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Wow... so I'm such a geek. I always make fun of the twilight fans that want to come out here and see Forks. Y'know, that little bump in the road, town? La push is awesome to visit, but the fact that people get excited about Forks instead is so mind numbingly weird. (Ohmygawd... they also increased the font size of the place on the map... La push is the same original size, but Forks is now the same font size as Port Angeles. GAH.)
Well, I had a teeny bit of karma come back and bite me. I've been watching Doctor Who and Torchwood in the past two weeks and am in love with the characters and actors in both. So, lo and behold, when we got the normal UK visitors in my store looking for Ugg boots, guess what I got excited over? They were from Cardiff! I totally had to kick myself. The embarrassing bit was that I had to say something. Told them I was a fan of Torchwood... though kudo's, as they did recognize the show, so I must not be that lame. =P (I'm from a small town where they often film movies. I grew up making fun of people who come out to see the places where movies were filmed... "OMG! This is where Jennifer Lopez was sitting!")
It must have been one of those days though, the next customer was from my home town, which is three to four hours away. Then next customer? From Astoria, Oregon, where I spent a small year going to school (not really a goonies fan sorry). Small world.
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
cheerful
Maybe it's stress that's made me want less sleep. Or maybe it's a lack of organization and planning in my life. My room is a bit scary, I've been feeling a bit hounded, and money is still kinda tight. It has been interesting lately though.
Highlights of the month
I've gone to a drag show (drag kings) to support my new roomies. The announcer was hilarious! As soon as we get the video I'm posting a link to youtube!
Briefly met Mariel Hemmingway (actress) when she came into our store to buy summer shoes. Total sweetie and completely down to earth! Joked about how she does all her shopping for herself, including groceries. My manager was bubbly-excited to see her... though he did hold it in until after she had left.
Went to Folklife with Mel (middle sis), got henna tattoo's and chinese pendants. OHGAWD! And they had chocolate covered strawberries on a stick that were to die for! Covered in milk chocolate with white chocolate drizzled on top. De-lish!
Found a few awesome stores, including a vegan store that carries soy chocolate bars that TASTE GOOD! (Must buy mom fau-snickers!)
Crossed off a few items on my "to-do list" that I'd been procrastinating on.
I went on a date to the aquarium. The aquarium was cool, though the girl was not what I was expecting... no conversational skills, really negative attitude, lied about weight, and looks like taking care of herself is the last thing on her agenda (ever). I kept having to reassure her that she wasn't boring, or irritating, or blahblahblah... I was at that point where all of the placating I was doing was just to shut her up and not leave too horrible of an awkward silence. Should have seen it sooner... talking on the phone with her she'd call herself an asshole just for saying something silly. I'm not willing to be a therapist as well as a girlfriend.
Kudo's to me for actually going on a date though!
All in all, a pretty good month.
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
amused - Music:Brad Paisley "The World"
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
tired
It's been frustrating, exhausting, and amazing, while making me feel like I've been through the washer.
Two weeks of trying to write and keep up daily conversations with way too many people. (And I wondered why I was tired and stressed? Go figure.)
I accomplished two things: I grew mean-balls... aka had to rudely drop conversations (it was either that or risk pulling out hair) and I've managed to write 2 to 3 pages worth of emails a day to one girl.
wow. I've actually met someone sweet, funny, and kind of geeky. Amazing things are happening, truly. I make my lunch and breakfast sandwich every day before I leave for work, I've been losing weight without stressing over it... and I met a GIRL!!
*melts*
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
sick/sore throat
Organize more
stress less
Exercise more
eat less junk food
Do:
Go a bit crazy
Listen to more music
Scream a bit
Clean house
Toss out un-necessaries: aka clothing you don't wear, things you don't use
Chat to excess, don't censor yourself
Work on communication and small talk
Turn on NPR more often
Listen to Rachel Maddow more
Set loose sched. for food/fanfic/cleaning
Start jogging
Look for part-time job
Tai-chi/ kick-boxing classes; also mixed yoga
Sell or donate books not being read (ever)
Fill out FASFA? If not too late.
Visit SNCC
Volunteer at animal shelter
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
calm - Music:Mike Posner and the Brain Trust "Who Knows"
On to other fun bits though... Czechvar Lagar is awesome. I just tried a pint tonight with dinner. Hmm... plus my pan fried tomato chicken is getting better and better every time. There's something about the tomato and spices added that just dances on your tongue for hours. Minus the laziness factor, home cooked so beats anything else.
Fried Tomatos = luv!
hmmmmm... and kiwi's for desert!
Ohmigawd imso stuffed!! And now that I've finished the Czechvar I'm going to finish off my last teeny bit of alchohol in the house. Which would be, a 50ml thing of Finlandia vodka... airline style. lol. I need a life.
New fav song:
Feel That Fire - Dierks Bentley
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
relaxed
There's nothing funnier than a mini-breakdown.
Oh... and the image of myself hammering a devil ducky into my desk.
Hopefully I didn't wake up my roommate with the noise...
Though I'm sure she's curious as to why I'm cracking up laughing and makin' so much noise... ^__^;
It's my own fault really. I usually get what I ask for in life. I'm always just a little afraid of what form it will come in. This time I was bored. I did the stupid thing... y'know, asking for life to get interesting? Guess what? It got interesting.
Now I just have to keep telling myself that this change is here for a reason. I need either a new job or a part-time job.
The big "head honcho's" at work have decided that my manager needs to work 48 hours a week and that I should only have 25 hours a week. It's not my manager's fault, but I can't help but be a bit pissed at him for wanting to be talkative and cheery when I'm having a quiet panick attack. I can't live off only 25 hours a week.
I like this job, dammit. I don't want to have to quit. I guess the question will be, can I find a job that pays enough and allows me to work around my current schedule? (And doesn't exhaust the living hell out of me...=P) Irony... I'm awesome at interviews but suck at finding something to fit around my schedule.
I hate job hunting. However... I keep seeing this from two polar opposite views:
- Horrible horrible timing, will I find an "okay" paying job with our job deficit and economy?
- Challenge! Awesome, awesome challenge! I need this, I need to find something better and more stimulating!
I feel very bi-polar right now... 's makin' me dizzy.
- Location:Seattle
- Mood:
indescribable - Music:Adele "Cold Shoulder"
I should win an award or something. Most time spent sleeping on days off. lol. Gawd.
Need money.
Need to get a life.
Need to go see Milk and Open Season 2
Need... puppy? lol... more like want puppy.
So my game plan is to join a gym when I get a little more money. (um? maybe a second job?)
Also... start a les/bi stich-and-bitch... 'cause you know we need one. hmmhm.
Streaming Music from C89.5:
Basshunter "Now Your Gone"
Elton John "Are you ready for love"
Sonny J "Can't stop movin'"
The Mac Project f/Therese "Another Love"
Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part"
Ben DJ f/Sushy "Me & Myself (Wolfgang Gartner remix)"
Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Murder on the dancefloor"
Björk's "Big Time Sensuality"
Places to visit:
Ireland
Marshall Islands
Oahu - Noah's mom
England - Grandpa's Baby bro.
Things to do this summer:
Paragliding
Join a gym: loose around 20lbs aka go back to a size 7
Phys. Therapy for carpal tunnel?
Sculpting? =)
- Location:Seattle, aka here
- Mood:
embarrassed - Music:Kim Sozzi - Feel Your Love
To be brief: my manager should have yelled or gotten upset at both the assistant manager and myself for opening the store two hours late. Instead, the day after the big fiasco, my manager, the angel that he is, he told me it was "okay." Totally nonchalant. Then, he smiled and joked about it.
Totally crazy, but you have to love the guy.
Plus, as I was leaving work that day, I apologized again. (I really don't want to lose opening shifts... their my favorites.) He laughed then asked me "So, who you gonna call if your late?" (all ghost-buster style) Gah...
- Location:Here
- Mood: and amused
All I know is those four alarms, the three on my phone and the one on the alarm clock? Those things are going across the room so they can't be "accidentally" turned off. *whimper*
- Location:Here
- Mood:
distressed
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Plus! I've found new awesome music!!!!
This is what makes me into a little squirrely teenager. Truebeans.
( Music! Lovelove. )
- Location:Here
- Mood: Dancing
- Music:Lily Allen "Alfie"
- Location:Here
- Mood:
hyper
Can anyone tell me what the etiquette is on friending/stalking people here on LJ? Seriously, because I've become this lurking, emo pod-person. Not a pretty site. Not that I'm not already a kind of shy-reclusive lurker. Have I really gotten worse?? *Gah*
Also... on another note. I am seriously bored out of my mind. Oop.and broke. My sister convinced me to get a Wii for my parents and our four year old sister. Yay for interesting holiday shopping experience. I spent too much again this year most of it just on the Wii.
( The Damage? )
I've gotten creative in the stressing arena too. The latest craze? Stressing about loosing my job when I'm top in the store for stats (expected company percentages for sales). Plus I've only been late a few times... mainly due to the mass amounts of snow and ice. Downtown Seattle hasn't been the safest place for driving this winter. Hills, ice and crazy drivers equals lottsa aci-dents. I love this job though. I'm totally paranoid. Need to alert my manager to this. He'll give me a slap up-side the head... after he laughs at me for a good 10 minutes. Love him!
( The list of other odd stress inducing factors: )
- Location:Not here
- Mood:
discontent
On one more note: If one more person starts telling me about how they owe everything to god talking to them (In a patronizing, condescending tone) I'm going to hurl on their feet in nausea and tell them satan is my buddy. (Yes I had a "god talks to me and tells me how to sew" customer today. *gah* )
( The point? )
- Location:Here
- Mood:
curious
Will we ever have an America that isn't embarrassing?
I'd like to feel optimistic... but in the face of so much migraine-inducing stupidity it's kinda difficult. Obama's inauguration needs to happen soon.
So... apparently Bush and his cronies feel that religion and personal feelings should come before a person's health and well-being. If your doctor is "morally" against giving you birthcontrol, he or she no longer has to provide you with it. Or lets say your Muslim and your doctor has issues with that they can "morally" recommend things that may not be in your favor. This is where people need to do what is recommended: If you don't like, agree or understand what your doctor has to say, go see another physician for a second opinion. It's like those stores that have signs saying "we reserve the right to refuse service" only in a "oops pain medication is against my religion" way. Scaaaaary.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con
Also, America as a country is going to support other nations keeping anti-gay laws. Yay, I can still be executed for kissing a girl if I visit certain countries. Go America. We've proven ourselves to be highly superior to most of Europe. As if the world doesn't already despise and loath us already?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con
- Location:Here
- Mood:
groggy - Music:Etta James "Sunday kind of love"
So... the movie was actually pretty good- baring in mind that I went in prepped that it wouldn't be amazing. I haven't even read any of the books yet, but I've been talking about them for a while. I know quite a few people (roommate included) who are excited about visiting Forks. Forks. I feel like I have to repeat this several times to make it sound like I'm not lying. Someone is excited about visiting Forks. Y'know... Forks, Washington. The place where you drive through it and go- 'Wait, did we just pass a town?'( ... )
- Location:Here
- Mood:
mischievous
- Location:Here
- Mood:
weird
*Growls* Stupid Fundies. I was having the perfect day too.
Obama winning was so uplifting. I got all misty-eyed during his speech last night. Then, this morning, I woke up excited and energized. We now have a president that isn't pathetic or embarrassing. I swear bush was like that cousin you have at family get-together's... you know, the one you pat on the head and go "oh my god, he's doing what again?" Redneck and not too bright. (I have a cousin, who, on his bachelor party ate and regurgitated a worm three times, on a bet. In front of most of the family. With his wife-to-be cheering him on.)
Obama seems more intelligent. Yay.
But today, I heard that Proposition 8 in California had a majority vote "yes." A state-wide ban on gay marriage. (Not to mention the various other states that have done the same.) The happy-cheerful-floaty feelings of the morning are gooone.
How is who I marry anyone's fucking business. If my friend Randy and his boyfriend of three years want to get hitched, I say good for them. If I someday find the girl of my dreams and want to elope, why does some uber-religious old fart have to say yes first? Why does someone, who's religion I don't follow, have the right to tell me no? I'm not going to suddenly give up on the idea of dating or finding love. I can tell you I won't be dating guys if I ever do give up girls. No I don't think I'll join your church today... and no I don't think your studly little sperm-donor is dating material. Honestly, why do I have to marry someone with a dick? It's not like we have a shortage in children here. Guys can be adorable, yes, I know... and two guys together? Even better. But actually kiss one?
Eugh.
People need to get a life and stop trying to control other people's.
- Location:Here
- Mood:
aggravated - Music:Micheal Buble "Lost"
Lol... I needs to stop buying junk food. Seriously. Baaaad junk food. Fudge stripes cookies, cheese popcorn and See's Chocolate?? My roommate is going to have to roll me out of the room soon! The irony is I'm actually losing weight right now. Move aside Atkins! Junk food diet is here!
Am I eating my way through depression? lol. I don't know. I don't feel depressed; stressed out and frazzled maybe. Though my room definitely reflects it. Oooh! Ooo! I quit my job! (aka gave my two weeks notice) Yeee!
Though offically, I need to write it out for my boss first. Which he decided I need to do tonight. Yay. Not happening before I go to bed thanks! Besides, isn't it enough that I'm coming in early (on my day off!!) for a meaningless meeting?
This! See, this is why I need chocolate!!
Gah! Tey melo-drama!
- Location:Here
- Mood:
bouncy - Music:Stuck in my head: Irish drinking song from Who's line is it anyways.
- Location:Here
- Mood: amused
- Music:Lil Mama ft/T-Pain & Chris Brown "Shawty Get Loose"
