Alright, S. Snowflake is baaack! Yes, I've been on vacation and working on fixing my internet addiction. For all you people with my same vice, you know how scary it is. I seriously went through withdrawal last week! Anyway, so here's the scoop:

1. School/Life: Dad went coocoo last tuesday, but we're hoping to put the past in the past. I went to the gold country for Thanksgiving and got away from it all... except the internet. They had wifi, so I couldn't resist. ?? Now I'm in the holiday spirit, so I'm gonna break out the Christmas CDs and get ready for the holidays! That includes Christmas-akkuh... I mean, Advent. (Damn candles!) It also means our choir performances full of Christmas carols!!

"Ding-dong merrily on high
The Christmas bells are ringing.
Ding-dong heaven, earth reply,
With angel voices singing!"

Ooh, and I'm going to see a community play tomorrow. Fun! ^_^

2. Fictionpress: Yes, I made one. I'm posting some poems right now (total:1). If you wanna check it out, I'm Star's Snowflake there too.

3. Fan Fiction: I've got a big bunch of holiday goodies for my FF readers. First some new Rent and TNBC drabbles to start off the month. Next we've got a new Nightmare Before Christmas and a new Little Shop oneshot. Two "From the Eyes of a Ghost Dog" updates are on the way, and hopefully, "Through Julie's Eyes" will too. Finally, my first Wicked story will hit the site this month! Whew, you guys have been on my good list this year.

4. Deviant Art: I've really got to update my new t-shirt creations. I've got a new watercolor painting too. Not much else right now. Hopefully though, I'm going to be illustrating my Rent fan fic "The Camera Loves You", which is at least partially a Christmas story, so it fits, no?

5. Neopets: I quit! I know, it was tough, but I finally gave up. Who knows? I could come back. I'm going to miss the advent calendar and some other things though.

Well, that about covers it. Here's the nerd meme I stole from Nightengale-Duet:

ANIME NERD:
[x] You watch anime. (I'm something of a Pokemon nerd. I don't watch the new series, but I could keep a conversation going on the subject for an hour easily.)
[ ] You read manga.
[ ] You buy/collect anime DVDs or manga volumes.
[x] You own some other form of anime/manga merchandise. (Pokemon and Hamtaro collectibles galore!)
[ ] You have referred to an anime character as 'hot' before.
[ ] You have cosplayed.
[ ] You have done so in public.
[ ] You have been to an anime/manga convention. (I've gone to a play next door, but never went inside.)
[ ] You have created/joined a fanclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have created/joined a hateclub for an anime/manga character.
[X] You have squealed when you found out somebody had the same name as an anime character you knew. (Brock... but it was funny because it was a baby.)
[x] You enjoy drawing anime
[ ] People you know know you as the 'anime' person.
[x] You know that it is pronouced 'mawnguh' and not 'manga' like it is spelled. (Duh. I hate that...)

ANIME/MANGA POINTS: 4

ART NERD:

[x] You like art.
[x] You actually consider yourself an artist. (My friend Memo calls me "the bubble artist"!)
[ ] When using art supplies, the brand of them matters to you.
[ ] You have a favorite brand. (Brand names are dumb to me, but I know the difference between crappy products and good ones.)
[x] You have asked for art supplies as a Christmas/birthday gift before.
[x] You give people your drawings as gifts. (I'm making Christmas cards of them.)
[x] People actually ask for your drawings.
[x] You are known as 'the art person' at your school. (Call in Laura Lew!)
[x] Instead of just 'brown' or ' pink', you'd be specific; it's 'sienna brown' or 'blush pink'. Or whatever
[ ] You have taken an art class outside of school.
[x] You have considered a career as an artist. (I want to be in animation, illustration, or conceptual.)
[x] Your school papers are always covered in doodles. (My French teacher plays along with it. ^_^)
[X] You have a favorite artist. (Not one in specific. Van Gogh, Georgia O' Keefe, and Claudia Neece are some faves.)
[x] Your drawings have been framed. (Any frames I can find, I put to use.)
[x] You carry a sketchbook with you everywhere you go. (Right now I've got 4 active ones.)

(I forgot to mention these:
*I'm the Art Club president at my school.
*I 're-design' T-shirts and actually wear them.
*I have terminology for paint brushes: If it's new, it's a virgin. If it's been used, it's experienced. If it's all worn out/your favorite brush, it's a slut. XD

Add 3 points.)

ART NERD POINTS: 15

MUSICAL NERD:

[ ] You play a musical instrument.
[ ] You play more than one instrument.
[ ] You actually really enjoy playing your instrument. (Hehe, but no one else likes when I play the piano. I'm horrible!!)
[ ] You've given your instrument a name.
[ ] You've participated in an extracurricular activity for your instrument.
[ ] You are known by what you play.
[x] You listen to classical music.
[x] You are wondering whether that refers to the classical music genre or the classical music time period. (We just learned about that.)
[x] You have a favorite composer. (Danny Elfman!)
[ ] All of your friends are from your band/orchestra class.
[ ] You write music. (If you count song lyrics, maybe.)
[x] You've had discussions with your friends about music. (Mostly about classic rock or in choir.)
[ ] You have considered a professional career with your instrument.
[ ] You are never nervous playing for other people.

MUSICAL NERD POINTS: 4

VIDEO GAME NERD:

[x] You play video games. (occasionally)
[ ] You own more than 4 different video game systems. (Oh, gee, I'm short one. ^_^)
[x] You've had debates over which system is the greatest. (Gamecube or PS2)
[ ] You play video games every day. (Used to.)
[x] You have played a video game for over 10 hours. (Not straight, but I used to play Ruby like a maniac!)
[x] You have songs from your favorite video games on your MP3. (Yes, I have an Oogie's Revenge song.)
[ ] You love to talk about video games.
[ ] You memorize the dates for when a new game is being released.
[ ] People know you as the 'gamer' person.
[x] You spend more time on video games than you do hanging out with friends. (It might still be true.)
[ ] Your gaming system is in your room. (That doesn't count! My DS is in my room, but my PS2 and my Cube are at my dad's house.)
[x] You have preferences when it comes to what company your game came from. (Anything but Capcom.)
[ ] You've had debates over which company is the best.
[ ] You keep playing a game until you beat it. (Oh please, I almost never do.)
[ ] It makes you angry when you found out somebody looked up cheat codes on the internet to beat their game. (Are you joking? Don't we all use them?)

VIDEO GAME NERD POINTS: 6

COMPUTER NERD:

[x] You use the computer every day.
[x] You have an account/username on some sort of social website. (Facebook, Myspace, and Vox)
[ ] You go into random internet chatrooms.
[ ] You spend at least 2 hours a day on the computer.
[x] You use computer faces; : D XD XP D: ^_^ >.> and etc. (See above, dumbass!!)
[x] It is hard to go a day without using the computer. (VERY)
[x] You spend time in online forums. (Been playing one forum game for a year and a half!)
[x] In the forum/chatroom you use, you are known there by everyone else. (You'd think so by now!)
[x] You have friends you have only met online.
[ ] You have/have had a girlfriend/boyfriend you have only met online.
[ ] You have actually met an online friend in person.
[x] U cn ezly rd 'txttlk.' (But NEVER write with it, or I'll chew you out in my review!)
[x] You have said 'lol' or 'omg' in speech that is not online (As a joke.)
[ ] You can type really, really fast

COMPUTER NERD POINTS: 8

GRAND TOTAL NERD POINTS: 37

There, we're done!