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In love with Ludman?! / MY FAMILY IS ERIC!

I tried calling Chinese Eric at 9:45 while reading old emails, but his mom said he was sleeping since he was tired from working. Not a problem! Then half an hour later, he got on MSN to say that he wanted to write me to say that he was busy tomorrow because stuff came up.... NO FAT DRAGON FOR YOU! At least I appreciate that! He wanted to know how long Nate's stay was; I had heard until the 9th. When I said I probably wanted Grandma at the birthday celebration this year, he figured that it would be a close family thing. Yes, but I had to tell him that HE was PART of MY FAMILY! (reaction: "cool cool - THANKS! *thumbs up* ") Updated him on Grandma, too. He hopes the weather will cool down when the kids are back in school, and I had to tell him that I was thinking about that the other night for him! "The nights will be cooler again, just for Chinese Eric!" Hahaha! He asked about the dog, too. It was a nice chat, for sure! I know he was kind of tired, so I didn't mind if he needed sleep at midnight!

Jon emailed us to say that FAT DRAGON is probably flexible; I looked the directions up on Translink, and it involves Waterfront Station and then four possible buses to Powell Street - CONFUSION! Then he sent another one to say that we could shelve it for a later date where more people could make it, even if Nate's leaving soon. Should be good times, then!


The Hero has to choose between Flora or Bianca, but says he can marry Flora's father (Master Ludman) instead! "So what you're saying is that you're in love with me?! Er, I'm flattered, but really, you best think that over."




"Congratulations, Lord Simon... you're to be a father very soon!" YES? NO? HAHAHA! [this was taken from the hilarious LP thread... I'm not playing the game again just to get to this point once more!]




This guy Pusan was going around on a mine cart in Torokko...




... for TWENTY YEARS?!

Weekly tradition! / Yvonne / SOMETHING AWFUL / Stone statues!

I've missed the weekly tradition, and now that I have peace and quiet, I'll go right back to it since it's been way too long from late May to August... and I also included Chinese Eric on the FAT DRAGON email thread! Replied to Mandy's emails this morning; yes, a certain person IS an idiot! (weekly tradition people seem to think much worse - but I'd agree; DOUCHE!) Vanessa got on MSN to tell me that she and Kim were looking at Cora's breakfast at around 9 or 10 on MONDAY; sounds good. I found a great LP thread on Something Awful for DRAGON QUEST V!


After the events of the Demon Tower, the Hero and his wife Bianca are turned into stone statues!

Christine, Scrabble, Itamar, perverts, dispelling RETURN!

Christine sent me a FB message, wondering if I ever played Scrabble. I used to with Scrabulous / Wordscraper / Lexulous, that's for sure! Eric sent us an email about the BBQ on the 7th (I gotta reply to the Evite), this Sunday's prayer time for the long-term viability of the group (I suspect I'll be at Cora's with Vanessa and Kim then), and there being NO OFFICIAL PROGRAM tomorrow - YES! Never mind the religious-based "gathering" stuff... it just means a free night to TRY getting Chinese Eric on the phone, hahahaha! Also, he mentioned SETTLERS OF CATAN, which now always makes me think of Itamar. :D


Old man in the Nameless Mountain Village tavern at night: "Just once, just once in my life, I'd like to know what's it like to take a bath. Fo fo fo."




People in the hot springs think we're perverts! "You came to this hot springs to do something perverted, didn't you?" If you say no, she replies: "Well, of course... hot springs are very good for the health." A "yes" answer gets you "Oh! You pervert!"




"Oh! You pervert!"




Perverted old man in the hot springs: "Oooh! B... Bianca! Are you here to bathe in the hot springs, too? *drown glug glug* "




We try casting RETURN in Port Selmi, but a magical force dispels it!




Soldier in Ruraphin: "Dammit! The roads in this city are so annoyingly complicated." (and they certainly ARE!)




The innkeeper in Oracle Valley: "Someone better take these folks to their comfy beds before I start handing out pink slips!"




The hero and Bianca on the way to their Salabona wedding, financed by Master Ludman. I didn't have the heart to choose his daughter Flora instead:

DEADLY MASQUERADE, Borongo, Kabochi, and TORMENT!

Barry picked me up early for banking and food shopping, but we encountered much traffic on the way to the banks. We discussed crossword clues, Isaac Asimov, I ROBOT, a "swain," Shakespeare, life updates, and more. When I was finally at the store, I saw Deadly Masquerade: A True Story of Sexual Secrets, Illicit Passion, and Murder (Donita Woodruff) on sale for $5, so I bought it. Also got blackberry juice, on-sale Sunny D, replacement nail clippers, on-sale Palmolive replacement detergent (pomegranate / lavender / orange), replacement Nottingham bread, soy milk x3 (one in chocolate!), strawberry Olympic Greek yogurt, butter, wildberry juice, bananas, on-sale banana and chocolate oatmeal breakfast bars, and Motts Spicy Clamato. Went home and paid my Internet bill - there will be ANOTHER increase?! HOLY HELL. Now I gotta get ready to go to Deb and Dylan's pretty soon, so I can play with baby Declan!


After they find Papas' Sword and Borongo in the Western Cave, the DRAGON QUEST V party goes back to Kabochi to collect the other half of the 3000G reward. Borongo has been terrorizing the village crops, and this little kid says that he KNOWS the Hero is a jungle boy!

CONTACT WITH CHINESE ERIC! / Yes or no / Nuns / Handsome / Reinhart peace

Managed to finally make contact with Chinese Eric at 12:45, but he was heading out again since the uncles and such were in town. I said that if he called me at 4 AM, I would definitely not be answering the phone, haha! Yes, I can definitely understand his being tired and such after getting home from being out all day and taking a shower. MSN or a phone call would be good - just maybe not tomorrow evening since I have these tentative plans with Dylan and Deb! Tonight, maybe! Also called Barry about forty minutes later; tomorrow at 1:30 it is!


This Santa Rosa nun is overjoyed at seeing Papas again: "Ah, God must truly be watching over you to bring you back to us!"




Papas then tells her like it is: "Blah blah... save that talk for church! This is no time to be speaking like that!" (I'd say that to my friends, also!)




Papas going the wrong way through the tunnel leading to Reinhart!!!




A fellow slave is propositioning the hero! "It must have been so rough for you... if there's anything I can do to help you forget that pain, just ask..." OH MY. o_O




This old man in the Oracle Valley pub at night wants us to try the "disgusting" food, though he says the ale is good. "What? It was good?! That's unbelievable... what have your parents been feeding you?" Prince Henry and the hero have been slaves for ten years, so it's better than slave rations!




A nun at the nameless nunnery by the sea: "Oh? What an unexpected visitor we have. But... your face? What troubles you, Sire?" YES and NO are not answers to that! (we need Maria's help to open the door of the southern tower!)




After we restore peace to the land of Reinhart, we can go to the inn at night. This Bunny Girl offers us a puff puff since we're so handsome!




This old man in the tunnel to Reinhart has been watching the river currents for ten years, and says that Reinhart is back to normal because he wished it so! Hahaha!

Object ONCE use / Slaves' toilets!

The DRAGON QUEST V hero can cast the spell Identify to see what items can do. "The object will disappear after ONCE use." o_O




Ten years after the hero's father dies, the hero and Prince Henry are slaves to the evil Order of Light, and are being forced to build a temple. When the hero checks this pot in the slave quarters, the game tells you that a horrible stench emanates from there! It seems to be the slaves' toilets!

Yazmine, Gold Orb, Borongo, older self, pink death

Barry called me, so I updated him on the past month as I was going to last week. He says it's horrible news - oh yes. Says I should call him tomorrow if I want to set up a shopping appointment, so I'll do that. Also emailed Chinese Eric, heh. I'm having sudden flashbacks to how that perfidious blackguard Yazmine Loquia ended our friendship in May 2005 over fifty cents at Kalamata Taverna! YIKES!


The DRAGON QUEST V little boy hero meets himself as an older man in Santa Rosa village, and his older version wants to see his Gold Orb!




Hey, it's Borongo and Bella in the Faerie Village!




Your hero doesn't know how to read the sign in Reinhart Castle town yet!




This is what it looks like when you're dead in DRAGON QUEST V, or "fainting." PINK! (this is against Gema in the Cave Northeast of Reinhart, before your father dies)

Rice milk, cosmetics bags, sadness with Grandma, ZOOLANDER

Showered and started some laundry before I even touched the computer this morning, otherwise I'd get sucked into it as per the usual. After everything was done, I decided to take all my remaining things over to the townhouse first before visiting Big G. Chilled there for a bit before deciding to finally leave. I found a bunch of Pasta-Roni, cooked chicken, Sidekicks, chips, bagels, bread, Hungry Man microwaveable meals, apple juice, coffee, rice milk, almond milk, bottled water, other things, and instructions on how to use the hot-water boiler... like I don't know how to use it?! Oh well!

Went to London Drugs in the heat and bought a new cosmetics bag to use as a wallet, some peanuts, and some Kleenex. The last two items were for Grandma, and I got to the care home by 5. At the Canada Line station on Marine Drive, I witnessed a girl swearing at transit security... and some professional guy tried bothering me while I was reading. I WASN'T HAVING THAT! Sat with Grandma while she ate, and tried making conversation; at one moment, I realized that no, she is NOT going to live forever. Katherine came by later, and we talked for a bit about church things and the Caring Committee arrangements; since she could stay with Grandma for a bit, I felt free to just leave for the townhouse.


Quizzes from Matt:

You Scored as FUCK YOU FUCK OFF FUCK YOU 63% You don't suck at all 31% You suck a lot 19%

What does this have to do with "How Stupid Are You?", man?

You Scored as Mugatu You are Maguta. You're an evil fashion designer who does not care about child labor. You were kicked out of a band, and make a necktie with a piano design. Mugatu 56% Derek Zoolander 44% Maury Ballstein 38% Hansel 31%

My MS Paint meme drawing for Matt

I just drew this picture based on Matt's interest of "more than 150 interests" ... or it could be based on his interest of "151." There wasn't enough room to write 151 made-up interests; sorry! :P




I know the writing is kinda small, so here's the list in case you can't read all the made-up interests:

Matt's interests

1. triangles
2. noodles
3. mousetraps
4. vents
5. echinacea
6. folders
7. vitamins
8. ice coolers
9. pasta
10. kettles

11. apartments
12. tinfoil
13. GWAR
14. laundry
15. ovens
16. children
17. toilets
18. uncles
19. David Crowder Band
20. Brian Doerksen

21. tools
22. hanging out
23. A&W
24. fun times
25. winning
26. booths
27. Greek food
28. free stuff
29. upgrading
30. nerds

31. information
32. sparks
33. washing machines
34. peanuts
35. chocolate
36. Kleenex
37. fortune
38. community
39. flowers
40. parties

41. waiting
42. angels
43. bugs
44. eagles
45. housewarmings
46. birthday cards
47. world records
48. settling in
49. good friends
50. burgers

51. whiteout
52. wires
53. relationships
54. fires
55. blindness
56. the universe
57. bookmarks
58. restaurants
59. acerbic wit
60. pawn shops

61. wildberries
62. new things
63. fishes
64. riddles
65. brains
66. editing
67. Greece
68. Final Fantasy
69. spells
70. directions

71. walkthroughs
72. Photoshop
73. nuances
74. moods
75. England
76. angels
77. butter
78. speakers
79. American Idol
80. cabs

81. noise
82. light
83. souvenirs
84. Salisbury Steak
85. being feisty
86. buffets
87. awareness
88. China
89. emailing
90. fur

91. the Ramones
92. mages
93. towers
94. dogs
95. chips
96. batteries
97. beds
98. rulers
99. mountains
100. blindness

101. potions
102. silver
103. antidotes
104. Dracula
105. unicorns
106. Shasta
107. libraries
108. psychology
109. growling
110. Latin

111. squid
112. soda
113. dust
114. giants
115. trials
116. arrows
117. wind
118. hammers
119. feathers
120. goblins

* and 31 more (at least)


from: glowing_dragon
to: matt1993

from: Leslie
to: Matt A. :)


more than 150 interests

OR

151

Google Maps, DRAGON WARRIOR, March 2012 BBT Tally

Harmony emailed me last night to thank me for my generous gifts of the toys, sippy cup, and baby wipes; she also thanked me for coming out to the baby shower, since she and Jane had had fun! I'm sure she can use the things I gave her, hopefully! Eric tried calling me when I was in the shower, but resorted to MSN: there's been a delay, and he figures it might be best if we cancel. If he calls me later, we're still on. Sounds good to me, and I'll definitely be thinking of him! Matt shared a funny DRAGON WARRIOR / Google Maps video with me - he isn't sure it's NOT an April Fool's joke, but it made me laugh!
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<b>MONTHLY BUBBLE TEA TALLY, MARCH 2012 (2)</b>

lychee @ Big Orange (Thursday, Mar. 22)
banana @ Big Orange (Friday, Mar. 30)

Jalapeno bagels, vodka, bath salts, Kaitlin, Ryan, Matt, care, and laughter

Note to self: Try jalapeno bagels from Tim Horton's. INTERVENTION tonight: a dad who's an alcoholic (drinking a gallon of vodka a day) / a girl who's addicted to alcohol (drinking up to a fifth of vodka a day - she could black out), marijuana, and crystal meth / a guy who's addicted to snorting synthetic bath salts. Replied to Mandy's email before watching CSI: MIAMI. I got a caring FB wall post from Ryan, which made me smile; I also got funny FB posts from Matt A. and Kaitlin, which made me laugh. I definitely needed that! :)

Racism, derailing, NON-CANON dinosaurs, 4-1 loss

UGH, RACISM! I encountered the racist C-word on the hockey group from a European mod (who doesn't get it according to his wife), and even though it wasn't personally directed at me, I was still hurt. Someone else and I called him on it, and he basically said, "I'll just stay out of your posts since I don't know you, and I don't know why you came into my post anyway. I'll keep a close eye on you two to make sure you aren't offensive." I don't expect everyone to have the same cultural references as I do, but that's just WRONG! Someone else linked me to Derailing for Dummies - interesting, and what I needed!

Watched a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Canadiens... SIGH. Talked to Talia on AIM about losing an hour tonight: SO SAD! Thanks to Matt, I cheered up a bit from the racist fuck when seeing this dinosaur comic about non-canon stuff. :D

Baby Dragon, cruising, passport guarantees, Christian bookstores, and more

I'm all churched-out, and don't want to do it again for at LEAST another two weeks! SO KNACKERED! Eric picked me up after 9, and bugged me about having beef for breakfast: "What if that's what Christon has gotten together for lunch?!" Somehow, I didn't think that would happen... I was right, since we had noodles / subs / grapes / strawberries / kiwis! We talked about BS, Bible Study, unfortunate abbreviations, Phil, Pastor Bob, spoiling the kids with jelly and chocolate hearts, his guaranteeing to the government that I would be too crazy to leave the country (DON'T DO THAT!), Chinese Eric, Valentine's Day, dreaming, what I did yesterday, quotes, MOTHER 3 on Hard Mode, FINAL FANTASY, video games, forums, GARBAGE DAY on Youtube, and more. When we got to church, I told him not to abandon me again - I met him at the church door, heh. Talked to Phil about the passport thing; since it was more convenient to do it at lunch, that worked for me!

Sat by Jeremy and Mark, and talked about wedding invites and furniture clean-out; when I said hi to Pastor Bob, he wanted to know who I was! I suppose that could be a fair question, hahaha. (Eric thinks I "rarely" come nowadays - HEY, I STILL ATTEND CHURCH MORE OFTEN THAN MY SISTER, OKAY?!) It was interesting to have an art slant on the sermon, but I was still looking for coffee afterwards - I asked Jordan, who told me that there wasn't any! Oh well. Said hi and talked to Reigan, Auntie Eva (Grandma arrangements - she'll call - "I'm so behind since I have no computer!"), Auntie Paula (her health - she thanked me for my concern IN ENGLISH!), Auntie Ying (future Vancouver lunch plans?), Sheena (late birthday wishes), Amanda, and Quan. Also talked to Lincoln (busy AND just engaged two days before his Valentine's Day birthday!), Andrew (biology / midterm papers / getting stuff done early), Mom (Polly and Alan's lucky money - she unexpectedly paid me back for the passport photo costs!), Harmony (maternity leave / research into expensive carseats and strollers / naming / a year off / active and kicking Baby Dragon!), Polly and Alan (THANKS FOR THE MONEY! AND AWANA!), Vania (tagging), Deb, baby Declan, Dylan (belated birthday wishes), Sonya, Nathan W., Uncle Johnny, and others. SO MANY BABIES AND CHILDREN!

Went upstairs to Toddler Sunday School; saw James (who leaned on me and held my hands), Mattias (I had to play the role of "kiddy bathroom attendant"), new kids, a baby whom I just called "baby," Jessie, Rachel and her grandma, Jonathan, Anastasia, Ashley, Ramen, and Shira. The kids were really hyper today, but I gave out the candy anyway. They liked the slides, trucks, puzzles, and all the usual toys. Chung told me that he won't let Mattias have sugar; I guess I should have let the kid have one or two jelly hearts before Daddy showed up, haha. When I got downstairs, Grandma didn't know where Mom and Dad were; they were in the front! Said hi to a bunch of people in the fellowship hall, and sat by Mark later at the welcome lunch. He remarked on how little Noah looked like a KILL BILL character with his white dress shirt and black tie, and how all the other kids (Anne / Sophia / Olivia / Nathaniel / Abigail / Joshua / Keenan / Benjamin / Mattias) were running around and creating mayhem. You got that right!

I said hi to baby Marcus / baby Emma and her dad Tim / baby Ava, and talked to Acer / Mark / Geoffrey / some Hong Kong guy / Alan / Tracy / Auntie Lillian about Craigslist job searching from Hong Kong / crowded conditions in Hong Kong / Translink / transit / fare evasion / feeling ripped off / NOODLES FOR US WHEN THE KIDS FINISHED! Told Jon about spaghetti squash exploding, and that funny pee sign. Phil and Eric helped me with my passport documents, which was excellent. Also talked to Sophia and Helen about Steph / family vacations / travel / Strawberry Shortcake gum - Elaine IS coming back in a bit before New Hampshire and her husband Matt's family, as Andrea said a while ago! The family meeting was about transitions, change, questions, inter-generational stuff, worship, devotions, and more. Got a lot of tag prompt writing done, and laughed when Mark inserted pencils in his shoe.

Afterwards, I finally made tentative plans with Randal to meet at the Aberdeen Tim Horton's on Thursday; thank goodness I checked, and there is NO HOCKEY THAT NIGHT! I don't mind if he calls me after work that evening, which is progress. Grandma was still knitting outside since my parents were in a meeting; she asked where Jon was, but I told her that he and Harmony had left earlier to buy baby stuff. Eric wondered whether we had to take her home, but we didn't. She recognized White Kid, but (as I told him later) might not recognize Wu-So-Lo (but he DOES have a mustache now) - she definitely won't recognize Mark! On the way home, we discussed banana bruising / Teunis and Tess / co-existing with Mr. Creep and Paul (who was elsewhere today - PHEW!) / the Fellowship AGM / Greek food / Chinese Eric's health issues and whether he COULD eat Greek food / my parents' cruise / advice / blocking people temporarily or staying offline till I got my stuff done / Texas / NOT BEING IN LOVE WITH MATT! At home, I napped for a bit, then checked Facebook to find the news of Lincoln and Karen's engagement. I immediately called Steph to catch her up on things; Karen Grace is excited about being an aunt, too! Discussed research, passport stuff, money, food, and other things. Interesting, but long day!

Waking at 7 AM, emotional stuff, late Xmas mail

For some reason, I got up at 7 AM... I noticed that James and Sanne had both unfriended me on Facebook, oddly. They ARE highly religious, though! Then I tried clarifying things, which didn't work so well. SPACE IS WHAT IS NEEDED! Matt cheered me up without knowing it, so that's a good thing! Got money in the mail, which will help with Vegas if I still want to go. Then I found a Christmas card from someone with BAD handwriting; I had to check the return address to discover that it was from Sarah G. (Tonks), haha. Karine (karineinthepool) also sent me a postcard, so YAY!

Twisted Sister is well-known, right?!

When Eric picked me up, I complained about various things (like having to RESTART THE ENTIRE DAWN OF SOULS GAMES!) while he bugged me with the 12 Days of Christmas / DARKWING DUCK / ZELDA. This was stretching my "people" limits, for sure! I told him half-jokingly that I'd never attend church for a while because I liked solitude. We got to Vivian's, and Christon / Enoch / Vivian / Vicky / Gino were watching some movie about the real-life inspiration for Winnie the Pooh and war. LONDON ZOO! After we ate sushi / macaroni and cheese / grapes / Coke, we had to play Taboo, Pictionary, and Balderdash. Other than my getting ideas to spam Enoch's FB wall with since he didn't know what they were (Beatles / Elvis / Twisted Sister), it was mostly boring. Finally got home after 11:30 - no way am I forgiving certain people, for sure! Matt's last name is NOT Hewitt, that's for sure... and I'm not in love with others, either!

2011 Yearly Survey: Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

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Fashion Concept, Achievement, New People

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? Played a whole bunch of new (to me) video games like FINAL FANTASY VI!

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't really make any, so there aren't any to break. As for next year, the only one I have is NO MORE HOUSEGUESTS! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Hmm... Michelle. Not sure about anyone else.

4. Did anyone close to you die? Nope.

5. What countries did you visit? None.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? People who are true.

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

Jan. 1 (watched MANOS - with commentary - and TRON while having hot pot with white Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish at Jeremy's... also had dinner at the HOHOHOs, with a stopover at Peter and Holly's later)
Jan. 7 (hung out here with Eric Ho, but he had to leave early since he wasn't feeling well)
Jan. 8-9 (EPIC 21st BIRTHDAY AT BILLIE'S with her, Sean, Aaron, Scott, Shawn, Dorna, Sara, Patrick, Lars, Samantha, and Alana!)
Jan. 24 (Teunis came to stay again!)
Jan. 28 (MissionsFest 2011 - thank goodness we located Chinese Eric!)
Feb. 3 (Chinese New Year Eve lunch at the townhouse, spending time with Grandma at Aberdeen Mall, and then the LONGEST Chinese New Year Eve dinner EVER at Shiang Restaurant because we waited an hour for the food to arrive and another hour for the fish and dessert!)
Feb. 6 (Chinese New Year dinner at the townhouse combined with Super Bowl viewing - got to see Lisa again, which is nice!)
Feb. 12 (desktop conked out, so THANK GOODNESS that I have this laptop from Chinese Eric, AND a computer geek living with me!)
Feb. 13 (the Morrills treated me to De Dutch Pannekoek House)
Feb. 14 (celebrating Steph's birthday at the townhouse - STATUS HIJACK!)
Feb. 15 (double monitors!)
Feb. 27 (celebrated Grandma's 91st birthday at Neptune!)
Mar. 2 (hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs, White Spot, and Richmond Centre - yay for creamy curry chicken!)
Mar. 4 (small group outing at Cattle Café with Eric / Martin / Christon / Kevin / Cindy / Jane / Geoffrey)
Mar. 8 (had pancakes with cheesecake batter between them for Mardi Gras)
Mar. 11 (JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE - thank goodness that Justin L. / Trevor / Melissa were all okay!)
Mar. 13 (heard GOOD NEWS about Steph and Lisa!)
Mar. 15 (hung out with Steph and Lisa - Nando's Chicken, Marble Slab Creamery, and Chapters)
Mar. 23 (FINALLY updated my Matthew Good collection, and found the Prank Calls 2 CD from Corey!)
Mar. 31 (hung out with Vanessa - yay for Caribbean rice!)
Apr. 1 (met Tess - tara_knight - for the first time)
Apr. 3 (Harmony's belated birthday dinner at the Tapenade in Steveston)
Apr. 13 (met Teunis' friend Cat for the first time)
Apr. 15 (hung out with Vanessa before she went back to Victoria - went to Ikea and Specialty Chicken and Wonton House... SWEDISH FISH!)
Apr. 17 (noodles, Nathan's Asian research, and the 3-2 HOCKEY WIN at Jeremy's!)
Apr. 19 (went to Deer Garden with Auntie Ying; later, went to Chinese Eric's to watch an excruciating 7-2 loss with him / Nathan / Citrus / Jeremy)
Apr. 20 (went out and LOST MY STUFF ON THE BUS!)
Apr. 21 (got email from Translink saying that my BATH MAT and such had been FOUND! - also went to Jeremy's to watch a 5-0 loss)
Apr. 24 (Easter Sunrise Service)
May 2 ("Easter" dinner with Steph, Lisa, Teunis, Jon, Harmony, Eric, and others at the townhouse)
May 4 (had an SLB hangout at Shanghai Wonderful with Nathan, Steph, Lisa, Eddie, Eunice, Eric M., Jeremy, Christon, and Teunis: NOSTALGIA!)
May 11 (FINALLY finished inputting names and interests in LJ game posts!)
May 15 (had pulled pork, cornbread, "collard greens," and spicy coleslaw at Jeremy's while watching a 3-2 win in Round 3)
May 23 (went to the Burnaby Heritage Village Museum with Teunis (his childhood!), and then to the DF BBQ to talk with Amanda / Hien / Quan / others - good times!)
June 4 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 3-2 OT win against the Bruins just 11 seconds in!)
June 13 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 5-2 loss in Game 6)
June 15 (went to Jeremy's to watch the 4-0 hurtful loss in Game 7 plus the hockey riot footage)
June 24 (hung out with Chrystal at London Drugs / Miyabi Ramen)
June 25 (Awana BBQ at the church)
June 26 (hanging out with Billie at Metrotown)
June 27 (hanging out with Vanessa at Yaohan)
July 1 (Jazz Festival at Granville Island with Eric, Christon, Jeremy, Cindy, and Vicky)
July 20 (had dinner with Cindy and Deb at Miyabi Ramen)
July 21 (Dad's birthday dinner)
July 29 (Teunis finally moved out to a new place downtown!)
Aug. 4 (finished the epic dungeon and space adventure project... 9086 ENTRIES TOTAL ON THE JOURNAL AT THAT POINT!)
Aug. 11 (Janina's package arrived: a card with mini dog stickers, squirrel stickers, dog print stickers, bear stickers, bird stickers, "Excellent!" cherries stickers, a sticker of Elmer Fudd playing basketball, an "Experience the new better game" blue blank card with a pinball machine, BABYSITTER'S CLUB / Twisted Whiskers (cats / dogs / fire hydrant / bones / hairspray / "Dander B-Gone" spray) / scratch-n-sniff banana stickers, a "Mr. Lunch" cow / chicken / mouse with cheese envelope, a "World's Bliss" Maui postcard, a "What Dreams May Come" Hawaii postcard, a Raven Images wizard with a crystal ball postcard, a fairy postcard, a "Don't Freak Out" postcard, a "Let's Turn This Into A Math Problem" postcard featuring arsenic poison into a beverage (HAHAHAHA!), and a "human body" postcard featuring an "eater" / Diet Pepsi bottle / "lack of Diet Pepsi warning system.")
Aug. 11 (went to Jeremy's with Eric for a Nathan movie discussion night - CHINESE ERIC WAS THERE!)
Aug. 16 (hung out with Chrystal at White Spot - ADULT PIRATE PAK DAY! :D)
Aug. 26 (finished EARTHBOUND!)
Aug, 28 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR 1, but was sick of level grinding... discovered the ZSNES later that night)
Sept. 1 (finished DRAGON QUEST 1... later, I hung out with Steph and Lisa for dinner at Sushi Han, and dessert at Timothy's)
Sept. 4 (had to stay out all day - celebrated Eric's 30th birthday with elk / bison / pork chipotle sausage, pina colada with rum, plantains, and more hilarious times at Jeremy's!)
Sept. 5 (finally had time to finish DRAGON WARRIOR 2)
Sept. 10 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR 3)
Sept. 14 (my own birthday celebration - beating Mom to it - at Kalamata Greek Restaurant with Jeremy, Mark, Deb, Dylan, Chrystal, Eric H., Nathan, and Harmony... I slayed the "bitchy Yazmine ending our friendship over 50 cents" memory dragon!)
Sept. 15 (finished DRAGON WARRIOR IV)
Sept. 16 (went out with Randal, Jon, and others after Fellowship to celebrate my birthday)
Sept. 17 (my birthday also coincided with the start of AWANA, which I didn't participate in this year)
Sept. 18-27 (I allowed Paul to stay when his apartment got burned down, but it didn't end well)
Sept. 22 (Mom's Lemonade Pork Chop Extravaganza)
Sept. 29 (finally finished BREATH OF FIRE II)
Oct. 8 (finished FINAL FANTASY VI)
Oct. 10 (Thanksgiving dinner at the townhouse)
Oct. 14 (hanging out with Chuck and Andrea while they were in town)
Oct. 20 (finished FINAL FANTASY I and II: DAWN OF SOULS plus SOULS OF REBIRTH and SOULS OF CHAOS)
Oct. 28 (gave up on MOTHER 3 because of the lack of infinite oxygen codes!)
Oct. 29 (hung out here with Eric H. to see the Canucks win 7-4 against the Capitals, and eat Pizza Hut)
Oct. 31 (had a crazy dinner with Jon, Harmony, Steph, and Lisa - announcements galore!)
Nov. 1 (finished MOTHER 1 / EARTHBOUND ZERO)
Nov. 9 (visited Cat, and had a good time just talking!)
Nov. 13 (finished LUFIA AND THE FORTRESS OF DOOM)
Nov. 20 (Jon's 30th birthday extravaganza at Jeremy's! Had healing between me and Randal - phew!)
Nov. 26 (visited Grandma at the respite centre on one hour of sleep - unintentional)
Nov. 28 (finally finished MOTHER 3!)
Dec. 1 (hung out with Chrystal at the usual place!)
Dec. 8 (finished FINAL FANTASY IV ADVANCE)
Dec. 15 (finished FINAL FANTASY V ADVANCE)
Dec. 17 (hung out here with Eric Ho... watched the Canucks win 5-3 over the Leafs, then went to Richmond Centre / Chapters / Lansdowne afterwards!)
Dec. 18 (stayed up for over 24 hours again, and then got BAD NEWS)
Dec. 25 (SOMEONE trying to ruin my Xmas with guilt trips and such)
Dec. 26 (hasn't happened yet, but family Christmas dinner)


8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Realizing what I really wanted out of my home.

9. What was your biggest failure? Being less "private."

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Not really.

11. What was the best thing you bought? This GOLD BOND LOTION with MENTHOL!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Corey and Eric Ho for being there when I needed to vent about certain things.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? No comment.

14. Where did most of your money go? Food and quirky things.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Spending time with certain people.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Too many songs out there! Probably Matthew Good's ZERO ORCHESTRA.

17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder right now, but maybe happier in the end?
ii. thinner or fatter? The same... or so I'd like to think! Haha!
iii. richer or poorer? Hard to say.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Spent more time with certain people whom I need to be happy.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Ignoring my own limits.

20. How will you be spending Christmas / Hanukah? I'm not sure - maybe church, then who knows? I do know that my annual Christmas greetings wall spam will be part of it, though!

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2011? Can't think of anything...

22. Did you fall in love in 2011? Maybe, maybe not. ;)

23. How many one-night stands? Zero.

24. What was your favorite TV program? HOCKEY!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Yes.

26. What was the best book you read? Not sure.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? FOSTER THE PEOPLE! (I know, I know...)

28. What did you want and get? A friend to be there for me.

29. What did you want and not get? No comment.

30. What was your favorite film of this year? Haha, I'm not even sure if I saw anything this year!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 35 (yikes!), and played DRAGON QUEST 5 while waiting around for Paul to show up. He never did. I COULD HAVE SPENT THE DAY AT AWANA!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Trust me, I'm working on that. ;)

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? I didn't have a fashion concept, at all. :P [this is my stock answer, since "BLING!!!!!!! :D" is not acceptable :P]

34. What kept you sane? Knowing that certain people would be around if I needed them! Too bad it didn't work out in one case...

35. Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? Did anyone with a sexy accent and nice eyes make the news this year? ;)

36. What political issue stirred you the most? Not really any at all...

37. Who did you miss? Danielle, Mandy, and Krista!

38. Who was the best new person you met? Eric is going to bug me about this answer, but Matt A. definitely qualifies! (and so does Siobhan!)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: DO NOT IGNORE YOUR GUT FEELINGS!

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Can't think of one right now. [I never can!]

2011 Yearly Survey: Shame, Embarrassment, Lies

1. Was 2011 a good year for you? Why? It was an okay year... good things happened, and bad things happened. Yeah, I could say that every year.

2. What was your favorite moment of the year? I've had a few of those, even in the last week! Just hanging around with a treasure is very interesting!

3. What was your least favorite moment of the year? I've had a few of those in the last two weeks, as well. Let's just say that things didn't work out the way I thought they would.

4. Where were you when 2011 began? At Jeremy's with a bunch of people - HOT POT NIGHT!

5. Who were you with? White Eric, Jon, Harmony, Jen, Jason, Dianne, Nathan, Raymond, Ray [a little person!], Isabel, Wesley, Christon, Jeremy, his brother Mark, and Trish.

6. Where will you be when 2011 ends? I have no idea... maybe out with friends? [stock answer]

7. Who will you be with when 2011 ends? Friends, most probably.

8. Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions of 2011? I didn't make any... easier not to break 'em that way. ;)

9. Do you have (a) New Year's Resolution(s) for 2012? NO MORE HOUSEGUESTS! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!

10. Did you fall in love in 2011? Perhaps, perhaps not. ;)

11. If yes, with who? A ghost. :P

12. If yes, do they know? Sure... that's why ghosts visit me in the night. :P

13. Are you still in love with them? Nah.. it's all too ethereal loving a ghostly being.

14. You regret it? You shouldn't regret love.

15. Did you break up with anyone in 2011? Kinda-sorta, with the ghost mentioned previously.

16. Did you make any new friends in 2011? Yes, and I love them for who they are.

17. Who are your favorite new friends? Matt A. and Siobhan!

18. What was your favorite month of 2011? August.

19. Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2011? Nope. I is boring. :D

20. How many different states / provinces did you travel to in 2011? None.

21. Did you lose anybody close to you in 2011? Yes.

22. Did you miss anybody in the past year? Danielle, Krista, and Mandy!

23. What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2011? Not sure that I saw any!

24. What was your favorite song from 2011? No idea.. I don't get much into "new" music. Probably Matthew Good's ZERO ORCHESTRA!

25. What was your favorite record from 2011? No idea.

26. How many concerts did you see in 2011? None... I really need to get out to a band gig one of these days!

27. Did you have a favorite concert in 2011? I didn't go to any.

28. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2011? Nope - just your regular amount!

29. Did you do a lot of drugs in 2011? I don't do drugs.

30. How many people did you sleep with in 2011? None.

31. Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? Possibly - hasn't everyone?

33. What was the worst lie someone told you in 2011? No comment.

34. Did you treat somebody badly in 2011? Depends on your perspective, doesn't it?

35. Did somebody treat you badly in 2011? Yes, but I won't get into details here.

36. How much money did you spend in 2011? Eh, the usual amount!

37. What was your proudest moment of 2011? Setting limits for myself as to what I will tolerate from people.

38. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2011? Not sure I have one, although I'm sure there are some...

39. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2011 and change something, what would it be? I could put something here, but the moments I'm thinking of all taught me something. So maybe not?

40. What are your plans for 2012? Ready for this? Not sure what my plans are, but I'll be ready with my SUPERPOWERS! MUHAHAHA!

Xmas potlucks, Longbow chocolate porter, HANGOUTS!

When Eric picked me up at 5:15 for the potluck, I discovered that I had lost the top to my lotion - I found it later at home on the floor, though. PHEW! We talked about possibly missing a hockey game because of a family dinner, my constantly updating FB with scores on hockey nights, his disbelief that I took a nap earlier since Trillian signed me out, Christmas carols, Matt A. (matt1993) NOT being my online boyfriend, his seeing MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 4 with Nathan and Raymond today at Silvercity Riverport mainly for the BATMAN trailer, and Walmart. Also discussed his possibly helping Jon move on Sunday, how he could stand seeing the same person twice in a day, his guitar and knapsack, the liquor store near our church, my being "drunk," STARCRAFT, SUNDAY, cooking the ham, and more. Once we got to church (saying hi to Sonya and Uncle Eugene on the way), we went into the kitchen to get the ham ready with honey glaze - he wanted to see my Dutch biscuits, so I let him. A while later, I did indeed go to the liquor store to get that Phillips Longbow chocolate porter - YUM!

Got back to church and read a Bathroom Reader for a bit after showing Eric the beer, then talked to Jeremy / Vivian L. / Raymond / Amanda / Victor (who said my Santa hat was Christmassy) / Daniel (who said Michelle and the baby are doing great!) / Kevin / Amy / Mike K. / Geoffrey / the "different woman" Teresa. We discussed teaching, napkins, teaching, work, Houston, the Evergreen Line, work, Christmas in Vancouver, garlic, Mr. Creep, Paul, some of the ham being like bacon, Tom Cruise, pumpkin pie, chiffon cake, vegetables (which I needed!), MissionsFest (I picked up a booklet for Chinese Eric), dipping biscotti / doughnuts in coffee, and cheesecake. Also talked about water, where I got the Dutch biscuits (London Drugs LOVES European stuff!), potato salad, Christon, Dawson Creek, mashed potatoes, Randal's rope and knots hobby, Blackberries, beads, bling, Christmas carols (ugh), Christmas Eve services, cleaning up, Jon and Harmony's new place, and more. Later, Mike K. and Jessica Leung offered me four gingerbread men, so I took those home along with some leftover ham and most of my biscuits. (they're relatively light!) Amy offered me a gingerbread HOUSE, but Mike said it wasn't "home-able," hahaha. I said bye to Adam on the way out, too.

Eric and I discussed his parents and Christmas, SOUTH PARK'S O HOLY NIGHT, pooping out your mouth and putting food up your butt, RED HOT CATHOLIC LOVE, the big giant head being gone, Margaret's guitar, CHRONO TRIGGER music, Christmas cheer, STAR WARS, and more on the way home. When I'd finished putting things away, I checked my phone and noticed a few missed calls from Chinese Eric. Thank goodness he got on MSN soon afterwards! He wants to come hang out tomorrow and watch the hockey game; that sounds good! Since he figures the mall is open late, he wondered if there were any good movies out - "we'll see about our mood after the game, hahaha." Apparently, he tried reaching white Eric, but Diven was with me all night! I reminded him again about my bowl when he wanted me to message white Eric beforehand - hahaha, okay then!

Turning on the heat / Egyptian goddesses

Last night, I had to turn on the heat as I put a bunch of chocolate in Ziploc bags before putting it in the fridge - I couldn't stand the cold anymore! Since I also told Eric that if I were awake / with it enough, I'd go to church, I guess I'm going today since I was awake at 7 and up half an hour later. (also discovered redrum - THANK GOD FOR REINFORCEMENTS!) I also banned someone this morning from GJ RQ, after making a Nutella sandwich for breakfast. :D

You Are Ma'at

You believe in doing what's right. You have the inner strength to stick to your guns. You have a quiet spirituality and balance to you. You don't preach; you lead by example. You are peaceful and serene. You try to make life go as smoothly as possible. You have a reassuring nature. Your friends find you to be both soothing and comforting.

What Egyptian Goddess Are You?

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