I ordered my birth certificate, what, three days ago? FedEx just dropped it off a few minutes ago, and oh man does it look nice. I should have ordered it a day sooner though, because then the date this copy was issued would be exactly 21 years after the original was first accepted for registration.

Since I haven't learned enough Maya to make my 3D AMV yet, I've finally started working on the other video I mentioned in passing several months ago (http://kiiiiiiiitsuner.livejournal.com/38806.html) for my final project in my Design class. Unfortunately the project has to stay secret for now unless I've already told you what it is, but it is easily one of my favorite ideas I've had. The Bee says a storm's on the way, so unless it shows up tomorrow, that's when I'll start shooting.

PS - Storyboard sketches are totally fun to draw :3

Well, in a couple weeks I should be anyway. I finally got around to submitting a request for a new birth certificate, since my parents somehow lost my first one when I was five. In other words, Anime North is still on the table of possibilities for next year, since I'm not attending Acen because of the move. Still need to weigh other money costs and school schedulings, but at least it'll be my decision and not the Border Patrol's.

I gotta say, though: even with the fast shipping I was under the impression it would take a few months to arrive, but I guess I hadn't checked the internet when I was figuring that out. Either way, I got to get notarized for the first time ever, so that's kind of cool.

I've told a few of you this already, but the meteor watching got canceled due to Jazmine getting a nasty cold the day before. She's better now, but that was my best shot at asking her to be my girlfriend for two weeks. The rest of this week I'm busy with work and school stuff, and I'm going north with my family from Tuesday til Thursday for thanksgiving, so the only day I could go out with her before next week is Monday, and she's working til after I start D&D. It feels weird working alongside her wanting to ask her but not being able to because during work would be terrible timing. Week after Thanksgiving might work better, since I won't have picked up three extra shifts (>_<), but the longer I wait, the more likely it is that she'll see me as more of a friend. What do you guys think? Would texting her about it, or writing her a letter maybe, be a decent way of getting my feelings across, or is this sort of thing best done in person? Am I worrying too much about nothing?

Tonight was the big birthday maybe-date. CWaCoM was spectacular. Mr. T was absolutely hilarious, and there were a lot of other funny bits too. We both enjoyed it a lot, though I probably didn't make a very good impression when I was convulsing with laughter. On the other hand, the main guy and girl in the movie reminded us of each other, so maybe that'll help something.

I think I messed up at dinner too; she was in the restroom fixing her hair when the check arrived, so I paid for dinner without thinking. Forgot that she was treating me for my birthday. >_< Not only that, but on the way back from the movie, my dad called my cell and when he asked who was with me I called her a friend from work. It's true, but it also might color her perception of what I think of her. Then again, during dinner she said I was her "nice friend", so I guess that evens us out.

Unfortunately we were having such a good time, I barely managed to tell her I like her. I started to tell her on the way to the movie, but after I said that I was really glad we could hang out beyond work, the conversation somehow drifted somewhere else. Didn't get back to it until we'd gotten back to where we left her car (she got lost on the way to the restaurant, so I found her and picked her up). I walked her the two or three feet to her car and struggled to get something out. I said something like "I had a really great time" and "I like hanging out with you", til I blurted out "I like you." She pretty much just agreed with all of them, so I don't know how serious she was when she said "I like you too."

Still got the meteor shower next wee to try and get it across clearer, but her text made it sound like it might be a group dealie, so we'll see how it turns out. I've been texting with another friend of mine about it, and he's suggesting I get her flowers; anyone agree with him, or would that be creepy?

I think I might have mentioned before that I asked one of my coworkers out to a movie on my birthday, but I guess I just couldn't wait any longer or something. I texted her yesterday suggesting we meet up for lunch, so after class tonight we went to the Mongolian BBQ near Kohl's. Since neither of us had any plans for the rest of the night, we ended up driving out to El Dorado Hills (where she lives) to watch Zombieland. It was a fun movie; we both enjoyed it a lot. On the way back, Jazmine showed me a really cool back route around the hills to get back to Folsom. By the time I dropped her off back at her car, we'd been hanging out for a good five hours or so.

Honestly, I'm not sure if it was actually a date or if she saw it more as hanging out with a friend. Part of me wonders if she thinks I'm gay. Oh well, we're still going to see Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (or Planet 51, if Cloudy's not playing anymore) next week, and she mentioned something about us going to see a meteor shower the week after that, so it shouldn't take too long to find out what she thinks of me.

I don't get to register for spring classes at Sierra until next Friday, but it looks like two of the classes I need have only two spaces left. If they fill up before I have a chance to register, then I'll be pretty much screwed out of a semester. There's a chance I could add the classes once the semester starts, I guess, but lately that's been getting to be quite a gamble. I've already missed the deadline to petition for my AA this semester though, so even if I don't get useful classes, I'll still need to hang around here until May to actually get my degree(s). Besides, my loan for this year at IIoA assumes that I'm only taking six classes online, so changing my plans would mean I'd have to get more money. It'll still be early July when I move to Chicago, then.

Man, I'm glad I'm working a closing shift on the 6th...

I visited the new Kohl's over on Greenback a few hours ago, and it looks so nice. It's way smaller than the Folsom store (it has only one entrance!), and the fixtures are all completely fresh. Oh, and the restroom? Totally swank. Seriously, there's so much oak lining around almost everything that the whole store looks a lot fancier than ours. Not only that, but there's loads more space to store carts that aren't being used.

Do want.

Just found out the Taco Bell no longer sells Chicken Ranch Gorditas. That was the best food they have ever made. I will miss it a lot. :(

While eating lunch today, I noticed Cartoon Network was showing all three Pokemon Mystery Dungeon specials. I'd seen the first one already, but the Explorer of Time & Darkness and the Explorer of Sky specials were new to me, and I enjoyed them a lot. The thing that struck me as odd with them, though, is that Time & Darkness was the beginning of the Piplup/Chimchar story, but instead of being a whole new story, Sky was a continuation of T&D that seemed like it was set 50-something episodes in the future! The Grovyle that stole the Time Gear at the beginning of T&D was introduced as thief, and he was listed on the wall of bad guys. Next episode he'd been on Team PokePals for a while, and apparently both he and Piplup had traveled from the future?

The story itself looked pretty cool, and I think it would have made for a really neat series, but they just cut out the majority of the plot, which bogged down Sky with more exposition than would have otherwise been needed. Granted, the episode probably wouldn't have changed even if they had made the other episodes. Pokemon is a shonen series after all. Regardless, I would totally be into a Mystery Dungeon TV series. I prefer the Mystery Dungeon games over the regular games already, so they may as well, right?

For some reason I haven't been posting much at all this month. I'll probably drop a couple more posts over the next few days to catch y'all up with what's been going on. Well, I guess I can just do the bullet type thing I've seen other people do.

- Classes at Sierra have been going pretty alright. I'm taking tennis, 3D modeling with Maya, and Design, so I'm two classes away from having my associates degrees. Tennis and Maya are both early morning classes though, so I gotta start working harder at getting up early. I don't think I've shown up on time for either class once so far.

- My buddy Colt's been getting me back into Dungeon Dice Monsters and Go recently, so that's been pretty fun getting to play those on a semi-regular basis. Dunno how much longer we'll be able to keep playing between classes, on account of my first class at IIoA starts about a week from now.

- I finally managed to get signed up for my first quarter of online classes at IIoA a few days ago. I still need to run through the orientation and get my books, but aside from that I'm all set to take Advanced Image Manipulation, followed by History of Art. My English classes finally got accepted for transfer, so there's a good chance I'll have something like 60 credits for my degree from Sierra.

- I finally got trained to work in the jewelry department at work the day before I left for AWA. I've still got four 2-7 shifts over the next two weeks though, so who knows when they'll actually let me step down. Granted, I think I got like a 20 cent raise, so maybe they canceled my stepping down?

- AWA was absolutely spectacular. I definitely don't regret taking over the hotel rooms now. It was so great seeing all of you guys. There's a lot I could say, but I'm getting pretty tired, so I'll probably just make a separate post for AWA recap.



Today was the Day in the Zone concert, which I had bought a ticket to a few weeks ago. Kevin Rudolph was supposed to be the first act, but he ended up dropping out for some reason or another, so Howie Day started it off instead. I took too long getting down there though, so I missed his entire set. Colbie Callait was just getting started by the time I arrived, and I guess she was running late too, because she didn't actually appear on stage until after she finished singing her first song. I enjoyed her set, but for some reason I stayed at the back of the crowd and wandered around in the shade from time to time.

I didn't actually get up close to the stage until Hoobastank started up their performance, which was pretty awesome. Their lead singer's pretty good at revving up a crowd. They also played a kickass cover of Ghostbusters at one point, which probably made the trip worthwhile. Honestly, I'm not sure whether I enjoyed Hoobastank or Train more, because they both had a lot of bitchin' songs. Train had more audience participation though, cause the main guy kept bringing little kids from the crowd up to sing with him on stage.

While I was wandering around listening to Colbie Callait perform, it occurred to me that I should probably stop going to concerts and movies and stuff by myself. I don't join in with anybody else already there, so I end up just awkwardly standing around with nobody in particular to talk to. At least some guy commented on my Fuck The Colorblind shirt; that was the most any non-vendor said to me. I really ought practice striking up conversations with total strangers.

I was scheduled to start work at around 4:00, but the show didn't get out until 5:30 or so. I showed up at the store anyway around a quarter to 7, and I ended up being tossed all over the place because Amy still hasn't gotten a hold on how to make sure everybody's getting their breaks. Ugh, I just remembered I switched shifts with her for tomorrow. Now I start at 10 am instead of 4 pm. I'm going to sleep before I miss my shift.

Ginormous rodent of some sort (looks like a possum) walking on the fence outside my window. This is not helping me fall asleep faster.

While recording the last bits of footage I need for VG5, my Gloom evolved into a Vileplume when it reached level 33. Gloom normally doesn't evolve without a Leaf Stone (or a Sun Stone, but that's next generation), so this is pretty odd.

Just got back from the fun. concert, and it was absolutely spectacular. They made me forget that I still had a headache. Seriously, they put so much more energy into the performance, I was completely blown away. When I talked to them at the end of the night to get my shirt signed. I totally fanboyed so much. Getting the shirt was pretty ridiculous too, cause I checked like three or four times through the night for a larger size, and they never found one. I ended up getting a small, which kinda fits. It's tight around the torso, but it reaches down past my waist, and that's what's important.

My Favorite Highway's lead singer was almost as energetic as fun.'s was. He swung the mic stand around, touched the ceiling a few times, and danced around all over the place. He even acted out some lyric sync: when one of their songs talked about falling, he dropped from the higher section of the stage onto the main area.

Hellogoodbye had a lot more witty dialogue between songs (and sometimes during songs) instead of dancing around as much. Then again, the Limbeck guys picked up HGB's bassist at one point, so I guess they were pretty wild too. I was disappointed when they refused to play Jessie Buy Nothing - Go To Prom Anyway. Apparently one of the group members who worked on that song or something had left, and they didn't want to play it without him. My headache came back at some point during their set too, so I couldn't really enjoy it as much as I might have otherwise. I guess all that rocking out to fun. probably wore me out a lot too.

Anyway, I've finished my dinner, so it's time for me to collapse and sleep for ten days. But not really. I still have a bit more work to do on VG5 before Monday.

Skype works again! Yeah!

I met with my counselor at Sierra today, and apparently I'm only a credit and a half of P.E. away from getting an A.A., and I only need another two classes after this coming semester to get an associate in Multimedia Design too. So now I've basically got two main choices of what to do with this:
- I could stick with the current plan and continue taking classes at Sierra to transfer to Illinois Institute and get both Liberal Arts and Multimedia degrees, while taking two online classes from IIoA each quarter until I move to Chicago after spring semester.
- I could add P.E. to my fall schedule and take the A.A. in December, move to Chicago, and start taking class at IIoA in person in January, maybe take some Sierra classes online to transfer to IIoA for cheaper.

The first one's nice because it'd be cheaper and I'd get an extra associate degree to throw around while I'm working toward my BFA. The second one's nice because I'd get to hang out in Chicago sooner, and I'm not entirely sure if a second A.A. will really help me that much. What do you guys think?

In AWA news, I read in today's Bee that some company beat SouthWest in its bid to buy out Frontier Airlines, which I didn't even know was closing down. My flight to Atlanta in September is a Frontier plane, so I'm a little curious if I actually have a flight still. I haven't received an email from Travelocity saying anything about it though, I probably safe. Still, I hope the new owners don't change Frontier too much. I liked the way they ran things.

Spiderwebs sometimes come in handy when flies and moths swarm the house. I was hunting a massive fly in my room, and my swats kept missing it until I did this quick backhand thing and knocked the fly out of the air and into a spiderweb in the corner.

It was cool.

A lot of today was spent cleaning my room, and a large part of that was washing the mountain of laundry that had piled up over however long since I last washed my clothes. All of my clothes are now clean (except maybe my Paul and Storm "Fromage" shirt, which is still missing), and it turns out that I have so many clothes that my closet and desk drawers are nearly overflowing. Actually, my closet did overflow. I couldn't fit all of my shirts inside without removing about half of my undershirts. I'm seriously baffled at how I could have so much to wear.

On the bright side, I finally found that white sock that's been missing for months. It was hiding with a few other things in the second dryer that may or may not work.

Now that the laundry issue is taken care of, I can start to work on actually rearranging my room. I was struck with inspiration between loads.

Come to think of it, I should probably call work tomorrow and see if they have any extra hours I can fill. This Saturday is the last shift I have for almost all of August. I might get scheduled for the 29th, but honestly? I kinda doubt it.

I was just looking up fossil Pokemon to see if they were all Rock-types, and I noticed that Gold/Silver/Crystal has no fossils at all. That generation has got to be the most unique generation of the bunch.

According to kholaras, it turns out that I was the only person to mail in dvds for Pro this year. Looks like the ability to download things is pretty dang popular these days.