This should probably be more than one post but..



I am starting to really look forward to going home. Will be very nice to see my family again and relax, I can not believe I have not been home since early Jan. Wow. That is over 7 months. I saw my family for a week over easter when they came here. But I have not seem my sister or the spawn, my grandmother,  the dog, cat or horses in all that time. Most of my family I have not seen in a year. I kind of would like to talk to my uncle about the choice to switch to computer science. I know it is not something I will go back on, but his opinion really matter to me.

Talking about Sister and Spawn. The Spawn have been christned. How do I know this? My mom ranted to me on the phone. I am the child's aunt, me and my brother make up half of the child's aunt and uncles. You think my sister had the decency to give me a call or send a post card or maybe even an email, telling me it was happening? Nope. I officially don't know. Mom and I talked about this. I think I will pick up something somewhere, not sure what though (need to talk to mom about that too), so that I have a gift when my sister tells me. That I can deliver with a "Oh, really? That is great!  I only wish I had known so my gift could have arrived on the day." My sister is smart. She understands sarcasm. Not only did she not tell me, no-one else on our side of the family knew. Not my mother until teh day my sister left (she did it up in the north with her father, which I guess is fine), none of the aunts and uncles or my grandfather. This is his first great grand child. Now my close family are not all that big on christenings but it really matters to some of my aunts and uncles. Why the fuck is my sister ruining this child's realationship with her family before she is even one year old?

In more happy news, I found somewhere new I want to work next summer. CERN. Yes. Want to work there. They have a summer student program that had me really exited. My Boss read about it too and agreed with me. I will send in an application as soon as they open the aplications. I'll be working in Switzerland or France (eek, with my French? Bonjour? Qui? Un coffe, sil vous plait). But yes, I really want to go. Never been to either....Oh... If I go to France, I might end up being there during le tour. Squeee!

As for the character I posted about, I came up with something and I really like her. Though she has potential to be a Mary Sue, have to be careful about that. Then again, maybe not. Depends on what side of her I play up. Also I trust my friends to tell me if I start straying into Sue land.I will probably give her her own post at some point. Let's just say, at this point it is too much Devil May Cry, Dirge of Cerberus, Trigun and classic rock that is influencing me. And you know me. I like screwed up characters.

Also my chain arrived yesterday, part of it was brother's b-day gift. I got him 2 lb Galvanized steel rings for making chainmaile with, I made sure it was armor strength stuff as he is planning on doing more real weapons and not boffing stuff. Bare Steel as we call it. I am also pretty sure it was galvanzised I got him for the coif. Come to think of it, I need to make my coif too... I also got stuff for myself. Will take pictures when I get home and start making stuff. Bronze, yellow brass and copper. Pretty colors.

Among other things I went to Beader's Paridise today. Got a few beads and some others things to go with the chainmail I am making. I have a few plans for conbust:
-Finish metal and blue box necklace
-Gear bronze and Adonized Alum necklace to go with the ear rings
-Hello Spring necklace blue rings and green pearls
- Chinese coin necklace and earrings
Anything else people thing I should add?

So today, no less than 3 people mentioned this show to me and told me that I need to watch it. Combined with Kelly on Saturday that make four in tree days. Maybe I should take the hint? Anyone got the first season on DVD?

Life is good, classes started, I feel good about Spec Fic, this sounds like it is going to be an interesting class. ODE and Linear Algebra sounds ok, not to die for but not too bad. I talked to Cardell who teaches Electrical Power Systems and it is ok that I take the class. It sounds fairly interesting and with it I got most of the requirements for engineering minor down (I think I might be missing one or something). Discrete Math I am not sure how to feel about. I mean, I need it and I will do it, and maybe I'll find it fun, can't remember to have done anything like it before.

I should have been in fencing now, but thanks me being stupid I have a giant blister on my foot. So I'll let my foot heal until wednesday and take it from there. I did my word count today, this was a good start on the week. 573 words, and I might do some more when I am done with this post. I feel inspired to do some fan fic. Also Sibs and I have a challenge. The funny thing is, the two characters are the characters we were cosplaying as at Vericon (which by the way was full of win as Mel put it), Casper and Komiyan from Darken. Because they are so damned easy to slash it has to be done. Also, the costume gave me an exuse to flirt with anything in a skirt. Ok so Casper is not that desperate, but it was fun to play. And someone recognised us. Weeee. I also got some nice art.

I feel good. Life has been good today, even with minor setbacks. Ah well. And I realized that I have two months to make my panels for ConBust and make all the chainmaille I intend to sell there. Anyone got ideas of stuff that might do well? I am working on a bunch of different bracelets, I might also make some anklets, and Miriam said that Japanese cubes might work as those bag jewelery everyone seems to have these days. Speaking of bags, I am hunting a Hells Belles badge to get on my bag, I got the button but I would like more. I am hunting all sorts of stuff to put on it in fact