there's a fork in the road.

(have an incredibly long entry, lj)

silvertones — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:13:27 GMT

been a while since i updated but i actually have shit to post about now!

first things first: i got a job last month which i am incredibly happy about. aside from wanting cash to go to my uncle's wedding, i really, really did not want my birthday to pass with me being jobless. seriously. i would have felt miserable being 23 without a job, and i got one! not retail either, i actually work at an office in the fashion field which is incredible for me. my mom helped me get this job (word of mouth, knowing people who know people) so despite our very rocky relationship right now i'm thankful for that. right now this job is seasonal (now til about november is really busy for the fashion industry) but they said they could recommend me to their showroom once i was done.

however, i'm debating going back to school and getting my bachelor's. not sure. i mean, the prospect of a steady, well paying job is really tempting but i've seen people go through the trap of working and never going back to school. then again i'm 23 now maybe i should just be happy with my associate's and let it be at that? i don't know.

fandom wise: i'm really into homestuck, true blood, game of thrones, and the real l word right now. i'm also obsessively playing as many games as possible before my job gets super busy and i can't anymore. plus my gamerscore is a pitiful ~7150 and that needs to change. my gamer pride can't handle this score.

that said i have gears of war 2 and i'm looking to pick up borderlands, resident evil 5, and red dead redemption in the near future so i have games to play online with people. i have dead or alive and soul calibur but it seems like the shooter community is more active. speaking of which:

i really want this game when it comes out oooh man. and i already put five dollars down for skyrim. so in november? i'll pretty much be in a cave growing a beard speaking in dragon tongue.

enough nerdiness for now. hope everyone on my f-list is doing well, i will go poke around entries now and update myself.

so uh hi guys.

silvertones — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:35:41 GMT

been a while. i was going to post a few memes now that i have a few new people on the flist, but instead i first wanted to state this very important fact.

i'm addicted to homestuck

it's actually really really good

thats really all there is to say on the matter

This is a Sucker Punch post.

silvertones — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:42:14 GMT

AW YEAH. I've been reblogging Sucker Punch to death on my tumblr but I wanted to make an actual LJ post about it as well. First let me get out of the way: an excellent, yet spoiler ridden feminist analysis of the film. There's been so much negativity surrounding the movie regarding this, but I've noticed it's almost like a game of telephone. Someone tells someone tells someone who heard the movie is... insert whatever here. The most baffling was someone accusing this PG-13 movie of being a softcore porn. There is not one bare tit or ass in this movie, let alone a sex scene. What.

Anyway.

So the basic premise is the heroine, Babydoll, is locked in an insane asylum after trying to fight her abusive stepfather, which ended...very badly. Her stepfather wants her lobotomized before the week is up so no cops will come around to get her side of the story. Given the nature of the orderlies in the insane asylum, Babydoll escapes to the "brothel world" in order to cope. Just to clarify, everything that happens in the brothel world is, for lack of a better word, real. It's just viewed in a glammed up way. The next level is the high action fantasy where she's the ass kicking samurai chick in a sailor suit. These fantasies happen when she is "dancing" in the brothel world, and acting out her situation in group therapy in the real world. She leads her four friends in her escape attempt, each one getting a specific item that will help them to be free.

(And you know, for all the bitching and moaning I hear about their outfits, it's really not that big of a deal in the actual film. It's just what they happen to be wearing; sorta like their own superhero costumes. Besides, they... don't even really show that much skin. And when you get knee deep into the action you kind of don't care anyway.)

The plot is pretty simple to follow, and most people will probably be able to see the ending coming, but how Babydoll finally beats her captors in the end is really satisfying, if not bittersweet. If you're looking just for a good popcorn flick where girls kick ass in impossible situations yeah, you're gonna get what you paid for, but there's also a pretty good message in there you can take away as well.

I just love this movie so hard. :C The soundtrack is also excellent! Emily Browning has the voice of an angel -- her covers (Where is My Mind, Asleep, Sweet Dreams) are all amazing. The whole thing is amazing.

silvertones — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:34:53 GMT

HEY FIRST POST IN AGES

So really this is mostly tumblr's fault for being so addicting, but I started play DA2 and I wanted to ramble about it a bit, since I know some people on my f-list are playing and yay for sharing thoughts. I'm hitting the end of act one now, so spoilers up to then.

First things first, combat is damn fun. I'm playing a two handed warrior which is way, way more fun than it was in the first game, and especially useful with the AOE and knockback abilities. Also being a warrior I have my sister around, AND SHE. IS. AWESOME. Like, we are the ultimate duo right now although I do know ~things~ about her future but w/e w/e, this Hawke sister team is beautiful and I'm enjoying it. Bethany is like the only person my Hawke likes. I'm pretty much out to be rivals with everyone I possibly can. Seriously. FUCK THIS FRIENDSHIP CRAP, MY TEAMMATES ARE MORONS.

Fenris: ALL MAGES ARE BAD FOREVER
Anders: MAGE MAGE TEMPLAR TEMPLAR HAVE I MENTIONED OPPRESSION YET BAWWWW
Merill: Flemeth. I mean seriously, that is all.

I don't have Isabela or Aveline in my party much, but I was doing a quest and Isabela practically fled when I reached the Qunari camp.

Really suspicious behavior and a missing relic. Yes, I'm positive this is going to end well. /sarcasm

That's not to say I don't like them, they're all pretty cool in their own right but I actually do like the fact that I'm no longer forced to kiss ass to be chill with someone. Fenris is surprisingly cool with me so far despite being 70% rivalry. Merill is actually the closest thing I have to Friendship aside from Bethany, but depending on the way it goes later, that might not last.

One thing about act one? These fucking sidequests seem neverending. O lawd, it's irritating, when I finally got enough to go to the Deep Roads it was like LOL STILL PREPARING, HAVE MOAR QUESTS. I'm hoping the main storyline starts to pick up soon.

However can I just say -- the voice system is so cool. My friend and I were both playing; hers a sarcastic mage and mine a bitchy warrior, and it's neat to hear the different inflections in the voice and what Hawke chooses to say at certain times. My Hawke had an epic win with Isabela

Isa: Want to buy me a drink?
Hawke: Buy your own drink.

ololol.

hey, this journal broke 100 posts!

silvertones — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:50:52 GMT

man oh man. i've mostly resorted to lurking LJ again, mostly because near the end of my internship i didn't get as much free interwebs time as i wanted. so here's an update!

- i like to waste my time on thelifestream.net
- robot unicorn attack: heavy metal has taken over my brain
- fallout: new vegas is amazing, and i will ♥ it forever

also i've been getting into avatar: the last airbender, which i actually really, really like. i've seen most of it thanks to nick's marathons, but i'm trying to fill in a few gaps from the seasons. TOOOOOPH IS AWESOOOOME.

i have like, two weeks of school left although i am being horrible lazy and will probably fail out a few of these classes /sob

i will get on the ball with this school thing, i swear

and now to poke around my f-list. hi guys, and i hope you all had a good holiday! ♥

rage inducing

silvertones — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:57:10 GMT

to the idiot on tumblr

these kids killed themselves because they were NOT treated equal, or as people. we wear purple to raise awareness of a series of harassment and crimes that have been ignored and are only now are being brought to the forefront. we want people to be aware of their actions to prevent any more senseless deaths. to have people think about the weight of their actions on another human being.

so, really mr. tumblr, fuck you and the horse you rode in on! /o/

silvertones — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:25:23 GMT

Super thanks to those who commented last entry. I also realized that was my 100th entry on this journal, eep. Could have been more memorable, I guess.

I'm replaying Resident Evil: REmake and sajdksaf I forgot HOW AWESOME THIS GAME WAS. I really wanna grab the gamecube imports of 2 and 3 now and just marathon these games until Halloween. Maybe start up Silent Hill. What can I say, I'm a sucker for scary games...even if 80% of it is just me tightly gripping the controller debating whether or not to turn the corner.

Also, speaking of RE, I saw the...fourth? fourth. movie.

Well, good thing is that they got rid of Alice's clones and her SUPER SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE powers in the first five minutes. The bad...kind of everything else. The coins? Okay, commenting "It's a hobby" is cute, but when the enemies in the movie actually EXPLODE INTO COINS WHEN YOU SHOOT THEM, IT'S SILLY. And not in a cute way.

It was also really short, didn't really have a plot, and nothing really made sense. So. Yeah. Also lol Wesker wanted to EAT Alice. Huh. Okay. That was the best diabolical plan they could come up with for the damn VILLAIN OF THE SERIES.

Bleh. Back to playing REmake where none of this exists!

alkfjas;f

silvertones — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:43:23 GMT

everything today

everything today is just awful

got into a pointless fight with my girlfriend. then also found out andrea decided to bugger off to France for four months and didn't bother calling me, texting me, anything. I know we aren't on SUPER BFF terms anymore, but we were friends and totally loved each other for like, 6 years. REALLY, THANKS. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. I'LL BE THANKFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE IF YOU DECIDE TO TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE COMING BACK

so basically, everyone is ignoring me, i feel like shit, bawww skldhfld f

i can't stand the rain.

silvertones — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:21:49 GMT

Okay, New Yorkers? Seriously. Learn how to handle an umbrella. When there are fifty people bottlenecked in a narrow staircase, this is not the time to put up your huge, already wet umbrella. Can you really not spare the five seconds it takes to just get to the landing, pop it open, and go?

Alright, enough complaining for now. I start working Monday, and I reaaaaaaaaally want to go shopping. I just never feel like I have enough professional outfits -- the dress code is business casual, but still. I spend free time staring longingly at Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 clothes; this can't be healthy.

oh, rain rain...

silvertones — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:28:06 GMT

First of all, since everyone is doing it:

I write like
James Joyce

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

iamokaywiththis.jpg
(for refrence i used this fic)

I have been gone since forever buuut I am kind of under pressure right now -- internships are starting soon and it's become apparent that the woman who is placing us doesn't know her ass from her elbow, so it's best that I just do it on my own. I submitted one resume to a showroom, but a ton of magazine internships popped up (Seventeen, Glamour, InStyle, etc.) and I'd much rather do that. So, yeah. Not quite freaking out yet but if I don't get some interviews soon then I'll be worried.

Lighter note: I went to that new, huge Forever 21 in Times Square, and man was it epic. I pretty much grabbed everything I saw but ended up only leaving with five things. Still nice, though. I wish my camera was working so I could take pictures (at the moment I have no idea what's wrong with it).

Also, I should finish writing. I have this Fang/Vanille fic that's just sitting around, untouched, and then I have a ton of ideas for other fandoms and idek. I will sit here and just do it, dammit. After I send out more applications, that is. :c

derp.

silvertones — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:14:36 GMT

I am such an utter failure. I reaaaaaally need to catch up on so many things, but I felt so shitty this week. AND I GOT PINK EYE, AGAIN. Granted, it was a lot less severe than the first time, it was really just super irritated and I was fine today (which makes my next doctor's visit almost pointless, but hey I need check ups anyway, right?) but still. asfjaslf

I have to get my final done, at least half of it, by tomorrow. I'm also totally unprepared for my mock interview tomorrow morning. Everyone is already boasting about getting As on it and I'm just like. wat. Not like I've never been on interviews but it's not like they've graded me. AND THEN we have a short break in which we have to spend fretting over our internships, which start pretty much right after. I am trying not to have a nervous breakdown.

Also, hometrail. I really REALLY don't want to drop. I have been dying to stick to one RP at least for a while and I hate having to give up. I may just go from a hiatus to a slowiatus so I can start catching up, then find time on my break to post regularly. :C

And I am sorry I am a shitty LJ friend, I really need to comment on my friends list more often so I will go and check it out now.

silvertones — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:33:12 GMT

Hm so I think I should, y'know, update!

Things going on in my boring life:
- dentist appointment after dentist appointment because who knew being a dunkin donuts slave would give you cavities
- trying to catch up on doctor who, dead set, and sugar rush
- finishing my goddamn books already, i started like 5 of them i need to just sit down and FINISH ONE

AAAAANNND I really want to indulge myself and buy Dragon Age because I got to play like...the first half before it was torn away from me. ;o; I need more xbawks games anyway.

my haaaaaaaaands

silvertones — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:42:15 GMT

omg i just beat final fantasy xiii aklsfja;sfasf'f
SINCE the last time I posted it was just initial impressions here's some endgame thoughts on the characters, story, battle system, etc etc.

Okay, let me do another character run down:
Lightning really developed during the course of the game into an actual leader and not just someone who barked orders and stormed off. She encouraged the team but her speeches weren't irritatingly as cliche as they could have been, and I could buy her transition as a character rather than just thinking she suddenly changed to a ~nice guy~. She's still my favorite character by far, I just can't help but love her. ;o;

Vanille oh god, Vanille. WHEN WILL YOU STOP WITH THE LIEEEES. But she is second fave for me, I like that the "perky girl" actually had some more depth to her this time around. She went from being an adorable stereotype to a character you could actually care about and wasn't just there for eye candy... although...obviously THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT TOO. ahem. But still, she was well written.

Hope, like Vanille, was also really well written. I started out hating him and by the end of the game I totally loved the kid. Snow was only slightly less irritating but even he was tolerable by the end of the game (I've still NEVER USED HIM in battle other than when I had to though, lulz). Fang is just hot stuff and her devotion to Vanille was so heartbreaking. OTP right there, man. Annnd last but not least Sazh! He didn't go through drastic development like the others but he remained a solid, likable character throughout the game.

As for the gameplay, I was almost overwhelmed when I stepped out onto Gran Pulse. Especially when those giant turtle...things are stomping around and Vanille's all like, "Look out, sometimes they kick!" oh god. The battle system was really a win for this game, I have to say. When I first started I didn't really get the paradigm system and now I can't live without it. Personally I hate turned based battle systems so the fact that this was so quick paced was a welcome change. Plus, I really liked that it was more about strategy than just leveling. lmao I am a horrible RPG fan...I hate leveling and atb ...wat

OKAY BUT IT'S NOT ALL GOOD. I will be objective here. Some things were unclear unless you read the datalogs and the ending was kind of...what? I mean, I understood completely why Fang and Vanille sacrificed themselves, but the random "WE'RE CIETH OH WAIT JK" really threw me off. So yeah. That was sort of my biggest issue. I know the game gets a lot of hate because of the linearity but I didn't mind it -- it made sense within the storyline and the game opened up later on so I didn't mind. Your Mileage May Vary? So yeah, ups and downs, but overall I loved it. I have to say the biggest pluses are the battle system and the character development. The cast is really, really amazing and I hope they continue on this path in future installments. And now...to the missions! c:

silvertones — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:04:22 GMT

Finals are almost up, HUZZAH.

Also, I have 666 comments, or I did up until a minute ago.

Also, this post was totally pointless.

silvertones — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:48:58 GMT

Final Fantasy XIII impression so far! I'm in the middle of chapter 6 so spoilers up to that point!

So far Vanille is my favorite. I already liked her story from what I read in the novel and spoilery sites, but seeing her story play in action makes me appreciate her so much more. I like her a lot in the same way I like Aeris--they both even do the whole, "let me clasp my hands behind my back and IMPOSE CHEER ON YOU". She is effing adorable but they are doing a good job in slowly revealing she's a lot more than that, she's got a lot of depth to her and a lot of her jolly routine is just her way of coping with what's going on. Plus she just has A SPINE which I love. Five minutes in she's grabbing a machine gun and slapping Hope. Girl, ilu.

Lightning is second fave. I have been fangirling over her a ridiculous amount but again, like with Vanille, seeing her in action is just so much better. I can forgive her hardass attitude more than, say, Squall (who just annoyed me) because you can tell there's this sadness about her. She's just so rigid and militaristic that she really doesn't know what else to do but acquire a target and kill it because that is simple and dealing with the fact the only person you love is screwed no matter what isn't. Her irritation with Snow is completely understandable and quite frankly, I sympathize.

Snow I am kinda meh about right now. I'm giving it some time because I just got chapter six where he is the focus so I'm waiting to see how they develop his character. He's...pretty obsessive about Serah and optimistic to the point of being the most painfully naive character in your party. He can't even tell that Hope hates his guts even with Hope constantly giving him the evil eye and fingering the knife behind his back. Seriously if I ever saw a child look at me like that I'd be freaked right the fuck out. To be quite frank I like Serah more than him right now. I didn't expect to be attached to her at all but she's actually pretty cool and a lot more sensible than Snow.

Hope is also "meh". I understand he's a child and yes, this is how he's coping, but goddamn he gets annoying. Although I'm glad the whining has been cut down to a minimum. However, he is the weakest member of my party. I just don't get it. Vanille has similar stats as a caster but she can take a beating before I need to worry about healing her. Hope is near death almost every five seconds despite me speed leveling his HP and giving him accessories for defense. It's just irritating to baby him every five seconds because OH HEY LOOK HOPE IS IN THE RED AGAIN. :|

Fang is in my party now (just got her) and fuck man SHE'S AWESOME. There's just nothing to dislike about her so far. She's funny and tough as nails (she hits like a goddamn truck in battle). I also like Sazh a lot more than I thought I would. It really helps that his VA is the best out of all of them--gets you a lot more involved in whatever he's saying. Also, he's got Cowboy Bebop-esque music, so that makes him awesome.

Speaking of the music, I NEED THIS SOUNDTRACK. It's wonderful. I haven't loved an FF soundtrack like this since IX. ♥

And the graphics. Yes, yes, this is SE so no one should really be surprised they've outdone themselves again with shiny cutscenes. But what I do appreciate about the graphics is how detailed the expressions and mannerisms are in the characters. The hurt way Vanille looks whenever anyone talks about Pulse, Hope's constant "fuck off" glares to Snow, how pained Sazh looks as the military comes to take away his son--it's all amazing. It really shines with Lightning, since she doesn't talk about her feelings so her facial expressions are important. For example, the scene where Hope is mumbling for his mother in his sleep as she watches him, she looks softer than she ever does when people are watching. It's just really cool to see and really brings each character to life.

ANYWAY I am done rambling for now, this was loooooong anyway!

silvertones — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:41:41 GMT

I was going to make an OH MYGOD BAWWWWW Skins post but then I saw the greatest thing ever:

Everything about this is amazing.

silvertones — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:07:48 GMT

Tryiiiing to catch up on flist stuff! I'm getting more and more used to my 8a.m. start, although I was warned that I couldn't miss any more hours. ;_; Overall, though, I'm glad winter is over. ♥ Bring on spring, I'm ready!

Fandom news, though! I have recently started playing Dragon Age and poking around the fandom. Have to say I'm upset I can't romance Morrigan as a woman, especially with the deleted scene/comic (NNNNNGH) but I'm happy with Leliana. One of my playthroughs I'll romance Alistar, but he's kind of pissing me off. Yes, he's all witty and amusing but goddamn it do not judge me if you didn't want to take the lead here, man. Of course, the fandom is head over heels for him and so I'd probably be lynched if I posted that~

In Final Fantasy news! It's good to see lots of FFXIII love on my flist, alas, the unpleasable fanbase rears its ugly head again on the forums. I honestly don't know how people can be so negative for so long and not be exhausted. Of course accepting that some people like it and some people don't is too much to ask, EVERYONE MUST BE BOMBARDED BY WALLS OF TEXT AND FAIL!SNARK. After all, they aren't going to waste $60 on a game they've already decided sucks balls, why should you, you piece of shit? lawls. Oh fandom, and I still can't quit you.

silvertones — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:50:01 GMT

uhm so getting a letter of dismissal for an absurd amount of absences sucks, but not as bad as getting a stomach virus right after you've recieved the notice.

also, comcast still has not fixed our internet/cable situation in about a week and i have like six projects due oh god WHAT IS MY LIFE

um.

silvertones — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:21:25 GMT

People are seriously trying to tell me that Aeris wasn't experimented on as a child.

FF7 fandom, I really hate you sometimes.

silvertones — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:59:23 GMT

BIOSHOCK 2 NEEDS TO BE IN MY HANDS NOW, KTHNX

THAT IS ALL

oh, rain :c

silvertones — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:34:30 GMT

Guuh, last week was such shit, I was sick and out of school pretty much the whole week, and today was just...so shitty. Weather wise, mostly. I actually caught up on some assignments so I don't feel so horribly left behind.

Still catching up on flist, slowly but surely. The last time I logged on I was just too groggy to really read and come up with good comments it would have been all LOL YEAH FSKLAJFAL;SF all over your pages. Not cool.

taken from leaute
Give me a character from any fandom I know at least fairly well, and I will tell you:

A) My OTP
B) The runner up
C) The anti-ship
D) My unpopular fannish opinion on said character
E) One person he/she never fell in love with, and why

silvertones — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:38:45 GMT

Updaaaaaaaaaaating.

Since the last update I:
have a new phone
starting replaying ffxii (I bought it and never beat it, and I bought the collectors edition at that, so I better beat it or I might as well have lit $70 on fire.)
eaten delicious fondue (chocolate fondue with marshmallows, strawberries, bananas, and rice krispies as dippers)
gotten a horrible sore throat
gotten a giant girl boner over kristen stewart in the runaways teaser trailer

I need to go comment on my flist nggggggggggh I need to stop my bad habit of reading and not commenting.

silvertones — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:02:20 GMT

THANK YOU CHELSEA FOR THE PAID ACCOUNT

asdlasfhasf you are too kind.

silvertones — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:04:36 GMT

In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it!

My aunt is a survivor of breast cancer. ♥

In other news...

about that Heroes promo...

...what?

Not gonna RAICHU a lovesong.

silvertones — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:29:08 GMT

HI NEW LJ FRIENDS! ♥ I hope you are all warm where you are because IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE. :c

I decided to yank a meme from leaute, which is kiiiinda old but is a good introduction to my journal, I think, and a good update for my other LJ friends since I haven't always been around on this thing.

You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out.

1. FIRST NAME: Leora. Since I started college I've just introduced myself as Lee, because Leora is apparently hard to pronounce/remember for some people, ahah.

2. AGE: 21

3. LOCATION: Jersey City. I... really don't love Jersey, but where I live is okay I guess, and it's close to NYC which is a huge plus.

4. OCCUPATION: Student. I go to school in New York for Fashion Merchandising. I used to go to Montclair State, but I was undeclared, unsure about my life, and in my last term there ended up being alone and miserable, so I left.

5. PARTNER? Donna. ♥ We've been together almost two years now (it'll officially be two years in April) and she's the best thing that happened to me.

6. KIDS? Donna keeps insisting she's going to put a baby in me. I don't know about that.

7. BROTHERS/SISTERS: Only child. I wish I had a sibling although everyone tells me it's not that great.

8. PETS: I have two cats named Flapjack and K'nuckles. Except they are both girls, but nevermind that. Flapjack, as her name implies, is insane, loves everyone, and likes to go on adventures. K'nuckles is mellow, follows Flapjack on her little schemes, and likes to be around people although she tries not to show it.

9. LIST THE 3/5 BIGGEST THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE:
1. School
2. Trying to find work
3. Keeping in touch with everyone

10. PARENTS: My parents split in June. My dad is an artist; he is a graphic designer but used to work on comic strips (never took off, though). When he left, he gave me three of his paintings. My mom is a writer on her free time but works for a pharmaceutical company. I'd like to think that if the T-virus is ever developed, I'll be one of the first to know about it.

11. CLOSEST FRIENDS: I have a small close knit group of friends, most of which I've had since high school. Manny, Ashley, Alexis, Melinda (she may not be around all the time, but still ♥) and ramshacklelove.