Current Song in Head: Gay Bar-- Electric Six
Current Mood: crafty
So...
I suck at this whole updating thing.
I got back from Maryland this afternoon. I went down yesterday afternoon to go out with the gals for a slightly early b-day celebration. Bea and I chilled and waited for Laura to get off of work; we got some bubble tea. I had Peach Black Tea and it was super tasty. I didn't consume any bubbles, though, because they're scary. The three of us then got all gussied up and took the metro into D.C. We took lots of goofy photos; mayhaps some shall be posted here later. I did my best, as always, to look like a complete ass in all of them. I think I succeeded. We had dinner at this nice little Japanese place where I had the most massive bowl of Soba ever. It was really good! Then we went to a karaoke bar called Peyote Cafe (or something similar) and sang and danced a bit. It was the kind of karaoke where people went up in small groups and yelled their songs into the microphone. We did 'Since U Been Gone' (a secret fav of everyone :-P) and that Rick Astley song. It was super fab times!! It was really REALLY nice to get out and about with friends. :-D
What else? Not working at the moment... My last assignment was a one day filing gig at the Lancaster Voter Registration Office. Before that I was filing for two weeks in a doctor's office. Tomorrow I'm going to Harrisburg to tour the UPS place and, hopefully, get an interview for a part-time seasonal position. *crosses fingers* It would be nice to hear from the temp agency soon, too!
Oh! I got the two things that I wanted for my b-day within 24 hours of each other. Obama won the election and I finally got medical assistance to cover my medical bills from March!! Such a relief! Now I just need to figure out this whole Boston thing. I've started applying for loans, but, man, it's discouraging. I'm going to need a HUGE private loan to cover everything. It's really scary to consider when I can barely make my current payments. I might have spot in a co-op in Dorchester, but it's gonna be expensive (duh!) and apparently it's not in a terribly awesome neighborhood. People tend to get stabbed and shot there (including someone living at the co-op), so... yeah. Having second thoughts about that.
I've been trying to come up with back up plans in case Boston doesn't happen. I've been looking at programs for teaching English in Europe and Africa. Everything costs money, though, which I don't have.
I really want to start trying to sell some stuff on Etsy. I've been making a lot of stuff lately. I've started stenciling which I am really enjoying. It's really time-consuming which is nice when you don't have much to do. I also made a book from scratch-- mostly from stuff that was just lying around my room. Also really fun. Is it weird that I think stenciling and binding are fun? I used coptic stitch for my book (which is for recipes, btw) and it was so relaxing to just sit there and bind. I'm also working on making pens (of the ink dipping variety) from antique nibs. I'm having doubts as to whether any of this is even remotely Etsy-worthy. It would be so sweet to be able to make some money off of something I enjoy so much. I REEEEEEAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLY wish it could just be my full-time job. Really. I've been posting pics of some of my stuff on Facebook to try to see what people think of it.
*le sigh*
Some sad notes: My car needs a $400 part replaced so it might be going bye-byes cuz I don't have $400. Also, my Pappy Charlie is in the hospital. :-( Here's hoping he gets well soon! And also, that money starts growing on trees.
And...I guess that's it.
Peace out, kids.
ps, Tomorrow I turn 23 and I don't think I really care. It was a really nice excuse to get out of town and frolick avec mes copines, though! <3
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Current song in head: Soramimi Caki (probably spelled incorrectly!)
Current mood: meh
I seem to be getting too good at this unemployment thing. My temp assignment ended unexpectedly early on Friday (I was told it went until at least December). So... here I am once again. I have heard nothing from the temp agency so I am recommencing that epic search for a reliable short-term job. I'm thinking it doesn't exist. I'm never going to get anywhere or even catch up at this rate.
On a much more positive note, I had a super fab weekend. I went down to Christine's Friday night and Saturday we went to NYC to see Equus. Despite a bit of rain and a semi-unreliable bus company, we had a great time. Also, there was epic amounts of walking. Seriously. EPIC. Over 100 blocks. Lots of blisters. All speed walking (and even some running). I think Christine said it was over 8 miles. Woo. Also, right before we got on the bus, she told me a seriously disturbing, ill-timed story about an EXTREMELY UNLUCKY fellow on a bus in Canada over the summer. I travelled all over the place in Europe by myself without any problems, or even thinking there might be any problems (other than maybe missing a connection or something). But now I have come to the conclusion that before I can ever sit near a stranger while traveling, I must ask them the following:
"Can you please tell me, on a scale of one to ten, how likely it is that you will feel the urge to decapitate someone today? One being 'What the hell are you talking about, you sick freak?!' and ten being 'Your throat is looking exceptionally lovely and exposed today!'"
Seriously.
Anyway, the play was just as amazing (and awkward) the second time around. I was very glad to see that young (too young, honestly) American girls can control themselves enough to sit in the front row. I really don't think anyone under at least 17 should be allowed in. We were front and center in the stage seating. It was cool to see things from a different angle. I guess the point is: I payed a crap ton more to see it again and it was worth every penny. :-D
On Sunday I went down to see Bea in College Park. We went to Georgetown and walked (or hobbled, rather, in my case) around. She gave me Spore as an early b-day present. I have to say, it's great timing, since I've had little else to do so far this week. It doesn't work on my laptop though, because it's too old. Luckily, it works on my Dad's desktop. Playing that game is like entering a time warp. It feels like maybe half an hour has passed but really it's been three hours. Crazy. Totally worth the wait!
When we were driving back to Bea's place, we rocked out to Celebrity, which I hadn't listened to in frickin' ages. It was seriously good (and old-school!) times.
So yeah, good weekend. Really made me miss getting to see my girls on a regular basis. At least I seem to be over the super awful loneliness from before. Still, a little social stimulation is nice every so often.
And Jess! Holy crap! That girl is getting 'social stimulation' every time she freakin' turns around apparently! It just rains boys for her lately. I'm really very excited for her, though, because she got asked out for coffee this Friday by a cute, well-dressed German named...wait for it!...
JOHANNES!!
WTF?!? Who knew you could meet more than one when you're not in Germany... The whole situation seems like something out of a movie, honestly. I guess it was her turn, right?
That's cool. I'll just sit here by myself and knit. And play Spore! I don't think I'll be having any more adventures until my b-day next month. Not unless, by some super awesome miracle, it starts raining Germans here. As for my b-day, I'm thinking I'll go to Md to see the girls, and hopefully Jess will come. And I want it to involve prom dresses and karaoke. :-D
peace!
Current mood: meh
I seem to be getting too good at this unemployment thing. My temp assignment ended unexpectedly early on Friday (I was told it went until at least December). So... here I am once again. I have heard nothing from the temp agency so I am recommencing that epic search for a reliable short-term job. I'm thinking it doesn't exist. I'm never going to get anywhere or even catch up at this rate.
On a much more positive note, I had a super fab weekend. I went down to Christine's Friday night and Saturday we went to NYC to see Equus. Despite a bit of rain and a semi-unreliable bus company, we had a great time. Also, there was epic amounts of walking. Seriously. EPIC. Over 100 blocks. Lots of blisters. All speed walking (and even some running). I think Christine said it was over 8 miles. Woo. Also, right before we got on the bus, she told me a seriously disturbing, ill-timed story about an EXTREMELY UNLUCKY fellow on a bus in Canada over the summer. I travelled all over the place in Europe by myself without any problems, or even thinking there might be any problems (other than maybe missing a connection or something). But now I have come to the conclusion that before I can ever sit near a stranger while traveling, I must ask them the following:
"Can you please tell me, on a scale of one to ten, how likely it is that you will feel the urge to decapitate someone today? One being 'What the hell are you talking about, you sick freak?!' and ten being 'Your throat is looking exceptionally lovely and exposed today!'"
Seriously.
Anyway, the play was just as amazing (and awkward) the second time around. I was very glad to see that young (too young, honestly) American girls can control themselves enough to sit in the front row. I really don't think anyone under at least 17 should be allowed in. We were front and center in the stage seating. It was cool to see things from a different angle. I guess the point is: I payed a crap ton more to see it again and it was worth every penny. :-D
On Sunday I went down to see Bea in College Park. We went to Georgetown and walked (or hobbled, rather, in my case) around. She gave me Spore as an early b-day present. I have to say, it's great timing, since I've had little else to do so far this week. It doesn't work on my laptop though, because it's too old. Luckily, it works on my Dad's desktop. Playing that game is like entering a time warp. It feels like maybe half an hour has passed but really it's been three hours. Crazy. Totally worth the wait!
When we were driving back to Bea's place, we rocked out to Celebrity, which I hadn't listened to in frickin' ages. It was seriously good (and old-school!) times.
So yeah, good weekend. Really made me miss getting to see my girls on a regular basis. At least I seem to be over the super awful loneliness from before. Still, a little social stimulation is nice every so often.
And Jess! Holy crap! That girl is getting 'social stimulation' every time she freakin' turns around apparently! It just rains boys for her lately. I'm really very excited for her, though, because she got asked out for coffee this Friday by a cute, well-dressed German named...wait for it!...
JOHANNES!!
WTF?!? Who knew you could meet more than one when you're not in Germany... The whole situation seems like something out of a movie, honestly. I guess it was her turn, right?
That's cool. I'll just sit here by myself and knit. And play Spore! I don't think I'll be having any more adventures until my b-day next month. Not unless, by some super awesome miracle, it starts raining Germans here. As for my b-day, I'm thinking I'll go to Md to see the girls, and hopefully Jess will come. And I want it to involve prom dresses and karaoke. :-D
peace!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Nothing Special
Current song playing: The Beast and Dragon, Adored -- Spoon
Current moody: runny-nosed?
Been a while. Not much has happened. I am working as a temp receptionist at Pressley Ridge, a family and youth services type thingy. It's super easy and not terribly stimulating. I answer the phone, check in clients, make appointments... mostly I sit around and read or surf the net. On Fridays we can wear whatever and I sit around and knit. I like Fridays. I've had hours and hours and hours to look up knitting patterns, and all things Boston.
This is my current desktop at work:
Also, if you haven't seen this yet... Christine and I stumbled upon it on Cute Overload. It is ridiculously fabulous. :-D
I've been to Columbia twice in a little over a month. First time to see Tine and second to see all the girls (because apparently Maryland is where all the cool kids live now?). Next weekend Christine and I are going to NYC to see Equus. :-D Can't wait!
Other than that, I haven't been doing much lately. Work. Reading. Movies and anime. Knitting. Also worrying about money and Boston. I had to shell out 300 bucks this week for a pair of new glasses after mine snapped in half Sunday night. :( I'm back to feeling like I'm never going to catch up. I'm sick of it. And there's so much stuff that I still need to figure out for moving, but I can't yet (apartment, fin. aid, etc.). Super frustrating.
I'm pretty sure that whenever I get frustrated, though, all I have to do is watch that Meg video and I'm set. A world with dancin' cats can't be all bad, right? :-P
ps, robot dance parties are good, too!
pps, that's two different links. and they both helped inspire my gmail name :-P
ppps, whiel we're appreciating all things crazy Japanese...
<3
Current moody: runny-nosed?
Been a while. Not much has happened. I am working as a temp receptionist at Pressley Ridge, a family and youth services type thingy. It's super easy and not terribly stimulating. I answer the phone, check in clients, make appointments... mostly I sit around and read or surf the net. On Fridays we can wear whatever and I sit around and knit. I like Fridays. I've had hours and hours and hours to look up knitting patterns, and all things Boston.
This is my current desktop at work:
Also, if you haven't seen this yet... Christine and I stumbled upon it on Cute Overload. It is ridiculously fabulous. :-DI've been to Columbia twice in a little over a month. First time to see Tine and second to see all the girls (because apparently Maryland is where all the cool kids live now?). Next weekend Christine and I are going to NYC to see Equus. :-D Can't wait!
Other than that, I haven't been doing much lately. Work. Reading. Movies and anime. Knitting. Also worrying about money and Boston. I had to shell out 300 bucks this week for a pair of new glasses after mine snapped in half Sunday night. :( I'm back to feeling like I'm never going to catch up. I'm sick of it. And there's so much stuff that I still need to figure out for moving, but I can't yet (apartment, fin. aid, etc.). Super frustrating.
I'm pretty sure that whenever I get frustrated, though, all I have to do is watch that Meg video and I'm set. A world with dancin' cats can't be all bad, right? :-P
ps, robot dance parties are good, too!
pps, that's two different links. and they both helped inspire my gmail name :-P
ppps, whiel we're appreciating all things crazy Japanese...
<3
Friday, August 15, 2008
Well, shit...
Current song playing: Celtic Nabazcast
Current mood: down-ish
Ho hum. Unemployed. Again.
*sigh*
Jess went back to Philly today, too, so the true aloneness is beginning. Despite my best efforts over the past 24 hours, I can't think of anything happy.
Just gotta keep on keepin' on.
Current mood: down-ish
Ho hum. Unemployed. Again.
*sigh*
Jess went back to Philly today, too, so the true aloneness is beginning. Despite my best efforts over the past 24 hours, I can't think of anything happy.
Just gotta keep on keepin' on.
Monday, August 4, 2008
I Can Has a Dobby Hat!
Current song in my head: Mamma Mia-- ABBA!!
Current mood: boredy bored bored bored!
It's been a while...
Not much to report. I've been watching TONS of movies. And working. And not much else.
I saw Mamma Mia with Raphael the other day. It was quite cute and fabulous-- giving me my fix of over-the-top musicals. :-D In the past month I got Stardust and Penelope from Netflix, and, alas! I am totally obsessed with both. Check them out if you haven't yet, as they are both super fab and cute and wonderful.
I am also super psyched because I should getting the fourth and last installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, at some point this week. Should be good for a full, intense night of voracious reading and vampire lust!
Yesterday I looked up lots of knitting stuff that I want to be able to do eventually. Having absolutely nothing else to do (save finish the scarf I've been working on for ages) I made myself a Dobby Hat (http://leftinstitches.blogspot.com/2005/12/dobby-hat.html) last night, using some of the three tons of yarn Raphael gave me. Behold!
I think it's super cute. Jess disagrees. Story of my life? Anyway, my current plan for Christmas this year is to knit all of my gifts. If I start now, I might actually be able to do it, though I doubt most people are going to want anything I produce... Who doesn't already have millions of scarves, hats and sweaters? Whatevs. I can't wait to try socks. (can't wait = terrified) :-P
I've also been helping Raphael move stuff. Gotta prove that I'm just as strong and tough as the boys. Grr?! Today I helped lift heavy boxes in a dress. Just because I can! Tee hee? He leaves Wednesday and it shall be very strange without him. Yet another person on the list of people who moved away (it's getting to be a depressingly long list (because it's everyone!(except, of course, me.))) At least, I am becoming more and more comfortable in my solitariosity. And now I have lots of knitting to keep me busy. At least until I get bored with it?
And how's this for random? Tonight I have to go to work to let some paranormal investigators into the building... Never thought that would be part of my job description.
Also, I have finally mailed my last check. I am, for realsies, FREE. And I'm sure I shan't be hearing from him anymore, pretending to care how I'm doing so he can nag me about paying him. Nope nope.
So now it's gonna be SAVE SAVE SAVE for Boston so I can get the heck outta here. The other day at work I made a list of all of my goals for when I'm finally on my own. It's gonna be sa-weet and I can't fucking wait!! Anybody got any good get rich quick schemes? :-P
<3
Current mood: boredy bored bored bored!
It's been a while...
Not much to report. I've been watching TONS of movies. And working. And not much else.
I saw Mamma Mia with Raphael the other day. It was quite cute and fabulous-- giving me my fix of over-the-top musicals. :-D In the past month I got Stardust and Penelope from Netflix, and, alas! I am totally obsessed with both. Check them out if you haven't yet, as they are both super fab and cute and wonderful.
I am also super psyched because I should getting the fourth and last installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, at some point this week. Should be good for a full, intense night of voracious reading and vampire lust!
Yesterday I looked up lots of knitting stuff that I want to be able to do eventually. Having absolutely nothing else to do (save finish the scarf I've been working on for ages) I made myself a Dobby Hat (http://leftinstitches.blogspot.com/2005/12/dobby-hat.html) last night, using some of the three tons of yarn Raphael gave me. Behold!
I think it's super cute. Jess disagrees. Story of my life? Anyway, my current plan for Christmas this year is to knit all of my gifts. If I start now, I might actually be able to do it, though I doubt most people are going to want anything I produce... Who doesn't already have millions of scarves, hats and sweaters? Whatevs. I can't wait to try socks. (can't wait = terrified) :-PI've also been helping Raphael move stuff. Gotta prove that I'm just as strong and tough as the boys. Grr?! Today I helped lift heavy boxes in a dress. Just because I can! Tee hee? He leaves Wednesday and it shall be very strange without him. Yet another person on the list of people who moved away (it's getting to be a depressingly long list (because it's everyone!(except, of course, me.))) At least, I am becoming more and more comfortable in my solitariosity. And now I have lots of knitting to keep me busy. At least until I get bored with it?
And how's this for random? Tonight I have to go to work to let some paranormal investigators into the building... Never thought that would be part of my job description.
Also, I have finally mailed my last check. I am, for realsies, FREE. And I'm sure I shan't be hearing from him anymore, pretending to care how I'm doing so he can nag me about paying him. Nope nope.
So now it's gonna be SAVE SAVE SAVE for Boston so I can get the heck outta here. The other day at work I made a list of all of my goals for when I'm finally on my own. It's gonna be sa-weet and I can't fucking wait!! Anybody got any good get rich quick schemes? :-P
<3
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Current Song in head: Men in Black (?!?)
Current mood: rumbly in my tumbly?
So... what's up? Nothing much going on here.
Completed my FAFSA application, which was, of course, a huge joke. Need to contact the financial aid dept. of NESOP and start begging. Should be good times!
Got to see Mandy on Monday! A bunch of us went to El Seranos for drinks and apps and then we went to Tara's house to visit with her parents for a bit. Went to BJ's with Della and got a cake, the idea being to consume the whole thing in one go. Then Mandy and I went to her house and talked/nibbled on cake until about 8am. Old school! It was super good times seeing her again; as always!
Also on Monday, I went to the gym (yay me!) and then to see Wall*E (hells yeah!). I sniffled the whole way through!
Other than that? Work has been slow. Painfully so, in fact. I've been getting a good bit of knitting done. I'm working on this scarf, which sounds loser and cliche, but it's actually cabled and tied and all kinds of crazy stuff, so it's pretty time consuming. I like to tell myself that I can use it this winter in Boston. I'm really hoping that that will be true. *crosses fingers* I've been looking through jobs on craigslist and have applied for a bunch of office and serving jobs. Sadly, I'm thinking serving is gonna be the way to go, especially if I'm going back to school. I've seen some with benefits and everything, too, so that would be nice. I do misses me some health insurance! And that would make it much easier to move up there.
So...yeah...
Laters.
ps, Came across this on imdb:
"If it were up to me, how would the characters' relationships conclude in Serenity 2? Okay. Hypothetically speaking only. River and Zoe really hit it off, fall in love, and decide to form their own renegade girls-who-kick-ass space team and leave us in the dust; Mal realizes he's more destroyed over Wash's death than he ever thought and spends the rest of his days wearing Hawaiian shirts and drinking booze out of the engine; Simon and Kaylee have a set of genius triplets and turn the ship into a cocker spaniel search-and-rescue with "crazy Grandpa Mal" still at the helm cradling toy dinosaurs; and Inara finally realizes the potential in Jayne as a male companion, loans him a toga, and takes him back to the training house where they become King and Companion Queen...you know you want that sequel! [writing on her blog]" - Jewel Staite
hee!
Current mood: rumbly in my tumbly?
So... what's up? Nothing much going on here.
Completed my FAFSA application, which was, of course, a huge joke. Need to contact the financial aid dept. of NESOP and start begging. Should be good times!
Got to see Mandy on Monday! A bunch of us went to El Seranos for drinks and apps and then we went to Tara's house to visit with her parents for a bit. Went to BJ's with Della and got a cake, the idea being to consume the whole thing in one go. Then Mandy and I went to her house and talked/nibbled on cake until about 8am. Old school! It was super good times seeing her again; as always!
Also on Monday, I went to the gym (yay me!) and then to see Wall*E (hells yeah!). I sniffled the whole way through!
Other than that? Work has been slow. Painfully so, in fact. I've been getting a good bit of knitting done. I'm working on this scarf, which sounds loser and cliche, but it's actually cabled and tied and all kinds of crazy stuff, so it's pretty time consuming. I like to tell myself that I can use it this winter in Boston. I'm really hoping that that will be true. *crosses fingers* I've been looking through jobs on craigslist and have applied for a bunch of office and serving jobs. Sadly, I'm thinking serving is gonna be the way to go, especially if I'm going back to school. I've seen some with benefits and everything, too, so that would be nice. I do misses me some health insurance! And that would make it much easier to move up there.
So...yeah...
Laters.
ps, Came across this on imdb:
"If it were up to me, how would the characters' relationships conclude in Serenity 2? Okay. Hypothetically speaking only. River and Zoe really hit it off, fall in love, and decide to form their own renegade girls-who-kick-ass space team and leave us in the dust; Mal realizes he's more destroyed over Wash's death than he ever thought and spends the rest of his days wearing Hawaiian shirts and drinking booze out of the engine; Simon and Kaylee have a set of genius triplets and turn the ship into a cocker spaniel search-and-rescue with "crazy Grandpa Mal" still at the helm cradling toy dinosaurs; and Inara finally realizes the potential in Jayne as a male companion, loans him a toga, and takes him back to the training house where they become King and Companion Queen...you know you want that sequel! [writing on her blog]" - Jewel Staite
hee!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Hells yeah!!
Current song in head: I Shot the Sheriff-- Bob Marley
Current mood: felicitous!
I got in!! :-D
Current mood: felicitous!
I got in!! :-D
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