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I'm moving next month.

Only for the summer, but let me tell you the amount of drama it has caused in my family is absolutely insane. But it's for a job, so I'm kind of excited.

Backstory: I work for the feds. Kind of. I'm a park ranger, and I'd like to make a career out of it. For the last couple years I've been working near my hometown in a National Historical Park, but this winter/spring I got told to start applying all over because my boss wasn't sure she'd be able to bring me back for the summer, blah blah boring federal government hiring proceedures blah blah basically my job was up in the air. So I sent about 15 applications out for different jobs in the Park Service, all over the country, hoping my current workplace would get back to me first.

No such luck.

No, a park aaaaalll the way out in South Dakota called me. Within three days of me first talking with their hiring official, I said yes - because I couldn't be sure about any of the other jobs, and I didn't want to say no and screw myself out of a job.

So now I'm going out to the Black Hills of South Dakota to work at Wind Cave National Park. It's one of the oldest national parks in the country, and it's absolutely gorgeous. THERE ARE BISON! AND MOUNTAIN LIONS! AND . . . hills xD I really actually am excited lol. I get to live in a small dorm IN THE PARK, which hopefully will be pretty cool and I'll cook and bake and maybe the people who realize I'm not a cave spelunker or a hiker will still like me xDDDDD

Definitely not complete yet, but here are some of the songs going on this playlist. The Axel and Roxas I am writing have been together for a while, and are quite a lot of fun ;) For theplumtomato <3333

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For cuddles rather than kinks <3

http://darthvair-65.livejournal.com/32898.html

Christmas fluff for my loves <3

http://darthvair-65.livejournal.com/32734.html

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In other news, these gifs more or less accurately express how I feel:
I love you all

However. 2011 has gone kind of like this

and I've spent a hell of a lot of time shouting WHAT THE FUCK

And right about now I'm ready to tear shit down

So really, 2011, what I'm trying to say is

I had a lot of trouble making friends when I was a kid, so most definitely. Specifically I remember imagining that I had a dragon with me (remember the movie 'Pete's Dragon?') to protect me from bullies. I vividly remember sitting on the outside of bus seats so he could sit with me and telling my dragon that he had to stay on the bus because he wasn't allowed in school and I would be ok for the day.

BUT MORE ON THAT LATER.

It's almost December, which means

IT'S TIME TO BAKE FOR CHRISTMAS BOXES!



I have a lot more recipients this Christmas too, with the addition of the Mattress Mafia - so I have to work everything out and double my recipes, spread things out.

So far I've decided to make:
* my mom's sugar cookies (all decked out for holidays)
* spiced and iced shortbread
* cinnamon chocolate chip biscotti
* cocoa ginger crisps
* mahogany buttercrunch toffee (with and without nuts)
* buttered rum cookies
* either brownies or rice krispie treats. Still deciding.



I have a lot of work to do if I'm going to get these to everyone hopefully by Christmas. And I need to fill out Customs forms. CURSE ALL OUT INTERNATIONALS, love you to bits <3

In case I haven't talked anyone else's ear off about this, I'm going to Australia in about a week and a half! We're leaving November 10 (if Qantas Airlines gets their shit together) and won't be back until November 26. I'm offering to write postcards for people, so if you'd like one please message me a mailing address to use :) Also if you'd like to read about our adventures down under I have a blog I'm going to be writing, so check in and see what shenanigans my family is up to and laugh at my confusion of days.

www.jetlaggedwombat.blogspot.com

:D

I have been watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic over the last few days.

The show is freaking adorable. I love the characters, love how the characters are written, and I also love that this is done by the same team that did Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. That combination = win.

I blame ravewalker and neffectual entirely.

Now here comes the main point: I'm going to Anime Boston next year (or bust) and while I know one day I'll be all gussied up wearing ravewalker's hairfalls (<3) I wasn't sure what I'd do for the other day. Now though, I think I'll cosplay a human Fluttershy.

Between now and April I will need to somehow acquire a yellow dress, a long pink wig, and wings. I've already found the right wig from arda-wigs.com and artists are making and selling wings on Etsy, so that should be easy.

I WANT IT TO BE ADORABLE.

And yes, this is my new favorite guilty pleasure.