I have to go home tomorrow and accompany my kitty to the vet for the last time.
He has been given two years to live with diabetes, and since we can't afford the medicine to take care of him...
I'm not excited for tomorrow.
-Nikira
*is tired*
The reason that I am tired is because last night, I helped my dad pick up his new car.
It's a royal blue, '59 Volkswagen Beetle, and it's the most adorable thing in the world! If it didn't belong to my dad, I'd want it so badly...
But, yeah, he bought it from a guy named Paul who lives a few counties down from us. It hasn't been out of the guy's garage for about 10 years, and there's a lot of stuff that needs to be worked on. All the tires are flat, it needs two more hubcaps,
Art thefts, misunderstandings, homeworks and arguements of the week have all been resolved.
I am now having a most excellent day.
Hooray for most excellent days!
*does a hooray dance*
-Nikira
I just spent 15 hours straight on an 11-page, single-spaced term paper.
It cost me a night of sleep (not what I had originally planned but that's okay) and a little bit of my sanity, but I feel fulfilled - like, I actually think I did a good job, rather than writing the thing on the fly like I usually do when pressed for time. I had fun with this paper. If that's even do-able. xD
I wrote it all on 75% zoom so it didn't seem so big as it really was. Then I selected the whole thing and sw
I started Iowa Basic Testing today.
Which only makes me loathe math more than I used to.
*rips hair out in frustration*
At least I got the whole section complete this year. Missing about 15 questions before the time limit really hurts the final scores... <<
What's nice is that I got all that computation stuff done today. What stinks is that I have even more stuff to do on Monday, not to mention... *shudder* SAT on Saturday morning. (Who in their right mind would wake up at 7 on
Now that I'm finally sixteen, I can finally apply for a job.
And get some moneys. For once in my life!
Thankfully, Hallmark Crown has open spots (for the holidays, no less!), so I'm crossing my fingers that I can get the job.
And get some moneys.
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Oh yeah, my b-day. I got Hakann. I got Vezon and Fenrakk. Coolest. Set. Ever. I got Legends #5 (#4 was sold out). Coolest. Book. Ever. I've already read it four times.
Now that I have Vezon and Fenrakk, I can actually do some nic
It seems that prices for private schools are going up quite a bit.
And at the same time, private school state funding is plummeting. Like a rock.
The incoming freshman class - the largest group we have ever had, at about 1,700 - is getting some of the best financial aid the school has to offer.
In contrast, over half of our existing student body (1800+ students) have been told by financial aid that "you are not going to be able to come back", and will be either transferring to a public
Tomorrow's Mother's Day.
It's also a Sunday.
Sunday = hectic day for everyone in my house. So, since my mom, dad, and none of us will have any free time until after 1 p.m. tomorrow, we are celebrating Mother's Day today. Already did the classic breakfast in bed and got her some new birdfeeders to replace the ones that are falling apart because of old age.
Later today we're taking her to a conservatory over in Columbus. Very, very pretty. She loves the place.
There's even a special
A few weeks ago, I started re-playing MNOLG.
I got up to Ko-Wahi.
I went through Ko-Wahi and the whole Takua passing out stuff (ah, fun times).
I really missed Matoro after that. I am sad he is dead. :<
So I drew this.
It helps fill the void.
-Nikira
Oy, I knew there was a Hatsune Miku club around the blogs somewhere. ...I just forget where. XD
Drawn while listening to three hours of nonstop Vocaloid music. Ow. 8D;
-Nikira
My mum and I went back to the doctor's office this morning to view Friday's results.
The first thing he said when he walked in:
"You know, your results are not supposed to interest your doctor."
O_o
Turns out that, yes, I'm getting better and my anemia is becoming very mild now. My iron levels are still pretty low, though, and my RDW (the depth and width of my red blood cells) was really low.
The doc says it's microcytic anemia, which means my blood cells are much smaller than nor
Because I'm not going to have time to say it tomorrow: Happy (almost) Father's Day to all your dads. Go get him some brand new Metric wrenches, cause he always seems to need those!
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Oh, and... uh...
I've changed my avatar temporarily.
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It portrays my family's life on Sundays. It also portrays our life tomorrow (thus the reason why will not be here).
Ah, the craziness of a PK's week. Gotta love it.
~Nikira
Hey, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(Mountain and Pacific Time... Merry Christmas in a couple hours!)
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Okey-doke, it's 1:41 a.m. E.S.T, Christmas morning, and I'm totally exhausted from yesterday...
And I just can't seem to get to sleep...Seriously. It's like... I'm being watched...
I betcha Anti-Santa's mad at me or something. He sent his mischeif elves to make sure I don't get to sleep so I don't have a happy Christmas with my family!
Bleh... Maybe I'll sleep better on the couch. -.-;
Merry Christmas, everybody. Hope you had an awesome time today!
And before you all ask: no, the big mystery box wasn't a technological wonder or a computer or anything like that - it would have been awesome beyond recognition if it was, but it wasn't.
Rather, it was a $200 art set: pastel, pencils, watercolor pencils, oil, acrylic, watercolor, a spatula, a tabletop easel - you name it, it's probably in there. @_@ My grandpa wanted to get me something really nice for Christmas, so that's
I'm off to church with my family for the Christmas Eve service. :3
Anyhoo.
Due to the upcoming holiday and all things related, I will be gone the entirety of tomorrow spending time with family and friends. <3
Have a Merry Christmas, everyone!
-Nikira
Life is hard sometimes.
Sometimes life just means you give things up.
And no one really enjoys giving things up.
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It's been raining like nuts today. It's really bitter and cold, and there is so much flooding.
My sister and her beau came back from school to visit for break. I'm a little bitter that I have to give up my bedroom, but it's only for a week. Hopefully the sunshine will come back soon so I can go on walks and go play around in the park with my brother. The next week
Here I am, slaving in the salt mines at 2 in the morning, fingertips red and back aching, ready to throw something at the wall.
Why?
I'm working with my mother to finish costumes for the State Renaissance Festival, which is kinda like a Cosplay thing in how people dress up and stuff. This is the first year I've gone in costume, so it should be fun. We have three sets of full medieval garb to do, pretty much. Nice fabrics. Thick and toasty. X3
Well, the festival is tomorrow (Whoo! A day
I'm scared of the SAT. I take it the first week in May, according to my registration ticket, and I am not ready for it...
Rephrase: I'm not ready for the Mathematics portion.
I mean, I just did the practice tests on the College Board website about an hour ago. The Writing Skills and the... uh.. other one (forgot the name...><), I got either 6 or 7 out of 7 correct.
...I only got 3 out of the 7 Mathematics questions correct... none of the geometry ones were right...
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Does anyone else (besides me) think that Krika would look even more uberultraawesome if his four legs and his head glowed in the dark like Nocturn?
*has set and is liking it*
*is not liking its hard-to-draw-in-Niki-style factor, but will figure it out eventually* @_<
-Nikira
I originally wasn't going to enter Master of Bionicle - I didn't do very well last time, so that got me down a bit.
But a long talk with my father made me change my mind. He's given me the confidence I've wanted for a long time, not to metion some pretty nice tips.
So yeah, thanks to my dad, I'm gonna give it another shot and see how things roll.
~Nikira
Well, hey, I haven't been here for a bit. Stupid Civics, with all your branches and judicial junk.... >< I was going to stop by yesterday, but I wasn't home half the day.
...Oh... a reason... that's right, a reason. Uh... let's see, where did I put... aha!
*clears thoat*
My mother took me and my sister to Easton, about 5-10 minutes drive from Columbus and about a 40 minute drive from our place. Easton is best known for its shopping center.
I no longer ponder why this is. The p
