My brain is throbbing and I'm not sure why. It might be my period and I hope I'm not getting sick.
Enough complaining, I have something awesome to post about!
Yesterday, for Valentine's day, Aaron took me to a really fancy restaurant! It's this place called Terrapin. They use this old church and had it renovated to be a restaurant, and there were balloons and hearts everywhere; it was so cute. I was so nervous. Aaron and I are quickly coming to three years together and I never am nervous around him any more, but I couldn't help myself. I think it was because this was our first real date in a while. We do spend a lot of time together, and we go out and have a nice time just hanging out, but this was, like, official. Aaron also wore this really nice outfit; it was brown slacks, and a yellow/white stripped top. Super cute and nerdy. <3 The ride over was nice, too; New York is beautiful.
The food was so tasty. You get this sort of appetizer, then a soup or salad, the meal, and dessert. I totally had to bring half of my entree home. The appetizer was an assortment, and mine had to be altered because of my possible shellfish allergy. So, while Aaron and I had the same thing, he had a lobster portion and mine was replaced with goat cheese wantons that were awesome. The things we had the same of was a bit of lamb in this green herb-sauce, brie and mango on a bit of toast, and a wedge of duck quesadilla. It all was really good, but I liked the duck the best. (And I'm not even a fan of duck normally. Tastes like if you threw a chicken in old grease. lol)
Aaron and I picked the same soup, roasted garlic. It was a bowl of brown, with a large crouton on top. Also, the crouton had a piece of garlic on it which was amazing. I could only have a little bit because it was a biog bowl and also eating just garlic got to me. For the meal, Aaron ordered ribs and I ordered steak. Since Aaron is sick right now we didn't share (he refused to take any of mine if I couldn't pick at his.) but he did say is was awesome. Mine was great; it had blue cheese on top, a side of potatoes and a side of spinach. It was perfect. Dessert Aaron had something with apricot, and I had a chocolate-lava dealie with ice cream. Keep in mind that the portions were smaller than a normal restaurant by about half to a third, (aside from the soup, that was a lot.) and we still both couldn't clean our plates. lol Oh! Also, we had drinks. Aaron got a mojito, which is his favorite, and I got something called "Lusciously Lavender" which was so good. They took a Lavender vodka, then added lavender syrup. It was amazing and rather tart.
I love hanging out with Aaron, and going on dates with him is always amazing. He manages to use his humor to get me to blush. He told me the things he loves about me and we chatted about a bunch of little things, too. One of the things is he said I have four distinct laughs and he loves each one. He then started to describe these laughs, which made me, well, laugh.
Also since he was sick he stayed home and we cuddled and watched a movie! XD It was a wonderful Valentine's day. <3 I am so lucky.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Aaron made me coffee before the left for work.
I am home alone today, and will be for the rest of this week. Aaron's parents went on vacation together, which is great, but Aaron also has a 9-5 job that is about an hour away, so from 8 am - to a little after 6 pm I am by myself in a house that makes a lot of noise. I grew up alone, and preferred the time to myself over spending it hearing my mom bitch about stuff, but I had people to talk to on the phone, I had stuff to do online, I knew the neighbor hood and could go to the park. Out here I don't have a park to go to, plus there is a lot of snow all over and my little canvas shoes won't stay dry. I'm not as much of a phone person as I was and even if I was, I don't have many people I could call and talk to for a long time.
I do have things to do that can keep my mind busy. I can make dolls, draw, look up stuff to read, play Wow, but still, trying to feel comfortable alone in a house still just creeps me out too much. I know I should stop reading creepy stories, and should not watch scary movies, but I enjoy them too much, and I've always been this paranoid; even before I got into horror.
It's only been an hour since Aaron left for work, but it feels like it should have been one and a half if not two already. I know I'll be okay, but I just needed to vent.
On a different note I have to call Fashion Bug today. They need a part time sales person, which is good for me. Sadly I have no way of getting to my interview. Hopefully I can ask Aaron's sister Rachel to take me. I know she won't mind, but I hate to ask favors from people sometimes.
I do have things to do that can keep my mind busy. I can make dolls, draw, look up stuff to read, play Wow, but still, trying to feel comfortable alone in a house still just creeps me out too much. I know I should stop reading creepy stories, and should not watch scary movies, but I enjoy them too much, and I've always been this paranoid; even before I got into horror.
It's only been an hour since Aaron left for work, but it feels like it should have been one and a half if not two already. I know I'll be okay, but I just needed to vent.
On a different note I have to call Fashion Bug today. They need a part time sales person, which is good for me. Sadly I have no way of getting to my interview. Hopefully I can ask Aaron's sister Rachel to take me. I know she won't mind, but I hate to ask favors from people sometimes.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
It's not that I forgot, it's just that I .... forgot?
I haven't posted in a little while, I would remember to but I'd be in the middle of something else. When I had nothing to do I didn't think of blogging. So, I didn't forget, technically, but, also, I kinda forgot. Sorry!
So, I've worked on a few things. I made two new dolls, one is a cat and one is a little goblin. They are on my facebook, and right now I'm on Aaron's mac. I figure anyone here also has me on facebook anyway and has probably already seen them.
Something that's cool is Aaron's sister Rachel gave me a 50 dollar gift card to Hobby Lobby for fabric so I could practice more. It was really nice, but a little awkward at the same time. I will take something if someone offers and I want it, but I'm just not that used to people offering me things out o the blue, and that much. So, I got some gray, blue and purple broad cloth because it was only three dollars a yard and not too hard to work with. I made my own patterns and am learning what works and what doesn't. I've even figured out some basic embroidery for the faces.
Also, Aaron's mom is being really supportive which is nice, however, it's weird how she does it. I'll show her a doll and she'll ask it if it has a name. The first one I made, the bear, she did this little voice, turned it toward me and went, "Are you my mommy?" My own personal issues with that aside, that's still weird. I said no, and then she proceeded to make the bear cry. It broke my heart, and then the fact that she could tug on my heartstrings made me kinda frustrated with her. I had to tell myself, in my mind, that the doll wasn't crying and that she was weird to shake it. (She did the voice well, obviously.) That with my own issues with family and abandonment just made it uncomfortable.
Aside from that weird moment she has been insisting that I keep each doll I show her. I think/hope she just wants me to keep one and will let me give and sell the rest. There are some people that I have promised dolls as gifts, and then as I learn I do want to sell some and maybe just made back the cost plus a little extra. I know I won't be making loads of money from this. Here's hoping that Aaron's mom will chill out about whether or not I keep or sell the dolls I make. All that aside; I do appreciate the support.
Monday I have to call the Fashion Bug and see if they looked at my application. I always thought at 24 (closing in on 25 on the 22nd) I would have a jobs that pays well. Guess not. :< ... That's why I make dolls. It makes me feel like I'm doing something with my life.
So, I've worked on a few things. I made two new dolls, one is a cat and one is a little goblin. They are on my facebook, and right now I'm on Aaron's mac. I figure anyone here also has me on facebook anyway and has probably already seen them.
Something that's cool is Aaron's sister Rachel gave me a 50 dollar gift card to Hobby Lobby for fabric so I could practice more. It was really nice, but a little awkward at the same time. I will take something if someone offers and I want it, but I'm just not that used to people offering me things out o the blue, and that much. So, I got some gray, blue and purple broad cloth because it was only three dollars a yard and not too hard to work with. I made my own patterns and am learning what works and what doesn't. I've even figured out some basic embroidery for the faces.
Also, Aaron's mom is being really supportive which is nice, however, it's weird how she does it. I'll show her a doll and she'll ask it if it has a name. The first one I made, the bear, she did this little voice, turned it toward me and went, "Are you my mommy?" My own personal issues with that aside, that's still weird. I said no, and then she proceeded to make the bear cry. It broke my heart, and then the fact that she could tug on my heartstrings made me kinda frustrated with her. I had to tell myself, in my mind, that the doll wasn't crying and that she was weird to shake it. (She did the voice well, obviously.) That with my own issues with family and abandonment just made it uncomfortable.
Aside from that weird moment she has been insisting that I keep each doll I show her. I think/hope she just wants me to keep one and will let me give and sell the rest. There are some people that I have promised dolls as gifts, and then as I learn I do want to sell some and maybe just made back the cost plus a little extra. I know I won't be making loads of money from this. Here's hoping that Aaron's mom will chill out about whether or not I keep or sell the dolls I make. All that aside; I do appreciate the support.
Monday I have to call the Fashion Bug and see if they looked at my application. I always thought at 24 (closing in on 25 on the 22nd) I would have a jobs that pays well. Guess not. :< ... That's why I make dolls. It makes me feel like I'm doing something with my life.
Monday, January 24, 2011
I had this dream about being Ginko.
Ginko is a character from a relaxing, and sometimes sad, anime called Mushi-shi. I got the box set for Christmas. Aaron and I like watching and episode or two before bed of a show, or about half an hour of a movie. So, recently we watched this one. I liked it a lot, but they didn't offer enough backstory on the main character, and they didn't offer any sort of really settled ending; not even cliff hanger. It feels like they ran out of funding. Despite that, I still really liked it, and Ginko was very likable. He was calm and reserved, but very helpful and kind. You can clearly see how close he is to being the common anime badass who is grumpy and doesn't talk to anyone, but they don't sully their story with that. Ginko's experiences has made him humble and respectful of others. He is probably one of the most realistic and well portrayed anime characters ever. So, last night, I dreamed that I was him. I have no shame in admitting that I wish I could be more like him; calm and relaxed, but forceful when I have to be.
I haven't posted in a while, so here is what's up: I ran my game. I have about three days of in game material. We got through one day in about five hours and needed to break for the evening. Wat's more is I had fun running and everyone liked my story. The one guy, Pete, who is the one everyone regards as the person to look up to said something to the effect of, "Girls that play DnD are like rare; girls who DM are like gems." He said this to Aaron about me before he left which is pretty cool.
Aaron and I have been playing Wow together and that's been fun. I've been pmsing, so I think my grumpiness has been based on that and not anything real. Aaron is leveling up faster than me which has been pissing me off, but it's only because he's taken mining and herbalism, the only two professions that give you xp. He intends on selling it all for gold since he can't make anything. I picked skinning and leather working, which nets me no xp. I figured I would be making us our leather armor since we both picked Druids who use leather, but since I did refer-a-friend we level up so fast and do dungeons so much that my armor just gets sold back to the game. The one pretty cool thing is that I make leather patches that you put on a piece of armor to reinforce it. So, at any time I can have extra armor on any hand item, legs item, feet item and chest item. It's only a little bit of armor, too, compared to our totals, but it's still a nice little boost.
I've been itching to play my horde characters, too. I have a troll hunter, an undead warlock, and a blood elf mage who are all under 20th level. So, I do want to fix that.
Jobs are still avoiding me, but I have some apps to turn in. I think after a little waking up I can finish filling them out. Keep me in good thoughts, please. :)
I haven't posted in a while, so here is what's up: I ran my game. I have about three days of in game material. We got through one day in about five hours and needed to break for the evening. Wat's more is I had fun running and everyone liked my story. The one guy, Pete, who is the one everyone regards as the person to look up to said something to the effect of, "Girls that play DnD are like rare; girls who DM are like gems." He said this to Aaron about me before he left which is pretty cool.
Aaron and I have been playing Wow together and that's been fun. I've been pmsing, so I think my grumpiness has been based on that and not anything real. Aaron is leveling up faster than me which has been pissing me off, but it's only because he's taken mining and herbalism, the only two professions that give you xp. He intends on selling it all for gold since he can't make anything. I picked skinning and leather working, which nets me no xp. I figured I would be making us our leather armor since we both picked Druids who use leather, but since I did refer-a-friend we level up so fast and do dungeons so much that my armor just gets sold back to the game. The one pretty cool thing is that I make leather patches that you put on a piece of armor to reinforce it. So, at any time I can have extra armor on any hand item, legs item, feet item and chest item. It's only a little bit of armor, too, compared to our totals, but it's still a nice little boost.
I've been itching to play my horde characters, too. I have a troll hunter, an undead warlock, and a blood elf mage who are all under 20th level. So, I do want to fix that.
Jobs are still avoiding me, but I have some apps to turn in. I think after a little waking up I can finish filling them out. Keep me in good thoughts, please. :)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Coffee this morning was lukewarm.
Today Aaron goes back to work. Yesterday he was supposed to have off, but with the freezing rain he wasn't able to go in. My Shaman dinged 85 and we played our Worgens together for a while which was really cool. The only think that sucks is that my laptop can't handle lots of graphics even when it's set on low, so near the end of the Worgen starting area there was just too much geometry on the screen and everything slowed down and it didn't recover until I logged out and turned the game off for a bit. It's very annoying to say the least. At some point I need to get myself a really nice gaming desktop. Sadly, for that, I need income.
On that note, we went to the mall and I got applications to a few places. Only two places didn't say they weren't hiring, and only one said they were. It just feels like a waste of time to fill them all out. It's depressing.
Since I'm on my period I don't feel like working on anything. There is no way I'm crawling around on the floor to cut out fabric, and I haven't touched my plot line since early last week. Right now I don't even feel like I can care. The plan is for me to run on friday, too. So, there is this pressure to run my story. Luckily I think I can BS what I have so far even if I don't write any more notes. .... I hope. Maybe I'll try later. I'm not sure yet.
On that note, we went to the mall and I got applications to a few places. Only two places didn't say they weren't hiring, and only one said they were. It just feels like a waste of time to fill them all out. It's depressing.
Since I'm on my period I don't feel like working on anything. There is no way I'm crawling around on the floor to cut out fabric, and I haven't touched my plot line since early last week. Right now I don't even feel like I can care. The plan is for me to run on friday, too. So, there is this pressure to run my story. Luckily I think I can BS what I have so far even if I don't write any more notes. .... I hope. Maybe I'll try later. I'm not sure yet.
Monday, January 17, 2011
I don't have much to say today.
I didn't run my game last weekend and I'm aiming for this friday. I just need more tie to write things out. When I put things in my note book I add more details so things run smoother and it takes me longer. I kinda hate it, but if I focus I can do it.
Also, I'm at level 83 in wow. I'm so close to 84 that I can probably get that in about an hour or less. Today is dedicated to getting to 85 if I can and filling out applications for jobs at the mall.
That's about it; I've got nothing else on my mind. :)
Also, I'm at level 83 in wow. I'm so close to 84 that I can probably get that in about an hour or less. Today is dedicated to getting to 85 if I can and filling out applications for jobs at the mall.
That's about it; I've got nothing else on my mind. :)
Friday, January 14, 2011
So, this won't be a daily blog.
I noticed that I've been missing days every so often, even though I have things I want to post. Sorry about that! So, let's talk about some goals!
I made three things since I last posted, pictures will follow later. I made a skirt. I have a pattern for a skirt but it called for nearly 5 yards of fabric which I didn't have. I had three yards of the fabric I wanted from before. I took my fabric and width ways unfolded it (when fabric is on a bolt in the store it's folded over), then I refolded it length-wise. I then measured out a wide waist to offer some poof around the waist band, then I cut to the corners. I will tell you now: elastic waistbands are a bitch to put in. lol I tacked down everything and sewed the elastic band in. I only really messed up on two parts of the skirt. The waistband I was starting to gather too much fabric as I sewed it down, so I simply stopped, straightened things out and began from where I left off. Pulling out the stitches and doing it again would have been ridiculous. The second mistake is on the side hem; neither is straight but one looks so wonky. Considering it's a skirt and meant to be a bottom layer I am calling this one a success.
I also made a little shawl-thingy. This came out really well. I, however, didn't get 'anti-pill' fleece, which means it will get little icky balls of fluff clinging to it. I do have a remedy: go buy a top layer fabric and sew it on top. It will hide the icky texture and it will look more finished and feel warmer if I get a heavy one. I will hold off on tackling a jacket until I get this top layer and make them match.
Next I made a cute little lamb. It looks kinda retarded, though. I had bought and embroidery kit before we moved and never tried it. So, I jumped in the deep end and made a basic little face. It looks so weird, but not too bad. The only thing I need to be mindful of was I cut the fabric weird on the back and there is more material there then there should be making the lamb look like a hunch back. I had bought too much pink fleece for this on accident (because I forgot that fabric is folded over when you buy it, even though I was looking right at it.) So, I can surely make a second lamb, and possibly squeeze a little something else out of the remnants if I have enough left. Not being a pink-person, myself, anything I make will either before my friend Melissa or my niece.
In other news, my Shaman is level 81 (and, about a third of the way through, if that.), so I am in the newest areas that came out a little before christmas. They are amazing. Right now I'm running around underwater. Oh, man. I had a panic moment while playing. Like a real-life I was starting to feel scared moment, too, which was kinda awesome. So, there is this underwater world, and while there you can run around on the sea floor and you don't have to worry about not being able to breathe. There is cool sealife floating around and then there are areas that you can come to the surface in a cave, still below the depths. It's amazing, honestly.
So, on to my little moment. I'm swimming around and there is this huge structure shaped like a bug which is already kinda gross. Then I nice you can enter through this little tendril; so I do. Right away I was a little skeeved out. The inside was small and all fleshy which made me feel uneasy. So, I figured if I kept going I might surface in a more open structure, right? No, the little surface area was still in that tiny tube. I have no idea why but I needed to get out of there. Creepy sea monsters, I love them, but at the same time they freak the crap out of me. Anything bigger than me makes me feel nervous. Anything that can swallow me in one gulp irks me. This was all that in one, kinda. Not to mention the fleshy texture really did me in. (I don't even like the walk-through heart in the Franklin Institute.) So, I felt my heart jump, my face turn a little red, and I needed to breathe slow. I got out fast and then started laughing. It scared me, but it was fun.
Okay, now on to my last little bit:
I have been working on my plot and writing it out. I noticed I'm writing a lot more than I had made a note of just so things stay clear in my head. So, I'm just through the intro and moved on to some interactive stuff. Then I stopped out of boredom. Today being friday; I should finish today if I want to run things this weekend. I can, too, but I really don't want to. It's a crappy feeling. I may or may not complete this goal. Getting to 85 is, like, consuming me because I want Aaron to play and I want to play my Worgen. It feels like "You can't have dessert until you finish your veggies." And I'm like, "Shit, just give me the damn ice cream; I ate most of my veggies. Wrap them up and I'll have them later!" So, I'm not enjoying these last few levels to their full extent because I feel like I have to do it. :< Change something from 'for fun' to 'have to' and I suddenly hate it.
I made three things since I last posted, pictures will follow later. I made a skirt. I have a pattern for a skirt but it called for nearly 5 yards of fabric which I didn't have. I had three yards of the fabric I wanted from before. I took my fabric and width ways unfolded it (when fabric is on a bolt in the store it's folded over), then I refolded it length-wise. I then measured out a wide waist to offer some poof around the waist band, then I cut to the corners. I will tell you now: elastic waistbands are a bitch to put in. lol I tacked down everything and sewed the elastic band in. I only really messed up on two parts of the skirt. The waistband I was starting to gather too much fabric as I sewed it down, so I simply stopped, straightened things out and began from where I left off. Pulling out the stitches and doing it again would have been ridiculous. The second mistake is on the side hem; neither is straight but one looks so wonky. Considering it's a skirt and meant to be a bottom layer I am calling this one a success.
I also made a little shawl-thingy. This came out really well. I, however, didn't get 'anti-pill' fleece, which means it will get little icky balls of fluff clinging to it. I do have a remedy: go buy a top layer fabric and sew it on top. It will hide the icky texture and it will look more finished and feel warmer if I get a heavy one. I will hold off on tackling a jacket until I get this top layer and make them match.
Next I made a cute little lamb. It looks kinda retarded, though. I had bought and embroidery kit before we moved and never tried it. So, I jumped in the deep end and made a basic little face. It looks so weird, but not too bad. The only thing I need to be mindful of was I cut the fabric weird on the back and there is more material there then there should be making the lamb look like a hunch back. I had bought too much pink fleece for this on accident (because I forgot that fabric is folded over when you buy it, even though I was looking right at it.) So, I can surely make a second lamb, and possibly squeeze a little something else out of the remnants if I have enough left. Not being a pink-person, myself, anything I make will either before my friend Melissa or my niece.
In other news, my Shaman is level 81 (and, about a third of the way through, if that.), so I am in the newest areas that came out a little before christmas. They are amazing. Right now I'm running around underwater. Oh, man. I had a panic moment while playing. Like a real-life I was starting to feel scared moment, too, which was kinda awesome. So, there is this underwater world, and while there you can run around on the sea floor and you don't have to worry about not being able to breathe. There is cool sealife floating around and then there are areas that you can come to the surface in a cave, still below the depths. It's amazing, honestly.
So, on to my little moment. I'm swimming around and there is this huge structure shaped like a bug which is already kinda gross. Then I nice you can enter through this little tendril; so I do. Right away I was a little skeeved out. The inside was small and all fleshy which made me feel uneasy. So, I figured if I kept going I might surface in a more open structure, right? No, the little surface area was still in that tiny tube. I have no idea why but I needed to get out of there. Creepy sea monsters, I love them, but at the same time they freak the crap out of me. Anything bigger than me makes me feel nervous. Anything that can swallow me in one gulp irks me. This was all that in one, kinda. Not to mention the fleshy texture really did me in. (I don't even like the walk-through heart in the Franklin Institute.) So, I felt my heart jump, my face turn a little red, and I needed to breathe slow. I got out fast and then started laughing. It scared me, but it was fun.
Okay, now on to my last little bit:
I have been working on my plot and writing it out. I noticed I'm writing a lot more than I had made a note of just so things stay clear in my head. So, I'm just through the intro and moved on to some interactive stuff. Then I stopped out of boredom. Today being friday; I should finish today if I want to run things this weekend. I can, too, but I really don't want to. It's a crappy feeling. I may or may not complete this goal. Getting to 85 is, like, consuming me because I want Aaron to play and I want to play my Worgen. It feels like "You can't have dessert until you finish your veggies." And I'm like, "Shit, just give me the damn ice cream; I ate most of my veggies. Wrap them up and I'll have them later!" So, I'm not enjoying these last few levels to their full extent because I feel like I have to do it. :< Change something from 'for fun' to 'have to' and I suddenly hate it.
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