Askara, Walker of Ages

Merry Christmas, dear friends. All my love.

Z

Just give in, throw caution to the air and do what your baser instincts demand you do, consequences be damned. No one has to know. No one need ever find out. Just give in and go along for the ride.

No, it's never that simple. And... it's also not really worth it.

I am one but live in three,
the three give birth to a double D,
which will give both love and strife,
to those who live without a life.
Thousands will worship and
thousands will mock it,
and here I sit in a hobbit's pocket
What am I?

So, as I'm writing this, there's a 6-year old boy is floating about 8500 ft. over Colorado in a helium baloon. The boy got into the craft and undid the rope anchoring it and just... floated away.

*EDIT*

It was, apparently, a publicity stunt by the parents. If that's true, I hope they get their due.

 

It only happens once a year during the 12 first years of a century. It doesn't mean anything at all, but it's there. 

I don't believe in lucky numbers, but I do believe in luck. I like to plan for the worst, but it's nice when things work out the way you hoped they would when you have no control over them.

So here's to luck. May the  dice roll in your favor.

And a happy 09_09_09.

There's contest going on at school, to design, build and test a better tricycle, and I'm in it to win it. I can see it in my mind already, it still needs work but the basic structure is clear to me.

Today I was working on the gear ratios and wheel sizes and types, I'll go for a rear wheel drive, a wheelbarrow wheel for the front and bicycle wheels for the back should give me an advantage. The smaller wheel is easier to steer while the large back ones give more speed per cycle. 

Contest specifications are clear on the HPV (Human Powered Vehicle) angle, I cannot incorporate any external means of propulsion so a steampunk tricycle is out of the question... in the sense that I can't attach a steam engine to it. But I'll definitely use leather for the seat and brass for the details, even if the structure is steel tubes. The S/. 500 fund I'll have access to if I make it past the selection stage will most definitely come in handy,  and I'll pay the difference.

Over the weekend I'll sketch the blueprints, maybe scan and link them here. If I get to the construction stage I'll post pics of the work as it progresses. 

Now I need to get 2 people to sign up with me, minimum team size is 3 and 1 of them has to be from some other department. Maybe an industrial engineering student? The design? Easily done. Recruitment? That's where I foresee trouble.

So for now, this is Askara, logging out.

No bleach can ever cleanse my mind now.

Don't read it. For the love of everything that's holy, don't read this.

Unless you're into squid/building slash fiction, in which case go right ahead. Me, I'll go look for the power drill, I need to get some things out of my mind.

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No need to be scared, I promise not to glomp you when I see you, but I'm really happy that  you're back.

Pretty much sums it up.

I'm bored out of my mind.

So now that I'm no longer working at Advance, I got a new job working for a marketing company. I get to work from home and the money is good, and the job itself is not that bad. I have to talk on the phone and I don't really like talking on the phone, but again, the money is good. There's one drawback, though.

I stay home all day. I miss having coworkers to talk to. I miss the water cooler chats. I miss the cafeteria chat.

And I miss my friends.

Sora, you're still cruising around the Caribbean, or somewhere off the coast of California, I'm not sure. And I'm happy that you're there cos I know that's what you wanted and you're most likely enjoying it. Really. But I miss talking to you.

Emph, you're supposed to be back in Lima soon. I don't know how long you'll stay before going back to Brazil, but I hope we get to talk. I promise I won't try anything XD. Naw, you know I never would. I just like to tease you.

Henry... dammit man. I'm sorry.

Xio is busy with finals and term papers until the 20th and her Spaniard is coming over, they'll be spending their vacations together. She called to ask me to go with them to the theater and the movies and stuff, but she hasn't seen him in ages and I don't want to be a third wheel. It'd be awkward, to say the least.

Yesterday I almost made a big mistake. I really like Frescia, no doubt about that. Spending time with her made me forget everything else. And when we hugged, we just stood there... her head on my shoulder, the scent of her hair... my heart almost stopped. We almost kissed, before we were interrupted. I know she and I, we... it just can't happen. She might be the nicest, sweetest person around me, but that's not the real her. I have to face it, something could happen, but it must not happen. 

Doesn't make it any easier, though. Dammit.

I just... I feel kind of alone.

 Like feeling down because the sun is shining when you were hoping for a rainy day, or loving someone unattainable.

Or feeling sad about eating a chocolate bunny's head.

Where do feelings come from? What is the point of feeling hate, sadness, joy or regret? 

And worse is, feelings don't always make sense. There's no point in denying them, either, you've just got to go on and deal with them and hope that they disappear eventually.

Or hold on to them, and hope with all your heart they never, ever do.

Not much else to say, I guess. Welcome to LJ and, uhm , have fun xD.

 Star Trek XI is a good movie.

The plot's solid, the acting is convincing and the casting was flawless.

Yes, it rewrites the whole Trek continuity... but so did the Guardian of Infinity, the Nexus, Q, the occasional fold in the space-time continuum and a large etcetera. So this is another alternate reality story.

And a good one at that.

Nimoy's appearance was a definite bonus. Seeing him as Spock after this many years... it was touching.

So go see the movie, it's totally worth it. Then buy the DVD and watch it over and over again.


I know I will.

 I'm still too shocked to properly analyze this. This movie is a complete retcon of all things Trekkie!

But Leonard Nimoy is in it... and it's not a cameo... and he reads the classic opening lines... but still!

I have to sleep on it.

Total retcon.

Wow.

 So here I am, on my third day of a rather nasty allergy. I'm pretty sure this is my last sick day, by tomorrow I should be up and about.

Anyways, recent news... let's see. Saturday before last a friend and I went to watch The Mystery of Irma Vep and afterwards she got me to go with her club-hopping... literally, because everywhere we went was closed, so we had to hopscotch all over Barranco and Miraflores in order to find one that was open. It was pretty fun, actually.

And then last week, on Saturday afternoon I landed for a bit in the Goethe Institut for pretzels and strudel, and later it was Opera night. Attila, in the Callao Municipal Theatre. I'll just leave it at breathtaking and marvelous. Afterwards i dropped by at a friend's to say hi for a bit, it was her birthday (and she had a magician! XD).  Sunday  night I went with my family to watch The Gronholm Method in Larcomar, and later ate an ice cream. A fancy one with nuts and caramel and some other stuff.

Unlucky me, apparently I'm allergic to something on that ice cream.

I lost two days at work (there goes my Easter overtime), and tomorrow I positively have to be A-OK. No can lose another day.

Now I'm off to bed, rest is the best medicine in my case.

Take care now, and bye!

Disney wants to open a theme park an hour's drive away from Lima.

Freaking awesome!!!

Woot!

EDIT: Misinformation. Sucks. Not real. Damnit!

So basically, my life cycle now is:

Wake up
Shower
Go to work
Go to class
Go home
Go to bed
Repeat

So it's not that I've lost interest in posting, it's that I don't have anything to write about. I mean, my social life...

Sora's in the Caribbean.
Emphy's in Brazil.
Xio is busy with her own work and classes and we have no days off together.
DDS is all but dismembered
And Kary's off-line till the 31st...

I'm gonna go lie down, maybe watch BSG or something. Best wishes to everyone!

Askara

As simple as that.

I'm tired. Exhausted. And not just on the physical, one-good-night-sleep-fixes-it sense.

It's been a really long, hard day today. I just need to unwind but I'm flat out broke til Thursday. I still haven't watched Coraline... and I realized last week how utterly, totally, absolutely in love I am, and also how that, well... that's not going to lead anywhere.

So yeah, add dissapointed to the list.

Good Lady Above Us, how much I miss her...

Plus the one person I could talk this with just happens to be cruising the Caribbean. Nice timing there... Nah, not your fault, I hope you're having a great time. Certainly deserve it.

Sleep soundly, world. Once I snap, you'll need the stamina to get away.

Damn, I've been away for far too long.

So, I'm doing great at work so far, waiting for positions to open so I can recommend the little dudette and her friend...

No life other than that and classes.

I want to go see Coraline. But I'm broke. No paycheque until the end of the month.

Oh, and... lots of hugs from far away.