My Weird Obsession

I have this weird obsession with taking pens apart. I don't usually take a pen completely apart like this while it still works, but once its ink runs out, I completely deconstruct the thing. (There actually isn't any ink left in the cartridge... it only looks like it's full.)

Also, I'm not at all opposed to having a cat on my desk. :3 Nova wanted to join in on the pictures.

What's a weird obsession of yours? I'm interested. :D

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The Saga of My Room

Hi everyone! I'm getting a bookshelf this weekend!!

Isn't it such a handsome little thing?? I've been looking forward to getting this for a while now – I'm currently improvising by using the top shelf-part-thing of a piece of furniture I already own.

*coughs* I was actually meant to get it last weekend, but *grumps* I got sick. 

Isn't that just how life works? So, as I'm writing this, I'm sniffling and trying to battle this cold. XP

... Please ignore the sad, empty fish tank beside it. There are a lot of things in flux right now.

I'll tell you all when it gets here and how it looks, all that fun jazz. ;) I've been waiting for a long time to get my room into check, and finally things are movin' along! Wish me luck! :D

>> P.S. Dirgun, wherever you are, hope you had an awesome birthday, my friend. <<

The world was wet

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I like rainstorms.
No, correction – I like lightning storms. Every time the sky flashes, I feel a pulse of hot purple electricity pump through my veins, just for a second, and it is magical.

The wind from my window came warm, wild, and smelled of young summer.

The sky in the distance rumbled, like the uneasily empty stomach of some terrible beast.

First there comes the flash of bright, impossible white that fills the sky, like God is taking a picture of the world.
Then, after the silence of sniggering raindrops comes the bellow of raw laughter. An invisible fist beats the taut skin of the sky like a drum, and the world just reverberates with the sound.

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It rained and thundered last night. Excited about our first thunderstorm of the year, I was awake at an hour way past being considered normal, by the light of my iPod, writing the above blurb in a notebook.
Summer is coming, and it is good. :D

Do you ever stay up past 12:00 just because you were suddenly struck with writing inspiration?

Do you like lightning storms?

journaling >> my weekend

Working in my journal = deliciously messy desk

Sketch of the inside of Eleven's TARDIS – soon to be colored!

I absolutely love painting in my journal... the pages get wrinkly and crisp, but the dramatic color is so worth it. X)

I hope you all are having an awesome weekend! :D

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happy >> tagged :D

Even though I'm very late in replying to this, I still wanted to reply to Lady Emily's happy tag! Thank you for tagging me!

books: OH NO I CAN'T PICK THEM. Um... the Naughtiest Girl In the School, by Enid Blyton. Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury, How To Train Your Dragon (the whole series) by Cressida Cowell. Oh, an also, this is a little bit of a kiddy choice, but the 'Dear Dumb Diary' book series is actually really hilarious. And it makes me happy, so there we go. XD

words: Raxacoricofallapatorious (haha, that had to be the first one), fantastic, geronimo, dizzy, algorithm, yellow, écoute (French for listen), endoplasmic reticulum, facetious

movies and tv: Doctor Who, definitely. Also Sherlock, House M.D., and How To Train Your Dragon. Also, ahaha.... *ahem* the Wombles. (its for kids but it is so so adorable)

scents: cold outside air, butter and vanilla, pine needles, cinnamon, upturned grass (like when you rip it out of the poor ground like a two-year old. Aah X), baking banana bread, baking cookies

songs: anything by Owl City, Sigh No More (by David Tennant and Catherine Tate), We Go Together (also David Tennant and Catherine Tate), Hold on Forever (PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS), TobyMac in general, Geronimo by Sheppard, and the Cave Johnson remix

miscellany: falling snow, my cat's soft fur, my River Song's sonic screwdriver, Christmas pajama pants, weekends, writing, my sister, laughing, the French language, this blog community in general :3


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"don't eat me" >> cookie cutters

#that awkward blogging moment when you photograph a banana on the floor because lighting is inadequate on the counter

First, let me explain the banana thing – in my house, bananas are widely and deeply loved. For one to ensure that she will have the banana for breakfast the next day, she must carve a message into the prey itself to fend off other predators. All it takes is a careful fork tine and a slight indent in the banana's skin. ;)

My brilliant plan worked. I did eat the banana today, just saying.

Aren't these cookie cutters the cutest things? I got all of these for about $12 at an old-fashioned country store that sells candies, candles, and other neat things like twig pencils (which I also bought!). Clearly among my favorites are the hashtag, the t-rex, the hand (TenToo, anyone? Any Whovians out there?) and, of course the bow tie.

*faint shouting from the Eleventh Doctor about how bow ties are cool*

What's your favorite cutter of the bunch? :3

*this post inspired heavily by the lovely Sarah. I hope you don't mind I borrowed your style!*

Hello Again!

MY GOODNESS I REALLY LOVE DRAWING DRAGONS AND DALEKS

Also, I drew a portrait of Phil. :3 Y'all recognize him, right? (top right corner)

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Sending classic snail mail to a cousin! And of course I decked out the envelope. :D

... You're allowed to decorate the back of these things right??

Included in the letter is a diagram of what the Tenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver looks like. (My cousin isn't a Whovian and I was telling her that my sister received one for Christmas. ;)

Also, a bit of parchment paper with good memories from Thanksgiving (the last time we met) written on it (conveniently blurred for privacy ;) I hope she likes it!

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Currently obsessed with my Eleventh Doctor-model sonic screwdriver. X3

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And now, just to celebrate the pure, sweet laziness of the upcoming weekend:

Kovu (Superman-positioned brown one) is already deep in preparations. ;)

(Don't worry – he could breathe. I checked. :)

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!! I am >>SO<< looking forward to it!!  :D