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Wow, I haven't last posted a journal since my birthday, and now another update on Christmas. It seems like I'll only have the time to post one on a holiday break...

But merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! I hope this season is good to you all. As for me, I'm in the middle of my winter break and am back home. I've been home for almost a week, and let me tell you, having no work to do and just being able to relax is WONDERFUL.

Regarding school, first semester in sophomore year was....REALLY hard. Of course, I was taking organic chemistry, which is as awful as everyone says it is. But I got an A! In fact, I got all A's this semester, which is a first since I've been in college! I'm too happy about that, haha.

And as always, my activity here has been waning down to nearly nothing. I do come online everyday to check my messages so my inbox isn't flooded, but that's about it. There are a lot of reasons for the inactivity...I haven't written anything in forever, I have little interest in Bleach (I haven't read the manga in months), and of course, school has kept me plenty busy. I'm still very active in my pre-med fraternity, PhiDE, and have just joined a pre-health organization AED, so I'll be active in that next semester as well.

You won't believe how much time I dedicate to studying for my science classes. Being pre-med is NO walk in the park. I literally spent over 100 hours studying for my organic chemistry class, it was MISERY. But this is what I want to do... but I'm still gonna complain.

As for commissions...I'M SORRY. :( It still seems I can't even do a small amount while school is going on. If you want a refund, please comment below and I will give you one when I get my own refund back from the university (which will be in the third week of January). However, if you really want your commission, I will have time to write them from Jan. 2 - Jan. 5, since I'm going back to my apartment a few days before school starts (Jan. 6) just to get things ready, so I won't have my family to distract me, lol.

There's my long-ass update to you guys. :P

P.S. Let me know if you want me to continue with Goldilocks! It's been on hiatus forever and I don't know if it will see an end unless people really want it.

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Yep, today is my birthday! (Well, it's almost over, but I just got around to posting this.) I am 20 years old...kinda sad that I can no longer call myself a teenager. XD But, I feel super duper mature. :dummy: Yeah, right.

Anyway, thanks so much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, it really made my day. :love: Of course, I didn't really get to do much since it's a Tuesday and I was at class from 6 AM - 4 PM, and have done nothing but studying since, but...I got a lot done! I like to think that a productive day is a good day, so it was a pretty good birthday!

But my friend's birthday is on the 20th, so we're combining ours to do something special this weekend, so that should be fun.

Thanks again guys! :)

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It took me ALL summer, but I FINALLY got my bank account linked to my PayPal...I was able to withdraw the money that sat in my "Earnings" on DA for over a month, and now I am fine with taking point commissions again (through the widget), since I know it'll transfer. ^^ I'll have to change the amounts in my gallery though, to accommodate for the "new prices" that I have for during the school year.

With that being said, I am opening FIVE PAYPAL/POINTS SLOTS:

1. :iconmama-moose:
2. :iconoojessesgirloo:
3. :iconoojessesgirloo:
4. :iconpaandaabeaar:
5. :iconmikoyami:
6. :iconfrench-homos:

So you can use either method of payment, just be sure to READ THE COMMISSION INFO CAREFULLY HERE:

amber-sky.deviantart.com/journ…

I will now see how long it takes for the money in my PayPal account to transfer over to my bank account. Now I feel so much more assured in having my account confirmed! I was afraid I'd never be able to take point commissions again.

In other news, I am SO tired from school...I have to wake up at 6 AM on Tues/Thurs because I have early morning classes...it SUCKS. But it's not so hard in terms of difficulty.

I also had an interview today at a nursing home, and I pretty much got the job! :la: She was so happy when I told her that I just wanted to work weekends, where I'll be making $11.23/hour at the LEAST (it depends on what shift I take), so that's really nice~ The place seems really nice, and I am SO glad that my CNA license won't be going to waste!

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Back to School

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So today was the first day of my Sophomore year of college...and it wasn't too bad, honestly. First I had Latin, and I LOVE my teacher...she's old, but so precious and batty, and I really think I'm going to have fun in that class. Next was my Intro to Cultures of America (it's a gen-ed, so I no, I didn't take it willingly >.>), and the teacher is alright, she seems kind of strict, but is cool. The class should be easy since there are some interesting topics.

And last...ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. That subject will just be the death of me. It's AWFUL, HORRIBLE, TERRIBLE, and every bad thing you've heard about it is probably true. But...it's on the MCAT, unfortunately, so I need to know it. T_T I'll probably be studying three hours a day for that class alone...UGH. Definitely need to schedule some tutoring sessions. The teacher seems nice, she's pretty young. The subject is just a pain in the ass and there's no getting around it.

So I made it out of my first day alive, which is good. Tomorrow I only have two classes and am done at 11 AM which is great. :D Though that means I have the rest of the day to study, which is depressing.

But anyway, things are getting a lot busier for me. I only have one commission left to finish, which I hope to have done this weekend. The rest I am putting ON HOLD, since I don't have the information for them. When I feel that I am ready to work on something, I will NOTE you guys one at a time, and the first person who gets back to me with their info (AND PAYS RIGHT AFTER I ACCEPT), will be the one I will work on.

If I somehow magically finish this batch, I might take commissions again, though if you noticed the information in my journal and on the widget on my profile page, I've changed the information. For new commissions, I will only be going up to 10 pages, because that's all I can handle along with my schoolwork. The prices have also gone up, because of the limited time I have. I also will be requiring that people PAY UP FRONT. I can't wait weeks for payment anymore. Sure, in the summer, I didn't need the money right away, but now that I have BILLS TO PAY (I just got three two days ago), I need the money. Which also means I'll probably only be doing PayPal commissions, because I can't wait 2 weeks for the points-to-cash DA system.

As for Goldilocks, I hope to work on it this weekend.

GOD, I'M SO TIRED.

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So I moved into my new apartment a few days ago! :la: It took a couple of hours to get everything (especially the large and heavy sofas), and to get all of the rooms set up, but it's done! 

My room is small, but it's quaint and cozy~ <3 (And it's bigger than my dorm room was, which is all that matters, lol.) I'm back at home though to spend time with family (and my brother still has his job here), but we'll be moving back to Louisville officially on Saturday, so that's when I'll get straight to work (with finishing commissions and writing the next Goldilocks chapter). I'm so sorry for everyone who has been waiting!

My last journal may have sound misleading in that some may have taken that I would be working on this week at home, but this time is actually to buy additional things for the apartment. I also am going to start studying for my classes (just biology and organic chem). I know, I'm a nerd, but these classes are HARD and this week I'm going to read the first six chapters of each of them. 

You're probably wondering about the second thing in the subject title, which concerns Mari's Facebook account. Back in November I made one for her, to avoid a certain problem...which was other people making an account of her. (I've seen so many of my friends Bleach OCs being stolen by people who use them to RP, either ripping off the OC completely or just using pictures of them. I think it's wrong and unfair to the owner.)

Someone told me just recently that there is another Marise Facebook account. Here's the link: www.facebook.com/pages/Marise-… I just wanted to make it clear to everyone that this is NOT her official account. There are a couple of things that may strike people who know her as weird:

1. It says that she's in Squad 10.
2. She's romantically involved with Tesra. 

Wait wut.

Tesra!? That is the most RANDOM pair up with her I have EVER seen! XDDD Not that I dislike the character or anything, I never really given him much thought...but I especially have never entertained the idea of him and Mari, lol...!

I just wanted to let people know that I'm not mad about this or anything, I just don't want people to be confused by two accounts and the misleading information on this one. Plus, all those pictures aren't really hers to post...oh well, at least she's using Mari's name and not using it for her own character. THAT would probably make me annoyed, since I paid money for some of those pictures. :P

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL MARISE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT:




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