Blah. A month with no update. D: Truly, I am ashamed.
I've just been really busy and blah blah blah excuses excuses.
;D You all forgive me, no?

Ahah, my life on such a nice upswing right now. <33 I'm out of school on break until some time in January, and while I still have quite a few things to get done for those blasted applications I have a lot more time to get it done.

You all remember my last journal and the bit about being allowed to sit with the rest of the Chinese class and all, right? Well, one of my friends suggested that I try to get credit for the class. D: I talked to the teacher and he said that if I could pass the Chinese 1 exam, he would let me take Chinese 2 for credit. I wouldn't get credit for Chinese 1 because I wasn't really in the class but I was fine with that.

So I came in and took the exam. It took me an hour, I had to use my notes (At least he let me use them Dx), and it was difficult, but I passed that exam.
With an 82.5 ;w;.
-confetti-
I can't wait to take Chinese 2 for real. >w< It's gonna be great!
The only problem is it's going to play havok with my scheduel next semester. :/ And now I have to find a new teacher to aid. Ah, well. If I promise not to test out of my next class perhaps I can land a nice, cushy job helping one of the English teachers xDD.

All my other exams went well. Nothing terribly spectacular but all A's and B's across the board and whatall. I am leaving Forensics next semester- Much to the nonplussing of my teacher.
You know, it was upsetting, really. I've been in that class three years and when I tell the teacher I need to get out to make sure I have all the right credits, she doesn't even bat an eyelash. It's all "Oh, guess you can't be in the play then. Toodles!" I suppose there are rugs that mean more to her than I do. </3 Three years! She didn't even remember my name half the time. And then she doesn't even bother with a proper farewell.
D< Graaah.
Probably best I left the class then, y'know >>?

ANYWAYS.
My dad burned me a copy of the Discworld PC game as a pre-Christmas present and it is amazing <33. I love it to bits. In fact, it's one of the reasons I've not done any updates here in a while. ;w; It's voiced by Eric Idle and I'm pretty sure that, between all the characters, every conceivable accent from every part of the British Isles is represented.
I wish I had a Cockney accent </3.
My dad also burned me a copy of the latest Owl City CD, and it is excellent <33.

We swapped presents at school, too. I got a nice snowman ornament, a bunch of candy, two Discworld books, and a really nice, soft, fuzzy blanket <333. I can't wait to see what presents I get beyond that- I've asked for the usual pan of T-shirts, books, and movies, but I think they've gone overboard this year. D: Y'know, mom's going through the whole empty nest syndrome thingie.

I had a couple things drawn to post but... Well.. To put it nicely, what little skill I may have had with colored pencils has either completely deteriorated or gotten drunk and wandered out of reach. </3 The inking wasn't bad by my standards but once I colored it... Erg. Well, anyways, once I get something decent done I'll post. ;__; Gads I miss Photoshop.

As of late I've been really into the Discworld series (if you couldn't tell already xD). D: It's great. I want to get through at least Hogfather before summer, but I think I'm being generous. Right now I'm only on Eric and Pyramids. ;w; If you haven't checked out the series, you really should. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM KITTY FTW.

That's all from me.
No quiz this week; if I find one I'll post it later.

<3
Kitty

(PS: You all are, of course, getting gifts this year <33)

Right. So, sorry for the lack of updates. </3 Busy busy busy, you know the drill. Mostly projects and essays still. This week was only about two days long but I've spent all weekend getting things ready to turn in ;_____;. And you would think I'd be stress free, but no! Now there are even more essays to do.
SADFAAAYYYYCCCCEEEE ;____________________;
Do not want.
So, rather than continue pathetically floundering around trying to write this one particularily frustrating essay, I'm just going to update this here journal. D: Indeed.

School is alright. I'm finally becoming a real member of my Chinese class. ;w; I get to sit with the other students and do the vocal exercizes, and I even get to turn in projects with the rest of them! Thankfully most of the sophomores in the class are really friendly, and the other teacher's assistant doesn't seem to mind me hanging with the rest of the class. <33 Yay. Oh, and Forensics is winding down nicely. So is Anatomy and Physiology, though we still have a pig dissection left before class is over.
Yes, you read that right.
We get to dissect a real pig 8D.
How.
Cool.
I'm so naming my pig. Well, my group's pig.
And we get to do a video project about Hamlet for one class. With any luck we'll land the first act and my group will let me write the script. >D Oh how I do love writing scripts.

I'm actually pretty excited about this Thanksgiving. The holiday itself is probably going to be pretty bland for me and mine, but only because everyone is out of town or at college or doing something else. D: My dad's birthday is the day after Thanksgiving, though, and we're all going to dinner and a movie. The movie in question?
NINJA ASSASSIN.
8D Yaypromotingjournalskinsponer!
It's gonna rawk. >w<
Then I'm going to a friends house to watch campy films. D: Also going to rawk.

I -finally- got a copy of Beethoven's Last Night, by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. I have wanted this CD for SO LONG ;w;. It kicks a lot of ass. I like it much more than their Christmas stuff, and their Christmas stuff is really BAMF as it is. <33 Go look them up and stuff. RECOMMENDATION PLZ.

Still working on Tharsis. I'm into the tedious part of language creation now. SOBORING. Thinking of trying geography for a while instead. D: I have a couple sketches done but I feel the need to ink and color stuff for once, if only manually. I really miss photoshop but I hate to ask dad to install it so close to his birthday. </3 I'll probably ask for it for Christmas or something.

AND GUESS WHO JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO ONE OF SEVEN APPLIED COLLEGES 8DD!
Yay~
Now I just have to see if the other six will take me too xD.
Thatswhatshesaid.
D: The one I got the acceptance letter from was pretty much my very last resort school. Y'know, if absolutely no others work out >>. So hopefully my other choices will reply very soon ;w;.

In lieu of interesting things going on in my life, here's a quiz. 8D ENJOY BETCHES.

>Choose a singer/band
>Answer questions only using titles of singer/band
>Tag 6 more people

Singer I chose: D: TEH BARENAKED LADIES FER SURE.
Loves them <3.

1.Are you male or female.
"I'll Be That Girl"

2.Describe yourself.
"Life, in a Nutshell"
(Alright, not a description but whatever >>.)

3.What do people feel when they are around you?
"Crazy"
(I'm just that awsome, kthnx.)

4.How would you describe your previous relationship?
"Never is Enough"
(Never have had one and do not need one xD.)

5.Describe your current relationship.
"It's Only Me"
(... Resisting the urge to copypasta the above response, my current relationship with myself is pretty damn amazing, because like I have said, -I- am amazing <33.
Sort of wish I were more interested in dating, if only because they have so many amazing sonds about romance >>. Ah, well. Applicability lost.)

6.Where would you want to be now?
"In the Car"

7.How do you feel about love?
"Break Your Heart"

8.What's your life like?
"Too Little Too Late"
(Aww, now I wish I could use Life, In A Nutshell </3
Because procrastination is ftw~)

9.What would you ask for if you had one wish?
"If I Had A Million Dollars"

10.Say something wise.
"It's All Been Done"
(Aww, now I wish I could use a Meatloaf song </3. Sad.)

That's all for now~
Peace!
Kitty

(*PS: I finally saw Tank Girl, Phenix. ;____; The horror. The horror.*)

Not much to say since last time. D: Or, if there is, I'm too tired to remember.
We had comeptition on Saturday and had to get up at two in the bloody morning >_____e
SO.
TIRED.
I was up for almost 24 hours.
We had a good time, though. After all the rounds were over me and the other people in my group gathered all the leaves up and made a big pile and we played around a bit. They're pretty awsome. :] Then we got lost and wound up home at midnight and I went to sleep.
Hooray!

Mostly this week has been a break from essays and large assignments. Next week we're going back to the grindstone; tests, disections, essays, and lest I forget the two major projects for my Econ class and graduation requirements >>;.
TEH FUN.
IZ OVERWHELMING.
But at least I have DA <33.

The only other thing to say is I've finished my seventh Discworld book and, lacking the eighth, have started The Davinci Code. D< Don't look at me like that, it's just for the experience! It's not bad for a light read; it's just not a dependable source for facts or deep characterization or anything.
THIS IS THE PARAGRAPH THAT I REFER TO IN MY TITLE.
Because there was nothing else to use there ;____;

Anyways, in lieu of an update (I did put up two pictures. D< One is in my scraps. GO THERE.) here's a quiz I snatched from Boof. <3 Hooray again!
Sorry if this entry comes off as exceptionally dry or cynical; I'm just sleepy xDD.

001. Real name → D: Your mother. Except not.
002. Nickname(s)→ Kitty. I don't get any in real life because I'm cursed or impervious or something </3.
003. Zodiac sign → Cancer D:.
004. Male or female → Girly bits, as much as my close friends would like to disagree D<.
005. Elementary → ... What, like the school I went to?
006. Middle School → Er, dont't think you guys have been.
007. High School → D: Currently attending one, thanks.
008. Hair color → Blonde as... A thing... With blonde hair D:. [/metafail]
009. Long or short → Shorter than I like it but managably long.
010. Loud or Quiet → Depends; usually loud xD.
011. Sweats or Jeans → Jeans ftw.
012. Phone or Camera → Can't I just have a book?
013. Health freak → HAHAHA. No.
014. Drink or Smoke? → No thanks :3.
015. Do you have a crush on someone? → Going with my answer from Question 13 on this one.
016. Eat or Drink → I'm partial to eating myself :3. Doritos ftw!
017. Piercings → One in either ear <3.
018. Tattoos → EVERYWHERE. D< EVEN IN MY EYE SOCKETS. AND ON MY ACTUAL EYES. THAT IS JUST HOW MUCH OF A BAMF I AM.

HAVE YOU EVER?
019. Been in an airplane → Tons of times <3. Love it.
020. Been in a car accident → xD Not any that I know of.
021. Been in a fist fight → I'd like to think my life isn't just one minor fight after another, but then I'd be doing my violent nature a disservice. <3 Nothing too bad though.

FIRSTS:
022. First piercing → My ears when I was in preschool. They gave me a teddy to cuddle <3.
023. First best friend → Suki. <3 Sure I met other kids in daycare; I just didn't like them. We met in kindergarden after I got shuffled into her class and she helped me pick up a spilled case of pencils.
025. First award → Our cheer coach in elementary school gave us a trophey for being on the team. D: No, we didn't earn it. And yes, yes I was on a cheer team. D< Be quiet.
026. First Crush → N/a
028. First big vacation → I went to Arizona and California when I was in grade school. It was great <3.

LASTS:
029. Last person you talked to → Mommykins~
030. Last person you texted → N/a
031. Last person you watched a movie with → My parents.
032. Last food you ate → Scrambled eggs and diet coke <33
033. Last movie you watched → It was.... A movie. With actors and stuff. D: I don't remember.
034. Last song you listened to → "Dare" by Stan Bush. 8D Hooray 80's power ballad!
035. Last thing you bought → Sour Patch kids candy and a little bag of gum that's supposed to look like gold. D: It's great.
036. Last person you hugged → Mommykins~

FAVES:
037. Food → Any Chinese non-meat noodle dish.
038. Drinks → Diet cokkkeee <33. Telling me it's going to give me cancer only serves to make you look silly.
039. Clothing → Vests and green shirts ;w;
040. Book → "Sourcery" by Terry Pratchett; or maybe "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov. Or "Misery" or "The Snow Queen" or...
041. Music → Alternative and classic rock, but I like just about anything. Classical, ska, triphop, techno, stuff like that :3.
042. Flower → Stargazer lillies? I'm not good with flowers x.x;
043. Colors → Green ftw .w.
044. Movies → See the below About me section >>.
045. Shoes → Boots and sandles.
046. Subjects → Science and language classes <33.

IN THE PAST YEAR I ... :
047. [ ] kissed in the snow
048. [x] celebrated Halloween
049. [ ] had your heart broken
050. [ ] went over the minutes on your cell phone
051. [x] someone questioned your sexual orientation (*People usually just assume I'm straight or gay, but some have the decency to ask. And what a surprise they get, eh xD?*)
052. [ ] came out of the closet.
053. [ ] gotten pregnant
054. [ ] had an abortion (*EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE o_________o)
055. [x] done something you've regretted
056. [x] broke a promise
057. [x] hid a secret
058. [x] pretended to be happy
059. [ ] met someone who changed your life
060. [x] pretended to be sick
061. [ ] left the country
062. [x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
063. [ ] cried over the silliest thing
064. [ ] ran a mile
065. [/] went to the beach with your best friend(s) (*I went to the lake beach ;w; *)
066. [ ] stay single the whole year

CURRENTLY:
067. Eating → Saltines and icing
068. Drinking → Soooodaaa
069. I'm about to → Stand up because my butt hurts.
070. Listening to → Static and youtube videos.
071. Plans for today/tomorrow → Go to school, eat lunch, define words, annoy and/or slap the general public, and read a book :3.
072. Waiting for → Headache to go away ;___;. Also Christmas.

YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? → Nononono.
074. Want to get married? → Not really :/.
075. Careers in mind → Planetary astronomy professor <33.

WHICH IS BETTER ON A BOY/GIRL?
076. Lips or eyes → Eyes...?
077. Shorter or taller? → I don't know; I don't pay attention.
078. Romantic or spontaneous → .___. I care not.
079. Nice stomach or nice arms → Nice as in not fat or nice as in ripped? I think people look better when they're thin, but muscles can be icky.
080. Sensitive or loud → Er....
081. Hookup or relationship → How is this dealing with their physical appearance or personality?
082. Troublemaker or hesitant → I don't know/care ;____;! Leave me aloneeeeee -sobs-

HAVE YOU EVER:
083. Lost glasses/contacts → Probably.
084. Ran away from home → xD Nah.
085. Held a gun/knife for self defense → I had a pair of scissors for that once. >> Never did get a chance to use them.
086. Killed somebody → I'm going with Boof's answer on this one >>
087. Broken someone's heart → Not putting that past myself.
088. Been arrested → EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR BBY.
089. Cried when someone died → Well... Not really. I felt bad about it but we'd already grieved my grandmother's passing in the weeks before, since she'd been so sick.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself → I'm so narcissistic I get jealous of myself sometimes ;D.
091. Miracles → Er... I dunno, I guess?
092. Love at first sight → No comment >>;.
093. Heaven → Nah.
094. Santa Clause → YES. .______.
095. Sex on the first date → -shrug- You do what you want. I'll be over here tightening my chastity belt, kthnx.
096. Kiss on the first date → Going with that last answer again. Kissing is icky anyways >>;.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → How is it that this question turns up on every quiz? I'm going with Boof's answer <33.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? → Could always be worse.
099. Do you believe in God → Er, thanks but no.
100. This one is irrelivant → Good for it :3. I too am irrelivant, but I'm also irreverant and irredescent and a lot of other words that start with 'ir'.
But I'm not ir ben.
.____. I r the mei guo.
I DO REMEMBER SOMETHING FROM CHINESE CLASS HOORAY!

(They never did teach us what the Chinese word for 'Australian' was'

Until we meet again,
DAS KITTEH.

8D Dad got my old computer fixed!
Yaaay!
He had to reinstall things like Word and Photoshop but I still have all my old files and stuff so it's all good. He even fixed the resolution for me ;w;

So happy.

Halloween was fun. I handed out candy and our house didn't get egged or rolled so I'm counting it as a victory. The morning of I had to go to an interview with some guy from Rochester University, and I think it went well. :] I like the school a lot and even though I seriously doubt I can get funding to go there at least I get along well with the dean of financial aid. That counts, right? We spent most of the time just talking about my town and how cool science fiction is (the nerdiness dripping from our conversation).
Anyways, a couple of you asked me last journal which schools I'm applying to. Since everyone keeps asking in real life and I keep having to tell them I figure I can't jinx myself any worse by laying the list out here as well. These are the six I'm applying to or already have applied to:

Rochester University
Pennsylvania State
UTK (Because instate college is teh cheaper)
UTC
Auburn University
Rennslaer Tech
Vanderbilt

No, I don't want to go to Vanderbilt (It's an instate school that costs a lot and has its own private hospital and stuff). I'm not going to get the funding for it (That's not pessimism, that's just a fact. To get scholarships for Vanderbilt you've either got to be Jesus or be so damn close no one can tell the difference. D< They want perfect scores and volunteer hours and kids who can revive the dead), it's expensive, and the only students there will be rich kids or work-a-holics, the two groups I get along with the worst. And besides all that, it's not a good school for my major. I'd be tossing out 80k every year for an education I could get just as well at the University of Tennessee. >> My mom is forcing me to and I'm just going to look forward to her dissapointment later when they guffaw at us.
I'm actually not that optimistic that any out of state schools will offer me enough scholarship money either, but I'm more willing to try for them because they at least have decent physics departments and actual observatories.

Right now it's looking like I'm going to have my best shot at going to Auburn, which I have mixed feelings about. On one hand it's a very nice school and on the other it's in bloody Alabama. I'm trying to avoid the overly warm summers and ignorant redneck culture; this seems like such a step backwards >>;.
(It's better than Florida I guess)

BUT ENOUGH OF THIS ARBITRARY NONSENSE.

Still working on EleMental, mainly the language and geography at this point. I've got a working alphabet (yey) and a pretty good list of words started. :] Should still be in development for a while and it's probably not the most important thing about the story, but it means stuff to me.

I've also got quite a few pictures coming along now that I've got my scanner back and those should be up very soon.

Currently all my classes are concerned with dumping an insane number of projects on us and my clubs are finally asking me to do things as well, so I may have less time as we near December. I spent most of last week just writing essays. It was miserable ;___;

Anyways, that's probably about it for me this week. <3 I'll post a quiz if I can find one. AND GERMANY KNOWS WHO I'M TAGGING, TOO.

Dzetl,
Kitteh

8D FREQUENT UPDATE IS FREQUENT.

So we just had our 3rd Annuel Forensics Tournament. Like last year I got to work the food stand, but rather than sitting under a table all day puppetiering a 'magical' hat that tells you the different prices for drinks and pizza, I actually got to be the station manager.

;______w_____; She finally trusts me! It took three years and I'm not continuing the class anyways, BUTSHETRUSTSME! -squeel-
The implications here are endless. Someday she may even learn my last name!
-gasp-!

... Aaand I still spent an hour under the table anyways >>.
But only because I'm irreplacable, darling ;D.
We call our hat the Sorting Hat of Value and it isn't worth staring at the underside of a table for two hours. So I got up and took orders instead. I got to use words like 'comestables' and everything, reeeeaaal fancy-like, y'all. |D

Anyways, it was pretty awsome. I never really had to do anything except at lunch, and I got underlings and Doritoes and stuff. The only downside was after the last round some competiters came to talk with us and most of them were sort of unsavory >>. Also I don't work well with people. 8D But who cares? At least ninety percent of my day was sitting and doing nothing.

We're on holiday for the entire week next week so I should be able to get some things done (finally!) I have a few new drawings I'll try to take somewhere and get scanned <3. Mostly I've been back at work on EleMental, which is eating through my time like a tapeworm through an intestine (the visual you just got from that was worth it :3). I'm not sure I'll have anything upload-worthy soon, but I'm working on a map and some short stories. The main plot is horrid. D: THE WORK, MY GOD.
And I've not forgotten about the Sentients, by the way. >> It's just even more work than EleMental. Who knew you had to research things for accuracy amirite?

And you guys should definately try sporcle. It's amazing. Thanks to sporcle I can name all the countries. D< ALL OF THEM. And it won't be long before I can do it ALPHABETICALLY.
Skills, my friends. Skills.
And, because my other computer is probably perma-dead and I'm not sure I can play Diablo II on a laptop with one CD tray, I'm back to playing DK 64. AND I FINALLY GOT THAT BLASTED NINTENDO COIN ;___w___;. TEN YEARS and I finally got it! I celebrated by braying like a drunk donkey with spine injuries (Again, the visual on that... Worth it). I can finally beat the game all the way through~
And I didn't even need a cheat sheet >w<

College stuff blah blah applications FAFAS things of no particular interest.
D: It's a big part of my life, don't get me wrong. It's just not as entertaining to talk about. Things are being turned in and essays are being written and so on and so forth. I'm applying to about six schools, aaand we'll see in a couple months where I can go the cheapest. <3 Most of the first year dorms have internet access included in the rate so I should still be able to talk to you guys, if I ever get time. Which I will. D< OH I WILL.
School is fine, nothing of interest.

Oh! Annddd, it's been confirmed. I am, in fact, going to China for spring break
>_______W_______<
YEY!
Well, it's a tentative yes and mom's not paid anything yet, and we're not sure how we'll pay for it all anyways, but I'm pretty sure if we just cut back a little we'll manage. Hell, if we spent less on chocolate alone we could save twenty a month, and the payments are less than a hundred, I think. <3 I'm really excited about it. It's going to be really fun and new and I just hope I'll retain some of what the class talked about when we go. The only things I remember right now are numbers and insults ;w;. Ah well.
Anyways it's gonna rock and I'll post all the pictures and stuff and I'll miss you guys like crazy <333.
AND I DEFINATELY PROMISED GERMANY I WOULD VISIT HER NEXT TIME I LEFT THE COUNTRY BUT I'M A HORRIBLE LIAR AND SHE SHOULD KNOW THIS ALREADY.

That's about it from me <33. Oh! And a quick question for you all: Troy and Kas, in EleMental, have a younger sister. I can't decide on a name. Any suggestions? I'm considering Leto and Dzenga at present. .3. Preferably something fictitious and not taken from any major work of literature. Or any minor work of literature. D< Don't steal.

Toodles~

PS: Here's a quiz we haven't done yet 8D! Hooray.

1. Who is your celebrity crush?
N/A.

2. What are you most excited for?
I should say a lot of other perfectly normal things but I'm going to say peanuts, because you're not expecting that. Why? Because legumes are neat.

3. What was the last thing you bought?
A pendant from a craft's fair thing. It's really cool, and my only regret is not brining a hundred extra to pay for the bigger, more spindly one >>. Also, a neat book with a blue, vaguely Celtic, ourobourus on the cover.

4. What was the cutest thing you've seen today?
A little girl snuggling a lamb. Also, BUNNIES ; w ;

5. Does the weather affect your mood?
I would say so, yes. Sunshine makes me lethargic and content while cold makes me productive, neurotic, and giddy. Also thunder > everything.

6. Tell me 5 things you can't live without:
- Paper + Pencil, or something with which to write things down on other things.
- Musicccc
- Books <3
- The laws of physics
- Organs

7. What would you do with a limitless ammount of money?
First, bills. Then college. Then researching ways to build that space elevator, and ressurecting the aesthetically pleasing and interesting dinosaurs/megamammals (the ugly and/or uninteresting ones can stay extinct >>, move to England and give to charity or something so people don't notice all the velocirapters. Also I'd send lots to you all <33. Oh, and my own platypus/llama/iguana/fennec fox zoo. Because that's all you need for any zoo ever.

8. 3 Things you have on:
- Comically large night shirt with polar bears on it.
- Pyjama pants
- YOUR MOM

9. First thing today that made you laugh:
Yahtzee's review of something xD. I don't even remember what it was anymore, but all the reviews are great so I don't care. Hooray for watching criticisms of games I've never played!

10. Say something to the person who tagged you:
8D Hello, non-existant person!

Tagging whoever wants to do the quiz.
AND GERMANY BECAUSE SHE NEVER UPDATES ANYWAYS D<