Good Morning, 2010! The Princess' Diary Intarwebs Edition

[Cotigo]

Yes.

[Idun]

Without going into what happened, I'm regaining my sanity. (: I'm regaining equilibrium. My mom is all right, my relationship is great and I plan on having a bright future some time. I'm only 22. I have time. Either way, mom being hospitalized + the most piss poor decision I've ever made when drunk which ruined my relationship all within the same couple of days made me have a mental breakdown similar to when my dad died in the bathroom when I was in 8th grade. No one needs to worry though (: I'm okay.

What ISN'T okay though, is the motherfucking humidity in Georgia. I come back from Luxor's 110 degree warm hot yummy weather to 80 degrees of sweat-clinging bullshit.

[Clear Tranquil]

Good to see you again Idun~

[OblivionKnight]

Yay Idun is back!  Good to hear things are gooder!

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

Yay Idun!

[NotMiki]

Glad to hear things are better with you, Idun.

[Shale]

Yay, Idun has returned! Glad things are looking up.

[Cotigo]

Yay, Idun has returned! Glad things are looking up.

Glad to hear things are better with you, Idun.

Yay Idun!

Yay Idun is back!  Good to hear things are gooder!

Good to see you again Idun~

And all that.  Sanity is good.

[DjinnAndTonic]

the most piss poor decision I've ever made when drunk which ruined my relationship

I'm okay.

This begs the question of whether you've made any worse decisions when sober.

Because really, drunken decisions should hardly count against you. Especially when you're only 22.

[Idun]

Would never make a decision like that when sober. Either way, big 23 this year!

And I feel wubbed. Thanks guys (:

[Dunefar]

Glad to hear you're back and in one piece, Idun.

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

* Jo'ou Ranbu acts irresponsibly, blows a wad from rainy day savings to buy PSP.

[Cotigo]

* Jo'ou Ranbu acts irresponsibly, blows a wad

You had me at blows a wad. <3

[Jo'ou Ranbu]

</3

[Nitori]

<3<3

[Yoshiken]

So, I've been roped into seeing a counsellor at my college recently. Have only seen her once so far, and haven't been assessed properly, so don't want to go saying anything for certain now, but there's a damn good chance of there being -something- wrong with me that's causing my motivation to be shot to hell and random bursts of paranoia. Her main thought at the moment is bipolar, although I seriously hope that's not the case.

[BaconForTheSoul]

I used to combine one of the nerdiest activities possible (leading raids in WoW as the main tank for your guild in which you are an officer) with being right on the verge of blackout drunk. It's not even HARD to combine.

At the end of my WoW career I raided exclusively while drunk and I was the one leading the raids too.  (I was just a mage though so the playing part was easy as hell.)

[BaconForTheSoul]

Without going into what happened, I'm regaining my sanity. (: I'm regaining equilibrium. My mom is all right, my relationship is great and I plan on having a bright future some time. I'm only 22. I have time. Either way, mom being hospitalized + the most piss poor decision I've ever made when drunk which ruined my relationship all within the same couple of days made me have a mental breakdown similar to when my dad died in the bathroom when I was in 8th grade. No one needs to worry though (: I'm okay.

What ISN'T okay though, is the motherfucking humidity in Georgia. I come back from Luxor's 110 degree warm hot yummy weather to 80 degrees of sweat-clinging bullshit.

Yeah, people who complain about the heat in Vegas are full of shit  (if they're from the lower half of the U.S.)  115 degree weather is far better than 80 degree weather combined with assloads of humidity.

[Lady Door]

Without going into what happened, I'm regaining my sanity. (: I'm regaining equilibrium. My mom is all right, my relationship is great and I plan on having a bright future some time. I'm only 22. I have time. Either way, mom being hospitalized + the most piss poor decision I've ever made when drunk which ruined my relationship all within the same couple of days made me have a mental breakdown similar to when my dad died in the bathroom when I was in 8th grade. No one needs to worry though (: I'm okay.

What ISN'T okay though, is the motherfucking humidity in Georgia. I come back from Luxor's 110 degree warm hot yummy weather to 80 degrees of sweat-clinging bullshit.

Yeah, people who complain about the heat in Vegas are full of shit  (if they're from the lower half of the U.S.)  115 degree weather is far better than 80 degree weather combined with assloads of humidity.

I spent some of my childhood in Texas. I grew up honestly thinking that people saying they wanted to "cool off in the shade" were full of shit -- it isn't any cooler in the shade when it's 110 with 95% humidity.

Now I live in California and am dying because it's OMG 80 degrees outside with 40% humidity right now.

[Clear Tranquil]

* Clear Tranquil hugs Yoshi

[Lady Door]

Gift shopping is so agonizing for me. Being on a budget is hard! I keep wanting to give the world to people for their special occasions, but I can barely afford the single place setting of china on their registry.

I think weddings are the worst.

My cousin's getting married this Saturday and I still haven't picked anything out. Their registry is so impersonal, except for the tea sets and tea blossoms, and I hate to spend money on something that will 1) wear out; 2) be pushed in a closet and never seen again; 3) get returned in favor of something else they decided they really want.

THANK GOD weddings are one of the few occasions where it's a-okay to give money. But then, how much money...?

It's a shame because my cousin's a cool girl. So's her fiance. I mean, when we had dinner at my uncle's house, we geeked out about video games the whole time! What's not to love?

I am so tempted to give them a cert to Think Geek or WoW even though their registries are for Macy's and Bed Bath & Beyond. SO TEMPTED.

[Cotigo]

Got an e-mail from Reach to Teach.  The jist of it, with some a liberal dosing of extrapolation on my part:

"Due to the whole teetering-on-the-brink-of-economic-collapse and the recorded-10%-but-really-closer-to-16% unemployment rate we're pretty much full in Japan, Taiwan, and China.  Well, unless you have TEFL certification.  Then we got something in Taiwan.

Hey, you know where shit's going down?  Korea.  Nobody wants to go to South Korea right now.  Got uncertified positions open there.  You in?"

This pretty much confirms that I need to get on getting TEFL certification, and makes me feel a lot better about not getting the Interac job. 

I'm tempted to apply for the S. Korea position, but shit does in fact seem to be going down in the Korean peninsula soon, so I'm a bit wary.  I think it might be best to bide my time, get certified, and try for somewhere a little less powder-keg-esque. first anyway. 

EDIT:  After a brief discussion in chat these reasons for not going to Korea over anywhere else in East Asia are stupid.  I do think I have better chances of going (anywhere) if I get TEFL certification first, though, so I should probably get that taken care of first anyway.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Gift shopping is so agonizing for me. Being on a budget is hard! I keep wanting to give the world to people for their special occasions, but I can barely afford the single place setting of china on their registry.

I think weddings are the worst.

My cousin's getting married this Saturday and I still haven't picked anything out. Their registry is so impersonal, except for the tea sets and tea blossoms, and I hate to spend money on something that will 1) wear out; 2) be pushed in a closet and never seen again; 3) get returned in favor of something else they decided they really want.

THANK GOD weddings are one of the few occasions where it's a-okay to give money. But then, how much money...?

It's a shame because my cousin's a cool girl. So's her fiance. I mean, when we had dinner at my uncle's house, we geeked out about video games the whole time! What's not to love?

I am so tempted to give them a cert to Think Geek or WoW even though their registries are for Macy's and Bed Bath & Beyond. SO TEMPTED.

Get them a gun. It's the gift that says "I'm so sure you'll love it, I'm giving you something you could easily kill me with."

[Hunter Sopko]

Better yet, get them a Battlemech. Nothing says marital bliss like PPC fire or the roar of tank shells being fired at 300 rounds per minute.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

It also says they're going to be horrible parents, just FYI.