A Safe Space for Moogles

...there were Pancakes, and Pie, and Presents, and this birthday is brought to you by the letter P oh my god I totally did not do that on purpose. XD Also Phone Calls from my grandparents argh there I go again! And DDR Hottest Party 2, which is quite fun, although I think the Wii dance pad is a bit smaller and less forgiving of crooked steps than my PS2 one. (A bad workman blames his tools, a bad dancer blames her dance pad, I know, I know.) Anyway, despite the increased fail, I did dance on it twice today, which is probably a record for me.

Oh my sweet zombie Jesus, I'm 25. *angst angst angst*

I'm kind of envious of all the NaNo people (so, like, half my flist this year). I'd love to do it, but - well, I've got a ton of other stuff to work on. My goal this month is to finish those four springkink prompts I Epic Fail'd on last round, and sneak them in on this round. At least then I'd have one less thing to feel guilty over. ...Oh, and also this stupid 'personal essay' bull I have to do for applying to this university. I hate doing those things. They combine the gut-wrenching panic of a test you haven't studied for with the shame and madness of exposing your fragile psyche to some faceless strangers who have the power to decide your immediate and long-term fate. ...Or maybe that's just me.

Have I mentioned how much I love the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History? If they'd let me set up a cot in the gift shop, I'd totally spend a week there. I may attempt it once they open the Hall of Human Origins. I'm a bit of a geek.

The reason I gush is because my parents took me to the Museum today, as a birthday Thing. It's been a while since I've been in DC, now that I think about it - not since the Cherry Blossom Festival, which was in early April. Anyway, was a lovely time. We spent most of the day in the fossil exhibit and the Hall of Mammals. Dinosaurs! :DDD And and ancient ancestors of dolphins and horses and turtles and dogs and something that I swear is an ancient ancestor of a chocobo. XD So that was a lot of fun, and now I have a plushie whale to play with too. (Needs a name.)

And then after that there was amazingly-awesome dinner at a Korean barbecue place. Om nom nom.

.......Tired now. *thud*

EDIT: Almost forgot! I found a Chick tract entitled 'Who Is Allah?' on the Metro on the way back. It's currently stashed in a plastic bag in my purse until I figure out what to do with it. A ritualistic burning and burying of the ashes seems ideal, or I could just scan in some choice bits and let y'all mock it.

WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

:D

...and it will squee. ^_^

It will squee even more if its mom (who is wonderful in every conceivable way) takes it to the Columbus Zoo. I get embarrassingly excited over animals of all kinds, of course, and the park was practically empty thanks to that whole 'school' thing so I got to spend some personal time taking pictures. Which I now share with you, 'cause I'm a share-y person like that.

( All links, but there's lots of them. )

They also had pumas, red pandas and bobcats, but I couldn't get good shots of them, sadly. :( But it was still an excellent and wonderful experience. This is me, squeaking madly. Squeak! :D

And as long as I've got my camera out, pics from Rocky Horror on Saturday:

Me in my costume! It's only after I see this pic that I realize how see-through my blouse was. Ohgod. XD
Deliver the booty or walk the plank! Arrrrrrr!
_kyri is amused by my antics.
I have no idea how I got the streaky lights, but I kinda like 'em.

As you can see, it's been an interesting week. ^_^

Is my birfday!

Imma goin to the ZOO!

Also, I am five. Birfday hugs for all! :D