Nah.
Valentine's Day is coming up, and guess who's super excited to go on a date with herself??? Not me, because I don't even know if I have the day off, first of all and that's just an emotional investment I don't care to employ. If I do though, I'm taking this hot little dame down to Little Tokyo and spoiling the shit out of myself because I HEART MEEEEE!
Q: But Cynth, why aren't you spending the day with Fett?
A: Well internet, let me tell you. Fett is going to his motherland for 2 weeks with his pamily. (get it? replaced the f w/ a p? dead giveaway, guys) So this bampf is gonna take herself out and hope that her beloved Fett is also having a lovely Valentine's Day in... where ever they may be at the time. :P
Poor guy though... when he gets back he's going to be so preoccupied with catching up on all the school work he's missed, plus also having to go to work.
This may factor into his attendance with me to Long Beach Comic Con at the end of this month, but I digress.
During this time, I was also given the honor of house sitting for his family all throughout. They leave this Sunday, which leaves me little time to pack all my shit and haul it over there. Honestly though, the most important thing to me is my computer. I'm totally bringing my tower and speakers over there to hook it up into his set up. See, I'm a wonderful girlfriend that inspires the body and soul... and encouraged him to get a gaming rig set up, including dual monitors, because I'm just such a great person. So I'll be fine. I'll just... slide my little baby right up in there and hook her up and everything will be juuuuuuust fiiiiine.
His parents are being so generous about making sure I have a rations throughout the time they're gone. I don't know, maybe this is a default, but I was just expecting to buy my own stuff while I was there, but they were like "nuuuu what do you waaaaannntt" and I was like... ."bluuuuee gateraaaadeee and pastaaaa" and they were like "oookkiiieee"
It's gonna be pretty sweet. They have a lovely house. I'll probably buy milk and Kalhua and just go to town every day running around the house in panties and socks. His mom is having his dad install the dance pole in their living room. GUESS WHO'S GONNA BE GRACEFUL AS FUK ALL OVER THAT THING? NOT ME but I will try, damnit. Expect bruise pictures.
F o r e s t L a w n |
Recently, I got the very awesome opportunity to meet with the Mortuary Sciences supervisor at the Glendale Forest Lawn memorial park. This actually was doable because of Fett, who has a relative in the family who works in the field, and was able to get me a one on one meeting. When he told me that this was a thing I lost myself in excitement. What an incredible opportunity!
Guys, I went out and bought heels and a pencil skirt.
Can I just say how awful pencil skirts are? It's impossible to walk properly in them because they constrict how far you can step forward. Who the hell invented these and thought they were a good idea!? GIVE ME SOME PLEATS, MAN. I CAN'T STRIDE IN THIS SHIT. It looked conservative and presentable but the functionality was abysmal. yuck. definitely desk job attire, for sure.
And don't even get me started on the heels. I'm a boot person. Or platforms. Pointed shoes are a no no for me. I just like my feet to remain petite, and little. Pointed shoes give off the effect of longer feet, also because you have to get them a size bigger, and aesthetically that's not my preference. but I got these heels, these ugly ass office heels, in my actual size, and they're kinda pointed, and they're so awful. It hurt to walk in them. I took them off when I drove home. ugh.... WHY!?!? WHY DO YOU LADIES WEAR THESE THINGS!? HOW DO YOU HAUL ASS ANYWHERE W/ THIS SHIT??
I felt like I was walking really awkwardly too, because my weight distribution in my heels didn't feel ... natural.
Anyway, I met with her and we talked for an hour in one of the rooms. She gave me a TON of insight on the field, what it's like to work in all the different areas, advice, shared her own experiences going to school and working full time simultaneously, and told me basically everything I needed to hear about what it takes to make it in the industry. It was a massive eye opener, and gave me much more perspective on what I was really pursuing. And it all only reinforced my drive to get it done. Despite the billions of classes I have to take before even getting in the program... I want it, and it won't be easy, and it's gonna suck ass for a good part of my life, but I want it.
I walked out of there with more drive to get into the program, and with a new contact and essential bridge. She told me that if I ever needed anything or ever had any questions, that she would be there for me to help me out as much as she could. She suggested applying anywhere, in any of the areas to get started because I'd have to work all of them eventually at some point, and it's a great way to get your foot in. I've heard this before also from another person, one of my awesome regulars from my old store, Jim, who also worked with Forest Lawn, and he gave me a lot of insight as well.
It's just really great to have these contacts. It's a support and knowing that they want to help and guide me that makes me look forward to it even more.
Incoming review
Guys, I can't stop playing The Evil Within. I just wanna beat it already. It's nothing original, or even all that scary really. I like the gore and shock factor, and the story is passable. Vindictive ghost villain exploiting learned science research to act out his vengeance over family drama. Protagonist is a detective, yadda yadda, unfold the past of this angry ghost. Big haunted mansion, church, medical facility, etc etc. There are jump scares here and there, and I like what they did w/ the way you level your weapons. What keeps me hooked is how difficult it is. It'll feel really good to finally finish it. It's almost gotten to a point now though to be honest that it just doesn't move me at all, or rather frighten me. I keep analyzing everything because it's just really easy to do so anymore.
In my experience, what really gets me on the edge of my seat and my heart pounding while playing a survival horror is never knowing what's around the corner; to allow your mind the dreadful task of creating a monster all on its own without actually seeing one yet. The adrenaline comes in with the atmosphere, the sounds, the environment, and lastly.. the glimpse of a thing that's watching you, or waiting for you.
The Evil Within gives you a front and center, plain as day, view of every creature you fight, over and over and over, from the getgo which I feel is where there was opportunity to torment the player a little more.. or at least for me. If they would've used more subtlety with their creatures, had less of them scattered around everywhere, and used the environment and atmosphere to their advantage it would've upped the creep factor tenfold.
Also, the over-abundance of wheelchairs and gurneys was at most, redundant. After a while it got tired seeing them thrown about everywhere, and instead of adding creep factor, it just began to make me question how these all even got here to begin with, completely negating and killing the vibe intended throughout gameplay.
I'm not even kidding;
But, I will finish it. Eventually. It's definitely not easy, so I keep ragequitting.
Steam is having an insane sale right now, and I got Among the Sleep. AND Fett literally just surprised me 10 mins ago with Fable Anniversary edition! I'll have plenty to keep me busy between school and work.
Today I'm going to be taking all my things over to Fetts' place to get settled in. He's coming over in a bit to help me haul all my shit over. He's completely dreading this trip, lol =\
Oh, as for Long Beach Comic Con... I'll be attending with my friend Judy. If Fett finds himself not super crazy overwhelmed and jetlaggy, he'll come along, but we'll see.
I bought some stuff to wear that weekend for Sunday :P I'll be there as Leechwoman on Saturday, aaaannd hopefully someone picks up what I'm trying to pull off the next day! haha.
I wouldn't call it cosplay... or if it is.. it'll be reaaaallly subtle. Either way, it'll be cute. I'm excited!
School is going as well as it can get. I have to try to understand my professor a little more... it's difficult to know what it is he wants exactly. Like, on our first quiz, he wanted us to answer 3 questions, write it in MLA format, on lined paper, and it was just really... awkward.
I failed it because the margins weren't 1 inch, and he wrote plagiarism under the 3rd answer. It was a quiz on the syllabus... I thought he wanted to see that I read the damn syllabus but... I don't know. It was just really weird, and I didn't pass it. I failed that stupid fucking quiz.
I don't know what he wants. He's not clear. It's confusing. It's going to be a long semester. After this I have to take 1 more English class, and then I think I'll be done. I know I have to take a critical thinking class too... idk. I'll have to check. Over the summer I'm going to try to get the two classes I didn't get this semester. It's gonna suck ass, but it'll only be for 5 weeks and it'll expedite things a little bit. Anatomy and Math.... oi....
may the gods have mercy on my soul.... x_x
jesus, that's going to suck. so. much. ugh...
maybe I should take another English instead of Math... fuck I don't know. Either way it's going to be insane. I took a summer term before and it wasn't so bad. Just had to study a lot. And he liked me because I was quiet and paid attention.
but I have no choice. I have to do it. At least the Fall will be less crappy. If I can just knock out Anatomy I should be good to get more classes in the Fall that shouldn't be too intense. I'd like to take 16 units in the Fall, but we'll see where I am with work and such.
Now I'm just rambling.
yeah, I don't have any photos to share.
except for this selfie I took in the parking lot of my campus.
Companion Cube game strong.
Oh, I canceled my WoW sub.
Yep, nothing going on. Guild leader's got a baby on the way and he's gotta focus on that anyway. No one's really been on, at least not when I logged on so I've been neglecting it. Either way, it's no loss to me. I used to cling on to that game so much, but ever since I've taken initiative to do other stuff and find other things to do I don't feel I need WoW as a crutch anymore. It's different for everyone, but I've been happier, and WoW used to be the only thing that could assist me in making the days feel less crappy.
Anyway, I'm gonna play some Evil Within before Fett heads over here.