest there. But yet I can't find it. D: I'm going out to look with a flashlight today before I drive off to work.

Edit: My brother rented the PS3 Ghostbusters game yesterday and OMFG seriously that game is so SHINY and FUNNY and made of win!! And apparently the movie (at least the first one) is even better sooo I really really want to watch it soon. The game was really short though, Eric finished it in like a day. D: Apparently there's a PSP version so if I ever manage to get a PSP like I wanted there's another game to add to my list. It also comes in a Wii version and you know what that means - Roarie, hop to it!! <3

The atmosphere in my house is very gloomy. Monday night Eric and Carrie had an argument, and Eric requested that I drive him up to our mom's house so he could think about what he wants to do about their relationship. He wanted to stay up there for at least a week, I think. But then, in the morning, a devastating piece of news was waiting for us: The night before, Carrie found Puka throwing up behind my TV set. She waited through the night with him until she could go to the vet, but before they could help fix the problem, he was gone. Now Haus is wandering our apartment calling for Puka, feeling a little lost I think, and we three have rainclouds over our heads. The doctors said it was because he ate something he shouldn't've eaten, though Eric is shocked at this because he insists that they, as wild cats, have very strong stomachs and can eat almost anything. I feel like if the object were a complicated metal piece or something toxic that it wold still affect him. We don't know any of the details; I think neither of them wants to call the vet to find out because it will be too final.

I was sort of in shock as yesterday moved on, and it hurt a little extra because I haven't had medication to take since two weeks ago. I still can't believe I'll never see that Puka being a hot dog again, or trotting with his Pooh bear in tow, or being a two-headed kitty with Haus... -_- I'll miss him.

On a brighter note, today I had my first outside-of-work visit with Brittany, my friend from work. She's really cute, very stylish, and loads of fun to talk to; all we did this evening was hang out in her room and talk and trade anecdotes and check out pictures and videos on her computer. It's so odd, she actually wants friends as badly as I do and she was the one to suggest we hang out sometime. I'm not used to other people taking the initiative and choosing me for their partner-in-crime, haha! We get along really well, so I'm sure I'll see her again as soon as our schedules allow. Also, my dad randomly gave me $40 today, for absolutely no reason. Things are looking up.

Soooo I started my new school year at ITT Tech! Classes are on Tues and Thurs nights and Sat afternoons, and that's fine, except now my Saturdays are a bit hectic and I only get one full day off per week. Oh well, I was getting lazy. :p I'm taking the starter classes that mostly leech money from you and do't teach you quite as much as they ought to. Though to be fair, it was only one day per class so far. Problem Solving is like remedial math, Strategies for the Technical Professional is like self-help with computers, and Introduction to Personal Computers is... exactly what it says on the tin. Huh. 

I also actually sold something from my LJ sale post! Wyndham bought my Gibson books. :D

OMG, Eric (my brother) and I went and exercised at the gym by our house on Fri, and he showed me his really intense weight-lifting routine for toning one's upper body, and I HURT SO BAD FROM IT. D: Mostly 'cos I haven't done a serious weight workout for at least a year or two. So I am very sore, but since it's routines like that plus cardio that will help me lose weight quickly, I'm game for it. Apparently we're set for a workout tomorrow too, hahaha. I'm hoping I hurt less in the morning than I still do now. ^^;

I get paid on Fri. This is a good thing and a bad thing, since I have accumulated quite a few things that I'd like to buy, mostly clothes. First things, though, are taking Carrie and Eric out to dinner for her birthday, and paying some credit card debt. Maybe next paycheck I'll even get a haircut. :p

Cleaning out my shit. Let's see... Anime DVDs, various English movies, manga, novels, some miscellaneous anime trinkets. I prefer Paypal, and am very flexible, just ask me if you have any questions. Also, I'm happy to give you the lowest shipping price, I just need your location. (Crossed out items have been sold.)
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I feel pretty accomplished, yet also lazy and full of ennui. Why? Well, accomplished because I made it up and back to my mom's house in Crestline without dying (though I did have to use my phone-a-friend lifeline on the way back... My mom wrote that I should take the 261 instead of the 241 and it screwed me up. D:)

On the other hand, I went to my manager Vanessa's farewell party tonight, and I felt very singular and separated from them all, what with being unable to drink, and without strong connections to any of the people there. I also just was down because it's really hard to find friends here (in Orange County) and now (being an in-between teenager), because I want stylish, fun, intelligent friends and there don't seem to be any. Also, my standards are higher than Mount Everest.

I am partially down because I would like nothing more than to befriend the Horrors - all I've done the past few days is watch all the Youtube videos on them, discovering how fun and cute and nice they are. Okay, I sound really pathetic. It's one of those days. I have no idea why I even get this way, I mean, I took my medication... I need more social interaction. I wish I had money to live in Berkeley. Sigh.

I have returned, both to the land of Internet and from Berkeley! Well, somewhat, since I'm at Aurora's house.
First things first: Fuck stress, fuck Hope, fuck moving shit that isn't even mine - I SAW THE HORRORS FRONT AND CENTER!!! With Laurel! And I'll be damned if it wasn't the best damn concert EVER. I was so close to the action, Faris loomed over me. I could've reached out and touched him (but I'm not that creepy of a fangirl. And I don't want to fuck with his concentration LOL!).

( But wait, I shall do what I always do: Tell the story chronologically. )

This post of Neil's makes me a bit sad when contemplating that eventually Neil will die, and then what will I do? Though you can't hear it, there's self-deprecating sarcasm at the end there.

In other news, I'm going to Berkeley next Monday! Also, that's the last day of my Greek myths class, after which it will be 'goodbye IVC' and 'hello driving all the way to Anaheim'. (My orientation's on Saturday... I think I'm taking the night classes.)

I find that I don't have enough money to accomplish all my obligations (rent, food, car maintenance) and be able to have fun, since they cut my hours. $350-400 every two weeks used to cover it, but now I'm down to about $270 and it's ridiculous. I mean, setting aside "fun things", I still keep going through the savings i'm supposed to have for rent. I must ask Adam to give me more hours, since all I end up doing when I'm not at work is sitting on my ass bored anyway. Though to be fair, soon it will be June and I will likely complain of being overworked (on here). I guess I'm too picky.