in June


for realsies


it's official



should i drive out or ship my car?


if i drive out, would you want me to stop by and say hi?

HOLLY. EFFING. CRAP.
<3<3<3<3DEEANN<3<3<3


Sure, sure, DeeAnn always pretends like she's an adorable little grinch (YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE), but underneath that hardened facade is AN AMAZING SWEETHEART SANTA ANGEL!!!


This is definitely one of the most amazing secret santa gifts I've ever laid my eyes on!

And now, SIXTY FOUR PHOTOS LATER, I present you with: THE OPENING!!!

LOOK, A PRESENT!


bust out the trusty knife...


ATTACK, ATTACK!


the mysterious instructions say i can open whenever i want


so there's no time like the present! (present pun not intended)


AWESOMENESS





TIME TO DELVE DEEPER!




oooooOOOOOOOoooo


I only know one way to open things...


AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! <3




SCARY


sooooooounnnds kinda like a dvd



I haven't seen ANY of these, so total win!



Radiant "V"....


... or resplendent blue jeans?!


ZOMG AWESOME DOODLEBOOK!!!








SuperStar!! (PS, I love the lettering, especially the "S"!)


Did you... make this?! (Either way,) IT IS SO COOL!


I believe this note wholeheartedly (PS, for those watching at home, everything had these adorable post-its on them, complete with classic DeeAnnisms on each)


This is nice and ominous!


It's so dense and squishy! What could it be?!


I later realized that maybe the warning was about the final contents, but really, the warning should have been for the wrapping job! I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE UNWRAPPING SOMETHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! What did you dooooo to this? Seriously took me 5 full minutes just to peel off all the layers!






Even after all that, it's as if I didn't even make a dent!!




AT LAST!


(Transcription: "I've been to Maryville. My ex's brother lives in a trailer full of porcelin dolls and smelly cats. Truly, hell on earth.")

Ooooo, that looks goooooooood!



LAST ONE!!



Waaaaaaaiiiit a minute...


Did you make these?!



OMFGSOGOOD



And now: Why I Shouldn't Eat Delicious Things On Camera!




NOMS NOMS NOMS





How cute!




COME AND LET ME HUG YOU!!!



THAAAANNNKKKKK YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU <3<3<3<3<3

I'll admit, 2.5ish months after the shipdate, I had kind of all but forgotten about the Threadless Summer Santa Swap. Every couple of weeks I'd remember, and Haya would go "DUDE JUST BE PATIENT".

Don't worry about being late -- I have been way later on threadless things (anybody remember Traveling Camera or Exquisite Corpse?)


BUT BOY WAS IT WORTH THE WAIT!


WHAT'S THIS?!?


Like with all strange things I'm not expecting, I promptly attacked it with a knife:


I investigate further


YAAAAY


NOMS


Can it really be so?!


TA-DA!


Soooooo snuggie-ly!


What's all this then?


Heyo!


WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!


I am very skilled at opening things with my teeth:


Still so mysterious!


ZAHMG!


HOL. LEE. CRAP.



ZOHMAHFARKINGOARD!!


THE ORIGINAL PEN AND INK! It looks SO FREAKING AWESOME, especially in person!


Weston tries to pass this off as "a crappy picture of a whale", but LOOK HOW FREAKING PERFECT IT LOOKS! Dayumn, gurl, you got skillz. I AM FRAMING THESE FOR CERTAIN!


Random doodle awesomeness!



YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!


Snuggies are actually surprisingly warm. Also, heat apparently makes my eyes go retarded. Gotta take it off for now.


This thing is welded shut with the epoxy of the Gods!



Cracked it!


What's all this, then?


It's like a crackerjack prize! (Please ignore my uselessly short nails)


IT IS SOOOOO MELTY


But meltyness won't stop ME (but I suspect I should let the others chill a bit before attempting to gobble them down)







YAAAAY!




Weston, you are AWESOME!! I'm totally serious about framing the two drawings. They are EPIC! You are a seriously skilled artist!

AND I HAVE (SECRETLY) WANTED A SNUGGIE FOR SO LONG! I am totally bringing it to Chicago. Are you coming? I HOPE SO!

THANK YOUUUU!!!!!111!!!!!!!ELEVEN!!! :D ;D :D

HOLY CRAP I DID IT I BOUGHT A TICKET I DID IT HOLY CRAP


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a) would you give me the hugs?


b) what day should i arrive/leave*?


c) where/with who could i stay? and how much would it cost me?

d) would you give me the hugs?





*please keep in mind that i'll be taking the most important tests of my life on the 16th and 17th of September and need to be very prepared and well-rested for them

look at me and my sexy post-eye-surgery eye patch!




ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR, fear my deadly "pirate hook"!

lol @ this is my best attempt to make an "arrrr" face, but i can't really move my face very much 'cause it pulls at the tape, and so i just kind of look... angry.




or maybe i'm not a pirate, and instead an evil super villain, stroking an invisible white cat menacingly.... hmm....



you know, really, i look way more like a cyborg than anything else! I HAVE A BIONIC EYE!

holy shit, dude, you're in the side bar! YOU'RE SO COOL THEY PUT YOU IN THE SIDE BAR! *JEAAALOUS!!*

*high fives for having the coolest birthday ever*

i'm glad we share a birthday, just like we share so many other things... long walks on the beach, tender embraces, and deep, deep, sweaty love

i don't know how many of you bloggers are actually here in Portland, but NOW I AM TOOOOO

i have been in town since about 1:30 on wednesday, and I WANT TO MEET YOU GUYS ALREADY

magoo and i are going to seattle on saturday and won't be back til i think wednesday (??), but after that WE SHOULD MEET UP AND HANG OUT!

i'm not from here, so i'm not gonna pretend to know what's what. that's where you fine folks come in! WHEN/WHERE/HOW?! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

i'll be in town til 11pm (or rather, that's when my flight leaves) on saturday the 27th, so YOU HAVE TIL THEN!

I came home from a miserable class today to find THERE WAS A PRESENT WAITING FOR ME ON THE DOORSTEP! "Oooh, who sent me that?!" I wondered, as I immediately noticed the customs tag. "INTERNATIONAL present!"

POLYESTERAMELIA IS TOO AWESOME!

If you guys remember her blog about making awesome cats, well, I had told her I thought they were awesome and wanted one, and sure enough, SHE SENT ME ONE IN THE MAIL!!!

LOOOOOOK:

Look at this decoration! The colors are painted on, it looks. SO AWESOME!


*cut cut cut*



I SEE AWESOMENESS


:D :D


Definitely one of the coolest letters I've ever received. And look at those drawings!


TRICLOPS CAT IS YOUR FRIEND


this plant want so nom my finger


This is probably a lizard, but I'm going to pretend it's a dragon. A dragon named Humphry.


SO CUTE


There was more on the back!


ZOMG


hahahahawesome


Look how furry he is! :D


Close-up ;)


I can now go undercover as a Canadian! MY DISGUISE IS COMPLETE!


I have too much fun with simple things.





I follow advice well.


It feels so soft on my skin!


CATFACE PT. 1


CATFACE PT. 2



THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! *HUGE HUG*





I WILL return the favor, I promise, and if you have a specific request of what type of doo-dad you'd like me to try and create, just let me know. I just warn you that it will take me a long time, 'cause I'm ridiculously overworked in grad school and already behind on a few other presents I have to make. But I WILL send you something in return! *pinky swear*

so for those of you who don't know (which is apparently nearly all of you), i've had a weird red bump on my eye for the last 2-ish months. it started off small, and i assumed it was just a discoloration due to allergies or irritation, and i kind of just forgot about it.

after a week or two, i noticed that it hadn't gone away yet, and that it looked like a raised bump rather than just a discoloration. i didn't think much of it, though, because it didn't hurt or itch or seem to produce any side effects whatsoever. because of that, i never really was aware it was there other than when i looked closely in the mirror.

it never went away. worse, it got bigger. it wasn't some kind of drastic overnight size increase or anything, so it was hard to really notice it was getting bigger at first. but it was right on the edge of my cornea (the clear part that is in front of your iris/pupil), and that seemed a little scary.

i've been RIDICULOUSLY busy this quarter with grad school, and because it never seemed to be causing any real problems other than looking weird, i didn't go out of my way to fit in a doctor's appointment.

i finally went to the doctor today. i was really, really hoping they'd just say "here, these eye drops will clear it right up!" and send me on my merry way. guess not.

I GET TO HAVE EYE SURGERY!! YAAAAY!!

holy fuck. eye. surgery.

yeah, apparently it's officially a "growth" (as opposed to just a swollen vessel or some kind of allergic reaction), and due to its current size (officially 2.9mm tall by 1.9mm wide) and the rate at which it is growing, it is officially labeled a "medium-to-large, fast-growing" growth. and it is officially encroaching past the edge of my cornea.

they're going to do a biopsy to determine if it's benign or malignant, but either way they're going to have to surgically remove it.

surgically remove something from my fucking eye.

MY EYE.

*heebity jeebities*

:(

here's what it looked like back in january, when it was just over 2mm long. it's now just under 3mm long, meaning it's just under 50% larger now :(

every mon/wed/fri, i get up at 6:52am. both my roommate and i have to leave for class at 8am, and with only one bathroom/shower, one of us has to be the one that gets up early and goes first. that person is me. (i know what you're thinking, SAME TIME! eh, we're not quite that close of friends :P)

today i woke up and looked at my clock, and it said 7:14. i panicked a little and rushed to the bathroom and hurried through my morning routine. shaved, brushed teeth, washed face, took my multi-vitamin, etc etc. didn't have to take a shower, 'cause luckily i took one before i went to bed. anyway, i got out by 7:28 and knocked on my roommate's door (our signal to signify that i am indeed done with the bathroom), and went back to my room to start to get dressed.

i was picking out what sweater to wear, and i wanted to check the weather to see how cold it'd be. i don't always do this, but today i did. and it's a good thing i did! i refreshed weather.com, and it told me the weather for 2AM onward. i stared it puzzled and refreshed again. "wow, huh, maybe their servers got stuck at 2am?" i looked down at my computer clock: 1:29AM. i blinked a few times. "wow, wtf, how the heck did my clock get set wrong? what's going on?" i turned and looked at my other clock: 1:30AM...... then it sunk in.

somehow i woke up, wide awake and thinking it was morning, at 1:14AM, and misread the 1 for a 7. wtf. no wonder dan didn't get up to go take a shower. now i was wide awake and nearly-fully dressed at 1:30AM. took forever to get my body to accept it was actually nighttime and to fall back asleep :(




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update:


lol, this was the start to a really terrible morning so far :(

i got my midterm back finally, and i did terribly. and it was entirely because my professor refused to try and understand what i did, and just took off all the points because it didn't exactly match what he was looking for. i went to talk to him in his office and he was really rude and literally refused to let me explain anything.

prof: "this is not right!"
me: "i recognize that i didn't approach the problem the way you had intended, and because of that my recurrence relation is not correct for the way you were looking at the problem, but can i please show you why it is correct for the way i approached it, and why my approach does indeed solve the problem correctly?"
prof: "no, because this is not correct. you can't prove to me that it is correct because i know it is not"
me: "again, i know it is not what you were looking for, but i can prove to you that it is a valid answer if you just let me"
prof: "no, you cannot, because it is not correct"

he did that with every single problem, and so eventually i got fed up and just said to him:

me: "you aren't listening to what i'm saying, and you won't listen to what i'm saying because you don't want to. you won't even give me a chance, and so i am not going to continue trying to argue with you."
prof: "good."


jeez-laweez!


then i went to make an appointment for the eye doctor, and the only time they had open for the next week and a half was friday at 9:30, which is the only time i can meet with my homework group to work on this week's homework. goddamnit.



and all the good machines at the gym were taken and i had to use the crappy one.


*sighs* today sucks

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