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12:31 pm
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KB rather does not like how this year is starting out...
Don't get me wrong--I've had some good times, and my parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, and I'm stoked we have a new president. (A little concerned that there's this sudden influx on publicly broadcast prayer, tho...)
But last night could have been way better. Went to Scubed, which was super-crowded but amusing. I got to see my honey briefly before he had to go to the Stellarcon meeting. Misha invited me to get sushi with her, so I sent Davey a text message telling him where I was going and asking him to call when he got done with his meeting. I had a yummy snack, but I didn't get to say goodnight. As far as I can tell, wires were crossed, phones were being evil, etc. It was a bummer.
So I dropped Steve and Misha off at their place, and after I have a cup of coffee, I get on the road. As soon as I make it to Wendover, my engine light starts blinking, and my car shakes like I do when I've had too much coffee. Not knowing what else to do, I pulled over. I called Steve and Misha, as they were the closest, to try and figure out what was wrong, as my knowledge of cars is quite limited. Steve drove me to the gas station to pick up some motor oil, as when we checked my dipstick, it was pretty much dry. Yay. I was hoping that would be the end of it. No dice. I thought eventually that Rincewind would stop jiggling and run right, but when I pushed him above 50 mph, he shook even more like Too-Much-Coffee-KB and--I thought--threatened to stop running entirely. I tried pulling over at Level Cross, but found no gas station. So I got back on the road.
I drove my jiggling car to Randleman, and pulled in where I thought I could stop at a gas station and get some more oil (at Steve's insistence). The gas station was closed. Auto Zone was closed. I pulled my car into the super-Wal-Mart and call Steve and Misha again. They begin an intrepid quest to find me, while I made an intrepid quest to find something to do while I waited. I wandered the aisles, looking for oil, looking at toys, home dec, and trashy romances. ("I could write that--easily!" I thought.) Steve got AAA on the phone and he and Misha waited in the parking lot with me for them to arrive. We ended up sitting in his car until about 4 am waiting for the tow truck. Steve read aloud from Dead Until Dark, which was kind of funny in a why-God-why sort of way.
My savior was a man named Chris in a big red truck who'd driven all the way from Robbins to help me. I was freezing my toes off waiting for him to strap Rincewind to the back of his truck. He and I chatted while he drove me down to my parents' house. Seemed nice enough, but he flirted with me in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. When he introduced himself, he said he didn't bite unless I wanted him to, just kidding. My discomfort level jumped the shark when we passed an inn that was a landmark to find my house. "Let's get a room there, just kidding." Why is it that people think saying "just kidding" just erases what they've just said? That was just--geh. I was too tired to assert my personhood--I just wanted to go home. I got home around 4:30, and after he had me sign a form, he asked me for my number, just kidding, and then told me to go inside and get my feet warm. I grabbed a quick shower, put on my work clothes (I had work at 9!), and fell into bed.
I had trouble sleeping. I woke up almost an hour before my alarm with the mother of all nauseous tummy aches (bad sushi?). I was crying and dry-heaving in the sink. Dad called work and told them I wasn't coming in. He's taken care of my car--turns out there was a spark plug misfiring or something. So I'm staying in to do homework and pack for this weekend. Hopefully I can spend more time with Davey today, and hopefully my dapper boy won't fret too much in my absence.
As a sidenote, Mr. Nansi is still paralyzingly cute. He's been chasing the arrow across the screen when I move my mouse. I could do without the kitty-yoga-and-butt-licking on my mousepad, tho, but even that's cute.
I'm feeling much better now, so I think I'll grab some breakfast. Will keep you posted. Ja ne.
Current Mood:  blah
Current Music: How Clean is Your House
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11:15 pm
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you know your mom is awesome when...
She listens to all your woes over the deaths of friendships, and then offers you a shot of gin for your orange juice.
Current Mood:  drunk
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09:58 am
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I found a picture of Dagmar!
more animals
Current Mood:  amused
Current Music: Countdown with Keith Olbermann
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08:38 am
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early-morning frenzy
I've been up since about four this morning, and my aim was to do things that make me feel better about myself. Part of what makes me feel good is being productive and active. So far today, I've...
-walked 1.25 miles on the treadmill
-scooped three cat boxes
-took out three bags of trash
-cleaned my bathroom from top to bottom--including cleaning under the sink and scrubbing the toilet
I've sustained a steady, natural buzz and a mild chemical burn on one finger. After I shave and shower and get all prettied up for work, I plan on doing some sewing on another quilt I've been working on, and maybe doing some writing. After work, I'd like to see my Davey, if he's available. I have tomorrow off, so I guess I could use that to proofread or read or whatever.
School either starts this week or next week. I'm watching my online classes like a hawk.
As a sidenote, seeing as how I'm gun-shy about seeing a professional therapist and adamant against taking more pills, I've joined an online support group called isurvive. My account hasn't been activated yet, so I can't post, but I've been able to read what other people have to say. Even that little bit so far is very comforting. Hopefully when I can get the ball rolling, some real healing can begin.
Current Mood:  hopeful
Current Music: Comedy Central
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10:37 pm
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just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
There's something both interesting and sad to see how life picks up without you there. There are people I have, for one reason or another, chosen to stop talking to, or don't talk to as much, but I maintain at least a passing interest in their daily lives. Some, perhaps I should cut loose entirely, as it just breaks my heart over and over. Others I want to pull even closer because I don't want them to go away. At least one or two I want to kick before I let them come any closer. But I look in on them, here and there. I'm curious, but I'm also quite saddened by the bittersweetness of it all.
From what I can see, game goes on without a hitch, school goes on, and people suffer their various frustrations and sorrows. Without a weekly thing, I have trouble remembering what day it is. I have also found the following truths to be self-evident:
-When someone claims neutrality in a collective argument, they've already picked a side--it's just not yours.
-Real friendships can only last as long as you're willing to put work into them.
-If your friends use geek colloquialisms to remind you on a regular basis what a dumb slut you are, maybe you need new friends.
Relationships with people are interesting to watch, if a bit painful. Bruce is moving in with his girlfriend, Steve is moving down with his girlfriend(?), and Carter has a new girlfriend. I like her, which makes it both easy and difficult to try and move on. I find myself looking back on what was, and wondering if I had any kind of positive affect on the men in my life. I wonder if I screwed them up at all--I really fear that I have sometimes. I find myself wondering if I'm a difficult person to love. I have an Easter basket of mental quirks brought on by a lifetime of being bullied or injured in one fashion or another, and as much as I try to shake it, I carry all of those pains with me. Some days they're easier to bear than others. They were probably a driving force in the death of many a relationship. I've felt myself go through the same circles over and over and felt powerless to stop them. I feel there is damage that's been done that needs to be repaired, but not totally sure how to do it. I fear my past and my being haunted by it will have a negative impact on my relationship now. I know I need to sort things out, and probably going back to therapy could help. However, I've been burned enough times by bad shrinks that I'm hesitant to take any more chances with them.
I accept that life goes on with or without you, but with my friends--my true friends--I would much rather it be with me. I want my friendship, my life to mean something positive to the people who keep my company. Things are hard now, but I have to trust that they will get better. My job sucks and school is hard, but thank God I have people who care about me, otherwise I don't know how I would ever make it.
Current Mood:  gloomy
Current Music: The Daily Show
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11:19 pm
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step one: cut a hole in the box...
see more pwn and owned pictures
FAIL blog, you rock me.
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: theme from the Benny Hill show
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07:48 pm
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books that I read over 2008
1. The Color Purple
2. Anansi Boys
3. Wyrd Sisters
4. Angels and Demons
5. To Catch a Pirate
6. Storm Front
7. A Caress of Twilight
8. Seduced by Moonlight
9. Bad-Ass Faeries
10. The Magician's Nephew
11. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
12. The Skin Gods
13. The Horse and His Boy
14. Beautiful Lies
15. Peony in Love
16. Kitty and the Midnight Hour
17. Eragon
18. I, Lucifer
19. Hate Crime
20. Faithless
21. Are Men Necessary?
22. Kitty Goes to Washington
23. Whale Season
24. Choke
25. Grimm Fairy Tales: Special Collector's Edition
26. Sandman: Season of Mists
27. Little Women
28. Stargirl
29. Twilight
30. Hissy Fit
31. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
This year, I want to finish a book and do more things that make me feel good about myself. I figure those resolutions are nebulous enough to where I can keep them.
Here's to another year and another thirty or so books. Prost!
Current Mood:  calm
Current Music: CSI-type show
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10:01 am
[Link] | Happy birthday, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chibizel!
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08:59 pm
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New Year's meme ganked from Miki
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Made clothing on a sewing machine. Broke in my first pair of dangerously high heels. Went out with (and maintained a relationship with) a celebrity. Went to CapClave. Re-enacted the falling-down-the-hill scene from The Princess Bride.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Shit, I don't even remember my resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. Honestly, I think I can count on one hand how many people I know that are mature and responsible enough to procreate.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
nope
5. What countries did you visit?
none--damn it
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
a better job--and a book deal? (hope hope)
7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
the entire month of February: the first steps in a delayed-action shit-storm that I was in the middle of
August 21st: my 25th birthday and the beginning of my quarter-life crisis
Halloween 2008: the day I'd planned and set to get married. I'm thinking of just flying by the seat of my pants for the rest of my life.
November 4th: Election Day
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My 740+ page opus that I'm going to have Davey mercilessly hack apart for my own good.
Leaving unhealthy friendships in the dust, even when my own second-guessing drives me crazy. (Me, too, Miki!)
FINALLY feeling a glimmer of confidence in my work!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting people walk on me.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Um--I had a gaping hole in my chest from where people repeatedly ripped my heart out. For a while I just carried it around in a jar. And getting sexually assaulted didn't help.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
tell you after Christmas--it's a secret!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Kat--she's been my rock through a lot of bad times.
Davey--he busts his ass.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I'm thinking it might be quicker to list people who didn't appall and depress me at one point or another...
14. Where did most of your money go?
rent, bills, gas, food--I was perpetually broke. Still am.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
in no particular order, CapClave, first girls' night out in eons, karaoke in Chapel Hill, starting a new romance
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
"Love Me Dead" by Ludo
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
writing, trusting my gut, exercising, standing up for myself
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worrying, self-hating, meaningless hook-ups meant to mend a broken heart (they didn't)
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
part of the day with my family, and part with Davey at the movies
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I fell in love again when I didn't want to and thought it was impossible.
23. How many one-night stands?
Technically, none. They were all people I knew, and repeat offenders. They were two-night stands, I suppose. And who they were is none of your damn business, so nyah.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Dr. Who, How Clean is Your House?, TrueBlood
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yeah.
26. What was the best book you read?
Hang on, let me go find my list...Peony in Love. It's like a feudal Chinese version of The Lovely Bones. A truly magnificent read.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Ludo or Kerli, both are fun for different reasons
28. What did you want and get?
a fabulous pair of black shoes, a soap-making kit, new glasses
29. What did you want and not get?
a better job, and I didn't finish my book like I wanted to
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Shrek the Third
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25, and I went to have Thai food with friends. It was delicious.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Developing an ability to detach myself from things that are not worth my time. (cut and paste Miki's answer)
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
chaotic
34. What kept you sane?
true friends, writing, my 'nansi-boy
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
isn't it obvious? :-)
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election. I got really hung up on Sarah Palin, specifically on how she cut government spending by having women pay for their own rape kits.
37. Who did you miss?
the Robs, Bruce and Devon, Lauren D., Erica
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Chauncey, a killer (drag)queen made of fabulousness
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
If you don't trust yourself, you won't trust anybody, and it will drive you crazy.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"It was you and me against the world."
Current Mood:  contemplative
Current Music: Countdown with Keith Olberman
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01:23 pm
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oh my holy jeebus
My Space Jesus is a dear, sweet man, but sometimes I wonder where in the hell his mind is going. I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to say about a crazy book idea that he pitched to get my mind off of things, or how serious he is about actually writing it, but I'm certain if he writes it and it gets published, a group of angry Christians will pull a fatwa on him. (Something else for them to joyously gank from the Arab world and claim it as our own, along with spices, the city of Jerusalem, and our numbering system. Sigh.) He's making me want to hit myself in the head a lot.
I'm gearing up for X-mas and being extremely poor throughout the holiday season. My credit card payments will be late, and I'll be left with pretty much nothing for much of January. Turns out wanting to do something nice for Mom and her doggies costs a pretty penny. To bathe and groom two cairn terriers professionally costs $84 at PetSmart. I probably could have done it more locally in Asheboro, but a girl I knew in grade school works at one of those places. This is the same girl who mocked everything I said, choked me in the bathroom without even getting sent to the principal's office (yes, I ratted her out), and got together with a handful of other kids and tried to convince me to join their coven and said they'd kill me if I told anyone about it. I hadn't seen The Craft at the time, so I was oblivious. So yeah. Fuck that bitch, I'm not giving her any of my hard-earned money.
I'm in the process of proofreading one of Davey's books before he sends it off. I'm impressed so far (no, not just because he's my boyfriend, wankers :-p), but I'm also frustrated because I'm not taking in the book as fast as I normally do. I read fast, but checking for errors takes a lot more time. It's a pain in the ass, but I'm happy to do it. Makes me feel like I'm part of something.
With Kat at the helm of a crazy scheme, I'm announcing right now that we're trying to get a group of girls together for a summertime adventure--to Vegas! Starting with my next one, I'm going to start squirreling away 15% of every paycheck into savings. Granted, it won't be very much, but I'm certain if I keep looking, I'll find a much more worthwhile job that pays better.
I'm feeling more confident about school and about my writing. I just finished Chapter Four of Fishboy. If I weren't on Davey's computer, I could go ahead and send Margaret what I've got so far. It's not yaoi (sorry), but it's full of magic and merpeople and things that go boom and it's just fun. ^_^
As a sidenote, I keep meeting or hearing about people from high school who are married or have children, and now that I'm much less gung-ho about being mated-for-life, I find myself idly wondering if I missed a meeting. I also find myself wondering if there's Kool-Aid at that meeting.
As another sidenote, I am so bogged down by Christmas music, I can no longer hear "Carol of the Bells" without hearing Peter Griffin singing, "Ding! Fries are done! Ding! Fries are done!"
Current Mood:  bouncy
Current Music: Ding! Fries are done! Ding! Fries are done!
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10:52 pm
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just a few things
Plastic poinsettias look much fuller from a top shelf way above my head.
Grooming dogs, even little ones, is fucking expensive. To treat my mom to something I know she wants, I got a gift certificate to get both her dogs cleaned and groomed professionally. Total cost: 84 bucks. Ouch.
My super-secret Christmas projects are under waaaaaay! But since I'm poor, I may have to wait until after Christmas to gift some people.
I got an A in my first grad school class! *SQUEE!*
I am a grinch lite: I like Christmas, but I hate the music. If I have to hear Josh Groban or Mariah Carey one more time, I may sharpen a pencil and shove it in my ear.
There are some perks to working at a craft store--double discount days are always around big sales. I've making like a bandit with my craft stuff.
Sometimes I think Kat and I should go into business making our own beauty products instead of trying to sell Mary Kay. Goat's milk soap is the shiznit.
I finished reading Twilight after I saw the movie. Edward's perpetually surprised expression made me think of Holly's cat, Fletcher. I've also finished reading (listening, rather) to Stargirl. I still have a few books I want to read before the year is out.
I've submitted my first three chapters of Fishboy for Davey's reading. The chapters are much shorter than what I'm used to, as they're written in a true YA formula, but I think they're okay for a first draft. Anyone else want to read, just post a comment.
For my last post, that was a dream I had while I was sleeping, though it could be fun to implement in real life. I'm guessing my brain was thinking of the movie Space Mutiny at the time and super-imposed a bunch of other stuff.
Banshees exist, and they like to shop at Jo Ann's.
Current Mood:  exhausted
Current Music: Davey's superhero game
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09:13 am
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dream
We exist in a giant school that's more like a prison than anything else, complete with bullies who act like wardens. Led by me and Carter, we don ridiculous silver costumes and declare mutiny on the school. After that, we run around shooting laser pistols, tromp through lovely greenery, and free mistreated animals on campus and revive them with Sobe vitamin water.
And I'm not even on drugs.
Current Location: Lexington library
Current Music: The Clincher by Chevelle
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01:07 am
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question meme from Margaret--the big five
You know the drill. Leave a comment, you get five questions to post and answer in your LJ.
1. Faerie artist you find most aesthetically pleasing?
The artist or the pictures? Lawls...I'd have to say Nene Thomas. Amy Brown has pretty and cute pictures of faeries, but Nene's are absolutely breath-taking. One of her pictures is on my favorite perfume, Queen of Owls.
2. One book you would make potential offspring read no matter how much they might whine about it?
Little Women. The girls worry about silly things like matching gloves and pickled limes, but the dynamic of family and the love that links them all together through happy and sad times is something I think every kid should be exposed to. One that's just for fun, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
3. What is the last thing you laughed out loud at?
the antics of my sassy drag-queen co-worker, Chauncey
4. If you could have someone make one LJ icon for you, what would be on it?
I would want it to be of a picture of the heroine of my book Shadebloom, Ivy Lee/Yvehliana. It would be a close-up of her face, looking incredulous/annoyed, and in stylized purple letters, it would just say, Bitch, please.
5. Favorite Madeleine L'Engle book? Since you brought up Proginoskes... X3
Actually, the only one I read was A Wind in the Door. I picked it up because I read American Girl magazine, and that was one of the summer reading books they recommended. I had a little trouble getting into it, but it wasn't a bad read.
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: Primeval
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09:08 am
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I am a mighty KB-chan!
It sort of feels like the end of an era, moving the dregs of my stuff out of my old apartment. When I came into it today, I saw that it would appear that Holly is all moved out as well, but a lot of dishes (I know they're not mine) were still left in and around the sink. I also found some of my things that I'd forgotten stacked on the couch.
Couch. Shit. Still had to do something about the couch. And the coffee table. And my bathmat, apparently. But at least they found my Snow White movie--yay!
So here is what makes KB mighty today. Amid much grunting and straining I managed to push, pull, and roll a couch that weighs easily twice as much as I do out of the house and onto the curb. All. By. Myself. I took the cushions and the feet off and I made sure to take safety precautions (namely, not letting it roll into a big pile of dog shit), but damn it, I did it. In a weird way, it felt like I was giving birth (or the house was, whatever). Or purging. Something. I guess my short and sassy haircut helped. (So does that make me the opposite of Samson? Perhaps I should give the Evey Hammond look a try...)
It feels bittersweet in a way, because I have a lot of *cough* fond memories on that couch. But maybe it's better this way, because then I have to make some new ones. I feel a little sad, but hopeful--in a realistic sort of way.
I took the time to clean out and under the big comfy couch before shoving it out the door, and I thought I'd share with everyone what I found.
-a copy of Delia's catalog
-a request for time off work
-the seal on a can of frosting
-the tattered remains of a cotton ball
-two bottle caps
-a popsicle wrapper
-three popsicle sticks (what the fuck? I haven't had popsicles in months...)
-a napkin from a cutlery set, still in plastic
-a lipstick (mine)
-2 coupons for yogurt
-a red colored pencil
-one regular pencil
-a hair tie
-a cardboard skein with lavender thread
-a voter registration card (Holly's)
-95 cents
Awesome. I'm going to be leaving my key and a note for Richard letting him know I've moved the stuff out and I'll be stopping by game on Saturday after I get off work to give Holly her money I owe her--unless something painfully dramatic happens, which I hope it doesn't. I've had quite enough in the last six months, thank you.
Goodbye, couch. May you find a new college student who loves you for you, and may you make some new memories of your own and have little loveseats.
Current Mood:  nostalgic
Current Music: Sxephil
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08:04 pm
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meme ganked from Miki
Ten years ago, I:
- was a sophomore in high school
- got grounded for mediocre grades constantly
- got my heart broken hardcore for the first time
- was introduced to some of the true delights of the internet--fan fiction, yaoi, and porn
Five years ago, I:
- was a junior in college
- began seriously-seriously writing
- went to my first Stellarcon
- went on my first road trip
One year ago, I:
- graduated from college
- hand-sewed a Halloween costume that I'm super-proud of
- got engaged for the second time (it didn't last, but he's still a dear friend)
- rode an elephant
So far this year, I:
- have started graduate school
- written over 700 pages of one story, and started a new story
- worked at a fabric shop, where I can be both really happy and really miserable depending on what day it is
- had a hit-and-run
Yesterday, I:
- completed the first draft of chapter one for Fishboy
- got a new pair of glasses
- had a delicious sushi lunch
- hung out with my mom, then hung out with Davey
Today, I:
- was late to work, but had a relatively stress-free day
- got my hair cut, so I no longer feel like I look like James Hetfield circa 1985
- took Davey to see Quantum of Solace
- tried (unsuccessfully) to steal kisses from Davey while he's still sick
Tomorrow, I will:
- do schoolwork
- write!
- try and get some cleaning done
- work the closing shift at Jo Ann's
In one year, I hope I:
- finish one of my books!
- have a job in my field and working in retail
- will have moved out of my parents' house and be debt-free
- have gotten my first tattoo
In five years, I:
- will be published at least a couple of times
- will START thinking about settling down
- will have a clean and safe home decorated the way I want
- will have traveled to places I've never been--England, India, Alaska, Italy...
Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: music from the new Hairspray movie
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10:01 am
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epic lols--and it does make you think, doesn't it?
I voted today. On my way in, I saw a girl who was distributing campaigning cards. She was beyond the line for the sign, but oh well. She looked cold and I felt bad that she'd have to stand out there pretty much all day, so I gave her one of my donuts.
I feel drop-dead tired for some reason, so I think I'll crash for a little bit before I have to go into work. Blarg. Just blarg. Home stuff being annoying. That's all I really care to say.
Current Mood: blah
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11:47 am
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balance!
Yesterday I mentioned the pissy note from the roommate, and getting clubbed by both laptop and vaccuum cleaner. My nose is still tender, but at least there's no bruise--that one would have been a little difficult to explain to the coworkers. There were other things that went wrong, too, just to add to the mess...
-I found two spots on my carpet where kitties have been peeing.
-I found out one of my favorite managers is quitting.
-I got so bogged down by customers needing to be checked out that I lost the chance to sell somebody a really nice sewing machine. (We don't get paid on commission, but it was something of a matter of personal pride. I've been there since June, and I have yet to get a silver scissors pin, which denotes especially excellent service. Good things happen for people with the silver scissors.)
-I had multiple customers get mad at me because they were buying multiple items already on sale, so they couldn't use their 50% off coupons.
-After running back forth the entire length of the store, I had a customer decry me for her wasting gas and not having the iron that she wanted, and decided she didn't want the scissors she was planning on buying, either, and walked off in a huff.
-I had two managers giving me contradictory instructions, so I found myself running back and forth a lot.
-I discovered I'm working on Wednesday night (boo!) and Saturday night as well. If I weren't on hiatus from game, that would be a problem, but it's still irritating, because it means my managers aren't taking into account my hours of availability.
-My most annoying customer: a woman who wanted to pay for her stuff with a debit card and a gift card. Not a problem, except that she didn't wait for me to put in the gift card before entering in all her info on the PIN pad. So she ends up charging herself the entire amount and wants me to fix it, right now--and there was a line of at least four other people behind her.
But! The day wasn't complete shit. Some good things happened yesterday, too.
-I gave very good customer service.
-I was there fifteen minutes early instead of half an hour late, like I feared I was.
-There's beautiful fabric on sale, and I'm going to get some!
-My head manager praised me.
-I sold the MAC (most annoying customer) a $119 sewing machine.
-I got thanked more than I got rebuked.
-I saw people I knew from Strong College.
-The head manager bought us pizza for dinner.
-I found a ten dollar bill in one of the shopping carts, the fruit of which is currently a Cajun filet biscuit digesting quite nicely.
-I began a writing exercise that Davey put me on after I struck gold in a Capclave writing workshop. So far so good.
-Though it kept us busy past business hours, my last customer of the day was Laura from Scubed.
-Best part of the day: going to see Davey after work, where I sat on the couch with him to watch TV, talk, eat Junior Mints, snuggle, and pet fuzzy kitties.
Wow. Looks like I about broke even. Go me. ^_^
Current Mood:  cold
Current Music: Davey's coworkers and Muzak
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12:08 pm
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ouch!
Today, I got home to find an annoyed-sounding note from my roommate. In addition, I pulled my laptop down on my foot, and the vaccuum cleaner flopped over from its perch on a shelf that's chest-high on me and popped me right in the nose.
On top of that, it's moonlight madness week, which means people are going to be clamoring to use multiple coupons, complain loudly about ridiculous it is that there are so few of us to help them, and basically blame me for everything that's wrong with the store.
...something tells me it's not going to be a good day.
Current Mood: pained
Current Music: Sxephil, who's a lot of fun
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11:17 pm
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halloween meme
| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| bat_katie_beth goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Queen of Hearts. | | ajrock83 gives you 13 teal apple-flavoured gummy bats. | | argon_boy tricks you! You get an eraser. | | chibizel gives you 6 red coffee-flavoured nuggets. | | darjames tricks you! You lose 5 pieces of candy! | | daveybeauchamp gives you 7 dark green raspberry-flavoured wafers. | | fiery_tempest gives you 19 red-orange watermelon-flavoured pieces of taffy. | | ingens_pelides gives you 11 orange licorice-flavoured pieces of bubblegum. | | lemone tricks you! You get a scratched CD. | | phonosaurs_rex gives you 5 dark blue mint-flavoured gummy bats. | | spilt_espresso tricks you! You lose 50 pieces of candy! | | bat_katie_beth ends up with 6 pieces of candy, an eraser, and a scratched CD. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
Oh, even more dickery! I guess Lemonie gave me my scratched CD back. Lawl.
Current Mood:  hot
Current Music: Rick-roll!
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11:01 pm
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listserv discussion from class
( I have no idea whether these posts were deserving of pride, but I felt kind of proud of them and thought if people cared, they might make an interesting read. )
Current Mood:  pensive
Current Music: Kielbasa Sausage by Tenacious D
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