I figured I might as well put something up - both to cover up that old bit of emo, and to let people know what's going on with me.

I moved out of my mother's house about 15 months ago (ish) and have since been living with my ex, Matt, helping him take care of his aunt (who owns the house), and with our other housemate, Nate.

Things have been... different.
Living by myself, I would probably be a lot more open, but I've retreated a lot into myself to think, both about life, society, and my place in it. I haven't been able to get a job since I quit my manager's position at an ice cream store, and it's taken it's toll on my health, and my feeling of self-worth. I've gained weight (trying to lose it) and I feel awkward, but grateful, that Matt's aunt has been so gracious to let me live here.
She's semi-handicapped (comes and goes, depends on the season and what she did to hurt herself this time), an engineer, and a seamstress. It's the seamstress bit I've come to love the most - she's taught me so much about sewing and clothes, how to put things together and take them apart. I've made bags, shirts, pants, all types of things, even a wedding dress for her nephew's wedding. (not Matt, different nephew >.>

I've been working a bit on my chainmail - with what little money I have - and trying to save up what I can scrounge so I can possibly start my own chainmail business, probably a line of jewelry, if I'm lucky. If. I've also been contemplating moving out to Oklahoma, to go to school for a watchmaking degree - I love clocks.
But yeah. I might post some pictures of my drawings, sewing, and chainmail up here soonish, maybe. < procrastinate >

I worry a lot about my mother and father. They're not young, and they've both had heart attacks and other various troubles this past year. Which only cements my worries, since I'm still emotionally whirling over the death of both my grandfathers within a few months of each other, about 20 months ago. My oldest sister might be pregnant (with her fourth), my next-oldest just got a great job teaching art in SF, my youngest-older sister just moved out there for college, and I'm still stuck here in VA trying to figure out what to do with myself while I attempt to bring a house back from a warren of filth and mess into a semblance of sell-a-bility.


... That enough for you guys? o.o It's late and I should sleep but I probably won't again.








Also, to quote ~Zajon-Lumtok since he said it best and it applies to me too;
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"This is a quiz I dug out from the ancient past of my early days on deviantART, one of those quizzes where you have your friends answer questions and sorta see their perception of you. It's kinda interesting. Of course, this one works best with people that you know face to face, and most of my friends on dA at the time of this quiz were friends back in VA, but hey, it still works. Just answer it, and post it on your journal, and I'll answer yours. Peace."
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ie, I did his, so I'm posting it for the people who still pay attention to me, if you want to complete it, and I'll return the favor if you bug me enough about it


1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
2. What kind of person am I?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my "weakness" is?
8. What do you think about my art overall?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad/mad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. What do you think my age would be just by looking at my art?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
17. Describe me in one word.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
20. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?