Homey

I've been working.. lots and lots of working lately. Almost 40 hours for the last 4 weeks. Doesn't sound that hard but a lot of it has been being called in on my day off or taking other employee's shifts. Plus it's Christmas and the store has been a mess, people are slobs, I've been asking for an armed guard to watch my bead aisles. People steal so much!!

Also been getting to hang out with more people from work, awesome people. Princess is warming up to a couple of them. I took her out to Petsmart for the first time yesterday, she was nervous in the parking lot and when we stopped by Michael's to say hi, but then she was fine in Petsmart. Must be the food smells.

School starts up again next Wednesday, for 1 4-hour class then off again for 2 weeks. I could have finished the class by the time we get to the second day. Annoying.

Everyone has been getting sick, I'm trying really hard not to, but some days I get no sleep. Tonight will likely be one of those nights. I've got to write a paper for the first class and I don't have any days off till the day of the class. We're also open till 11pm all this week and I close 3 nights, which means getting home at almost midnight. It's been nice having some extra money though, since I was barely covering bills before. My great-aunt sent me a check to help me out and I used it to buy some bookshelves so I could unpack the boxes that have been sitting in the bedroom since August. That made me really happy :)

A co-worker of mine lives 4 houses away and her teen son was upset that I had no furniture so he grabbed a friend's love seat and brought it over one night. So the house is getting homey :) Looks awesome with the Christmas Tree up in the front window too :) Next week I'm going to Ikea to get some floor lamps for the living room and 2 extra bedrooms. Then maybe I'll start hanging some pictures.

My brother, D, wants me to come move to Colorado soon. He makes a good argument but even if I wanted to go asap I couldn't till this class is over at the end of January. Plus I have to figure out what to do with my stuff and my parents have to deal with the house. I dunno!

I've been eating this song alive lately: Kings of Leon: Sex on Fire.

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds: 5x09 Oh god. Such a sad episode. :*(

Snipers ruled the world.

Flashpoint: 3x09 I loved this episode. I liked that building, don't remember ever going inside it, just knew of it and passed by sometimes. The part I liked though was Sam. I don't often like him, but when he's in sniper mode I do. I've got a soft spot for the snipers. <3 <3 Marina <3 <3

Ding Dong..

Tonight was the last day of my first class. Our learning team presentations were due, 15 minutes on Ethics & Values and how it relates to career success. My group consisted of me, A and J. Neither one was very good about responding to messages, emails or phone calls. Or getting their work together in time, hell even if they did get it done in time, it wasn't very good and required lots of editing. For the presentation, A told me on Saturday that he had everything ready but his references and would post it on Sunday. By Monday night I hadn't heard from either A or J so I sent them both an email saying that if I didn't have A's section by 10am that I would be writing everything and they wouldn't get credit. I spoke to J on Monday and got most of his work set, but it took quite a bit of hand holding to get him to do his references in APA format as required. He originally didn't think it was a big deal that we didn't have A's work because he thought that the teacher had said that we wouldn't be penalized for group members lack of effort. Then I explained to him that while the individual group member wouldn't get the grade, if we only turn in half of a paper, we'd only get a 50% grade. Then he asked *ME* what *I* was going to do. *sigh*

So I ended up doing the work for A's section. Then when I got to class he was there and tried to turn his portion in to the teacher who sent him to J and I. We told him that we would let him say whatever he wanted at the end of the presentation but that we each did our research and were going to talk about our own parts. I'm so glad that class is over, I hope to never see some of those people again. Some were cool though and I'll be seeing the nicest of them, a married couple, in my next class. ++ they also live in my town so if we get to choose our own groups I know I want them, both because they do their work and it's good quality and because we can meet in person easier.

I have 2 weeks off till my next class, then 2 weeks off for Christmas. I don't work tomorrow so it'll be my first day off in a month that I don't have to spend all day doing school work, just chores :)

Unoriginal Title

America's Next Top Model: 13x12 Yay :) I'm pretty happy with the winner.

Criminal Minds: 5x08 Such a good episode, especially the ending.

Law & Order: SVU 11x09 Oh no, Olivia!

SYTYCD: 6x15 & 16.. Legacy was hot. Karen's solo was awesome, she'll definitely be in movies or something. I'm not disappointed by the results show either.

Bones: 5x08 Pops is cool, but the plot was thin.

Supernatural: 5x10 super episode. sad, apocalyptic, awesome. Poor Dean :/

The Mentalist: 2x08 OMG Cho lost it! Wow, what an episode. Can't wait for the next one.

Fudge Cookies

I've been getting angry lately. Angry and mildly depressed & anxious. Must stop. Let it go.

School is pissing me off so much. I'm ready to employ my favorite quote. The world would be a better place.

Things could always be worse, and I'm glad for what I've got.. Still it's a far cry from where I want to be or even where I was.

Yeah, this again.

Flashpoint: 3x08 I really hate it when they make it so obvious who's learning a life lesson today.

Numb3rs: 6x08 <3 Edgerton

The Amazing Race: 15x07 I liked that team :(

Castle: 2x09 I recognize the call-girl from somewhere but I don't care enough to look it up.

Lie To Me: 2x07 Complicated episode.

House: 6x07 House is a dick... That was too easy.

Where am I?

I haven't had much to write about lately. Work is getting really busy for Christmas, I have two more weeks left in my class. If I'm not at work then I'm at home playing with Princess or doing homework.

I've got 2 more bracelets to make for Christmas presents, then I have a necklace & earring set to make on commission and I keep forgetting to call my Great Aunt's friend who wanted to order something. :/

Today will be a long day at work, the weekly truck is in and they said there's supposed to be a ton of bead stuff on it. Still, I get to play with beads so that will make it better :)

Someone ordered bones?

Bones: 5x07 Kinda pointless episode but I like Gordon Gordon.

Law & Order: 20x08 This episode almost has everything.

Law & Order: 20x09 Perfect slimebag. Awesome episode.

Super Mental

The Mentalist: 2x07 Not enough Cho this episode. I have a feeling that "other CBI guy" will be a major character for the next few episodes but I don't really care for him.

Supernatural: 5x09 LOL "No, not really, we have guns. We'll find you."

So You Think Criminal Minds Tops Law & Order?

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x13 Top 16 Perform: Favorite performances were Noelle & Russel, Ashleigh & Jakob's then Channing & Victor.

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x14 Top 16 Results: Not surprised, I thought it would be them.

Law & Order: SVU: 11x08 Jeez Stabler! I feel old now, Dickie is getting so grown.

ANTM: 13x11 I'm not disappointed by the final 2, they're still my favorites though I thought my other favorite did a little bit better over-all.

Criminal Minds: 5x07 I like the singers voice, which is funny because I've never really heard Gavin Rossdale songs. I'd probably like them though. Interesting episode.

CSI: 10x07 Oh for FUDGES sake!! I didn't know it was a 2-part episode with a NY crossover. I had the NY episode too, just watched this one first. And it's a 3-some, with Miami. I won't watch that though. So if you want to see the whole story, watch Miami, NY then OG CSI..

CSI: NY 6x07 Nice move Flack, nice move. :p Nice cross-over, even if I watched it backwards.

Heroically Good

Heroes: 4x08 Carnival guy is getting pretty annoying.

The Good Wife: 1x07 Cute little judge with the rolly chair :)

Heroes Lie to Bang Theories

Heroes: 4x05 I was waiting for that to happen with Peter.

Heroes: 4x06 Too many stories going on at once, it's starting to feel like a soap opera where they only show 5 minutes per plot.

Heroes: 4x07 Poor Parkman :( He's my favorite character besides Hiro.

Lie To me: 2x07 Great episode! I love this show :)

Big Bang Theory: 3x07 I hope they bring Sheldon's mom back soon :) She's hilarious!

Castle: 2x08 Kind of a slow episode, cliche story. Still <3 the characters though.

House: 6x06 Silly episode, not too much focus on the case which is different and not altogether a bad thing but the conference bit was silly.

IHOP-e you saved some room

Yesterday some girls at work asked me to come out with them to IHOP after work. We had an awesome time, they're crazy :p One girl started talking about how she'd been made bead captain a long time ago but knew nothing about making jewelry and that I should be bead captain, whatever that means. So I got out my baggie of jewelry that I always keep on me. Stuff I've made for friends & family as Christmas presents. I was showing them off when the waiter came by and asked if I made jewelry, I said yes. Then he asked me if I sold jewelry, I said yes, but not this stuff it was christmas gifts. Then he asked me if my stuff was expensive and I said not really, most of my stuff sells for between $10-$25 and mentioned that a lot of jewelry makers use an outrageous formula to calculate their prices. We then tried to explain to him that we all worked at Michael's and he didn't know what that was. :p If only I'd had business cards! I will get some made up soon.

Numb3r Hero

CSI: NY 6x06 Sheldon :( I'm pretty disappointed in the result of the case. Bit of a let-down.

Law & Order: 20x07 I feel like they stressed so much on the victim in the beginning but then totally ignored her.

Numb3rs: 6x07 Cute episode. :)

Life: 2x21 So sad that this is the last episode. I'm gonna miss Cruise. Such an awesome show.

Flashpoint: 3x07 Really good episode, the last few have been blah.

Heroes: 4x04 I still don't know what the deal is with compass guy, it's starting to bug me.

CSI: 10x06 This episode had every possible crime I think.

Flashforward: 1x07 Interesting, not too much in the plot, but good character development.

Happy Birthday Nana!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my best friend of the last 15 years, AR!! Wish I could hang out with you today :/ Survive another year and we'll see :)

<3 you girl!

Criminally Mental American Super Vampire Bones

Criminal Minds: 5x06 Creepy episode, there's a taxidermist 5 minutes from my mom's house in the mountains.

America's Next Top Model: 13x10 ahhh one of my favorites is gone. But getting down to the top 2 that's bound to happen. Only one non-favorite left.

Bones: 5x06 Ewww. Never eating chicken again..

The Vampire Diaries: 1x08 Not too bad an episode, I thought Lexi & Stefan over-acted their friendship. There was a lot less teen angst and romance and more mystery and magic. ++

The Mentalist: 2x06 LOL I <3 Jane. So Much.. :)

Supernatural: 5x08 Dr. Sexy MD!! Good laughs and good story-line.. perfect!

Tv Run Down

A lot of the shows have skipped a week for holidays or football. So I got to catch up some more. Trying to make a routine with random work schedules and all new school work has been a bit tough but I'm managing pretty well I think.

Big Bang Theory: 3x06 Sheldon really makes the show for me. :)

America's Next Top Model: 13x09 Awesome photo shoot. People often ask me what I am, I generally answer that I'm a fifth of the best, or a bit of the best of everything. :)

Castle: 2x07 Go Alexis :) "Just give me my moment!"

The Good Wife: 1x06 I wish Matt Czuchry's character was more the focus of the show. I loved him in Gilmore Girls. I do like Julianna Moore but most of her facial expressions are surprise and amusement.

Numb3rs: 6x06 That guy was AWESOME!!

Law & Order: SVU 11x07 Dr. Wong rocks :)

Eastwick: 1x07 I don't get why they just don't tell them what's going on?

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x12 Top 18 Perform Such a weird format this season. I know it's supposed to go back to normal next week but 2 eliminations without voting is just weird.

Flash Race

Amazing Race: 15x06 Oh man, I liked that team. That sucked.

Flashforward: 1x06 Spooky, creepy.. plot is getting thick!!

Law of Amazing

Amazing Race 15x05 The rage that must have built up in that guy must have been enough to shatter worlds. I don't blame him.

Law & Order: 20x06 Weird.. Rob Corddry was in it. The whole topic annoys me, probably because there's no good solution.

Amazing CSI

CSI: 10x05 Nope, didn't see that coming. I like it when that happens!

Flashpoint: 3x06 I know they have to do things like that, but it really annoys me when the character development directly ties in to the same episode.

Amazing Race: 15x03 Awww that sucks :( I think that's the first time that's happened?

Amazing Race: 15x04 Fun tasks :)

Insane in the Mental

The Mentalist: 2x05 God I <3 Cho :) "Dude you need counseling" I'm getting used to Jane & Lisbeth's acts too.

Supernatural: 5x07 "killing you is on my bucket list" lol :)

Witchy Life Flashes

Eastwick: 1x06 :( I'm glad the plot is picking up. I was expecting a bit more from this show for Halloween, but I guess if they had made it all Halloween-y some could say they were getting too cliche.

Law & Order: SVU 11x06 FBI, CIA, Cartels, Spies, Agents, Groceries.. This episode was all over the place!

Vampire Diaries: 1x07 Where are all the adults here? I know they're teenagers but why do all of them have no one at home? Ever? It wouldn't be much of a show I suppose, still it's odd.

Flashpoint: 3x05 Interesting episode. I didn't see that coming.

Life: 2x20 Great episode! The only good thing about the show ending is that the ending should be spectacular! One more to go.

Lie 2 Dance

Lie To Me: 2x05 Bad bad Cal.. His accent was really thick through the whole show though.

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x11 Top 20 Perform My favorite performance was Legacy & Kathryn's Hip Hop routine. It was so exact, so well done and groovy! My second favorite was Molly & Nathan's Disco. Hoooooly hell that was hard.

Numb3rs: 6x05 I didn't know what to think until about halfway through. Good episode :) I have been noticing lately that the dialog talks down to the viewer more and more. Not liking that!

I order you to dance

Law & Order: 20x05 Strong performance by the nurse on the stand.

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x10 This was an introduction show which was nice, sometimes they can go all season without seeing the style of a dancer. My favorite routine was the Mandy Moore one.

Life House Dancing Castle

House: 6x05 Freaky case.. ZOMBIEEEEEeeeeeee

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2x23 Finale Aww I really liked Anthony, Natalie, Corynne, & Kim.. I was not expecting that winner, not at all, but I'm not upset. Any of the top 4 would have been fine with me.

Dollhouse: 2x04 Poor Sierra

Life: 2x19 Gabrielle was really good in this :)

Castle: 2x06 Oooo I really really must watch that movie again now. I wish I had the series too. I laughed so hard in this episode :)

World Dance

I haven't been able to bring myself to watch The Amazing Race or Stargate Universe. I've got several weeks worth of episodes waiting. I think it's because they're both shows that my husband and I enjoyed watching together and now that we're apart it feels wrong. I mean, we watched all of our shows together but these two especially were "ours". Not Stargate Universe particularly, it's a new show but Stargate & Stargate: Atlantis, the movies.. Just feels wrong. :/

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2:20 Top 6 Perform Best performance goes to Tara Jean & Vincent. Best solo's go to Everett & Tara-Jean though I still like Jayme Rae.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2:21 Top 6 Results UGH!! This is actually mislabeled. It's the 2:22 Top 4 Performances but it already listed who was voted off so no need to go looking for the right episode. Last performance show! I disagree with the judges on the first number, this is the first time that the guys have drawn my attention away and weren't just props for the girls. The second peformance I thought the guys were off a bit and one of them seemed to be forgetting what to do. I don't know what's going on with this performance episode. The two girls look so forced and off-beat, this could have been awesome, and should have been awesome as the last performance show. It's very disappointing. The end of that performance was cute though.

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x09 Top 20 Revealed My favorites so far are Paula, Ellenore, Billy, Bianca Legacy and Karen.

Life

Life: 2x18 3 Women And Gabrielle Union again, she's one of my favorite actresses. I really miss this show. "that's where I learned this move.."

Darice Bead Spinner

Last week I got to demo the battery operated bead spinner by Darice. I was not very impressed, neither was anyone who tried it during the event. I'm no expert at using bead spinners, I've had a wooden one for awhile but I've only used it 2-3 times. The automatic spinner was way too fast, it needs a speed setting especially for beginners. The only setting it had was whether it spun left or right, presumably for left or right handed beaders, which is a nice feature but just not enough to make me want to buy it. Not only that but our spinner burnt out after 3 hours of use. You could smell burnt machinery and it just wouldn't start anymore. I much prefer my wooden spinner, it goes at my pace, I can spin it either direction, I remember to push up the beads as the spinner starts to slow. Just better all around.

Cricut Expressions & Gypsy

Today at work I got to demo the Cricut Expressions and Gypsy tool. I'd never used either machine before but after a short guidance from another employee I was ready to go.

The best feature of getting the Gypsy with the Cricut in my opinion is that you don't have to keep all the cartridges and key-sets laying around and switch every time you want to cut something. The Gypsy has a full list of cartridges and the ones you've loaded are highlighted with bold text. The stylus pen was easy to use and the cuts were nice and clean. I was very impressed, so were many of the people who stopped by to watch the demo.

Another good feature that many people liked was it's portability. You can take the Gypsy anywhere with you, say on the road back from your vacation, and start planning out what shapes you'll want to cut out for your scrapbook. Then you can save your layouts and cut them all out when you get home!

2 negative issues I found are how much space the Cricut needs, both in front of and behind it. I wouldn't have room for it anywhere. Second was that when you load a cartridge in the Gypsy you then can not load it in any other Gypsy. If you like to get a group together to do scrapbooking you may find it not worth using the Gypsy because you won't be able to share designs. I suppose if you all share the Gyspy and chip in on the cost of the cartridges it would work out well but there'd be no way to split it up if someone leaves.

Another product I demo'd today did NOT work so well, The Slice by Making Memories. Like the Cricut it uses cartridges but these are small, almost like digital camera memory sticks. It worked well when making gift tags & shapes, though it was not sharp enough to cut through a heavy card-stock. When it came to making words, as was my task in the demo, it just would not participate. It kept catching on the cuts when it passed back over them and we ended up with a wrinkled mess. We tried several weights of paper and the only one that didn't catch was the heavy card-stock but it didn't cut all the way through so you'd still have to do some work to cut it out.

Good Life

The Good Wife: 1x05 Interesting case. Poor Diane.

Life: 2x17 I missed this show. FIR (Face I Recognize) time: Original Cindy from Dark Angel & Josie on Reaper (aka Valarie Rae Miller)

Trying to catch up

Big Bang Theory: 3x05 "I googled how to do that.." LOL Funniest ending of the show ever :)

America's Next Top Model: 13x08 This episode felt really short, no offense to the short models this season. Still a lot of my favorites in the running.

Criminal Minds: 5x05 This episode built up slowly then rushed at the end. Oh Hotch :(

CSI: NY 6x05 So you think you can fracture?

Eastwick: 1x05 Darryl has a great voice /growl "Sing, sing a song." :) I giggled liked a nerd when they brought up Professor X to Roxie :p Bad bad Cat.

Flashforward: 1x05 Another face I recognize, Amita from Numb3rs (aka Navi Rawat) This episode felt off, like I missed a bunch of stuff. I even grabbed the last episode again to make sure I'd seen it, I had.

Flashpoint: 3x03 Yet another face I recognize, Wes from reGenesis. I also saw him recently on The Listener (aka Greg Bryk)

Flashpoint: 3x04 Good episode. Very emotional.

L&O: SVU 11x05 Special guest star, Rosie Perez, haven't seen her in awhile. Dr. Wong's got longer hair :) Looks good!

Lie to Me: 2x04 Jeez.. poor Cal.

Supernatural: 5x06 Ha ha ha ha :) This episode was hilarious. "Like the x-men!"

This week in Niki's history

I was scheduled to work 17 hours this week but I've been asked to stay and called in to work for a total of 28 hours this week. Fantastic! Sadly though I found out yesterday that I'll be working Halloween night. I bought so much candy to hand out because I haven't had a Halloween in years. Bummer :(

I worked 8 hours yesterday instead of 4, and I work 8 tonight instead of 4.5. I was able to come home for an hour yesterday to feed Princess and let her out. I dunno if I'll get half an hour or an hour today though. I'd leave her some food but she eats so fast it'd be gone before I left.

I had orientation on Tuesday for school. It went pretty well, I met a few people and the teacher is funny. He reminds me of a calmer, less angry Lewis Black.

Castle Numb3rs

Numb3rs: 6x04 That guy was hilarious on The Unusuals :) (aka Adam Goldberg)

Castle: 2x05 I recognize Dr. Talbot from playing Mr. Dominic on Dollhouse (aka Reed Diamond) and of course Debi Mazar has been in everything. Weird case, weird ending.

Vampire Numbers - ah ah ah

The Vampire Diaries: 1x06 This episode wasn't too bad, more mystery than teen drama. Still it's annoyingly simple at times.

Flashforward: 1x03 OMG what the fudge is going on here?! First off, let me say YAY ZOE! (aka Gina Torres) I think she's a fantastic actress and I'm so glad she's joined the cast. Last I'll say that all I could think at the end was "train to zone".

Flashforward: 1x04 Not as shocking as the last episode but still lead to a few questions. It was a bit frustrating and slow though.

Numb3rs: 6x03 I don't know why David just didn't say what was going on at the end. Would have been easier I think.

Order Lies East

CSI: NY 6x04 Weird opening, I recognize this lady from somewhere but I can't remember where. It's not love.. it's ego. She didn't say anything about love, feelings, anything. She said he was warned not to do that to her. I remember a case like this in another show, I don't remember which though but it was maybe 2 seasons ago.

Eastwick: 1x04 I think I'm more like Joanna than either of the other two. Maybe not as nerdy. What a twist at the end though! I didn't see that coming.

Law & Order: 20x04 People like the families on this episode make me really really mad. I was livid when I learned about the Octomom. I wish it was as simple as saying you have to earn the right to be a parent, such as taking a test or being screened for suitability. It's not that easy, I hope someday the world figures out how to grow up. I didn't like that they made a jab at Lie To Me at the end.

Law & Order: SVU 11x04 Andy Bellefleur again! (aka Chris Bauer) How ironic, don'tcha think? :p

Lie to Me: 2x03 Lightman in Mexico! Kinda funny :)

Criminal Doll Models

Bones: 5x05 Great Episode :) I'm thrilled with the topic but I won't spoil it :)

Dollhouse: 2x03 Creepy episode

America's Next Top Model: 13x07 Fantastic challenge prize this week! Fantastic photo shoot, I would love to try that. One of my non-favorites went home though so that's good :)

Criminal Minds: 5x04 I was so engrossed in this episode that I forgot what I was doing and just watched it. I'm always doing a million things, beading, looking something up, making a list, straightening up, brushing out my clothes, playing with Princess, filing my nails, something. This time, I just watched. It was so odd that even though you know more than they do about what's going on right from the beginning and you can guess how it will end by the middle, there was still something pulling me in.

CSI: 10x04 huh.. Tara's Mom & that guy who used to be on Without A Trace. The True Blood folks are getting around :) I still miss Grissom though, it's just not the same.

Mentalist

Mentalist: 2x04 Go Van Pelt! Jane is so evil it's lovely!

I think my birth certificate was faked..

..and my first 10 years of memories..

Today was my first 8 hour shift at work. I'm so sore and tired. I spent the first part of the day adjusting the Martha Stewart aisle for the new placements and price tags. Then I spent some time learning the cash register. Then I spent a couple hours organizing the display case for the small animal toys. I like organizing things, I almost can't help myself, but it took forever and it will probably be trashed tomorrow :)

At around 7pm my assistant manager tells me that I'm going to be running the fun with beads event tomorrow! So awesome! That really made my day. It's a 3-hour event where I just basically get paid to make jewelry with people. :) Could NOT be better! Yeah there's another 3 hours to fill besides that but I can't wait :)

All day long the other employees were asking me about my age.. They all guessed between 19-25. AwEsOmE!! When they found out I was 30 they couldn't believe it, I guess I need to sell some fountain of youth :) It was just weird how strongly people reacted, though I guess since most of them are teenagers they weren't expecting someone almost twice their age. Still ++++ for me :p Even with my gray hairs all over the place I still look young!

Princess did ok with my long day. She did spill a bit of her water bowl but there was still water in it when I got home. Her schedule is all messed up since she had dinner at 10pm and still needs to go to the bathroom and stuff.. Hell I still need to have dinner! Then get ready for bed, then set up my package to mail tomorrow. I sold another bracelet! Then do another sweep for the shows I'm still waiting to get and go to bed. Even though it should be a fun day tomorrow, I'm still worn from today. My body doesn't seem to know that I look 19. :p

Wilde October

Third day of work.
I got my locker assignment but the lock on it was for a different locker so the combination wouldn't work. I'll have to get a new one assigned again.. :( I spent the first 2 hours straightening up the bead section, I was in heaven. Organizing, browsing, getting ideas for christmas presents! Everything I love to do! Next week is employee appreciation week. I've got my eye on a couple tools that I could really use but can't afford without the big discount. I need to remember today to grab a picture of the pieces I want as a shopping list. I don't know what hours I work next week, I also have to remember to log into the scheduling system while I'm there because I couldn't pull it up at home.

Today is my longest day at work, a full 8 hours! Hopefully Princess will be ok. She ate her untippable bowl in her crate yesterday. She slept in it again last night though. I think she really likes her blanket. I'll have to leave her food bowl in there as a water bowl so she doesn't get too thirsty. Hopefully she won't find a way to tip it over.

Bangin Dance

The Big Bang Theory: 3x04 The montage was awesome :) The end letter was chuckle worthy too. :)

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x08 I'm getting frustrated! I can't tell if they're going to have one show a week or two. Thankfully the regular Performance then Results starts soon. I wish they'd shown more of the solos, more of the group routines. They seemed to spend so long on explaining the cuts. As always some nasty injuries occur too.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2x18 My favorite solos were Kim & Vincent. My favorite performance was Tara-Jean & Vincent's Rumba. 2x19 Awww, the girl who went home was my favorite.. I'm not surprised about the guy who went home though.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2x20 I have 3 favorite performances this week: 1. Top 3 Girls by Mia, 2. Tara-Jean & Vincent in both the Salsa & Contemporary routines. My favorite solo was Tara-Jean. Surprising to me because she's not my favorite left.

The Good Castle House-Wives of NY

CSI: NY 6x03 "..cute but evil job-stealing blonde.." LOL! UGH no fair ending.

Castle: 2x04 That was their best case ever! So funny, so twisty, so weird... :) Loved it!

House: 6x04 I'm glad that House is still "housey". Not much else I can say about this episode without spoiling things.

The Good Wife: 1x04 Surprised to see Andy Bellefleur (aka Chris Bauer). It felt to me like they were trying to come to a profound lesson with the trial, but all that came across to me was the emotion in the main arc.

Oh Happy Day!

On Sunday I drove an hour to the Apple store to get the fans replaced before the warranty runs out next month. They didn't have the parts in the store so they mailed it out and would mail it back to me at home. They said it could take up to a week but I got it back this morning! I'm so happy :) I'm getting caught up on all my downloading, spreadsheets, websites that were too hard to open on my semi-iPhone. I'm also reorganizing all of my music, deleting stuff I really don't like so hopefully the Genius play-lists will be better.

My esty bracelet showcase went well yesterday! I sold 2 bracelets which paid for the cost of the showcase + a little bit extra if you subtract the cost of materials & shipping. My sale ends tomorrow and then I'll be going over all my prices and trying to make them a bit more fair. I think I'll do an earring showcase next month!

My second day of work was on Monday. I was stocking the bead section for 4 hours. I loved it.. my quads are pretty sore from doing squats the whole time. Squat to box, unpack item, scan for shelf label, stand to place item. I got to know the store a bit more, got a few compliments on my hair too. Always nice! I work again tomorrow, another 4 hour shift. 8 1/2 on Friday! Then another 6 on Saturday. :) Not too bad for my first week. I still need to get a username & password for the employee website so I can put in my direct deposit information and schedule a few days as unavailable when my mom & brother are coming in for a few days.

Monday was also the Canadian Thanksgiving! So Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canuck friends & family. Have lots of Turkey for me! I'd bet they ran through forests of maple trees just for you :) Mmmm maple drizzled pumpkin cheesecake.....

I had the day off yesterday so I took Princess in to the pet salon across the street to get a bath. Whatever was on her fur when I got her has been giving me a rash but I wanted to give her some more time to relax here before taking her. They said she did very well, was completely silent which they thought was odd for a malamute. She was a bit afraid of the dryers so they dryed her a bit and let her air out. She's so fluffy and clean :) No more rash! They always give the dogs a cute little scarf and hers is brown with pink flowers on it. Very cute.

While she was getting bathed I went to buy her some new toys. She needed a tough ball to play fetch with. The one the neighbor gave her was destroyed in an hour and I can't trust her with it by herself or she'll eat the pieces. It glows in the dark. :) You can imagine what the yard would look like if she did eat it! I bought her a kong ball, a $2 stuffed squeaky toy and a supposedly untippable water dish for her crate. She still doesn't seem to know about the water bottle I put in there and since I work 8 hours on Friday I was worried she'd get too thirsty. I saw her go into the crate last night to drink from it so I thought that was a good sign, but today when I went out for 10 minutes to mail the second bracelet I sold yesterday, she had tipped it over. /sigh She's a stubborn one.. but at least it doesn't hold a lot of water and half of it stays in even when it's upside down, because of the lid.

I've been trying to decide if I should get a few decorations for Halloween. I definitely want to hand out candy this year, it'll be so much fun! I don't know if I'll get many visitors though if I don't put up some kind of decoration. I work at Michael's so I'm constantly around all kinds of ideas.. Maybe I'll pick up a little something tomorrow. I still want to go to a fall festival or farm event, or something. I have coupons for free pumpkins and apple cider and all kinds of nice fall stuff. I just haven't wanted to go alone.

I have my school orientation next Tuesday. Should only take an hour they said. I spoke to my advisor this morning and asked her about my transcripts and what classes I'll be taking. She said they'd only received one of the two transcripts but it wasn't in the computer yet. I'm really quite confused that they would let me start taking classes before I even pick what classes I want to take.

Under Pressure

Tonight is American Dad, Family Guy & Amazing Race!! I'm halfway caught up on shows.

CSI: 10x03 Pretty cool episode. I wonder what Ray was looking up, must have something to do with his dad.

Super Amazing Criminal Mentalist

No shows tonight so maybe I can catch up a little bit. Things are starting to get hectic.

Bones: 5x04 I recognize the wife from Women's Murder Club! Paula Newsome, she played the coroner. Great show! LOL Cam has great facial expressions :) I wish my neighborhood was that interesting. Hell I wish they'd invite me to a BBQ!

The Amazing Race: 15x02 I knew those two girls using the roll-y bags would have issues when they need to do physical tasks. The people who got eliminated were cool people, they did their best.

The Vampire Diaries: 1x05 Gah, I still don't know if I really like it. Maybe it's just that I would feel silly if I did like it. It's a teen drama, but the mystery part is getting good. I can do without all the teen angst and love sub-plots.

Law & Order: SVU 11x03 OMG, the girl from True Blood! Deborah Ann Woll Crazy twist, poor Stabler, poorer Stabler. Very depressing episode, but SVU isn't known for it's funnies.

Supernatural: 5x05 Dr. Carson Beckett!! (aka Paul McGillion) "Dude you just got wailed on by _______" LOL Awesome episode as always. The sneak peak at the end about what's coming up was pretty awesome too. Looks hilarious :)

The Mentalist: 2x03 Hmmm not much I can say without ruining anything. Let's see, Cho is awesome as always <3 <3 Van Pelt's hair is performing a miracle by staying in place with just a few bobby pins. :) Criminal Minds: 5x03 It felt really quick, not as dramatic as the others. The beginning was freaky though. I would have never guessed what happened because they tangled up all the threads, just like real life. Law & Order: 20x03 I really liked the actor who played the electronics guy, (aka Ben Youcef). He did an excellent job and I loved his accent.

First day of Work

I had my first day at work, it's been 7 years since I last had a job. Since August 1, 2002 in fact. 9 years since my last retail job. I went in to fill out employment paperwork on Wednesday and was scheduled to work Monday, Thursday and Saturday of next week. Yesterday morning I got a call from another employee asking me to take his 8 hours on Friday, yes sir! Then got another call at dinner-time from the Assistant Manager asking if I would come in and do the pumpkin decorating event today, yes m'am!

I got there at 9:30am, the event was supposed to be from 10-1pm. We got everything set up and they told me to expect 80-90 people. I was a bit worried. Turned out I got 3. Still it was a fun day and I got to spend it being crafty, helping kids and mostly running around the store bugging all the other employees to help answer questions. I was an obvious target for people with questions because I was in the same place the whole time right in the middle of the store. I even helped the lady who runs the birthday parties with some earring ideas for her client. Awesome.

Tomorrow I have to bring my laptop in to the Apple store. The warranty runs out next month and the fans have been making a ton of noise so I might as well get it fixed now. I hope they don't have to take it for long though. :/

Princess survived her day in the crate, but she shed a lot. Super stress I guess. It was 5 hours so I'm hoping she'll be just as ok on my 8 hour day. I don't think she's figured out the cage's water bottle yet. I can't leave a bowl in with her because she over-turns them immediately. So I got a bottle that attaches to the cage, looks like a hamster water bottle, with a metal ball in the tip of the spout so she has to lick the spout to get water. I don't think she's noticed it at all though.

Model Eastwick

Tonight is Dollhouse, Flashpoint, Law & Order, Stargate Universe and Numb3rs :) I'd better catch up on them! I need popcorn and chocolate stat!

Eastwick: 1x03 How can Kat not notice what she keeps doing? The other two accepted it right away.

America's Next Top Model: 13x06 What a fun photo shoot :)

Dance in the House of Castle

Tonights shows are: Bones, Flashforward, Vampire Diaries, CSI, Supernatural & Mentalist :) Yay!

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x07 Las Vegas Week How do you sweat so much your hat is dripping?? Ewww :p

Castle: 2x03 I dislike this kind of conclusion for mysteries. It just feels a little fake. Still <3 Castle!

House: 6x03 Oh man! James Earl Jones? Really?! "House, I am your father.." Please say it!

Flash the Good Wife while thinking You Can Dance

Big night for shows tonight! 7 of them!
America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance - Las Vegas Round, So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 8 Results (still need to find the top 8 performances), Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, CSI: NY, Eastwick

Flashpoint: 3x02 Is she? Isn't she? I can't tell.. :/ Poor team, having to get right back into intense situations when all they can think about is their grief. :/

Flashforward: 1x02 As creepy as the first but it's getting thick too..

The Good Wife: 1x03 Good episode, "Logan" is going to be a pain in the ass of course, but I think he'll feel bad about it at least. :)

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x06 Auditions in Salt Lake City. Ewww she lost her toenail... So you think you can dance without a toenail..nail..nail

Work

I went in to Michael's today to fill out the employment forms and watch a training video, for which I'll be paid for 1 hour. They also gave me hours for next week, just 14 hours over 3 days but they said I would be perfect for taking over the birthday parties and presentations on Sundays since their regular person can't work Sundays. So that should be fun eventually. I won't make nearly enough to pay my bills at that rate but it'll mean I have to borrow less from my family.

Big Lies

Big Bang Theory: 3x03 UGH! Perfect waste of good french toast.. and they left 4 pieces on the stove! "No tissue damage whatsoever" :) I was waiting for the chocolates to be covered crickets or something :)

Lie to Me: 2x02 Am I the only teenager in the world who never had a fake id, never knew anyone who did and wouldn't know where to get one if I wanted one? Probably because I never needed one :p TV makes it look like it's so common though, those things are pretty intricate. My new one has some kind of clear window with my photo etched on it and all kinds of nifty tricks.

Possible +?

The Assistant Manager of Michael's called me today, they want me to come in on Wednesday and fill out the paperwork for employment. I wanted to tell the lady no because my interview was 4 weeks ago and when I called to find out why they hadn't called me in yet she told me she would call me early the next week but she didn't. Then I ran into the manager and she recognized me and said hi, but still I didn't get a call. I would love to work for Michael's but I just don't think they'll have enough hours for me, even part-time. I said yes though, I'm not sure if I need to wear the uniform though. I should probably call and ask. :/

Weight Watchers Smart Ones Savory Steak & Ranch Flatbread

Lunch today is Weight Watchers Smart Ones Savory Steak & Ranch Flatbread - 300 Calories

Seasoned Beef Steak, Fire Roasted Green Bell Peppers, Onions, Reduced Fat Mozarella Cheese, with a Creamy Ranch sauce on a flatbread.

I thought I'd give this a try, it looked yummy! Trying it though it tastes like a veggie quesadilla, there's no ranch flavor at all. The steak looks like dog food cubes. It's not good, it would have been different if I wasn't expecting it to taste like Ranch sauce. I won't be choosing this version again.

Super Dolls

Dollhouse: 2x02 Echo's mind is becoming soup I think. Topher was adorable in the beginning of the episode, I hope he realizes how bad his new discovery is.

Supernatural: 5x04 LOL Cas :) Love Cas in this episode!!

Dollhouse: 2x02 Echo's mind is becoming soup I think.

Mental Lies by the Law of Numb3rs

Lie To Me: 2x01 I love this show so much, great premiere!

Mentalist: 2x02 I'm not liking Rigsby's hair.. at all.. Jane is awesome, that little move at the end was perfect. The over-all case this time was a bit thin, they've done that trick before. Still the show is always good.

Numb3rs: 6:02 I hope Larry isn't going away, and if he is I hope he comes back. He's the crazy eccentric uncle and always adds humor and who else could say "the milky way tastes like raspberries" ?? Very intriguing case this episode, I had a hunch, but I didn't know what was going on till the very end. Good stuff!

Law & Order: 20x02 I know more than a few guys who would get caught in this episodes plot. :p

Blood & Magic

The Vampire Diaries: 1x04 I'm still on the fence with this show. On one hand it makes me really annoyed at all the teenybopper themed drama, on the other, the mystery isn't bad.

Eastwick: 1x02 This is such a fun show. I love it. Cybill Shepherd oh lord! This should be good ;)

CSI: NY: 6x02 I would be driving away fast if I heard a guy that sounded like a gasping Sylar on the ONSTAR. I've always preferred KenStar personally :p I love my GPS though, dunno what I'd do without it, but it has tried to kill me a few times. :) Poor guy, needed Obama Care.

Bones: 5x03 Totally unexpected. I think Bones and Booth are getting back into their rhythm which is nice. Cam's family issue was a good tie-in.

CSI: 10x02 Oh I can't wait for them to explain this! Still waiting for the bow tie explanation. As for the other case, I think I know who did it.. I was right! Interesting sidestep for Dr. Langston. Damn bow tie!!

Tonights new shows are Dollhouse, Law & Order, Flashpoint, Numb3rs and a new stargate series, Stargate Universe!! Can't wait to see it.

Officially a student, again

I got a call from my advisor, my financial aid was approved. I don't know how much yet, they have to wait to get my transcripts from my previous colleges. I'll be starting on the 27th though. I'm so nervous :/ 2 weeks? What was I thinking? I don't know if I can do this. If I should do this.. I have so much debt already, not to mention more than enough stress with what's going on with my husband and I, and trying to find work still. UGH!

Dancing Dolls

Dollhouse: 1x11 Another interesting episode, Echo's assignment this time is close to what I want to do someday. And WASH!! <3 <3 Miss Firefly. Holy crap, I didn't see that coming.

Dollhouse: 1x12 I think Dr. Saunders is a doll too. After her face got slashed she couldn't go out on assignment so they made her their doctor. We'll see if I'm right. Oh man. Whiskey.

So many shows to pick up yesterday. America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Eastwick, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, L&O: SVU. Today is Bones, CSI, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural & Mentalist.. Good days :)

Dollhouse: 1x13 Creepy as hell...

Dollhouse: 2x01 I like Adelle's new haircut! I like that a few bits played into the last episode but not much happened for the main story.

So You Think You Can Dance: 6x05 New Orleans Auditions.. Second to last audition show, then on to Vegas week. Oh my god, Mary Murphy must have just had a botox treatment. She doesn't even sound like herself. I like a good eyebrow scar just like everyone else, but c'mon if you're just gonna shave it in, that's cheap. Poor 6 redbulls a day guy is going to have a heart attack in a year. Next, Salt Lake City Auditions.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2x16 Top 10 Perform My favorites left are Kim, Everett, Jayme Rae, Vincent, and Melanie. Melanie & Vincent's routine was fantastic! She's always so intense, and he knows how to partner. Austin's solo was very very good, I just don't like him that much. Everett had the best solo.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: 2x17 Top 10 Results I'm not surprised by either person leaving.

Criminal Minda: 5x02 C'mon Hotch, get it together!

Law & Order: SVU 11x02 Hah hah, geocaching :) This is why you don't fuck around with people's feelings and beliefs.

America's Next Top Model: 13x05 Sundae's personality is so cute. :) She's not the prettiest but she's normal. Damn Nigel's wife is so pretty. The race was hilarious :) I still think Nicole is the prettiest. 4 of my top 8 are still in. That's not bad.

Goodbye to R's Grandpa

Many *hugs* for my friend, R, and her family who lost a good man this morning. I feel like I've been at the hospital with her every day for the last month with all her phone calls. I'm glad her grandfather isn't in pain anymore, and glad that he passed quickly with all of his family around. The doctors and nurses also had grown to know and care for him so it's a loss for many people. <3 <3

Big Dance House

The Big Bang Theory: 3x02 Hee heeeeee I hate hate hate crickets right now. This house is famous for golf ball sized ones around this time of year. It's certainly holding true so far. I've killed so many I should be getting a title any minute now.

So You Think You Can Dance: Audition 6x04 Atlanta Not everyone can choreograph, but god, I hate what the self-help culture has done to people. I was having a conversation about that yesterday. Bettering yourself is one thing, having confidence is great, but blind faith that you'll be the best at everything you do is unattractive and annoying. Not listening to anyone who tells you different is not confidence, it's arrogance. Never let anyone stop you or kill your dream, that's not the same thing as not listening, not seeing your real self. It drives me mad when I see people argue about how great they are, when they're clearly not. Continue to follow your passions for yourself, but not everyone is going to be #1.

House: 6x02 "You might have saved my balls" LOL I really liked the video game. Especially the Foreman & 13 characters!!

The Good Wife: 1x01 This show was recommended by my husband, it stars Julianna Margulies who used to be on ER, Matt Czuchry who used to be on Gilmore Girls, and Chris Noth who used to be on Law & Order: CI. All very good actors and I kind of liked the episode, the story is relevant to today's news, it's a law show which I like, it's dramatic, it's political.. I'm still not quite sure though, but it was a great pilot.

The Good Wife: 1x02 I'm liking it more. The end was hard to watch though. I realized a few things early on in the episode but I don't want to spoil it.

Dollhouse: 1x09 I <3 Adelle now.. I wonder if she's a doll though.. She's a bit too perfect in the role.

Dollhouse: 1x10 Horsies!! This is a very interesting episode. I'd love to be able to do this.

Doll Castle

Gotta catch up on some shows.. running out of space on my hard drive!!

Castle: 2x02 Not too much to comment on. It was a good episode. :)

Heroes: 4x03 This new guy is bugging me. I can't place where I've seen him before and I don't want him messing things up for everyone! The deaf lady is very very interesting though. Claire's new best friend is creepy and somethings just not right about her. I think she killed Claire's roommate to get close to her.

Dollhouse: 1x06 This was a good episode. Starting to get some underlying story information and clues to how things will work out. I knew that girl was a part of it!! Right from the first time I saw her.

Dollhouse: 1x07 WOW everything is turned upside down and people go nuts and very much out of character. I found it pretty amusing :) Felt weird seeing Eggs giggling uncontrollably though, but I think this aired before that story line on True Blood :)

Dollhouse: 1x08 Such a good episode! I wish they had gotten out for real. That would have been so interesting. My friend was right, it is getting good. Very good.

Monday Roundup

Today's TV run down: Heroes, House, Lie to Me (PREMIERE!), The Big Bang Theory, & Castle..

I'm catching up on last seasons Dollhouse after my friend, L, suggested that a few episodes after I left off were really really good. 1x05 has guest star Brian Bloom, I'm always struck by his eyes whenever I see him.

The Amazing Race: 15x01 Good start... so funny in Japan. DUCK GOD!! Dunno who I would want to win yet. I liked Jessica but that didn't turn out so well. Lots of anger this season.

Today's TV run down: Heroes, House, Lie to Me (PREMIERE!), The Big Bang Theory, & Castle..

I'm catching up on last seasons Dollhouse after my friend, L, suggested that a few episodes after I left off were really really good. 1x05 has guest star Brian Bloom, I'm always struck by his eyes whenever I see him.

$ $ $ $

I had a meeting with my advisor at the nearby University of Phoenix campus today to go over everything and fill out the financial aid paperwork. I spent a good hour with her, she was very sweet, answered all of my questions, told me that another campus would be opening in November and it would be a bit closer to me than the current one. I'm hoping all the aide comes through.

I had to lock Princess up in her crate because even last night I went out to the store for 30 minutes and she caused havoc in the dining room. She was pretty pissed at me when I got home and kept trying to nibble me to death.. but it's so cute it's hard to be mad. :)

It was such a windy but nice day today. This morning was strangely warm, a bit humid but it felt good being outside with Princess. Lately I've been having to wear a light jacket in the mornings. Then it turned cloudy with so much wind, it knocked over everyones trash cans.

On the way home from the appointment I stopped to treat myself to 5 Guys hot dogs & fries. The manager of Michael's was in there and I saw that she recognized me and she said hi, but I'm not sure she knew why she recognized me. I was supposed to get a call early last week about work but never did. Maybe this will spark some action, but still I wish it was more hours.

Flash-Number-Order

TV time again.

Law & Order: 20x01 I was pretty let down. The beginning and end were good, but I wish they'd gone a different way with the story. I was more drawn in by the brother & sister as characters than I was about the trial.

It's getting tough to write these reviews without spoiling things for anyone who hasn't watched yet :)

Numbers: 6x01 Larry: "The Milky Way tastes like Raspberries" An interesting start, the case was pretty good. Still don't know why I like a math show :p

Flashpoint: 3x01 Oh man.. Very intense. I cried a bit. That's all I'll say.

I've got nothing else but Anime left till tomorrow. Amazing Race, Family Guy & American Dad coming!

Good, Bad or Stupid?

So I decided to talk to a rep for the University of Phoenix about getting a degree and what my options for financial aid are. The woman I spoke too seemed confidant that I could get approved for enough to cover 1 year which is 8 5-week classes. I'm thinking of getting a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Classes would be 4 hours once a week. I don't know what the hell I'm doing, I'm nervous as hell and worried I won't get the money, or it'll be too hard, or what kind of job I can get after. I still want to take some side courses and learn Spanish and jewelry techniques and maybe some secretarial courses.

Display Statue / Figure / Mannequin

I'm going a bit nuts, I can't for the life of me find what I'm looking for. I have been searching for days for a unique figure to display my jewelry on for photos. I'd like something like a half mannequin or bust, but near life size enough to display long necklaces. The theme of which reflects my interests, such as an anime or game character, or a goddess or fairy. Sexy but not nude, solid enough in color to make the jewelry the focus. I know, it's a very tall order, I'm certain it's out there though!

Here's some examples that I think are nice but are either not quite right or are too expensive or large.

Middle Eastern Woman Mannequin
Bronze Costumed Dancer
Cleopatra Bust
Diana / Artemis Huntress (the second one, made of bonded white carrara marble)
Jessica Chobit Statue by Joe Simon
Dark Ivory Statue

Anyone have any idea of where to look?

Ice Ice Princess

Again not much sleep.. I think I need to stay up for like 2 days then I'll be able to sleep. Oh well, cleaning day! I've got it down to about an hour total, which is pretty fast I think even if I have no furniture or dust collecting items.

It's a rainy day so Princess hasn't wanted to go outside much. We likely won't be going on our walk and I was hoping to mow the lawn today. It was supposed to rain all week but didn't until now. :/ The front yard is getting a bit high.

Really hoping my order of beads comes in today so I can make my brother's commissioned necklace & earrings. It's burning a hole in my brain. :) They shipping on Wednesday and it's usually pretty fast, dunno about that fast though. Probably won't get them till Monday.

I'm going to look into some more temp agencies today I think. Hopefully I'll get something! So I found 4 places but I have to go in person on Monday with my applications and resumes. I also have to go buy dress shoes on Monday because I still don't have mine :/

No beads today :/ That sucks.. but I figured. After I cleaned the house this morning I took the trash to the curb for tomorrow's pick up, so I don't forget. When I went to check the mail, I noticed that the can had been moved and opened. It was empty! I guess another company picked up in my neighborhood this morning and grabbed mine too. I hope I don't get a bill and have to fight it.

Princess' new favorite toy: Ice Cubes. I have a dispenser on the freezer and she knows the sound now and expects one everytime I get a glass of water. She looks put out if I don't and I've seen her trying to figure out how to get them herself.

I had Cheerios twice today, the milk is going to go bad on Tuesday and I'll be damned if I'm going to waste it. Still a lot left though.

Super CSI-Flash

Tonights shows are Law & Order, Numb3rs and Flashpoint :) I'm looking forward to all 3!

CSI: 10x01 What an INTRO!! Best premiere intro by FAR!!! Very Very good episode and the ending.. +++

Supernatural: 5x03 LOL Dean: "2 things I know for certain.." The plot thickens, Sam is in big troubles, Dean is buddying with Cas. The world is definitely in the apocalypse :) More episodes now!

Flashforward: 1x01 New show this season, my husband suggested it. From what I know it's supposed to be a Lost spin-off and I was never interested in Lost. We'll see though, it sounds cool anyway. Was boring till the blackout.. now, hmmmmmmmm mysterious. So many people I recognize from other shows & movies too. John Cho, Courtney B. Vance, Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger, Alex Kingston, Seth MacFarlane, Gabrielle Union, and Dominic Monaghan.

Catching up on Young & The Restless and calling it a night, maybe.

It's always early in CA

Nice! I got ANTM AND SYTYCD this morning :)

Watched SYTYCD: 6x03 Still in auditions, some great routines always get shown but they spend so long hyping up the bad ones and then they're just typically bad dancers who think they're good. It felt like they spent 10 minutes on the guy in the blue tights while they should have spent at least half of that on the good dancers. That's what I came to see, and not all of them are going to be shown in the Vegas week episodes either so I'd like to see more good routines in auditions.

ANTM: 13x04 Again I don't want to ruin the results for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. I really liked the challenge outfits and the photo shoot theme. The girl who went home was one of my favorites but lately her behavior has been pretty awful.

Eastwick: 1x01 This is a new show this season that my husband recommended that I watch. It feels a bit like Desperate Housewives in the beginning. I think Joanna is the prettiest of the 3 women but her character is the most cliche. She's played by Lindsay Price who's mother was Korean and her father was German/Irish, she's very unique looking. I really like Rebecca Romijn's character, Roxie, and Sara Rue's character, Penny Higgins. So far so good.

CSI: NY : 6x01 Nooooo my favorite character.... :( Good episode, lots to look forward too for this season.

Bones: 5x02 Slow episode, too much action, not enough science.

The Mentalist: 2:01 I missed this show :) I <3 Jane & Cho they're so awesome. I wish I could be like them :p This episode felt short though with 3 different plots. Still it was good and I can't wait for next week!

Vampire Diaries: 1:03 Starting to get sick of it. Not only is Stefan too great at everything and no one is really suspicious but Elena's best friend, but he's got scrawny chicken legs and his brother is too anti-hero. Little girls probably love this.. The only interesting character so far is Elena's best friend and I can't even remember her name. I'll give it another episode then probably drop it from my list.

I think that's it for today folks.. catch more premieres and show bits tomorrow.

Happy Birthday ISABEL!

So tired. Slept better than the last few nights but still so tired. The neighbor's cat is pissing me off, it's taking over my back yard. Everytime she sees it, Princess gets so distracted that she doesn't go to the bathroom. All she does is stare at and chase the cat. It's nice that she stays outside longer but if I'm in a hurry it will get very annoying.

I got some great pictures of Princess and the cat today. They were being quite playful. Princess stayed outside for a long time with the cat, which is good, but I'm not sure she went to the bathroom, which is bad. She also threw up again today, hopefully that was the last of the Great Destruction of 09.

It's been quite a boring day, no call from Michael's so that sucks, no other job calls either. It's my niece's birthday and I sent her a card and a small gift and my brother D said she got it and would call me, but hasn't yet.

Gonna try to go to sleep early, get up and make a new list of jobs to apply for.. I need to get out of this mess.

Too Hot For TV

Been watching more Blood+ The story line is sooooo good. Almost halfway through all the episodes and now I'm really learning what happened! Poor Saya, poorer HAJI!! Fuckin DIVA..

There's a ton of premiere's this week. Today's are: Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, CSI: NY and a new show my husband recommended I give a look, Eastwick. It'll take awhile for me to get all these shows but I'll be writing about them soon :)

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: Loved all of the performances but especially liked Kim, Melanie and Vincent. Best Routine I think was: Melanie & Cody followed by Jayme Rae & Daniel. I like Corynne but she just wasn't very good at the salsa. I'm not a big fan of Emmanuel or Cody. The results show aired tonight but it always takes me a few days to get it.

Law & Order: SVU: 11x01 Soooo good to have Benson & Stabler back. The plot was a little thin for a premiere, it's all been done. Wentworth Miller was far too cliche a character. The acting was very well done and made even the bland story worth watching. The victim really out-shined though, if the new guy sticks around at all I'm sure we'll be seeing her again too.

Criminal Minds: 5x01 I'm a little confused about the bad guy, maybe I missed an episode last season or something. Poor Hotch :/

I actually got the SYTYCD CA results show tonight. Going to watch that next. /sad I don't want to spoil the results for anyone who hasn't watched it yet, but the girl kinda grew on me week after week. She wasn't one of my early favorites but she's had some awesome routines that changed my mind. The guy was sweet but never really stood out for me, though in the last routine he had one amazing lift that I had to watch twice.

Watched The Daily Show & The Colbert Report. Think I'm gonna call it a night. Still need to find ANTM and SYTYCD. :/

Recovering..

I was up all night with Princess. She howled a few times and I was worried that she might have eaten some of the plastic from the peanut butter jar because I didn't find nearly enough. She made it through, I took her outside every hour and she went or tried to go to the bathroom each time. So after some thorough cleaning up this morning I think she's doing much better but we're both very tired.

Decided to forego the Princess walk today since she's been sick all night and I'm exhausted, and it looks like rain.

Happy Fall

I was tossing and turning all night, up and down.. Not a good sleep at all. Sucks so much, I was trying to go to bed early so I would be well rested to handle my hours of stressing about this interview. Oh well.

Princess and I have a tight schedule today but she doesn't realize it. I spent an hour outside with her this morning waiting for her to go to the bathroom but she was too distracted by the neighbors cat. :/ We'll have to take our walk early, at like 1pm so I can get ready at 2 to leave for my interview by 3. Hopefully traffic on the way there won't be bad but I know it'll be awful coming home. I probably won't get back till 6pm well after her dinner & bathroom time. I'm really hoping she doesn't go in the house, I'd put down a puppy training pad but she chews them up.

Finally got a hold of last weeks So You Think You Can Dance Canada results show. Just in time for tonight's performances. Also grabbed the season premieres of Big Bang Theory, House, Heroes and Castle. So far I've only watch BBT but it's hilarious :) Sheldon's mom is Aunt Jackie from Roseanne with a Texas accent and great quotes :)

Starting to get really anxious while I get ready for my interview. What to wear, what to do with my hair, what to say, what to do, how early to leave, should I feed Princess before or after, will she be ok while I'm gone a few hours... I must have changed my shirt 5 times before I finally changed my pants instead. I don't have any dress shoes, they're still in Toronto in the boxes there. :( Oh god.. It's almost time to leave.

It didn't go well. She didn't like that I haven't worked in 7 years, she didn't like that I didn't have experience with those reports and she didn't like my shoes. She gave me a lecture on etiquette for interviews and what's expected in the job market today. The only thing the lady said she liked was my personality and smile. I don't get it, it's an IT company, I was more dressed up than most of the employees, I know I shouldn't have worn sneakers but it's all I have right now. She said to brush up on my skills, get certifications, get better clothes and come back next year.

Princess was not good.. she ate everything that was on the counters.. including my car title and insurance papers, a whole box of dog biscuits, a jar of peanut butter and my bill receipts. Now she's howling, I assume from a massive tummy ache. So I can also look forward to cleaning up doggy vomit and diarrhea for the next few days.

I'm really disheartened right now, I just wanna drown in ice cream and cookies but I have neither and really shouldn't with the diet & budget anyway. I'm just gonna watch some shows, try to sleep and forget today.

Just watched Castle's premiere from yesterday. Such a good episode, he's so cool :) House premiere was really awesome.

When FB Games get out of hand

My internet went out last night :( I was in the middle of doing something so I waited for it to come back. So I didn't get much sleep. About 4 1/2 hours.

Some chick had a hissy fit on Facebook Fairyland because I didn't post when I spotted a Rainbow Dragon. Whatever. I spent a ton of gold and time trying to get it, it wasn't her first one, I was tired and took a short nap instead of posting. Even if I had it would have been lost in all the spam her garden is getting right now as people fight over watering. /sad

I got called to go to an interview tomorrow at 4:30pm. It's about an hour away if traffic is good. I don't think I meet all the requirements so it will probably be a waste of time, but whatever, I've got time. The worst they can do is say no, I'm not hiding the fact that I don't know some of the things they want, like "Experience with data analysis, specifically trending and exception reporting are critical.​ Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are necessary including pivot tables, and complex charting, crystal reports and preferably sequel reporting." Probably will be a big deal. Oh well. At least they called me. I'm still a bit nervous, and I don't have any other shoes but sneakers till my husband mails my boxes :/

It's hot and sunny today so I finally went to vacuum the ac filter under the house. After opening up the small doorway and using a stick to kill spiders and wipe away webs, I was standing at the door talking to Princess about not wanting to go in and she ran in. :) The whole time I was down there (more than 20 minutes because I had lots of trouble getting the damn cover back on) Princess was down there with me, exploring. She didn't want to leave. She's such a strange girl :)

Then we went for our walk, didn't really see anyone, waved to the mailman and the cop who lives down the street. Princess saw her first squirrels I think, she's so funny when she's curious, she stands up tall and stiff. I swear her neck is 2 feet long and her big ears stand straight up too..

Tried a new snack, which I accidentally grabbed at the grocery store. I thought I was grabbing Dole's Pear Fruit Cups but grabbed a Dole Creme Parfait Apples & Creme fruit cup instead. I didn't think I'd like it, thought it would be too heavy or sweet and it was pretty sweet but it wasn't heavy. I kinda liked it actually.

Slow Sunday

Last night: N came online at 11:30pm and said he had time to watch episode 19 of Haruhi which I've been dying to watch for the last month! That was super awesome, the episode itself was a bit of a let down, the end of a 8 episode groundhog day series, but I'm so glad it's over and we can get back to the real story :)

Went to bed sometime around 2am, woke up at 6am when R called, then back to sleep at 7am till 8am. It's Sunday though so I'm thinking I'll go get the paper and the light bulbs I need then call it a day and nap.

Lunch was the same as yesterday, 260 calories for Ham, Pepperoni, Cheese, Lettuce & Mustard Sandwich.

In order to be happy, you need 3 things: Something to Do, Something to Love, and Something to Hope For.

Took Princess for her walk, a group of little girls ooooh'd and ahhhh'd at her :) She loved it!

Just heard that my nephew, D, just got back from the hospital. They think he either has common pneumonia or swine flu. The doctor's didn't know which. Right now he's in quarantine in his room and has to wear a mask. If ever there was a time to send him lots of books & video games it would be now :/ I don't know if his PSP ever got working again. Last I heard they thought the battery needed to be replaced but didn't hear if that worked. Poor kid :( He's going to miss so much school and fall behind, and be bored.

Dinner is a new option. Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Whiskey Steak with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables. 250 calories. The size of the bowl is very deceiving, it's less than half full. The sauce is a nice and light tangy bbq, the meat over steamed a bit, I would have rather used my own meat, but the vegetables came out well. Corn, Green Beans, Red Potatoes, Carrots, Onions & Tomatoes. Not a bad option when I'm craving something heartier.

Watched Episode 5x02 of Supernatural. Excellent episode, great twist. <3 <3 Dean

Spent a little time trying to get a good picture of the necklace I made my Grandma for my mom. It's a long necklace so laying it down just didn't give it's length. So I hung it on the doorknob, moved my desk lamp to shine on it and laid down on the floor to get a good angle. Princess was amused by my antics. I got a pic of her from the floor after she got bored of trying to figure out what I was doing. :) Now my brother has commissioned a necklace and earring set for his former teacher. If only my sales would start up on Etsy :) I'd feel a lot better than just having family purchasing.

Gonna watch another episode or two of Blood+ and try to sleep. I don't know when I'll hear from work so I'll have to be ready.

Where there's Smoke there's F I R E

My neighbor had been cutting tree branches all day yesterday, which is what he was burning, but last night I guess he cut down some of his big trees completely. I had the windows open at around 7:30pm when I heard a crack and falling tree sound and a thud with a crack. I went outside with Princess to see what was up but it was too dark to see. He had a huge bonfire that night though that got so high he had to hose it down a bit because the ashes were spraying into a nearby tree and falling on his roof. Turns out this morning I see a huge tree fallen onto his wooden fence, totally smashed and he'd built it himself. His poor doggies spent all day tied up to his porch. If I knew them better I'd have offered to let them run around my yard with Princess. She'd have loved the company.

Went to bed around 11, woke up at 7:45am. Chatted with Reina for awhile while I fed Princess and sat with her outside. It smelled like a nice smokey fire all morning, and it was nice, cool and crisp out too. Then I went to the Post Office and to the Grocery store. My last shopping trip was $65 a little more than the $50 I budget per week but it lasted 11 days. This trip was $75 and I'm so pissed I forgot my coupons :/ Hopefully it'll last as long or longer.

Downloaded some music from my very very long list. I wanted 1 or 2 songs per album but had to download the whole thing. Things like Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (stuck in my head right now, especially after watching the video OMG ERIC) Rob Thomas – Diamonds, Kristinia DeBarge – Goodbye, Kelly Clarkson – I do not hookup & Already Gone (also stuck in head), Jordin Sparks – Battlefield, Keri Hilson – Knock you down, The Fray – Never Say Never.. Nice to have some new music finally, I've been playing it all day when I'm not watching a show.

Watched some Law & Order: Criminal Intent, these last few episodes have been better. The finale was pretty darn good. I'm really starting to like & hate Jeff Goldblum in it. His character is so odd, I can't really relate to him, but he's funny so it sort of saves him from outright hatred.

Made Lunch: Ham, Pepperoni, Cheese, Lettuce and Mustard
80 - 2 Slices of Bread
25 - 1 Slice of Cheese
75 - 3 Slices of Pepperoni
70 - 6 Thin Slices of Honey Ham
5 - Dollop of Spicy Brown Mustard
5 - Few bits of Lettuce
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260

Started looking at Tub & Shower styles. Mom wants to replace the tub, shower and tiles in both bathrooms to prepare for selling. Maybe the cabinets and sinks too, with some paint. It'll look nice :) Gotta get measurements then really narrow down the options and call in a guy my dad knows who installed the windows.

Took Princess for her walk, a little girl was following us on her bike a ways. We stopped so Princess could sniff it. Again same route as yesterday so .8 mile.

Got the beads in for the necklace mom commissioned, I had parts of it done so I put most of it together but I need to make a few more of the clover links. Maybe tomorrow, don't want to push my thumb too much. It already looks so elegant, I think she'll love it, I do!

Dinner is Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs, 300 calories. The microwave instructions are hard if you don't know how to set your microwave at half power, like me. Hand-me-down's don't come with instructions. Still it's got a good gravy and the meatballs are a nice change from mostly veggie stuff.

I was outside watching Princess play while on the phone with AR when Princess dashed to the fence and stood statue still staring at something. I walked over and the neighbors outdoor cat was laying there staring back at Princess. They did that for about 10 minutes then I grabbed onto Princess' collar and tried to shoo the cat away, it just slinked into the bushes. Princess stood there staring and sniffing for awhile longer then kept trying to crawl into the bushes. I walked over again and held Princess and the cat dashed under the barn. After 20 minutes though I decided that Princess wasn't going to go to the bathroom as long as the cat was there so I brought her inside. I hope the cat doesn't make trespassing a habit! Princess doesn't growl or seem aggressive at all, just really really curious and stiff but when the cat runs, she chases.

The neighbor behind my house, K, has a gorgeous wolf-dog and he was walking her around the block so I waved. Then he came by again with his retriever so I walked over and said hi, and he came down to the fence so I could pet him. The wolf-dog is a girl and she and Princess probably wouldn't get a long, but she happily sniffed at the retriever through the fence. K told me some disappointing news for wolf-dog lovers in California though, they've apparently decided to ban them and if a county worker says your dog is a wolf-dog (wolf looking dogs like Husky, Malamute, Akita are especially vulnerable) you either have to give it up or spend $3000 to get a DNA test to prove it's not. Breed banning is so stupid :( Ban bad OWNERS and get tough on puppy mills and abusers!!

Watched a few episodes of Blood+, I'd never heard of it at all so I didn't know what it was about but I like it. The first few episodes are cheerful & gruesome. I'll probably watch up to episode 10 tonight and then try to get some sleep. Good luck, self.

A little bit of Everything

Still not sleeping well. I went to sleep around 3am I think and woke up at 8am to feed Princes and had a 2 1/2 hour long chat with R. She's going through a lot right now with her family, her Grandfather's health, her "boyfriend"..

I started cleaning the house while I was on the phone with R. Just wiping things down and sweeping, starting the laundry. Things that wouldn't be too loud because the connection on our phone calls is usually bad enough, plus it's been really windy on Guam and she talks to me while she's outside.

Vampire Diaries, episode 1x02. Still not sure if this will be another silly teen drama + Vampires. I don't hate it yet, but it is sliding towards too cheesy.

Called Michael's. I had my interview 2 weeks ago, I already bought 2 sets of work clothes and was just waiting to hear back on the background check. I spoke to the Assistant Manager who had interviewed me and she said that they've had to scale back hours for everyone and that she'd call me some time next week if she can schedule me some hours for the week after. :/ At least she said my background check went through ok.

Bones, episode 5x01, season premiere! Cyndi Lauper as a psychic :) I'd worry about spoiling that little tidbit but it's the first 5 seconds of the show. Not a bad premiere episode. I "liked" the crime and Cyndi Laupers character.

Finally got my order of Samhain 2009 Scent from Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs that I ordered a month ago. Love the scent, wasn't quite impressed with the purchasing & receiving experience. A week ago I tried to find out where my order was through the CCNow tracking number but it came back saying there was no such order yet the money had been taken out of my account, very confusing and I'm sure the system wastes a lot of their time answering emails like the one I sent them asking WTF? It took them 4 days to answer that email too, letting me know they would be shipping it out soon.

Walked Princess, according to google directions we walked a total of .8 mile. My neighbor was burning some tree branches in his front yard so I stopped to talk to him and his little daughter wanted to pet Princess. I told her to hold out her hand and let Princess sniff it, which she did but then she backed away and wouldn't come any closer. Same thing when my neighbor tried to pet her. She's a bit skittish around cars and apparently other people, or it could have been the proximity to the fire that was bothering her.. clogging up her ability to smell "nice people".

Watched more of last seasons (8) Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Not really impressed with these episodes, but I want to catch up and get them off my hard drive before all the other shows start up next week.

Mowed the backyard, such a gorgeous day. Slightly on the warm side but so breezy that with the windows open the house is pretty cool. Around 77-80 degrees outside, sunny and bright with a nice breeze, perfect weather actually. Nice timing too because I just got my electric bill and /sigh gonna have to keep the AC off as much as I can. It's turning out to be a nice golden fall sunset too, I already see the glow on the freshly mowed grass. :) Tonight's a new moon!

Made dinner: 2 Oscar Mayer hot dogs which I've decided I do not like plain, too salty for my non-smoking, dieting taste buds, on low-cal bread with low-cal cheese, bit of onion and mustard. Yumm!

Here's the math (which I double checked 800 times because I suck)
260 -- 2 Hot Dogs
32 -- 2 Slices of Cheese
80 -- 2 Slices of Bread
5 -- few bits of onion
10 -- dollops of Spicy Brown Mustard
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387 -- Dinner <3

I'm in the mood to make some jewelry, but my thumb is a bit sore and after mowing today I won't risk it for a day or two. My mom commissioned a necklace for my Grandmother's birthday to match the earrings & bracelet she and my brother bought from me already for her. I'm waiting on an order of Fancy Jasper rounds and gold chain to complete it. It'll be quite fancy I think, at least in my head. :) I've used some hand-jigged gold tone 20 gauge wire clovers as links. Stay tuned for pics on my flickr &/or Facebook in a few days.

Jeez, did I manage to use every label I have in this post? Oh, nope! There's still Anime & Birthdays, Games, Holidays.. etc.. got more work to do :p

Another Week

I went to the Orthopedist on Tuesday morning. First of all when I got there, the rather rude receptionist (RRR) informed me that my appointment was at 8am. I said that there's no way I made an appointment at 8am. I feed Princess and let her out at 8am. She just rolled her eyes. Anyway, I didn't actually have an appointment with the doctor but his assistant. She said there's a cyst (more like a callous) forming on the major joint and told me that the surgery would cost $1k for them, plus the anesthesiologist, plus the hospital fee, plus the pre and post-surgery appointments. It'll add up, the appointment on Tuesday cost $110 :/ As much as my first appointment in NH cost and that included a cortizone shot. I did meet the doctor, he came in to asses me for surgery. He said that he's not terribly worried about the cyst at this point, that if I have to hold off on the surgery for awhile then he sees no problem with that. So they gave me a small splint that I have to wear every night for the next 6 weeks then go back to get checked up. Or I can book the surgery.

I grabbed a bunch of anime now that I'm out of tv to catch up on. I grabbed Cowboy Bebop & Blood+, I still have Sexy Commando, Code Geass & my friend gave me Samurai Champloo. More shows start up next week, Heroes, House, Big Bang Theory, Castle, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Mentalist, Flashpoint, Numb3rs.. wow that's a lot. So You Think You Can Dance Canada is down to 12 people next week, I'm not sure who got eliminated this week, I haven't gotten the results show yet :( The routines this week were so good! The guest judge this week was Karen Kain, I'd never heard of her before but she just seems to define CLASS, her comments about hip hop and stuff were cute. So You Think You Can Dance USA is still in auditions. Bones started up last night, though I haven't watched the episode yet, probably tonight. America's next top model is down to 12 I think, my favorites left are Jennifer, Nicole, Sundai, Ashley, and Lulu.

I've been playing Guild Wars a bit too. I joined a nice guild to try to learn more about the higher end game. I've been so frustrated that I want to finish the story lines but I'm at the max level and I've been failing missions with the npc henchmen. There's so many high level armor and weapons that I need to learn about getting. Everyone seems great so far!

I haven't heard back from Michael's yet, it's been 2 weeks since my interview. I need to call them today and check up on it, but it's saddening that they didn't call me themselves. :/ That's bad enough, but I applied online for Geico's call center and I have some call center experience, Geico is always advertising on the radio and billboards that they're hiring when no one else is, they have great training so no experience is needed.. I got an email the next day saying that I was not selected. :/ :/ :/ Come on!!!

I've got some chores to run, then house cleaning and Princess playing today. Feeling a little sniffly with all the rain lately.

Iron Tummies

Both Princess and I were sick today. We both threw up this morning, but I was the only one who had to clean up :p Damn her for not having thumbs, she can have mine. Hopefully she'll be all better tomorrow, I dunno if I will, I'm still quite nauseous and dizzy. I did try to go out and play with Princess, because she's still a puppy with a ton of energy, but even then she was just going through the motions. She ran after the ball but when she got to it, she just kinda of stood there and looked around or wandered off.

I haven't heard back from Michaels about when I can start working. I'm getting a little low in funds and more bills are due soon. The hours I'll get won't cover the bills at all but it'll slow the hemorrhage. I keep looking for more options, but I haven't found any in awhile.

My thumb has been triggering a lot lately and hurting too. I tried to pick up my plastic case of beads and I almost dropped it because my thumb couldn't support the weight. It happens randomly so it caught me off guard too, that and it hurts when it happens. I have my Orthopedic appointment next week and with my luck, like the last time I went to the Orthopedic in NH, it won't be triggering or hurting on that one day. :/ Maybe I'll mow the lawn the day before, just to make sure it'll be at it's worst. I've got to mow anyway but it's been rainy for the last few days.

I just finished catching up on Heroes today. I really liked the storyline for Season 3. Up and Down, Resolved then Twisted.. But now I don't have any more tv to catch up on except Ugly Betty and I can't find episodes 1-10 anywhere. So I'm tv'less at the moment, more shows start up soon, but I've been catching up on entire seasons per day so I doubt it'll be hard to keep up. I knew I'd be out of tv so I tried downloading some new sims to play with, but it kept failing and crashing the launcher/download utility, then the game itself was running so slow that I ended up quitting twice without saving my progress. I keep looking for a MMORPG to play on my Mac so I have something to do and can actually talk to people. I do have Guild Wars still, and that's free to play, but the people I've run into there have all been annoying kids. I tried dragging my friends, AR & F, into the game too but AR had her computer stolen and F never has time.

The people I talk to the most in the last few months have been my dad and my friend, R. Neither of them are people that I can call up and chat with but they're both good about calling and chatting with me on a regular basis. Still I need to find people that I can chat with when *I* need to kill the silence, or stop my brain from over thinking or just to tell about things that happen as they happen instead of having to wait until my scheduled chat sessions. Finding someone that I could actually hang out with, go to a movie with, would just be +++

I'm dying to do some fall activities. Everyone knows that fall is my favorite time of the year. I love things like hayrides, and fall markets, and preparing for Halloween. I may actually get to hand out candy this year! I haven't been able to do that in 7 years. I doubt that I'll be dug out of my debt crater by then, even if I were to get a full time, well-paying job tomorrow, so I won't be able to decorate the house or anything.

Still trying to figure out what to do about my mom's constant threat to kick me out of the house. She hasn't mentioned it again since the day she said it, but it'll keep happening anytime I don't do exactly what she says. I've lived under threat of homelessness for the last 9 years. First when I lived in my parents house in NY, then in Canada. The main reason I never felt at "home" in Toronto, even though I loved being there, was because at any time, the government or my husband could want me out and I'd have to go. Now I'm in my parents house in VA and the same threat applies. I'm just tired of living that way. I want stability and assurance that the only reason I'd ever have to leave is because I wanted to go. I just don't know what I can do about it in my current situation but I'm thinking.

Oh why do you forsake me Hersheys?

Yesterday I got a notice from the website where I list my jewelry for sale, Etsy.com, apparently they got a notice from a lawyer for Hershey's that one of my jewelry pieces was violating copyright and they had to take it down. So I checked which one it was and it was a piece I named Jolly Ranchers.. because the beads look like Jolly Ranchers. /sigh So I renamed it and put it back up, but Hershey's? that really hurts my soul.. Especially after the milk chocolate incident.

Yesterday after taking Princess for a walk, I went out to buy khaki pants and black polo shirts, which is the uniform for Michaels. I went to target and didn't really find much, it took me forever to find 2 pairs of each that fit decently but I'm not really happy with them. I ended up going to the men's section for the polo shirts because I hated the sleeves on the few girls polo shirts I found. The two I bought were on clearance even.

Then I went to Michaels to get some supplies because I'd made a gold necklace but didn't have any gold clasps. I don't use gold much. Kinda on a gold & brass kick lately, must be the time of year. :)

Then I went to the grocery store, always fun. Then I went outside to play with Princess, she's go so much energy and has been getting a little bratty stuck in the house with the rain. I noticed the backyard grass was ready to mow so I did.. Still having to mow once a week, hopefully it'll start slowing down soon. The front yard doesn't seem to grow as fast, which is awesome.

I finished up watching CSI, Mental and The Listener. All ended up being great seasons, I finally got into Mental. I had watched the pilot and didn't really care for it, but it finally grew on me, too bad it's cancelled. :/ The Listener was really good, surprisingly so. My only complaint is that everyone on the show will know about his abilities if he keeps up the rate he's been telling them. :)

Now I've been watching Heroes. I don't know why people were complaining so much about it post season 1. Season 2 was a bit slow but 3 has been awesome so far. /shrug

So You Think You Can Dance premiered it's 6th and first fall season yesterday which I can't wait to watch. America's Next Top Model premiered it's 13th and first all short girls season yesterday as well. Today we get Supernatural back for season 5!! (yay Dean). And a new show starts that I wanted to check out, just in case, called The Vampire Diaries. Has about a 90% chance of being teeny boppery and corny but we'll see.

That's all I've got for now.. Tune in later.

Inevitability

Long story, but the result is that my mom wants me out of the house because I hung up the phone on her, not because of her, but because of what my brother was yelling for her to tell me. Given her track record she'll likely change her mind in a day or two if she hasn't already but she hasn't said anything else since. I can't take her holding homelessness over me, even though I knew it would happen and will happen repeatedly. Just trying to figure out what to do.

All In

I felt really lazy today but Princess always has other ideas. She pulled a few things off of the counters to get my attention. We went on our walk, and I played in the back yard with her while she dashed around like a maniac. She's been going to the bathroom on the deck lately which is bad, so I was trying to keep an eye on her and stop her, but she won't go while she can see me. Not sure what to do about that.

I meant to go out today and pick up a weed wacker, not sure if they're on sale this weekend but pretty much everything is for Labor Day weekend. I wish I had a few $20's to blow on the Michael's sales. I've got my eye on some gold, copper and silver chains.

I finished off the bracelet I was working on yesterday. I love the pattern and how it looks finished, but it was very repetitive. I had an idea for a necklace while I was finishing the bracelet so I made that right after. Job well done I think. I'll add them to my various pages tomorrow, I still have to name them, usually naming is pretty easy for me, or at least not this hard. I can't think of anything for either piece!

Other than that, it's been an uneventful day. I finished up the last few episodes of House. The last one of season 5 was pretty good. I haven't watched the whole series, at least not in order but I enjoy it. I wish there was a doctor like that for my mom!

I also finished up the last few episodes of CSI and trying to find the last few episodes I need for Ugly Betty & Canada's Next Top Model so I can catch up on those. I'm not sure how I feel about Grissom being gone from CSI, don't know if I still like the show without him, Sara or Warrick. Still Nick, Catherine & Greg are great characters.

I've been on the diet for 3 weeks now, and I eat 3-5 times a day. I'm having a hard time getting to 1000 calories per day still. I need some cheap options to fill in with. Preferably something that will be filling, cheap, last at least a full week & still have some taste. Any suggestions?

What a day, What to Say..

First of all, I got the job. It's part time only, unless people quit I'll only be getting anywhere between 4-30 hours a week. They have to do a background check on me and that could take a week or two so I don't actually know when I start, or how much I'll make an hour actually. I forgot to ask. :/ I was too nervous. So the good news is that I have work coming, but the bad news is, I'll still need to find another part time job.

It's been a busy few days with Princess here. I've had to hand feed her because she eats too fast thinking she has to get as much as she can before someone else gets it and might get stomach bloating. We've gone on walks around the neighborhood, she's now discovered that she really really likes being indoors, I have to beg her to go outside now. She's sleeping in the bedroom on the floor next to me now so her fear of the carpet seems to have gone. We went out to the backyard to play a bit this morning and I saw a big black snake near the deck, it had it's head raised out of the grass which is pretty tall right now in the area around the deck because I don't have a weed-whacker to cut it. Princess dashed towards it and it slithered under the deck. Of course now I'm paranoid that I'll accidentally step on or near it, or that it's under the house in the crawl space when I have to go under there next week to vacuum the air conditioner filter. :/ I'm gonna call the exterminator guy we use and see if he can do anything. I hate snakes.. haaaaaaate.

I didn't put Princess in her crate last night. I was up late and I don't crate her until I go to sleep because I think that's just mean that I get to stay up and play and she doesn't. Plus she was perfect when I went out running errands yesterday so I figured I'd give it a shot. She was great. I don't think she touched anything and she seems pretty clear on only peeing outside anyway. She's already ripped open her plush hedgehog squeaky toy, it no longer squeaks. She still loves it though so I'll take the squeaker out and stitch the little bugger up. She dragged the pillow I put in the crate for her out today and started chewing on it, but she reacts quickly to stern words. Almost makes me feel bad to say NO because she cowers, but then she rolls over and wants belly rubs. :)

I clean the house every weekend but since I had nothing else to do after my interview yesterday, I got started early. Princess did not like the washing machine while it was running and kept running over to it with her head cocked to the side. Then while I was sweeping the floor she was bouncing around in front of me trying to chase it. She's too cute sometimes, just a big baby goofball!

I'm about halfway done with my newest bracelet. I spent a long time adapting the pattern from a metal ring I saw and picking the colors from my stash. I knew I wanted to use a gorgeous metallic amber color I have, but I first matched it with a bright metallic cranberry which just got lost with the amber. It's subtle, reminds me of looking at something with black light that's only faintly glowing. I may still finish it with those colors but I started over with a bright metallic navy blue instead and it's much more pleasing to me. Not quite the fall-autumny pattern I've been toying with in my head, but I haven't figured that one out yet. I'm still slowly working on adding descriptions and bits to my Etsy.com store, but inspiration takes time. :)

Got 2 more bills coming up next week, thankfully both are small. Still, it's really starting to add up.

I've been having a hard time getting my brain to stop thinking lately. It just goes on and on, around and around. Every detail about every aspect of my life and I wish it would just shut up. For 5 minutes. I've been trying to drown it out with catching up on tv, playing with Princess, making jewelry.. nothing is working, not as well as good long phone chats with friends does. Those are few though.

A couple of shows start their fall season next week, and I am pretty much caught up on the major ones I think. Since my last post about it, I've finished off Chuck, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, America's Next Top Model, Flashpoint, Family Guy, Secret Diary of A Call Girl, Supernatural, and Law & Order: SVU. Now I'm watching the last few episodes of House, then the rest of The Listener. I'm missing a few episodes of the last season of Canada's Next Top Model but that doesn't start again until next spring I think, so I've got time.

I almost didn't watch ANTM's last season, reality shows are hit or miss once they've ended. You can get spoiled on it so easy. I enjoyed the last season though, I thought they had some great shoot ideas and really had some teaching lessons that seemed really useful. The next season is supposed to be the much talked about short-girl season that caused a huge scene at one of the auditions.

Flashpoint had a really cool guest star in one episode. Peter Outerbridge, who played the Chief Scientist, David Sandstrom, on the show ReGenesis. I've seen a few other cast members in other shows lately too. Mayko Nguyen who played a Bioinformatics Researcher, Mayko Tran, was on an episode of The Listener. Greg Byrk, who played the Executive Directors Assistant then the Executive Director, Weston Field, on ReGenesis was on the first episode of The Listener and is scheduled to appear on Flashpoint soon. He played what was probably my second favorite character, next to Carlos Serrano, played by Conrad Pla.

The Listener has been a pretty good show though I haven't found any information on when the second season will air. Another face I recognized guest starring was Sebastian Pigott who was a contestant on Canadian Idol Season 6 along with his brother, Oliver.