Didja Know?

When we were kids...

I convinced my brother that there were green colored people on an island in the Pacific, and that purple people were extinct.

Haha.

Currently: Reminiscing.

Oh Donovan

I don't know why it is, but the name Donovan has been attacking me lately.

You know how it is when you discover a new word... and then it starts showing up everywhere... like how could you not have noticed that word before?

Started out with me liking Jeffrey Donovan, the guy from Burn Notice and Touching Evil. Great actor. Then there's Donovan, the character on Eureka. Then Capt. Craig Donovan of Seven Days. (I started watching that series again yesterday.) Then Donovan is the first name of a guy that lives upstairs from my brother's place. Oh, and Donovan McNabb on yahoo today.

Not that any of this is remotely interesting, I just thought I'd share.

Currently: Going o_O IRL

Crazy People

Had some excitement at church this morning.

I'm a teacher's assistant for the 2 and half and 3 year olds. We were in the middle of a class when this big built black dude rushes in and hands me flier and then rushes out. Cindy asked me if I knew him and I said, um, no. So she went into the hall and he came out of the supply room with a fire extinguisher, went into another classroom and traded it for a trash can and then told Kevin that the fire extinguisher was a bomb. Some of the men escorted him out of the building while Shauna called the police. He took off down the street before they got there but they found him. They said they knew about him and that he was having an 'episode'.

That was interesting. Hehe.

Currently: Singing silently.

Aftermath

Oie!

That was a fun concert. Kathy and I were sitting around making fun of people. Derek's band is great. I know they'll get onto the radio soon.

Currently: Painting mermaids.

Updations

Ooooh, very excited.

I'm going to a friend's concert tomorrow night. Serosia! Derek plays guitar and writes alot of the music.... and he screams some. Can't wait.

Lookin' for a job again.

That's the news. Ha.

Currently: Mind Melding :P

I Accomplished Things Today

Yeah. And I did it objectively.

None of that overwhelmedness and depression today.

Just objective get'n'r'done.

Currently: Looking up pet insurance.

Crooked Smiles

You know how I have a crooked smile? It's not because my face is crooked. It is, but that's not why.

Apparently my neck is too straight (side view) and is pinching a nerve which makes the right side of my face slightly less sensitive than the left on the jaw nerve. This makes me pull my right cheek up more so that there's even smiling pressure, but not even actual pressure. Or whatever. Point is, I'm weird. Actually that wasn't the point. I forgot the point back when I was typing the first part of this paragraph.

Anywho...

Yeah, I've been getting some help from a chiropractor and getting my nerves tested and stuff. At least the massages are working. I'm a bit skeptical about the whole adjustment thing, but I'm definitely not going to do surgery. Nope. Not gonna' happen.

And when I start feeling better (and my treadmill gets moved to my apartment, finally) I'll, uh, start exercising. Yeah. Believe it or not, I used to love walking on my tready... and doing tai chi and stuff. I've become a right sloth the last couple of years with all the helping of sick people and the freely buying of pudding pie mixes since I moved... I love chocolate pudding pie.

And tai chi looks ridiculous when a fat rear end is doing it. Haha. I close the blinds now... and I've forgotten the last part of that dance, the part between where you do this one footed thing, twist, and go back to the starting point for some reverse action... and I'm messing up the reverse action. And my breathing is totally erratic, not calm at all. Yeah. But who cares. I've only tried doing it a couple of times now. I'll figure it out. Or look it up. Ha.

Currently: Cleaning out the old house and when not doing so, worrying about cleaning out the old house.

*GiggleSnort*

Heeeheeeheeee



Haaahaaahaaa

Currently: Laughing my rear end off. :P

Survey and Some Quizzes

I'm stealing the survey from Melissa and the quizzes from no one... just felt like taking a few.

1. last beverage→ Dr Pepper in a Bubba Keg. Yum.

2. last phone call→ From Melissa... I think.

3. last instant message→ From Melissa. Ha.

4. last CD played→ My mix cd, of mostly Chevelle and System of a Down.

5. last time you cried- Last night watching Star Trek: Voyager. *falls over laughing*

6. last text message→ To my brother which he ignored... last month.

SIX HAVE YOU EVERS:

1. dated someone twice→ Um, yes? o_O

2. been cheated on?→ Oh yeah.

3. kissed someone & regretted it?→ Tobacco is gross. So yes. Haha.

4. lost someone special?→ Definately yes.

5. been depressed→ Duh. O_o


LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
1. Blue
2. Brown
3. Green

THIS MONTH HAVE YOU

1. Made a new friend→ ummmm... a new aquaintance... but no. No I haven't.

2. Fallen out of love → Erm, no.

3. Laughed until you cried→ Never.

4. Met someone who changed your life→ Lesseeee... nope.

5. Found out who your true friends were→ Um, no. I know who they are.

6. Is there something you want to tell someone? - Er, no.

7. How many kids do you want to have? Either none, or three. Ha. Prolly none, though.

8. Do you have any pets? Buster and Cinnamon sittin' in a tree. o_O Chihuahuas.

9. Do you want to change your name? Sure. I wouldn't mind dropping the A.

10. What did you do for your last birthday? Nothing... except get awesome presents from people. Haha.

11. What time did you wake up today? I woke up around 8, got up around 11. :3

12. What were you doing at midnight last night? Watching Star Trek: Voyager, methinks.

13. Name something you CANNOT wait for? I can't wait to... um... finish this quiz. I don't know. :P

14. Last time you saw your father? Monday night... I think.

15. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? I had a maid. *shrug*

16.What are you listening to right now? pyro ding in and out of msn.

17. Who's getting on your nerves right now? nuttin'

18. Most visited web-page? Neopets.

19. Coke or Pepsi? Dr. Pepper

20. Have you seen anyone naked in the past week? Only myself, man, and it wasn't pretty.

You Sometimes Hold a Grudge

You aren't exactly vengeful, but you're not going to forget when someone wrongs you. And while you'll forgive the small things, you don't hand out too many second chances to people who really screw up.

Do You Hold a Grudge?

Your Hawaiian Name is:

Alani Lana

What's your Hawaiian Name?

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTP)

Your personality type is goofy, imaginative, relaxed, and brilliant. Only about 4% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 6% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Oh really? I'm so rare. :P

You Are 44% Brutally Honest

Honesty is important to you, but generally, you try not to be brutal about it. You'll sugar coat the truth when you need to... and tell a white lie when necessary.

How Brutally Honest Are You?

You Belong in Paris

Stylish and expressive, you were meant for Paris. The art, the fashion, the wine! Whether you're enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park... You'll love living in the most chic place on earth.

What City Do You Belong In?

Your Pirate Name Is...

Pegleg Ladyfingers

What's Your Pirate Name?

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are calm and rational. You are also giving and kind - a great friend. You are easy going and trusting. However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games.

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

There's a 40% Chance You've Been Abducted By Aliens

Even though you have a few alien abduction signs, you're almost certainly in the clear. However, if aliens ever do come to your neck of the woods... they'll probably be coming for you!

What Are the Chances that You've Been Abducted by Aliens?

You Are an Ice Cream Cake

Surprising, unique, and high maintenance. You're one of a kind, and you don't want anyone to forget it. You're fun in small doses, but it's easy for people to overdose on you!

What Kind of Cake Are You?

Ooooookay. o_O

You Are Balanced - Realist - Powerful

You feel your life is controlled both externally and internally. You have a good sense of what you can control and what you should let go. Depending on the situation, you sometimes try to exert more control. Other times, you accept things for what they are and go with the flow. You are a realist when it comes to luck. You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random. You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you... But you do your best to try to make your own luck. When it comes to who's in charge, it's you. Life is a kingdom, and you're the grand ruler. You don't care much about what others think. But they better care what you think!

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

Haha. I'm such a dictator. *shifty again*

You Are 54% Non Conformist

You definitely have your freak flag out, and from time to time, you wave it. You have some pretty strong opinions, and you're not afraid to express them.

Are You a Nonconformist?

Your Hillbilly Name Is...

Ellie Mae Clementine

Hillbilly Name Generator

Alright, enough of that!

Currently: Wishing I could play some more Cake Mania. One hour wasn't enough! *shifty*

In Case You Haven't Seen This Yet

Or in case I let this blog go by another month without posting o_O

Watch this crappy song written by a couple of seven year olds:



And then watch this:



Alanis is my hero! Lol.

Currently: Being pissy about my passport and registration renewal.

I Killed My Plants

Didn't take them in the first night it was cold. They were so pretty. I tried to save them, but they don't look like they want to be saved.

I've officially been living here for a month. It's home. Still don't have my furniture. I need to kick my brother around a bit.

Today the power keeps going out for a second or two at a time. Like twice an hour. It's really windy today, but yeesh. I've given up reprogramming my clocks. I'll wait until this weather settles down.

It took me three weeks to complete my desk, and then I moved my computer in. It was so pretty for a day. Then I ordered cable and only one cable outlet in my apartment works. I bought a wireless thing, but it refuses to work for me. *cry* So now my desk is lonely and my computer sits on the floor of the living room.

I love this place, but I'm disliking more and more a few things about apartment living. I decided to move into an apartment because I didn't think I could handle the little things, like maintaining things that want to break and dealing with a septic tank and taxes and stuff. Not alone. But it seems I'm dealing with more and more issues here, and the management just brushes off my concerns. *kick* If I can't get some basic things fixed here this year, I'll just go buy a friggin' house. Whatever.

But besides that. It's beautiful here. I have a great view. It's quiet. And I absolutely love living with just my dogs... and I don't even need them, but you know, they're my babies. :P I miss my cat. :(

Oooh, and I'm about to get my concealed handgun license! Weeee.

Currently: Shopping for plants.

Brrr

I spent 10 minutes this morning trying to open up the trunk of the car. Had to break some of the ice just to get the key in. Didn't manage it.

So I said, whatever, I'll just stuff this stuff in the back seat. So I broke some ice off to unlock the front door. And I pulled... and I pulled... and I jerked some... then pulled some more. Yeah. My car is frozen.

Currently: Wanting some breakfast. :(

You Know What?

I just wrote this hugely long post revealing all my little secrets... but I couldn't go through with it.

So instead of some long ranting heart wrenching melodramatic tale of my inner workings, let me just try to entertain you...

...

Right. Wasn't that fun?

Currently: Waiting for my ship to come in

Stepping On Unstable Stones

Bye bye beddy!

Dragged my bed out by the curb around two thirty Tuesday morning. Have one on layaway for... two hundred and thirty dollars. (Ever notice the amount of twos and threes that show up in my life?)

I'm back to night time living. It's stupid. I sleep on the couch, but both my brother and my mother have stolen my couch bed several times. And I'm finally feeling better from some flu like sickness that hit me two months ago.

So I'm ready... but I'm back to night time living. Better buy that bed and get my schedule fixed.

Currently: Procrastinating and disappointing.

A Birthday Recap

So... maybe you are wondering... maybe you aren't... about what happened on my bday.

Online, I had a blast. Offline... it was a long and boring day. Towards the end of it, dad showed up with a cake and several movies. I am now the proud owner of Spy Game, Kiss the Girls, Star Wars I, IV, V, and VI, and Braveheart o_O. I keep eating little pieces of the cake, but it makes me sick. But I wasn't expecting a cake at all, so that was good. ;)

Saturday, for lunch, we'll be going to Applebees. If a certain friend of mine would like to come along, she is welcome, if not, I'll see her next month. :P

I won't even get into the rant tonight, though I have a humongous headache because of it. And I think I'm going to go through my archives and erase a bunch of stuff. Make sure nothing is there that can kick me in the rear.

Laters

Currently: Moaning

Ten More Days

Just ten more and I'll be the big two-enty two. Whoop doop dee doo.

It's a tradition. Go eat at Applebees, see a movie, get yelled at, and cry. That's been my birthday since I was like... sixteen. Eh, had to be older than that. Yo, Melissa, how old were we when we met? Went to your surprise bday party, then two months later we were best friends, then a few months after that, we got 'mentors', and that's about when I discovered Applebees. LOL!

Applebees is the last addition to the birthday tradition. Seeing a movie started around 13... Getting yelled at started around 10... And the crying thing has been going on since kindergarten. Haha.

And each time I cry, it is for a totally different reason. My dad giving me the bday spankings happened every year I was at his house for the day. My boyfriend, whatever his name was, Matthew or something, was mean to me one year. No one showed up to my eleventh birthday party. Haha! Uhmmm... broke my pinky toe tripping over a trampoline. Sprained my ankle at someone's house... I don't know. You get the point... something always makes me cry on my birthday.

... And I won't even get into the subject of the yelling.

Currently: Looking for shiny sea shells and toy boats.

One More for the Fire of February

I couldn't let February end with only ONE SINGLE POST!!! So now it has two o_O.

Let's see... I'm becoming quite talented at drawing flames. I start at the tip of the intended flame... and I draw a curving line downwards. Most of the time in an 'S' shape. Then I go back to the tip and I curve the line down beside it, making the flame a bit fatter in one point, then skinny, and then thick at the bottom. I make several of these flame outlines near each other in several twisty patterns giving it a fluid flamey look... even leaving a few pieces alone and above them.

Then I flood fill the flames with a deep bloody red. Next, using rust red, I trace the outlines on the inside edge of the flames, and flood fill again. This leaves that deep bloody red color two to five pixels thick depending where it is in the flame. I do the same thing using a burnt orange and leaving the rust red color four to six pixels thick. These three color lines are sharp and come to points. When I go to the the bright orange, burnt yellow, and bright yellow colors, I only let them come into the flame as gentle waves. The waves of your hair, not the sea.

On a black background, these flames look gorgeous, wild, and fiery! I've enjoyed drawing them. From learning how to seeing the final beautiful result. It has been fun. But alas, the drawing part of my project is complete. No more flames need drawing. I wonder if I'll ever be able to use this new found talent again.

Currently: Getting mother's sinus infection. Is that car on it's side or am I?

Sigh

I'm bored. I'm sick.

Nothing new is going on. No reason to update. Cinnamon is cute. The cat gets sick off and on. Mother's been so dizzy that her hand keeps going about five inches left than where she's trying to go... kinda funny watching her try open the fridge door. And that's about it. Yep. What a nice February were having.

Currently: Sighing

So Much To Gossip About

But you know I never hear and tell, so that's out.

There really isn't that much to talk about (besides the juicy gossip). My life is at a stand still. I spend much of my time chatting with my friends on Neopets and Gaia and a few other great forums. I now have Firefox 1.5. I love that you can reorder tabs. I don't love that Curacao is not compatible and I've had to switch to Red Cats Blue Flavor. I couldn't handle a color switch. Must always be blue.

I bought a Prima Strategy Guide to Pharaoh... and I've never seen such a badly written, disgustingly unorganized guide. I'm half way through with it, and I've learned exactly three things which is nice. You know I had gotten the Chronicles of Narnia for Christmas. I read all but the last book in only two weeks. Now I can't seem to get back into it. I absolutely love every book I've read, but the first few chapters of The Last Battle has really turned me off. I can't stand that ape. Someone please tell me it gets better than that! Maybe I'll be able to finish reading it if I knew it got better.

Did I mention that Cinnamon's website has been updated? Yeah. And I'll have to take some more pictures next month and update it. The cat is sick... again... worse than ever. We bought some antibiotics for him... same as we used last time. He really is a mess. He's sneezing all over the place, his eyes are draining, and when he sleeps, he snores. I keep thinking my brother is sleeping on the couch behind me. Who knew my brother and a sick cat have the same exact snore?

I've recently got into a new comic. Well, it's not new, but I'm new to it. Sam and Fuzzy. Check it out. Be sure to read up on the archives, cuz' the ninja stuff is priceless.

I'll have to add links to the things I've mentioned in this entry later, as this posting thing refuses to completely load... the whole top bar is missing. No spell check either, so sorry for all the wrong spellingzes. Also, I won't be able to enlarge my first paragraph and shrink the last, either. Where is my top bar!!!???!!!

EDIT: Top bar finally back and I went link crazy. :D Please note that some of these links are just stupid... but funny.

You know that background music I used to have? Well, the site said it would come back online soon, but that was a few months ago. I don't think it's coming back. *cry* I'll probably upload some midis I made to a free file host. Don't expect it too soon, though. I'm going to procrastinate on that for awhile. Who knew you could plan procrastination?

Currently: Er... Organizing.

King Frog Attacks Enemy City!!!!

The King Frog struck around 12:30 this morning rampaging the utopian society of Cricketopia. No one knows for sure why the King would do this, but one official is reported to have said the King had been suffering from tummy rumbles for the past few days.

This is a picture taken of the king just moments before the devastation.


The numbers are now in. Yes, it appears over 300 Cricket lives were lost. Stay tuned to The Alternative Universe for further updates. Manda out.

Currently: Uh, I don't know, writing stupid stories.