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  3. Eyru
    The picture to the left of this post is actually a picture of me.
     
    I keep bumping my wireless mouse into the garbage can next to my desk.
     
    I listened to the same song for an hour and a half on repeat and didn't realize it.
     
    Sometimes I think of old members who have left and I miss them, because I'm an old geezer who joined these forums before most of you were born.
     
    When Lady K made a blog post it made me feel fuzzy inside.
     
    I am Angela, and Angela is all of us.
     
    If I were ever made staff I would choose to moderate the Short Stories forum because nothing ever happens there and I could be staff without ever actually doing anything (HINT HINT GO TAKE A PEEK IN THE SS FORUM BRING LIFE BACK TO THE LIBRARY)
     
    If you are reading this, I love you.
     
    If you are not reading this, there is a special place in my heart for you, too, don't worry.
     
    It is now bedtime. Good night.
     
    Tune in next week for more random Eyru facts (and that, ladies and gentlemen, is a fact).
     
    ALSO KUGHII IS A GREAT RAPPER
  5. Eyru

    Digestive Biscuits

    By Eyru,

    These things are so addictive. Soft and tasty and delicious and mmm... I feel like I could eat a hundred without breaking a sweat.
     
    What's your favourite snack? Do you also like biscuits, or do you prefer cookies? Or maybe a nice candy bar?
  6. Eyru
    ...when you hear that old song they used to play?
     
    I think it's more than a feeling, really.
     
    Anyway, I started reading Paradise Lost for school today. It's pretty good.
     
    On an unrelated note, you give love a bad name.
     
    No, not you. You. Yes, you.
     
    -Justin
  8. Eyru

    Don't Read This Entry

    By Eyru,

    You will be kissed next Friday by a Muaka posing as the love of your life. Your next wish will come true if you post this on your blog. You've started reading now you can't stop. Matoro will die in two days but you will find out whether Hahli and Jaller really love each other or not. Hold on this is really cool cause it works you will live happily ever after if you repost this on your blog press Alt-F4 and Makuta's Kraahkan will appear on your desktop it's scary cause it works.
     
    All hail the Master of Shadows...?
     

  10. Eyru
    I remembered that I would be able to change my name yesterday, but I totally forgot to make a blog entry about it! Anyway, let's make up for lost time and get started!
     
    You may now suggest names for me to adopt for the next 45 days. I will accept any name, except for ones that break the rules, obviously.
     
    There are no special stipulations this time, but keep in mind that I won't use names similar to ones I've used in the past! This means that strings of gibberish and [member's name] is awesome, among others, will not be accepted. Check out my display name history if you don't remember the names I've had before!
     
    Of course, the name 'Eyru' is an exception to the rule. The winning name may have 'Eyru' in it, or even be simply 'Eyru', because that's my name!
     
    Well, what are you waiting for? Get out there and suggest some names!
     
     
    A brief note: seconding names will not help the chosen name in any way. Just so y'all know.
  11. Eyru

    Expresso

    By Eyru,

    So I work at a local mom-and-pop coffee shop, and we often get funny orders just cause we're different than Starbucks. But today we got a customer who was confused for a totally different reason.

    She seemed pretty chill at first, this lady, who walked in with her mum. But as her eyes played over our menu, she opened her mouth and BAM RED FLAGS ERRYWHERE.

    "I'll just have an expresso."

    Before my supervisor and I can even give each other the ol' sidelong glance like "oh no" she tags on "Oh, and let's make it a medium."

    'NOTHER RED FLAG

    To keep y'all in the crystal-clear, our menu only offers espresso in one size: small, because what are ya gonna do with 16oz of espresso? So my super sets about trying to clear things up.

    "Are you sure you want an espresso?" he says (subtly emphasizing the 's' like a champ). "Were you thinking of an Americano? It's espresso and hot wate-"

    He can't even finish before the ol' gal cuts him off with "No, an expresso! I always get it here."

    There's a little more banter back and forth and finally my super just accepts that she wants an "expresso." So he rings her up and I grab one of our little china espresso cups. They're totes adorbs and perfectly fit two shots of espresso. The lady doesn't agree.

    "No! Too small," she says. "Give me a bigger one."

    We try to tell her that a bigger cup won't increase the size of her drink, and she'll just have 1oz of espresso puddled at the bottom of her selected 8oz cup. She stubbornly says "I know that; that's how I like it," so we just do as she says.

    So I pull the shot and pour it in and pass it over, and she looks at it like I suppose the devil looks at kids who look both ways before crossing the street.

    "What's this?" she says

    It's an espresso, we explain. One shot of espresso. One ounce of pure, magical, bean-juice goodness.

    "Can I have more hot water?" she says. "Or I can't?"

    Of course she can, but she seems to be ignoring everything we say, cause we just explained how there's no hot water in her drink at least five times over. So I can't put "more" in, seeing as there's none to begin with, but I fill it two-thirds full and pass it back to her.

    "That's more like it," she says "An expresso."

    My super explains that it's now an Americano, and the two are totally different drinks. The lady plays it straight and says "Oh, you changed the name?" He tries to explain again that they've always been different drinks but she's just got this bored look on her face and goes "uh-huh uh-huh" like she's listening but you can tell she's convinced we know absolutely nothing whatsoever about coffee, bless her precious, sweet, mama-loving heart, and eventually she just turns around and goes to sit down with her "expresso."

    Her mum orders a hot chocolate.
  12. Eyru

    fairly odd weather i suppose

    By Eyru,

    last night was the first snowfall of 2013
     
    also the first snowfall of 2014
     
    we are efficient up here: we just do all our snowing at one time and get it over with
     
    true story.
     
    also how about them olympics eh? #gocanada
     
    I DREAM TO HAVE A CORE LIKE A FIGURE SKATER TBH
     
  13. Eyru

    Faster Than Light

    By Eyru,

    Just a quick note to say that I finally beat FTL. I've put so much time into this game that it truly feels like a milestone in my life. I will now go on to more productive things.
     
    (protip: cloaking is OP. took me long enough to figure it out)
  16. Eyru

    Final Exams

    By Eyru,

    Biology 12 exam today. Wish me luck. I'm kind of dreading this exam because Bio 12 is one of those information-heavy courses that pretty much requires you to memorize everything, and I've always preferred performance-based tests to those based solely on the ability to regurgitate information. Yup, give me an essay any day of the week.
     
    On the other hand, it'll be nice to just get it over with so I don't have to think about it anymore.
     
    Also, if you happen to understand the difference between DNA and RNA, or the difference between dendrites and axoms, or how much ATP is produced by the electron transport chain versus glycolysis or the citric acid cycle, then try hard to develop telepathy and send that info to me, because I know it now, but, knowing me, I'll probably forget it when I've actually got the exam in front of me.
     
    Now to study for the few hours I have left...
     
    Anyone else have exams coming up? Are you nervous or excited to get it over with?
     

  17. Eyru
    sunday night: pulled an all-nighter to finish my fiction/non-fiction portfolio. 30 pages total of various fiction and non-fiction pieces.
     
    monday night: started work on my biology poster, but went to bed at an acceptable time because i knew that...
     
    tuesday night: pulled another all-nighter to finish my biology poster and also write my philosphy term paper.
     
    wednesday night: stayed up till 3AM on my final biology lab report.
     
    thursday night: went to bed at an acceptable time. slept 12 hours.
     
    final casualty count: approx 24 hours of sleep lost. whew.
     
    it's been a good semester hup hup
     
    tune in next week for the legend of the exams
  18. Eyru

    First Days On the Job

    By Eyru,

    As you may or may not know, I was recently hired as a barista at a local coffee shop.
     
    I have no experience as a barista, if you're wondering. I have my foodsafe certificate, which means I'm licensed to work in the food industry, but the most experience I've had brewing coffee is dumping some grounds on the machine at home and making some drip coffee.
     
    But I'm not an old dog yet; it's time to learn a new trick!
     
    I started off yesterday washing dishes. Not very glamorous, but everyone has to start somewhere, right? The coffee shop that hired me is a very quaint little place where you can have your beverage brought to your table in nice ceramic cups. That means dishes to wash, but it's not difficult, and I don't mind washing dishes.
     
    I quickly moved on to learning how to work the till. I've worked in retail before, so it's nothing new, but the machine is a little different than the one I used before, so it took some getting used to. I've already perfected service-with-a-smile, according to my coworker, so everything's good there.
     
    Today was my second day, and I learned how to pull a shot. Exciting, right? My first shot was too slow, and the second and third were too fast, but after that I got the hang of it and started making some nice espressos. Granted, everything I made went towards mochas or cappuccinos, not drinks like americanos that are made or broken on the quality of the espresso, but it still felt good.
     
    Tomorrow I'll learn how to steam milk, and maybe even start making some drinks from start to finish. We'll see! I'll make sure to bring back some stories for you guys- I've already met some very interesting people.
  19. Eyru

    Fma Greed

    By Eyru,

    Dang it, just when I need a good Greed quote (from FMA), I find myself without any of the books. Google is no use; nobody talks about anything but the anime.
     
    Guess I'll just have to hold off on my next post until I can get a manga into my hot little hands.
  23. Eyru
    So I'm applying for a summer job at a somewhat-local newspaper. They have an opening for a full-time summer intern who's web-savvy, ambitious, has a strong work ethic, and has a passion for journalism.
     
    Oh, and they require a firm grasp of English grammar and spelling. Crazy, right?
     
    Anyway, I've applied, and I figure my chances are pretty good, seeing as not only have I been involved with my school newspaper over the past few years, but I'm also the editor of this year's yearbook (did you guys know that?). And I can write pretty well, I guess. You know, if I have to.
     
    So I've got my fingers crossed. I sent in some articles I've written along with my résumé, and they're decent, so hopefully they get looked at. I also hope my cover letter gets read, cause man it's a thing of beauty.
     
    Anyway, that's what's going on in Eyru-land today. Cross your fingers for me.
     
    Now, back to writing my valedictorian speech, and maybe someday soon I can post in the BZPRPG. And maybe play Okami sometime soon?
     
    Plox?
     
    Eyru out.
     
     
     
    (of her mind)
  25. Eyru

    Good News and Bad News

    By Eyru,

    Good news: tomorrow marks one month as a vegetarian!
     
    Bad news: I got in my first car accident today.
     
    It wasn't my fault: I was driving up the street and a guy parked on the side didn't see me and pulled out ...right into my car.
     
    There're a bunch of scratches and dents now, and of course it happened after a really long day when I really didn't feel up to handling it, but in the end it's just a car and while I am fond of it, it's still just a car.
     
    In any case, I'm glad to go to bed now.
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