Sashi

Seems I Am Not The Only One....

shadowkitten87 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:38:52 GMT

Originally posted by morgandawn at Seems I Am Not The Only One....

......who feels the need to take a break from an increasingly dysfunctional relationship.

Original image and campaign source: reddit.

Edited to add my own thoughts (not part of the original reddit call for action): And if you do not feel like taking a total break and perhaps want just a trial separation or couple's counseling, then perhaps consider Black March Lite 2.0 = spend, but spend money on those content creators and independent retailers who came out against SOPA/PIPA. And tell them why you're buying their products in March. There are many of them.

And for those who favor the more targeted boycott, you can find info here. But no matter which, you can participate and you can tailor your level of participation. We have the tools, the will and the strength to take a stand.

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Black March - Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012
With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists.
The only way is to hit them where it hurts.
Their profit margins.
March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide.
Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.
Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent:
"We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."

Writer's Block: Best movie of the year

shadowkitten87 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:43:24 GMT

How to Train Your Dragon. By far. That is all.

Trying to mine the creative forces of my friend's list...

shadowkitten87 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:49:06 GMT

For my publication design class, we need to design a 16-page book (including front and back covers). And it needs to take a total of 3 weeks to design. And my school just lost its stock images account with Getty, and I'm a terrible photographer. Do you guys have any advice for brainstorming? Or maybe ideas? I'm not a terrible illustrator, but I'm not sure if I can manage 16 pages in 3 weeks...Hmmm....

Here are the ideas my teacher recommends:

-A Week in the Life of...
-Politically INcorrect
-Life in the Big City
-Blind Ambition...
-You Think That's Bad...
-Trash Versus Treasures
-A Fork in the Road...
-Did You Know?...

I need some help in getting my creative juices flowing. :/

Because I want to make a sincere effort to observe...

shadowkitten87 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:26:40 GMT

...but I don't want to go to temple.

I'm selfish.
I have a superiority complex.
I think too much.
I speak out of turn.
I'm rude.
I can be hurtful.
I don't give people the benefit of the doubt.
I'm judgmental.
I'm racist.
I'm sexist.
I'm superficial.
I'm impatient.
I take things for granted.
I don't respect my parents as much as I should.
I can be ungrateful.
I'm disrespectful.
I'm not as open to new thoughts and ideas as I should be.
I waste time.
I don't show enough appreciation for the sacrifices others have made for me.
I don't make enough of an effort to carry on the traditions and cultures that preceded me.
I think too highly of myself.

There's more, but I can't think of them now. I'm going to make a sincere, legitimate effort to be a better person this year.

<3

Help!

shadowkitten87 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:47:03 GMT

Does anyone know where I can look into getting a custom-made Halloween costume done? Anyone got mad sewing skills, and the time? I'm willing to pay, obviously. <3

passed forward from semirose

shadowkitten87 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:25:44 GMT

I love you.

Crazy, right?

shadowkitten87 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:01:25 GMT

Wow, it's been ages since I've made an actual post about my life, but it's also been a long time since I've had something to write about other than school or work.

School is going great, I just have (pretty much) one week left, and it's going to be very light compared to the past few weeks. I'm flying back home to Chicago on Tuesday, December 16th (OMG HOME *freaks out*) and I'm very much looking forward to it.

Work is going well. For the past few months I've been designed exhibit boards to go up on display at the Massachusetts State House for the award event the university has for community-centric professors. It was a LOT of work, but I'm really proud of the results. We took the displays down on Black Friday, but there was some follow-up work to do, and now I'm back to working on little bits here and there.

Wow, I started this entry like 5 hours ago or something. Anyway, here's the dish on

This starts with last weekend when I was freaking out over printing my Package Design final project. My normally trusty printers decided to close on Black Friday, which severely inhibited me. I ended up going to Kinko's on Sunday where the printer guy there was flirting outrageously. I didn't pay too much attention until I ended up having to go home to make some changes to the file. I emailed the file to Kinko's for them to print, and the guy emailed me back saying it was a bit dark and did I want to send over a lighter version? This struck me as oddly considerate, seeing as that's the kind of service I get from my printers, who are as far from a national chain as you can get. Anyway, I finally come over to pick up my stuff, and he was right, the lighter was way better and he saved me loads of time. He continues his outrageous flirting, and having at least accomplished some of my work pile, I was more receptive to it. I gave him my information and he texted me that his name was Damien and to keep in touch.

When I got home I added his name to my buddylist and IMed him later when he came on. We agreed we should get coffee sometime. Fast forward to Monday evening, we start chatting again and he asks when specifically we can meet. I asked if he was free on Friday, and he said, "I am now." He said he worked on Friday and it would have to be a dinner date. I agreed, because I was in the same boat. He asked if he could call and I said yes, and we had a pleasant conversation and the longest I've had with a boy on the phone who wasn't a bff, gay or otherwise.

Tuesday night he called me again. I wasn't so pleased this time, as I had a paper to finish and the conversation was dull, but still somewhat pleasant.

Wednesday night I didn't really hear from him, and to be honest, it was a relief.

Thursday morning I was online before work and he IMed surprised that I was up. I said I'd be leaving for work in 20 minutes and stepped away from the computer to do my makeup. Then I get a call and when I get my phone from my desk I see it's him and I see he's IMed me a few times. I answered, somewhat annoyed now, and he says he thought he could call since I wasn't responding on IM. I said I told him I was getting ready for work, and he asks if I can call him when I'm on my way so he can, "keep me company." I'm rolling my eyes by this point, but whatever I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH BOYS AND I NEED TO STOP BEING SO MEAN and maybe I should pretend to be a girly girl and all flattering by his psuedo-stalking. I call him when I get to the train station, and I'm wondering what the heck we're going to talk about because I'm kinda brain dead in the morning, my train time is for me to be at peace and contemplate the world, and we've pretty much covered all the bases, conversation-wise. He asks if we can bump the date up to that night, I'm a bit offended at the rudeness and tell him no, that I've promised to let my friend doll me up and she's excited about it so I'm not going to take that from her. He says something about working early Saturday morning, and rambles for a while and I end the call. He texts me later when I'm at work saying I'm an hour late. I text back saying, "No, I was right on time!" (like I've ever been an hour late in my whole life). It turns out my gmail chat was signed into my old sn on which I hadn't added him. I tell him my old sn and he asks how many I have and I reply, "Just the two," and he says, "good."

Note to the reader: in restrospect, I really should've noticed these signs, and to be fair by Friday morning I was starting to get a bad feeling about him.

During the day, I mention that I have a Wii Fit. He says something to the effect of, "I'm gonna rock on that tomorrow night." and follows it up with a maybe, if you're okay with it. Again, I'm completely taken aback at the rudeness and reply that we'll play it by ear. He asks if we can do something after dinner, and I go with my instincts and say no, that I promised my friend I'd come over and dish (I mean, isn't this what normal girls do? Don't all guys know this is what girls do?) He freaks out a bit and asks if this is a big deal, and I tell him no and to calm down and crack some jokes about not bringing an engagement ring and calling my family to tell them not to come. I we talk some more, blah blah blah.

I don't remember whether or not we spoke on Thursday, but I think we did online.

Friday morning, when I'm on the train, he texts me, "You better be online today." I feel the feminist in me spout off a string of swears but subdue her and text back, "'better be' my ass! But yes, I will be on." I'm really giving this attempt to be normal the old college try.

At work, he tells me he's having an awful day and I'm the only thing lightening his day. I reply, "aw, sweet," and he says, "So are you." I roll my eyes and call him corny, and he pauses and says, "I was expecting more 'awww' but I guess I'm not going to get it. I confirm that. I talk to Tati-Ana and she tells me I need to stop being so open with him, and give him more of a chase because guys like that. I don't respond right away to his IM and he later IMs me, "are you mad at me?" Oh, lord. We IM for a bit at work, and then he asks when I'm going home about 10 minutes before I go. He asks since I'm getting off early if we can bump up the date again, and I say I probably won't be ready early but if I am I'll call him. I'm really getting the impression he has somewhere to be afterward.

I go to Tati-ana's after work and hang out for 20 minutes with her and Belinda, and then we head back to my place to get ready. Tati-ana messes with my hair a bit and together we get it looking pretty cute. I'm wearing my new jeans and an old faux-leopard print thing that I used to wear to AACI but haven't really touched since, and it looks a lot nicer than it used to and is no longer under the category of, "work appropriate." I do my makeup and Tati tells me to ditch the glasses, so I do. He calls (3 times, I might add) and finally I'm waiting outside. He calls to say he's down the street. I see him and open the car door and, like something from my worst nightmare, there's a teddy bear on the passenger seat.

Honest to god, my first thought was, "Why does he keep a teddy bear in his...oh, no." I'm not going to go over every detail of the date itself, because it was pretty boring. Aside from one red flag when he remarks on a gay coworker, it goes without crisis. I asked during the meal if he remembered the parking ticket for validation, and he said no. I asked if he wanted to get it, he said later.

Anyway, at the end of the date, the bill is put on the table, and he picks it up. Aww, a gentlman. He says, "It's $27." Okay, not so much, but I'm totally for paying my half, what with women's lib and all. I slide my credit card into the book and he puts a $10 in. So much for women's lib, this guy is kinda a cheapskate! Then when the waiter comes, he says, "I'll just take change for the ten." Wow.

Yes, dear friends, I covered the whole bill. He leaves a $7 tip. I paid $27 for half a thing of appetizer fries and a $5 turkey burger.

As we're walking to the car, I bring up the ticket validation again. He says it's okay. He pays $6 for parking and asks what we should do next. I tell him I'm going home, I have work to do.

The next morning, he IMs me and asks how I am. I reply alright and he says, "Just alright? What's wrong?"

Here is the conversation that takes place:
me: Well, I was thinking about last night, and I think it's kinda shitty that I ended up paying most of the bill
me: I thought we were going to split it, what's up with that?
him: awww...I'm sorry. I wasn't even thinking that way. I apologize. My thought was I'd put down for tip and parking. But for next time it's on me. I'm so sorry I didn't mean to appear rude
me: Well, parking would've been free if you had just gotten the ticket validated
me: Listen, you seem like a sweet guy, but I don't know if I'm the kind of girl for you, and that bill thing was kind of a deal-breaker for me.
me: I don't want to be rude, just honest
11:55 AM
him: That's true, but again I'm very sorry and I didn't think it would effect you as much as it did. I was also thinking we are gonna hang out again if you'd like and I'd pay for whatever works for you to balance it out. Again I am sorry.

At this point he calls and I don't answer.

him: can we talk real quick
me: listen, I cant talk, Im on the phone with my mom [a lie]
me: give me a minute, Ill call you after I get off with her
him: aight, sounds good
him: Can we talk about it when you call...its that coo

I call him and what results is possibly the stupidest conversation I've ever had.

His points:
-He didn't pay because he got caught up in "the heat of the moment" (this phrase is used a lot)
-He's a sweet, generous guy
-He doesn't have money problems
-He never thought this was a date, he just wanted to have an industry contact (he graduated my school and works as a graphic/web designer
-I confused him with all my "getting dolled up" and "going to my friend's to talk about the date" talk

My points:
-I'm not the kind of girl he wants, I can't talk to him all the time, nor do I want to, and the past week was exhausting for me
-He buys all his friends teddy bears?
-He calls all his friends all the time?
-If he's just looking for a contact, I'm perfectly happy to give him feedback on design work, so long as it's occasional and that's where I draw the line
-If this is just a friend thing, why is he freaking out and why are we having this melodramatic conversation when I have work to do?

Keep in mind, he was supposedly working at this time. In the end, he gives me a lot of circular arguments and I end the call because I wasn't lying about having work to do.

He IMs me 40 minutes later.

him: I'm going to give you your space because you seem really upset with me. And I feel like that's the best thing I could probably do right now. If you want to try and start over...I think that would be great if not i understand
me: dude, I wasn't really upset, but I am now
me: seriously, just back off
him: ok

In conclusion, I think I'm done with dating for a while.

Also, this wasn't so much about my weekend as it was about the date, but it's long enough as it is and I do have work to do. Just so you don't worry, parts of the weekend were far worse than that, but parts were also far better. Hence the subject of the post.

More later. Love you all!

Zack and Miri Make a Porno - Pornstar ID

shadowkitten87 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:38:42 GMT

Make Your Own ID!

I'M RECRUITING PEOPLE

shadowkitten87 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:50:57 GMT

For one of my design classes, I need to design a menu for a fake restaurant. I need suggestions for the name of the place. Under the cut is the complete menu (compliments of the Cheesecake Factory). Basically, this is a bar that also serves a variety of appetizers and desserts. I want it to be modern and flashy, very attractive to mostly younger age groups, but fancy enough not to be for drunk college students. Let's say the target age group is between 25-45. I NEED YOUR NAME SUGGESTIONS PEOPLE!

APPETIZERS

Roadside Sliders $6.00
Bite-sized Burgers on Mini-Buns Served with Grilled Onions, Pickles and Ketchup

Chicken Pot Stickers $4.75
Oriental Dumplings Pan-Fried in the Classic Tradition. Served with Our Soy Dipping Sauce

Buffalo Blasts $7.60
Chicken Breast, Cheese and Our Spicy Buffalo Sauce all Stuffed in a Spiced Wrapper and Fried until Crisp. Served with Celery Sticks and Blue Cheese Dressing

Vietnamese Shrimp Summer Rolls $5.50
Delicate Rice Paper Rolled Around Asparagus, Shiitake Mushrooms, Carrots, Rice Noodles, Green Onion, Cilantro and Shrimp. Served Chilled and not Fried

Avocado Eggrolls $3.50
Chunks of Fresh Avocado, Sun-Dried Tomato, Red Onion and Cilantro Deep Fried in a Crisp Chinese Wrapper. Served with a Tamarind-Cashew Dipping Sauce

Tex Mex Eggrolls $8.00
Spicy Chicken, Corn, Black Beans, Peppers, Onions and Melted Cheese. Served with Avocado Cream and Salsa

Hot Spinach And Cheese Dip $6.50
Spinach, Artichoke Hearts, Shallots, Garlic and a Mixture of Cheeses Served Bubbly Hot with Tortilla Chips and Salsa. Enough for Two

DESSERTS

Carrot Cake $5.00
Deliciously Moist Layers of Carrot Cake and Our Famous Cream Cheese Icing

Chocolate Tower Truffle Cake $8.00
Layers and Layers of Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Cream and Chocolate Mousse

Warm Apple Crisp $9.00
Our Delicious Crispy Nutty Topping and Vanilla Ice Cream

Tiramisu $8.00
Italian Custard Made with Mascarpone, Whipped Cream, Lady Fingers, Marsala and Coffee Liqueur. Topped with Whipped Cream and Ground Chocolate

Godiva(R) Chocolate Brownie Sundae $8.00
Our own Fabulous Godiva Chocolate Brownie, Vanilla Ice Cream, Hot Fudge Whipped Cream and Toasted Almonds

BEVERAGES

Cafe Latte $3.50
Double Espresso, Extra Steamed Milk

Iced Cafe Latte $4.00

Cafe Mocha $3.50
Double Espresso, Steamed Milk, Chocolate, Whipped Cream

Iced Cafe Mocha $3.90

Cappuccino $3.00
Double Shot of Espresso and Steamed Milk

Hot Caramel Apple Cider $2.00

Factory Hot Chocolate $4.50

Iced & Frozen Drinks $3.00

Strawberry Fruit Smoothie $3.90
Strawberries, Orange and Pineapple Juices, Coconut and Banana All Blended with Ice

Tropical Smoothie $3.50
Mango, Passion Fruit, Pineapple and Coconut All Blended with Ice

Frozen Iced Mango $4.00
Mango, Tropical Juices and a Hint of Coconut Blended with Ice and Swirled with Raspberry Puree

Frozen Iced Raspberry $5.50
Red Raspberry, Coconut and Pineapple All Blended with Ice

Peach Smoothie $7.00
Crushed Peaches and Juice All Blended with Ice and Swirled with Raspberry

Certified Organic Black & Herb Teas $3.50

FROM OUR BAR

MIXED DRINKS

Fruit Daiquiri
Cool and Smooth - Real Fruit and Rum, Choice of Strawberry, Banana, Strawberry-Banana, Raspberry or Mango

Typhoon Punch
Stolichnaya, Stoli Raspberry, Mango Liqueur with Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Cranberry and Orange Juices

Piña Colada
Cruzan Pineapple Rum with Pineapple and Coconut

J.W.’S Pink Lemonade
Absolut Citron Vodka, Chambord and Fresh Lemonade

Malibu Colada
Our Deluxe Pina Colada with Myers’s, Bacardi 151, Mount Gay and Malibu Rums

Mojito
Cruzan Citrus Rum, Fresh Mint and Lime On the Rocks - A Cuban Favorite!

Long Island Iced Tea
Our Own Special Version

Flying Gorilla(Tm)
Fresh Banana, Chocolate, Ice Cream, Créme de Cacao and dekuyper Banana Liqueur

Peach Bellini
Champagne, Peaches and Peach Liqueur all Blended to an Icy Smoothness

Caribbean Cooler
Mount Gay and Malibu Rums, Island Juices and Coconut all Swirled with Strawberries

Georgia Peach
Absolut Vodka, Peach Liqueur and Peaches Swirled with Raspberries

Strawberry Creamsicle(R)
Crushed Strawberries, Ice Cream, Vodka and disaronno Amaretto

El Diablo
Before the Margarita, it was El Diablo - Tres Generaciones Anejo Tequila, Cointreau and Grapefruit Juice

Mint Julep
Kentucky’s Favorite with Maker’s Mark Whisky, Lots of Fresh Mint and a Hint of Peach Brandy

Singapore Sling
From the Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. An Authentic Blend of Bombay Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Lime and Grapefruit

BEERS

Budweiser
Bud Light
Michelob Ultra
Coors Light
Miller Lite
Stella Artois
Samual Adams Lager
Samuel Adams Light
Anchor Steam
Pyramid Hefeweizen
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Heineken
Amstel Light
Corona
Bass Ale
Guinness Draught
Newcastle Brown Ale
Beck’s Non-Alcoholic Beer

* Beer selection may vary from region to region

MY SUPER AWESOME AMAZING DAY

shadowkitten87 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:40:53 GMT

Well, first off, I've finally begun to be more social. Where I once was unable to stomach alcohol and always felt very anti-social at most gatherings, last night proved how good Boston has been for me. I still don't ever want to get drunk, and I don't really enjoy alcohol, but I at least I know I can handle myself responsibly and still allow myself to relax. I feel like I'm beginning to make more friends here, and I find that I like the taste it leaves in my mouth (soul) and I want to keep going.

Anyway, last night I was at my friend Amy's house, and I had a few grenadine-sprite-vodka concoctions that I enjoyed very much, and I never even slurred my words. I talked a lot with the decent amount of people that were there, but I mostly spent time with Amy's roommate Danielle, discussing musicals and singing karaoke on their PS2 game, Sing Star. I ended up spending the night there, because we had decided to all go to this today. I woke up early this morning (well, 8 am is EARLY to most college students) and dashed home so I could shower and eat and prepare myself.

I was really excited about this. I'd seen videos of a similar event here (go check it out, it's quite amusing) and I was worried that I'd gotten my hopes too high.

On the train ride there, I kept looking around me at the students (Boston has a HUGE student population, and my neighborhood is teeming with student life) and trying to figure out if any of them were going. Our train was delayed because there was a medical emergency at the station ahead of us (luckily we were meeting an hour before the event) and I started chatting with the guy next to me, because he was jittery and I had a feeling he was going. Also, he had a huge wooden stick and a bag of props, so that was also an indicator. It turned out that not only was he going, he had a big part in organizing the dance party. His name is Ethan. We continued to chat and separated when we got the station.

I met up with my friends and we walked around a bit and I bought an interesting olive-gray tank top with front pocket:

It'd weird, but I like it and it was $10. :D

After I'd bought it, it was about time to head back to the statue of Samuel Adams in front of Fanueil Hall (the pre-arranged meeting place). We did and there weren't NEARLY as many people I'd expected (over 1,000 RSVP'd) but there was a healthy amount. Anyway, 1:00 rolled around and grinning, we all played our iPods. The music was a pleasant techno-like beat, and a woman's voice welcomed us to the social experiment and told us to look for someone dressed in black holding a box with index cards. This person was a bouncer and there were 5 of them total. Guess who the nearest bouncer to us was? Ethan! Anyway, I got a neon orange card.

Then, we were instructed to take a look around and get to know our fellow dancers. We shook hands and gave high-fives. We were told not to hold back. It was fun! It was off to a great start, and we were all smiling. Then, we were told to turn to face Fanueil Hall. We all did so in close-enough unison. We were told to jump up and down and pump our right fists in the air. Then, we had to squat down, pose like, "The Thinker," and freeze. We stayed that way for about a minute, and I heard people behind us asking what was going on. After that, we began a game of reverse freeze-tag. People with yellow cards were told to skip around and touch people on the shoulder. When you were touched, you skipped around and touched someone else. We did this until everyone was dancing again, and it didn't take long. It was a lot of fun. I actually didn't touch anyone myself because most people were unfrozen by the time I was touched. Then we stood, shook our limbs, and grabbed a partner for a good ol' time of do-see-doing. I really wanted to get the full experience, so I broke away from my friends and made sure to dance with complete strangers. This lasted another minute or so. Then we broke into groups by our card colors, and made circles with all of us facing in toward each other, dancing all the while. The orange group was pretty big (although maybe equal to the other groups, I'm not sure. We were right by the entrance to Fanueil Hall, and I could see people looking confused and taking our pictures while we danced. Then, the narrator told us that, "since it's winter, it would be nice to start a synchronized swimming team." Our moves were, two stroke to the right, two to the left, "swim" to the middle, and backstroke out. We did this continuously. It was crazy, here I was t total strangers and having the time of my life!

After that, we broke from our groups and just danced for a while! We all looked dorky. Danielle was orange too, and she found me again, and we danced together for a bit. Then, we were told that we had exercised our bodies and it was time to exercise our minds with a geography game. We were told to clap and point to the Samuel Adams statue, clap and point to Quincy Market, then City Hall, Fenway, our house, and our new best friend, and the tallest dancer, the dancer with the best sunglasses. Then at the count of 3, we were all to scream, "OLE!" We were told to look around. Did we recognize anyone? AND WHO WAS THERE BUT ETHAN STANDING ON TOP OF A HUGE SNOW PILE DRESSED AS MOSES.

We had to line up behind him, put our hands on the shoulders of the person in front of us, and CONGA!

The actual conga line turned into RUN AROUND AND TWIRL AND BE CRAZY LINE, but it was still loads of fun, even if a conga line might have been more effective in freaking out the rest of the people in Fanueil Hall. We were running the full length of the hall, and we stopped at the huge pile of snow seen in the picture above. We danced around a bit more, then were told that when the song finished, to turn off our iPods and walk away as discreetly as possible. We all applauded, and walked away. It was possibly the best 13 consecutive minutes of my life.

As were walking away, we heard rumors about a freeze mission going on shortly after the Silent Dance Party finished.

Ethan has also mentioned something about this to me, so we headed to government center to see if something would be going on. After a few minutes, someone came and got the groups that had been waiting and we went to another area of government center. The freeze mission was set for inside the long, narrow food court of Quincy Market at 1:45. We were told to keep our alarms silent so as not to bring attention to ourselves before necessary. If, later on, anyone asked us what it was about, we were to pretend not to know what they were talking about. If police asked us (although it was unlikely) we were to just say that we were having fun with some friends (they'd never experienced trouble in the past). I think the guy said that 8 other cities were doing freeze missions today also.

On our way to Fanueil Hall, I spotted Ethan. I hugged him and thanked him for organizing such a fun event, and I would definitely be attending next month's giant pillow fight. Danielle and I were separated from the rest and when 1:45 came about, we were standing in front of an exit and I was holding a brochure with one hand and my other on Danielle's shoulder. Danielle was looking and pointing at the brochure, while I was staring the the half-eaten cookie of the girl a few feet away frozen mid-bite, with my mouth agape. It was difficult; we hadn't planned on being on front of an exit. People kept bumping into us, and saying, "Excuse me," but of course we couldn't move. Unfortunately, staring at the cookie meant I couldn't look at how people were reacting (though maybe it's a blessing because it was difficult enough not to laugh and Danielle and I had to restrain ourselves from giggling). I know a few people reacted to us- one woman squeezed by when we ignored her, "Excuse me," and walked around to stare at us in the faces. However, for the most part it seemed that most people weren't noticing us. I heard that a lot of adults didn't take notice, whereas young kids were staring at the participants with wide eyes. I really like that idea, of adults being too busy to notice while all the little kids are wondering what the big kids are all doing?!

Anyway, the 5 minutes ended and unfortunately no one asked us what had happened so we couldn't feign ignorance. Amy told us later that where they had been, an old woman had stood up right next to her and wondered if it was a sorority pledge stunt, but she left before the 5 minutes were up and Amy could pretend not to know. XD

After that, we all headed back to Amy's place (with a stop at a grocery store on the way). I spent the afternoon and evening in her apartment, drinking very little and hanging out. I, on a whim, decided to dye my hair, and Amy was nice enough to do it for me. It's maroon enough that I feel it's expressing a tiny spark of creativity, but brown enough not to get me in trouble at work. I think it's a bit uneven, but overall I'm really happy with it. Thanks Amy!

So...that's about it! I went home relatively early, got some McDonald's for a late dinner (I was craving it! :P), and have been relaxing. It's been an amazing day, as you can see from this post's subject, and I think it's just the thing I've needed to chill out after a stressful few midterm weeks. Tomorrow I'll work on a bit of homework and have hang in my jammies. I might do some laundry. My dad and Bronie are in the Dominican Republic on a much-deserved vacation, so my weekends are my own until they return a week from Monday.

I'm just so happy right now.

How was your day?

Please help me make this essay not suck!

shadowkitten87 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:53:30 GMT

The question is, "What are your reasons for seeking a The New England Institute of Art Scholarship?"

My answer (edited 3:50pm):

Everyone has the same reason to apply for a scholarship- they need financial help so that they can continue their education. At a school like NEIA, everyone works hard so that they can be successful. What sets me apart? In high school, I made the decision to go into a career that would allow me to be creative and still be able to support myself financially. I knew that for that to happen, I would have to study hard and earn good grades so that I could get into a good school. I signed up for college-level courses after discussing with my counselors and teachers the benefit of completing college credits early in my education. From the beginning I’ve worked hard so that I can become a graphic designer. To do that I need financial aid, and I will be grateful for any aid given. I plan to continue working hard so that I can fulfill my desire to become a graphic designer, and whether or not I receive aid does not change that- but it will help me greatly in my pursuit.