My hands have been really bothering me lately. I'm having trouble texting (not too big of a deal, but annoying none the less). Both of them are acting up. You know that feeling you get in your legs if you jog up stairs really fast? When they fill with lactose or whatever? That's why my hands feel like when I do stuff. I've been trying to Google information, but I just find the same articles over and over.
Chris is at his brother's house this weekend. =( I'm home alone. Well, I'm here with the cats. I'm working tomorrow and Sunday, so that's why I'm not at Dave's with Chris. I'm bored already.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Research
I was researching the 90's for a new story I'm working on. Did you know that on Wikipedia you can search for a year and it'll give you a run down of what happened? I typed in 1994. Here's what I found:
I went to youtube and found the video of the elephant attacking his trainers and then being shot. It just reaffirms my hatred for zoos and circuses. The trainer had cocaine and alcohol in his system when they did the autopsy; he had complaints filed against him before for abusing elephants. You'd think by the 90's that PETA and all those kinds of groups would've done something about the mistreatment of circus and zoo animals by then. And, since they hadn't, it kind of makes me think that almost twenty years later not much has probably changed.
So I clicked on "Tyke" for some more info.
August 20 – In Honolulu, Hawaii, during a circus international performance, an elephant named Tyke crushes her trainer Allen Campbell to death before hundreds of horrified spectators, at the Neal Blaisdell Arena.
Dude, that totally happened in Altoona, where I live, and I had no idea. Granted, I was 10 years old, but I have no recollection of hearing about this elephant running loose.
On April 21, 1993, 16 months before the incident in Hawaii, Tyke ripped through the front doors of the Jaffa Mosque during a performance and ran out of control for an hour in Altoona, Pennsylvania. An estimated 4,500 school children had to leave the building as it was evacuated, and the rampage caused more than $14,000 in damage.
I went to youtube and found the video of the elephant attacking his trainers and then being shot. It just reaffirms my hatred for zoos and circuses. The trainer had cocaine and alcohol in his system when they did the autopsy; he had complaints filed against him before for abusing elephants. You'd think by the 90's that PETA and all those kinds of groups would've done something about the mistreatment of circus and zoo animals by then. And, since they hadn't, it kind of makes me think that almost twenty years later not much has probably changed.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Failure
Well, I failed at NaNoWriMo. 5,000 words short. The last day of it, I was coming down with a cold (which I still am fighting off). I sat on my "thinking chair" (ha ha, Blue's Clues!) and just stared at my lap top. I couldn't even think. I'm still going to finish the book. Chris keeps telling me to hurry up and get it and the other one I finished published so he can "retire". Right...
Debating what to do for Christmas for the girls at the office. I was thinking about getting them each a nail polish that I think would fit them, but if I go with OPI (my natural choice), I'll be pushing $115 total, not including cards or any kind of wrapping. I don't want to go cheap, though. Sally Hansen nail polish is...ok, but not the best. Maybe I can find some middle ground with Orly or China Glaze at Sally's...that is, if Chris works out our bills and such and says it's ok for me to spend the money.
Originally, I was going to make my car payment late this month (like I pay it on time any other month or something) and get my Christmas present: a tattoo. But now we have to give Chris' mom money, we need groceries desperately, and I want to get stuff for my coworkers. My tattoo might have to wait til next year. :'(
I had a dream about getting a tattoo. For some reason, I wanted to get flames or something on my toes and I was calling tattoo places, or text them maybe?, and asking when they could get me in. They were being really mean to me.
Debating what to do for Christmas for the girls at the office. I was thinking about getting them each a nail polish that I think would fit them, but if I go with OPI (my natural choice), I'll be pushing $115 total, not including cards or any kind of wrapping. I don't want to go cheap, though. Sally Hansen nail polish is...ok, but not the best. Maybe I can find some middle ground with Orly or China Glaze at Sally's...that is, if Chris works out our bills and such and says it's ok for me to spend the money.
Originally, I was going to make my car payment late this month (like I pay it on time any other month or something) and get my Christmas present: a tattoo. But now we have to give Chris' mom money, we need groceries desperately, and I want to get stuff for my coworkers. My tattoo might have to wait til next year. :'(
I had a dream about getting a tattoo. For some reason, I wanted to get flames or something on my toes and I was calling tattoo places, or text them maybe?, and asking when they could get me in. They were being really mean to me.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
It's been a while
Since I usually blog at work, I haven't been blogging much because now at work I either work or write my book for NaNoWriMo. My schedule coming up really sucks. I'm going to be 9-5. :P Actually, a couple days next week I have to be there at 8 to learn the mail room. Hooray. As far as I can tell, the mail room really sucks, so not looking forward to that.
I'm trying to convince Chris to get me a tattoo for Christmas. I have so many ideas for tattoos!
I'm trying to convince Chris to get me a tattoo for Christmas. I have so many ideas for tattoos!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Weird soreness
Yesterday, I woke up feeling like my cat scratched me on the neck. Nothing was there, though. As the day progressed, my neck got more and more sore. I took some ibuprofen and went to sleep, but when I woke up today it was the same, even worse. Now other parts of my body are following suite. I will feel random sore spots on my skin. It's really weird. I'm not sure what to do, other than take pain pills.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A week of ramblings
Well, I've been away from my blog to participate in NaNoWriMo. I'm past 14k words, but kinda stuck. My story wants to end itself rather soon, so I have to stall it. Lulz, my story has control of me!
I ended up dressing as Sally from a Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween and I won movie gift certificates for being "Most Theatrical", so that was nice. When I wore my Sally costume at NAC, I lost the contest to a lady who dressed as a witch (or, everyone else said, wore a hat to work.)
I was driving my nephew home today from preschool and he started telling me this elaborate story about how the sun was fake and was just a normal light but was losing power. He was carrying the "real" sun into the house and it was sooo heavy. It has me thinking now about writing a kids book about all the stories he makes up.
Alexander the movie was on TV today. I don't know how I missed this jewel of hot guys before! Colin, Jared, that other hot guy...and I'm pretty sure they're all gay for each other. OMG, love it! Why hadn't anyone told me about this movie?! I'm kinda angry! Lol.
Chris is finally back to work. When I found out my boss doesn't like tattoos, I've thought about nothing else. I really want another tattoo, but we can hardly pay our electricity, water, and gas bills. Bill collectors call me every day. I'm still thinking about bankruptcy. I should talk to Chris about it.
I ended up dressing as Sally from a Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween and I won movie gift certificates for being "Most Theatrical", so that was nice. When I wore my Sally costume at NAC, I lost the contest to a lady who dressed as a witch (or, everyone else said, wore a hat to work.)
I was driving my nephew home today from preschool and he started telling me this elaborate story about how the sun was fake and was just a normal light but was losing power. He was carrying the "real" sun into the house and it was sooo heavy. It has me thinking now about writing a kids book about all the stories he makes up.
Alexander the movie was on TV today. I don't know how I missed this jewel of hot guys before! Colin, Jared, that other hot guy...and I'm pretty sure they're all gay for each other. OMG, love it! Why hadn't anyone told me about this movie?! I'm kinda angry! Lol.
Chris is finally back to work. When I found out my boss doesn't like tattoos, I've thought about nothing else. I really want another tattoo, but we can hardly pay our electricity, water, and gas bills. Bill collectors call me every day. I'm still thinking about bankruptcy. I should talk to Chris about it.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Movie catch-up
Watched three movies this weekend that most of the general population have already seen.
Green Lantern- Rented. It was alright. Not quite X-Men, but I like Ryan Reynolds. I don't understand how the main fight took place in space, though. I mean, I know the Green Lanterns have powers, but the power to not have to breathe? That was off-putting.
Bridesmaids- Rented. Wow, this movie was dumb. I only laughed once or twice, mainly at the pooping/vomiting part. The whole movie was trying way to hard to be funny, or at least that's what it felt like to me. It had so much potential and I was really disappointed. And for having all those SNL ladies acting (and most likely writing) it, I was semi-surprised at the lack of humor. Not too surprised, though, because, let's face it: SNL isn't that funny anymore.
Twilight- DVR. FX premiered Twilight the other day and I set the DVR to record it. Something to do on a rainy day and I've been meaning to buy the books (when I get some money). I liked it. Again, I like the Patterson guy who plays Edward (his name escapes me at the moment), but the story was cool. Chris actually watched it with me and didn't complain. We both like vampires and stuff along those lines. The action was pretty sweet and it had some funny parts. I might look into buying the books AND the movies some day.
The Twilight movie made me think of a book I haven't worked on in a while. Maybe I'll resurrect that and work on it for NaNoWriMo. It's funny; I wrote the book almost ten years ago but the story is kinda similar to Twilight. Instead of vampires, it's ghosts. Then again, there's no such thing as an original story.
Green Lantern- Rented. It was alright. Not quite X-Men, but I like Ryan Reynolds. I don't understand how the main fight took place in space, though. I mean, I know the Green Lanterns have powers, but the power to not have to breathe? That was off-putting.
Bridesmaids- Rented. Wow, this movie was dumb. I only laughed once or twice, mainly at the pooping/vomiting part. The whole movie was trying way to hard to be funny, or at least that's what it felt like to me. It had so much potential and I was really disappointed. And for having all those SNL ladies acting (and most likely writing) it, I was semi-surprised at the lack of humor. Not too surprised, though, because, let's face it: SNL isn't that funny anymore.
Twilight- DVR. FX premiered Twilight the other day and I set the DVR to record it. Something to do on a rainy day and I've been meaning to buy the books (when I get some money). I liked it. Again, I like the Patterson guy who plays Edward (his name escapes me at the moment), but the story was cool. Chris actually watched it with me and didn't complain. We both like vampires and stuff along those lines. The action was pretty sweet and it had some funny parts. I might look into buying the books AND the movies some day.
The Twilight movie made me think of a book I haven't worked on in a while. Maybe I'll resurrect that and work on it for NaNoWriMo. It's funny; I wrote the book almost ten years ago but the story is kinda similar to Twilight. Instead of vampires, it's ghosts. Then again, there's no such thing as an original story.
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