| At the urging and subtle threats of cicadaqueen | | Добавил: |
At the urging and subtle threats of cicadaqueen, here's an update.Things have been quite nice lately. I've been graced with some awesome company, and have picked up the jewelry making again with quite a bit of fervor. I'm amazed that I have managed to only go out spending money on new beads once. Though the $30 strand of red stick pearls made up for any restraint I had. I should hopefully be posting some of the stuff I've been working on pretty soon. In addition to getting off my ass and putting some of it up on ebay.This week I have the joy of going to a three day training class for Aveda. Yay. I wasn't feeling too pissy about it until I heard that my uber perky, full of corporate bullshit district manager is going to be there. I was saying to my coworker earlier that if I have to stand up and recite the Aveda mission statement as if it was the pledge of allegiance I'm going to wish I had the ability to projectile defecate on everyone in the room. Or not. It just makes me think of the bowel disruptor gun from Transmetropolitan.Oh, and everyone needs to go out and buy the new PJ Harvey album "Uh Huh Her". Each time I listen to it it becomes a little bit more intense. It's probably a bit more accessible than her stuff has been in the past, while not being too commercial and clean cut either. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Let Love In" has been kicking my ass lately too. How is it that he makes the line "R is for rape me and M is for murder me" so damn sexy?I'm sure there was something more interesting that I wanted to post about, but it will probably pop in my head right as I'm getting comfy in bed tonight.
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So, after going to bed around 3:00, I got up at 6:30 on Tuesday and drove out to help Teo and her husband move. Why oh why did I eagerly volunteer for it?? I guess I'm just a sucker for hot red headed Romanians. That and the fact that she is a truly wonderful and honest person. I know that she would return the favor if I ever needed anything. Unfortunately that cannot be said for a lot of people. I'm tired of those who are only your friends when it's convenient for them. Anyway, around 9 we went out to the storage area and started the task of moving a couple drum sets along with a shitload of other stuff into the moving truck. Then we drove it out to the new place and hauled it up the stairs and into the new apartment. After sweating head to toe and busting my sandals, we took a lunch break around 2. Then we started moving the bulk of the stuff out of the townhouse. This time we were lucky to fit everything into the truck. The second round of moving stuff into the apartment was more daunting, but somehow we were able to do it. Her husband had so much heavy musical equipment it was utterly ridiculous. Luckily we had the help of a Russian artist and his son, who's wife works with Teo's husband. It was nice listening to Russian and Romanian accents all day. We finished up sometime around 6 an I was thoroughly sore, a tad sunburnt, had a broken sandal, and bruised up legs. At least I had a really good workout. Then I passed out around 10:30 which is completely unheard of for me and ended up sleeping around 11 hours.Wednesday I was just pretty useless. It was the day of Michelle being air headed and clumsy. First I came into work feeling as if I had never slept. So, I thought I'd go grab a smoothie with some vitamin stuff in it. Not 30 seconds after I got it I dropped it. Then I cleaned smoothie out of my sandals and watched people slip around in banana peanut butter goo. After I got a new smoothie and walked back to the store I had our mission statement sign fall on my head and cover me in dust bunnies. Later on in the day I went out to see Shrek 2 with Gwydo and the famous Mel who is visiting for the week. I of course had to pee during the movie and got up and went the wrong direction and nearly walked into a wall. Then when I came back I walked into the wrong theatre. At least I keep myself amused.So, today I'm just going to do laundry and clean the gerbie cages. Also, I've gotten tired of my orange hair and dark roots while waiting for my hair to accept henna dye. I'm not sure if it would even turn out the color I want anyway, so I'm just going to break down and dye it with the usual stuff today. Then it's out to the club with me, magnet, Danielle, and hopefully Allison. Oh, and Chris Connelly kinda makes me think of Twin Peaks.
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Stuff since Friday:Friday night Danielle and I went out for karaoke. I got drunk and we did a less than perfect rendition of "Try (just a little bit harder)" by Janis Joplin. Neither of us had listened to the song in a while so we were a wee bit taken aback by the screamy parts that get really high.Saturday I worked all day, and it was insanely slow. My goal was over $800 and I didn't even break $300. I passed the time by giving Danielle some belly dancing lessons, which my thighs are still screaming at me about. Then I met difficultdoll and we headed out to Chiaroscuro. I was insanely tired for the first half of the night, but I got my steam back thanks to Lords of Acid and some grinding with Becca. wilaustin's set was wonderful as usual. He always seems to bust out with something really good right as I'm walking out the door, though. This time it was the Electrocute mix that I had been itching to hear. Somebody needs a firm kick in the ass over the scheduled dj times.Sunday I worked again, as usual. I don't remember the last time I had a weekend off, and it's starting to show. I'm beginning to not be as good at hiding the surliness. If I have another fucking woman call up and go on for 10 minutes about how picky she is about her salon services, I may start getting cantankerous. We aren't even a salon. Sometimes I get half tempted to send them to a salon that I know will fuck them over. It's a good thing I've been going to the temple weekly. Anyway, then I drove out to difficultdoll's place before heading in to see Rasputina at the black cat. I was far more impressed with this performance that the one I saw a few years back at Nation. I think I would be impressed with much anything they do, though. Wish I could say the same for their opening band. A few highlights of the show: The hot chick with the long reddish brown dreads. Mmmm. I have such a weakness for dreads. The drunk/fucked up guy who basically bounced around, skipped, and did flailing ska type dancing through the entire show. He was more amusing to watch than the band. Then there was the point when Rasputina randomly broke out into "I love big butts and I cannot lie..." If only they had performed the entire song ;
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Stuff since Friday:Friday night Danielle and I went out for karaoke. I got drunk and we did a less than perfect rendition of "Try (just a little bit harder)" by Janis Joplin. Neither of us had listened to the song in a while so we were a wee bit taken aback by the screamy parts that get really high.Saturday I worked all day, and it was insanely slow. My goal was over $800 and I didn't even break $300. I passed the time by giving Danielle some belly dancing lessons, which my thighs are still screaming at me about. Then I met difficultdoll and we headed out to Chiaroscuro. I was insanely tired for the first half of the night, but I got my steam back thanks to Lords of Acid and some grinding with Becca. wilaustin's set was wonderful as usual. He always seems to bust out with something really good right as I'm walking out the door, though. This time it was the Electrocute mix that I had been itching to hear. Somebody needs a firm kick in the ass over the scheduled dj times.Sunday I worked again, as usual. I don't remember the last time I had a weekend off, and it's starting to show. I'm beginning to not be as good at hiding the surliness. If I have another fucking woman call up and go on for 10 minutes about how picky she is about her salon services, I may start getting cantankerous. We aren't even a salon. Sometimes I get half tempted to send them to a salon that I know will fuck them over. It's a good thing I've been going to the temple weekly. Anyway, then I drove out to difficultdoll's place before heading in to see Rasputina at the black cat. I was far more impressed with this performance that the one I saw a few years back at Nation. I think I would be impressed with much anything they do, though. Wish I could say the same for their opening band. A few highlights of the show: The hot chick with the long reddish brown dreads. Mmmm. I have such a weakness for dreads. The drunk/fucked up guy who basically bounced around, skipped, and did flailing ska type dancing through the entire show. He was more amusing to watch than the band. Then there was the point when Rasputina randomly broke out into "I love big butts and I cannot lie..." If only they had performed the entire song ;
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Last night I had quite the hankering to go to the club, until I woke up from my after work nap. I still wanted to go, though I couldn't convince magnet to come out. Damn the sinus issues everyone seems to be having lately, including myself. I wasn't getting anywhere in convincing Danielle and Allison to come out either. It seems that if you want something too badly and it doesn't flow, you would be better off without it anyway. Seems to be the theme of my week. So, instead I grabbed Allison (aka Cicada Queen) and we drove out to Poolesville MD to go to the Buddhist temple. Half of the time was spent playing with and observing insects, which of course included cicadas. I saw the neatest black shiny beetle that was roundish and larger than a silver dollar. We also saw an enormous slug. I can't help but love them. I'm a sucker for cute antennae. Speaking of, I absolutely must post something that gentlemoose said yesterday: "I don't like insects that cast a shadow." I was quite tickled by that at the time. Of course, the topic we were discussing was cicadas.Anyway, I had another amazing experience at the temple. It seems that when I go there with a strong need for cleansing, I get exactly that. I generally go into the prayer room and walk around the various crystals and statues, spending time near whatever draws me. Standing in front of a couple of the crystals I felt a rushing sensation around my neck and chest area. I sat and meditated near them and felt exceedingly better. It sounds strange to describe it, but I really did feel a sensation, almost like a rush and a bit of a pulling. Enough so that I leaned my head back and slightly sighed. I think going out there was exactly what I needed. I feel so much more balanced and focused today. I think Allison took quite a bit from her first visit there too.Wednesday I went out and bought a shit ton of herbs that I had hoped to plant today, but instead it's raining.For those interested, I went out to Debaggio herbs in South Riding which always has an awesome selection.A good deal of this stuff I've had before, though some is new:Basil, both a Thai variety and a typical Italian type (I think?)ComfreyLemon GrassLemon VerbenaPatchouli (the dried leaves give off the scent nicely)English ThymeSoapwortCostmary (never even heard of this before, but it has the neatest, almost menthol like scent and can be used in cooking and tea)SteviaI also have some Cilantro, Rosemary, and Sorrel that my mother picked up for me. Then there are the perennials that made it through the winter. My lavender is huge and in full bloom. There's St. John's Wort, two types of Bergamot, Sage, Lemon Balm, and Echinacea. A few Lamb's Ears popped up, along with my miniature Rose and Astilbe. ::phew:: I'm going to be a busy little girl. So, who wants to cook for me if I supply the herbs?? Hmmm???
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| I just got inside from playing in my garden | | Добавил: |
I just got inside from playing in my garden. I forgot how much of a spiritual experience that is for me. Just playing in the dirt and lying around in the grass does more for me than meditating. Going about my daily routine I loose touch, and that seems to bring me back. My German grandmother flew in from Berlin on Sunday. She's 85 but does remarkably well for her age. The fact that she has always walked everywhere is a huge part of it, I'm sure. While I was weeding she came outside and sat with me. Everything she told me or asked me she repeated at least two or three times. I hadn't realized her memory had gotten to that point. It was quite sad, but certainly to be expected at her age. Also, in the past couple weeks I have lost two rodents. My sweet little Juniper gerbil and my dwarf hamster Willow. Both of them had lived pretty long lives, especially Juniper. She lost her sister Calliope about 3 or 4 months ago and I'm surprised she lived so long without her. Three years is a pretty long time for a gerbil anyway. I could only mourn so much because I knew her and Willow were suffering and that it was their time to go. That's the problem with having pets with such short lives, but I get great joy knowing that I give them better lives than they otherwise might have.
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So, yesterday on my way to work I changed lanes and suddenly noticed that my steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn. I got on the highway but quickly got off and took an alternate route to Fairoaks. Let's just say that I was lucky I was able to turn my wheel enough to park. Anybody who has driven with me lately has probably noticed the horrible cricket sounds that my car has been making. Of course this started right after about $1000 of work was done on my car. Apparently my power steering belt has gone to crap. It was totally shredded when they looked at it. So, about +$100 later they have replaced the belt but are still looking into what may have caused the shredding in the first place. Weeee. Can I just move to the city and sell my car now?On another topic, I had an interesting conversation with my manager last night. Sylvia's father is Palestinian, and her mother is Jordanian. She was raised here, but went to visit family every year. She told me of accounts of traveling in Palestine and being stopped and strip-searched and so forth. I can barely remember the particulars right now, because she has so many accounts of her friends and family being detained or being forced out of their homes. It's completely and utterly disgusting. Nearly everyday the BBC will report on Palestinians being forced out of their homes or attacked or something of the sort. Yet one rarely ever hears anything but accounts of Israelis being attacked by Palestinians on American news. "But we must support the only democracy in the Middle East." Though at what cost? It's amazing how much can be ignored behind the veil of supporting democracy. What a fucking mess. Only one of many.
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| I think it's about time for a post again | | Добавил: |
I think it's about time for a post again. I've mostly just been freaking out lately. The end of semester work has been pretty intense, and there had been issues at work too. I thought I was going to have to find a new job in the midst of everything else, but it looks like things have sorted themselves out for now. I'm still itchy from the nerves, though. I can't wait for finals to be done next week and to start going out more again. Going out and spending time with people should hopefully help my nerves. And I think I might be overdue for going out to the temple again.On another note, I have two of the cutest little baby boy gerbils behind me. I went and picked them up from the breeder yesterday. I think I am naming the black one Pan, and the siamese one Oberon. I can't help but give them artsy fartsy mythical names. Speaking of artsy fartsy names, my little black and white spotted gerbil girl, Pleiades, has taken to spending quite a bit of time standing on my shoulder on her hind legs. It's quite a sight. I think I'll have to get someone to take a pic of that sometime.Speaking of rodents, it's been interesting at Aveda lately. I came out Wednesday night to close, and was told by my coworkers that we had a chipmunk in the store. It just ran in earlier that day. I can only imagine the experience it had on it's adventure into the mall and all the way to our store. It ran all over the store that night and caused quite a stir. Between us trying to devise a plan to catch it and bring it outside, and the kids that came in to see it, it was an interesting night at work. By the next day there was no sight of it. I really just hope it didn't die in the store for fear. I even left some crumbled doughnut and crackers, as well as a bowl of water out for it.Ok, that's it for now.Oh, here's a really crappy, yet still cute pic of Pleaides from a few months ago. It's hard to photograph a fast moving fuzz ball with a crappy camera.I dare you to ask for a tissue at my house. ;)This was after a night of Karaoke. I think I had just been juggling a gerbil in this pic.
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| In the realm of strange animal happenings | | Добавил: |
In the realm of strange animal happenings, a few weeks ago I hopped in my car and was ready to take of for work. Then came this creature bounding down the length of our yard (which is rather large and mostly just little hills). At first I thought it was a deer, due to its size. The thing is that it was white and light brown speckled. It certainly was not a dog, and I don't think it could have been a goat. Do emus come in that color?? So yeah, I was a bit bewildered. Between strange animals running through my yard, and roosters crowing at all hours of the day, it's interesting where I live. Hell, a few years back there was a peacock crossing the road not far from here. Then the other day before I walked into work I was sitting in my car, and noticed a spider crawling out of one of the layers of my skirt. Needless to say, that woke me up. Then driving home from work tonight I noticed a spider on the inside on my windshield. It was toward the passenger side and then it started making its way toward me. I'm not particularly afraid of spiders, but who likes the idea of one crawling around on them? So, I drove like a maniac trying to get home quickly, and couldn't stop twitching and scratching all the way there. I'm sure I was an amusing sight. Luckily I didn't run over any strange emus on the way home ;).
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So, I went to the doctor yesterday, and it turns out that I likely have strep. Yay me. So, I got some antibiotics. I generally am not fond of taking antibiotics, but I don't fuck around with strep. So, between the sea of tea, echinachea, aleve, and antibiotics I've taken, I'm starting to feel improvement. Lets see what work this evening does to me, though. What really bothers me about all of this, though, is not being able to play with my gerbies. They are about the only thing I get to snuggle on these days, and apparently they are more companionship for me than I realized. I can see those non rodent owners out there rolling their eyes. Well, poo on you. Anyways, I'm starting to get the craving for some gardening. I'll have more time this summer than I usually do, so I should be able to do more harvesting of my herbs than I have in previous years. I always get really excited about my garden in the beginning of the season, and right when it counts I'll get caught up in something else and I'll have missed the prime harvesting time. Herbs on my to buy list this year:CilantroGerman Chamomile Purple Sage (this never seems to come back)ScullcapFeverfewMarjoramMotherwortThat's all I can think of at the moment. Hopefully the plants like St. John's Wort and lemon grass will have come back properly. The St. John's Wort always has so many seedlings that I haven't had to rebuy the plant yet.Ok, there was another attempt at writing in my journal more often. Even if it isn't terribly riveting it seems to help me focus my thoughts a bit more. Blah blah.
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Ok, I've been meaning to do this for about 3 weeks now:So, right around the 5th I headed off to New Jersey. The trip up was quite easy, except for the incessant need to pee. Everything was fine until I got off the turnpike. I wonder how many stories start that way. Then Mapquest played a dirty little trick on me. The directions said to get off on exit 4, but more or less gave directions from exit 5. Can you imagine my joy? About an hour of cursing, screaming, and general flying off the handle I finally got someone at the hotel who had a fucking clue of where I was. Just don't get me started on New Jersey roads and the way you make left turns there. Or rather, the way you can't make any fucking left turns there. Then by the time I made it to my hotel room I was beyond starving and it was already past the time Bryan was expecting me. So I quickly grab the hotel's directions to Fort Dix and head out. Everything seemed to be running smoothly, and I went in the first gate into the base that I found. The guy let me in no problem and gave me directions to where I needed to meet Bryan. When he told me to follow the detour, I should have known my fate. After driving around hopelessly for a bit I made my way to another gate. The guy there looked at me funny and then gave me directions to another gate. At the next gate, a rather busy one I might add, the guy asked me if I had a copy of Bryan's orders. I of course did not know I needed such a thing. So he told me that he couldn't let me in and that he needed me to pull off to the side and wait. Begin meltdown. I had no way of getting in touch with Bryan, but luckily after about 15 min he called. Him and the guy at the gate talked, and apparently he needed the MP to escort me in. So he then called them up and got hung up on by the mother fucker there. I sit and wait, starving, for another 45 min. Finally Bryan shows up after having begged a ride to the gate from his Sgt. After 10 min more of waiting I had a pass and we were free to go. Then after driving around in the wrong direction for a while we finally made it to the hotel. I eventually got some food in me shortly before I was ready to pass out. Then it was back to the hotel where much fun was had by all. The next morning I am awoken at 5:15 from Bryan gasping. He thought he set the alarm for 4:45 but it didn't go off. So we scramble and then head out. There was some sleet, but luckily it wasn't too slippery. We had just enough time to get there, but we were still worried. Then we miss the turn onto the road that the base is off of. So Bryan makes a quick U-turn. Perhaps a bit too quick. What looked like snow on the side of the road was actually a very deep snow-filled ditch. And my car was firmly stuck in it. Begin third major meltdown. We were on a back woods road in the middle of nowhere and Bryan was about 10 min away from being AWOL. This meant that he would be confined to the base for the next few days and that I would be stuck in the fucking hotel wasting money. Then our savior came. An air force guy that was heading to Mcguire air force base (right by Fort Dix) stopped and we hopped in his car. He got Bryan to where he needed to be just when he needed to be there. Then he took me to the police station so I could take care of my poor little abused car. Then I hung out at the police station for 20 min while the cop there stared at my tits repeatedly. He took me out to my car and we waited for the towing guy. Weeeee, I got to ride in the back of a police car. Very uncomfortable indeed. The cop and I talked for a bit, mainly about how Manassas is primarily known for civil war and severed penises. I also noticed that he had a picture of some chick performing fellatio taped into the inside of his hat. Eventually the car was towed. Then since I didn't have $75 in cash to pay the towing guy, I followed him back to his shop. There we waited for a while until a guy named "Red" showed up. I do believe I have encountered a breed of redneck I had not yet been acquainted with. The Northern hick. No accent, friendly, likes hunting, wears lots of flannel. Then it was back to the hotel and the rest of the trip went pretty smoothly. Aside from understandable emotional outbursts. On Saturday I drove home pretty bummed out and then headed off to work promptly. At least next time I go out to Fort Dix I'll know my way around rather well. Nothing quite makes you learn an area like getting lost for an hour.
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Eh, why not. Hopefully I'll stop being a lazy bum and actually write a real post this evening. Your element is Air. You are an artistic personwith a unique sense of style. You areintelligent; although prone to wonder inthought which, prevents you from paying fullattention to most things, constantly active andmost likely like to sing. Constantly movingYou are From the Choirgirl Hotel...strong andreliable, you've been through hell and back butknow intrinsically that it'll all make youstronger. Which Tori Amos Album Era Are You? brought to you by QuizillaYou're Herodotus! Father of history, father oflies, and the first author of historicalfiction. Born in Halicarnassus in Asia Minorin the early Fifth Century BCE, you wrote aboutthe Persian Wars -- why Persia and Greece cameinto conflict in the first place, and why theGreeks won. You also wrote about anything elsethat piqued your interest and are famous forcollecting odd stories ... some of which werepooh-poohed for years but have since been shownto be more accurate than your detractorsclaimed. You're not half as bad a historian asyou're made out to be. Your most famousstylistic quirk is the "legomena," or"They say...." What famous ancient historian are you? brought to you by QuizillaOften called a gossip or a girly girl, you areBast, the beautiful cat goddess. You love beingfemale, and all that comes with it. Perfume,pretty clothes, nice shoes. You make the boysrealize what they're missing! You are kind andloving with those in your favour, but I feelsorry for those on your bad side. Your temperis as lengendary as your love of cats. Meow! Which Ancient Egyptian Diety are you? brought to you by [Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('
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| I just went out to Border's to get a few cd's which included... | | Добавил: |
I just went out to Border's to get a few cd's which included Sinead O'Connor's "Faith and Courage" as well as a Cyndi Lauper best of because I'm craving the song "I Drove All Night" after seeing the video. Well, at the register the boy told me that Sinead O'Connor was actually on the last Massive Attack album "100th Window". Hmmmmm. Now, I love Mezzanine as much as the next person, but I get the vibe that the rest is lack luster. But Sinead's vocals with Massive Attack is soooooo tempting...The other funny thing is that a couple years ago I was struggling to find new albums to buy, but now all of a sudden my wishlist is practically busting at the seams. If only I had the money that I had back then. Time to crochet some scarfs or make some jewelry to sell on ebay.
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I just went out to Border's to get a few cd's which included Sinead O'Connor's "Faith and Courage" as well as a Cyndi Lauper best of because I'm craving the song "I Drove All Night" after seeing the video. Well, at the register the boy told me that Sinead O'Connor was actually on the last Massive Attack album "100th Window". Hmmmmm. Now, I love Mezzanine as much as the next person, but I get the vibe that the rest is lack luster. But Sinead's vocals with Massive Attack is soooooo tempting...The other funny thing is that a couple years ago I was struggling to find new albums to buy, but now all of a sudden my wishlist is practically busting at the seams. If only I had the money that I had back then. Time to crochet some scarfs or make some jewelry to sell on ebay.
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| My summary of the "State of the Union" address | | Добавил: |
My summary of the "State of the Union" address:God God God God we hate gays God God God all terrorists must die God God God jesus God gays need to die God God God I hate anything that's not American God God God God God please vote for me God God look how much everyone loves me God God God God God kill the foreigners God God gays are the children of satan God God no really, the economy is doing great.. God God God God reelect me God God God God God God let's break down the separation of church and state God God oh fuck it, let's just re do that stupid constitution thing God God God God God God God vote Bush in 2004 God God God God God.Oh, and some more God.
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| This is kinda neat | | Добавил: |
This is kinda neat. Gets me thinking about some of the things I believed as a child. Like believing that at a certain age you magically became pregnant, and that the child came out of your belly button. Well, it seemed logical at the time. I think that was when I was in first grade.I also find this terribly amusing. I blame professorbooty for sucking me in with his last post. Now I've giggled away too much time, not to mention brain cells on that site. ;)
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| Yay for Rhinocort nasal spray | | Добавил: |
Yay for Rhinocort nasal spray!! Yay!!! I feel better than I've felt in a while. No more nasty sinus headaches which follow with a post nasal drippy thing. Now, if I could just have healthy Gerbils I'd really feel relieved. So, Juniper's foot healed up, but now she has an itchy eczema-like think around her eye. Caliope is starting to act itchy too. The gland that is in the inner corner of their eyes is also swollen on both of my girls. I took Juniper to the vet last Friday, and the doctor was rather baffled. The only thing she could figure is that because of the stress she's been under, some miniscule mites have popped up. She also did a fungal culture on some fur she plucked out, but she won't get results from that for at least two or three weeks. Joy. So here I am stuck with itchy gerbils, who are depressed because they've been separated. I'm about to put them back together anyway, since they both seem to be afflicted with the same thing. They can at least be itchy together. The psychological state has so much to do with overcoming ailments, even with animals. I can deal with happy and itchy. Just not depressed and itchy.In happier news, this past Sunday my father took me out to buy a new cd player for my car, since the one that came with it broke about 2 years ago (wow, has it really been that long?). Happy birthday to me!! It's so foreign to me now to not have to surf desperately through 18 some channels to find something remotely worth listening to. This will make sitting in traffic much more bearable. Which I suspect I will be doing more than my fair share of with the holidays creeping up. Just last week it occured to me that Thanksgiving is coming up soon. My family has never been too hyped up about those sorts of things. Hell, my mother has already started preparing some of the meal because she hates trying to get all of the dishes to come together at the same time. Thanksgiving and Christmas have always seemed kind of overdone to me. I figure we should be thankful and kind to one another all of the time, rather than one or two special days out of the year, because it's what some tradition dictates. The whole thing with gifts ends up just being some false way to one up each other anyway (at least for many, it seems). The whole thing is just so nasty. Maybe working retail through too many holiday seasons has jaded me, but I kind of felt this way before. Why not give gifts just for the hell of it year round? Well, once again it seems humanity needs to have its hand held in order to attempt to be kind to one another. Who knows, maybe I'm just naive and would like kindness to be pure in motive. Or maybe I'm just pissy becuase our hot water heater broke and there is no water. But, as my Oma used to say, "Es gibt schlimmeres". And for her it meant dressing up as an old woman so she wouldn't be raped by Russian soldiers. For my Opa it meant nearly starving to death in a Russian prisoner of war camp. Oh how much I and most everyone else take for granted.
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| Sniff! | | Добавил: |
I just got back from my doctor's appointment. I don't remember all of the terms, but there is some sort of inflamation in my sinus passages, so the fluid from my ears is not draining properly, etc. I could have kissed him when he told me that he's going to keep my off of antibiotics and instead give me two sample bottles of rhinocort nasal spray to use for three weeks. *phew* If I take any more antibiotics I think I'm going to turn into a mushroom. Nasty stuff. So, I'm going to use this spray and also hop over to fresh fields when I get a chance and find some good herbal meds too. It will be so nice to be able to enjoy this cooler weather without getting a sinus headache.
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| I find this site perhaps a bit more amusing than I should | | Добавил: |
I find this site perhaps a bit more amusing than I should. Rodent people are a strange bunch.
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| Today I got up early (for me) to make it out to the doctor's... | | Добавил: |
Today I got up early (for me) to make it out to the doctor's office at 10:20 to get my flu shot. I figure since I work in retail, just drinking insane amounts of tea might not cut it. I love it when someone comes in obviously sick and then snots all over their credit card before they hand it to me. Or they expect me to get up in their face and put makeup on them. I figure the flu shot is about the only hope I've got for making it through another holiday season. So I get stabbed (in the right arm oddly enough) and then go home. When I get there I'm welcomed by a package from Republic of Tea. As I look through the box I notice that my beloved "Safari Sunset" red tea was missing, but a container of "Sip for the Cure" grapefruit flavored green tea was there in its place. So I call up their customer service and it turns out that the box was never inspected, so they will ship the red tea to me, and I get to keep the surprise tin. Yay me! Then I drink a cup of tea and go back to bed for a couple hours like the lazy little bum I am. I think I deserved it. When I wake the entire left side of my head is in quite a bit of pain. Behind my left eye, all over my skull, my sinuses, under my chin, and my left ear were all aching. I get pretty concerned, so I get up and walk around a bit, until about 15 minutes later it went away and was soon followed by a post nasal drip sort of thing. I think this is just more proof that I have some sort of sinus/inner ear infection, or at least an abnormality of sorts. I have a doctor's appointment for Thursday morning now. It would be nice to not get a sinus headache just about every time I go out in the cold.Later on I go to my Geology class and get the results of the previous week's exam. I never know exactly what to expect from these tests, but I didn't have a good feeling. I was surprised when I saw a B written on the paper. Not a perfectionist worthy grade, but still enough to put a grin on my face. After class let out, I drove across the street to Borders to purchase the Tori best-of that came out today. I locate it and then wander down the aisle and notice something new in the little section for Belly. Obviously, it's been a while since that has happened. Apparently they put out a best of as well, complete with b-sides and live tracks. This came out in 2002 and I have no idea how I missed it. I haven't listened to it yet, as I'm enjoying the Tori cd right now, but sheesh, is everyone coming out with a best-of these days? I'm not complaining, but it seems there are a more than usual amount of these coming out over the past few years. I'm such a sucker for b-sides. It was time to get some new music anyway. So, I think I've filled my weekly quota now for mundane everyday details in my journal. Fun stuff, eh?
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| Fuck yeah | | Добавил: |
Fuck yeah!!! Growing up I would hear about these old religions and get upset when I heard that no one still practiced them. Those few who still do worship them of course can not claim to be doing it the same way it was done in ancient times, but that's to be expected. It's the whole Neo Pagan thing. It's adjusted to modern times. I can respect the idea of not changing a religion, but it just doesn't work in reality. Too many complications. However things get garbled for the worse when religions get changed as well. I know I'm stating the obvious here. I'm just kinda thinking out loud. I've always thought that religion should be something that you seek out on your own, and that morals do not have to be taught by a religion. I should stop now, otherwise I'll be sitting here all day rambling on about this.
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| Everyone else is doing it... | | Добавил: |
NOVEMBER:Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant? Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.On another note, thank you to pangia_fallen for stopping by to see me at work today. Too bad I was in the middle of wrestling with some boxes in our over stuffed stock-room. Don't worry, I'll introduce you to our massage chair next time...Lately I haven't really felt too much like writing in the journal, since so much has been going on and trying to type all that I've been feeling ends up just kinda being a chore. The abridged version is that a few weeks ago my beloved gerbil girlie, Juniper, somehow tore off two of her toenails. Bleeding soon followed, then eventually a staph(sp?) infection on top of it. This started several days of anxiety, frustration, late night trips to the emergency vet, trying to force some medicine down a wiggly gerbil's throat, etc. You get the picture. If you know anything about gerbils, you know that they have a mind of their own, and getting them to not mess with a wound is a daunting, if not impossible task. Luckily, after about $250, she seems to be recovering. It's a good thing, because Caliope has been so depressed without her that she's put on some weight and is beginning to resemble a furry egg more than a gerbil. So all of that on top of ickyness at work and school equaled a pissy girl for a while there. Things have gotten better in the past week, though. I feel like I'm back to my old booty shaking, tea drinking, earthy little self. Definitely good stuff.In between trying to nurse my gerb back to health, Andy and I managed to sneak over to Julie and Dayv's Halloween party. Much goofiness ensued. Julie playing the role of a frisky fox in socks.Absolute and total glee. This picture just makes me happy.Thanks to oontzgrrl and Chris for the pictures. I hope no one minds me posting them here.
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Stolen from vbrtrmnMy journal says I'm 53% masculine.What does your LJ writing style say about your gender?UsernameCommunityLJ Gender Tool by hutta
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| post whore/picture whore | | Добавил: |
It's Bear!I've been meaning to take some pics of the girl for a while, and when I saw how cute she was eating that carrot, how could I resist??Just give me the fucking carrot mommy!!!Dirty humans. Now I have to wash myself obsessively!
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| Andy just told me that I'm the best thing that has happened ... | | Добавил: |
Andy just told me that I'm the best thing that has happened to him since peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. That may not seem like much, but to those know about his relationship with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a child, this is big stuff!
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