Argh,
totally tagged me for this - brat! Buuuut since I'm bored, I'll do it anyway!
1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.
1. I am currently unemployed and I absolutely
hate it. I hate having to deal with applying for unemployment, I hate worrying and stressing about paying my bills, and I hate feeling like a drain on society.
2. Newest plan of awesomeness includes finally applying my lazy butt to grad school. WOO more debt! But hopefully it'll be worth it and I'll get to break the brains of future generations of English majors!!
3. I adore cosplay! I've always loved making and wearing costumes, and to find an outlet for that love as an adult is quite literally one of the greatest things ever! ...now if only I could actually convince myself to compete with some of my outfits...
4. Stage fright - I totally have it. Yes, I did solo fest and all-county chorus in middle-school and high school. Yes, I've performed in bands/ensembles for over 14 years. I still hate going on stage with the passion of a thousand burning suns.
5. Oh swearing... it's a horrible habit of mine. And often incorporates slang and swear words from other languages/cultures. Much to the disgruntlement of my family and pets. Woops.
6. As far as politics go, I'm pretty damn liberal,
but I hate extremists. I don't care
what end of the spectrum you're at - if you just blindly follow a given doctrine and are unwilling to at least
listen or
research to anything else, that makes you a closed-minded idiot as far as I'm concerned.
7. Stupid people annoy the ever-loving tar out of me. I don't mean those with legit learning disabilities - I'm talking about people who act and say stupid things because they're lazy and unwilling to use common sense. If the sign says "Right Turn Only" then don't try to make a fraggin' left-hand turn!! Stop being stupid and use your damn brain!
8. I identify as
pagan not Wicca. Wicca = Pagan, but Pagan =/= Wicca. Learn the difference people. It gets rather annoying having to constantly tell people "no, I am NOT Wicca. I don't do the whole 'coven' and set rules and rituals thing." I'm more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants sort of girl!
9. I fear that my artistic muse, as far as drawing/painting goes, has permanently/indefinitely left me. Consequently, this causes me quite a bit of stress and a tendency to be a bit bitchy when people harp on it.
10. I'm kind of a bit of a grammar Nazi at times. I don't mind a lot of the internet slang or lol-cat speak - hell, I'm guilty of using both myself. What
does drive me bonkers is people not using the correct to/too, you're/your, there/their/they're and other such things. STOP BEING LAZY and learn the damn language. Especially if it's your native tongue! No excuse. I don't care if you're 15 or 50, learn how to write properly, especially if you're writing fanfiction! If you're unsure, get a beta who
does know correct English! It drives me even MORE bonkers when I find these sort of mistakes when the author claims to have a beta - if that stuff is getting past your beta, then you need a new beta! Argh. Maaaajor pet peeve here. And an inspiration as to why I would love to become an editor, just so I can red-pen the HELL out of cruddy manuscripts (i.e. - Tw*tlight would
never have been published if I was the editor on that piece of drivel!).
Hoookay, enough ranting! And now for the tagging!
and anyone else who's bored and wants to rant-I mean do this!