Life is a Song

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:16:46 GMT

Rules: We all love to hate them, but every community has them. These NEED to be read and followed, or you will face removal from the comm. There’s only ten, so you have no excuse!

1.Let’s keep this community wank free, please. IC drama is okay, OOC drama is not. Takeit to PMs.

2.This community will include adult concepts. However, any explicit adult activity needs to be taken to private journals due to the age of the characters and LJ’s adult content policy.

3.Mary-sues and Gary-stus are no fun for anyone and they don’t really have a place here. Make your characters realistic and you’ll have more fun, we promise.

4.Drugs, Alcohol, Violence…it happens in real life, so it can happen here, but please keep it in moderation. And remember, if you’re a student, you’re going to want to keep it under wraps from the faculty and matron.

5.This is not an X-men Rp. Sorry. Your pups should be relatively normal human beings, though “normal” is left up to some interpretation. If your character has a power, we’ll let it slide as long as that is not the sole purpose of your character. Faith from Buffy? Acceptable. Cyclops? Not. If you’re in doubt, feel free to pm a mod and ask

6.Posts should be under 10 words in length including strike outs. There’s no minimum, but remember, one word posts are hard to reply to.

7.Your mods are here to help you. Any questions or suggestions and we’ll happily take them into account, feel free to PM the mod account. However, on that same note, Mod’s word goes. We’re reasonable people, but we’re also in charge of making sure everyone has a good time.

8.Cussing should also be in moderation. We don’t want to see a whole post of curse words, but it’s certainly not banned. Try to keep it to three words or less of your posts as curses.

9.Make sure to join both communities, anchorageport and runawayhaven (our OOC comm) and introduce yourself. Also make sure you read the “school” rules, which are simply rules your character should follow in the comm.

9.5 Please include the word “nautical” in the subject line of your application to verify you read these.

10.Have fun! This game is meant to be an enjoyable thing, but that stems mostly from our members!

Standing up for yourself.

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:13:20 GMT

Last night, I don't think I've ever been more proud of myself. I also am amused that Amy got to see me, for the first time, when I'm in full Mama Bear mode protecting my friends. Basically the story goes that Amy and Emily and I were downstairs drinking - Abs and Jason were too, but they were in Abby's room, or not back from Walmart or something - and we were goofing off, playing around, and yes, being very loud. Well, Molly stormed down the stairs and yelled, yelled at us to be quiet, "for once". Well, needless to say, it sobered us up real fast and it was so startling and painful for us to be treated that way, that Amy cried. Now, those of you who know Chy should know that I really, really don't do well when someone - no matter who that someone is - makes one of my friends cry. And if you do it to my absolute bestie? Well, you'll be lucky if I don't flay you alive.

So, pissed (which is rare), and a little bit tipsy (yay liquid courage!) I made my way upstairs, woke Molly back up and we finally talked. About the past two semesters and how long his has been building, about how we felt, about pretty much everything. And it was really, really good. And I have really, really high hopes for today and the rest of the semester, with at least that relationship, because I feel like things have change

Words. Spellings. Stuff.

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:45:16 GMT

First, I know I need to update more. I'm working on that. It's odd, but this semester is my first one ever that's been crazy!homework intense (which is sad, because I'm a senior, but I've always been able to put things off and do them last minute and still keep up my GPA, but this semester i have to do homework ALWAYS to keep up!) so, posting has actually fallen to the wayside a bit.

Anyway. This post is a little rant. About words that are used a lot online and should be MOTHERFUCKING SPELLED RIGHT.

awe/aww: awe means that something inspires you. It boggles your mind. You are in awe! Awww is that you're going for when something made you squishy. I cannot say how many times I've wanted to jump off a high place for reading a review that was "awe, that was so sweet". *facepalm*

your/you're: one is possessive. ONE MEANS YOU ARE. OH MY GOD GET THEM RIGHT. adklakjldas.

Shakespeare: that's his name. Spell it right. Or just go kill yourself.

There are more, but there is also senior sem, which is now. Boo.

Obligitory "Roll Call" of my characters/journals

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:58:20 GMT

'Cause I got sick of people asking.

Writing Journal:
illusory_scribe

CSI:
Sara Sidle: runawayfences
Greg Sanders gsanders_csi

CSI:NY:
Mac Taylor: xmac_taylorx

Moonlight
Josef Kostan: snarkbites

Dresden Files
Mouse: noaveragedog

Tamora Pierce
Faithful/Pounce: notbadluck

Star Trek
James T. Kirk: captainjimk*
George Kirk: letscallhimjim
James T. Kirk (Mirror!Verse) nobodys_captain
George "Samuel" Kirk: firstbornkirk
George David Kirk-McCoy sonofstarfleet
Ensign Emma Harper betashiftensign
Sometimes: Clay Treadway marriedhisex

Arrows of the Queen
Selenay valdemarsqueen

Twilight
Alice Cullen: tinyoneisalice

Stardust
Tristan: searchforastar

Mythology
Morta of the Parcae: abhorred_shears

West Wing
Sam Seaborn: presidentspeech

Supernatural
Sam Winchester: mybrotherskeep

Crack
Flo:iheartinsurance
Wadsworth: imnotshouting

OCs
Airion: lighteststar
Carmine Vetis: entice_collect
Simon Marcelli: simon_ordained
Young Simon Marcelli: gonnabea_preist
Rosie Marcelli: surprise_rosie
Sara and Sam Marcelli: marcelli_twins
Jonas Daevas: firescommand
Sabah fallenforchoice
Lexi darkasdawn
Madison madisonisfallen
Morael godsawedangel
Adele McGranahan equinox_moon
Samael: trustthisface
Aaralyn: notlionnotbird
Tim Abernathy: fourwebbedfeet
Asher ashandburn
Collin notjustblueeyes
Jane glassesandgeek

Phew.

Updated 12/11

Engagement!

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:03:26 GMT

So hey guys!

Today I got married!!

No really.

:D

I am so excited!

college

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:11:18 GMT

So I'm a pretty collected person most of the time. I'm not a panic-er, and I don't lose my head in stressful situations. I may get irritable during them, but a majority of the time I get the job done. However, there is this strange time right before I go back to school or right before I come home from school where I have this incredible surge of irrational fear. This year I know it stems from the fact that I am very nervous about my senior seminar and all that comes with graduating, but it also has a lot to do with what comes every year. I miss my family when I'm in Indiana, and I miss my friends here and I miss my job and the different things I do in Austin that don't exist in Evansville.

But then tonight I was thinking about it, and I think what I'm really scared of is going back because that means it's going to be closer to me leaving. The rest of this post will be a bit morose, so feel free to skip ahead. But the people I know in college mean the world to me. Amy has become the best friend I could possibly have. Jaci and Emily and Shawn are more than just my friends, they are literally my family. Sara and Sarah and Tim and Laci and Molly and everyone else at DOZ and everyone else in Quidditch and my classes have done so much to define who I am as a person and where my life is headed that I can't imagine college or life without them. It's already going to be hard this year, with all the seniors graduated. I mean, what do I do without Meghan to hassle or Daniel to tell me wonderful bisexual news or walk me home or drunkenly cuddle with me? What will I do without Amy to eat with me or laugh with me or watch horrible movies?

The fact of the matter is that after this year we will all graduate. Some of us will stay in evansville or other parts of indiana and I will move back to texas, or go to africa as this peace corps thing becomes more and more real. And the truth is that we will see eachother less and less. And we will keep up through facebook and email, and I'm sure I will stay very close with some of my friends who I will visit maybe once a year or every couple of years...but it's all going to change and even though that's a semester or a year away, it terrifies me, so the coward that lives under my external boisterous take-on-everything-don't-look-back-chy wants to say fuck it. If I don't go back, things will stay the same. I can disappoint everyone, but I'll never have to see them again.

But of course, I won't. Two weeks from now I will pack up my car and drive fifteen hours back to Indiana with all its love and heartache and learning and drama that will come. I'll work on my senior sem and pass and then face a final semester before I have to make one of the biggest choices in my life. And friends will come and friends will go and maybe there will be that relationship that brewed all last semester, or maybe there won't be, who knows? But the year will come, and as it always does, the year will go, and then we'll walk across that stage and it's going to end a part of my life and start another full of bills and rent and jobs and life. And I'm sure by the end of this year I'll be excited about it, but right now I'm just scared.

Sue me.

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:23:39 GMT

JustPlainChy (6:46:54 PM): the enterprise crew: as seen by Joanna McCoy
JustPlainChy (6:51:17 PM): McCoy = Daddy, Jim = Half-hers and Jim. Belongs to Daddy. Is good for hide and seek and tag and getting her way. Sulu = Mr. Sulu. Pirate. Follows around Chekov like a puppy. Good for chess cause he lets her win sometimes. Chekov = Just Chekov. Follows around the Pirate. Makes her do math problems cause they're 'fun'. Good for talking to about boys because he won't tell Daddy or Jim. Uhura = Ms. Nyota. Belongs to Mr. Spock. Doesn't let her get her way, but will help come up with pranks against Jim. Will get her ice cream, sometimes. Spock = Mr. Spock. Vulcan. A little scary, but a big pushover under his very.serious. outside. Belongs to Ms. Nyota. Good for tea parties and chess when she doesn't want to win, but to learn. Has good stories about her Daddy and Jim.
Adorkably Adam (6:53:13 PM): Post. Print. CANON
JustPlainChy (6:55:37 PM): Scotty = Mr. Scotty. Lets her play with a tribble, but he's crazy.

stop the presses!

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:38:25 GMT

Goodness, I never thought I'd say it, but I actually really enjoyed the sixth HP movie. I did not expect to! After the third movie crushed all my dreams I haven't enjoyed any of them (I know, I know, that's only three but whatever I had high hopes and every time the movies SUCKED) and I only sorta kinda liked the first two, but this one was just...expertly done. Granted, this all might be because I haven't read the book recently (in like, two years) and I went in with very very little expectations because of the slaughter of my other favorite book (six and three were my favs) but I just thought it was quite enjoyable. Tom Felton absolutely blew me away. His ability to capture the struggle of Draco - this mix between 'I have to, but I don't want to' was so fantastic, and I loved the imagery of the birds and his slow madness caused by the insurmountable task he was faced with. I also loved the humor - I laughed out loud quite a few times during the movie and thought the teenage love bit was quite well done. It made me giggle.

I also wept at the light banishing darkness after Dumbledore died. Fuck. That was so well done, because it could have been SUCH a cliche and turned so cheesy, but they managed to make it work quite, quite well.

Of course, with every movie there were flaws, but I am in too good a mood right now to bitch and moan about what I didn't like. I am interested, however, in what's going to happen to The Wand as there was no mention of the tomb or otherwise. Hmm. Also, I like how we can only really see Harry's scar in ONE shot in the movie XD. That amused me, especially as he points to his almost bare head and goes "THE DAY I GOT THIS!" and the audience is like "got what? a zit? a forehead wrinkle?" ah, amusement.

But yes, overall, I enjoyed it. I might actually have to go see that one again sometime. I mean, no where near as awesome as nu!trek, but hey, I might be biased. Capt. Fine and my boner for Bones - that's all I'm saying.

Perhaps if I am in a sour mood tomorrow I will discuss more of the weaknesses, but for now...good movie. Scratch it off my list - still on: Public Enemies, Transformers, The Proposal and The Hangover. If you are in the austin area and are interested in any of these four, drop me a line!

For wubbins!

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:48:55 GMT

A prize for faiththatfuelsu for the amazing success of her smutmeme.

Cause she said she got no!prize, and I deemed it appropriate she get many prizes! :D

Huzzah!

hokay!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:08:51 GMT

...DOES ANYONE ELSE FIND THE PAM COMMERCIALS TERRIBLY EROTIC AND AWFUL?

"Pam helps you pull it off," OH MY LORD.

Pam, I will never use you again.

Public Service Announcement

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:52:00 GMT

Hullo all,
This is mun of many speaking, and just FYI, I'll be at a summer camp as a counselor starting on the 27th of June. That means my kids will be silent for the week, which will end either on the 4th or 5th of July. I will have limited access and be able to toss out a couple (by which I mean one or two) tags a day as I have about 30 minutes of computer time. If we're in the middle of something I am sorry to leave you hanging. If you'd like to talk to me to get some resolution on that, please feel free to drop me a PM or respond here, or IM me on aim at justplainchy or yahoo at vanillanutbuttterfly (yes, three t's, typonese wins).

I'd love to work out any sort of threads with you lovely people, and also love to simply press pause and pick them back up as soon as I return from running around with children, but again, expect maybe a tag a day at a really weird time during that week.

I adore you all! Sorry if I've left anyone hanging for inordinate amounts of time lately, life has taken up a great majority of my brain, including the part where the muses live. Sorry. :( I promise it is not because I hate you/your characters/your writing.

Love and kittens,
Chy

HALP.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:48:56 GMT

So guess what! It's almost time for camp, and I'm so excited I can't even stand it. But f-list, I need your help! I'm doing a cooking class, yeah? And I've decided it's going to be all desserts, but I need help deciding which ones to make! I'll have a class of ten 3rd-6th graders, and so far I plan to make Puppy Chow, Rice Krispies and Cupcakes, and probably Doo-Doo cookies (or as some people call them, no-bake chocolate cookies) but! Anyone who has worked with kids and/or cooks, I need some ideas of desserts that are easy and fun and taste delicious!

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:26:40 GMT

Why hallo thar new custom mood theme.

Addiction: it's bad for you.

OKAY WUT?

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:15:33 GMT

So, some of you might have gathered my ~~strange~~ ~~pathetic~~ awesome addiction to nu!trek. Sorry if you've had to listen to squeeing of a very high octave whenever it is mentioned. Others of you haven't had that privilege yet. BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE REASONS I LIKE THIS SO HARD AND HIS NAME IS CHRIS PINE:

FUCK ME TWO WAYS UNTIL SUNDAY YES.

er, I mean.

What a great actor!

(too bad he couldn't have had that piercing in the movie)

Hey Guys!! Hey Guys!!

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:38:01 GMT

Well, I hate to toot my own horn, but there was an exciting moment in life today, when a person I really, really respect and adore and wish I could grow up to write as well as she does, mentioned me on good_rpers_rock!

Can I just say how blown away I am by this?!

(for those who don't know, I'm simon_ordained)

*glee*

Thank you so much ashes_ascending!!!

c-c-ch-changes!

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:31:35 GMT

...okay, so I got over my emo!fit that resulted in jusplainchy version:smoke, and I changed it today. So, that one wins the award for shortest time as a layout, yes. Now I give you, in a much happier theme, Justplainchy:version:bakery.

:D

in a slightly related note, I got a job today! Back at the bakery - working noon to five, and then noon to nine on thursdays. I have sunday,monday and tuesday off, so, make plans with me.

In other words...

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:58:22 GMT

...if you have not gone to see Star Trek, get the fuck up off your ass and go see that shit. Seriously.

I have never been a "trekkie", ever, like, my grandpa watched it when I was a kid, but I was just like "eh" and until now I have ALWAYS been a star wars fanatic. But jebus fuck me sideways that movie is so awesome! I've been twice in three days, and I would totes go again if anyone was like "hey, star trek?". In fact, I might be downloading that on my computer sekkritly, so I can watch it always.

Bones is just...one sexy, sexy man. Sexy man. Also, Jim Kirk is pretty easy on the eyes as well. And then, when you throw in the little bits of HILARITY with the awesome EXPLOSIONS and oh wait a freakin' AMAZING plot? Well, thumbs up for this movie - best I've seen all summer.

...yes, I ship me some Kirk/McCoy. Suck it.

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:38:45 GMT

Different moods demand different themes. Strawberries didn't last long. So, Justplainchy version 4.0: Smoke.

So, hey, updates/manners - #001

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:08:01 GMT

Alright, so stuff has happened in my life, and you'd think over summer break you'd be LESS busy than you were at school. Hah!

But, something that I've noticed in the past few weeks: apparently "Southern Hospitality" actually is real. In that, things that I thought were common sense and just common courtesy are not. Who knew? So I've decided to just sorta throw a few up here. Consider it my great grandmother working through me.

Lesson 1: we'll start simple.

When someone you don't know is in a room/comes into a room, STAND UP (if you're sitting/the one in the room) and introduce yourself. Make eye contact and shake hands. Also, it often makes sense to introduce yourself in a way they can remember. For example:

Hi, nice to meet you! I'm _____________, so-n-so's (the person they know) roommate/friend/relation.

So, if I was introducing myself to Liz's (I sacrifice my fellow southerner Liz) mother it would be:

Hello Ms. Westbrook, it's a pleasure. I'm Cheyenne Koerth, Liz's friend from school.

Easy!

Also, as a lesson 001.5- call adults by their titles until you are told otherwise. It's polite.

ho hum

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:44:00 GMT

5 times Chy had a good time of things and one time she didn't:

1) Sunset concert was a total blast, I worked with quidditch club at our face painting both, and I really think it was successful and fun. We had a lot of people stop by and we got a lot of painting done, and overall there was very very little drama and a lot of fun to be had. And then I met up with Emily and a less-than-sober MJ and we had a total blast watching The Royce and Cavashawn. Secondhand Serenade was awful, but I mean, it was still kinda fun to make fun of them, and hey, free concert, who am I to complain?

2) Bike race was really really fun. Amy and I went out and watched the girls in the morning, and then we went to wesslemans and got chicken and ate that and then came back out in the afternoon to cheer for Phi Tau. It was a bit toasty for a while, but then it cooled off - but the rain held out and everything went perfectly. It was a lot of fun. Ran into fun people, cheered my head off, hid from other people, got some props and got a little tipsy on the...sun.

3) After bike race was even better than sunset and bike race combined. End. *girlcrush flail*

4) I managed to give all four of my presentations that I needed to give and I think they went well. So far everything this year is wrapping up rather nicely, even if I am a bit panicked about two huge papers due next week. eep.

5) I really had a fun time at DOZ movie night last night - for all the stress and agony and heartache that that group brings to me, every now and again they do something that just reminds me why I love them. We laughed, goofed off and basically just had a super fun time of things. It was really really awesome.

1) So people's attitudes lately have been bothering me? Like, there's this one drama, and then there was this other, and basically I thought maybe a nail gun to my eye would be more enjoyable than dealing with either of them. *sigh* emo kid emo kid emo kid. blagh. Basically, my advice on life :1) fake it 'til you make it 2)sometimes things don't work out, it's okay - move on, 3) Take responsibility for your actions - is what you're angry about really my fault? or is it yours?

And the one I keep trying to make sure I remember, cause it's hard for me:

4) you are NOT responsible for other people's emotions.

Yeah, so, I hadn't updated in forever, and I bless you with this marathon to make up for it. Huzzah!

refresh!

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:29:22 GMT

So, we got a whole new look over here on the journal.

You should check it out!

Mmm...strawberries

Serious poll here!

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:02:32 GMT

Chy would look freakin' HAWT in some Kevlar y/y?

...I will kill everyone involved in making my sisters cry.

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:56:16 GMT

Okay, f-list, this is a pointless rant. Please feel free to skip if you'd like.

To me, being the president of my sorority means more than just being in charge and being able to sign papers and make mandatory meetings and make sure everything is running smoothly. That's all part of it, yes, but I feel that as president, I am responsible for the emotional wellbeing of all 15 girls on this campus and the one overseas. This does not factor in the simple knowledge that these women I love are my sisters.

And when I find out some...well, I'll keep what I think they should be called to myself...women make one of my sisters cry because they're mean and enjoy ruining people's lives because they can. Well, find out that mild-mannered, laid-back, let's-all-take-a-deep-breath Chy is ready to kill some people until they're dead. And then maybe revive them to kill them again.

So, a word to the wise. Back the fuck up off my girls. If you have a problem with them, you can damn well act like an adult and talk to them about it, no bullshit needed. Or if you're really pissed, come talk to me. I'll listen, and then take the proper course of action.

If you make one of them cry, and feel like she needs to leave her own sisterhood...well, I will quite simply do everything in my power to make your life a living hell.

Next time, watch yer goddamned mouth before you say something that is blatantly false that will have SUCH a negative impact on someone else just because you can.

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:54:11 GMT

Life is an interesting, interesting thing.

Be nice, yes? click, yes? PLZ?

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:36:10 GMT