OKAY. Finally got some answers on my grandma's condition. She's much much better now. (My dad said she started cursing at the nurses and after that they were like, "OH. We remember her!" -facepalm.jpg-)
She has a little bit of sepsis thanks to the UTI. Some pneumonia developed because of the sepsis and that's why she has a lot of water retention, and that's why she had all that congestion early this morning. (I guess it has nothing to do with the feeding tube or anything.)
But all her vital signs are good. Her vital signs have always been fine so that's something that never really concerned me.

Because it seems the UTI is the one that caused all the complications, we think she shouldn't have been released so early from ER. She was just there Sunday because of breathing issues. (Which is when they found the UTI but the breathing issues seemed to have been pushed to the side.)
She's been admitted to the hospital and is on strong antibiotics so I hope they clear out all the problems.
She's always had a strong constitution, she might even be able to come home again after this. My dad and I were wondering if this was it--if she should be sent to a convalescent care now, but she's perked up pretty quick. As long as a home health nurse comes out a few times a week, I don't see her coming back home as an issue. But maybe it's too early to say. The main goal is to do what's best for her--if she can come home with no problems, then that's ideal. If it's better for her to be admitted to a convalescents place, then that's what has to happen. We've had a lot of bumps in the road when it comes to her care so this might just be another one.

Thanks so so much for your comments, thoughts and prayers guys! They helped a lot. ♥

It's not looking good...

Grandma's pneumonia came back--she's completely filled with fluid and the UTI is just adding to the complications. Paramedic mentioned something about renal failure.
(8 am edit)
Okay it doesn't look as bleak as the paramedics were guessing. She's more stabilized at the hospital now.
Still not sure what it is. No one's confirmed pneumonia or another infection. Her breathing is back to normal since they've been pumping her with oxygen...

She didn't sound good this morning but her phlegmy cough went away so I didn't worry so much. It came back around 2:45 am and that's when I got the feeling something was really wrong.
I know I can't blame myself if something were to happen since I've been trying my best but I still...ugh. It's still hard.


Please send prayers her way.
Thanks guys...



I think I'm gonna try to sleep now...DD:

I WAS TAGGED BY a_farrier
She gave me AYE-HEE-ROO


Ahiru/Duck from Princess Tutu
Flattering picture~~


1. Do you like this character? YUP.
Okay, I should elaborate. I do like her very much. She's a sweet, pure-hearted character without being bland or annoying. I like that she has a lot of insecurities. She's completeeeely endearing and I just want to give her a hug and a cookie. Maybe two cookies.

2. What name/s do you call this character? Just Ahiru, I guess. Well, sometimes Duck if I feel like it. It does have significantly less syllables. (By significantly I mean TWO.) But I watched the show in Japanese first so "Ahiru" kinda stuck with me.

3. What image-color do you associate with this character? Definitely yellow. Pink and white too. (Not just because those are the colors Tutu wears. XDD Because pink is a fun, happy color and white is pure.)

4. What image-song do you associate with this character? I don't think Ahiru has an "image-song"...and I guess I could pick a classical piece that's in the show but that seems sort of redundant. If I had to pick just any old song to associate with her...hmm, I'd probably pick "I'm Not That Girl" from Wicked. (At least in relation to Mytho) I am sure I could come up with more for her if I sat here and thought about it.

5. What blood-type do you think this character is? Since no official blood-type for her was released I will just guess. I know NOTHING about how blood-types are supposed to gauge your personality. I know it's a big thing in Japan so I looked it up! And after looking it up, I think I'll choose B for her.
The traits are: "Best traits: Wild, active, doer
Worst traits: Selfish, irresponsible"
Out of all the different best/worst traits between the four types I think these match up best. It was either B or O but I think the worst traits for O ("vain and rude") don't match up to her at all. While I definitely think she is not a selfish character, at the end (spoilerspoilerspoiler) she shows resistance in giving up the last heart shard. She doesn't want to see the story end. She realizes when everything is over she'll just be a duck again. She's weak at this moment and that's the closest to "selfish" she ever really gets, IMO. As for best traits, she's definitely very active, kind of a spazz and she doesn't just sit around waiting for things to happen. She makes it happen, baby! >:O (Sorry! I gave an essay.)


6. Of all of the titles that this character appears in, what character do you like to put this character with? HMMM THIS IS SO TOUGH.
Obviously Fakir. They are so complementary to each other. Things wouldn't have ended so well if one of them wasn't there. I love their interaction and the growth of their relationship. And it's their bittersweet ending that sort of sealed the deal for me.
Besides, Fakir obviously has a thing for her by second season. Ahiru's growing fondness for him is more subtle but it's totally there.
I wonder if subconsciously they are my favorite OTP of ever just because I've always liked the colors pink and green together. lolol~

7. What would you want to say to this character? Ummm...I am not sure. Maybe something like, "Sooo...what's it like being a duck?" I don't know! XD I don't think about these things.


8. What do you want to do with this character? I'd totally take her to Disneyland or something. lol

9. Please choose 5 friends with your choice of character.
BAH. I guess I should tag people. I seriously haven't tagged people for memes in ages. And this is only 5! And I better do this before everyone is tagged and I am stuck. XDD

1. vespabee - Mihashi (Oofuri/Big Windup)
2. kate_andy - Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
3. random_karen - N. Italy/Veneziano (Hetalia)
4. serika_san - Fakir (Princess Tutu)
5. blueyeswhtdragn - Guile (Street Fighter)



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LOLOLOL CAITLIN AND I HAVE BEEN ROOMMATES FOR TOO LONG

Happy Easter~!



( Easter Readings 2009 )


( MOAR BABY EASTER-Y ANIMALS...continuation from last year )



Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

I told myself I would try to lose as much weight as I can before Fanime but now I have an Easter basket full of CANDY. alslflal;;
I'll still try my best. lol


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Stolen from serika_san


( The 90s MEME )



You know, they should have put BABY-SITTERS CLUB on here. I read those all the time. And Animorphs.
(Oh, apparently the Baby-sitter's Club books started in 1986. I still associate it with the 90s though.)
What else can I remember....

Oh the obvious--BOY BANDS. And The Spice Girls. I was stupidly obsessed.

Let's see, personally we went roller blading all the time and played laser tag. I don't know if that's specifically 90s but that was totally our thing in the summertime. We went to a place called Roller City 2000 every Wednesday with friends. Roller skating has been around forever but I think laser tag is more of a 90s thing?

OH. Crayola came out with the 96-count crayons. I thought that was the MOST AMAZING THING EVER. In 1st grade I got in trouble in class for standing up and looking through my friend's crayon box when we were all supposed to be sitting. I was amazed at so many colors.

UMM. I remember the OJ Simpson trial because it took over all our shows and my parents watched it. And I remember all those hours of watching that white Bronco on the freeway...

Titanic is really 90s. 6th grade. I remember this so well. My cousin went to see the movie 15 times because she was in love with Leonardo DiCaprio.

I remember 1999 when everyone freaked out about Y2K.

Thomas the Tank Engine. Matthew was obsessed with trains and Thomas so I associate it with the 90s too.

Umm...Toonami started?

LOL CRYSTAL PEPSI

Stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut.

Boys used to spike their hair and think it was cool. (But I think it looked dumb.)

Matthew just reminded me of Beast Wars. OH Beast Wars. I liked CHEETOR or whatever the heck it's name was. Haha.

The problem is a lot of shows and toys overlapped from the 80s. I thought Polly Pocket was a 90s thing but it was actually made in the 80s. And I associate "Saved by the Bell" with the 90s but I think it started in the 80s too...


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Princess Tutu + eating Bagel Bites = BLISS





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HAPPY THANKSGIVING! :D


Have a picture of TURKEY BABIES.
You know, turkeys are kind of ugly birds no wonder we eat them en masse...but the young ones are pretty cute.

Karen is making a hand-turkey right next to me and being very detailed-oriented.

Anyway~
Hope everyone has a great holiday! I'll be at home briefly and then I have to get back to Burbank so I can work on BLACK FRIDAY. D: (At least it's only a four hour shift but I am not looking forward to it. Bleh.)

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to lionboogy!!

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You know, forget fabric.

My next cosplay will be made from...




BALLOONS.



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I feel like talking about food. And I don't know why. But I am going to!

+ I have never tasted mango ice cream as good as the ice cream inside of mango mochi ice cream.
Dreyer's came out with a mango flavor, and it was okay. At Albertson's yesterday I found some brand that makes random flavors of ice cream (purple yam, avacado...o_O) and they had mango! It's good, probably better than Dreyer's version...but not mango mochi ice cream good.
I wonder if I'll ever find a brand that compares to the mochi one.

+ Never seen green tea ice cream sold in stores. Maybe they sell it at smaller markets, but I've never found it at a big grocery store. Chapman's cafeteria had the best green tea ice cream! I could go for some right now.

+ You know those big cans of Arizona iced tea? I can't seem to drink out of them properly. I guess the opening is too wide. I dribble tea all over myself. This is embarrassing. D:

+ I have come to like dill pickles. Sort of. I used to take them out of my burgers and would never eat those big spears they give you in restaurants. But now I eat them! And I will eat them of my own free will if we have them at home
Still dislike tomatoes though...

+ The heat melted all of our white chocolate covered pretzels together but not the dark chocolate ones. What is this business?



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I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I’ve been to the LACC only once for e4 and VGL so I wasn’t used to the convention center or anything. I was wary because it was in LA but in the end I actually really enjoyed myself! The venue really wasn’t that bad. The best thing was that there was a lot of indoor space. We could chill inside with the AC on, unlike last year where I felt like half of the con consisted of us walking in the sun for the majority of the weekend. The only downside was if you walked to the place where registration was it took you forever to get back to where the dealer's hall was.
I think another reason it was enjoyable was because I went easy on myself costume-wise. I only brought Ahiru and Toph, both pretty comfortable and easy to manage for the most part.

I think I am going to break up my con posts since I really rambled on about Friday. If I added Saturday and Sunday to the mix this would be way too long. It's...probably too long already.


( AX: FRIDAY! )


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Happy birthday to my dad~!

We went to go see WALL-E today for his birthday. SO CUTE. It was really good--I have never been disappointed by a Pixar movie so far. I have "Put on your Sunday Clothes" stuck in my head now, though.



MY NEW TOY
I have an Eve and M-O one too. I know, Immah 'tard.

Oh yes, and our washing machine DIED. I need to do laundry, this really stinks.
We've had it for nineteen years and never had a problem with it, but gah....

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Okay so I figured I should post about Fanime since it was what, two weeks ago?
But first!! I passed my permit test today! By the skin of my teeth Now I can start to practice driving legally again~~! YAY. That's one thing out of the way. So much stuff to do still. D:


Ok. On to my fairly long post about


( FANIME 2008 )



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So my dad randomly decided that he wanted to see Ben Stein's movie (er, documentary?) Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed this evening. I was pretty much stuck going because we just picked up my mom from work and would have been late to the movie if we stopped at home first. At first I was like, "Boo boo I want to go home and chill because I am tired and running on 4 hours of sleep." But in the end I am glad I went to see it.

The main point of it was that in academia today there are universities in which teachers of science who even mention the words "intelligent design" are "expelled" so to speak from their job. Denied tenure, reputations tainted, etc. Even journalists who give intelligent design equal footing with evolution get black balled. It also spoke of the ongoing debated of Darwinists vs. scientists who believe in Intelligent Design theory. This is nothing new of course, we all know that that is a huge debate in the scientific world. It was NOT a film trying to prove Intelligent design or anything, it just showed the bias in the science world and the loss of freedom of speech in this aspect.

There are a two things I want to note after watching this:
1)What's going on right now really is not a debate about science vs. religion. There are religious scientists, for example. It is a debate on world views. Whether you are a theist, atheist, agnostic, or whatever--you have a world view. Science and religion are two different things. One asks the question, "Why?" (religion) and the other asks the question, "How?" (science)
I don't think these are contradictions. I have no problems with science as a Christian. I enjoy learning about science. (Despite me whining about my bio class last semester. Durhur)

2) While watching this, I remembered WAY more biology than I thought I did. XDDD (LOLOL BOB THE RNA IN HIS PRIMORDIAL SOUP Caitlin let us make fanarts)


Whenever I watch something about science or study anything related to science I always come away with this thought: The more I think about the complexities of the universe as shown to us in science, like the functions of a cell, the more I am compelled to believe that God is behind it. Oddly enough science has strengthened my faith many times. We are such complicated beings and there are such complexities in nature that I just cannot believe things happened by chance.

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And just for the record: I am not posting this to engage in a debate on SCIENCE VS. RELIGION or if evolution theory is correct or not. That wasn't the point of the documentary and it is not the point of the post. It's just something I felt like posting about, especially because it is rare for me to make serious business posts. XD



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Happy Easter~!


( Easter Readings 2008 )

And HAVE SOME PICTURES OF ( MANY CUTE BABY EASTER-LIKE ANIMALS x3333 )



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Have lots of hearts! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I love ♥ typing ♥ these things ♥ ♥.

Ya know I kinda miss those cheesy valentine cards everyone gives out in elementary school but what I miss most are the chocolates--especially those Palmer's chocolate hearts with the peanut butter in the middle MMMMM

...Well, I guess I could just BUY some. Durhurr.

Anyway. I found this awhile ago but it is appropriate for today so it'll be my friends list valentine for this year!

Sephiroth cuts out a 'valentine'
I like the ragtime-like music that comes with it.

Have aHappy Valentine's Day~~ everyone!
Or Happy Singles Awareness day? Or how about...Happy Friendship day? (Is there a FRIENDS day? lol) Take your pick, my friends!


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:DDDDD

I'll make a Christmas post tomorrow but that lolcat has been amusing Matthew and me for days.
We're so weird.



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Stolen from slave_to_anime! (Once again it proves that memes always come up when I should be studying. :B)

Band: Proteodoxa
Album: Arthur Honegger Discography

1. Grant Kenny
2. Bruneau hot springsnail
3. Ben Christo
4. Stadions Arkādija
5. Ladislav Slovák
6. Michael Kogan
7. Francesco Musotto
8. Kaisariani Monastery
9. Adjusted Winner procedure
10. Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon
11. Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits
12. List of state leaders in 1914
13. Gry Larsen
14. Osceola, Iowa
15. Daihatsu Rocky

Hidden bonus tracks:
1. Deductible
2. Aaron Harris

I don't know about you guys, but I DEFINITELY forsee "Bruneau hot springsnail" being a HUGE hit.
(I also see "List of state leaders in 1914" sounding like "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. Just instead of naming events you'd be naming...ahmm...state leaders in 1914.)
I guess my album title is ironic, especially if there are no tracks by Arthur whatshisface.

Well--one final down! Two more in class finals to go and one due by e-mail before 4:30 on Friday.
For some reason I thought my Hinduism final was at 1 today. I was all ready to sleep in. Before I went to bed I decided to double-check my schedule for this week and saw it was at 10:45. I am so glad I checked! o__o;;


Hooookaaay, back to studying for my second final! After this final I can finally focus on bio. D:

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