There are those moments when something goes wrong and you think nothing could possibly get worse. Well everything continues to happen and keeps getting worse.
Let us start last Friday. I came home from work to the news that my husband had been layed off from his job. Well that sucks, but at least he's got a severnce package until mid January.
Saturday we go ahead and have our scheduled Christmas/Yule grilling party with our friends because whilst we were a tad bit depressed we'd been planning it for weeks and it was great to see all our friends. We did have quite a smashing good time. Bad news on that night was that it's official, a store run by some friends of mine is closing up as it's not being profitable enough. Always just sad news.
Sunday I don't remember much about to be completely honest. I know I read a bit of a book, worked a bit on my DMG manga project (which has a next week deadline OMG). I believe we did some shopping and then we had a really nice big family dinner my dad cooked. It has been so long since he cooked stead and gravy (everyone's classic favorite meal). Bad news of Sunday was letting my friend Kelly know that Logan was layed off and apparently her husband found out Friday his division he work for is being sold off so he may be out of a job soon as well.
Monday I was off work and enjoyed my day off. Did a little DMG work in the morning then went to go get my friend Jasmine and we went up to Denton to visit with Kelly for a bit then we headed on up to Baubles & Frills, our friends shop that's closing. Bought a few things, mainly a wig for my newest doll. I ended up picking up a dollzone Lankui from Denver Doll when they posted them for sale. I swear something stink about Monday but I just don't remember. I just have to say I seriously regret so harshly being gone so much of Monday. Came home stayed up till about 1 or 2am working on manga.
Was awoken Tuesday morning to my mother beating on the bedroom door asking my husband to go wait outside for the ambulence. She woke up to find my dad sitting on the floor yelling at her but not speaking clearly. Paramedics picked him up (it was quite a task as my father is a rather large guy, and really hard to watch) and took him to the hospital downtown. We all rushed on over afterwards. I called my brother (the local one) and we all met down at the hospital. Spent pretty much the whole day there. Came home for a few hours to get things for my mom so she could stay the night. My dad suffered a stroke. He is paralyzed on his right side and cannot clearly speak.
Went to work Wednesday and find out a coworker (mind you I didn't know her very well) passed away over the weekend. I worked my day, told my tale becuase people can tell quite obviously with me when I'm not okay. Went to see Dad later that night. They had moved him to his own room and set him up as best they can. On the way back home my husband informs me of the news he received from his father. The cancer is kicking his butt and the chemo they had him on has done more harm than good. At current he has 30-90 days....
Work has been a nightmare all week by the way. Thursday was a day of no bad news. I worked, then went to the hospital again and Daddy was looking a bit better. Was able to move his right foot around a little and all the hopes and optimism were looking good. When he was in ER Tuesday they did a CT scan which turned up clean, and then Thursday they'd done some sonogram tests which turned up clean. All we could think is that this is great news, but something caused it so they set up an angiogram for Friday.
Worked today, finally getting a little caught up on things. Came home to an amazing dinner cooked by my husband. Went to see dad and the angiogram found the problem. His left carotid artery is blocked. My mom told the news of the results pretty calmly and went about as usual this evening. We had brought her more stuff and brought her some bills that she needed to write checks for and everything. My cousin Jo was there and had been visiting most of the day. We arrived in time to chat with her for a bit and then she was headed off to stay with another local cousin. Since the hospital is downtown and not the greatest part of town mom made Logan walk Jo to her car. During this time Daddy was really active and trying to tell us things and in turn getting really upset when we were having trouble figuring it out. He saw mom doing the bills and thought he forgot to pay something that would be late. Then he was trying to tell us something else and we figured out the location but still couldn't figure out what it was. So after staying a while me and Logan left. After we left he told me what Jo had told him. We both know from Logan's mother's stroke and passing how serious that clogged carotid artery is. Basically as it stands there are only two things they could possibly do to solve this problem, both very high risk for my fathers condition (including age and other health factors). She stated what I also feel to be true that my mother is in denial about the situation and still keeps insisting we're going to do everything possible to get him through this so he can eventually get around himself and come home. As things stand while surgery is an option, it's a risky one and in the end we might have to find a care facility for him where he will spend the rest of what time he has left with us. The reason he's paralyzed on the right side is becuase the lack of blood flow to the left side of the brain. The right side is trying very hard to compensate, but that can only work for so long. When we got home the only bill we could find that might be late is one that had a zero balance. In the place he was specifying there was a box. At one point we thought he was saying something about forgetting a Christmas present and it had something to do with me. What he was telling us was basically "Mom don't forget Melanie's Christmas present. It's on my desk up on the top next to the clock" and that it was okay for me to go find it. So we called mom when we found the box and she verified that the box was my christmas present. I'm feel really horrible that that's something he was worrying about. Mom asked me to bring it with me tomorrow. It's this horribly fun looking blue Chinese dragon. Dear lord I will keep and cherish it forever now. I even think I found the name for my new doll with everything going on now. Jesse, my dad's middle name.
I have broken down and bawled so many tears tonight, trying to get out as much as possible so when I see him I don't have any and can just stand there and hold his hand and tell him I love him. We've had so many tiffs over the years and he's whined at me that I don't come over often enough, but he's one of the best dads ever.
The universe has a cruel sense of humor. People always talk about being in the right place at the right time. I can only think that this whole slew of events that placed us living with my parents since last June all happened the way it did leading up to everything that's happened this week. I'm really hoping I don't go away from 2012 hating Christmas.
Up until 3am baking cookies for a Christmas party with friends tomorrow. Chances are high I will break down and bawl my eyes out at any given point. I just really want to see my friends right now and try to do something cheerful.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Wishing the Sick Away!
Been icky all weekend, but now am completely full blown sick. Woke up this morning feeling a little better than yesterday then started coughing and thought maybe I should call in to work today, take another to relax and get better since everyone death glares you if you walk into the office with a cough.
Did fine for a few hours then started getting chills and a headache. So now have been running a fever for a few hours. Husband was off work today getting in his end of year vacation days and has been taking care of me. As well he should be since I'm 99% sure I got this from him in the first place. He's had the ick, but not gotten this bad (which is normal for him). He's been the best though. Keeps checking in on me and made me lunch. Ramen & pot stickers. I tell you what though, saltine crackers are the best by far.
So totally sick and doing the right thing. Resting, eating saltine crackers and drinking water. I did before the fever hit get some work done editing a podcast I'm working on with friends. I do still really hope to finish that up before the end of the day.
Did fine for a few hours then started getting chills and a headache. So now have been running a fever for a few hours. Husband was off work today getting in his end of year vacation days and has been taking care of me. As well he should be since I'm 99% sure I got this from him in the first place. He's had the ick, but not gotten this bad (which is normal for him). He's been the best though. Keeps checking in on me and made me lunch. Ramen & pot stickers. I tell you what though, saltine crackers are the best by far.
So totally sick and doing the right thing. Resting, eating saltine crackers and drinking water. I did before the fever hit get some work done editing a podcast I'm working on with friends. I do still really hope to finish that up before the end of the day.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
This whole Thanksgiving thing.
I think last week I was one of the very few people in my building at work that wasn't off at least one day other than Thanksgiving proper (everyone got that off). I spent my whole work week covering for people who were out and we were aweful busy.
Thanksgiving itself was great. Spent time with my husband's family. The whole family because Mama Lynn's whole bunch came over as well. Was happy I was able to help Faythe through some panic attack issues. We spent a lot of time talking. My social anxiety issues have never run nearly as deep as hers, but having had them I have a lot of understanding. My niece Ella and I talked more American Girl talk. She's going to spaz when Christmas comes. Sad to hear it seems they haven't been able to find/haven't un-packed any of their books since they moved this past summer. She was talking about wanting to read them again. Food was good, company was great, and best of all no drama (at least none that I know of or heard).
Woke up Saturday morning and seem to have caught the ick that's traveling around. My mom and Logan have had it most of the week, though it seems I pushed past and nipped the chest congestion in the bud and it's all moved into my nose/head. Got medicine put in me Saturday and went up to Paris to see Dad's extended family for more Thanksgiving. More than half the bunch (almost 50 of us) had the ick. Good to see everyone, even if I'm not very social with any of them. And as usual always great to see my grandmother.
Today, as I said, the ick moved all to my nose/head. Glad not to be caughing, but my head has been baloon like most of the day. Went out for lunch for pho, then did a little more Christmas shopping. After packages arrive by the end of this week I will have the rest of my overseas gifts and will hopefully ship them out next weekend. Had to do my mom's shopping for Pimmy because she wasn't going to send her anything because the shipping is so expensive to Thailand, and I'm all like "Who cares!". I would have sent her something last year except right before Christmas was when all that terrible flooding happened and so she wasn't in a place I could really send anything since everyone was evacuated from their homes. I let her birthday slip up on me last year too. I really have loved having conversations with my sister in law how she thinks Pimmy would love me becuase we seem to have a lot in common (tom boyish girls who like nice dolls). She wanted a blythe, but she's going to have to settle for a Dal. I'm thinking if she thought she liked Blythes, that she's going to really love Pullip dolls. Since I shopped for my mom she's getting one of the Littlest Petshop Loves Blythe sets that comes with a couple pets and a couple changes of clothes for the little Blythe doll.
Other than some Christmas shopping online and off today, I've been sitting around trying to get better, watching Kpop and working on my assignments for DMG. I think I'm cutting it a little close on one of my DMG deadlines, but the time has just been terrible for me. I didn't know when I took my current assignments I'd be moving and all the other mess that's gone on. Anyways not much else to go on about. Need to get back to DMG work, so off I go!
Well I did go away a moment then I remembered other things... I got the newest member of my doll family this past week. My SOOM Goss, his name is Torrance (Tori for short). I also was super thrilled on Black Friday. The only place I shopped was the US H.naoto web store in which I picked up a couple new tops, a pair of socks and some earrings. I was soooo stupidly thrilled to get a shirt I've been eyeballing for almost half off. I look forward to getting it becuase it's just so pretty.... Okay, that that was really all my other exciting news.
Thanksgiving itself was great. Spent time with my husband's family. The whole family because Mama Lynn's whole bunch came over as well. Was happy I was able to help Faythe through some panic attack issues. We spent a lot of time talking. My social anxiety issues have never run nearly as deep as hers, but having had them I have a lot of understanding. My niece Ella and I talked more American Girl talk. She's going to spaz when Christmas comes. Sad to hear it seems they haven't been able to find/haven't un-packed any of their books since they moved this past summer. She was talking about wanting to read them again. Food was good, company was great, and best of all no drama (at least none that I know of or heard).
Woke up Saturday morning and seem to have caught the ick that's traveling around. My mom and Logan have had it most of the week, though it seems I pushed past and nipped the chest congestion in the bud and it's all moved into my nose/head. Got medicine put in me Saturday and went up to Paris to see Dad's extended family for more Thanksgiving. More than half the bunch (almost 50 of us) had the ick. Good to see everyone, even if I'm not very social with any of them. And as usual always great to see my grandmother.
Today, as I said, the ick moved all to my nose/head. Glad not to be caughing, but my head has been baloon like most of the day. Went out for lunch for pho, then did a little more Christmas shopping. After packages arrive by the end of this week I will have the rest of my overseas gifts and will hopefully ship them out next weekend. Had to do my mom's shopping for Pimmy because she wasn't going to send her anything because the shipping is so expensive to Thailand, and I'm all like "Who cares!". I would have sent her something last year except right before Christmas was when all that terrible flooding happened and so she wasn't in a place I could really send anything since everyone was evacuated from their homes. I let her birthday slip up on me last year too. I really have loved having conversations with my sister in law how she thinks Pimmy would love me becuase we seem to have a lot in common (tom boyish girls who like nice dolls). She wanted a blythe, but she's going to have to settle for a Dal. I'm thinking if she thought she liked Blythes, that she's going to really love Pullip dolls. Since I shopped for my mom she's getting one of the Littlest Petshop Loves Blythe sets that comes with a couple pets and a couple changes of clothes for the little Blythe doll.
Other than some Christmas shopping online and off today, I've been sitting around trying to get better, watching Kpop and working on my assignments for DMG. I think I'm cutting it a little close on one of my DMG deadlines, but the time has just been terrible for me. I didn't know when I took my current assignments I'd be moving and all the other mess that's gone on. Anyways not much else to go on about. Need to get back to DMG work, so off I go!
Well I did go away a moment then I remembered other things... I got the newest member of my doll family this past week. My SOOM Goss, his name is Torrance (Tori for short). I also was super thrilled on Black Friday. The only place I shopped was the US H.naoto web store in which I picked up a couple new tops, a pair of socks and some earrings. I was soooo stupidly thrilled to get a shirt I've been eyeballing for almost half off. I look forward to getting it becuase it's just so pretty.... Okay, that that was really all my other exciting news.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Long long weekends...
It's been quite a while since I've really updated and a lot has gone on. Due to circumstances I don't really want to talk about, 90% of my things are in a storage unit and the husband and I are currently STILL living with my parents instead of moving back in our friends house. We are currently now seeking a 3 bedroom place. Aiming more toward a condo or townhome, though a house is not completely out of the question.
Had some good doll things that have been keeping me rolling pretty strong and have helped out with stress. I recently received my Asleep Eidolon Yao who is named Derisa. I really love him and can't wait until I find the time to get a face-up on him. The reason he doesn't have one already is that I've been working on a commisson on a Volks Kohya head, sadly just a little bit at a time between getting everything packed and moved and all the crazy stressed out and fatigued days. I still technically have to put a face on Kataega, our Migidoll Miho vampire, before I can get to Derisa. Finished the Kohya head today but next up is a Hujoo Wings commission. So much work to get done, but I'm really happy that the official move actually is done and now the house hunting can commence and honestly I feel like I'm finally gonna have a little extra time.
Though I do also still have to get caught up on my work for Digital Manga Guild. I don't think I'm completely behind, I just wanted to have more done by now. Deadline for first book is up in about a month so I think so long as I get more diligent about it I won't be too bad off.
I'm having a good day just de-stressing even if it's meant we spent a bit more money than we really needed to eating out this weekend. We had our sushi dinner at Sapporo we wanted Friday night, had QT corn dogs for breakfast Saturday, then we fed our whole moving crew decent cheap Chinese food, then went out with another friend to Chili's later that night. We actually did breakfast at home this morning, then hit a Carl's Jr for lunch, then our fave pho place on the way back from seeing a friend this afternoon for dinner. Then we went to target and shopped... We ended up with far more than what we went in for, but many of them are useful.
Got home just in time to catch Walking Dead. Tonight's ep was gorier than most others. Last week's ep was sooo freakishly emotional I just didn't know what was going to happen this week, but as usual they leave us hanging. Only show I watch and follow at actuate air times these days and I really do enjoy it even if it mildly creeps me out and I have to find a few things to watch or read to "buffer" between the show before going to bed.
Speaking of reading, went on a hunt to a few B&Ns today in search of Bakuman vol 16 without any luck. Know it came out this past week, but couldn't find it. However got and devoured Blue Exorcist vol 8 that showed up from Amazon Saturday.
On notes of shipping I'm waiting for 2 doll orders right now, one from Dollmore which has been stuck in customs in Chicago since last Sunday & another from SOOM that arrived to the same customs office yesterday. Now I'm just waiting to see which of them actually gets released first. I've never had customs hold onto anything for so long as long as it has been with this dollmore order. Me and everyone else on the order would really like our stuff.
Anyways, I suppose that's about enough rambling for tonight. I'll seriously try to keep better updated in the future, but meh, this always seems to happen with me and blogs. Off to read another chapter of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms then go to bed. Tomorrow is Veteran's day which means my job will be a bit light because it is a postal holiday and most of my projects are mail that comes in from the usps. However there's another project that we will get that comes in through fedex and they don't stop operations for it so yay? Wish me luck, Tuesday will definitely be hell-ish.
Had some good doll things that have been keeping me rolling pretty strong and have helped out with stress. I recently received my Asleep Eidolon Yao who is named Derisa. I really love him and can't wait until I find the time to get a face-up on him. The reason he doesn't have one already is that I've been working on a commisson on a Volks Kohya head, sadly just a little bit at a time between getting everything packed and moved and all the crazy stressed out and fatigued days. I still technically have to put a face on Kataega, our Migidoll Miho vampire, before I can get to Derisa. Finished the Kohya head today but next up is a Hujoo Wings commission. So much work to get done, but I'm really happy that the official move actually is done and now the house hunting can commence and honestly I feel like I'm finally gonna have a little extra time.
Though I do also still have to get caught up on my work for Digital Manga Guild. I don't think I'm completely behind, I just wanted to have more done by now. Deadline for first book is up in about a month so I think so long as I get more diligent about it I won't be too bad off.
I'm having a good day just de-stressing even if it's meant we spent a bit more money than we really needed to eating out this weekend. We had our sushi dinner at Sapporo we wanted Friday night, had QT corn dogs for breakfast Saturday, then we fed our whole moving crew decent cheap Chinese food, then went out with another friend to Chili's later that night. We actually did breakfast at home this morning, then hit a Carl's Jr for lunch, then our fave pho place on the way back from seeing a friend this afternoon for dinner. Then we went to target and shopped... We ended up with far more than what we went in for, but many of them are useful.
Got home just in time to catch Walking Dead. Tonight's ep was gorier than most others. Last week's ep was sooo freakishly emotional I just didn't know what was going to happen this week, but as usual they leave us hanging. Only show I watch and follow at actuate air times these days and I really do enjoy it even if it mildly creeps me out and I have to find a few things to watch or read to "buffer" between the show before going to bed.
Speaking of reading, went on a hunt to a few B&Ns today in search of Bakuman vol 16 without any luck. Know it came out this past week, but couldn't find it. However got and devoured Blue Exorcist vol 8 that showed up from Amazon Saturday.
On notes of shipping I'm waiting for 2 doll orders right now, one from Dollmore which has been stuck in customs in Chicago since last Sunday & another from SOOM that arrived to the same customs office yesterday. Now I'm just waiting to see which of them actually gets released first. I've never had customs hold onto anything for so long as long as it has been with this dollmore order. Me and everyone else on the order would really like our stuff.
Anyways, I suppose that's about enough rambling for tonight. I'll seriously try to keep better updated in the future, but meh, this always seems to happen with me and blogs. Off to read another chapter of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms then go to bed. Tomorrow is Veteran's day which means my job will be a bit light because it is a postal holiday and most of my projects are mail that comes in from the usps. However there's another project that we will get that comes in through fedex and they don't stop operations for it so yay? Wish me luck, Tuesday will definitely be hell-ish.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Sooo much going on...
Other social media has pretty much ruined me for blogging. I remember before Facebook & Twitter I used to log onto livejournal all the time. Sometimes once a day, other times 5 or more. It was rare for me to miss a day of make an entry to my blog. If I missed more than 2-3 days without saying I would there were friends that would express general worry for me to make sure I was okay since I hadn't posted. And this was back in the days when I was a 14hr college and 32hr retail worker. So I always ask myself where did all the time I used to spend blogging go? I still haven't figured this out. But for sure it's when there's weeks like the week I've had.
There were some major changes put into place this week on one of the projects I work on at work and boy what a mess it was. We finally got things mostly sorted out by Friday and are going into next week with a better game plan. I pulled 6 hours of overtime last week mainly based on this project becuase there were still other projects that got exported out later than they should have been because of it. All the same I feel like we're going to do better at this next week and my paycheck next week should be nicer than usual.
On the homefront, we've officially been at my parents house for over three months while things are slowly getting fixed at Richard's house where we normally rent our bedroom from but things are still going at an amazingly slow snails pace. We have 75-80% of our things in boxes becuase of this. We're pretty much ready to give up and if this situation is not resolved within two weeks we are serious apartment hunting. I feel like we've already really taxed my parents enough with this and I'm so loving that they've put up with us for this long, though they have seemed to genuinely enjoy having us around. Our own place again would be nice, especially now that we can afford something far better than what we had the last time we lived in our own apt... though apts have gone up in price even more from the last time we looked and rented as well.
I think I've warned several people that a complete meltdown from me about this whole housing situation is pretty immanent pretty soon.
In dolly news, our Migidoll Miho vampire boy arrived last weekend. He's quite handsome and I can't wait until I'm able to give him a face-up. Right now the weather has been so unpredictable and had a lot of humidity so faceups have been a no no which is terrible becuase I still have this commission that I've technically had for 3 months now too. She's been started on and I warned the girl of our situation and that this was definitely going to take me longer than normal since she sort of mailed it to me without me telling her it was okay to. Glad I seem to give the feeling of a trustworthy person via the internet. Since I'm thinking about that though I really should pull her out and make sure I hae progress pics to show. I was wanting to do a bit more before sending her some, but she's been waiting so long now and I really don't know the next time I'm going to get the chance to work on her girl. We did actually have to go over to Richard's place to box and bag up all of the dolls since there will be painters coming in and we don't even want there to be any chance of a doll related painter issue. Edo ended up coming back home with us so now we have 4 dolls at the parents place. Though I really want to run back over and get a set of clothes for the miho...he's still all naked in his box.
This weekend is hopefully going to be pretty chill. Was supposed to attend a jewelry party across town for one of my friends, but if I still feel as worn out as I do in a couple of hours I'm just going to cancel. We've been so super active the last couple months of weekends. Need a serious chill. Still going to take Brittany to go see Tricia to get guinea pigs though. I feel sort of way too awesome for being able to connect two people to help one of them give away the guinea pigs she can no longer manage the time to take care of and helping another friend to add to her amazing home zoo.
There were some major changes put into place this week on one of the projects I work on at work and boy what a mess it was. We finally got things mostly sorted out by Friday and are going into next week with a better game plan. I pulled 6 hours of overtime last week mainly based on this project becuase there were still other projects that got exported out later than they should have been because of it. All the same I feel like we're going to do better at this next week and my paycheck next week should be nicer than usual.
On the homefront, we've officially been at my parents house for over three months while things are slowly getting fixed at Richard's house where we normally rent our bedroom from but things are still going at an amazingly slow snails pace. We have 75-80% of our things in boxes becuase of this. We're pretty much ready to give up and if this situation is not resolved within two weeks we are serious apartment hunting. I feel like we've already really taxed my parents enough with this and I'm so loving that they've put up with us for this long, though they have seemed to genuinely enjoy having us around. Our own place again would be nice, especially now that we can afford something far better than what we had the last time we lived in our own apt... though apts have gone up in price even more from the last time we looked and rented as well.
I think I've warned several people that a complete meltdown from me about this whole housing situation is pretty immanent pretty soon.
In dolly news, our Migidoll Miho vampire boy arrived last weekend. He's quite handsome and I can't wait until I'm able to give him a face-up. Right now the weather has been so unpredictable and had a lot of humidity so faceups have been a no no which is terrible becuase I still have this commission that I've technically had for 3 months now too. She's been started on and I warned the girl of our situation and that this was definitely going to take me longer than normal since she sort of mailed it to me without me telling her it was okay to. Glad I seem to give the feeling of a trustworthy person via the internet. Since I'm thinking about that though I really should pull her out and make sure I hae progress pics to show. I was wanting to do a bit more before sending her some, but she's been waiting so long now and I really don't know the next time I'm going to get the chance to work on her girl. We did actually have to go over to Richard's place to box and bag up all of the dolls since there will be painters coming in and we don't even want there to be any chance of a doll related painter issue. Edo ended up coming back home with us so now we have 4 dolls at the parents place. Though I really want to run back over and get a set of clothes for the miho...he's still all naked in his box.
This weekend is hopefully going to be pretty chill. Was supposed to attend a jewelry party across town for one of my friends, but if I still feel as worn out as I do in a couple of hours I'm just going to cancel. We've been so super active the last couple months of weekends. Need a serious chill. Still going to take Brittany to go see Tricia to get guinea pigs though. I feel sort of way too awesome for being able to connect two people to help one of them give away the guinea pigs she can no longer manage the time to take care of and helping another friend to add to her amazing home zoo.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Double Dolly Con Weekend!
This past weekend I attended two doll conventions. BJDC in Austin & Blythecon in Grapevine. In the end I came home with doll clothes for BJDs and the little ones (blythe and pullip).
Went to Austin Saturday. Husband came and we also took friends Jasmine and Allison. Stopped in West for kolaches on the way down. Ran into friends in Austin. I got to get my doll Hoshi back from Elissa. She was doll sitting for a while (since March). I was really starting to miss him though so I was happy to get him back. Jasmine carried him for me most of the con and apparently he was quite popular. She said she kept getting lots of comments and at one point just started saying thanks instead of having to go into how it wasn't her doll. It was pretty hilarious to hear about since we weren't together the whole time. Ended up buying a dollheart dress set, a msd ajumapama dress, and a 2 piece top from musedoll for SD. Afterward's we went to Phil's Icehouse and had awesome burgers for lunch. Logan did a bit more shopping at Dragon's Lair (the game and comic store). After that we headed back home (well Jasmine's home as we pretty much stayed with her for the weekend). Stopped in West again to pick up some more goodies then got home around proper dinner timeish. Went to Target to get some stuff and I sort of broke off from the group and went clothes shopping. Found a tank top, a new t-shirt, and orange courderoy pants. I picked the pants up technically for cosplay. They will look great for Takagi from Bakuman (though they might be a teensie bit bright, but they'll totally work).
Slept and then woke up again and got ready and the husbands dropped us girls off at the Gaylord Texan for Blythecon. I don't think any of us knew what to expect becuase we were all more than sort of overwhelmed. I was cursing myself for buying the dollheart outfit the day before becuase there was a vendor there selling stock dolls for less than online pricing. In the end I blew all of the rest of my cash and picked up a handful of cute and pretty things. Craziest thing is I'm probably happiest about the little card case I bought for myself. It's got an adorable print of a sheep being followed by duckies and a hedgehog. Sort of threw away $20 on raffle tickets and won nothing. Our friend Heather we met up with there won something in the afternoon raffle, but nothing for the rest of us. We weren't really upset about spending money on the tickets, we just felt like we wasted our time especially since we came back fro the night raffle after dinner.
I think if I'd posted about this maybe last night I would have had more to say. Other than what there was to say though I have some photos.
Stuff I bought from BJDC:
Went to Austin Saturday. Husband came and we also took friends Jasmine and Allison. Stopped in West for kolaches on the way down. Ran into friends in Austin. I got to get my doll Hoshi back from Elissa. She was doll sitting for a while (since March). I was really starting to miss him though so I was happy to get him back. Jasmine carried him for me most of the con and apparently he was quite popular. She said she kept getting lots of comments and at one point just started saying thanks instead of having to go into how it wasn't her doll. It was pretty hilarious to hear about since we weren't together the whole time. Ended up buying a dollheart dress set, a msd ajumapama dress, and a 2 piece top from musedoll for SD. Afterward's we went to Phil's Icehouse and had awesome burgers for lunch. Logan did a bit more shopping at Dragon's Lair (the game and comic store). After that we headed back home (well Jasmine's home as we pretty much stayed with her for the weekend). Stopped in West again to pick up some more goodies then got home around proper dinner timeish. Went to Target to get some stuff and I sort of broke off from the group and went clothes shopping. Found a tank top, a new t-shirt, and orange courderoy pants. I picked the pants up technically for cosplay. They will look great for Takagi from Bakuman (though they might be a teensie bit bright, but they'll totally work).
Slept and then woke up again and got ready and the husbands dropped us girls off at the Gaylord Texan for Blythecon. I don't think any of us knew what to expect becuase we were all more than sort of overwhelmed. I was cursing myself for buying the dollheart outfit the day before becuase there was a vendor there selling stock dolls for less than online pricing. In the end I blew all of the rest of my cash and picked up a handful of cute and pretty things. Craziest thing is I'm probably happiest about the little card case I bought for myself. It's got an adorable print of a sheep being followed by duckies and a hedgehog. Sort of threw away $20 on raffle tickets and won nothing. Our friend Heather we met up with there won something in the afternoon raffle, but nothing for the rest of us. We weren't really upset about spending money on the tickets, we just felt like we wasted our time especially since we came back fro the night raffle after dinner.
I think if I'd posted about this maybe last night I would have had more to say. Other than what there was to say though I have some photos.
Stuff I bought from BJDC:
I finished Rosa in time to take her mostly complete to Blythecon. This is what she looked like going in (sans the necklace cause this pic was after the con and I bought it at the con):
This was all the stuff in my goody bag for Blythecon (plus my badge):
And this is all the fun stuff I bought:
And since some of it was for Rosa she got re-dressed. I'm definitely going to need to get her a different body. Her little arms don't quite make it through the sleeves. Oh well just need to order the next size up pure neemo body.
That's al for now. Bed time for me tonight. Work has been very busy the last two days so I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow that will hopefully leave me a little less brain dead feeling when I get home.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Sooo Loooong....
This past week felt insanely long. I'm so happy it's over but I know the weekend is not going to be nearly long enough for my liking.
Discovered the amazingness of Betty Crocker's Reeses Puffs muffings this week at Girls Night with Jasmine and Lacey. Also watched last weekend's Inkigayo and I still have not watched the other kpop shows from last weekend that I usually watch. As I said week was long but so tiring I just didn't get around to it ya know.
Also this week one of the cars decided to eat a little money. Anytime I get my savings account looking any sort of good or right something happens and a car needs money spent on it. Logan blew out a tire on the way to work and becuase the front two were older than the back two we put two new tires on the car (almost $200 gone).
Last night went to a gallery viewing for our friend Alice and some of the other UTDallas seniors. I really enjoy Alice's work. I find it quite fascinating. Her blog: http://alicegardnerbates.blogspot.com/
Afterwards went to my favorite eattery Sapporo Ramen & Sushi in Richardson with Jasmine & Jim and Debbie & Crockett.
Today was a lot of random errands this morning that wore me the hell out. Got up early to help my parents pack their car and they are gone off to the east coast for 2 weeks. So I brought my doll customizing stuff over so I'm not having to mess with my dad's respiratory issues and sealant fumes. Sure I'm doing it outside and all, but it's really inconenient to go out on the patio spray and then possibly bring a few fumes back in with me that will set him off and then to paint have to take stuff to the back of the house. So basically I waited for them not to be here so I can just walk out on the patio and do my spraying then come back in and paint just here in the den. I've spent most of this afternoon though putzing around on the internet but part of it has resulted in finally after a week posting progress pics of my blythe custom:
Discovered the amazingness of Betty Crocker's Reeses Puffs muffings this week at Girls Night with Jasmine and Lacey. Also watched last weekend's Inkigayo and I still have not watched the other kpop shows from last weekend that I usually watch. As I said week was long but so tiring I just didn't get around to it ya know.
Also this week one of the cars decided to eat a little money. Anytime I get my savings account looking any sort of good or right something happens and a car needs money spent on it. Logan blew out a tire on the way to work and becuase the front two were older than the back two we put two new tires on the car (almost $200 gone).
Last night went to a gallery viewing for our friend Alice and some of the other UTDallas seniors. I really enjoy Alice's work. I find it quite fascinating. Her blog: http://alicegardnerbates.blogspot.com/
Afterwards went to my favorite eattery Sapporo Ramen & Sushi in Richardson with Jasmine & Jim and Debbie & Crockett.
Today was a lot of random errands this morning that wore me the hell out. Got up early to help my parents pack their car and they are gone off to the east coast for 2 weeks. So I brought my doll customizing stuff over so I'm not having to mess with my dad's respiratory issues and sealant fumes. Sure I'm doing it outside and all, but it's really inconenient to go out on the patio spray and then possibly bring a few fumes back in with me that will set him off and then to paint have to take stuff to the back of the house. So basically I waited for them not to be here so I can just walk out on the patio and do my spraying then come back in and paint just here in the den. I've spent most of this afternoon though putzing around on the internet but part of it has resulted in finally after a week posting progress pics of my blythe custom:
I'm really happy how it turned out though she still has some work to go but the painting is complete. Was hoping I would have done some more today, and still might yet, but not sure. My big thing today was getting it out there and sharing it.
I've pretty much spent the time since I got back home from morning errands on my computer doing a combo of posting these pics in places, being distracted by U-KISS pictures (especially of my fave member, Kevin), and watching kpop MVs on Mnet America. Logan is up at the game shop gaming today so I've just been kind of having a day to myself. Been enjoying it even though it's been sort of unproductive (physically though quite productive internet-illy).
Monday, July 16, 2012
All the stuffs
Crazy times as usual. So found out they are planning Grandma's service for August 4th and in the end there is not enough people to make driving viable, therefore we cannot afford to go becuase flying is too much since they did not hold the service within 14 days of the death. We're both a bit upset by this, but all the same will follow through our original plans to go to Austin on the 4th for BJDC, then trek back that night and me wake up stupidly early the next morning to go to Blythecon.
This weekend was a lot of fun but there was a lot of out and about. Joined some doll friends at Yogurtland in Southlake then proceeded from there to run around toy hunting around that general area. Afterwards ended up back at Jim & Jasmine's place for breakfast for dinner. Made a whole day of one intended outting and it was hecka fun!
Sunday we got some laundry done and then headed out to Highland Village to see the Herrington-Kelso crew. I was sooooo happy to get to see Kelly. I haven't seen her for a month and a half and it was apparently killing both of us as we broke into tears hugging for like 5 minutes. We hung out for the afternoon and I took the stuff I needed to work on my Blythe and have her faceup and eyelid painting done. I couldn't thank Kelly enough for just letting me come take over half her kitchen table to work on my doll while she cleaned up a dolly body and did some oxi-bath work on a doll that's going to be a gift to her niece. All things went well until the death cake though. It had traces of nuts and she's deathly allergic so she gave us all a bit of a scare but we got some benedryl shoved down her throat and things slowly but surely got better. We also procured Logan's Dad's bday present from her as well. Who doesn't love getting something practically new for used friend pricing?
Speaking also of buying bday presents, I finished shopping for Brittany's bday Friday night and am so super excited. Wanting her bday next Friday to hurry up and get here so I can see her face. I'm so excited about it, seriously can't you all tell?
I would post more about my blah-tastic day at work, but it's bed time so I guess I'll leave this at this.
This weekend was a lot of fun but there was a lot of out and about. Joined some doll friends at Yogurtland in Southlake then proceeded from there to run around toy hunting around that general area. Afterwards ended up back at Jim & Jasmine's place for breakfast for dinner. Made a whole day of one intended outting and it was hecka fun!
Sunday we got some laundry done and then headed out to Highland Village to see the Herrington-Kelso crew. I was sooooo happy to get to see Kelly. I haven't seen her for a month and a half and it was apparently killing both of us as we broke into tears hugging for like 5 minutes. We hung out for the afternoon and I took the stuff I needed to work on my Blythe and have her faceup and eyelid painting done. I couldn't thank Kelly enough for just letting me come take over half her kitchen table to work on my doll while she cleaned up a dolly body and did some oxi-bath work on a doll that's going to be a gift to her niece. All things went well until the death cake though. It had traces of nuts and she's deathly allergic so she gave us all a bit of a scare but we got some benedryl shoved down her throat and things slowly but surely got better. We also procured Logan's Dad's bday present from her as well. Who doesn't love getting something practically new for used friend pricing?
Speaking also of buying bday presents, I finished shopping for Brittany's bday Friday night and am so super excited. Wanting her bday next Friday to hurry up and get here so I can see her face. I'm so excited about it, seriously can't you all tell?
I would post more about my blah-tastic day at work, but it's bed time so I guess I'll leave this at this.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Life happens...
So still at the parents house. They've finally driven us a teensie bit nuts. I'm ODing on soda and we went out and spent way too much money this past weekend on toys and books. Had a heck of a great Half Price Books haul and also a decent haul on doll and nerf stuff from a great Target toy dept clerance sale. Though I have to say this was all probably a bit of retail therapy.
Not only have my parents driven us a bit nutty, but this past week we lost Logan's grandmother, Grandma Goat. She was visiting her other grandchilden and great grandchildren in Wisconsin when the lord called her home. She was very loved and will be very greatly missed. Last thing I can remember us telling her was that it was great to see her and that we loved her which was almost two months ago. She only lived here in the area with family for the last year, but there's been so many good memories with her even before she moved here for the time that she did. Currently the plan was that she would be cremated in WI and brought back home to CA where she was about to get all the arrangements finished to move back to. They are having a service for her sometime soon. We still don't have a date. One of our aunts is handling this and we haven't head anything yet other than it may be a weekend that confilicts drastically with plans we'd already had which has had me very upset. I figure if it does happen that weekend I will be upset if I go and upset if I say. The husband has told me to stay and do my double doll convention plans. I figure he would probably me be upset and not have to be around me than be stuck in a car with other family members for two days with me upset. All the same I just wish they would tell us a date so we can figure things out. My job is still waiting for me to tell them whether I need time off to go or not. She passed the 4th of July but the last heard tentative date for the service was Aug 4.... not very comforting.
I had a pretty terrible Monday this week. Had to work an odd shift at work which was a really slow dragging day and then was frustrated all day about the funeral service thing. Tuesday was better but still sort of dragging. Today was decent, though work at work is pretty slow right now which always makes for some mild annoyance from everybody.
Got home today and got to watch a little TV while eating dinner before the parents came home. They came home and I retreated to the bedroom. Had bigger better plans for my evening but am now trying to figure out what I actually did do. I looked at doll stuff and blogged... how exciting. I didn't even do all the stuff I usually do on poupee girl and I didn't watch this week's Inkigayo yet. It's now almost 9:30 and the husband will be here any minute. Is it sort of odd I'd rather not see him and I don't know why... I guess I'm just in an odd funk today.
Not only have my parents driven us a bit nutty, but this past week we lost Logan's grandmother, Grandma Goat. She was visiting her other grandchilden and great grandchildren in Wisconsin when the lord called her home. She was very loved and will be very greatly missed. Last thing I can remember us telling her was that it was great to see her and that we loved her which was almost two months ago. She only lived here in the area with family for the last year, but there's been so many good memories with her even before she moved here for the time that she did. Currently the plan was that she would be cremated in WI and brought back home to CA where she was about to get all the arrangements finished to move back to. They are having a service for her sometime soon. We still don't have a date. One of our aunts is handling this and we haven't head anything yet other than it may be a weekend that confilicts drastically with plans we'd already had which has had me very upset. I figure if it does happen that weekend I will be upset if I go and upset if I say. The husband has told me to stay and do my double doll convention plans. I figure he would probably me be upset and not have to be around me than be stuck in a car with other family members for two days with me upset. All the same I just wish they would tell us a date so we can figure things out. My job is still waiting for me to tell them whether I need time off to go or not. She passed the 4th of July but the last heard tentative date for the service was Aug 4.... not very comforting.
I had a pretty terrible Monday this week. Had to work an odd shift at work which was a really slow dragging day and then was frustrated all day about the funeral service thing. Tuesday was better but still sort of dragging. Today was decent, though work at work is pretty slow right now which always makes for some mild annoyance from everybody.
Got home today and got to watch a little TV while eating dinner before the parents came home. They came home and I retreated to the bedroom. Had bigger better plans for my evening but am now trying to figure out what I actually did do. I looked at doll stuff and blogged... how exciting. I didn't even do all the stuff I usually do on poupee girl and I didn't watch this week's Inkigayo yet. It's now almost 9:30 and the husband will be here any minute. Is it sort of odd I'd rather not see him and I don't know why... I guess I'm just in an odd funk today.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Oh yah, that blog thing I do...
Somehow I always try to remind myself to blog, but as usual don't get around to doing it. I do well with it for a week or so but then fall off for a month or something. I think it's just time these days. I used to blog all the time when I was in college and then I sit and think the time I spent in classes plus the time I worked part time should theoretically add up to approximately the same time I work now. I just need more sleep these days I guess. Getting so old lol.
This past weekend was pretty good. Plans I had for Saturday got canceled because my friend wasn't feeling well and mainly because of some medicine to heal something that wasn't making her really physically sick. So I ended up spending the day home with my husband. I say home but I really mean my parents house at the moment. There is a slab leak back home and most of our bedroom carpet is soaked so we had to move everything out of our room. Landlord/best friend is doing his best to try and get it fixed as quickly as possible, but having issues with insurance people getting back to him. So we're looking at being here until mid July. This weekend Hallmark channel was playing a marathon of I Love Lucy which I spent most of my Saturday watching because I will forever love that show and never see it enough times ever.
Sunday I went up to my friends' shop Baubles & Frills up in Denton. I got to teach a doll re-stringing class for a very lovely new-ish dolly owner. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I could be helpful and informative and instructed her how to string her doll mainly getting he to work with it hands on and do as much of it herself as was easily managable. Afterwards helped my friend Gina do some hot glue sueding and restringing to some project dolls she's working on. Came home and my dad and husband had been grilling all afternoon and cooked up a bunch of food and some family and friends came over. It was good times. Then flipping through cable channels I find out my parents have the Mnet America channel and I'm like SHUT UP! MNET ON MAH CABLE!!! It was exciting despite the M!Countdown episodes and Music Videos on their MV show are maybe about a month to month and a half old. But it's still really exciting and definitely shows the power of hallyu. Caught up on my Kpop programing from last week
This morning started watching this past weekends Music Bank special show. It was such a fun special. I almost didn't skip over anything. It was fun seeing people back again and seeing current groups who are promoting going strong. And all the fun mash-ups. B1A4 + APink was just tooo precious, it was like cuteness overload and totally a great thing to start my later to become pretty grrr-tastic Monday. After coming home from work and watching the rest of the show it was very enjoyable. I was amused by the Infinite + Teen Top, but it was pretty good. Also was totally digging Shinee! They looked and sounded AMAZING! Okay so enough of the fangirling talk.
Work as I said was very grr-tastic. One of the other leads called in and I had to sort of haphazard do at least a part of her job so we could get one project rolling for the day. I'm anticipating tomorrow to be a bit heavy since both jobs that I worked on today that involved mail from a PO Box were more than usually light for a Monday. Might I add I did A LOT of walking back and forth in my building today. Was pretty tiresome and so happy I've got new shoes. I got really annoyed at one point becuase ladies that are in the primary room I work in were being very complaintative and non-compliant about what our boss instructed them to do. It was just sad and dumb (which of course annoyed me). Anyways I hope tomorrow is a better work day.
That's pretty much all I can think that I wanted to get out there for right now. Let's see how well I remember I'm totally supposed to be doing this more often.
This past weekend was pretty good. Plans I had for Saturday got canceled because my friend wasn't feeling well and mainly because of some medicine to heal something that wasn't making her really physically sick. So I ended up spending the day home with my husband. I say home but I really mean my parents house at the moment. There is a slab leak back home and most of our bedroom carpet is soaked so we had to move everything out of our room. Landlord/best friend is doing his best to try and get it fixed as quickly as possible, but having issues with insurance people getting back to him. So we're looking at being here until mid July. This weekend Hallmark channel was playing a marathon of I Love Lucy which I spent most of my Saturday watching because I will forever love that show and never see it enough times ever.
Sunday I went up to my friends' shop Baubles & Frills up in Denton. I got to teach a doll re-stringing class for a very lovely new-ish dolly owner. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I could be helpful and informative and instructed her how to string her doll mainly getting he to work with it hands on and do as much of it herself as was easily managable. Afterwards helped my friend Gina do some hot glue sueding and restringing to some project dolls she's working on. Came home and my dad and husband had been grilling all afternoon and cooked up a bunch of food and some family and friends came over. It was good times. Then flipping through cable channels I find out my parents have the Mnet America channel and I'm like SHUT UP! MNET ON MAH CABLE!!! It was exciting despite the M!Countdown episodes and Music Videos on their MV show are maybe about a month to month and a half old. But it's still really exciting and definitely shows the power of hallyu. Caught up on my Kpop programing from last week
This morning started watching this past weekends Music Bank special show. It was such a fun special. I almost didn't skip over anything. It was fun seeing people back again and seeing current groups who are promoting going strong. And all the fun mash-ups. B1A4 + APink was just tooo precious, it was like cuteness overload and totally a great thing to start my later to become pretty grrr-tastic Monday. After coming home from work and watching the rest of the show it was very enjoyable. I was amused by the Infinite + Teen Top, but it was pretty good. Also was totally digging Shinee! They looked and sounded AMAZING! Okay so enough of the fangirling talk.
Work as I said was very grr-tastic. One of the other leads called in and I had to sort of haphazard do at least a part of her job so we could get one project rolling for the day. I'm anticipating tomorrow to be a bit heavy since both jobs that I worked on today that involved mail from a PO Box were more than usually light for a Monday. Might I add I did A LOT of walking back and forth in my building today. Was pretty tiresome and so happy I've got new shoes. I got really annoyed at one point becuase ladies that are in the primary room I work in were being very complaintative and non-compliant about what our boss instructed them to do. It was just sad and dumb (which of course annoyed me). Anyways I hope tomorrow is a better work day.
That's pretty much all I can think that I wanted to get out there for right now. Let's see how well I remember I'm totally supposed to be doing this more often.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Weekend almost gone...
This week seemed very long, but that is understandable since the previous week I was off work for two days. This weekend is also terribly short feeling. I accomplished A LOT of doll work yesterday and was very proud of myself for getting so much done. I finished up 2 bjd face-ups I've been working on for the last week and a half to two weeks. One of them I still need to put eyelahses in and might need to do a touch more work but I haven't sent glossed pics to the owner yet. The other just needs photos sent to the owner and to get packed up to go back home. I started painting on my first Monster High re-paint and I sprayed my base coat of sealer for my first Blythe custom. Yah I say that was accomplishing a lot. Also helped my friend Kathy change out feet on her newest Iplehouse JID doll... that was a lot of work just on its own.
So yes also my friend Kathy came to visit for a bit. She drove in late Friday night and we had fun dolly times and then on Saturday, the reason she needed a place to stay was she had a wedding to go to in town so she went to her wedding and in the mean time the husband and I traveled up the road a bit into Wylie to try a new burger place for lunch, Meteor Burger, which was pretty good. From there we checked out the Wylie 1001 Bargains and I found a couple of things to get started for items for my DollyMarket forums sticker swap I'm participating in. While there also picked up a super cute set of press-on nails to wear on my lolita day at A-kon in two weeks... OMG A-KON IS IN TWO WEEKS! They are tipped in black with black stars and silver glitter and considering my outfit is kuro-loli (except for my purse >_< yah breaking rules there). So during the afternoon of doll workings and after Kathy came back and all she sat with me through my last weekends full catch-up of K-pop shows.... We saw her off before dinner and Logan made some really yummy bbq chicken.
So I DID catch fully back up on my K-pop. I'm having sadness because last week and this week U-KISS was not on every show I watch... I love watching them perform (well duh cause I sort of love them). From this week's Music Bank I managed to grab a few screenshots and lord is one of them of Ki Seop shirt lifting really kind of funny. What I was originally taking screencaps for in the first place though was to get a good shot of Hoon's jacket though... IT'S SO PRETTY!!!!! I totally approve of U-KISS' outfitting for Music Bank this week.
ALSO great outfitting for this week was INFINITE's performance on Music Core. White suits with pretty purple flowers....SWOON! So my song of the week this week is INFINITE's The Chaser. I really like it!
I actually stopped writting at the the last paragraph and went about my day for today. Went to a friends babie shower which was lovely and then went to see another friend (practically family) a few exits up the highway. Got to spend a few hours this evening with Kelly, Eric, & Abbey. Asher from the local doll group was visiting getting some dolly help which I ended up helping with too since I was there. It was fun times and then Logan disappeared to the garage with Eric and played with tools. Sort of inadvertently ended up helping with some DollAkon prep... I don't really want to support the event due to personal feelings toward every planning staff member BUT Kelly, but I know she's done a shit ton more than a fair share working on and preparing this event. She almost makes me want to give a shit about it. If I attend anything whatsoever for it it will ONLY be events being attended or hosted by Kelly that's for sure.
Watched half of Inikigayo before leaving for the day and then came back and watched the other half. Was kind of happy to see that JYP seems to have gotten his hair trimmed up since Friday's Music Bank so they styling while still pretty shitty bead head look didn't look nearly as bad as previous performances. And O.O he didn't have pants stuffed in his socks this performance either, but I honestly feel like it was his worst sounding... Not really a fan but I have a feeling if I keeping hearing You're The One I might end up semi-liking it...it's a little on the catchy side to me.
That's really all for now...don't know why I feel like I'm totally dreading tomorrow, but I guess it's just because it's Monday really? Though I do pretty much have a continued week of training people ahead of me. Usually makes for rather long days.
So yes also my friend Kathy came to visit for a bit. She drove in late Friday night and we had fun dolly times and then on Saturday, the reason she needed a place to stay was she had a wedding to go to in town so she went to her wedding and in the mean time the husband and I traveled up the road a bit into Wylie to try a new burger place for lunch, Meteor Burger, which was pretty good. From there we checked out the Wylie 1001 Bargains and I found a couple of things to get started for items for my DollyMarket forums sticker swap I'm participating in. While there also picked up a super cute set of press-on nails to wear on my lolita day at A-kon in two weeks... OMG A-KON IS IN TWO WEEKS! They are tipped in black with black stars and silver glitter and considering my outfit is kuro-loli (except for my purse >_< yah breaking rules there). So during the afternoon of doll workings and after Kathy came back and all she sat with me through my last weekends full catch-up of K-pop shows.... We saw her off before dinner and Logan made some really yummy bbq chicken.
So I DID catch fully back up on my K-pop. I'm having sadness because last week and this week U-KISS was not on every show I watch... I love watching them perform (well duh cause I sort of love them). From this week's Music Bank I managed to grab a few screenshots and lord is one of them of Ki Seop shirt lifting really kind of funny. What I was originally taking screencaps for in the first place though was to get a good shot of Hoon's jacket though... IT'S SO PRETTY!!!!! I totally approve of U-KISS' outfitting for Music Bank this week.
ALSO great outfitting for this week was INFINITE's performance on Music Core. White suits with pretty purple flowers....SWOON! So my song of the week this week is INFINITE's The Chaser. I really like it!
I actually stopped writting at the the last paragraph and went about my day for today. Went to a friends babie shower which was lovely and then went to see another friend (practically family) a few exits up the highway. Got to spend a few hours this evening with Kelly, Eric, & Abbey. Asher from the local doll group was visiting getting some dolly help which I ended up helping with too since I was there. It was fun times and then Logan disappeared to the garage with Eric and played with tools. Sort of inadvertently ended up helping with some DollAkon prep... I don't really want to support the event due to personal feelings toward every planning staff member BUT Kelly, but I know she's done a shit ton more than a fair share working on and preparing this event. She almost makes me want to give a shit about it. If I attend anything whatsoever for it it will ONLY be events being attended or hosted by Kelly that's for sure.
Watched half of Inikigayo before leaving for the day and then came back and watched the other half. Was kind of happy to see that JYP seems to have gotten his hair trimmed up since Friday's Music Bank so they styling while still pretty shitty bead head look didn't look nearly as bad as previous performances. And O.O he didn't have pants stuffed in his socks this performance either, but I honestly feel like it was his worst sounding... Not really a fan but I have a feeling if I keeping hearing You're The One I might end up semi-liking it...it's a little on the catchy side to me.
That's really all for now...don't know why I feel like I'm totally dreading tomorrow, but I guess it's just because it's Monday really? Though I do pretty much have a continued week of training people ahead of me. Usually makes for rather long days.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Yucky Monday
Just as the title describes today has been quite a yucky Monday. Got up on time and had a very good filling breakfast. Watched some jpop and kpop PVs/MVs I acquired recently and then got ready and left for work.
The drive was frightful. Saw at least 2 wrecks that were the major part of the delay, but I'm betting there was at least one more that was cleared or something. My usual 45 min commute turned into 1hr 40min. So was late for work, then shortly after I got there I started getting a headache. After lunch headache escalated to additions of cold sweats/chills, shakes, nasty #2, and queeziness.... needless to say I went home sick. Traffic was horrid on the way home and I felt like I was about to hurl the whole way. Got home took some medicine and lyed down. Took my temp and it was 95.5....that low classifies as legit sick. For some reason when I'm sick I either run an outrageously high fever or my body temp drops 2-5 degrees. Texted husband to bring me some ginger ale and saltine crackers.
A few hours later I'm feeling a lot better and my stomach has settled. Still have a headache and hoping not to miss anymore work this week. So much to do I hate days when stuff like this happens.
The drive was frightful. Saw at least 2 wrecks that were the major part of the delay, but I'm betting there was at least one more that was cleared or something. My usual 45 min commute turned into 1hr 40min. So was late for work, then shortly after I got there I started getting a headache. After lunch headache escalated to additions of cold sweats/chills, shakes, nasty #2, and queeziness.... needless to say I went home sick. Traffic was horrid on the way home and I felt like I was about to hurl the whole way. Got home took some medicine and lyed down. Took my temp and it was 95.5....that low classifies as legit sick. For some reason when I'm sick I either run an outrageously high fever or my body temp drops 2-5 degrees. Texted husband to bring me some ginger ale and saltine crackers.
A few hours later I'm feeling a lot better and my stomach has settled. Still have a headache and hoping not to miss anymore work this week. So much to do I hate days when stuff like this happens.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Moving Pains
No I'm not moving, but yesterday we helped one of our best friend couples move from one apartment to another. Thursday and Friday night I went over after work to help pack and yesterday was the big move. Luckily they didn't have to be out by yesterday so there was time in case it didn't all happen. She checked in online to day to say that 90% of the apt got moved yesterday so I say that is a good accomplishment. This was done by 8 people, 4 of which had some form of medical restriction which involved weight under 10lbs and one of which could only help the first couple of hours. We left for their place around 9am and arrived back home at 10pm-ish.
I was toast by about 5pm (my whole right calf, ankle, and the arch of my foot were screaming + my actual bad left knee), pushed myself a little hader through into 7pm but then we went to Walmart for some last min things for the new place and I nearly puked and passed out due to malnourishment and way too low blood sugar. From there I somehow managed to drink most of a 20oz Coke and proceed to drive the 45min home. After that I passed out in bed and then woke up at 7am this morning.
On the doll front so far today I've managed to do some doll face-up work. Have a commission head waiting for final approval and hoping before the evening is out to do some work on another commission head. Still have plenty of stuff to do on my own dolls but when I have commissions in house I perfer to ony work on them so I don't get carried away on any personal projects. On the Monster High end of dolls yesterday morning I picked up a Jackson while looking for a Rochelle, but then my friend from out of town found one of her later in the day and picked her up for me so I will have her soon and for some reason I think her and Jackson will go off and be cute buddies or something to that extent. I had to have the jackson becuase of nerdy cuteness.
On music fronts, been busy all week. While doing doll work this morning I did watch last week's Music Core. When I finish this post up going to go watch last week's Inkigayo and then start all over with catchup for this week with M!Countdown. I wish Japanese music shows were exciting as Korean music shows. I still really love my japanese rock and pop but I'm just a little crazier on the kpop bandwagon lately becuase of how exciting their promotional music shows are.
Today is also mother's day. Went to see my step-mother-in-law and in the process got to see my hubby's grandmother as well. Gave her a card with gift card so she can go have some guilt free shopping at Charming Charlie. Was going to go see my mother, but my parents are visiting my grandmother out of town today.
Either way still super tired and sore from yesterday but feeling as though there are too many things I need to do and work on as apposed to just passing out for the rest of the day so I'm off!
I was toast by about 5pm (my whole right calf, ankle, and the arch of my foot were screaming + my actual bad left knee), pushed myself a little hader through into 7pm but then we went to Walmart for some last min things for the new place and I nearly puked and passed out due to malnourishment and way too low blood sugar. From there I somehow managed to drink most of a 20oz Coke and proceed to drive the 45min home. After that I passed out in bed and then woke up at 7am this morning.
On the doll front so far today I've managed to do some doll face-up work. Have a commission head waiting for final approval and hoping before the evening is out to do some work on another commission head. Still have plenty of stuff to do on my own dolls but when I have commissions in house I perfer to ony work on them so I don't get carried away on any personal projects. On the Monster High end of dolls yesterday morning I picked up a Jackson while looking for a Rochelle, but then my friend from out of town found one of her later in the day and picked her up for me so I will have her soon and for some reason I think her and Jackson will go off and be cute buddies or something to that extent. I had to have the jackson becuase of nerdy cuteness.
On music fronts, been busy all week. While doing doll work this morning I did watch last week's Music Core. When I finish this post up going to go watch last week's Inkigayo and then start all over with catchup for this week with M!Countdown. I wish Japanese music shows were exciting as Korean music shows. I still really love my japanese rock and pop but I'm just a little crazier on the kpop bandwagon lately becuase of how exciting their promotional music shows are.
Today is also mother's day. Went to see my step-mother-in-law and in the process got to see my hubby's grandmother as well. Gave her a card with gift card so she can go have some guilt free shopping at Charming Charlie. Was going to go see my mother, but my parents are visiting my grandmother out of town today.
Either way still super tired and sore from yesterday but feeling as though there are too many things I need to do and work on as apposed to just passing out for the rest of the day so I'm off!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Back to work...
It's always different to go back to work in the middle of the week after having a few days off. Stuff is mostly the same, but right now my bosses are in the middle of transitioning me off of the work I've been doing to start working on writting procedures on what I have been doing and training people. Oh the joy.
Got home and had a scrumptions dinner. Pork chops and mac & cheese. We tried a new brand of mac & cheese that we purchased from Sprouts that's sauce mix was made with real cheese. It was quite yummy and had a good flavor.
After dinner went shopping with my mum for my birthday. We went to Kohls and darn it if I walk in there and never find anything I want to buy and then we went in tonight and she dropped about $130 on me and I got 2 new pairs of pants, 3 tops, a new jacket, a dress and a little cropped top in case I want to "dress up" my dress becuase my mother insisted to look nicer I would need it so she wasn't leaving without buying one (since she doesn't trust me to). So yay new clothes and she kept scolding me that I better make sure my tops fit becuase the shirts I've been wearing look awful tight lately.... this is when I explain that most of them she's referring to are probably ones I've had for a decade or close to that haven't bitten the dust yet or that I still just love so much I wear them anyway... then again she's never understood this concept that since I got out of my tom boy phase and got boobs that I like and prefer tight shirts.
Back home now and writting this and drinking a glass of chocolate milk before I take a shower and get ready for bed. Tomorrow night going the opposite direction after work and helping my friend Jasmine do some packing. Her move is Saturday which reminds me I need to check with the husband about if he works or not so I can let her know.
Got home and had a scrumptions dinner. Pork chops and mac & cheese. We tried a new brand of mac & cheese that we purchased from Sprouts that's sauce mix was made with real cheese. It was quite yummy and had a good flavor.
After dinner went shopping with my mum for my birthday. We went to Kohls and darn it if I walk in there and never find anything I want to buy and then we went in tonight and she dropped about $130 on me and I got 2 new pairs of pants, 3 tops, a new jacket, a dress and a little cropped top in case I want to "dress up" my dress becuase my mother insisted to look nicer I would need it so she wasn't leaving without buying one (since she doesn't trust me to). So yay new clothes and she kept scolding me that I better make sure my tops fit becuase the shirts I've been wearing look awful tight lately.... this is when I explain that most of them she's referring to are probably ones I've had for a decade or close to that haven't bitten the dust yet or that I still just love so much I wear them anyway... then again she's never understood this concept that since I got out of my tom boy phase and got boobs that I like and prefer tight shirts.
Back home now and writting this and drinking a glass of chocolate milk before I take a shower and get ready for bed. Tomorrow night going the opposite direction after work and helping my friend Jasmine do some packing. Her move is Saturday which reminds me I need to check with the husband about if he works or not so I can let her know.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
So...Blogging...
I haven't actually written a blog in for-freakin'-evar!
I decided to give it a try again in a fresh new place since LiveJournal drives me bonkers...
So today is my birthday. What a good day to start a blog I would say. This year it is on a Tuesday which is a little special to me because I'm goofy, but it's special because I am a Tuesday's child so it makes it feel like things are in alignment and all I guess.
I took off from work both yesterday and today (because honestly who wants to take of a Tuesday and have to go to work after the weekend on Monday and then just be off again Tuesday). Yesterday I stuffed some friends in my car (my friends Jasmine & Brittany) and we headed from Dallas to Austin. Down in Austin we met up with more friends, Elissa & Kathy. My big reason I wanted to go to Austin was to go to doll shops only to find that both the ones I wanted to go to are closed...One is closed all summer and the other I didn't realize for Monday it was only by appointment, so big disappointment! There were a couple other nerdy fun stops I planned too which we did go to. Went to Toy Joy for the first time and it was fun but nothing screamed that I needed to take it home. Ended up at Dragon's Lair where I bought some manga and a GLB (Gothic Lolita Bible). Had a spectacular burger w/sweet potato fries at Phil's and we did some Monster High doll hunting at a couple of Targets which resulted in nothing. I at one of the targets did end up buying the Our Generation sewing accessory kit becuase the props are sized somewhere between BJD MSD~SD size and I needed a dolly sewing machine. I've seen the set several times here at home but it was cheaper down in Austin than my Targets in Dallas. I had a really fun time despite disappointments and despite the terrible storm we drove through to get back home. West kolaches made it worth it... Due to the weather we were delayed for a little over an hour from original arrive back in DFW ETA so I went to bed pretty late after waking up rather early.
Today I slept in until 8:30. Got up, did some piddling, had a kolache for breakfast then went down to the tax office. Took care of getting my second car registered (I call it my second car because it's been in the driveway needing work until we finally found a part we needed and had the money to start getting it taken care of after 3 years). It was even easier than I thought it would be and all is good. Came back home and piddled around the internet for a while. Had a salad for lunch. Then I did some doll face-up work and then went back to piddling on the internet as I'm doing now. On the dolly front I opened up for a Luts GO to try and take advantage for their sale. Hope to get enough people cause I want an outfit and a wig and I don't want to join someone else's GO.
I expect the husband will arrive home soon (as he's already 30min later than he said he would be) and then we might go do more car stuff, if not we do whatever for a little while and then go out to eat with my parents for the bday and all that.
I decided to give it a try again in a fresh new place since LiveJournal drives me bonkers...
So today is my birthday. What a good day to start a blog I would say. This year it is on a Tuesday which is a little special to me because I'm goofy, but it's special because I am a Tuesday's child so it makes it feel like things are in alignment and all I guess.
I took off from work both yesterday and today (because honestly who wants to take of a Tuesday and have to go to work after the weekend on Monday and then just be off again Tuesday). Yesterday I stuffed some friends in my car (my friends Jasmine & Brittany) and we headed from Dallas to Austin. Down in Austin we met up with more friends, Elissa & Kathy. My big reason I wanted to go to Austin was to go to doll shops only to find that both the ones I wanted to go to are closed...One is closed all summer and the other I didn't realize for Monday it was only by appointment, so big disappointment! There were a couple other nerdy fun stops I planned too which we did go to. Went to Toy Joy for the first time and it was fun but nothing screamed that I needed to take it home. Ended up at Dragon's Lair where I bought some manga and a GLB (Gothic Lolita Bible). Had a spectacular burger w/sweet potato fries at Phil's and we did some Monster High doll hunting at a couple of Targets which resulted in nothing. I at one of the targets did end up buying the Our Generation sewing accessory kit becuase the props are sized somewhere between BJD MSD~SD size and I needed a dolly sewing machine. I've seen the set several times here at home but it was cheaper down in Austin than my Targets in Dallas. I had a really fun time despite disappointments and despite the terrible storm we drove through to get back home. West kolaches made it worth it... Due to the weather we were delayed for a little over an hour from original arrive back in DFW ETA so I went to bed pretty late after waking up rather early.
Today I slept in until 8:30. Got up, did some piddling, had a kolache for breakfast then went down to the tax office. Took care of getting my second car registered (I call it my second car because it's been in the driveway needing work until we finally found a part we needed and had the money to start getting it taken care of after 3 years). It was even easier than I thought it would be and all is good. Came back home and piddled around the internet for a while. Had a salad for lunch. Then I did some doll face-up work and then went back to piddling on the internet as I'm doing now. On the dolly front I opened up for a Luts GO to try and take advantage for their sale. Hope to get enough people cause I want an outfit and a wig and I don't want to join someone else's GO.
I expect the husband will arrive home soon (as he's already 30min later than he said he would be) and then we might go do more car stuff, if not we do whatever for a little while and then go out to eat with my parents for the bday and all that.
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