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I do not use Blogger/Blogspot anymore (if it wasn't obvious from my most "recent" post dates).

This blog is connected to my main e-mail address -- which I am on 97.2% of the time. Chances are that you stumbled upon this page because I commented on something of yours (if not, then.. I don't know).

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Thank you!
- Marion / Mari / Mmayz

[Currently frequenting: Tumblr (otome-related niche, though feel free to send me an Ask about anything~)]

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DIY(Later)

I've had a 'Create Your Own' Pinhole Camera kit for over half a year (I'm erring on the side of under-exaggeration) and never did anything with it until recently - other than keeping it propped up on a dresser to collect dust.

I opened the kit for the first time the other day and constructed the camera in the middle of the night, starting a little past AM 3. (I'm keen on DIY projects but lack the motivation to start them; considering I wasn't planning on sleeping that evening due to an appointment that would have me leave at 9.30, I didn't want to play with the risk of oversleeping.) The end result is pretty neat although the time-lapse idea completely bugged.

It's currently loaded with a 24-exposure and because I've been taking field notes with each frame, it'll take awhile for the entire roll to be finished. Although the results are far from instantaneous in comparison to the last pinhole camera I handled (second year of high school; shoe box + photo paper) I'm looking forward to seeing how the film turns out.. even if it'll be a few months later.

 

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Most people have had a piggy bank.. or at least have seen one. You might have been one of the hopefuls who dreamed of one day filling up your piggy bank to the brim with hard-earned, hard-found coins, anxiously waiting for the time to break it open and revel on how much you've saved for x number of years (or how-much-money-that-may-not-have-actually-belonged-to-you to cash in).

I've had the piggy bank on the right since elementary school - a gift from a bank to celebrate my young birthday. I never was one to actively scavenge for coins; it was a slow process, one that merely called when it was time to clean and there were scattered, forlorn coins underneath bed posts and behind wooden frames. It's been quite the journey since those days..

In any case, I filled it up several months ago. It was only until two, three, four, or five days ago that I got around to pulling out the coin wrappers and rolling change. Due to the limited wrappers I had and the uneven amount of coins that were still around in the end, I finished with $45 rolled and about half of my piggy bank still occupied.

How many people actually finish their piggy banks? I don't know the answer and I don't know if you have, but I feel pretty darn accomplished.

Horoscopes - 7th February

This is a great time to push forward on any educational or academic aspirations you have been harbouring. Any actions you take today to improve your mental capacity or further your academic career will bring about great results. Maybe the thought of going back to school or studying abroad has crossed your mind lately? Jump on these options today.

Thanks, iGoogle Horoscope gadget. 

Flagstaff / 2011 December.

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More after the jump...

Flagstaff / 2011 December.

Feliz cumpleaños.

Reasons why I don't have birthday parties, and why I haven't had one in years:

- The number of people I would actually want to be with usually consists of less than half of the fingers I have on one hand,
- Of those less-than-half-of-the-fingers-I-have-on-one-hand individuals, I only ever see half a finger somewhat occasionally,
- From year to year, my social life dwindles,
- I have long since found that my birthday completely lacks legitimate significance.

Reasons why I don't want to recognize the date as anything other than any other day:

- The day usually sucks a load,
- I don't find my birthday to hold much significance at all,
- The day usually sucks a load.
- The day usually sucks a load.

Reason(s) why my stepmother is adamantly bringing up the thought of a birthday party this year:

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Sure the age may be significant within society, but let's not use petty excuses to hide behind true motives.