I royally suck at updating this thing. Seriously. Things should die down soon, Cyborg is graduating from high school right now so we're all kind of annoyingly mashed. We're trying to plan out a graduation party for him and Sarah (his friend who he helps coach youth soccer with) is scouting out locations, we'll probably just have it in the park but we're invited the EXTENDED family. (All the titans plus mentors Cy' gets along with and some family if anyone wants- like some of my siblings are coming up - the older ones. I'm not babysitting everybody -.-; )
Yesterday was his birthday so we got a huge cake decorated and he devoured a good portion of it xD we didn't have much time to celebrate though because there were also a few ceremonies we needed to take care of for the city. Mainly stuff to do with schools and one Key to the City ceremony (they sometimes award new ones after new members have been integrated to the teams and the city folk show support - what's really creepy is seeing your name on peoples chests and nearly getting mobbed. Cy almost hoisted me up to his shoulder to avoid some of the people - though it was a really sweet gesture from the city :) )
Anyways, the point of this was to let you know that Mother's Day passed ( :< ) Diana, Dick, and I all spent the day together. Dick and I took Diana out to lunch and dinner and treated her to a spa treatment when we had to take off for work. It was fantastic. Dick and Diana had already planned the day, I had planned to go out with my biological mom but she ended up getting sick and banning me from the house so I couldn't spread it around the Tower :( so I wasn't able to see my mom at all. Dick asked Diana if I could come and I guess she said something to the effect of "if she thinks well enough of me, I would love to spend Mother's day with her"
so I brought baklava. xD Diana loves it, and it wasn't too terrible to make. We got together and had a fantastic time. I called mom later that day and made sure she knew how much I love her :) my siblings all made her cards but now they're all spreading whatever my mom had around the house xD I'm actually glad I didn't go.
<3
May 23, 2011
April 23, 2011
Easter Eggs
Beast Boy and I dyed Easter Eggs today and made some Cascarones The dyed easter eggs were mainly for the house to spruce it up a bit. The Cascarones we're using for the east egg hunt in the park tomorrow. We're also going to have plastic eggs with small candies and prizes in them :) CAn't wait, I invited my family and mom said she would try to bring the kids, I really hope I get to see them.
Diana promised to come stop by for a little while too, I'm making some Lamb (finding a tofu alternative or something for BB tonight) as well as some Tsoureki (recipe if you want to try it) and probably a couple of other side dishes for everyone else. I know Robin will probably eat at home with his dad and all, but the others are staying and well... someone needs to make them all some ACTUAL healthy food. No, barbeque every night without vegetables does not equal healthy food Cyborg.
Anyways, the dying of eggs was... fun and messy xD Beast Boy got a little too excited and since I was just bumming around the house today, I was wearing a white tank top (really, I should have known better) and he got it dyed with some of the red dye. Which was no big deal. it was just a $5 tank top. But BB was freaking out an all sorts of apologetic and I had to tell him to calm down so we could finish dying the eggs. I was tempted to toss some more dye on it to make it tie dye but didn't feel like cleaning up the mess.
Robin came into the kitchen once we were done (the dye had actually dried pretty dark) and was asking us what we were doing when he saw my shirt, thought I was bleeding and went into total older brother melt down mode. I tried to tell him it was just dye, but then he thought I said I was going to die. and just, oy. these boys. Gods help me, they keep me on my toes.
Once we had all of that sorted, Robin made me change into another shirt because he kept looking over and getting freaked out xD we refrigerated the eggs and I went and changed into a new tank top (my skin is actually dyed a bit where it was darkest on my shirt haha) I made a quick dinner, nothing special just some spaghetti. Meatless sauce for BB and meatballs and sauce for everyone else :)
Hoppy Eggster guys~ <3
Diana promised to come stop by for a little while too, I'm making some Lamb (finding a tofu alternative or something for BB tonight) as well as some Tsoureki (recipe if you want to try it) and probably a couple of other side dishes for everyone else. I know Robin will probably eat at home with his dad and all, but the others are staying and well... someone needs to make them all some ACTUAL healthy food. No, barbeque every night without vegetables does not equal healthy food Cyborg.
Anyways, the dying of eggs was... fun and messy xD Beast Boy got a little too excited and since I was just bumming around the house today, I was wearing a white tank top (really, I should have known better) and he got it dyed with some of the red dye. Which was no big deal. it was just a $5 tank top. But BB was freaking out an all sorts of apologetic and I had to tell him to calm down so we could finish dying the eggs. I was tempted to toss some more dye on it to make it tie dye but didn't feel like cleaning up the mess.
Robin came into the kitchen once we were done (the dye had actually dried pretty dark) and was asking us what we were doing when he saw my shirt, thought I was bleeding and went into total older brother melt down mode. I tried to tell him it was just dye, but then he thought I said I was going to die. and just, oy. these boys. Gods help me, they keep me on my toes.
Once we had all of that sorted, Robin made me change into another shirt because he kept looking over and getting freaked out xD we refrigerated the eggs and I went and changed into a new tank top (my skin is actually dyed a bit where it was darkest on my shirt haha) I made a quick dinner, nothing special just some spaghetti. Meatless sauce for BB and meatballs and sauce for everyone else :)
Hoppy Eggster guys~ <3
April 14, 2011
Someone will die tonight
No I'm not being ominous. No I'm not being dramatic. I AIM TO KILL. :<
I haven't heard back from three titans who are out of town and Robin is in Gotham these next few weeks dealing with a few family things. Things in Gotham are a bit ... hairy, at least relations wise :/
Anyways, I haven't heard from Raven, Bumblebee, or Speedy in a while. At least two days. And it's driving me mad. If I don't hear back soon, I'm going to go track them down. They're somewhere in Canada at the moment. That's all I can figure out.
Cyborg is telling me to give it another day. How can everyone be so patient!? I mean, i get HIM now. HE makes sense. He hardly reacts in order to avoid pain. Okay. I get that. (Iceland did a number guys, we got our butts handed to us. Raven and I just barely defeated the elves. ELVES. (no I'm not kidding.) Raven and I had to keep Cyborg running, his cell went funny while we were there and Cyborg and I had to create a hand generator to keep his cell going while Raven got us transportation. so. much. arm. pain. (I better not hear any snickers about that.))
so overall, I GET why he's not really worried, but it's RAVEN. AND BUMBLEBEE. AND SPEEDY. How can I NOT worry? I haven't even told Robin. No sense in worrying him anymore.
Going to drown my worries in a tub.
Also: Killing someone because I CAN NOT find my favorite bra. Seriously getting annoyed. BRING IT BACK. :<
I haven't heard back from three titans who are out of town and Robin is in Gotham these next few weeks dealing with a few family things. Things in Gotham are a bit ... hairy, at least relations wise :/
Anyways, I haven't heard from Raven, Bumblebee, or Speedy in a while. At least two days. And it's driving me mad. If I don't hear back soon, I'm going to go track them down. They're somewhere in Canada at the moment. That's all I can figure out.
Cyborg is telling me to give it another day. How can everyone be so patient!? I mean, i get HIM now. HE makes sense. He hardly reacts in order to avoid pain. Okay. I get that. (Iceland did a number guys, we got our butts handed to us. Raven and I just barely defeated the elves. ELVES. (no I'm not kidding.) Raven and I had to keep Cyborg running, his cell went funny while we were there and Cyborg and I had to create a hand generator to keep his cell going while Raven got us transportation. so. much. arm. pain. (I better not hear any snickers about that.))
so overall, I GET why he's not really worried, but it's RAVEN. AND BUMBLEBEE. AND SPEEDY. How can I NOT worry? I haven't even told Robin. No sense in worrying him anymore.
Going to drown my worries in a tub.
Also: Killing someone because I CAN NOT find my favorite bra. Seriously getting annoyed. BRING IT BACK. :<
April 10, 2011
Alfred's Birthday!
Alfred's birthday was on the 8th :D Mr. Wayne and Diana made us (Dick and I) take him out for the day while they stayed at the manor to cook (which was surprisingly good). we took Alfred to the opera early in the afternoon- his choice, though Dick and I actually enjoyed it :D We left Alfred to Mr. Wayne and Diana for a while and headed back to the mansion to clean up some stuff, both the mess from Diana and Mr. Wayne as well as to clean Dick's room and a few of the biggest rooms.
When they got back Alfred laughed at how dirty we looked and gave us hugs as thanks. we had dinner and then cake and ice cream (I made the cake- we bought the ice cream) It was nice and quiet and noone got called away for our other jobs that night :)
Alfred even said that he "wished he had a birthday more often if this is how you clean" xD I'm gonna try to keep my messes as minimal as possible from now on when I'm over there.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALFRED <3
stay Beastly :D
When they got back Alfred laughed at how dirty we looked and gave us hugs as thanks. we had dinner and then cake and ice cream (I made the cake- we bought the ice cream) It was nice and quiet and noone got called away for our other jobs that night :)
Alfred even said that he "wished he had a birthday more often if this is how you clean" xD I'm gonna try to keep my messes as minimal as possible from now on when I'm over there.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALFRED <3
stay Beastly :D
April 5, 2011
Wow...That's a Delay
Sorry guys, I got busy again and forgot.
Been training a lot more lately, I'm allowed to participate in fights now, but nto using my powers because we don't know what could go wrong, in the next couple of months I'll be allowed to start integrating my powers into battle.
We celebrated Dick's 16th birthday on the 21st of March and he went out and got his permit right away (oh great) so we're dealing with him and his ego boost xD
Beast Boy thoroughly enjoyed his April 1st (especially when I pied him in the face with banana cream) xD It got annoying by the end of the day but over all was a great one. He had one last prank for us as the end of the day, changing the alarms to show tunes and playing them at 11:59:00 to 11:59:59 -.-; really fast.
Diana and I hung out last weekend and went to the movies, I don't totally remember what we saw, it was just nice hanging out with her. Dinah and I had a lesson on Sunday and Batman came to check up on us on the 30th.
Oh! On Dick's birthday, we spent the day at Wayne manor, Roy, Wally, Karen, Chris, and I and a few of the other boys from his basketball team. Basically we just hung out, ran around (que Wally) and watched a ton of movies and celebrated his birthday. There was still some snow on the ground outside (jeez NEw York, catch up with the seasons) but it was fun to celebrate his birthday AND the first day of Spring! :D
I'm supposed to go back there for Easter. xD should be fun.
leaving for now, Raven, Cyborg, and I have a mission in Iceland Can't wait :D
Been training a lot more lately, I'm allowed to participate in fights now, but nto using my powers because we don't know what could go wrong, in the next couple of months I'll be allowed to start integrating my powers into battle.
We celebrated Dick's 16th birthday on the 21st of March and he went out and got his permit right away (oh great) so we're dealing with him and his ego boost xD
Beast Boy thoroughly enjoyed his April 1st (especially when I pied him in the face with banana cream) xD It got annoying by the end of the day but over all was a great one. He had one last prank for us as the end of the day, changing the alarms to show tunes and playing them at 11:59:00 to 11:59:59 -.-; really fast.
Diana and I hung out last weekend and went to the movies, I don't totally remember what we saw, it was just nice hanging out with her. Dinah and I had a lesson on Sunday and Batman came to check up on us on the 30th.
Oh! On Dick's birthday, we spent the day at Wayne manor, Roy, Wally, Karen, Chris, and I and a few of the other boys from his basketball team. Basically we just hung out, ran around (que Wally) and watched a ton of movies and celebrated his birthday. There was still some snow on the ground outside (jeez NEw York, catch up with the seasons) but it was fun to celebrate his birthday AND the first day of Spring! :D
I'm supposed to go back there for Easter. xD should be fun.
leaving for now, Raven, Cyborg, and I have a mission in Iceland Can't wait :D
March 11, 2011
Japan and Hawaii
Things are getting hectic around here. The Titans are all jumbled around. Hawaii and Japan got hit by huge Tsunamis and other countries are on alert. Cyborg, Bumblebee, Beast Boy, and Raven have gone to Japan to try to help. Speedy, Robin, Aqualad, and Starfire are in Hawaii. Argent is based in Steel City (Titan's East HQ) and Jinx and I are at Titans Tower in Jump City (main HQ) directing Mas&Menos, Kid Flash, and any other Titans out and about to keep things somewhat together.
No idea whats gotten into the gods if this is even them (amazingly, other gods exist and they DO make things happen on their own sometimes).
JLU is also aiding, I hope this won't be another Katrina all over the world :< Diana already called Jump to check on us and is currently in Hawaii, no idea where the others are. Batman is probably fighting floods in NY on his own (well, maybe on his own) ugh this is a mess right now.
Gotta call Red Star and Cap't Atom to ask them to go to Japan. Gosh so much is happening at once :/
No idea whats gotten into the gods if this is even them (amazingly, other gods exist and they DO make things happen on their own sometimes).
JLU is also aiding, I hope this won't be another Katrina all over the world :< Diana already called Jump to check on us and is currently in Hawaii, no idea where the others are. Batman is probably fighting floods in NY on his own (well, maybe on his own) ugh this is a mess right now.
Gotta call Red Star and Cap't Atom to ask them to go to Japan. Gosh so much is happening at once :/
Themyscira on Paradise Island
for ten days I was held prisoner on Themyscira. By this lady, this Queen (no that is not a drag reference), oh and this scary bitch. May I stress, BITCH. -.-;
Day 1:
Diana and I took a shortcut, J'onn dropped us off on Paradise Island and we hiked up to Themyscira. We had to see Hippolyta right away, which isn't a big deal, just annoying because we couldn't stop for a drink in town because it would be perceived as rude. We did get to say hi to a few of Diana's old friends as we walked up to the throne room/castle area place ... thing. When we finally arrived a woman handed us glasses which we took with us to see Hippolyta, toasted her and drank before we started a conversation. Basically we just greeted her and Diana asked if I could stay in Themyscira for a few days. She explained that I was the vessel of the gods and Hippolyta's only gripe was 'so long as Ares does not attend to her.' So basically I got to stay as long as I controlled a god.
Because that's been so successful before.
Artemis and Diana talked after the meeting and lead me around Themyscira, showing me the practice arena, the blacksmith's, target practice area for archery and other thrown weapons. We eventually made our way to the "cafeteria" to eat dinner and I sat beside Artemis at the head table. Not gonna lie, that's just a bit embarrassing. A few of the Amazon's were looking at me curiously and with resentment (I don't REALLY blame them; new girl gets to sit at the head table- why?). I felt like I was the new girl at school again.
Hippolyta explained who I was to the Amazons, not helping the feeling of being alien at all and keeping me from really connecting with anyone. Who wants to be friends with someone who can bring a god's wrath upon you?
We ate wtih the rowdiness of the Amazons and I pretty much got the cold shoulder from everyone. It's moments like that that I crave a cell phone. I was set up in my own room, apparently it had belonged to Diana when she was younger. The view is amazing from the window. You can see the entire village. I went to bed without a second thought. Just beat. ( :D -shot- )
Day 2
Woke up with the sun, literally. ><; saw Apollo race across: I wonder if we see him here because it's Themyscira and connected to the Greeks more firmly? Weird to SEE a god and not be inhabited by one O.o
Got to watch Diana (how does she manage to look so B.A. even in a toga?) beat the snot out of Artemis before we ate a sort of brunch in the same area we ate dinner. I went with Diana to the blacksmith's forge and she pretty much left me in the hands of the blacksmith, Io. Io showed me how to make a pair of metal bracelets, like Diana's but smaller and while I wasn't looking, she added those details and let me keep them! :D
She also promised to show me how to make at least a dagger before I left, but I helped her hammer out a breastplate and a few other metal pieces I wasn't sure of. We left for lunch and it was a really cool buzz feeling, like adrenaline rush at making my first metalwork! :D
we ate a small lunch, I guess the Amazons eat lunch whenever they can because it wasn't much of a fuss. Io went back to her shop and I waited for Diana. We took a jog around the island and then did some quick sparring (she really went easy on me xD ). After dinner, Diana took me up to one of the high hills and then watched the sun set :) It was nice. Went ot bed soon after, tired and all that. Early start the next day.
Day 3
Woke up with Apollo again. I was doing that a lot at the Tower too. I'm wondering if the connection makes it more dramatic feeling?
Diana took me out for a run right off the bat, we went around the island, then around Themyscira once. Diana had some business to take care of with Hippolyta so she left me with Artemis.
I got my butt handed to me on a silver blade.
We practiced swordsmanship (which I haven't the faintest recollection of from lessons long ago) and I basically fell down at the slightest twist ofthe blade -.-; so embarrassing, I at least scratched Artemis at one point :D like, the end. but it HAPPENED.
We ate lunch quickly and Artemis sent me to the Archery Target field and I learned how to fasten my bow and how to pull it back. I didn't work to long before Diana came and got me and did some sparring before dinner but I did learn an awful lot about bows and arrows and quivers @.@ and new found respect for Green Arrow and Speedy. Fer realz.
So ya, ate dinner, took another jog, only about the diameter of the island, we went through the forestry and turned back around before we went to bed :)
Day 4
Got to go swimming with some of the younger girls after I woke up. I was going down to breakfast when they called me over to their table and invited me along. I think Io talked them into it, but I was all game :) I told Diana and she let me have the morning off. So we went and swam and did girly chit chat about swords and spears. And no those are not euphemisms.
We all ate lunch together and I was invited to spar, Diana said that she needed to watch over it though so that she could see how far along I was. I got my butt handed to me (seriously: you expect a different result? These are AMAZONS. created by the GODS. ...granted I technically was too, but thatsnotthepoint.) But at least this time I didn't fall on it as much and I very nearly took one of the girls down :D (none of them went easy on me, which is a nice thing.)
I ate dinner closer to Diana that night, but it was nice having some friends finally. A lot of the women still didn't like me. But that's okay, quality not quantity :D Diana and I jogged around the island before bed again :) that was a pretty nightly occurrence.
Day 5
Not much except for exploaration with the girls in the morning (four girls; Agathe, Delphinia, Frona, and Pallas) Frona and I got along the most, and Diana promised to pass letters between us later on.
The girls didn't have much to explore but everything was pretty new to me so they took the time to show me the area. We got back to the village in time for lunch and then had sparring matches after lunch. I had to cut mine short with the girls and work with Diana on counter attacks with swords until dinner. We ate and then went for another jog and I pointed out my favorite places we had visited to Diana, who was just a bit impressed :)
(Days 6-10 I'll do later, this is late enough as it is. I've been busy with the Tower! It's a never-ending dust/dirt/everything collector)
Night all~!
Day 1:
Diana and I took a shortcut, J'onn dropped us off on Paradise Island and we hiked up to Themyscira. We had to see Hippolyta right away, which isn't a big deal, just annoying because we couldn't stop for a drink in town because it would be perceived as rude. We did get to say hi to a few of Diana's old friends as we walked up to the throne room/castle area place ... thing. When we finally arrived a woman handed us glasses which we took with us to see Hippolyta, toasted her and drank before we started a conversation. Basically we just greeted her and Diana asked if I could stay in Themyscira for a few days. She explained that I was the vessel of the gods and Hippolyta's only gripe was 'so long as Ares does not attend to her.' So basically I got to stay as long as I controlled a god.
Because that's been so successful before.
Artemis and Diana talked after the meeting and lead me around Themyscira, showing me the practice arena, the blacksmith's, target practice area for archery and other thrown weapons. We eventually made our way to the "cafeteria" to eat dinner and I sat beside Artemis at the head table. Not gonna lie, that's just a bit embarrassing. A few of the Amazon's were looking at me curiously and with resentment (I don't REALLY blame them; new girl gets to sit at the head table- why?). I felt like I was the new girl at school again.
Hippolyta explained who I was to the Amazons, not helping the feeling of being alien at all and keeping me from really connecting with anyone. Who wants to be friends with someone who can bring a god's wrath upon you?
We ate wtih the rowdiness of the Amazons and I pretty much got the cold shoulder from everyone. It's moments like that that I crave a cell phone. I was set up in my own room, apparently it had belonged to Diana when she was younger. The view is amazing from the window. You can see the entire village. I went to bed without a second thought. Just beat. ( :D -shot- )
Day 2
Woke up with the sun, literally. ><; saw Apollo race across: I wonder if we see him here because it's Themyscira and connected to the Greeks more firmly? Weird to SEE a god and not be inhabited by one O.o
Got to watch Diana (how does she manage to look so B.A. even in a toga?) beat the snot out of Artemis before we ate a sort of brunch in the same area we ate dinner. I went with Diana to the blacksmith's forge and she pretty much left me in the hands of the blacksmith, Io. Io showed me how to make a pair of metal bracelets, like Diana's but smaller and while I wasn't looking, she added those details and let me keep them! :D
She also promised to show me how to make at least a dagger before I left, but I helped her hammer out a breastplate and a few other metal pieces I wasn't sure of. We left for lunch and it was a really cool buzz feeling, like adrenaline rush at making my first metalwork! :D
we ate a small lunch, I guess the Amazons eat lunch whenever they can because it wasn't much of a fuss. Io went back to her shop and I waited for Diana. We took a jog around the island and then did some quick sparring (she really went easy on me xD ). After dinner, Diana took me up to one of the high hills and then watched the sun set :) It was nice. Went ot bed soon after, tired and all that. Early start the next day.
Day 3
Woke up with Apollo again. I was doing that a lot at the Tower too. I'm wondering if the connection makes it more dramatic feeling?
Diana took me out for a run right off the bat, we went around the island, then around Themyscira once. Diana had some business to take care of with Hippolyta so she left me with Artemis.
I got my butt handed to me on a silver blade.
We practiced swordsmanship (which I haven't the faintest recollection of from lessons long ago) and I basically fell down at the slightest twist ofthe blade -.-; so embarrassing, I at least scratched Artemis at one point :D like, the end. but it HAPPENED.
We ate lunch quickly and Artemis sent me to the Archery Target field and I learned how to fasten my bow and how to pull it back. I didn't work to long before Diana came and got me and did some sparring before dinner but I did learn an awful lot about bows and arrows and quivers @.@ and new found respect for Green Arrow and Speedy. Fer realz.
So ya, ate dinner, took another jog, only about the diameter of the island, we went through the forestry and turned back around before we went to bed :)
Day 4
Got to go swimming with some of the younger girls after I woke up. I was going down to breakfast when they called me over to their table and invited me along. I think Io talked them into it, but I was all game :) I told Diana and she let me have the morning off. So we went and swam and did girly chit chat about swords and spears. And no those are not euphemisms.
We all ate lunch together and I was invited to spar, Diana said that she needed to watch over it though so that she could see how far along I was. I got my butt handed to me (seriously: you expect a different result? These are AMAZONS. created by the GODS. ...granted I technically was too, but thatsnotthepoint.) But at least this time I didn't fall on it as much and I very nearly took one of the girls down :D (none of them went easy on me, which is a nice thing.)
I ate dinner closer to Diana that night, but it was nice having some friends finally. A lot of the women still didn't like me. But that's okay, quality not quantity :D Diana and I jogged around the island before bed again :) that was a pretty nightly occurrence.
Day 5
Not much except for exploaration with the girls in the morning (four girls; Agathe, Delphinia, Frona, and Pallas) Frona and I got along the most, and Diana promised to pass letters between us later on.
The girls didn't have much to explore but everything was pretty new to me so they took the time to show me the area. We got back to the village in time for lunch and then had sparring matches after lunch. I had to cut mine short with the girls and work with Diana on counter attacks with swords until dinner. We ate and then went for another jog and I pointed out my favorite places we had visited to Diana, who was just a bit impressed :)
(Days 6-10 I'll do later, this is late enough as it is. I've been busy with the Tower! It's a never-ending dust/dirt/everything collector)
Night all~!
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