Feb. Photo Challenge: Days 17-21

Wow.  So, this week was definitely not one of the highlights of the year.  Health-wise, emotionally, and weather-wise, it really, REALLY sucked.  3 days in a row of severe weather allergies, then got a really alarming leg injury the day after that.  Despite everything, though, I'm so grateful to have friends who help me to smile and raise my spirits, turn my day around, make me almost forget that I was crying just a little before I was talking to them. 

Thanks so much, I love you guys~  <3

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So, LOTS of stuff to blog about since the last entry! Even if it was a really rough week, tons of bright spots here and there!

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ FEB. 17, 2012 ★★★★★★★

Gaia's 9th anniversary~!
that means my avvie is almost 8 years old! 

me and chibi during an evening walk

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Day 17: Time

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After most of my life not being able to do anything interesting with my hair (couldn't even dye it with Kool-aid or those dyes from Hot topic, LOL), I randomly felt experimental and bought my first set of clip-in hair extensions, and unusual colors, at that.  So much fun!  x3

Got my new iPod up and fully functional~!

 Blue~!  Also got purple fringe and a red highlight (that was a freebie! <3)

on sale from http://www.etsy.com/shop/jsmartnick

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Day 18: Drink

water, of course.  xP

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ FEB. 19, 2012 ★★★★★★★

Watched my first episode of Cake Boss on my Netflix app!  I'm hooked!!  *w*

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Day 19: Something you hate to do

Waking up Chibi when she's really comfortable in my bed

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ FEB. 20, 2012 ★★★★★★★

AHHHHHH, yet another box of awesome from my penpal, Mitsuki!!  The biggest and heaviest box that I've ever gotten in the mail, and it was jam packed with amazingness! <3

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Day 20: Handwriting

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ FEB. 21, 2012 ★★★★★★★

My fourth hair extension that I bought on sale, this time from :  http://www.etsy.com/shop/AcrylicMaterial

---->  new (temporary???) nickname from California, "Rainbowhead"

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Day 21: A fave photo of you

Feb. Photo Challenge: Days 15-16

Whoa.  So, sorry, another long photo/video heavy post, annnnnnnnnd I wasn't even able to include the Minecraft screenies from the time when I started playing on my new friend Vortic's server!

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WHAT.  IS.  THIS.  

I kind of hate myself for liking this.  

Title alone:  "This could be the worst idea ever"
Trailer:  "Oh, good gravy, this TOTALLY works......."

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ PRP ★★★★★★★

I <3 being an artisan crafter.
Already have requests from 2 of my friends to help make them their own angel wing hoodies, lol.

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Finished the jumbo Austria mochi plush commission on Etsy

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ INTERNET RANDOMNESS ★★★★★★★

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It's really funny, cause just an hour or two before I saw this, my friend showed me this:

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ INTERNET AWESOMENESS ★★★★★★★

 My friend Carmen introduced me to Cutestfood.com

PANDA + CHEESECAKE = AWESOME OVERLOAD

candy conversation hearts?  egh.
cheesecake conversation hearts?  YESPLEASE.

.......

Yes, I admit it, I've been having a bit of a cheesecake obsession ever since we had that cherry cheesecake for Valentine's day.  

.......

"Cupcake stuffed strawberries"  >w<

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February Photo Challenge:  Days 15-16: 

(Due to my iPod breaking and having to be taken in, I wasn't able to upload Day 15 on time, and couldn't take pictures of the same style as the rest)

~~~Day 15:  Phone~~~

 Sucky phone, suckier picture  >.>

Only photo that I had on hand (weirdly enough, I had taken the pic just last week to show 

a friend that my phone sucked more than his)

~~~Day 16:  Something New~~~

White nail art pen.  

Temperamental, though.

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The nailpolish "ink" kinda dried up by the time I got to my thumb >.>

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ WEIRDNESS ★★★★★★★

..........

Guys can be so weird when they're bored.  

Artistic insanity courtesy of crazy

 California-tan....

...who, by the way, insists that this is me.
 [Derpy] Rainbow Dash.
(his nickname for me)
.....
BUT PANDAS CAN'T DASH, WE ROLL FASTER THAN WE RUN!
; A ; 

Happy Valentine's Day 2012

Hope all of you had a Happy Valentine's Day~

My Valentine's day excitement was spread out over the last two days, here are the highlights:

-Operation Chocolates a sort of success?  My first batch of chocolate almond bark (with peanut or shredded coconut) to my 4 awesome penpals

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Feb. 13th, 2012

-On the 13th, I got a surprise valentine's package in the mail from my awesome penpal, Fly~!!
EEEEEEEE~~!!  PANDA <3 <3  (she got my surprise chocolate in the mail just before I did, so we ended up posting these pics on facebook around time!  >w< ) 

Fly's gift to me

My gift to her

-Not really Valentine's day related, but got my personalized Gaia cash card (that I paid $1.99 for) in the mail the on the same day~

-Valentine's Day on Gaia:  Got an anonymous Valentine, started a thread to thank them, then got flooded with Valentine PMs for the rest of the day~!  Got a total of 43+  ~THANKS GAIA, I totally feel the love.  >w<

My favorite one?  MY VERY OWN SONG, sung by the Gaian, Just Coffee (identity recently revealed)

I've never had someone sing me a Valentine... *swoons*

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0nIgRp51Dbq

<3  <3  <3  <3  

-Got a super sweet Valentine's PM from a person who I ended up playing some kind of weird game where we centered our responses around the captchas that we got.  xD  Good fun~

- </3  .....iTouch menu button completely broke

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Feb. 14, 2012

-Got a surprise red card envelope in the mail, got a super sweet Valentine's day card from my good high school friend, Sarah~  <3  

-Had a dinner of my dad's famous bacon-wrapped shrimp with wild rice, cauliflower, and cherry cheesecake for dessert~

-After dessert, randomly started working on my recycled angel wing hoodie project, got a really good condition Gap hoodie, sewed my own wings, then attached them. Voila~!

- </3 :  Backed up files on iTouch and restored it to factory settings to have it taken in to the Apple store (hopefully) tomorrow.  :,(  Me and that iTouch have been through so much in the short time that we've been together (since my birthday last year).  ; ~ ;  

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February Photo Challenge:  Days 10-13 

~~~Day 14:  Heart~~~

close runner-up

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ INTERNET AWESOMENESS ★★★★★★★

http://imgur.com/gallery/xW2i9

Feb Photo Challenge: Days 10-13

A random convo about Pokemon attacks with my friend reminded me of the time that Habib nearly killed me in my sleep once by using Dream Eater on me. Twice. True story!  O_O

(Kids, don't try this at home!)

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Yes, I know.  I am such a dork.  >///>

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ INTERNET AWESOMENESS ★★★★★★★

OK.  Thanks to my friend, learning2fly05 , I've now become slightly obsessed with wanting to get 

my own angel wing hoodie.  

I WILL GET ONE!  O_O

Guess whose birthday is coming up in a few months...?  ;3

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~~~Things on Etsy that Caught My Eye Today~~~

Uniquely shaped recycled mirrors by fluxglass

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http://www.etsy.com/listing/88155729/red-ceramic-wheel-thrown-yarn-bowl-made

Another item that I definitely WILL own someday, an artsy yarn bowl.  ; A ;

★★★★★★★★★★★★★ TECH ★★★★★★★
NETFLIX APP

Woo hoo.  Today, I randomly picked an episode of How It's Made and learned how balloons, wallpaper, frozen french fries, and incandescent light bulbs are made.  What a random assortment of things, haha.
Watching the processes of the various production lines was fascinating, though, especially when watching all the small and delicate glass and wiring being shaped and soldered so quickly and precisely.  

Did you know that balloons began being mass-produced in the 1930s?  

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February Photo Challenge:  Days 10-13 

~~~Day 10:  Self-Portrait~~~

Mwahaha.  Despite your trying to prevent it, I figured out a way to turn off my face, Spec.  xD
Menu--> Control Panel--> Appearance and Personalization--> Personalization-->Face settings--> Off

~~~Day 11:  Makes You Happy~~~

Or it WOULD, if it would play again.  T_T  </3
Yes, yes, again, I am such a dork, I know.   

~~~Day 12:  Inside Your Closet~~~

LOL, swim shorts, normal clothes, cosplay, gothic loli dress.... totally normal closet, yo.