urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:laughing_stars "How am I supposed to be, I don't have my thorns..." Brandy 2008-11-07T03:30:23Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:laughing_stars:954 2008-11-07T03:30:23Z 2008-11-07T03:30:23Z None. ...I love knowing about this little corner of the 'net. It's so quiet. :)<br /><br />No worries about secuirty here, right? :D urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:laughing_stars:568 2008-04-10T01:36:24Z 2008-05-02T02:54:42Z   If anyone gets bored and looks at random users' journals like I have more than once, I thought I'd post something about myself here, just in case anyone happens across mine.<br />...of course, you'll know already if you've seen my on ElJay, but...*shrug*<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Well, hullo.<br /><p>I'm Brandy, 23. I'm currently employed at an after school program in my community, and work 3 of 5 days in the infant daycare in the morning. Which is funny, as I have an Associate's Degree in Applied Science for Graphic Design, which has nothing to do with childcare.<br />Also fun is working at a Girl Scouts camp as a counselor in the summer - it's great fun. :)</p>I've also recently started in a bellydance class, and want to take more of them. It's my anti-depressant.<br />I don't drive. I don't know that I will. I know I can, but feel I'm doing humanity a large favor by staying off of the roads.<br /><p>I live at home with my parents, brother, and dog.<br />I've been with my wonderful boyfriend Matt for nearly 8 years - that'll be in July.</p><p>I'm an anime person. I started on anime at an early age. There were the Japanese animations on Nickelodeon back in the mid-/late 80's that I'd watch as a kid, and in the early 90's, there was Dragon Warrior. That drew my dad in, and he started buying anime, and I started watching more of it. Lately, series shown on Cartoon Network just seem too mainstream, and I can't get into them...though I still ADORE Cowboy Bebop and Witch Hunter Robin. I'd love to get into some new stuff, but...yeah.<br />I'm also a manga person, and my current buy/read is the Yotsuba&amp;! series by Kiyohiko Azuma.</p><p>I also love art. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. Mostly anime-styled. I learned about furry from my boyfriend's best friend, and I can't say I'd ever wear a fursuit...but I do have anthro characters (mainly cat/big kitty based), too.<br />I mentioned my degree already - I love to illustrate, paint, create...lately, though, I've been stuck in a nasty rut, and I wish I could climb out again. My inspiration as of late has been my boyfriend, certain songs, and LocoRoco.</p>Music is another love - I was a percussionist back in the day, and I freaking love my radio and Zen. I enjoy a broad spectrum of music (some country is tolerable), and it is a great muse to me. My favorite band was Evanescence, when it *was* Evanescence. I'm liking My Chemical Romance more and more. I've had the Sweeney Todd soundtrack stuck in my head for months, and I kind of like it there.<br />Reading is awesome - aside from my manga, I enjoy Alice Sebold's &lt;u&gt;The Lovely Bones&lt;/u&gt;, amongst other titles. And, evidently, &lt;u&gt;The Little Prince&lt;/u&gt; is on my faves list.<br />I'm not a Dizney fan. I love The Incredibles, and wish that Pixar would have struck it out on their own and became successful.<br />I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I do know that I want to be like Helen Parr (Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible), because she's freaking awesome.<br />I love humor and comedy.<br /><p>I also freaking love tea. Straight-up tea. No sweeteners.<br />Iced tea is great.<br />I especially love strawberry Ceylon tea that I can sometimes find at dollar stores.</p>Dollar stores are love, by the way.<br />Sometimes I might get a little emotional...I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve. I get frustrated and complain, but then, who doesn't?<br />I guess anything else could be gathered from my interests, or else you could checkout my ElJay, where I still currently write. If things go from bad to worse over there, I plan on archiving my entries and posting over here fully. I like Scribbld - it feels like LJ, but before it got complicated.<br /><p>^_^<br /></p>And that...is me... urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:laughing_stars:370 2008-04-03T02:09:07Z 2008-04-03T02:14:21Z <a name="cutid1"></a><div class="ljcut" text="Music."><em>You have tamed me <br />Now you must take me <br />How am I supposed to be? <br />I don't have my thorns now <br />And I feel them sprouting <br />They'll grow right through <br />If I don't watch it <br />They'll grow right through <br />Even if I watch it <br />And a sunset couldn't save me now </em><p><em>These baobabs <br />And baobabs <br />And baobabs some more <br />But you can't outwait fate </em></p><p><em>And you have tamed me <br />Now you must take me... </em></p><p><em>And I wouldn't raise my child inside the city anyway <br />They grow up too savvy and they grow up too fast <br />And they know about buying shit and they know about sex <br />And they know about investment banking and also about brokerage firms <br />And they know about the numbers and they know about the words <br />And they know about the bottom lines and also about stones <br />And they know about careers and about the real deals <br />And they all grow up and become people's people with people skills </em></p><p><em>But you have tamed me <br />Now you must take me <br />How am I supposed to be? <br />I don't have my thorns <br />You have tamed me <br />Now you must take me <br />How am I supposed to be? <br />I don't have my thorns </em></p><p><em>-"Baobabs", Regina Spektor</em></p><p>I love Exupèry's <u>The Little Prince</u>. Therefore, I love this song. <br />...this is also posted in hopes of my journal headline, subtitle, and friends page title not being taken out-of-context.</p></div>