[back-dated to just after the pre-Halloween party]

[ah, the joys of nature at night! The still beauty of being in the middle of the woods, hearing nothing but soothing nature sounds. The wind blowing in the trees, the crickets chirping in the distance, the...]

-- fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck, could that have gone any worse?! God!

[... half-ninja screaming bloody murder after an unbelievably confusing, frustrating, very bad no-good evening as judged by her currently warped standards. It can't all be atmospheric.]