Definitely not all that excited with the election results--I wasn't all too fond of either candidate, really, but what surprises me (and not in a good way) is how many people I've seen have been 'sobbing for joy' or of the mind that somehow, the results imply an end to what's wrong with this country...when I look at the way our new president chose to promote himself, and even his stances on the issues, all I foresee as happening in the next four years is an increased presence of the root problem in this country: a lack of personal responsibility, and an expectation, and even a presumption that it's not only someone else's fault when things don't go our way, but that it's their responsibility to take care of us, too.

There's definitely things that need to be 'fixed' within this country, like our medical system (to name one example)--but having grown up overseas (in Southern France) under socialized medicine, I think that most americans don't realize just how crappy the quality of healthcare can be (and usually is, comparatively) in that sort of system--and I don't think that to take that path to fixing it is going to really give very good results, in the long run.

That's not to say, I guess, that I'm all doom and gloom over the election, either--I'm just kind've getting tired of the overexaggerated response to it, given that I think a lot of our new president's ideals are simply -too- idealistic to be feasible. With that said, it's going to be an interesting next 4 years, I think, no matter how you look at it.

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a) tell you how I know you and a thing or two about whatever you have in your gallery OR Tell you why I friended you. (somebody changed it)
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your journal.

Assuming I don't know you all that well, I'll still do my best to come up with an answer to all the different parts've this!

ahahaha IGNORE THE FACT THAT I TOTALLY ACCIDENTALLY UPDATED WITHOUT ANY TEXT IN HERE. ahem. 8D.

Anyway. Life's looking good, atm. Had a blast at ACEN, and I finally got a new job, like, 2 weeks ago? It's temp-to-hire, so here's to hoping I end up getting hired on permanently--so far, I'm really enjoying it, despite the fact that a 6 AM start time means I'm getting very little sleep, for the most part. 8D.

Got a couple random sketches done in the midst of training, so hopefully sometime soon I'll get those scanned/lined/colored. .

Additionally, to go along with the new job, I got to get new SHOES. 8D. And while I've always been one of those gals who never really saw the irresistible nature of shoes, I've been amazed at myself, since lately I can't seem to walk by a shoe department without looking through it...and usually finding something I like/buyingg it. D<. Gotta love new addictions, haha.

Anyway! Since this is an office job, and usually has some degree of downtime, at least at some point during the day, hopefully I'll at least be a bit better about updating the JOURNAL portion of my devart~

I really wanted to see something new on my devart page--so, here's a new journal entry...not that I have a whole lot to say 8D;;

I'm still working in Hotel Housekeeping (ugh), but hoping to get my act together and find something new...and -SOON-. 8D. Hope that the year's treating everyone well, and that everyone's having a wonderful holiday season so far~

To kind've give an explanation as to why I've been letting my gallery get mouldy--I've continued to be horribly uninspired, at least, for anything aside from like, lineart editing and stuff for gaian shops that let me guest 8D. Soooo, nothing much original coming from me, recently Dx. Hopefully that'll change soon, and I can finally see something else new in my gallery!

BIGNEWS of the moment, for me, is that we finally snagged a WII. Yes, after spending a few months (my siblings and I have been looking for one for that long) my sister and I finally got one the day after thanksgiving, GO US. ;D Sooo, been having a lot of fun lately getting a feel for the new system--and I have to admit to being really impressed--I LOVE IT. *w*

Other'n that...I don't think I really have much to say 8D;; other than to GO GIVE SOME LUV TO REI, who I finally got to meet down at AWA this past Septemberrrr~ *w* <3.

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The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly.
In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names.
Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their devpage comments and tell them to read yours.

Vashtya (aka Lissa):
1- I have a fetish for men with long hair and/or brightbright, almost unnaturally so, red hair. (this is probably why my gaian avatar has the long curly hairstyle...in red D<.
2- I bite my fingernails, and when I have a rough edge on 'em, I...use my teeth like a nail file? D: *sooddit'salmostscary*
3- erm..I LOVELOVELOVE ketchup on my eggs. not easy over eggs, but like, scrambled eggs + ketchup = YUM.
4- When I'm really hyper, my typing tends to become OMGALLCAPSANDISTOPUSINGMYSPACEBAR. >.>;;
5- My left ankle can crack...anytime. like, if I rotate it right, no matter when, I can make it crack. kinda scary. *falls apart?*
6- (contributed by lizzar >D) when it comes to naming things "IF PPL CAN PRONOUNCE IT OR TYPE IT WITH EASE, I VASHU, HAVE FAILED" <--direct quote, from the nub's horse's mouth. :3

I tag.. Lizzar, Rei, Brit, Ani, Bliz and Zoo