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[Nichi]

@Nej: Sounds like my sister. She volunteered with setting up for elections before she was old enough to vote

[stewartsage]

I used to always go with my dad when he voted, since he usually had the day off Tuesdays when I was in elementary school.  I know every voting precinct's polling place I've ever lived in.

I also voted about two months ago which seems really weird to say.

[Nichi]

I don't really remember going with my parents to vote when I was younger. I do remember going with my grandpa to meet up with them to vote once, but that's about it

[stewartsage]

My friend Alex and I (he worked as a volunteer for the California Election Board this year) were discussing the sort of sanctity in a polling place, like how it just seems to hit you 'you're actually voting in an actual election' when you get in there with the quiet, the booths, showing your registration card.  Granted I also haven't been able to vote in person since the last Democratic gubernatorial primaries (hooray open primaries!).

In other news, I should really stop leaving homework until the day it's due before doing it.  At least now there's no major assignments between me and FiM season 3!

[Nichi]

You are one step closer to more MLP, man :3

This afternoon, I'm going to watch Quantum of Solace. Then, I'll be ready for Skyfall

EDIT: So, my sister's boss is an idiot. She got in trouble for using her phone yesterday to call me in...like her boss asked her to do, but she's getting in trouble for it. Wow
*slow clap*

[Bella]

I just got done with job orientation at the ski resort. The POS system looks fairly easy to use, but I'm still nervous about it since i've really never had a money-handling job before...... ;-;

[Nichi]

You'll be fine, I'm sure ^^

[NejinOniwa]

So in some twisted response to AdmiralTigerclaw (who is an awesome writer btw)'s request for a female (Twilight) vocalist for a music piece he wrote for his (poni) story, I hijacked the music with the male lead (hooman space captain)'s lyrics and wrote/sung THIS.

Lemme know what you think of it. IDK much about mixing or correcting vocals or shit, so I did it all by ear, but I think it turned out alright.

[Nichi]

So, mom is trying to figure out what to get me for Christmas. This has always been more of a headache than it's worth; not because I'm hard to shop for, but because she's so weird when it comes to Christmas shopping. If I give her a wish list, she ignores it entirely because I'm "expecting" to get something on the list, which "kills the surprise", while if she asks me directly, I'm always met with a reply of "It's too expensive" (Or in some extremely rare cases, I'm met with a reply of "think bigger") :\

I remember one year as a kid, I was going to make a "do not want list"; a list of things I don't want that seem like they'd be something I'd be interested in, presented in a way that makes it seem like I really do want the things on the list. The result is mom would ignore these things because I'm "expecting" them, and instead buy the stuff I actually want. Never got around to it, though; partially because I expected that to be the one year she actually pays attention to my wish list and buys something off of it ^^;

[stewartsage]

As a kid my mom just used to get me things; granted I also didn't really get many toys/stuff throughout the year so she had a backlog of stuff I'd asked for to go through I guess.  These days I just ask for two or three things.

I've already finished Bells' Christmas shopping!  She is going to be sooooooooo underwhelmed.

My criminology professor may have snapped.  Send help.

[Bella]

@Nej: Downloading it now~

@Stew: I'm never underwhelmed by your gifts. :<

In regards to gift-giving, nobody in my family is willing to gift-give these days (or if they do, they usually just buy whatever a person asks for - i.e. no surprise gifts), but I used to get super-spoiled at Christmas/birthdays when I was young. ^^;

[Nichi]

I used to have fantastic Christmases when I was younger. However, it hit it's peak in 2001; after all, it's hard to follow up on receiving Super Smash Bros. and a Game Boy Color, although my DSi in '09 was equal even if I accidentally saw it before it was wrapped ^^;

From about '05 onward, when I started to have a more steady allowance, it became a bit more about giving people nice stuff :3

[NejinOniwa]

My Little Republic: Plato is Magic
This was a very, very interesting read because it makes SO MUCH SENSE.

[Paul]

Sorry for not showing up the whole week but I've started my paramedic training for the Red Cross on Monday and only get to come home on the weekends. Also there isn't any internet worth mentioning at the training site (only EDGE on mobile too) so I won't post a lot during weekdays for the next 4 weeks. The training is absolutely cool though!

[Nichi]

@Paul: Very nice. Hope it goes well  ^^