Kylee, Ephemeral Fantasia was (like SaGa Frontier, but to a greater extent--I think SaGa was more under-rated than hated) has been universally reviled by everything I've read on it (it was one of my choices when I was trying to decide an RPG to purchase the day I bought Okage). I thought the premise sounded kind of neat myself, so it's nice to know that somebody likes it (though I have never played the game).

I totally suck at SaGa. It's almost detrimental to my self-esteem, how badly I suck at playing this game. I reached the third sage battle in Asellus's quest before giving up--the Green Sage killed me over and over again, and he showed up whenever I tried to go to a monster area to train. So now I have given up on that for now and I'm playing Blue's quest. I made it through the Luminous Labyrinth and now I'm rune-hunting, but Blue isn't exactly strong and he seems to gain JP (used for magic) much faster than ANYTHING ELSE... I mean, I fought as him for half an hour and he gained an HP bonus once, every other battle brought only a JP increase. Grrar.

Ho ho, Jhonen Vasquez likes Trigun! I don't know, I just think that's neat. And he likes original fanfic characters! Wow, that's interesting (though I was already aware that Dib x Zim made him ill, as it well should). (stole that link from sunshine)

If I can't grow up to be Neil Gaiman (who is known everywhere all around the world), maybe I can at least gather a viciously devoted cult following like JV. ;P

Lilo & Stitch ROCKED. You should all go see it because it is wonderful and it will make you laugh and possibly cry and go 'awww' and squeal with delight at Stitch's cuteness/vulgarity. Lilo is also wonderful. I think she's one of the greatest Disney characters of all time.

Today also goes on the list of days that rock. I think every day in which I get to spend copious amounts of time with Ali, Laris, and/or Emiko deserves that title, because I loves them and they make me very happy. I also met a nice lady tonight whose name I cannot spell (Shayna, maybe? Shana..? :3; I suck), and despite how I might seem, I do like meeting new people. I'm just usually somewhat apprehensive about it. n_n Anyway, today was great.

Wow, no one's been home all day! I've had the entire house to myself...and what I have I done? NOTHING! Well, I did finish the Clarity chapter ('s not typed though). But besides that... NOTHING!

The Ali and the Laris lent me one of their SaGa Frontier copies (alas, because of me they are currently SaGa-less.. I hope they have not had powerful cravings to play it, I know they love it dearly) and I was two hours into Asellus's quest, but then I figured out (with Laris's advice) that there was no way in hell I was making it through with just three life points, so I started over. Now I have five. :3; (The Asura sword, a +70 sword, is SO COOL... but it costs 3 of your eight LP ._.) The guides all advised getting this sword, so I think I'll try to make it through with five.

Anyway I do like it well. The music is lovely, the battle is fun, and the characters have nice, detailed designs and personalities (so far). I don't know why this game is so reviled on U.S. shores. I guess we Americans just can't take the non-linearity of it all.

Oh yes. I did a fanart for Laris's wonderful Feet of Clay. It is here. I did make a thumbnail, but I'm a lazy bitch, so. Note how I cleverly cut it off before I had to start drawing the hands. Mwhaha.

I think I'm going to have to rescind my 'only draw art as gifts when pissed' rule because ever since I stopped using models all the time I've been liking to draw a lot more...and have been drawing more frequently in general, and consequently that also extends to drawing things for people.

A day will come when both Clarity and Claris are complete stories. I do not know when that day will be. I don't know how much longer Claris will be, but for Clarity I'm guessing at least six more chapters (there are five more seeds to find, and then you have to add on another chapter to wrap it up). I think Claris will probably be finished first, but honestly I don't know.

I don't know how much longer it will take to finish Karma Slave, although at this point I'm thinking it'll be done before either Claris or Clarity.

But when they are done, I tell you: I am never doing this again. That is, I am never going to have three novel-length stories going at once. n_n (OK, Karma isn't really novel length, but if I were writing it out it could be) It's way too much and the time between updates for Claris and Clarity is ludicrous, I know. When they're all done, I'm going to start a new story (believe me, I have plenty of ideas) and I will work on only that story and it'll get done much faster.

I would hope to have all three of these projects finished by the time I've finished my sophomore year of college. I hope to have Claris done by the end of my freshman year, but again I don't know. I can say one thing though--come hell or high water, they're all getting finished. n_n What I am most interested in however... is who will still be reading when THE END finally rolls around.

Agh. I have to drag eight bags of heavy grass to the front of the house today. ._. I'll wait until 3 or something, when it's marginally cooler (as in, hot as hell, instead of hotter than hell). I hate yard work. I will live in an apartment for my entire life.

Alright, the Clarity chapter is almost done. Just a few more scenes. With luck it'll be done by the end of tomorrow. Then I'll type it up and start work on the next Claris chapter (which I'm actually itching to get to, since there'll be some scenes in it that have been in my brain for a while).

Really what I posted was more than half the chapter.. it's just that the battle in this chapter is long, as my battle scenes go, and battle scenes are incredibly difficult to write. (especially in a Sailormoon story, where there's a lot of shouting out power names and descriptions of those powers)

Bryan bought new speakers (actually he bought a whole new computer, but the speakers came today) and hooked them up to his computer. I tell you, I can feel the sound throbbing through my body, especially on raging songs like Saliva's Click Click Boom. o_o Mmm, there's something strangely wonderful about music so loud and powerful that you can feel the vibrations throughout your entire body as you stand between the speakers.

It's definitely an experience meant to be taken in small doses though...

I don't have any money, Nichole. ^^;

'Days Go By' makes me want to shake my booty... but booty shaking is not advisable on a full stomach.

Today was a day of much goodness. Right now if anyone asks me how I am I can say with confidence that I AM GOOD.

The Mexican dinner went well, at least in terms of me finding food that pleased my stomach. I had tacos, and lo, they were good.

Thanks for the suggestions though, y'all. To be honest I'm not fond of guacamole. ^_^; Or quesadillas. My tastes are just not refined in that matter. But those were some fine tacos. Real, seasoned beef.. not whatever it is they use for their meat at Taco Bell (no, I do not want to know).

The girls were all very nice. I made myself look like a normal human girl--that is, with makeup and all--so I would not frighten them upon arrival. Two of them smoked though, and as I sat there I thought 'I can feel my lungs blackening' but naturally I didn't chastise or bring it up--that's rude, and if they want to smoke it's their business. I just hate the feeling of inhaling smoke. (they were both English majors... maybe I should be worried) Most of the incoming freshmen there graduated from an all-girls' school in the area. So while they were saying things like 'My graduating class consisted of 57 people...' I'm saying 'Umm, I had 389...' But they were nice, even when my mother embarrassed me by forcing me to call over the two girls hosting as they were leaving so she could harrass them. I love my mother, but... n_n

Anyway it turned out better than I expected it would. But then I expect all of my social outings to end in nothing short of disaster, so pretty much anything that happens when I go out is better than expected (unless it is a disaster =p).

A girl from Rhodes called me a few days ago, inviting me to dinner with some other Rhodes kids at Cafe Ole. I want to go (which is why I just found a set of directions), but the thing is that of all the food I've tried, Mexican is the only brand that I really do not like at all. So while I would love to meet some of my classmates, I don't want to make an ass of myself either, because I'm probably not going to like the menu. My stomach and my tastebuds just disagree with the Mexican style. I wish they could have chosen an Italian or Chinese or American restaraunt.. n_n I love all those. (I've never had Japanese food)

Oh well. If I can't find anything safe I'll just nibble on some tortilla chips or something. The thing is that for the most part I like plain, savory foods. Like potatoes, and steak, and stuff, without a lot of garnish. I don't like refried beans or cream sauce or anything. I eat my cheeseburgers with just cheese and ketchup. My tastes are simple. n_n Can't tolerate spicy foods either. Wreaks havoc on my tummy and my mouth burns up easily.