Stolen from damie_m:

Q]Where did you meet?
A] First day of school at the University of Rhode Island. Tetris techno music was coming from the dorm room next to mine, and while my mom was helping me unpack stuff, this cute guy stuck his head in and asked if he could borrow my phone to test the phone jack in his room. It was pretty much love at first sight for me, as stupid as that sounds. :P

Q]What was the first thought that went through your head when you met?
A] "Oh man, he's really cute." **NERVOUS**

Q]Do you remember what he/she was wearing?
A] I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that cute blue Hawaiian shirt he used to have. It was so adorable! ^3^

Q]Where was the first time you kissed this person?
A] LOL, we're both trying to remember. We think it was on his bed in his room freshman year, when we were watching a movie or watching or something. It was 8 years ago, give us a break! 8|

Q]Where did you go for your first date?
A] Heh, well, we hung out so much before we were officially "together", that I have no idea what our first real date would have been. Probably Newport Creamery, or going to Beavertail or something.

Q]How long did you know this person before you became a couple?
A] About a year and... 2 months.

Q]How did he/she ask you out?
A] It was kind of a mutual thing. We both knew each other's feelings, but it was complicated: Nick had been seeing someone when we first met in September, then I started dating a mutual friend the following summer, shortly after which Nick and his ex broke up. Then I was kind of freaking out over what to do, and Nick was all, "Baaaawww, I missed my chance!" I held out for the summer and part of autumn, then broke up with the other guy. :P

Q]Has this person ever proposed to you?
A] No, we've talked about signing the papers for tax reasons, but so far we've been able to file jointly without any problems, so there's not need at the moment.

Q]Do you and this person have kids together?
A] HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, NO. Neither of us wants kids, we would be terrible parents, and Nick's been snipped anyway. ;)

Q]Have you ever broken the law with this person?
A] We used to break into the Ladd School all the time, and we've done a fair bit of trespassing elsewhere, but I think that's about it. Oh, and I was with him when he stole some batteries or something from Wal Mart.

Q]When was the first time you realized that you liked this person?
A] Pretty much when I met him.

Q]Do you get along with his/her family?
A] Yeah, I'd say so. They treat me like a daughter, and his brother and I get along well. :)

Q]Do you trust this person?
A] Definitely. Unless it involves remembering to do chores or finding something he misplaced. ;)

Q]Do you see them as your partner in your future?
A] Oh yes. I couldn't imagine myself with anyone else. &hearts

Q]What is the most expensive thing they gave you?
A] Hm, we don't really exchange gifts all that often... Maybe a display katana he got me back in 2001 or 2002. XD Or, like, a DVD box set or something.

Q]What is one thing he/she does that gets on your nerves?
A] Just his general messiness/leaving things all over the house and not remembering where they are.

Q]What is the thing you do that gets on his/her nerves?
A] He hates it when I'm "mean" to myself, like when I say something self-deprecating.

Q]Where do you see each other in 15 years from now?
A] Oh man, I have no idea. Definitely with dogs. Hopefully I'll be a more successful freelance illustrator with my own little studio room, and Nick... well, maybe he'll be doing more Japanese->English translation, or something with web design. Who knows?

Q]What causes the most arguments?
A] Usually decisions regarding the dogs, since I tend to plan out things in my head and have this whole list of reasons in my head for why I want to do whatever. I usually ask Nick's opinion anyway, but if he suggests something else, I'll be like, "Well, I was thinking blah blah blah." Which, understandably, tends to irritate him, and then i get irritated, and it's all kinds of fun. Seriously, though, we really don't argue much. I can only think of maybe two times where we've had REAL arguments.

Taken from murasaki_kaze:

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

Not as easy as you might think. Remember: one word answers to the following 34 questions.

1. Where is your mobile phone?: desk
2. Your significant other?: best
3. Your hair?: easy
4. Your mother?: awesome
5. Your father?: drunk
6. Your favourite thing?: laughs
7. Your dream last night?: forgotten
8. Your favourite drink?: coffee
9. Your dream/goal?: success
10. The room you're in?: basement
11. Your ex?: meh
12. Your fear?: failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?: artist
14. Where were you last night?: bed
15. What you're not?: driven
16. Muffins?: yummy
17. One of your wish list items?: book
18. Where you grew up?: boonies
19. The last thing you did?: drew
20. What are you wearing?: pajamas
21. Your TV?: games
22. Your pets?: cuddly
23. Your computer?: useful
24. Your life?: full
25. Your mood?: hungry
26. Missing someone?: Guy
27. Your car?: blue
28. Something you're not wearing?: undies!
29. Favourite Store?: bookstore
30. Your summer?: sweaty
31. Like someone?: Nick
32. Your favourite colour?: blue
33. When is the last time you laughed?: today
34. Last time you cried?: 12th?

Meme from telophase:

Grab the book nearest you. Right now. Turn to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

The closest book, 藍像 Japanese Tattooing: Ransho, is mostly photographs, with no text on page 56, so I went to the next closest:

"4 Finger Dance Deselecting an object, selecting a path, and moving it horizontally"

From Adobe Illustrator CS3 WOW! Book: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques From 100Top Illustrator Artists.


Meme from dearly_beloved:
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Stolen from everyone!

The Big Read thinks the average adult has only read six of the top 100 books they've printed below.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them.

ALSO, subversive's CREATION:

3.5) Strikethrough the ones you never intend to read ever.

( The list )

The fact that four Jane Austen books and the crap the Bronte sisters wrote are on this list... Ugh. I'm gonna go throw up now. Apologies to anyone who likes them...

I need a Watership Down icon. :P

My evolving bacteria, let me show you them. :)

Eh, why the hell not?

T H E N ↔ N O W


Stolen from subversive and just about everyone else:

Hi, my name is: Chelsea, or Cacodaemonia.

When I'm nervous I: Fidget a lot, and tend to get cranky and snappy. 8|

Last night I: Worked on a commission, then some character design sketches, chatted with a friend, and poked around on LJ and DA.

( The rest of the meme! )


LOL, this is awesome. XD

24 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

And Nick's:

83 As a 1930s husband, I am Very Superior Take the test!

Hello to all you damned peeps who recently friended! :D This is one of the few posts I've made lately, since I haven't had much time for LJ. T^T I tend to be really sporadic about posting: one month I might post almost every day, then go another month with only a few short posts. My commenting follows the same pattern, sadly. I do love reading my F-list when I have the time, though. &hearts

Onto the memage!

From laverinth:

Brought To You By Adult Toy Parties

From psyches:

01. Comment and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and make you 2 icons.
02. You have no say in what I make. It's a surprise.
03. Put this in your journal so I can do the same.

WARNING: On a scale of 1-10, my icon-making skills are probably, like, a 2? And I might be slow in making them. ^^;

And from continuum:


OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets

My Coffee-Fu is weak. ;__;

Religion meme ganked from chaneystarr:

( What I expected. ^^ )

The weather cleared up this afternoon and we were able to take the dogs to the park to play ball. It was so nice out that I decided to take Azu for a run after we got back to the house. We managed 16 minutes before the little beast crapped out and decided that she was done running. >_> Maybe it was the humidity that tired her out so much...

I took a quick shower, then Nick and I drove a few miles down the road to this abandoned barn we'd seen a while ago. We squeezed through the fence with the sign that read, "No trespassing", and Nick spent about 20 minutes taking photographs from both inside and outside of the barn. The silo was very cool, and the inside of the barn smelled nice due to all the old hay lying around and decomposing. :)

I'll post a reminder once Nick gets the edited photos up on his deviantArt gallery.

We had the most healthy dinner tonight: potato slices baked in a little oil, and covered in salt and vinegar. XD; Yeah, I was having a salt craving. They came out really well, though! :q The best part, however, was when Guy went over to the stove while Nick and I were eating and started licking the bottom of one of the pans sitting up there. Nick commented that Guy was "vile", and I agreed... While I was licking a chunk of potato off the spatula. 8| Yes, for those of you who don't know me in person, I am an uncouth, ill-mannered beast when it comes to food.

✖✔ POSITIVE+NEGATIVE MEME - RP EDITION ✔✖

Fire away! |D

So, I had this dream last night there my right pinky toe fell off. And when I picked it up and looked at my foot to see what the stump or whatever looked like, there wasn't even a place for it to go. Like, I only had four toes left. It was confusing. XD

I'm loving the rain we've been getting since late last night. It smells so good, and it's actually a little bit humid. :D The only downfall is that it kind of sucks to walk the dogs, so hopefully it will clear up a little bit later in the day.

Ugh, we took a chance and bought a pound of cheap-ish coffee, and it really sucks. T^T I've been drinking it for about a week and a half, I guess, and it's almost gone, but I asked Nick to pick up some decent coffee on the way home today. I'll probably just throw out the rest of the this crap coffee, since I don't think I can take another day of it. It's just really flavorless and bitter. XP

I'm close to being done with the creature design commission for FWS; I'll definitely finish it today. I'm not sure if they'll be cool with me posting it right away, though, or if I should wait until they publish the book. Technically, I'm not getting paid money for the picture, and I still retain all rights to sell it or whatever, but if they want to keep some stuff under warps until the book comes out, I don't want to spoil their fun. ^^

Guy decided it would be a good idea to dive face-first into a thorn bush yesterday, so I spent a while picking thorns out of his face. >_>; He really excels at injuring himself. Speaking of Guy, I drew him and Azu in my Tegaki E profile. &hearts

I'm listening to Pandora now, since I'm on the prowl for new music. Pandora rocks!

Meme stolen from jennifer: What are 5 good things going on with me?

1. I've got commissions to work on! Right now I'm working on a creature design for FWS.

2. The weather has been generally nice, so I've been able to enjoy the outdoors while walking the dogs. I've already got a killer tan. ^^

3. Nick and I met for lunch at Tandoori Grill, and I ate as much delicious rice and curry as I could hold (It was a late lunch, so we're skipping dinner). XD

4. I have sleepy puppies! I love them even if they have gas today and are stinking me out D|.

5. I got a $17 tip on my last commissions! :D

I couldn't resist this meme. XD

( Me. Then and now. )

dhio's is way better than mine, though. :3

I think I'm pretty much done with that portrait commission. Just waiting to hear back from the commissioner about it. :)