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 :)

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Princess

I've had no luck with even the temp agencies I've contacted. :/ Something needs to happen soon! I've been here trying to get a job for 3 1/2 weeks.

I haven't been sleeping well still. My parents had asked me before I moved here if I would pick up a dog they want from the Rescue Group and keep her until I could drive her up to mom's house. At first I didn't think it would be a good idea until I found a job. That's taking so long though and it's really quiet and lonely in the house. So I accepted. Today I picked up food & water bowls, choke chain, raspberry leash, raspberry collar, engraved tag, toys, extra large house training crate, scooper for the yard, a yard stake that's supposed to attract the dog to only potty in one part of the yard. Her name is Princess and she'll be spoiled like one alright :) I am picking her up tomorrow morning! I'll definitely need a vacuum soon!

I fell off my diet for a few days, but I felt so sick and gross that it's not hard to restart. I got some more variety of low calorie food & snacks, not just Lean Cuisines this time.

I've made a bunch of new jewelry lately but still no sales. I'm still working on fixing up my Etsy shop to try to attract customers. My next project will be a nice autumn-y peyote bracelet in Amber, Red & Green. I just have to decide on the pattern I like. Any ideas?

It's time to Temp

No good sleep last night either, I was up almost till dawn and slept till 8:30am. Hopefully that makes me tired soon, because right now I'm not though I'm having a seesaw headache.

I was really hoping to get just one interview call today :/ All I got instead were phone calls from Dish Network solicitation. I've told them every day for the last week, sometimes 2-3 times per day that I'm not interested. DISH NETWORK.. I can't afford cable right now but it's a safe bet that after these harassing phone calls from 9am to 9:30pm I will never consider using dish network.

My Etsy.com shop was listed in an Etsy.com Treasury today. I'm pretty excited about that. I'd never heard of them before. Check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=78114

I spent all day working on a peyote stitch bracelet. But I ran out of the Power Pro thread right near the end, just another half an inch and clasps to go. :/ Oh well, I ordered some more from the jewelry money I keep separate from my "real" money. It's not much and it'll take 2 weeks with free shipping but eventually I'll finish it.

I finished catching up on a new show I got hooked on while in NH, Burn Notice. I never saw the episodes in any order, they were just on in marathons so it was good for background noise. I love the show now though. It stars Bruce Campbell, had some long story lines that included Tricia Helfer and Michael Shanks, also favorites :) I love it when they pause on a character and have the name and description flash on the screen like it's a file photo. The descriptions are often sarcastic and funny :)

Then I got caught up on The Big Bang Theory, it was just a few 1/2 hour episodes so it didn't take very long. EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH BLUETOOTH... <3

Next up are either Chuck, Mental, CSI: NY, or Criminal Minds. I have a lot of favorite shows!! So much easier to manage when I was watching them once a week but it's been 6 months.

Sixth Night

Sleep came easier last night, though I suppose that was due to the lack of sleep the night before and/or the hysterical hour.. I woke several times and it didn't seem very restful. Still I slept with the light off in the bedroom, but light on in the hallway so I guess I count that as more progress.

I finished the second Dune book that my husband let me borrow, Messiah. I keep track of my books on facebook through the visual bookshelf app but the review I wrote there said: 3.5 stars

The whole time I was reading it I felt like I'd read it before. Yet there was enough I didn't remember that made it worth a second read if that's what it was. The end has such subtle and well written emotions that it more than made up for the slower parts. It felt like a history book.

I also got caught up on the Tudors last night, Season 3. Mostly this season dealt with Jane Seymour but the last few episodes were about Anne Of Cleves. I'm a bit disappointed that Anne was only a couple of episodes but she was only Queen for a few months. Next up, Catherine Howard, who is the star of the first book I read by Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance. I'm currently reading her first of the Tudor series, The Constant Princess, which is about Catherine of Aragon. I'm such a royal geek :)

I also cleaned out the house, top to bottom. Even though I'm only using 2 of the rooms plus the bathrooms I cleaned them all. They were pretty clean to begin with, the last tenant had a maid service come just before I moved in, but there's always moving dust, the bug spray from the exterminator and it just felt good to do. I still need a vacuum to properly clean the bedrooms but I used the dust buster to pick up what I could see.

The earrings I made today I based off the earrings I saw on the Young & the Restless today. I named them Baroque Ambrosia. 2 <3's if you can tell me why :)

I got to talk to my friend, AR, for a few minutes today. Since her apartment was burgled she's been without a computer and rarely home for me to call her. We had a decent but short chat and I miss her a lot. Good wishes for her internship which she says will begin after Labor Day.

I've been applying online to as many nearby stores as I could think of before I head out on foot. Aside from all the secretary jobs that I applied for while still in NH, I also applied to a dozen more through monster.com this week, and then started on places like: Michaels, Staples, Bed/Bath & Beyond, Gamestop, Borders, Target, Dress Barn, Sherwin Williams, Radio Shack, Walmart, Payless and CVS. I'm wracking my brain and google to come up with more but I'm stuck. If you can think of anywhere else I should apply, I need to make at least $12 per hour, hopefully more if I can or I'll possibly end up getting a part-time job as well, please let me know.

I am trying to wait until I have no food left to go grocery shopping, so I get into a weekly pattern. Which should be Sunday, a bad day to grocery shop but will be necessary assuming I get work soon anyway. I've been scouring the mail and free paper for coupons, but with my diet I don't expect to spend much on food at all, just the extra things like soaps, etc.

First step - Jewelry for sale!

I've set up a shop on Etsy.com to sell some of the jewelry I've made. I only added 10 pieces for now but I have another 30 or so for later. The listings cost 20 cents each for 4 months plus 3.5% of the final sale price. I haven't figured out how to adjust the mailing costs but I'll figure it out, for now that's listed at 0.

Here's the link to my shop! Feel free to pass it around.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6440602

I will also be listing my work on my personal website: www.thesniper.net under the Jewelry section.