Vivid dreams again, though, as usual none of them made sense. I unskillfully killed my brother (who was becoming a zombie) with a kitchen knife on my mother's bedroom floor. Decapitating him didn't slow him down too much... I ended up slamming his hand in the door because his headless body tried to follow me.

Then there was something else violent. Not sure what. But Nathan Explosion was there, and we made out. Then something about a party with lots of cake. I don't remember much about that, either. Something about driving in the dark. Bright lights.

I was supposed to work today, but I didn't have a set time to come in. I've been trying to get a hold of Dianne all day, but she isn't answering her phones. I figure if I don't hear anything by 3, I'll just go in anyway and do what I can. I still need to pick up the shipment. I loathe picking up the shipment...

I accidentally knocked the bottle of my favorite perfume off of the shelf... it landed on the hard tile bathroom floor and shattered. Little pretty bits of blue glass went in every direction. I had been using that perfume little by little since I was 14.

Karma, maybe?
Wow, the entire apartment smells of it now. :/

Slowly adjusting to reality again... and I'm in for a long weekend.
So excited about Sep 9th! Rotersand, Apoptygma Berzerk, and Informatik are all releasing something new on that same day! :D *claps* It'll be a great day for music... to me, at least.

I can't believe the weather we're having this hurricane season. I mean, five back to back? Gustav's not even gone and people are already getting ready for Hannah. It looks like Georgia is going to get some of that this time.
This isn't part of some weather cycle I don't know about, is it? I'd like to think it is.

Also! I happened to find a Starbucks card on the sidewalk the other day... I called the number on the back to check the balance on a whim, and it still has $8.34 on it! Yay! Free coffee!

EDIT: Err, wow. The Rotersand EP has already been leaked to the interbutts.

Stuff to never forget about Dragon*Con 2008 --

* the Green Lantern guy (OMGWTF?!)
* absinthe <3
* Rogue snagging a lightsaber from the crowd and dancing around with it during the show
* "Whoa... whoooaaa... OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH! ...It's a kid's show, dammit!" - Voltaire
* sushi under the stairs
* HEADCRABS
* running around the con with anjel_kitty and puppy420 (you two were so fun!)
* too many damn Jokers
* the steampunk group... especially the guy with the glowy armor...
* the PERFECT Shaun of The Dead
* Dethklok! Toki ranting and Pickles just standing there drinking a beer. How canon.
* Rogue's "worshiping Satan and eating babies" comment at the panel
* murry-purry-furries in the room
* fun times at the Aquarium, even though we were dead tired by then
* mah googles!
* darkprophet1 getting hit on by pretty much everyone

More later when I think of it...

Damn... last night I forgot to ask Dianne if I'm meeting her at the office or the hotel this morning. I should be driving right now if I'm going to be on time, but I don't know where to go! Oh well, I left a message. Hopefully she'll get it soon.

In the meantime, I'm jumping onto the bandwagon and making a pre-Dragon*Con checklist like the rest of you. *assimilates*

[x] Gather up jewelry and accessories; bag them.
[x] Do laundry.
[x] Pick up the UPS shipment for work, label boxes, restock for the weekend.
[x] Pack clothes and bathroom stuff, including contact solution and glasses case.
[x] Get hotel addresses for TomTom. (Even though it's like right down the street.)
[x] Drive out to Snellville and get straightener, Jeff's clothes, and cell phone.
[ ] Pack chargers.
[x] Clean out car.
[x] ATM.
[ ] Clean up the bedroom a little.
[x] Get the minifridge in the back seat.

Oh, there's the phone. Gotta run!

So, Jeff and I just got back from scoping out Piedmont Park. We were trying to decide if we wanted to fish there, since there's a lake, docks, etc. It seemed fine at first, but the deeper we got into the park, the nastier it got. There was literally a used condom or condom wrapper every 10 feet alongside of the lake. Methinks that's where Atlanta's hookers take their customers at night. *shudder* But that wasn't the crazy part.

As we were walking down the sidewalk, we noticed a filthy homeless guy slowly walking toward us, mumbling to himself. No big deal. Atlanta has tons of guys like that. But as he was coming closer, I noticed him slapping at his clothes... but not in a frantic way. I just assumed either drugs or schizophrenia and kept going. He got closer, and I heard this... buzzing. He had nearly passed us when I realized that he had BEES all over him!! And he was just nonchalantly swatting them away... like they were just annoying flies. Needless to say, Jeff and I got the HELL away from that guy. And we generally avoided that part of the park as well.

Something about Midtown makes me think of The Cure. Something about the feel of the houses and all the oak tree shade.

Not much luck with finding stuff to wear at Dragon*Con... local thrift stores are pretty empty of what I need. I did get a simple, functional black top with elbow-length sleeves and a pair of vintage onyx and silver earrings (that I love), however. I suppose I'll borrow some money from Jeff and see what's on clearance at L5P tomorrow after work...

I am so done with my current nail salon... I wish it wasn't the case, but I keep getting this one particular woman and she always does a sub-standard job. Plus, she makes my hands bleed EVERY time! And she just can't seem to understand that I want my tips rounded! I hate the way square tips look on my hands. How hard is it to file them on the sides a little more? Ugh. I'd do it myself, but it would ruin the paint job. And the paint, in a color called Avalanche, looks beautiful.

Anyway, I've got some homework to do...
Kate still has my phone, by the way. I'll be heading out to Snellville tomorrow to pick it up, plus my old flat iron.

I just sneezed so hard that my headphones fell off. Nice.
Damn, Goteki's "Corrupted Files" EP is surprisingly hard to find...

Hung out with Jeff, Andy, and Kate last night... Kate's still asleep. I think she and Andy must have stayed up way later than me. Probably playing pool or something. I know Andy wanted to go swimming at some point. It was a pretty chill night... just the three of us tooling around.

Only 3 days until Dragon*Con! Still not ready!! I meant to go get my nails done for the con, but I'll do it tomorrow after I get the shipment with Dianne... I'm gonna go with a nice hematite gray... Hooray for pointless entries!

Tornado and flood warnings for a couple nearby counties, including Gwinnett. Cyril says the power is out there. Hmm. Everything's dead still now, however. Rain's stopped, zero wind.

Just when I thought things couldn't get worse at work, (after being an hour late to the last stop AGAIN, the doctor being 45 minutes late to the first clinic, and the awful weather), a dog shat all over my scrub top. *sigh* That dog was retarded, though, I kid you not. When Doctor Carson, Dianne, and I were all restraining it, I had to cover its eyes with my hand so Dianne could get the muzzle on. But the dog wouldn't close its eyes! I literally put my palm down on its open eyeballs, and it wouldn't close them even then! Ughhh, it was such a revolting feeling! So wet and slimy. *shudder*
Anyway, I'm here to post pictures...

Hahaha. That sign made our day.
( Skinny baby squirrels, public service graffiti, cute cats, etc... )

I only have a couple minutes before I have to be at the office...
Yesterday was HELLACIOUS! D: Here are some highlights:
- Adria backed one of the rig vans into a pole at a gas station, smashing in one of the rear lights.
- It was Bloomin' Tails' last day open, but they didn't tell us they were closing down! We're scheduled to hold clinics there until October!!
- Doctor Montgomery was a general prissy princess all day...
- I made us AN HOUR late to the last clinic because I looked at the wrong schedule.
- I had to drive the rig vans for the first time. D: TO COMMERCE AND BACK.
- I wasn't paying attention to the settings on my calculator and I overcharged 4 people like 50 cents. *facepalm*
- Doc fell asleep at the second clinic on top of a bag of animal feed. The store employees took cell phone pictures of her. SHE'S SO PROFESSIONAL.

...Ugh. I have to go. But today I'm bringing my camera, so I can make a picture post. I haven't done one of those in a while.

It's Jeff's birthday today. ^^ Yay. Too bad he's sick... like half of Decatur right now. I'm hoping it's not strep, but it seems like it might be...

Mwrr, I can't find my iPod and it's driving me crazy. I NEED THAT TO LIVE! I NEED IT! *throttles the reader* It's probably just somewhere in the apartment, but I haven't had it all day today. ;;

Anyway, worked for 4-ish hours today, shopped for the rest. Picked up fresh fruit and berries, milk, and cheese from the DeKalb Farmer's Market... got contact solution and other staples elsewhere.

And now to Los Bravos for dinner!
EDIT: Oh god, it was mariachi night.

Just dropping in for a second to share this...

Aaaaawwww~! ♥ *kisses the screen*
I do love his particular brand of explodey, stabby crazy.
Also, this song is 8-bit love.
"Under the sea of stars... maneuvering your ship of dreams... seeking everlasting joy... you remove all your scars..."

I had a really odd dream about cause_catyljan last night... I can barely remember any details now. But there was a lot of alcohol involved. *makes a slightly frightened face* So... yes.

Not much to say now, just enjoying my day off. Last night I discovered a new band to be fascinated with... Frozen Plasma. I've only heard 3 of 4 songs, but I love what I've found so far. Apparently they're what happened when NamNamBulu (R.I.P.) broke up.

There was something else I wanted to mention... mrrr... what was it? My catnip appears to be dying and I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm not watering it enough... some of the leaves are turning yellow. But it's still growing, so it must not be too far gone.

Whoa, I have had too much coffee... I feel kinda "off"...
Oh, and hi, Dianne~! *wave wave*

At least once a week, I am tempted to create another LJ account and just troll the fuck out of people. Strangers, people in my communities, even some people on my F-list. But I never have. Because it might get out of hand... that, and I guess I just don't have enough anarchy in me to do something like that... ... ... ...Maybe I will anyway.

Anyway, the weekend was a bit rough, but interesting none the less. Ian was on my rig both days, so that was cool, especially Saturday. Dianne made me rig manager for that run, so it was basically just Adria, Ian, and me... great times. ^_^ We returned to the office tired, but all still in a good mood. The entire weekend, Adria was carrying around and constantly caring for her "babies", which happened to be four 2-week-old squirrels that were abandoned by their mother when their tree was cut down. She's a saint for trying so hard... feeding them every 2 hours day and night. They seem to be in good shape, though. A little thin, but it's hard to tell at that age. Their eyes aren't even open yet. I hope she has them again this weekend... they'll be much cuter then. (Right now they look like long-tailed fetuses with a thin layer of gray fuzz.)

Dragon*Con is only 9 days away now!! :D
Also, out of 30 heartworm tests done today, none were positive! That's the first time I've seen such great results.

I hopped on the bandwagon and made myself one of those icons that are popping up... the generator is at FaceYourManga if you want to give it a try. It's pretty fun. ^^ I guess it looks like me.

Also, I just realized Daniel Graves (the guy behind Necessary Response) is also the guy from Aesthetic Perfection. It's hard to believe that. I wouldn't expect such beautifully executed lyrics from someone who relied so heavily on distortion before.

Not much else to say... can't really concentrate right now. :\