BIG.

Like Clifford the Red Dog BIG.

The HKO Happy Hearts Reunion is finally upon us and it’s about time, honestly.

So like I said before, I’ve been online shopping. Besides eBay, I finally bought some things (Only 2!) on Etsy. If you’ve never been on there, you are amazingly deprived. It is like the homemade crafts version of eBay, minus the auction part. People who craft or design things for a living or as a hobby, post their items on here for sale and you can buy whatever you want. From jewelry to wedding dresses to house decor, it’s pretty awesome.

And I finally gave in. I have no self-control. It’s pathetic, really. Oh, Hello Friend is this little shop that has adorable items up for sale. I bought a necklace and the packaging she ships her products in is too cute and so original.

 

 

And last, but not least - a pretty old thing I received last month. I signed up to participate in Free People’s Art of Giving Crafts Swap. You had to basically create something winter-y to send to your partner by New Year’s.  Here is what my lovely partner sent me:

 There was also a dress/tunic thing, but I didn’t feel like getting it out. x) She knit it all!

I luff mail. Mail is exciting to receive - except when it’s bills. ;D ANYWAY, SEE EVERYONE ON HKO TONIGHT!! *cheers*

 Betcha $5 we won’t get on ’til at least an hour later. >.>

Brb studying. ):

And yes, those are flowers coming out of her head. I would like flowers to grow out of my head. Well, actually, there are all those weeds and bugs and stuff.

Never mind.

And I eat EVERYTHING.

I seriously mean it. She is a 6-month old (so still puppyish) part German Shepherd and something else mix. My roommate adopted her on a whim from a pet store that found her. She kind of has a tail and loves to eat and lick everything.

She licks my jeans. She also eats lint, the sticker stuff on her toys and almost the styrofoam on my floor. But she loves fetch and unfortunately for her, is stuck inside all day except for when she goes on her walks to pee/poo. Our apartment doesn’t allow pets, but she was here for the past week until my roommate takes her home today.

Oh, and these were all taken with my webcam so forgive the poor quality. My sister hijacked my camera. -_-

I’ma miss her. ):

Edit: My roommate/her owner stuffed her into a luggage bag and put a jacket over her head to sneak her downstairs. :’) She came back and goes, “There was an elevator full of people and I’m thinking, “Oh crap.” Then this guy goes, “Well, that’s inconspicuous.” And I look over and her [Sadie’s] whole backside is hanging out.”

Most adorable logo ever. That may change seeing as how everything HKO is cute, but still!

Please be aware that you may experience crashes, bugs, and other problems during the Happy Hearts event.

Should be fun, haha. As if we hadn’t before though. >.> Hopefully I can drag some of my doubtful friends on to HKO and get them addicted. Def looking forward to the flood of new users and lots of questions to come. ;P Or maybe not?

See you soon, guildies. ♥

Hint: My birfday is in 9 months and 9 days (lul). ;D

10 more days, yo! Happy Hearts sounds so cute and corny at the same time. Anyway, I really have no news - aside from buying too much stuff on eBay.

I don’t recall posting this video, but everyone should watch it! It’s absolutely amazing because it’s an electric company’s ad and took 4 weeks of testing with 288,000 candles. There’s a making-of video after this too if you’re interested. If the embedded videos don’t work, click the titles. (: Enjoy!

Electrabel Ad

Making Of video:

♥ Pretty farm sights: Abby, Miyaw, and Cal

I’m an Earth Snake, according to this.

I’m not typically a superstitious person, paranoid - yes, but not always superstitious. Since CNY came around, I’ve been fairly interested in Chinese astrology and it continues to surprise me how accurate these are. By ‘these’, I mean quizzes and just all that stuff where rationalists can easily deny their authenticity. If you really take the time to read certain things (the ones that actually do seem realistic, not teenybopper crap), it’s really fascinating.

I read the Wiki article on the Snake and it’s almost all true. Seriously. I’ve always wanted to be a diplomat or at least, an ambassador - it’s what I want to do; I want to change the world.

The parts that didn’t work out were how Snakes are meant to be on stage - I have horrible stage fright. And I’m not pretty, haha - which apparently Snakes are.

“The only sign that can possibly overcome the snake is the mythical sign of the Dragon with its superhuman benevolence and love.”

I found that hilarious. My boss and best friend is an Earth Dragon and it’s an inside joke amongst us and our co-workers that we’re a married couple. And he happens to be the only one that can ‘control’ me.

“The Dragon is most compatible with the Rat, Monkey, Snake and Rooster.”

Lul.  Oh boy. So what’s your sign? x)

Edit: HOORAY FOR HAPPY HEARTS! See everyone back in HKO in February!

And remember the woman who gave birth to the octuplets? Apparently, she has 6 other kids under the same roof too. So count ‘em - that’s 14 KIDS. >_> Holy poop.

 

He is the cutest little thing ever.

Though I’m sure Starrfire7 would argue against that and say Kiki & Lala are better. ;P BUT nevertheless, Pochacco is my favorite character ever. LTS are cute too, but nothing stands between me and the dog.

The HKO and HKO Events blogs updated today with the most adorable theme ever. I WANT IT. D: But I can’t find it! *huffs* >:l

It’s seriously perfect. In the past, I have said that I don’t like any of the previous themes they’ve come up with that much. They’re all still cute, but it was never perfect and I always wanted a Pochacco one. I don’t know if anyone noticed (though it’s quite obv), but there’s a fading effect where anything that loads, fades into view. This one is just so awesome in every way.

Hooray for Pochacco!

Edit: Just discovered that every time you refresh or go to the blogs, the character at the top rotates between Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, HK, and a human girl with an HK hat (like the one in HKO). HK looks so pretty!

Well, at least the .com extension did. I was partially curious to see what Google would put up in honor of Chinese New Year - you know, where they change the logo to something special for the occasion.

.com:

.co.uk:

… I don’t get it.

Edit: 8 hours later, I was on my iPod in class and I went to Google. The page on Safari showed a CNY-logo’d Google page, but not on my laptop’s Firefox. >.> And I already cleared my cache/cookies.

Anyway, a woman today in Bellflower’s Kaiser Permanente  delivered 8 babies with a team of 46 doctors. All babies were born 9 weeks premature (which is normal for multiple births) and there are 6 boys, 2 girls. Doing a c-section birth, the woman had been carrying a combined weight of 24 lbs (women usually carry only 1-3 lbs per child I think) for all 8. That’s crazyyy. Also happens to be only the second case of live-born octuplets delivered in the history of the US.

Or Tết, depending on which ethnicity you are. Granted, it technically isn’t until tomorrow (the 26th).

I celebrate the latter, but it’s basically the same thing. Went to my aunt’s Saturday and received a fair few lucky red envelopes. With the economy doing so poorly, I was surprised (and my parents, who were none-too-excited) that my aunt threw this party.

Anyway, new blog layout up with the lovely Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel and hearts galore - just in time for Valentine’s. I’m not too thrilled with either layouts, but meh, s’okay.

I recently finished reading The Lovely Bones (movie coming out on Dec. 11, 2009) and it was really good - my first book in ages, honestly because I’m a sorely picky person. I don’t have much to say on it, but it was very deep and meaningful. A young girl of 14 is murdered and the story goes on to tell about how her grief-stricken family falls apart as a result. Through her eyes, readers experience the girl’s own personal thoughts and observations (in her own heaven) as she watches her family and friends try to move on without her.

Anddddd… Someone needs to ban me from eBay. Seriously. ;x

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

- Ghandi

Because of this wonderful video, I am truly and wholly: inspired, hopeful, and optimistic for the future.

The Presidential Pledge

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