batskeets | "Where can ya see lions? Only in Kenya!"

I saw this icon and thought of

polysciguy. XD Sorry!! On a better and somewhat related note, I'm sporting this wallpaper on my desktop, because it's simply delicious. Cap'n Tightpants FTW!

Saturday was most excellent. Worked out, PvPed, watched some excellent TV. I put in the pink hair streaks, too, and they look awesome. I was almost thwarted, because *nobody* seems to carry the little clear elastics that I use for DIY extensions anymore, but I found something similar at home that my mom gave me a while back. I think I need to place the streaks a bit differently next time for better results, but the color contrast is totally awesome. I also invented an interesting salad. It's kind of a mexican salad, I guess; beef, cheese, black beans, and tomatoes on lettuce, but the real "invention" part is the vinaigrette I improvised for it... cumin and chili powder and other spicy goodness. Yay!

Poker night was quite a success, at least for Jeremy, who was hosting the thing. We had 14 players, so 1st place won $100, 2nd got $30, and 3rd broken even with $10. I didn't even get close, though, mostly because the cards just weren't falling into place for me, so I didn't get very many playable hands. It was, as

numfar puts it, the "slow hemmhoraging" death I usually get. Bah! That's one thing that irritates me about playing cards: there is usually at least some instance when no amount of skill can make up for a case of bad luck. ;p I had fun playing, though, and they provided beer and snackage, so I probably made my money back just from the consumables. Hee!

The UBRS raid went along pretty nicely. Longevity is a cool little guild, and they're very much with the TPK mindset, so we rocked the instance with only 11 people, until the final boss wiped us. (it's usually done with 15, and even then, it's a tough fight) I had to leave for OSU before we actually killed the last boss, but it was a good run anyway!

Demo on Sunday was good. The drive there and back was bitchy, because it was *really* windy, but we got there okay. We were rather irritated, because we made sure to arrive well before the start of the stage show, because most events like to put us early in the lineup, but this time, they had us much later in the show. We got there around 6 and started warming up, only to find out that we weren't actually performing until 7:45. Blaaahh. The demo itself felt good, though, and I was feeling the rage during my last set. I hope I scared some little kids with nanquan fury, muahaha! :D Also, the free chinese food they gave us was a plus, and Lina got me a smoothie after we got back. Woo!

Anyway, it's another Monday, so back to the usual grind.

a - accent: Something completely confusing, I'm sure! I've been accused of being Southern, Northeastern, Midwestern and even L.A./Valley because of the words I picked up when living in those areas. (the midwestern comes from my dad, though; I've never lived there)
b - breakfast item: Oatmeal! Nice and hot, with sugar and milk on the top.
c - chore you hate: DISHWASHING. Dear lord, shoot me.
d - dad's name: William
e - essential everyday item: A good song.
f - flavor ice cream: Tin Roof Sundae. Really, anything with chunks or pieces of chocolate, or brownie, or fruit, or somesuch.
g - gold or silver?: Silver.
h - hometown: I have many, but Portland was my favorite.
i - insomnia: I used to have it pretty badly; now it only happens sporadically.
j - job title: Officially Developer I, I think, but I'm in design.
k - kids: Heavens, no. Eventually, but certainly not now.
l - living arrangements: Me + guy + dog in a fairly new 2-bedroom apartment.
m - mom's birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan.
n - number of lovers you've had: Four.
o - overnight hospital stays: None. I am apparently quite sturdy.
q - queer: Nah, if anything, I am overly heterosexual. ::rotfl:: But I still support them!
r - religious affiliation: None in particular.
s - siblings: None.
t - time you wake up: Sometime between 7:30 and 8:30, usually. Weekends, not until at least 9am.
u- unnatural hair colors you've had: If we mean "unnatural" as in "not your natural color," then I've had reddish-brown, caramel highlights, all-black, as well as bright red, blue, and pink streaks at various times.
v - vegetable you refuse to eat: I've gotten better about it, so I'll eat pretty much any of them, if prepared properly.
w - worst habit: Being lazy.
x - x-rays you've had: I can't think of any aside from dental x-rays.
y - yummy: Cheese. And Chocolate. And Chinese. (yes, I'm feeling alliterative)
z - zodiac sign: Taurus, but definitely cuspy.