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I know a few people had posted looking for jobs, and I actually have a few openings around my shop. I need data entry people, three customer service agents, three shop people, and two floor managers. If you think you'd suit, please e-mail me your resume at lulu.webster@fayth.com. Please let me know your intention to do so here, simply so I know who to expect.

Opening a men's branch of my clothing line is much more effort than I'd thought, but I must admit, I'm enjoying myself. Even the flu wasn't too much of a setback - my co-designer Jefferson is a genius, and I had plenty of sketching time myself.

Geez - I never know what to say on these things. Um. My mom told me about this place and thought I'd try it out. I'm Roger. I just moved back here from Seattle after getting laid off while I figure out what to do with my life.

Hi, I'm Roger, and I used to live here.

Hey all. I heard about this place through the grapevine and figured I'd come see what it was like. It might help time pass a little more, at least, right?

Anyway, I'm Roger, and I just moved back home after living in Seattle for a bit. It's good to be back. I sort of missed this place.

As much as it pains me to actually ask this, and as perilously close as this brings me to actually completing a collegiate assignemt why I've been signing myself up for studio art classes I'll never know,

Would anyone be willing to sit for me so I can attempt some portrait sketches? Location, pose, and state of dress or undress is up to the client. You can keep it if you like it.

I would simply ask my friends and not bother the rest of you, but it would be better to practice on faces I'm not quite so intimately familiar with.

Any takers? I'm free practically any time.

It has come to my attention, namely, via email exchange with my political theory professor that I've been...'different' lately in a way that concerns her. It...I'm going to copy/paste:

...Isn't so much what you've said that's been concerning me but how you look when you say it. it seems as if you've left reality behind...

...It seems that you're under a lot of stress this semester. Have you considered trying out the counseling services at Student Health? That might be beneficial...

In short, my professor doesn't think I'm a horrible distraction or disturbance but that I'm somehow still terrifying and having a break with reality.

I'm not quite sure how I ought to feel about this. Have the rest of the people who deal with me on a daily basis noticed anything like that that I might not have?

I was told I should introduce myself on here. Not really sure how to do that so I will just tell you that my name is Sakura. As for what else you're supposed to tell people I'm not sure. I kind of avoid computers usually though that is hard as a college student. It is a good distraction from making plans for a trip to Chaco Canyon. My dad wants to set up a dig there May for his students or people interested in archaeology.

Seems everyone keeps recommending I come over and introduce myself on this Net thing. I am not really sure it is worth it because it seems rather dull but here I am anyhow.

It seems like this is a good medium to tell you of my epic adventures! My father is an explorer and recently took me with him on an expedition! My first. It was terribly exciting and we got to climb the biggest mountain in America and there was this storm and we nearly got stranded! And then...

Well maybe I should save that tale for later and tell you that my name is Lyra. It is nice to meet all of you I am certain.

After a week in a coma, did I really need another reason to come back from the dead other than Beyonce's hips? I think not.

So the superbowl happened, and so did chili. I'd actually been warned by concerned parties who knew the truth that chili was going to occur, but I wound up ignoring it out of sheer disbelief that chili the way Oliver Queen prepares it is a thing. I mean, okay, I don't have any problems with it, and it means I don't have to do any cooking, and it's apparently some neurotic manifestation of how much he cares about people, but my big brother's little obsession is kinda weird.

We made six kinds of it yesterday. Regular, veggie, chicken, and variations on the first couple. At which point he informed me he's trying to come up with a dessert version of the stuff. I get me being around in the apartment's stressful but there's a point where things get weirdly emotionally unhealthy and I'm pretty sure Ollie crossed it with that statement. Like,I get that I can be a pain, but I don't think I'm that much of a pain I've made him totally crazy. And I really, really don't want to eat the dessert chili attempts that are going to come out of this. ( tldr )

Haven't been that busy on a weekend in awhile. I'm knackered. Think I'm gonna just stay in bed today.

Been spending a lot of time up in the attic lately.

That book I found a couple of weeks ago - it wasn't just the back that was gone, the entire second half was missing! Honestly, it stops mid-sentence and it's the most annoying thing ever. But I figure, if the first half was in this house, then the second half must be, so up to the attic I go.

I've never really gone in for the spooky attic thing, but, this attic is spooky. I mean it. I keep thinking I see things lurking in the corners? I tell myself it's a trick of the light, but even the dog won't come up here with me anymore. If it wasn't for all the cool things I've been finding tucked away in boxes, I'd never come back up here.

But. Seriously. Spooky.

...I just got one of those emails from the Baronry that suggests my little hobby of dressing up in funny clothes and shooting things/overseeing other people shooting things is gonna get a lot more interesting. It's all volunteer of course, but, well, valarnet, you're looking at the new Captain of Archers for the Baronry Of Gyldenholt.

...Saying that one came as a shocker is kind of a given, I think. I mean...somebody just put me in a position of actual power. It's like the thunderclouds just started pouring in while I laughed evilly for a moment there.

...So. I'm in some semblance of control over a larger group of people and, while, it's not going to be the biggest ceremony or the most important I'm a part of this year, it's still pretty amazing, considering they want to do it publicly. I uh...

Floored isn't the word now, and excited doesn't start to cover it. I can't believe that this is happening t me. And I'm thrilled to take it.

I was pregnant in my dream last night. Well, half of my dream last night. Turns out it wasn't real. Not really real.

Weird because I dreamed about dreaming. And it was a real dream about dreaming.

AHEM.

I am bored. Right this second.
Someone needs to remedy this.
First brilliant suggestion gets the really awesome reward of my super fun company for the day.

Hello, my name is Dr. Hank McCoy and I was informed that there are other Scientist, as well as Doctors, who frequent this Network and that it may be helpful in making contacts beyond my own lab.

To the UCLA students out there, some colleagues and I have been discussing course options for next year, and we thought it'd maybe be worth while to try and put together a study abroad course. In Europe, obviously, with it being European studies. We're looking mostly at Western Europe (though personally I'd love to include a few days in Prague).

The bare bones of it so far is this: your regular tuition fees will apply. We'll be talking to accredited schools to ensure you don't miss out on credits, and you'll also get credits for the trip as a course. This is open to all students, whether we're your home faculty ot if you just want an exciting way to get breadth requirements. Be prepared to pay a bit extra depending, but we'll make sure to set you up with homestays.

If anyone's interested, feel free to contact me for more information. We're having an information night next Friday (Feb 17) - location TBD. If we get enough interest, I think it should be do-able. We'll also be looking for students to head fundraising and help with other aspects of the trip.

Wait, you don't have White Day in this country? Just Valentine's?

Now I have to hurry!

I partied so much last night that I almost made a post asking if there was any hot super heroes that want to save me... with their penis.

Kind of glad I didn't know. Luckily, I had someone looking out for me. And yet? Still not hungover. Told you, that shit works. But I think I'm done drinking for like a month. This weekend was just one big blur. Yikes.

I had a strange dream.

Tell me more about the Blue Box.

I need a vacation. Maybe I'll travel a little. I always meant to, but I was never restless enough. I'll go someplace hot and troubled. I'll fight right in. Israel's nice this time of year, right? I'll go do religious stuff, maybe it'll give me some peace. Or I could go to Morocco, I've never been to Africa. I could go cool down in Russia instead I think I speak Russian now. I just need to get out of the house for a while. I've never felt so agitated before.

And I am officially done with high school! I'm also officially a freshman at UCI in Biomedical Engineering come August.

I don't know, it's not like I was in danger of flunking out or anything, but it still sort of hasn't hit me yet that I'm done with high school. I have no idea how I'm going to balance college cheer with my BME major, but I'll manage.