So, no A-kon pour moi. Why? Not enough cash! Stranger...~ Lol, RE4. But yeah, money is not especially readily available right now, for me or Kelly. So, next year. I'm saving up for Italy visit #3 anyway. Perhaps a year from now will yield a better situation for the convention-ing.

Flipping through the channels, I noticed that Oprah is re-airing her show on puppy mills, one of the most depressing shows I've ever seen. I must admit that I didn't know many details about it all, but after watching the show, I'm better educated and thoroughly disgusted. I really do think that my "children" will be animals, cats and dogs from shelters and pounds. Honestly, the prospects of human children don't thrill me too much. I would much more delight in taking in animals and lavishing lots and lots of love upon them. Ideally, I'll have a big enough property to do that, for many of them. I heart my furries. ♥

Now, to figure out what the hell to do about new website layouts. My creative wheels have been grinding rather than turning lately, and I don't really know how to combat that. Time away from the laptop I guess. Maybe some more Smash Brothers can help with that. And then some Ocarina of Time afterward. And then perhaps some Harvest Moon, if I can figure out what the heck I'm supposed to be doing at the moment. XD

I'm finding that coding whole layouts in CSS is a really, really good thing. I used to shy away from it, only using it to attend to link colors, page backgrounds, that sort of thing. But my latest attempt to create a whole layout with a CSS page has proven successful. And that makes me hopeful about the rest of the sites on my domain.

In the meantime, I have to prepare for A-kon, which is quickly approaching. I booked a room for myself and a friend at the Westin Hotel, which is apparently just across the Sky Bridge from the actual convention location. That will be nice. Too bad the Sheraton was already sold out. But then again, the Westin seemed nice too. And it's the one with the food court area thingy methinks. That will also be useful.

I've also decided to cosplay. I haven't done it in years, but finally getting back to the Con calls for dress up. I know just what to use too...however, I'll need to fix it up a bit before I go. Nothing too serious, just enough to make sure it won't fall apart upon arrival.

I wonder if our sewing machine still works...

Wow. It's indescribable, the way I feel right about now (aside from being sick with a cold), having finished the first week and a half of my final semester. It's a mixture of overwhelmed, scared, excited, happy and determined. I'm doing well so far, after dropping a class. But juggling four language classes (three Latin, one Greek) is proving to be quite a job already. Reminds me, I need to schedule a degree check. Yeah, should get on that. ASAP.

The world of national politics is also getting me down, just a bit. I don't especially like being so emotionally embroiled in political affairs. But these primaries have got me going. I'm a fan of Obama and Edwards, but I would rather see Obama take the lead. As such a person, Clinton's momentum is offensive to my sensibilities. I can only sit back and watch the rest of the drama unfold, for better or for worse.

Finally, I know everyone's blogging about it. So I'll keep this brief. But really, Heath Ledger. Man, it's still so hard to believe. He was such a rare talent and so poised to become even greater in his profession that it's an unimaginable tragedy. My sympathies to his family and close friends.

R.I.P., Heath.

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As I listen to the track "The Riders of Rohan" from my LOTR soundtrack, I feel like I wanna watch The Two Towers. I feel like I need inspiration to kick major butt. Where better to look for it than a LOTR flick?

Ah, but Homer calls. More Iliad-translating to be done!

Yay for another blog! I'll have to try and get better at multitasking in order to keep up with all of the ones I currently run. Here's to attempting! I get points for trying, right? Yes, of course I do.

Anyway, my teeth are almost totally back to normal now. Yesterday, had to get four cavities filled on one side of my mouth, which was pretty horrible. After being stuck with like, eight numbing needles, my mouth was raw and bloody, and had I not taken aspirin right after leaving the dental office, it would have felt even more like it had been hit by a bus. This morning, it hurt to chew, but as of this moment, I feel nearly fine again. Wow, sometimes I really hate having teeth. Yes, I want them and need them, but great pains they can be!

The Graduate School application process is nearly finished as well, which makes me very happy. I'm looking forward to being able to somewhat relax for a bit, before classes resume. Because at that point, I have three Latin classes and one Greek class to contend with. And I'm not pumped about that. I told myself I would review Greek before next semester, but I'm running out of time to do that. I'm hoping that Homer class starts off slowly and I have time to make up for my holiday lagging. Not that I expect Mr. Beck to bring the hammer down on my head for forgetting some things, but I need to make sure I understand everything before I can hope for forgiveness about forms and such. Yikes!

School is stressful, and as much as I can't wait to get my BA, I'm excited about working toward my Ph.D next year. Will be interesting.