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Genkai.

Okay, I admit, I had been getting nervous spaz attacks yesterday morning, but once I got on the campus, I got lost in excitement. And I didn't cry. After we had move-in (sorority girls were there to carry ALL our stuff upstairs for us) we had two orientation seminar type things, about the rules and classes and such. Then we had the big matriculation ceremony, complete with guy playing the bagpipes in kilt.

We have all these little activities planned, and I don't think I'll ever get bored here. Seriously. Tonight we had a Casino Night (with free chips) and they had a mixer/bar, which made virgin pina coladas and strawberry daiquiri's. I got really close to winning $100, but alas, not for me tonight. Then I went and saw Knocked Up, which is pre-release. Awesome.

Today I took my placement tests for World Languages and Math; the French test was SO extremely easy. "It's hot, so I will open the...apple, mouth, potato, window?" I swear to god. And then the Math test? I wanted to gouge my eyes out. Never taken Calc, yet there was some on there (I'm pretty sure) and I haven't seen anything like Trig or Algebra for over a year; I took Business Math (not my fault!) so...I don't feel well about that. Oh well, I don't really care anyway.

Also, I know this is before classes, but...I don't care. I will probably make a post to talk about classes later.

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( I'm not paralyzed, but I seem to be struck by you )

It's cold, without the fact that I think my tree branch is going to snap on the powerline that provides electricity to my house. Everything except for the gas logs in my fireplace runs by electricity. It's been *tapping* the line somewhat, thus small random bouts of temporary blackness are common right now. The town borough won't do anything, since it's on 'Pittsburgh city property' or something assfucked like that. Yes, I just used that word.

School was cancelled yesterday and today, and I have a 2 hr. delay for tomorrow, and I'm off on Friday. This means: It's been a 1 1/2 day week for me. *Yes!!* It's the only good thing about this week, I swear.

*deletes random post from last week at 4 am* Shh, you never saw that.

Also, comments poking fun at my own stupidity is welcome, as I need something to laugh at, even if it's myself. Okay, at work, everyone smokes. Everyone, from the 50 yr. old manager to the girl who's in my grade. Sure, it annoys the hell out of me when they all get to have random smoke breaks that last for 5 minutes every now and then, but I get yelled at when I go take a sip of water from the bottle I brought. So the girl who works in my grade asked to borrow my apron, as she was working on the pizza table, and I was just prepping dough. I let her borrow it, but it wasn't until *after* I had gotten home and given my mother my uniform to wash did I find out she accidentally left her smokes in it. Yeah, my mother found them. Big 'Oh shit' there, I'll tell you. Not only does she not believe me when I said they weren't mine, but she decided to involve my father in it, and they're watching me like a hawk, seeing if I smoke while leaning out my bedroom window or something. Dear god.

Tekkoshocon is coming up again, and I'm extremely excited! This year I'm trying to be able to set up a booth where I can sell my artwork, and a friend of my mom's will set me up with laminating things and such, since she works at Kinko's. It is from the 13th - 15th of April (late this year!) I believe getting a table only costs $25, and if I make oodles of bookmarks and sell pages of my sketchbook, then I can easily make that up (especially if I sell bookmarks for $1 each, and price each drawing individually).

Now. I have promised myself that I will cosplay. I don't care what it takes, I'm going to be in some type of costume, because moonfairyhime knows that if you don't cosplay, you stand out. Seriously, I think I looked odder than the 40 year old guy in the Megaman suit. Now, what costume do you think someone like me should wear? I was thinking Hige from Wolf's Rain, or maybe Rika from the 3rd series of Digimon. Those are two fairly easy and inexpensive types of costumes. I don't have the resources to make like a transgender inu-yasha or something(haha!). Any suggestions?

Now my only other problem is to hopefully find someone to go with me/help out with the art table. Because I want to do it, dammit! But, the cool thing is, since it's in April, I'll have my license by then, and could probably drive out on my own (if I make a few experimental trips first). So getting there shouldn't be a problem. Finding someone, however, will.

Also, tonight was our senior recognition night for swimming!!! I took lots of pictures, and we had so much fun. The team got us all cards and $25 gift cards to the waterfront shopping centre. We got our asses kicked by South Park, though, who were complete snobby bastards. I stopped keeping score when it was 49 - 13 in the first half. After the meet, we had fun. We got to push our coaches in the pool, eat some of the goodies that people brought, and then play watermelon polo. It's like waterpolo, only with a watermelon. That's been rolled in Crisco. So. Much. Fun.

I wish I lived in the UK right now...I want to go see King Lear!

...really, really bad. Okay, it's partly because Ian's back, but so what. I think it's a great play (from what I've read) and I want to go. And I don't think I'm as good as a swim team member to be able to cross the ocean...yet. Does anyone have any good ideas about raising money to get there?

Hate will not win, don't give in.

I am the girl who kisses her girlfriend on the sidewalk and laughs at those who glare.

I am the guy who came out to the entire school in his senior speech and got a standing ovation for his courage.

We are the couple who planned and studied and got a damn good lawyer and BEAT the state that wanted to take our child away.

We are the ones who took martial arts classes and carry pepper spray and are just too dangerous to gay bash.

I am the transgender person who uses the bathroom that suits me, and demands that any complaining staff explain their complaint to my face in front of the entire restaurant--and shares with my other trans friends which restaurants don't raise a stink.

I am the mother who told her lesbian daughter to invite her girlfriend over for dinner.

I am the father who punished his son for calling you a fag.

I am the preacher who told my congregation that love, not hate, is the definition of a true follower of God.

I am the girl who did not learn the meaning of "homosexual" until high school but never thought to question why two men might be kissing.

I am the woman who argues (quite loudly and vehemently) with the bigots who insist that you do not have the right to marry or raise children.

We are the high school class who agrees, unanimously, along with our teacher, that love should be all that matters.

I am making a difference. Hate will not win.


If you agree, repost this. Do it. You don't have to be afraid. You can handle it. You're stronger than you think.