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"Isn't 'Fairyland' the loveliest word?"
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| | Current Music: | Gravity, Sara Bareillas | | Subject: | Addiction | | Time: | 09:33 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/tired_hammy.gif) tired |
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I first heard this song at Fanime, where it was in a music video, and I was in love. I have since purchesed it, and listened to it a million times (4 or 5 times in a row once) and I still love it just as much. So now I am going to share it with you. :) Everyone who knows me is going to say that its significant, but its really not--its just gorgeous. I hope you enjoy. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Gravity, Sara Bareillas | | Time: | 06:51 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/cranky_hammy.gif) grumpy |
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| | Blech. I really hate being called on my BS. I like to pretend that I'm perfect, and omniscient, and most of the time I'm allowed to get away with it, but I have a couple of older friends who have no problem taking me down a peg or two when they think I need it. *sigh* I'm grateful and resentful at the same time :) Humble pie never tastes good, no matter how many times you eat it. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Taylor Swift, you belong with me | | Subject: | For Lee ;) | | Time: | 10:26 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/giggly_hammy.gif) amused |
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| You're on the phone with your girlfriend
She's upset.
She's going off about something that you said
'Cuz she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in my room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do
But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me
Walk in the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy?
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say your fine
I know you better than that
Hey whatcha doing with a girl like that
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby
You belong with me
You belong with me
Oh
I remember you drivin' to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know you're about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong
I think I know it's with me
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time
How could you not know
Baby you belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me
Yeah
You belong with me
*wipes tears of laughter from eyes* whew. That song just makes my day everytime I hear it. :)Thanks Taylor Swift, for another good one. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | pandora radio | | Subject: | Birthday | | Time: | 08:51 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/plain_hammy.gif) content |
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| I had the most kick-ass birthday weekend :) Saturday was pretty low-key but really special in its own way, and then at 8:30pm a bunch of us piled into my car and drove to Fairfield to stand in line with fandango tickets to go see Star Trek in the IMAX theatre, which totally rocked my socks. If you have been hesitating about going to see the movie, DO IT.
Sunday morning was again pretty uneventful, except for the various phone calls from family calling to wish me a happy birthday. I cleaned and cleaned my house, and made fruit salad, and at 4pm sharp, people started arriving. Zoe brought her very awesome fruit juice/tea drink, (which I had specifically requested :) ). ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) haanhazrat and Alex arrived a little after that with food and decorations, included 3 pinatas (!!!) and then people started arriving thick and fast. While food was cooking, we thrashed pinatas, which was epic, and lost none of the savor for being 27+ :) Then there was eating food, which was awesome, and then there was a lull in the conversation, and the only thing I could think of to fill it was opening presents. My tally of my loot haul is: 27 long-stem red roses, a 3' high stuffed Totoro, two more Amy Brown Fairy Divas, an awesome candle that smells really good, a second expansion pack for Munchkin, verious flowers and awesome cards. I still havent gotten my present from my boss, my parents, or my brothers, but those are coming soon too :) All in all, a really awesome birthday, and one that I will have a hard time topping. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Ugh | | Time: | 11:25 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/wibble_hammy.gif) drained |
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| | Oh god, next time someone asks if I will spend 24 hours straight with them as a birthday present, I want someone to gently (with a 2x4 if necessary) remind me that I'm an introvert who only *masquerades* as an extrovert. Also, that starting said extravaganza is much better when there has been more than 5 hours of sleep had the previous night. *headdesk* That being said, I'm glad I did it, cause I like to make people happy, and I do think that he had a lovely birthday :) | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | COLD! | | Time: | 10:36 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/cold_hammy.gif) cold |
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| | My apt. is sooooooo cold, all the time. Which will be fine once the weather starts getting hot, but right now its awful. One of the first things I do when I get home is to put my big fuzzy blanket around my shoulders, and try and get warm. It seems stupid to turn on the heat when its late april, but its really tempting sometimes... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | I run to you, Lady Antebellum | | Subject: | Work | | Time: | 08:05 pm | | Current Mood: | drained |
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| I am working with developmentally disabled adults, and its slowly killing me. Which is weird, I think, cause I did it just fine in Ireland, 8 years ago, and I had no idea what I was getting into then. I do now, and I thought I would be cool with it. But Im not, and its freaking me out, quite frankly. First of all, my personality as an introvert is more strongly developed, and so a job that is *entirely* being with someone almost every second of the shift is not a good idea, apparently. Also, back then, I could go for a walk on the freaking coast of Ireland whenever I was feeling down, and it would make me feel better. I dont have that here. Also, I have much fewer resources available to me to recharge me, and I *started* this job drained. And stressed.
I worked tuesday and wednesday with this one girl, who has cerebral palsy and has a B-A-D reputation for being violent with VERY little provication. Also, she has a really bad speech impediment, but has no patience when people cant understand her. Right, so I was with her for 8 hours tuesday and wednesday, which really freaking stressed me out. Friday I went to the other lady's house I work for, who is 63, wheelchair-bound, has epilepsy, and a bad temper too. She also has moments of being batshit crazy--probably early dementia, but we cant get her an apt. with a neurologist to confirm that. Anyways, friday night was a BAD night, the worst I've seen her, and it was like being with a two-year-old-- who has a memory of a goldfish on speed. Seriously. I constantly had to be on her, reminding her that we couldn't go out cause it was 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, etc. And then 2 minutes later I had to say it again, along with the reminder that the place she wanted to go has been closed for the past 15 years. So 5 minutes before I'm supposed to be releaved, my boss called me, practically in hysterics, saying that she was so tired, she was *bleeping* tired of these *bleeping* people (she NEVER swears), that my replacement wasnt coming, and would I mind staying. So I said yes, and got maybe.... 4 hours of sleep, partly due to the horrible bed, and partly due to the stress. So by the time I left her house, at 11am the next morning, I was close to tears, and did actually break down on the phone with a friend, I was sooo tired. And I had to go back today. And tomorrow. There was a party at a friends house tonight, with all good people, and I could only stay for an hour or so, and then I had to leave, cause I was so drained, and totally out of social traits, with all my xp/karma/glamour spent. So. Yeah. No good. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| As you all know, I've been pretty whiny about Napa, ever since I moved here, basically. And no one was as surprised as I was when I decided to stay, after breaking off with junorhane. This was because I found, in rapid succession, an amazing job, and a fabulous apt. Also, there was a special man in my life, who became even more special when I had my own place. So, I had three very strong reasons to stay here.
However. Back at the beginning of Feb. I broke it off with the guy, and a week later found out that work had run out for my boss and I, so I was officially unemployed. I found another job two days later, but its an outrageous amount of stress for not enough money. And thats what it comes down to in the end. Losing one of those three I could live with, loosing two would be rough, but manageable. This morning my landlord knocked on my door to ask me a question, and I told him that we needed to talk because I couldnt afford rent anymore. And he looked sad and said he was sorry he couldnt do anything to help me out. So there it is, folks. I've offically lost my apt. and really the last remaining tie I have keeping me here in Napa. In the past year, I've finally managed to gather a pretty tight-knit group of people whom I consider really good friends, and I will be sad to leave them, but....yeah.
So you know what, Napa? Fuck you. I'm bouncing. | | comments: 7 comments or Leave a comment |
| I could catch just like a candle, melt myself down to an end
And have no way of ever coming back 'round here again
Or I could glow just like an ember rising out of an autumn fire
Drifting toward the heavens floating higher and higher
You better hide your matches boy
'Cause I could spark like thin white paper wrapped tight 'round some cigarette
And leave nothing but the smell of smoke and the bitter taste of regret
Or I could get hot like them coals that turn the water into steam
And fall down around you like some misty morning
You better hide your matches boy
You better hide your matches boy
CHORUS:
Oh, 'cause I'm bound to lose all I am
Right here in your arms
And it ain't gonna take much and it ain't gonna take long
So you best turn your eyes if you're not ready tonight
To watch me burn like this
You better hide your matches
'Cause I can't afford to let you go
I'm afraid to draw you near
'Cause I could get so lost in you that I might disappear
And the words are on the tip of my tongue but you won't hear a sound
'Cause once that fire gets going there's no way to slow it down
You better hide your matches boy
You better hide your matches boy
REPEAT CHORUS
You better hide your matches boy
Oh, yeah
You better hide your matches boy
-Julianne Hough | | comments: Leave a comment |
| At the risk of totally jinxing it, I want to say:
This Is An Awesome Year. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Ugh | | Time: | 11:01 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/twotone/hamsters/sick_hammy.gif) sick |
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| So far this has been a truly AWESOME trip home (not). I have been rather...dramatically sick. I arrived very late friday night/saturday morning, and around 2pm saturday afternoon I started feeling nauseous. Not really thinking much of it, I waited around for it to either manifest or go away, but after a couple hours got tired of that and took some nux vomica (homeopathic) to help my body make up its mind. 30 seconds later I am making a dash for the bathroom, and thus started my Long Ordeal of BLAAAAAUUUUUUGGHHHHHH!
12 hours later, I'm feeling better (i.e. not throwing up) and monday morning it is time to go to the airport and pick up brothers and go christmas shopping. Well, After a very fun and successful shopping trip at the mall, we are relaxing in Starbucks when I start to shake. Violently and uncontrollbly. Not to the point of seizure but definitely more than just me being cold. Esp. cause it lasts FOR AN HOUR. Then I spike a fever, and since I dont normally get fevers, if I can feel it, its pretty high. I get woozy and light-headed, and have a pounding headache. Fortunately I had some Tylenol flu and cold in my purse, which I took, and that eventually broke my fever, but this has really not been a fun trip so far. Ugh. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| Ok, this is driving me crazy, and I cant find out anything on my own, so I am appealing to my readers.
There is a line from a recent country song (actually, two different songs) which goes:
"her mother wants to know if he was washed in the blood, or just in the water"
and I have no idea what that means.
edit: my friend just told me over aim, but I still think its an interesting question. Disguss. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| In 2009,  chesire_smile resolves to... Tell my family about letters.
Drink four glasses of art every day.
Start an alcohol fund.
Buy new cats.
Go traveling three times a week.
Go to the faeries every month.
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| *RING RING*
"Hello?"
"This is Destiny"
".....I've been expecting your call....."
Oh man, you all HAVE to go see Disney/Pixar's "BOLT" Their best movie, so far, I think. Even better than the Incredibles. No, really, it is. I only went to see it because of Rino, the Hamster, who went above and beyond all my expectations, but to my surprise, Bolt and Mittens were also really, really funny. Anyways, you all need to go see it, and someone, please make some "Bolt" icons! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| So, I went to a shooting range for the second time in my life, and found out that I am a pretty deadly shot. I shot a .45, a 9mm, and a .22 (in that order, actually) and had a blast (ha ha). But I did learn one VERY important lesson:
Never wear a tank top to a shooting range.
See, the burning-hot shell casings have a tendency to fly everywhere, including down your shirt. My poor babies!!! They now have several nasty-looking welts on them, and it hurt like....well, like a lot. But apparently I handled it like a pro, cause the first thing I did was *not* reach into my shirt, but put the loaded gun down :)
I had a really good time, and will definitely be back. With proper clothing next time :P
This Life Lesson(tm) was brought to you by the letter G, and by the color red, which is the color of the burns :( | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| ...but sometimes I love living here :)
My next door neighbor comes up to me this morning (I was working at the complex) and says, "I bought some wine thats in my car that I need help bringing in, when you get a chance." I looked at her and said, "oh, you have a couple cases? no problem" And she looked sheepishly at me, and mumbled something.
I looked in her car later on, and she had to have at least 15 boxes of Coppola Wine---each bottle would sell at $20. Apparently they were having a fire sale, and she got each box at $17 or so each. So, for helping her move the boxes inside, I got two bottles of really nice wine, with promises of more :) Too bad I dont like red. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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Goddess dont let me regret this..... | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Anemia | | Time: | 09:16 pm | | Current Mood: | grossed-out |
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| | For the past..... while now, I've been dragging about like a zombie--not really able to function, exhausted ALL the time, etc. I thought that it was a combo of depression and a terrible bed, but my mother suggested another reason: that I'm anemic, which apparently runs in the family. Now, as I dont currently have health insurance, that is not possible to check officially, but it sounded pretty good, and so I researched iron-high foods, and she suggested molasses, which is what she took during her pregnancies. So I have been taking 2tsps of molasses with milk before bed and when I wake up every day for .... 4 days now, as well as protein powder, B complex, and vitamin C. I think that I am noticing some improvement, but oh god, I dont think I can keep doing this much longer. I never liked molasses that much to begin with, and 4tsps is a lot, every day. UGH. But I really do hope that I am anemic, because that is the easiest and cheapest thing to fix. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Yoinked from gollumgollum | | Time: | 07:53 pm | | Current Mood: | exhausted |
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| [1] Who was your FIRST prom date?
My boyfriend Luke
[2] Do you still talk to your FIRST love?
Hmm. First (unrequited)love, yes. First (requited) love, no.
[3] What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?
a shirmnoff ice in a pub in Ireland
[4] What was your FIRST job?
Baby sitting! (or Wiards Orchards)
[5] What was your FIRST car?
My first and only car is my lovely Esme, a black 98 Honda Civic
[6] Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
Jason, asking if I wanted to go to the opera with him
[7] Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
Robert
[8] Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Brian Richardson
[9] Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
England, I assume
[10] Who was your FIRST best friend and are you still friends with them?
Kathryn, and no. She stayed in Texas.
[11] What was your FIRST sport played?
Cricket? Croquet? Team sport was field hockey
[12] Where was your FIRST sleep over?
Kathryn's
[13] Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
Robert :)
[14] Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
My aunt's. I was .... 5? and had an adorable dress (I looked like a cake!)
[15] What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Shoved my cat off the bed, and then decided to accept the inevitable, and get up--an hour early.
[16] What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
The Indigo Girls, in Taos, NM. I was 24
[17] FIRST tattoo or piercing?
Ears pierced in 7th grade, tattoo at 18
[18] FIRST foreign country you went to for vacation?
I dont know if *moving* there counts, but England :) Wales for the vacation :P
[19] What was your FIRST run in with the law?
Heh. Driving stick (very poorly) at 3am in Ohio, in full costume, and got pulled over for doing a rolling stop through a flashing red light.
[20] When was your FIRST detention?
Hmm. Never got an official detention, but I showed up one day in 3rd grade with my friend, just cause I wanted to know what it was like.
[21] What was the FIRST state you lived in?
Texas
[22] Who was the FIRST person to break your heart?
Me
[23] Who was your FIRST roommate?
Gideon.
[24] Where did you go on your FIRST limo ride?
Senior Prom | | comments: Leave a comment |
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