Finally, after what seems like a week full of exhaustion, bad dreams, and friend-related turmoil, I had a good day today. In fact, it was an absolutely fantastic day which I feel proud to have lived. It is made even better by the fact that I only have to work two days this week, and that as soon as Friday rolls around I will be headed out into the Smoky Mountains to go CAMPING! =D Yes, I'm going to disappear into the foliage with my tent, notebook, and trusted family members for the entirety of Memorial Day weekend. I'm very excited. We visited the campsite a couple weeks ago and it's so gorgeous. And so quiet. I'm going to love it, I just know it. Plus I get to wear my new huge shiny knife that I bought at Smoky Mountain Knife Works. =D I have dubbed him Mr. Pointy and he will be going with me everywhere to protect me against BEARS. (Since I am in Tennessee this word is, of course, pronounced "bars" for full comedic effect.) And VOLS. (*sigh* that comment will probably get me hate mail...) Naturally of course I will blog about everything when I get back. ^_^

In the meantime, I think I'm going to take my friend's advice and spend tomorrow curled up in bed watching movies. ♥ Or reading a book, whichever.

Also, I am finally caught up on the new season of Doctor Who, (I'm watching it on Sci-Fi, just so everyone knows, so technically I'm still behind compared to all of you lucky dogs living in the UK. if you use that fact to gloat, I will tell you to shut up.) and SQUEE. I mean, seriously. U.N.I.T. SONTARANS. (oh, I had such a fangirl moment with all the old skool camera angles and the helmets and everything. hell, I'm giggling again just thinking about it.) Donna not being a whiny bitch. David Tennant's crazy hair. SQUEE. And, of course, that special moment in the first episode which I won't mention since 'tis spoilery in the extreme. I'm also really enjoying the fact that the Doctor's companion this season isn't totally in luuuurve with him. It's a lot more casual, and more like the old days. The humor is good too. Oh yes, I am a very happy Who girl tonight. Again, SQUEE!!!!! Haha!!

Damn. Do I know how to neglect this thing, or what? Heh.

Unfortunately most of the things that are happening to me at the moment I'd either like to keep to myself or share with close friends, so blogging about them publicly seems a little dumb. Suffice it to say I'm exhausted but happy, with increased hours at work, a little more money, and the same friends I've loved hanging out with ever since I started this job. Wednesday is going to be my 7 month anniversary, which isn't as pretty a number as 6 but there you have it. This weekend was awesome for various reasons, some of which involve large amounts of caffeine. (Well. Large for me. Since my sensitivity to caffeine is practically legendary the rest of you would probably laugh at how little I actually consumed, but whatever.)

Recently I've spent entirely too much money on clothing, though who can blame me when one of my favorite shops ever was absolutely bursting with $3, $5, and $7 racks full of adorable tops and jeans? You can't beat getting a great pair of jeans for $7, I don't care who you are. But the fact that my dad got a shiny new laptop and my mom got a shiny new iPod on Saturday, thus totally outstripping me on the technological front, has kind of made me realize I should probably start saving up if I actually want to catch up with the rest of the world and listen to my music on something that doesn't look and feel like a paperweight. On the bright side, I can occasionally borrow my dad's laptop when he isn't using it, which might help my writing productivity. I'm a little behind on my Cool Secret Project, mostly because of work, but I haven't abandoned it by any means so it'll be nice getting back to that.

I also went to my very first play on Saturday, and even though it was a high school production and I got there about forty five minutes late, I enjoyed it anyway. ^_^ One of the boys I know at work was in the play too, so I had a great time cheering him on. Next time I'll try and get there a little earlier so I don't end up camping out on the steps upstairs during the first act... *grin*

And that's pretty much all my news. :) Hope life is treating everyone well these days. It's been good to me the past week.

Lovely day at work today. There's a lot to be said for good weather and the presence of friends. :) I'm thoroughly exhausted, and not really looking forward to tomorrow much, but I'll cope. This week will be pretty light for me--only 20 hours--which is good. It's nice to have a little break every now and then. Plus there's a little camping trip my family has planned in late May to look forward to, as well as my dad's birthday coming up soon. I'm especially excited about the camping, since I've never been before in my life. It's going to be really cool. =D For now, my biggest challenge at home is to keep writing (I've got a new project that I'm very excited about--no details yet but it's going to be fun) without convincing myself that it's no good before I even get started. I've encountered a couple of small plot snares and they've been beating my motivation to a pulp, but I've decided to set them aside for now and fix them later. The answer will come to me, I just have to give myself a chance and not succumb to the urge to head for the hills. Hopefully I'm making the right choice by doing that and I won't end up with another gnarled monstrosity like TSW on my hands. I just can't think straight when it comes to that book. *shudder*

I love being busy. :)

Oh, and before I forget, this is my new favorite thing. These reviews are brilliant and funny and definitely not safe for work. >=D If you like video games at all, check this guy out.

My stuff came my stuff came my stuff came OMG I am so excited SQUEE!!

I'm going to go learn how to draw dragons now. =D

Today was surprisingly good! I won a prize, got to see one of my favorite baggers, wasn't on express, (though they tried to put me there and I evaded them, mwahahaha) found out that they make sugar-free Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and I got paid. Tomorrow is going to be a lot of fun too, I think, and I'm slowly starting to get back to my old happy self, which is nice. I dislike being depressed. Anyway, hopefully tomorrow will be just as good as today was, maybe even better. I'll get to spend almost three hours with at least one of my favorite baggers, so unless the evil managers conspire to keep us apart again (an order which I will defy at every available opportunity) I am going to stick to him like glue. Especially since I will be without his company for awhile when he goes on vacation next Friday. =(

Squee! Today was good! I got so lucky with the whole express lane thing...yay. Maybe my luck will hold and I'll end up on lane 14 or 15 tomorrow. *maniacal giggling* I'm glad today went well. I desperately needed a good day. I've been so bummed out lately. *sigh*

Later Edit: Adding to the squee, I have placed a second order on Amazon! Yes, I have a bank account, and there's no stopping me...

To--*cough* I mean, um, on this 24-hour span of time which I've loosely dubbed "Wednesday", I, uh, did stuff. Yes. I am proud of the stuff I did, though it is hardly blog worthy. Mostly dishes. Loooots of dishes. Some laundry. Some cooking. I have discovered that I have a great love of currants, and have made some truly delicious currant/apple/macadamia nut muffins that I am trying not to snarf down at an unhealthy rate. I also cooked myself some greens for the first time in forever. Turnip greens actually aren't that bad--not nearly as bitter as I expected--though I liked them a lot better once I put them over some yummy basmati rice. So far I haven't been particularly successful in lessening the number of grains I'm consuming, but I have at least upped the numbers of veggies considerably. In fact I feel like pretty much all I ever eat are green things, rice products, spelt toast, and apples. That said, I can think of worse ways to live.

And to--*cough* I mean, um, this 24-hour span of time known generally as "Wednesday" I also WROTE SOMETHING. I know, try not to faint. It wasn't a very big something, but it was the beginning of another short story. (That makes three that I've started now...) I'm not sure if it's going anywhere but it felt good to write it all the same. And it was a pretty good chunk of text, too, if I do say so myself. (Which of course I would be, since I generally am not anybody but myself) I'm hoping I have enough energy and willpower to get into the habit of writing every night I come home after work, with the exception of weekends, naturally, since they are exhausting and I get home very late. (Speaking of which-- one of my favorite baggers is absent tomorrow and I'll only get to see the other one for an hour and 45 minutes! Tragedy! Woe! Sadness! etc. [insert flailing here]) Hopefully I can actually start to make some progress and start FINISHING some things I start and maybe, JUST MAYBE, I can actually make some money off these things. Like, wow. What a concept. *eyeroll* Not to mention it's kind of hard to podcast every week about writing when you're not actually doing any writing. Small but important caveat right there.

OK. It's really cold down here and I hear the call of some of that aforementioned toast. Oh, did I mention I also listened to some more Japanese lessons today? After putting them off for almost a year now? Yup! I did very good today. =D I even tried to listen to a new Italian podcast, but for some reason my brain rejected it utterly. Another day, perhaps. I'll stick with Japanese for now, since I seem to be well suited to it, and try and get my multi-lingual bagger to keep teaching me German. So far I've gotten...um...I think I remember how to say "half", "yes", "thank you", and "good afternoon" and I think I'm pronouncing "good evening" right but I need to double check. Not the world's fastest language course certainly but it's definitely fun. =D I'll have to get him to pick up the pace though since he is abandoning me this spring for YET MORE TRAVEL. CURSE YOU, BOY. (Just kidding. =D)

Ja ne!

Had a lovely day today, though my legs are quite sore from spending most of my breaks standing around at Starbucks talking to the staff. They were worth it though. =D Lovely people, always fun to talk to. Even better, the entire store lost power three times today! It was very windy outside so I think some of the wiring got crossed and we actually were plunged into total blackness several times. It was awesome. I just wish that it had lasted longer, like half an hour instead of just two minutes. :( I want to run around and play in the dark grocery store. =P

Got to see my friends today. They are all well and just as kickass as ever. My day was otherwise totally unremarkable. I've settled into quite a routine down there, which in some ways is good and in others makes things boring if the folks I like aren't around to keep me entertained. Looking forward to Thursday, though. I can't wait to see all the Valentine's Day madness and also we get to wear pink and red shirts if we want! Squee. I get to go in and be PINK. Mwahahaha. And then all the cool V-day stuff will be on sale on Friday so maybe I'll get myself some flowers and balloons, just for kicks. I think this will be the first Valentine's Day that I've even noticed was there in a VERY long time. I wonder what craziness the customers will get up to...

Anyway. That's pretty much all that happened. I'm tired but happy, and finally feeling better. I think my cold is letting go, which means I can get back to doing voice work tomorrow. By this time next week I should be at full strength again. I feel quite kickass at the moment, actually. Today's lovely weather helped-- spring is definitely on its way, and I can't wait. Spring is my favorite season and I'd like to see the effect it has on the customers, too. I think they'll probably be a lot more relaxed and making more small trips in and out instead of constantly putting off shopping and then stocking up on Sunday or Saturday with MASSIVE double wide cart fulls of crap. Anyway, that's my theory, we'll see how it holds up. At any rate I'm looking forward to nicer weather and maybe some more shopping just to make sure I've got enough spring clothes. ;) One can't be too careful, y'know.

Summary: Today was awesome. Life is good. I feel like jumping up and down and giggling for no real reason. Yup. She's baaack...

Seriously. Don't do it. I had to. =D

What Starbucks drink are you?

You are
Hot Chocolate
Take this quiz!








Quizilla |
Join

| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

Today, thanks to a little pre-planning, I skipped the Superbowl hordes at my grocery store of choice and stayed home. I spent the day out on the town with my parents, braving the chilly weather to shop. I got some new clothes which I'm looking forward to wearing tomorrow, as well as lots of yummy smelling things from the Yankee Candle shop. I ate good food, listened to good music, and generally had a good time. Today was great. :) I have tomorrow off too, which is even better because I've got a lot of chores to catch up on. ^_^; And then on Tuesday I get to go back to work and play with my friends! Hurray! ♥

Life is good.

Today I got word that one of my friends at work has quit. She was another cashier that I actually hadn't mentioned here, which I should have before now because she's a very sweet lady who was kind of my mom at work. :) We gossiped frequently and I'll definitely miss her, but at the same time I know that she wasn't very happy working at my grocery store of choice, so her leaving is probably a good thing. I hope she finds good fortune wherever she ends up. The store will definitely be a little less enjoyable without her there, something which I wish my higher ups would bother to recognize. To them it's probably just the absence of another body. All they'll see is the time they lost and the hole they'll need to fill now, which is a shame. I just hope that the same thing doesn't happen with any of my other work friends. I don't think I could handle that, honestly. They're what makes my job bearable and losing them would probably result in me quitting. Goodness knows little else about my job is any fun. =P Tomorrow is going to be interesting since I'm working 10:30am-2:30pm, which means I'll be hanging out in the store for a good two and a half hours while I wait for my mom to get off work and go home. (I figured sitting around doing nothing at Starbucks was just as good as sitting around in her office doing nothing) At the very least, it'll give me a chance to catch up on my reading. =D I have a certain short story I need to catch up on, especially since I'll be doing some voice work in an audio drama very soon...stay tuned to The Dead Robots Society for details. ^_~

Anyway. Podcasting went well tonight. I hosted for the first time in ages and Graham got to be there! *squee* He'll be joining us more often from now on too, which is even better. We've got some cool interviews lined up and the episode in which I actually get to talk to a writer from Heroes just went up, Episode 19, an interview with the awesomely cool Jesse Alexander. It was unbelievably neat talking to him and I hope we're able to have him on the show again. Did I mention that I got to talk to a writer from Heroes?! Uber-squee! ^_^

Yesterday was a really fun day. My mom and I went clothes shopping and I spent almost $200 buying clothes. What's impressive is that everything I purchased was on sale so I got a lot of stuff for my money, and with all the weight I've lost I needed to find my sizes again. My wardrobe is all big and happy again. =D I also got to spend a whole six hours with my Favorite Weekday Bagger (who probably needs a new codename since he's there as much on the weekends as he is on the weekdays) since he had an eight hour shift that overlapped with mine, and to make the day even better, we also got our breaks together. We had a lot of fun, caused a little trouble, and generally had a good day. I also got to be at the register right next to Starbucks! Mwahaha. I really need to start reigning in my shyness, though. I always kick myself afterwards anyway, so I need to just bite the bullet and be a little more outgoing. (You'd laugh if you met me IRL, since most people describe me as outgoing, but strangely enough the better I get to know people the more awkward I feel when I see them for the first time, especially if any large amount of time has elapsed since we last spoke. It's annoying, and probably makes my friends think I hate them.)

All in all, today was a fantastic day, and I'm looking forward to the rest of this week. I've got an extra day off and a lot of writing, chores, and recording to do. Right now, though, I need to go pack some goodies for lunch tomorrow (I made pizza today! Yum) and put away clothes. Night everybody.

P.S. "Details" is the best album ever. ♥

No, seriously, I do.

Here's proof:



=D

It arrived Saturday evening, and there is not a font big enough to express the amount of squee that filled me the moment I realized that you had actually knitted me something. And included origami. I am deeply touched. Also that chocolate smells fantastic. I regret that I am unable to eat it at the moment since I am sick once again, but as soon as I'm feeling better I'm going to try some. Did I mention how thoroughly you rock, Leah? ♥ I'm going to take the scarf in to work tomorrow and show it off to anyone and everyone who will stand still long enough. Thank you so much!!! ^_^ ♥ ♥