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[06 Oct 2008|09:33am] |
All I want to do today is go kite flying (possibly kidnapping ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) inkwraith and forcing her to go with me, since I hear she is playing hooky today, as it is her birthday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, INKY-ONE!!!), but this is unlikely. Firstly, there is no wind. Secondly, I have a research proposal due tomorrow AND an ethics paper to write. Bah. *dashes off to the library*
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| Ponies are pretty! |
[11 Sep 2008|02:01pm] |
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My powers of persuasion are prodigious pertaining to My Little Pony Painting Parties. Phone me posthaste for the particulars. :-D
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| Therapy thorugh the medium of television. |
[07 Jul 2008|02:13pm] |
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I've been watching lots of Joan of Arcadia. There are episodes that make me cry, particularly the one called The Uncertainty Principle. Yes, I identified with the hoodlum and yes, I felt as if "god's" words applied to me.
I'm considering divorcing/disowning/whatevering my dad. I don't think it's good for me to be around him and his wife and have to deal with him not defending me to her. On the other hand, I love him. And I would feel like a bad daughter. I already feel guilty for feeling relief when he said not to visit him today.
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| The Lord of the Rings (The Musical!) |
[24 Jun 2008|04:35am] |
Yeah, I'm going to be seeing this in a few hours. O_O
Have I talked about my massive phobia of live performances before? Particularly musicals?
I'm going to try my best, really, I am, but I may be cringing and hiding my eyes and stuffing my fingers in my ears the whole time going la-la-la-la-la... Or maybe I shall actually overcome my phobia! I mean, I DID manage to enjoy the Takarazuka Review, but then again, it wasn't in English so I didn't really get all that was going on...
Hm. Well. We shall see! Hehehee.
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| a week in time |
[21 Jun 2008|03:16pm] |
We came back to Cheltenham from Scotland today, a loooooong 7-hour drive (brief stop at his mom's house for lunch, thank god, yay chocolate!).
Scotland, specifically the Scottish Highlands around Glen Shiel, is the most stunningly beautiful place I have ever seen. I got to photograph rainbows! Yes, multiple ones! :-D
Unfortunately, I came back to an e-mail that my dad is in the hospital, having suffered from more heart troubles. I have my sister in Texas's number. She apparently called my mom to let me know what was happening. This is scary. I'm terrified about calling her and finding out horrible medical stuff about my dad. The last year he's been so frail.
I feel like a bad person, enjoying myself in another country while people dear to me are suffereing.
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[01 Jun 2008|04:09am] |
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England, specifically the Cotswolds, is so pretty and green and pretty and lovely and pretty. Just driving around is a treat because of all the pretty. Even with all the overcastness and the rain, it's been pretty. Pretty pretty pretty. I've been to a tower folly place and a manor garden place and a cute town with a stream running through it place and some other places, and yeah, I think I might remember the names of those places, but I'm not sure. Jay took me to a pub last night where we had juice and fish and chips. Did you know it gets darker later here than it does in LA? It does. It's weird for it to still be light outside at 10pm. I guess it's a lattitude thing.
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[22 May 2008|05:38pm] |
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My Economic Stimulus Check came yesterday. I feel all Ha! I'm sticking it to the Man! because I am spending it all in the U.K. *smug* I'm going to go stimulate me some foreign economies, yay! I leave the 25th (yes, this Sunday) and I will not be home until the 26th of June. Wish me happy trails, y'all. ^_^
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| The difference between my mom and myself: |
[18 Apr 2008|09:41pm] |
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Me - I am leaving for Montreal tomorrow morning with a carry-on and a purse/bag of stuff.
My Mom - She is leaving for Montreal tomorrow morning with a huge checked bag, a carry-on that is bigger than mine, and a purse. FOR A FOUR DAY TRIP.
Sometimes there is just no comprehension between us.
Ah well. Hopefully, it'll be interesting, maybe even fun. ^_^
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| Magazines |
[16 Apr 2008|01:26pm] |
I have taken a step backwards and, after almost 3 years, I have gone back to magazines. Yay? Well, ANYTHING is better than the cafe, so yes, yay.
It really has been awhile. At the end of my previous tenure in the newsstand, I never ever even looked at the magazines, really. Now I find myself being a bit captivated by some of them. I zoned through four sections today and was held in thrall by several science magazines (pretty pictures of stars!), a couple of art/photo magazines (pretty pictures of nature!), and one music magazine (pretty pictures of J-Rock bands! and yeah, wow, there is actually a magazine dedicated to J-Rock in English? weird... my world, it has changed in 3 years...).
Another thing I noticed was that a good half of all the magazines my store carries now are from the U.K. Why? I have no idea why. I suspect that it is the secret British way of taking over the U.S. Yes.
I seem to have retained the knack for handling magazines, anyway. Not a single papercut so far. I do miss the camaraderie of working with other people in the cafe, but there is something to be said for not actually having to communicate extensively with my co-workers and having two hours of complete silence to sort things in before the store opens, too.
Anyway, I'll only be working there for a few more weeks, so whatever. I'll look at the pretty pictures and avoid papercuts and all will be well. ^_^
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| *bangs head on keyboard* |
[07 Apr 2008|02:20pm] |
I DON'T FUCKING UNDERSTAND HOW HEALTH CARE WORKS!!!! I really don't. How the fuck do I find a doctor? I just want a general physical and I want my health insurance to cover it, but I don't get how it works. ;_; UnitedHealthcare is useless, I tell you, USELESS. Why am I paying them every week?
I think I'm just going to go to a walk-in clinic and pay the $140 to get a check-up. Fuckers.
This was all so much easier when I had Kaiser.
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| HOLY SHIT, Help me!!! |
[29 Feb 2008|02:19pm] |
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Help me, my friends, help! I posted a desire to drive the Crack Van for Babylon 5, like, TWO YEARS ago and now they've offered it to me for March. Um. Yes. I NEED RECS! Yes, yes, I will slog through everything myself, but if some fair people could point me towards some gems, that would help me out immensely. (Help me, Starry-wan Kenobi, you're my only hope! You're apprentice needs you're help! *clings to irreparable*)
Also, um, icons. Babylon 5 icons. I mean, yes, I could post with this one and it would be totally appropriate, but yeah, B5 icons would be awesome.
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| I can honestly say that my job is shit now. |
[22 Feb 2008|09:35am] |
We closed the Cafe in the afternoon yesterday because of the raw sewage leaking out from our drains/floor. And that's only ONE of the 3 Major Problems that I'm currently dealing with at work.
As you can imagine, I've been laughing my ass off the last few days. Seriously, it's hilarious how ghetto my cafe has become!!
On the other hand, life is beautiful and mine in particular is wonderful. :-D
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| It is noon and I am up WAY TOO EARLY. |
[24 Jan 2008|12:07pm] |
But I just couldn't sleep anymore. Why is noon early? Because I was at work until until dawn... >_< My eyes hurt. It was an overnight deep-clean. So gross. So very, very gross. Do you know that dried milk creates milk stalactites if built up over time? Yeah.
On the other hand, YAY! My new doll is in-bound from Korea at this very moment! Little Estel should be on the plane, packed away safe in his little box as I type this. If I am exceptionally lucky, I'll get him tomorrow, otherwise, Monday. :-D
And in other silly/good news, I killed the Balrog in the Rift last night!!! YAY! I got an awesome screenshot of it, too. Should I post it? No one cares, probably. Anyway, I of course did not win the rolls for the shoulders or weapon, and I passed on the jewellry (the bracelet was really more of a minstrel item and I was playing my lore-master, and since I went with another kinship, they didn't want me to roll on the shattered chain, and I totally understand why). Now, the Balrog fight is so much fun! MUCH less annoying than Thrang, I think. I think I've got the strategy down except for the sequence of the levers -- need to figure that out before leading Aure Entuluva in there. I can't wait to kill him with my own kinship!
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| Ben Browder came into my store tonight. |
[11 Jan 2008|12:38am] |
And, like, I asked him if he needed help. I didn't even recognize him, heh. But when he spoke and I heard his voice... yeah, I did a double take. See, it was the beard that made me not recognize him, I think. When I told a coworker later about him being in the store, she had a MAJOR squee moment. It was cute. And apparently, her sister (the HUGE Farscape and Stargate fan) will hate her forever for getting to see Ben Browder close up. LOL
PS: His grin? Even more sparkley from up close. ^_^
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| OK, new plan!~ |
[03 Jan 2008|06:56pm] |
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The party will not be this Sunday, as that was inconvenient for many people, the party will instead be a two day affair. Friday the 11th through Saturday the 12th. You may sleep over if you wish. There will be tea at the Huntington the morning of the 12th. I need to make reservations, so please RSVP. :-D
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| wow, I don't have a LotRO icon.... |
[26 Nov 2007|05:25pm] |
OMG, The Game is down!!! Whatever shall I do with myself!?!?!
OK, I shall take this time to write a thought-provoking essay about all that is good an beautiful in the world.
Um, nah, I think I'll just go read fanfic... Lord of the Rings fanfic...
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