Holy cow, it's been forever... and... yeah, there's a LOT of fricken messages for me to sift through. I'm still not at 100%, and keeping up my other priorities *coughRPscough* takes up the vast majority of precious computer time. So, um... I may have to sift through stuff by clearing it all out--at least the stuff that's been in there so long that it'd be pointless to leave replies anyway. I'll skim the stuff, but comments will likely be few and far between.
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Edit, like one month later, or so...

Still not fixed. May have to resort to violence soon. Still cannot clean out messages. *dies again*

In other news, I <3'ed the new eps of Avatar. You know, the 2 that have come out so far.

Also, a quick tag, because I'm not much of a spoil-sport (I'm still not doing chain-crap, though, so don't bother).

The rules:
1. 8 random facts about tag-ee.
2. Tags should be in a journal/blog.
3. At the end of the post 8 more people are to be tagged and named.
4. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged.

THE FACTS:

1. Random, huh?... I never had to make a lanyard in elementary school. No, I don't know why I thought of that.

2. Grey DeLisle, Meredith McCoy and Tara Strong are my favorite cartoon voice actresses. Ever.

3. One of my latest DnD characters is a semi-blatant clone of Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian frontman).

4. I have no idea who my biological paternal grandfather is. Ah well.

5. Er... *thinks* I can eat my weight in potatoes... not literally, of course, but I really, really like potatoes.

6. I'm still looking for a copy of the Kalevala (Finnish National Epic). Anyone have one?

7. I realized recently that I really need to live somewhere that actually has cold winters. NC winters blow chunks like you wouldn't believe (actually, summers here suck, too ).

8. I write an average of 2 single-spaced pages per day... recreationally.

Updates:

^I have an updated version of my Tarik character for yet another RP, but I've been reluctant to post it because it didn't want to scan well. I think I'll just bite the bullet and rip it out of my sketchbook so you can see the darn thing. So... reference sheet on the way, or something.

^I need to get caught up on some journals for school, so I may be scarce for a little bit. But I'm not dead yet.

^I finally broke down and got Limewire, so now I have a crapload of music I can (hopefully) use for inspiration. We shall see.

^I'm trying to teach myself Old English online. Just a random thing I wanted to pick up.

1) Full Name: Stacey Begley. You get no middle name. So there.
2) Male/Female: Female.
3) Were you named after anyone?: No, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t.
4) Does your name mean anything?: ‘Resurrection.’
5) Nick Name(s): Eve, K, Hallows, Hally… etc.
6) What do you think you look like…name wise?: Erm… I dunno.
7) Date Of Birth: 5-21-86.
8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Columbus, OH; Sanford, NC.
9) Nationality: American, though I have a lot of Irish in my background.
10) Astrology Sign: Gemini. Not that I care.
11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Tiger.
12) Religion: Christian. Church of Christ, specifically.
13) What’s your favorite smell?: Not sure… leather and gasoline smell really good.
14) Political Position?: Moderate/Unaffiliated.
15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: Nothing until I fully wake up; I’ll get sick. >.<
16) Hair + Eye color: Brown hair, brown eyes.
17) Do you look like anyone famous?: I doubt it.
18) What do you look like?: Ugly. No one bother arguing with me.
19) Any unusual talents?: I can make the pupils of my eyes shake. ‘Tis cool.
20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Lefty FTW.
21) Straight, Bi, Gay or Other?: Straight. I know I’ve asked this before, but… what’s ‘other?’ Eh…
22) What do you do for a living?: Full-time student. I mooch for a living.
23) What do you do for fun?: Roleplay, write, read, play games, sleep… not much, basically.
24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: Mechanical pencils.
25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: I really want a Wacom tablet and PS.
26) Have you met your grandparents?: Yes…
27) Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Not currently.
28) Crush: Crushes are rather idiotic, as far as I’m concerned.
29) What celebrity would you date if you could?: I would say Jonny Depp, but I dunno, because if he was a jerk in real life, I wouldn’t want the delusion shattered.
30) Current worries?: School, my grip on reality… the usual.
31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): …and I’ll take auditions for favorite gentleman.
32) Favorite place to be?: In bed, fo’ rizzle. School can bite me.
33) Least favorite place to be?: School, at the moment.
34) Do you burn or tan?: My ability to tan was rescinded when I lived in AK, but has since returned. I tan now.
35) Ever break a bone?: Just ribs. And I didn’t break them. Don’t blame me. >.>
36) What is your favorite cereal?: I hate cereal.
37) Person you cry with: I cry alone, thank ye very much. I don’t like others to see me cry.

Do You Have...
38) Any sisters: No, but m-kunoya’s practically a sister (‘cept we get along better than siblings ).
39) Any brothers: Two younger.
40) Any pets: Labrador retriever.
41) An Illness: Depression, PTSD. I know I’ve answered this before…
42) A Pager: Nuh-uh.
43) A Personal phone line: Nada.
44) A Cell phone: Zilch.
45) A visible birthmark: On my arm.
46) A Pool or hot tub: I wish.
47) A Car: Not yet.

Describe Your...
48) Personality: Contradictory… terminally shy (in person), reserved (in person)—takes me a while to open up to people, but when I do I adore them. Supposedly very intelligent, but that’s kind of offset by the fact that I’m extremely absentminded. Very idealistic, and a hopeless daydreamer.
49) Driving: I keep the speed limit, and actually bother to use my turn signal, unlike so many others. -_-
50) Your clothing style: Industrial goth, though if I had some money/sewing skills, I’d totally add some medieval elements. Very cool.
51) Room: Large, and the style is based on Japanese design elements. The fan stays on no matter how cold it gets. I like cold, dagnabit.
52) What’s missing: A mini-fridge, art desk, and a good table for DnD.
53) School: I like my teachers, I guess the other students are okay, and the classes are interesting and easy this semester. But I still hate school.
54) Bed: Queen size, yo. I like big pillows, even though I don’t really sleep with my head on them. >.> I have a light quilt, and never use my sheets because I get way too warm.
55) Relationship with your parent(s): Pretty good, especially now that I’ve graduated high school. It used to be pretty rocky.
56) Do you believe in yourself: No, not really. I’m not even sure who I am sometimes (wasn’t I supposed to work all that crap out during puberty?).
57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: No. Love requires trust and familiarity.
58) Consider yourself a good listener: Usually. Most people find me very empathetic, though I will tune someone out if I feel like they’re being ridiculously melodramatic.
59) Future dream that you would like to share: Hmm… getting married would be nice… preferably before I’m an old fart.
60) Get Along with your parents: Didn’t you already ask this? Sometimes they nag or push buttons, but it’s good overall.
61) Save your e-mail conversations: From important people, yes.
62) Pray: I’ve said it before, I’d have lost my mind long ago if I didn’t.
63) Believe in reincarnation: No, not really.
64) Brush your teeth twice a day?: Too lazy. Yet, oddly, my teeth are still fine. Must be genetic.
65) Like to talk on the phone: There are maybe two people I like to talk to on the phone. Overall, however, I will flat-out ignore it when it rings. I hate phones.
66) Like to eat?: It fluctuates. Sometimes I rarely eat, and sometimes I eat normally.
67) Like to exercise?: I hurt my back doing karate, so I can’t say I enjoy exercise much anymore. It kinda hurts.
68) Like to watch sports?: College football… not much else. Even then, I really only want to watch my team.
69) Sing in the car?: Yes.
70) What is a dream that you have all the time?: I don’t think I wanna share those. They usually aren’t pleasant.
71) Dream in color: Usually.
72) Do you have nightmares?: Yes. It gets pretty bad, actually.
73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: Only on rare occasions. They tend to end up on the opposite side of the room.
74) Right next to you: Cup o’ green Koolaid, a lamp, my mp3 player.
75) On your favorite coffee cup?: A cup from Hawai’i, but I don’t use it for coffee. Coffee’s nasty. That’s my tea cup.
76) On your mouse pad: I’m using a touchpad, so I have no mousepad.
77) Your favorite flavor of gum?: Spearmint or wintergreen.
78) Your brand of deodorant?: I’m not brand-loyal.
79) Your dream honeymoon spot: Someplace interesting and historic. Ireland, Tibet, Japan, Scandinavia, Hawai’i, etc.
80) Your dream husband/wife: Someone with a good sense of humor, an artistic streak… and a bit of a hero complex. He’d have to be pretty persistent, because I tend to shut people out. He’d also *most likely* have to be fairly emotionally stable, because Lord knows I’m not.
81) Hiding in your closet?: I would hide in it, but it’s full of crap.
82) Under your bed: Sketchbooks, loose papers, dirty clothes…
83) The name of one of your closest/best friends?: Sam AKA m-kunoya
84) Your bad time of the day: Do not approach me before 10 AM. I’ll rip your head off and beat you with it. Not a morning person.
85) Your worst fear(s): That’s extremely personal to me, and I’m not answering it.
86) What's the weather like: Hot and humid. *dies*
87) Your favorite time of year?: Winter. October-December.
88) Your favorite holiday?: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
89) A material weakness?: I hav a coat/jacket fetish. >.> I probably have at least five...
90) The weirdest food or drink that you like: I like steak sauce on my sticky rice…but that’s not really that weird. Rice on pita bread, maybe?
91) At the top of your "to-do list"?: Since when am I organized enough to have a ‘to-do’ list?
92) The hardest thing about growing up: Losing that childish naïveté, and never being able to restore it.
93) A pet peeve?: People who chew with their mouths open! It seriously makes me want to maim someone. And people who act stupid because they think it’s cute. It’s not.
94) Your scariest moment: Is my own business.
95) Your attitude about love?: I’m possibly the most skeptical ‘hopeless romantic’ you’ll ever meet. I keep hoping for a Disney ending, but I can’t say I deserve one.
96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done to get the attention of the opposite sex?: I don’t do ‘desperate.’ Actually, I don’t do much of anything to get attention from anyone. I let them come to me—why anyone does is a mystery of its own.
97) The worst feeling in the world: Loneliness, despair, or fear. Or a conglomerate of all three.
98) The best feeling in the world: Affection and contentment. Lemme know what that feels like, will ya?
99) Who sent this to you? Both and .

*AOdinn tagged me so I figured I'd be a sport and do it. Especialy since I threatened to steal his iPod and all. Eh, I think these 'shuffle your player' things are kind of amusing, anyway. I get to compare and see who has similar musical tastes. 'Tis all in good fun. Anywho:

RULES:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!

1. How are you feeling today?
Stately Lover – Lacuna Coil (I’m not in love, though…particularly not hopelessly, desperately so.)

2. Will you get far in life?
Main Titles – The Corpse Bride Soundtrack (a pretty song…so I guess I will go far, or whatever.)

3. How do your friends see you?
On L Y One – Slipknot (er…think I need therapy? *twitch*)

4. Will you get married?
Everyone – Adema (doesn’t sound like it, does it? That's kinda depressing.)

5. What is your best friend's theme song?
Sacred Grove – Twilight Princess Soundtrack (aww… Sam, that’s awesome. )

6. What is the story of your life?
No More Tears – Ozzy (I really don’t think I wanna comment on this one, actually… )

7. What was middle school like?
Born as Ghosts – Rage Against The Machine (I don’t remember it being quite that bad…but it sucked pretty hardcore nonetheless.)

8. How can you get ahead in life?
Seven Drunken Nights – Irish Compilation thingie ( Too funny. I'll get far by drinking my half-Irish arse off!)

9. What is the best thing about your friends?
Like You – Evanescence (well, they aren’t dead, but I do miss ‘em…not that that fits the question…yeah, this one doesn’t fit.)

10. What is in store for this weekend?
The Way Out is Through – Nine Inch Nails (staving off insanity yet again, I see. Sounds pretty accurate. )

11. To describe your grandparents?
Where Is Everybody – Nine Inch Nails (same album twice in a row? Whoa. )

12. How is your life going?
Eternal – Evanescence (holy crap, that was all ninja-like and stuff.)

13. What song will they play at your funeral?
Ostegolation – Static-X (that would be so cool! But my family would never go for that. Curses.)

14. How does the world see you?
Nemo – Nightwish (this song rocks my socks like you don’t even know.)

15. Will you have a happy life?
Heaven’s a Lie – Lacuna Coil (whoa, that’s deep. I’ll leave that for you to figure out.)

16. What do your friends really think of you?
Come As You Are – Nirvana (I swear I’m not making these up. They’re way too funny for me to think of. Shuffle rules. )

17. Do people secretly look after you?
My Immortal – Evanescence (that’s creepy… really. Seriously, that’s weird.)

18. How can you make yourself happy?
Whisper (Anywhere But Home Version) – Evanescence (I know what this means! I must go to an Evanescence concert to fulfill my life’s dreams!)

19. What should you do with your life?
The Only Thing – Stabbing Westward (aww, that’s cute. Irrelevant, but cute. :3)

20. Will you ever have children?
Sacrifice Theory – AFI (I think this one and the one above should have been switched, fo’ rizzle.)

(By the way... I kinda went more on the lyrics and moods of the actual songs as far as whether they fit, rather than just the title. Titles just don't cut it, IMNSHO. And I found it interesting that out of 1600+ songs, so many Evanescence ones popped up. Huh.)

I dunno who I'll tag yet. I need to find three people willing to do it... and if you want to go right ahead, don't wait for me. Huzzah for volunteer-basis. I'll read it, honest.

"...They taste like my cat!" Alright, no more Billy and Mandy references for the day. I don't even own a cat...

I dunno, felt like updating again, blah, blah, blah. You know the drill. It's an ill-attempt at self-discipline.

^Have a new drawing in the works (actually, it's almost done). I'm so proud of myself for doing 3 drawings in 3 months. It'll be in a similar style to the last two I've done; it's a potential PC in the works, but what I end up doing with him is anyone's guess. Spawned by a very long TP marathon, and though he ended up not being Link, you'll be able to see that influence. What can I say? I'll take inspiration wherever I can get it.

^The weather's getting really crazy around here: it goes between windy and rainy to very calm. Sort of like a hurricane, but the wind's not as bad. It rolled in from Texas, and all I can say is they can keep the tornadoes. The way it is right now (rain+wind=coolness) is just fine.

^The RP is going pretty well so far, though it's starting to slow down. I'm ready to get out of the tournaments and into class, fo' rizzle.

^I have a random urge to make a video for YouTube. I doubt anything will ever come of that, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

^I'm lobbying for contacts again, because I hate my glasses. I just broke them recently is why. Stupid things annoy the crap outta me. And besides, I miss being able to wear sunglasses and see at the same time. Why does this have any real significance? I promised (a few people) an updated ID, since that one there's pretty old. And I've been putting it off because I always look like a troll in my photos. Maybe I'll be able to take one I only-slightly hate, and if that happens (big-ass IF), I'll change my ID. Because that one's starting to bug me. Warning: Eve is not photogenic. Period.

^Statistics is the worst class ever. That's all I have to say about that. And in English, we're reading 'Death of a Salesman', which I hate. Honestly, it reminds me too much of a conglomeration of the most obnoxious members of my extended family, and therefore has no redeeming value whatsoever. I would like to move on to Shakespeare, please! *begs on hands and knees*

Alright, unless something interesting comes up, like my house being destroyed by a tornado, I think I'm done for now.

Cheers, all.

I need to start updating my journal more often. Gah. Hmm, if you think this is bad, you should see my Myspace page. I rarely update anything. Rarely as in almost-never.

What useless things can I tell you about, mildly amusing or otherwise... hur...

^Went to my Uncle Dan's wedding this weekend. Considering how long they had to plan it out (2 years), and the fact that they were apparently in no hurry to begin with, one would assume that it would be well-planned and rehearsed. Well, no.

Let me see if I can create a good mental picture for you: You know how you used to do pretend weddings when you were little (yes, Petree, I know you did. )? You'd get all your friends together (or your Barbies/Legos/GI Joes together, if you had no friends), and they'd all stand around and mimic a wedding, without any real clue as to what they were doing...

Got that mental image? Good. Now imagine the bride and groom are in their late 30s, instead of 5. There's a guy standing with the bridesmaids (as in among them). The baby's up there with the bridesmaids screaming and squirming, 'till you think they're gonna drop him on his head. The best man and co. don't escort anyone back and forth. Everyone's hurrying down the aisle so they can get to the reception at some random bar (we didn't go). The only one who knows what he's doing, or seems to take it seriously at all, is the minister, and he doesn't seem to be enjoying himself much (not that you could tell unless you knew him, but my family knows him). 'Twas a circus. And I didn't even get any friggin' food.

^The air conditioner's broken upstairs. Again. For about the third time. Just in time for the temp to start getting into the 80s. I'm gonna murder me an a/c company in a minute. It wouldn't be so bad, except our bedrooms are upstairs, and sleeping in the heat is miserable, and nothing short of impossible.

^We finally managed to find a Wii. And we bought Twilight Princess, and I've been compulsively drooling ever since. Midna is officially the coolest character in LoZ history. Aside from Link, of course. Cooler than Tetra. Yeah, you heard me. Oh, good Lord, the senseless fangirling. Run while you can.

^ I still need new Avatar episodes. Because watching Azula torch small wildlife is fun. And watching the rampant ravings of Zutara shippers is fun, too: "OMG, they were trapped in a cave together and absolutely nothing happened so it must have been a huge Zutara moment!" You guys are so fun to pick on. But I love you, really.

^Grandpa Psycho is coming down for Easter, just in time to ruin most of my Spring Break. I didn't really want to relax, anyway. -_-

Eh, that's all I have for now. 'Til then...