OOC: Short Hiatus

[nerdherdchuck]

Hey all. I'm going to be heading to the west coast for a week. (The muse may live in California, but the mun lives on the east coast. *g*)

I'll be in Vegas for a couple of days and then visiting a family friend in California.

I'm leaving early tomorrow morning so I may catch up on a couple replies after work before I go. I should be back on-line sometime on the 17th. (My flight home gets in rather late on the 16th.)

Feel free to reply to this and leave a note of any threads I'll need to tag back when I'm on-line again.

Take care and see you in a week!

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[evilhandissue.livejournal.com]

LOL! I'm going to be in LA too this week! LOL! From the 10th until the 17th

Have fun!

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[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

*g* I'll mostly be on the outskirts of Anaheim. That's where my mom's friend lives - like 10 minutes from Disneyland. ;)

But too funny - we're both gonna be out the same way at nearly the same too!

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[evilhandissue.livejournal.com]

I'll be in Studio City with friends.

Pop onto AIM and I give you my phone digits? if you come around my way, we can do coffee or something.

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[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Aw, sorry I didn't see this earlier. I ran an errand before I left and then basically called it a night.

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[isabelowens.livejournal.com]

Have fun!!

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[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[lt-wes-janson.livejournal.com]

Have fun!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[lester-nerdherd.livejournal.com]

Yay California <3
Have a safe trip! See ya in a week!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

You know, I actually have never been to California before so I'm looking forward to getting there. ^^;

Thank you! :)

[lester-nerdherd.livejournal.com]

I live out here. It's not all that like in the movies, but it's pretty awesome. Especially if you're down near the beach <3

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

*g* It was nice out there.

The only beach I got to see was Huntington Beach but that was a very nice one.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Have lots of fun! And remember the pic spam!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Oh I took a lot of pictures...way too many. I'm going to go through them and see which ones came out good and stuff.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yay! Welcome back! Sounds like you had fun.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

I did but I think I might have done too much. ^^;

But I did get some nice pics of SeaWorld so if you still wanna do the RP with Chuck and Hiro going there, I could use some of them for that. We ended up doing the Breakfast with Shamu instead of the Dinner so the shots of that area are daytime though. *g*

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes it's possible to have too much fun.

Oooh, that sounds great! Pics are always good reference!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, totally. I took today and tomorrow off too just to relax and I go back to work on Monday. I did not think I was up for a nine+ hour day yet, *lol*

Definitely! We should put something together sometime. Might make a fun RP. *g*

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, no. A 9-hr day on top of having just gotten back. No. Do you work AWS?

Oh yeah! Though the only Seaworld I've been to is in FL and I haven't been there in a loooooooooong time.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

AWS? You mean the Alternate Work Schedule? (Sorry...brain isn't quite up to speed, *lol*)

But anyway...I work at least 35 hours per week. That's considered full time hours for the company. I work 9 nine hour days and 1 8 hour day. I tend to work more than the 35 though most weeks. I tend to do overtime at some point.

I never been to that one. We passed it so many times while driving to Disney World but never stopped there. *lol* We didn't get to do everything at SeaWorld though. It was 97 degrees that day and too much of it was outside. My mom's friend is really sensitive to heat and by like 2 or 3, we headed back to her place. I can fill you in on what we did see and kinda wing of some of the stuff.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Alternate Work Schedule. Which is what I work. Three day weekend this weekend...yay!

Ah, I work 40hr sorta weeks. 36 one week, 44 the other. Payperiods are worked out on bi-weekly basis.

97?! Bleh! Poor thing. I'm not a big fan of heat - dry or not. My great sympathy to you.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Yay!

Is it always 36 then 44 hours? Or does it vary?

And okay...brain is still fried. I meant to type I work three 9 hour days and one 8 hour day per week at least. *head desks*

Yeah. The heat got to me one day. I almost fainted at Disney at one point. But then I got something to eat and drink and felt a lot better.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Actually, 44 then 36. I have the 2nd Monday off (which happens to be this Monday).

Oy! You gotta watch yourself in that kind of heat!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Gotcha.

I know. But I didn't realize it was that hot.

Except for that near fainting spell, I so loved that park (Disney's California Adventure).

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

That was us in Denver. Our friends from CA were dragging and we were like "Lalala". When they told us it was 97 we were like "Impossible". But there it was on the bank sign...Something to be said for that dry heat.

So, what all is there in CA adventure?

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Oh definitely something to be said for that dry heat. It kinda sneaks up on you.


There were lots of rides. Some that were amusement park like (big roller coaster, massive ferris wheel, bumper cars). Others were move based ones. (There was a Monster's Inc. ride that you rode past a bunch of anomatronic reenactments of scenes from that movie.)

There were also shows. We saw this Aladdin one that was awesome! It was like a Broadway production of the movie. Wonderful effects and performers and costumes and everything.

They had this animation tribute thing too and one of them allowed you to have an animator teach you how to draw a character. The class we were in was how to draw Winnie the Pooh. And you got to keep your drawing which was nice.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd definitely have to pass on the rides. I'm not a big ride person (and no one wants me to be on them, believe me). When we go to Busch, roomie does the rides and I just watch. The new Griffin is insane.

Obviously the drawing class is how they find their new talent...so, when are you moving over there? :)

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Oh I don't like thrill rides either. I don't do roller coasters or anything like that. I HATE that dropping feeling. It makes me sick.

I do the tame stuff. And the Monster's Inc. one is really tame.

*giggles* I wish I were that good, seriously. I can't draw bodies to save my life.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I have an inner ear problem. So, anything that whirls, twirls or anything like that is a problem for me. Makes me quite sick.

Those kinds of rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, Small World, etc.) are no problems. Had lots of fun going through the Haunted House at Disney World about 3 times.

It's been a while since I did any serious drawing. I should get back into it.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Not fun. :(

Yeah, the Monster's Inc. one is like those kind of rides. I love Pirates and the Haunted Mansion rides. Small World irks me after awhile.

I haven't done any serious drawing for awhile. I have sketches and doodles, but nothing finished.

What kinds of stuff did you like to draw?

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I mainly do, gee, anime! However, when I was in classes, I would do portraits of people in the class in ballpoint pen. I can't sit and just listen in a class. I do better by absorbing it subconsciously, then bringing it back when I need it. So, I've drawn a bunch of people from various classes. I even did one of a teacher who was just about to have tribbles dumped all over his head (in the portraint, not in reality).

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

*grins* I should have guessed on the anime. :)

That's pretty cool though. I never could do realistic portraits. That takes talent.

*giggles* A portrait of tribbles being dumped on someone's head. Too funny.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Heh...I know, I'm so transparent.

I can't do portraits, except in ballpoint. Which is rather bizarre, considering how unforgiving the medium is.

He was one of those very absent-minded professors. He probably wouldn't have noticed the tribbles being dropped on his head!

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

That is strange, given you can't erase at all or anything.

*lol*

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes I'd have to abandon a few attempts when things just weren't working. I won't say that they were exactly life-like, but they were definitely more like regular portraits than anime-type portraits.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they were fine. :)

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

I'd also like to try more watercolors. I sometimes got some good effects from those. Unfortunately, though, I tend to be too clumsy with them.

[nerdherdchuck.livejournal.com]

Watercolors are tough. They bleed into each other very easily.

[powered-otaku.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. It's a really tough medium. People who can do it well have to be incredibly patient. But you get such lovely effects with it.