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I applied for

hogwarts_elite and my application has finally left the queue and been posted so I saw no issue with posting it on my own journal. I'm having a really difficult time sorting myself, maybe because I have a very specific idea of what houses I would be/should be/have been in. So far I've gotten a large handful of Hufflepuff votes (where one has commented that I might have a few "scales") and one vote for Slytherin. I'm so confuzzled!! O_o

( Hogwarts Elite. Yeah...I caved... I miss an HP posse... )

Or just go read it here

Current Music: Express Yourself -- Glee version

I've officially become a girl.

This past week/weekend was eventful. Thursday went trout fishing. Caught a rock. Lost a lure on the third cast of the day. A new lure. A $20 lure. Was not a happy fisherwoman. =( Friday night went surf fishing. Caught...great air. Let's just say it was a good night for practising casting a surf rod and not so much a good night for catching any fish. Was a happy night overall though. John caught a four-foot gummy shark--yum!!--which always makes him happy because flake is that super uberliciously yummy. Also got to see a red moon rise. It was absolutely gorgeous because just above it you could see Mars which was shining a beautiful shade of red as well. John says the red moon rises because it's still getting sunlight from the other side of the world. I love our little corner of Australia. =)

Saturday. What can I say about Saturday... Oh yeah. I turned into the uber bitch from hell. I love my husband. I love his family. I even love his brother who is charming when he wants to be but an asshole most of the time otherwise. James got married this past Saturday. It amuses me because I will never remember it as James's and Amy's anniversary. It was my younger sisters' birthday first and will always be remembered as such. ( Warning: The following includes bitching, whining, unecessary complaining and a lot of other obnoxious things... )

Current Music: Pinch Me - Bare Naked Ladies

So...I may or may not be writing up an application to

hogwarts_elite at almost 1am...

Anyone care to join me?? =P

But everyone's doing it maaaaaa!! =P It's the Golden Compass...thingie...

I got this one...
( Multi-Faceted Soul )

Reading through the descriptions, though, I think I'm more of a Calm Thoughtful Soul or even a Social Listener as a stretch... But...I ended up with Multi-Faceted...not disappointed just...puzzled. Do I really not know myself that well? First Pottermore and now Golden Compass...

Multi-Faceted and Calm Thoughtful both have the Wolf as a possible daemon. Calm Thoughtful has a cheetah though! I've always loved cheetahs... sometimes even more than the wolf...

Current Music: Light Up The World -- Glee Cast

Odd thing happened today... John's family is...typical, I guess. His older brother had a falling out with the family a while back and they haven't spoken to him for a while. James is, however, getting married on October 15th and as much as he doesn't like to admit it he's very much connected to his family and would love them to be in attendance. His fiancee, Amy, is at odds with the family as well in that she gets extremely defensive when something doesn't go the way she wants it. She fights with everyone, including the family going as far as calling John's mother (who is also her FIANCEE'S mother) a bitch because she commented that Amy and James didn't go to visit James's 4-year-old daughter Tanisha in the hospital when she got her tonsils and adenoids removed. Anyway, they haven't talked to the family for months and then out of the blue the other day they decide to show up and just make nice. Because they want mummy dearest to make their wedding cake.

And then they show up at the parental house tonight just to "hang". Talk about awkward. And they finally gave an invitation to John and I for the wedding. John was saying he wasn't going to the wedding until receiving an invitation. Now he's obligated to go.

I really don't know what to think about James. He's a nice guy and underneath it all he really wants to be close to his family. But when he's around his fiancee and friends he's the biggest asshole on the face of the planet and his family is what's holding him back and his parents are the reason he has any problems. And then there's his daughter who was born to an ex girlfriend who he was cheating WITH on his then previous girlfriend at the time. He stopped going out with daughter's mum and started dating Amy and then they were engaged a while back and then they broke it off. At that time he told Amy he asked her to marry him because he wanted to see what she'd say. This time they're seeing it through. The kicker? They have NO MONEY to be getting married, aren't getting any personal loans, James owes John over $7k and part of that $7k+ was the money needed to pay for the engagement ring.

I love my husband and I love his family most of the time... but at this point in my life I'm having a really hard time with it all...

*sigh* Is it bad that it depresses me when every time I open my Pottermore page it glows green? It's seriously making my whole Pottermore experience just...blah. It may or may not be getting to the point that once October hits I'm considering deleting my account and making a new one until I get into a different house...wait...it is October... Well, once open registration begins anyway.

Seeing as how LJ isn't letting me post pics I'll just do a fully texted play by play of which wand chose me and how I was sorted...

First wand question asked height of which I am shorter than average, second was eye colour and mine is dark brown/borderline black and third was whether my birth day was odd or even...March 7 says odd. Does anyone else find it odd that that question says day and not date when clearly it refers to numbers and not days? *sigh* I'm lashing out because of my house sorting...forgive me. Fourth, fifth and sixth questions were regarding pride, a crossroads, and fear... I chose pride in resilience (as opposed to determination, imagination, intelligence, originality, optimism, and kindness), took the road to the ocean (rather than the forest or the castle), and feared heights (other choices including fire, darkness, small spaces, and isolation). Question 7 was to choose an artefact of which I chose the silver dagger, leaving behind the mirror, jewel, scroll, bottle, glove and key.

These answers resulted in a supple, 12 3/4" wand made of Larch, with a dragon heart string core. I'd never even heard of Larch before now... O_O And I thought shorter people = short wands? Guess not... I do like the Larch description though. I'm not too put off by my wand at all, actually.

Dragon

As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.

The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.

Larch

Strong, durable and warm in colour, larch has long been valued as an attractive and powerful wand wood. Its reputation for instilling courage and confidence in the user has ensured that demand has always outstripped supply. This much sought-after wand is, however, hard to please in the matter of ideal owners, and trickier to handle than many imagine. I find that it always creates wands of hidden talents and unexpected effects, which likewise describes the master who deserves it. It is often the case that the witch or wizard who belongs to the larch wand may never realise the full extent of their considerable talents until paired with it, but that they will then make an exceptional match.

sup·ple (spl)
adj. sup·pler, sup·plest
1. Readily bent; pliant.
2. Moving and bending with agility; limber.
3. Yielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable. See Synonyms at flexible.
tr. & intr.v. sup·pled, sup·pling, sup·ples
To make or become supple.

And for the House Sorting... this is where things... *sigh*

Q1) When I die, I want people to: Miss me and Smile.
Q2) The Flutterby bush would lure me with a scent of: The Sea.
Q3) The most difficult thing to deal with is: Hunger. ((Yeah...it made the most sense to me...))
Q4) Any power and I choose: Invisibility. ((Anyone who knows me would be able to answer that one...))
Q5) The road that tempts me: Wide, sunny, grassy lane.
Q6) Dawn or Dusk? Dusk
Q7) Left or Right? Left...

And I'm sorted where???

Slytherin

I'll skip the House welcome letter because most of you have seen it before anyway...

I can't say I'm not disappointed. If I had a choice Slytherin would be my last... I see no negative aspect of being a part of Slytherin I just never saw myself as having Slytherin dominant qualities. It surprised the hell out of me to be quite honest.

So far, in the three and a half hours it took me to get thus far, I've achieved one point for my house, destroyed one potion attempt, and found some odds and ends that I have yet to discover their purpose. I continuously get the "Unavailable" page and it's frustrating but... bleeeeeeeeh. We'll see how things develop. I'm concerned over what will happen when Pottermore opens to the public in the near future. I may never be able to access the pages again. =(

Finally got my e-mail for Pottermore! And what happens when I try to Explore??? "We are sorry Pottermore is currently unavailable. Please come back later and try again." =( Ultimate sadness.

As it goes, I had two friend requests from AurorSpell72 from the US and another name that I can't remember from the Phillipines. I'm on ShadowMist176 once the site comes back up if anyone wants to friend me or just drop your name and I'll friend you...

Followed

honest_illusion's lead...

Your result for The Sorting Hat: A Comprehensive Harry Potter Personality Assessment [Test/Quiz]...

Ravenclaw

57% Ravenclaw, 54% Hufflepuff, 53% Slytherin and 41% Gryffindor!

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

if you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

The cardinal traits of Ravenclaw are intellect, wit and openness to experience. They are the most introverted house of the four. Ravenclaws are more likely to prefer small gatherings of like-minded individuals and require recooperation after stressful social interaction. These individuals are intuitive creatures, the quintessential researchers. They lack the stubborn, strict, and rule-abiding qualities that would inhibit intellectual growth—one can't be too set in their ways if they are to be open to exploring new ideas and paths of thought.In contrast to Slytherin and Gryffindor, Ravenclaws in general are much more emotionally stable. Their reactions seem dampened compared to the sometimes dramatic responses of the other houses—they're much less likely to get offended, they're more open to criticism, not particularly argumentative and interested in hearing different points of view. They can at times seem to be less interested in people and more interested in their own inner world, and appear to be disconnected from the rest of humanity.

Ambition is secondary to them. Although they may strive to excel in school, knowledge and self-enrichment is the primary goal as opposed to simply wanting good marks. If they do happen to strive for excellence, it is because it fits with their other goals, not out of a desire to be superior or the best. Due to their intuitiveness and willingness to listen, Ravenclaws can be empathetic and make good advisors. They should generally leave leadership roles to people who are more extraverted and who would enjoy them more, however.

Take The Sorting Hat: A Comprehensive Harry Potter Personality Assessment [Test/Quiz] at HelloQuizzy

Was actually sort of surprised that I got that much less Gryffindor than Slytherin to be honest... Gryffindor was always the house I saw myself in the most, and then I got sorted into Ravenclaw back in Lumos... I always assumed my highest qualities were a solid mix of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff when I first got into Harry Potter. That was about...six or seven years ago? Can't really remember to be honest... People change, of course. =) It's still interesting to see the change on something like that little quiz...

Yay I'm magical! =)

Pottermore...interesting concept. Out of five different--and somewhat odd--names they offered up, I ended up choosing ShadowMist176 as my username. Big surprise, right? Heh...funny considering my original LJ username was

mistwanderer. I was happy with it. Two of the other options were RoseFloo and QuafflePixie with odd numbers attached to the ends...I can't for the life of me remember what the other two were =D I is observant I swears. Yay for Pottermore.

HP SPOILER ALERT

( Seriously folks...HP Movie #8 spoilers ahead... )

Okay so I haven't posted in like forever and I've really only got a comment to make and not really a post at all:

Glee has covered two of my favourite songs and they're not bad at all!

"Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and "Bella Notte" from Lady and the Tramp.

Love love love.

ETA: I love Disney so very very much. But really guys? Mandy Moore for Rapunzel? She totally ruined that movie for me and I fucking HATE her voice. And live at the Oscars--yes I know that was months ago but I just watched it for the first time on Youtube--damn I was going to say that she probably just had trouble with her earbud but no. She just sucks that freaking hard. YUCK.

Yay!! Got my corsets in the mail today! And of course, what did I do? Tried them on of course! Except...

Let me just advise any of you who ever get a corset with a zipper... DON'T ZIP YOUR TUMMY INTO IT.

Yes. I did. Too excited to have them and far too excited to show the hubby... *sigh* Luckily it was just a little tiny bit and it didn't even hurt but it did bleed a tiny bit because there is the tiniest chunk of flesh missing from that area of the tummy...

Easy weight loss?? =D

Yeah. Don't do that.

So. I'm a worrier. I do it all the time even without realising it. I worry about everything. I worry that my kittens are going to electrocute themselves by chewing through wires. I worry that I'll do something to upset John. I worry that my dad's cancer will get severely worse and he'll die before I can get home to see him. I worry that I'll miss all the things in my familys's lives because I've moved away to Australia. I worry that I won't be able to get pregnant and that I won't be able to give John the children that he's always known he's wanted. I worry that those children--if borne--will have problems. The most recent problem being that I--their mother--have aboslutely no ambition in life whatsoever. Absolutely none. Ask me what I want to do with my life. No really. Ask me. Because I have no freaking clue. I have no desire to have a clue. When I was eight, I apparently wanted to be a dentist because they make lots of money and I wanted to be able to take care of my parents. EIGHT. And seriously? What eight year old wants to be a dentist?? But since then, I've lost my way and haven't found anything that I feel is what I want to do with my life. I love music, but don't want to go into any part of the business. A pianist, a singer, a songwriter, a producer, a lyricist, a budding guitarist? Nope. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zippo. Zero. I am a zero.

But obviously, I want to do something? Otherwise I wouldn't be worried about it, right? I thought I needed ideas...possibilities for a future that I will never have because I don't have the ambition to do anything. I've looked at tons of options.

Teacher. What would I teach? Muic. I coud teach music. But I need an education to teach and I don't have the patience or the desire to get one. End argument for teaching. And most other options...doctor (and then with the needles eeeeeeeeeeewwwwww), dentist, lawyer (who the hell really wants to be a lawyer??), etc.

Teaching that doesn't require a degree. Could teach the local children piano, give piano lessons! But...I don't have a keyboard. Or a piano. Oh how I wish I had a piano... Could teach community members to knit. Or crochet, though I'm much better at knitting... Teach origami? Kirigami?? Teach typing. HA. Arranging furniture, sans fs. Teach people how to set the timer on their VCRs?? Oh wait...no more VCRs... How to set up a printer?? Oi vay... I could give spanish leessons!! What? There aren't any mexicans in Australia? Well bugger that then...

Ahhh but Australia works on a vocational program where schooling isn't a necessity for many many jobs.

Restaurant work? No. Been there. Done that. Would only want to do it if I were an owner...and didn't really have to work all that much.

Labourer, also known as a tradesman or tradie in the aussie slang. Don't want to be an electrician. Don't want to be a plumber. Don't want to be a brick layer. Don't want to be a construction worker. Don't want to be a wood worker. Don't want to be a heavy machinery operator. Don't want to be a roadworker. Don't want to be the unlucky bastard who picks all the dead roos up on the roads every day. Don't want to be a mechanic. Don't want to be a baker. Don't want to be a chef. Don't want to be a pastry chef.

Dairy farming? Farming in general. Don't want to be a farmhand. Don't want to be an animal caretaker. Don't want to milk cows. I do want to collect eggs but not on a largescale level. I'd like to collect two a day maybe...from my own chickens...to make wonderful omelets and yummy things that eggs can make. Don't want to shear sheep. Don't want to shear llamas. Don't want to raise emus (fuckin' evil scary birds). Want to have horses but not for any special reason but to ride them...

Animals? Vet requires schooling and then with needles bleeeeeeeeeeh. Vet assistant. Again with the needles...and a bit of schooling. Perhaps a cattery? Or a kennel? I could do that, but that requires start-up funds and most of them actually raise purebred animals for contests and stuff which I really don't feel like doing... though not a requirement. Hrm...what do I need to do to get that started then...???

But really, there are so many options out there and I have little to no desire to do what it takes to do any of them.

And I'm afraid that trait will travel down to my children. What then?

Like the subject says...stupid and ridiculous things to think about, but I do. Too much time on my hands? Maybe...

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A few people have been doing it so I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon since I've not posted on LJ in quite a while. I collect Disney snowglobes. It's ridiculous to call it collecting though because I'm picky about them and I only have five at the moment. I was hoping to expand on that collection a couple years ago but then, hey, I moved across an ocean and flying them out isn't exactly possible seeing as how they...don't...empty. =( Much sadness there. I've been looking into other ways to transport them but it's all so expensive and we still don't have too much money to spend on extraneous things.

My collections are so puny though it's kind of not right that I'm calling them collections. I also like to think I collect time pieces... It started as watches but then I added a pocketwatch to it so...yeah. My uncle also made me a wall clock that I'm absolutely in love with because it's an exact replica of one my parents had hanging on their wall at home which is so nice since I'm so far away from them. It's nice to have reminders of home... But yeah...time pieces. I have about ten of them so far...just random little watches that I've kept after the batteries died. Mom gave me two of her old ones which I LOVE because they're Disney watches... Yay Disney.

New kitties I has them!! My new little hunters...I've missed having cats around. I've never had kittens this young though. When I got my other kitties back in the states, they were already 5 months and a year old. These are only 6 weeks!!!

Facebook Album!!
There are 96 pictures in that album and I've had these kittens less than 8 hours. Of course, they're not perfect photos so...whatever. They're MINE!! =) KITTIES!!!

roguebelle did it first...thought it might be interesting...

Jung Explorer Test
Actualized type: ISTJ
(who you are)

ISTJ - "Trustee". Decisiveness in practical affairs. Guardian of time- honored institutions. Dependable. 11.6% of total population.

Preferred type: ISFJ
(who you prefer to be)

ISFJ - "Conservator". Desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs - very loyal. 13.8% of total population.

Attraction type: ESFJ

(who you are attracted to)

ESFJ - "Seller". Most sociable of all types. Nurturer of harmony. Outstanding host or hostesses. 12.3% of total population.

Take Jung Explorer Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

Not really sure about the "Guardian of time-honored institutions" part... The preferred person is definitely more on than the person I am part I think. Dunno about the attracted to...John's not really the sociable type. Although, he used to be when he was younger. Popular kid who used to party and drink a lot and do all that stuff... He's definitely a "nurturer of harmony" though. And we never have people over so dunno about the host bit... he probably could be. He made sure everything was great when my parents were visitting, doing his "duty" and all that. Maybe that is him...

Just finished watching The King's Speech with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law for sis's birthday. Really enjoyed it. Brought up my old curiosities about English monarchy and the whole system and things "...tits." And it was weird because I'm so used to seeing a lot of the major players in other types of roles and they all looked so different in this movie!! Helena Bonham-Carter looked normal! And Geoffrey Rush...and Guy Pierce...what'shisface who plays Wormtail...and Michael Gambon ugh he needs to go away... Colin Firth is like the only one who looked normal but omg he gave a helluva performance. Fabulous job with the role. Makes me really want to research King George VI. My mother-in-law enjoys this movie far too much I learned a lot of trivia about the royal family of that time period than I really needed to know, half of which I can't remember anymore. But yeah. Really good movie. Glad I got the opportunity to watch it because it's not a movie John would want to sit down and watch with me.

George VI's wife is Elizabeth I. Yes? Dunno why but that seems weird to me. We were talking about how kings had rules about which names they used in conjunction with their titles. George VI was actually an Albert, his brother David was King Edward ?? before he abdicated... Kings have to change their names depending on certain rules and things. There's Henry, Edward, George, William? Do the women have to do it too? Interesting question...

He's a real life wizard teaching real life wizardry. Awesomeness.

You can actually get a degree and/or Masters degree from his school in wizardry.........

It's in my house it's in my house ewwwww someone squish it!!!!!!!!

I really REALLY REALLY don't like spiders.

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