Thanks for the Birthday Wishes, everyone! =) Had a nice, quiet day. Didn’t do much and we didn’t get much in the way of presents. We just simply didn’t have enough money this year to do much, but that’s alright. We decided to trade layouts, though. I did Sally’s new layout, and she’s working on mine. Kind of wondering what she’s going to whip up for me. =)

In other, Legend of Dragoon flavored news… I’ve made a discovery! XD I didn’t see this one coming! *grin* Really. I swear.

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I added Shana to my friends list. =) Would be great to trade links, Shana! Thanks! Feel free to call me Jasson, Obsidian, or even Jas / Jass. All are names I go by.

Yep, today is Sally’s and my birthday. Not doing much, except slacking off. =/ Oh well, at least I’m not at work. I think I’d have to kill someone they announce my birthday over the intercom. XD

Thanks for your comments, everyone =) My story is coming along nicely and I’m still looking for Legend of Dragoon. If I have to, I guess I’ll work on repairing the checking account a little; since we’re overdrawn and then buy it online.

That would be awesome, Crim =) No worries, both of us love the idea. *grins*

Woot! Hope you liked Vampire Princess Miyu, Kairos! =)

And speaking of my story… does anyone think the name “Mab” is a bad name to give a male character? It’s mythological reference to “Queen Mab” - a cetlic goddess also known as “Morrigan” among other names. She was essentially the queen of the fae along with being a warrior-goddess of earth. Well, this character is going to be a sorcerer. I thought with Queen Mab’s strong ties to magic, the name would fit him ok. I mean, there’s Sekhmet from RW and a few others. Otherwise, I can always name him “Mabon” which also references Queen Mab. I just wanted to see what others thought. =)

I have just about given up on The Ronin Lounge. *sighs* Forget about posting fics, they won’t get responded to anyway - or even read, for that matter. Forget about intellegent conversation… they’re too busy snorting pixie stix and huffing Dr. Pepper. It’s all 3 month old sugar-glompie parties and “Who are you” quizzes. I joined Swifty’s Inception board and Gaia Online. Inception is even quieter than GreyIt Magazine and I’m not sure about Gaia Online. Gaia seems to be the RL on a much larger scale. The gold system is really fun, I’ve gotten my avatar dressed and have been working on getting closer to the look I want. But all in all, after the initial welcome, finding intellegent conversation is proving a bit hard. There’s more people there, but still a lot of the same mentality that irratates me so much on the RL. I also noticed in the writing section, where I’ve been spending much of my time, fanfiction really isn’t welcome there. Despite the fact it’s an anime MB, original stories and poetry is the only writing mediums accepted by the community. In fact, the only one to even really look at my fic was a newbie who was using it to spam for more gold. >_< So, at least for now, I'm staying put on the RL... at least until I can finish luring friends over to GreyIt. *evil grins*

Finally… it’s new layout time! *grin*

We didn’t get to snow we were anticipating, nor the power outage I was expecting. Sally and I brought up the Emergency Kit plus all the flastlights we own. And wouldn’t you believe? Not a single snowflake and not even a single flicker. XD

Many of the areas around us lost power for a while, though. On the lakeshore they had gusts up to 75mph and 12 - 15 foot waves. Really made me miss Grand Haven, seeing so much of it on the News because of the effects they got from the storm. But I don’t miss their weather. I’ve had to race off the beach numerous times in the past because a squall line was coming in. There’s been tons of waterspouts sighted off-shore too, but I’ve never had the honor of seeing them. Better out there than inland. *nod nod*

We had some pretty good flurries the 13th, but nothing stuck… well at least for long.

In other news, Sharra and Swiftgold have been twisting my arm over a game called The Legend of Dragoon. I have to say, it didn’t take much arm twisting. XD The game looks insanely great and after reading their fics on FF.net, I have to say I’m hooked on the original Dragoons - who are pretty minor characters. So, I guess next payday I’m going to RSVP $20 and go see if I can find it. I know Walmart has it, but I dunno if I’m going to be able to get over there. I refuse to buy it at my workplace. It’d be convenient, but there’s this stupid asshole over in the Toy Department who I would rather avoid. That leaves K-Mart unless by some great chance I spot it at in returning toys people have left in my department, the asshole isn’t working, and can’t do without walking out the door with it.

“Legacies of the Fallen” is driving me absolutely batty. I know what I want to say, but damnit… I can’t seem to find the words. I want my Zealian guy to be thrown back in time after a construction accident with the Ocean Palace. But getting there is just simply not happening. I’ve been at this now for days and I’m barely past a half page. *pounds his head*

I can’t believe I wrote Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh almost perfectly, but my Zealian Nobleman, Gavesin, has nearly the same arrogant, superior attitude - and I can’t write him to save my friggin’ life. In fact, the whole reason I got stuck on my chapter of Tempus Temporis is because I switched from Kaiba to Yugi. Here, I switch from Leander to Gavesin, and now I’m stuck here too. All I have to do is write him being an whiny, arrogant ass, wielding his water magic, and then BOOM - construction accident, swept into the sea, “that evening the tides ran red” - and the section is over.

*falls over*

I’ve also realized my chapters are tiny. I mean absolutely miniscule. Amanda’s chapters are huge and actually have substance to them. Mine really don’t. They’re just one scene and BOOM - chapter over. I think once I have this scene written, I’ll rearrange Chapter One and slip it in before I have poor Leander attacked. That way it mixes things up a little instead of having two chapters of Lee back to back.

Here’s what I have so far:
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Wheee! We have blizzard warnings for tonight. X_x Yay. Really. At the very least we’re going to have Thunderstorms and Gale-force winds, but we could possibly end up with a blizzard. It’s all hinging on the temps for this evening.

Torrent, I have your account all set up. If it looks like I won’t be able to be on, I’ll drop you an e-mail with your information so you can at least explore. =)