Greetings friends
I haven't submitted a journal entry in over a year and a half.. That is changing now. I feel providing a list of happenings in Annieland is the best way to give an at least semi decent update. Here we go:

I am doing okay. I work about 50-70 hours a week. I sleep about 20-30 hours a week.

No, this isn't good for my already poor health and I am well aware.

Ducky is the best ever.

We are coming up on our three year anniversary of being together. Holy crap, I know.

My mother's health is dwindling, but she's doing as okay as possible. We make everyday the best day it can be because we really, really don't know which may be the last. I suggest you all do the same.

We got my mother a puppy for her birthday, which was the one year mark from when she was diagnosed with terminal emphysema.. Many have questioned why we would do such a thing, the answer is we went for three years without a dog and it was a very, very sad three years. My mother needed someone that she could always be with, could go on short walks with, that SHE could care for.. Oz, the puppy is the man for the job. If and when something happens to my Mom, he will become ours.. For now he is hers, and the two of them together is one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. He is a German Shepherd, gorgeous and the smartest puppy I've ever met. He knows my Mom is sick and looks after her as much as she looks after him. He isn't very social with others but loves his family (my Mom, sister, Ducky, myself and all of the cats) something fierce. He is an addition that we are all thrilled to have.

Comic Con is this month. I can barely believe that. I look forward to every bit of it.. Except for the anime-loving free huggers. They need to stay away from me. I'll take hundreds of pictures.. But they won't be posted here.

I rarely rarely hang out with anyone. I only have a handful of friends.. But none of them see me because I am too busy cramming way too many responsible things into too few hours in the day. Thankfully I am back working at USD with my best best best friend, Tony whom I sincerely adore. For those of you keeping score, yeah, we dated for a while, twice, but realized that was lame and that we are to be best friends til the end of time. I photographed his wedding (the one in which I was supposed to be the bride at one point), and he and Ducky get along like they've been best buddies their whole lives. I'm very thankful for this. We work along side eachother eight hours a day, and while our job is crazy busy, and at times difficult, we get it done, and have the best time possible doing so. My two friends after Tony that I am closest to are Dune and Kelly.. I went to school with Dune, and Kelly is his girl. We lost contact because Dune went off to be a (very successful) rock star for a bit, but retired from that lifestyle and now he, Kelly, Ducky and I hermits together with our dogs when we have time. Like I said, I don't have many friends at all, but the ones I do have are great people. I love them all very much.

I was invited to try-out for a roller derby team, I was very very excited because most of the people I've known in my past, including my mother, are convinced I should be a roller berby queen, but after some thought, I realized I don't have the time. Maybe someday.. Because damnit.. Sounds like a good time to me.


I think that covers it for the most part... I'm leaving a lot out, but talking about myself is like pulling my own teeth out with no anesthesia. If asked a question, I'll answer, so do so if necessary. Hope every last one of you reading this is doing well. I miss hearing from a lot of you. For now, I am a busy busy pirate, but it is what I must be. I have no problems with that. I do the best I can witht he hand I'm dealt, even if the cards I'm dealt are shit. To the few of you I hold near and dear to my heart, you know who you are, just because we don't talk doesn't mean I don't think about you all the time.. I do. And I hope your cards are winners.

Take care everyone, and take even better care of those you love. At this rate, I will update my journal again April of 2011. Heh.

as much as i dont like my city, my state in general... i am heart broken. four years almost to the day there were the worst fires in american history here in southern california.. devastating doesnt begin to describe the effect of said fires. back then it got pretty close to my house.. but not close enough to panic. i helped those i know, and even the san diego wild animal park evacuate, heal, anything else needed. now.. as of yesterday... the fires of four years ago have been surpassed.. these are the worst there have ever been. they dont expect much to make it.. including the area i live in. never have fires come so close to the coast, where i live.. and if it keeps up the way its going, which agian, they expect it to, due to the winds, itll travel farther west til it hits the pacific coast.. taking with it everything in its path. by the time it got to that point, thered be nowhere for us to go.. wed be trapped by the fires north, south and east of us. thats worst case scenerio, of course... but.. its looking more and more like itll be reality within the next couple of days.

if you know anyone who lives in this area.. contact them. first by email, second by land lind, third by cell. the emergency workers/authorities have asked us to stay off cellphones unless they are absolutely needed, cause the airwaves are getting jammed. make sure anyone you love and/or care about are safe. please. they may need help. at the immediate time my family and i are safe, we have food and water, and for now electricity.. not sure how long that last one will last though. ill check this when i can, but there may be a time when i have no power, and beyond that, may need to get the fuck out of here. where? i dont know. we dont really have anywhere to go. nowehre safe, atleast. theres a gasoline shortage, the roads are jammed, and fires surrounding the area. it sounds like a joke, but i am serious when i say keep an eye on the news.. if you hear about a girl stealing a large yaught in the bay and taking her family, her boyfriend and pets.. and comic books.. well.. you guys will know who it is. the waters the only safe place. makes sense to me. oh... and if you arent hearing san diego in the national news.. thats because they are talking about witch creek, ramona, julian, and a few others COUNTIES of san diego.. im not sure why the news does that... but it was a big deal four years ago, why they wouldnt just call it san diego.. maybe they are now.. dont have a tv to watch right now. anyways.... just check on those you love.. ive already tried getting in contact with ~jfujita, as i know he lives in the irvine area, which is too on fire.. but havent heard form him yet. i hope justins okay. i really really do. and any of you reading this that may be affected by the fires... be safe, REALLY REALLY safe. and good luck. i think we are going to need as much luck as we can get at this point.

i havent posted a journal since july. ive told myself to post something for a long while now.. but havent. im not good at talking about myself, or updating people on recent events and such... if anyone does want to know whats going on in annieland.. i suggest you find me. you should know how. and if you do care that much... then you probably already have, and hear from me quite often. marvelous!

i was tagged by ~derjukee and usually dont partake in the taggage around here... BUT this is the perfect reason to update my journal... so! here it goes:

The 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 stating the rules 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...

1. im allergic to yellow. yellow no. 7 to be exact. its a food color used in some foods (snack foods, and other types of food with preservatives and the like) that just so happens to make my heart race and if i consume enough, make me itchy. i found this out while eating a certain brand of muffin at work in the morning everyday.. and everyday having that reaction.. went to the doctor.. had a food allergy test and WHAMO.. found out.

2. i dont like people im with walking behind me. like... if im with some friends out and about... i dont like any of them behind me. even if im just with one person.. they have to be at my side, or infront of me at all times. its not so much paranoia as it is being protective. im the tallest and strongest of my family... my mom is flighty.. im always keeping an eye on her. do so with friends and loved ones aswell. i think its a herding instinct. perhaps im related to a border colie.

3. ill spend all day cooking for myself and others and make a meal for the damn gods.... but i hate cooking for just myself. even when im starving ill make something simple... i dont like putting forth the effort for myself. ill still eat plenty healthy... but i just wont go all out for me.

4. i laugh in my sleep. like... hysterically. or go into giggle fits. sometimes for just a minute or so... sometimes for up to a half hour. i have been doing this for years, but most recently did while sleeping next to my poor boyfriend a few weeks ago. luckily he only found it amusing... not creepy. im a lucky llama to have him.

5. i cant sleep unless im covered. i cant just lay down on a couch and sleep... i need a sheet or blanket covering me... doesnt even have to be covering my completly from toes to shoulders... just... something. otherwise i feel almost naked. its a weird feeling. ive never quite understood it. neato thing is my boyfriend shares this weird quirk.

6. a really really good day for me would be a day that involved no human interaction, but instead lots of animals.. domestic or wild, my camera, and some good music of my chosing. im what one might call a 'loner'... not a real big fan of people, and would much rahter be on my own than in a group... animals amuse me to no end, and i love them... and taking pictures of them and whatever surrounds me is something i sincerely adore. i enjoy the challenge of finding somehting 'interesting' to shoot. having good music to keep my ears happy and a beat in my step? even better. there are of course exceptions to that human rule... but honestly? its a reeeeeeeeeeally short list. this wouldnt be a really really good EVERY day.. but itd definately be something id chose to do atleast once a week.


i chose to tag no one. if anyone wants to do this.. by all means copy and paste.


thats it for now. i might post a real update soon.. but dont hold your breath. as far as me not submitting work recently.. forgive me... i havent felt compelled to do so aaaat all. doesnt mean i dont have any good work to share... i actually have a ton.. but thats part of the problem. i refuse to play favorites and pick a couple shots.. thats difficult for me.. instead i post them ALL on flickr.. if you want my account info let me know... maybe ill push myself to submit soon... we will see. not only do i find it rough picking only a shot or two (so i dont 'spam' my own gallery), but its just hard to subject myself to critique on work ive shot solely with my heart.

if youve read this far.. you rock. really. and i thank you for caring enough to do so. my views on some factors of deviantart might not be so good.. but theres no denying ive met some fantastic people i hold very near and dear.. you lot know who you are.


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whod have thought... captain ass kick would fall for captain america?

so! hello. i have returned. no really.. i have.

been really busy, as most of you know.. somewhat. but things are starting to cool off. so i will in fact be on more. lemme update you a bit on whats been going on in annieland that i find note-worthy:

COMIC CON!- lots of fun. it actually wasnt as super as it could have been.. the exhibit hall floor wasnt all too thrilling, nor were the panels and it was crowded as SIN... but.. it was still a good time. i took A MILLION PICTURES... so... dont say i didnt warn you... prepare yourselves for an onslaught of captain annie geeky goodness. i saw a lot of people i know while there, including peoples from DA who work on a couple comic books.. made new friends.. and ended up falling for a dear friend of mine named ducky. thats right kids... the captain is off the market. and honestly? i dont think i could be happier about it. ready? set? AWWWWWWWW. (shyeah, the captain said something sappy... madness)

youll be seeing peekatures of ducky (who dressed as captian america on saturday... i got lots of wonderful photos on that day ), klingons, random anime characters that confused me, caveman robot... and other splendid oddities from comic con soon enough. i promise.

.... maybe i should update more.. but i have no desire to. im suprised i got this far. for reals. the whole... typing thing? not feeling it lately . but.. maybe thatll change. we shall see.



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righto... update time.. ish. (ish because im simply too lazy to say what ive actually been up too )

been reeeeeeeeeeeally busy. with things. lots of things. good things, bad things, red things, blue things. or something. anyways, its left me too busy to get anything done photography-wise.

i have a looot of pictures that are worthy of being shared... just havent had time to touch them up, let alone submit them. hopefully things will slow down enough to allow me to take care of this... we will see. i surely hope so...

coming up july 19th-23rd is comic con international here in san diego... and i can ASSURE you ill have a tooon of pictures that will NEED to be seen by all of you... i promise... theyll be worth taking a look at (geeky, fully costumed insane goodness!! yay!) .... heres hoping i can get up to speed on the pictures ive taken the past couple months.. upload those... so ill have a clean slate by mid july.... otherwise ill be all KINDS of behind we cant be having that, now can we?

anyways... hopefully ill have more time to be on here... comment, submit.. be all around deviant... though i doubt it but we shall see!

i hope all is well with you lovelies



looking for your purpose in life? then #beertographers is the place for you!

(actually probably not at all... but.. theres only one way to find out )