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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:35:10 GMT

Got my advertising/marketing review site up and my first Demo review up from GenCon! Check it out at http://crystalmazur.blogspot.com/ Lemme know what you think!

GenCon in review

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:26:58 GMT

So this is a quick rundown of my experience at GenCon 2008. I'll do it by category since if I did a day by day rundown it would probably get very buddled.

Socially

I finally got to meet muawijheafter talking only online with him for several years. He told me to meet him at the Apophis Consortium booth...and after 2 days of pestering Kassi I finally found him. Honest I'm not a stalker, just nice to have a name to a face. It was rather an awesome to finally fit a face to a name and attitude.

I met several writers as well....all of whom got my fan girl "OMG YOU'RE (Insert name here)" mouseferatu, jesshartley, wickedthought and Matt Forbeck were among the writers. Many other game developers and musicians were on board, such as Cruciform Injection and darknes.

All the people that participated in the Darkness Remembered LARP are awesome too. I never met a colorful bunch of people....some of which included a gay pornstar rat, 4 alphas, an overexcitable shadow lord, a irritated cat, and a raven that takes 20 minutes to explain stuff. All in all it was a fun experience that I will LOVE to continue next year.

Games

I got to demo a bunch of really good games, as well as run a demo of a couple of games (thanks flamesrising) I will have flash review up of each individual demo eventually but here's the rundown. Covenant, Fae Noir, Zombie Cinema, Evolution, Epic, You've been sentanced, Magic, and several other games.

Concerts

Got to see Cruciform Injection at the GenCon after party at Radio Radio. I've listened to them for years, but this is the first concert I've been able to attend....and it was worth it! I was completely taken in by their performance. Definately a band to keep an eye on. If you haven't seen their video for Vacant Bodies, go youtube it...like...right now.

Also, congradulations to Flamesrising for winning a silver Ennie this year!

Also thanks to Matt and Monica for letting me tag along and take up space in the Abstract Nova booth this year. I had a lot of fun...and the 17th floor rocked.

:(

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:43:47 GMT

I feel very alone right now. It's that whole I'm surrounded by my friends and family and yet am always the one left out. I want someone, but no clue who or why I should even bother. Seems like if they aren't my friends and have some sort of interest in me, they eventually leave me or end up hating me (or me them, but I am trying to forget him) I guess I got hurt a lot worse then I first thught.
I even had great weekend! Just so happened it was with 2 of my friends who are dating eachother. (Said guy is the guy from my previus post that I had a thing for) I had a lot of fun, but it was a constant reminder that I am alone.
I've been getting out of the house more. I will be going to ren faire on sunday, hopefully playing tennis on wednesday and my dance class is on tuesday. I'm still raiding on wow, I like it very much, but I have to get out of the house more. WoW is a passtime.
I'm STILL looking for a new job. It has been quite unsucessful, and that's being nice about it. I'm almost done looking in Milwaukee. Gonna start wandering up to GB or over to Madison VERY soon.
This whole moving on thing sucks. I get no closure except for the fact that the 2 universities he left me for turned him down. If that's what I get, then I'm done with him. I need to erase him from my memory. Haven't thought about him for a VERY long time, and now it just started up again. Stupid brain.
Lemme know your alive btw...I know I don't post much, but nobody replies either.

Good Charlotte

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:17:32 GMT

Oh my love,
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and then
We'll start a new life

I ripped out
his throat
and called you on the telephone to
take off my disguise
Just in time to hear you cry

When you, you mourne the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourne the death of your bloody valentine
One last time

Singin'...

Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and then
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight

There was
Police and
Flashing lights
The rain came down so hard that night and the
Headlines read
A lover died
No tell-tale heart was left to find

When you
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time

Singin'...

Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and then
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight

Tonight

He dropped you off, I followed him home
Then I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him, he begged me not to do
What I knew I had to do 'cause I'm so in love with you

Oh, my love
Please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands and then
We'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight

Le Sigh

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:22:33 GMT

This year has to be better then last year. I really got the short end of the stick last year.

I'm looking for a better paying job. Not just for the money. I no longer have health insurance, which is...you know...a great thing... I don't want to leave my current job. I love the kids and the people I work with.

I can't wait for the Haunted House to start up again. Sometimes it seems like thats the best thing of my year. I'm hoping to help out a little more, not just scare the living daylights out of people.

I've reached a point where I don't want to be alone anymore, but I'm scared of starting a relationship up. I have been very lonely, especially at christmas. Every one of my friends went shopping for someone they are seeing. It just made me sad to think that I had nobody like that to shop for and that nobody was out shopping for me like that. Not that shopping is all that really matters in a relationship, not for me anyway, but it would still be nice to try and figure out what someone is getting you.

There's someone that I've liked for a while, just he's not interested in a relationship. While I understand, just really sucks.

Just feeling a bit lonely lately, being one of the only one's without someone. Erik is single, but I have absolutely no interest in him whatsoever. He's a good friend, but that is all he will ever be.

I guess it's like Corey said "You've run out of possibilies at the current moment." I think I've just run out of available guys :-P Everyone else is taken....

Oh well....I guess it's back to being single...

Change of status

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:21:50 GMT

So I think I am going to change this to a private journal. To those of you who read this and aren't on livejournal, I'm sorry, but I just can't have this open anymore. Too many people who can read it who I don't want reading it anymore.

If you want to know whats going on in my life, call my cell phone....since most of you have that number anyway!

<3 Crystal

Taking the 705 outta here!

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:02:57 GMT

I get to see Ed! I'm flying out July 13th to see him! Yatta!!!!

In other news, Spirit Creek this saturday, then summerfest. I dont' know if I'm gonna go to anything, but I've been thinking about it. Lifehouse, BB King, Plain White T's Jacks Maniquien, One Ton Banana, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Panic! at the Disco, Live, The Gufs, damn...too much!!!

Long summer

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:32:23 GMT

YEY!!! I get to see Ed tomorrow. He's flying in for Drew's wedding! Those that don't know, Ed has been in New York since Memorial Day for his summer internship. It sucks being away from him for so long. This is the longest we haven't seen each other.

For those of you who haven't made it to the recent Spirit Creek concerts, SHAME ON YOU!! You should know better then to not go to your local band concerts, especially when they kick so much ass, your grandma's butt hurts. They have a concert coming up the 30th, email me if you wanna go.

I've had to go to 3 weddings so far this month, and Drews is magical number 4. It;s a wonderful reminder that I will soon be going to my own wedding. It kinda scares me sometimes, but I'm happy with Ed. I've never dated, or even been around someone like him. He makes me feel like a whole person, so with him being gone, I feel alone and not myself *tear*

So yeah....Spirit Creek kicks ass. I have pics and video, but I'll have to put it up when I get cable. Dialup sucks for that.

Next weekend I'm up for hanging out with my friends whom I haven't seen for a while (Nicole, Crystal, Abby, anyone else I missed ) Call me!!

OMFG!!!!!!!

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:25:06 GMT

No...It CAN"T be true....but it is!

Right from the email of Doug...

The Spiritcreek

What the hell is the worlds problem?

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:14:22 GMT

I am sickened and sad at the actions taken by the gunman at Virginia Tech. Not only did it not solve any problems he might have had, but it creates millions of heart aches in the process.

I want to cry. But these aren't tears for what happened, it's for what will happen in the future. What will be taken away from us next?

And the media? Not helping.

I think I'm going to meditate and not listen to anything going on now...

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:43:38 GMT

Ed and I went to see a friend of ours in Midsummer Nights Dream. She played one of the fairies. It was actually very good.

It took me a bit to fall into my Shakespear, but once I got into the flow, it was a LOT easier to sit and enjoy it. How raunchy he was ;)

I had two days off in a row...I haven't had that since October...so what did I do? I cleaned up my room. No, literally taking all the crap and either throwing it out or putting it on a shelf I just bought. Now it's clean and vaccumed and neat. That may not last very long.

Now I can focus a bit on our wedding. If we can't get the ONE church I would have it in, we are thinking of going theater for it. We are putting together a website with FAQs and directions and such, which I will post here once it's all set up. Should be interesting.

Also, anyone wanna be my date for my aunt and uncles wedding? Ed will be in New York for his internship. I'll buy your drinks if you dance with me....

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:40:53 GMT

81.9

We were 3 places shy of getting into Semi-finals.

We had our best show though, and for it being the first show at WGI to place in the 80s is wonderful.

<3 Girls on a great season!

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:04:59 GMT

In Dayton Ohio....yeah I drove through that crap last night to get here at 12:30 am. What fun...

We are here for the WGI world championships. It should be fun. This is the last weekend for winterguard, and then its OVER. I will beable to visit all of you once again.

I just wanna be done for a while. I love winterguard while I'm there, but it took forever for this weekend to finally get here.

More highlights when I don't feel like I'm half asleep

Allergies suck.

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:15:20 GMT

I dyed my front hair Green for Saint Patty's day, as well as the Vernal Equinox celebrations! Welcome in Spring with open arms!

In fun news, I have a dress style I'm gonna get. Pendragon Costumes is gonna make it for me:) I wanna see if they can dye it after the wedding so I can wear it to Ren Faire and not get it dirty.

I'm ordering my Laptop from Dell within the next week. I want a skin on it...but I'm not sure what I want. I am thinking the Druid Symbol from WOW, since I LOVE my druid...she rocks.

Sick of Snow

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:56:57 GMT

I hate this weather. I want it to be spring already. I love watching everything grow, and the animals slowly emerging, and the thunderstorms! Rages of the old gods!

Winterguard is surprisingly victorious. Despite all the attendance problems and push/bossy/bitchy parents, the girls have pulled through. We beat Velocity by 2.2 points. That hasn't been done in 3 years or so. It's all over in April, and I kinda want my weekends back, but I love it right now.

Really, no new revelations and such. Just kinda existing. I'm reading the Ordo Dracul book for WOD 2.0, so expect a review soon.

Vale

Update and Pics!

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:58:38 GMT

Gasp! My hair is short. It is a little above my chin length...infact here is a picture of me!

Aren't I cute? I made some icons for this picture as well. I'll put them up when I figure out how to do an LJ cut...help?

Anyway, I've been getting my classes for my certification done. I'm not going to MATC this comming semester. They tried to put me through hoops just to get me to see a couselor, so I told them fuck it. I'll just start paying my loans off in March. I like having a steady income.

Winterguard is going well, though I'm not sure what I'm gonna do in the fall now. Chris isn't going to be working at South. I most likely will be working there, though I might not go full time there, and just do it part time. And from the sounds of it, there may not be a Montage next year,except if I run it...and I don't feel ready to do that yet. I'm kinda worried about the colorguard world right now...

Other than that...I must go play wow...new xpac...hehe

OMFG!

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:05:56 GMT

I like my new job. I get to play all day, read books, and I get a 3 hour paid nap time! Oh and snack time....gotta love the snack time. I only work 4 days a week, but its for 10 hours a day.

I got my certification back as well. I completed it with a 95%! YEY!

I got a lot of reading done lately as well. The Historian is great, and everyone should read it.

And on the WOW side of things...I hit 60! *dances*

Oh and in other news. Next wednesday I am donating my hair to Locks for Love. I'm not planning on getting it completely chopped, but it will be shorter. Then I will be growing it out for the wedding! Gasp! I'll have pictures...

So what to say?

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:17:29 GMT

I got a full time job! I'm now working as a teacher at a Day Care. Its not the first job that I would have picked, but so far its the first one that has come along.

We took 4th at State for Marching Band, GO GIRLS! I'm so proud of you.

I'm going through the Haunted House on Saturday, so if anyone wants to join, lemme know.

Now I must get caught up on my writing for Flames Rising...

<3

Travel

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:08:56 GMT

In Platteville for the weekend. Why am I here? Cause I haven't seen my friends for a while and miss them.

Back in town tomorrow, but I have a show I need to attend too, but it might end early.

Miyamoto Musashi

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:07:36 GMT

Because Pintsize rocks my socks off....here it is bitches!

A much needed Update

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:28:02 GMT

Sigh...this has been a very interesting month so far.

Started out with Band Camp the very first weekend. We got the entire show with drill now learned, beat that! The girls so far have amazed me each week, improving themselves without us (the 3 instructors) having to yell at them or go over work like I had to do at Gtown. If they don't know it, they don't know it and its their problem. I am not a babysitter anymore, and I'm there to do a job. YEY!

Then there is Ren Faire (pictures to follow...hopefully) I did get sick, but thats from the flu and not from the one drink I had there. We did get to watch KVH propose to Jamie there, which was very sweet and completely romantic.

Then there is Irish Fest. I bought a hat there :) Its very cute and I got tons of complements on it. Those that will see me this fall will get to see it. I am also most likely buying a new trench coat, because mine is looking VERY VERY VERY pathetic.

My birthday went well. We hung out at the truck stop, went to a baseball renactment (Eds doing) and played drinking Munchkin.

The day after we went paintballing. That was fun. I have a welt from my little bastard of a cousin, but thats all the war wounds I have. Our team won only because the last round was a draw.

Other than that, just trying to keep busy so that I don't miss Ed so much. He's been working a lot, and always when I'm not...and I work when he's not...damn it. BTW, Nicole, what are you doing Saturday? Wanna hang out? Maybe take a trip to the magic store? I need some candles....

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:12:15 GMT

So I bought the pirate costume....I'm excited.

YARRR!!!!

Where is my rum?

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:16:28 GMT

Geeze, I know I may be making a moot point...but its hotter than hades out there. I'm in my basement right now and I'm still warm...

The Requiem game now well under way for the summer, and turning out to be quite decent.

Working, so at least I'm in the air conditioning...

Saving up money for a lappy, and maybe a cool pirate costume. It's not often I splurge on myself, but I would like it for Ren Faire...

Anyway Stay cool

<3 Crystal

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:36:51 GMT

Wow...I just realized how long it has been since I posted something in here...Bad Busty!

So what have I been up too lately? Celebrating my recent graduation. Now that I don't have to worry about grades and such, I now get to worry about bills and such...fun...I applied at Hal Leonard, but they don't have any openings. I'm gonna stay at Sally's till I can find something that I know I will be interested in working. Linda has the hours and isn't gonna hire anyone else til fall.

Ed and I still haven't set a date for our Engagement party, but if you wanna be informed of it, post a comment on here to let me know. I don't wanna be giving out too much info online.

4th was interesting. I marched in 3 different parades. Greendale, Cudahy and Shorewood. Then I went home and soaked in the tub reading. I won't get a break now til next Thursday, when I have nothing but gaming.

I gots to see Collin and Jonah again! And Gavin...I miss them terribly. Damn high gas prices!

Anywho...anyone wanna go to Club ? sometime? I need a good night out....

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:21:20 GMT

So I've been busy trying to finish up my last class, which is done today btw. Now I need to find a full time job.

Really, I have no mind to post right now, just give me some time...

Oh...thinking of starting a Requiem game. Had some people very interested in either playing vamps or human. Any recomendations or interests to play with us?