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This journal is partly friends only. While the Internet is full of beautiful people, it's also full of creeps, and I'm not sure I want these people to read about my personal life. A lot of posts are still public, mostly because i's not that personal, or because I forget to lock them. Some things I feel are private, and those posts are locked.
Everything there is to know about me is in my userinfo, so I've you've read it and feel we could be friends, or if you've met me in a community, don't hesitate to comment and I'll probably add you. Please make sure to comment, don't just add me out of the blue. Other than that, I'm not too fussy. As long as you're open-minded and friendly, and don't hate the Beatles, Green Day or My Chemical Romance ( you insult my bands, you insult me ), I'll be a happy girl.

Hello my darlings,
Just a quick note to let you know I am going away in the countryside for a few days, and there's no Internet connection there. Back on Tuesday! :)
Love and hugs to you all! xoxo

Okay, well it does seem like I have time for you guys after all. I got home about half an hour ago and we're gonna go out for dinner in about 40 minutes, so I have time. :)
Today was another great day, I'm a little sick ( I NEVER get sick so it's a little frustrating but it's just a tiny cough and I'm a bit tired but okay ) but I won't let that spoil my holiday!
We went to the Met this morning and it was SO cool, I felt like I was in le Louvre or something. I took like a hundred pictures. No shit. Mostly armors, also lots of paintings and some rooms from earlier centuries. I'll post a picture selection when I get back to France.
Then Mom went over to Saks and I went to the Disney store and took so many pictures. It is so cool. I spent two hours in it. I got a little Pirate Tiara ( LOL I know but it's so CUTE ) and two charms that I attached to my earrings, one is Tinker Bell and the other is from the Nightmare Before Christmas ( Tim Burton is major LOVE ).
Then I headed to Barnes and Nobles, and had a Soy Cappuccino with some Pumpkin Cheese Cake while browsing through the new books I got ( Lynn Flewelling's "Luck In The Shadows, very good fantasy or so I've heard and Doreen Virtue's "Realms Of The Earth Angels" ). That made me very, very happy. I miss those bookstores, they just don't have the same feel in France.
Then I walked around a little and completely unexpectedly stumbled upon Rockefeller Square and the Christmas Tree. Squeeeee. Some Indian guy rang his little bell at me and said "God bless you miss, have a great evening" I though that was really cool. Then as I walked some more, another guy said "God bless you, sweetie" to me. Lol! I love how people are so friendly here. Well, I also encountered some jerks ( salesperson guy in Barnes & Nobles and guy in the tube who completely ignored me when I asked him for directions, thankfully some other guy laughed and rolled his eyes at him and then helped me out ), but on the whole, real friendly people. I guess most places will seem like that when you're used to france, everyone's so damn rude in France. *rolls eyes*
So that was my day. :) Tomorrow is my "me" day with alternative shopping and all, yay! I must find "Never Mind The Bollocks" on vinyl for Seb, I know he'd love it. :)
Gotta go now, love and hugs but not too tight cause I'll give you my sick germs lol.

Hi everyone!
So we're having a quiet night at home tonight, as we're still a bit jet lagged and walked around lots today. So I have time to fill you in a little.
It is so fabulous. I LOVE it. I mean sometimes I have to stop and visualize the world map in my head to realize where I am, because this feels just like home. And then I'm like, oh yeah, right I'm NY City. I forgot.
Today was mostly a shopping day throughout Greenwich, Soho and Manhattan. The bus ride down was really cool because we went down the whole of Fifth Avenue ( I spotted the Disney Store and I *must* go, I also must take a picture of the window and I don't care if i look like a creepy tourist because it is too cool to pass ). I tried to spot the Dakota while on the bus, but no luck as I don't know where it is. I think it's at the very bottom of Central Park. I'll look it up to make sure I know where to go on the 8th cause Central Park is *huge*. The ride home was equally cool because it was night and all the Christmas decorations are sooo pretty!!
Then we walked through Greenwich and passed the NY University and I almost died of envy when I saw all the students. It is SO cool. But even if I go to school in the US I can never go to this one because you have t be stinkin rich to go there, as it is Private. Then we went to the Levis' store cause Mom wanted jeans, and I spotted really cool purple jeans on sale and all, and they fitted me, but in a OMG my legs can't breathe sort of way, a size up would have been perfect. The guy from the shop was totally hitting on me saying "But they look good small! rawr!" which I laughed at because he was really nice and fun, albeit not my type at all. Oh well. I didn't get the jeans, but I got this green plaid shirt and I look like a complete cow girl and it's funny.
Then we had sushi in something called Duke Cafe where they have stands for everything. Salads, pasta, grill, etc. I thought it was a really awesome concept.
Then Victoria's secret which was fun and pink and pretty. I got two bright pink "christmas" hats ( the long ones with a pompom at the end ) trimmed with light pink fur for my best friend and I to wear together and look stupid.
Then I roamed stores for Etnies shoes, and didn't find any yet, but I will! Then Mom went home and I was alone, which was the best, because I could do my thing and you know, I do love my independence. So I went to Virgin megastore and almost died from coolgasm, I spent like 2 hours in there. I bought a Misfits glow in the dark shirt and Kerrang magazine with an article about MCR in it. Squee.
In a couple days I'll probably do an all-day being alone thing, and I'll make the trip to Hot Topic to stock up on Special Effects hair dye amongst other things and to some cool alternative stores in the East Village that I've been directed too by cute punk guy I met at Virgin, who rescued me from a stuck in shirt situation as I was trying on a Ramones t-shirt. It was actually really funny. I'm such a pro at embarrassing myself but he just said I was weird, but in a good way, and laughed as he helped me. Lol. Obviously he liked the Ramones, so we chatted a bit. He squeed so much about me having lived in London, he was all OMG Sex Pistols, and then I squeed over him living in NY, and I wanted to say we should get married so I can go to NY whenever I want and he can go to London, but I didn't, lol. Maybe I should have.
I think tomorrow we're going to do some museums, yaaaay. I'm also definitely hittimg Barnes and Nobles and spending hours there and have lots of coffee. It's a tradition. Lol.
Okay my darlings, that's all for now!
Hugs and love to you all!

Okay my lovelies, it is time to say goodbye, and I'll see you on Sunday December 10th for a full report on the New York adventure! Expect lots of pictures, and rants and OMGs. ^_^

I'm flying out tomorrow morning and in just over 24 hours I'll be in New York City ( assuming the plane won't be late or cancelled or whaever else, but of course John Lennon is watching this intently from the Heavens and making sure the plane will be right on schedule. He wants me to be there for the 8th, you see. ^_^). *Squee*.
I probably won't be on the net much untill then, I might pop on LJ to squee a bit but don't expect much till I get back.

So I guess it is time now to send my love and respects to George Harrison, as I won't be making my routine post on November 30th for him. *hugs George* I know he will be present on the 8th as well though, so he can get love along with John when I go to Central Park. Of course he'll be there. He and John live together now, don't you know! ( they have a Tall Hobbits Hole and all. And don't you say "no they don't" to me. I'll hurt you. Lol )^_^

I'm all packed, blue dye safely packed away too for you Bren, Rose's and Brenda's adresses carefully scribbled in my guidebook, iPods are plugged in to make sure I have enough battery to get me through the whole plane trip, batteries for the camera all charged, etc... I don't think I forgot anything. So now I only have to go through the night ( which I bet will be long and sleepless. Whatever, I'll just read some Harry Potter slash to keep busy ).

Excitation level has almost reached explosion point. I must remain calm and serene and lady-like ( *snort* ) and not go OMG Buuuuuubblesss and dance around like a crazy person. On second thought, John would certainly be proud of my craziness/excitment, so I'll just give in. LOL. *dances*
I also *really* have to pee which honestly doesn't help. I will go do something about that now.

I fear I must turn off Green Day now, as it is threatening to give me a heart attack from all the squees and strangled noises I am making.

Talk to you soon my darlings ( anyway, it's only 7.30 p.m here so I might be back later, but I *really* have to finish my Uni application. Crap ).
Love and hugs and chocolate butterflies to you all!

Stolen from whatsername_31. Well not really stolen. It was in the rules. Sorta. Now, you fill it in. Well, if you want, lol. ^_^

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Okay, so I'm gonna ramble about hair again. Yes, I'm obsessed, and yes I can be pretty vain when it comes to hair, and no, I'm not ashamed of it. Lol. Dying my hair is like a hobby of sorts. I've had fun with it for the past 9 years!
So I have been thinking, and though I was pretty set on going Pink, I realize it is a very crazy colour and that maybe it's not such a good idea going to work looking like a Cupcake.

See, my boss is really cool, and I don't think she would *really* have a problem with it, but that is actually the point, she is really very nice and I wouldn't want to put her in this situation where she really has a problem with the colour of my hair but doesn't really want to say anything because she wants us to get along.
She was nice enough to let me start work 2 days later just for the sake of JOHN LENNON people ( that's really fucking awesome of her ), and didn't mention my piercing NOR the purple and blue hair, so I think I should be a good girl and not do something too crazy.

Oddly, I think Purple is a colour that is pretty soft and easy to accept. It's just... I don't know. Not as shocking as some other colours, and all my employers have *loved* it so far. BUT I'm seriously getting bored of it and need a change ( and here I was thinking I had recovered from my hair dye addiction. I have NOT. Lol ). Also, the good thing about red is that it is a lot different from Purple. Pink is closer to it. And as I *really* want something different from Purple, I think Red would satisfy me. And then I can always go Pink when I get bored of the Red. ^_^

So I'm gonna post some pictures ( which were found on haircrazy.com and in the dyed_hair community ), and I want you to tell me which is most "acceptable" and less "crazy"... Then again I always thought that people with fire engine red hair looked like the craziest ones. Lol. But I don't know, Pink just seems too much.



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What should I do? I love them all! I wish i was Tonks so I could just change my hair whenever I wanted. Or that really cool chick from X-men, who can transform into whoever she wants. Lol.

Eeeee cuteness! Some of this made me laugh SO hard. Watch it, it's so adorable and funny.

I was directed to this by the lovely tsosh and I thought I would share because it made me laugh so hard.
I'm never gonna get over Dumbledore being gay. In a good way I mean. It makes me so ridiculously happy. *hugs JK Rowling and Dumbledore*

I've ben geeking full time today and have gone on a massive fic hunt. Seeing as I'm mostly gonna be off the net untill April from next week, I'm stocking up on reading material!
God, now I'm dying to read some Dumbledore/Grindelwald slash. If anyone knows of a good story, do send it my way! *runs off to Fiction Alley to continue the fic hunt*

As some of you may know, I'm very interested in Astrology and actually believe in it because I feel really close to my astrological chart. I've had someone who has never met me write a report on me based solely on my birth time, location and date, and it feels as if that person has known me all my life! I've always believed myself to be a mix of Cancer and Sagittarius. I'm your archetypal Cancer with a lot of Sagittarius in there too!
So, I stole yet something else from queen_lily_rose ^_^
All these descriptions aren't very deep or overly accurate, though they are pretty close and were a lot of fun!

My Sun




My Moon




My Rising

Disney Princess Meme, shamelessly stolen from queen_lily_rose because it was just so adorable ( plus she said I could ^_^).
Rules are bold what applies most/the one you're most like. Then count up the total and...well, see who you're most like.
I got Pocahontas, bordering on Belle. I'm hardly surprised, Belle and Pocahontas have long been my favourites. ^_^ Though I favour Belle, I can see why I scored as Pocahontas.
But... can I trade John Smith ( aka arrogant jerk ) for the Beast ( aka cutest thing ever )?? And... can I live in the Beast's castle? Lol. I'm a Belle at heart.


Cinderella:
One of your parents is dead
You are expected to do a lot of chores
You love to dress up
You love animals
You are waiting patiently for your Prince Charming
Your mom is really strict
You have sisters who seem kind of jealous of you
You’re afraid to speak your mind sometimes
You have left your shoes at a friend’s house before
You have blonde hair
TOTAL: 4

Belle:
You’ve kissed someone your friends didn’t like
You’ve been lost in the forest
You love to read
You are not shy at all, and not afraid to speak your mind
One of your family members is a bit weird ( actually, my father is almost as weird as Belle's, lol )
You have done volunteer work
You have a wild imagination
You love to take care of people in need
You've rejected at least one person when they’ve asked you out
TOTAL: 7

Jasmine:
You are very clever
You’ve been with someone way different from you
You’re unique and different from everyone else
You’d never marry someone just because they were rich
You have set a lot of goals for yourself
You don’t have a lot of friends
You’re independent
You are wealthy
Your parents try to control your life
TOTAL: 5

Ariel:
Your parents expect a lot from you
You really try to follow the rules, but it’s hard for you
You’re a bit of a trouble maker
You’re the youngest in your family or in the last 2
You have a lot of sisters (3 or more)
You collect something
You have/had long hair
You have/had a pet fish
You’re extremely curious
You believe everything people tell you/you’re a bit gullible
TOTAL: 6

Snow White:
You know that you’re beautiful
Sometimes it seems like your mom is jealous of you
You’ve almost been killed
You have at least seven good friends
You’ve had food poisoning
You have/had short hair
You get along with almost everyone
All of your friends are different
You love to have a good time
You’re happier when you’re out of the house than in
TOTAL: 4

Mulan:
You can be a tomboy sometimes.
People wish you could be a bit more girly
You’ve pretended to be someone you’re not
You’ve had a physical fight with someone
You have/had considered running away from home
Your parents try to plan your life out
A lot of your friends are boys
You sometimes find yourself in bad situations
You love your family so much that you’d do anything to protect them
TOTAL: 6

Aurora:
You live/have lived with someone other than your parents
You almost died at a very young age
You are gentle, loving, and/or thoughtful ( NOT with everyone, but incredibly so to a select few )
You have a decent singing voice
You like to sleep in late on the weekends
You spend most of your time outside
You’re adopted
Pink is one of your favorite colors
TOTAL: 4

Pocahontas:
You love to walk around big cities
You are more spiritual than religious
You’ve been in an interracial relationship
One of your family members is dead
Your parents are very protective of you
Someone you know has been in war
You love nature
You have/had black hair
You would love to move somewhere exotic and beautiful ( hmm, who wouldn't? We all have different views as to what is beautiful and exotic, of course I'd wanna go somewhere I think is beautiful! )
You’re very adventurous
TOTAL: 8

Today's video is from the Lord of the Rings films because I feel angry and sick and just blah, and I always look to Fantasy type things and that sort of very soft music when I feel like that, when I feel the need to escape the real world for a better one. Then when I'm *really* pissed that's when I switch to harder music and let out the anger, mostly I throw things around, ( nothing breakable though ), but I'm just too tired for a temper tnatrum now so I'll settle with just relaxing, because it is not that bad and it'll all be better tomorrow morning.
I hate how stupid people can make you feel like shit. And it's so easy with me too, because I get all worked up so fast, and then I hate myself for it, and then I just end up being in that state of anger and annoyance with people in general. I don't know, I just went to this dinner party for a friend of my mom's birthday, whom I LOVE, she is *such* fun, but her friends were just a bunch of arrogant, self righteous jerks. Well that's mean of me, because there were some nice people but some of them just drove me mad.
You know the kind of really vulgar people who feel the need to talk SO LOUDLY and laugh SO LOUDLY to make sure they're the center of attention and whose sense of humor consists of making fun of people and expect them to laugh. I have a sense of humor. I can take people making fun of me, and I laugh at myself all the time, but that is reserved to friends only, I will NOT have a random stranger mock me for no reason at all.

Random guy: "So, you don't smile much, do you?"
Me, politely: "Well, yeah I do, I'm just a little tired *smiles*"
Random guy: *takes in my black clothes and weird hair* *snorts**looks the other way and proceeds to completely ignore me*

WTF man? So you've just met me, and you assume I'm some depressed little goth girl or whatever, when I'm really just very tired and have the worst headache. Seriously man, I've barely slept in the last three days, I feel like I'm gonna puke any second and my head is throbbing. Give me a break, I'm trying to be as pleasant as I possibly can, but don't push it.

Then there's this:
Random guy number 2: *offers me cake*
Me: "Oh no, thanks, I don't want any."
Him: *puts plate in front of me anyway*
Me: *sighs* *gets up and politely tries to offer to random guy number 3*
N°3: "Oh no, you can have it!"
Me, still politely: "I don't want it, thanks."
N°3: *rolls his eyes* "We haven't licked it or anything you know, it's good to eat". *forced laugh*
Me: *starting to lose my patience* "Oh, I know that! I really just don't feel like cake, thanks." *smiles*
N°3: What, don't you like anything?
Me: *sighs audibly* *picks up the freakin piece of cake angrily and puts it next to me*
N°3, speaking REALLY LOUDLY: Oooh now we've angered her! *laughs with some other jerks*
Me: Geez, relax, I'll just eat it later!
All: *stare as if OMG I'm so rude and depressed and dark and unpleasant*

I wanted to fucking murder every last one of them. Ugh. I hate those situations, because I think of myself as a tolerant person, but in reality I have a very *low* tolerance point and I have this aggressive nature that comes out every time I'm faced with people like that. I'm tolerant with things like gay marriage, skin colour, etc... But definitely not with stupidity, especially when combined with arrogance.
I get strong gut feelings about people too, either I like you or I don't, and when I don't I have this defense mechanism putting itself up and all my trust issues problems resurfacing all at once, and I guess that at this point I probably come off as a sad, withdrawn person, when really I'm a very happy, bubbly person. I just have to be with the right people.

Oh well, it's not that big a deal, I probably won't ever see these people again, so I don't really give a shit. I have ten more days here ( thank God it's almost over, I cannot stand the Cote d'Azur, 95% of the population here consists of bitches, jerks and show offs, it's all about the money and the looks baby!! ), then New York, then home and then wherever the fuck I want, so screw them. ^_^
Okay, going to sleep now in the hope that I'll feel better in the morning. Head and stomach hurt. :( Knowing me, I think it's in the head, I've been a little upset for the past few days, hence the lack of sleep, which induced the headache. I probably created the stomach ache too. I know myself too well. My mental state dictates my physical state. It'll be all over soon and I'm going on the best holiday in my life in just 1O days, yay!! ^_^

LOL. Fun quizz. ^_^
I would *never* go to a Quidditch match in Gryffindor colours though, lol! And I don't care whether or not Oliver Wood has a crush on me or not, I'll always wear Slyth colours on the pitch, even if we're not playing. And here's some Hufflepuff loyalty for you.

Awwww!! I cannot decide which one is the cutest, Bob or the puppy he's holding? I'm gonna go with teh Bob, because while there are many cute puppies in the world, there's only one Bob Bryar!
Get some rest mah dear and heal those wrists of yours! CTS can't be fun, especially when you're a drummer. Get well, love, and enjoy your well deserved break. *hugs*

So good news first, my uncle, who has been very sick for many months, and had just gotten sicker, is completely cured! He had some sort of lymphoma ( a non-hodgkin one I think ) and it has now completely disappeared! He has been so tired and miserable all this time, and I've been losing sleep over it, and it's all fixed now, and I am so happy. It will make everything else better, my cousin has started to get better results in school and is starting to be an easier child, and even though I don't think anything can ever "fix" my aunt ( she's an alcoholic, lots of health problems, depression, drug addict, etc... ) I can't help being selfish and not really give a shit about her because HE is better. To tell you the truth, I've been resenting her for making him even more miserable, because she is so impossible to live with, plus she cheats on him all the bloody time. I know it's mean and horrible to say this about her, because she has so many excuses for being the way she is, and I feel so sorry for her but my natural impulse is to want to protect my uncle. And it's the only thing that really counts because my uncle might just be the most important person in my entire life. I love him to death and I would not have been able to stand that situation much longer. *huge sigh of relief*

Also, the tickets fo New York are booked ( though I think most people already know this since I have been talking about it whenever it was *somewhat* relevant, lol! ), so we leave on November 27th ( OMG! 2 weeks left!! ) and fly back on December 9th. My boss was nice enough to allow me to start working on the 12th instead of the 10th, so I can be in New York for December 8th! I can't possibly tell you how happy this makes me, *finally* I can pay my respects to John Lennon for real and share it with dozens of other people. I have wanted to do this since I was 12 years old, and I know it will remain one of the most special days in my life till the day I die, because even though, throughout my life, I'll probably be in New York again on that day, this year will be the first time, and I will forever remember it.
Other piece of totally unimportant good news is that my 'f' key has recovered, though my 'r' key is being sick now and is being a gigantic pain in the ass. Bleh.

On to the bad news, I am worried sick over Frankie Iero, who had to fly back home quite suddenly. He made it to the Newcastle show on Sunday, but wasn't in Aberdeen the next day. Gerard says he has left "for personal reasons" and that the band are with him and thinking of him. Personal reasons are *never* good, and I pray that nothing serious has happened in his family or direct entourage. It would take more than something small to make him leave tour, because he such a dedicated person, so I am really worried, and I really hope everything is okay for him.
My heart's with ya and all your loved ones Frankie, I hope whatever it is sorts itself out real soon. *hugs*

So I thoght I might update, since it's been a few days. That's typical of me, some days I'll just be excited about LJ and want to update and then I'll get bored of it for a while and not update at all, lol. I'm someone who gets bored easily, and who always finds distraction elsewhere.
Ive been watching a lot of "children" or fantasy movies this past week, because they're my favourite kind. ^_^
Videos and "reviews" ( more like opinions, really, lol ) under the cut!

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Today's vid is Green Day, just because. It's my favourite Green Day video, too. because it's funny. Hmm, not SO sure it is actually my favourite, because I adore the Jesus of Suburbia vid so much. I guess it's a tie.
Green Day are Gods and there should be a whole religion devoted to them. Yeah, it's true too, or haven't you noticed Tré's outfit? Dude, if all priests were as fab as Tré and if the mass involved Green Day songs I'll be going to church every single day.
Yes, I am aware that religion is not a subject that should be made fun of. So I will shut up now, because I'm not into it at all, but I respect people who are ( just as long as they're not creepy ass Bible nazis with 5 wives and 37 kids or something o_O ).

Okay so I just warmed up to Jared Leto a million times. I'm sorry I said he seemed arrogant. Shut up, Ego. Look, he's giving kisses to teh Gee. He's obviously a good guy. *loves him*
Yes, I am terribly biased and completely willing to disregard any faults in anyone asciated with My Chem, Green Day or the Beatles ( well, except for Yoko Ono, but that is okay. I killed her with my axe. Now if I can only get to Heather Mills, it'll be all good, we can pretend that none of it ever happened and that the Beatles were only ever asociated with cool people. We must concentrate on Bob Dylan. Yah. Feel the Bob vibes).

Today's video is Helena ( eek, sorry the quality's so bad! ) because I am lazy and because yesterday was Halloween and Frankie's birthday, so obviously we need a living dead girl and some MCR.
Plus it is *so* pretty. Probably would be my favourite MCR vid if "I'm Not Okay" wasn't so damn funny what with all the lockers and the Evil Rubber Hobbits. Gah here come the giggles again. *giggles madly*

Happy Halloween to everybody, I hope you have a great time!
And a very happy 26th birthday to dearest Frank Iero, weirdo extraordinaire and extremely talented guitarist.
Frank, I wish you lots and lots of good things. I wish you lots of love this year, and I know you will get it since you and Jamia are getting married next March ( YAY! You two are an adorable couple and I'm so happy for you both ). I hope you keep getting a kick out of being in My Chemical Romance, have lots of fun with your mates and family, and you're very much loved by everybody, so keep healthy boy!
Frankie, you're an absolute joy, always stay the funny, sweet, open-minded and smart guy that I've come to love so dearly. You're one of the greats boy, and don't you forget that! Keep making music that saves lives with your mates, and why not make a new album and a European tour? *hint hint, wink wink*.
Be happy, be yourself and take care of yourself, Jamia, our dear MCR boys and your doggies. Love ya mah little ray of sunshine! You're a treasure!*mwah**big hug*



Happy Halloween from teh Frank!




Gee and Frank: "OMG yay, it's Frankie's birthday!! *giggle*"




Here, have a hug from Gerard for your birthday. Not that he wouldn't hug you on any other day! ^_^