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Jun. 2nd, 2013

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Does internet dating actually work?

I need to stop standing still. And I really have to stop finding certain kinds of men desirable. Any idea how to change that too?

Jun. 1st, 2013


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Strewth! I've never been the best with computers, honestly. But a right good bloke I met at the corner bar the other day suggested I hop on here and get to know my new neighbours, and it seemed a good idea as any. Good way to pass the time, anyway, yeah? So, anyway, name's John, and I'm a bit new round here.

Christ Almighty you Californians deal with quite the climate, don't you? Gotta say, might take some getting used to. All this sunshine and cloudless sky is a bit different than my usual stomping grounds in England. Rent on flats is a bit on the higher side, too. But I guess there's no proper getting around that, huh?

May. 25th, 2013


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This is the best day of my rotten life. I found this in a bin.

May. 24th, 2013


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Anyone else ever have a shite week that never ends?

May. 17th, 2013


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I find it somewhat pathetic and horrifying that I need to state these rules for visiting our home, but unless you happen to be Combeferre, and only Combeferre, because he has more than the sense God gave a mosquito, I would like to set a few guidelines out regarding other people's animals and visits.

TW: animal death )

May. 11th, 2013

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I found a dog in my yard. No collar. No tags, nothing. Looks kinda like a mutt. I can't tell what kind it is.

Anyone missing a mutt? I don't know what the hell to do with it.

May. 4th, 2013


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Well, it's that time of year again folks.

Cut for Size. )

Apr. 25th, 2013


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And this is why Reptillia are the most fascinating class of Animalia on the planet. No doubt there are skeptics out there likely to view this video as one man's complete insanity - and you would be insane to try this with just any old crocodile - but I am sure there were skeptics too when men first attempted to tame the Canidae.

Is there a point to this, you ask? Why, yes. Yes there is.

Just because it's not covered in fluffy wrinkly fur like this little fellow does not mean these creatures deserve any less respect or affection. Around this time of year the zoo begins to receive "donations" of reptiles people can no longer care for. Whether they've underestimated their own abilities to provide safe and healthy environments for dart frogs, iguanas, and chameleons or worse yet, find they are no longer interested in keeping a pet who has grown from this adorable little hatchling into an eighteen inch terror that snaps and bites.

A turtle is NOT a good pet for a child!

I get more of these little fellows on my doorstep every day. And while charming to watch when only centimeters long sucking up blood worms like spaghetti or stumbling over floating docks to hunt crickets three times their size, they do grow. Significantly. Like puppies grow into dogs, or kittens into cats and people should be

So please. Respect the reptiles. And be more aware of the commitments you make when selecting a pet. Not that I recommend crocodiles as pets but you have to admit the guy's got a friend for life there.


Also, Julian, if there's more wine in the house you should tell me where it's at. Cause I just killed the bottle.

Apr. 16th, 2013


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I completely give up on trying to be nice to some people. It's just not worth it, sometimes.

Perhaps I've been working too hard, but I seem to be more snappish than usual, lately. Apologies to anyone on the receiving end of my moodiness.
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I'm not used to staying in one place quite so long. Previous job involved a great deal more travel.

Suppose it's time to find a flat rather than a hotel.

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Dream me is crazy. Good crazy, I guess. But he needs some pointers. Real me is not the person who would be able to give them to him, though. That girl at the laundry mat was seriously cute though. I can't blame me for that one.

Woke up to find things from my dreams here. Does that happen to other people? Because -- uh. Awesome.

Basically how I feel about it. )

Apr. 2nd, 2013


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I got asked out ten times today.

This isn't so bad.

Mar. 31st, 2013


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Woke up to about a billion text messages from various people reminding me to have a Happy Easter.

Not being one for boiled, oddly colored eggs, baskets of candy, ham dinner or religion, I can't help but feel a bit like everyone needs to just stop reminding me it's Sunday.

So, if I'm forced into public today, this is the shirt I will wear to greet the day with.

It's kinda offensive. Just saying. )

Mar. 29th, 2013


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Thursday night. Nearly midnight, so I guess actually Friday now. Bored out of my freakin' mind. How's that even possible? Has the internet run out? Is Tumblr down?

Quick, someone: entertain me!

I need a significant other. This is ridiculous.

Mar. 26th, 2013


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I meet with a gentlemen on Thursday about breeding his privately owned Amur Tiger. I'm a lizard girl, primarily, but given the zoo's tiny staff I suddenly find myself the most qualified person on payroll to handle breeding requests across all species. Suppose that three year stint in Australasia did me some good after all (Take that student loans!).

Typically I'm against exotic creatures as household pets but in cases like this it's such a blessing to have even one more specimen healthy enough to contribute to the population. And if the data I've received is any indication, she should have no trouble catching provided she and the stud like one another enough.

Yes. Even in the animal kingdom girls are picky.

In any case I am exceptionally excited. Too excited to sleep in fact so I'm off for a jog. (Julian, if you're reading this never fear, I've brought the pepper spray with me).

Mar. 25th, 2013


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So, it's really weird to wake up after such a vivid dream... I felt like I was already awake that whole time.

It turns out, that in my dreams... I'm basically just me. With a cooler coat, and an insatiable need to take over the world. But that's just repetition now, isn't it?

Hm.

Oh. Also. Have a picture because it's a day. )

Mar. 14th, 2013


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If anybody is looking for a family-friendly way to celebrate St. Patrick's day, this coming Sunday is "Go Green" day at the OC Zoo. Admission is free if you bring an empty cardboard box to recycle. Plus, you get to see me, and you know you can't say no to this face. Okay, well, maybe you can, but I bet you can't say no to my finned, furred, and feathered friends!

Unless you're allergic, in which case, you will be missed.

Mar. 10th, 2013


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Uhhhgggggghhhhh.

I-- I want my hour back.

Feb. 24th, 2013


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So yeah, is anyone hiring? Someone just threatened to kill me at work, and it's uh. Kind of not my scene anyway? I'll do anything I'm capable of doing, as long as it's not shady.

Feb. 21st, 2013


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Holy Shit.

I feel like David After Dentist or something. Is this REAL life? Cause I'm not totally convinced this isn't some kind of mass hallucination. I mean, shit, did we end up all ODing on something last night? I'd be remembering that, right?

And I mean, honestly, what the hell kind of thing causes this? It's like some kind of hookah shop on steroids.

Hookah. Hookah is an excellent idea right now. Anybody else want to join me while I cut my last class and go ahead and find some. Might as well see if it makes this shit better, right?

Feb. 16th, 2013


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I just got schooled by my dream self...

And I don't think I'm going back to sleep tonight.

Feb. 14th, 2013


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There's a jackass singing to his girlfriend. He's standing outside, and her place is right next door.

I am trying to enjoy a beer on the balcony.

One moment...


....There, handled.

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. )

Happy Valentines Day, Orange County!

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Obviously, I didn't grow up under a rock in a country that celebrates Valentine's Day or anything like that, but I really fail to understand the point of it. Do people really feel this need to set a single day aside to let their loved ones know they love them? Does the purchase of mass quantities of chocolate, furry plush animals and those tiny printed cards really represent the love that you might feel for someone? Is this meant to be a day during which presents and expensive meals are exchanged for wild, riotous sex, performed in cheap lingerie that no one will wear again after it's over? Are we really that sort of a society to push that kind of thing above all else?

I don't mean to condemn Valentine's Day by any means, if it makes others happy, and I don't mean to sound as if i'm judging. I don't mean to begrudge anyone their happiness, but I simply...fail to understand it, in the same way I fail to understand a lot of things: professional sports, corporate bookstores, Olive Garden, the way that miniature candy bars are considered the 'fun' size...


I digress, but really, I'm confused.

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It is Valentine's Day...isn't it? )

Feb. 13th, 2013


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Looking for a part time bartender for Joeyray's. Just a couple nights a week, and you won't always get stuck with the weekend shift. Experience is a plus, but I'm willing to train.

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This totally made my week! If a cat and a lizard can find true love in a windowsill then I shall be alright tomorrow home alone with the television and a stack of books.

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Last night was fun, but I think I'm giving up drinking for Lent. The dreams ... they're terrible, but I have a purpose in them, and I don't really have one when I'm awake. Maybe I can make them merge together. If I'm meant to protect people, I'm going to really put forth an effort to do so.

I've already signed up for a bunch of training classes and stepped up my jogging. Instead of being silly and stupid and ... me, I'll practise with my bow, I'll go kickbox.

I miss home so much I could die.

Edit; posted later, locked from non-puncturable HP people: What does "imperio" mean?

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Getting glared at by the priest as you amble into get Ashed? Still a Massive Guilt Inducing Moment, even though I'm not the guy behind me who had to run out of line, hand clasped over his face. That one? Probably a WHOLE lot worse than just that Judgey Disapproving Glance when HE got back in line.

...Worth it.

Even if I am going back to the couch now and canceling my plans to go out spotting other members of the club, and most likely bailing on my Prior Obligations. Not exactly the Adult option but right now? I don't want to be an adult and wrestle with getting ready for class and having to shower and find my gear and get there and try to see through my shield when I'm in like, zero condition to be trusted with sharp objects in the first...

..Yup...

Talked myself out of THAT one.

Feb. 11th, 2013


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My friend Robert has inspired me, I'm thinking of getting a dog. Possibly a puppy, but maybe a rescue dog from one of the local shelters. I get a bit lonely, sometimes, and could use the companionship.

I've got it all worked out: I can bring him with me to school and do my research outside, when possible. There may be a few hours where he'd have to stay outside, but I'd take breaks and go and play with him and walk him around when I'm forced to stay in the lab. If need be, my parents can dog sit.

I'm thinking some sort of setter or retriever. A majestic dog, you know. Something regal. Will keep everyone posted.

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Far be it from me to police the activities of the members of this network, but I would ask that certain members of it refrain from phoning me in the middle of the night to inform me of their childish antics and, if it would not be too much trouble, to refrain from using terrible faux and obviously affected accents to play act the roles of historical figures simply because they feel that it will get a rise out of me.

Courfeyrac, I will now be changing my phone number in the hopes "Louis-Phillipe" and "Marianne" do not phone me again to inquire "how the revolution is going" and if I am "enjoying the comforts of my pillow barricade". I hope that you are satisfied in that you helped to ruin the editing that I was doing and will now be watching as my grade point average plummets.

Thank you. So very, very much. Dare I ask who the lady you roped into assisting was?

...It was Sif. Wasn't it? You and Sif did this. But you're the one I'm now ceasing to speak to.

Feb. 10th, 2013


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So I just realized, doing a quick dry run for Thursday that the project i had in mind isn't gonna happen with me at the helm. Any florists on this thing willing to work at extremely short notice? I'll pay double, and it won't be BIG. Or am I completely screwed for getting a floral hair wreath ordered and done in time?

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It has come to my attention that I am far too insular. Ever since I got back to the OC I've done very little aside from pull a few shifts a week at the zoo and kick my brother in the ass whenever possible. So I am going to step outside my comfort zone: would anyone here like to join me for a hike? Perhaps sometime this next week?

No pressure! I'll drag Julian along if everyone here thinks walking is for primitives.

Feb. 9th, 2013


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Apparently pawning your shit is still a valid way to raise rent money in the Century 19. How I wish that was still true today. And that I had half the wardrobe I've been having in these dreams. At least the sword-cane even. That thing is amazing and I've only really seen it sitting in the corner of my apartment. Also, Marius, you can totally borrow money from me so that you don't have to pawn your coat, man. Seriously. Not that any of our clothing is actually worth what those things had to be new.

...Actually, that's worth investigating. Anyone have sources on 19th Century men's fashion? I would really, really like to know exactly what the things that I'm wearing are called. I know that they're very important, and I'd hate to get things wrong.


...Yes this is what I do to put off literary theory I don't want to touch right now. My minor is killing me, and it's doing it very, very slowly.
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I have been asked for my opinion regarding the strange sightings around Orange County.

It is, in fact, a ghost.

Now leave me alone, as there are actual cases to solve.

Feb. 6th, 2013

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I would like to know. For those of you that have cats and dogs. Is it only my cat whose bum apparently contains a portal to hell? Honestly, I know what I feed him. Where does it acquire such an appalling smell?

Feb. 2nd, 2013


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I forgot just how many cars there are in California, and how little people walk or rely on themselves to do just about anything. Every time something goes wrong the first thing people do is blame technology. Or someone else. It's never their own fault, as if responsibly died out with the Do Do Bird. And don't even get me started on the way people treat animals in first world countries.

It all makes me really miss the jungle.

But then I remember my brother's house has indoor plumbing and suddenly I'm right back on the bandwagon. Also, ordering a pint of ice cream for delivery? Totally worth commercialism.

Feb. 1st, 2013


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It's cute how teachers think that getting kicked out of their class is some kind of punishment...

I mean, what happens next? Forbidding me to do the homework?

Oh my God. I got myself kicked out of class. I think I want to die.

...Worth it.

Jan. 30th, 2013


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...Why does my homelife seem to consist of the same shit with a different name every single time? I need a babysitter Friday night if anybody's interested in some cash. Must have the ability to keep your charge from breaking the locks on the booze closets and I'm not sure what time I'll be home, but I'm offering five hundred bucks starting from about six if you're interested.

Or it doesn't have to be at my place and I'll throw in extra if it's not.

Let me know?

Jan. 24th, 2013


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One of my friends just sent me some of these lovely things.

Who wants to help me pretty up parts of the OC? I promise, they're completely harmless... unless you get hit in the head by one, I guess.

Jan. 23rd, 2013


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Anyone need a boxing partner? I want to get back into it, but you can't really box against a bag all the time.

Jan. 22nd, 2013


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I think part of my problem accepting stuff like death is my degenerate, bohemian lifestyle. I'm not saying I'm going to entirly QUIT with that because it's fun and everything but I AM thinking about potentially changing it, at least a little. To the point where I don't get freaked out by emotions because I'm too numb to deal with them most of the time, and they get overwhelming whenever I'm not stoned or drunk anyway.

So without getting too ahead of myself here, cause c'mon it's me, we all know I'd fail miserably if I did, I think I should get a pet to learn responsibility. Recommendations? Dogs are out because I'm not around enough for that, even if the idea of taking my little purse dog to the set and letting it run wild, then giving it cameos is fucking hilarious.

I'm also someone interested in more exotic animals than not, but I don't really see snakes working out for me. Just not my kind of thing, I guess, plus fiddling with all the heat they need? Not something I"m real confident in.

So basically a pet that can kinda hang out on its own without being too miserable, that I'm not gonna mess up if I change the temperature in the house or anything is what I think I'm going for. Ideas?

Jan. 21st, 2013

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Anybody know how to file for emancipated minor status? I turn eighteen soon, but still. I want to see if it's even possible.

Yes, I have my reasons.

Jan. 19th, 2013


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Off to work I go. I really should find a new job - I'm already dreading coming home smelling of cigarettes and booze. And don't get me started on the glitter.

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The zoo had an opening! It's only two days a week for a grand total of four hours but that's $40 a week I didn't have before. Suck it job market!

Though, I've been contemplating just going back to school instead. Avoid paying school loans by wracking up more debt, that makes sense right? And then you could all call me Doctor Abby Maitland.

I wonder what the salary is for a Herpetologist Veterinarian... Good? Bad? Worth the effort?

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Well, I've gotta say I'm glad that's over. The plague thing hit the studio hard, I've gotta say. There are a couple faces I'm not going to be seeing again when I head into the cafeteria on the backlot. One of my writing team, but mostly people that I know from hanging around the industry long enough.

It's...tough, it really is. I haven't felt like doing much outside of burying myself in second season plots we'd all discussed since I don't deal real well with death at the best of times, and that was...kind of the worst I've really dealt with. I know, I'm a big boy, put on the shorts and deal with it, whatever, but really? I don't WANT to be the one who deals with it.

Tell you the truth, I tend to run away from problems, tried to run away from this thing and I managed not to get it myself, but I feel kind of guilty about the fact I did it now. I mean, sure, self interest but still. I could've, I don't know, sent flowers or some crap, I don't know, death's not really my area.

Hell, does anybody want for that to be their area?

We'll probably be back to read throughs at some point this week and it's just going to be really, really strange. I don't actually do the whole emotion thing, but I'm kinda close right now or something?

This is weird. I'm sorry.

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[Job Offer- Three positions open]


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Hello, I am the owner and a manager of The Burning Mandala. A burlesque club and bar.

I am in need of three new bouncers for my club.
Any gender and identity is welcome, but must have skills in fighting in case something comes up. You must be trustworthy, able to lift over 190lbs at very least

Able to keep it in your pants, I don't want any dating with any of my dancers.

Pay will start at $10 an hour, overtime is available at double pay.

Please contact here or directly at [nummber].

Jan. 18th, 2013


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Priceless camera traded for a shitty laptop. Check. Job apps are out and now the waiting begins. Unless someone here wants to offer me a job that doesn't involved nudity, rape or selling my internal organs.

Hello Valarnet. I'm Abby.