Yesterday was supposed to go thusly:
[o] Get up "early" and get groceries with Ryan
[o] Settle somewhere and write until 6 or 6:30
[o] Meet up with Aurelie for dinner at Taste of Asia
[o] Go see Crazy, Stupid Love
[o] Go home, eat some ramen, and relax
What happened yesterday:
[o] Got up "early" but Ryan was tired, and Aurelie sent a text saying her plans before our plans got canceled, so could we do an earlier showing after she got off work at 4?
[o] Slept another hour
[o] Get up, called insurance to ensure (hur hur) that the new coverage year for lenses had ticked over. It had indeed, so we decided to hit up Eye Site before groceries and order him some lenses with transition goodness
[o] On the way, get more texts from Aurelie: she's actually going with her roommate (Allie) to get a tattoo, original timeline is back on.
[o] Long story short, Eye Site took quite a long time. But for good reason.
[o] So long that we scrapped grocery shopping and just grabbed lunch and went home.
[o] Met with Aurelie and Allie for Taste of Asia and Starbucks, time to leave for movie came and went.
[o] Hung out at Starbucks for a couple of hours, just shootin' the shit and talkin' nerd, before heading over to a place called Madison's Oyster Bar around 9:30.
[o] After Aurelie helped me park my car (and by help me I mean she parallel parked it for me :D), met Allie inside where she was already sitting with her friend Sarah.
[o] Were soon joined by LeAnna (it was her birfday!) and her boyfriend Brandon, then Sarah's friends Steve and Liza. Drinking and laughter and some fry-eating ensued for the next, oh, four hours.
Long story short, what was supposed to be a short day of errands, writing, and a movie turned into a long day and night ending in awesomefuntimes with people I don't see often enough.
:D
Today is laundry (with shower and photoediting during the wait), then a teensy bit of writing before work at 4:30. It's my Monday. Woo.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Saving Lives And Taking Names.
*does a little dance*
*falls over*
I've had a fear of needles ever since my first senior year of high school, when I got dizzy spells no one could explain despite a zillion blood tests. I've also wanted a tattoo for a very long time, and for a while I thought that getting one would be an awesome way to conquer my fear of needles.
Today certainly helped me get past that fear a bit, but I didn't get a tattoo. (Mom, Dad, you can breathe now). Instead, Ryan and I went down to the South Bend Medical Foundation and donated blood.
I. Donated. Blood.
I never thought I'd say that.
Ryan took a little while to get all set up, since his finger stick refused to go in the vial and his vein didn't want to give it up, but eventually they got him going and he filled his bag in, oh, 4 minutes. Up and moving around and everything.
Me...yeah. My finger stick was fine, I got set up just fine, my blood was cooperating...then the nurse asked me how I was doing, apparently because my lips were losing a little color. I was a little dizzy and weak, so I told her, and the next thing I knew they were telling me to take deep breaths and tilting my seat back and putting wet clothes on my wrists and neck and forehead. Aheh.
That helped a lot, and my blood finished up just fine. I was feeling better, so they had me get up and stand next to the seat. That was fine...until it wasn't, and I lay back down and they elevated my feet again and gave me some juice. Then I felt better again, and Ryan made me drink some more juice and eat some snacks before he finally let me leave.
Honestly, all told, it was a great experience. The worst part of it was feeling shitty, and that was my own damn fault for donating without a REAL meal beforehand. Second worst was the embarrassment, which was unnecessary since the nurses were really nice, and told me that it wasn't uncommon. Third worst was the anticipation, because, c'mon, who's better at psyching me out than me? And hell, FOURTH worst was the finger stick they did to make sure I wasn't, I dunno, diseased or something, and I HATE finger sticks.
The needle part? Barely made the top 5 worst things about the experience, and is totally ruled out by knowing that I helped. I kept telling myself that as I was waiting to donate--"You're scared of a needle? People are dying. GET OVER IT."
Everything else on the list can be easily avoided next time by simply getting a good meal beforehand. And trust me, I will. Steak dinner. Gallon of orange juice. Bucket of chicken. TONS OF CALORIES AND LIQUIDS, DUDE.
Well, I won't be able to avoid the finger stick. But that's okay.
SO, the rest of the day is going to be spent on the couch, drinking lots and eating some and generally resting up. Tomorrow looks to be strenuous...writing at Starbucks and a dollar movie. I don't know how I'll manage.
OH. Best moment of the day. As I was sitting with my juice, chatting with the nurse and waiting to not be light-headed:
Me: (To Ryan) You could carry me out to the car.
Ryan: I'm not supposed to be do any strenuous activity.
Me: ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT.
Nurse: OH! She got you good, man. You walked right into that one.
Ryan: I'm leaving you here.
:D
*falls over*
I've had a fear of needles ever since my first senior year of high school, when I got dizzy spells no one could explain despite a zillion blood tests. I've also wanted a tattoo for a very long time, and for a while I thought that getting one would be an awesome way to conquer my fear of needles.
Today certainly helped me get past that fear a bit, but I didn't get a tattoo. (Mom, Dad, you can breathe now). Instead, Ryan and I went down to the South Bend Medical Foundation and donated blood.
I. Donated. Blood.
I never thought I'd say that.
Ryan took a little while to get all set up, since his finger stick refused to go in the vial and his vein didn't want to give it up, but eventually they got him going and he filled his bag in, oh, 4 minutes. Up and moving around and everything.
Me...yeah. My finger stick was fine, I got set up just fine, my blood was cooperating...then the nurse asked me how I was doing, apparently because my lips were losing a little color. I was a little dizzy and weak, so I told her, and the next thing I knew they were telling me to take deep breaths and tilting my seat back and putting wet clothes on my wrists and neck and forehead. Aheh.
That helped a lot, and my blood finished up just fine. I was feeling better, so they had me get up and stand next to the seat. That was fine...until it wasn't, and I lay back down and they elevated my feet again and gave me some juice. Then I felt better again, and Ryan made me drink some more juice and eat some snacks before he finally let me leave.
Honestly, all told, it was a great experience. The worst part of it was feeling shitty, and that was my own damn fault for donating without a REAL meal beforehand. Second worst was the embarrassment, which was unnecessary since the nurses were really nice, and told me that it wasn't uncommon. Third worst was the anticipation, because, c'mon, who's better at psyching me out than me? And hell, FOURTH worst was the finger stick they did to make sure I wasn't, I dunno, diseased or something, and I HATE finger sticks.
The needle part? Barely made the top 5 worst things about the experience, and is totally ruled out by knowing that I helped. I kept telling myself that as I was waiting to donate--"You're scared of a needle? People are dying. GET OVER IT."
Everything else on the list can be easily avoided next time by simply getting a good meal beforehand. And trust me, I will. Steak dinner. Gallon of orange juice. Bucket of chicken. TONS OF CALORIES AND LIQUIDS, DUDE.
Well, I won't be able to avoid the finger stick. But that's okay.
SO, the rest of the day is going to be spent on the couch, drinking lots and eating some and generally resting up. Tomorrow looks to be strenuous...writing at Starbucks and a dollar movie. I don't know how I'll manage.
OH. Best moment of the day. As I was sitting with my juice, chatting with the nurse and waiting to not be light-headed:
Me: (To Ryan) You could carry me out to the car.
Ryan: I'm not supposed to be do any strenuous activity.
Me: ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT.
Nurse: OH! She got you good, man. You walked right into that one.
Ryan: I'm leaving you here.
:D
Friday, August 5, 2011
This Is Why I Shouldn't Make Promises.
Still alive!
Wednesday was a long day at work with good people that was nonetheless exhausting.
Thursday was my day off!...but it took several hours (and four loads of laundry, one load of dishes, and a trip to the bank) before I finally got out of the house and to 933 to write, and as usual it took forever to finally get myself into a good writing flow. Then I had to go home to comfort and feed Ryan, who was tired and stressed and hungry and headachey. Getting dinner took way longer than it should have, and by the time that was all settled it was midnight. BUH.
Today is also my day off, and soon I leave for Goshen, to study/write with Aurelie. There may be hanging out with her friends and roommate as well, but we'll see how the day goes.
Sleep still sucks, mood is still working it's way up fairly well, still have lots of moving details wrestling in my head, still wishing I had a way of fitting extra hours in the day so I could call people before Late O'Clock. I know they/you are all late owls, for the most part, but still.
Off I go!
Wednesday was a long day at work with good people that was nonetheless exhausting.
Thursday was my day off!...but it took several hours (and four loads of laundry, one load of dishes, and a trip to the bank) before I finally got out of the house and to 933 to write, and as usual it took forever to finally get myself into a good writing flow. Then I had to go home to comfort and feed Ryan, who was tired and stressed and hungry and headachey. Getting dinner took way longer than it should have, and by the time that was all settled it was midnight. BUH.
Today is also my day off, and soon I leave for Goshen, to study/write with Aurelie. There may be hanging out with her friends and roommate as well, but we'll see how the day goes.
Sleep still sucks, mood is still working it's way up fairly well, still have lots of moving details wrestling in my head, still wishing I had a way of fitting extra hours in the day so I could call people before Late O'Clock. I know they/you are all late owls, for the most part, but still.
Off I go!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Deeeeenial.
I might have posted yesterday (Wednesday), but the day was sleeping in, getting breakfast, annoying eight hour shift, and awesome going-away-party thing for a shift from 933. I got to go drink with my old boss, my roommates, and three former co-workers. Who all have hilariously filthy minds and are huge nerds. WIN.
...although it did make me realize a bit what I'll be leaving behind when we move at the end of September. And it made me sad. I haven't really thought about it much...well, I've thought about the moving back, but more the logistics and money and less the people who aren't moving to Connecticut (i.e. everyone except Ryan and I). And I'll probably continue to not think about it, just more purposeful this time, since...yeah. Sad. :(
ANYWAY, it's my day off and I think it's time to wake the bear and get some good and get the day rollin'. Whee!
...although it did make me realize a bit what I'll be leaving behind when we move at the end of September. And it made me sad. I haven't really thought about it much...well, I've thought about the moving back, but more the logistics and money and less the people who aren't moving to Connecticut (i.e. everyone except Ryan and I). And I'll probably continue to not think about it, just more purposeful this time, since...yeah. Sad. :(
ANYWAY, it's my day off and I think it's time to wake the bear and get some good and get the day rollin'. Whee!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Partayyyy?
Last night (that is, Wednesday night) was Emily's birthday thang. Started off in a pub near Notre Dame called O'Rourke's, then moved to Mitch's, the same place the Ben & Ruth Birthday Drinking Spree ended up back in May. I'll admit to enjoying a couple of drinks (including a caramel macchiato martini, how could I not?), but I spent most of the evening dishing with people way drunker than me, and watching a drunken birthday girl try to dance. It was a lot of fun!
Today...not so much. I mentioned in my last entry that I've been feeling cranky lately? Today was a bad day for it...and I'm not sure if it's weird or fitting that today was actually a pretty good day. I was up pretty late, but slept in and got plenty of lovely sleep. I tried my hand at baking snickerdoodles and am very proud of the results. I had some study time at Quincy's with Aurelie where we were actually productive, including re-outlining the first chapter to Found in a way that I feel really good about.
Of course, my mind guilted me for sleeping in so late (noon!), the snickerdoodles were for a house-warming party that I ended up feeling too crappy to go to, and I got incredibly mired in brainmuck trying to work on the second chapter. Hmph.
The day ended with a new episode of Futurama and ice cream, though, and I'm still very happy with my snickerdoodles, so...yay.
Today...not so much. I mentioned in my last entry that I've been feeling cranky lately? Today was a bad day for it...and I'm not sure if it's weird or fitting that today was actually a pretty good day. I was up pretty late, but slept in and got plenty of lovely sleep. I tried my hand at baking snickerdoodles and am very proud of the results. I had some study time at Quincy's with Aurelie where we were actually productive, including re-outlining the first chapter to Found in a way that I feel really good about.
Of course, my mind guilted me for sleeping in so late (noon!), the snickerdoodles were for a house-warming party that I ended up feeling too crappy to go to, and I got incredibly mired in brainmuck trying to work on the second chapter. Hmph.
The day ended with a new episode of Futurama and ice cream, though, and I'm still very happy with my snickerdoodles, so...yay.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Woe Is Me, Day Off Decisions!
Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I spent most of the day driving Aurelie to Chicago to drop her off at the airport, got only a little lost (which is good for me!), and then drove home. That was my day.
This morning I was rudely awakened at 7 in the morning by a phone call from my store asking if I could come in for a few hours to cover someone. It was only until 12:30, so I figured what the hell. All I've done since getting home is get out of my work pants, and I'm still undecided as to what to do next.
I could...
[o] brave the mildly miserable heat and run around town taking pictures (meh, the sun is giving off not only heat but harsh light which is hard to edit for)
[o] go to a coffee shop and bang at writing things
[[o]] 933?
[[o]] Ireland?
[[o]] Quincy's?
[o] stay home and bang at things or bang at pictures or other computer stuff
[o] go someplace or stay home and read (less likely since I still have to make this book last four more days)
[o] stay home and bake
[o] wander around Barnes & Noble with what's left of my birthday gift card
Going out will almost definitely include erranding (gas, trip to bank, trip to P.O.), but beyond that I'm at a loss of where to go and what to do. Le sigh.
This morning I was rudely awakened at 7 in the morning by a phone call from my store asking if I could come in for a few hours to cover someone. It was only until 12:30, so I figured what the hell. All I've done since getting home is get out of my work pants, and I'm still undecided as to what to do next.
I could...
[o] brave the mildly miserable heat and run around town taking pictures (meh, the sun is giving off not only heat but harsh light which is hard to edit for)
[o] go to a coffee shop and bang at writing things
[[o]] 933?
[[o]] Ireland?
[[o]] Quincy's?
[o] stay home and bang at things or bang at pictures or other computer stuff
[o] go someplace or stay home and read (less likely since I still have to make this book last four more days)
[o] stay home and bake
[o] wander around Barnes & Noble with what's left of my birthday gift card
Going out will almost definitely include erranding (gas, trip to bank, trip to P.O.), but beyond that I'm at a loss of where to go and what to do. Le sigh.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Plus It's Gorgeous Out. As A Topper.
[o] Slept in
[o] (but not too late!)
[o] Breakfast at 933, got to visit with people & get shoe advice from Aurelie
[o] Shoe shopping: success! Tried on a couple of pairs, ended up buying the exact same pair as Aurelie, which have lasted her over two years at Starbucks. Comfy, black, not ugly, slip-on, skid resistant.
[o] Pants shopping: lucky! Walked into JCPenny's, spy a pair of cargo khakis on a rack. They look too short...hold them up...perfect. Length. They're on sale! What size are they...MINE? Try on: PERFECTION. Got the exact pants I wanted, normally selling for over $40, for TEN BUCKS.
[o] Purse shopping: Got talked out of a new bag by Ryan and his awesome spatial knowledge. Being talked out of buying a thing I have an addiction to may not sound good, but it was helpful in a bunch of ways: no money spent, logic wielded in a way my brain can agree to, don't feel like maybe a different purse would work. Also helped me decide to use my damned lunchbox already, which will lead to healthier lunches at work!
[o] Grocery shopping: Got plenty of yum things and healthy things and things for tonight's dinner.
[o] Ice cream on the way home!
[o] Breakfast for dinner later on!
[o] Movie night with Ryan while fixing the damned comforter and duvet cover so it'll stop driving me crazy!
[o] GOOD DAMNED DAY! :D
[o] (but not too late!)
[o] Breakfast at 933, got to visit with people & get shoe advice from Aurelie
[o] Shoe shopping: success! Tried on a couple of pairs, ended up buying the exact same pair as Aurelie, which have lasted her over two years at Starbucks. Comfy, black, not ugly, slip-on, skid resistant.
[o] Pants shopping: lucky! Walked into JCPenny's, spy a pair of cargo khakis on a rack. They look too short...hold them up...perfect. Length. They're on sale! What size are they...MINE? Try on: PERFECTION. Got the exact pants I wanted, normally selling for over $40, for TEN BUCKS.
[o] Purse shopping: Got talked out of a new bag by Ryan and his awesome spatial knowledge. Being talked out of buying a thing I have an addiction to may not sound good, but it was helpful in a bunch of ways: no money spent, logic wielded in a way my brain can agree to, don't feel like maybe a different purse would work. Also helped me decide to use my damned lunchbox already, which will lead to healthier lunches at work!
[o] Grocery shopping: Got plenty of yum things and healthy things and things for tonight's dinner.
[o] Ice cream on the way home!
[o] Breakfast for dinner later on!
[o] Movie night with Ryan while fixing the damned comforter and duvet cover so it'll stop driving me crazy!
[o] GOOD DAMNED DAY! :D
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Coulda Been Worse!
Today felt long. I got up at 10 and had an eight hour shift and it wasn't very busy and I was tiiirrreeedaaa.
But there were three of us closing and I have three days off in a row starting off with a day with Ryan going out shopping to get me new shoes and pants and sheeit. :D
Then a day of driving Aurelie to the airport in Chicago :D
Then a day of running around being a photo nerd and baking and catching up on stuff :D
For now: soup and getting the hell out of my work clothes.
But there were three of us closing and I have three days off in a row starting off with a day with Ryan going out shopping to get me new shoes and pants and sheeit. :D
Then a day of driving Aurelie to the airport in Chicago :D
Then a day of running around being a photo nerd and baking and catching up on stuff :D
For now: soup and getting the hell out of my work clothes.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Access! Sweet Access!
Finally! I'm in! For the past four days I haven't been able to access the log-in page for Blogspot but today it worked and I'M IN!
...of course I have to start getting ready for work in 10 minutes and am currently still working on my bowl of cereal, but still!
To catch up:
Tuesday night was a mini party! Some people from 933 came over, we all hung out and watched Rocky Horror and talked and laughed and generally had a good time. :)
Wednesday was a fairly boring day, which was actually a nice change from the incredibly stressful and busy past few weeks.
Thursday ended up being Ryan & Ruth day, which was really lovely. We leveled, we did some errands, we watched some stuff...we had normal Us time. He's been working a lot of morning shifts over the past two or three weeks, so we haven't had a whole lot of quality time. Hopefully that will change!
Friday, yesterday, was Aurelie & Ruth day, and was also very nice. I spent the morning and early afternoon getting a LOT of photo editing done, then Aurelie and I met at a local placed called Quincy's Cafe, hung out there and talked and internetted and snacked for a while. Dropped my car off at the apartment, headed over to Target to do some shopping (which ended up being a lot of ogling pretty pretty things and realizing we didn't NEED anything), then attempted to donate blood. Aurelie had asked me the night before if I'd be up for going with her/donating myself, and I'd been iffy on the second part until I got there. Then I was pumped and ready to go and excited and realized that I needed a tissue and oh yeah I've been kinda sick for almost a week now crap. I asked, they said I can't donate until I've been symptom-free for 72 hours. :( Aurelie got rejected because it hasn't been a full year since she got her ears pierced at a tattoo shop. Foiled!
From there we went to the Main St Starbucks, and continued the talking there for a good while before she took me home and called it a night.
All in all, both my days off were pretty fantastic, and very rejuvenating. Hoping it lasts!
Today is back to work, which won't be SO bad since Aurelie is actually subbing today! I'll have three and a half hours with her :)
Meanwhile, I'm up to 23 Facebook fans, and am slowly spreading the word about my shop. No sales yet, but I'm really enjoying getting my head back into thinking creatively around marketing! Whee!
Right, time to get dressed and dive back into the trenches!
...of course I have to start getting ready for work in 10 minutes and am currently still working on my bowl of cereal, but still!
To catch up:
Tuesday night was a mini party! Some people from 933 came over, we all hung out and watched Rocky Horror and talked and laughed and generally had a good time. :)
Wednesday was a fairly boring day, which was actually a nice change from the incredibly stressful and busy past few weeks.
Thursday ended up being Ryan & Ruth day, which was really lovely. We leveled, we did some errands, we watched some stuff...we had normal Us time. He's been working a lot of morning shifts over the past two or three weeks, so we haven't had a whole lot of quality time. Hopefully that will change!
Friday, yesterday, was Aurelie & Ruth day, and was also very nice. I spent the morning and early afternoon getting a LOT of photo editing done, then Aurelie and I met at a local placed called Quincy's Cafe, hung out there and talked and internetted and snacked for a while. Dropped my car off at the apartment, headed over to Target to do some shopping (which ended up being a lot of ogling pretty pretty things and realizing we didn't NEED anything), then attempted to donate blood. Aurelie had asked me the night before if I'd be up for going with her/donating myself, and I'd been iffy on the second part until I got there. Then I was pumped and ready to go and excited and realized that I needed a tissue and oh yeah I've been kinda sick for almost a week now crap. I asked, they said I can't donate until I've been symptom-free for 72 hours. :( Aurelie got rejected because it hasn't been a full year since she got her ears pierced at a tattoo shop. Foiled!
From there we went to the Main St Starbucks, and continued the talking there for a good while before she took me home and called it a night.
All in all, both my days off were pretty fantastic, and very rejuvenating. Hoping it lasts!
Today is back to work, which won't be SO bad since Aurelie is actually subbing today! I'll have three and a half hours with her :)
Meanwhile, I'm up to 23 Facebook fans, and am slowly spreading the word about my shop. No sales yet, but I'm really enjoying getting my head back into thinking creatively around marketing! Whee!
Right, time to get dressed and dive back into the trenches!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Happy Birthday To Me, Happy Birthday To Me...
My day:
[o] wake up very slowly, feeling slightly...off from the birthday dinner turned bar crawl that had me home at 3 AM :D
[o] head to Starbucks with Ryan, to get hugs and birthday wishes from lovely friends :D
[o] Aurelie gave me a mirror from Ten Thousand Villages, a small chain featuring art and jewelry and wonders from all over the world. The mirror is from Bangladesh, made from recycled chip and snack bags. Even better than the mirror (which is really cool and colorful) was the card, telling me that she's glad I moved to Indiana and she met me and we can be awesomely awkward together. :D
[o] Ben stopped by to show off one of his kittens, who looked like a ball of lint with the teeniest eyes and teeniest mouth and even teenier little mew. I got to hold him, he was ADORABLE.
[o] Wanted to go to pet store, Ryan said no. I've no idea why...
[o] Got shoes for Kitty and Alex's wedding (two weeks!!)
[o] Came home, checked mail to find card and present--rainbow piano key socks!!!--from Mom. :D Forgot to call and thank her because I'm a bad kid.
[o] Puttered around online while Ryan made a cake in the kitchen.
[o] While cake cooled, went out to get photo paper and dinner. Came back home with dinner, watched Goldmember while eating (sometimes, you just need a big dose of silly), then I read a bit while Ryan decorated aforementioned cake.
[o] Was presented with cake, complete with 26 lit candles and Ryan singing Happy Birthday. He had even spent a good amount of time trying to tint the cake frosting just the right shade of purple. <3
[o] Ate cake, then went to our computers, where I finally what I've been plotting and working on for three months, speeding up this past week...
I present to you...Ruthenium Photography, on Etsy!
:D
I feel extremely nervous and a little anxious and I can't shake that old feeling from school where I'm SURE that everyone can see all the mistakes I'm making even if I fix them...but THERE! I'm out there! I'm doing it! SCARED BUT DOING IT ANYWAY! WOO!
I also have a Facebook Page and Twitter for it, for the purposes of spreading the word (and business!) as much as possible. Whee!
Tomorrow is back to work, but I'm NOT going to think about that right now. Right now, I'm going to get all comfy and watch some Bones with Ryan and then read some Game of Thrones and then go to bed.
It was a good birthday. I think I'll do it again next year! :)
[o] wake up very slowly, feeling slightly...off from the birthday dinner turned bar crawl that had me home at 3 AM :D
[o] head to Starbucks with Ryan, to get hugs and birthday wishes from lovely friends :D
[o] Aurelie gave me a mirror from Ten Thousand Villages, a small chain featuring art and jewelry and wonders from all over the world. The mirror is from Bangladesh, made from recycled chip and snack bags. Even better than the mirror (which is really cool and colorful) was the card, telling me that she's glad I moved to Indiana and she met me and we can be awesomely awkward together. :D
[o] Ben stopped by to show off one of his kittens, who looked like a ball of lint with the teeniest eyes and teeniest mouth and even teenier little mew. I got to hold him, he was ADORABLE.
[o] Wanted to go to pet store, Ryan said no. I've no idea why...
[o] Got shoes for Kitty and Alex's wedding (two weeks!!)
[o] Came home, checked mail to find card and present--rainbow piano key socks!!!--from Mom. :D Forgot to call and thank her because I'm a bad kid.
[o] Puttered around online while Ryan made a cake in the kitchen.
[o] While cake cooled, went out to get photo paper and dinner. Came back home with dinner, watched Goldmember while eating (sometimes, you just need a big dose of silly), then I read a bit while Ryan decorated aforementioned cake.
[o] Was presented with cake, complete with 26 lit candles and Ryan singing Happy Birthday. He had even spent a good amount of time trying to tint the cake frosting just the right shade of purple. <3
[o] Ate cake, then went to our computers, where I finally what I've been plotting and working on for three months, speeding up this past week...
I present to you...Ruthenium Photography, on Etsy!
:D
I feel extremely nervous and a little anxious and I can't shake that old feeling from school where I'm SURE that everyone can see all the mistakes I'm making even if I fix them...but THERE! I'm out there! I'm doing it! SCARED BUT DOING IT ANYWAY! WOO!
I also have a Facebook Page and Twitter for it, for the purposes of spreading the word (and business!) as much as possible. Whee!
Tomorrow is back to work, but I'm NOT going to think about that right now. Right now, I'm going to get all comfy and watch some Bones with Ryan and then read some Game of Thrones and then go to bed.
It was a good birthday. I think I'll do it again next year! :)
Friday, May 20, 2011
Mwehehe!
Yesterday was much better than I had expected, despite both closing with That One and having customer after customer after plague of customers come in while Good Shift and I were trying to get closing things done. Ergh.
Today has been good! Got some photography done (not entirely pleased with the results based on my mission, but might be some gems in there), did some prep work while visiting friends at 933 (including Holly, who I haven't seen in over a month!), and got LOTS of prep work done this afternoon while watching more Glee on Netflix.
Prep work for what you say? You'll just have to wait!
I have about an hour to kill before I head out again, meeting Ben and friends at Hacienda to celebrate our birthdays tomorrow :) Since I've used up almost every shred of free time today on other stuff, I'm going to spend that hour reading. Ciao!
Today has been good! Got some photography done (not entirely pleased with the results based on my mission, but might be some gems in there), did some prep work while visiting friends at 933 (including Holly, who I haven't seen in over a month!), and got LOTS of prep work done this afternoon while watching more Glee on Netflix.
Prep work for what you say? You'll just have to wait!
I have about an hour to kill before I head out again, meeting Ben and friends at Hacienda to celebrate our birthdays tomorrow :) Since I've used up almost every shred of free time today on other stuff, I'm going to spend that hour reading. Ciao!
Friday, May 6, 2011
G'Duh?
Today was Errand and Chore Day. Most people hate this day of the week, I usually find it to be the best and most rewarding. What this says about my personality vs what this says about the other days in my week...hmmm...
Anyway: grocery store, bank, cleaning, laundry, blah blah blah. It's been nice. It's also been warm and sunny and just plain GORGEOUS, which always helps.
I've developed a new habit lately of taking a part of myself, a habit or a quirk or an instinctive reaction, and turning it over in my head and inspecting it and asking myself why do I do that? Through this, I've made two realizations the past week:
First, the backwards bullshit that is the fact that I've let the people who messed me up so badly back in middle school stay in my head and tell me lies...that I've given them power for the past, oh, 12 years. They hated me, laughed at me, mocked me, bullied me relentlessly...and I've given them power? When they're not even there anymore? THIS IS WRONG. Must fix.
Second, I'm allowed to be good at shit. A light bulb clicked on that I've always been afraid to acknowledge or act on the fact that, hey, I can take really good photographs. They're really good, and people really like them. Same with my writing. Putting it out there isn't stupid or naive, I'm not lying to myself when I think about trying to actually build my life around it. I'm allowed to be good at things.
The second is probably related to the first--one of the lies that got stuck in the gears was that I'm just another stupid worker ant, I can't be good at things--but they felt like two different light bulbs. Whatever. Good things to realize! Now to act on them...
Anyway: grocery store, bank, cleaning, laundry, blah blah blah. It's been nice. It's also been warm and sunny and just plain GORGEOUS, which always helps.
I've developed a new habit lately of taking a part of myself, a habit or a quirk or an instinctive reaction, and turning it over in my head and inspecting it and asking myself why do I do that? Through this, I've made two realizations the past week:
First, the backwards bullshit that is the fact that I've let the people who messed me up so badly back in middle school stay in my head and tell me lies...that I've given them power for the past, oh, 12 years. They hated me, laughed at me, mocked me, bullied me relentlessly...and I've given them power? When they're not even there anymore? THIS IS WRONG. Must fix.
Second, I'm allowed to be good at shit. A light bulb clicked on that I've always been afraid to acknowledge or act on the fact that, hey, I can take really good photographs. They're really good, and people really like them. Same with my writing. Putting it out there isn't stupid or naive, I'm not lying to myself when I think about trying to actually build my life around it. I'm allowed to be good at things.
The second is probably related to the first--one of the lies that got stuck in the gears was that I'm just another stupid worker ant, I can't be good at things--but they felt like two different light bulbs. Whatever. Good things to realize! Now to act on them...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sometimes, A Girl Just Needs Some Girl Time.
I started off the day getting frustrated with various things, mostly looking into moving my iTunes library from one computer to another and Etsy shop stuff. I was pretty disgusted with life by the time Ryan got home around 1. He calmed me down and made me feel a lot better, then we leveled on WoW for a bit. It was my first time playing since Christmas, and it was good fun :)
The rest of the day was spent in Goshen with Aurelie, venting and eating and shopping and watching Whip It and just having a bit of a girl day. It was great. :)
Tomorrow might be a Ryan day, with small errands like grocery shopping and laundry and getting hair cuts, possibly ending with more friend time in the evening, depending on how stuff goes.
For now, I have a hunger headache, so I'm going to go feed myself. Night!
The rest of the day was spent in Goshen with Aurelie, venting and eating and shopping and watching Whip It and just having a bit of a girl day. It was great. :)
Tomorrow might be a Ryan day, with small errands like grocery shopping and laundry and getting hair cuts, possibly ending with more friend time in the evening, depending on how stuff goes.
For now, I have a hunger headache, so I'm going to go feed myself. Night!
Friday, April 29, 2011
O Blessed Sunshine!
Today I got up early, ran around South Bend getting dirty and taking pictures in the gorgeous weather, spent some time at 933 trying to write and mostly failing to even get as far as trying, did errands and grocery shopping and two loads of laundry, and did some wedding organizing (i.e. finally gave in to my spreadsheet addiction) while watching Glee.
Tomorrow is back to the grind. And not just the regular old grind! New Boss Lady texted me this morning to ask if I could come in early, so I'm working eight and a half hours tomorrow! JOY!
However, she also mentioned a possibility of working at 933 on Sunday, which would completely make up for it. *crosses fingers*
Off to bed soonish, I'm hoping to make the getting-up-early-to-art thing a habit. Or should I sleep in to gather energy for the freaking long day? Hmmm...
Tomorrow is back to the grind. And not just the regular old grind! New Boss Lady texted me this morning to ask if I could come in early, so I'm working eight and a half hours tomorrow! JOY!
However, she also mentioned a possibility of working at 933 on Sunday, which would completely make up for it. *crosses fingers*
Off to bed soonish, I'm hoping to make the getting-up-early-to-art thing a habit. Or should I sleep in to gather energy for the freaking long day? Hmmm...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Rules For A Day Off? You Read Right!
Honesty time!
I've been depressed over the past few days. I know, almost certainly, that it is a combination of hormones (yup, it's That Time), exhaustion (mental and physical) from work, and frustration with feeling stuck in/with things I don't like but can't change.
That's just background, really, to explain Ryan's rules for me today on my day off:
[o] There will be three meals. Breakfast is done, and he's in charge of dinner, but lunch WILL involve some kind of protein, a fruit or vegetable, and no grease or sugar.
[o] I will do something productive for two hours or so, if only because I am unable to have an "unproductive" (by my definition) day without feeling like I wasted the day.
[o] I will spend at least two hours doing something purely relaxing. This can be photography, reading a book, watching TV or a movie, whatever, as long as it's completely relaxing.
So, my plan for the day: Ryan works from 3:30 to 8:30. When he leaves, I grab my laptop and head for 933, where I will poke at novels and have a protein plate and a delicious drink and see awesome people I haven't really seen in quite a while. Around 6 or so, I come back home and either read with music in the background, or watch some Glee or My Cousin Vinny or something else silly and fun. When Ryan gets home, there will be a delicious dinner and socializing.
Wish my luck!
I've been depressed over the past few days. I know, almost certainly, that it is a combination of hormones (yup, it's That Time), exhaustion (mental and physical) from work, and frustration with feeling stuck in/with things I don't like but can't change.
That's just background, really, to explain Ryan's rules for me today on my day off:
[o] There will be three meals. Breakfast is done, and he's in charge of dinner, but lunch WILL involve some kind of protein, a fruit or vegetable, and no grease or sugar.
[o] I will do something productive for two hours or so, if only because I am unable to have an "unproductive" (by my definition) day without feeling like I wasted the day.
[o] I will spend at least two hours doing something purely relaxing. This can be photography, reading a book, watching TV or a movie, whatever, as long as it's completely relaxing.
So, my plan for the day: Ryan works from 3:30 to 8:30. When he leaves, I grab my laptop and head for 933, where I will poke at novels and have a protein plate and a delicious drink and see awesome people I haven't really seen in quite a while. Around 6 or so, I come back home and either read with music in the background, or watch some Glee or My Cousin Vinny or something else silly and fun. When Ryan gets home, there will be a delicious dinner and socializing.
Wish my luck!
Friday, April 15, 2011
I Really Am A Hippie, I Swear.
Today...was the girly day.
Ryan and I got up on the "early" side (for us) and went together to get a planning notebook. I was going to get one yesterday, but I got myself all kinked up by details (padfolio? binder? should it match our theme? am I really having these stupid thoughts?). As predicted, Ryan basically pointed and said "That one works," and now we have a notebook to jot down ideas and plans and tape in inspiration pictures for the wedding and blah blah blah.
The other thing I did today was go on a road trip with Aurelie to the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in Fort Wayne.
:D
I WAS GOOD. I bought a purse I've been wanting forEVER, and an apron which I've needed anyway, and they were both on really good sale and I came in under budget so THERE.
It was nice to just drive and talk and hang out with Aurelie :) I know I've mentioned her a lot, and there's a good reason: we're almost the same person. She's the Indiana me. So we tend to get along really well. :D
Tomorrow is back to work, five more days of eight hour shifts that I really shouldn't whine about because, hey, I have a pretty damned good job that puts a roof over our heads and medicine in our systems with people I actually like, so nyah.
...I'm tired. Night!
Ryan and I got up on the "early" side (for us) and went together to get a planning notebook. I was going to get one yesterday, but I got myself all kinked up by details (padfolio? binder? should it match our theme? am I really having these stupid thoughts?). As predicted, Ryan basically pointed and said "That one works," and now we have a notebook to jot down ideas and plans and tape in inspiration pictures for the wedding and blah blah blah.
The other thing I did today was go on a road trip with Aurelie to the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in Fort Wayne.
:D
I WAS GOOD. I bought a purse I've been wanting forEVER, and an apron which I've needed anyway, and they were both on really good sale and I came in under budget so THERE.
It was nice to just drive and talk and hang out with Aurelie :) I know I've mentioned her a lot, and there's a good reason: we're almost the same person. She's the Indiana me. So we tend to get along really well. :D
Tomorrow is back to work, five more days of eight hour shifts that I really shouldn't whine about because, hey, I have a pretty damned good job that puts a roof over our heads and medicine in our systems with people I actually like, so nyah.
...I'm tired. Night!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
My Finger Feels Naked...
Dropped the ring off at the jewelry store today to get it sized. It's going to take a week. :( I haven't regularly worn rings in quite a long time, and I only wore this one for a week (and even then, only straight through shifts for three days after getting over the fear of getting it covered in mocha), but I still miss it and feel it's absence.
I know. I'm a sap.
Today was some shopping and chores, the usual for a day off. Tomorrow is the fun day off! Aurelie are going to the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in Fort Wayne. :D I have an "allowance" to keep me honest amongst the marked down purses, but it's still going to be fuuuuun. Plus Aurelie has a couple of places she wants to show me, including a cool little indie bookshop. WHEE! :D
After that, it's going to be a fun time until my next day off. Next week's schedule is 40 hours, which is awesome money-wise but will be exhausting. Oh well! Yay money!
That's all I have for now. Time for newly-washed, brand-new pajamas and my new book (Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides :D), then bed to prepare for tomorrow's funtime!
I know. I'm a sap.
Today was some shopping and chores, the usual for a day off. Tomorrow is the fun day off! Aurelie are going to the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in Fort Wayne. :D I have an "allowance" to keep me honest amongst the marked down purses, but it's still going to be fuuuuun. Plus Aurelie has a couple of places she wants to show me, including a cool little indie bookshop. WHEE! :D
After that, it's going to be a fun time until my next day off. Next week's schedule is 40 hours, which is awesome money-wise but will be exhausting. Oh well! Yay money!
That's all I have for now. Time for newly-washed, brand-new pajamas and my new book (Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides :D), then bed to prepare for tomorrow's funtime!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Days Off Aren't Always Exciting.
Yesterday:
[o] Got up
[o] Drove Sameh to work since she lost her car keys
[o] Spent 3 1/2 hours at 933, me writing and Ryan playing Pokemon
[o] Got dinner
[o] Watched The Rainmaker (my first viewing, really enjoyed it!)
[o] Watched random TV with roommates
[o] Bed
Today:
[o] Got up
[o] Still eating breakfast and getting ready
[o] Doing the paycheck dance: Pick it up at Target, go deposit it at bank, go back to Target to buy groceries
[o] Do some cleaning at home
[o] Go to Aurelie's house to hang out
This weekend is two eight hour shifts, one pre-closing and one closing. Gonna be a long one.
Still feeling a little out of it due to some very weird and creepy dreams last night. Also have the (hopefully) last tendrils of yesterday's bad headache holding on. Meh.
Hopefully going out in the sunshine will help :)
[o] Got up
[o] Drove Sameh to work since she lost her car keys
[o] Spent 3 1/2 hours at 933, me writing and Ryan playing Pokemon
[o] Got dinner
[o] Watched The Rainmaker (my first viewing, really enjoyed it!)
[o] Watched random TV with roommates
[o] Bed
Today:
[o] Got up
[o] Still eating breakfast and getting ready
[o] Doing the paycheck dance: Pick it up at Target, go deposit it at bank, go back to Target to buy groceries
[o] Do some cleaning at home
[o] Go to Aurelie's house to hang out
This weekend is two eight hour shifts, one pre-closing and one closing. Gonna be a long one.
Still feeling a little out of it due to some very weird and creepy dreams last night. Also have the (hopefully) last tendrils of yesterday's bad headache holding on. Meh.
Hopefully going out in the sunshine will help :)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bwah?
WOW it's been a bad week for posting! First I don't update for Sunday until 2:30 Monday morning, and now it's 2:30 on THURSDAY morning. I kinda suck at this lately.
Anyway. Nothing new. Just work and writing, as usual. I am definitely getting used to my new co-workers, and my new schedule.
It's funny. At 933, I hated closings and pre-closings, working Front, brewing coffee, and loved working mids and being in Drive-Thru. At Ireland, I don't like mids, prefer Front, am ambivalent about DT, am happy brewing coffee all day, and prefer pre-closing over just about every shift.
I think part of is the physical store, and part of it is how duties are spread out. At 933, everything got cleaned at the end of the day. The big break-downs--front bar, DT bar, cold bar--happened on the pre-closing and closing shifts. At Ireland, it's spread out through the day, so there's an even chance that I'll come in at 3:30 with only brew station and floors and basic stocking left to do.
The way 933 is designed, most of the light from the front windows hits the merchandise area and the wall on the other side of the DT bar. Very little of it makes it to the floor where we are. At Ireland, there's only a small bit of wall between a tiny piece of window and DT, and the rest floods into the cafe and behind the counter. 933 from sunset to full dark made me feel like I was in a coffin...at Ireland, it feels so much bigger and brighter and more open!
Don't get me wrong. I miss 933 so freaking much, mostly for the people. I still go to write several days a week, and it's always an occasion involving squeals and hugs and "I miss your face!" Part of me still feels like I don't belong to Ireland yet, I'm only being borrowed from 933. It's hard to describe.
Long story short: I'm doing just about everything the opposite of what I liked at 933, and loving it, without there being any guilt over 933. Yay!
Tomorrow (er, today) and Friday are days off. Woohoo! Tomorrow is writing and photo editing! Friday is probably more of the same, plus added hang outs with Aurelie and her borrowed puppy! Woo!
Anyway. Nothing new. Just work and writing, as usual. I am definitely getting used to my new co-workers, and my new schedule.
It's funny. At 933, I hated closings and pre-closings, working Front, brewing coffee, and loved working mids and being in Drive-Thru. At Ireland, I don't like mids, prefer Front, am ambivalent about DT, am happy brewing coffee all day, and prefer pre-closing over just about every shift.
I think part of is the physical store, and part of it is how duties are spread out. At 933, everything got cleaned at the end of the day. The big break-downs--front bar, DT bar, cold bar--happened on the pre-closing and closing shifts. At Ireland, it's spread out through the day, so there's an even chance that I'll come in at 3:30 with only brew station and floors and basic stocking left to do.
The way 933 is designed, most of the light from the front windows hits the merchandise area and the wall on the other side of the DT bar. Very little of it makes it to the floor where we are. At Ireland, there's only a small bit of wall between a tiny piece of window and DT, and the rest floods into the cafe and behind the counter. 933 from sunset to full dark made me feel like I was in a coffin...at Ireland, it feels so much bigger and brighter and more open!
Don't get me wrong. I miss 933 so freaking much, mostly for the people. I still go to write several days a week, and it's always an occasion involving squeals and hugs and "I miss your face!" Part of me still feels like I don't belong to Ireland yet, I'm only being borrowed from 933. It's hard to describe.
Long story short: I'm doing just about everything the opposite of what I liked at 933, and loving it, without there being any guilt over 933. Yay!
Tomorrow (er, today) and Friday are days off. Woohoo! Tomorrow is writing and photo editing! Friday is probably more of the same, plus added hang outs with Aurelie and her borrowed puppy! Woo!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Days Off, With Myself and With Others.
Yesterday's day off consisted of sitting at 933 for several hours trying desperately to piece my story together after getting advice from Ryan on character psychology. However, I couldn't remember most of said advice, so basically it was several hours of socializing and beating my head against the keyboard.
Then I went home, Ryan and I had dinner, he and I watched Get Shorty, and the household watched Megamind when everyone was home. Both were good, the second was definitely the most entertaining.
Today's day off was grocery shopping with Ryan, watching Project Runawy re-runs with Ryan and BJ, then BJ and Aurelie and I going to 933 and hanging out with LeAnna, her boyfriend Brandon, with occasional socializing from E, J, and BS, who were all working at the time, and a quick surprise stop-in from Kitty and Alex. Lots of laughing, lots of fun.
E may come over later to hang out, but we'll see. Until then, I'm not sure what I'm doing besides eating dinner and maybe poking at the book some more, now that I've re-questioned Ryan on the psych advice and have more of a game plan.
Tomorrow I work two more hours to help New Boss Lady cover our currently manager-less store, meaning I lost some writing time but gained some money. Yay!
Sunday, though...Sunday is writing time!
Then next week it all begins again and I lose my mind. Whee!
Then I went home, Ryan and I had dinner, he and I watched Get Shorty, and the household watched Megamind when everyone was home. Both were good, the second was definitely the most entertaining.
Today's day off was grocery shopping with Ryan, watching Project Runawy re-runs with Ryan and BJ, then BJ and Aurelie and I going to 933 and hanging out with LeAnna, her boyfriend Brandon, with occasional socializing from E, J, and BS, who were all working at the time, and a quick surprise stop-in from Kitty and Alex. Lots of laughing, lots of fun.
E may come over later to hang out, but we'll see. Until then, I'm not sure what I'm doing besides eating dinner and maybe poking at the book some more, now that I've re-questioned Ryan on the psych advice and have more of a game plan.
Tomorrow I work two more hours to help New Boss Lady cover our currently manager-less store, meaning I lost some writing time but gained some money. Yay!
Sunday, though...Sunday is writing time!
Then next week it all begins again and I lose my mind. Whee!
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