So, I logged onto SheezyART a few minutes ago (first mistake)...
And all of the art for the "What's Popular" section were anime.

What has the world of amateur art become?
Oh, that's right. It's DEAD.
There is no God.
Please excuse me while I cry in a corner for a while.

(And no, it wasn't even good. But, there's not much good on SA.
I realize this is coming from a pretty unskilled artist, but COME ON. I crap more interesting art than that.)

I'll just stick to the professionals, I think.

So, it kind of feels like my back is going to break in two.
Because I am so weak and fragile, I have not gone to school for two days.
Oh, fuck it. I have straight A's anyway. I can catch up.

My new Klaus Nomi icon, in all its pixelated glory, makes me feel better though. I would eat that man's pastries any day.
Unintentional innuendo? Maybe so.

By the way, expect to hear more sexual jokes directed at Klaus Nomi from me. Currently, that man is my fucking LIFE. God damn it all.

Jesus Christ!

So, just yesterday, I figured out how to get my scanner working again. I was installing the wrong driver.

Of course, once I got it all figured out, the first thing I did was spam up my DeviantART with my recent art.

I thought I gave my friends enough crappy art to look at tonight, so I will continue scanning tomorrow.

ANYWAY.

At school, we got our I.D. cards. Instant lols.
It's not as bad as my past cards, but oh wow.



It looks like I'm in the middle of a shit or something like that.
Not to mention I look NORMAL. FUCK.
I'm going to go to retakes wearing my bowtie and big hair, god dammit.

Oh well. In my sixth grade picture, it looked like I had no shirt on.

Yeah, so I lost my iPod.

Some good times with that huge hunk of crap. Hauling that bulky thing+the huge protective cover around in my pocket... Dropping it everyday and being way too amused at how it's utterly indestructible... And watching the poor, 4 year old hard drive deteriorate in front of my eyes (Honest to God, it takes 15 seconds to respond to anything. Pausing takes 20 seconds).

Maybe it's time to get a new mp3 player.

If someone stole my iPod rather than me just misplacing it, I feel bad for them. They'll be sorely disappointed.
It is a pretty good capacity (80 GB), though.

So, I'll probably buy an older, used, cheap player. A good one, just old and cheap. Maybe I'll buy an older Zune (even though they're chunkier than my iPod). All I need is at least 80GB capacity and I should be fine.

So, I'm pissed off because
A) I have next to no money. My mom owes me $135, but I was planning on using that to buy a new graphics card. Looks like I have to postpone that even further.
B) I just got my fucking iTunes all sorted out. Do you know how many hours went into that? A fuck load. I'm actually considering buying another iPod because of how hard I worked.
C) Honestly, it never even left my damn backpack. How could I have lost it? How how how.

Well, this is just an excuse to actually use my last.fm then. Up to 72 plays now. Fuck yeah.

You know, I just realized that I haven't talked about this yet on Livejournal.

So, does anyone here know about the organization "People to People"?
It's essentially a foreign-exchange program.

So, probably... ohhh, two weeks ago, we got a letter in the mail for "The parents of Anna Britton" in a nice envelope. Either a good or a bad sign.
Apparently, someone nominated me because I'm an "extraordinary student" to go to Japan for the summer of 2010.
I'm no extraordinary student, but who the hell cares, I get to go to Japan!

I have a feeling one of my teachers from last year nominated me, partly because I'm sure they know that I would love to go, and because teachers have a tendency to like me.

My mom needs to go to some kind of informational meeting in the middle of October. This isn't really set in stone because I'm sure it costs a fortune, and we're already so badly in debt that I don't want to go if it will risk my family's well being.

But, until I know, I'm polishing up my Japanese, I'll probably need it.

So, has anyone had any experience with this program? I'd be really curious to know how it went and all that.

Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit.

So, I thought that Zeitlich Vergelter (one of my favorite bands) only released the Schlagen/Dimension 7" in their short career.

Well, I just found that they did two other songs, "Schaunder" and "The Third System of Transit". I managed to find Schaunder (and I downloaded many other Dead Tech compilations along with it) and am enjoying it to the fullest. I have found no trace of The Third System of Transit, but I'm not done looking.

You have no idea how happy I am to know they released more than two songs. Yeah, they only released four songs, but that's TWICE as many as I thought they did.

Fucking yes.

So so so, I just got back from the Heart concert.

This was my first concert, so I temporarily lost my hearing afterward. Lame, I know.

Oh, yeah, so.
Fuck, they are amazing. My mom's friend said, "Heart? That old washed up band from the 80s? I thought they were dead".
Far from it. My god, they fucking rocked. Ann just belted out those notes with that monster of a voice, and Nancy was just fantastic. Not to mention those two are still sexy as hell. Those two women make me proud to be a damn Washingtonian.

We were up in the stands a bit far away (they weren't bad seats) and since I lost my glasses a while ago, I brought some binoculars. I'm hardcore like that.
But, I had such a clear view of the band when I used them, it really didn't matter. The stadium is pretty tiny anyhow.

By the end of the show I was up on my feet dancing like a man. I say that because I really do dance like a man. My mom tried to get up too, but the man behind her got angry. So, I danced with a bunch of drunk girls in front of me and screaming my ass off. I'm a shy person, but God damn, I get way too into concerts. Even in my computer chair, I sometimes headbang too hard and fall off my seat. It's pitiful, actually.

So yes. Excellent first concert, I think I'm going to be deaf, immobile and unable to speak tomorrow. That's the sign of a good concert, I say.

Stephen Colbert gives Heart two thumbs up.

God!
I still can't install my damn scanner!

It recognizes the device is plugged in, and I have downloaded what I'm sure is the correct driver and installed everything, but I cannot seem to find any program for the scanner.

It's an HP Deskjet All-in-One, I believe.

I'm seriously pissed off about it not working. I don't know if it's a Vista problem or a scanner problem or what.

Second question:

Does anyone know of a good site for artists who are [i]serious[/i] about their work and want critique, variety and a community of dedicated, unique artists? Yeah, DeviantART and Sheezyart are a cesspools, which is why I never go. It's all anime, anime, Sonic, furries, animeanimeanime, occasional talent, anime. It's so boring.

Oh yeah, and guess what?
I got tickets to go see Heart! Fucking yes.
Tuesday evening, middle seats. Awesome.

Oh hey, so school.

It's pretty awesome. I honest to God look forward to going everyday, even if this sixth hour without credit thing is unimaginable levels of bullshit.

At today's lunch, I scarred Kaci and David by showing them Pickle Surprise, and then some Hard Gay. Then I drew a wonderful comic of me as a (quote) "fat butt slug". Yeah, we're mature. If my scanner worked, I would totally show you it in all its magnificence.

But yes. Everyday, I have someone new pat me on the back and say, "Good job! Good for you!" for making a certain good decision two weeks or so ago. And damn am I glad I made that certain good decision. Even if that certain bad decision of mine that I regret oh-so-much for wasting 5 years on is currently threatening me, I'm still very delighted with myself. And so is everyone else, so it's a good situation for everyone.

But that's a whole different story.
Long story short, life is going well.

Holy shit holy shit holy shit.
All my entries start like this but holy shit.

I'm at my dad's house right now. He got a new puppy (finally).
SHE IS THE CUTEST FUCKING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Josie is a chihuahua, shitzu, terrier, whatever mix. She's barely half a foot long, 5 inches tall, 7 weeks old.
Oh fuck. She's so cute.

Chris took some pictures, maybe I can post them sometime. Maybe. Probably not, most likely I'll forget.

Jackie (my dad's girlfriend) didn't know he was getting the dog today, so when she got home she just freaked out and was carrying Josie everywhere. It was pretty fun to watch.

But oh God, I'm in love with this puppy. Why are my dogs so ugly and stupid and lazy?!?!